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New-York tribune., 1921-10-29
Horse Nonsense

Halloween makes me long +.
the old Home Townr" sish.s
Winnie, who helps Kniei.,'
booker Ned supply The Avenn.
with ice. The windows =.
full of Jack O lanterns an =:
witches, but how're the bows :.
have any fun when ther're -
gates to steal?" "Cheerie NJ
said they ssy it viii
-four here, and I'm so b]arL
they make me look as if I'd ruo
into All industrious young snov
storm. And there'll be plenty
of parties, too I heard n.
driver say Extra orders for
nearly every house.
"Kricker6oeker Ice gices ,berslixs a.,
cider Just the frost-5ite tt need. 81 :,
sqring in, old girl. TO our stsady sea;s
svkere you knoeO q1eH get 6iq. ;a;,,
APPLE for Hailoqve'er.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-29
s'Vote for HyIan'' Auto
Mars Foch Pageant

One Of the most conspicuous
machines which made up the van
guard Of automobiles in the Mar
shall Foch procession from the
Battery to City Hall was large
black limousine, without occu-
pants, but bearing on both sides
large portraits of Mayor Hylan
of New York City.
On the rear of the machine was
an advertisement which advised
citizens to "Vote for Hylan-He
Favors the Five-Cent Fare"
Along the entire route the limou-
sine was met with audible muir
murs of disapproval from the
crowds which had gathered to
pay homage to the military genius
of the World War. =
New-York tribune., 1921-10-29

tomorrow Is not an ex..
The Legion officials fear ts."saYe esk
trip through the country rn.' 'Assnsss
strength and are arranv;n. Ax
ceremonies for him as noss;,, s e IN
will have luncheon with tbs b'I1oN p 3.
and Mrs. Harding, and w;li fsssidss:
honor guest in the evening ~ ~ % !s,
IN the French Embassy. II - eitn..
that he will tour the capitai ,p's'iss
mobile during the afternoon " as4.
The party will depart Snn3.u
ing for Kansas City. arrivinv mon.
convention on Monday afternoos9 ~ b.
shai Foch IS to address she "a.
raires Tuesday morning and ~ Per-
day afternoon Will lead a gres. .ss.-
with Generals Diaz, Of tai ps'as.
Jacques, Of Belgium, and Isnssa sas
Beatty, Of England. 'ni'sl
New-York tribune., 1921-10-29
Women's Overseas League
Plans Lunch for Marshal Foch

The National Women's Overseas Ser
vice League decided yesterday, at a
special meeting at the. rooms of the
local unit, West Ninth Street, to give
a a~luncheon FOR Marshal Foch during
his visit IL his schedule will permit.
The league has been invited by the
War Department to attend the service
In Washington on Armistice Day for
the unknown soldier whose body is on
the way back to this country. The
eighteen units OF the organiza tion have
been asked to take part in the parade
and to send delegates to the amphi-
theater.
New-York tribune., 1921-10-29
KnickerboCbuaf
ICE
Company.

III. Al1t1t<1t1 u Wn
The Sixth Floor
Catalogue Merchandise Department.
presents to professional and business women
whose personal Time is lirr1ited many
opportunities for practical shopping
This interesting eparGm1enG=wl1icla really
consists OF many Departments conveniently
assembled ON ONE floor-is amply supplied,
at all seasons of the year and ON every bus-
mess day of the week, with
Fashionable Clothes
for Women and Misses
every article i'm the greatly varied assert
n1emts being of selected quality, and marked
at am attractive price.
OF special interest are the following:
Silk Blouses, for women and misses
at $3.50 to 1880
(Tax additional on blouses priced above s15oo)
Silk Sweaters, for women and misses.
at $3.50
Lightweight Wool Spencers (surplice
styae) for women and misses; Invaluable for
winter wear under the coat S2.3S
Won1en's Cape Gloves; short length
white or tam $500 & 2.75
Hand Bags OF chiffon velvet, i'm black,
brown or taupe, lined with colored silk; with
inside frame pocket and d mirror $500
Wom1en's Silk Hose, with lisle tops and
soles; black, white or African brown,
per pair Sf.6g
Cloth Spats, i'm black or light or dark fawn.
per pair S1.65
Boudoir Slippers Of felt; with low heel,
per pair S2.65
Breakfast Coats of corduroy, LINED through
out with fa7ull; i'm various pretty colors (tax
additoma1D S8.S5
Sixth Floor; TEirty-fiftl1 Street elevators)
5f1aolson abenue fifth anenus
a4tb ano 35tb streets ae.p laors
New-York tribune., 1921-10-29
Foch and Harding Greet
Each Other by Wireless

