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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03
Missing the Point,

Representative Rucker of Colorado,
apropos of tariff argument about
sugar, said to a Washington CORE
spondent: "Oh. well, those men don't
see my point. They miss it as badly
as the old lady missed her sons.
Mother a young man said, look
ing up from the Bulletin, would you
believe that it takes 5000 elephants
year to make our piano keys and
billiard balls?'
Make our piano keys and billiard
balls! cried the old lady. Well,
always understood elephants were in
telligent creatures. but l never knew
before that they'd been trained to
make piano keys and billiard balls "
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03

extravaganza of Yankee screw-driv-
tie mechanism was so keen that Dede
conceived fortnight a great idea. For
six months she saved her egg-money,
which was hers by right of allotment.
and on his birthday presented him
with a turning-lathe of wonderful sim
plicity and multifarious efiiciencies.
Ard their mutual delight in the lathe.
which was his. was only equalled by
their delight in Mab's first foal which
was Dede's special private property
Daylight had made no assertion of
total abstinence. though he had not
taken a drink for months after the
to smash. Soon he proved himself
strong enough to dare to take a
drink without taking a second. On
the other hand, with his coming to
live in the country, had passed all de-
sire and need for drink. He felt no
yearning for it, and even forgot that
II existed. Yet he refused to be
afraid of it, and In town. on occasion.
when invited by the storekeeper.
would reply: IAN right, son. II my
taking a drink will make you happy.
here goes. Whisky for mine"
But such n drink begat no desire
for a second 1t made no impression.
He wns too profoundly strong to be
effected by a thimbleful As he had
prophesied to Dede. Burning Daylight.
the city financier. had died quick
death on the ranch, and his younger
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03

One day. stopping to mail a letter
at the Glen Ellen postoffice. they we're
hailed by the blacksmith.
Say. Daylight" he said, "a young
fellow named Slosson sends you his
regards. He came through in an auto
on the way to Santa Rosa. He wanted
to know If you didn't live hereabouts,
but the crowd with him was in a hur-
ry. So he sent you his regards and
said to tell you he'd taken you ad-
vice and was still going on breaking
his own record"
Daylight had long since told Dede
of the incident.
"Slosson?" he meditated. "Slosson?
That must be the hammer-thrower.
He put my hand down twice. the
young scamp" He turned suddenly
to Dede. Say. it's only twelve miles
to Santa Rosa. and the horses are
fresh"
She OWNED what was in his mind
of which his twinkling eyes and sheep
ish. boyish grin gave sufficient adyer-
tisement, and she smiled and nodded
acquiescense.
"We'll cut across by Bennett Val
ley" he said. ITS nearer that vays
There was little difficulty. once in
Santa Rosa, of finding Slosson He
and his party had registered at the
Oberlin Hotel. and Daylight encoun.
tered the young hammer-thrower him.
self In the office
Look here. son." Daylight announc.
ed. as soon as he had introduced Dede.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03
A Sad Handicap,

Sad case of the fellow on the
fourth fioor!"
Whats that?"
He plays the cornet for his own
amusement. but he got so hard up late
ly that he had to pawn the instru-
ment."
''Well?"
Now he can't borrow a dollar in
the entire building because everybody
is afraid he'll get the blamed tooter
out of pawn"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03

putting in draintile. the Joy of the
achievement was ever with him. He
never worked in 1t and found the soil
unpacked and tractable without ex-
periencing the thrill Of accomplish
ment
There was the matter. of the plumb
ing. He was enabled to purchase the
materials through lucky sale OF a
number of his hair brides. The work
he did himself, though more than once
he was forced to call in Dede to hold
tight with pipe-wrench. And in the
end. when the bath-tub and the sta
tionary tubs were installed and in
working order. he could scarcely tear
himself away from the contemplation
of what his hands had wrought. The
first evening, missing him. Dede
sought and found him. lamp In hand.
staring with silent glee at the tubs
He rubbed his hand over their smooth
wooden lips and laughed aloud. and
was as shame-faced as any boy when
she caught him thus secretly exulting
in his own prowess.
1t was this adventure in woodwork
ing and plumbing that brought about
the building of the little workshop.
where he slowly gathered a collection
of loved tools. And he, who In the
old days. out of his millions. could
purchase Immediately whatever he
might desire. learned the new joy of
the possession that follows upon rigid
economy and desire long delayed. He
waited three months before daring the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03

