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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-06


ton enterprises in Idaho, it became
very difficult to dispose OF any bonds
of the company. The banks were so
situated as to make loans dlfilcult TO
obtain, it was important that the op-
legations of the company be met
promptly, and for the reason 1t was
extremely hazardous, if not lmpossl-
BILE, to delay the collection of any part
of the maintenance The same sltua-
ton exists for 1914. Our Obligations
on account of money borrowed 10 ell
fectuate the reservoir contract make II
necessary to secure the maintenance
early in the season.
II should be remembered that the
board are the ones responsible for the
nroper conduct of affairs,-the pro-
lection of the water supply, the main
tenance of the system, and the lnteg-
ritv of the credit of the corporation
To keen our credit unimpaired is as
important as any other corporate con
Germ. This board could not ADOPT
policy which would produce bad re-
suits. and then hide itself behind
resolution of the stockholders
pecially a resolution passed hastlly
without considering the company II
,ances, and by viva voca vote Wnlci
| in no wise reflects the views OF thf
| body of stockholders. Should tht
hoard adopt such a policy. with PAD re-
cults. under such circumstances, mos
of the critics of the present boart
would Immediately cry: You have M
right to follow resolution passed pN
very small minority OF the corpor
ote stock -,
We assume that no one Will doup
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-06

Smith Pleased with Proposed Law.
Congressman Smith expressed him
self as being greatly pleased over the
prospect of the enactment of the pro-
posed law placing the state militias on
a firmer basis and providing for the
compensation of the members for the
time spent in attending the meetings
and participating in the drills.
The bill passed the house on Decent
Der 3rd and is now awaiting consid-
Grafton of the senate.
Idahoans at Washington.
E. Fl. Rettig, formerly of Filler, Ida,
is here in the advocacy OF a bill for
the establishment of farmers credit
system and also a system OF market
ing under the government; Mr.. Robert
Shields of Bear Lake county Is visiting
here: Mrs. H. l.. Bard of Wallace, is
in washington comforting with the
commissioner of the general land Of
flee relative to her land case Mr.. ). 4.
Booth of ST. Joe, one OF the original
marble Creek settlers has had sew
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Good Road Presser.

any more. Then take another load and
move it in after the same fashion,
and so on until you have come to the
outside Of the new ditch. In the
meantime have mar along with Il
crowbar to dig stone and a pillow team
to turn loose on the bitches az soon
as the first blowing has been carried
out. In other words, don't try to
pillow with the grader. Not until you
have raised the grade to what you
want 1t, and are clearing out the
bitches. Then scrape them down to
a smooth surface. and carry the
scrapings In. Meanwhile a harrow
and a packer can be used TO good ad'
vantage on the grade c%ompacting the
soil.
And after the whole job is complet-
ed, and you have a wellrounded road
way built, drive back and forth with
a wagon until you have made a path
that others will follow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

Her GLOOMY POEM
BY HAROLD CARTER.

What can l do for you, madam" in
quired Jim Bryce, editor OF the -Four
Corners Sentinel" as the little old
lady approached his desk timidly.
Il want you to publish a poem on
my daughter Jane" she said. 81 writ
1t myself. ! hadn't thought ! had the
gift of poetry till | was along on sew
enty. but when Jane took mad and
died up to the asylum it sort of loos-
ened me up"
Jim Bryce, being only twenty-five,
and sympathetic by nature, took the
ill-scrawled manuscript and read as
follows:
God held thee. janet, Such pains she had
That she In half a year was mad
n in a prison housed;
And there, with many a dolefui song
Made OF wild words, her cup Of wrong
She fearfuIly caroused.
Farewell, and when thy days are told,
Inflated Jane, in hallowed mould
Thy corpse shall buried be;
For thee a funeral bell shall ring,
And all the congregation sing
A Christian psalm for thee,
Excellent, madam" said Jim Bryce
automatically. "but don't you think 1t
is a little too gloomy for the 'Senti'
neil to publish"
Gloom does folks good" said the
old lady, Besides, l want to get my
name printed. / haven't never had
any of my poems printed yet, and II
folks likes this I've got nigh on q
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
ROPE ON THE WRONG TOE
Mr.. Benner's Little Mistake Probably
Required a Considerable Amount
Of Explanation.

