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Show Little Journeys in ? i Americana By LESTER B. COLBY The Dollar in the '40s ' libraries. If we will search OUlt their dusty shelves, will yield np many strange volumes. Thou-sands of them seem to be forgotten. They are curiously printed and often ponderously written. But some of them show pay streaks of rich gold If they are sufficiently prospected. Almost ninety years sgo John Regan came to America from Scotland, and with his hrlde settled on the Spoon river In Illinois. He became an au-thor. His book, "The Western Wilds of America." to be found In some li-braries, tells curidns things, for In-stance, this about building his house: "I will now give a statement of the entire cost of the structure. 17 feet long, 14 feet wide snd 8 feet from floor to Joists, roof 5 feet pitch, with a nice little garret snd back room 8 feet by T "Two days' hewing S 1.50 Carrying timbers to ground... .60 600 feet studding, 4 In. sq..... 6.00 200 do scantling 2.00 400 do oak sheeting for roof. . 4.00 2,000 black walnut shingles... 10.00 1.000 feet black walnut lumber, siding 10.00 000 feet Cottonwood planking. floors 6.00 24 pairs window sashes 1 .87 Vi 30 panes of glass at 4 cents each 1.23 Putty IS I.lme fr building chimney.... 1.00 2 pair hinges, 85c screw nails. 15c J50 Total JftSAIH "Add to tills, say. six dollars for board, and thus for 101..10 or about eleven pounds sterling not counting oftr lubor we got a pretty commodi-ous building. Still It was only a shell and on the approach of winter required to be lathed and plastered Inside, which cost $15.00 more." John Regan- records the price of some commonplace commodities In the 1810s, and 18.r0s. Mutter was ten cents a pound, smoked bacon five and a half cents, eggs eight cents a dor.cn. sugar si cents a pound, coffee ten cents and whisky twenty-liv- cents s gallon. Farm prices apparently fluctuated much. A chapter written In 1848 re-cords that, "The farmers being. In general, men of small capital, an Im-mense amount of grain Is thrown upon the market Immediately sfter hnrvest; and then, as a necessary result, the price rules low. A shilling for wheat, sixpence for oats, fouqience for Indian corn were common prices then; where-as In October. March, April, May and June, when navigation Is open, the prices Invnrinhly rise and those who are able to hold on until then are sure to obtain a good return." Rood cows, when John Regnn ar-rived and for some years thereafter, had a standard value of $10 each. He puts down thnt when he went out among his neighbors to buy his first pigs he was surprised to ttnd them In the same category with kittens. They were not sold In new settlers hut given away. Eggs were three cents a dozen In the store at Klllsvllle and neigh-bors scorned to charge a newcomer for settings. So he found himself soon In the hog and poultry business. Farm labor, he put down, could be had at from $00 to S80 per half year. This half year was the half year from spring to full when practically all the work was done. In the winter the farmer got along without help. And the laborer, one might guess, got along without ir.any things. !Q. 1IJt. Lester B. Colby I We Want Yon f to keep in mind the fact that in addition to printing this news-pap- er we do job work of any kind. 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Good work i requires time and our motto " is that any-r- S thing that's Oi worth do- - fZ"JH 1 ing is worth Lmt as haf thai mi whtlt w Asm rAe rime to Jo your Printing as U thmUd 6a done UPSTAIRS CLOTHES SHOP S75 SOUTH MAIN SALT LAKE CITY The Largest Exclusive SJV) pl Two -- Pants Suit C House in the West V hi For Men. y Young Men Hats, Caps am j ipf' ""J. and Boys Furnishings ..'' - ' ' ' Western History You may seek out the one greatest factor in the growth of the primeval West from sagebrush to its spreading acres of farm land, factories, schools and business and professional development and you find it to be man, man of imagination, creative ability, leadership a mix-ture of muscle and brains. , The institutions, organizations and individuals who, in the continued development of the West, strive to out-- reach their forefathers, still are men but men who have benefitted from the experience of those who laid the foundations for their work. These men today combine brains and energy but energy in its modern form The brains plan and command but the command is the pressing of a button or the throwing of a switch. The I hard muscle work is done by the tremendous energy of I this newer force. r- I Ask our Engineers to call on I you and help in the solution of your problems , Costs nothing - , 1. PUBLIC SERVICS niataarsss. , . , siaia-..