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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20

A bit p%etuiant Martha spoke ir-
ritapiy to her sister and her guest:
thus It usually comes about when
we let mere things master us. Ten
DERBY. and with the reedom Of d
privileged friend. Jesus Himself made
answer in Mars behalf: Martha.
Martha, thou art anxious and troubled
about many things. but one thing -
needful; and Mary hath chosen the
good part. which shall not be taken
away"
That was IS II He had said: You
have let yourself come q the
yoke Of mere transitory things. Mary
has put arst things first. and has
chosen the permanent values. Din
ners are daily affairs; when a great
spiritual opportunity II is
unique and all else must stand aside
for it."
After all has been said. would it
not help more than anything else
toward the solution OF the woman
question" and d hundred otilel
questions that trouble our times, il
more of Us We're to learn the art OF
quiet contemplation in the compan,
of Jesus, viewing lfe's values as
nearly as possible from his md
point?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20

This bid air II be a great year
FOR the temperance cause. The peril
20 our counry which inhareS in the
traffic ia strong drink = undarstood
today As never before. That suress
foundation fer a sober state. the en-
nghtened convictions Of the people. ID
being laid broader and de.aef every
day.
feriis proceed from personality.
Bad men and women are the spring
OF national hart. Consider. a. an
Illustration. the ICE OF npurits.
which has attained the proportions
o. q national rnerace Only as in
dlF1duais learn the New Testament
OF chastity can this evil be
dotted out Thus We see that the
help Of the nation in the hour OF
need il 70 pc found in religion.
sane ana searching study OF the
problems involved in oar enormous
ilihiSratioE IS showing the Nay Out
from this peril, which is also 4 pow
er- Meantime. the first practical and
pdtfi"tfc step 10 be- taken is To act
III a Drother way toward every alien
resident in the land, Dracticing to
ward him the true American virtues
and helping him To grow into the
privileges OF American citizenship.
1here Is Ito race Question" that il
not, fundamentally, a question If tho
Whole human race.
Inc spirit OF change may ne =
peru 10 any nation. as truly as ,ha
spfF1t or encrnSted conservatism
me pursuit of mere novelty is triy-
lal and childish: change for cb.nea..
sake 10 y.nu-arr6v f
how to hold fast to what IS nrnved
ana good in the old, while reachinc
out toward what is good in the ,ev
IS INC difficult duty OF effective citi.
Zens.
Since national welI-beine has r.,
roots in individual character and slncs
I S~hafdctef IS a product or religion, We
perceive that to conserve, the ins,fsu
5 CONS OF religion becomes a patriot,
9uty: The Lords day, the Lord,
!, DOOR n the Lords House are al
t three essential to a safe and frea neo
D pie. All loyal disciples OF Christ III,
make their maintenance 4 cardin.l 70
4; isious obligation. We never SER.
the state more truly than when ",
0 exait the place and owe of Jasa
t CHRIST among men.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS
Time conquers all and We m.,
time obey.-popc.
n For go4d is tried u ti.e Dire. .u
e acceptable men in the furnace OF ad
verSity.-SiFach.
II Great thoughts. like great deed
nce1 no fPuinpct-Bsiley.
Next to acquiring good friends. II.
y best acquisition Is that OF good book.
Cotton.
Of some calamity we can have n
- rct1ef but God alone; and VIVA
would men do in such a case. II
were not for god :-Tilotson.
:: some nae meat that Gamma cat.
!, And some would eat that wan, !,
! but we nae meat and we can eat.
Sac let the lord he tbankit.
burns.
-, BE strong and of good cOuras
iear not, nor be afFrightc4i at Then
Tor thy Cod. he il is tn:
. doth go with thee: lie VIII not in
thee. nor fOFsake thee.
Ilnnf 1i-6
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20

Indifference TO public duty is dis
loyalty 10 private standards Of citi-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20

1hefe IS Ito race question" that "a
not, fundamentally. a question of the
whole human race.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20

