RURAL ENTERPRISE
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KIDDIE
KATYDID
Arthur Scott Dailey
* CHANCE IN WEATHER
hw edeu lu i. pr*elu*e*l n n trtlv r m a rin e In n o va tio n . tbe rnotor »bip A r e 1 Johnson. sbosro above in Los Angeles
b a rb o r T h e «bip is able te sa li «round tbe W orld w ljh o u t re fo e iln g . She 1» n i I« .< « h m u dU p ia ce io en t. bas a apeed
of 13 kn o ta and la b u ilt 1« c u rry a b lg cargo o f p o rtshab • *-<>i..: oditi«-» In ré frig é ra tio n .
said M r. F rog. ” 1 look fo r a sudden
change lo tb e w egther. N obody ought
to ve n tu re o u t to n ig h t w ith o u t his
heaviest overcoat on.”
A fte r flin g in g th a t re m a rk o ve r his
shoulder, M r. F rog flu n g hlm -*elf in ­
side his ta ilo r's shop and slam m ed th e
I d o o r behind him .
And then, s ittin g
A I.L the w ild crea tu re s In P leasant
Valley had heard a ll about K id -
Katydid and his fiddling. At least
■ ty>seven people can** to M r. F ro g
• e ffe re n t tim es and to ld him the
ews. And he was fu rio u s .
' down cross-legged upon his table, he
“ O ld M r. C row has deceived m e '"
la-gan to th in k , w r in k lin g his low
. complained. “ I found o u t. th is se-
hrovv u n til you m ig ht have supposed
ret m yself. And now th a t black raa-
. he w ould need to sm ooth I t o u t again
x « ta k in g a ll th e c re d it fo r IL "
w ith one o f his fla tiro n s.
M r. Grow has suggested that Kld-
A t last the ta ilo r su d d en ly q u it
e K a ty d id he in v ite d to Join th e
1 th in k in g and sm iled vy ry w id e ly fro m
leasant V a lle y o rch e stra .” I-nng B ill
ear to ear. A nd c a re fu lly selecting
some soft. w arm , green clo th he be­
gan to fashion a sm all g a rm e n t, w h ich
was tin y enough I n f it — w e ll, to fit a
person as lit t le as K id d le K a ty d id .
Being a spry w o rker. M r. F ro g fin ­
ished his task by n ig h tfa ll. A nd then,
ra k in g his h a n d iw o rk w ith him . he le ft
his shop— a fte r lo c k in g the door be­
hind h im — and h id h im s e lf beneath a
sh e lvin g rock on the bHiik o f the
creek.
He was In a ve ry happy m o o d ; fo r
his ideas about the w e a th e r had
proved to be good. I t w as a lrea d y
tu rn in g cold.
“ I f It w asn't m idsum m er I should
th in k we w ere going to have a fro s t I”
M r. F ro g exclaim ed, h n tto n in g Ih e
long coat w h ich he had donned before
going nut o f doors. "1 w ish th e y ’d
h u rry up I” he added m y s te rio u s ly .
He kept a close w atch upon his shop
door. It was evid e n t th a t he expected
callers.
N ot lo n g a fte rw a rd a c ro w d began
Mr. Frog Began to Fashion a Small
to g a th e r In fro n t o f M r. F ro g 's door.
G arm ent.
"B ank Soon” said the Rlgn upon It.
Wren Inform ed M r Frog. “ T hey have And th e th in ly clad, s h iv e rin g k n o t o f
no fiddlers, you k n *A .
And K id d ie fie ld fo lk sat them selves dow n unhap­
» ill he a great help to them.
M r. p ily and w a ite d fo r the ta ilo r to ap­
Crow has appointed a com m ittee to pear.
E v e ry one o f them w a n te d a
call on K id d ie to n ig h t and ask him to w a rm new overeoat, fo r each expected
come to th e n e xt concert.”
to be o u t la te th a t n ig h t.
T ha t was the last stra w , so fa r as
M ea n w h ile M r. F ro g w a tch e d them
M r Frog was concerned
— and giggled as loud as he dared. I t
“ M r. C row m ig ht at least have p u t
was
M r.