- -... . --- - t an .. ... n, t . - in aissiai n i .a. - S THE WAY" TO SUCCESS IS UNDOUBTEDLY g i THROUGH TRAINING $ 5 FOR BETTER RESULTS, GET YOUR TRADING WHERE YOU ARE GIVEN PERSONAL ATTENTION 1 NEW CLASSES EACH WEEK IN DAY AND NIGHT g SCHOOL. J 2 CalL Write or Phone for Information I Salt Lake Business College ? I UTAH'S QUALITY SCHOOL I S 15', E. 1st South Wasatch 7280 j ,r . BEE HIVE STAGES 3 Salt iAlte City, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Idaho Fal's, Boise, $ 5 Portland, and All Points in Idaho and Oregon. S $ Park City and Tooele. BUSSES ALSO LEAVE FOR g Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Reno, Ely, g Heber City, Duchesne, Vernal, Coa'.ville, Grantsville, Alia, g I Union Bus Station J t 144 East Broadway I . SALT LAKE CITY WAS. 6231 3 SALT LAKE FLORAL COMPANY Visit our greenhouse. WHOLESALE RETAIL CUT FLOWERS POTTED PLANTS FUNERAL PIECES & DECORATIONS EXPERT DESIGNERS HONEST VALUES DEPENDABLE SERVICE Very good express Bervice on Tooele Bus line at a very reasonable charge. PHONE HY. 1118 NITE PHONE HY. 2339 We telegraph ffowers to all leading cities. 1910 SOUfH STATE STREET Last British Invasion French Practical Joke? The lust Invasion of England by an armed enemy force was on February 22, J TUT, when French armj of 1,400 wen, under General Tate, landed at Fishguard with an idea apparently of conquering Wales. The whole affair proved farcical. Lord Cawdor hastily gathered together the local mllltla, and hundreds of women, dressed In the national costume, red mantles and besver hots, accompanied their men folk, whereupon the Invaders, conclud-ing that large reinforcements bad reached Fishguard, hastened to make unconditional surrender. Tate was an American, many of his officers were Irish, and more than half bis men were convicts released to help to equip the expedition. There were not wanting cynics, who declared that the French government hud planned the whole affair with the sole Idea of get-ting 1,400 Incorrigible ruffians board-ed snd lodged at the expense of the British- - Washington Put Office Above Personal Regard . When a friend made a personal ap-peal to George Washington to appoint a man whom Vanlilngton did not be-lieve to he competent, the first Presi-dent said to him: "My personal feelings haw nothing to do with the rase. I am not George Washington, but President of the United States. As George Washing-ton 1 would do this nian any favor In my power. AS President of the United Slates I can do nothing." Lincoln said to a visitor who came to the White House In the course of the Civil war and commiserated wltb him on his trials and bis burdens: "It Isn't the war that Is burdening me and killing me ; It Is your plagued Pepper-to- n post office." I have found this remark quoted In a score of books on politics and government Jackson and Lincoln, from all accounts, were more besought by office seekers than any other men who have been Presi-dent of the United States. Edward Q. Ixwry In the Saturday Evening Post. Gingko Tree Only One That Has No Enemies ' Only one species of plant life now growing In the United States Is with out an enemy trying to take Its life. Dr. William A. Taylor, chief of the bureau of plant Industry, reported to the house appropriations committee during hearings in Washington. "This nnmolested tree Is the Jap-anese ginkgo tree," Doctor Taylor stated. "So far as we know this tree has no Insert or fungua enemy at the present time." On a drlvewny lending to the Unit-ed States Department of Agriculture buildings the street Is lined on both sides with the ginkgo trees. In the fall they present a striking apear-ance- , for as the yellow leaves fall they heap up on the sidewulks like piles of gold. The ginkgo tree has a fruit, but one which the white man scorns. The nut Inside Is rather tasty, but ss Doctor Taylor snld, "It Is surrounded by a most ahomlnuhle smelling snd tasting pulp. It smells more like salt-risin-bread In the process of fermentation than any other thing. Chinese laun-dry men pick up the fruits, tuke them home, clean them and eat the ker-nels." Kansas City Star's Science Service. . Oddest Radio Station in Virginia Graveyard There are many atrange radio sta-tions In the world, but one of the strangest, perhaps. Is the station that is located in a graveyard. The re-deeming feature of the whole thing Is the fact tlmt it is not a human but a ship graveyard.' . Anchored In the James river near Port Eustls, Vs., are some 200 ships of, the Emergency fleet corporation. Built for use In the time of the war and now of no use to the government, they sre tied up awaiting sale, or death by decay. Tied np In 10 units of 20 hlps each, they spread out over this historic river for some live miles. When the high winds blow down the river the bonts oceaslonslly