| I've come to go you another nuttef
at that hand game. Here's a likely
place"
Slosson smiled and accepted. The
two men faced each other, the elbows
of their right arms on the counter. the
hands clasped. Slosson's hand quick
ly forced backward and down.
You're the first man that ever sue
ceeded in doing it." he said. Let's
try it again"
Sure" Daylight answered. And
don't forget. son. that you're the first
man that put mine down. That's why
lit out after you today"
Again they clasped hands, and
again Slosson's hand went down. He
was a broad-shouldered. heavy-mus-
cled young giant, at least half head
| taller than Daylight, and he frankly
expressed his chagrin and asked for
third trial. This time he steeled him
| self to the effort. and for a moment
the issue was in doubt. With flushed
face and set teeth he met the others
strength till his cracking muscles
failed him. The air exploded sharply
In surrender. and the hand dropped
Imply down.
You're too many for me-" he con-
fessed. Il only hope you'll keep out
of the hammer-throwing game"
Daylight laughed and shook his
head
I'VE might compromise. and each
stay in his own class. You stick to
hammer-throwing, and I'll go on turn
ing down hands"
But Slosson refused to accept de-
feat.
Say" he called out. as Daylight
and Dede, astride their horses were
preparing to depart. "Say-do you
mind If l look you up next year? I'D
like to tackle you again"
Sure. son. You're welcome to
fiutter any time. Though l give you
fair warning that you'll have to go
some. You'll have to train up. for I'm
plowing and chopping wood and break
ing colts these days"
Now and again. on the way home.
Dede could hear her big boy-husband
chuckling gleefully. AS they halted
their horses on the top of the divide
out OF Bennett Valley, in order to
watch the sunset. he ranged alongside
and slipped his arm around her waist.
Little woman" he said. you're
sure responsible for 1t all And leave
1t to you. II all the money in creation
is worth as much as one arm like that
when it's got sweet little woman
like this to go around"
Daylight's steadfast contention was
that his wife should not become cook,
waitress. and chambermaid because
she did not happen 10 possess house
hold of servants. On the other hand.
chafing-dish suppers In the big living
room for their camping guests were a
common happening. at which times
Daylight allotted them their chores
and saw that they were performed.
For one who stopped only for the
night 1t was different. Likewise 1t
was different with her brother. back
from Germany. and again able to sit
horse. On his vacations he became
the third in the family. and to him
was given the building of the fires.
the sweeping. and the washing of the
dishes.
CTo BE coNTINUED)
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03
CHAPTER xx.-continued.

Two days later. Daylight stood wait
ing outside the little Glen Ellen hotel.
The ceremony was over. and he had
left Dede to go inside and change
into her riding-habit while he brought
the horses. He held them now. Bob
and Nab. and in the shadow OF the
watering-trough Wolf lay and looked
on. Already two days of ardent Cali
fornia sun and touched with new fires
the ancient bronze in Daylights face.
But warmer still was the glow that
came into his cheeks and burned In
his eyes as he saw Dede coming out
the door. riding-whip in hand. clad in
the familiar corduroy skirt and leg
gings of the old Piedmont days. There
was warmth and glow In her own face
as she answered his gaze and glanced
on past him to the horses. Then she
saw Nab. But her gaze leaped back
to the man.
"Oh. Elam." she breathed.
Many persons. themselves city-bred.
and city reared. have fled to the
soil and succeeded in winning great
happiness. In such cases they
have succeeded only by going
through n process of savage disil-
lusionment. But with Dede and Day.
light 1t was different They had both
been born on the soil. and they knew
its naked simplicities and rawer ways,
They ere like two persons. after far
wandering, who had merely come
home again. There was less OF the
unexpected in their dealings with ma
ture. while theirs was all the delight
of reminiscence. What might appear
sordid and squalfd to the fastidiously
reared. was to them eminently whole
some and natural. The commerce OF
nature was to them no unknown and
untried trade. They made fewer mis-
takes. They already knew. and II was
a joy TO remember what they had for
gotten.
And another thing they learned was
that II was easier for one who has
gorged at the fiesh-pots to content
himself with the meagreness of
crust. than for one who has known
only the crust. Not that their life
was meagre. II was that they found
keener delights and deeper satisfac-
tions in little things Daylight. who
had played the game in its biggest
and most fantastic aspects. found
that here. on the slopes of Sonoma
Mountain It was still the same old
game. Man had still work to perform.
forces to combat, obstacles to over
come. When he experimental in a
small way at raising a few pigeons
for market. he found no less zest in
calculating in squads than formerly
when he had calculated in millions.
Achievement was no less achieve
ment. while the process of 1t seemed
more rational and received the sane
ton of his reason.
The domestic cat that had gone
wild and that preyed on his pigeons.
he found. by the comparative stand
ard, to be of no less paramount men
ace than a Charles Klinkner In the
field of finance, trying TO raid him for
several millions. The hawks and
weasels and 'coons were so many
Dowsetts. Lotions. and Guggenham-
mers that struck at him secretly The
sea of wild vegetation that tossed its
surf against the boundaries of all his
clearings and that sometimes crept in
and flooded in a single week was no
mean enemy to contend with and sub
due His fat-soiled vegetable-gnrden
in the nook of hills that failed of its
best was problem of engrossing i'm
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03
Cause of the Row.

