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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-24

w OW many Of us would want
want to live our lives
III over again If we were
given the opportunity?
This question is discussed in
the July issue Of Hearst's Inter
national Magazine by Allan L.
Benson, who comes to the con-
clusion which careful investiga-
ton has brought him that there
seems to be no particular tend
ency on the part Of the average
person to repeat his life except
with very definite limitations.
ASK this question of your
friends who are more than fifty.
Nine out of ten will begin with an
''if." They would like to live
their lives over again II they
could avoid this and do that. They
would like to take another whirl
at life If they could make life
something different. They would
like to try life as they dream 1t,
but one experience of life as they
have found 1t is quite enough.
Tt has been too hard most of
them will say. Women in particu-
lar find life too hard"
Mr.. Benson cites the instance Of
a millionaire who committed sui.
eide in New York a few years
ago. So far as any one could
see, there was no reason why he
should have done so. His health
was good. He had no cares, bust.
ness or domestic; this we know
because he never had a business
or a wife.
when he was in New York, he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-24

0NE Of the big dramatic mo
ments in the history of the
~ world occurred on the 25th
OF September, 1913. On this day
Vasco Nunez de Balboa and his
band Of daring Spaniards, after
toiling for month up the steep
slopes Of the Isthmian range,
reached the summit Of that peak
In Darien. From there they first
saw. spreading out endlessly, the
mighty Pacific ocean, the open
road to China and India, for which
explorers had been vainly search
ing long before Columbus set out
from Spain in 1892.
1t was the great moment Of
Balboa's life, a life soon to be
ANONYMOUSLY extinguished.
Balboa seems to have been one
OF the kindliest, most courteous,
and bravest of the Spanish ex.
plorers. He was born in Spain
about 1475, and made the voyage
to the New World in 1901.
There were good-sized towns in
a dozen places on the Caribbean
by 1900, eight years after the dis
covery Of America. Balboa settled
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-24
GARRETT P. SERVISS TELLS OF
SEEING WITH X-RAY EYES
Persons Who Claim Special Sense Enables Them
to Pierce Solid Objects Delude Selves.

tiveness of the eye. Even the
eyes of the same person at times
vary remarkably in this respect.
And there is reason to believe
that some animals, such as cats
and owls, tcan see quite clearly
in what to human eyes seems I'M
penetrable obscurity. But there
is no evidence that any animal
whatever can use for visual pur-
poses any form of radiation other
than that which produces light
for US.
Others of their senses besides
that Of sight seem to have a
degree of sensibility exceeding
anything known in human expert
ence; yet their most remarkable
performances can all be explained
without invoking the agency OF
any kind of physical sense not
possessed by man. Some animals
may have unknown senses, re-
spending regularly to vibrations
that pass us as unnoticed as the
radio waves when not caught by
a receiving instrument-but it Is
purely assumption to affirm that
, SAOJ oSC001AJ w POOSSSS ouSA
senses.
In the case Of ''x-Ray eyes," or
"X-Ray vision''-which, of course,
are merely picturesque phrasesT
1t is to be noticed that some, at
least, Of the persons who pretend
to read through metal screens
describe their sensations not so
much as seeing as perceiving
mentally.
Telepathy Their Means.
This puts them in the class of
clairvoyants, and allies them with
telepathy. They get an impress
sion of what is written, and sincN
the impression relates to things
naturally belonging to the realm
Of vision, what they "see" men.
tally is referred to the physical
eve.
Last year while In France
came upon a reported case Of
supernormal seeing, in which the
seer described in considerable de-
tail the gradual development in
his consciousness of the percep.
ton of the concealed objects that
he was supposed to see through
intervening obstacles, or in cir
cumstances where ordinary vision
could be Of no avail.
believe that in all these cases
there will be found the same
equivocal character in the visions
that marks clairvoyant and
telepathic performances in gen.
eral. Self-deception is probably
much more common In such
things than the public imagincs.
And self-deception helps to
spread the illusion by going hand
in hand with manifest honesty.
If only some trained thinker
and observer could be seized with
a little temporary supernormalcy
we might get an analysis that
would be worth a hundTUd Eek
pert Investigations"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-24

