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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
CHAPTER XVI.

All week every one in the office
knew that something new and big was
afoot in Daylights mind. On Sunday
Dede learned all about it.
i've been thinking lot Of our
talk" he began. land I've got an idea
I'd like to give IT fiutter. And I've
got a proposition to make your hair
stand up. It's what you call legiu-
mate. and at the same time it's the
gosh-dangdest gamble man ever
went into How about planting min
utes Wholesale, and making two min
utes grow where one minute grew be
fore? Oh. yes. and planting few
trees. too-say several million OF
them. You remember the quarry
made believe was looking at? Well
I'm going TO buy IT, I'm going to buy
these hills. too. clear from here
around to Berkeley and down the
other way to San Leandro. | own q
lot of them already. for that matter
But mum is the word I'll be buying
long time TO come before anything
much is guessed about It. and don't
want the market 10 jump up out o'
sight. You see that hill over there
Its my hill running clear down It's
slopes through Piedmont and halfwa,
along those rolling hills into Oakland
And it's nothing to all the things In
going to buy"
He paused triumphantly.
THE ferry system between Oakland
and San Francisco is the worst one
horse concern in the United States
You cross on 1t every day. six days
in the week That's say. twenty-five
days month. or three hundred I
year. How long does 1t take you one
way? Forty minutes. If you're lucky
I'm going TO put you across in TWEEN
~ minutes. II that amt making tw'
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
Double Decking Streets.

Chief Engineer Goodrich of the bu-
reau of membranes Of the depart
ment of highways. New York. has pro-
posed a plan for the double decking
of Forty-second street, New York, be-
tween Fifth and Lexington avenue.
The street is one of the most con-
gested in the city, there being proba-
bly, no place in the world where so
many systems of transportation cen
ter as here. The double decking OF
the street will give an opportunity for
separating the traffic. to say nothing
of at once doubling the capacity Of
the street Here is a problem which
will have to be met and successfully
solved. as the modern Office building.
30 to 80 stories in height. gradually
replaces the older buildings. Some OF
the downtown streets of New York
are already congested almost to a
standstill. so that traffic at times is
nearly impossible.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

Elan Harnish. known all through Alas
ka as Burning Daylight" celebrates his
S0th birthday with a crowd OF miners at
the Circle City Tivoli. The dance leads
is staked. Harnish loses his money and
his mine but wins the mail contract. He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
sledge. telling his friends that he Will be
In the big Yukon gold strike at the start.
Burning Daylight makes a sensationally
appears at the Tivoli and is now ready
TO Join his friends In dash TO the new
gold fields. Deciding that gold will be
found In the up-river district Harnish
buys two tons OF -four. which he declares
will be worth its weight in gold. but
when he arrives with his -four he finds
the big Nat desoiate. A comrade discov-
ers gold and Daylight reaps rich har-
vest. He goes to Dawson. becomes the
most prominent figure In the Klondike
In vast mining deal He returns TO
civilization. and. amid the bewildering
complications OF high finance. Daylight
finds that he has been led TO invest his
eleven millions in a manipulated scheme
He goes to New York. and confronting
threatens to Kill them II his money is not
returned They are cowed. return their
stealings and Harnish goes back 10 Sar
Francisco where he meets his fate In
Dede Mason. pretty stenographer lie
makes large Investments and gets into the
political ring. For a rest he goes to the
country. Daylight gets deeper into higf
finance In san Francisco. but often the
longing for the simple life nearly over.
comes him. Dede Mason buys horse anc
Daylight meets her in her saddle trips
one day he asks Dede TO go with hin
on one more ride. his purpose being e
ask her TO marry him. and they cantei
away. she trying TO analyze her feelings.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
thing. made ophir. and she was a

a thing. made Ophir. and she was
hummer"
And you won something there that
was more than mere money" Dede
encouraged. Now do you know what
would do il | had lots of money
and simply had to 90 on playing at
business? Take all the southerly and
westerly slope of these bare hills. Id
buy them in and plant eucalyptus on
them I'd do It for the JOY OF doing it
anyway; but suppose had that gam
bling twist in me which you talk
about. why. I'd do 1t just the same
and make money out Of the trees. And
there's my other point again. Instead
of raising the price Of coal without
adding an ounce of coal to the market
supply. I'd be making thousands and
thousands OF cords of firewood-mak-
ing something where nothing was be-
fore. And everybody who ever
crossed on the ferries would look up
at these forested hills and be made
glad. Who was made glad by your
adding four dollars a ton to Rock
Wells?
1t was Daylights turn to be silent
for time while she waited an an
swer.
Would you rather | did things like
that" he asked at last
1T would be better for the world,
and better for you" she answered
non-committally.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
Remarkable Bible Verses.