Speaking Of the unreliabihty OF
some alarm clocks, Senator Jacob H.
GalIinger of New Hampshire said he
was reminded Of a party named Sam
Benners.
Sam, who was a great gunner, made
arrangements to go on a hunting trip
at an early hour in the morning, but,
having no faith In alarm clocks, he
sought the services of the night cop
on the corner
Jim" said he, ~instructing the cop,
when | 70 to bed tonight ! am going
to tie one end OF a cord around my
big toe and throw the other end out
OF the window. At four o'clock in the
morning / want you to pull on the
rope and keep on pulling until | tell
you to stop"
"AlI right, SAM" smiled the police.
man, you will find me on the job
Late that night Sam crawled In, and
after adjusting the rope according to
schedule, he was soon In the land OF
dreams. Hardly had he slept a min.
ute, he thought, when he was awak
ened by a frightened cry, and then
more cries. and to his horror he saw
Mrs. Sam slowly sliding out OF bed
and going feet first toward the win
dow.
"Gee!" he exclaimed as the truth
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
QdK7HHEKE1P2zgES
- ~ ISM1Lk2 "
elIMPsEs OF THE PAST.

"Xantippe," yentured Socrates. III
should be & little later than usual in
coming home 70 dinner this evening,
on account of Il pressure OF business,
would 1t make any d~itference?"
1T would" snapped Xanttppe,
Would that difference" he inquired,
differ materially from the little dit
ferences we have had at different
times In the pastT"
"Wh.what? Yes, it would
Hal Don't you zee. then that to
differ from previous differences Is dill
fering ~dinerentially from"
stop right there!" exclaimed Kan
tippe. You can use your little copy
righted 'Socratic' method Of arguing
on other people, but don't you try II
on your wife or you're going TO have
troubled"
Socrates didn't pursue the subject
any further-nud he came home 10
dinner that evening on time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
news nowadays. with the political
campaign coming on

news nowadays. with the political
campaign coming on
Jim Bryce. said the old woman,
when you was a little boy ! found you
sitting in my apple tree eating one of
my County Greens. and when ] axed
what you were doing there you said
you'd gone up to see II it was a-going
to rain, and you was eating an apple
that you'd found In the grass, And it's
my belief that you're preyaricating
now, Just as you did then. Come. speak
up like a man and tell me when that
poems going to appear
Never" answered Jim angrily, Il
didn't want to hurt your feelings, but,
since you insist, It isn't good enough
for the Sentinel"
ut isn't, eh?. Knocked the old lady,
producing a small volume from under
her arm and opening 1t, Read that"
Jim Bryce looked at the volume. 1t
was the Poems OF Wordsworth, and,
on the page Indicated, he found the
two stanzas, intact, except that the
original version had the name Ruth
instead OF Jane.
Wordsworth! He stared incredu-
lously at the verses. Certainly they
did look better on the printed page.
But Wordsworth.
Now, I've caught you fair, Jim
Bryce" said Mrs. Saunderson. They
told me an editor didn't know good
poetry from bad, and ! thought I'd try
you out, and I've done so. Now you
can't find no excuse for refusing to
print my verses"
She pulled q bulky package from
under the bombazine.
Here's one on our calf, Sally. what
took sick but is getting better she
said, unfolding the scrawly papers,
"And here's one to the new moon,
And here's one about my grandson
William, on cutting his first tooth.
And here's one on u pet rooster,
what came to an untimely end through
Steve's axe. by accident-no joke In
tended. And here's II Why Art
Thou Old, My Soul?'"
Jim Bryce rose to the occasion.
"Mrs. ~Saunderson," he said, you
have deceived me. Worse, you have
deceived the Sentinel Had | printed
that poem-which ] knew not to be
original, though ! could not locate the
source for the time--I should have
been the laughing-stock Of the county
Mrs. S%aunderson. the Sentinel a nc
longer consider contributions from
you"
And at this ultimatum, hurled with
the utmost indignation, Jim freed the
Sentinel from Mrs. Saunderson for
ever.
Copyright, 1914, by W. G. Chapman.)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
TREES ALONG COUNTRY ROADS
Not Only Useful as Shade to Stock In
Fields, but Add Greatly to Beauty
OF Thorouqhfares.

