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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
i'm PUBLIC UTILITIES
STILL CHANCES FOR PROMOTERS
TO MAKE MONEY.
Municipal Ownership Sentiment Has
Not Seemed to Have Very
Great Vitality.

There are still plenty Of chances
for making money in public utility
enterprises. The wave of municipal
ownership sentiment that passed over
the country several years ago did not
accomplish a great deal in changing
plants from private companies to pub
lie utilities. This is shown by the
government statisticians. A recent
report showed that 80 per cent Of the
electric light and power business in
the United States was in the hands OF
private companies and only 8 per cent
in municipal plants.
The cost of the private plants and
equipments is given as s1.054 O341f5,
while the public plants cost only s42,-
S79,447. This would be only per
cent of the whole investment. There
were 1852 municipal plants. and OF
these 1851 were located in towns OF
less than 5000 population. Seventy
four per cent of the municipal plants
had a capacity of about 200 kilowatts
each, which, of course. is small. or
the s320,O36,1S1 municipal bonds is
Sueu III lJlU only 9IfZOO,OOA was ia
publicly owned gas or electric plants
There are approximately only twenty
five municipal gas plants in the Unit
ed States and one municipal street
railway line.
1t is evident, therefore. that man
or a set Of men VINO want to incor-
porate and ask for a franchise for
some public utility need not be much
concerned by the possibilities Of mu-
nicipal interference and municipal
control.
The present trend Of public opinion
seems to be more toward regulation
Five years ago there we're two states
in which public utility plants were
under the supervision OF commissions.
These were New York and Massachu-
sets. The number of states having
such commissions has grown until now
there are fourteen states where state
bodies have the power to regulate
water, telephone, transportation. gas
and electric service. Twenty-seven
states have commissions having more
or less control of one or more utilities
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
FEAST FOR JAPANESE BOYS
Annual Day Is Made Occasion of
Much Merrymaking-kite Flying
Is Principal 7astime.

In Japan there is an annual feast
day for boys. when each house that is
the proud possessor of male children
hangs out strings Of paper carp.
which. inflated by the breeze, become
most life-like monster fish. It was on
this feast day that we left Yokohama
for Kamakura, once the eastern cap
ital of Japan, now merely a quiet lit
tie seaside Villages AS this was such
an important occasion, the whole
world made holiday; some families
sauntered along the village street in
festive attire, mere man" strutting
conceitedly in front while his dear
little womenkind shuffied along be-
bind. chattering merrily and halfhid-
den under immense umbrellas; others.
again, hurried to the sea shore to fly
their enormous humming kites. from
which the parents appeared to derive
quite as much enjoyment as the chill
dren. The loud hum emitted by the
soaring kite is caused by a piece OF
thin bamboo, which is stretched
tightly across from shoulder to shout
der This taut bamboo filament not
only acts as a Aeolian harp. but
bends the whole kite so that its sur
face is concave instead of being. as
In our kites, plane. The noise.
when some three-score or so OF these
monsters are in the air at the same
time. is deafening. The Jananese kite
has no tail, but is furnished with num-
erous long streamers. Great compe-
titions are held by the owners Of the
kites, and occasionally mimic battle
will be fought in the air. the rival fac
lions endeavoring. by means OF pow
dered glass which has been previously
worked into a definite length OF the
kite strings, to saw through a rivals
string. and so bring the yanquished
kite tumbling ignominicusly to the
Ellen Beadnell in Wide
World.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
Enthusiasm: A Business Asset.