The eighth verse Of the third chap
ter OF Zephaniah contains every let
ter. including the finals. OF the tie
brew language. while one viii ind In
the twenty-hrst verse OF the sew
enth chapter OF Ezra every letter OF
the English alphabet except J. The
verse reads as follows: And |. even
!, AXtaXerxers the King, do make a
decree to all the treasurers which are
beyond the river. that whatsoever
Ezra the priest. the scribe OF the law
of the God OF heaven. shall require
Of You. It be done speedily ."-louth's
World
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
Medical Genius.

An old doctor. seeing Il young one
who was going along the stree, with
half dozen shabby-looking men and
women. called him aside and asked:
who are all those people. and where
are you going with them?"
Il will tell you in confidence was
the reply. that I've hired them TO
come and sit in my reception room. |
xpect rich patient this morning,
and want TO make an impression on
him. Judges Library.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
Home bwn|
[T 7 Helps Y |
MEANS END OF SMALL TOWN
William Allen White Sounds Warning
Against the Big City Retail Mall
Order Houses.

Writing to the convention OF the
Southwestern Lumberman's associa-
ton, held recently at Kansas City,
William Allen White says:
IL am exceedingly sorry that / can
not attend your convention. 1t seems
to me that the lumbermen OF this
section are undertaking a work that
should commend them to all good citi.
zens.
THE preservation of the home
trade to the home town carries with
American Institutions
1T seems to me that a lot OF good
things in American life will pass If
the country town passes. And it will
pass just so surely as Capitalization
of retail mail order business in cities
continues.
1.-The American country town, the
town of from one hundred to one hum
dred thousand people, preserves bet
ter than the crowded city and better
than the lonely ranch and isolated
farm life, the things that make Amer
lea great
Here in these country towns the
spirit of neighborliness is the prevail
ing spirit. Men come to know one
another and when any two human be-
ings come to know one another, in
the one who is intelligent and wise
respect always rises for the other.
To know ones fellows always is to
sympathize with them. Neighborli-
ness spells fraternity.
The American country town with
its broad circle of friendships, with
its close, homely, simple relations be-
tween men, with its spirit of cooper
alton and with its economic status
that permits the creation of no in
decently rich and no abjectly poor,
the American country town, it seems
to me, is the most hopeful of our
American institutions.
ITO destroy that town, furnishing
the market for the farmer and giving
steady employment to labor, means a
reorganization OF our commercial, so
cial and industrial life that will be
revolutionary-and more a matter OF
doubtful value.
THE mail order house therefore be-
comes a menace to this country, the
mail order house unrestrained will
kill our smaller towns, creating great
= cities with their terrible contrasts OF
b life, with their cruel social relations
with their inevitable caste feeling that
come from the presence of strangers
J. who are rich and poor living side by
l side"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

