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(. 1921, Western Newspaper Union.)
.LESSON FOR OCTOBER 9
ACK to the soil 1 Itlnlio or bust 1
Well, iinywny, Chicago woke up
the other morning to sttire at n
scene u hit out of the ordinary
on thu grounds of the Chicago
Motor club ut Sixtieth street ami
Cottage ( i rove avenue, within n
stone's throw of the Midway of
World's fair fame, l-'lrst Im
pressions recortletl several big
wrniy trucks, 115 automobiles of vailed vintages
und makes, n score or, more of "bungnlo.v trailers,"
men and women In khaki, children of all ages.
family washing llnpplng on lines, Hres going, tlie
mull of haeon and colTee. family breakfast groups,
mid u big sign that set forth that the Chicago
Motor club was entertaining "(Jen." W. D. Scott's
modem caravan, en route from Brooklyn, N. Y.,
' to r.ulil, Idnlio.
"Times change and we with them," sagely re
marked an ancient philosopher. They do, Indeed,
though probably we change less than do the times.
I'or Chicago, young as it Is It was not Incor
porated as n city until 18IS7 has seen many n
caravan headed west In the old days. Hut thv
were caravans of "prairie schooners," drawn by
oxen or mules. And the men and women were go
ing forth to face the unknown, fight Indians, turn
ill: the prairie sod, contend with grasshoppers and
drought and put up n ttfty-flfty battle with fate
for a home and a living.
Not so this caravan. It was traveling In com
fort and at speed. It know Just where It was go
ing. It was scheduled for kindly attentions along
the way ami a warm welcome. Its land was se
cured. There was water for Irrigation. Houses
tind warehouses were ready. Everything down to
the last detail had been arranged. Failure was
unthinkable. Success seemed assured.
Shades of Kit Carson, Marcus .Whitman and
3righairi Young! What a contrast the Lincoln
l.ighwny of 1021 to the Santa Ke trail of the
Thirties, the Oregon trail of the Forties, the Mor
mon tiall of the Fifties, the 'Tike's Peak or Bust"
of the Sixties!
The figures of the census of 11)20 show that the
trend of the population from the country to tlio
city has become greatly accentuated since 1010.
Now, for the Hist time In the country's history,
More than half the entire population Is living In
"urban territory." That Is to say that of the popu
lation of 105,08:1.108 persons 51.0 per cent are liv
ing In cities and 48.1 per cent In rural communities
)u the census of 1010 the corresponding percent
ages were 40.Il and 5IJ.7.
Tills Is a condition that Is regarded as neither
desirable nor entirely safe. Therefore many are
the projects to get city dwellers back to the soil.
Hack to the soil ! An American slogan for Amer
icans ! Yet the country does not extend a general
Invitation to all comers. It Is not ready to support
tin lndellnite number of miscellaneous applicants.
Mother Nature Is very far from being the benevo
lent old soul she Is pictured by the tlctlonlsts who
write fa nn prospectuses. She does not give her
liountlcs for nothing. She demands full payment,
f ml she exacts full penalty for mistakes.
It Is the surest kind of a sure thing that the
country home that pays Its own way means hard
worlc for somebody. There will bo blisters, back
aches and sore muscles that will have to bo worked
from soreness Into strength. Kro the billowing
pruln delights his oye, the city man will under
stand why providence or nature or evo'itlon pro
vided him with eyebrows.
Moreover, there Is a slowness nnd n deliberation
In nature's ways nnd methods thnt to the city man,
used to doing things upon the Instant, will be little
less than maddening. It Is useless to rage against
thu ordered processes; they cannol bo hurried..
The city man must learn to wait for seed time
end harvest nnd to possess his soul in patience.
So It is evident that there Is a balance to be
f truck. The city Is one thing; the country Is an
other. The city cannot he transplanted In the
fountry. And no one can strike this balance for
the would-bo biick-to-the-lunder; he must do It
for himself.
In striking this balonce, however, there Is more
to be tuken Into account thnn the dollars. There
ore tho beauties of nature. Thero is pure air,
undented by smoke and soot; a place In tho sun,
with no skyscrapers overhead to shut out the blue
ky und the stnrs and tho moon; honest thirst
tlint makes nectar of the gods out of water from
the well and buttermilk from the spring-house;
t nppetlto that would put a soul under tho ribs
of Death ; sleep the like of which no city man ever
kuows.
From many viewpoints fanning is tho highest
and best of callings. Fanning is nn honest busi
ness. Tho farmer Is no useless consumer, no pnra
ulte. lie Is a producer; ho contributes directly
to the wealth of tho nation. Ho Is independent
and Is beholden to no man for pluco or favor. Ho
does not climb up by dragging others down. Land
Is the fundamental natural resourco from which
tho natton draws Its life. And the farmer Is tho
bulwark of tho country.
