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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
WASHINGTON's FOREST FIRES
State Forester Issues 1912 Report of
Work and Expenses of His
Department.

Department.
Olympia.-In his report to the state
board of commissioners j. r. Welty, |
the state forester and fire warden,
shows that if the $4,000 appropriated |
for the years 1911 and 1912, $34,9S4 |
was used the first year and $23,770 the |
second, leaving an unexpended balance
of $16,355. The fact that the expenses
in 1912 were materially less than those
in 1911 is due in large part to the I'M
usual weather last summer. There
were some bad fires in May, but June,
July and August succession of light
showers dissipated any fear Of further
loss. In this period many slashings
were burned under the supervision of
the fire wardens and rangers.
The state employed fire wardens in
% counties, the eastern ones being
Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens and Spo-
kane. In the summer months when
the rain had left the forests damp,
making it possible to burn out the
slashings without doing damage to the
standing timber, there were 7048 per-
missions given for the burning of
slashings, and, including cut-over
lands, s41,56S acres were cleared in
this way. This burning was not con-
Quoted without accidents, however, and
unintentonal fires ran over 70,172
acres additional.
10,25O Acres Lost.
There were 1O,25O acres of timber
lost by fire last year, part of which
was merchantable and part of which
would have been later
There were no arrests for violation
of the forest laws in the eastern coun-
ties, where there were fire wardens
and rangers, but in the western coun-
ties more than 1926 was taken in fines
for offenses of all sorts.
Last spring the state board of forest
commissioners made an application for
the cooperation of the federal authori-
ties under the Weeks law and asked
that the sum of $4,000 be allotted to
this state. The application was al
lowed and 33 additional patrol men
were employed at a cost of s221S.
The state forest fire service has also
ICOOpSIdISu Will Ilc w douluStOu Il VI
est Fire association and the territory
to be protected has been apportioned
between the state and the association
employees so that the patrol is not du
plicated.
Can Be Prevented
In answer to the question, "Can for
est fires be prevented" Mr.. Welty re
plies that in large part they can. They
may at least be reduced to a minimum
by the removal of all inflammable ma
terial on cut-over lands and along the
borders of standing green timber
Fires do not start in green timber bu
always in the mass of dry timber
refuse allowed to remain on cut-ovel
tracts.
During the last year 533, 440, 1926 pas
sengers were carried by the Londol
council trans.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE---16O A. NEAR WINCHESTER.
Grant Co., Wash; so a. cult; r. house, stable.
outbldgs., 20 fruit trees, ETC.; less than market
value. +. j. Primmer, Winchester Wash.
FOR SALE---WELL PAYING RESTAURANT
in this thriving town. 2 story bldg good lease
price, $3.50. Julia Turner Cashmere Wash, Box 128
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
The Recreant.

There was a Kansas City man pres
ent who could make affidavit to this
story, but he won't. 1t happened
not so long ago, and just why the
Kansas City man found himself in
the little Missouri town that had gone
dry by one vote and was about to
close its single saloon Is neither here
nor there. He was there. all right,
and he declares that the following is
a true account Of what happened:
The Kansas City man, the town
marshal and one other were walking
up the main street when the Kansas
City man was suddenly seized with a
thirst.
I'll show you the way to the
saloon, but I won't go with you"
said the marshal.
There's a bunch over there la
menting the fact that the towns
going dry and I don't want to have to
make any pinches until I get a new
paddock for the calaboose door,"
Within the saloon there was an air
of mingled sadness and hilarity.
Six of the brawniest "wets" were in
possession and the liquor was flowing
fast The Kansas City man and his
friend accepted a general invitation.
Just then the town drunk came in.
where in thunder have you
been?" demanded the largest Of the
men before the bar.
"Fishin." replied the town drunk,
list fishin."
Where were you day before yes
terday when all this dry votin' was
goin' on?"
The town disgrace hung his head.
"Fishin," he said sullenly. why,
I was jist fishin."
list fishin. were you?" demanded
all six men at once. "Jist fishin,
and this town going dry by one vote.
You might have tied that vote and
you were fishin'"
Suddenly, declares the Kansas City
man, there was an eruption Of arms
and legs and the town drunk became
the center of a tornado-like mass Of
humanity. Finally he managed to
roll through the door and took to his
heels.
"Fishin'!" scornfully exclaimed
that biggest man. Him fishin'
when the town was goin' dry!"-
Kansas City Journal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
wee could be seen here and there, but
nearly all Of it was submerged.
Gloomy Trees In Water.