minutes grow where one grew before.
knock off my head with little apples.
I'll save you twenty minutes each
way. That's forty minues day. times
three hundred. equal TO twelve thou
sand minutes a year. just for you. just
for one person. Let's see: that's two
hundred whole hours. Suppose save
two hundred hours a year for thou
sands OF other folks-that's farming
some. amt is? Come on. Let's ride
up that hill. and when ! get you out
on top where you can see something
I'll talk sense"
A small footpath dropped down TO
the dry bed of the canyon. which they
crossed before they began the climb.
The slope was steep and covered with
matted brush and bushes. through
which the horses slipped and lunged
Showers Of twigs and leaves fell upon
them. and predicament followed pre-
dicament until they emerged on the
hilltop the worse for wear but happy
and excited Here no trees obstruct'
ed the view. The particular hill on
which they were. out-jutted from the
regular line of the range, so that the
sweep of their vision extended over
three-Quarters of the circle Below, on
the fiat land bordering the bay. lay
Oakland. and across the bay was San
Francisco Between the two cities
they could see the white ferry-boats
on the water Around to their right
was Berkeley. and to then eft the
scattered villages between Oakland
and San Leandro. Directly in the fore
ground was Piedmont with its desul
tory dwellings and patches of farming
land. and from Piedmont the lane
rolled down in successive waves upoI
Oakland.
Look at it." said Daylight. extend
ing his arm in a sweeping gesture
"A hundred thousand people there
and no reason there shouldn't be hal
million. There's the chance to maxi
five people grow where one grow
now. Here's the scheme in nutshell
Why don't more people live In Oak
land? No good service with San Fran
cisco. and. besides. Oakland is asleep
| IL WuOlt lON btANSi pave " NV -
than San Francisco. Now. suppose
buy in all the street railways OF Oar
land. Berkeley. Alameda. San Leandro
, and the rest-bring them under on
head with a competent management
| Suppose | cut the time to San Fran
cisco one-half by building a big pie
; out there almost to Goat Island an
, establishing ferry system with moo
ern upto-date boats? Why. folks wi
want to live over on this side. Yer
good They'll need land on which I
J build. So. first | buy up the lane
, But the lands cheap now. Why? B'
cause it's in the country, no electri
! roads. no quick communication. NJ
body guessing that the electric road
are coming. I'll build the roads. Tina
l will make the land jump up. The
T. III sell the land as fast as the folk
. will want to buy because of the IN
) proved ferry system and transports
3 ton facilities.
A CTo BE CONTINUED)
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The Enqlish Sparrow.

The fact that insect-eating birds are
less plentiful in cities is true, but l
believe that the conditions are rap
.dly improving, says a writer on civic
beauty. Intelligent nature study has
done much to lessen the ardor of the
small boy who formerly used his sling
shot and airgun to such harmful ad-
vantage.
1t is probable, too. that the English
sparrow has done nearly as much as
the small boy to make the life OF
song birds miserable in the cities. l
doubt, however. if the sparrow is as
black as he is painted. and I sadly
lear that some published opinions OF
him have been biased by the writer's
loss of early morning sleep. | know
for a fact that the English sparrow
is far more of an insect-eating bird
than he has the credit of being. L
have observed them extensively and
bird for bird l know that he is a
more valuable species from an ento-
biological standpoint than is our we'll
beloved robin. Were it not for the
10y the red breast brings when he
comes 10 us with each returning
spring, think that we could do with
out him very nicely. He destroys few
Injurious insects, eats much fruit and
+ literally gorges himself on our soil
4 improving fishing worms.
One more influence against the pres
ence of birds in cities should not go
unmentioned. The peaceful Tin day
time) house cat is one of the worst
enemies of birds we have, and should
be banished.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

A splendid and highly recommended
remedy for tired. weak. infamed eyes.
and granulated eyeids Is Paxtine An
tiseptic. at druggists. 25c box or sent
postpaid on receipt OF price by The
Paxton Toilet Co. Boston. Mass.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
Superficial impression.

"A detective is mysterious per-
sonage"
Yes" replied Mrs. McGudley And
one OF the most mysterious things
about detectives is that their arduous
literary labors should leave them any
time to detect"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
Club 70 Promote Civic Beauty.

The executive committee of the OAK
Park Qll) Citizens club has formed
a bureau for listing all vacant lots In
the village to be rented for use as
flower gardens. The aim is to make
beautiful places out OF what have
been hitherto weed patches.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

Freddic-Say dad. what's morbid
curiosity?
Cobwieger-Thats what the fellow
has who butts in ahead OF you and
keeps you from seeing anything.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

There are men who see that dignity
may be disgraced, and who feel that
disgrace may be dignified Boiling
broke
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

We always feel sorry for stutter-
ing man who is trying to put in a
good word for himself
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
She Knew.

