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TEN MINUTES I'm
LAND OF STORIES

their weakaned state-down like
poor horses under a load.
They had tried to break it, but
had no tools. 1t seemed to have
cast enmity upon them-formerly
inseparable companions they
looked at one another askance.
This meant fortune, even if
shared. But each hated the other
and coveted his portion. That night,
mass, which scintillated in the pure
moonbeams, Bill Crawford schemed
to posses it. 1t was his. He had
, first sighted it.
Quietly he arose and looked down
at his sleeping companion Then,
from its sheath he drew his hunting
knife. And he crept toward him,
softly. He drew the knife through
his fingers, poised it for a mo-
ment-
Suddenly he realized that Walt
was no longer in his sleeping bag.
He looked around in bewilderment.
A shadow seemed to move among
the dark pines by the river bank.
Then bullet whizzed past his
head, and he saw his comrade
standing amid cloud of acrid re-
volver smoke.
With bound he was upon him.
Walt fired again. He missed; and
now the elder man was upon him,
the knife appraised, and Walt was
gripping him by the arm and throat
The revolver lay, still smoking,
upon the ground. Now it was a
fight for the knife. They rolled
their fingers bleeding from the
keen edge of the blade, but needless
of the pain. At last, upon the verge
of the bank, Walt got the upper
hand He wrenched the knife from
his partners grip, and reaching
backward for his aim, stumbled
over a root, and the two rolled,
locked each others embrace,
upon the half melted ice Of the Yu-
kon. bringing down their tent and
it's equipment with them.
Even as they struggled under the
weight of the canvas they heard the
ice give. A pool of dark water
opened in their midst: they released
each other and caught desperately
at the floes to save themselves.
Suddenly Bill Crawford saw Waits
eyes fixed in horror upon the op-
posite edge.
The gold boulder, freed by sud
den caving in of the bank, rolled
down the declivity, struck the ice.
SKINNED the surfoce one instant,
and plunged into the open water.
Drenched to the skin. helplessly
clinging to a foe, the men had no
further heart for fight. With the
disappearance Of the gold the en-
nifty seemed to shrivel up within
their hearts. They looked at one
another silently. Then Bill
stretched out his hand. The other
grasped it silently.
Fool luck" he said.
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FOOLS LUCK.
BY Harold Carter.

oy HdFoto NdTtcF.
Two men, limping painfully
along the icy river bed, paused be-
fore a hoard nailed to tree on
which was scrawled: Forty Miles
to Broken Canoe" They set their
bundles down and looked at each
other. The younger's burden
seemed of terrific weight. for he
could scarcely raise it from his
shoulder.
Forty miles to the next grub
stake-and DOING two mile all
hour" the elder growled. Cant
you do better, Waltz
How did you do when you
tilted it, Bill?" returned his part
ner.
Open it and let's see the darned
thing cried the elder. The other
opened his bundle. and reaching in
with both arms, exposed to view a
boulder of pure gold.
For six months they had toiled in
the Alaskan gold fields. eking out
the barest subsistence with a few
weekly ounces of dust. All round
them were making rich strikes.
Fools" they called the two, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-22

