La Grande evening observer., April 13, 1919, Image 4

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THE SUPAY MORNING OBSERVER
The Turning Point
riintuAiiie4rt1 is now iu KitfTit of .tltf tiu-Mutf joint in
commcavu is t'vciyvlne iipuarojit. AVIiiJc pfii-c an; liij,h
iftid business generally Kpctikin is called good, there is, as
everyone knows, mi iinccrtai'iily .fjiat'odes no good, .-iii'l
is'in fact, i'raTiglit witlCdanger "
lint the turning yuntt wli'ieli will conic With peace, of
. fieial p(ce, will hriiij,' a stahlciiess i5i' affairs. I 'primps
lower prices wijl follow, hut demand is hound to im-rense.
Factories will ;igain open fur husinw.i and nferchaudise
will hein to" jiiove along even lines, whereas, in the past
. it lias been moving hy spurts anil jerks. .
In J'kwtern Oregon this stajile-einidilioti will be -felt at
once, for'alt hough wheat prices arc fixed' lumber lia.s been
skylarking and transportation-business has beeii upset.
"When lumber is on a festive spree adopting a most careless
manner and transportat ion lines are .groping in the dark
- the Eastern Oregon country feels the effect decidedly, and
what is needed is a settled condition.
From every source comes the information that supplies
will be in great, demand; thai lumber will be needed in all
four eon-el's of the earth, all of which means prosperity for
this section of the nation which, added to the declared
price on wheat, should make money plentiful for some
time to come.
Hut, after all, the business 'of the nation is based on the
nation's politics, and congress is looked to as the-balance
wheel. If the next congress proves eiiial to its task things
will go well following peace negotiations. 'lint if it should
become obsessed with foolish notions again will business
of the country be in turmoil with climaxes that will fill
the Dunn directory with business failures.
The fact that the natron's business is based on politics
is the one excellent reason why every cil izen should take a
deep interest in t he politics of flic count it. No one is ex-
f -11 1 1 t from the direct,
ii'ent at Washington.
THE FIFTY-CENT DOLLAR IS IT HERE TO STAY?i
"
T.S tll( ril'ly-CCIli (lollai' lielT fo slit? jV WO io Il;iinllcj
1)1010 IIKHICV ill tlni I'lltlUc', aitd lias tin' Sralc'ol' Villllrs I
'li;i!lLr('l id ; lioiiil. wlicrc
1 i,i -i tu.inl it
work of (ino formerly . '
Many eonl.eiid thai this is only leiiiinrary, wl'iili
snv it" is nei'iiiaiieiit. It means little, if oiilv then
decision on the mutter. The mere haiidliii of moj-e money
is of no consequence if the purchasing power of thai-inoiicv
is reduced to half.
National lenders in sonic instance asscrl that the days
dreamed of liv the old I reenliiicUers ha'e I'inallv conic true
money, money aniT iiioi-i! money, while others say it is a would have th
tf.nil kit.iin ..I' 'd'itnl'u iiii.I ui.iiii'lliiini. iniwl Ik. .Inn.' in In-ill" '.hundred averag
' ' n . ,
values hack to where they were -i few years a.uo. ( '. K
Short, who recently visited Hie eastern markets, is con
villced that the present ncncrat ion will never live to see tin
day wiieu itie dollar will
Ll his own lanuae ho
fence iii l!H I and t liints
were prior to that time.'
a time when wondeiTu
lie done and we must ad
lie
lions."
I f all of I his is .correct trreater money volume will mean
a continuation of hi'h wall's and a lower purehasiiii; pow
er of t he money. I n analyx.iut;' s 1 1 ! 1 a coiul'iiioii perhaps I ho
daiiLri r .point is found wJiou a man is temporarily incapaci
tated to produce. I lo certainly can irel by if he is well and
can work, hut if nut of work for a while lhi'ou,!;h sickness
or ol her cause, he soon l;-o!s behind in I He world and it will
lie. difficult-for him to catch up with himself under the
liii;li-iriced era.
Olherthiiius jusl as serious as thai have been o crcimic
.and quit o I ike I v I hero will bo found a w;i to meet t his con
(lit ion, for in t his day and t ime
fifty-cent dollar is in the sadd
where the turn of the road is
will nivo out hi statesman yd
tornriiie'.