This bids lair - be a great year
Tor n temperance cause. The peril
70 OH counrry which inhareS in the
traffic Is strong drink = undarstood
today as never before. That snr.s,
fer a sober state. the en-
nghtened convictions Of the people. ID
being laid broader n deepeF every
day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20

n rctLrn for W;loi he has done
~ h-r. Woman has la.iShed upon
ArSI The INTENSITY and fniiness or
"a l~-,tupasured devotion. He mas
ttt'i her sion ~ an ideal man.
liz 1Jrelgtc and tenderness, HIS
~ tet"gy ind His m-niStrT. have sat
s3ed EoEnau's ~laTtiest aspirations.
An- ipcfners %ho rae raised~tha5r
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-20

Be strong and OF GOOD courane
lear not, nor be afriyhts4i at them
LOT thy Cod. ne it is tina
doth go with thee: ile VIII not fail
thee. nor fOFsake thee.
Denf. 1916.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
PROFIT IN GOOD ROADS.
Engineering & Mining JournaD

Engineering & Mining JournaD
James r. Marker, highway commits
sioner of Ohio, Is reported as saying
that bad roads cost the United States
$500, 100000 per annum. He figures
that the average cost of hauling one
ton one mile on good, hard road =
cents, while the present average
cost is % cents, and in some districts
it Is as high as "a cents. There is no
doubt respecting the economy of good
roads, but such estimating as Mr..
Marker offers takes no account Of the
capital outlay necessary to get the
roads. If the latter be built under the
auspices and in the ways that have
prevailed in the state Of New York,
there may be loss of money instead
Of saving. The matter is one Of
great Importance to many mining dis
tricts, wherein wagon transportation
is high charge on ore production I'M
der present conditions, and where
auto trucks can offer but little help
until the roads are improved
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
A DREAM OF THE ROAD,
pauline Frances Camp in Youths
Companion)

pauline Frances Camp in Youths
Companion).
,Unwinding slowly. like a silver thread
Strung thick with Pickering beads
of sun and shade;
Starred with bright blossoms, rose
> and amber rayed,
The road stretched out beneath my
buoyant tread.
] pulled sweet armfus of the flower
ing things.
And here, and yon, in careless JOY.
flung
A spray, my fellow wayfarers among
Nor needed where it furled its fra
grant wings.
SO, as strayed, I reached the end one
day,
And wearied, stayed me at the pail
ace door,
To count the perfumed treasures
that I bore;
Alas, they all had withered on the way.
Then they who Jared with me. ran
swift to bring
The blossoms I had tossed them on
the road;
And 10, fresh as loves dewy morn,
they glowed
And bearing these. / knelt before the
king.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
GRASS.
(John j. Ingalls)

Grass Is the forgiveness OF nature
her constant benediction. Fields
trampled with battle, saturated with
blood, torn with ruts of cannon, grow
green again with grass and carnage
Is forgotten. Streets abandoned by
traffic become grass grown like rural
lanes and are obliterated. Forests de-
cay, harvests perish, flowers vanish
but grass is immortal. Belea guered by
the sullen hosts Of winter, it with
draws into the impregnabe fortress of
its subterranean vitality, and energies
upon the first solicitation of spring
Sown by the winds, by wandering
birds. propagated by the subtle hor-
ticulture of the elements which are its
ministers and servants It softens the
rude outline of the word. Its tenacl-
Gus fibres hold the earth in it's place.
and prevent its soluble compotents
from washing into the wasting sea. 1t
invades the solitude of deserts. climbs
the inaccessible slopes and forbidding
pinnacles of mountains, modifies eli
mates and determines the history.
character and destiny Of nations. I'm
obtrusive and patient, 1t has immortal
vigor and aggression. Banished from
the thoroughfare and the field, II
abides its time to return, and when
vigilance is relaxed, or the dynasty
has persisted. it silently resumes the
throne from which it has been expell-
ed, but which 1t never abdicates. 1t
bears no bazonry of bloom to charm
the senses, with fragrance or spendor.
but its homely hue is more enchanting
than the lily or the rose. 1t yields no
fruit In earth or air, and yet should
its harvest fail for single year. fam
Inc would depopulate the world.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
"LET THE PEOPLE RULE"

