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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31
OUR EXCHANGES
Reviewed by Beau Esprita.


man named w allace, a
poet? One calls to mind at the
moment Wallace Bentheith, Wall
ace Dunlap, Wallace Baumleis,
Wallace Irwin. And Lippincot's
magazine for October contains
poems bv Arthur Wallace Peach
and William Wallace Whitelock-
good poems, too. This number also
contains poem by Sara Teasdale,
about the only woman OF today
who can, on the strength of isolated
verses, which scholars tell us is the
only true test of poetry, stand as a
poet.
THE Picaroon, H. B. Marriott
Watson's noyel published in Oct
ober Lippincott's is grand story,
as story simply, but it is hardly
up to what one expects of Mr.. Wat
son, OF of Lippincott's. The Ger
man Countess, heroine of the tale,
is clear piece of character drawing
and it is admirably handled through
out the story; but the young Eng
lishman whom Mr.. Watson has
placed as central figure for the
story is just the regulation infal-
lible, surmount-every- obstacle, defy
every law of-ma nor element, story
book hero, the kind from whom you
know just what to expect no matter
what turns up. He performs impos-
sible feats which the author makes the
mistake of trying to explain into
proba utilities. And, too, turning a
hose on an enemy Is hardly literary
humor, though it may, as it does
in this case, help to make readable
story. For as l said before, as
story simply, The Picaroon," is
grand, thrilling from beginning to
end.
lilies Unregistered" by Arthur
Morrison, is the beat short story in
it's class published this month, and
almost as much might be said for
"A Quarter-to-E Eight" by John
Reed Scott. Literature, both OF
them, and you want to read them.
Lowell Edwin Hardy's An Optical
Delusion" is humorous story with
surprise ending Ellis o Jones,
Frank E Verney and Robt. Adger
Bowen also have stories in this
number of Lippincott's
By the courtesy of the editor of
Lippincott's Magazine I received a
copy of The Magazine Maker for
October. 1t is a bright wide-awake
journal of information for writer's
and editors, and it gives me pleas
ure to send it to Apache. | hope
he will find something in the Mag
azine Maker to expell the rather
| pessimistic opinion which he voiced
in The Mirror recently, that con-
victs were not supposed to have
ideas. Conviction of crime does
not necessarily deprive a man OF
ideas nor does it bar his ideas from
RECOGNITION where they are worthy
of recognition. If Apache finds as
MANY tributes to his own ideas in
the exchanges that come to us, as [
do he should know this. AS for
marketing ones ideas while in
prison. it is admittedly difficult; but
I do, not believe that any great
share of that difficulty lies in the
fact of ones being in prison-ex-
cept in those cases where convict
tries to make capital of his position.
This will handicap the greatest
genius, with those publications
which do not care to be considered
as seeking after sensation. Try
marketing your ideas on their merit
alone, Apache, forgetting for the
while that you are convict; and
NAV the Magazine Maker help
you in deciding on what public
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31
ApaChe's Corner
The Big Brother Movement.
Brothers,,

