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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

nav again come up in connection with
our Pacific coast trade
It is claimed that the islands are fer
tile. Some parts of them are now
being settled. The Ecuadorians have
established several plantations, and say
that they have enough grazing
grounds to feed thousands of cattle.
The islands have excellent cod fish
cries along the shore, and are also Ia
nous for turtles Of enormous size,
which are found nowhere else These
turtles when full grown measure about
three feet thick and weigh as much
as 500 pounds They are valuable for
their oil, which can be used in place OF
lard. An ordinary turtle will yield
about six gallons Of OIL and this Will
sell for IS cents a gallon. The Islands
have also seals and wild dogs, as well
as wild donkeys and cattle, all of
which are the descendants of those
brought by a colony from Ecuador
which once attempted to settle the IS
land, but failed.
There are other islands lying of the
west coast of South America that have
yielded more money than any other
spots upon earth Of similar size. 1
refer to the guano islands, which have
produced more than one billion DOL
lars worth Of fertilizer, and when, II
the present movement for their reno
walton succeeds, will produce hundreds
of millions of dollars more. This move
ment is backed by the Peruvian gov
eminent, and is based upon scientific
Investigations. I will describe it fur
Their on in this letter.
The GuanO Islands,
The guano islands begin at the
northern part of Peru, and they run
here and there through the sea off the
west coast of the South American des-
ert far down into Chile They are sc
situated that they have no rain, and
they are absolutely barren except 1oI
the vast fIocks Of birds which use
them for their breeding places.
The great value comes from the
droppings or manure of these urds
At the time they were discovered the
deposits were so large that the Pc
ruvians were two generations IN De
veloping them. They shipped th'
guano to the United States and Eu'
rope, and a fleet of vessels was en-
gagged in carrying it. The receipts palt
| a large part of the expenses Of tn
| government, and they kept the countr!
rich.
and was conquered. The result was al
! enormous foreign debt in the settle
| ment Of which the best Of the guam
/ islands were given over to the forelgl
! bondhoIders, and came under what l
/ known as the Peruvian corporation
| which corporation is still shlppln'
| from them 80 or more thousands ton
/ every year,
GunnO Deposits Run Low.
The guano deposits are now Amos
| exhausted. The most of the proouc
J had been consumed before the wa
with Chile. and a continual export ha
| zone on since then. The output nov
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
Refugees Not Wanted in
BELGIAN Cities Until the
Danger Of Attack Passes

London, Eng, Dec. 5.-The question
o1 the repatriation Of the Belgian refu-
gees in England has been under con-
sideration during the last few days.
There has been a certain division on
this subject in the Belgian cabinet it
self, one view being that the people
should be sent back to the big cities
like Antwerp and ordinary commercial
life resumed.
There are others who hold the view
that if the people do return it is i'm
possible that commercial and business
life can resume its normal courses
under present circumstances, and
moreover, that it would be extremely
undesirable to have the ruined cities
and villages repOpulated at present, as
they are likely to suffer greatly when
once again they become the scene OF
sanguinary fighting, as the Allies ad-
vance 20 drive the Germans out OF
Belgium. This is the predominant view
of Belgian ministers and municipal au-
thOrities.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

tbougb+ To he of value, however, until
about so years later, when a Frencn-
man called attention to certain OF the
deposits and claimed One-third OF the
product by right Of discovery. Inc
Peruvian congress voted him 5OOO TONS
but it is said that he never got H.
and died in a poorhouse in Paris.
other deposits were discovered by an
American named Landreau, and he was
treated in the same way, although our
state department took up his case, and
president Hayes referred TO II IN one
Dosits I,andreau discovered were worth
s4OO, OOO, 900, and according to me Pc
ruvian law he should have had SEE
0OO 900 from them He received noun
ing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
T temperance Public
Houses For Women
Started in London