controller all the way over ana
be intensely interested.
Intensity is largely a matter
of habit. Too many of us seem
afraid TO let ourselves go.
'.And be sure to insulate your
self against the petty things of
life that should be kept petty.
Don't let any undesirable person
move into your mind and make
you miserable. II somebody whom
you have to meet in your work
is q pest, keep him out by re-
fusing to let him occupy your
mind for more than brief mo-
ments. In short, handle your
life instead Of letting your life
handle you.
"But always remember you can
not shut yourself out. We can
stand others who are dull be-
cause we can move away from
them. We can thus shut them
out. But who can shut out him
self? A dull person tires himself
more than anybody else. And
who Ia not dull who Is not much
interested in anything7
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-24

NE OF the latest forms Of
mysttfacation that has been
~ pushed to the front is the
'sx.Ray Eye" The performer in
this case processes to be able to
see objects and to read print or
writing through solid, Opaque
bodies or screens.
Without claiming the tnterven-
ticn of disembodied spirits, the
practitioners Of this art, or the
exploiters Of them, affirm that
their eyes have q supernormal
penetrating power, and are able
to ''see through" considerable
thicknesses Of metal, or OF solid
wood.
In some cases, at least, they
clain that they must have a
fairly bright daylight in order to
succeed. This is urged as proof
that the agency that enables
them to read through" solids IS
a radiation akin to ordinary light
but capable, like the X-ray, OF
penetrating opaque bodies.
No Real Sixth Sense.
Since the precise functions OF
the complicated structures that
make up the retina Of the eye
and It's connections with the optic
nerve have not yet been entirely
disclosed to science, 1t is easy to
persuade many persons Of the
possibility that certain eyes may
have the power to utilize radia-
tons which in ordinary eyes pro-
duce no visual effect whatever,
and are not even perceived. So
ignorance, like darkness, is fun OF
phantasms invented by the mag
iration.
There is, Of course, no question
about the variability Of the sensi-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11

but rather one of adapting farm me-
thods to Montana conditions. In ey-
cry district they visited thew found
farmers who had successfully made
this adaptation and were thriving.
Montana has just begun to grow
Less than a fifth of it's tillable agri-
cultural lands are under the plow
and yet it holds second place for
spring wheat production. Wheat for
many years to come will be the major
farm crop, but within the last year
or two there has been a marked trend
towards Investigation. Inside of 10
years corn has increased from 10000
to nor than 100000 acres and is
putting cattle and hogs on the farms.
Just Beginning to Grow.
In other ways besides agriculture,
Montana has just begun to grow.
The largest user per capita of cleo
tricity in the country, with one-tenth
of the nations water-power within its
borders, only Is per cent has been
developed. Only two other states x
eel 1T in coal reserves. Montana has
the most valuable sapphire mines in
the world and the largest reserves of
manganese and chromite in the I'm
lted States. 1t has two proven oil
fields. 1t has iron deposits in close
proximity to coal, limestone and ell
ectric power. 1t has all the resources
to furnish raw and process materials
for many industries. Only it's copper,
zinc and silver have thus far re-
ceiyed attention.
AS the Pacific Northwest grows,
as the markets of the Orient expand,
these varied treasures of Montana
will be drawn upon and developed.
In the meantime, the state has n
quick cash asset, which hitherto has
neglected-its tourist attract
lions and its hunting and fishing. In
the variety and size of national parks
within its borders, Montana again
holds first place. Dude ranches and
hunting lodges hal are springing I'D
and receiving eastern patronage are
evidence this asset will be realized
upon its increasing measure.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11
Montana Needs More Men and Money and
To Get This She Is Letting the World Knolo
About The Inducements She Has To Offer