C ro w 's
co m m itte e
th a t
me on the co m m itte e ," he sp lu ttere d .
th ronged about his door— th e people
“ B u t he has le ft me out III the cold.”
who w ere e x p e c tin g to c a ll upon K id ­
"Why. It's not cold to d a y !” Ix u ig die K a ty d id th a t v e ry n ig h t to In ­
B ill exclaimed. "Q u ite w a rm — I ca ll v ite h im to Join th e P le a sa n t V u lle y
It r
orchestra.
“ I t ’ll be good and cold by n ig h t,’’
by G r o u e t A D u n la p )
p itte d by th e board a t «730 on the
I average, as against average e a rnings
o f «1.25« p e r wage e a rn e r in th e m an­
This prominent -mov»«” star, better
u fa c tu rin g in d u s trie s in th e same year,
known fo r his splendid horsemanship,
j average ea rn in g s o f «1.572 by tra n s ­
was born in Indiana. He is not quite
p o rta tio n w o rke rs. «2.141 earned by
six feet in height, and weighs 175
! d e r ii s l w o rkers, an average o f «1 HTfi
pounds. He has brown h air and blue
earned by m in iste rs, ,1 .2 9 " by teach
eyes. He is among the best known of
I ere, about «1.050 by gove rn m e nt em-
the Western stars. He was a cowboy
, ployees. and an average o f «1.415 per
before his screen debut made him fa ­
to 1900. b u t crop acreage since 11« Ft w o rk e r In a ll groups o th e r th a n fa rm ­
mous.
E conom ic Statu», E xcept has decreased about 3 p e r cent |*er
ers.
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D uring W ar Year«, D e­
c a p ita o f p o p u la tio n . In a d d itio n , the
T he food, fu e l and housing supplied
y ie ld per acre o f p rin c ip a l crops, w hich ' by th e fa rm the board's re p o rt ap­
c lin in g S in ce 1900.
had Increased ra p id ly u n til about 1900. praises a t about «630 per ye a r, w h ich
has declined by a ls iu t 4 (w r cent since. i the re p o rt p o in ts o u t leaves th e av-
New Y o rk. T he In e q u a lity o f the
Thus, fa rm p ro d u ctio n In p ro p o rtio n | erage fa rm e r a cash incom e o f about
f a ier’s econom ic p o sitio n , as com ­
pared w ith th a t o f persons engaged to urban p o p u la tio n has beep de­ «100 o u t o f th e «730 earned by his la ­
creasing since isnn, and has declined bor d u rin g th e ye a r 1924. A n average
By F. A . W A L K E R
In o ilie r occupations. Is s tr ik in g ly i l ­
lu s tra te d by th e fa c t th a t th e fa rm e r, by 20 |ie r c a n t since 1900 al*»ne. A ll re tu rn o f about «400 Is a llo w e d on the
f o r e ve ry d o lla r o f n a tio n a l Income o f these fa c ts Indicate, a cco rd in g to c a p ita l invested, m aking th e to ta l av­
the rep o rt, th a t since th e la -ginning o f erage cash incom e per fa rm e r o p e ra to r
BANISH SELFISHNESS
received by w o rk e rs In o th e r ac.
tiv itle s . receives less th a n h a lf a d o l­ th e c e n tu ry th e cost o f a g ric u ltu ra l about «.->»» a year. Since the cost o f
fo*»#j and c lo th in g purchase*! by the
r : YO U w ill lo o k aro u n d you. g iv e
la r p e r ca p ita , acco rd in g to a re p o rt p ro d u ctio n , p rices and m a rke ts havt
a few m om ents each day to th e
on the a g ric u ltu ra l p ro b le m Just com- not la-en such as to m ake It pay to i average fa rm fa m ily d u rin g th e year
m a in ta in th e same ra te o f Increase o f runs to about «473. th e average fa rm
cause o f d is q u ie tu d e iu business a n d
pleted by th e .National In d u s tria l Con­
social circle s, you w ill find, i f y o u r
ference board. New Yogk, a fte r n e a rly fa rm p ro d u ctio n fo r o u r g ro w in g pop­ I Income, th e board p o in ts out, is o n ly
u la tio n as existed before th a t tim e
l s lig h tly m ore th a n enough to purchase
h eurt Is tuned a rig h t and y o u r v isio n
a year o f stu d y o f tlie a g ric u ltu ra l s it­
W e do not have fa r to seek fo r at i the necessities o f life .
is clear, th a t selfishness Is a t th e
ua tio n.
b ottom o f m any o f o u r trou b le s.