London, Eng, Dec 5.-Realizing the
need Of recreation cenrers for women
whose protectors have entered the
army. American and English women are
making an effort in London to provide
wholesome amusements and temper
ance refreshments for women who
might otherwise go to public houses to
hear war news and discuss the progress
Of the armies in Europe.
Lady Henry Somerset and a number
Of associates have established a tenn
perance public house exclusively for
women and children, which is the first
of a chain they expect to open through
out London, to offset the temptations
of the ordinary public houses during
the war.
A disused beer house on Arthur
street. has been converted into what
is called the WOmenS War club Lit
tie change has been made in the bar.
excepting that only temperance drinks
will be served
In discussing the new movement.
Lady Henry said. THE club is being
formed for the wives Of soldiers fight
| ing abroad and the subscription is to
be two pence q month.
VIII Be Clubs for Women.
1T viii be meeting place where
! these women can talk over the late
war news, read the papers, write let
/ ters and obtain light refreshments.
We are providing for some sort Of con-
cert almost every evening
Women viii be permitted to bring
their children with them and matrOn
will be provided whose duty it will be
to assist mothers in looking after the
/ little folks in a room especially ar
/ ranged for their amusement"
Lady JellicOe, wife of the head Of the
! English navy has established a tenn
/ perancs hall for women in Hammer
] smith road. a section which has af-
! forded many recruits and abounds in
public houses.
( Mrs. B. Lathrop, a prominent mem
I Der of the American committee, has in
I stituted a similar recreation center on
1 Copenhagen Street, Islington, in a
| square where there are five public
/ houses which have the patronage Of
many women. Mrs. LathrOp will limit
I the service Of her club to women and
| children wwhOse living conditions
/ have changed as a result OF the
/ war and will make wholesome food at
| the lowest price the feature Of the or
| ganization. One quart Of nourishing
! soup and one-fourth loaf Of bread are
/ supplied to war widows for two cents.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
Marriages Arranged By
Parents Declared Void
By Chinese Magistrate

Pekin, China, Dec. 5.-A magistrate
in Canton court has recently ruled
that marriage arranged entirely by
the parents is not binding on the child
rem.
1t is still the custom in China for
parents to select mates for their child
rem. who. as a rule, do not see them
until the wedding day or a day or two
before the mOmentOus event. This ap-
plies only to the marriage with the
first wife. The second, third and fourth
wives, and those subsequent may be
selected by the man himself
OF recent years, especially since the
revolution, a number Of marriages
have taken place on the western lines
Of selection and have been preceded
by cOurtships.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
VALPARAISO, Chile, Dec. 5.-Dined
/ the other night on Holsters caught

VALPARAISO, Chile, Dec. 5.-Dined
NJ the other night on Holsters caught
on the shores of the island where
Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson
Crucoe, was cast away. Ihey WERE
large. tender and juicy, and DOUBT II
better can be found in the world. HoD-
inson Crusoe's island is becoming d
great fishing grounds. 1t has fine coo
in its waters, and it IS noted Tor It's
Holsters and other shell fish. II mas
also a large Chilean fishing co!ohy,
and the Japanese, who are organlliIS
a fishing industry in northern CIlle,
are considering the exploitation Oh IhaI
territory.
Is Juan Fernandez On Map.
Robinson CrusOe's island is known
on the maps as Juan Ferna -l'z. ,d6
belongs to Chile, and it lies about 4OO
miles west of this port Of Valparaiso
and $500 miles south of the Panama.
Canal. It is reached by goVerIne IN
steamers, which go there TO supply lne
colony at certain times of the year.
and It is ruled by officers OF the Chll-
can government. During my stay mere
I have met men who know the island
well. T.
has plenty of rain and is covered with
I a luxuriant vegetation. 1t is af1ected
! nv the antarctic current, which keeps
I ii perpetually cool, and the northern
1 half on which the rams ran IS GOV
.
| The island is only y miles long. by
seven miles wide. It consists OF
| great mass of rocks rising out OF the
| ocean to a height Of more than 4OOO
! feet. It is made up Of hills and noun
! tains, with many ravines and short
! valleys. The most of the shores are
! inaccessible, but at Cumberland Bay
/ there is an excellent landing place
/ Behind this is a settlement of cottages
/ ard huts made Of cane waited win
| straw.
The houses have gardens about them
| and at one time there was an attempt
| to start stOck-raising industry. one
/ settler is said to have had as many as
| 10000 cattle and an equal number OF
| sheep. In time, however, his business
| fell off and the cattle ran wild. The
/ island now has wild sheep, wild goats
| and Wild mules, and the animals thrive
/ without human care The grass IS eX-
| ccllent and covers every open spot on
the northern side of the island. There
4 are wild oats on some Of the hills ano
! also wild vegetables. There are wild
] fruits which have reproduced them
/ selves from the trees planted by Alex
ander Selkirk, and from the saDe
| source there are wild grapes as delic-
ious as those which Robinson Crucoe
| dried for raisins.
Monument Erected to SelkiFk.
/ Alexander Selkirk was cast away or
this island more than 200 years ago
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
Hayden An Unhappy Husband
Wife Squnnders His Money Tears
Up His Manuscripts and Causes
Him Great Annoyance