This familiar slogan, which, II 1t did
not originate with some democratic
patriot, has been worked overtime by
every democratic orator and is still
the watchword Of this "watchful wait
ing" administration, is to be placed in
practical operation in typically
democratic way right here in Wallace
in the selection OF a new postmaster.
There being some friendly rivalry for
the vacancy in the Wallace postoffice,
in order to give all applicants for the
appointment a fair chance and permit
the people to rule in the matter of sell
Getting the man to serve them in this
important capacity, the democratic
county committee has called a speciaf
election in which the people may ex-
press their choice for postmaster, 1t
being understood that the democratic
state committeeman will recommend
the candidate receiving the highest
number of votes. This sounds fine
and indicates that the democrats Of
this county propose to practice what
they preach But wait
Who are "the people" in this partic-
ular case? One would naturally an
swer that question by saying that they
are all those qualified voters who are
patrons Of the Wallace postoffice, but
that answer would be wrong. LET the
people rule" when used by democrat
Is sort Of double cross" catch
phrase, meaning all the people when
vociferously proclaimed by democratic
orators, but when given practical ap-
plication it's meaning is limited to
those people who chance to be affiliat-
ed with the democratic party. Thus,
when the democratic county commit
tee called an election for the purpose
Of permitting the people Of Wallace to
select their own postmaster, it will be
observed that the qualification of vot-
ers requires that they must be demo-
Gratis. Probably two-thirds of the pa
irons Of the Wallace postoffice are not
democrats and will not therefore be
permitted to participate in the cleo
ton. Let the people rule" but they
must be democrats first
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
MINING EXPERIMENTAL STA
TONS.

Mr.. Foster, chairman Of the house
committee on mines, has offered the
following bill:
THAT the secretary of the interior
is hereby authorized and directed to
'stablish and maintain in the several
important mining regions Of the Unit
ed States and the territory of Alaska,
under the bureau of mines and in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF the
act establishing said bureau, 10 min
ing experiment stations and Is mine
safety stations, movable or stationary.
the province and duty of which shall
be to make investigations and dis
semnate information with a view to
improving conditions in the mining,
mineral industries safeguarding life
among employees, preventing I'M
nessary waste of resources, and 9TH
erwise contributing to the advance
ment Of these industries"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
TARIFF BEGINNING TO TELL.
(Hayden -Stone)

To the casual observer the course OF
prices would give rather distinctly the
impression that we are in a bear mar
ket. Nearly all the January rise has
been lost; the average is indeed not
far from the low of last June. Yet we
think a little broader view will belle
this superficial impression. Prices, it
Is true, have fallen several points, al
though averages are sometimes dam
gerous things to go by, as a severe
drop for special causes, such as have
occurred recently in several issues,
will pull down the average of many.
1t is difficult to imagine how the clouds
could be much thicker. Despite con-
trary assertions from the administra-
ton, there Is no question that business
has gone from bad to worse, and there
seems to be no letup in the admins
tration's attitude toward business. The
tariff Is beginning to cut sharply into
certain lines, unfortunately not so
much to the benefit OF the domestic
urer. The distribution of the currency
reserve banks has raised fears that
this system may prove to be a menace
rather than bulwark. Not only here
but abroad are conditions awry
scarcely any Of the recent investment
offerings have been taken, nearly all
have been let on the underwriters
hands. On top of this comes practlc-
ally war with Mexico, though not as
yet officially so designed. If the pres
ent situation had developed with
market we should have llac
a panic: that stocks have yielded as
little as they have is the best possible
evidence Of thoroughly sold-out con-
dition. In a broad way, the market
has really furnished considerable rea-
son for encouragement.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
THRIFT.
John A. Sleicher)

