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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
DIAMOND WORN BY CkRL0TTA
"MaxiriIIian Stone" With Unhappy
History, Is Now on Exhibition
at New York. III,

A great greenish-white diamond
known as the "Maximillfan stone" Is
on exhibition for the first time in this
country at New York. Like all large
gems, this stone has a history whicE
is not happy. 1t was found in Brazil
about 1850 and in its rough state
weighed nearly 30 carats, Ferdinand
Joseph Maximtllian, then arC3xteaS& -
Austria, travelled extensively in South
America. While he was in Brazil he
bought the diamond. it is said, for
price apprOximating S375,OO0
The jewel today is in the same cor
dition as it was when worn by the ElIs-
press Marie Charlotte in Maximillian's
short reign in Mexico.
When MAMMALIAN was executed 4
commission was designated to sell the
diamond along with other gems that
had been part of the gorgeous court.
The stone was bought by an American.
AS part of his estate the diamond is
again to be- sold.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
Second Floor Plan.

here the wagon or truck is backed up
TO the elevator pit, where the load Is
dumped.
In this corn crib the builder has
Installed a device which has done won
ders in lifting much Of the burdensome
work from the shoulders of the farm
err He has installed what is known
as an inside cup elevator. This ap-
paratus consists of a revolving chain
carrying a number of cups from the
grain pit in the driveway to the cupola
above when they automatically dump
the grain into a spout leading to any
one of the grain bins or corn cribs. In
this way all actual handling or shovel
ing by hand is eliminated. A great
quantity of grain can be put into the
granary in a short space of time.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
PUT BABY IN SECOND PLACE
Small Sister Would BE All Right, Said
Little Miss, but Oh You Player
Piano!

A fve-year-old Vailburgh miss is
enamOred of the baby next door. Yes
terday she interviewed her mother !;
subject, the practicabiIity of having a
baby sister of her own. Tie mother
was sympathetic, but pointed out that
babies are expensive.
How much would a baby coSt?'
asked the five-year-Old.
"Oh, 1 don't know just how much,
but a great deal" her mother an
swered.
LAS much as a player-piano?" the
youngster pursued.
Eyes, more than a player-piano," was
the answer.
Then said the young miss dectsiveIy.
Il think we'd better get a player
piano" News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
Truth About Whales.

A member of the Brooklyn Insti-
tute museum, Brooklyn, N. Y, who
has made special study of whales
in Newfoundland, states that the av-
erage length of full-grown sulphur
bottom whale is just under 50 feet.
This estimate diSregards the exagger-
ated reports sometimes spread by sail
ors, and is based on actual measure
ments of many individual specimens.
There seems to be creditable accounts
of whales reaching length of from
IS to % feet, but this authority did
not see any of that size. Whales APP
pear TO grow with great rapidity, the
length of "yearlings" being estimated
ut from 80 to 35 feet.-Christian Sci.
ence Monitor.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
Woman Runs Amuek

Denver. Colo.,-Mrs. Madeline Char,
ter and her companion. S. E. Donald
son, blacksmith. are under arrest
after wild dash in an automobile
which resulted in the wrecking of four
other machines and the injury of eight
persons In the downtown strict. Mrs.
Charter, who was driving the car, led
police tcn-hlock chase throngh. the
crowded business section. smashing
into cars, and running down na''Hs
TRANS, and wound up by rurn'r.-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

Ing above this platform liz sturdy
building Of frame, built so as to pro-
vide a maximum amount Of yentila-
ton without exposing the contents to
outside attacks.
Two wide doors at each end, hung
ON a. special door track which greatly
facilitates their operation, open the
way into the drive leading through the
center of the building. At one end of
this driveway is a platform scale set
in the floor. The load of grain is
weighed as it enters the crib. From
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

One farmer who overlooked this fact
reports half his corn was ruined after
it was placed in the crib and another
farmer in Iowa reported that rats ate
and injured enough to pay taxes on
400 acres Of land.
The chief source of attack by this
vast army of rodents is the corn crib
and granary. Here is stored the crop,
the reward Of years arduous toll.
1t behooyes the farmer to seek pro-
lection from pests and the elements.
In addition to the loss incurred by
rats, millions of dollars are lost yearly
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
General Fielding Dies