Yes; back-to-tho-land Is tho right thing for tho
jiht man. Ho will find Independence mental,
moral and llnunchil. lie will find a real home.
And old Mother Nature will likely throw In health,
btrength nnd happiness for good measure.
One of the photographs reproduced herewith
f-hows Itoynl N. Allen of the Chicago Motor club
welcoming William I). Scott, leader of the cara
van. Mr. Scott used to live in Minneapolis. Then
he went to Hoston. Later he became a successful
sales manager In Hrooklyn, with a home at 2."0
Decutur street. lie Is a middle-aged man, with a
wife ami two children. During the war he made
a reputation as, a "four-minute iqun." He bail
made up his mind to drive to the West this sum
mer, buy u ranch, bang up his hat and grow up
with (he country. Several of his neighbors grew
Interested and asked to go along. And that's how
the colony Idea started.
Then Mr. Scott wrote to commercial clubs ami
state iiikI county olllclals in different parts of the
West. Gov. David W. Davis of Idaho responded
promptly with a definite offer. Mr. Scott went to
Idaho and made a' study of land In Twin Falls
county, along the Snake river. Here's the way
Mr. Scott tells it:
"That fccttled it. When 1 saw that Innd I knew
It was Just the place 1 was looking for, and I lm
mediate! took an option on n.lliO acres. The land
was offered to me at the uniform price of $125 an
acre, with water rights, ?25 an acre to be paid
down nt purchase and the balance within ten years
at 0 per cent Interest.
"This whole land project is supervised by tho
state. It is financed by tho Idaho Farm Develop
ment company, the president of which Is 10. T.
Meredith, who was President Wilson's secretary
of agriculture and who Is it practical farmer mid
the proprietor of nn agricultural newspaper lu
Des Moines, la. Mr. Meredith and his associates,
Incorporating under the Cary act, .spent .$025,000
developing the.xo tracts. The waters of three trib
utaries of the Snake liver, draining the watershed
of the Jiubidgo mountains, 47 miles southwest
ward from our colony, were dainmed and Im
pounded In the Cedar Creek reservoir. Thence a
steel Hume leads the water down through the
canyon of the Little Salmon river, Irrigating the
lands which we have tnken up for our future
homes .and ranches. We have, In all, an area of
about three miles by six.
"This Irrigation enterprise immediately made
mnrvelously fertile many thousand' of acres which
theretofore had been merely a sagebrush prairie.
The area had been used only as cattle range ami
was one of the most sparsely settled districts In the
state. With Irrigation, there Isn't a better country
for growing alfalfa, onions mil the famous Idaho
potatoes. On farms In the sume neighborhood and
enjoying Hko advantages to ours there have been
grown world record crops of nlfalfn, wheat to the
tune of 02 bushel to the acre, and potatoes rating
us high as 012 bushels to the acre.
"ISuhl, our nearest railroad town, Is about 12
miles from the most distant ranches of our colony.
It Is it lively town only nine years old, but with
about 7,000 population. A fine road, which Is more
'than 50 miles long and which runs directly through
our tract, connects Hulil with the new mining town
of .larbldge. Out of the Jarbldgo mountains the
Guggenheim Interests have taken more gold than
all the yellow metal yielded by Alaska. The town
of Jiiibldge Is the natural center of that rich coun
try, and our colony will be Its nearest source of
supply, with n good road running straight into It."
Mr. Scott returned to Hrooklyn bubbling over
with enthusiasm. Ills enthusiasm was Infectious.
He was besieged with applications for member
ship. Hut the 5,120 acres will make only 128
trncts of 40 acres each. So a weedlng-out process
was begun. Every prospective member was put
through tho third degree. The rule was laid down
that every nccoptcd member must he "100 per cent
American"; must hnve at least $.'1,000 In cash;
must bo able to toko core of himself and family
until the first crops are mnrketed. Kven then the
128 members of tho colony were quickly secured.
In the meantime, tho Idaho people, who had evi
dently tnken n shine to tho Hrooklyn people, were
doing their part. Governor Dnvls visited Hrook
lyn and addressed n meeting of the colonists. The
Huhl chamber of commerce sent Bon II. Bushman,
ono of Its leaders nnd secretary of tho notary club,
with offers of servlco from tho chnmber nnd tho
club. So tho deal went through without u hitch
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und the start was made from Hrooklyn ou July 28.