ENTHUSIASM is the greatest bust
ness asset in the world. 1t beats
money and power and influence. Sin
gle-handed the enthusiast convinces
and dominates where the wealth ac-
cumulated by a small army Of work
ers would scarcely raise a tremor of
interest. ENTHUSIASM tramples over
prejudice and opposition, spurns In
action, storms the citadel of its OBJ
ject, and like an avalanche over
whelms and engulfs all obstacles. 1t
is nothing more or less than faith in
action. Faith and initiative rightly
combined remove mountainous bar
riers and achieve the unheard-of and
miraculous. Set the germ of enthusi-
asm afoat in your plant. In your office,
or or your farm; carry 1t in your at
titude and manner; 1t spreads like
contagion and influences every fiber of
your industry before you realize L;
1t begets and inspires efforts you did
not dream of; 1t means increase in
production and decrease in cost; it
means Joy and pleasure and satisfac-
ton to your workers; 1t means life
real and virile; II means spontaneous
bed rock results-the vital things that
pay dividends.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
FINDING WATER IN FOREST
Experienced Huntsman in South Can
Always Secure Cool, Refreshing
Drink from Trees.

In many sections of the forest lands
in the south during the dry season a
man may walk for miles without find
ing a stream Of water or a spring by
which to quench his thirst. II. how
ever, he is an experienced hunter and
woodsman he will not have to drink
water from the stagnant pools in or
der to keep life in his body.
Queer as it may seem. an expert
enced man can hunt for days through
such dry tracts and yet experience
no inconvenience on account OF the
lack of water Nature has provided
a means which is only known to the
initiated Every old huntsman car
ries with him when going on long
hunt small auger. by which he can
secure a refreshing drink and water
to cook with at any moment.
A cottonwood tree or willow Is
the well which the willy huntsman
taps He examines each tree until
he finds one that has what woods
man calls a vein" 1t is simply an
attenuated pTotuberance. By boring
into this vein" a stream Of clear wa
ter will flow out 1t is not sap. but
clear, pure water The huntsmen say
that the water is better than the av-
erage to be had from ordinary wells.
There is no sweetish taste about it.
but it has a strong flavor of sulphur
and is slightly carbonated-
The reason for this phenomenon
cannot easily be explained but that
supply of water can be contained in
a tree is not so surprising The fact
of its flowing is the wonderful feature.
showing that it must be under pres
sure. or, in other words, that there is
more at the source of the supply.
When 1t is considered that the trees
furnish water in the dry season and
that the ground is literally baked. it
is the more remarkable, especially
when the roots of the trees do not
extend to any great depth into the
ground.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
Mince Pie Again.

Just az one day in early spring you
walked down the road and all of sud
den a pranking breeze scampered along
and brought with 1t a Whit of early
blossoms, so did you yesterday walk
down street and suddenly stop and
smile to yourself. For from some IN
seen spot there came to you the teas
ing, tantalizing, spicy odor of hot mince
pie.
There be many ways of knowing
when one season goes out and anoth-
er comes in, but when the aroma Of
hot mince pie gets tangled up with
the rare October atmosphere, then
we know that fall is here and winter
Is getting on it's snowshoes.
Nobody knows who first made
mince pie, nor under what circum-
stances it was invented. 1t has been
claimed that it came to some one in
a dream, but that will not stand rea-
soning. 1t brings it's own dreams.
Whoever got up the first mince pie
was benefactor of humanity, and you
may bet all you like that he or she
did not concoct any measly little old
dried-currant-and-m affair such
as the restaurant waiter skids across
the counter to you. Some people crit
icise mince pie because they never
have eaten the right kind. Anybody
who has tried to eat the thing of paste
board crust and hash inside does
not know what real mince pie is.
Real mince pie is as beautiful and
as satisfying to the eyes and to the
senses as are the gorgeous red and
gold leaves upon the trees, as the
Incense Of the distant burning dead
leaves. as the pearly haze of the dawn
and the flame Of the sunset in this sea-
son.
But when it is favored with furni-
ture polish and held In PAPER mache
it is a fraud and a delusion, and who
ever makes that kind of pie ought to
have to eat it or go to jail
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
SPEEDY WORK AT TAILORING
From shearing of Wool From Sleeps
Back to Finished Garment Ac-
complished In One Day.