| Our fathers knew the meaning OF
thrift, but their example has been for
gotten. 1t is no longer the age of
thrift. 1t is the period of the spend
thrift. We find him everywhere 1t
is easy to make money, but hard to
save it, and the spender is always in
the majority.
The thrifty are Knocked and laughed
at and reviled. Extravaganza is hav-
ing its golden day. 1t shines with the
blaze Of glory. 1t dazzles the eye and
quickens the pulse. But there is a
day of reckoning, unheeded and un-
thought of.
And now we are to fall back to the
example Of the simple life. We are to
be reminded of the advantage of thrift
1t is high time.
1t is a pleasure to turn from all
these to welcome a nation wide move
ment for a revival of American thrift.
1t originates with a banker whose own
career Illustrates the lesson he would
teach. 1t was born in the great west
ern metropolis, Chicago, and it is al
ready becoming a national movement.
1t is beginning to be preached In the
pulpit. 1t should be taught in the
schools and advocated from the ros-
trum.
Thrift does not mean a pinchy mis-
eriness or the hardship of great self
denial. 1t means a lessening Of ex-
travagance; the cutting off of useless
expenditures; the cultivation Of the
saving habit and preparation, in time
of prosperity, for the inevitable hour
of need
Think Of tia billion dollars a year
spent in the United States ION indulg-
ences which not only can not be de-
scribed as Sane pleasures, but which
do positive physical and moral harm"
This is the language of S. w. Straus.
chairman of the organization commit
tee of the American Society for Thrift
The new society will find plenty Of
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
CARBIDE LAMP VS.. CANDLE,
Engineering and Mining JournaD

Engineering and Mining JournaD
The danger of the carbide lamp as
Ia source Of accident is not wholly ap-
preciated. While less likely to be the
cause Of an underground fire than is
the candle, it is probably more dan
gerous around high explosives and is
also capable Of inflicting more or less
serious accidents by itself. Thus, in
the March Safety First of the Nevada
Consolidated, two minor accidents at
tributable to carbide are described. In
one case man was changing carbide
in his lamp after dark near an open
light when the generated gas explod-
ed and burned his face In the other
case, quantity of spent carbide was
emptied where a leak in a pipe line
had made a puddle Of water. A labor
err threw rail from his shoulder into
the puddle and the mud OF exhausted
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07

work to do. Thrift to the American
people means better and higher living,
nobier aspirations, greater sense OF
personal responsibility, more wor-
shippers in the churches and smaller
crowds in the dance halls and vile
places Of amusement.
Thrift means larger deposits in the
savings banks, greater investments in
reliable securities, fewer victims of the
get-rich-Quick schemers, better homes,
a happier and more cOntented people,
and. above all, a returning sense of
appreciation Of the manifold blessings
showered upon the American people
by an ever-kind and indulgent Provi-
dence.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
carbide, practically calcium hydrate,
was splashed in his face and injured
his eyes severely.
ZINC At BUTTE.
Wonderful Development Of New In.
dustry in Big Copper Camp.

4
dustry in Big Copper Camp.
Quite Miner)
Butte's commanding position in the
copper world. is nearly equaled, and
promises to be soon surpassed in it's
relationship to the zinc industry.
Today this great mining center is
producing one-tifth of the zinc of the
United States, and in very short
time when new plant, now having
the finishing touches put to 1t, starts
operations, the output for the district
will be materially increased.
When 1t is borne in mind that this
is an entirely new branch of mining
that only has been taken up within
the last four or five years on a COM
mercial basis, the growth of the in
dustry Is nothing short Of marvellous.
Butte produces more than one-fifth
of the copper mined in the United
States, but before the present year is
ended it appears likely that this dis
trict will occupy proportionately
stronger position in relation to the
zinc output than it will to that of the
copper world.
AS a matter Of fact, this mining CEN
ter is just beginning to appreciate it's
great mineral wealth, and there still
remains an immense field here that is
undeveloped, but which, undoubtedly,
in the near future will be materially
adding to the valuable metal output
OF the district.
The citizens of this community are
optimistical and they certainly have
the very best of reasons in the world
for being so.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
MINERAL EXHIBIT At THE PAN.
ANA EXPOSITION.

A circular letter recently sent out
from the office of the executive COM
missioner for Idaho at the Panama
exposition conveys the impression that
the miners and prospectors Of the
state are expected to ship samples of
ore from their properties and descrip-
tions of the same without any direct
assistance from the commissioners Of
flee. Each individual owner of min
ing property is to be furnished with
bunch of shipping tags and directions
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07

1t IS reported that progressive
club has been organized at Kellogg.
Its membership Is not large and 1t is
not likely to increase, but as its mem
bers profess to be actuated by firm
adherence to principle, mere numbers
count for nothing. The principle IN
volved seems to be that every vote
taken from the republicans helps the
democrats.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
THE DANCE OF DEATH.
ed Howe's Monthly