wee could be seen here and there, but
nearly all Of it was submerged.
Gloomy Trees In Water.
1.-The trees have put on a green fol-
iage since the water has poured in,
and the woods look bright and fresh,
but this pleasant aspect to the eye Is
neutralized by the interminable waste
Of water. We pass mile after mile,
and it Is nothing but trees standing
up to their branches in water. A
water-turkey now and again rises and
flies ahead into the long avenue of
silence. A pirogue sometimes fits
from the bushes on its way out to the
Mississippi, but the sad-faced pad
dlers never turn their heads to look
at our boat. The puffings Of the boat
is music in this gloom, which affects
one most curiously. 1t is not the
gloom Of deep forests or dark cav
erns, but a peculiar kind of solemn
silence and impressive awe that holds
one to its recognition. We passed
two negro families on a raft tied up
in the willows this morning. They
were evidently of a well-to-do class, as
they had a supply Of meal and three
or four hogs with them. Their RATS
were about twenty feet square, and
in front of an improvised shelter
earth had been placed on which they
built their fire Thursday a
number were taken out Of trees and
off cabin roofs, many yet remaining.
lone does not appreciate the sight
of earth until he has travelled through
a flood. At sea one does not expect
to look for it, but here, with fiutter-
ing leaves, shadowy forest aisles,
housetops barely visible, 1t is expect
ed. A graveyard, If the mounds were
above water, would be appreciated.
The river here Is known only because
there is an opening in the trees. and
that is all. 1t Is in width, from Fort
Adams on the left bank on the Mis-
sissippi to the bank Of Rapides par
ish, a distance Of about sixty miles.
This then is the gloom Of the wa
ter which comes up and noods the nat
lands. The story Of suffering and loss
is told in figures Of millions Of dol
lars, but that scarcely gets to the
heart of it. The negro squatters and
small farmers in outlying districts,
who must save everything by them
selves, see nearly all they have car
ried away, and must wait for the wa
ters to recede to start again, handi-
capped for years. After the waters
come the pestilential mud and the
evidences of death. The buzzards
wheeling continually above the will
low trees in the bottoms tell much Of
the story of what the Mississippi has
done in its flood tide"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
THE WOMAN PAST FIFTY.
Men Who Say Her Greatest lntellee
x,,.I N~o,.,&L Hon,ae Than

