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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05
THE INDEPENDENT FARMER
A RACKFBRE.

Live on a Farm and be independ-
ent for life" ran the old adage. And
10 day this much cherished indepen-
dence is revealed in a staggering back
fire that is proving the great stumb-
ling block in the path of agricultural
progress. The American farmer Is
educated in generations OF industrial
independence. He has gone his own
awy, alone, proud of his heritage. He
has thought much of his individual TO-
ward but little Of his duty to his fell
low farmer.
SO today we awaken to wonder why
he is half a century behind his broth
ers in organization. The farmer Is do
ing business much the same way that
he did fifty years ago. He sells his
wheat the same old way, and true
enough, Il has developed into a won
derfully intricate and efficient system.
| Crafty politicians have promised legis-
lation that will place him on a par
with his brother industries but of
course his troubles are not political,
30 legislation does not help any.
The railroads are organized, labor is
organized; bankers, merchants, manu-
facturers and jobbers are all organic
ed. All are positively dependent upon
one another.
But no. the farmer. On no! He is
Independent, just like his father and
his fathers father before him. IN
DEPENDENT. Going 1t alone. But
ten years behind the procession In
pIcPrtAS
The farmer today is at the forks In
the road. He can continue to be in
dependent and go his W individual
way, or he can hook up In coopera'
tive endeayor and enterprise with his
neighbor. Power County offers three
distinct brands of cooperation. One II
the Farm Bureau, II the coopera'
tive creamery and the other the Idaho
! Wheatgrowers Association.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05
Stats Diary

Friday-pa & me was out a play
ing golf that is he was playing & l
was heis caddy. his ball landed where
II shouldn't ought to of landed. pa he
blamed his ole club for II. yer he
went to mock it out he mist it g. let
out a cupple of cussing wirds. He
struk gen a. let out a mother. l
moved a way a fue # and laffed. 1t
was lucky for mn ! moved to. | asst
pa how he lernt to ware so fluentish.
he smiled a little & sed he lernt 1t of
his own pa which was walking the
flore with him when he was a kid.
Saturday-they are q man bord-
ing at are house now, He cum up
frum the City for indigestion. & frum
the way he eats / think he is going
10 get II all rite.
Sunday-got sent a way frum the
table. for a trivial matter to. | asst
ma to pass me the bread she sed to
me II What. / answered & replied II
you got time. She sed You go & points
to the dore jus like Thedabara. ]
went like the vlllen.
Monday-overherd pa a. to other mer
tawking about wifes. / man up &
sed Jim's wife wood drive emmy mar
TO drink. pa sed o boy | wood like
to see n m which cud drive me
to drink. | asst ma what he ment &
she diddent answer she look mad.
Tuesday-They is lots of partys
being had now & | go to evry 1. al
ways have ice cream. tonite they was
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05
THE PRIZE MASCULINE BREAD
MAKER.

There was q bread making contest
the other day at a fair held al Evans
ton, III. Quite a number Of women
took part and there was more or less
hilarlty when IL became known that a
mere man was also In the contest. The
hilarity turned TO wonder and dismay
when Il became known that the said
mere man had o first prize.
There need be less surprise when
II is understood that bread-making Is,
In the older countries, very largely n
mans Job. Beyond the seas, people
have obtained their loaves for centur-
les from bakeries and the bakers were
ordinarily of the masculine gender.
For a long time, on the other hand, II
was the custom everywhere In the
United States to have only home made
bread, and It's making was the job of
the good housewife or the nanny SER
want. As immigration grew, however,
we began TO see bakeries start up,
operated by French, German, Bohem-
ian, Polish and Italian men. These
bakeries we're small at first, but they
increased In size until the bakery has
been a great industry in America for
more than n third OF n century.
SIN. TO the pure bred American, II
still looks queer to see n man making
bread and queerer to find him taking
q prize at IT.
Also, we will find lots of fellows
twltting tho ladies about this mascu'
line individual who has beaten then
out at their own job. But we think
they had better not boast too hard, be
cause, on the other hand, n of these
days
A woman may take the railroads
and run them right!
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express u sincere
thanks and appreciation to the many
friends who extended their loving SER
vices to us in our bereavement, for
the large attendance of friends and
the general expression of sorrow and
esteem on the occasion of the death
and burial of our beloved husband
father and brother.
Mrs. j. II. Clark.
Mr.. and l.. II. Lower.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Cook.
Ivan Clark.
John Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper O'Harra,
Mrs. Ethel Mcbride.
Albert O'Hara.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05

l at Esters house & Ester & me was a
walking GU by the pair tree & / sed
Wont Bob be mad If he sees us to
gather. she sed o no not when he sees
who | am with. l LATED at her joak.
the more l think of 1t l wonder what
she ment mebby she was a slamming
me.
Wednesday-was cutting threw Hig-
ginses barn yard to go a fishing l saw
a wife box & not knowing what 1t vas
l stuck a stick in a hole & that soon
l was stung 4 diffrunt places. 1t musta
ben a rgular bee hotel. And rooms
all TUX. got scolded for running off.
wish this wood Of happened when they
was skool to miss.
Thursday-to sore to write in my
dry,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05
The "EretfuI Porcuplne."

