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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06

make long story short, they came
another time and took all the pretty
shiny copper and our doerknobs. They
and even the little hinges from the
piano. We tried to hide some things,
but they found all except a few door
knobs and couple of candlesticks.
Then they came again and took the
linen. Finally they made a search for
potatoes. After that, they visited US
once week and seized whatever they
had missed before. Honestly, I con-
cluded, they were going to take the
whole house and were moving it on the
instalIment plan. But they left the
house itself and whatever they didn't
want in it.
My mother was awfully sad because
we didn't hear from father. OF course
we didn't have much to live on either.
The Germans wouldn't let anyone
have more than a little bit of bread
week and everything else was just
as scarce. / was always hungry and
said so till l noticed mother was
giving me part of her share. didn't
make so much fuss after that. AS to
clothes-well, as grew, had to have
new ones and we couldn't buy them
because we didn't have money and
materials were terribly high-priced.
The rest of the family had worn out
all the things they had in the begin
ming. MY sister dyed some blankets
we had hidden whenever the Germans
called and we made coats and other
clothes of them. Then at night we
put them over us to keep warm. Be
lieve me there were some queer cos
tunes here during the war.
AS soon as learned TO talk, began
getting into trouble. One day l saw
that German officer who had yanked
me out of bed when | was Just new.
thought maybe he hadn't understood
my former remarks and so | made
few more. He reached for me and
ran. AT first he started to chase me,
but 1t jostled his dignity too much. and
I was safe. got into one scrape after
another and. sometimes when was
hungry, couldn't run fast enough.
Those men certainly knew how to use
their swagger-sticks. guess they must
have practiced at home.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Snow Houses In the Arctic.

A snow house is the most adapta-
BILE Of dwellings. If it gets too warm
either for the comfort OF the inhabI-
tants or because the roof begins to
thaw, you can lower the temperature
by enlarging the ventilating hole with
your knife. If 1t gets too cold, you
make the hole smaller by stuffing
mitten into it. II the roof begins to
thaw because 1t is made of blocks
that are too thick, you send a man out
with long knife or maehete, and he
thins them down until the frost with
out neutralizes the heat from within,
and the thawing stops. But If you
have made your roof too thin, and
hoar-frost begins to form from your
breath and from the steam that rises
from the cooking, then a man goes
out with a shovel, instead of knife,
and throws a little soft snow on the
roof, to blanket it from the excessive
eold.-Harper's Magazine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
URGES LABoRERs TO COMBINE
Gompers Advises Workers of Pan
America to Unite.

Washington.-Wor in the Latin
American republics are urged in man
ifesto issued Saturday by Samuel
Gompers, chairman, and other officials
of the Pan-American Federation of
Labor, to organize national labor as
sOciations for affiliation with the Pam
American organization. This action
is urged to 1.-The end that the workers
of all the American countries may be
better prepared to act cOncertedly for
their mutual protection and advance
rnent and to impose q check upon those
forces who would subordinate them
TO their own material aggrandize-
ment."
Calling attention to the third PAN
American labor congress to be held
in Mexico City beginning next July II,
the manifesto says the workers in the
Americas should begin now to make
preparations for sending their repre-
sentatives to this gathering.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
WHICH is cRUsoE's IsLAND7
Opinion Seems to Favor Tobaao Above
the Claims Made by Adherents of
Juan Fernandez.

For many years Juan Fernandez, a
Chilean island off the eastern coast Of
South America, was known as CRU
soe's island, because another adven-
turer had spent five years there in
solitude, and 1t was thought for some
time that Defoe had recorded this
hermit's experience. But following
Crusoe's directions that he landed on
an island In a latitude of IL degrees
nearer the mouth of the 0rinoco river,
and in sight of the Island of Trinidad,
one comes upon the Island of Tobago,
the only one answering the descrip-
ton.
An interesting discovery which
gave prominence TO Tobago as the
real Crusoe's island occurred some
years ago, when the skeleton of
goat was unearthed In a cave on the
island. This conceded remarkably
with Crusoe's statement that he
found dying goat in a hillside cave
and later buried 1t there. "Crusoe's
goat" became for a time an object Of
great popular interest and figured as
prominent exhibit at the Chicago
Worlds fair.
Tobago's failure to obtain greater
recognition Of Its Importance as the
only authentic Robinson Crusoe
island" Is doubtless due to the fact
that it is a retiring little island, con-
cerned chiefly with its plantations and
trade. Leaving Crusoe out altogether,
Tobage has had an eyentfuI history,
from the time it was discovered by Co
lumbus, on his third voyage, until Eng
land took 1t from France In 1903, and
started to turn 1t into a profitable col
ony,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06

