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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20
LEWIS CARROLL'S
EASTER GREETING
Sentiment by Author of "Alice,"
and Her Friends, the White
Rabbit and the Beloved
Cheshire Cat.

n DIRTY years ago Lewis Carroll
wrote to his many little friends
AN Easter Greeting to Every
Child Who Loves Alice" The af-
| fectionate, earnest words-so charac-
teristic of Rev. C. /. Dodgson and so
Unexpectedly serious from the author
| of the White Rabbit and the Mock
Turtle-were printed on a tiny open
sheet of paper autograph, and In
scribed with the Christian name of
every child to whom it was sent on
Easter eve. It read as follows:
Dear Child:
Please to fancy, II you can, that you
are reading real letter, from a real
friend whom you have seen, and whose
voice you can seem to yourself to
hear wishing you, as do now with all
my heart, happy Easter.
Do you know that delicious dreamy
feeling when one first wakes on a sum-
mer morning, with the twitter of birds
In the air and the fresh breeze coming
in at the open window-when, lying
lazily with eyes half shut, one sees
as il in dream green boughs waving
or waters ripping in a golden light?
1t is pleasure very near to sadness,
bringing tears to ones eyes like
beautifrN picture or poem. And is not
that mothers gentle hand that I'M
draws your curtains and a mothers
sweet voice that summons you to riser
To rise and forget, in the bright SUM-
light, the ugly dreams that frightened
you SO when all was dark-to rise and
enjoy another happy day, first kneel-
ing to thank that unseen friend who
sends you the beautiful sun?
And these strange words from
writer of such tales as Alice? And
Is this a strange letter to find in
book of nonsense? 1t may be so. Some
persons may blame me for this mixing
together things grave and gay; others
may smile and think it odd that any
one should speak Of solemn things at
all, except In church and on Sunday;
but think-nay, am sure-that some
children will read this gently and low
lngly and in the spirit in which have
written it.
For do not believe God means us
thus to divide life into two halves--to
wear a grave face on Sunday and to
think 1t out-of-place to even 80 much
as mention him on a week day. Do
you think he cares to see only kneel-
Ing figures and to hear only tones OF
prayer-and that he does not also love
10 see the lambs leaping in the SUM-
light, and to hear the merry voices OF
the children as they roll among the
hay? Surely their innocent laughter
Is as sweet to his ears as the grandest
anthem that ever rolled up from the
dim religious light" of some solemn
cathedral!
And If have written anything to
add too these stories of innocent and
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20
Tokens of Spring.

The husbandman-that Is the man
whose agricultural ability bands the
households of the world together in
one great family to be fed by him
stands before the tiny Spring Beau
ties, the Hepaticas, the Blood Roots,
the Adder's Tongue and the other first
appearing lilies Of the field, encour-
aged, heartened, inspired. II these
delicate little visitors came up from
the cold, dark soil, after winters ter.
rors had had their way with 1t, why
so would his wheat and other grains,
his potatoes and other roots, come up
again with enhanced potentialities, II
he should commit them to the earthi
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

healthy amusement that are laid up in
books for the children l love to look
back upon without shame and sorrow
las how much Of life must then be
recalled,) when my turn comes to
walk through the valley of shadows.
This Easter sun will rise on you,
dear child, feeling your life in every
limb" and eager to rush into the fresh
morning air-and many an Easter day
will come and go before it finds you
feeble and gray-headed, creeping
YEARLY out to bask more in the SUM-
light-but it is good, even now, to
think sometimes of that great morning
when the Sun of Righteousness shall
arise with healing in his wings"
Surely your gladness need not be the
less for the thought that you will one
day see brighter dawn than this
when lovelier sights will meet your
eyes than any waving trees or ripping
waters-when angelhands shall un-
draw your curtains, and sweeter tones
than ever loving mother breathed shall
wake you to new and glorious day
and when all the sadness, and the sin,
that darkened life on this little earth
shall be forgotten like the dreams Of
a night that is past!
Your affectionate friend,
LEWIS CARROLL
Easter, 1876.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20
THRIFT A PART OF EDUCATION.