in cash to grow and has commanded
a good price. AS a result in many dis
%tricts, farmers loans have been ex-
tinguished, and supplanted By farm
ers' deposits.
The financial fabric of Montana TO
day rests upon a solid foundation. It
is ready for. an era of genuine pres
perity. The wildcat bankers and the
get-rich-quick farmers are gone. The
unprecedented, unfavorable climatic
conditions that beset Montana imme-
diately before deflation have not re-
turned.
Should they return, however, Mon
tana agriculture will be far better
prepared to cope with them than it
was in the past. Alphabetically,
Montana is a new state. Less than a
decade ago the homestead movement
was at high tide. The men who came
in then with the intention of Great
ing new homes for themselves and
their families are for the most part
still on the job. They have adjusted
their farming methods to Montana
conditions and will win out. The
others who came imbued with the
idea of making a quick turn in land,
or a trip to California every winter
on wheat, are gone.
The Real Farm Problem.
Professor Ely, the foremost au-
thority in the United States on land
economics, anne to Montana several
months ago with several associates,
to make a study of sub-marginal
lands. They had never been in the
state before, but had been regaled
with so many hard-luck stories about
Montana farm conditions, that when
the sub-marginal land question came
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11
The Wolf Point Herald's Montana Month
Story of The Many Local Opportunities
CONTINUED from Feature Page.)

Continued rom Feature Page.)
This enormous expansion in corn
growing is a self-evident fact of
the prosperity and intelligent, pro-
gressive spirit of the Roosevelt
county farmer.
Development of Swine Breeding.
A hog show held in connection
with the recent corn exposition
served to emphasize some startling
facts concerning the growth Of the
hog industry in Roosevelt county.
The developments in hog raising
have been almost as rapid as the
expansion of the corn acreage.
Roosevelt county in 1921 did not
ship a single carload of hogs. The
year 1922 witnessed the shipment
of but four carloads of the ham
and bacon producers. In 1928
about fifty cars of hogs were ship
ped, and in 1924 when the season is
over, the total will have increased
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11

more than 100 per cent. A carload
of hogs is worth about $500.
Hogs are easily raised in the
Wolf Point community and the
farmers consider the revenue ac-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11

cruing from this industry to be
velvet" There is very little labor
attached to their raising owing to
the simple methods hal are effect
i've in the Roosevelt county CHM
ate. Many local farmers increased
their bank rolls over $1,000 in a
year from hogs alone, and they all
state that it is the easiest money
that they have ever made.
D. B. Noble, county agent for
Roosevelt county, with offices at
Wolf Point, has contributed great
ly to the agricultural success of the
community and county.
Finest of Milling Wheat.
Certain areas in Montana pro-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11

duce the highest quality of wheat
in the world, and the territory sur
rounding Wolf Point is especially
famous for its production of the
very finest of milling wheats,
which are high in gluten and pro-
tein content and top the markets
in all the milling centers. H. w.
Lowers, of Wolf Point, has just re-
ceived returns from a carload Of
wheat shipped to Duluth. This car
was sold for $1.73N which leaves
the net price to Mr. Lowers of $1.52
per bushel. Dahl Bros, north of
Wolf Point have likewise received
returns from their last shipments
of wheat to Minneapolis and the
net returns to these progressive
ers amount to $1.56H per bushel.
The Settlers Opportunity.
Unimproved land similar to what
these crops were raised. on, can &c
purchased in the vicinity of Wolf
Point at prices from $40 to SIS per
acre. On the Missouri river bot
tom lands which surround the
greater part of the town, alfalfa is
raised with almost certain and con-
tinued success. These lands of
which there are thousands of acres,
are all naturally sub-irrigated, ow
ing to their close proximity to the
Missouri river. Water is always
reached in this bottom land at a
depth of from ten to thirty feet.
These lands can be purchased ii
from SIS to $50 an acre, and the al
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11