we were practically strangers. The
sensation was very queer. think he
felt 1t too, for he looked at me curl
ously. We got through the meeting
somehow. Since then we've become
better acquainted. You know, 1 don't
see how we got along without him
How are things now? Well, we
have more to eat and we haven't the
Germans around all the time. surely
was glad when they stopped their
weekly visits. But, of course, you've
noticed we haven't any doorknobs.
Everything that was taken has to be
replenished. heard the family talking
when was supposed to be asleep. They
said something about bills that had
been run during the war. Father said
he was glad his credit had been good,
but he didn't know whether it would
be five years from now. / don't know
exactly what he meant. Mother told
him that the clothes we'd made from
the blankets were so worn that they
wouldn't do for either clothes or blank
cts this winter. But my sister had been
downtown pricing things and it seems
you can't buy wool clothes now for
less than a fortune. Father said he
didn't see how they were going to get
enough new machinery in place OF
that the Germans took from his fac
tory to make the necessary fortune.
Mother and my sister can't go out at
the same tims any more, because of
the coat question. Fathers things are
none too good. And just look at these
trousers I'm wearing! Aren't they a
sight? They're too tight, too. If don't
get new pair pretty soon. I'll just
be desperate.
Take 1t from me. I'm never going
to be born again during war; I'll
wait till it's all over and settled. All
/ could do was take up room and food
and clothing. And, anyhow, it's no fit
Introduction to life. Why. at first.
when we began to get more to eat.
was actually food-shy. I'm not fat
enough yet, but. If have to wear
these clothes much longer, | guess
it's good thing. Then, as said be.
fore, It has knocked my disposition all
to smash and now I'll have to take
running Jump TO make good.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
BAD BREATH
Often Caused by
ACCUSTOMED

How can anyone with a sour, gassy
stomach, who is constantly belching, has
heartburn and suffers from indigestion have
anything but bad breath? All of these
stomach disorders mean just one thing
Acid-Stomach.
EATONIC, the wonderful new stomach
remedy in pleasant tasting tablet form that
you eat like bit of candy, brings quick
relief from these stomach miseries. EATON
&c sweetens the breath because It makes the
stomach sweet. cool and comfortable. Try it
for that nasty TASTE congested throat and
"heady feeling after too much smoking.
II neglected, Acid-Stomach may cause you
lot of serious trouble 1t leads to ner-
vousness headaches, Insomnia meIanchoIia,
rheumatism, sciatiea. heart trouble, ulcer
and cancer of the stomach. 1t makes it's
millions of victims weak and miserable,
ifstiess. lacking in energy. all tired out. It
often brings about chronic invalidism, pre-
mature old age, shortening of one's days.
You need the help that EATONIC can give
you IL you are not feeling as strong and
well as you should You will be surprised
to see how much better you will feel just as
soon as you begin taking this wonderful
stomach remedy. Get big so cent box
from your druggist today. He will return
your money II you are not satisfied.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
And She Didn't Know.

Little Girl Cooking over newspaper
Observation-Disclosures, why do all
these boarding houses object to chill
dren?
Fond Mother-I'm sure don't know.
Go and see what the baby is bowling
about, and tell Johnny to stop throw
ing things at people in the street. and
make George and Kate stop fighting,
and tell Dick if he doesn't stop bang
ing that drum so hard I'll take it away
from him.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Phew!