. Only nine people in every 100 In
this country are possessed of as
|, much as $4,000 when they die, and
only per cent of the entire popu
lation can be classed as well to do.
Sixty-six of every 100 people in the
United States die without having saw
ed single red cent Twenty -five OF
the remaining thirty-four people die
with estates of less than $1,000.
Ninety Eight people out of every 100
have nothing but their daily wages
to live on or are dependent upon
relatives or upon charity, while
lninety-seyen people out of every 100
who reach the age of IS are entirely
dependent upon others for their
food, clothes or shelter.
These are facts, not guesses. They
are to be found in the statistics of
the United States Census Bureau and
they are startling in their signifi-
canoe.
America is the richest nation in
the world" but who is America?
Counted by accumulated wealth
alone, just two people in every 100
constitute America. On this bas s
there are only about 10000 "Ameri-
cans" in the whole state of Oregon,
or about 5000 in the city of Port
land, who are not entirely depend
ent upon their daily wages or upon
charity for their support.
What lesson for the youngl |
What a lesson for parents in show
ing their fault in not training the |
children in thrift. What a spur to
sndeayor to the young man to get
INTO active life and conserve his ener-
5ies, as well as his fortunes, by
thrift. The example set by these
millions should mean two
hings to him-a thorough training
or his life's work and the conserva.
ion of his earnings The old idea
hat it was the duty of the parents
o remove the obstacles in the paths
# their children, so far as possible,
nd then make things easy for them;
he idea that 81 don't want my boy
o have as hard a time as l had" is
II wrong. The fault lies in lack of
Difficulties overcome make the
nan; difficulties removed by oilers
make the molly-coddle A proper
raining for life's work is vastly bet
er than inherited wealth and lasts
onger, and thrift is very vital
art of a proper training.-Oregonian
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20
THE FLOOD TIDE
OF FOREIGN TRADE
(From hi y IndependAntl

(From N. Y. independently
The foreign trade figures for Feb
ruary, in spite of the shortness of thu
month, show continued increase. I'm
ports amounted to s193,935, iii, nine
and a half million dollars more than
in January, and sixty-eight million
dollars more than in February OF
last year. Exports were more than
twice as great, s4O9, 1885, 25. This was
an increase over the highest pre-
ceding month, December last, OF
more than fifty million dollars; and
over the corresponding month of
last year of one hundred and ten
millions, or more than one-third The
favorable trade balance was also a
record figure, s215, 901, 4OS.
For the eight months of the fiscal
year the increase in imports over the
preceding year was s235, 452, 4S1; but
the increase in exports was 1851 1885,
553-a gain of thirty-seven per cent.
The excess of exports over imports
was 1925, 217. 462, considerably more
than double the excess for the cor
responding months year ago.
These are the most astounding fig
ures in our trade history. While no
definite information is yet forthcom-
ing it is clear that the great excess
of exports is due to munitions and
other supplies for the warning ma
lions. This excess of exports is paid
for by loans to foreign governments
and by securities returned here for
SALE 1t is a curious fact that during
February there was no balance Of
gold coming here in adjustment Of
the foreign exchange situation; in
fact, we exported more than twice
as much as came in.
Only one thing can happen when
the close of the war brings this abb
normally favorable condition to a
sudden end-a reaction which will
require all our wisdom and ingenu-
ity to meet.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20
ROOSEVELT HAS THE
COURAGE TO SPEAK OUT.