P~orcupines have five toes oil the
hind pair of feet, all armed with long,
curved claws, while the front pair,
similarly provided. has only four toes
each, says the American Forestry
Magazine. Their ears are small and
quite concealed in the surrounding
fur; the tail is moderately small and
lacking in animation.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05
Playing Cards.

Although IT is commonly reported
that playing cards were invented in
France in 1892 to divert Charles VI,
D'Allemagne, a French writer on the
subject, mentions them as being In
use in Belgium in 1879. and probably
something analogous to them
marked discs or counters-have been
employed in the East from remote
antiquity. 1t is now usually thought
that 1t was in Italy playing cards were
first made, about 1870. and at Venice.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05

w~ashlnaton's Masonic Affiliations.
George Washington received the de-
gree OF entered apprentice in Mason
~ In the lodge OF Fredericksburg' Va
November 4, 1852, the second degree
March 8, 1853 and the degree OF Mas
ter Mason August 4. 1853, and was
serving as master OF Alexandria
Lodge No. % when he died. Among
his papers was an eloquent apprecia-
ton OF Masonic teachings.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05
Jud Tunkins.

Jud Tunkins says the demoralizing
influence Of horse racing is partly
due to the fact that after a man has
made a few bets he's mighty liable to
lose all faith in his own judgment.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05

sey City. Ask any soldier. And as for
the newspaper dope" that came firm
the former, 1t was just as cheap as
from the latter. We read thousands
OF columns of 1t ourselves, and we
knowi
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-08-05
Unc6%hn3
POem~
wATER r.

They tell IS waters hairless, rs the universal drink, and comes in
mighty handy in the bath, or kitchen-sink We see it, smiLn' meek
Iy, On the bosom of the lake-but sometimes she's a deadly as a collin
.ratnesnakel
The dam above the city, spreads destruction when it busts,- and tenn
pered steel is helpless, in the moisture where 1t rusts There's de-
mons in the undertow, that drags Is out at sea-which proves that these
here quiet things Is dangerous a. al be.
Where the thunfers of Niagra mocks the boomfn' of the skies-or where
the roarn' rivers sweep the valleys IS they rse-you can ask the flynn
thousands as they scream in wild alarm, if they think a little water is en-
ItrIy free from harmi
It's the same with ChrEbIaniy-as calm as twfights hour-as peace
able a s angels, yet, Herculeanan in its power and, cnce it gets a
Roadway on its everastn' path, it will sweep the world fer Jesus, like the
waters in their wrath.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-19
BACK FROM TEXAS

d. w. Wood, wife and daughter,
who have been near Mercedes,
Texas, since the fore part of last Oc-
tober, returned to Audubon Mon
day afternoon. They made the trip
both ways overland. On their way
down they encountered great deal
of rain, which marred the pleasure
of the trip. However, on the return
home they had delightful weather,
and the entire distance of 1900 miles
was made without'a mishap or trou-
BILE of any kind. They were able to
sleep outside every night but one.
1t took them about three weeks to
make the trip. They spent much OF.
the time on the road visiting places
Of interest. They are glad to get
back to Audubon and will probably
decide to remain here for while,
at least.
Mr.. Wood and his family were de-
lighted with the Texas climate and
feel greatly refreshed. Texas, like
all other parts of the country, is
feeling the business oppression and
crops there are moving slowly the
same as they are here and at great
ly reduced prices as compared with
year ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-19
RED CROSS NEWS