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.-A message
received by President Harding, through
Secretary Hughes, from Marshal Foch,
before the latter arrived on the steam
ship Paris at New York, and u reply
thereto by the Secretary of State, were
made public tonight at the State De
pHrtment.
Marshal Foch, in his message, said:
"At the moment when I am about to
land on the soil of the United States,
New-York tribune., 1921-10-29

greet the President of The great re-
public most respectfully, thanking him
for the honor which he has done me
by sending an American hotilla to
meet me-"
The Secretary of State in reply
said:
"The President desires me to ex-
press to you his thanks for your
thoughtful message to him, and to say
that he is anticipating meeting you
tomorrow with much pleasure. Please
accept my own cordial wishes of warm
welcome to the United States"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14

for cucumber pickles to send to the
soldiers. l wanted to get 5000 acres
of land and plant it all in cucumbers
would thus raise enough to sell to
the government at least ten carloads
of cucumbers. The government would
buy and pickle them. They would
have paid me millions Of dollars.
had everything worked out, even to
the last cucumber, but 1 met your OPP
position again. You began figuring
on the cost of the seeds, the land, the
cultivation, the gathering and selling,
and you made out that 1 would lose
about $4,000. What was the result,
guilty woman Why, cucumber pickles
sold for a quarter apiece, and the
government couldn't get enough Of
sthem at that price. Every soldier
wanted his pickle, morning, noon and
night, and some of them positively re-
fused to fight without a pickle In their
pockets. All, but how can you sit there
so calm and cool, when you have
worked such black ruin !"
"You can thank me that you are not
in the poorhouse," quietly observed
Mrs. Bowser.
"Never mind the poorhouse, but
listen to me! There is Just one
chance of my recouping myself-just
one chance. If you prevent me from
taking this chance, nothing will be left
to me but suicide. Mrs. Bowser, do
you know that horseradish is selling
ut % cents bottle, when it used
to sell at FIVE? All the doctors in
the country, are recommending it. 1t
Ia found the greatest cure for many
ailments. I want to make horse
radish troches. / want to make them
by the billion. I want to food the
whole world with them. The profit is
200 per cent. Now, then, are you 60
ing to oppose me?' ...
Mrs. Bowser could contain herself
no longer. Her laugh was almost hys-
terical. Mr.. Bowser looked at her and
gave up all hopes. He heard her
laughter and knew he was ruined Tor
ever. He left the house to suicide, cut,
up to date, his body has not been
found dangling from the limb Of
soft maple shade tree.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14
Wanted to Fight Wildcats.

William M. Knight addressed IA
rowd of negroes on the circus
rounds at Louisville.
He described himself as an "an-
lihilator" and a KILLER" and offered
o do combat with all the wildcats in
he circus menagerie, predicting a
lireful outcome for the wildcats.
Furthermore, he challenged anyone
n his audience to gainsay that he
vas the "gamest gamecock" on those
grounds. Copious draughts Of witch
iazel, he said, had made him what
lie was, and he was about to expound
urther on the rejuvenating effects of
hat beverage when policeman took
lin away on charges Of drunkenness
md disorderly conduct.-Louisville
Courier-J Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14
FROM INN SERVANT TO EMPRESS.

TARLY in the Eighteenth century
IL the Russians captured Marienburg,
East Prussia. A squad of drunken
soldiers rif1ed one of the principal inns.
In their search for valuables they
opened the oven door of the inns huge
stove, made of porcelain, and brought
forth two frightened girls. One of
them was Catherine, servant, and the
other Marie, who was staying with
her.
Both girls were bewitchingly pretty.
The soldiers fell TO fighting over their
possession, when the commander of
the invading forces passed the inn.
He heard the row, stopped, and CON-
rmanded order. Catherine saw her
chance She leaned out of the window
and gave the general one of her sweet
est smiles. He and another officer
carried the two girls away.
Soon afterward Prince Menshikov,
favorite of the car, and one of the
NEST powerful men in Russia, came
to inspect the army. He saw Gather
inc and took her away from the gen.
eraI, She had exchanged her simple
clothes for rich garments and was a
revelation of loneliness in the rude
Russian camp.
Catherine soon had Menshikov UNI.
der her full control. Then came the
car himself, Peter the Great, abso.
lutte master of the empire. He also
saw Catherine and claimed her. She
was a vampire who always succeeded
But Catherine was something more
than merely a beautiful woman, Her
Judgment and instinct soon made her
Peters most trusted adviser. He used
TO meet his ministers at little house
in Moscow where she was placed. and
weigh decisions with GATHERINGS help.
At last her domination over Peter be-
came so complete that he married the
former inn servant and had her
crowned Czarina. GATHERINGS eleva-
ton by no means checked her vampire
instincts. She was famous for her
infidelities. William Mons, her court
chamberlain, was tried on trumped
up charge and hung, really for a much
more serious offense. Peter forced
Catherine to walk past the place of
execution. and crowded her so close
to the gallows that she brushed her
former lover, hanging there. But she
never fiinched. Afterward Peter had
the mans head sent to her room In
d bottle of alcohol.
That incident was typical of the
half-mad Peter, who also was some,
thing of a genius. and of the period
in which Catherine reigned. After
Peters death she ruled alone. the mis-
tress of court where revels lasted
week at time, and a mans drinking
capacity sometimes won ministry
for him.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14