Mrs. Brown had dreadful quar-
rel with her husband last night?"
THAT so?''
Yes. She bid eight on a hand that
was good for ten. not thinking Mr.
Brown would overbid her, but he did
1t almost broke up the party"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03
Easily.

Howell-He has prosperous look.
Powell-Yes, you could tell at a
glance that he was single man.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03

Coated tongue, vertigo. constipation are
all relieved by Garfield Tea.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03

There are two kinds of ambition;
one scars and the other crawls.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03

A vain woman would rather hear
her complexion praised then her v!r-
tues.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-03

1--WE come to go you another futter
at that hand game. Here's likely
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10
Band Concert at 7:3O
The Elite Theatre

]. A. Nichols, the new proprietor Of
the Elite Theatre is meeting with good
success at the popular moving picture
show OH Pleasant street. Mr.. Nichols
is an old Snowman and has catered to
the wants Of the public for SO many
years that he knows just what the
people want in the way Of picture en-
tertainment and is making his selections
Of films with an idea of giving them
the best obtainable from the various
film houses which he patronizes. He
caters TO the ladies and children and
will not show any film that is not of n
high character aud calculated To i'm
terest and instruct those who call i'm To
see his pictures. We are glad to learn
that he is meeting with increased
patronage every week. adv
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10
THEY ARE CITIZENS.
Reasons Why Michigan Men Should
Give Ballot to Women.

Women are citizens of this country
whether officially recognized or not"
Women should receive their right to
vote for the same political reasons that
men receive theirs and not because
they ask
What are the political reasons for
giving the vote to women?
First.-Women are people. No one
dare deny that. Abraham Lincoln de-
fined an ideal republic as govern
ment Of the people. by the people and
for the people," but ours is govern
ment Of the people by half the people.
Second.-We cannot make this an
Ideal republic IL we leave half the peo-
pie irresponsible and unprotected.
Third.-The country needs the work
Ing power of all its citizens.
Fourth.-Men and women need the
chance to make good together and on
equal terms.
Who can give women their right to
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10
The Eraa Statns.

The commonwealth that adopt wo-
man suffrage are coming to be known
as free states. while those that reject
II or do not adopt 1t are classed as white
slave states II is sincerely hoped
that both Ohio and Michigan. by the
just action Of their male voters. will
be known after the elections as the
first fully free states formed out OF
the territory northwest OF the Ohio
river. In which negro slavery was pro-
hiblted by the famous ordinance OF
1877. Jackson Patriot
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10
LET WOMEN VOTE.
They Will Know How to Use Ballot
For Civic tiousecleaning.

Men are responsible for the condi
tons under which the children live
but we hold women responsible for the
women responsible for the results
must we not ~ simple Justice lei them
have something =" say as to what
these conditions shall he? There Is
one simple WAY ~ doing this Give
them the same menns that men have
let women vote
Women are by nature and training
housekeepeiS % them have q hand
In the citv's housekeeping even n thes
Introduce m p'casionaf hnusecleaning
Let them vote In Michigan
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10
They Aroue For Woman. suffrao.

