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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
CHAPTER ~.

The dinner hour found Dan Failing
IN the public library Of Gi~tcheapolis,
asking the girl who sat behind the
desk IL he might look Mt maps of Ore
gon. He remembered that his grand
father had lived I'm southern Oregon.
He looked along the bottom of his map
and discovered a whole empire. rang
Ing from gigantic sage plains to the
east to dense forests along the Pa
cifc ocean. He began 20 search for
Iinkville.
Time was when Linkville was one
nf the principal towns Of Oregon. Oar
remembered the place because some
Of the time-yellowed letters his grand
father had sent him had been mailed
at a town that bore this name. But
he couldn't find Linkville on the man.
Later he was TO know the
that the town. halfway between the
sage plains and the mountains. had
o~rospered and changed its name. He
remembered that il was located on
sne Of those great fresh-water lakes
Of sOuihsrn Oregon; so. giving vi that
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
He Couldn't Find Linkville on the Map.

of III" gray. straight frontlerSman who
was his ancestor had still survived In
these remote Oregon wllds. The use
Of the full name would do no harm.
Instead of hurting. ii was n positive
Inspiration. The Chamber of Com
mercc of the busy little Oregon city
was not usually exceptionally inter
csted In stray hunters that wanted n
boarding place for the summer. Its
business was finding country homes
for orchardists in the pleasant river
valleys. But II happened that the re-
cipicnt Of the wire was one Of the old
est residents. a frontiersman himself.
and it was one Of the traditions Of the
Old West that friendships were not
soon forgotten. Dan Failing I had
been n legend in the old trapping and
shooting days when this man was
young. So il came about that when
Dams train stopped at Cheyenne. he
found n telegram waiting him:
ANY relation 10 Dan Failing Of the
Umpqua dividef"
Dan had never heard of the Ump-
qua divide, but he couldn't doubt hut
that the sender of the wire referred
TO his grandfather. He wired in the
affirmative. The head of the Chamber
Of Commerce received the wire. read
II. thrust 1t into his desk, and IN the
of a really important piece Of
business proceeded to forget all about
n. Thus Il came about that. except
for thing. Dan Failing would have
probably stepped of the train at his
destination wholly unheralded and un-
The one thing that changed his
was that at a meeting of a
widely known fraternal order
the next night. the Chamber of Com
merce crossed trails with the Frontier
the person Of another old resident
who had his home in the farthest
Of the Umpqua divide. The
asked the former to come up
or a few days shoOting-the deer be-
ng fatter and more numerous than
my previous season since the days of
he grizzlies.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

search, he began to look for lakes. lie
found them In plenty-yast, unmeas-
ured lakes that seemed to be distrib-
uted without reasOn or sense over the
whole southern end Of the state. Near
the klamath lakes, seemingly the
most imposing of all the fresh-water
lakes that the map revealed, he found
II city named klamath Falls. He put
the name down in his notebook.
The map showed Il particularly
hiEh, far-Sprcading range of noun
tainS due west of the city. OF course
they were the Cascades: the map said
So very plainly. Then Dan knew he
was getting home. His grandfather
had lived and trapped and died in
these same wooded hills. Finally he
located and recorded the name of the
largest city on the main railroad line
that was adjacent to the Cascades.
The preparation for his departure
took many days. lie read many books
on flora and fauna. He bought sport
Ing equipment. Knowing the usual
ratio between the respective pleasures
of anticipation and realization, he did
not hurry himself at all. And one
midnight he boarded n vest-bolnd
train.
He sat for a long time Ia he vesti-
bule of the sleeping car, thinking in
anticipation of this final adventure of
his life. lie was rather tremulous and
exultant as he sank down into his
berth.
He saw 10 II that at least a meas
ure of preparation was made for his
coming, That night a long wire went
out To the Chamber of Commerce of
one of the larger southern Oregon
cities. In It. he told the date of his
arrival and asked certain directions.
lie wanted to know the name of some
mountain rancher where possibly he
might find board and room for the re-.
mainder of the summer and the fall.
The further back from the paths on
men, he wrote, the greater would be
pleasure. And he signed the wire
with his full name: Dan Failing. with
a Henry in the middle, and a "IIT' at
the end.
He usually didn't sign his name in
quite this manner. The people of
.Gitchcapolls did not have particular
~ vivid memories of Dams GRANDPA
Their, But It might be that Il legend
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

