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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16

der, and when he had gruffiy asked
what the fellow wanted, he was an.
swered with:
MIR. Bowser. am told you don't
like our hollering. and so we amt 60
ing to holler no more. | have called
to see If you wanted any vegetables.
| have load of them out here. and
warrant them fresh and sweet. Being
as the hour is late, and l want to get
home"
well, you can go right home" in
terrupted Mr.. Bowser, MS he slammed
the door, and he returned to Mrs.
Bowser, muttering something about In
fernal impudence. to which she re-
piled: ~ ..H
Don't be so impatient; your reform
seems to be working"
In about Is minutes there was a
third ring and third peddler stood
at the door and softly said:
mfr. Bowser, are you In want of
some nice vegetables? I have some
beauties out here, and there Is a bar.
gain in every bunch of them. I have
some tomatoes here almost as big as
your fist, and they taste better than
oranges. If ,you want sugar beets-"
II want you to beat It'll" shouted
Mr.. Bowser land don't you ever come
here again."
"Just as you say, old man." quietly
replied the peddler. "If have put you
out any, you must pardon me-"
When Mr.. Bowser returned to the
sitting room this time, he found Mrs.
Bowser trying hard to keep a sober
face. and he shouted at her:
"Oh. It's very funny, is itf Well, I'll
show you whether it's funny or not
If another peddler calls, he shall die
right on our door step"
No other peddler called. After a
lapse of few minutes the telephone
bell rang, and Mr.. Bowser responded
with "hello" TO hear voice saying:
"Mr. Bowser. beg your pardon for
disturbing Won. Do you want some
string beans for your dinner tomor-
row? have other things. have some
Of the best potatoes you ever put
your tooth in. and I'll give you a
big bargain If you want a quart or
two"
you internal rascal" yelled Mr..
Bowser. as he hung up the receiver.
Within the hour there were four
mo"n calls and then MIR. Bowser put
on his hat and left the house, hoping
tn find someone and wash his hands In
huuan blood. -e.
sd 'rhen he was gone. Mrs. Bowser
mad the laughing Mysteries.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
THE VAMPIRE WHO NEVER GREW
OLD.

"A LITTLE French girl born In 1918
"A had read Montaigne at ten. and
showed signs of beauty no less remark
able than her intelligence. At thirteen
she assured priest who lectured her
for misbehavior thar all religion was
imagination, and minated that they
both knew 1t was not to be taken serj-
ously. At fifteen she was enjoying the
favor of Richelieu and we have the
word of Voitaire that "he was her tirsf
lover, and she was probably his LAST
mistress. An old woman once read
the girls fortune" and predicted that
she would reach that station-a predic-
ton which was borne out and brought
the crone pension for her last DAVIS
from the girl whose palm she had
read
This girl was NinOn de L'Encfos.
who grew to be the most celebrated
woman of her age. At twenty-three
she had accumulated a small fortune.
and throughout the remainder of her
eighty-nine years she helped to shape
the destinies of men and nations. Anne
of Austria, queen OF France. and one
of the most powerful figures in Eu-
rope. found herself pOwerless against
NinOn.
Saint-Evremond. the writer, loved
Ninon all of her life. Yoltaire was her
friend and defender. Her lovers in
cluded the great Condo. foremost mill
tary leader of his time. The best
brains and blood of France gathered In
her salon, and mothers anXiously
sought entrance for Their sons, thai
they might mingle in this wit and ele,
gance. 1t was the special delight of
Ninon to beseech and win fayors from
ministers. to make some poor poet rich
over night She distributed wealth.
life and laughter with a lavish hand.
One old man named Des Yveteaux. who
had vainly sought her affection. died
with a bit of yellow ribbon which she
had given him clasped in his hand. Just |
fancy that bit of ribbon as the most
precious thing in his life!
N1non's epigrans are famous. EDO
you know why love is dangerously" she |
asked. Because people will persist In |
IL sublime !" She. who had been
loved so often, took love lightly. To |
her 1t was an episode which might be-
come tragic If treated seriously. So |
she lived lightly and happily to her
year. and Was still a beautt-
sul woman when past seventy-fve tine
former admirer who visited her not
long before her death has left this
sweet tribute:
Cupid had retreated into the little
around her eyes,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
THE OLD WOMAN WHO RULED A
YOUNG KING.

