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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-05
An old wood.road led him to a clear

An old wood.road led him to a clear
Ing, where a dozen acres Of grapes
grew on wine-red soil. A cow-path. more
trees and thickets, and he dropped
down a hillside to the southeast ex-
posure. Here, poised above big for
ested canyon, and looking out upon
Sonoma Valley, was a small farm
house.. With its barn and outhouses
1t snuggled into a nook IN the hill
side, which protected 1t from the west
and north. 1t was the erosion from
this hillside. he Judged, that had
formed the little level stretch Of vege-,
table garden. The soil was fat and,
black, and there was water in plenty!
for he saw several faucets running
wide open. Forgotten WAS the brick
yard. Nobody was at home, but Day
light dismounted and ranged the vege-
table garden, eating strawberries and
green peas. inspecting the old adobe
barn and rusty plow and harrow. and
rolling and smoking cigarettes while
he watched the antics of several
broods Of young chicks and the moth
er hens.
Nothing could satisfy his holiday spir-
1t now but the ascent of Sonoma Noun
tain. And here on the crest, three
hours afterward, he emerged, tired and
sweaty, garments torn and face and
hands scratched, but with sparkling
eyes and an unwonted usefulness of
expression. He felt the Illicit pleas
ure Of schoolboy playing truant. The
big gaming table of San Francisco
seemed very far away. But there was
more than Illicit pleasure In his mood.
It was as though he we're going
through sort Of cleansing bath. No
room here for all the sordidness,
meanness and viciousness that allied
the dirty pool Of city existence. He
was loath to depart, and 1t was not
for an hour that he was able to tear
himself away and take the descent of
the mountain. Working out a new
route just for the fun of 1t, late after.
noon was upon him when he arrived
back at the wooded knobs. "
Daylight cast about for trail, and
found Iasl, 2as leading down the side
opposite to bis ascent. Circling the
base of the knoll. he picked UP with
his horse and rode on to the farm
house. Smoke was rising from the
chimney, and he was quickly in con-
versation with nervous, slender
young man, who, he learned, was only
a tenant on the ranch. How large
was It? A matter of one hundred and
slightly acres. though 1t seemed much
larger. This was because It was so,
Irregularly shaped. Yes, It included
The clay-pit and all the knobs, and its
boundary that ran along the big can
yon was over mile long. Oh, yes, 3
he ana his wife managed to. scratch
j living without working too haru.
They didn't have to pay much rent
Hillard, tho owner, depended ON the
income from the clay-pit. Hillard was
we'll of and had big ranches and vine
yards down On the fiat Of the valley,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-05

stood q rough. unpafnted cabin, the
vide yeranda OF which, with chairs
and hammocks, advertised an out-of-
doors bedchamber. Daylight,s keen
seyes took n everything Z The clearing
was irregular. following the patches
sof the best soil, and every fruit tree
and berry bush, and even each vege-
table plant, had the water personally
conducted to II The tiny irri cation
sichannels were every here. and along
some of them the water was running
Ferguson looked eagerly into his
VISITORS face for signs Of appreciation.
What do you think OF At, eh ??'s ~
Hand-reared and manicured, every
blessed tree Daylight laughed, but
the Joy and satisfact ion that sllone ID:
his eyes contented the little man
Thy, dye know, Z know every one
o4 those trees as II they were sons OF
mines planted then, nursed them.
fed them, and brought them up Come
On and peep at the spring.
It's sure d hunme Ter, was Dayl
verdict. after due inspection and sam
plttg, as they turned back for the,
houISe.
Ihe Interior was a surprfYs The
cooking being done In the small, lean
to- kitchen, the whole cabin formed g.
large iying-roons a great table IN
the middle was conf ortably Uttered
with books and magazines All the
available wall space, from wall to cell
Ing was occupied by filed book
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-05
grew. ana Wild oats and flowers.