At a recent farmers institute meet.
Ing the planting OF trees along the
country roads wal advocated. 1t IL
q plan worthy Of consideration every
where. Trees beside country high.
ways are not of less value and i'm
portance than along the streets OF a
city. They are not only useful as
shade to the stock in the fields and
to those who travel along the roads,
but they add greatly to the beauty OF
the thoroughfares and are a distinct
asset to the farmers by increasing
the attractiveness Of their land, says
an Illinois writer in Farmers Re
view.
The theory Of the speaker was that
the trees should be planted inside OF
the road boundaries and not on the
farm land, and that the planting should
be done as a part of the road improve
ment at public expense or by local or
g~anizations out Of a common fund.
The work would have to be done with
system, OF course, and provision made
for the care Of the trees once they
were planted, but this system could
easily be worked out. Objection
might be raised In some quarters that
shaded roads would not dry out cas-
lily after rains and would, therefore,
be muddy at i~nconvenient times, but
the proper training and trimming OF
the trees would remedy this difficulty.
Every one, even the farmer with.
out a shade tree on his premises, ad-
mits the attraction OF a shaded road
on q hot summer day. Every traveller
on such a day greets a bit OF woods
or an overhanging orchard as an oasis
in a desert land and wishes that II
stretches on for miles. The occasion
al land owner who has lined his side
of the road with shade ~trees-or even
with fruit trees--is regarded by the
traveller az a good Samaritan and
blessings go out to him. The time
will come, perhaps, when trees alone
the country roads r desirable anc
essential and their absence will show
lack of proper enterprise in the com
munity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Active Mud Volcano, at Present I'm
charted, Has Made Its Appearance
In Southern Seas.

An active mud volcano has appeared
In latitude 1880 north and longitude
93.0215 east, according to a notifica.
ton issued by the marine department
at Rangoon recently. The height was
about 80 feet and length about n
cable, showing two submits. The po-
sition of the volcano ID apparently on
the track between Kyaukpyu and
Akyab, and is evidently of the long
island Of West Boronga, near Tiger
Point. The Katorta, the B. !. vessel
which first reported the volcanic
eruption of the Arrakan coast, arrived
In Calcutta from Rangoon recently.
and In an interview with a newspaper
representative Capt. F. M. Austin said
he sighted the eruption at close quar-
tiers between Kyaukpyu and Akyab.
He scouts the idea that 1t was a mud
volcano or a volcano at all. From all
appearances" he said, 1T is an island
about a mile In extent and from %
to 80 feet high. What confirms my
conviction that 1t is an island he
continued, IFS its proximity to the 10.
land of Boronga, and ! should not be
at all surprised If it is found to be
a part Of that island. Another thing
that strengthens this idea is the
earthquake report issued from Sim.
la. In that report 1t was stated that
the shock came from a thousand miles
distant, and Boronga island ia just
about that distance from Simla. Since
no other report that would account
for the shock has been made. 1t Is
more than probable that this eruption
was the quake recorded on the Simla
seismograph."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

little poplar tree not more than - feet high which had been set out to take
he Mace OF a stormbroken maple.
The bees were an attraction. Traffic was blocked or a while with a
Mrng of curious but none too courageous spectators. Finally a bold one
nsened a big paper box to the tree just below the bees. saying that they
am would settle in 1t and that when this happy result was reached he would
dap the cover on and be the owner of a swarm that would bring him s2o
II the market
The bee would not 60 into the box For half an hour the crowd watched
sruedantly, but the buzzing bunch chung to the foliage of the poplar and
snored the trap retreat. Soon there happened along James F. Hornaday,
Nr years the Washington correspondent of the indianapolis News. In MS
ninth Hornaday had lived on a farm, and he knew about bees. He said:
Oct small btn, put It in the box, tinke 1t and the bees will enter
The crowd told Hornaday he was a fine josher, but that 1t could not fall
n sucb stuff. The correspondent, finding his advice reproached, went his
vay Five minutes later a man in a wagon came along. He was a farmer
~ ba showed 1t. He took a little bell off a bicycle which was standing at
ne cnrh put 1T in the box and rang it. In two seconds the bees had dropped
n a bunch from the foliage into the box, the cover was clamped on Int the
hrnerd drove away with his prize,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

him to perfection. Evidently he had come out a victor in every battle he had
fought against adversely.
As soon as he appeared. the young man in the small evening clothes va
electrified into new life. ,
Excuse me-" he said to his friend. THAT old dufer is from Wisconsin
md he wants to ret al Enthusiastically. I'm helping him to get II"
All of which is another indication that strangers looking fol honors IN
Washington will pay large sums of money to any needy person VINO Claims
to have influence with Bill Jones, who says he has influence with Congress.
man Smith. who is known to have influence with Senator Jones, n must
have influence with a cabinet official who has more influence than anybody
else with the president. .af5 #, @ Fl.
It's a fine old graft-Popular Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
OPERATION or ROAD GRADER
Harrow and Packer Can Be Used TO
Advantage at Finish 10 Properly
Compact the Soil.