MAYHEM young Henry II came to the
throne of France In 1547 he was
completely under the subsection of a
woman fifteen years older than him.
SELF But Diane de Poitiers ranked as
one OF the beauties of her day until an
oiu woman, and throughout the life of
the King she maintained her hold over
him. She seemed to have discovered
the secret of perpetual youth, which
PROBABLY meant that she took excellent
care OF herself In a physical way.
something unknown at that time. II
Is related that every morning she
washed her face In well water, and en-
Joyed frequent baths, a practice not
very common In the Fifteenth century.
Henry was only eighteen when he
nrst met Diane. He was the second
son Of Francis /, and gossips would
nave us believe that she had already
been loved by the father. However
that may have BEEN she was widow
and wonderfully beautiful woman.
She easily enslaved Henry, who soon
became the dauphin through the death
or MS brother, and then the king.
DANES power was unlimited, and, al
though she would appear to have liked
Henry well enough. she turned her
hand to enrichment of herself and rel
attyes- The old, old story was repeat
ed, OF raids on the public treasury,
heavy taxes, and grooming populaee.
Diane needed the storms of life very
little. She kept Henry's queen, Cath
crime de Medici, in the background,
and ruled things as her fancy dictated.
But the little Catherine, an italian,
bided her time to be avenged. Un-
doubtedly Diane knew her feelings.
She was woman to her finger tips.
Throughout his life King Henry was
man torn between good and bad res
oiutions. A great hunter, he neglected
affairs of state, and Diane managed
them as she liked, always with an eye
to the benefit of herself and friends.
ihen Henry would give up the chase
and sedulously devote himself to the
nations business. At such times Diane
tried TO distract him with amusements,
warning MIN that ne worked too hard
and must enjoy himself more. Wher-
ever Henry turned, Diane was ever
there before him, with quicker wit
and the ability to Overreach him.
When Henry died Catherine came
into power. as her sons were all young.
Her first action was to Danish Diane.
Then she forced her to return much of
the wealth she had seized, even In
Guiding some of the crown jewels. And
so long as Diane lived, Catherine never
forgave the kings mistress. but fol-
lowed her with spiteful revenge. Who
may say what her own heart had ex-
perienced in the dark years when
Diane smiled and nodded beside the
throne?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
The Graphite Industry,

III the island of Ceylon graphite is
Foand in greater abundance than in
any similar sized area in the world.
The soil and rocks Of Ceylon are al
most everywhere impregnated with
graphite. so that II may be seen COW
ering the surface in the drains after
Il rain. The supply is practically In
exhaustible. The popularity of Cey-
Ion graphite is its remarkable purity.
Another source % graphite is Chosen,
the graphite found there being classt-
fed as scaly. fibrous, foliated and
earthly, the first two classifications
containing over 90 per cent carbon.
In China, graphite is found in several
enthusiastically American.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
ENGLANp'S MOST DANGEROUS
BEAUTY.

r ADY HAMILTON stands forth
- from the dry page of history as
one of Its most remarkable characters.
Her mother was an inn servant, her ia
Their stable hand. She began life as
| nursemaid by the name. of Emma,
! born In 1777. At sixteen she had be-
come lady's maid and a beauty who
attracted all eyes. But she lost her
place and turned barmaid instead. Hel
sweetheart was carried off by a navy
press gang. She implored his captain
to spare him, which he did for hes
sake. The vampire had begun her
career.
Emma soon deserted the captain TO-.
richer man. but not until she had
studied under private tutors, learning
music, languages, anything her mind
craved, with impressive ease. Her next
conquest, sporting nobleman, was
broke in a year, Then the former
maid fell in with a DOCTOR who sold
beauty potions and exhibited her as an
example. George ROmney. the painter.
saw, Emma and called her "the divine
lady" She became celebrated.
After exchanging the quack doctor
for the great painter Emma learned to
sing, developing fine voice. Then she
left ROmney for Charles Francis Gre
vile, the wit, who soon squandered his
all upon her and appealed to Sir VIII
liam Hamilton, an uncle. Sir William.
ambassador TO the court of Naples.
fell under Emma's spell He bought
off the nephew, married Emma and
took her to Naples. The vampire had
arrived. She was twenty-seven. he
Slxty-one.
Then Horatio Nelson, Eng!and's ma
val hero, came to Naples at the head
of his feet. He had lost one eye and
an arm, and was an odd-IOoking little
man, but Emma fancied him, probably
because of his great name. Nelson left
Naples, won his famous victory at the
Nile. and returned to Lady Hamilton.
Soon both he and the Hamiltons came
back to England. Gossip had proceed
ed them. Nelson's wife left him. The
public hated Emma as much as it loved
Nelson. but it could not affront her
without wounding him. So their rela-
tions continued until 1906, when Mel
son was killed in battle, his last words
being plea for Emma.
But evil days lay ahead of her. She
had lived extravagantly. The famous
beauty and wrecker of hearts, now a
woman of the finest culture and ac-
was thrown into vile
debtors prison. When released. |
through the uid OF friends, she fed to |
Calais and died there in 1915, Her
Shroud was an old petficoat.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16