A man walked into tailoring shop,
the ether day and asked to have
coat made.
when do you want the garment"
asked the tailor.
This evening. l want to wear it to
a dinner"
"Impossiblel" cried the tailor. Make
a coat in a day-unheard of"
Yet it has been done-yes, from the
shearing of the wool from the sleeps
hack to the finished garment. This
feat was accomplished as far back as
1911 by John Coveter. near Newbury,
in England.
At five o'clock In the morning Mr..
Coveter was presented two Scuthdown
Wedner sheep. At first the sheep were
shorn, the wool spun, the yarn spoiled.
warped. loomed and wove. After that
the cloth was buried. milled, rowed.
dyed, pressed, and late in the after
noon put in the hands of the tailors.
BY haif-past six the coat was I'm
Ished. and Mr.. Coveter presented it to
enc of the gentlemen of the town amid
the laundering applause of 5000 spec
tators.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
Some Rules and Hints Laid
Down by One Who Has
Made a Success.
GOOD TEMPER; COMMON SENSE
Language of CONTINGENCIES One of
the Most Important Things to Be
Acqulred-Never Claim Too
Much for Goods You Are
Selling.

Do not allege too much or you may
prove too little. Too much is not suffi-
Client Zeal will often impel us be-
yond the boundary line OF discretion.
IF you cannot pull a man off his
high horse on one side you may push
him off on the other. 1t does not mat
ter which way so you land HMM
craftsmanship.
The man who commits the most
faults is the one who is least aware
of them.
Good temper is the best companion
and common sense the surest guide.
One excuse for paragraphs of this
kind is that if a salesman reads them
he is more likely to observe and fol-
low any good rule which they may
embody than If he does not read them.
1t is the business of life to become
familiar with facts and draw infer
ences from them and the. experiences
Of others serve us for the purpose as
much as our own.
Tact will follow from experience;
1t can not be taught. Much experience
can be condensed in the form of rules.
Every salesman should give attention
to the making of rules. which are the
condensations of his own, or others
experience.
81 have spent much time during the
last five years in the search for strong,
convincing expressions" said sales
man. "a fund OF forceful sentences
= 60 Gin Iocr
almost invincible power in argument.
He should learn fewer jokes and more
logic"
One learns the alphabet Of language,
why not the language of convincing
ness?
Never treat a customer as If he
were a fool 1t is a mistake too often
made. You will be caught at some
point along the line of false argu-
ment A buyer is not to be fooled at
all points.
There is fattery that is soothing
and winning 1t consists in the en-
ployment of language that does not di-
rectly fatter but induces the hearers
to fatter themselves"
When arguing your proposition, do
not answer an objection before 1t is
made 1t is always easier to answer
after it is offered and you have the
advantage of the closing argument.
and can play stronger card to your
opponents lead.
If you desire most effectively to i'm
press your customer with the belief in
the high quality Of your goods, never
claim too much for them. but talk
learnedly of quality as a general prop
osition and leave 1t to the customer
to infer that your goods possess the
merit which you have SO eloquently
extolled. If you advocate good goods
and high principles. 1t will be believed
that your goods and your methods are
equal to the standard you proclaim.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
SOME BUSINESS RULES.

The following list was compiled by
Arthur S. Huey. vice-president of a
large public utility organization. and
includes what he considers to be the
obligations of service company. He
believes that any gas. electric light
telephone. or other company which
lives up to these obligations will be
successful:
Rendering good. adequate and con
tinuous service.
Fair and reasonable rate schedules
No discrimination among customers
of the same class or between classes
of customers for like service.
Extension of service into all popu-
lated sections of the municipality and
suburbs.
Earnest endeavor to market the
greatest possible volume of service.
Adoption of approved inventions
and developments in machinery and
apparatus.
Sound financial management
A high standard of physical main
tenance.
Public spirited attitude in all mat
tiers concerning the general welfare
and advancement of the community.
Broad and liberal business admins
tration.
Keeping faith with the people in all
agreements. promises and announce
ments.
Strict obedience to law and no par
ticipation in politics.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
MEET IN COMPETITION
The Hidden Region.