When the time to grade the
road, put a pillow team at work the
day before, and so down as deep as
you can, turning over the breaking OF
the previous year. Some folks think
that the grader was made to pillow
with, but | never could figure It that
way, writes s. R, CrawIey In Farm
Stock and Farm, Then start moving
the earth over the center of the grade.
Set the grader blade at a reasonably
sharp slant, and begin on the inside
of the blowing. Carry your first load
well up the center Of the new grade
frora either side before you bite into
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Family Connections.

a Persian merchant, complaining Of
some unjust sentence, was told by the
fudge to 20 to the cadi.
But tho cadi Is your uncle pro-
tested the plaintiff,
'"To the sultan then"
But his favorite sultana Is your
niece"
well, then, go TO the DEVIL"
"Ah, that Is still n closer connec'
ton" said the merchant, and he left
the court In disqualification Trans
cript.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

I'll poll the 348. l carry them in my vest pocket,
"We1l see about that, Tom l replied, with a aug ,. ,-.
And thereupon, relying upon that principle OF una na,u 80 t no snsaI
stated. / planned my attack upon Toms stronghold, where d " epe"A
he following nigh. nuou,,,.r
II got my crowd In a good humor that evening WIN lew pie .. -
stories, and then electrified them by assuring them N at ! aa ns eApe't nc.
votes; that they could not vote for me, even II they wished w. io, - ~ n4 .sot
ago than Yesterday. i told them, their fellow townsman ma informed IN u n
he carried all their votes but four In BIS vest pocket-ana .ny ~ouu aa ~
cast against me. l called for a show of hands from nose WHOSE soe . ie
posed in Toms vest pocket; not a hand! then cahed OF 'e n"'' f"
the independent voters-and every hand went up! o,.uur,
And. on election day. / carried Bngnamton y q haho0o"' ""o"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
What Caused II.

poor Binks," said the wise guy,
I'm. awfully sorry for him"
What's the matter with himY'
asked the crouch.
THE poor fellow has suffered a CON-
plete loss of memory said the wise
guy.
You don't tell mel exclaimed the
crouch. What caused it?'
He borrowed $40 from me about
three months ago." replied the wise
guy.--Cincinnati Enquirer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Same Thing.

80 you've become Il lawyer, Rast-
u.s."
Yes sab"
Like It better than being q wait.
err"
"Oh, yes, sab"
"But how about the tIps?"
ooh, | gets EN-, sab"
"You get them"
yes, sab: | gets en-, but ! call EN-
retaining fees now, sab
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Ofd-Fashioned Ideas.

or course. there were, and still are
in isolated localities. persons VINO
cling to the bad roads Of their grand
fathers. and resist any attempt TO
make improvements. These are those
who also regret the passing OF the
spinning wheel, and the domestic
weaving loom, with which the women
used TO make the cloth for clothing the
family.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

my first CONGRESSIONAL Campaign Nc
continued. "One day | met In the
street the political boss of Bingham
ton, a manufacturing suburb. For
years he had voted the men like
sheep, and he was proud of his auto
cratic rule. He had opposed General
Gordon, my predecessor, and was now
violently, but good,naturedly, oppos-
ing me.
"'Mac,' he said, you won't get
hut four votes in Binghampton; there
are 352 votes there altogether, and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

