Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1914 — It Was Possible. [ARTICLE]

It Was Possible.

A Vermont man recently visited his brother, the owner of a ranch in one of the arid regions of the west. As the guest was shown .over the place, the owner told him of the difficulties and obstacles that had been overcome in making the desert bloom, and he also touched upon his plans for the future.

"You amaze me, Bill,” said the visitor. “Is it possible to make a living on such land as this and in such a climate?” “It sure is. I have had a good deal more than a mere living.” “I am glad to hear that, for you must have laid by something for a rainy day.”

The owner smiled. “I’ve done better than that,” he explained. “With the help of an occasional rainy day, I have contrived to lay by something for the dry days.”—Lippincott's.