"All hands muster aft" cried Captain Hapshott.
The men slOuclIed along to the ~afterdeck and
grouped themselves under the poop break. The
moon sprang up from the blackening sea. and
shone redly upon them; a full round ball. 1t
showed sullen. respondent faces, faces without a
hope. Mrs. Hapshott drew near TO the pinrail
and looked down. her heart welled full of pity.
She had done something-she had given these
overworked beasts Of burden one days rest at
least.
Its stand by till midnight tomorrow" said
the skipper in a voice that he fondly hoped be-
trayed no shame. There's a holiday from now
on. You'll take your wheels and lookouts as
usual; beyond that-nothing. Understand
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

beautifully hideous god Of their own
creation.
The eyes of the serpent look ont
over Bush creek in Adams county and
on across a beautiful and impressive
though not very attractive, handsome.
Looking southwark, however, peaks
ten or fifteen miles distant NAV he
seer which overlook the Kentucky hills
and the Ohio river. To the north, some
Of the highest points in Ohio can he
bserv Among these IL Fort Hin.
another ancient structure and one of
the best preserved.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

As the mound builders shaped the
body they caused it to make four large
folds as it tapered back to the tail,
which is folded in three complete and
close coils.
The land about this curious relic of
primitive days is low at the head, but
gradually ascends toward the tail
There is ample room on all sides for a
gathering of many people, and the be-
lief is expressed that the idol wor-
shippers gathered on all sides of their
altar to pour forth praise, o. beseech
forgiveness and blessings from the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
SYNOPSIS.

Warned by his physician that he
a not nor than six months TO
live. Failing sits despondently on a
park bench, wondering where he
should spend those six months. A
friendly squirrel practically decides
the matter for him. His blood is
pioneer hlooi. and he decides to
end his days in the forests IF ore
gon. Memories of his grandfather
and a deep love for all things II
the wild help him in reaching a
decision
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Symbol of RELIGION

4 great serpent. 1900 feet long,
built Of earth and stone. a symbol Of
the religion Of ancient peoples. stands
a few sniles from West Union as the
most Interesting and important earth
work left by the mound builders of
Ohio.
Situated in a rather secluded spot.
supposedly selected by the mound
builders for privacy in performing
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
PorpoIse a Fast Swimmer.

There is another mammal that is so
fast no one has ever been able TO find
out how fast he is. This is the por-
poise. The porpoise can do stunts in
front Of the fastest boat that travels
the bounding wave and when he is
through after several hours of clown
ing he firts his tail and nonchalantly
speeds beyond the horizon. The por-
poise will do his tricks under the bow
of a nIne-knot cargo tramp or a p
knot ocean greyhound. He is like the
antelope In that he sets his pace &C
cording t. the speed Of the pursuer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