quire of 'em I'll bring around to YOU"
Jim dismissed little old Mrs. Saun-
derson with a sort Of promise, but,
when she was gone, he sat scratching
his head In perplexity. He was a
young man and had a young mans
ambition to make his paper a medium
Of culture in Four Corners. And to
print such doggerel as that would be
to hold up the Sentinel" to contempt
and execration.
Perhaps, being a young man, he
overestimated the popular apprecia.
ton of poetry in his native town. At
any rate, he could not bring himself
to insert 1t. He laid 1t aside In a
~pigeon-hole.
why hain't my poem appeared in
the Sentinel this week?' inquired lit.
tie Mrs. ~Saunderson, meeting the edi-
tor on the street the day after the
weekly's next appearance.
why, Mrs. S%aunderson, ] thought
I'd better hold it owe a WHILE an
swered Jim. you know we are over,
stocked with contributions of all kinds
and 1t is a little difficult"
Mrs. S%aunderson cut him short. ~
right, Mr.. Bryce, I'll wait till next
week" she said. only It's sort OF
disappointing, because folks is asking
why 1t hain't been printed yet"
That was the beginning Of weeks
of nightmare for Jim Bryce. Each
week. after the Sentinel" had come
out. he lived in terror Of meeting the
little old woman with her persistent
questions. He went home through
side streets, he lodged every little
| figure In black bombazine, and he
seemed to develop an uncanny instinct
of knowing when any female Of ad'
yanced age was coming round a cor
ner. Fortunately the office in which
the Sentinel" was prepared for pub
LEGATION was at the top of two high
flights Of stairs, and Mrs. Saunderson
was asthmatic.
However, the issue could not long
be postponed. He had encountered
her three times, and each time Ae
had nut her of with excuses. He had
given almost a promise that the poem
should appear in the next issue Of hit
paper. And he felt driven against the
wall; he saw no escape except to de
liver such a brutal blow as should put
an end to her persecution forever
Come what might, he could not give
such drivel to the educated readers o.
the Sentinel"
He was seated in his office abou'
four o'clock on the afternoon succeed
ing the appearance of the Sentinel
when the familiar, hated figure ap
peared through the door.
"Ah. good afternoon, Mrs. Saunder
SON" said Jim. What can do fol
you today?"
you ought to know well enough
why | come" answered the old wo
man, holding her sides and painting
"Just wait till | get my wind again
There! I'm feeling better now. My
but those stairs are steep. Now then
yben's that poem Of mine going Il
APPEAR w.
why, Mrs. Saunderson. wouidn'
YOU like to try us with something
little less gloomy?" inquired Jim. "Yol
know" be added. with what seemed
clever thought. often the best poet
q Inc world find dificulty In havini
their earlier work accepted
Accepted? But You have accepte'
ar shrilled Mrs. Saunderson.
"WeII, madam, an accepted poem
has to wait till II can ind IT, place
said Jim. .you see. We have - mucl
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Elastic Concrete.

Elastic. concrete ties Of great
strength, holding nails and bolts bei'
ter than wood, are claimed as . new
German railway product. Ties Of
and steel have been used to some e1-
tent for many years. but are mucn
more rigid than wood and otherwise
less satisfactory, and the reinforced
concrete ties hitherto tried nave
proved disappointing. The new con
crete ii made from q mixture q A.
hestos fibefs and cement
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Il should Make q Difference.

You are always worrying and ]
never worry! don't See what In the
world you should worry for when !
dont!"
II have more reason for worrying
than you have. married you and
you married me-"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Az to Beauty.

Socrates called beauty q shortliveo
tyranny; Plato, a privilege OF nature;
Theophrastus, a silent cheat; Theo'
critus, a delightful prejudice; Car
neades, q solitary kingdom; Domitian
said that nothing was more grateful;
Aristotle affirmed that beauty was Des'
Ter than all the letters OF recommended
lion ii the world: Homer. that twas 2
glorious gift Of nature; and OVID AZ
iuding to him, calls 1t q favor Ds
slowed By the gods
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
HesrtIcas.

"Bliggins is a dreadful man to argue
with"
Does he lose his temper"
mo. He's 30 beartiess that he
laughs when the other fellow loses his
temper"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
The Subdued Host.

Aren't you going to join in the
dancer
mo-" replied Mr., CumroI. I'm CIV
ing this party so that mother and tho
girls can enjoy themselves. When
ever I break In and try to enjoy my.
self / spoil everything"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24
Troubts Either Way.

WHO are those two wearylooking
men who both admit they are afraid
to 90 homer
"One,' replied Miss Cayenne, lis
the husband OF a %suffragist, and the
other IL the husband Of an anti-suf.
fras1st"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

He~-tt is only Il month since met
you, Miss Ethel. yet | feel as " !
had known you years and years and
years.
She-Well, you needn't pile on the
years so thick. One would think l
was forty instead of eighteen
ton Evening Transcript.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-24

4 telltale sinking-in somewhere in the
immediate vicinity of his wishbone,
and the tops of his shoes were In
far better condition than the soles'
Altogether, he was on his uppers--a
fact which he was confiding to his
friend In the hotel lobby.
After a while there appeared In
the distance the picture of unlimited
wealth, unsullied success, and uninter-
rupted prosperity. Instead of a sink.
ingin AZ the wishbone. he exhibited a
Du,toh. uindnw affoct His clnfhaa fitted