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Show hit How Hod Mart SUICIDES IN THE WEST Old Jewelry ' Made New I Explained by Large Number of Health and Fortune Seeker Who Go to That Section of Country. e 4 and his wonderful bag d4 ejys more mtmii.hlni; things than our rteert jowrjors do. W ran transform your old y Into nrw, remount your dm armrslv In a mond, mid mnU old V that will'drfiuht you Our modmt I' nrra make t.uvtnu: easy. Atml tin The root suicidal city In the Failed Stutes Is San Ittejro, Cnl , which hud it sim ldaT fata iiiiriir, of &F3rpeF1fiiW people p therteaHtrts-IloHFnke17- was where the rate for the same-yea31, sms WoihVs Work In ltr) titles the suicide rate for 1915 was per 100,000 people. Film's running hm k j tea years show precisely the same m JjJer of precedence In different parts of the United States, The eastern states j have the lowest rate from 1910 to j 1014 It was 1ST the southern .states rome next, and thou the rate Increase progressive!) ns one poo west, vtuh lap the. highest rate on the 1 nritl roast, and especially In California. Certain explanations tonu Immedi flfely 7T0 ndnif.Tiiiifoi tTTT J uii rsi riant ny Invalid, and despondem y oii their phvsiettl condition ttotv Increase the ant eh! o percentage of the stale. Ihe Rooky mountain and INeiflc state draw thousands of men who are ttd a Inrste seeking their fortunoa proportion fail In the quest. The Fast and South nre more settled in their wavs, less soli et to amldea business and aortal upheaval, and eonequenti, more the homo of stemhgoing people, Tho West is more adventurous and stilt attracts a considerable number of people whoso varying temperament and varjing fortune might easily Its greater tendency to M . ;ie r Robert M.Moulion j j , ! ' 4m--' Si w. rt' A - ?. n j- - h- - r . W V --fTj1 rtf7 NSnW al-J- ffc owe him a ex-pla- large debt for our knowledge of corn culture-anare still learning O from him how to yields ofgrain in-'crea- 'y$ d Not a Good Marktman. "What is the chief aim of Jobllng'a JFIOJPI 7ZWZ& I22SZP of the soil that his stalk should be perfect, that ears should escape the insect and the blight. The harvesting of the (orn Is in our modern practice essentially the same process ns that of the Indians. The method of during and storing has not changed. The corn was placed fn ventilated structures on stilts, for the corncrib every farmer uses Is an Indian invention also. So much for the Indian corn ns seen In 'the ko called corn belt of the United States, Here the aborigines had developed It into the lordly plant. The ingenuity of the Indlnn farmer came Into play in the Southwest, where he. raised excellent corn In what seemed s sandy desert. To Insure moisture for the plant the Indian buried the seed a foot or more underground at the bottom of a hole bored out by his planting stick. The com is fine of. the wonders of Ilopi husbandry. When deeply Interred Mondamin comes to life, he sends some slender roots upward, hut under the new conditions the main roots are not put forth until they are within an inch or so of the surface. The Hopis build wind screens for the further protection of the plant. When the plant at last matures the part above ground looks like a low bush; and ears. The United yet It bears fine, States government used to try to teach the Indians of the Southwest how to farm, but now It finds It about as profitable to go to school to them. It has been accepted for many years that In the Dakotas and much of the Northwest It was impossible for the white fanners to grow corn because all of the varieties tried were killed by frost. Recently It occurred to some scientists that despite the drawback of the weather the Mandan Indians were raising corn. An expedition under the auspices of the American Museum of Natural History made a study of the agriculture methods of the Mandans. It developed that for centuries the farmers of the tribe had been developing a hardy corn. The seed had been selected from year to year from stalks which showed no effect of frost The stalks of tills variety are so stunted that they are more like shrubs than the plant which is common to other latitudes. Seed corn raised by- the Mandans is to be sown all through that region, which, according to the official maps, is not at all fitted for raising corn, and thus the food supplies of the nation will eventually be increased by many millions of bushels every year. The secrets of the cultivation of this strangely acclimated tropical plant were found by an archaeologist and not an agriculturist, and were handed over by Buffalo Bird Woman and others of her tribe in the belief that they might help the white neighbors. This, by the way. Is returning good for evil, for in the early years of the white race on this continent the Indian was ill requited for all T that he did for us. se GOD we must have for ourselves and our allies, and that we can make this country the granary f the world Is due to that magician of the globe the aboriginal Burbank- the North - American Indian. .There are many who hall the red man as the greatest of agriculturists, for his work on this continent In developing and cultivating food plants has been nothing short of colossal. Not only staple products, but