break away from their units snd go drifting down the river, a menace to naviga-tion. Also, when the high winds blow, the little hind phone line that runs to York town Is carried sway. It Is In times like this that the radio station, which is located on the flagship of the fleet, cornea into operation. A call Is sent to Hie navy yard at Newport News snd tngs are dispatched to re-turn the refractory bost to the fold. Even In culm weather the transmit-ter gets sn occasional workout by transmitting messages received by phone from the Yorktown mine depot to the navy yard. Fort Eustls, near which this peculiar little station Is lo-cated. Is also the home base of the only railway - artillery nnlt in the United 'States army. Creel ForMtt oa FeciGe Nowhere In the world are there such magnltlcent forests as those found aloug the Immediate coast north of San Francisco, says the American Tree association. West of the Cas cade and coast ranges the mild cli-mate, heavy rainfall and generally humid atmospheric conditions have re-sulted In the production of forest that Is more wonderful In the density of Its growth and the majesty of Its development than Is to he found any-where else. The sequoias of Call for nla are the giants of the vegetable kingdom. The Douglaa firs, Sitka spruces and the giant arbor vliae (western red cedars) of Oregon and Washington are second In site only to the sequoias. From 'Earth te Sua The distance between the earth and sun varies from something more than 61,000,000 miles to something more than (M.UOO.OUO. The mean distance Is calculated to be about 92.800.OHO. The earth Is nrureat the sun In early Janu-ary and furthest away in early July. That the distance has nothing to do with the seasons may be seen from the fact that while It Is winter In the northern hemisphere. It Is summer In the southern. The real reason for the seasonal rhnnges Is the fnct that the earth's axis Is at an angle (23 de-grees) wllh relation to Its path around the sun. At thnt season of the year when our northern hemisphere is tipped toward the sun. Its rays fall more directly upon us, and we have summer. Figured "What on alrth due ye want to mnlrry thut young woman, Jess for?" Irately asked a Scottish parent when his son said he had be-come encuged. "For one thing, fulihi , the lassie's got a lovely figure." pleaded the son. "Maybe, an' no a eiiny piece In the hunk I" sniffed the old man. "No, whal nlioot Mag lowT She's forty. If she's a day, an' plump up an' donn like mason's lead-line- ; fctit "he's got live thousand pounds to her name. That's something like a figure!" Religions Statistics The number of religious denomina-tions In the United States listed tu the 1026 census: .Is 213. Churches re-porting number 2.11,083 with an active membership of ft4.024.070. The ex-penditure for the year 1020 Is n and I lie .value of churcb edi-fices listed la $3,842,577,133. , "Wild Goose Chase" First Used to Describe Race "A wild goose chase" has nothing to do with the dlltlculty of catching a wild goose but has a lot to do with the manner In which wild geese fly. The tenu was first used to de-scribe a kind of horse racing which resembled the follow-- t flight peculiar to those birds of passage. In this English chuse, as described by Tit-Kit- two horses would run 130 yards, then the Jockey who had the lead was at liberty to tnke whatever ground he pleased, the other being bound to follow within a specified distance or else he be whipped In by Judges who rode by. The passing and repnsslng of one another went on nntll one horse fell out through sheer exhaustion, thus giving the other equally overdriven animal a final lead. Talk About Relief I An excellent old gentleman grew hard of hearing and was beset with apprehension lest he become totally deaf. One day as be rested on a park bench another elderly citizen seated himself alongside. The ap-prehensive old gentleman saw that the newcomer was talking rapidly but his ears caught no faintest sound of the other's voice. He listened Intently In vain. He cupped a hand to his ear hut there was only silence. At last In despair he spoke his thought aloud: "It's come at last I I know you've been talking all this while but I haven't heard a single word." The answer given with a grin was explicit and satisfying to the worried deaf man. "1 hain't been talkln' Jest In.'" From True Story Magazine. i Trouble Not Letting Quick Is the succession of baman events; the cares of today are seldom the cares of tomorrow; and when we lie down at night, we may safely say to most of our troubles, "Ye have done yonr worst and we shall meet no more." Cowper. No Hurry Wife (to hubhy whose ladder has fallen) Try and bang on for a few moments, desr, while 1 pick these dowers. London Opinion. |