TOO busy. I'm afraid" the Cham
Der of Commerce had replied. 'Bui
Lenn0x-that reminds me-. Do yol
remember old Dan Failing?"
LennOX probed back into the years
for a single instant. Strengthened oui
all the kinks of his memory in less
time than the wind s~tralghtens out
the folds of n flag, and turned a most
interested face. Remember him !" he
exclaimed. II should say | do The
Ing, gray eyes.
Listen, Steele" he said, II saw Oar
Failing make a bet once. | was just
n kid, but | wake up in my sleep to
marvel at it. We had n full long
glimpse of Il black-tail bounding up a
long slope. 1t was just Il spike-buck,
and Dan Failing said he could take
the left-hand spik" off with one shot
from his old Sharpe's. Three of us
bet hlm-thc whole thing in less than
two seconds. With the next shot,
he'd get the deer. He won the bet,
and now If | ever forget Dan Failing,
! want to die"
you're just the man I'm looking
for, then. You're not going out till the
day after tomorrow"
NO"
son the limited, hitting here tOmor.
row morning, there's a grandson of
Dan Failing. His name is Dan Fail.
ing, too, and he wants to 90 up to your
place to hunt. Stay all summer and
pay board"
LennoX's eyes said that he couldn't
believe it was true. After a while his
tongue spoke, too. Good Lord" he
like old Shag, before he died, followed
SnoWbird. OF course he can come.
But he can't pay board"
II was rather characteristic Of the
mountain men-that the grandson of
Dan Failing couldn't possibly pay
board. But Steele knew the ways of
cities and of men. and he only smiled.
"He won't come, then" he explained.
Anyway, have that out with him at
the end of his stay. He wants fish
ing, and you've got that in the North
fork. Moreover, you're a thousand
miles back"
only One hundred, II you must
know. But Steele-d0 you suppose
he's the man his grandfather was be.
fore him-that all the Faillngs have
been since the first days Of the Ore.
gon trail? If he is-well, my hats
Off to him before he steps off the
The mountaineer's brOnzed face was
and intent in the bright lights
Of the club. Steele thought he had
known his breed. Now he began to
have doubts of his own knowledge.
'He won't be; don't count on It," he
said humbly. THE Faillngs have done
much for this region, and I'm glad
enough TO do Il little 10 pay it back,
)ut don't count much on this eastern
Roy. He lived in cities; besides, he's
/ sick man. He said so In his wire.
iou ought to know 1t before you take
him in."
The bronzed face changed possibly
shadow of disappointment came in.
o his eyes. "a hunger, ehi" Lennox
epeated. "Yes-it's true that If he'd
like the other Faillngs, he'd never
been that. Why, Steele, you
ouldn't have given that old mar a
old If you'd tied him In the Rogue
liver overnight. OF course You couldn't
cunt on the line keeping up forever
But III take him, for the memory of
is grandfather"
you're not afraid toi"
afraid, HI. He can't infect those
strapplng children of mine. Snow.
ird weighs one hundred and twenty
ounds and is hard ms steel. Never
n sick day In her life. And you
now Bill, of course"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

their ancient rites. the massive reptile
winds gracefully back from a glen to
higher land. The serpent's head rests
upon a rock platform which presents
. PERCEPTIONS face to the descending
sun, and is about 100 feet high. The
jaws Of the mouth are widely extended
in the act of swallowing an egg. which
Is clearly represented by an oval ridge
of earth.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

Hiram, ] want to ask you a favor.
ITS Christmas day In two days time. Are
you going 10 give the men n C~hristmas-a proper
C~hriStmasf"
linpshott opened his mouth and laughed. n
laugh that was pregnant with cyniclsm.
Give them a ChristInas-a proper Christmas!
By which ! suppose you mean n holiday and
Christmas fare; Why, lass, they wouldn't know
what 10 dc with it II they had it. Besides, we
aren't fitted for Christmas meals. There's n
brace of chickens in the coop thatll make our
dinner that day-Tve been saving them up on
purpose; but beyond the pig for'ard-"
Give them a proper Christmas, Hiram" plead-
ed Mrs. Harshott earnestly. ITS a wonderful
day ashore. though a sad one. That is, for me-"
she amended. Il always get thinking of the Child
and of how happy His mother must have been.
though She lost Him. too; she lost Him.
Sh" thought the wound was fairly healed, but
the hot tears gushed To her faded. pathetic eyes.
Hapsh"tt himself turned away, for he knew the
ache nj her heart it companioned the void at his
own.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

An idle rumor only awaits the
chance to get busy.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

oTHltI ARE ubSS, duu III sou
beat Il dog the better it is. So with sailors.
Grind 'em down, rule 'em with an iron hand, and
they'll not only do their work at the run but
theyll come crawling along and ask you for
more. That's my experience, and 30 years at sea,
man and boy, hasn't inclined me to dispute facts
AS they stand"
II call it cruelty" said his wife without heat,
for She was Il woman of sadness.
She knew the cause of that sadness, as did her
husband, but ii was never mentioned between
them by Il tacit agreement. Twenty-Five years OF
married life had resulted In n fine endurance Of
marital affection-the shippers long absences
from home might have accounted for that in some
measure. The two were good friends, and bick-
ering between them was a thing unknown. There
had been one child-very many years ago, but 1t
only raised its voice once In the great world
md before the mothers heart had q~uickened In
response the voice was stilled forever. The Lord
had given He had also taken away, and Mrs.
~liaishott cndeavored to say BLESSED be the name
of the Lord with a good grace, though at times
the saying was hard.
To hide his emotion the captain threw grufr.
ness into his voice. I'm thinking | made a mis- .
take In bringing you to sea, lass" he said. ut
isn't II place for women, least of all soft hearted
women such as You are. But you begged and
prayed, and the owners seemed willing"
1T got to be lonely waiting there ashore. Hi
She said simply. ut was at nights. when
when the wind howled and the snow fell every
saw other women happy and coinpan-
ionable, with their men about them; and tit
was more than | could stand. 1t would have been
if-if there'd-if Amos had lived" He I'M
derstood, and his rough gnarled hand crept out
along the rail until it rested on hers with the
Of sympathy.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

