Show THE WHITE RIVER COUNTRY in the opinion of one who has trav bied much and observed closely the most truly and rightfully contented people in the united states today to day are the small landowners in what is known as the upper white river coun try anywhere from newport ark to carthage mo they are contented be cause their surroundings are ideal and until recently the great uneasy dis quieting world with its artificial needs and inadequate compensations has been to them but little more tangible than a dream here still existent and by reason of their very rarity at this day and time more delectable than in the past are the con conditions u it I 1 ons which have eer appealed with irre sis tible force to the independent spir cited anglo saxon every man Is the supreme ruler of his own little prin el acknowledging no master save the law and possibly his fern fem anine helpmeet cringing to no em asking no favors from the world save those that his neighbors feely extend and expect as freely in return he re lives in a latitude where the extremes of heat or cold are never known and at an altitude that insures perfect health the richest bounty of nature has been showered upon him with unsparing hand but it is a question whether he more than dimly realizes the fact he lie accepts aa as a mat ter of course the fertile soil which produces ia in abundance every cultis able growth common to the north temperate zone the surrounding for ests of 0 valuable woods and the under lying stratas of precious minerals the springs and streams of translucent purity on every hand the wealth of fish and game at his very door such aa as less favored mortals annually travel hundred of miles to find he Is con tented but small credit Is his for that tor for how could he well be otherwise than content 9 it Is sad that such Ideall stio conditions may not hot con chitte but it Is written that the pres ent possessors of this favored land must soon give place to others more appreciative of its incomparable fea tures A railroad has recently cut its way through the best of this region and the unaccustomed rustle of bank notes and chink of coin will event eventually uaIl Y tempt the hill dweller to part with his birthright so it has always been in the worlds history the good things that are ours without price invariably pass from our hands before we come to understand their value the white river country will shortly be ered anew by a class of immigrants better capable of judging its itlen the men who seek modest homes where the lay of the laud will effectually prevent crowding by too close neighbors where their cat tie tle can fatten on free range where the wealth of forest and mine awaits development by intelligent workers and where the game and arid fish en recreation to all who have leisure and inclination tor for sport |