Back of the industrial world that is
visible to every eye is another world
which gives girth to and raises indus
tries, glimpses of it coming to us only
occasionally. 1t is a region of bottles
and test tubes, of retorts and bal
ances. 1t is inhabited by beings v ear
ing acid-stained linen busters and it
smells abominably.
Indigo is an article of commerce
which came originally from the far
east, where 1t was obtained from some
form of plant life. A German chemist
found a way Of making indigo out of
the tar waste of gas works. 1t is now
about one-twentieth as costly as the
stuff from India and it's manufacture
Is upon a big scale. Camphor has
been a Japanese monopoly. II is now
made artiticially, being identically the
same thing as that made from For
mosan trees. Some one while study
ing the mysteries of bread-making fell
upon a method ef turning the starch
of stale bread into sugar. Recent pa
tents taken out are said to be the fore
runners for an artificial rubber which
may meet the demand the tropical for
ests could not.
In steel works, in packing houses, in
the factories of electrical companies,
are laboratories, any one of which
may pick up one of those pebbles or
knowledge which Faraday said con-
stituted his work in life. Yet they are
little known to the general public.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
FOR THE SALESMAN
PORTION OF LABOR.

Truly. the light is sweet
Yea, and a pleasant thing
1t is to see the Sun.
And that man should eat
His bread that he has won
$50 is It sung and said,
That he should take and keep.
After his laboring,
The portion of his labor in his bread.
His bread that he hath won;
Yea, and In quiet sleep
When all is done.
Truly, one thing is sweet
or things beneath the Sun;
This, that a man should earn his bread
and eat
Rejoicing in his work which he hath
done.
What shall be sung or said
OF desolate deceit,
When others take his bread;
His and his children's bread
And the laborer hath none?
Josephine Preston Peabody, In 1.-THE
Singing Man"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
A Page of History.

mo, for the third time, mol"
1t was Col. julius Caesar Of Rome
who spoke.
He was addressing a young man
who had on rainy-day toga and held
crown In his hand.
81 will not accept that crown"
The throng broke out in cheers.
Colonel Caesar continued: That's
a six and seven-eighths, and you know
my size is seven and one-haf. should
say won't accept it,"
And he gathered his toga about him
and strobe dignifiedly up the Appian
way toward Sextus Boozenus' place.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16

What's the use OF being mean?
What's the use of growing?
What's the use Of being seen
All the time a-scowling?
Meanness is the sorest trait
Any man can cherish,
In its blasting air of hate
Blooms of friendship perish.
Being mean-why, once you start
1t keeps growing stronger,
Eating right into your heart
There to stay the longer;
From your lips it drives the smiles,
From your eyes the kindness.
Robbing you of laughter-whiles-
1t is worse than blindness.
Mean men never have a friend,
Never get affection;
For the mean men always send
Hate in each direction;
Goodness is just above
The fair trait of cleanness-
Deviltry is fashioned OF
One thing more than meanness.
What's the good of being mean?
What's the good of sneering?
What's the use being seen
At your fellows jeering?
Hands are always welcoming
The fair and serene man
No one knows a meaner thing
Than a downright Mean Man.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16

are double or in duplicate, and should
be one-half by one and one-half inches.
The runners are shod with iron. and
are pivoted to the uprights as shown,
double pieces being secured to the up
rights TO make fork. The seat is a
board, to the under side Of which is a
block, which drops down between the
two top Stats and is secured with a
pin. A foot rest is provided consist
ing of a short cross-piece secured to
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16

the home, and our artist has shown
what can be done in this direction.
Many amusing pictures can be thus
drawn by the amateur artist Two
might be held one prize
going to the person who draws the
most amusing or interesting picture.
using the smallest number of the fig
ure 8, while a competition might also
be held for those who use the greatest
number Of figures in one picture.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
get In Llnei"

Thomas A. Edison once said that
what is commonly called genius is
in reality 2 per ceIt inspiration and
9S per cent. perspiration.' Success in
tie world of business today is 9S per
cent. foresight and action, and 2 per
cent. dumb luck. Do you want to take
a chance on that per cent? Hardly
Then get in line. "-Rober Brown.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
Tor ire n
LITTLE
ONES Z ]
NEW TYPE OF COASTER SLED
One Built on Bicycle Principle and Is
Easy to Make-constructed of
Good Quality Of Pine.