grew, and wild oats and flowers.
Late In the afternoon he broke
through, and followed q well-dedned
trail down a dry canyon. The dry
canyon gave place to one with a slen-
der ribbon OF running water, The
trail ran into wood-road, and the
wood-road emerged across & small fat
upon slightly Travelled country road.
There were no farms in this tmmedi-
ate section, and no houses. The soil
was meager, the bedrock either close
to the surface or constituting the sur
face itself. Manzanita and scrub-oak,
however, fourished and walled the
road on either side with a jungle
growth. And out a runway through
this growth man suddenly scuttled
In a way that reminded Daylight Of a
rabbit.
He was little man, IN patched
overalls; bareheaded, with cotton
shirt open at the throat and down the
chest The sun was ruddy-brown in
his face, and by 1t his sandy hair was
bleached on the ends to peroxide
blonde. He signed to Daylight to
halt. and held up a letter
"If you're going to town, I'd be
obliged II you mail this" he said.
81 sure WILL" Daylight put 1t into
his coat pocket. do you live here
nbouts, Stranger" 4E N=
But the little man did not answer.
He was gazing at Daylight in sur
prised and steadfast fashion.
Il know you" the little man an
nounced. you're Elan Harnish
Burning Daylight, the papers call you
Am l right?" a@sg 5sss
Daylight nodded.
"INell, I'm glad I wrote that letter
this afternoon" the little man went
on, cor else I'd have missed seeing
you. I've seen your photo in the pa
pers many a time, and I've good
memory for faces. l recognized you
at once. My names Ferguson"
DO YOU I've hereaboutsF" Daylight
repeated his query. .s ses:ss ~
ooh, yes. I've got a little shack
back here In the bush hundred yards
and pretty spring, and few fruit.
trees and berry bushes. Come in and
take look. And that spring is q
dandy. You never tasted water like
1t. Come IN and try It" S's .5s 81
Walking and leading his horse. Day
light followed the Quick-stepping,
eager little man through the green
tunnel and emerged abruptly upon the
clearing, II clearing It might be called,
where wild nature and mans earth
scratching were tnextricably blended.
1t was tiny nook In the hills. pro
tected By the steep walls Of q canyon
mouth. Here were several large oaks,
evidencing q richer soil. The erosion
Of ages from the hillside had slowly
formed this deposit OF fat earth. I'm
der the oaks. almost buried In them,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-05
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SNDAYLIGHT
By JACKLONDON /
{ tfntAor of"7He Gail of the H,ild,"
y White Fang, Martin
Eden" etc.
Illustrations by Dearborn Meiyill

Copyright. 1910. by the New York Herald CO
(Copyright. 1910. by tho Macmillan compan.

Copyright. 1910 by the New York Herald CO
: Copyright. 1910. by tho Macmillan Compan.
rocky hill and through a wlne-wooded
forest of manzanita, and emerged
upon another tiny valley, down which
filtered another springfield. meadow
bordered streamlet.
1T sure beats country places and
bungalows at Menlo Park" he COM
muned aloud; land II ever 1 get the
laundering for country life, it's me for
this every time" - a.
Then ia go on urging like sam
Scratch" he said quickly. Because,
you see, I've always noticed that folks
that incline to anything are much
more open to hearing the case stated.
But II you did have that other season
up your sleeve, II you didn't want to
know me, if-if, we'll, If you thought
my feelings oughtn't to be hurt just
because you had good Job with me.
;" Here, his calm consideration
OF a possibility was swamped by the
fear that 1t was an actuality, and he
lost the thread of his reasoning.
well, anyway, all you have to do is
to say the word and I'll clear out
And with no hard feelings; It would
be Just a case Of bad luck for me. So
be honest, Miss Mason, please. and
tell me If that's the reason-I almost
got q hvngh that j. |g.", 4'.e'a '-A'-
. .soh. but that Isn't fair" she cried.
you give ME the choice Of lying to
yoy and hurting yop In order to pro
tect myself by getting rid OF you, or
of throwing away my protection by
telling you the truth, for then you, as
you said yourself, would stay and
urge" 2F t &3
Daylight smiled grimly with salts
faction. a..
I'm real glad, Miss Mason. real
glad for those words" @.
But they won't serve you," she
went on hastily. They can't serve
you. ] refuse to let them. This is our,
last ride, snd here is the gate"
Ranging her mare alongside, she,
bent, slid the catch, and followed the
opening gate,
mo; please, no." she said, as Day
light started to follow. VI
Humbly acauiescent. he pulled Bob
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-05

/ living without working too haru.
They didn't have to pay much rent.
Hillard, tho owner, depended on the
income from the clay-pit. Hillard was
well of and had big ranches and vine
yards down On the nat Of the valley
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-05