Men Who Say Her Greatest Intellee-
tuaI Growth Comes Then.
Careful studies Of the histories of
men and women, their growth and
development, extending over long
period Of years, reveal some facts not
recognized in the literature of the
day, writes a physician in the Dietetic
and Hygienic Gazette. A man and
woman, both college graduates, mar
ried at the age Of 25 years. They
both possessed culture and training
above the average and were in ex-
cellent health.
During the first twenty-five years
of their married life he attained great
eminence and did fine intellectual
work. Then he became mental in
valid and remained at standstill,
without any special cause. During
this time his wife had given all her
attention and time to the care and
education Of her children and domes-
tic duties, and while regarded as a
very strong woman seemed not to
have risen above the level Of her sur
roundings.
Then suddenly she realized her
husbands decline and entered into the
work which he was engaged In and
showed rare intellectual vigor and
power, and in a very short time at
tanned a reputation. This continued
until her death. Her husband, in the
meantime, failed to keep up his pre-
vious reputation and gradually de-
clined, although he was not in Ill
health. His intellectual work was
over, but hers began where he stop
ped and went on to great heights.
Thus in almost every community
there are women not recognized as
anything more than the average In
intellectual attainments and wisdom,
who suddenly, after so years Of age,
broaden out into strong, vigorous
thinkers and become great powers In
the community.
Joseph Cook said: "The most intel
lectual audiences I have ever ad-
dressed were women past so years Of
age. I have found them most appre-
ciative and critical, and when I have
asked for questions to bring out fur
ther explanations Of the subject their
wisdom has astonished me, as we'll as
their clearness Of knowledge and
breadth Of judgment"
The late Frof. Shaler affirmed that.
all things being equal and with de-
gree of average health, the real intel
lectual growth Of women is more
rapid after so years Of age and from
then on to 20 than in men.
Usually men at about so years OF
age begin to decline in productive,
literary or constructive work. The
rest of life is spent in gathering up
and perfecting work that has been
outlined before. In women it Is just
the opposite. Many men who live ra-
tionally and carefully exhibit no halt
in intellectual growth until after 20.
The best work of life Is done in the
last fifteen or twenty years.
In women it may be stated as a
rule, that their highest attainments
begin and go on after so. The term
grand old man" should more liter
ally include the woman, who is the
best illustration of all that is broad
and strong
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
Arabs United People.
MEN OF WONDERFUL MEMORY
MacauIay Knew "Paradise Lost" Back
ward and Frontward.

ward and FrontWaro.
Rabbis have been known who could
repeat the whole Of the Hebrew
Scriptures word for word. A French
marquis made a handbook Of France
from memory, in which he described
every principal chateau in the king
dom. Cardinal MeZZefanti, that
monster Of languages" as Byron
called him, could give offhand the
contents of entire dictionaries and
grammars.
A Roman priest used to amuse his
friends by a extraordinary feat OF
memory. Allowing them to designate
any line of an Italian poet, he would
begin with that line and recite hun
dred lines, either backward or for
ward, according to the wish of his lis
teners.
Experienced librarians will carry In
their heads q list Of titles Of books
with the names of the authors and
even the proper number of the books
and their places on the shelves, to
an extent astonishing to the ordinary
reader. Long practice gives this ac-
complishment. but 1t is Of course the
sooner attained when the person pos
sesses naturally retentlve memory
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
Governor tioodrosO eZ,dSon
Endorsed For The Presidency by South Carolina
State Convention

Well, in supporting q successful
Italian advance I have hitherto only
spoken of the coast region. Save for
a littoral fringe Of oases between Zou-
ara and Tripoli, this district Is about
as fertile as a stoneyard; and the val
ue of the alleged phosphate mines in
the neighborhood Of laval is exceed
ingly problematical. BY driving the
present inhabitants out Of it, at a
great cost, as have said, Italy might
gain possession Of this region. But II
S!a cost her more to keep 1t than to
win it.
South of this coast strip lie the noun
tains. The Arabs, If unable to hold
the coast and plainland, will fall back
on Gharlen and Yefreen, mountain
strongholds from which It would be
next to impossible to dislodge them.
Could Hold Passes.
The first Of the two mountain pass
es that lead to Gharien alone could
literally be held by 100 men against
1000. Even without the mountain
batteries already stationed there, Cha
rien is practically impregnable,. nat,
ural fortress. q,
What will the people Of Italy say
If thev gain a foothold In the desert
only to find that If they mean to hold
1t they must sweep the mountains of
nest after nest of armed and organ
lied raiders? In such q case the
Arabs intend to make their home In
the mountains and descend at will to
harry the plains.
Imagine what 1t would cost the
British taxpayer II Wales and Scot
land still were peopled by warlike
freebooters, whose favorite amuse-
ment was raIding the border country
and retreating to the hills whenever a
superior army was brought into the
field against them.
England would have either to exter-
inmate those people or to maintain
armies constantly in state Of war on
her borders. Think Of the cost Of pro-
tecting the Indian northwest frontier;
the bills for the little wars" England
has to wage against single tribes, such
as the Afridis.
The prospect before Italy Is worse,
for Italian troops are not accustomed
to desert and mountain warfare, as
England's Indian veterans are. In
deed, / do not hesitate to say that
they show no aptitude for war Of any
kind whatever.
Arabs United People.
Further, they are matched against
people united in arms and led by
clever men. The chief leaders of the
Tripolitan Arabs are educated men Of
the new type.
The war began in October last year.
Since then the continued success Of
the Italian arms has given the Italian
army possession of one town and two
villages and the Italian soldiers have
not yet advanced into the desert be-
yond the range Of their great naval
guns. Gain Zara is their one inland
land position, and is perhaps six miles
from the seashore).
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

