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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

What right have we to laugh at the
Bolsheyists when we read in history
that our Puritan fathers put tax on
bath tubs.-Cedar City (Utah) Record.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

ThHt bank in Yerington that is Civ
ing each newborn child a bank. ac-
count of 81 would need some bank-roll
If that proposition were extended to
Elko county. We are told-mind you,
merely told-that the stork will be
some busy bird this year bringing
babies to the Countrywide (Ney)
Free Press.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

So worked up are some Of our
goody-goody, publicity-loving leglsla.
TORS over the health and morals of us
poor sinners that they are now taxing
their brains (O forming laws to pre-
vent chimneys from smoking the pro.
hibition of the sale of smoked hams
and the arrest and Imprisonment of
all persons who hereafter look at the
sun through smoked glass.-ParK City
(Utah) Record.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26
GOOD SHOWING IN SERVICE
Commander of Nevada Department Of
the Legion Rose From Private to
First Lieutenant.

I. l.. Withers, commander Of the
Nevada department of the American
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

The fellow who kicks his home
town shouldn't complain IL he finds
that IN time the town begins to kick
him. Kicking is not a profitable pas.
time best, and people would do well
n keep this fact in mind when they
assume to emphasize their own judy
ment against that Of an entire COM
-Winnemucca New Star.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

Still there's probably too much COM
petition among the breweries in some
sections of the state, and it is said
that farseelng bootleggers predict a
sharp break in the price of hootch I'M
less something Is done to curtail the
production thereof, which at present
is rapidly increasing in volume
Bingham (Utah) Press-Bulletin.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26
RAY. VETERAN OF TWO WARS
Commander Of South Dakota Depart
ment of the Legion Has Had
Much Experience.

F. B. Ray, commander of the South
Dakota department of the American
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

We overheard one Hazelton citizen
saw Yesterday that his children have
the "galloping consumption" They
lust eat and run.-Hazeiton udafo)
News
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26
LEGION OFFICER IN MEXICO
Commander of Department Also Mem
Der of National Executive Com
mittee of the Legion.

Although Leigh Fl. Rowan, com
mander of the department of Mexico
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26
is PIONEER LEGION WORKER
Washington Man, Field Organizer,
viii Help Supervise National
Movement for More Members.

Robert A. lie Roux, who was one
Of the pioneer American Legion work
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26
DADDY or LEGION POPPY DAY
Buckeye Major Credited With Orig
mating Idea Of Wearing Blossom
In Memory Of Heroes.

Major Wade c. Christ. of Youngs-
town Post, No. Is. of the American
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26
HAS RENDERED GOOD SERVICE
Commander of oregon Department Of
Legion, Has Deserved Title Of
"Fiehtine Parson."

Rev. William S. Gilbert, commander
of the Oregon department els the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

Why wall and shed oceans of pes
simistic tears over conditions that are
not half as bad as the faint-hearted
pretend? This country is built on
foundation of optimism, with every
grain Of sand in 1t 100 per cent grit.
You should be the same way-too
much "grlt" to give up. Start things
moving again.-Eden Qdaho) Eagle.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

The auto is becoming more ana
more safe. Drivers are more and
more careful But there are still care
less drivers and careless pedestrians,
and tNen if the lions share of the re-.
sponaibility does lie with the driver,
society will not go amiss by protect
ing both classes.-BOise (Idaho)
State sman.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

Cleveland convention OF the Legion as
the official flower Of the former sePv-
hoe mems organization.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26
ALL LOST SIGHT IN THE WAR
Members of Evergreen Post, No. B,
American Legion, Eulooized by
National Commander.

The spirit of the American Legion
does not lag In the members of Ev-
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

Many of us who don't own Boise
project lands were entirely eligible to
attend the recent water users meet
ing. Haven't we qualified by being
water users ever since the prohibition
law went into ffect?-Caldwell
Qdaho) Tribune.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

There is just one man who is as I'm
dependent as a "hog on ice" and you
can't say much to him except in a
friendly way He's the man who lives
in a house of his own, all paid for
Meridian Qdaho) Times.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26
Setting a forest FIRE.
no BE CONTINUED,

Umbrellas are great buffers; it's q
case of put up or shut up with them
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-26

When woman gets letter from
her kin, her husband waits anxiously
till she gets through reading it, to.
learn who is coming this tlme.-Em-
nett Qdaho) Examiner.
The poor liz old' punchboard Ii
next to get the reform ak. District
attorneys of Oregon, in convention at
Portland last week, decided to wage
war upon them.-Vale (Ore.) Enter
prise.
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AMERICAN
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the American Legit n News Service.)
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30
HOBOES AVENGE BENEFACTOR
Down-and-Outer Drag In Man for
Stealing Stickpin From
Social Worker.