also numerous varieties of edible grains, vegetables and fruit, owe their present useful forms to hia skill. It is a popular fallacy that the Indian was merely a hunter, that he lived a haphazard and existence by fishhis and the soil was and that the chase tilling ing only an incident of his communal life. It ts a late day to give the guerdon of recompense to a race which so many times kept our forefathers from starvation and furnished the' cornstalk bridge on which civilization came to these shores, and yet even now credit should be given where it is due. Most of the valued articles of diet of which the discoverers and explorers of the early day found the Indian in possession was not Indigenous at all, and many of them came originally from tropical countries many thousands of miles distant. The Indian tribes made frequent war excursions to the lower latitudes and brought flack grains and vegetables of all kinds which they used as seed. Maize, or Indian corn, in its present form represents one of the great achievements of primitive planters. It came originally. It is now generally accepted, from southern Mexico and was eaten by the Maya tribes. At first it was nothing more than a coarse grass on which were tiny ears resembling the top of the wheat stalk. Each grain had Its own envelope of husk. Occasionally even now grains of com are" found which have their individual husk, thus showing how the maize of our day reverts to type. The plant was essentially tropical and even now after centuries of culture In the tem- perate zone It ls sensitive to frost. The tribes of North America saw the possibilities of the grain and hastened Its evolution. There has been crossbreeding since by white farmers, yet deep-growin- hand-to-mout- well-forme- g d -- - as a matter of fact the com culture of the present day Is practically as it came from the hand of the Indian. Me has adapted and modified it to various sections ot the country by a process of careful selection. the kinds of com which exist today are described In the accounts of the white settlers. Black and red com, the white corn, the yellow corn, are all mentioned, not forgetting the soft, gummy corn of the sweet variety, the Yt Indians. The culture of corn was more than 4 farming It was a religion. The selection of the seed for the next planting was done with such care, the various colorings were so studied and modified that there grew up a veritable maize tra All -- But existence?" Making money," inis always hard up." kjulte rime. Ills aim la poor. Birmingham , The Indlnn discovered for himself the science of Irrigation, Many of the tribes, such ns the Crows and the Apaches, early made use of the river bottoms for the cultivation of the stipie crop corn. When the condition of dryness came they would construct a rough temporary dam of logs with which they could divert the course of part of the stream Into their lands. Tltero were primitive ditches which distributed the water. ' Southwestern Indiuns, however, were hydraulic engineers, who played every1 point In the game against drought. They, and also the primitive people who had preceded them, worked out extensive ditches with channels and lateral branches. These ditches as seen In Arizona and New Mexleo show how thoroughly the Indians had developed Irrigation on lines which we would hull In this day as scientific and efficient. There Is much to he learned even by the fanner who lias had the v training of the agricultural college If he will study the system or Irrigation perfected by these' tribes of the Southwest, who in so many respects resemble the Egyptians, They made the Oila river their Nile, and, strange as It seems now, we find the people of the Pueblos now 'taking up the culture of an Egyptian cotton under tutelage of the United States department of agriculture, and from seed brought from the land of the Pharaohs, in this region are also seen terraced gardens, which are watered in accordance with the demands of approved agriculture. It Is one of the Ironies of fate that In Oklahoma and other regions where the Indian and the Caucasian race meet In competition In agricultural arts, as, for Instance, in the county fairs, that many prizes are awarded to our first farmers. This especially applies to corn and other cereals. The great help which the work of the Indiua will be to this country will no doubt be shown later when an effort Is made to utilize to the full the products which he has so much developed. The shortage of wheat, as reported, shows much could be done In the cultivation of corn, the planting of which In many parts of the country .begins In June. Tills grain is put In this country In much the same category as the Great Chan of Literature placed oats when he declared that It was a grain used In England for horses znl in Scotland for men. The jieople of the United States huve been shipping large quantities of com for use of other nations as human food and reserving their own apply principally as feed for horses. Modern science has given us wizards in the arts of hybridization, like Luther Burbank, and yet with all the knowledge which civilization has accumulated It has never been served on this -- continent than by the real founders of our