The only semblance of trouble was oer the se
lection of those to form the first caravan. Of
couise, there was disappointment on the part of
those who had to wait. Hut there were reasons
why nil could not go. The principal one Is that It
is Impossible to clear the sagebrush off all of the
5,120 acicb all at once and prepare the land for
cultivation. Also, some members reipilre time to
close out their business Interests to udvantage.
Probably the second caravan will not set out till
next summer. Of the colonists as a whole Mr.
Scott says this:
"Of the 400 or more In our colony nbout 00 per
cent are Hrooklynltes. Approximately 25 per cent
now live lu other boroughs of New York city;
about 10 per cent hall from New Jersey or New
England, while (he remaining the per cent come
from scattered localities, home of them In the
South. About 10 per cent of the whole number
of these pioneers are former residents of the West,
but not more thnn 15 per cent of them have had
any practical experience at farming either In the
East or In (he West.
"Nobody Is borrowing trouble because of lack
of experience, however. Idaho Is by no means
hhorlMghtod to the advantages the success of so
widely advertised an enterprise holds out. Experts
from the Idaho Agricultural college are to provide
supervision and skilled labor for the first year.
We are told that If we work In harmony with these
experts, obeying their directions, they will guaran
tee results. The Idaho authorities predict that we
can pay out by the end of the third year on the
proceeds of alfalfa, onion seed and potato crop-?.
As further evidence that Idaho waits for us
with welcoming arms outstretched, a construction
rumpany already Is at work erecting permanent
bungalow homes for many of our party, to be
available directly on our n nival. And there U
being built a warehouse In which may be stored
such household effects pending their occupancy
of their new domiciles as the colonists may elect
to forwiud to Idaho Instead of consigning to the
auction man before thev shake the dust of Hrooi;
lyn from their feet. Probably there will be not less
thnn lid carloads of freluht, cliletly household ef
fects, to be forwarded by rail."
Some people would doubtless think that on auto
mobile Journey of 2,500 miles was quite a trip un
der the circumstances and that the railroad could
do the Job not only faster but easier. The colon
ists hae figured that nil out. Says Mr. Scott:
"lu the first plate, railroad tiwnsportallon rates
are awfully high; we travel much more cheaply
tills way. Besides, motor car is an essential on
an Idaho ranch; why not kill two birds with one
sioneV We'e got a pretty complete caravan;
we're traveling pretty comfortably. Speeding Is
not permitted, the Idea being to maintain n steady
I nice of about 12 miles an hour on an average, the
caravan touring only during the day mid pitching
Its bivouac each night. In addition to the passen
ger cars nnd the bungalow trailers, there are
three three-ton service trucks, an administration
car, u traveling postolllce and a quartermaster's
car and a pair of extra trucks whose duty It will
be to run ahead of the caravan during the nights
to keep It properly supplied with provisions and
equipment.
"And finally, the tour Itself appenls to us senti
mentally. We're seeing the country to advantage
mid we're going to have tho delight of going
through Yellowstone Nntlonal pnrk."
The caravan readied Chicago by way of Albnny,
Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Cleveland and Toledo. '
It started west from Chicago over tho Lincoln high
wny. It will follow tho Way to Cheyenne, Wyo
whero great doings wero scheduled broncho
busting, it barbecue and a regulur "Out-where-tho-West-begins"
celebration.
PAUL AT EPHESUS.
LKSSON TKXT-Acta 19:1-11.
GOLDHN T1CXT Thou uliult wornhtp
tho Ionl thoy Uoit, nnd him only shall
thou nerve Mutt. 4:10.
UlSFKItltNCK MATK!UAI,-!lov. 21-7.
PRIMARY TOPIC - Pant a LovliiK
tYlenil ami Mlnlslur.
JUNIOR TOPIC-PaiiI and tho Silver
smiths. INTKRMKDIATH AND SKNIOIt TOPIC
Kxpurlunco In KplicmiH.
YOUNO PKOPI.H AND A11ULT TOPIC
Planting tho Uospel In a. Center of Pa
KiiliUiii. I. John's Disciples Oecome Chris
tians (vv. 1-7).
These twelve disciples had only
been taught the baptism of repent
ance as a preparation for the kingdom
of God. Paul taught them to believe
in Christ, that Is, to receive Illm ns
the One who hnd on the cross pro
vided redemption for them.
II. Paul Preaching In Epheous
(vv. S-10).
1. In the Jewish synagogue (v. 8).
Ills message Is characterized by: (1)
boldness. He realized that God had
sent Him and that Ills authority was
hack of Illm. (2) Benson. He rea
soned with them. God's message la
never sentimental nor arbitrary, but
In accord Willi the highest reason. (.')
Persuasion. It Is not enough to come
boldly with a reasonable message; It
must be accompanied by persuasion.
