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The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25
REAL COURAGE

TO be feared of thing and yet do It.
- what makes the prettiest kind Of q
man. Robert Louis Stevenson.
IF YOU have read "Kidnaped' you
remember the quotation. 1t was
spoken by Alan Breck, after the boy,
David, had stood for q minute terrified,
ON the brink Of roaring torrent, and
then. still sick with the fear of 1t,
sieaped across.
To Alan Breck, the leap meant little.
1t required no courage for him to
make 1t, for he knew very little fear.
But for the boy, who did the thing he
feared as he feared death, 1t was q
real act of heroism.
The only real courage consists in
S0oing the thing we are afraid to do.
1a hulking prize-fighter Of the John
auIiran type, who has as much imag-
11Ation as grizzly bear, is not brave.
He Is sure he Is going to win. 1t takes
10 courage to 60 into winning fight.
The bully is never brave. In fact
NE Is always coward. Feeling sure
that his superior size will carry him
through, he picks quarrels as a pleas
ant method of passing his time.
Put this same bully into the ring
With q large hungry tiger, face him
with q man who looks Is II he enjoys
shooting bullies as much as the bully
enjoys thrashing his physical interiors.
and al the courage oozes out Of the
bully.
You will never know whether you
are brave or not till you find yourself
m position where you are afraid to
= do something that ought to be done.
If you do 1t, you have courage. II
you quit you have not.
Never mistake a physical willing
ness to take chance, to attempt some
dangerous thing. for the kind of cour-
-Age that counts.
It Il not brave but very foolish
man who walks tight rope over
Niagara falls. It is brave man, who
not wanting to die, and knowing that
an operation may send him out Of the
world. cheerfully goes to the table, to
s4nke the one chance that may mean his
-sntinued support Of his wife or his
A1ependents.
Often the tmid school boy, who
gears to quarrel, and tries his best to
1eep his peace with his fellows, gets
the name Of coward. But when this
! same boy has to fight for what he
thinks is his honor, or to save little
boy from bully, he becomes very
dangerous fighter.
n Real courage Is not daunted BY pain.
The boy or the man who fights when
he is afraid to. stops being afraid Of
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25
zATLzxcNeC ctxzNW a1KER
BY ROBERT n. MoULroN

He steam railroad, the
electric car and the mo-
tor truck have displaced
the horse for long dis
tance hauls. The little In
dividual mill with its
small water wheel drive
has been succeeded by
huUo 70 cfOrloo whOSo yno.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25

eradicate the pest. The only way this
could be done, he said, was to stop
planting cotton for a year, when the
worm would die for want Of nourish-
ment. The appropriation would be
employed to pay the farmers for their
losses in not planting cotton for the
year..
1T is not a local NATTER" the sem
ator went on to say; ut has become
a national menace. and we have to
meet it, not with experiments here or
rotation of crops there, but with the
only method indicated-the cessation
of the planting Of cotton for one
year."
Whether so startling measure will
be adopted or not, it is certain, If gen.
eral press comment Is to be believed
that the country faces much more
serious situation than most people
realize. Some remedy must be found
soon, 1t 1t stated, If we are to continue
as cotton-producing nation.
The scourge, in the opiniop Of many
newspapers. Is being taken altogether
too calmly by the country at large.
When it dawns on the people that
the price Of cotton and all cotton
goods is directly affected. they do not
believe the country will tnke 1t So
calmly. Apparently. we are already
feeding half our shirts to the boil
weevil. Last year 1t destroyed "a
per cent of the cotton growing In
the United States. An Associated
Press dispatch from Washington
stated that the Department. of Agri1
culture report for 1921 gives the dam
age of the boil weevil at 6,277, 600
bales Of cotton. This Is an increase
of 80 per cent over 1920, and the end
is not yet. Reports coming In for this
year tend to show a considerable in-
crease over 1921. Last month alone.|
the damage Is estimated at 830O00I
bales, and IL the rate Of destruction|
keeps on going up, 1t may SOON
amount to a million bales a month";
Since the production Of cotton for,
1921 was altogether some 7,954, 900
bales, the boil weevil with Its con-t
sumption Of over 100000 bales was
even then getting almost as much cot-'
ton as we got ourselves. This year,
viewing the reported increase Of the!
scourge, it looks to many papers aSl
If we would have to share our cotton
crop almost half and half with the
weevil. Expressed in money, this
may easily run to a billion dollars. I
1T Is not impossible" says the New
York Herald, "that unless an effective
agent against the boil weevil is found
the production Of cotton In the Unite [
States will be completely blotted out. I
What sort Of an animal is this "bill
lion-dollar bug" as the Baltimore
American calls 1T ''The weeyil," says
report of the United States Chara{
Der Of Commerce, "ls about one-QuaN
ter Of an inch In length and an eighth
Of an inch In width, or about the size
Of common house-fy. Coming orig!
inally to Us from a tropical climate, ID
displays most remarkable adaptation
to change Of environment"
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25