Broth
what haveI said to make you sad,
Big Brother?
Why care for a kid that's bad
THE city is full of temptation STILL
OF the things that hurt and the things that kill;
If don't care are for m. my boy who WILL
will you take me back said would
Big Brother
Will you stick to I'M me till I do make good
There's never thing you could say
To the faith have in you;
Brother"
"What do you hope I'm going to be,
Big Brother? ,,,
What do you in kid like me-
Il see the child that the feet rough shod,
he streets have trampled and torn and trod
1 see the very image God
Brother
Why aren't good friends like you,
Big Brother?
10 Sf Bi~ B Bs eHss "N'' we 0'S'' % 49,
IT'S the old, old question, lad, to make
The eyes wet and the heart to ache;
But Wen have the men-when the men awake
Mcan the New and shows
good if bit IF faith mixed in with the deal
Some poetry phaw wants to say something
the here reprinted for tells story as clear
could be made do In the words OF our loved 81" hV
Believes all children to be good
they re only understood
Even tn bad ones pears to me
Els jest good they kin be-" 49,
There is big that takes little kids
from the CITY them with implicit and
tent trust feeling boy able resist the superb
brothers
and that takes
thing which they have hunger
ed long.
against WALL the writer ncued) and shoot
them But when
and by cold system make criminals OF them
cry world haiti and thank God the outside
world is beginning haiti .. W,
What are we doing The Least OF These we
the GOD sent
ment The Big Big Brothers, created
by necessity. Nothing else would Mr. Ernest r. Coulter
once clerk York City became discouraged
at the failure hayward boys He found that the
lacked He
CLERGY bad be helped
nv dwelling its Finally Mr. Coulter the problem before
the mems Presbyterian Church. with the result that
forty business individual work with ocaed cml
nalb boys.
That was the Big Brothers Today twenty-five
cities and in New York Cfro the forty
man mas
of at least and kdde and showing him The
to right thinking and right living
the second the Christ
York City the Big
deal like His
the great We waking Twenty from
Reform Schools for after all the experiments
Christian home the best and only
that noted in the records
little there grey haired sweeaced
had the colony laughing tit to
kill" oes hour and tried to teach us to
look with the better view.
the facoyglrs that lapoed
daily among ow and that she loved and devoted
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31
Fugitive Sketches
ST. CROIX.
Proven

And sigh sigh
He humbly blessed those Ravens of
Found on the weary
He spoke of love. from the throne above,
And told of his faith man,
IS with proud poised head cen me he said:
Ave. friend, Friend, l am!
He had stood all day path of shame
The that strobe
And welcoming made my heart rejoice
glorify him-the
The friend In reed-ah, Friend indeed!
Whose heart full of gold,
AS with ownedhe fogvng he said:
God loves thee Friend-Behold!
The only time I've ever Lazy
Say said he did you ever know prison to
And before could reply he cpted on the following incher
The only booze succeeded in that it keeps
getting drunk while he's locked up"
There are just two things worth having this strictly
owmen; the other place the
deeper hearta of all mankind
dividing that have the right
privilege God, what his
possible for him. Such image god demi
think the effect blessing help Such
person undesirable the thief the assassin
Give such responsible position place him in position of trust
position with considerable degree Of and
yours will be the loss, while might thereby gain
Ye fable and nearly dared had
expressed belief now have the pleasure of seeing
of the Mnneota Mascot But al
sunni what had been open in expressing.
Under which emphasis the word discomfort find
mou propo brief harder expression call
whom defense And belief the
upbung the that alone could have
expressed article following the title of
The Knocker"
did consider the kicker for Spite but
my thought of the bear the type who sought
exposure build grander nobler plane from
what had been bae immoral and wicked
The Mascot yields fearless and am pleased to
through his always vital and inter
estng editorial columns
Queer definition booster you think? Mr., leading
citizen Johnsown recently the saloon
fixtures village and located the
stand Mrs energetic business and booster-Got
that?-and will no doubt make OF it,
leading booze seller doubt is sufficient qualification
him a booster.
Drop in at the handy place. would know human
will teach him OF human
than a free citizen
And Il be
Oh here's to the booster
Who really (sham)
And not hen that sits on her eggs
Who truly knocker-
A proud cradle rocker, (bam)
And helps crack the shells for the feathers on legs
1t not always ponunced chilly is colo inc
word when spelled Oh iii and compieneneeo
Shure tn pnnan winners beyant
bafore tn game with tho three ~ dal bet In MS
pocket.
No doubt facility quick dspah but prefer the uck
dispatch looking from home Suzes billet doux
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-10-31

there came to us sweetaced
she had the colony laughing ut 10
during hour and tried to teach us
look with the better view.
We the aorygirs end that she abored
daily among owy and that she loved and was
friend to the little children for she had heart big
her kind She was the sort
with ubbed could go to- feeling that she would
make il we'll She that girl with aching
heart could 90 the Of Mrs Mary f. Stark
weather she would be comforted :, =.
The lines following feel shop girl would write
her on the death Mrs Mary E. Stark
weather
city empty since you went away
The clouds grey-lke, and a blue obscures
Our vision of the coming better day,
Forw with and frets were yours
AS rivers strength by the brooklet fed,
So we gained strength through to wage our hght
We've lost ourgu ide-our loving friend is dead!
hear my grl-chum crying in the night
The lamp of memory burning bright
Will be your voice in all we do,
Nv is sobbing. softly, as wrlle);
No mothe love surpassed the love OF YOU
Nav be IDEAL
For your still has power to keep us true,
Tonight wish and hope is but to feel.
Peace, meath the wachful eye of God-and you
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01
Growing Alfalfa Advantages