S nee these figures represent av­
The fa rm e r's econom ic sta tu s, more- least one o f Ih e reasons fo r th is s itu a ­
N a tio n s and peoples In th e ir com ­
over, a cco rd in g to the b oard's report, tio n . a cco rd in g to the hoard's report. erages, th e hoard's re p o rt declares,
m endable e ffo rt to e lim in a te v io le n t
has shown a pro g re ssive ly d e c lin in g I f we exam ine a g ric u ltu ra l exports th e re m ust he as maDy worse cases as
hates, seem ingly o v e rlo o k th e despica­
tendency e ve r since 1990, exce p ting and Im ports. Blm-e 1900. fa rm e xp o rts th e re are b e tte r ones, and in m any In-
ble th in g fro m w h ich h o s tilitie s g ro w .
d u rin g w a r years, when be had a show a d is tin c t d o w n w a id trend, »lam-es th e re fo re fa rm e rs m ust have
S o rro w s th a t s t ir the eye to te a rs,
te m p o ra ry respite. F o r e ve ry d o lla r w h ile a g ric u ltu ra l im p o rts a re Increas­ had to fo re g o paym ent o f in te re s t on
debts o r taxes, to say n o th in g o f re-
w re ck homes and p ile burdens on ach­
o f n a tio n a l Income received by p e r­ ing.
Farmer Pays More, Gete L e u .
in g backs unable to bear them , com a
i pairs, equipm ent and m aintenance and
sona In o th e r lines o f occupation, the
T he fa rm e r's weakened p o sitio n In p ro p e r «are o f the f e r t ilit y o f the soil
in a la rg e n u m ber o f cases fro m s e lf-
fa rm e r received In 1H50 31 c e n ts; In
love, lllih e r a lity to w a rd one a n o th e r,
1M 0, 3ft c e n ts ; In 1«TO, 40 c e n ts ; In m eeting fo re ig n co m p e titio n at home in o rd e r to p a y o rd in a ry liv in g ex­
narrow -m indedness
and
ego tism —
1WK), 31 c e n ts ; In 1390, 3»i c e n ts; In and abroad, th e board p o in ts out, has penses. T h is s itu a tio n , th e re p o rt states
blotches upon y o u r escutcheon a nd
1900, »M c e n ts ; In 1910, 41 cents, and resu lte d fro m a tendency o f Ids e x­ is lllu m iu a tin g ly re fleets* I in fa rm
The ra te o f
m ine w h ich we o u g ht by e v e ry pos­
In lir.1l. 39 c e n ts In d ic a tio n s are th u t penses lo rise m ore ra p id ly th a n the b a n k ru p tc y s ta tis tic s .
sib le means a t o u r com m and s tr iv e to
b is
share
has n o t m a te ria lly In ­ p rices he receives fo r his products. fa rm fa ilu re s fro m 1610 to 1924 shows
ru b off.
O verhead c a p ita l coats. Includili«; a ll Ia n Increase o f o v e r 1.000 p e r cent. In
creased since.
taxes arid In te re st charges o f fa rm
«‘o iitru s t to th a t o f com m ercial f a il­
In m om ents w hen lo ftin e s s o f p u r­
An Economic Problem.
