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tice. His own people had cast him
out. They had branded him as the
deserter; they fsit no need of him or
his counsel. Very WELL let them have
it so. His problem had been settled
for him. His Gordian knot was cut.
Sally and his uncle alone had his
address. This letter, casting him out,
must have been authorized by them,
Brother Spencer acting merely as
amanuensis. They, too, had repudi-
ated him-and, il that were true, ex-
cept for the graves of his parents,
the hills had no tie to hold him.
Sally, Sally!" he groaned, dropping
his face on his crossed arms, while
his shoulders heaved in an agony of
heartbreak, and his words came in the
old, crude syllables: Il lowed you'd
believe in me eff hell froze!' He rose
after that, and made fierce gesture
with his clenched fists. "All right, "
he said, bitterly, I'm shet of the lot
of ye. I'm done!"
But it was easier to say the words
of reputation than to cut the ties
that were knotted about his heart.
With ranking soul, the mountain
eer left New York. He wrote Sally a
brief note, telling her that he was 60
ing to cross the ocean, but his hurt
pride forbade his pleading for her con-
fidence, or adding, Il love you" He
plunged into the art life of the "other
side of the Seine" and worked vora.
ciously. He was trying to learn
much-and to forget much.
One sunny afternoon when Samson
had been in the Quarter Latin fol-
eight or nine months the concierge OF
his lodgings handed him, as he passed
through the cour, an envelope adj
dressed in the hand of Adrienne Les
colt. AS he read it he felt glow Of
pleasurable surprise, and, wheeling, he
retraced his steps briskly to his lodg
ings, where he began to pack. Adri
enne had written that she and hel
mother and Wilfred Horton were sail
ing for Naples, and commanded him
unless he were too busy, to meet theil
steamer. Within two hours he was
bound for Lucerne to cross the Italian
frontier by the slate-blue waters O
Lake Maggiore.
A few weeks later Samson and AID
rienne were standing together b!
moonlight in the ruins of the Coli
scum. The junketing about Italy haC
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AGE HAS ITS COMPENSATION
Philosophical View as Taken by This
Man Seems to Have Much to
Recommend 1t.

He was lively old chap OF past
seventy at q lobster palace table with
glass OF plain water for tipple.
''Of course" he was saying to the
younger men with him, Il am not az
long for this world as you chaps are.
if you live to be as old as am, but
| have a satisfaction in life that you
haven't. | know, because when
was in my forties every time | had
anything the matter with me l got
scared.
81 was afraid that either it would
kill me with only half my life lived or
that it was some lingering disease that
would make thirty or forty years OF
my life burden. Nor was | alone
in thinking that way. Every man of
my age had the same feeling. think
that comes to most men when they
are about thirty.
Youths carelessness lasts only a
very short time and a man mighty
soon begins to wonder what win hap
pen to him next, or how long he win
stay In good shape. When a man
reaches my age he begins to be care
less again. Most of what will happen
has happened, and he is through with
it, and what is to happen next doesn't
make much difference because in the
nature of things it can't last long
whatever it is and the finality comes
as resting spell and cessation from
the worries of tho flesh.
81 know some old men who don't
take the same view of themselves that
! do, and I am sorry for them, be-
think, to quit bothering about giving
up when he knows he has to do it
whether or no."
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Pleasure In Ones Work.

Pleasure in work produces sym
pathetic, teachable mental attitude to-
ward the task. 1t makes the atten-
ton involuntary, and eases the strain
of attending. 1t stops the nervous
leaks of worry. One of the secrets OF
lasting we'll is to avoid getting stale
and tired and in a mental rut Pleas
ure gives sense of freedom that is a
rest, as wide road rests the driver.
To know thing thoroughly and at
tain mastership in it, one must be
drawn back to it repeatedly by it's at
fractions. and must find ones powers
evoked and trained by its inspiration
Prof. Edward ID. Jones. in Engineer
ing Magazine.
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Copyright. 1918, by w. ]. Watt & ceJ
10
SYNOPSIS.