One cold, windy morning, after a
sudden change in the thermometer, a
man in the 5000 block in East Tenth
street, came rushing downstairs in the
morning in his nightshirt to change
the drafts on his furnace. He decided
to put the thermometer outside to see
how cold it was. The wind blew the
door shut. He stood out in the cold
with only his night apparel on for Is
minutes before he could awaken any
members of the family.-Indfanap
News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu.
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh.
1t is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is composed of some of the best tonics
known. combined with some of the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
of the ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such won
derful results in catarrhal conditions.
Druggists T5c. Testimonials free.
T. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, Ohio.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
England Not Seeking Loans.

Washington. Secretary of the
Treasury Glass has made public an.
announcement. from the British err
hassy denying repeated allegations"
chat the British government is desir-
Gus of borrowing large sums in the
United States.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
BIG BILL HAYWOOD INDICTED

Leader of Wobbiies to be Tried for
Radical Activities.
Chicago.-Indictmen against thir-
ty-seven members of the I. w. w. were
returned January 81 by the special
grand jury investigating radical activi-
ties.
Chief among those indicted were
William D. (''Big Bill') Haywood, for
mer secretary of the organization, now
at Liberty from Leavenworth prison
under bond, and Thomas Whitehead,
who succeeded Haywood as secretary.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Expensive Leather.

The finest and most expensive
leather goods are produced at Chan
Chan-Foo, in China. The leather is
made from lizard. shark. dolphin and
snake skins, which are very strong
and durable. Snake skins are used for
canes, pipes, purses, pocketbooks, etc.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Removing Tea stalns.

The spouts OF china teapots become
very much dlscolored in time. A wing
feather OF chicken or turkey makes
a good brush TO remove them. When
well soaped and drawn In and out OF
the spout 1t cleans 1t nicely.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
chlldren kent from School.

Vienna. The number of children at
tending school in this city has dropped
from 242,000 in 1910 to $4,000 in
1919 as result of malnutrition, ae-
cording to survey made for the
American Red Cross.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Rodlea round on Beach.

Brunswick, Ga. -Finding of the bod
les of five men on the beach near
Jekyl island Sunday led to efforts to
ascertain the identity of vessel be-
lieved to have been wrecked off the
island.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Herman Knew.

Herman, age four, was in the street.
A neighbor knew that his mother was
expecting a guest.
Herman, has your company come?'
she inquired.
"No, not yet" was the reply. I'm
still dirty"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Pirates Do Family Wash.

Among the Riffian pirates Of Moroc-
co the women do all the agricultural
and other hard work, while the men.
when at home. do the cooking and
mend the clothes, including the wom-
ems.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
offers Carpenter Quarter Million.

Paris. Francois DecCamps, man
ager OF Georges Carpenter, on Satur-
day had a meeting with Abraham Car
los, representing William Fox. who Of
fers Carpenter S25o,0oo, win, lose or
draw, to fight Dempsey.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Many Suicides in chlna.

China has more suicides than any
other country in the world In single
year as many as half million cases
OF self-destruction have been re-
corded.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
When Love Was Blind.

Sheila-f had known what fool
you were never should have married
you.
Dick-You might have guessed that
when 1 proposed to you.-London An
swers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
SECRETARY TOOK LONG CHANCES
Roosevelt Admits He Fractured the
Law During War Preparation.

New York.-In describing alleged
conditions of unpreparedness in the
American navy prior to the war with
Germany, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Frank d. Roosevelt declared
Sunday in an address at Brooklyn that
as the result of his efforts to obtain
an adequate program of action he had
committed enough Illegal acts to put
him in Jail for 800 years" He said he
undoubtedly would have been inn
peached if he had made wrong
guesses."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
watson nc. Coleman,
n d. EW ~ Patent Lawyer, washington,
=, - ID. @. Advice and book frsa.
hates reasonable Highest references. Bestseryicea
Pessimistic.

1T is all over but the shouting"
said the politician to his friend the
night before election, and, between
you and me, our side won't have to
attend to that. Boston Transcript.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06

L owe everything
to this medicine.
When I was pass
ing through mid
die life / had
hemorrhages, also
suffered severe
pain and had ter
rible headaches.
/ suffered every
thing. Finally, I
decided to take
the Favorite Pre-
noripfion5s n rrapm
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
or 4 Hive Of Bees.