Disappointment turned into
rapture at sight Of the wild
country and through warm
welcome accorded by Silas
Lennox, Dan Failing's host.
characterize the next INSTALL
ment of this story.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

AID Mrs. Hapshott: You're a hard
man, Hiram Hapshott. l never
knew 1t until nOw--I named you for
a kindly husband ashore"
ashore and Mt sea are two differ
ent places" replied the captain OF
the Uriah Is. Caster. "When I'm
ashore | take things easy; when
I'm at sea | act accordingly. Sail
are dogs. and the more you
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-09
FIRST POST SERVICE CRUDE
That Between New York and Boston,
However, was the Beginning
Of Great System.

The first regular postal service be
tween two American cities was estab-
lished December 10. 1872. when the
government of New York inaugurated
a regular monthly post to Boston.
Some thirty-three years before that
a post Office had been opened In Bos-
ton at the house of Richard Fairbanks,
"for letters which are brought from
beyond the seas, or are to be sent
thither."
In 1857 the Virginia assembly pro-
vided for the rapid transmission" of
official communications from planta-
tion to plantation on penalty Of, one
hogshead Of tobacco for each default.
Four years after the establishment
of the New York Boston monthly mail,
the colonial court Of Massachusetts
founded an oflIcial postofiice in Boston.
with John Heyward a. postmaster.
The 6rst parliamentary act for the
establishment Of postal system In
the English-American colonies was
passed In 1892, and q royal patent
was granted Thomas Neale. who was
authorized to transport s'letters 1t such
rates" - the plantsrs should agree to
give. Neals began operations In vlr-
sinia. and the other colonies soon
joined In the movement. although the
system was very imperfect
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-09

An eminent naturalist says concern
ing the breathing apparatus Of the
whale: Tho windpipe does not COM
municate with the mouth; hole is.
a. 1t were. bored right through the
back Of the head. Engineers would
do well to copy the action Of the valve
of the whales blow-hole: moro per-
feet piece OF structure It il Impossible
to imagine. Day and night. asleep or
awake. the whale works its breathing
apparatus In such manner that not
a drop Of water ever gets down into
the lungs. Again. the whale must Of
necessity stay q much longer period
under water than seals; this alone
might possibly drown It, inasmuch as
the lungs cannot have access to fresh
air. We fnd that this difficulty has
been anticipated and obviated by pc
culiar reservoir in the venous system.
which reservoir is situated at the back
OF the lungs"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-09

When you have lived your life long
enough and consistent enough there
viii be no occasion to question your
standing. Each year added to Its
predecessors with. the same Consistent
goal adds to the stability of character
that makes character for the COM
munlty. Such lives unconsciously
stamp themselves upon everyone they
touch, and the world is made better In
consequence. It's the hope Of the fu-
ture that there will arise class Of
men who will take nothing for grant
ed-who will seek bedrock facts for
every new venture. Then will come
the days when our civilization will be
founded on truth and the results at
tained will abide. You can be one. of
these trainers Of the new age II you
want to. Lend your aid In making the
world better and Its people happier.
Teach people not to take things for
granted.-Grit.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-09
ENDED IDoLATRY IN HAWAII
brave Act Of kaploIani, Daughter Of
Chief, Resulted In Establishing
Christianity There.