There were 100 instances of SER
vice rendered during the month to
40 ex-service men or their families,
one family whose man is in service,
and 8 civilian families.
Financial aid given to one fam
lily to the amount of SIS. Five new
claims filed; three
compensation claims adjusted; 2 re-
endorsement claims filed; Y. NJ.
C. A. cases; A back pay; s Victory
medal applications filed; 8 Victory
button; discharges recorded; s
home visits; 81 reference visits; 20
miscellaneous, including bonus, in
surance, naturalization, Liberty
bonds, overcoat, transient claims and
information only.
Office expense for the month. in
GLIDING secretary's wages, $91.70.
Every ex-service man or woman
is entitled to Victory medal. The
Home Service secretary has sup
ply of blanks and will gladly assist
any one who calls at the Red Gross
office in the Harper building, Audi
bon. Bring. your discharge with
you.
Miss Skov is in the schools from
the time school opens IN the morn
ing, until the close. She is very
anxious to examine every school
child in the county before the close
of the school year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-19

Frank Mcclure shipped a car load
Of hogs to the Chicago market on
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Branch Frick returned
yesterday from few days visit with
her sisters in Des Moines.
Mrs. w. w. Smith spent Tuesday
in Atlantic visiting friends and look
ing after some business affairs.
F. A. Johnson, of the firm of
johnson G Buck, was in Omaha the
fore part OF the week looking after
business matters.
C. P. Christensen, of the Iowa
Savings Bank, was a passenger to
Des Moines Tuesday to look after
some important business matters.
The Shriners of Audubon county
held picnic in Halleck's grove,
north OF Brayton, last Sunday. More
than a hundred were in attendance
and a right royal good time was en-
joyed.
Miss Genevieve Mccarthy is TAX
ing an enforced vacation from her
duties at the Alderman store. She
was taken down with an attack of
appendicitis, but gradually recover
ed, but suffered a relapse by taking
cold the last of the week. From all
indications she will be able to re-
sumo her work early next week.
Mrs. Joe Johnston is in Manning
recovering from a minor operation
which was performed by DR.. Wyatt
Tuesday. She has been Bothered by
a growth on the inside Of her nose,
and it was necessary to remove it in
order to be relieved Of continual an
noyance. She is getting along very
nicely, and will probably be able to
return home the last Of the week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-19

Miss Mary Larson was passenger
to Atlantic Saturday for an over
Sunday visit with friends.
Mrs. d. Shenton returned to her
home in Atlantic Friday morning
after spending several days in the
city guest at the home Of her son,
Rev. d. ]. Shenton and family.
Mrs. F. d. Parnham, of Cedar
Rapids, who visited relatives in the
city the fore part of the week, left
Friday for Indianola, where she will
spend few days with her husbands
sister.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-19
Q
= LOCAL AND PERSONAL =

= .
Frank Hudspeth was a business
visitor in Atlantic, looking after
some important matters.
Miss Emma Kurtzweil, a teacher
in the public cshools. was called to
her home in Altoona Friday by the
illness of her brother.
Miss Margaret Christensen. who
has been here on visit at the home
OF Mrs. Arvid Petersen, returned on
Friday to her home at Underwood.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-05-19

Miss Maggie Poulsen is taking a
weeks vacation from her duties at
the telephone office and is spend
ing the week visiting friends at Ma
pleton.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-15
How Halloran
Made Good
By HAZEL SMITH

g i?-!. Western Newspaper Uutu,.l
III" first l"uH ..i:.;. at the alarm
hat har'li! rvl>"h tn echo through
the quarters az the sleeping ijremcn
Wren liailoran had sprung 10 his feel,
HIS eyes still closed with sleep. found
! The thick pole ami slid down 20 the
>l"htc. hrs, OF his companions. 1t WAS
not his first tire. but IL WAS his first
ing one. Everybody kncw that it WAS
q big one. Why. Il whole block of
'cnrmcnts was burning on the East
side.
lie was ut his post upon the car
now. holding on griinly as the vehicle
swung from side to side.
Haiiorans mind went working back
curing that wild journey. lie had
peeh fireman only six weeks. He
was an ex-convict. Nobody knew that
nobody except Chief Porter. And
Porter had believed In him and had
kept his secret faithfully. After three
years in Sing Sing for a crime that
should, at most, have merited q short
period OF detention In Elmira rcforma-
tory, Halloran had been embittered
against society. And Porter had found
him and pluckcd him out Of the mud
and given him his post. Porter be-
lieved ia him.
But Eileen, his young wife. did not.
They had been married only three
months when he had stolen a purse,
t" give her those little comforts which
She needed SO badly. When he came
out to freedom Eileen was gone. Her
friends could not be found. Her FINN
lily had dispersed. There was no trace
of her.
Then Porter had found Halloran
and picked him out Of the mud and
made fireman Of him. Some day he
would show Porter that he was worth,
Of his confidence.
The wild Journey was ended in
front OF q block of frames that sent
up columns of smoke and Spouted fire.
All the occupants Of the tenements
had been removed or fled to safety.
No! Suddenly Il cry went up from
the multitudes. Far up on the sew
enth story child was leaning out of
the window. uttcring feeble cry. A
little brown-hnired slip Of girl. with
outstretcled arms and clinging night
robe. crying in terror as the coiling
smoke surged round her. Ladders had
been run up. "Too Short" shouted
man. That was all Halloran knew.
Lie was already upon the lowest part
OF the ladder and climbing steadily.
The child still hung in the midst of
the coiling smoke wreaths and he was
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-15
TOLSTOY IRKED BY IDLENESS
Letter Written by Russian Philos-
epher Condemns Life Led by
indoient Men Of Means.