I ng. w h ich rose less than 09 p « r re n t ures. w h ich have rem ained p ra c tic a lly
pose takes hold o f us and we d is c o v e r
T he a g ric u ltu ra l pro b le m Is es«en
how s e lf-w o rs h ip fu l we are. I f w e
fla lly an e< oiioinlc problem , the con­ fro m 1SS9 to 1900, Increased about 1<’W> the same per ye a r d u rin g the same pe­
per re n t fro m 19U0 to 1910, and n e a rly rio d . <’a p ita l Invested hy fa rm o p *r-
w o u ld cleanse o u r own selfish souls,
ference board emphasizes, s lid any e f
we w ould soon And th e w o rld sw e e te r
fe i- tlie p ro g ra m fo r^ ilie so lu tio n o f It »Ma» |»er cent between 1900 und 1920. a to rs decreased fro m >47.000.000,000 in
B , H I R V I N Q K JN Q
and b rig h te r.
1920 to $32.000,000,000 in 1925, a loss
In o rd e r to embody a sound, fu r sighted F a rm la b o r costa In the 20 years In
In a heavy atm osphere o f se lfish ­
and w e ll balanced p o licy cun be a r ­ creased 1*) p e r cent, o p e ra tin g costs o f a p p ro x im a te ly $3.o00,UUi> < nj U per
ness how can th e sun o f g la d n ess
riv e d s i o n ly on basis o f a m ost l»er u n it o f p ro d u ctio n , c o ve rin g all year.
BRIDES
AND
MIRRORS
shine through?
Per Capita Income.
th o ro u g h g o in g stu d y o f u n d e rly in g m a te ria ls and p ro d u c t* o f o th e r In ­
H o w are we to p u t aside th is p re va ­
d u strie s purchased by the fa rm e r,
M T ! S IM P L Y c a n 't be dnne. K e lly ."
fa c t*.
S tr ik in g is th e com parison made In
^ P H E K E Is an o ld s u p e rs titio n , s t ill
x said tbe H o te l S tenographer, lo o k ­ le n t fa u lt In o th e rs I f we do n o t fir s t
In p re p a ra tio n fo r such com prehen­ p ra c tic a lly unchanged between Ik N i the re p o rt o f th e income per capita
m uch in vogue, th a t a b rid e should
p u t it aside In ourselves?
in g a fte r the d e p a rtin g yo u n g man.
sive, th o ro u g h tre a tm e n t o f th e s itu a ­ and 19*10. rose 110 |»er cent between o f th e n o n -fa rm in g p o p ulatio n w ith
not look In the m ir r o r a fte r c o m p le t­
T he p roper q u a litie s o f c o n te n t a nd
“ He w a n t you to m a rry h im ? ” asked
tio n , the conference hoard fo r n e a rly 1900 and 1920. Com bined coats j»er th a t o f fa rm in h a b ita n ts . W h ile tbe ing her t o ile t ; th a t Is, th a t a fte r
happiness are fre q u e n tly flu n g iis id »
th e House D e te c tiv e w ith h g rin .
a ye a r has been stu d yin g the a g ric u l­ u n it o f p ro d u ct rose over 300 ¡>er cent Incom«* |»er head o f urban population
leaving the m irr o r a t w h ich she has
“ N o," re p lie d the g irl, “ he wanted by those who co n su lt th e ir own In te r­
B u t w holesale in 1919 was 1723, $ A lfl In 1920 and
tu r a l pro b le m w ith a vie w to a n a lyz­ in these 20 years.
dressed fo r her m a rria g e she should me to go rid in g w ith h im In his fliv ­ ests, heedless o f the rig h ts o f t h e ir
in g the d iffic u ltie s responsible fo r " ttie p rlre a o f fa rm p ro d u cts Increased on ly $7**1 In 1921. th e per ca p ita Income
add s«»nie a rtic le fo r h e r to ile t— a glove ver.
neighbors.
fa rm e r's p lig h t.” In the op in io n o f 120 per cent d u rin g the same tim e.
o f th e fa rm in g (»opulation was $302 In or a ribbon ¡»erhaps.
" I'm not too proud to rid e In a fliv ­
I t is a In nientahle hnrnnn custom to
H is Income D w indles.
th e hoard, however, it la no m ore a
1919. $29* In 1920 and $1M> in 1921.