.' COTTON MEN AGAINST TIIE WORLD
It'll rnlivi'lil imi nl' ( I miulr Untitle valley wheal raisers
should hold a ineel in:.',, ias resolutions ami sin a.n iron.-.
el'ail'ai;'leeiueiij lint I hr-.ae reaV.e ill I li is Valley Wolild.lie re
ihieeil liy ."ill er eeet iiei ye:jr ill ol der to hold tile ('ivsent
liiu'li I'l'iee l;or. ;itio lur season w hat oiil.l the world thin!:
fthem.'' W'oill.1 hv n... t lie "Lilieled aA eliiuiu:lls o.i' the
Worst order Mild he ;. i ll. .'I ol
' tarve Iminaiiil y f W .i:l. not
;ii mice and v oiil.l not -I he- h;
C('ll"TeSS. risolllld W denU'Li
in this valley V '
Yet thai is i ;k.-t!'. wh.il
Jinioii'eoU on 1 , , 1 1 s i . t i A i
to redllee'tlli' a ' 1 4 , l-r ."a fi, ' r
J'l-iees oljl'eol lo'u e.m l ' n i 11 nl
. (loorly elad and ei iim' lot , oil
this staple ai ( nde and r ei
lint) IS doilltl-ilS lltjho .t to enlltj ,irl f
ot oioiit; iiuo I'lne lind"..-..!' m d,i
uliitttd with' (heir ptodin t. .I'ri.-. s
1 illi aihl .'hiH-dow iif.'tared e i if mil
jki'i.'I h est ' Ho.luVei-s met inul l.i!.v,
"iiii1iiit. .Vnd doroii t-t i 1 1 1 m 1
aliinvtil e 1 7y-j hi ni ie ni.iii m i.n
V'Uaiiii'-ii fH'iu its iniisfy r.
I IHIieTil sloil ill. :it 1 ri.ti'H
J-lU'll P-M H lljll'iJ SU".1 W l " r, ' C
, l,lu.'lit'tltpiel.l'te.li.?i.l.tioVi i tO, 'l.iH.1H,niJt'i.s.U
till- oiT ptVod 0toT. V C'Ufe idi' l innil l
ht j:ttiecS tU ?:nteor t lii'tderahii.rttnfiient Ji?re
lll'.tj. i,i' 'Wers (jfe
and indirect, ellect cd every move-
i
i:n two dii l;ii'S to (It) t ii '
.
'' '"'l';1
W;lS ..'I
oil a level ol live
veal's liacK.
savs: " 1 his nation
iumiicil the
will never recede to where tliey
We are now living in a new a-nc
things have boon done and will
just ourselves to the new eoiidi
not him; is impossible,
le an. I is riding hard
located or when the
has been biu; enough
Th.
-.jus!
horse
o de-
ell't elillo illlo a'eollsf.il'aev te
I In l e lie federal inlet -IVrene,'
1 of I lie si at e leirisla tnre and
i. it ion i.C t lie Wheat iroilu. er-
is 1 1 . i ) , i.i i ! i ;r in 'the sonn
a l; 1. 1 1 li 1 1 1 ha heell l eaehe.i
,.
n
ul tins ear so that lilh
I'd. lid 1 1 t he w.irld if
n. K ery.ual ion' i 'short or
"k and i-oi liej' of r.'i.'h lei
l' eol ton yoo.l
is l.iiiiud t In" iiia l.i"
m-" low ir-tejd c1
!man in ihe fa, . Tit.
iiLoiit ii'urti-.li;(- tl i-
r w!
it .1 va i, v rut VJ.
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I i.t uii'i tli.it t'lr l ilnlo'i
lilt' ',t,T.i f , Tl.Plit.ligt J,
The
11 riJOiJiiSMSjnMs ;
po,i r . .wwiAWv i mauj 1 r i
i til i zt mrn
i r. 1 f. u ' l i be i .w w i v i vw . i w . utv3jf i v. w v w - i . ... . , . . r . n . i i , , i
SfcrfeM Mil mifm i
11,,.., I I - tl-'ll. 1 1 ,
ITrt. .. T T v. Tov..lO O .-1 - nin; V. : I ttt i r. ttti. : 1 - T. r . .....
vv II y juuic uauu; juaiin. viiccuiiiga Ui JDUSlIiebH HYUi lu vv HUB WOi ii.