New York-Word was received here
Friday of the death in Chicago of
General Edward Fielding. vice presi-
dent of the Volunteers of America and
next in authority TO General Booth,
He had been in charge of the north
western territory Of the organization
since 1918. He was born in New York
in 1862. General Booth and other Of
ficials of the volunteers left today for
Chicago to attend the funeral.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
First Floor Plan.

from mold and rot caused by excess
I've dampness in inefficient granartes.
The corn crib should be one of the
most important buildings on the farm,
and its planning should be given care
full consideration.
Presented here with floor plans is a
substantial rat-proof corncrib and
granary built to form an effective shell
ter for the harvest. The idea of pro-
tectfng It's contents has been kept in
mind throughout as the construction
shows. In the fist place it is built on
q sturiy foundation Of concrete.
Nothing is more effective as a barrier
acafnst rats than concrete floor. Ris-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

different from the other, though each
is sharp alone.
The blending of these two large i'm
ages gives the artistic fuzzy" effect
so pleasing to most movie patrons and
quite the thing among society photog-
raphers
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

II the Mountain States Telephone
eonpany can figure out the exact
e'owth OF this city for the next twen-
y years they are better prophets than
W, we mink they are. However we would
NNe to look over their prognostication
Idaho Falls Qda.) Times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

What the world is waiting for is a
man who can devise tax nobody will
feel-Spanish Fork (Ut.) Press.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

The latest best answer TO a foolish
question comes from the south: what
.iihe Is 1t Sambo," shouts a man from
the Jail window. whats the differ
ehce' asks Sambo. "you all amt goin'
nowhere. - Ashton Enterprise.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
Can't Win.

A New York man mad mis- pocket
picked in court. Going 70 court is q
losing game anyway you look at it,
Detroit Free Press.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

May be all right, but listens con-
uanctory-the shipping board plans TO
Keep our merchant marine in the front
rank and at the same time sell lot
OF our ships to foreign trade rivals
Idaho Falls (Ida.) Times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
Inter Mountain
Editorial Hilites
Selected for Western Newspaper Union

The man who quarels with his bread
and butter Is likely to dine on scraps.
Parma Qda.) Review.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

How the things thaI are none of our
business do interest US!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

1t must be some waste of time for
tax collector to fool around after
man who keeps up with all the au-
tomobile accessories and buys all the
new records for his phonograph.-.
Box Elder (Utah, Journal
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

The Mohammedan calendar is dated
from the first flight of Mohammed
from Mecca to Medina. IN CO
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

There's some fellows got to the dev-
II just because they amt got nowhere
else to go.-Milford Qda.) News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

1t has been our observation that
there has been many a June bride who
ought to be June gFaduate.-HazeI-
ton Ida.) News,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

A little learning makes a maj
dangerous company for himself.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

1, "hHh woman has more clothes
'n"o she thinks she needs II viii be
Mi,Fh the church steeple is fifty feet
S Sr the basement,-Box Elder
NOtah) Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

A lot Of people seem to interpret
self determination as meaning that a
little nation has as much right to start
a war as a big nation. And the sad
thing about It Is, they're right-Hafley
Qda.) News-Miner.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

Men are in receptive mood when
they want public office, and often in
a deceptive one after they get it.
yernai (Utah) Express.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

Teacher-"Henry if you had three
apples and some one gave you five
more, what would you have?" Hen
ry-I guess I'd have a pain in my
stomach."-Topics of the Day Films.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08
Got Skin Disease i?
Purify Your Blood

A great part Of the maddening
and Notifying skin troubles that
plague humanity are due solely to
disorders of the blood. Relief from
these can be had only by removing
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

II, "heil you hear man say he feels
b." Inv 'hree year old, ask him whether
s a. means horse or fiivver.- Smith.
neld (ut) Journal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

Don't wait until fellow has pass
ed in the final checks to hand him a
bouquet of fiowers-nOt oniOns.-
KiuhArly Qda.) Tribune.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

The woman who is continually lee
turing her husband either considers
him fool or else she's forgotten that
word to the wise is sulftcent.-Hazel-
ton Qda.) News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

~, AS'es to ashes, dust to dut; II
me mule don't get you, cocaine must.
hilford Ida.) News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