The brickyard paid ten centASa cubic
yard for the clay. AS for the rest OF thu
ranch, the land was good in patches,
where 1t was cleared, like the vege-
table garden and the vineyard, but the
rest Of it was too much up-and-down.
You're not farmer" Daylight
said. 5
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-05

Here Was a Man Who Laughed q
City DWelIers and Called Thsm
Eunatlcs. sssjs iss
rs Wen come out at Blair Park In ].
ten minutes. ]. one Of the nsn ai,-
nounced. Look here, ss33wiftwatsr,
there's q cross-road right ahead, with
lots 81 gates. but III take US back
country Into Berkeley. Then we can
come back into Oakland from the 9TH.
er aide. sneak across on the ferry.
Continued Next Week.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-09-05
ceeaed. whas u as z You dolns hsr,,

ceeded. what are you doing hers,
anyway?
Ferguson frankly showed his pleas
] ure at the questions
First OF all, ]" he began, the doctors
wound up BY losing all hope for me-
4 Gave me q few months ct best and
that, after course in sanitariums
| and a trip to Europe and another to
Hawaii. They tried electricity and
| forced feeding and fasting. was g
graduate OF about everything IN the
curriculum. They kept me poor with
their BILLS, while I went from bad TO-
worse. The trouble with me was two
| fold; first was born weakling: and
next, was living unnaturall too
much work, and responsibility and
strain was managing editor Of
the Times-Tribune in San Fran cisco.
and I wasn't strong enough for the
strain. OF course my body went back
on me, and my mind. too. for that mat
atr. It had to be bolstered up with
| whisky, which wasn't good for 1t any
| more than was the living In clubs
and hotels good for my stomach and
the rest Of me. So I quit, quit every
thing, absolutely, and came to live IN
the Valley Of the Moon that's the
Indian name, you know, for sonoma5
Valley. / lived In the lean-to the first
year; then built the cabin and sent
FOR my books. I never knew what hap
oiness was before, nor health. Look
me now and dare to tell me that I
.ook forty-seven.' # X
Il wouldn't give day over forty"
Daylight confessed.
'Yet the day. I came here looked
nearer sixty. and that was fifteen
years ago."
They talked along, and Daylight
looked at the world from new angles.
Here was a man, neither bitter nor
cynical, who laughed at the city-dwell-
ers and called them lunRtics; man
who did not care for money, and In
whom the lust for power had long
SINCE died. LIN Asssssssa 81
It was net until ten o'clock that
Daylight parted from Ferguson. Al
he rode along through the starlight, the
idea came to him OF buying the ranch
on the other side OF the valley. There
was no thought Ia his mind OF ever
intending to live on II His game was
IN San Francisco. But he liked the
ranch, and as soon as he got back to
the Office he would open up negotiar
lions with billiard. ssss$g
The, limo passed. and he played on,
NJ the Ramah ${ Han Efanofacasn 3$atn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
Red Rains.

Red rain is fairly common, and in May, 1885, there was a heavy fall of blood red hail at Castlewellan, County Down, Ireland. The red hue was not merely on the surface. When one squeezed the pellets the fingers were deeply stained.
 A remarkable red rain fel1 at The Hague in the year 1870. The town was in uproar one morning upon finding lakes and ditches which had contained water overnight now full of "blood. g A physician, however, took some of it from one of the canals, put it under his microscope and found that it was due to swarms of tiny red animals, all in a state of lively commotion. This, how ever, by no means reassured the popu- lace, who thought such a prodigy no less awful than actual blood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
eonnbay,s Animal Hospital.

1n faroff Bombay is probably the largest and most elaborate. hospital for animals in the world. It has both it's inpatients and it's outpatients, and 1t ministers to animals of all kinds as carefully as human beings are admin istered to in the hospitals of the west Over 2,OOO animals are taken into the hospital each year, and well on to 1000 are treated as outpatients. In all there are some forty buildings, large and small, connected with the hospital, and the architectural struc- ture and the appointments of some of them are indeed superior to, those of many of our regular hospitals. This splendid hospital for animals was founded by native Indian, a Farsi merchant, Sir Dfnshaw Manockjee Pet it. Not only domestic animals of every kind are treated and cared for in it, but the animals of the jungle and the wild birds which are found wounded or suffering from any cause are taken to it and nursed back to health and then set free again.-Every Living Creature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
The Real Euqene Aran,.