Miss Gusher-Oh. please tell me,
DO You think poets have TO be born?
The Poets Wife-Yes. borne with.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

Pure blood is essential 10 Good Health
Garfield Tea dlspels impurities, cleanses the
aystem, and eradicates disease.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BkOMO Quininc Tablets
Drugg sts refund money II II fails 10 cure. h. W.
GROW Is ; signature 5 on each box. DC.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
Write today
Alabastine Company
81 GfsotMlt ROst. Grand Rspids. Md.
ses isfk uii. Desk J. los Water Sired

Widows oft rush In where young
girls fear to tread.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
CTo BE CONTINUED

Peace is the strongest force there
-. but only few have made the dis
s~very.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-02
GET RICH QUICK

A sugar beet contract will lie
presented to farmers in the Du-
range district this year which will
be new and novel and will no doubt
become known as the Durango
plan. 1t provides for flat rate of
IS ton and then, after paying ten
per cent ON the capital invested to
the factory or sugar company, the
surplus is to be divided equally te-
tween the farmers and the COM
pany, which by the way does not
belong to the trust. The propo-
sition is meeting with unanimous
favor and there will be no trout lie
on this basis in securing 10000 to
10000 acres, with increased acreage
every year. 1t is believed by this
method the farmers will receive an
average of $3.50 ton for beets and
the company will make as much or
more money than under the old
plans, because the acreage will al
ways be increasing and heavy ex-
pense of the sliding scale reduced.
Capital for building new factory
is assured and agents are out cam
vassing for acreage.-Field & Farm.
After paying all the expenses and
ten per cent on the investment
ana high salaries for the officers it
is hardly probable there will be an
extra dividend of $500 per ton to
divide equally with the beet grow
ers and the factory.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-02
IN THE LIMELIGHT

Theodore Roosevelt is now a
brilliant star in the political fir
mament, but will begin to grow
dim about March 81 when Colorado
Springs is heard from.
Colonel Roosevelt has no idea of
boiling the Republican party if he
is defeated in the nomination race.
He has put himself squarely on
record to that effect. The ex-
president was asked Tuesday:
"In the event that the Chicago
convention fails to nominate you,
will you support whatever candi-
date it names?"
The Rough Rider unhesitatingly
replied:
"Of course l will support any
candidate the Chicago convention
Names"
~ am entirely happy" the col
onel went ON, "because I am fight
ing for a principle. The issue is in
no sense a personal one"
The ex-president was elated after
an active day, in which he confer
red with Massachusetts Progress
sives and talked to the legislature
on his preferential primary ideas
and the recall of judicial decisions.
eyes, it's going to be great
scrap" the colonel remarked gayly.
"I'm ready for whatever comes up"
Roosevelt's inclination now is to
keep out of the fray, SO far as act
i've participation goes, as long as
he can without hurting his own
prospects. But he made it plain
that, if it becomes necessary for
him to jump in and take the helm
he will not shrink from it.
"My position on the third term"
he told his callers, "is perfectly
simple. 1 stated it as clearly as l
could in 1904 and reiterated it in
1907 I said would not accept a
nomination for third term under
any circumstances meaning of
course, third consecutive term.
I could not have said less at that
time, nor could have said more.
OF course, l could nto then know
| whether there would be a demand
for me to accept nomination at
some future time. And, believing
also, too, that the selection of cam
didates for the presidency rests en-
tirely with the people, 1 could not
say that at no time in my life would
accept another nomination"
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-02

An oil company to be known as
the Oklahoma Colonization Oil
Co, has been formed in Saguache
county with headquarters at Motfat,
Colo. The company will be in
corporated for $4,000 and the
stock will be sold to eastern par
ties.-Center Dispatch.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-02
SEATTLE'S SINCLETAX
CAMPAIGN