BY WILLIAM E. sMYTHE.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. 22.-J. M.
Mills, now Sc years of age, was,
for a long time, cashier of a large
commission house at South Omaha,
Neb., usually handling $4,000 a
day. Now he is cultivating one
acre of land in Tia Juana valley
Cal, and declares he prefers the
new occupation to the old because,
as he puts it: 81 like to think for
myself-a little"
When | came here a year ago."
he went on, Il bought three acres
and thought that was getting down
to a pretty small proposition.
find by experience that one acre is
enough to keep me busy in this eli
mate where every day in the year
is harvest day, and that | can make
it yield a comfortable living. No
rent to pay, vegetables, fruit, poul-
try and eggs for our consumption
and surplus of things to sell for
cash-mostly from the poultry yard
and winter garden-solve the prob
lem" He went on to speak of
other things, but that is the story
| want to tell.
Mr.. Mills is but one of colony
of $50 Little Landers who are dem
onstrating the truth of Bolton
Halls proposition that "a little land
an da living surely is better than
desperate struggle and wealth pos
sibly"
Many of them have been farm
ers heretofore, while others were
small merchants, mechanics, &C
countants, teachers, and one a col
lege professor who has recently
brought out a new work on philos-
ophy. They are good average edu-
Gated middle-class Americans, all
native born except three English
men, and a Scotchman. About one
third are from different parts of
kCalifornia and the others are from
vermont, Massachusetts,, New
York, Ohio. Illinois, Wisconsin,
Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, Iowa.
North Dakota, Texas Oregon and
Arizona.
Less than two years ago they
bought about 500 acres of land in
Tia Juana valley. six miles back
from the ocean. Their flag marks
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n an Hecns orsfr
to k iIt clouds of keand flame
hereafter Tbep 1t
dg gudI f fire
t f ne
Gould tth
O they and hundreds fhomewo b from
in gGrsdm ingHe po
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O. o fire
mex season
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plan has thus far returned rs per
cent Of the retail price to the pro-
Queer, result more than twice
as good as that obtained by COM
mission methods.
The social life is charming. 1t
finds its center in the rustic club
house, where there is a noble CHM
ney and fireplace, a library of sew
eralhundred volumes, and a little
hall which serves for cshurch on
Sunday, for colony meetings where
current events, intensive cultiva-
ton and other topics are discussed.
and for various entertainments.
San Ysidro's best exhibit is its peo-
pie, and they are seen to best ad-
vantage assembled in their club
house with their devoted president
George P. Hall, cheering them on
their way.
The San Ysidro idea is to find
contentment and independence by
means of the loving care of a little
land and intimate association with
many good neighbors. There is no
communism, but good deal of CO.
operation. Call 1t social individ-
ualism," says Prof. Bawden, and he
speaks of "the intangible values we
are trying to create" Each in
dividual owns his own property,
and fights his own battle, but his
individuality is highly socialized.
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the extreme southwestern settle
ment in the United States, for
across a narrow valley lie the hills
of Mexico and the struggling from
tier town of Tia Juana.
The Little Landers named their
home San Ysidro. In order to real
lie the best social advantages they
brought their homes together ina
village center, on lots 50x140 feet,
mostly fronting parks. The rest
of the land was laid out in acre
lots surrounding the village on
every side Water for irrigation is
obtained from wells and pumps in
the valley and distributed by means
of reservoirs and pipes to each not
and acre.
1t Is intended that each family
shall own so much land as they
can bring under the highest cult
walton without hiring help. The
average is two and quarter acres.
The largest holding is seven acres,
the smallest one-quarter of an acre.
But two-thirds of the settlers own
only the standard holding, con
sisting of a lot in the village, and
an adjoining or nearby acre, either
on the frostless mesa, stretching
down from the foothills, or in the
rich bottom land in the valley.
Most of the houses are of very
humble kind, costing on an aver
age $2S5, a sum for which a two
or three room cottage of boards
and batten may be built. Nothing
more is required to shut out the
weather, even if it were not usual
ly so fine that no one cares to
shut it out. Even tents do nicely
to start when supplied with floors,
windows, doors and shingled roofs.
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OBSERVATIONS

THE fellow who shot Mayor Gaynor always supported
the party and when it would longer support him, de-
cded to kill much Of it he could. That's politics.
THAT Texas convention called Senator Bailey ''the
machess statesman" Really oil and matches don't go
well together but maybe that's not what the convention
meant
THE investigation started by Senator Gore may not
show that anyone brbed but is disclosing the finest
galaxy of liars that we've trotted out between
sessions of congress-
ROCKEFELLER, arrested for fast motoring, smiled
and said he desires above all things to obey the law But
the police judge could knock that smile right off John
face by sentence of ten days in Jail instead of $40 fine
John afford two three $40 JOY rides day and still
love the law above all things
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record. He measures GA feet around
the chest, and his bicep measures
5000 feet. He can reach from Oy-
ster Bay to Washington and back.
His record, in part, follows:
Joey" Cannon. X. 0.
''Nels" Aldrich, got decision In
25 rounds from referee Mr.. Com
mon People.
kid Undesirablecit. k. o., two
rounds.
mike. Sugartrust. decision in
six rounds.
Kid Naturfakir, k. o. in one
round
My pick is just now in training
for hard fight with kid" Regu-
lar, which will come off this fall.
but after that he will be at liberty
to handle Johnson.-Rip Tight.
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"A QUARTER ACRE RANCH"