Lord Ilytton's Eugene Aram was ia very different parsonage from him who was hanged at York, who, judg- ing from the published account of the trial, was merely a felon of the baser sort. He associated with low compan- ions, married a low wife and prac- ticed swindHng with miserable crea- ture whom in his younger days he was associated with in stealing flower roots flor they were both gardeners and finally murdered him to secure a few pounds, the, proceeds of a swindle Aram possessed a vigorous intellect, had mastered the learned languages, had read every classic that came in his way, and, says a distinguished writer, when the learned felon came to make his defense all Britain was as tonished by piece of pleading which. if given to the public among the de lenses and under the name of Thomas Lord Erskine, so celebrated for this species of composition, would certainly not be deemed unworthy of the collec- ton Of its author.-Lon1on Globe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
Cats as Witches.

Tn Montferrat, Italy, it is believed that all the cats who wander about upon the roofs during the month of February are really witches, whom it is lawful and even necessary to shoot.
 An old German superstition has it that if a black cat sits upon the bed of a sick man it is a presage of his death, while if after his decease it is seen upon his grave it is enough to arouse doubts as to the locality to which his soul has departed.
 In Hungary it is thought that cats generally become witches between the ages Of seven and twelve years.
 A French belief concerning the cat is that if the animal be carried in cart and the wind blow from 1t to the horses they immediately fall tired If any part of the horseman's clothing be made of cats skin the horse will feel as though it carried double burden.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
WILL PENSION
 Ex-PRESIDENTS
AId1oTs TO FUTURE EXECUTIVES OR THEIR WID-
 OWS $25, 1000 A YEAR FOR LIFE ROOSEVELT SEEMS BARRED.

Andrew Carnegie <announced yester- day that he had determined to give pensions of $25.o00 a. year, as long as they are not provided by the Nation. to all future ex-Presidents of the United Staes, and to their widows as long as they remain unmarried. This
 will be given to them through the Carnegie Corporation of New York which was founded last year and al- ready has had transferred to it $125.- 0GG 900 of securities with the idea Of perpetuating the ironmaster's work af- ter he is dead:
 future ex-Presidents or their widows as these pensions are to be promptly offered to them. The object of thus income for life, it is declared. is thai they may spend their latter days free from pecuniary cares in devoting the intimate knowledge they have gained of public affairs to the good of the country The pensions are to con- stinue while the beneficiaries remain unprovided for by the government.
 The announcement of these pensions
 was made yesterday at the close Of the second annual meetfng of the S-e1,, N yo,sL T,he official tatement Of the benefaction was:
 Provision has been made through this corporation for a pension for each future, ex-President and his widow un- married of s25,ooo per year, as long as these remain unprovided for by the Nation, that they may be able to spend the latter part of their lives devoting their unique knowledge gain ed of public affairs to the public good free from pecuniary cares.
 These pensions will be promptly of fered 10 the ex-Presidents or their widows. so that no application will be required from them"
 The terms of the gift seem to ex- cl11de from participation the only Fv- ing ex-President, Col Theodore Roose- welt, unless. of course, he should again become President, in which case he might become a 'sfuture'' ex-President- President Taft, when he retires from office next March, will be the first beneficiary, if he accepts Mir. Carne- gie's offer. Also, President-elect Wni- son on his retirement wifi become in- contestab1y eligible to Carnegie pen sion.
 MT Carnegie supported MT. Taft in the recent campaign. When he re- turned from Europe Oct. 19 he said that he and Col. Roosevelt had al ways been friends, although they didn't agree on political questions The news which reached him at sea of the attack on Col. Roosevelt at Mill waukee led him to tear up a long statement he had prepared on the po- litica1 situation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
Ring Regulations.

Maurice Maeterlinck, the Belgian poet, playwright and philosopher, was once conversing on a variety of topics with an American girl when she said:
 t'I see that pugilists fight in q ring. What kind of a ring is it, MT Maeter- Iinck? You are an athlete, and so you ought to know
 The poet, pushing back his thick pep per and salt hair, smiled and replied:
 ..In the ordinary sparring match, limited to seven or eight rounds, an en- gagement ring is used, but when it's a fight to finish they always employ 8 wedding ring,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22

New London-Josephine Spadero, ~15, when arrested, admitted she had stran- gIed to death her six days old baby
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
He Understood.