The Vosslsche Zeltung prints the
following letter by Tolstoy, written in
1884, with the remark that it has nev-
er before been published except in
Russian, and that Its value lies In the
fact that as early as 1884 Tolstoy had
about made up his mind to do what
lie did in 1910--leave home and live
the life of Il peasant. The letter reads
in part:
81 ain living in the country, involun-
tarlly according to a new method. 1
80 to bed early, get up early, write
very little but work a great deal, eth
er making boots or moving hay. see
with JOY Cor possibly it only seems
to me like joy that there is some
thing up i'll my family. They do not
condemn me; rs a matter Of fact, they
seem ashamed OF themselves.
What miserable creatures we ore
and how we have all gone astruy.
There are a great many Of us here.
my own children and the children of
Kusminsky, and nobody does thing
but gulp down food. They are all big
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at the top OF the ladder. and a full
TWO stories beneath her.
He poised himself and spraug ,n,,
caught the sill Of the window uf the
NTH story: caught il and hun. there,
Then lac threw himself up, stood Oh the
Sill Tor an instant. and plunged into
tn" hell Within.
IN" minutes later Il gasp went up
from til" watchers AZ they SAW Il STAG
Grrin:. >iu"kc-b,acirncd figure annca =
III III" window OF the seventh story
ana drag the child upon the sill. II
WIS ta!i"ran. Angry Tongues Of fir,,
dartrd "u, 1T him. licked ut his
clothes. greedy for their prey.
Ia!iornn chung to the sill and looked
down. The crowd was shouting 10 him
not 10 jump.
SLOWLY ladder upreared itself un-
I'll IL reached the sill. Halloran felt
Tor II through Il cloud of flame-tipped
smoke III which whirled fiery. singing
sparks, chung TO it with his feet.
perched himself upon that swaying
thing and thrust the child into the
arms of the stecl-hclmeted man who
claInbercd up to him. And then. when
She had passed downward along the
line, Hailoran collapsed into his res
cuer'S arms.
AT the foot Of the ladder was q wom-
an who had broken through the police
INES. SO tense was her face with an
GulSh That they rad suffered Ter TO
pass; and now she clasped the child
70 her breast and laughed and crooned
over II, obliviouS of all else. The
child was Scntheless. Not q hair had
been burned. Halloran's thick coat.
scorched to a crisp, bore witness to
that. And Halloran. a f1re-blackened
ruin. with burned-ofr hair and slnged
eyebrows and hands that rested limp
ly in the surgeons bandages, opened
his eyes to find the woman kneeline
over him.
"Heil do we'll now" exclaimed the
police surgeon.
Sure he willW cried the voice of
Porter, the fire chief, and in his tones
was something that set Halloran's
doubts at rest for ever.
But 1t was not Of Porter that he
thought that moment. The burned
eyes opened widely. staring into the
face OF the woman at his side. And
he whispered:
Eileen"
She knew him--had known him. She
crouched lower beside him and laid
her head upon his breast, her tears
falling on his face like rain.
TONI" she whispered "She's ours
your child and mine. And we shall
be waiting for you. Tom dear, to make
a new home for all our lives"
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4 Cornishman
By MURlEL BLAIR