New York.-The down-and-outers Of
the Bowery secured lodging houses
and poolrooms and then dragged be-
fore the police man whom they ac-
cused Of having snatched a $125 stick
pin from Herman Muller, social
worker, in an east-side restaurant early
today.
Muller was following his weekly Gus
tom of distributing free feeds to the
economically unlucky, with the un-
fortunate ones telling him their troubles
during the meal, when two of his guests
set upon him and escaped with the pin.
A detective to whom Muller reported
his loss climbed on a table and told the
down-and-outers that it was a shame
for their benefactor to be treated so
shabbily and that If they did not get
the culprits they would have him
to reckon with.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30
Commercial inquiries answered JI' \
information gladly furnished WaI
cost. Address any firm abOvp
Stop Movie EXPLOITING.

Peoria.-Motion picture hpae, ann.
ers will not tolerate films aDarp,
wrong doing or any cOmns5aFpim
of offenses against sOcleV Sng 4
Cohen, president of the Motion HcIp
Theater Owners of Amerla isi,yj
at the meeting of the Illinois isr
exhibitors. "The exhibitors ms Nh
the unqualified position Of rta.n
show any film containing elements 4
indecency or Objectionable matter
which exploits an individual el1md
In a scandal" he said "NO sooner @
a grave offense against the peace q
the people been committed than IN
one involved seeks to exploit himself
or herself in the movies, thus Gahg
in on his or her crime"
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30
"I've Been cloyed on House Air and
Oratory and Future Greatness"

the hills edge they could look over a
wooded plain running far to the east.
AS they rode on, the young states
man repeated long passage from one
of the sermons of DR.. William Ellery
Charming on the instability Of HUI
man Affairs
II wish that 1 had your memory"
Samson remarked.
my memory is like a piece Of
metal" said the young legislator
Learning is not easy for me- It's
rather slow work-like engraving with
tool. But when a thing is once
printed on my memory it seems to stay
there. 1t doesn't rub out. When 1
run across great idea, we'll ex-
pressed, like to put it on the wall of
my mind where l can live with it. In
this way every man can have his own
little art gallery and be in the com
pany of great men,"
They forded creek in deep water,
where a bridge had been washed away
AS they came out dripping on the
farther shore, Lincoln remarked: !:
"The thing to do in fording a deep
stream is to keep watch O. your
horses ears. AS long as you can see
'em you're all right"
"Mr. Lincoln, I'm sorry-you got
into hOle," said Samson.
II don't mind that, but while we're
travelling together, please don't call me
Mr.. Lincoln l don't think I've done
anything to deserve such lack Of re-
spect."
Samson answered: "If you're nice
to us, / don't know but we'll call ye
Abe again, just for few days. You
can't expect us to go too far with
man who associates with judges and
generals and governors and such trash.
If you keep it up, you're bound to lose
standing in our community"
81 know I've changed" said Abe.
1--we grown older since Ann died
years ago-but / don't want you fell
lows to throw me over. I'm on the
same level that you are and intend
men go up some heavenly stairway to
another plane when they begin to do
things worth while. That's kind of
feudalistic twaddle. The wise man
keeps his feet on the ground and lifts
his mind as high as possible. The
higher he lifts 1t, the more respect he
will have for the common folk Have
either Of you seen McNamar since he
got back?"
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30

he is, is said 90 have d wholesome eff
feet. He was as courageous a man
thirty years ago as ever rode the
plains, and his intuition, perception
and judgment were not excelled by
any other law enforcer of the West.
Wyoming, where he was sheriff, felt
his uncanny power. Montana outlaws
escapaded far away from his bailiwick.
To Texas rangers he taught the arts
/ of man-catching. In the Panhandle of
Texas, in New Mexico, in Colorado
and in northwestern Oklahoma his
name gave law violators chills.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30
Can Not Meet PaYMsIA