Paul Louis Courier, when bitterly as- sailed by a French professor, quietly remarked: '.I fancy he must be vexed- He calls me Jacobin, rebel, -plagiarist, thief, poisoner, forger, leper, mailman, impostor, ce1umniator, nbeier. a hor- rible, filthy, grimacing ragpicker. I gather what he wants to say. He means that he and I are not of the same opinion, and this is his only way of putting it.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22

WANT ADS GENT A WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
- PERSONAL MENTION.

Speeches by Dr.s c. w. Deane, Ar thur M. Marsh, Frank W. Bolande and Rev Gerald H. Beard were included in the post prandial program of a din ner attended by 90 members of the Mems League of the Park Street Con- EregationaI church in the church par porS last evening
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22

man on the Luciano-Depiano case now being tried in the common pleas court at Bridgeport.
 The first dance in the Auditorium will take place this evening It will open the seasons series to be given under the direction of Prof. F. H.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
Tha Raaf wau

A correspondent wants to know how to pronounce Chihuahua. The best way is to say Chey-hew-ha wa and then laugh as though you knew better. If it is done satisfactorily you can get away with it nearly every time.-York Dis patch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
Wrona piaanosis.

My dear friend, can you loan me $2O0? have Just recovered from an operation for appendicitis
 Appendicitis. Your doctor doesn't know his business. He should have opeaaued TOT gan srones.'' Boston Record
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22
She Could Tell.

Wife-John, you've been drinking. Oh. I can tell. We'll. don't do it, m'dear. Let'sh k-ep it family shecret-Philadelphi LedG~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22

bers of a powerful gang at one time is expected to strike terror into the hearts of the men who believe al1egi- ance to a leader is better than obedi- ence to law. Former Magistrate c. c. F. Wah1e, who defended the gunmen, was conplinented by District Attor- ney Whitman on the efforts he made for his clients. After the trial the two lawyers left the courtroom together, and this snapshot of them was made at that time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-22

New York, Nov. 22-District Attorney Whitman, who is being highly praised because of the successful prosecution of former Lieut.. Becker and the gun men he hired to murder Herman Ros- enthal, says that the verdict means the end of gang rule in New York city This is the first time that gangster has been convicted of first degree murder, though, killings have been frequent. Convicting four mem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-14
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

leaving the profession is about four
years. These figures present a per-
fectly plain problem. Low salaries
mean that as a rule the more ambit-
ious, forceful, capable and in general
more desirable teachers soon leave
the profession.
1t is impossible to Judge individual
cases by averages gathered in every
corner OF the country. The fact that
adequate salaries are paid in the pub
lie schools of some cities and states,
however, makes the contrast with sal
aries paid elsewhere all the more i'm
pressive. No inconsiderable number
Of woman teachers leave the profess
sion not long after entering it because
their intelligence and general fitness
for dealing with problems of various
sorts win for them desirable oppor-
tunities for marrige. In general,
however, one may say that even the
competent teachers who continue in
the service often cannot do their best
work because their salaries are not
sufficient TO relieve them from worry
and otherwise enable them to make
full use of their talents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-14

But their view of the matter is super
fetal. There isn't much wrong with
those answers.
- The polygon, which is something that
has more than four sides, is used regu-
larry and sometimes very day by cam
didates in defining their position. AS
for the conqueror, when he sent out
the invitations for his coronation, he
didn't know whether he would get
away alive or not. And the concluding
remark about Caesar shows commend
able consideration. 1t lets in all the
eminent military commanders, includ-
ing our own General Dick
II Pluto has left any writings they
probably relate to hades. They should
be well calculated TO make almost any
OF US mediate. The one about the lyric,
however, won't pass muster. Whoever
made that answer had apparently new
er been compelled to sit all evening
I listening to the lyrics in modern mu
steal show.
The pupils who sent in those answers
probably got low marks. But they
should cheer up. Worse stuff thar
that appears in the columns Of suppos
edly smart publications every week.