ED HOwe's Monthly
The population of the world is about
1928, 100000 persons.
The average age of all persons al
death is SO years.
Total Of 47,372,727 persons die annu-
lilly.
Total of 90S,516 persons die weekly
Total of 129,7SS persons die daily.
Total of 53OS persons die hourly.
Nearly 80 persons die every minute
About three persons die every two
seconds.
This remarkable rate of deaths
would entirely depopulate New York
City, containing 4,766,sS3 persons. in
about five weeks.
1t would depopulate Chicago, with
its 1,059.519 people in about eight days.
Sixty persons died while you were
reading this item.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
OUR GREAT INDUSTRY.

The magnitude of the mining indus
try Of the Occur dAlene district is
strikingly set forth in the tabulated
statement of operations for the year
1913, which appears on the first page
OF this issue. These figures are pre-
pared under oath and filed with the
assessor in conformity with the state
law, the net profit being the basis for
taxation for the mines. 1t should be
borne in mind, however, that this tax
applies exclusively to the NINE and
has no connection with patented
ground, mills, power plants and other
Improvements and equipment, which
are subject to tax the same as other
property.
The tremendous output of the mines,
reaching a value of almost $4,000
900 and far surprising all former rec
Ords of production, conveys an idea
of the immensely of mining operations
in this district as nothing else can
The mineral products that enter into
this grand total are lead, silver cop
per and zinc, named in the order of
their relative value. When it is re-
called that this great record is made
after more than quarter of a CEN
fury of steady production, and that
copper and zinc are comparatively
recent additions to the mineral pro-
ducts Of the district, and the further
fact that the lead-silver mines are
more numerous and have more ore in
sight than ever before, one is enabled
to form some conception. of the future
of mining in the Occur d'Alene dis
trict; at least one can comprehend
that the industry has future that
will far surpass the splendid record
Of the past.
The record shows nearly $4,000, 600
in dividends, great sum to be gath
cred in profits from one small section
of the country. Unfortunately the
greater part Of this sum leaves the
state never to return, but what about
the balance of the $4,000, 900 that the
mines produced? The dividends are
only small fraction of the gross
value, and all this great sum Is paid
out, II not in dividends, then for labor,
supplies and transportation. The re-
ports show that in round figures ST.
100000 was paid for extracting and
milling the ore and for betterment
and repairs, which means that prac-
tically all this vast sum was disbursed
during the year right here in the dis
trict. Another item Of s5770,000 was
paid to the railroads and shelters for
freight and treatment charges and the
bulk of this sum went to labor begin
ming with the local railroad employees
and ending with those of the smelter.
So 1t will be seen that while the min
ing industry pays handsome dividends
TO shareholders, it also pays much
more in the form Of wages and in the
purchase Of supplies. And it does =
more than this. 1t reaches far beyond
the confines of the local community. I
the railroads and the smelters, for 1t |
affords the best market for the pro-
ducts Of the range, the farm and the {
orchard, and in this way remote Sec |,
lions OF the state and neighboring 7
states feel its quickening influence !
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
FELT RETIREMENT CALL.
(POcatello Tribune)

AT the close Of the last campaign
and it's disappontments, l felt it was
probably best that should retire from
active politics." says Paul Clagstone.
While it was never apparent to a
great many people that Paul ever
mussed up the political scenery TO any
great extent, still it Is well to accord
him the benefit Of his views.
And inasmuch as ne was not sue
cessful in his own retirement" and
has put 1t up to the people to retire
him, they will doubtless accede to his
wishes with great heartiness.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07

1t is certain that the republicans
will make great gains in the congress
sional elections this fall, and it is not
improbable that they may gain con-
troll of both houses. Not a pleasant
prospect for the last half Of the Will
son administration.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
Methodist Episcopal Church.

You will find the Methodist Episco-
Pal church on the corner Of Fourth
ana Pine. You will also find a well
come to all its services. SUNDAY
school at 10 o'clock, Epworth League
devotional service at $50. Public
worship at II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07

The report of the state treasurer
for the month of April shows cash
balance in the treasury of $1,656,555.07.
This is not bad showing for the re-
publican administration at the begin
ming Of the campaign.