I m i. i
Some of thi' lU'pfirtnu'iital experts,
who JUL- pM'.-uiiK'(l to know all that is
knowabtu annul agriculture, have de
vised extensive and expensive schemes '
for the redemption (if stump land, fori
the leeljunutit.ti of desert hind, for'
placing under the plow new empires, i
Which reminds us of three.
rods down !v the pasture irate.
'Ji,js little patch Ijy the tfnte has
for years heerv the afternoon social
fnler of the cows. Wailing lor the
milk bov, they have gathered there
jand discussed things bovine with quiet
n-iimbi'ciu'y.
: 'I hero are fotty nc tcs in this pas-
U:n 'liiei i' is miiio f ed
rlii T'oiii tveiy inch of thi
"ursunK,
lew roil
1 :
ten times the same
a ca -ei. t . li i e in I ho pasture.
if the farmer had hi forty acres
like that forty yards square is, he
equivalent of four
acres.
We wonder if the- expoi'Cs are not
going at this loud production thing
ill' wrong.
The uveiage farm acre is one-lenlh
as pioibutive as it can liecinne.
Why draw ill, at great expense- of
ef foi I and money, new raw acres when
there an
... ... .,.. .V .illi.l.ll. 1
waiting for ;I square deal ;
Aij acre chaieil is just nnothvr poor
acre, hut an acre properly diained, or
1' med, or fct lili.etl, is three, or five,
or ten a'cies ni.tie.
l-'rench .'ardcticis employ and sup
port four men on an acre; INinp
clutches, inahiii a manure mulch two
fe.it. deep; rowiiitf evciy inch of the
acre every day in tin; year, winter ami
summer,
The American farmer requires n
hundred and sixt y acres to support
himself and three tired horses.
Intt;n; i c fat miiitf is the city edi
tor's f:ioite topic and the practical
fai'mcr-V. pet aveoitn. 1!ut to make
one a. re hc.ii- (lu crop of five is not
intensive t'.ii mimv. and it can he dime.
And it only take one fifth thefceed,
or.e f'fth Ics i he lillare. one-fifth the
taes and interest, iintl Ions eiiuiiuuellt
. follow lliis. pi:.n.
I'.ut it takes knowle.tire. fertt!ier,
oo.l sen! au.'l tlior.ule.ll eulti.viition.
'.iur faim jroes ,1.. n to ( liina, why
se lull the top four iil. hes?
Fi.ictic.il Use for
planes:
Air-
t! p'a.i
if the j
I s ill i 1
v. Al,
e.t Ui:i !-e s,
sent plans f
try work dev
.'.1 to-
ther
lislny:.
i i p.
I1
att mav be u.c.l lo
let e-t . lores. "I ii-y . will com
!e ,it-h foiestiy stations by
.. and will .lilivt the file ficlu-
l a ailiilcry fire was Ur
k in the Vac ?.oli,'.-
I.. 'ievi d
.r..." mot.
that "the aimicn ertn
I'liu'ckiy tlMU can ob -
"o j . .i t i n 14 from irroutu! ) .ok'
paliolun'i;
hori Ii.icl-.
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EDKTORIAL PAGE
Three Ages 6f
Harper's .Magazine culls attention
to a remarkable fact of present busi
ness conditions.
diusincss, according to the usual
view, has been bad for three or four
months, and is still bad. There has
, lest.
sqii.iicjicin 0injnB approximating a panic,
but there has been' a general dullness
in depression. Almost any business
man will tell you that.
Now, in the past ono of the most
accurate indexes to the volume of cur
rent business has been the volume of
bank clearings. The principle of the
ttlillt' is siimilfi nilrtllirh Ihn mm.,.
business transacted
the more monev
is ham!.!ed by tjio banks in the form
of checks and drafts. Conversely, the
I more paper handled by the hanks, the
'more business is being done.
Ilemeinbvrinjr, then, how very 'good
business was in the early months of
:-hist year,; most peojih: will be sur
: prised to learn that in the correpond
! injr months (f this year the bank
clearances reported for the whob
jciHintry are considerably higher. Thus
Iteking two typical dates, we find thai
ithe clearings reported on February la,
l:i!S, were $.i,bS(),000,m)0 and on the
ate of V.Hit thev were ?5.1t:i7.