Paris.-Germany will nOte@p
meet in full her Preparations a!'.
of 1,OOO,OOO,O0O gold marks iDD!a
Jan. 15 and Feb. 10, and lS vi
formed the allied reparatlols uiI. /.
sion. A moratorium Is not aSA'u + l.
by Germany in its note, WHICH I', !,
lays Germany's financial SI.aIID. :, !,
fore the reparations conlnIS.0l a. -, !
idence of Germany's inaOIl.y " oon0, nI,
the installments, each Of 0"'V''''
gold marks.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30
AGAIN TAKES
BANDIT TRAIL
Capt. Frank Canton Once More
Active in Tracing Cattle
Thieves in Southwest.
TERROR OF OUTLAWS
Law Enforcer of Earlier Day Built
Reputation Which Strikes Fear In
Heart Of Bad Men OF the
Range.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Capt. Frank
Canton, terror Of bandits, outlaws and
thieves has "hit the trail" again after
few years Of virtual retirement here.
He is after cattle thieves exclusively
now and is making 1t warm for men
engaged in that business. The Usage
hills called him a few weeks ago and
he's now out among the rich Indians
getting evidence to convict men OF
stealing cows.
"This work isn't like that of the old
days." Captain Canton says. Il don't
go to the hills and the sticks, the caves
and the canyons and underbrush like I
did as young man. My duties are to
assist the county attorney in prosecu-
tions after our field men and sheriffs
have rounded up the men charged with
cattle stealing"
Was Head of National Guard.
Captain Canton is Oklahoma agent
of the TexaS=SOuthwestern Cattle
Raisers' association, an Organization
that he represented for several years
before Governor Haskell appointed
him adJutant general or the OklahOma
National Guard.
Very seldom are cattle stolen in
Oklahoma that belong to members of
the cattle raisers' association, Captain
Canton says. The association main
tains inspectors at the principal ship
ping and selling points and cattle be-
longing to members bear the assOcia-
tion brand. An Inspector is under no
obligation, indeed has no authority, to
apprehend cattle that do not bear that
brand or make inquiry of the supposed
owner as to how he came in posses
sion of the cattle.
Presence Having Wholesome Effect.
The presence of Frank Canton in
the cattle country, old and stopped as
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30
BOOK THREE
CHAPTER XVII.

Wherein Young Mr.. Lincoln Betrays
Ignorance of Two Highly important
Subjects.
There were two subjects of which
Mr.. Lincoln had little understanding
They were women and finance. Until
they had rightly appraised the value
of his friendship, women had been
wont to regard him with a RANT curl
Osity. He had been aware of this, and
for years had avoided women, save
those of old acquaintance. When he
lived at the tavern in the village, often
he had gone without a meal rather
strange women. The reason for this
was we'll understood by those who knew
him. The young man was an exceed
ingly sensitive human being. No
doubt he had suffered more than any
one knew from ill-concealed ridicule,
but he had been able to bear it with
composure in his callow youth. Later
nothing reused his anger like an at
tempt to ridicule him.
Two women he had regarded with
great tenderness-his foster mother,
the second wife of Thomas Lincoln,
and Ann Rutledge. Others had been
to him. mostly, delightful but inscru-
table beings. The company of women
and Of dollars had been equally unfa-
mlHar to him. He had said more than
once In his young manhood that he felt
embarrassed In the presence Of either,
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30

Abe Lincoln turned to Sarah and
said: 'This is growing country. You
ought to see the cities springing up
there in the legislature. i was looking
with great satisfaction at the crop
when Samson came along one day and
fell On it. He was like frost in mid
summer"
''The seed was sown too early" Sam
son rejoined. You and may live to
see all the dreams of Vandalia come
true"
"And all the Nightmares, too," said
the young statesman.
"Yes, we're going to wake up and
find cold morning and not much to
eat In the house and the wolf at the
door, but we'll live through It."
Then the young statesman proposed !:
IF you are going with Harry, I'll go
along and see what they've done on
the Illinois and Michigan canal. Some
contractors who worked on the Erie
canal will start from Chicago Monday
to look the ground over and bid on the
construction of the southern end Of it.
/ want to talk with them when they
come along down the line"
II guess few days in the saddle
would do you good" said Samson.
II reckon it would I've been
cloyed on house air and oratory and
future greatness. The prairie wind
and your pessimism will straighten
me up"
Harry rode to the village that after
noon to get Colonel" and Mrs. Lukins
to come out to the farm and stay with
Sarah while he and Samson were
away.
Josiah. now sturdy boy Of thirteen,
stood in the dooryard, holding the two
saddle ponies from Nebraska which
Samson had bought of a drover. Bet
sey, handsome young miss almost fif-
teen years old, stood beside him.
Sarah, whose face had begun to show
the wear of years full of loneliness
and hard work, was packing the sad
dle-bags, now nearly filed, with extra
socks and shirts and doughnuts and
bread and butter.
They met Abe Lincoln at the tavern,
where he was waiting on a big horse
which he had borrowed for the trip
from James Rutledge. Without de-
lay, the three men set out on the
north road in perfect weather. From
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30
Russia to Pay Poland.