T h is la a s u rv iv a l o f th e m anner In
question o f w h a t a lls th e fa rm e r than
T h e re tu rn m i th e to ta l c a p ita l In ­ W h ile th is. In a measure, reflects the w hich th e a n cie n ts regarded th e ir ver. W h A i we get good ro a d * e v e ry ­ do th is, but th a t does not In the le n s t
w h e re I hope to own a fliv v e r. B u t I lessen o u r personal and duteous ob­
o f w hat w ill tie the consequence fo r vested in a g ric u ltu re , the hoard finds. la rg e r fa m ily u su a lly p re va le n t on
own reflected linage w h ic h was as a
»11 the rest o f the n a tio n, fo r In d u stry
In clu d in g the value o f the food, fuel fa rin a , a* com pared w ith the c ity popu­ p a rt o f th e ir s p iritu a l s e lf— th e ir soul, can’t rid e in one now. I suppose i f lig a tio n to h u m a n ity at large.
T o face the fa c t and know. Is b e tte r
finance and general business, fo r a ll and sh e lte r su p p lie d by the fa rm , d u r ­ la tio n . It does not m ake the feeding o r n t least th e ir “ e x te rn a l soul.” Some I had ever been to r id in g school and
th e urban pop ulatio n . I f A m erican
ing the five years p rio r to th e w a r o f these a d d itio n a l m ouths any easier, savage races so re g a rd th e ir refle c­ le arned to post up and dow n lik e Ihe th a n to keep on m a k in g m is ta k e a f­
g irls on horseback I m ig h t synchro­ te r m istake and p ilin g up re g re ts f o r
a g ric u ltu re continues to lag behind In averaged 5 S per cent, b u t d u rin g the in th e vie w o f th e a u th o rs o f the re ­
tio n s today. T he shadow o f a man and
nize m y s e lf w ith the Jumps o f a fliv ­ ourselves and those who in la te r y e a r»
com parison w ith the general econom ic fl\e j ears since 1920 averaged o n ly 4 p o rt.
a m an’s refle ctio n had to th e p rim itiv e ver.
niust ta ke up the burdens w e a re n o
de\rl(»|»rii«*nt o f the co un try
In aum m ing up the causes o f the man a lik e re la tio n to th e man h im ­
l»er cent, and th e net re tu rn on the
" I am tire d o f b itin g m y tongue. I longer able to c a rry.
T he fo llo w in g n u n s tip a few o f the In d iv id u a l fu rm o|*erator'a in ve stm e n t fa n n e r s d iffic u ltie s the re p o rt de­ self. T h e y p a rto o k o f th e n a tu re o f
I f we make hut a step o r tw o In
c a rd in a l fin d in g * o f the conference o n ly 2 |»er cent.
cla res th a t w h ile 0» pier cent o f the w h a t th e m odern *Theos<»phlsta” ca ll am w eary o f w o n d e rin g I f tny b a re tte
has come out o f my h a ir. I do not th e rig h t d ire c tio n and hold o u r posi­
b o a rd ’« re|M>rt on th e a g ric u ltu ra l
T he average re tu rn to th e fa rm e r fa rm e r s Incom e dd|»end* on w o rld con­ a man s “ a s tra l body.**
lik e to be nervous about some im p o r­ tio n bravely, w h e th e r we sta n d * ir
problem Just com pleted, s e ttin g fo rth fo r his la b o r and m anagem ent, a fte r d itio n s o f supply, demand and costs,
T h is b e lie f Is at th e base o f the re ­
sym ptom s and causes
a llo w in g a n o m in a l re tu rn on c a p ita l w h ich are out o f h l* control, most o f lu cta n ce o f c o n se rva tive savages, and ta n t p a rt o f my c lo th in g sh aking fa ll, we w ill have aceom pllshed some­
loose fro m its m oorings. M y m other th in g w hich w ill cheer us as we n e a r
Lagg ing Behind,
Invested. In c lu d in g tbe fond. fu e l and th e elem ents e n te rin g In to the ex­ o f some old fashioned c iv iliz e d peo­
was seasick when she came o ve r from j the g a th e rin g tw ilig h t.