a FTER SELLING half of France and
leaving the conquered country to
MS lieutenants, Edward III returned to
England toward the close of the Four
teenth century, the most powerful mon
arch which tie nation had ever known,
lie had been long at the wars and was
determined to let younger shoulders
carry the burden. His mind was bent
upon recreation, the rest and plenty
SO hardly won. His eye fell upon Alice
Perrers. She probably was servant
about the palace, and was neither pref
ty nor talented. But she had fat
tering tongue and the viii which moves
even walls. So 1t was not long until
her name began to be linked with that
OF Edward. Then his wife died, the
good Queen Philippa. Immediately
Alice Perrers came into the full meas
ure of her power.
Ibis woman had one ruling passion
money. Edward was completely I'M
der her domination. She persuaded
him to give her estates In II counties,
many Of them wrung from their right
full owners. She had herself appointed
as guardian" to wealthy orphans and
rified their property. Court Offices
we're sold through her. She undertook
to dictate even In the law courts, and
actually sat upon the bench with crown
i judges to see that they decided In the
way she sought.
Inc people groaned and party be-
gan TO gather around the Black Prince.
son of Edward, who had come home
from the wars abroad. In an unwise
moment Alice had parliament sum-
moned to vote new taxes. But the
parliament rebelled and Edward, near
his dotage, was forced to give up Alice,
both agreeing that they would never
meet again. Then the Black Prince
died. Alice came back to the palace,
more powerful than ever
AT this juncture, she hit upon the
IDEA of cornering certain imported
luxuries, working through merchant.
Inc volume of commerce was compar-
afiSefy small at thar time. 1t was an
easy matter to carry out her plans.
So Alice became EngIand's first profit
eer and gained new wealth. The king
was feeble and frequently near death,
but Alice tenderly administered to him
and by the very force of her own spirit
Kept him alive. In every direction she
levied new exactions and the people
were afraid to act. Scandal coupled
her name. with that of several men,
but Edward would not believe her un-
faithful. How far she might have gone
1t would be impossible to say had not
the kings failing health reached a
crisis.
AT last, when Alice saw that her
time mad run its course, she left Ed
ward to die alone. But not until she
had removed the rings from the fin
gers of this king. whose deeds had re-
sounded through all the world, only to
become the prey of servant girl who
was not even pretty.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
The Flavor Lasts
Auto Industry Gigantic.

The capital tied up in automobiIing
n the United States is estimated as
over $4,000, 100000, according to the
Railway Age, which figures 1t out by
items: Depreciation on T,623,551 ears
at 20 per cent, on average cost of
$1,000, interest on the money invested !;
gasoline, state license fees, insurance
premiums, garage and service costs,
labor costs for repairs, etc. These
estimates do not include expenditures
for construction and maintenance, of
highways, nor for the cost of auto
mobile accidents.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16

him that his plan would probably
work.
On the next evening at about the
same hour, there was a ring at the
door bell. Mr.. Bowser answered IL
himself, and there stood his peddler
OF me night before-the man with the
awful voice. He was surrounded with
baskets of vegetables, and In almost a
whisper, he said:
MIR. Bowser, have come to try
your way. Do you want any onions.
carrots, turnips, beans. peas or cu-
cumbers7r
$ NO, sir" was the prompt reply,
THAT is all right, Mr. Bowser r.
J have disturbed you In any way. I
beg your pardon. Goodnight. Mfr,
goodnight"
THAT fellow has got more sense
than thought he had" said Mr., Bow
ser, as he returned to his paper. This
street ought to be thankful to me for
working this great reform /"
. The reform began to die almost as
soon as II was born. There was an.
ether ring at the bell. MFR. Bowser
opened the door to find a second ped.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
Laugh at First Phone.