It is to this dream some Of US turn
in later years, and gaze at the purple
vasts beyond. shorn Of wings, with a
sensation Of illness In the bones and
blood, a weakness In the breast, a
sickening fluttering In the heart, and
an emptiness In the brain.
And 1t Is this same, old youthful
dream which keeps the faithful on the
road with their packs upon aching
backs, as they slowly wend their way
to the clearer atmosphere, and man.
age sometimes to reach out their trem,
bling hands and touch the god Of
Fame, too weak and worn to enjoy tha
fruits of their gathering.
Dream on, young man and woman,
and keep climbing. with imperishable
ardor.
Let nothing daunt your enthusiasm.
dim your vision or diminish your cour.
age.
The greatest things in life, the finest
IN art, mtsic and literature, had their
birth In the dreams Of an inspired
mind.
The magnificent lines and proper.
lions OF architecture came from the
brain Of q dreamer. who traced them
upon paper, then built them In stone
and steel.
It II the dreamer who. when once he
puts hjs foot on the road to fame, re-
fuses to turn back.
Those without vision falter and
perishl
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The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25
Uncommon
Sense
i.
By
BLAKE.

anything, pain or black eye. or pun
ishment. He fights because he has
courage, and he usually wins.
There Is more real courage in this
world than you fancy. 1t Is behind all
great achievement. II you have it.
you are fortunate. But don't be sure,
either that you have or that you
haven't 1t till you have done or refused
to do something you were afraid to do.
Copyright by John Blake)
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25

You put forth your hand and ma
lions obeyed.
You lifted up your voice and thou
sands cheered.
You girded on your armor and
armies followed your fearless leader
ship without questioning your author
ity or doubling your ability.
Every youth has had such dreams.
Every boy has felt himself king and
ever girl has been his queeni
The dream OF honor, glory and fame
is the dream Of every human being
possessed Of high spirit and lofty aim.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25

huge factories whose ma
chinery is driven by electricity gener
ated miles away and transmitted
through cables. The harvester, the
threshing machine, the mower and the
tractordrawn plow have supplanted
to very great extent, human labor on
the farm. Farming, as it Is conducted
today, could not be carried on without
the aid of machinery
/ Yet with all the advance that has
been made In labor-saving machinery,
one of the worlds greatest and impor-
tant crops-cott0n-is still gathered
by hand, just as it was 1000 years
ago.
Now, however, comes a cotton pick
ing machine, operated by electricity.
which may be destined to revolution
ize the business of cotton growing.
This machine, according to its promo
tiers, has demonstrated that 1t will pick
cotton four times as fast as 1t can
be picked by hand; that the cotton SO
gathered contains much less dirt and
trash than Is the case with hand
picked cotton, thus giving the cotton
higher grade, which commands
correspondingly better price; that 1t
will reduce the amount Of seed cotton
needed for planting.
This machine, the invention Of a
Memphis (Tenn.) man, represents ID
years Of study and experimentation
on the part Of the inventor.
It consists of set Of two revolving
brushes operated by flexible shaft
and incased in frame or head, few
inches in diameter; the frame hav-
ing an opening large enough to admit
q cotton boil. The frame or head Is
attached to flexible tube two inches
ir diameter and about twenty feet
long, connecting it with the receptacle
in which the cotton Is deposited by
the machine as it Is picked. Part way
down the tube Is a small electric
motor which drives the flexible shaft
that revolves the brushes. At the
opposite end Of the tube from the
brushes is combined suction and
blower apparatus, driven by another
motor. The entire device is suspend
ed on flexible frame SO evenly bal
anced that a child could swing 1t in
any direction necessary to bring the
brushes into contact with the cotton
bolls.
Four of these devices are assembled
to make up machine, and the four
sets are mounted on tractor which
Is driven by gasoline engine. This
engine not only drives the tractor
through the field, but runs genera
tor which supplies electricity for oper-
ating the motors. Thus the cotton
picking machinery is operated at a
speed which Is constant and uniform,
and quite Independent of the move
ment OF the tractor.
Five rows of cotton are covered at
each trip. each Of the four lines of
tube being carried to the individual
cotton plants by the employee operat-
ing 1t. The brushes revolve toward
each other, and when they are brought
into contact with the cotton they
gather 1t up with comb-flke move
ment. As the cotton Is freed from the
plant 1t is drawn into the tube by sue
tion created By the motor already men,
toned and carried along to the con-
tainer. on the tractor. On. it's way to.
the container the cotton is subjected
to a blowing process which blows out
dirt and refuse.
Practical tests conducted on
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25