Dles, continued MIR. Bowser. lyon
nave ruined me, and, of course, Won
are trying to find excuses. bur shal,
mold you guiltyl / could have made
ulree or four million dollars In ba-
con, but you must get out pencil
and paper and show me that couldn't
Hogs were then very cheap. You
could buy a fat hog for about dol
lar You could cut him up and smoke
the meat and make 1t bring you about
~. Why, 1t was as easy as turning
your hand over, but, no-no-no again
You said would lose everything 1
put into 1t, and tonight you are fac.
ing the fact that bacon is SO cents
pound, and your. husband could have
been worth $20,00O,O0O as well as
not |" r
MIR. Bowser, what you always
lacked was capital. You had no money
to buy hogs nor to handle the meat,
and you were going into the scheme
without any experience. advised
you not to do it, and again you got
mad and left the house. / think !
saved your bacon, If you didn't go
into bacon"
Never mind my bacon, Mrs. Bow
ser But for you would be able to
buy out half this town now, and it
must be great satisfaction to you
to know 1t. We will take another
case When I saw that war was COM
Ing, which was before anyone else, /
knew there would be a great demand
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14

Benzoline, kerosene or coal oil, and
petrol or gasoline, are obtained from
petroleum by process similar In
principle to that employed to obtain
alcohol from the fermented grain
mash. The crude petroleum is brought
to a certain temperature, which caus-
es its lighter and more volatile parts
to be driven off in the form of vapor,
which, being collected and allowed TO
condense, becomes those lighter oils
of which gasoline is one, and which
made possible the engine that drives
airplanes, automobiles, tractors and
threshing machines.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14
THE EMPRESS WHO TuRNEE
VAMPIRE.

IA ANY women have won power and
lNl luxury by their beauty. This is
the story of an empress, turned
vampire, who raised a shepherd boy
| to a position near her own and whose
| fancy led her to love men of all de-
gree.
| Peter the Great of Russia and Cath
crime, his servant girl queen, left a
| daughter, Elizabeth. She became en-
press of Russia, and before that had
earned a reputation for lightly loving
many men.
| Alexis Raxoum, born In 1709, son
of poor shepherd, was wondrously
handsome boy, with innocent face and
curly hair. He showed a talent for
music and took his place in the village
choir, where his clear, sweet voice
became locally famous.
One of the imperial officers, passing
through the village on Sunday,
CHANGED into the church and heard
| Alexis sing, He persuaded the boys
parents to let him take the lad to Mos
COW, where he might get instruction.
And the officer obtained a place for
| Alexis in the cathedral attended by
| Elizabeth. 1t was not long until his
! fine voice attracted notice. Elizabeth
| heard him and was eaptivated. She
| ordered that he be added to the Choir
listers in her private chapel, without
even seeing Alexis. But when he came
to the chapel she saw the innocent
face, soft eyes and gentle demeanor of
this wonder-boy, and Immediately she
lost her heart to him. He was in
stalled in the palace, with the richest
garments and all that luxury could
command The shepherd boy was liv-
ing fairy sale come true.
Elizabeth's love for Alexis did not
prevent her from dallying with sterner
members of his sex. One satiricai
commentator tells US that she ex-
changed "a general for sergeant, a
courtier for a sailor and a count for
a coachman."
But Alexis was her one tru1 love and
she refused many royal alliances She
delighted to see him dressed in fine
garments and would sit entranced
while his silvery voice tinkled through
her apartments. He could have been
emperor had he willed. Alexis did not
come from the stuff of which EN-
perors are made. He vas Just a
beautiful youngster with marvellous
voice and the soft graces of an artistic
nature. If we wished to be unkind
we might say that he preferred to be
the lapdog Of an empress rather than
her master.
Perhaps Elizabeth's love may be ex-
planned by fable OF La Fontaine. A
Brahmin turned mouse into beauti-
full maiden. He offered her for hus-
band TO the sun, the wind, the stars,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14