Admiral Sims may only have been
joking but what about DENLY? If the
secretary listens to some of the home
folks he may pun the Joker off the
deck-Twin Fails Qda.9 Times.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

get right after the blood itself
S.S.S., the famous old herb rem
edy, has helped enrich the blood of
thousands, and relieved their Itch
ing skin torture, during the last
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

from your blood stream
the impurities that cause
the itching.
For this you must take
an internal blood remedy.
Outside applications have
no effect on the cause of
the torture. Their relief
is shortlived. You must
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

From the general msistence that
nobody is making money these days,
we gather that people are making and
selling goods for the sheer joy of it
HALEY Qda.) News-Miner.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

One of the greatest faults of the
average cook book Is that it never
tells you how to keep a cook.-MOun-
tain Home Uda.) Republican.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

fifty years.
Get SIS. from your
druggist today, and after
starting with it write us
a history of your case,
addressing Chief Medical
Advisor, 1877 Swift Lab
oratory, Atlanta, Geor~
pia.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

The days now begin TO get shorter
again, but at that it will be some time
before the resumption of the we'll
known query, as it cold enough for
you?"-Butte Qda0 Miner.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

Canadian says he has liquid that
will make man tell all his secrets.
We had the same kind of liquid in this
country until they voted it 4ut.-Hazel-
ton (Ida.) News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

Wheat and hogs may be lower than
at any time in recent years, but I'M
fortunately, the ultimate consumer
can not eat wheat or hOgs.-Wilder
Qda.) Herald.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

We're not mentioning names, but We
believe that more than one man would
lose his job if his wife vas mind
reader.-Smithfiel (Ut.I Sentinel.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

And whatever else they may de- at
certain times, other countries alr'ays
are wise enough not to want TO Itag
Onize Uncle Sam.-Butte CfOnt.l
Miner.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-08

1t seems fitting to say that. instead
Of being something brand new, tariff
scrapping in congress Is merely the
usual.-Idaho Falls Uda.) Times.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
AnnOl ncementS
For City Offices
FOR MAYOR
To the Citizens of Fitzgerald:

Recognizing the importance of the
changes made through the addition
of the Women voters for the election
of officers of the city, and appreci-
ating fully their laudable aim to help
to make Fitzgerald a~bigger and better
city in conjunction with the former
voters of the city, have consented to
become candidate for Mayor at the
solicitation of numerous friends
among the men and women of the city.
who have the welfare of the commun-
ity at heart.
Should the voters honor me with
this office, it shall be my purpose to
administer the affairs of the city in the
interest of all of the people, without
prejudice or favor, to the end that
the moral and material welfare of the
city may be properly advanced with
due regard to the tax burden from
which the taxpayers are entitled to
reasonable relief. 1t shall be my aim
to enforce rigidly all ordinances lead
ing to higher morality and to the pro-
lection of life and property.
Assuring you of my fullest appre-
citation of your careful consideration
of my candidacy, l am,
Drew w. Paulk.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
, OPEN NOSTRILS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH !
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.

Count fifty! Your cold in mead or
catarrah disappears. Your clogged
nostrils will open, the air passages Of
your head will clear and you can
breathe freely. No more snufflng,
hawking mucous discharge, dryness
or headache, no struggling for breath
at night
Get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your Druggist and apply
little of this fragrant antiseptic
cream in your nostrils. 1t penetratcs
through every air passage of the head,
soothing and healing the swollen or
inflamed mucous membrane, giving
you instant relief. Head colds and
catarrh yield like magic Don't stay
stuffed up and miserable. Relief is
sure.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
Our Fortunes"

What we call our fortunes, good or
III. are but the wise dealings and dis
tributlons Of wisdom higher. and a
Kindness greater than our own. sup
pose that their meaning Is we should
learn, by all the uncertainties of our
life, even the smallest. how to be
brave and steady and temperate and
hopeful, whatever comes, because we
believe that behind II all there lies a
purpose of good. and over II all there
watches a providence Of blessing
Henry van Dyke.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
Cupid's "Shan,~

a honeymoon down coal-pit sounds
DIT weird and dark: but that, at
least. was the first trip made by
bride and bridegroom after the church
ceremony. The bridegroom was a
coal-pit manager, and his new wife
had never been down cOal-pit. or
even seen one, till the wedding day.
AT her own request they went from
the church, donned suitable attire.
stepped into the cage, and were taken
to the bottom of the shaft. where
they had rOusing reception from
miners armed with pick and shovel.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
Supply of Ostrich Feathers.