T ra c in g tin* developm ent o f Arnorl
s h e lte r supplied liltn hy th e fa rm . In pense o f <>|>erating the farm , th a t Is, ple o f a s u p e rs titio u s tu rn o f n iln d , to i
«',c. b y M c C l u r e N e w s p a p e r R y n t f l c a t e . )
th e old c o u n try and I have a weak
can a g ric u ltu re slu<* lie fo re C iv il w n r the five years p receding the w a r, a v­ th e cost o f a g ric u ltu ra l proluctlO Q , “ have th e ir p ic tu re s ta k e n "— o f w hy
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eraged 1470 a y e a r; In th e five years
the b re a k in g o f a lo o k in g glass b ring s lik e a fliv v e r does It I get a sense o f
tln c t tendency o f the fa rm in g Indus­ since 1920, fflo o a year. B u t ta k in g w h ic h place th e costa fo r th» fa rm e r death in to th e fa m ily .
I t Is an In ­ u n c e rta in ty th a t inakps me nervous.
In to account th e Increase In th e cost ou a h ig h e r level o f values than the h e rita n c e fro m u n to ld ages o f the no­
t r y and fa rm p ro d u ctio n to decline
“ Some day I may fa ll in love w ith
re l it t h e i r to o u r |H»pulatloii g ro w th , o f liv in g f o r th e fa rm e r, th e rep o rt w o rld level o f r a llie s w h ich d e te r­ th»» th a t “ th e soul goes out o f the
a guy a ll b ro ke out w ith fliw e r lt ls . I
beg i on lug w ith the year lOtst W h ile finds th e p u rch a sin g p o w e r o f Ids a n ­ m in e * th e h u lk o f the fa rm e r's In ­ body w ith the re fle c tio n .” as one
H a v in g to produce nt a level w r ite r p u ts It. N ow th e bride, ha vin g suppose I w ill ta ke him w ith a ll his
fa rm land acreage Increased fa ste r nual Incom e since 1920 about 4 i>er come
BY JO SEPH K A Y E
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costa, th e fa rm e r must meet p a rtlw lly dressed h e rs e lf before her fads and s h iv e r tny w ay around the
th a n the p o p u la tio n up to I m u i . the cent below th a t earned by him in 1914.
c o u n try in them, but i f so, I shall eu-
acreage o f fa rm la n d per In h a b ita n t T h ia the h«»ard co n tra s ts w ith the a v­ c o m p e titio n w h ich , pro d u cin g at lo w e r glass tu rn s aw ay and com pletes h e r
Joy h i in, not them.
alltce then h a * «lecraased 30 per cent. erage Increase o f 22 |»er cent In Ihe cost, lim its the m a rke t fo r his su rp lu s a ttire . T h e re fle ctio n o f h e rs e lf p a r­
“ I f I w ere a man and w anted to At 21:
George Barr McCutcneos
Im pro ve d acreage co n tin ue d to In | “ re a l” annual e a rn in g « o f w o rk e rs In in accordance w ith the abundance or tia lly
a ttire d
ha*
va nished—been m a rry a g irl I w ould p la y a tr ic k on
Managed to W rite a Story Be­
s c a rc ity o f w o rld crop«.
crease fa s te r th a n im p u ta tio n up to o th e r In d ustrie s. In clu d in g wage earn
d ra w n back sa fe ly In to herself. F u lly
her.
I w o u ld ta k e her In m y arms
tween Shortstopping at Col­
lh**» but |w r ca p ita acreage o f Ini
ers and c le rk w In m a n u fa c tu rin g and
a ttire d she m ust not ve n tu re a n o th e r and te ll her I had ordered a fliv v e r
lege.
proved fa rm hind baa decreased by tra n s p o rta tio n , m in iste rs, teachers and
N e u ritis in m u« lrla n « and tvp in ta I , p ro je c tio n o f her e x te rio r soul, her as­
Just to ta ke her rid in g . I f she tu rn e d
a ttrib u te d to an a e ru m u la tlo li if lim e tra l h«wly, le«t some accident should
governm ent employees.
about Id ¡ m t re n t a ttire th a t lim e
pale and looked frig h te n e d yet swore 44 2X M A G A Z IN E In Boston k n o w n ns,
T he arre u g e o f harvested craps In
A c tu a l e a rn in g s o f th e fn rm e r In naita betw een ahnulder und arm , due happen to It w h ich m ig h t react upon
she was glad
. o f It, I w ould know th a t .