Dignity Of the Law.-"Now." said
the lawyer who was conducting the
ross-examination, II will ask you
whether you have ever been in jail. -
II have not" replied the witness.
Have you ever been indicted by a
grand jury?"
NO"
Have you ever been arrested?"
mo"
Have you ever run away with an
other mans wife,"
II never have"
Have you ever cheated anybody
in a horse trade?"
II never have had a horse"
"AhI You are evading my question.
I thought we should find you out
sooner or later. You are excused"
Chicago Record Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

Paid to Be Boss-"There's certain
politician gallavantin' around the
country just now" said a dyed-in-
the-wool Taft man at the custom
house. "who reminds me Of an old
negro who used to work for my
father. He's bound to be boss
"Old Ike was given a job one day
by father cutting UP some wood in
the back yard. Dad gave Ike quar-
ter to do 1t. Later in the day he
went out and found the old negro
sitting on a stick and directing the
work of another black. who was in
dustriously cutting and saving.
why. Ike" remarked dad didn't
] pay you to do this work.
"Yassuh. boss, yo' sho' did
well, why aren't you doing 1t"
II Civ dis niger 35 cents to do It,.
'Thirty-five cents? Why so
much?' asked father.
well, boss, it's dis a way: I reckon
it's wuf 10 cents ter be boss once In
while. louisville Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17

Who Started lt.-A little fellow who
had just felt the hard side Of the slip
per turned to his mother for consol-
alton.
Mother" he asked, did grandpa
thrash father when he was a little
boy?"
Yes" answered his mother, i'm
pressivly.
"And did his father thrash him
when he was little?"
YES"
"And did his father thrash him?"
Yes"
A pause.
"Well, who started this thing any
?"-McCalrs Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-17
The lowlands In Flood.

For those people who dwell always
within sight Of hill or a rise of
ground, the terribleness Of the flood
waters in fiat lands is hard to un-
derstand. After the levees have been
broken, the waters spread over thou
sands and thousands Of acres. and
RATS are the only refuge Of the peo-
pie and their stock. The suffering in
the towns is great, but 1t is in the. in
undated lowlands away from the
towns on the plantations, that one
finds the real tragedies.
The picture of the lower Mississip-
pi in flood time, and the desolation
Of the inundated flats. has rarely been
better done anywhere. 1t was writ
ten by one who was on a dispatch
boat in the great foundations Of 1882.
Ascending on the left, flood was
pouring in through and over the le-
wees on the Chandler plantation. the
most northern point in Point Coupee
parish. The water completely COW
cred the place. although the levees
had given way. but short time be-
fore. The stock had been gathered
in a large flatboat, where. without
food, as we passed. the animals were
huddled together waiting for boat
to tow them off. On the right-hand
side Of the river is Turnbull's Island,
and on it is a plantation which for
merly was pronounced one of the
most fertile in the state. The water
has hitherto allowed 1t to go scot free
in usual floods, but now broad sheets
Of water told us only where fields
were. The top of the protective le-
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
Arizona Produces $44,O00,OO0
In Minerals