e rave Ruined Me, Financially"
You had need of about $780,
simply asked you where YOU
8oang to get the money from,
ysM got mad and went out for a
Never mind the madness nor the
Ee Mrs. Bowser! I am sure /
~ naye pushed through In some
aaa been revealing In my gold at
tHRanent. Other men have raised
uueND, and why shouldn't /? And
= vas the potato case: Potatoes
Mgh and going higher. 1t need
" ngslring to show that they would
I'M W bushel. Potatoes could
a4aRd at 80 cents "a bushel and. by
nv "a So .bushel, why, man
= AaNe arranged to raise 5000 600
1Ass \ year, and that would have
z nae clean profit of over $7;000,-
A3sdn't you stop me from going
fhls scheme?"
w. answered Mrs. Bowser, II
Fa'a thai YOU couldn't raise 30bush-
1aar You had no land. You see.
nAa zao capital to use. AS a mat
81 act, potatoes are cheaper
anaa they were then. Men have
sA ehat they could make dia-
~ efat of pebbles, but they have
Hzareeeded yet"
s'sS@f mind the men md rhe peh-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14
THE WOMAN WHO WAS JEALOUS
OF HERSELF. >

G HE was q woman whom no one
" ever understood, who may have
been the evil genius or the guiding
spirit of Napoleon III, but who admit
teddy was beauty without peer. As
we study the picture of the Countess
de Castiglione we see woman of am
pie figure, beautifully nodded, and a
face which is slightly naughty, yet
sort and winsome. She was woman
OF contrasts, paradoxes and perplexi-
| ties.
Born in 1910 of noble Florentine
| family, at an early age she won the
affection of Victor Emmanuel, king Of
| Piedmont. In the course of things,
Cavour, his great minister, conceived
the idea of sending her to Paris, the
| dominant capital of Europe, for the
special purpose of bewitching Napo-
| leon III. The countess came, saw and
conquered.
The existence of Italy depended up
on French policy. Napoleon III cher
ished an idea of reclaiming that coun-
| try by right of its having been con-
quered under Napoleon I. And the
king of Piedmont was striving to en-
large his holdings into what now con-
! stitutes the kingdom of Italy. 1t was
the business of the countess to keep
| Napoleon out of Italy and let Victor
Emmanuel carry ON his plans. Ma
| poleon stayed out. Italy eventually
| became what it is today.
She gained complete control of Ma
| poleon, a scheming, narrow-visioned
man who thought himself great.
Perhaps the countess real love was
herself. Paul Baudry painted an un'
draped picture of her, lying on q
couch. 1t was one of the most beauti
full canvases which ever came from
his brush. The countess had it hung
in her boudoir. And every day she eS
amined herself in comparison to the
creation of loneliness before her eyes
She grew to fear that she was not 81
beautiful as the picture, that she was
fading, that Baudry had tiattered hel
and set an impossible example. Hel
suspicious turned to jealousy of thu
Extraordinarily of her very self. Ant
in rage she cut the canvas to pieces
with a stiletto.
Then came the war of 1901, thu
downfall of Napoleon and the sorrow
of France. She rallied every possibl,
resource against the Germans, but thu
world knows the story. The countess
faded from the scene Of great events
Perhaps the best commentary of he
career and her time was made by her
self:
"Ah, If had been queen"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14
Famous Violin Maker.

Joseph Guarnieri was member Of
family of celebrated violin makers In
Cremona, Italy. He was active in
his work from 1890 to 1730. His yioiins
are usually partly identified by stain
or sapmark in the belly running paral-
lei with the finger board on either
side. They were noted for their tone
producing powers, fact which has
stimulated the sale of spurious yiolins
with his forged inscription.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14