agricultural resources the American Indians. , tjUr so-call- f. Worlds Most Powerful Searchlight World Principal Jad Mine, The tkorldH principal Jade mine is in Burmty, where the privilege of mining tins stone lots been In the possession of otto Indian tribe for many BEET GROWERS' It is ten feet high. Its mirror has a diameter of - in-ju- re Sbnftnrt West and wtlle in tbe tribe of men. the the crop was looked after by fesThe planting of the corn was in reality which success tival, as was the harvesting. The attended the development of the ecragglyIS litue feet tropical plant to the splendid stalk often 03 Pec a half long. and foot a ears tall and with mens of the raising of the Iroquois are described, was due to the zeal and the scrupulous care of the in the Indian planters, inspired by romance. Corn direct from came which food the tradition became the breast of Mother Earth. The keeping of the was a matter of sentiment and ot proper faith. Mighty Mondamin, committed to the grave, -wax is, again, and it was the duty of the thlers sd c- - and It weighs three tons. Its beam is as brilliant as the sun at eight oclock In the morning or four In the afternoon. New York latitude, and you can read a newspaper by Its light 30 miles away. The heat of Its focused beam is so Intense that it will set paper afire at a distance of 230 feet It has a candlepower of more than oae and a quarter billion. , These are a few astonishing facts about the Sperry searchlight the Invention of Ulmer A. Sperry of Brooklyn, N. X who Is already known as the Inventor of the airplane stabilizer and ship gyroscope bearing his name and the first electric are pght When the last big air raid over London was made by Zeppelins, the Sperry searchlights bathed" the. big dirigibles In beams of light they - could noj escape. According to some London accounts the Sperry sehrchRght ts the Zeppelin's Nemesis. , beacons along the Sandy- Hwds coast' Id Sperry searchlight is 22 times more brilliant than that light Were the Sperry lamp substituted for the lighthouse beacon, a ship passing out to sea could be bathed In light until it disappeared below the horizon. By swinging the light back and forth across the sky It has been made visible 150 miles away. For navy use the Sperry lamp illuminates a target ten times more brilliantly than any other projector devised. Equipped with a carriage that permits the lamp to be turned In a circle and In any direction up to 90 degrees, the giant searchlight is of the greatest value In detecting aircraft. The operator cannot control It near at hand; thjt great beat prevents " w - Ifiat He must stand 50 feet away. At that ffi-tan- focus-accuratel- beet-growi- sgsapaeg IN USED BARGAINS . 4 SO . In tl Hu I $' m iip n M ft i(ni ft me Win t, Jr ti C- g EXPECTED. The teacher was trying to sho? the children how it was that our forbears were so of other countries. She talked for an ignorant boftr about the Jack of knowledge of the small, ness o ships and the fear ofnavigation, the unknown. Then that' JlmrnZ was not attending. 'Y? 400 that we know 80 fittie about other years ago, Jimmy?" she said, spring, lag the question upon him, "Fiease, miss," Raid Jimmy, without a mo meats blsltation, "because we werent born." by J tit - siSS it New tf ttt HtfV AS P WOMS time In Iriamthe tmrhT itart Use her in epeeial tW rt Ontt alots, tnua rttiirsl. mien fwr so .lav toon tu ruishetl unit eemmtloti Haul while Inara. w rite Muter Itahcf Mehooi, 1J Cane txtr-e- r IntC morcul Hi , Matt 1 aka iiy, Utah. WATTED irretdinfi. How Alexander Atsumed Power, go, the father the old legend of Greek King Mid, onc king of Phrygia, wna originally a poor peasant The people of Fhrygla being much disturbed, an oracle had Informed them that a wagon would bring them a king who would put an end to all thair trouble. Not long after this anylng Gordlu (Midas father) auddonly arrived in the midt of an assembly of the people, riding In hi wagon. At once, to the great aurprUe of Gordiua, they made him king In his gratitude, Gordius dedicated the wagon to the god Zeus, and It waa placed In the acropolis at Gordlum, The pole of the wagon tv a tied to the yoke by a knot fif bark, and a second oracle declared that whoever untied that knot should, reign over all Aala. It wa Alexander who untied the knot with j hi aword thus assuming himself to be the man Referred to by the oracle. A SUGAR COMPANY ng Vice-Preside- nt; L ' 4 "'ll) lift i c Soort'Soft There la one way for every man to are some ladies to, there say "They determine for hlinself whether the rich that they never wear a gowa world is growing better or wortte. AH twice." he has to do Is to ascertain whether "That does seem extravagant, but I the number of people who agree with believe Its the otyW-atp keep at him ts Increasing or diminishing. pair of white shoes white. Houston Post Real Devotion. Back. Club Member I understand fc They Don't C- -o "Just what ts your husbands ambi- shows great devotion to his nfj. tt tion in lifeT true? Y "He has nontf. ' : Waiter Yes, sir. Why, t"Poor man. I suppose that ia why he through a five-renmvie la I got married wifes favorite actor riaya, aS'A&fegg BlE ! , motor-drive- COULD HARDLY S 1- - 0 9rnie iiin4 Cm Auto all-Do- tl'lt,it