The telephone was born from the
brain of an American but 45 years
ago. the first instrument being sort
of crude harmonica. with a clock
sr.ing reel magnet and a wire.
The first time It talked" was on
March 10, 1876; capitalists laughed at
II and refused for several years to
finance the scientific toy" The Pc
Rod of experiment did not end until
1886 and the country's greatest wire
system has really existed enly since
1896, :,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16

I'll. They finally had to get stick
RHd punch the bali down my throat.
M is lodged right at the base of nv
Eefoat and that's what the trouble is
IN my tones. know thai some
Ks don't like to hear me, but what
Am to do? | have a wife and five
III ldren TO support. and you should
@Fs ne. instead of thirsting for my
~
Nh. Bowser lost a good part of his
ger. and after moments thought,
Nj said:
MI Look here. now. | will tell you
al 10 10. There is no need of .all
|@s yelling. You just come to the
|.plse, in quiet and decent way, and
MI II we want any Of your stuff. II
VA do, we Will buy II and so win other
III Pile. We must have reform In this
38ng, and that is the way 10 hiring II
z8aut Don't you see yourself that
80?
# Why. yes, that seems a good plan.
gnfwered the peddler. and he drove OF
s8 hont any more yelling. Mr.. Bow.
III re-entered the house. to boast TO
ss Rowser; and. though she smiled
herself as one who doubts, she told
4 4 3 = . Z e. y. ~ ( . L
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
"VAMPS" WHO MADE HISTORY
BY JAMES c. YOUNG.
THE VAMPIRE WHO STARTED
FRIGHTENING

20 By Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
The cutieura Toilet Trio.

Having cleared your skin keep 1t clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The soap to cleanse
and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without them. 25c eyerywhere.-Ad-
Yertisement.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
How Bill Was Cancelled

Ka:e-Old Upper had bad luck,
didn't he?
GraF-0h. what was that? / don't
think heard about it.
"Why, he got so far behind with the
rent for his room at his boarding
house that he had TO marry the land
lady."-London Answers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
MR.. BOWSER
STARTS REFORM
But II Is Worse Than the
Evil He Would Cure,
BY M. QUAD.

81
Nothing 50 irritates Mr.. Bowser as
no have the street peddlers go up
md down, In front of his house, yell
kfag their wares, and, on many occa-
ions, he has gone out and quarreled
nth them, but he has found them
Manning their rights, their licenses
rom the city permitting them to yell.
The other night, as Mr.. Bowser sat
zeading, vegetable peddler stopped
Nj his gate and kept calling out, for
I've long minutes. He had voice
IKE a. hand-saw trying to saw
pike 10 two. and 1t must have made
Nsher people nervous. Mrs. Bowser
cared that there would be riot, and
me began to drum on the piano, to
distract MIR. Bowser's attention II
vas In vain, however. He rose up
nth the exclamation:
"By thunder. woman. do you think
N am going TO stand that?'
HE will go home, presently" an
Hwered Mrs. Bowser, drumming louder
xhan before. 80 .. 3.
"Stop that internal racket Isn't II
a'ad enough to hear that fellow yell?
III am going out and kill him. He Is
he one of all the ones who make
ibis trouble. Just listen TO his
dice ~, Why,it wousdsscare baby to
saeath!"
Mr.. Bowser, just wait one minute
and he will drive on" =
II won't wait one blamed second
Don't You come out and mix In ! There
will be gore flying around. and | may
aaso tip his wagon over and kill his
horse !"
Mfr. BowseF rushed down the hall
md out of doors. He was bare-headed
INC wore his dressing gown. The
peddler had not moved on. He was
5apt going to. He sat there In his seat
N comfortable position. and he was
Koing to yell as long as he wanted to.
kle saw Mr.. Bowser coming out, and
Ne called and he shouted:
II have got them! Do you want
apme string beans? They are on q
Btring! have onions and potatoes
md cucumbersl have some of the
AIcest celery here that a king ever
srh ewed on! Oh-oh-ohl Come and
shnyi" ....-
Mr.. Bowser came! And he had
round glass in his voice, as he said:
look here, Ole Teller, you want to
ghit this! II you don't, | am going to
murder your
Say, old party, what ails your
"Tll show you what ails me! If
you holler again, there'll be blood
he'd"
Come, now. but got to holler, or
ne folks won't know am here. You
wouldn't have known | was here.
m only making my living and you
aHhouldn't object. Is it my voice you
Nomplain Off" ,.>
"Of course complain about itr
answered Mr. Bowser. "It is the worst
ysce in the United States"
I'm tell you what is the trouble
With my voice, Mr.. Bowser, for, you
ne, know you. ! was fool enough
1fs bet five dollars that could put a
halllard ball in my mouth. put II there,
I'll l could not get IL out again. The
sectors worked at me for two days,
nc they Knocked out most of my
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
Made ] Hit With Father.