bulletin. Along the Tigris river ara
boats which look more like tubs. They
are 'made Of wicker. from flve to ten
ieet In diameter, and ara tarred to-
make them waterproof. They are
called "goofas." Other water craft
ure rafts with blown-up goatskins at!
tached 70 give them buoyancy. This
= 'and Of dater. There are daso
trees everywhere there are any trees
at all. Every courtyard, the secluded,
scene o. family life. has its date trees.
sky line.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25
Indian Names

Many Of our rivers, lakes and noun
tains have Indian names Of which the
original meaning has been lost, large
ly because Of changes in spelling
which have made their tracing back
to the Indian derivatives difficult. In
dian names are Winnipeg, meaning "at
the beautiful lake." and Mississippi,
meaning not 'Father Of Waters. hut
"great siver." Missouri II the great
muddy" Michigan ''the great sea-
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25

THE ROAD TO FAME
b r 4. WILKER

iHOW often in your dreams have
= yt6 passed over this hard-worn,
,slensely packed road. reached the goal
and stood there in pride listening to
the enthusiastic cheer Of the admiring
tlronss around you'll
In your youthful days. when new
visions. like beautiful flowers, were
born over night; when hope had not
yet become familiar with detection; ;
when to picture an achievement was
10 realize its fnll accomplishment, you
ered to the hilltops on the sure,
wings Of an eagle. commanding
to kneel at your exalted
fdo your bidding.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25

plantation near Little Rock, Ark,
showed that men who had been pick
ing 100 pounds of cotton day by
the hand method could pick 400 pounds
day by the use Of the machine. and
this after only few days. training.
This gain In speed means that the
planter is able to gather the cotton as
1t ripens and before it's value has been
deprecated by the weather. 1t is said
that but half the cotton crop Of the
South is now picked before 1t has
been injured in this way.
1t also means that the amount of
labor for which the planter must now
make provision in order to have suffi-
cient number Of hands available to
pick the cotton will no longer be nee
essary. He will not have to provide
a means for keeping this labor en-
ployed at other times OF the year In
order to have It on hand during the
cotton picking season.
Incidentally, this will pave the way for
the more general adoption Of the trac-
tor and other farm machinery in the
South, which has not hitherto been
adopted to the extent that 1t would
have been had there not been so many
employees available for plowing, plant
Ing, and other farm work.
The Importance Of gathering the cot
ton as it ripens lies In the fact that
picking cotton is not like harvesting
wheat or corn, or any other crop
which ripens at one lime. Cotton
picking extends through two months
or more, the cotton plant producing
three distinct crops. The price re-
ceived by the grower for his cotton Is
determined by the grade and the length
Of its fiber or staple. The grade Of
cotton is its quality in regard to color,
cleanliness and the amount Of damage
done in ginning.
When the cotton becomes ripe and the
boil opens, the color is creamy white,
or white with bright luster. This is
the color necessary to make the high
grade. When the ripe cotton is left
unpicked in the field It steadily de-
creases in weight and the dews and
rain dull its color. When left unpicked
through the storms of NovehAber and
December, the cotton becomes stained
yellow or blue from exposure and mill
dew. Stained cotton grades much low
er than that which is picked white,
and sells for a much lower price be-
cause the fbers are weaker and the
cloth made from It win not take dye
evenly and appears "blotchy." To
secure the highest price cotton must
be picked as fast as 1t ripens, and
while 1t is white, nnd the electric cot
ton picker makes It possible for the
grower to do this.
In the meantime the cotton-growinr
South is genuinely scared over the boil
weevil scourge.
So serious Is the situation that Sen.
ator Smith Of South Carolina pro-
posed the other day In the senate that
1t would be a good investment II the
government and the states Joined In
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25

and Mackinac Il great turtle" name
given because Of the resemblance Of
the Island to a turtle. It ID to be- no
tfced that the prefix mich" In its
various forms means great.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25
.IDDIES SIX |
NO%a an NJ. n.up,n
HELLO. PoP!'