The accompanying drawing and
sketch illustrate a new type of coast
ing sled built on the bicycle principle.
This coaster is simple and easy to
make, says Scientific American. 1t is
constructed of a good quality of pine.
The pieces marked S are single. and
should be about one by one and one
half inches; the pieces marked D
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
New invalId's Chair.

The invalids chair that New York
er has patented is especially designed
for carrying a person up or down
stairs. having handles for the purpose
on the back and near the bottom of
the front legs.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
AnaIvze Yourself Occasionally.

when you are working for a man,
occasionally ask yourself whether II
you were the employer you would hire
a man like yourself. 1t is a sure way
of getting move on yourself
Beach's Magazine.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
Nettie,s Exclamation

why, Nettie." said the mother OF a
four-year-old miss. how did you tear
your apron?"
1T got sticked on nail and jes'
tored itself" explained Nettie.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16

Uncle Tom-Have you named your
dog yet Harry?
Harry-Sure thing. | named him
after you.
Uncle Tom-That's not very compll
mentary. is It?
Harry-Oh. well, he hasn't got sense
enough to know the difference.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
Coasting.

the front of the frame and resting on
front fork are hinged togetehr with
four short eyebolts E, with a short
bolt through each pair as shown.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
Rabbits CHANGE Habits.

German naturalists are taking much
interest in change In the habits OF
the wild rabbits Of that country,
which are building their nests above
ground instead of In burrows as here
tofore.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
Soubrettish Sarcasm.

The card which the maid handed to
the witty soubrette read:
"Aldebaran Sciprianus Smith"
"Graciousl" exclaimed the witty
soubrette. "They must have named
him after a couple of sleeping cars
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
Mouth Stretches.

One evening small Bobby yadned at
the supper table. Mamma" he quer-
led, what makes people have mouth
stretchers?"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
AMUSING GAME FOR WINTER
interesting Pastime for Young Folks
on Dull, Long Evenlngs-Prizes
May Be Given.

Can you make a picture composed
solely of the figure 8? 1t is an anus
ing as well as an interesting game for
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16

Bobbs-I see the egg trust has
tailed.
Dobbs-Oh, yes; the hens were lay
Ing for it right along.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
Can You elI7

Twenty tiny sardines
Packed in a tin
We can get them out,
But how did they get in7
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-08

SAMUEL II. LUNT, AuctiGneer.

BY virtue Of Il decree entered in
the chancery cause OF Frank Robcy.
VS.. c H. RObey. ct ais, pending in the
Corporation Court of the City of Alex
!ndria. Virginia, the undersigned Com
missioner will on Saturday, October II,
1912. 1t u o'clock NJ. in front Of
he loyal street entrance of the market
house. expose for sa lc the following
described real state, situate in the city
Of Alexandria, and described rs fol-
lows:
on the east side of Lee street be-
tween King and Prince streets, be-
CHING at the intersection of the east
side Of Lee street with the south
ide OF Wales Alley and running thence
east on said alley Is feet more or
less: thence south parallel with Lee
street IS feet / IL inches; thence
west parallel with Prince street -
thence north on Lee street 50 feet
L. inches to the beginning;
Upon the following tcrms:-Onc-
third cash and residue on credit OF
six Ci) and twelve G2)months. cvidenc-
ID by the purchasers promiSsory notes,
bearing interest at the rate of SIX
per cent per annum; md the t!tlc to
be retained until the purchase price Is
paid IN full. or the purchaser may III
his option anticipate the deferred pay
mentT.
SAMUEL G. BRENT, Commissioners.
l. Ecvcll :. Grccnaway, Clerk or the
Corporation Court Of the City OF Alex
andria. Virginia, do hereby certify that
Samuel g. Brent has given the pond as
required by the decree entered III this
NEWELL s.GEEENAWAY.,
Sept.2i-tf. clerk.