-. ,unlcd imam who h:tI rulcg-..i
.-.. she, mangr"vr ihick"l> inat
,.,.-... th.. road stepped, Strengthened
,.......' and PASSED the sleeve of his
..,.... coat over his eyes 10 wipe
..,.. .lr sweat that blinded him.
no. ttiy yards ahead he SAM the RED
.,r., al 4 Smithy fire. Beside it the
,larh Silhouette OF II huge old man
..,. over the anvil. the iiaii-liks arms
,n-a,hing upon Il rcd-hot Shur.
The hunted man crcpt forward.
TROUGH the warm February night
Paw, promise OF Il Florida spring.
,hon:h he dripped sweat, the man
stretched out hiS hands toward the
nIozr rs though to warm them.
AZ that nomeint there sounded, very
,,rsIcal and very far away, the bay
81 hound. The man sluuched to-
.srh the smithy and pecrcd in at the
tccr
Can YOU give q stranger Il shake
down. mister?" he called to the smith.
Como in. friend" answered the
smith, not looking up. "Sit down be-
H..
YOU be from Tampa, frlend7" In
INJURED the smith, pausins in his work
md looking up for the first time.
Something about the mans appear
sncc arrested his attention and he
surveyed him again With q casual
glance which. nevertheless took in all
details.
It's goldfish walk from Tampa"
be continued, without waiting for the
ntlc7 20 reply. Nigh upon five and
iwcnty miles it must be-"
"Yuu are a Cornishman! I" exclaimed
the othcr, rising from the stool which
he had occupied. II was born in Bod
min. / haven't heard the speech in
seven Years. i"
Th" hounds note sounded again, far
over the marshes, and another hound
took up the call, and another.
you're from the convict camp, I
reckon" said the smith quietly, as
he began to hammer again. "When
lid You get nway?"
Five nights ago." the stranger
cried, advancing into the glow Of the
fire The smith could sec the hide.
GUS stripes plainly now, the shaved
head. and the hands blistered with
resin. You'll help me?" pleaded the
stranger. Tell them I'm your help and
Sive me some bread and put an old
suit about ME. wouldn't have asked
YOU if you hadn't been Cornish
man. I'd have took what 1 wanted.
Look -
He showed him the sharp kuIfe and
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unu strong. yet they DO nothing. Peo-
pie In the village are ut work. BY
children cat and make their clothes
and their rooms dirty und that Is oil.
Everything is done for them by some
body else, vet they do nothing for
anybody. And worst Of all, they seem
to feel that it Is as It should be. But
l have had my own part IN building
up such system, and I can never for
get 1t. l feel that for them am q
trouble-fete. But 1t IS clear that they
are beginning to see that this cannot
60 on this way forever"
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,'''h r"iiactd II IN his coat. r,,un,na
""'N'"h III" lining and the cl.,rl
"lricnG." said The smith. I,yi.,.. ii..
hummer Gown and approaching the
"'!Icr man, "y"uNc time L. answer :,
question or IVY" before | answer, Won e
W NAT WAS Your crime. Crirnd:" ,h.
smith continued.
M"rd"r. the either >luul.l Il
"''" Il i;In. the loves; ami m,..r...S,
\"'iL'ih that ever "raWlcd."
he smith stood faciu. tho ,,,,,;,.,
quietly, hut the hiudlincsS in MI. AVA,
i'au gwen place To loathin".
II civ" no help 10 Il murderer. -
ne cried. Whose sheds mans klnoJ
~ man his blood shall bc shed. Tha's
IN the GOOD Book. BE you gone for
you II get no help from me-
A"n II hear Inc first" the fugitive
l''aoe". IF ever murder could he
J"St'ii"d. this waH. Wait, now. I'll
tell H"' everything there's time +. r..,i
and then I'll go, ii YOU won, helm
i'e. lie went on rapidly. disregard
ing the old mans threatening yes
lures. i was raised in EOdmin and
came I" this country eight years ago
TO marry my girl. the girl who was
pledged TO me. Shed come here first
as lady'S maid. There was another
bodmin man. 1 told him Of Milly be-
Tore he set sail to work in the mines ~
The mines. Won say!" shouted the
smith. staring into the others face.
What mineS!"
The phosphate mines at Hicks
Crossing. He came here. Id sent
Miily message by him. the black
hearted hound!. I heard no more Of
them, but when reached the town I
found them both. They had been mar-
ried four months. They had cabin
In the fields. I met her at the door
Her eye was blackened and her arm
bruised. He'd done tiut the night
before. found him In the mines and
put my knife through his heart"
Whose hearth" screamed the smith,
trembling violently. "What was his
name? Whose hearth"
"Hinman's. 1 tell you"
The old mans hand fell heavily
upon the shoulder Of the convict and
In his eyes was strange look of
peace.
There's an old suit behind that
curtain, friend" I've said in an cX-
pressionless voice. "Put it on: then
sit by the fire. After a while I'll
have a bite for you. Haste YOU
Hark"
The hounds were giving tongue
along tho road.
'But--Nut---" Stammercd the CON.
Wet. You knew Hinman?"
"fic married my girl" answered the
old man quietly.
EXnIuinAH