The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-30

IN winch the Character OF BIN keIoo
Flashes Out In a Strange Adventure
That Begins the Weaving Of 4 Long
Thread Of Romance.
The shell of the cabin was finished
that day. Its puncheon floor was in
place but its upper floor was to be
laid when the boards were ready. Its
two doors were yet to be made and
hung, its Ave windows to be fitted and
made fast, it's walls to be chinked with
clay mortar. Samson and Harry
stayed that evening after the rest
were gone, smoothing the puncheOn
floor. They made a few nails at the
forge after supper and went over to
Abe's store about nine. Two of the
Clary's Grove gang who had tarried
in the village sat In the gloom Of its
little veranda apparently asleep. Doc
tor Allen, Jack Kelso Alexander Fer
guson and Martin Waddell were sit
ting by it's Preside while Abe sat on
the counter with his legs hanging Off.
I'm sorry we had to have trouble"
Samson remarked. ITS the only spot
on the day. I'll never forget the kind
ness of the people of New Salem
1.-THE raising bee Is a most signifi-
cant thing" said Kelso. Democracy
tends to universal friendship-each
works for the crowd and the crowd for
each, and there are no favorites Ev-
cry community Is like the thousand
friends of Thebes. Most of its units
stand together for the common good
for justice, law and honor. The
schools are spinning strands of de-
mocracy out of all this European wool.
Railroads are to pick them up and
weave them into one great fabric. BY
and by we shall see the ten million
friends Of America standing together
as did the thousand friends of
Thebes."
ITS great thought" said Abe.
mo man can estimate the size Of
that mighty phalanx of friendship all
trained In one school," Kelso went on.
'Two years ago the Encyclopedia Bril-
tannica figured that the population Of
the United States in 1905 would be
16S,OOO,OOO people, and in 1885, 672,-
100000. Wealth, power, science, lit
erature, all follow In the train Of light
and numbers. The causes which moved
the sceptre Of civilization from the
Euphrates to western Europe will car
~ 1t from the latter to the new world"
'They say that electricity and the
development Of the steam engine are
going to make all men think alike"
said Abe. IF that's so democracy and
liberty will spread over the earth.
reckon we are near the greatest years
in history. 1t Is privilege to be
alive"
"And young" Doctor Allen added.
young! What Gods blessed
thing IL that!" said Kelso. "Abe,
have We learned The Cotter's Saturday
Night'?"
"Not yet. It's heavy hog to hold.
but I'll get grip on an ear and a
hind leg and lift 1t out O the pen be-
fore long. You see"
help and JOY to ye."
"Old Kirkham 10 q hard master"
said Abe. II hear his bell ringing ev-
cry time / get minutes leisure. I'm
nigh through with him. Now l want
/ study rhetoric"
"Only schoolmasters study rhetoric"
Keiso declared. "A real poet or real
orator is born with all the rhetoric he
needs. Rhetoric is steed for a light
load under the saddle, but he's too
warm blooded for the harness. He
was for the day of the plumed knight
not for these times. No man of
sense would use prancing horse on
. pillow or stone boat. A good pillow