Warsaw.-Gold and jewels estimated
to be worth 50,0OO,OOOaV Pla
the Russian soviet govern.
first payment to Poland mds
the treaty of peace signed at EqA
March 1S last, have arrived here M|
rubies and Oher NIS|
stones and gold bar, filling lU as|
in all, were brought here OnS%i|
train under military escort N|I
lion, weighing 1880 pounds 9'S II
land it's first substantial gold ISN
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30
CHAPTER XVIII.
In Which MIR. Lincoln, Samson and
Harry Take Long Ride Together
and the Latter Visit the FIourishinq
Little City of Chicago.

Mr.. Lincoln had brought the papers
which Harry was to take to BIN, and
made haste to deliver them. The boy
was eager to be off on his mission. The
fields were sown. The new buyer was
coming to take possession in two
weeks. Samson and Harry had fin
ished their work in New Salem.
wait till tomorrow and maybe I'll
go with ye," said Samson. "Tm anx-
iOus to take look at that little mush-
room city of Chicago"
'And buy few corner lots?" Abe
asked, with smile.
mo; I'll wait till next year. They'll
be cheaper then. believe in Chicago.
It's placed right-on the waterway to
the north and east, with good country
on three sides and transportation on
the other. 1t can go into partnership
with Steam Power right away and be-
gin to do business. Your grain and
pork can go straight from there to AL
bany and New York and Boston and
Baltimore without being rehandled.
When railroads come-if they ever do
Steam Power will be showing grain
and meat and passengers into Chicago
from every point Of the compass"
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30


himself-an exaggeration in which
there was no small amount of truth.
In 1886 the middle frontier had en-
tered upon singular phase of it's de-
velOpment. Emigrants from the East
and South and from overseas had been
pouring into it. The summer before
the lake and river steamers had been
crowded with them, and their wagons
had come in long professions out of
the East. Chicago had begun it's phe-
nomenal growth. A frenzied specula-
ton in town lots had been under way
in that community since the autumn
Of '35. 1t was spreading through the
state. Imaginary cities were laid out
on the lonely prairies and all the cor
ner lots sold to eager buyers and paid
for with promises. Millions of CONVEX
sational, promissory dollars, based
upon the gold at the foot of the rain
bow, were changing hands day by day.
The legislature, with an empty treas
ury behind it, voted twelve millions for
river improvements and imaginary
railroads and canals, for which neither
surveys nor estimates had been made,
to serve the dream-built cities of the
speculator. If Mr.. Lincoln had had
more experience in the getting and use
of dollars and more acquaintance with
the shrinking timidity of large sums,
he would have tried to dissipate these
illusions of grandeur. But he went
with the crowd, every member of
which had a like inexperience.
In the midst of the session Samson
Traylor arrived in Vandalia on his
visit to Mr.. Lincoln.
II have sold my farm" said Samson
to his old friend the evening eff his ar
rival.
did you get good price?7 Mr.. Lin
coin asked.
"All that my conscience would allow
me to take" said Samson. "The man
offered me three dollars an acre in
cash and ten dollars in notes. We
compromised on seven dollars, all
cash."
what are you going to do now that
you have sold out?"
II was thinking of going up to Taze-
well county,"
"Why don't you go to the growing
and prosperous town of Springfield?
Mr.. Lincoln asked. "The capitol will
be there, and SO will /. 1t is going to
be big city. Men who are to make
history will live in Springfield. You
must come and help. shall need your
friendship, your wisdom and your SYM
pathy. / shall want to sit often by
your fireside. You'll find a good school
there for the children. If you'll think
of it seriously I'll try to get you into
the public service"
1--WE need you plenty" Samson an
swered. 'We kind o. think o. you as
one O. the family. I'll talk it over with
Sarah and see. Never mind the lob.
If keep you behavin' yourself it'll be
job enough. Anyway, guess we can
manage to get along"
"Pve had a talk with Stuart and
have some good news for Harry and
Bim," said young Mr.. Lincoln. Stuart
thinks she can get divorce under the
law of 1927. 1 suppose they are still
interested in each other?"
He's like most of the Yankees.
Once he gets set, it's hard to change
him. The Kelsos have moved to Chi
cago, and l don't know how BIN
stands. If Harry knows, he hasn't
said word to us about it."
I'm interested in that little ro-
nance" said the legislator. Its our
duty to do what we can to secure the
happiness of these young lovers Tell
Harry to come over here. / want to
talk with him."
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30
CHAPTER xvI-continued.