tffin tuf l)t Rand .'k. CARS O f. IT' S factory. Sugar factories are earning handsome dividends. The demand for sugar will be more acute after Die war than at present, because the factories of great sugar producing nations have been destroyed or used for war materials and it will requires decade of reconstruction before these countries will be in a position to compete with American sugar manufacturers; therefore it Is reasonable to assume that a modern beet sugar factory at Rigby, operated on a scientific basis, will earn the same substantial dividends that others are doing. It is stated by experts that Rigby is the prize district of the intermountain west for the successful operation of a beet . sugar factory. If our salesman fails to call on you, write our office at Idaho Falls for further particulars. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. A. G. GOODWIN, President ; WM. P. HEMMINGER, A. W. GABBEY, Secretary; IL F. ALLER, Treasurer; DR. H. A. ANDERSON, Chairman Executive Committee, BEET GROWERS SUGAR COMPANY. . Advertisement y heat-radiatin- fltt - ce he is able to upon any moving object. Because the rays projected by the lamp are nearly parallel, there 1? no diffusion of light over a wide area.. The beam Is concentrated. When the searchlight is being operated. the temperature of the ere Is 8.000 degrees Fahrenheit 7,000 degrees higher than the melting point of the metal holders of the carbons. Consequently in order, to prevent these a parts from current of air is forced, by, means ofmelting, n a blower through the carbon and supports discharged through the disks that surround the holders. In the Beck the holdlamp ers are sprayed with alcohol ie prevent them from meltings The several factors which combine to make the Sperry lamp so powerful are the small electrode,, the special carbons used, the manner in which they burn and the parabolic mirror. Popular Science Monthly. SAIT LAKE An independent sugar company, having no connection Awith the combined companies of the state. The stock we offer is 7 Cumulative Preferred, par value, $10 per share, and is retirable at $12.50 per share after January 1st, 1923, or is convertible into Common Stock share for share, at the option of the holder of the Preferred Stock. Subject to prior sale, $300,000 of the 7 Cumulative Preferred Stock .is offered at par, $10 per share, with a bonus of Common Stock on the basis of one share of Common Stock for each four shares of Preferred Stock purchased. The Preferred Stock is preferred as to assets at par as well as to dividends. Dividends to accrue at the rate of 7 per annum upon any sum paid toward the purchase of such shares, from the date of such purchase. Dividends in excess of 1 to the Preferred Stock shall be paid to both Common and Preferred Stock in proportion to the number of shares outstanding.Our factory at Rigby will be located in the center of the largest body of well irrigated farm lands under cultivation in America. Three lines of railroad traverse the Rigby district, affording splendid transportation facilities. The GREAT FEEDER CANAL, the largest in the world built for irrigation, together with all the other numerous canals in the district, are owned and operated by the farmers at a minimum cost, and the water rights are the oldest appropriations on the river, and the point of diversion is the highest upon the river, and decreed. Our factory location, which has been purchased by the company, is the choice out of several desirable locations recently examined by one of the most capable experts on factory construction in the United States. It is located in the geographical center of about 60,000 acres of splendid proven beet growing lands, over 6,000 acres of which is signed up with exto 1924 infarmers for the years 1918 perienced : : clusive. . The Rigby district is well settled with thrifty, prosperous fanners who have grown sugar beets successfully for some fifteen years, and who are anxious to grow beets for the Rigby All five feet, MAKERS OF JEWELRY too MtIN WRMt Authorized Capital $1,150,000. Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Idaho. Factory to be - at Rigby, Idaho. dltlon. the methods of raising com were taken over directly by the early settlers, and although there have come Into being mechanical appliances for methods plowing, planting and harvesting, the have really ' not changed since they were dewas loosened veloped by the Indian. The ground of bone or or wood with hoes made either of The well- handles. wooden with antler or flint chosen grains were put In holes made by planting sticks. If the planting season had been delayed In water so by frost the Indians soaked the grain in germination. made be up that lost time might powerFrequently a little hellebore or some other ful drug was added to the water. This did not the grain and either stupefied or killed soy of the crows which might dig qp the seed. Often snares were laid for the feet of the birds, and later fantastic human figures were placed in the scareTOrQ clearings? the precursors of the modern crows. The weeds were hoed away from the young corn plants, and as the season advanced the young corn of cultivating work was hilled. The main BOYDin PARK y 1 ! -. el |