er needs is more city consumers,
the haul to market, the larger is the
proportion the farmer receives of the
consumers dollar.
So this is a campaign for "men and
money" to attract capital as we'll as
people, to tie in with the national adj
vertising campaign of the Northern
Pacific, the Great Northern and Bur-
lington railroads that is featuring
Montana during December.
The Crop of 1924.
No better time could have been Sc
lected. The 1924 crop is not only
one of the largest but alos one of the
most profitable in the states history.
Some districts, because of unusual
climatic conditions, did not share in
this good fortune, but the state as a
whole has had a profitable year.
Montana is on a firm financial
foundation now and ready to go
ahead. Let me give you some facts
that testify to the magnitude of it's
economic recuperation.
Two Montana bankers were re-
Gently discussing the liquidation that
has taken place in the state since the
peak of December, 1919, having in
mind not the liquidation of insolven-
cy but that taken care of by the pro
duction of new wealth.
After considerable deliberation,
one of the bankers ventured the as
sertion that 27,500,000 of old debts
had been liquidated in an orderly
manner. The second banker insisted
the statement was too 2extravagant;
that not more than 15,000,OO had
been applied on old debts. Unable
to agree, they called upon r. E.
Towle, manager Of the Helena
branch Of the Federal Reserve bank
of Minneapolis, to settle the matter.
L~iquidated $50, 1000, 900 Debts.
The facts Manager Towle's investi-
cation brought to light %astonished
everybody. Since the peak of Dec
ember, 1919, Montana has liquidated
its obligations to the extent of $685.
600, 900! These "dead horses" have
been taken care of practically all be-
longing to farmers and sheepmeni
They do not include any cattle pa
per of foreclosures. Practically none
of this $55,000,0O0 represents the
proceeds of reduced Inventories. 1t
10 oil new M6d1lu CT6dI6Q since the
debts were contracted-new wealth
in the form of wool, lambs, wheat,
sugar beets, beans, flax, butter and
other farm products.
These past few years while the
spectators, the economic gamblers,
and the faint-hearted, were busy
pulling up stakes and carrying the
word abroad that Montana had gone
to the dogs, the real banker, the ex-
perience1 farmer and the c%onserva-
tive merchant were busy. They took
a reef or two in their belts, spat up
on their hands, and went at it.
Federal Reserve Loans Repaid.
The loans by the Helena branch of
the Federal Reserve bank of Min
neapolis tell the story of how dill
gently and successfully they worked.
A burden of $4,000 600 the bank
carried five years ago has been re-
duced to 100000 today, exclusive
of 100000 in closed banks-a re-
of between 10 and II million
The farmer has had no margin of
income beyond the barest necessities
until this yea In 1922 and in 1923
crop money was applied on old
debts. In 1924 Montana raised the
biggest and most profitable wheat
crop in it's history. 1t cost but little
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11

the newcomer, as friend and as
brother.
(The data from which this article
was written was furnished by the fol-
lowing business firms and individ-
uals of the city of Wolf Point. First
National Bank, First State Bank,
A. w. Huxsol, r. j. White Jewelry
company, Liberty Theatre corpora
tion, Motor Sales corporation, Meal
lens, Golden Rule, Wolf Point Mer-
camille Company, Valley Market and
Grocery, b. B.. Styer Garage, The
Davey Tailors, Listerud Power Com
pany, The Security company, S. T..
Cogswell, Cash Grocery, The Fad,
Marion & Foor, Ablin Oil company,
Kelly Brothers, L. M. Clayton I'm
dertaking company, and the Stennes-
McConnon Hardware company
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11
Continued from Feature Page

&AOsJ
less than it needs more people. 1t is
idle to develop our vast areas of till
able land unless we concurrently de-
velop our industrial They
should balance and supplement each
other hat both may prosper most.
We have the resources for the de-
velOpment and maintenance of a doz-
en- cities in Montana like Butte.
Sometimes I think we do not appre-
ciate what Butte means in the way of
a home market to our farmers. 1t
takes 1000 COWS to furnish it's daily
fluid milk supply, and another 1885
COWS to furnish the butter it eats
daily. 1t keeps $4,000 laying hens
busy to furnish it with eggs for one
day. It's consumption of chickens is
600 daily, and every year it consumes
the equivalent of a herd of 5,40O
head of beef cattle. Butte's sweet
tooth will account for the product of
many an acre of sugar beets. The
most successful potato growers in
Montana over a period of years have
been those supplying the Butte mar
ket. Many an acre of wheat has
found a market in the bread baked
for Butte consumption. Think of
what this home market multiplied a
dozen times would mean to Mon
tana agriculture.
] think it is a fact seldom Id
hended that the development Of in
dustry in Montana means more 10
the farmers of this state, than any
other form of growth. The bring
ing of more acres under the plow
and the establishment of new farms
benefits the city consumer, not the
country producer. What the farm
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11