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN or Joseph
n to give the composer the name
4 which he now usually bears, was
horn either March 81, or April J. 1tSZ'
HAYDN himself gave the latter the cor
rect date, alleging that hsi Drother hau
fixed upon the previous Gay 70 saw
him being called an April fool. HIS
birth Mace was in the little market
town of Rohrau, near Prugg, about two
hours railway time from Vienna
His father was Wneelwrlght ana
his mother had been COOK IN the
family Of one of the local magnates.
HAYDN was understood, slender, and
short-IeEged. His nose long, beak ana
disfigured, pitted with smallpox, and ne
always wore wig. for the sake or
cleanliness" A poor portrait for lover
In Love First At 80.
He was early 80 when he first felt
the tender passion. He was somewhat
relieved of poverty that had always
hanpered him when he fell in love with
the younger of two daughters OF Bar
Der Keller, a Viennese hair dresser ana
wig maker. She was Of sweet DISPOSE
ton. but for some unexplained reason
she entered a convent, partly, II is said
to escape from the scolding tongue OF
her older sister and the father ingenu-
ously suggested to Haydn that he might
wife squanders Money.
Keller has been kind to Haydn and
whatever may have been the reason,
gratitude, or the wish to have wife
at once he sorely suffered for his mar
rage Anna Keller was three years
older than Haydn, and so religious that
she not only spent his money reckless
" on food for the churchmen, but in adj
dition forced him to compose gratui-
touslv so much for the choir, that plus
Catholic as he was, he rebelled. Haydn
never loved his wife, though he de-
clared he really began to like her and
might have had a stronger feeling for
her had she behaved in reasonable
Mrs. Haydn used his manuscript
scores for curling papers and underlays
for pastry She wrote to him when
he was triumphant in England for
money to buy a widows home, a
house he later bought for himself and
in which he lived for several years as
q widower.
Haydn hesitated not to fly the flag
of distress from the ship OF matrimony
and syndicated the news Of his wife s
remarkably long tongue
Haydn finally gave up trying to live
at home and sought his consolation at
court with Aloysia a young and hand
some Neapolitan singer, who was IN
happily married to a poor fiddler,
named Polzolli. After a while the
lovers separated. Aloysia married again,
though she held Haydn to an agreement
to marry no other woman and to leave
her q pension.
The famous composers inflamable
heart caused him serious trouble on
many occasions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
Hairdressing in the Reign of Rameses H. 134OB c. and
in 1914 A D.
in 1914 A. D.

before the first glimmer Of what we
call civilization had appeared
A writer on women's fashions has
expressed surprise that so close q. re-
semblance should exist between the
hair dressing employed by the ancient
Egyptian women and that prevailing
today. But in fact, the Egyptians
simply initiated models that had de-
scended to them from times incom-
parably more ancient than their own.
Women's hair naturally lends itself
to ornamental or decorative treatment,
and there can be but a limited number
of ways in which it can be done up.
The principal shapes seem to have been
discovered or invented at an extremely
early period
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
Panama Canal Is Put
on a Prohibition Basis

Panama, Dec 5.-With a view Of
thals has ordered that the Panama
canal shall be operated on a strictly
sober basis. His order, Issued upon
the suggestion Of Capt. Hugh Rodman,
superintendent OF the canal traffic, ar
fects all persons employed on the canal
who possess marine licenses-sUch as
pilots, tug masters, and mates and those
in charge OF the dredges at work in
the canal-and the Incorporating
forces. The order, among other restric-
tive provisions, fOrbids any canal pilot
entering a soloon while in uniform.
1t is believed that the order will
encourage confidence on the part Of
the ship owners using the canal, and
possibly have some influence toward
preventing increase OF marine insur-
ance rates on vessels passing through
the canal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
BY GARRETT P. sERvIss.