OWl.ODO; on March J of last year they
were ?fvVT 1,000,000 and on March J
of this year, $7,-177,00O,OO0. The pains
for the four separate weeks ending
March 1 rany;c from 11 to 'JT'pcr cent.
A comparison of 'clearances from, the
newspapers of recent date will mostly
show the same situation. ,
Financial experts mention certain
facts as eontrihutin'ur to the volume ol'
hank clearances without actually serv
in: as a record of increased business.
There must be such factors o.f course
because no well-informed map can be
li'tl that business is actunllv l.i'tl
now than it was a vwu- iilm. Hut lii..B,
iu.TiMsrii clearillL's t-aiiniit lie entirelv
explain,,! away. There is nn ent.r-ilu"k- avt'r"' '" "" ''-I'"'-"'""'
nious an.l unpreee.tenteil amount of'1
minify if we reekuu eheeka anil
li'.ifls us fm.iiev ,-ir,-nl,il in ., r.. ,,. 1 I
, , . . . . , ,.
ime , .'i.i.i i , in , i. .en, ..in ...iima
ttens anu new lulls, aiul it ir,)l.al.ly 1
' repiesents a laijre aninunt "f aetual.l
eurrent iui-siness mid "bett,er times" ' prove that the irrovwii.; ileimin.t fur
than most persons have any l.lea of. lllcmieal fertiliy.ers on Ameikatl farm.
t has been largely ,lte to. tile years of
isilallow ellH:vation.
An Old Story That Is Still!
Farnurs th:J ean aff.ir.t to farir
Popular.-
Accorilini; to the 1 iierury Picest,
tl -library test of the popularity ' of
my book is the .freouet-.cy with which
it has to. he rebound.
(if all the books in all the libraries,,
the one ofteuest ueedinir rob, tiding is
l:nc!e Tom':, t'nbin. ' The lihrnrv
- shelves of New Yorkl'ity. and thus,,
1 whiie. one would least expecfit, south
of M.ison ainl llixon's line, rivinir'j.iint
- lestinninv to the . widespread love ol
'b . s and K't'l. for th:s :t-eat story.
'Vheie seems to be a jrctiera! idea -in
these .lays thjt HuUrojl will not read
uiit!iini; 'ecpt stuff which has bee
s. glared andwateicj or
thu'i.iered away' from all
!,fo.l -ni.e
altlv
The
tiottired covtrs of ilear old ''Uncll
I'om" aie i: iiiteie.-tlnjr ttfutatlv'i of.
t '.Is thcoiy.
'll'"x is much of Po kcns. of Tiui. k
May. of Suwciiaon and a mass of other
li.'f:, n not usu..!ly c.nsi.lcre,! as "jue
i. lit" at ail. -which child wilV. rea.l
lo themschi- C-Kerly if triv,n the
h..iic. or ''('ten to with .y -if r,ii
a:ou4 by a d crunnmi'ial ehler.
t 54'n- I'ncie Tein'm popularity is in
d.t)ni'.aiii e)ilm thufc Jufe w!e
ilo'.iioy life and t u:(i..i::tiss,M in
i xcclleoVKnijluheKhy ,t Wke the
lit in htMiH-?
and hl fBi'ies I'hi
n1
(tj em B of it
0
Man
u Lii.cn
MUCH
For several mornings now we havej
passed an orchaidist woiking among 1
his trees.
tea.
A real orchardist, who handle, Elmira star-Gazette.
bough3 and branches iss an expert j
horseman handles reins. Nothing but war could have taught
A bit off that limb, to head it back-Jus that the kaiser didn't raise his bov
a water spiout cut off there; a had 'to be a soldier. CtreenviP.e (S. C)
crotch sawed out; every inch of the 'I'it-'dmont.
big tree with its problem, and each! '
carefully solved. 1 ('ritH's ('f Isident V ilsi.n nppe.ii
. . . , , to the I m his Ideals. Itrooklyn Kagle.