AS the municipal election in
Seattle approaches-it comes off on
the 5th of March-the fight over
the Singletax proposals gets hot
ter. Multiplying evidences OF fear
for the result by the privileged
interests of that city are signifi-
cant OF even more than a possibil-
ity of another municipal victory
for the Singletax. Two proposed
amendments to the city charter are
to be voted on. One provides for
a progressive shifting of taxes
over period OF years from i'm
provement values to land values
the ether provides for immediate
abolition of all taxes except ON land
values. So imminent to the land
spectators of Seattle does their
danger seem, that they are making
the newspapers ring with their
outcries. Letters to the editor, real
estate advertisements, editorials,
and plenty of them, all go to tell
the story of great local fight-one
which, no matter how the ap-
preaching election turns out, spells
doom for land speculation.
That land speculation is doomed
by the Singletax movement, and in
the interest of land users is vir-
tually confessed.-The Public.
f. j. Heilmann and wife and A.
S. Dickinson and wife left Satur-
day for their new home in Portales.
New Mexico.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-02

The La Jara district is boosting
for 1900 acres of beets the com.
ing season and had contracts
signed for 1900 acres week ago.
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-02
GERMANY LEADS

ceased
The following is from l.. M.
Powers in the Twentieth Century:
Commercially Germany has sur
passed the rest of the world. She
also leads in industrial and agri-
cultural science, in the elimina
ton Of industrial waste as we'll as
waste of human life, in the in
tellectual elevation of the masses,
and in the removal of the causes
OF friction in social intercourse
and industrial activities. Does
not this mean that Germany is
more civilized than any other ma
ton? Are there any better tests
OF civilization than these admitted
achievements of GermanyP
1t was partly a military and
partly business necessity that
caused Germany long ago to adopt
the policy of state ownership of
nearly all the railroads. In 1909,
there were 34,142 miles of state
railroads and 1887 miles of pri-
vately owned roads.
Undoubtedly, Germany uses her
railway system as source of rev.
enue. 1t is one form of taxation.
But running railroads at a profit
is taxation, whether privately
owned or state monopoly.
We have had a marvellous de.
velopmept of railways in the
United States, but then we have
paid for it and we are still paying.
The railway problem is settled in
Germany. Is anyone bold enough
to say it is settled in the United
States?
The undisputed facts are these:
Good business demands canals;
Germany owns her railways and
has canals; we do not own our
railways and have no canals at all
comparable to our needs and op-
portunities. The result is this:
The business men of Germany
save IN freight rates, lower on
canals than railroads, one hun.
dred and sixty million dollars a
year.
Another way in which Germany
has shown itself business nation
is through its establishment of a
parcels post.
No one need go to Denver for a
piece of workmanship The great
ice-chest recently made in Monte
Vista by F. E. Zerbe for the
Busch Nelson meat market, is the
finest in the valley, and probably
the largest. 1t is solidly built,
and perfectly alright. 1t holds
2 tons of ice, and is 30 constructed
that D beaves may be stored, be-
sides a large quantity of other cuts
of meats 1t is s feet high, and
10 feet long, vel jointed, bolted,
and perfectly insulated with char
coal and other heat-resisting ma
terial. AS a piece of workman
ship the appearance is most con-
vincing as to its stability, and use
fulness
Perhaps no one refers to cal.
endar more frequently than the
traveller. The first railroad to rec
ognize this need of its patrons is
the Denver x Rio Grande, which
has just incorporated in its regu-
lar monthly folder Ready Ref
erence Calendar" for the year, and
to facilitate the finding of dates
when approaching special rates
will be in effect these dates are
printed in red from month to
month. This is an innovation
which will certainly be appreciated
The Monte Vista journal., 1912-03-02

MT and Mrs. IT, NJ, Bennett re-
turned Saturday from an extended
visit in Florida and Michigan.
Mr.. Bennett reports that he en-
joyed the trip very much but was
not very well pleased with Florida.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-12-06
Daffy Sayings by o. D. M.

There are two reasonns why some
mortals don't mind their own bust.
ness. One is that they haven't any
business. and the other is that they
have no minds.
Most of us buy a lot of expert.
ence that We never can use and
can't sell.
Many a man who has lofty aim
in life is shy of ammunition.
Some people worry because they
are not able to find out things that
would worry them still more.
Procrastination is the thief of
time, don't let him steal from you.
Let no one know Sc many Of your
secrets that you will regret his be-
coming an enemy some day.
There are others besides the the
atrical manager who spend lot of
money to make a show.
Many a gem of thought is in
jured by a bad setting.