TTHE fact that woman has never
failed to understand the distino-
ton given to her by her hair is
shown not only by this picture of
woman's head, from statue recently
unearthed in Egypt and representing
an Egyptian princess who lived 5000
years ago, but also by pictures that
have been found painted on the walls
Of caverns inhabited by prehistoric man
tens of thousands Of years ago. In
some Of these cave pictures the shapes
of the WOmen's heads, shown in sill
houet Enthusiastically indicate that the
art and mystery Of hair-dressing has
made astonishing advances centuries
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN or Joseph,
X to give the composer the name
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05
~ FICKLR PUHLIO

win forget you If you drop out Of the
Hmelight for a moment. You can't at
ford to rest. when IL comes to adYertis-
ing. Systematic advertising. even in
the smallest way, is a constant re-
hinder add
Keeps You In fae Limelight.
Ready Reference Directory
Phone ass
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

II It's Worth Having, IT'S Worth Pay
ing For.
We don't have to give our advertis-
ing away, in order to get it. Our
patrons are satisfied to buy It. A word
TO the wise.-Advertiseme
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-05

Build up your nome valley. Use her
products.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27
Garden CITY

Clayton John attended the high
school play In Amboy last week.
The Royal Neighbor birthday club
win meet Monday. March 20 with
Mrs. Anna Hazel.
Dir. and Mrs. Ariie Buck have
moved into the tenant house on the
Mccormick farm. where Mr.. Buck
will work this season.
: Miss Vera Hirsche. who. has been
staying with her grand parents, Mr.
and Mrs, Crosswell. returned to her
home in Mankato Tuesday. !,
Christian Endeavor will be held
at the Methodist church Sunday
evening. s.. W. Buckles Is the lead.
er and the topic will be -our soci.
ETY. Training school,"
There will be a Singing bee at
the Christian church Friday, March
20. Dinner will be served free to
all who work. Anyone who wishes
to attend the dinner win be served
at fifteen cents O plate.
Rev. ]. q. olmsted IS giving q
service OF sermons at the Christian
church on The New Testament
Church. He will speak next Sunday
morning on when and Where
Founded. There win be special
music uAll ara invited.
A market day sale will be held
here Saturday, March 81. at the
fair grounds. beginning at one
o'clock. q. J.. Fitch of Lake. Crys-
tai WA be the anctioneer. Bring
what you want TO sell. and buy
what yeu. want 70 buy. ~
Miss Hendricks, state president OF
the w. G. T.. u. win speak at the
Christian church Friday evening,
March 90. She wiz also hold par.
Tor meeting at the home OF Mrs.
Sadie Fleming Friday afternoon. An
are invited TO attend these meetings
Considerable excitement was ere.
ated here Wednesday morning BY
the burning Of the Pettis house. oc.
cupied by William Skinner. No
other property was damaged and as
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27
M n N ( ! 70 Free PkEss

for their assistance In making the
convention such success.
Most OF the delegates remained
In Mankato until today and some
of them enjoyed the day visiting vari-
GUS interesting places about the
city. The convention was account
ed a great success by those in at.
tendance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27
Frcr. THURSDAYS Daily.
>. kAinneannlis- Mimi. Al

From THURSDAYS DAILY -.
? minneapolis, MINI, March H.
One thousand Anti-Eberhart re-
p1bliesns In convention at the
Minneapolis, Armory today under
the guidance Of J. =. jacobson
Of Madison, MInns heard assur.
anees from iverscn, Lee and e.
well that they would abide BY
the conyention's elimination vote.
Peterson qualified his promise by
insisting that the man selected
be on the square.
There were seventy counties
represented In the convention.
There were s6s votes. On the
first ballot Lee received 5s6
votes and he was made the IN
animous choice Of the confer
( enee. sN
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27
Petition In Probate.
Th,,r,a.v.s naitv

A petition was filed in the probate
court today for the administration
OF the estate of the late Adam Ar.
mold, who died In Mankato township
on March IL at the age of elghty-one
leaving property valued at $4,000. His
heirs are Mrs. Amelia Arnold. the
widow; Herman J. Arnold Of Heron
Lake and Louis A Arnold of Man.
kato, sons: and Mrs. Anna X.
Kleinsehmidt OF Manksto. Mrs. EN-
ma r. Stillman OF Hibbing and Mrs.
Minnie L. E. Anderegg Of Helena,
Mont, daughters. VI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27