Jho.se who love trees and wIid work: p(f, . is pnipostMi for Europe,
wun mum are lortunate.
f.iven a bright spring day, sharp
tools and a patch of orchard of your
own to work over, no sane man should
ask more.
Year by year you grow your trees.
You retard, the headstrong; coax the
backward, repair the maimed, givt
tonics to the ;ick, and a-loafing spol
to the too vigorous.
Year by year you watch the trees
thiough .blossom time; through,, thi
summer mouths when the fruit slowly
forms; through the early autumn when
the cheeks of the apple begin to flush,
and the winter pears lo robe them
selves in ruset and deep vermilion.
Until the harvest is in the bins, the
trees are mulched in their winter bed
ami what was last year but a bit of
tender limb has, under your guiding
care, done its work, borne its fruit,
toughened, broadened, become some
thing from the nothingness of air and
light.
The true orchardit, who rears his
trcus to perfect "bt-aring and keeps
them there wirli spiays and fertilizers,
and thinning of fvuit, and pruning
and constant care, deserves well of
the world; for his is expert and lovinir
service for the enjoyment of his fel
lows. Hut whether he profits in pock
et or not he does in spirit. We never
met a man who had lived the Seasons
',,""u-,h with fru 1 1
that was nol
humane; content with bis lit"
ollt-
Co operative Plan for
Tractors.
I
Further OAii'ri,ie vill I
a I.!
j with ti'Hetors, ami who turn up r.n
in. h of. new ilirt ca, h plowilii.- time
!are tliseovetiuu that th.-e fiel-i,-. pr.e
.laei as a'.'UTulantly :n' tile shallow
ti'Ms loaileil with fiTtilii.ee. '
I The luhantace 'in dee), plowaic is
'that no elements are a.l ie.l to Ihe m.'I
that will ill time bum out the humu-.
aiul leave its later, state worse than
iis first - an e v j '' .i . i that the' cot
ton, states are luournir. oyer riirnt
now. '
More live, slock on ti.e'Lenl an I
id, eper
Ipewihir. llletl ihoroutai cll.t -
atoll nnd twice ws fieiplellt as a
beelf the system: that pi'oci am' w il'
itV.'Uiblv free thoe who call fo'.'.ov.
't f'om tin- nitiate tnu-t.
tha
tn .
sprini: is celtllii: fl-0 ton. for nl
ti.itc.of soda.'iin.l frioj) ,lep,- ! nee on
lie: man potash. .
Hut only the ,.. ai-nl f.e in, r ,atl
use tracJor lo, .vn!ta:e ,,r i"".
set. afford to cither buy, or ;ua r.t.iS;
A ,
rut a
lo dec
-l-i iii i:
o-opei'. ve s ".'.cm,, :!'..i! vfo. '
yoo.l tr.,t',or in ach commuoilv
p plow tl'.e Mivi'.cr fauns e-oh
. won.! do as l' e h lor ti vc-
i in; farniiW as jnsir; th i;overn
i.u nt .feis M'.her trlcdoT ilis"V-sis!
It would dooi'noro to incte:ise !to
,1 !?ii..n than 'Veiy scheme offetil co
date, in.nir epin on.
' 'Ai'.l u, wouli :a i'k .':' sos;
fiivt-stor a cent,, ..fur t!.'s MrmerB
. would i pifcfit on the investment,
and save money besides, len sma.i
farms can mal pr,iit.We use of one
tn tor; oi .stnall farm can t.
Tiie Miiull farm community,
.vlth
ro-onerativii, o'iership of
heavier
fools and equipment, wouli i'ertainly
takes, a lojij off the average farn-er s L
sVuilders; a load which often drives
him out of business, and' mikes half
our acres but half productive.
There is said to be a gambling
i nianiu in Germany now. Having gam-
;i.l,..l lha u,,rl,l nniK lust' it. 't
I . ,
should think the Germans wouiu qun.
Thev sav there are no more, old-
fashioned 'uysU:r suppers." The "ori
ginal oyster must have worn out.
The army Is going to keep its tanks.
;As for the tank, in civilian life, thc.r
j usefulness is nearly over.
There may be health in a garden
spade, but there isn't so much thrill
.as in a .steering wheel.