On Misery creek Sally Miller finds
George lescott, a landscape painter, I'M
conscious. Jesse Purvy of the Holman
clan has been shot and Samson is sus-
pected of the crime. Samson denies it.
The shooting breaks the truce in the
Hollman-South feud. LesCott discovers
artistic ability in Samson. Samson
thrashes Tamarack Spicer and denounces
him as the "truce-buster" who shot Purvy.
Samson tells the South clan that he is
going to leave the mountains. Lescott
goes home to New York. Samson bids
Spicer and Sally farewell and follows. In
New York Samson studies art and learns
much Of city ways Drennie Lescott per-
Suades Wilfred Horton, her dilettante
lover, TO do a mans work in the world
Prompted by her love, Sally teaches her
self to write. Horton throws himself into
the business world and becomes well
hated by predatory financiers and politi-
clans. At a Bohemian resort Samson
meets William Farbish, sporty social par
asite, and Horizons enemy. Farbish con-
spires with others to make Horton jeal-
Gus, and succeeds Farbish brings Horton
and Samson together at the Kenmore
clubs shooting lodge, and forces an open
rupture, expecting Samson to Kill Horton
and so rid the political and financial thugs
OF the crusader. Samson exposes the plot
and thTashes the consprators.
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been charming and now in that circle
of sepia softness and broken columns
he looked at her and suddenly asked
himself:
Just what does she mean to your"
If he had never asked himself that
question before he knew now that it
must some day be answered. Friend
ship had been a good and seemingly
a sufficient definition Now he was not
SO sure that it could remain so.
Then his thoughts went back to a
cabin in the hills and girl in calico
He heard voice like the voice of a
song bird saying through tears:
Il couldn't live without We, Samson.
e.. jest couldn't do hit!"
For a moment he was sick of his life.
1t seemed that there stood before him,
in that place of historic wraiths and
memories, a girl, her eyes sad, but
loyal, and without reproof.
You look" said Adrienne, studying
his countenance in the pallor of the
moonlight, as though you were see
ing ghosts"
Il am" said Samson. Lets 60"
Adrienne had not yet seen her por-
trait. Samson had needed a few hours
of finishing when hs left New York.
though it was work which could be
done away from the model So it was
natural that when the party reached
Paris Adrienne should soon insist on
crossing the Pont d'Alexandre III to
his studio near the "Boule Mich" for an
inspection of her commissioned canvas.
For while she wandered about the
businesslike place, Uttered with the
gear of the painters craft. 1t was, in
way, form of mind-reading. for
Samsons brush was the tongue of his
soul
The girls eyes grew thoughtful as
she saw that he still drew the leering,
saturnine face of Jim Asberry. He
had not outgrown hate, then? But
she said nothing until he brought out
and set on an easel her own portrait.
For a moment she gasped with sheer
delight for the colorful mastery of the
technique and she would have been
hard to please had she not been de-
| lighted with the conception of her.
self mirrored in the canvas. 1t was a
face through which the soul showed.
and the soul was strong and flawless.
The girls personality radiated from
the canvas-and yet A disappointed
little look crossed and clouded her
eyes. She was conscious of an in
definable catch of pain at her heart
Samson stepped forward, and his
waiting eyes, too, were disappointed.
you don't like 1t, Drennie?" he
anxiously questioned But she smiled
in answer, and declared:
Il love it,"
He went out few minutes later to
telephone for her to Mrs. Lescott, and
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gave Adrienne carte blanche to browse