One of the maxims left by the
great colonizer Brigham Young, was
10 Pillow deep and SOW alfalfa" The
past dry season demonstrated more
.han ever that the secret Of its great
success lies in its root penetrating
power. Plants four or five months
old are known to have roots five or
six feet long and if there is any
moisture the root viii penetrate the
hardest hardpan Il is common to
ind roots from twelve to fifteen feet
long, and in one place in Colorado
an alfalfa root was found at the depth
of 129 feet Here in the west alfalfa
will grow on most any kind of soil,
sandy loan being best, however. It
viii do well on gumbo, on the highest
bench land or the lowest river bot
som. It Will come nearer making
3rop on gravelly land than any other
)laIt. It is about the last crop to be
yilled by alkal It will, after once
veil set, come nearer making a good
crop without water than anything else
or the past dry summer scarcely
'eazed it in hardness or yield.
On the other hand it will stand
more water and oftener in the hot
season if properly put cl and off
han any other plant If a farmer
ioes not care for hay, it is a pay
ng crop to let so to seed for there
S great demand for seed. AS much
lay can be cut from one crop Of al
alta as from any other hay and still
produce a crop of seed that is as valu-
tble as the average crop. Our annual
output in Colorado exceeds more than
100000 and the acreage is increas-
'ng all the time. Alfalfa will produce
rom three to seven tons TO the acre.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01
Will Abandon Boise Post

ffrom the department Wash
ingon to government
military including the Boise 1t will
be % CT the all the
turned civilian But
the path the day Of the armed
past, there military economic place
interior post
all but life have
Bat there is another happy thought
Why government military
ton Of properties the whole the
college There buildings
already halls
colleges the kind in the whole
little remodeing would make them
location right the state capital and
where the aricul
greatest. college would
times much Boise military post it woul
be the state,
Idaho will its
until college within reach teach
the methods necessary Why get
for this purpose?
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01
Brady Buys Project
Mountain Home Irrigation Projec
Purchased by Former Governor
Will Grant More Time

Former Governor James II. Brady
returned last evening on train No IA
from Boise, where he has been So
journing for the past week. En- route
home he stopped off in Mountain
Home between trains. Mr.. Brady an
nounces that his attorneys, Judge d.
w. Standrod of Pocatello, and VIII
H. Gibson of Boise, are still eyamin-
ing the title to the Great Western
Beet Sugar company's holdings in the
Mountain Home irrigation project, and
that a decision may be reached
whereby Mr. Brady is to take over the
project and complete it at an early
date. Purchasers of water rights will
be given five years in which to make
payment, deferred payments to bear
per cent interest. The system is to
be completed in the most modern man
ner, according to Mr.. Brady and will
cost a big sum of money. Steel pipe
fumes and siphons and concrete tun-
nels and bitches will be built. OF
course, everything depends upon the
title, whether Mr.. Brady is to take
over the project.
The property was bid in at public
sale on January 5, for $46,547.79 by
Harry Watkins of Mountain Home,
who at the time was thought to be
acting for Henry Hewitt of Tacoma
who holds mortgage of $4,000 on
the project 1t developed later that
Mr. Watkins was acting for Mr..
Brady, who, in company with his at
torneys, Messrs. Standrod and Glib
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01
Tract I Booster Club
VIII Be Organized in Near Future for
Purpose of Advertising Richfeld
and the Richfeld Tract