HELLO, POP!
HIs photograph Our JOY and
IL pride
The picture of our boy who died!
I seem to hear. 'pidst tears that
drop
Upon its face, his loving call
Come ringing down the darkened nan
TO give me greeting: "Hello, Pop"
II seems but yesterday he died
But yesterday we stood beside
His bed and watched his eyelids
drop
To sleep and wake in endless day
But yesterday heard him say
With dying accents: "Good-Dy,
Pop"
Last night I dreamed he stood again
With face pressed to the window pane
And watched to see my motor stop;
That when he heard me at the door
He quickly toddled cross the floor,
And met me, shouting: Hello, POpl"
Sometimes, when daylight fades to,
gloom
And ghostly shadows fill the room
I feel again the swelling joy;
For, from the shadows around about,
I hear once more his joyful shout
In boyish tones: "I'm papas boyi"
When, after deaths cold. chilly hands
Have loosed the last Of earthly bands
And caused life's weary load to drop,
I'll feel 1t is supremest Joy
To meet, at heavens gate, my boy
And hear his welcome: "Hello, Popw
Copyright by WIN NJ. Maupin.)
The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-25

AL OFF NOW
He: but In your letter you asked
me to call on I matter of great I'm
portanes % you.
She; Well, you go, Tom called
Happiness isn't 30 much q state oR
mind a. I stomach condltiop
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-23
BOSTON WOOL REVIEW

Boston, Sept. 22.-The Commercial
Bulletin Saturday will say:
eth wool market has been active
and strong during the past week, prices
having been stabilized by the tariff.
There has been considerable buying of
unskirted woods in bond, which were
withdrawn prior to the passage of the
new tariff and some interest has been
shown in woods to be left in bond until
the new tariff should become effective.
Free woods have been sold readily at
very firm prices"
The Commercial Bulletin Saturday
will publish wool quotations as fol-
lows:
Michigan and New York fleeoas; De-
iaine unwashed 52454c; fine unwashed
43G45c; half blood unwashed, 47Q48c;
% blood unwashed, 45446c; u blood
unwashed 41043c.
Wisconsin, Missouri n average
Half bioods 4s@47c; " blood 4aQ44c;
Il blood, 40Q41c.
Secured basis:
Texas-Fine II months S .2OQ1.25;
fine 8 months S1.07Q1.12.
California, Northern, S1.25; middle
county S1.1O01.15; southern 90095c.
Oregon-Eastern No. 1 staple $3.50
$1.2S; fine and fine medium combing
$1.15Q1.20; eastern clothing $1.O5Q1.12;
valley No, /, $1.07@1.1o.
Territory-Fine staple choice S1.27Q
1872; half blood combing $110Q1.15;
p blood combing SsQ95c; quarter blood
combing 75Qs0c.
Pulled-Delained S1.15@l.20; AA $1.0S
@$1.12; A supers $1Q1.05.
Mohairs-Best combing 55@5Sc; best
cardings 60955c.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-23
New York Market


New York. Sept. 22.-Prices in Fri
davis stock market moved with an ir-
regular trend with the losses again
exceeding gains.
Trading, which Appropriated 100000
shares, was largely professional. open
ing prices were inclined TO sag, PROB
ablv as the resuII OF forced liquidation
due to the unwillingness or inablllty
of traders to meet overnight margin
calls.
pleted. the market rallied but the bulls
were unable to attract enough sup
mort to carry prices forward and the
market fell back again, bear racers
taking advantage Of reports thai h the
Turks had entered the neutral zone IN
the Straits. Shor covering by TINS
element added impetus to the Drisk
rally in the final hour, which carried
several popular shares ABOVE ihui
in rails was attributed IN
part to selling orders of foreign origin.
Trading was relatively light and most
net changes were of a fractional char-
acter.
standard Oil Of New Jersey, con-
f,nued its upward course, registering a
net gain Of ga while Standard on
Of California rose III. Other changes IN
the oil group were unlmpoTlant' MotoL
shares made a good recovery from
early weakness.
Chile copper continued to show re-
sistance to selling pressure, gaining
f~ractionally. Mixed changes prevailed
in other coppers.
Seasonal demand for funds caused a
firmer note in the money market Call
money opened and renewed at five per
cent, the highest renewal rate since
June %, andNsthen advanced to 81,
where it held until closing. In the time
money market brokers bid Az per cent
for the shorter maturities, but the
banks showed a disposition to place
funds for longer periods at Az on the
theory that the present firmness is
seasonal and not likely to last. A
moderate amount of new commercial
paper was received here rates showing
firmer tendency.
Further weakness In sterling was at
tributed largely to the heavy offering
of commercial bills and export ship
ments, although uneasiness over the
latest developments in the near eastern
situation was a factor. Export pur-
chases of wheat also had a stimulating
effect on Canadian exchange, par bids
being received for Canadian dollars.
Continental rates showed only nominal
changes, mostly downward.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-23
Chicago Market
GRAINS AND PROVISIONS