The chief mineral products of
Arizona is copper, in the mining
of which, according to the United
States Geological Survey, the new
State ranks first among the Uni
ted States. 1t ranks sixth in the
production of silver and seventh
in the production of gold. These
three metals constitute SO per
cent of the total production of the
State, which amounted to $43, :
483, 912 in 1910 and $44, 104, 731
in 1911. The value of the copper
product alone represents 86 per
cent of the total output.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
The M. E. Church


Third St., between Winslow and
Berry Sts., invites you to attend
its services, which are as follows:
Sunday School at 1000 a. m. {:
Morning worship at II. Epworth
League, Z p. M; Evening wor-
ship, 8 p. m.; Mid-week Prayer
and Praise Service, Wednesday,
8 pm.
Methodist church topics for
Sunday; Morning subject, How
Much Owest Thou?" Evening,
THE Water of Life for All. "
CARL NJ. ROSS, Pastor,
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
LOCAL TALENT
OPERETTA DEC. 20

The Operetta Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs' at the Win
slow Opera House, Dec. 20. 1912,
given by the children Of the Sixth
and seventh grades, assisted by
Miss Ora Brake, Mr.. C. E. Mack
ley and Mr.. Calhoun.
Snow White was the little girl
with skin white as snow and lips
as red as blood, whom her wicked
stepmother, Queen Brangomar,
sent off into the deep wood to be
murdered because the queen was
jealous of her beauty. The chief
huntsman couldn't bring himself
to do it, although he pretended
that he had, and Snow White
went to live with the seven
dwarfs, to make their beds and
keep house. How the wicked
queen found out that Snow White
was not dead and came in dis
guise and tried to kill her with
the poisoned girdle and then
would have succeeded but for
the faithful dwarfs, what the
magic mirror said and how the
Prince found Snow White and
married her is all set forth de-
lightfully, in the Operetta.
The proceeds are to be used
for pictures for the two rooms.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
Basket Ball League

Last Friday the second series
of games for the championship of
Winslow began a 8 p. m. in the
Front st. Opera House. H. S.
and Santa Fe lined up first and
at the beginning it looked like a
close game but it soon became
evident that Santa Fe was still
lacking a couple of good forwards
for despite the good guarding of
the Santa Fe guards it seems i'm
possible for them to cage the ball
L. Parke made several good field
goals during both halves for H.
S, Weber and Sampson, also did
some good guarding, Drumm
playing his usual good game.
Smith Capt. of the Santa Fe is
probably the best guard in the
league but was handicapped by
being in an unfamiliar position.
The game ended with series of
fowls thrown by ]. Marley. Score
40-13 in favor of H. S.
The second game between the
FL. s. Reds and H. S. Black was
close and exciting. The score
shifted back and forth but at
the end of the second half it was
seen that the Reds capt. Ella
Dadey were in the lead 10-11.
This makes one game apiece for
boths teams.
Tne final game of the evening
was fast and good basketball was
played during the entire game.
The Navajo'es started out like
winners but did not show their
usual form when under City's
basket. They missed many goals
that, if thrown, would have made
the game much closer. Hebert
played the best game for City, as
he was able at all times to get
far in the lead of his guard. Vim
cent Gagged several difficult goals
from the field. Fogarty City cen
ter helps team work greatly by
his ability in getting the ball on
nearly every jump off. The Nav
ajo forwards did good work but
their guards did not cover City
forwards as closely as they did
in lasts weeks game. Score 41-25.
Ladies' don't forget the H. H,
Smith Co., for christmas goods.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
NOTICE

Mr.. George Keyes, Jr. will
henceforth make collections for
Mrs. Cath. Hicks.
Father Connolly
There will be a danee at the
Electric theatre Saturday, Dec.
Il. Music will be furnished by
the Quality Four orchestra,
Everybody cordially invited.
Tickets, $1.00. Ladies free.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Average attendance for the
past week was 4l0. Many are
absent on account Of sickness.
Visitors are always welcome
and we suggest that the easiest
way to effect changes is by
kindly criticism. We vii gladly
welcome suggestions at all times.