gave Adrienne carte blanche to browse
vases until his return. In few min
utes she discovered one of those ef-
forts which she called his "rebellious
pictures"
These we're such things as be paint
ed, using no model except memory
perhaps, not for the making of finished
pictures, but merely to give outlet to
his feelings; an outlet which some
men might have found in talk.
This particular canvas was roughly
simple, but each brush stroke had
been thrown against the surface with
| the concentrated fire and energy of q
blow, except the strokes that had
painted the face, and there the brush
had seemed to kiss the canvas. The
picture showed a barefooted girl,
standing, in barbaric simplicity of
dress, in the glare of the arena, while
gaunt lion crouched cycling her. Her
head was lifted as though she were
listening to faraway music. In the
eyes was tndomitable courage. That
canvas was at once a declaration of
love, and a miserere. Adrienne set
it up beside her own portrait, and, as
she studied the two with her chin rest
ing on her gloved hand, her eyes
cleared Of questioning. Now she knew
what she missed in her own more
beautiful likeness. 1t had been paint
ed with all the admiration Of the mind.
The other had been dashed off straight
from the heart-and this other was
! Sally! She replaced the sketch where
she had found it, and Samson return
ing found her busy with little sketches
of the Seine.
"Drennie,"" pleaded Wilfred Horton,
Mauretania, returning from Europe,
ARE you going to hold me off in.
definitely I've served my seven
years for Rachel. and thrown in some
extra time. Am l no nearer the goal?'
The girl looked at the oily heave OF
the leaden ana cheerless Atlantlc' ano
it's sombsr tones found reflection in
her eyes She shook her head.
81 wish I knew" she said, YEARLY
Then she added vehemently: I'm moi
worth it, Wilfred. Let me go. CHUCK
me out OF your life as little pig who
can't read her own heart; who is toe
utterly selfish to decide upon her OWL
life"
rs it"--he put the question with
forebo1ing-"that, after all, was q
prophet? Have you - and South -
wiped your feet |on the doormat
marked 'Platonic friendship? Have
you done that, Drennie?"
She locked up into his eyes. Hell
own were wide and honest and very
full of pain.
CrO BE CONTINUED)
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ROAD :
BUILDING
POOR ROADS ARE EXPENSIVE
More Fuss Over Freight Rates Than
Cost of Hauling Crops From
Farm to Railroad.

A good deal of fuss is raised over
freight rates, and everybody who has
anything to do with the transportation
of crops or merchandise is up in arms
the moment railroads give the least
intimation that freight rates are to be
advanced. But at the same time, there
Is a strong tendency to give no atten-
ton to the cost of hauling farm crops
from their point of origin on the farm
to the railroad station; a matter of
greater concern than all the railroad
rates in the world, says Fruit Grower
and Farmer.
Uncle Sam has found that it costs
in the neighborhood of rs cents mile
to haul a ton over the average coun-
try road. But this cost may run up
to ten times this figure over bad roads,
and be reduced as many times over
good roads with modern vehicles.
This cost is something that Is rarely
ever figured in by the producer when
summing up his marketing expense,
even though it will frequently make a
figure that is not much less than the
cost Of getting his produce to the dis
tant market by rail.
Good roads are expensive to build
and are more or less of an expense to
maintain, but if it were possible to
compare the lowered cost of trans
porting the farm produce over the
road before and after improvement it
would be found that the cost was paid
back with interest within a very few
years after improvement. Low grades
are of first consideration, for it costs
more money to haul over billy road
than over level one, where the sur
face is the same. But on almost any
road, it is easily possible to have at
least a smooth surface on which to
drive
The King drag is the implement that
will make the surface smooth and
keep it smooth. And the wonder of
it is that more farms do not have
drag as an essential part Of their
equipment. Road dragging time is
just coming with the breaking up OF
the snow, and its usual accompani-
ment of mud Heavy traffic over such
roads makes ruts and bad roads of the
worst sort, unless the ruts are filled
by dragging. Prepare now to keep
your road dragged this year. and
lower the cost of hauling your prod
uce to market.
Remember, also, that wide-tired
wagons pull more easily than narrow
tired ones 80 per cent of the times
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Primitive Chinese Still.