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Wheat made a
lively advance in price Friday, stimu-
lated by reports that the Turk had
seized positions barring the British
fleet from entering the Dardanelles.
Profit taking led to a reaction in
values later. the market closing un-
settled at III to 2Hc net gain with
December s1.Os to S1.0SH and May
SLIPS to S112k. Corn finished &c off
to q cents up, and oats up BqA TO
NOS cents. In provisions the result
for the day was a rise varying from
az to Is cents.
Rushes to buy carried the wheat
market sharply up grade at the open
ing, and brought about further gains
during the next two hours, but in sub
sequent trading, heavy sales on the
part of holders proved to be more than
buyers were prepared for, except at
some concession from the extreme top
figures, the highest since early in
August. Nevertheless, bullish sentiment
remained strong among the majority
of dealers.
Foreigners were reported active buy
ers of future deliveries of wheat in
Chicago at Minneapolis, and Win
nipeg as well. It was deemed signi-
ficant that Winnipeg prices scored a
more decided advance than took place
here, Notwithstanding big receipts at
Winnipeg, more than double the total
a year ago
Corn and oats responded to the
wheat advance, May corn touching a
new high price record for the season.
Provisions were helped upward by
active shipping call, both domestic and
foreign.
The prices of futures ranged as fol-
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-23
Moccasin Fire Still
Burning But Danger
of Spreading Passes
Special to The Tribune.

Lewistown, Sept. 22.-The forest
fires on the South Moccasin mountain,
about five miles north of Lewistown,
was still burning Friday morning, but
was under control and the only damage
being done was to grass.
In this fire, which was started We'd
nesday, supposedly through negligence
on the part of picnickers in not putting
out a, camp fire, six sections of land
have been burned over, the services
of a large number of men were re-
CURED to fight the flames. Their eff
forts prevented the destruction Of sew
eral ranch houses and also saved sew
eral grain fields from being burned.
Sheriff Billy Woods and his depu-
ties have taken turns In directing the
work of the fire fighters, who num-
bered about 100, Wednesday night.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-23
livestock
AT CHICAGO

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Cattle-Receipts
5000; slow, generally steady on all
classes; some weakness apparent on
veal calves and bulls; choice matured
beef steers and yearlings comparative
Iy scarce; early top beef steers Sll.65;
bulk of quality and condition to sell at
S9.35Ql0; western grassers in light sup
ply; bulk bologna bulls S4q425; bulk
desirable vealers s12.50413 to packers.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000; desirable light
and butchers very scarce, Csc higheri
others Is to 25c higher; bulk 100 to ESQ
pound averages S10.10G1o.So; top 5000;
270 to 300 pound butchers S98oQ1o;
bulk packing sows S775g86o; pigs
UNI S9.75Q1o.SO; light S10G10.40; light
light se.65Q10.10; packing soWs smooth
S8Gs.75; packing sows rough S7.25g8.10;
killing pigs $8.75Q9.65.
sheep-Receipts 9,0Oo;. fat lambs
strong to Csc higher; early top natives
S1450 to packers; bulk natives SAG
14.50; culls mostly $3.50; sheep. and
feeders firm: eight cars Washington
lambs, mostly feeders. sold to arrive at
SLABS; desirable Montana feeding lambs
SI425; few good fat 90 pound Oregon
yearling wethers S11.75; best fat ewes 81.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-23
AT SOUTH ST. PAUL

South st. Paul, Sept. 22.-Cattle-Re-
GENTS $500; milling classes generally
steady; .d BULLS Itse wes &. 55 S SSn%0b BULK and under msr
*; Gamers and cutters S2.25Q3.25: bulk
bologna bulls S3.5oQ8.75; calves re-
ceipts 1000; market steady; bulk OF
sTRt calves S1o.5o@10.75; top s11; sec
onds S5.5006.5O. 49,
active strong to 15c higher; bulk de-
sirable lighter weights $9.s5@9.so;
butchers averaging $50 pounds and up
mostly sS.5009.50; bulk packing sows
s7.50Gs; good pigs mostly $3.50; few
Sheep-ReceIpts 1900; lambs opening
mostly 25c higher; good fat native
lambs s13.75; sheep steady; fat ewes
mostly S4@5.75.