He has not yet accomplished much
In the legislature. / don't think that
he will until some big issue comes
along. I'm not much of a hand at
hunting SQUIRRELS he said to me the
other day. Wait till see bear The
people of Vandalia and Springfield
have never seen him yet. They don't
know him as l do. But they all re-
spect him-just for his good-fellow-
ship, honesty and decency. l guess
that every fellow with a foul mouth
hates himself for it and envies the
man who isn't like him. They begin
to see his skill as a politician, which
has shown itself in the passage of a
bill removing the capital to Spring
field. Abe Lincoln was the man who
put 1t through. But he has not yet un-
covered his best talents. Mark my
word, some day Lincoln will be big
man.
''The death Of his sweetheart has
aged and sobered him. When we are
together he often sits looking down
with a sad face. For a while not a
word out of him. Suddenly he will
begin saying things, the effect of
which will go with me to my grave,
although | cannot call back the words
and place them as he did. He is what
l would call great captain of words.
Seems as if / heard the band playing
while they marched by me as well
dressed and stepping as proud and
regular as the Boston Guards. In
some great battle between Right and
Wrong you will hear from him.
hope it may be the battle between
Slavery and Freedom, although at
present he thinks they must avoid
coming to clinch. In my opinion it
cannot be done. l expect to live to
see the fight and to take part in it."
Late in the session of 1S36-1S37 the
prophetic truth of these words began
to reveal itself. A bill was being put
through the legislature denouncing the
growth of abolition sentiment and its
activity in organized societies and up
holding the right of property in slaves
Suddenly Lincoln had come to fork
in the road. Popularity, the urge of
many friends the counsel of wealth
and power, and public opinion, the call
of good politics pointed in one direc-
tiOn and the crowd went that way. 1t
was a stampede. Lincoln stood alone
at the corner. The crowd beckoned.
but in van. One man came back and
joined him. 1t was Dan Stone, who
was not a candidate for reelection.
His political career was ended. There
were three words on the sign-bOard
pointing toward the perilous and lone
ly road that Lincoln proposed to fol-
low. They were the words Justice and
Human Rights. Lincoln and Dan
Stone took that road in a protest, de-
claring that they believed the institu-
tion of slavery was founded upon in
justice and bad policy" Lincoln had
followed his conscience, instead of the
crowd.
At twenty-eight years of age he had
safely passed the great danger point
in his career. The declaration at De
catur, the speeches against Douglas,
the miracle of turning 100000 beasts
into 100000 men, the sublime utter
ance at Gettysburg, the wise parallels,
the second inaugural, the innumerable
acts of mercy, all of which lifted him
into undying fame, were now possible.
Henceforth he was to go forward with
the growing approval of his own spirit
and the favor of God.
The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30
Plot to Grab Castle DiS''''' !.

Copenhagen.-The pOIlC' n ,n4
covered plans showing Iia' -. ~, M
less unemployed in CopenIr'a osa,4,,
templated seizure Of the Gn .,, n
borg castle, which is the A.s s,st|
cial residence and the nlee'lns r,nrsI
the Danish Parliament, intenu-' n
it as a sleeping place. Ine p'
taken from the persons u 10
ing the unemployed WOfAln" "'Ja srI
izations, who when arreS''' .iss3|
ried copies of a resoluVOD n 3
to the American minister a. D
Prince, threatening repFlsl~ ,Arst
conviction of murder ii M%, r.,,,rL
Of the Italians, SaccO anu -