In the extraction Of camphor the
Chinese use a most primitive, still,
which at the same time proves Of con
siderable more efficacy than might be-
expected, The leaves are placed in a
wicker basket, which is fixed over an
iron caldron containing water. On the
top of the basket basin of cold water
is placed. The steam from the caldron
passes through the leaves of the basket
and carries over the camphor vapor,
which is deposited in the form of cam.
phor on the cool under surface of the
basin.
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Your Roads,

How about that road in front OF
your farm? Did you get out with a
split log and smooth it down at the
right time? Did you fill up the low
places? Take little self-pride In
the road that runs in front of your
farm and see that it is in good shape
for yourself and your neighbor
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-28

when they are used. The wide tire
does not cut so deep and makes bet
ter track on roads which are travelled
while the ground is soft. The wide
tire packs the surface into firm road
bed, and thus enables it to drain we'll
in time Of rain.
In cornfields, plowed fields, field
lanes, and on pasture and alfalfa land.
the draft on the wide tire is consider
ably less, no matter what the condi-
ton of the soil. The wide tire does
not cut up the meadow or field as
does the narrow tire. This is also
important, as a smooth surface in the
meadow is much easier to NOW over.
Use no tire less than four inches on
your fields or on soft roads; make a
King road drag and use it. Thus low
er your own freight rates by lowering
your hauling costs.
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CHAPTER XII.

The second year of a new order
brings fewer radical changes than the
FIRST. Samson's work began to forge
out OF the ranks of the ordinary and
TO show symptoms of a quality Which
would some day give 1t distinction.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-05-28
Road.euIldlna Habit.

The bodybuilding habit is confined
TO no one locality. 1t has foothold
In as states. All classes take to It.
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Keen Weeds Away.

Weeds must be kept several feet
from the wheeltrack else they will
draw the moisture from the roadbed
and thus loosen it, this is especially
true in regions of moderate rainfall
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24
WALKERS COPPER LETTER

Copper is very quiet and small traders, spectators and those who make large purchases on the basis of what are called average prices are endeavoring to depress the market. As result lake is quoted at 19 1-2 to 19 3-4 cents and electrolytic at 19 3-S to 19 5-S cents a pound. Pro- ducers, however, are not selling any copper at less than 19 7-S or 20 cents a pound delivered. They are sold out we'll in advance and it is improbable that as much as 10,000,- 900 pounds of copper could now be found available for immediate deliv- cry.
 Exports of copper during the first half of this month have been larger than for any corresponding period this year The prospect is that as i the ammunition works of Great Brit ain, France, Italy, Russia and Japan increase their activities this coun- ! try's volume of copper exports will continue to grow and it is not i'm
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ARIZONA

probable that all past high records may be exceeded, even with the ports of Germany and Austria closed to this metal.
 During the first IA days of this month exports of 19,6O1 long tons are reportedv This 43,9O6,24O lbs. in II days, which is at the rate of 3,136,160 pounds per day and 97,220,- 96O pounds for the full month. ap- proximating the high record of all time.
 It is reported that buyers are still in the market trying to make ar arrangements to purchase 100000 or more pounds of copper. One esti- mate. places the amount at 10,000,00O pounds; but. it is not stated whether this is for domestic consumption or export While a week ago all the indications were that the market had entered upon long period of quiet, it now seems not improbable that a further wave of buying may occur SOOu Ol lO cause a slight advance in prices.
 It is well to remember that the pro- ducilg companies are in very strong position and that their selling agents are so thoroughly convinced that consumptive requirements are in excess of production that they will if necessary allow copper to pile up in the refineries, rather than mark down prices. They have done this two or three times this year and on each occasion the subsequent demand has cleaned up the accumualtion and led to the making of large contracts for advance delivery.
 In view of this situation it seems reasonably certain that at least the present price for copper will be maintained for a very long period There are other factors in the situa tion which prompt me to believe that the metal will be selling very much higher three or four months hence than it is now The consumer who hesitates under prevailing conditions will be pretty suresto discover later on that he has lost an opportunity tC save money.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