Sweetie-What did you say to
father?
Marine-I told him I'd saved I'M
FIVE hundred dollars and wanted 20
marry you.
Sweetie-Oh, did you, darlingY
What was the result?
Marine-He borrowed the five huIl%
dred bucks.-The Leatberneck.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-09-16
Important to Mothers
Might Prejudice Her Case.

Just a word" said the lawyer to
his fair client.
"Yes?"
"If your husband asks for the cus-
tody of the poodle don't try to win
the sympathy of the court by weeping
and calling the-er-little animal your
precious darling"
why not?"
''The judge is the father of ten chill
dren, and he's proud of it."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-23
WITNESSES SAY
Victim STOPPING When Shot.

That Ragains was STOPPING over
slightly at the time he was shot. lift
ing his shotgun from its resting place
outside of the window, is the story
Iconcurred in by both Shields and Run
iyan. They declare that two or three
times. Ragains took the shotgun and
Iput it outside of the window and then
called on Brunn to fight it out. 1t
was while he was reaching for the
/ gun and pulling it in through the
window that he was shot.
what did Brunn do after he fired
1.-THE shot?" the witnesses were asked
by District Attorney r. l. Keator.
Shields in his reply said:
Jesse jumped over the bed and
landed on the floor near Louis. First
he yelled at me to get the gun, mean
irr he shotgun Louis had. heached
| it. then pat it back when I saw he
WAS dead.
"I,ouis old boy I hated to do it.
| | wonder when I will ever see you
again." is the melodramatic message
Brunn is said to have delivered as he
stood over the corps of his former
| friend.
Autopsy is Held.
Preceding the inquest yesterday al
| iternoon. an autopsy was conducted bN
nrs. Frank Boyden and w. ID. NC
Nary. The examination was for the
ipurpose of getting a clear denniton
Of the course taken by the hul'et
which ended Ragains life. a chem-
cal ANALYSIS of the contents of the
stomach will be made. No statement
of the result of the autopsy was
made.
! The Jurors who heard the testi-
mony included A. II. Cox, S. F. Bow
man, Ed Averin, ]. Z. Murphy, VIII
lHanscom and Charles Bloom.
Runyan. Shields, Roach, Ragains
and Brunn were all at the Wright
cabin Saturday afternoon, and Shields
testified that when he awoke from
sleep he heard the two principals
louarreling. but he declares he was un
able to learn the cause of the trouble.
shortly after he was approached hE
Brunn who wanted to borrow enough
money to pay off Ragains and ShleldS
testified that he made loan TO Brunn
of $50 which was then given TO Ra-
gains by Brunn.
Returned After Midnight.
Ragains and Roach then left the
cabin together, and nothing moro
was seen Of him until after midnight
when Shields was awakened by the
noise made by the horse. The door
was pushed open shortly afterward
and in the moonlight, Shields said ne
saw the barrel of the shotsun thrust
into the room. Then followed the
arguments that resulted in the trage-
dy.
/ Shields rode to the Westgate ranch
and notified the sheritfs office Of the
shooting 1t was $50 o'clock when he
arrived at the ranch, and he said VI
took him between an hour and ono
quarter and an hour and onc-hali 10
cover the II miles between tn" Wright
cohir aud the Westgate ranch. Tha'
would make the approximate time of
the shooting about O'Clock