: Il am not for war;" said Mr.
Roosevelt, defining his position thu
other day II abhor an unjust or {
wanton war. But / feel with all my
heart that you don't in the long run
avoid war by making other people be
lieve that you are afraid to fight
for your own rights"
History speaks on the side of Col
onel Roosevelt. One has but to read
the messages of the presidents to
have revealed the In pressive lesson
that our wars came from lack of
preparedness and a mistaken belief
that the Americans were braggarts
and blusterers, who had only to be
called to back down. Long endurance
brought on the second war with Eng
land in 1872. Reading now the mes
sages of preceding administrations
one sees the flowing current that
carried us into that war.
A generation later the lesson was
and the same current of
and long patience
with the Mexicans drew us into
the war with Mexico.
Northern timidity in the face Of
southern aggressiveness, with almost
Total lack of preparation to overawe
Or crush the insurrection when in
,ipient, bought on the civil war.
We were taught the lesson again in
he war with Spain, and yet again,
when, after Dewey's victory of Mani
'ay, long patience with the rising in
Iolence of the Filipinos bred in their
minds thought that the American
oldiers were towards, afraid to fight.
The conditions that brought on the
var of 1916 are foming again in
dexico, and the current diplomatic
ecord Is almost a"dead repeater" for
he record written in the time Of
he Napoleonic wars, when grave [
arose between the Unit t
d States and both England and (
rance. We composed the differences L
nth France, but ended in going to t
,ar with England.
Knowing history as he does, under &
landing diplomacy and its limita- t
ions, and reading human nature like
book, Roosevelt has the vision to I
90 the truth and the courage to de- I
lare his judgment to his fellow t
.mericans and all the world
pokesman Review. II
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20
HE TALKS GOOD.

One cannot help being reminded
when reading the things that are
said by candidates for office, of the
story of the old darkey who was g
regular church attendant and whose
master, who did not go to church
very often, relied upon him for 8
report of the sermon. After hearing
la sermon by a new preacher who
was holding services in the com
|munity, the old darkey was asked by
his master, "Ephriam, do you think
this new preacher is a very good
mani" to which Ephriam replied
Don't know for dead sure, massa
but he's mighty good when he talks. y
Now We don't know very much about
Mr.. Charles A. Sunderlin of Burnley,
Republican candidate for attorney
general, But we rather like the way
he talks. When interviewed in Boise
the other day, Mr.. Sunderlin said:
Some people seem to think that
political success is an end in itself,
the desired goal of all political con-
flict. But 1 am glad to say that l
am not among those who maintain
such an idea. If political conflict
means anything, it is that the voters
of this state and nation shall have
the opportunity of becoming educat-
ed on the great political problems
that are now confronting us, and as
the ultimate result, that the servants
of the people who may be so fortu-
nate as to be elected to public Of
flee shall enact into law such meas
ures as may be for the public good,
and shall conduct their offices in
the interest of the public welfare.
in Idaho public officials have a
great work to perform, because of
the fact that Idaho is new state,
with great undeveloped resources.
Legislation in the future should have
for its purpose, primarily, the larg-
est development of these resources
in such a way as shall fairly and
honestly safeguard the rights Of
every citizen; but at the same time,
legislation which shall develop rather
than retard the states resources.
''In short, an intelligent survey of
conditions would seem
to demonstrate that for the present
at least the state has had sufficient
of purely political legislation. So the
kind of legislation We now want is
that which will be of assistance to
our agricultural and other producing
classes. We are in need of legisla-
ton that will tend to unity and build
up the states resources rather than
that will tend to create
sectional discord and state dispute
tude.'
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20
"cUMeERIN, THE GROUND

At Chautauqua banquet recently
held at Roswell, the question came
up as to whether James Whitcomt
Riley was living or dead. Eleven OF
the women contended that the
Hoosier poet was living, while ten
felt sure he was dead. To settle the
contention one of the members OF
the club wrote the poet, to which
he replied as follows:
Indianapolis, Ind, April 6.
Dear Friends:
I'm not a-workin' now
I'm jes a-layin' round
A'lettin' other people plow-
I'm cumberin' the ground
jes don't keer-Ive done my
sheer
o. sweatin. Anyhow,
In this dad-blasted weather here
I'm not a'workin' now!
Faithfully Yours,
JAMES WHTTCOMB RILEY.
To Mrs. Mary D. lockwood, Ros-
well, Idaho.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20
EASTER THOUGHT

From Prejudice, Bitterness, Un-
kindness, Deliver Me.
Make me Charitable in Thought
Slow to Condemn, and May
My Heart and Soul be Free OF
the Poison of Malice, Intolerance,
Bigotry and Hate. AMEN.
cago Tribune.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