Suggestion for propaganda by NOV
ing pictures. Show film of colony
of ants, for the encouragement of
Industry by example. Boston Tran
script.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06

ped the headaches, the pains and the
hemorrhages. / never had any more
trouble. Itreally is great. "-MRs. r. B.
RALPH, 60 Terllufium st.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06

A short horse is soon curried--if he
isn't kicker.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Innortanf TO SHothara

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-06
Pacific-CoasG Folks
Testify

Redding, Cali. -"Dr. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription is perfectly wonderful.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-16
AND DADDY COULDN'T ANSWER
Youngsters Question a Trife Too. Per-
sonaI Even for This Sophis-
ticated Generation.

Babies, no less than fools, sometimes
ask questions that wise parents cannot
answer, remarks the Philadelphia
Ledger. A child of two was being
carried by his father through the SUBJ
way station at Broad street on day
when the crowds were enormous. The
child was plainly fascinated by the
hordes of people. 'sYou won't step on
any of these people, will you, daddy?"
he asked as, perched on his fathers
shoulders, he was piloted through the
throngs. Then he tried to count them {:
zone, two, free. four people !; one, two,
free, four people"
Finally they reached their train and
as they sat down beside a dapper, inn
portant-looking gentleman the urchin
reached his forefinger toward the
mans face and almost touching him
asked in tones that could be heard
throughout the car:
Daddy, what is dis little man for?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-16
HIS TEXTBOOK
TELLS OF THEFT
Trusted Manager Is Found to Be
at Least $4,000 Short
in Accounts.
STEALS FOR HIS WIFE
Money Goes to Buy Flowers, Candy
and Other Luxuries for Woman
Whom He AbsoIves of Blame
for EmbezzIement.

Chicago.-For two years his shell.
book" was Charles e. Brierley's con-
science. For two years he held out
against the slowly mounting total of
the speculations which he carefully
noted in the little black ledger.
But at last the Textbook" won out.
Voluntarily Charles E. Brierley, en-
ployee and personal friend of Sir
Thomas Upton, church member, good
husband, walked into the states at
torney's office and from there to q
cell in the detective bureau.
In the Chicago office of the Upton
Tea company, expert accountants
worked feverishly on the ledgers it
was Brierley's duty as district sales
manager to audit and by nightfall had
discovered defalcations of more than
$4,000.
At the offices Of the Employers As
surance Liability company here it was
stated that Brierley's shortage may
total from $4,000 to 100000.
Wife Sits at Home.
In an apartment at 51S Wrightwood
avenue, woman sat trying to fit this
new identity of a criminal to the ia
miliar, decent, loving personality of
the man who had made her life happy
for II years. She is Mrs. Brierley.
Two weeks before Brierley slipped
quietly into his private Office of the
Upton Tea company and dismissed his
stenographer. Then he got out a lit
the black book from an inner pocket
his Textbook" he calls it.
With the book open at the last en-
try, he sat down to write letter in
longhand.
''They amount to-he consulted his
"hell-booL"-"over $30,0O0," he wrote
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-16
Sat Down to Write a Letter.

on the first sheet. "You remember
twelve years back, dear, when l was
a bookkeeper at SIS a week. I want
ed to do little things for you-there
were flowers and candy and little
things for you-our home.
Learned Accounting.
Sand you remember when I went.
to night school and learned account
ancy. And the Upton people made
me their accountant. And still kept
on at the night school and learned
expert accountancy. And / told you
that I was earning money on the side.
That was true. At that time I could
well afford the little pleasures pro-
cured for you. Later, when l tried
to give you more and better things,
couldn't afford it.
"rhats why am an embezzler.
You are spotless-blameless Never
did you ask for thing. 1t was all
my great desire to give you the things
you didn't ask for"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-16
Too Absorbed to Report.