"A YUAN EN- AShE INAANSA1.
BILE beginnings gradually evolve in
to more spacious homes, while the
roses bloom as sweetly for them
as for the mansion.
Among the interesting families is
that of Mrs. d. e. Southwick and
her three daughters who are dem
onstrating that women can make
their way on the little lands"
They are from Ogdensburg, N. Y,
where one of the daughters taught
Greek in the high school. another
manuel training, and the third
served as assistant public librar
ian. Now all devote themselves to
the poultry. They have become ex-
perts and enjoy the life immense
ly. Rev. Josiah Poeton from John
son, VT, combines little landing"
on week days with Sunday preach
ing.
Ohio is represented by Prof. H.
Heath Bawden, formerly of the
University of Cincinnati and Vas
sar college. His acre is model
of intensive cultivation, producing
a great variety of vegetables, ber-
ries and fruits. He also keeps
cows and poultry. Among the set
tiers from Massachusetts are l.. e.
Scott of Brockton and DR.. Ernest
Hosmer of Aver. The very small
est landers are w. o. Taylor, with
half an acre, and M. B. Crowell,
with a quarter of an acre. Surely
no large or expensive family could
be supported on such small pieces
of ground, but these men say they
are making both ends meet and
enjoying themselves besides.
Products are sold direct to con-
sumers in San Diego, Ia miles
north. under control of a market
ing board. The wagon goes to
town three times a week. This
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perhaps justly. Bred in the east,
neither had had experience in gold
washing nor knew where to look for
the dust, in the heaped up detrius
of the river beds.
Two days previously they had
abandoned everything-huts, picks.
spades--and started down the road
to winter quarters. now crossing
lie Yukon, now traversing the icy
! aef the majestic river.
howard nightfall, by the
chance. they had come on
~ ~ sader. 1t was one of those
" aiIivial deposits of solid metal
( te sometimes washed out of
0wels OF the mountains by I'M
1Zround streams. The largest
Kget known. the Australian,
Weighs 81 pounds. This must have
weighed close upon so. 1t was for
tune. And 1t weighed them-in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-22
GUESSING CONTEST

Promptly at 6 o'clock the young
marched to their place be-
meath huge -, Miss Lestow
playing Lohengrin's -
The --- wore white chiffon over
white silk for her costume, while
the wore the - -------.
Following the and congrat-
ulatiOns was wedding sup
per. Mr.. Sleiter is and
skillful young paperhanger His
talented young is well
yersed in homework and music,
and a queen that any man might
well feel - to possess.-Battle
Axe, Me-, Record.
FIJI out this coupon write plain
ly with paint brushy, soak it in
Kerosene, and apply a well light
ed match:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-22
BY FRED SCHAEFER.

part turned up the fact that't Mrs.
Meddleheimer had gone down town
to bargain sale. and this gave us
chance. We didn't want to 60 on
the street. but We took good look
over the back fence and saw some
chickens running about Here's
where We cop square meal, |
said. Il could devour one fried.
If she misses it, we've got an alibi.
isn't 1t SOL"
1t was, Goldie decided. So Col
die shared a chicken from Lady
Meddleheimer's yard. Famine was
foiled
This indoor vacation has its
bright side after all.
tContinued.)
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(By three doubIe-streneth leased

10y three doubIe-streneth leased
wires.)
Pawtucket, N. w.. Aug. a.
Mr.. Everett True, returning from
his vacation today, accosted a total
stranger who accidentally stepped
on his corn in crowded street
car.
1t is believed that unless COM
pIications set in Mr.. True will be
able to leave the hospital within
three or four weeks.
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More trouble for me and Goldie
Gumdrop in our living tomb. Hun
ger has us going. We've eaten all
our canned goods and there's moth
ing left but crackers. We face star
walton. Believe me. something
that isn't worth facing on a vaea-
ton at the Thousand islands is
starvation. We have to have some
thing to eat. Goldie is breathing
sedition and threatens to walk
boldly out and go to the grocery,
no matter what Mrs. Meddleheimer
and the other aeighbors learn
about us not having been away.
But some clever scouting ON my
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You xo,, oi1 s nn
6 u e s 49, 60
ahead. Every
body guesses at
this game.
My champions
name is--well,
1t don't matter
what his name
is. He's a writ
err on a New
York publication
and In his day
has had a great
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-08-22
ESPERANTO IN A FLAT

Don't speak of Esperanto. Here's
something worse yet.
The dry goods clerk who is go
ing to marry the girl who lives
across the way from Eddy TORS
house nightly sings ca while the
girl plays 60 the piano. This Is
the way 1t all sounds to Eddy.
Bijalie, ovthsilvry moon
| wan asp-o-on, tn mihon-ey
ilc-r-o-O-n luv'stune.
Honam-o-o-n, kepahinin' n
june,
Yuh silvrybeems, wilbring luvs
dree-m-s;
Observation-Disclosures,
BY thsilvry m-o-orA-n.
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OSCAR AN o'DooLEY

I'm minute Vaudeville.)
oscar: Faith an pwhere ave
yez bin, A'Dooley?
ADooley: Oh ave bin huntfn'.
oscar: Phwat did yez hunt for
A'Dooley: For an wolfe.
oscar: Faith, an did yez bag
anything?
A'Dooley: That OF did. OF bag
ged mi pantz at tn kneeZe.
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TIGHT PICKS MAN
TO WHIP JOHNSON

I have found man who can
whip Jackk Johnson. This is no kid
neither is the pug.
And found him in the most I'M
expected place, too. You could
never guess where. So I'll tell
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THE HOPE OF THE LITTLE LANDS.