As Seen by Others
Commissioner Koner calls on all
honest citi.ens to lasso all tax dodgers,
i Then we'll all be ropers. Lowell Courier-Citizen.
be it from us to say that the
government runs smoother every time
cabinet officer goes away
-Wash
ington I'ost.
If there's one thing that hurts more
than having to pay an income tax, its
I iwt h ivitiir tn ti;iv Mil inciiTIH' ta.V.
,lt jt is t.ontrarv to Scripture. No
niiin can xvrvc two masters. Green
iville (S. C.) Piedmont.
If the ltolsheviki and Germans, get
to real fighting the world will be neu-
tial to the extent of hoping both side?
lose. iWnll Street Journal.
The 1 1 un always maintained that
envy of Germany hrought on the war.
If he was light, hero is one cause of
war removed forever. Greenville (S
() Piedmont.
The future peace of the world de
pends huf.cly on the policy of the Ver
sailles conference Is it ''internatioiv
altv.e" or ''international lies' ? Manila
lJulletin.
The magnitude of the problem of j
"getting Mexico on her feet" is best !
appreciated by those who are familial
with the spectacle of the Mexican re
cumbent in the sum. You can get bin
on his f'-et. but you can't keep him
there. We should say that the only
w.iy to ' iret Mexico on hi r feet" wou'.d
be to ti't the axis of the earth. Chi
cago Tribune.
I-
STAIiltKAMS
l-'rotH tin Kansas ity War
,t. .r. ... .t. .j. .
.'. .t.
., ,; - t
,ni
111- Kill
f'hieairo, ii
-l'liDinpson won
i spite of
stronir flKh!
:i'.::.;ilt him enrrie.l on apparently ly
ir.utlermin v. ho live ill Sprinirfiel.l,
'e:iia, l;ioe.riiinirloll ami other Illi
ti! i. ovI:s anil ,lo their votinr; a
hiiine.
' 'ii". 1"" "wets' iH'eilu t have
tlie I'oiii.lc to vole their liquor.!
i. tVi c.ice Tuesda
esdav. Kvervbodv knew
..
would vote. Ihats tee
v.- -Ch
,. , , , i , , . ,
i the ilrvs chantrcd their tac
nd took the fichl to eonirre.!
' i'vurs "''
Milaukee 'anie
throuirh Tuesdai
v.n.i a loyally mv uia, maoe .Miiwau
i.enou.--, just at a time wnen thar'oi mountain water pours in at this
old l.-wn was about out of limits that 'Point and with a ivstem of flumes and
oiihnal.ly made her famous. .boxes flo,J.,l ,hi, )urc waU.r
' ''J10 w'"'k of cieaninir was reduced to
A' oitt. iho most u-eless luxury in the t'" niinimum. The salmon sides werp
w,o Id is a llKuouthlMcl hen thai wi t; r salted and packed in koyjs and half
lay ami i too valuable to 'hake.. ; barrels. nIthoi.,J:li :is a comme.reial
! Imposition the business was .not eit-
A Co. k ni: xpei;ts says boiling cal
ll..re smell.-! worse if it Is coAcd with
a cover ov er it than it does when jt
is Yookvil uiT.'overed. , !'t sines, she
s:ys, th .-utphur in the cabhai;,' mus'(
be allow ed to ., sea r. w hile cookinir, or
tin' vee.'t.ble will be discolored. Nun:
of which conflicts in the least witti
our ; otioina! "theory that fabbai:e,
should be e-.oi . out in hcavcri's owr
air in the e.uler of a (ilo.acre pasture.
Al'i. ire
co'.:?it!T'a.
hi.-. v!l,'
i: l.v the
til, a.
Iiir4ans love fhe r
Tape diunkafd loye.'
.",.! the b'L'isiatures p.
s of iev r. opi.ic taxes
le d.,y.aiid ti-ii they'll
exj'er.se
c'oa
STe L
ue af iatM',
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l.e,S erfee?
is .
J. 't'aft-
&
iys o
i, ve'v. ,s,
J. K'.l'.ci
fhiniloooic
IVofcsc
that md of a Mng, it is exactlyhe
l;indoba thing they like.
Gap Johnson, Rumifls Eidge, Ark.
.i'iad five fi!hisabout it in thg,
;u lwo weeks 'Hind the durn tWnrf
hain't settled yet, o, .