Making newspaper reporters out of
college boys and girls is not without
its trials and tribulatiOns. Dean Wal
ter Williams of the University of Mis-
souri, school of journalism will bear
testimony to this fact. Once. he says,
he sent a member of one of the re-
porting classes over to a nearby town
to report a railroad wreck. The press
hour grew near and there was no story
from the reporter. Dean Williams
waited and waited for a report of the
wreck co come in. Finally, in sheer
desperation, he wired the student re-
porter, asking him what the trouble
was and why he hadn't sent in his
story. The reply came back: "Too
much excitement. Wait till things
quiet down. '-Harper's Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-16
Live Stock
News
SELECTING BEST BEEF CALF
Animal Must Have Proper conforma-
ton, Breed Type and Good Gen.
eral Appearance.

If the beef calf selected for raising
is to develop into a useful, profitable
individual for breeding purposes, it
must be a good calf as well as the
descendant Of good ancestors. Keep
in mind that you are either selecting
a calf for herd bull or for founda-
ton breeding COW. To be classed as
a good calf it must have the proper
form, which is sometimes spoken of
as type" or Conformation" If you
expect to select a calf with these nee
essary requirements, you should be-
come familiar with them. Study pic
lures Of famous animals; note their
form. A score card of the breed you
are most interested in would be USE
full. Learn the different parts of a
beef animal and the method of exam
ination in judging them.
In selecting the calf first get an
idea Of its general appearance. This
you may do by looking at it from a
distance of from 10 to Is feet, OBJ
serving it's weight or growth accord
ing to age, conformation, quality, con-
dition, body, breed type, and general
disposition. Observe it closely, begin
ming at the head and neck, then fore
quarters, body, and headquarters, in
order named. If a bull is selected, it
should not have the appearance of
heifer or a steer, but the strong, Wig
orous, masculine appearance of bull
In every detail. If a heifer is selected,
she should have the feminine appear
ance of good breeding COW rather
than the possible coarseness or rough
ness Of steer.
Thus observing the calf without put
ing your hands on it, select one that
is stylish and active. When viewed
from the front it should have short
face, large muzzle, wide forehead,
short neck, and a wide, deep chest, in
dicating a strong, vigorous constitution.
When looked at from the side It's back
should be straight and level from top
of shoulders to the tail. 1t should
have a deep body and smooth, long
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-12-16

calf of Desirable Type-Note the Beef
Conformation and Excellent Breed
characteristics Shown in This
Heifer.
headquarters. When viewed from the
rear it should present wide, deep
appearance. While as much width as
possible is desired, it should not be
accompanied with roughness about the
shoulders and the hips or hooks. The
legs should be rather short, stout, and
set wide apart. A calf that stands
high from the ground cut up in the
flank, and shallow in the heart girth,
has little chance of developing into a
useful or profitable breeding animal.
After you have found calf with
good general appearance, have some
one hold ii so that you can put your
hands OH it. This is the best way to
determine what are called condition"
and quality" Condition means the
amount of flesh and fat the calf has.
Select a calf in good growing condi-
ton, but not excessively fat. The beef
calf for breeding purposes should have
great depth of natural flesh and be
free from roughness or coarseness in
any way. BY running the open hand
along the back and sides with slight
pressure of the finger tips the amount
and quality Of condition may be de-
termined. A calf In proper growing
condition, while not possessing the
depth of flesh of mature animal,
should have a smooth, even covering
of firm though not hard flesh along it's
back and sides and over the shoulders.
|. Quality may be determined by the
eye of the experienced judge, but the
hand may also be used to advantage.
All the following indicate quality: A
thick coat Of hair that feels soft and
silky and looks glossy; loose, pliable
skin that does not seem thick, rough,
or tightly stretched over the body;
and rather short legs that appear to
have strong, clean bones without
roughness or cOarsenesS.
A calf showing early maturity, as
indicated by the tendency to put on
an even covering of rather firm flesh,
is desirable
Color is Of little Importance as long
as the calf selected has the approved
color of the breed desired. There are,
however, popular shades and color
markings of the different breeds,
which you will learn from further
study of the breed selected.