The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-04-21
Howe About:
Husbands and Wives
Squatter Rights
The Specialist
By ED HOWE
G. 1888 Bell syndicate Service.

shouIu Tie one nanO behind him, be
cause he is the biggest
He is mistaken; the woman is able
to care for herself.
| The most natural controversy of all
Is that between men and women. and
! the condition OF women has steadily
! improved since the dawn of history
| What rule, custom or law is best for
| them? They have fought for it steadi.
! ~. and won If an old savage could ne
resurrected today. become twenty-five
years old instead of thousand. anG
he Turned loose with the present
| crowds of manicured and perfumed
women, the other men would hang
him In an hour because of his bad
manners.
Anyone who reads of the past must
constantly note the steady march of
subingation of men; anyone who looks
about him now must note the same
thing.
In the early days of the West squat.
ter sovereignty was a recognized prin-
ciple. to-wit: Settlers rushed into the
country before II was organized, and
sqnaffed on the land When II was
formally opened to settlement, the set
tiers armed themselves, collected at
the land office. and saw to 1t that every
squatfer had the first and only bid on
the land he had settled on
Squatter sovereignty is being prac.
| in win
paying time taxes are not paid. but
when the properties are offered for
sale by the sheriff for taxes. the owner
of each tract is protected In his right
to be the only bidder; sometimes the
taxes and penalties on his property
amount to a thousand dollars. and the
owner gets a sheriff's deed to II for a
tritle. II is being done in my commu.
nifty: look around. and you'll see it is
being done in yours.
The ordinary man cannot become a
specialist, and devote years of study
to figuring ont how far the more re-
mote stars are from the earth. The
citizen who makes an ordinary good
living. achieves responsibility In his
neighborhoOd. rears and educates a
family. and helps support the many
specialists, must know many things.
and know them we'll man of my
acquaintance is not only able to make
respectable living as a farmer but
cures hams and bacon better than the
well paid specialists of the packing
houses. He can cut hair as well as
barber. and knows automobiles so well
he not only fixes his own. but town
men come to him for advice. People
send for him from miles around to top
their hay and wheat stacks. and, dur.
ing the winter. he does very good work
as a blacksmith at about half town
prices. In addition. he reads enough
to get about all there is of value In
print and has very excellent practical
sense.
The specialists are well enough In
their way, but should not be permitted
to make laws for those who from ne
cessity are compelled to be all.
around workers.
was out in company lately. and
among the guests was husband with
deaf wife Every little while he
would go up to her. and bawl in her
ear: "You are the sweetest thing In
the world; you suit me-" and the wife
would seem pleased Once he roared
in her ear: Il just told Joe Holt J
|
about being married like It: we get
along. don't WEI" Other guests told
me the man was noted for appreciat.
ing his wife. and making disturb
ance about It If man marries the
right sort of woman. and she likes
him and submits TO him gracefully.
he'll like her. whether she is old. stout.
thin. wise or ordinary. II is the wife
naturally opposed to everything her
husband does that complains he NO
longer loves her.
Everyone occasionally remarks the
rand flight of time. II becomes more
noticeable after one becomes old: and
an old man gets very much less out of
the hours as they hurry by.
man named Lecky is famous his.
torian. and quotes St Jerome as say.
ing that In olden times one man slept
naked in q marsh to court the stings
of poisonous insects This he kept up
for six months. A disciple slept at
the bottom of well. and when he
walked about carried on his back
hundred and fifty pounds of iron
Lecky fully documents these stories,
and wonders what the explanation is.
Many volumes have been written to
provide explanations but can explain
the stories in FIVE words: They never
happened Most wonders are made up;
we pretty generally know what really
goes on. and why.
know a man who, when Ill, sends
for doctor. and frankly tells him he
wants the benefit of medical learning
and skill. but without medicine.
II have found says the patient,
that medicine does not agree with
me: that | am better off without It,
Whatever responsibility is involved.
assume"
Millions of people do not believe In
medicine. and among them are many
of the higher class medical men. Why
should a doctor become indignant be