The auditorium of the school build ing was the scene of a pleasing and enjoyable affair on Friday evening of last week., when a number of the young ladies, members of the high school entertained few friends with playlet entitled, Mere Man." The cast of characters was written on the black boards in the room and the little play was a delight and very amusing to all who were pres ent. Each young lady was a credit to the cast and enjoyed their amateur efforts as much as their audience. The following ladies made up the cast: Bernice Davis, Myrtle Hill, Emil Tanning, Lois Mater, Inez Pierpont, Elva McDoug- all, Beatrice Roscoe and Myrabelle Thompson. Piano selections by sev- eral young ladies followed and con- cluded their program. The remain der of the evening was spent in danc ing and playing games until Il O. clock, when the party came to a close Another similar little play given by these youndg ladies is promised some time in the very near future since their successful efforts were SC |, thoroughly appreciated.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

Considering conditions and various other phases of existing circumstances Christmas trade has been good dur ing the past several weeks at the Phelps-Dodge Mercantile Co. store. The annual inventory of the stock is also being taken at this time and considerable work is ahead until this is completed.
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that the youngsters, innocent suffer CTS of the present strife, are not de- prived Of their annual gift from the D. C.. M. Co. and credit may con scientiously be given the company by every one for their open hand way of making brighter Christmas.
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The Montenegrin army is reported hard d-pressed, but as we go to the Merganthaler he still has 'em guess ing.
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Harry Hayes left here this week for the coast where he will spend the Christmas holidays with his. fami- Ky visiting with relatives.
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A. B. Williams has been wearing the proverbial smile this week on account of a wire received from his family in Los Angeles last Friday announcing the arrival of a nine pound boy.
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What has become of the good old fashioned melodrama in which they tied the Heroine to the railroad track? !?
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If Carnegie is still so anxious to die poor, he might establish pro- English newspaper in Milwaukee.
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Mrs P. R. Towle, manager of Hotel Morenci, returned home from Fl Paso this week where she spent ten days on business.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

J. D. Dillon, U. S. marshal, of Phoenix, was a visitor in Morenci several days of this week in the interest of the government.
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After being closed for some time, a picture show will be given at the Empire Theatre on Christmas night, and will be followed by dance.
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MORENCI
15. MOYenci Leader

MT. and Mrs. w. J. Donahue and child arrived in Morenci on Monday afternoon and spent several days in the interest of the company.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

Connie Thompson was called out of town on business for several days of this week.
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A G. Eads, of the A. C.. store left here on Tuesday morning for Courtland, Arizona, where he will join his family and make a lengthy visit conditions.
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J. E. Irvine, Standard Oil repre- sentative from Clifton, spent Mon day in Morenci in the interest of his company.
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Contrary to the announcement in these columns in last weeks issue intimating the fear that the annual gift of candy to the Mexican children would not be given this year, a. wire was received on Friday of last week by the Morenci Club management that the treat should be given as usual. The shortness of the time for prep aration caused some rush orders to be placed for candy and boxes this the free distribution of candy will take place as usual from the Club.
 It is certainly a commendable act
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

l.. A. w. Burtch, of Clifton, was a visitor in Morenci on last Sunday.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

A special Christmas sermon will be preached by Rev. Krichbaum at Morenci Chapel on Sunday evening, to which an invitation is extended to all to attend Some excellent music has also been arranged for rendition at that time.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

Sam Redd was a business visitor in camp on Monday of this week.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Goodrich left Morenci on Tuesday for the East stopping over in De Kalb, H., where they will spend Christmas with her parents and later continuing their journey to Baltimore, Md, where they will make their future home for some time.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

The daily incoming train on the Morenci Southern was delayed several hours on Tuesday afternoon when the engine jumped the track within fifty yards of the depot. The acci- dent happened at very narrow place where the tracks follow a deep cut below the school house and the men worked at much inconven- fence in the narrow place. Very little damage was done.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-24

Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Rathbun and family left here on Monday morning for an extended visit with relatives in Cleveland, Ohio, during the holiday season. MT. Rathbun
 expects to visit a number of mining companies in Missouri before re-
 turning to Morenci.