From IN the wall the Lander
Of
want
h
H and
OF more OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-23
.MACCABEES HOLD
MEET|N GS HERE
Grand State Rally for the Exem
plification of New Ritual of
Beneficiary Order.

The grand State rally OF the Viz
ginta Order of the Ladies of the Mac
cabees began yesterday afternoon in
with 100 delegates and as many mem
bers of the local hives present, The
Arst meeting was of an initiatory ma
ture. during which a class of forty
candidates were initiated. Delegates
from Norfolk. Portsmouth, Berkeley,
Newport News. Roanoke. Lynchburg
and Alexandria are here.
Last night. beginning at 8 O'CLOCK,
the real business OF the rally was
gone through. when Miss E. NJ. Eng
land. who presided over the meetings.
conducted an exemplication of a new
ritual for the Maccabees. Over 200
Ladies OF the Maccabees were present
and all took part in the ritual
This morning the visiting delegates
will be the guests OF the Richmond
hives in trolley ride about the city.
The parties will go to every portion
OF the city traversed by the street cars.
After the trolley ride refreshments
Will be served. In viev Of the fact
that the rally Is merely for the
sxemplifcation of the new ritual tho
teams from the various hives In the
State will not give exhibition drills.
The meetings are all secret.
The Ladies of the Maccabees Is d
fraternal beneficiary society giving
life protection to women exclusively.
1t has membership of more than
10000 members. and hives represent
ing the order are in almost every
State and Territory in the Union. The
Virginia branches of the order are
particularly well represented and ac-
tive
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-23
women TO MARK
. HISTORIC SITES
Confederate Society Anxious
That They Be Noted by Home
Folk and Strangers.

The Confederate Memorial Literary
Society closed its meetings until au-
tumn, with that of yesterday, at II
A. NJ, in the Confederate Museum.
Mrs Lizzie Cary Daniel presiding.
Others present were Mesdames ]. En-
ders. Robinson. L. r Murray B. a.
Blenner, E. D. Taylor, T. S. Bocock,
D. C. Ellet, p A Fore. j. A, Hodges.
". V. Randolph. j. Taylor Ellyson.
James r. Werth, W. \. Hamlet and
E. E. Moftet. Misses Ellen Jones aud
Lucy Muntord.
The sites committee. to which the
name of Mrs. William Hodges Mann
has been added, with her promise to
was authorized to mark the following
sites:
The wartime home of Vice Presi-
dent Alexander H. stephens. where the
University College of Medicine stood;
Libby Prison, at Twentieth and Cary
Streets; Chimborazo Hospital. the site
Of which Is now occupied by Climb o.
razo Park; Bureau OF Exchange for
Prisoners. on Ninth Street, fronting
Bank. and next to old Mechanics In
stitute: st. Paul's Church. First Bap-
list Church and Woman's College.
which were used as wartime hospi-
tails; Robertson Hospital at Third and
Main Streets. and Seabrook Hospital.
now seabrook Warehouse: also the
residences OF Acknowledgement Cooper.
Third and Grace Streets. now the home
of Mrs. Juntus Morris: of the Confed-
crate Mayor, Joseph Mayo. lI2 South
Third Street, for some years past owned
by Henry Lee Valentine.
The Cavalry Association Of Northern
n ~ I. 1tnt.
used in marking the site OF the house
where General j. e. 3. Stuart died.
The Confederate Memorial Literary
Society has extended an invitation TO
the Virginia Division, United Daugh.
ters OF the Confederacy, for a day in
October next. when the division will
pass through Richmond 10 assemble in
annual convention at Suffolk. Va.
donations received yesterday by tn.
society included two volumes of the
correspondence OF Jonathan Worth,
state Treasurer and Governor OF North
carolina. presented by his daughter.
Mrs E. E. MoHett; the commission OF
y. f. Brown. by his daughter Mrs.
william Brown Stokes. through Mrs.
o. a. Blenner: diary of John r. Merri-
man loaned by his daughter Daisy
Neal Martin. through Mrs Blenner, and
a portrait OF Colonel Elijah V. White,
gwen by his widow and son, throue h
MRS. Sterling Murray. president OF the
houaoun Chapter. u. D. c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-23
WORKING HARD
f OR LICE N Sc
1854 Applicants Face State Board
of Medical Exam
liners,