falfa crops, nee the plants have
become established, will yield the
cost of the land in one year.
Oats, barley and hay are all
easily and successfully raised on
the uplands, and here is where al
so are found the extensive wheat,
rye and corn fields. Potatoes and
all root crops are an annual GER
tainty, as r all varieties of gar
den truck.
The Wolf Point community is
a country, not only of promise, but
of promises fulfilled, and it is with
open arms that the citizens of Wolf
Point, and the farmers of Roosevelt
county, stand ready to welcome
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11
Why Not Enjoy Perfect Health?

Camp Verde, Ariz.-"Sometime ago
I began using Dr.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for feminine weakness
and the Golden Medical Discovery
for stomach trouble, from which | had
suffered for a number of years. 1
took about five bottles OF the Pre-
scription' and three Of the Discovery
and found them to be of untold value
in my case. I am willing to give
my name in recommending these
medicines SO that others al benefit
by them."-Mrs. G. "A. Parks.
Your druggist sells Dr.. Pierce's
medicines in tablets or liquid. Write
DR.. Pierce, President Invalids' Hotel
in Buffalo, N. Y, for free medical
advice or send 10c for trial pkg.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11

up for consideration, they naturally
turned to Montana. They spent
two or three weeks making a first
hand investigation, talking with
farmers and bankers and specialists
from the agricultural college. They
reached the conclusion that agricul-
ture in Montana is not confronted
with a sub-marginal land problem,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-12-11
Treasure State Farm e livestock

Here Is a real Mountains farm page he leading ardcls or this page are prepared by
experts of the State Agriculture College at Bozeman, where the state and federal
best tusgs methods for Montana. and these articles are descriptive Of the results of
this work Every armer reader of thisn newspaper is urged to file these articles away
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19
SCIENCE
individuality

What d termed individuality II one
Of the interesting qualities Of all liy.
Ing things.
or all the myriads OF creatures that
live and have lived on the earth. no
two arc exactly alike. Offspring are
like parents. but they ero never en-.
tirely similar a swarm OF butter.
flies viii produce another swarm. the
members Of which. on superficial cx-
animation. look like the members OF
the original group. But Ctill there
win always be slight difference. not
only from the originals. but from
each other.
II is difficult 20 observe the work.
lngs Of this rule with respect to some
OF tho smallest creatures, but II Is
easy TO SEQ II in people. No two per.
sons arc exactly alike and no person
Is ike any other person Of the mil.
Hons who lived before him. What Is
truo OF people in the workings OF
this rulo Is true Of all other living
things. plants an well as animals.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19
Tom
Sims
NEWS
Hollerdays Are Due
to Arrive on
Time

NEWS has reached hero that
IN February Is due next
month.
Preparation saves perspirntion.
Prepare or beware. Start wish.
ing your friends a cloudy
Grounding day. Get some rails
ready TO split ON Llnooin's birth.
day. he making list OF enc
mics 20 send sarcastic valentines.
Quit shaving now and you win
DO disguised by Mardi draa. Save
up something you can toll tho
truth about on wahhlngton'a
birthday. Get ready for Longfol.
lows birthday; that Is when tho
first spring poet sees his shadow.
But February 20 will DO tho
biggest hollerday. Then you viii
hear tho bachelors boiler.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-19

railroad communication with
GuRdalajara had been cut
At irnpuhio heard that
General Manuel Dleguez had
captured Leon. Tho train 10
n Paso was being rerouted-
stopped a, ceiRya and sent
around tho other way.
Next day the papers Gaid
Leon had not fallen But this
trains didn't 20 on thru.
Tho train back 10 Laredo had
been delayed two hours leaving
Mexico City waiting FOR EAip-
ment OF Is rifles 10 General
Gales nj San Luis Tho rifles
never camo.
Nueyo Laredo was Just the
same town that tho trade trip
folks raw. Maybe n little moro
mud: that was the only differ
ence.
Maybe there " n revolution
In Mexico--but tho people don't
seem 10 know T.
They win soon. business II
bad.