A movement is on foot to organize
Booster Club" here to take in the
antire community. and everybody is
lvited to join, no matter whether you
IRE a farmer. a business man, or a
aborer.
The object Of the organization is to
get actual settlers on the land in this
ommunity, and the best way to ac-
omplish this seems to be for all to
Jet together and advertise our adyan-
ages in several Of the leading farm
lapers Of the Middle West, and as
very business man and every land
2wner is interested it is thought that
ne best way to do the most good is fol-
Il to work together.
To advertise our country as Il
.hculd be, it viii be necessary to use
ONE money to pay the expenses, and
the land owner is as much interest
in getting in settlers as the business
IAN, IL is no more tldn IlSht Ihal hs
D his part and what is good for the
and owner is good for the business
nan, and there never was a time
when advertising would do more good
han right now.
Last year there were crop failures in
number of the Middle West states
while here, the crops We're good, and
here, are never crop failures here
which we should let the home seekers
know about, as after going through one
failure, they do not care to take
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01

Tree planting on large scale is the
program laid out by large number
of farmers on the Richfield tract this
year, and it is estimated that at least
900 acres in fruit trees will be set out
on the Richfield tract this year.
One nursery man informs us that he
has sold trees enough, so far, to set out
100 acres in orchard, with sales
enough contemplated to set out 100
acres more; besides this there have
been three other tree statesmen in this
territory.
Shade trees in large numbers have
been sold, and NJ P. Johnson, who
represents the Emmett nursery says
that a great many farmers have pur-
chased shade trees to set out along the
roads OF their places, and in many
neighborhoods there will be trees set
out on each side of the road, which
next to fruit trees, will increase the
value of farm more than anything
that could be done
There is not a person in Idaho who
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01

son, visited Mountain Home and talked
things over with some of the leading
settlers.
As the project stands now, the land
under the project is without value;
but with an abundance of water on
it, it can easily be sold for not only
the theoretical figure placed on it by
Mr. Brady, but with the added value
of crop-producing capabilities
Mr. J. H. Brady is essentially an
empire builder That is how he got
his start in Idaho--in irrigation. He
built the great Idaho canal in Ere
mont, Bingham and Bannock county.
and reclaimed a vast domain Of fer
tile land Part of his famous canal
system, which he built UP from plow-
furrow bitches to one OF the most
complete irrigation systems in the
northwest, he later sold to the federal
government, and it is now a part Of
the Fort Hall system; the remain
der of the canals he sold to a coop
erative district for a large sum OF
money.
That Mr.. Brady will apply to the
Mountain Home situation the same
broad business policy that made his
first irrigation venture a brilliant
success and that he will be an inesti-
mable factor in the upbuilding of that
region, goes without saying.
The people of Mountain Home are
to be congratulated upon the fact that
Mr.. Brady has turned his attention in
that direction.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01

dairying and poultry raising where
small orchards can be set out. Many
working people in the east, with small
savings, are making these inquiries.
and it is our aim to get these people
to come west and locate We have
our exhibit car travelling through In
diana and Ohio now and instead Of
having it make stops in the larger
cities as heretofore, are having the
car stop at towns of from 500 te 1000.
while it is not definitely settled.
look for a re-establishment on all
Tanscontinental lines of last years
colonist rates. based on s33 from Chi
cago to Pacific coast points and $25
from st. Paul. This is one of the mat
ters to be discussed at the next meet
ing of the association
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01
ENJOYABLE TIME

The members of the Eastern Star
and Masonic orders of this city, about
10 in all, went out to the Phelps ranch
now occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. R. O.
Clark, last Saturday evening, where {
most enjoyable time is reported
Music, short speeches and a boun-
tiful repast made up the evenings pro
gram, and to say that it was enjoyed
by all is putting it mild.
The tables were so heavily laden
with the good things to eat, which this
country affords, that they fairly groan-
ed with their burdens and at about l.
o'clock the crowd returned to town.
There are a large number of mem
bers of the Eastern Star and Masonic
orders on the Richheld tract, and ths
meeting was held as a foreruiner to al
organization which will shortly be
formed in Tichfield.
From all appearances Richfeld il
destined to become a noted secret or
der town. with membership that viii
very nearly comprise the entire popu-
lation. The NJ. w. A. now have a good
lodge, the Odd Fellows will organize
this week and the Masons and Eastern
Stars in the near future.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01
LINCOLN ANNIVERSARY
Idaho Lincoln Day Association
to Celebrate in Boise