one hundred and sixty-four appli-
cants to practice medicine faced the
state Board Of Medical Examiners yes
.terday morning In the amphitheatre OF
the Medical College Of Virginia. lclev-
en- negroes are included in the num-
her, and there is one woman applying
for license. Obstetrics and gynecology
were the subjects yesterday morning.
histology and anatomy being taken UP
at IL o'clock, and surgery yesterday
afternoon,
The program OF examinations for to.
day follows:
A. M to ~ Physiology and
embryology.
IL noon to p, M.-Ma,eria mcdica,
therapeutics and toxicology.
[ p, NJ. to p. M,---Hygienc. pro.
ventlve medicine and medical Juris-
prudence.
The examination viii conclude ia,
morrow night at z o'clock. when the
members OF the State Board will take
the papers under ADJUSTMENT II Will
probably be two or three weeks before
announcement ~ made OF the SUCCESS.
full applicants, the list being published
by Secretary Il, s. Martin after core
spondence With the members.
The following members Of the hoard
are in attendance, X, W. Mntron, pres-
ident. Lynchburg; r, s. Martin. secrc.
tary, stuart; Herbert Old Norfolk;
7, Warriner, Brook Hill; O. G.. Wright
Jarrettsi r. B James. Danyille y q
Rennie. Petersburg; II. w, Dew
Lynchpurs; IL M Slaughter, Theology
cal Seminary y, II, Brady, Abingdon
Homoeopathic* members--E g. VIII
liamss, Hot Springs II s, Corey. Rich
| mond tssfs. 'f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-23
News Of South Richmond

left his home. 3O7 Midlothian Pike.
Tuesday afternoon about i o'clock to
go fishing. Since then no trace OF him
has been found. The report to the
effect that the boys body had been
found at 8 o'clock Tuesday night In
the canal on the southside Of the river
was declared TO be unfounded last
night. The last heard of the pickan-
nlnny was learned last night. When
last seen. he was seeking to find his
way home by the car line, but was
headed towards the northside. He was
seen on the streets OF Richmond, but
since that time he has not been found.
The rumor that he had been drowned
is discredited here The boys moth
or Is almost frantic, and has walked
the streets without q rest in the nope
Of clue as to his whereabouts The
police could tell nothing lastnight.
Married at Dnybrenk.
Miss Mary Cousins and JamesWhite-
head, an employe on the Southern
Road, We're married yesterday morn
Ing about 5 O'clock at the home Of
the bride, Tenth and Everett Streets,
Rev, Henry Pfeifrer performing the
ceremony. Owing to the early hour
few persons witnessed the marriage
The couple left Immediately on thS
$3.50 train for bridal trip South.
Wilson,-I<esley.
"A pretty wedding. t Io place las Ia
oaturi Streets. when Miss Susie Kesley
and Frank Wilson were married. The
house was beautifully decorated. and
many friends OF the young couple
were present. Mr., and Mrs, Wilson
left on tho ll,45 train last night for a
Southern trip. hey Will reside In
Sunday School Outing.
Il Are you going with the Stockton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-23
SELLS OLD CHURCH
It. jane. CONGREGATION Preparing to

st. James Congregation Preparing to
Move TO West End.
St James Episcopal Church building.
at the corner of Fifth and Marshall
Streets, has been sold by the trustees
Of the congregation TO Thalhimer
Brothers. for $4,000. through j. a.
Connolly G. Company. Possession is
not to be secured until October i, 1912,
by which time the st. James congre-
cation expects to have erected q mod
ern house of worship in the West End.
The sale is made on the condition that
the old church building be torn down
within one year after date of possess
sion. The purchasers expect to erect
a row of stores fronting on Marshall
and Fifth Streets Ths lot fronts 1888
feet on Fifth Street and runs back 1870
feet on Marshall. The committee on
the sale OF the property is composed
OF James Caskie and James r Gordon.
The trustees are William II. Woodward,
Preston Cooke and S. w. Travers. The
congregation recently purchased a
new lot from Richmond College, a part
OF the campus from which the college
is shortly to move. and II is expected
that a handsome new structure Will
be erected.