Sheriff osten this afternoon went
out to Eagle Lake 10 conduct an In
vestigation OF the ruins Of the
dwelling wherein William oehiers
lost his life in fire last Thursday
night. The sheriff Is not yet fully
satisfied that there was no foul play
In Connection with the affair
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27

anu pfcntnteu 1ef Win Dedutnut
cut glass bowl.
w. q. Club Entertained.
The W. B. club was entertained
pleasantly last night by Miss Hilda
Gustafson at her home at 1922 North
Fourth street.
Attorney Arthur Schauh is in Wa
SEGA today.
Mrs. Sarah J. Men OF Lake Crystal
visited here yesterday.
w. II. Pay Is in st. Peter on
business this afternoon.
!, ole ostensoe OF Cambria was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
Miss Edith Epson OF Lake crys-
tai visited in aMnkato today.
Mrs. C l. Sellers Of Mapleton
visited Mankato friends today.
Miss Lemka aPck Of Minneapolis
is the guest of Miss Hazel Glenn.
Attorney George w. Ghampiin Of
Lake Crystal was in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Thomas OF
Lake Crystal spent today in Man
kato AAi IT, t8fftW So
Robert @. Champlin of Vernon
Center was in the city on business
this morning. .-E -.
Stanley F. Ellsworth returned this
morning from q short visit to his
home town of st. James.
Erastus Douglas, farmer OF De-
coria. is visiting in the city ut the
home OF II. ID. Diamond.
Mrs. Dodds and little daughter of
Lake Crystal visited with DR.. and
Mrs. r. NJ. Dodds today.
Miss Pearl Cleveland returned yes
terday, from several days pleasant
visit with friends In Luyerne.
G. c. Cornish and his son, Samuel.
were in town this morning. They re.
port the roads in fine condition.
T. c, Peart OF Minneapolis Is in
the city. lie came 10 attend the fun.
eral OF the late Mrs. Severance,
Mrs. A. p. Sullivan OF Hibbing
who has been visiting In the city,
will return TO her home tomorrow.
Thomas Burns of Chicago, travel.
ing. passenger agent OF the Allan
Steamship line, was visitor in the
city yesterday. q.
Hon. Miles Porter went to Mime
apolis today to attend the state meet.
ing OF antLEberhart republicans. DIR.
c. ID. Snow Is also attending the
meeting.
Mrs. +. II. Field, OF Byron street
left this morning for Milwaukee, hav.
ing been summoned their on account
of the death of her only sister, Mrs.
Elijah Fielding. ....-
Miss Pauline F. Hodge OF Ogdens.
burg. N. Y, Is the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. AZ. D. Haynes Of Byron street
Miss. Hodge is a stenographer for
steamship. company there.
B. b. Scripture and wife passed
through Manaktpw this morning en-
route from California to their home
In winona. Mr.. Scripture will soon
resume his run as conductor on the
Northwestern road between Winona
and fMankato., s--su.. :.
Mrs. ID. n Young, who has spent
the winter gin and around Mankato,
viii leave for her home In Eugene,
Ore. on Monday evening. Mrs.
Young camefto Mankato to bring the
remains off, her late husband who
died gin Oregon December 3.
August Ruge, general foreman OF
bridge work ofathe Omaha, and r.
J. Carney roadmaster of the North
western, both located at Mankato.
left Hast eyeniBgsfor Chicago to at
tend the Railway exposition, where
latest railroad devices of all kinds
have been placed on display by the
manufacturers. rr.H
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27
County Board Is
Urged to Assist

F-om Thursdays Daily.
That the county poor farm 10
in excellent condition and is run
in a manner that ought 10 salts
~ anybody was the unanimous
opinion Of the Blue Earth county
commissioners, who visited the
place late this afternoon. The
commissioners said there was no
occasion for the criticism that
was made Of the bedding and
other features by the deportation
agent Of the state board Of con-
troll.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27
From THURSDAYS osiIy.

Mrs. Mary E. Austin will proceed
at once to remodel the building on
Jackson street according to the
plans submitted to the city council
and to the state fire marshal. The
attorney general and the state fire
marshal, have notified Mrs. Austin
that as far as their offices are con.
cerned nothing further viii be done
In the matter, and that she may pro-
coed, to build the house according TO
the plans and specifications submitted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27
Pleasant Birthday Gathering.

T'U171't DF t'Eudy Nak1FcFHtH'
Mr.. James Luzader was honor
guest at a birthday party given at
his home. 22s Hinckley street yester,
day. He was seventy years old, and
as has been her custom for many
years, Mrs. Luzader arranged the
party in his honor. A number OF
neighbors were invited in for most
delicious supper and social evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luzader came 10
Mankato from Clinton, Iowa, last
fall, and since coming here have
made many warm friends, who hope
that Mr. Luzader may enjoy many
more such pleasant birthday parties
as the one yesterday.