no longer do the fire lakes In the
great crater Of Kilauea carry terror to
the soul Of Hawaii as a message from
the dreaded fire god, PeIe. II Is a CEN
tury since KapIoInnl, daughter OF Kea-
wimanhli. high chief Of the district Ut
HlIo. and wife OF Nathe, high chief Of
kona, and the national orator. dcned
the fire goddess, and turned her peo-
pie from the idoIatry. Prior. to that
time the superstition ran that when
ever Pele stamped her foot on the bot
tom Of the volcano Mauna Loa. her
House Of Everlasting Fire. there
we're earthquakes. II she became an
gered with hapless lovers, or any who
failed to worship her. she was credited
with poring out torrents Of lava and
liquid fame. All who went near the
crater were expected to do so with hu-
rnility and sacrifice, and high priests
Of the goddess kept the people In awe.
People gave their dead to the volcano.
hoping they would became ghost gods
to aid them. Then Kapiolani. In 1890.
after three years teaching at the feet
Of missionaries. accepted Christianity,
and did what II recorded as one Of
the greatest acts Of moral courage ever
performed. She visited the volcano
against the advice Of her husband and
friends. and hurled stones into the pit
and ate Of the enchanted berries near
It. She defled the goddess. Before go
ing mp she left message. saying that
II she didn't return. her people should
continue to worship PeIe. but II she
did they should accept the new teach
ings. Her return safely banIshed the
hold Of idoIatry In Hawaii.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-09
WHALE BLAMED FOR DISEASE
nsIady That Attacks the Lungs 10
Thus plsonoscd by Prominent
Danish Scientist.

The cchlnococcus disease tcnuaci by
n small tnpeworm In the liver or
lungs), which FIRST made ~ appear.
rncc In Holland, IL believed by Df. vGn
peinse 20 be due originally TO wbnlea.
The Medical Record quotes from
Dutch scientific paper some OF the
facts upon which Van Dclnse bnses
this theory,
III IL said that this affection Is en-.
demIc In Iceland and that II eventual.
ly reached Fricsland from that locality.
Not only Fricslnnd was attacked in
the eighteenth century. but many other
scaports nlong the North sen and Eng.
lIsh channel. The connecting link mp
peared TO be the whale fisheries, orig
lnnlly a Basque industry. with head
quarters nt Bordeaux. In the seven.
teenth century the channel ports en-.
gagged Ia the whale.catching Industry.
Frlesland. possibly infected from Ice
land. also engaged In whaling. ap-
peared to be q distributing point Of the
Infection.
"Not only whales, but also seals and
other Arctic fauna. were perhaps In.
fected with echinococcus disease.
which was conveyed directly to man.
kind when In starving seasons they ate
this desh and to dogs and cats In tho
same manner, the animals then serv-
Ing ~ hosts for the parasite along with
mankind. In time this maritime in.
dustry went out OF uss. Rscellections
OF old whaiers. however. testify to the
custom Of taking dogs along on whale
ships. 20 that dogs could become In.
fccted aboard ship and menace the
home dweliers."
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-09
Al, That il Lem d III. Masseder.

An early find of mastodon bones
from Shawangunk. Ulster county. New
York, was presented to the University
Of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson.
third president of the United States,
who, like Theodore Roosevelt, twenty.
sixth president, was an enthusiastic
naturalist. 1t is noted by natural his
tory that after the great transcontinen-
tai glacier receded large marshes were
left in the region where these bones
were unearthed. and In them these an
inals frequently became mired. Both
Ulster and Orange counties have been
prolific In mastodon romans. The
Warren mastodon. dug up near New
burg In ls45. and new In the American
museum, ls the most perfect skeleton
so far found. Bones are frequently
turned up by farmers. and the speci.
mems have even included hair, long.
dense and shaggy, and of dark golden.
brown color.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-09
WORTH WEIGHT IN
GOLD HE ASSERTS
HOWARD GAINS FOURTEEN
POUNDS TAKING TANLAC AND
LAYS CANE ASIDE

"I've gained fourteen pounds in
six weeks taking Tanlac and now
I'm a well man." said Henry 8. How
ard, well-known farmer and stock
raiser Of King Hill. Idaho.
Il had suffered from rheumatism
and indigestion twelve years" he
continued, cand could hardly eat a
thing because everything was against
me and had NO appetite. Every
Joint In me was swollen with rheu-
matism and hurt so could hardly
bear to be touched. was In such q
bad fix couldn't work and had to
use q walking stick to get along. The
first bottle Of Tanlac made a great
change in my feelings. my rheuma-
tism soon left me and I threw my
stick aside. for now can walk as
we'll an anybody.
"And eat!--why just can't get
enough and I feel like I could do as
much work as I ever could. .Tanlac is
worth Its weight in gold, and It has
me that there's at least
one medicine that will do what they
say it will and II want to, do my part
in letting everybody know about It,"
Taniac is sold In klamath Falls
BY the Star Drug Co.. and In Lorells
By the James Nero. Co.-Adv.