THAT the vampire fiourishes today
i no less than in the famous times
f the past, is proved by the career
d Malyina Vivian. She was born
Spanish fisher girl, who soon devel-
Dped into the beauty Of her village.
A rich German, Wonler, saw her, and
according to the story, paid the girls
father 100000 pesos for possession
Of Malvina. The German took her
to Paris and had her educated there,
particularly in dancing and singing.
And short time afterward he In
stalled her in a Berlin palace.
Malvina became the most celebrated
artist of the German stage. Her dane
Ing was something never to be forgot
ten. She also was famous for her
costumes, the richest which Paris
could produce. Her patron spent mil
lions of marks upon her and she made
large sums upon the stage. But her
passion for gambling was greater than
Ill this tide of wealth, and her bad
luck endless.
wealthy friend lost much of his for
tune, the theaters closed, or cut ex-
penses. Malvina found herself on the
edge of what would have been misery
to her. But she did not descend into
the pit, for il was observed that she
seemed to have as much money as ev-
Pr, and wore Paris gowns Of the latest
cuL when German wnr""n were turning
last years clothes Dnler became
suspicious. 1t was " cred that NAL
vina had turned spy for the allies, and
her position became dangerous. Al
! though she was watched by the sharp
est eyes in the German secret servic.
40 proof could be found.
So Malvina went her luxurious way
| through a suffering world until the
end of the war, when she again re-
| appeared in the theaters. But II
seemed that money ran low with her
once more, and the gossips said that
| the price of spies had fallen. Then
Malvina hit upon desperate measures
| She planned with notorious thief to
rob men and homes where she could
! locate treasures. The thief was
caught, confessed, and involved Nal
vina. She found herself in the hands
Of the law for the first time, but thu
fingers of the hand opened ia a mys
ferrous way and Malvina went free.
Her next appearance was in the Ital
ian Tyrol at the casino of Meran. She
seemed to have abundant funds. Ii
one night she lost 100000 marks. Il
was her last throw. She called for 4
glass of champagne, climbed upon
chair, and cried toast TO every ont
in the casino. Then, as the surprised
crowd watched, and the distant violin:
kept company to her humor, sht
drained the glass and fell dead. Sh'
had put prussic acid into the wine
So died Malvina Vivian, vampire, 1920
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14
Omen and Above Board

johnnie, the stork has brought you
q little sister,"
Jaw g'wan. Stork nothin'. 1t was
the milkman brought it. Doesn't 1t say
on the wagon, Families Supplied
DailyT Fort Mason Marking Pot. /!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14

Ga921, by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Y am a ruined mani"
III. Bowser threw away his news
MI and cigar as he uttered the
axis. They were spoken as solemnly
il young man speaks when he asks
III to be his wife, and she tells
Ii to go to Texas.
Us. Bowser looked up, and turned
|hade paler.
les, am ruined man, and you
The cause of It'll
DO you mean that you have gone
ii Bankruptcy"
No, not exactly, but, nevertheless,
have ruined me, financially"
Can't you pay two cents on the
arp
III isn't that, but you have ruined
by running my prospects. What am
Say? am working my brains out,
Receiving only small income. All
best years of my life have passed
as, and / have not taken advantage
he many golden opportunities held
to me. ! have been thinking
Us all over, and tell you, Mrs.
Wser, l feel very bitter! If l have
9p into bankruptcy, it will be your
lIX If we become paupers no one
ou will be TO hlamel"
n don't know that / have done any,
ag to prevent you from getting on"
laid in very calm voice. 49,
syh, you don't, Ell Well, we will
yer the case. Some years ago
led to become an apple-grower.
8kA all the facts and figures and
luEht them to you. Apples were
III on the rise, and have been ever
NA saw a chance to become a
llIpnaire. wanted to get a thou
Ill acres of land and set out 10000
Ql@ trees. Each tree would have
|ided me ten bushels of fruit, and
uld thus have had 100000 BUSH
t sell. / was all ready to go into
When I figured 1t out" interrupted
Bowser. II figured that you
gaiat tenth of the money to buy the
III with. You hadn't the tenth of
! ash to buy the trees with. You
5ldn't have paid the men for setting
III put. 1t was simply a wild dream
FDurs."
Vever mind the wild dream!" said
Il bowser, with a wave of his hand.
'hat you term bad dream may turn
/ II golden dream. l wanted to GO
n Deach brandy. 1t had just been
and was taken up every
lare Whisky, gin, rum, beer and
ofher drinks were giving way to
aeh brandy. Even the President of
United States kept his bottle. My
4 was to get corner ON the peach
HI of the United States for five
af There would be millions of
shals. There would be millions of
FTeas of peach brandy. I would put
price up, and hold it there. The
lars would have given me the name
ZACH Brandy Bowser,' and you
uid have come in to share my fame,
sio-no-no! You must get out
aeA and paper and do some figur-
BY that figuring you cost me
Hons I"
xek I remember" answered Mrs,
WISER. "You had about $1,000 at the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14
The Flavor Lasts
Source of STYLE.

"Your speeches do not display the
accuracy of grammatical form which
used to distinguish them"
1--WE been afraid something like
that would happen" rejoined Senator
Sorgum. II have been obliged to de-
pend on a brand-new stenographer."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-10-14

The AngIo-American Congress OF
Historians are of the opinion that Eng
fish history textbooks are warped by
prejudice. There is some talk of hiss
tory being abolished--London Punch.