T he W a v e rly accepted a s to ry
creased fa s te r Ilia n the p o p u la tio n up 11*24 in re tu rn fo r his la lto r are com* t<> m n a la n t fr ic tio n .
h e rs e lf causing death o r d isa ste r in , , , ,
I had found a woman who w o u ld s tic k | «nd p rin te d it when I was tw e n ty -o n e .
the near fu tu re .
A nd bride« upon
to me no m a tte r w hat m is fo rtu n e be­ M y tim e then was also sp«*nt In p e r­
th e ir we«hllng dayt lik e very young
fe ll. I w o u ld know »hat she loved me fe c tin g m y s e lf n* a sh o rts to p on th«*
years t»efore th e n it flo ta tio n method
tun ame any m ore than a «♦•- ondary c h ild re n , have a lw a ys been regarded fo r m yself alone and 1 w o u ld m a rry college nine and in la b o rio u s ly m em ­
as p a rtic u la r ly susceptible to the In ­ h e r and hny her a real
m ethod fo r s e p a ra tin g «»res.
as a re- o riz in g th in e * Just before th e ‘exam.®
fluence o f “ b la ck magic.**
w ard fo r her devotion.
‘T h e Idea never died out, however,
"Im m e d ia te ly a fte r the p u b lic a tio n
(.c" by M c C lW re N « w « f» » (» *r S y n d ic a te »
(V B » jrrl» a i kg i b , w \ . u « h : S r n d lc s t ., la c .)
and ten years ago m e ta llu rg is ts In
o f the Story I assumed the d ig n ity o f
A u s tra lia made a great step bv flo a t­
a real author. I sent a second e ffu ­
I I I I I- l + H - H - l- H H t - l - r I i ! H - ! - 1-
M in to n * Saved, but O rig in a to r of Idea
o f «mt«y WM,er »»nd sw ished them
in g s ilv e r, lead and r.lnc ««‘p a n .te ly in
sion to The W a v e rly , and th is tim e
H a t Passed In to P ra c tic a l
around u n til a »«-mu appeared on the
d iffe re n t «»Ils. T he w n r halt««! p erfec­
A LINE O’ CHEER
I was hold enough to a«k them I f th e y
su rfa ce o f th e w a te r- - a acuin w h ich ,
O b scu rity.
tio n o f the process, and it was not
could not pay som ething fo r It. B u t
to her eyes, ap|»eared to co n ta in m in
dy John K e n d ric k Bangs
u n til 1920 th a t both A u s tra lia n and
they were In clin e d to adhere to a
lie n v e r. Colo. K roin a w om an's e ra l values, a lth o u g h at th«» tim e «he A m e rica n
m e ta llu rg is ts
made real
s tr ic tly lite ra l conception o f w h a t «
could
not
<*oncelve
o
f
m
etals
flo
a
tin
g.
4 I I I 1H- H H «- h - h -I | - H - H - 1 I I ! t
h a ire d fo r d ir t ha* develn|»ed th e o il
progress and «leveloped the m ethod to
c o n trib u tio n ought to he; a c o n trib u ­
“ She rem«ive«l th e scum, poured out
e«*h'4'tive fi<»tath>u process whl< h has
a prm th'Ml p o sitio n . Now It Is used
T H E NU R S E
tio n « a s a c o n trib u tio n , and so f a r
made the tre a tm e n t o f com plex and the sudsy w a te r Hnd foun«l a t the hot
a lm ost through«»ut the w o rld , and has
as they were concerned th a t was a ll
O W M a rc h m ay h a r e a H om e­
low grade ores a success.