Seventy-six out of eightT segsn
cases OF typhoid fever which occur
red in recent outbreak have been
traced by the United States Public
Health Service to infected milk. Had
the first cases been reported to a
trained health officer the outbreak
could have been stamped out prompt
ly. When will We learn that disease
prevention is sure and cheap?
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

Once more the air is soft with spring;
Once more the field, are fresh wah
bloonc
Once more the birds about u, sing
And Mature, bursting from he, tomb.
Into another life new born
Wakes on this resurrection nom.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

An omnibus telegram in six In
stallments and signed by men rep
resenting more than one billion dol
lars in financial strength has been
sent from Portland to the Oregon
delegation in congress, urging their
vigorous support of the Hawley and
Lane bills for the establishment of a
naval base of the first class at or
near the mouth of the Columbia
river.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

Here is a chance for the children
to earn money towards buying the
family Ford. H. s. Hammond. OF the
O. A. G. Botany department, makes
the statement that selling dandelion
roots at to cents a pound Is
the easiest kind OF a proposition
when properly connected up with
the fight against the dandelion NUS
ance. Since 100000 pounds or more
are imported annually into the Unit
ed. States. to be used incidentally in
diseases of the liver and dyspepsia,
Mr.. Hammond thinks that many q
young boy or girl ought to make
fairly good wages by collecting and
preparing the roots of the plant for
the drug trade. OF course it should
not be taken for granted that the
grown folks win all go out Of the
dandelion business just In order to
let the children get rich at the job,
because there will probably always
be enough Of crop to furnish plenty
Of exercise for people who do not
need the money but like to fight the
Hold- lowered nuisance lust for the
han q the thing.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20
FOR SALE: Good young draft
horse.-D. W. Ainey.

FUR SALE: IA head Of cattle con-
slsting Of four mich COWS and threa
t"o-year-old heifers coming in. and
seven fall calves.-o. Cree. 1915,
9Th Street. ,ah
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

The Republican State convention is
being held at Twin Falls today for
the election Of delegates to the
National convention to be held in
Chicago, June 7th. OF course there
is the usual speculation as to who
the eight delegates will be. There
seems to be no doubt, however, but
that Senator Borah will head the
list and that he will have the solid
Idaho delegation behind him II his
name is brought before the National
convention as candidate for presi-
dent. Senator Borah has never said
that he would be candidate, in
fact he has persisted in discouraging
the use of his name In that connec-
ton by his friends in all parts Of the
country. But it Is not improbable
that conditions may arise that will
make the name Of Idaho's senior
senator power for harmony and a
reunited party. when the two con-
ventions, which have been called to
meet in Chicago at the same time,
begin to consider men and principles
that will insure success at the polls
In November.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

WORK WANTED: Can cook. work
with team or do any kind of ordi-
nary labor Inquire at Togo's res
taurant. IL.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

Don't throw away an expensive
casting because 1t IL broken. Jensen
can weld It. s-t3.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

LOST: On North 9th street or
Lovers Lane" duck coat. Finder
please leave at this office. IL.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

An important bit of news Is the
announcement printed today that
the Little Willow Creek Irrigation
system, upon which the hopes of the
people of that section have long
been centered, is about to become
reality That will become a won
derful country when the farmers are
In command of an adequate system
of irrigation.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

The German Ladies Aid will hold
a bazaar, Saturday, April 29th, in
Brainard building, south Of Gilmore
Hotel. 1872.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

The best way that has yet been
discovered to keep town moving
steadily forward is for the business
men to keep in close touch with the
people of the surrounding country
through the medium OF the local
newspapers. The big mail-order
houses never let up. They keep
constantly hammering away, In their
efforts to gather in the money that
should be spent with the home mer-
chants. Besides, there never was a
live town that failed to support one
or more good local papers. The
local paper should not have to beg
for the patronage of the merchants of
the town in which it is published,
because 1t is entitled to that pat
ronage just as much as the mer-
chant Is entitled to the support Of
the people Of the surrounding coun-
try. There cannot be prosperity with
out reciprocity.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-04-20