Lincoln's Birthday anniversary, Feb
ruary 18th, is to be celebrated at
Boise by the Idaho Lincoln Day As
sociation, with a big banquet at the
Owyhee hotel A banquet was held
last year. attended ny 200 or more of
the prominent Republicans of the
state and SO strongly did the move
ment appeal to the people of the state
that the organization has been made
permanent. Special reduced rates are
to be made over the railroads leading
to Boise, and the occasion is open to
al who wish to attend 1t Is a polit-
ical organization, for the Republican
party, and all Republicans are invited
to attend. Plates for the banquet will
be $500 each; reservations may be
made by writing to the secretary, Sam
e. Meyer, Of Boise Procure receipts
from your local ticket agent when buy
ing your ticket. No resolutions of any
kind are allowed at the meeting. which
is to be general in its nature and only
for the general good of the Republican
party
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01

It will yield from five to fifteen bush
els Of seed to the acre. 1t is nearest
to a balance ration Of any crop grown.
It has more protein than wheat bran.
1t will come nearer crowding out foul
weeds and grasses than any other
plant Three hundred and sixty stalks
have been grown from one seed. I'm
like most any other plant it does not
exhaust the soil, but enriches it-sc
much so that grain yields nearly dou-
Bile on land where alfalfa is plowed up.
In many places they are plowing ~
alfalfa for winter wheat and sugar
beets and such land yields fully dou-
bic that on soils where alfalfa has
not been sown. The digestibility Of
alfalfa is changed less by the process
of curing than that Of any other for
age plant and alfalfa in the summer
is as palatable as green grass to 8
dairy COW. It contains largely tn,
succulent qualities of green grass il
June, keeping the digestive organ.
open and active, and it has a cooling
effect on the blood Fed to dairs
COWS, alfalfa maintains the flow 0
milk equal to June grass for nearl,
a whole year It can be chopped a.
dne as wheat bran and mixed witt
corn meal to form a balance ration
We have in Colorado fifteen larg
milling establishments that put ou
ground alfalfa as a mercantile pro
duct. During the year a great NAM
private or portable plants have beer
put in especially in the San Luis val
ley, in which the alfalfa is grounC
for consumption on the home rancl
and this system Of feeding has be
come eminently successful.-Farn
and Field
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01
Fruit Tree Planting
Richfeld Tract May Become Vast Or
cbard With Shady Lanes---Hund
reds of Trees This Year

will dispute that there is more money
TO be made out of fruit than any other
way, and it has been demonstrated
time and time again that where the
good orchards are, there is where you
will find the high-priced land, and in
several places Idaho fruit land is
selling at from $500 to $1,000 per acre.
1t has been stated for a long time
and generally believed, that the Rich
field tract was too high for fruit, but
the fairs and land shows held in this
country in the last two years, has
done away with all such thoughts, as
it has been shown at nearly every
fair that the apple raised in the higher
attitudes has proven to be superior to
those grown in the lower climates.
When our ranchers begin setting
out orchards, it is then we will begin
to see our land prices advance, and by
the time our orchards are in bearing
our land will be selling for as much
as any land in the state.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-02-01
HEAVY TRAVEL
Railroads Arranging for Many
H0meseekeFs

Railroads Arranging for Many
H0meseekers
Spokane, Wash, Jan. 24.-Colonist
ravel on all lines of Washington
Oregon, Idaho and Montana from
iastern points this spring will be
much larger than last year, according
o Howard A. Noble of ST. Paul. gen
raj passenger agent of the Great
Northern Railway company, who is in
ne northwest on his first official visit.
While here he said:
Business is generally good in the
passenger department, showing in
rease over last year. Of course, it
quiet in some spots, but the good
rops Of 1911 gave the farmers a lit
le extra money. Many inquiries are
5eing received from persons interest
ID in Washington, Oregoa, Idaho and
dontana.
The indications are for a heavier
olonist travel this spring This prob
bly, is due to the crops of 1911 and
the advertising through the west
rn governors special train which
ravfrsed all over the east. The land
ihows also greatly exploited the
country
4 look for an increased dsmand for
mall farms, 10 to 20 acres, nearer
he larger towns and cities this year.
there is much inquiry for logged-off
lands and tracts that can be used for