In 1914 there were 100000 ostrich
es in South Africa. These are now
reduced to 100000. Germany and Aus
tria are still out of the market for
feathers. England is taking a few
and they are too costly for France.
The ostrich feather business of the
world is now in the hands of about
six men, with headquarters in Lon
don. They hold from $90OO,OOO to
$10,000,000 worth of ostrich feathers.
in normal times the worlds supply
for a year. The United States being
practically the only market for the
feathers. this country has the say as
to the price, and is giving from 500
to 500 pound. when in an active
market they should bring from $16O
to 5000.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
Mesopttamia's Old GIorles.

NehuchadnpZZar's vast irrigation
system. which once watered all Baby.
lOnia, can still be easily traced for
miles about Bagdad One giant canal.
the Narawan. runs parallel with the
Tigris for nearly 300 miles; It Is $50
feet wide. and all about II tho takeOtf
and lateraIs may still he identified.
HerodOius satd he found a "fOrest of
verdure from end to end" when he Wis.,
tied MesopotamIa. National Geo
graphic Society Bulletin.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
United States Bad Lands.

This Is the translation of "Mauvaises
Terres." the term used by the French
Canadian trappers to describe these
regions of unconsolidated rocks that
nave been extensively eroded Bad
lands occur on arid plateaus formed by
horizontal strata of loosely cemented
sands and gravels. The best examples
of such regions are found IN the upper
portion Of the Missouri drainage basin.
In the vicinity Of the Black hills. Some
are to be found also In Colorado. Arr.
IONA. New Mexico and Texa&
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
Where We Get Pineapples.

Singapore was formerly the chief
source of the worlds supply of pine
mainly from the West lndies-Pspe-
cially from Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Rahnmas-and our supply of canned
fruit from Hawaii The first attempt
10 grow the pineapple In the United
States was made at St Augustine In
1880 Florida however. can never
hope to compete with her more favored
rivals In this industry.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04

One of the most novel craft encoun-
erred on the Nile is the grain boat. 1t
Is fashioned of willows and grass, and
Is propelled by two men who sit in
the stern and WELD a pair of oars or
paddles Occasionally a sail is hoIsted.
These boats are capable of carrying
three to four hundredweights of ce-
reals, and are the chief means by
which the wheat is carried from Khar.
'oum TO Omdurman
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
Invention of Electric Light.

The credit for the basic discovery
OF the electric light is probably due to
Sir Humphry Davy, who in 1910 OBJ
served the electric arc and produced
tncandescence of fine platinum wire
In connection with his experiments
with a 2OOO-cell battery. In 1862 an
arc lamp was installed In the light
house at Dungeness, in 1879 the Edison
incandescent lamp was exhibited. and
in 1882 the Pearl street Edison station
In New York was put in service.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
Millions Truin0

"MilliOns of people," we quote from
the motion-picture advertising, "can
write stories and photOplays and don't
know It." we have no wish to quarrel
with the assertion. We merely suggest
that those responsible for the motion
pictures get hold of some Of them.
our contention being that those now
writing for the motion picture drama
cannot do it.-Philadelphia Public
ledSpr
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
About
Batteries

Q.-Is there really any difference
in batteries?
Ayes, but there are really only
two kinds of batteries. Those with
wood seperators and those with
Threaded Rubber Insulation.
Q-Is Threaded Rubber Insulation
the only feature\that puts the~Willard
Threaded Rubber Battery ahead of
ordinary automobile battery?
A.-By no means. The Willard
Threaded Rubber Battery has all
the improvements that have grown
out of Wizards years of specializa-
ton in building starting lighting and
ignition batteries. Ask US about it.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1921-03-04
Voth.er~
Give Sick. Bilious Child
"CaIifornia Fig Syrup"

"ralifornia Syrup of Figs" rs the
best laxative physic" to give to a
sick. feverish child who IS bilious or
constipated. Directions tHr babies and
children on bottle. Whey love its
fruity taste, Beware. Say "Califor-
MIA" or you may not get the genu-
inc recommended by physicians for
over thirty years. Don't risk injur-
ing your child's tender stomach, liver
and bowels by accepting an imitation
fig syrup. Insist upon California"
ADV.