First ViUafe Oide-'Tani t, neiAh-.
:tr! , ,
.Second ViRogt uracie
-Tij, too!
I'l'nipr tireen iturned last niglrf
from Kansas City all in ne piece
Tywoppity Correspondence.
Defining Life.
. .... i '
i.'iv.t 'twas the "flu" tnai uiiu uo iow
. .i ti,n iu hail the hiccoughs.
..... ivinf. those we
tnougnc we nau
" rii and. kick-ups,
lOllg e.ua ..".r--
Hut now the sleeping sieKiiesa wmw.
. My mortal luckle.-s brother,
It looks as if this life of ours was on
thing, then another.
They tell us in the copybooks that lite
is what we mahe u. ,
It's just a course of medicine, anc
we're, obliged to take it:
Tennyson J. Daft.
Different Views.
.Some people call a spade a spade,
Hut other folks abuse it
Ami call it simply awful names
'Most every time they use it.
Tennyson J. Daft.
We are not warranted in claiming
to he but little lower thaYi the angeis
until we know the market quotations
angels.
WHY FRET?.
Are the trains too' slow for you?
Caesar, with all his court, never "ex
ceeded" the speed limit.
Are your wages too small? In Eu
rope people are content with making a
living.
Are the lights too dim? David wrote
his psalms by the light of a suiok;
torch.
Are you cold? The soldiers of Val
ley Forge walked barefoot on the lev
and snow.
Are ynu hungry? The children of
India are starving for want of a crust
of bread. ,
Are you tired? Why fret about It!
Jacob whs tired when he dreamed oil
the angels of heaven.
Are you sick? Suppose you bad
lived 2,000 yeurs ago when sickness
was fatal?
Are you poor?
was not wealthy.
The Savior of men
Cheer up I Prulse God that you live
in the midst of his blessings I (
Why Fret? Exchange.
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DAYS OF
WALLOWA
FISH
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One of the early day sourees of
food supply .to many of the residents
of this seetion was what was then
failed the "Wallowa Ked Fish." This'
was a species of salmon which made
Wallowa lake the principal prapniru
tlnn mnunds. The prolif icness of the
Wallowa red fish was little less than
a marvel.
Alunir the southeastern shores of
the lake is a lioarh of jrranite sand.
"ffor.' the water in the lake was
raised l.v ll.e .1 , o. 1 1
,thu : , , , ... .....
! ooiii. ine Hiwiru
hut a few feet under the surface of
the water. Schools of red fish literal
ly "swarmed" this beach and when
they flitted across the sands they look-
jed like black clouds under the water.
! -Malunir catches ,.f i-,l fiu D
ease as l,. l.n I.....M,. :.... .: .
were seined. ioi,,.i'.,ll,. V.i, ' ,i 1
'the n..t l.i.in. ,,n . i i' ' , i
I 1,1 ,n- I'ulled by a lmrse and
,i, . ....... ,.
i "iil,i was reacneu
a t b-it w. l..r. i i . ,
ln'11 was lelt to do was to pick un
the fis-h.
.'X'"' l-t iippointed fishery of liio
I limes was .he one locate,! cm ll.
jbank of the lake, about , b-ilf a miln
in tne southern end. A fine stream
irom tne southern end.
'of mountain
......oeiy wnrKed. Tne most of tho
people who wahte.1 red fish secured
and packed them in their-own way.
It is doubtful if apy sw-tion of ,..
'ry in tn. northern tempera.te 7.ohe'af
f..r,h'd such easy f,,,,,, 5uply s ,,.
of Wallowa when the couiitrv was
new. People who went ,1,.,. ' ...
f, rlv : .u,
". iiL'ii. i.-acl.c;, ,-
without a
imi. siarti ,1 i,
a nee on a secure
":" ,-""'""' o as far a. food
vapply ,a ,., P,.or,.,) : ,. . .
'. T me two t, r-,t th
roe year old steer.
fatur.ed on .
h trass, wet worth
' - . . ,, neau.. and i: -nt
trn'" r 1"' newcomer to split
M,;uBhai. for the older settwrs in.
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M-rp.v T!,-ur W' hauled tmm
'' "f ''n-s 'Sterling l.laa
U v. id fre.ij, -ntlv Gsoh!
ti:te cer
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