None of the Michigan congressional
delegation ~ Washington is opposed
to votes for Wolverine women A few
are inclined To await the November
referendum But Senators Townsend
and Smith and congressman Loud and
Hamilton present potential arguments
why the voters OF this state should
vote "YeS" on the wOman's suffrage
constitutional amendment at the No
vember polls The Herald prophesies
success for the suffrage movement in
this state-if right makes might
Grand Rapids Herald
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10

~ was cured Of diarrhoea by one dcss d
chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10

The social md moral upllft that Is
so clearly apinrrnt whore women are
permitted 10 vote ought to appeal TO
every man IN Michigan and induce him
to vote for equal suffrage next fall
Adrian Daily Times
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10

j. w. Copeland, of Dayton, Ohio, pur-
chased bottle Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for his boy who had cold, and be.
fore the bottle was all used the boys cold
was gone. Is that not better than 10 pay
FIVE dollar doctors bill? For sale By all
dealers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10
Plain Sewing
sARANAC STATE BANK

i will do plain sewing, bedding,
ladies and childrens underwear. Mrs.
+. Green, 439 River street. 17-3w
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10

Women vote In China Why not in
Michigani
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-10

wore.
Michigan men can give Michigan wo-
men the ballot ut the next election.
Evening star., 1912-09-13
Take Bermuda!
the New York Evening Post.

FROM the New York Evening Post.
1t is not Germany that we have to fear.
after all, but our hereditary foe Eng
land Why? Because in her possession
OF Bermuda she holds the key TO the
Panama canal. This is the reason that
she was SO willing to agree to the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. and 1t Is also tho
reason why we are iDst unless We main-
tain a fleet of overpowering strength on
the Atlantic. AS q keen-eyed journalist
notes, England has strengthened and
strengthens today her West Indian
squadron in proportion to the growth OF
the United States Navy, but always with
the advantage that Bermuda Is 80 much
nearer the Panama canal than the base
for our Atlantic fleet" 1t follows. as the
night the day, that Bermuda. under her
present ownership constitutes a constant
menace to the Monroe doctrine. The wily
British, in order to cover their own
movements in this regard, have not hesi-
tated to launch reports OF attempts by
other nations to interfere with our con-
troll OF the canal, even casting suspicion
upon their ally. japan. Worst OF all, az
y. ase reminded bermuda was taken
"a "a Is 4 repr,-l"a inle trick, as ans
.ri IL of .tucIsea.i h's o.N can verify.
, DIZZY iaesl. IL Z. Where is tho
inen who viii take Be- III a fo.- us and.
t..a5.c - = - !, Ia Selu..ty.
Evening star., 1912-09-13
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, September 13.-Wheat prices
rose today in response to statements that
the growing crop in Germany was suf-
fering severely from unfavorable weather.
Official reports estimated the Prussian
yield as 100000 bushels less than last
year. Word came also that Argentine
stocks were decreasing. The opening was
unchanged to - up. december started
at 901s to 90a a gain of Is to as, and ad-
vanced to 91A
SmallnesS of offerings made the corn
market harden December opened q
shade to Is higher at 5l@sa517s to lA.
and climbed to 52a52h
Shorts buying put firmness into oats.
December opened Is dearer at 32A and
assembled to 323s.
Packers seemed to be supporting Oc-
tober provisions and selling January
First transactions ranged from 21a lower
to advance, with January 1850 for
pork. 1O571a for lard and 10.U21. for ribs.
Evening star., 1912-09-13
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Only three issues were included in the
trading list at the noon meeting today of
the Washington Stock Exchange, and
there were no material changes in any of
the quotations. Lanston was the princi-
pal factor Of interest, and practically all
of the trading of the week in this se-
curity was concentrated in today's ex-
change session. Eight sales occurred in
Lanston, the stock opening at 93, at
which one ten-share lot was taken, after
which 1t sold off to 921s and back again
to ON. Altogether there were 119 shares
OF the stock transferred.
Two quotation lots of ten shares each
OF National Savings and Trust We're Sold
one at 266 and the other at o6I.
One transaction only was noted in the
after CALI business-a twenty-five share
block Of Washington Railway and Elec-
trio preferred being offered and taken at
951a.
With the close of the session today the
exchange adjourned over the Saturday
holiday until Monday, and a summary of
the weeks business showed that almost
two-thirds OF the trading in the stock list
was concentrated in the local railway Sc
curities in the public utilities list. One
hundred and eighty-seven shares of C-p-
ftal Traction were transferred on a price
range between 125ls and 1915. Washing
ton Railway and Electric common
showed net loss of 1x points on the
week. since the opening sales Monday
were at the level of 81. while the last
sales recorded Thursday were at 921s.
The sales aggregated 207 shares. Wash
ington Railway and Electric preferred
held steadily at 95R and 95A, and 255
shares Of the stock were sold.