The hearing of the case OF the
state of Idaho against the National
Surety company, involving claim OF
$146,S36.18. being the alleged short
age of o. v. Allen, former state
treasurer. is now being tried at
Boise. Both o. v. Allen and Fred
Coleman have been placed on the
witness stand to explain some things
that the experts seem to have been
unable to find out.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04
NORWOOD ADDITION

IZ-loom, Framc, slate roof dwelling: two
business rooms on first floor: this is>onc of
the best locations in this addition. and rents
for 500 per month; $4,000. This is some rent
ing proposition
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04

and stayed four weeks but when came
home l would faint just the same and
had the same pains.
A friend who is nurse said for me to
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. began takingit that very day
for l was suffering a great deal. 1t
has already done me more good
than the hospital. To anyone who is
suffering as was my advice is to stop
in the first drugstore and get bottle
of Lydia E. Pinkhem's Vegetable Com
pound before you go home. Mrs. w.
c. BROWN, 11O9 Auburn Avenue, Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Why not take Mrs. Browns advice?
Write for free and helpful
advice to Lydia f. Pinkham
Medicine Co. CONFIDENTLY, Lynn,
Mass.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04
o. o. MCINTYRE

Here comes the guy with the trick
clothes. What's he advertising?" And
laughed with them and as we drove
away they cheered.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04

William Heylans. OF North Yer.
sailles, Pa. at loo, is an expert riffs
shot.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-04
KAZAN DEF|LE
OF THE DANUBE
IS VERY PRETTY
According to Description Given
OF It by the National Geo.
graphic Society.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct Aust
above the hungarian town OF Orsova,
recently reported captured by the Rou-
lnanians, is the scenically magnificent
kazan Detlle of the Danube. described
in the following war geography bulle-
tin issued by the National Geographic
Society:
Until the Hungarian government, at
the instigation Of Count Stephen
Szechenyi. constructed the famous
S2echenyi road in 1S34-3S the Kazan
Defile of the Danube had been i'm
passable on either bank of the river
for all the centuries which stretched
between the destruction OF Trajan's
remarkable roadway. built in lO3 A.
d.. and modern times.
AT Semlin. a few miles above Bel
grade, the Danube Is more than 700
yards wide. with a depth Of forty feet,
but at the Kazan Defile its waters are
restricted TO a width of less than 1870
yards, and have depth in some places
OF 230 feet. The rapids Of the river
begin a short distance above the de-
file and rush over six great lodges of
rock
"Traian's road, which extended
from Orsova to GoIumbacs, might well
have been rated one OF the lesser won.
ders OF the ancient world Traces OF
the military path, from five 10 seven
feet wide built just above the high
water level, are still to be seen on
the right or Serbian bank Of the river.
AT points where the Roman engineers
encountered the seemingly insupera-
bic obstacle of perpendicular walls Of
rock. which could not be pierced as
biastinS powder was unknown, there
are visible the holes bored in the stone
from which projected the wooden
beams that supported the covered gal
leries hanging to the face of the cliffs.
AT the end of the deflle the time-worn
rocks still bear the famous Tabula
Traiana, now hardly legible. The in
scription is supposed to commemorate
Trajan's first campaign against Da-
clans.
"On the left or Hungarian bank Of
the river, nigh above the Szechepyi
road, Is narrow hole in the face Of
the Sukaru mountain pointed out to
tourists as the entrance TO Veterans
cavern. which derives its name from
the Leonidas-like Austrian general,
Nhb WIN iVW SOluleTS 0elu ut nay q
vastly superior Turkish force for
three months in 1892. Tweny-six
years later it was again held by the
Austrians under a Major Stein. The
cavern is sufficiently large to garri-
son 600 men, and there are evidences
that it was used during the Roman
occupation Of this region.
"Scenlcally the Kazan defile suggests
some of the widest and most impress
sive gorges to be found in the Cana
dian rockies. Bare rocks from time
TO time rise suddenly from deep wa
ter, while on both sides there is a
succession OF precipitous hills. some
free of vegetation and others clad with
forests OF beech walnut and oak.
Through this narrow gorge have
flowed back and forth for hundreds
of years the tides of Christian and Mo-
hammedan civilization. For ages it has
been one of the great channels Of
communication between the West and
the East