M llllo W a o f tom o f th e p a ll a sludge w h ich she m ade p a yin g p ro je c ts out o f w o rk in g s
th e re was to i t
ly fa ce .
d« lia rs have been made and saved by knew to be o n ly w aste rock p a rtic le s
h ith e rto unprofitable.**
A n d w a y s too f a r rem o v e d
" A [>eri<Ml o f ten years elapsed be­
th e method, a lth o u g h its «»rlglnstor, i he m in e ra l valu**« w ere floated to the
fr o n a ra c a
fo re I had a n o th e r s to ry In a m aga­
to
p
w
h
ile
the
r«»-k
sank
C a rrie E v e r-o ti. ha* |*as»ed lot«» p rsc
T o be as lo v a b le aa June
C hange* Nam e
zine, but 1 had n o t labored In v a in ,
W it h a ll th e v n lv e r a e In tu n a.
th a l <>h«< u rlty .
“ H e r b ro th e r analysed th e ecura and
fo r I received fifte e n d o lla rs fo r th s
T e t I do lik e to t h in k o f h e r
F ra n k fo rt, K y. Residents o f " p o o r
J. J C la rk , m a jo rity o w ner In the d e term in e d th a t lead and lin e values
p e a p lte h e r rowichlah t h a r a c te r
t a le — (ie nrg e B a rr M rC u trh e o n .”
K y .."
need
no
longer
he
b ig KltHuiN* m ine st S ilv e r,o n t'o|o., had rld«b»n to th e su rfa ce on the F o rk .
Aa of a k in d ly nurwe w h o « ♦ • r d -
T O B A Y : W ho does n o t know "O ra n -
te lls how she «tum bled out«» the Idea, gr« a«e tuihbles o f th e soap. Just as In ashamed o f th e name o f th e ir to w n ,
A t A p r il « d o or w it h lo r ln c hands
s
ta
rk "? and “ B re w s te rs M illio n s ” *
as
G
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rn
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ields
has
signed
a
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ill
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» m l o th e r Ib -n ve r m in in g men vouch the m«»dern float Ion pr»»e«s th e y rise
A n d a ll th e a w e e t* th e M a y days
M.s u trh e o n Is the a u th o r o f both, and
ch a n g in g It to ''C um b e r I »ml, K y ,”
f o r bis sto ry,
to th e surface «»n tin y r a fts o f o il,
b r in g —
I f he had w ritte n n o th in g else ha
“ One day in 1*97.** C la rk »ays, *M l* s
“ T h e b ro th e r took up the Idea and
M k a m y ow n « h ild h o o d « Janes
w o u ld s t ill he e n sh rin e d In the a n n a ls
an d ll» n n a h s
FverMu» w as In her b ro th e r’s s««sy s ta rte d to develop It in a sm all way.
R e ju v e n a tin g P ie t
o f th e p o p u la r novel fo re v e r m ore,
W h o s e h e a rt« « e r a b a tte r th a n
ofitce In iMetivar sad saw a p ile o f
tr y in g to in te re s t many p ro m in e n t
B e rlin
IH dicIous re ju v e n a tin g pies
th e tr m a n n e rs
B u t he has w r itte n scores o f o th e r
d ir ty <»re sacks, w h ich h e r wom an's m in in g tu rn
In a short w h ile many may he bought fo r 30 ce n t* each Each
C
M ft’ l » « N *»« i>« p er a y n d ir a iA )
stories, so his fam e Is s till m ore s *
In s tin c t fo r clesnllnews tui|>elled her «cle n tlftc in v e s tig a to rs were at w o rk co n ta in s a p in ch o f r pow der devised
cure.
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,
to ta ckle .
She <h>used them in a pall
n th«* Mime th in g , but U was « o e ra l bj a d is c ip le o f S teiubacfk
• ««papar «yodicM o»)
l £ *» M cClars . \ , « , | . a p , , * rB j | c< l< >
Farmer's Income
Half of W orker’s
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
CTHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
W H E N I W AS
TW EN TY -O N E
WOMAN’S GENIUS SOLVES
ORE TREATMENT PROBLEM
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