(I) 'oncoming the kingdom of God.
lie did not discourse on curient
events, literature, or philosophy, but
upon the message of sr.lvatlon through
Christ.
2. In the schoolbouse of Tyrnnntis
(vv. 0, 10). Paul's earnest preach
ing only hardened the Jews. When
they came out ami spoke openly
against this way of salvation In
Christ, Paul separated the disciples
from them and retired to the school
house of Tyrannns.
III. Cod Working Miracles by Paul
(vv. 11-10).
So wonderfully did ho manifest His
power that handkerchiefs ami aprons
brought from Paul's hotly healed the
sick and cast out evil spirits from
those whose lives had been made
wretched by them.
IV. A Glorious Awakening (vv. 17
41). 1. Fear fell upon nil (v. 17). News
of the casting out of these evil spirits
created Impressions favorable to
Christianity.
2. It brought to the front those who
professed faith In Christ while not
llv ng right lives (. 18). They be
lieved, but had not broken from sin.
;t. Gave up the practice of black
arts (v. 10), This means forms of
Jugglery by use of charms nnd magi
cal words. All such are In opposi
tion to the will of God; therefore no
one can have fellowship with God and
practice them. They proved the gen
uineness of their actions by publicly
hurtling their books. Though this
was an expensive thing valued at
eboiit 512,500 they did not try to sell
the hooks and get their money buck.
When you find you have been In u
wrong business, make a clean sweep
of things; burn up your bonks on
Spiritualism, Christian Science, etc.;
empty your whisky ami beer Into the
sewer, and have a tobacco party sim
ilar to the Boston tea party.
4. Uproar of the Silversmiths at
EphcMis (v li:-ll). (1) The occa
sion (vv. 2II, 21). This was the pow
er of the gospel In destroying tlte
Infamous business of Demetrius and
his fellows. It was clear to them that
Idolatry was tottering before the pow
er of the gospel. They were not In
terested particularly In the matter
from a tellghais standpoint, but be
cause It was dmlermliiliig the princi
pal business of tin" city. (2) The
method (vv. 25-20). Demetrius, a
lending business man, whose hiNncss
was the stay of others of" a similar
nature, culled a meeting and stated
that much people hud turned from
Idolatry and that thu market for the i
wares was materially weakening. He
nppealed to his fcUows (a) ou the
ground of buslnens, saying "This, our
craft, Is In danger of being set nt
naught," (v. 27). (b) On the gioiind
of religious prejudice. He said "The
temple of the great goddess Dlaiiii
should he despised" (v. 27). He lie
came quite religious when lie saw that
his business was being interfered
with. Ills speech gained bis end; the
whole crowd was enraged and .veiled
lu unison, "Great Is Diana of the
Epheslans." The mob wan quieted by
the tact and good Judgment of the
town clerk.
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tooT(ircometheonini,roldiandotha
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ctMn RWtV alt ntirr.
numuimmation. it
builds tm tha itrnnrth frv
enabling tho organs concern
ftd tA nrmtorfo ta thjtr work.
Thousands testify to tta valua
aiicr protracted alcuneaa, an
attack of Gripor Spanish In
fluenza. Tha MmI tn.1IMn In tha
housa for vrcryday Ills.
SOU) EVERYWHEM
TAMXTt M UQUW
Thirty Feet
of Danger
Tito Intestines bend and
twist and turn on them
selves more than thirty
feet of them and when
food waste clogs them up,
irritating and dangerous
poisons are formed and
carried bv the blood
through the system
Remove this food waste
regularly with Nujol the
modern method of treat
ing an old complaint.
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Fast Friends.
"The nnJor nnd the colonel seem to
bo Inseparable."
"They are famous cronies."
"Never havo a cross word, I dar
nay?"
"Not often. Back lu the eighties
the major voted the llepubllcnn ticket
und when he's a little out of sorts till
colonel reminds him of It, but outside
of that they get along very well to
gether." Birmingham Age-Herald.
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jhc proinisca of the manufacturer. This
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A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself; as lika
an endless chain system the remedy ia
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who arc in need of it,
A prominent druggist says "Take for
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and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re
sults, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has so large a
ale."
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so many people claim, that it fulfills al
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liver nnd bladder ailments; corrects uri
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of
and
The Fall of Jerucalem.
And Nebuchadnezzar, king
Babylon, came against thu city,
his servants did besiege It. And he
carried away all Jerusalem, and nil
the princes, nnd all tho mighty men
j of valor, even ten thousand cuptlves.
II Kings, 11:11 ami II.
The Day of Reckoning.
And they consider not In their hearts
that I remember nil their wickedness;
now their own doings have beset them
about ; they uro before my face.
lloscu, 7:2.
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