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winding slopes. The road was lined with
mighty pines and it made me think of
the great Cryptomeria avenue that leads
W to Mike, Japan. Mixed with the
pines were mimosa trees now in full
bloom There were many green shrubs.
the vegetation rising like a wall on one
side of the road. BY and by we came
to the top. We were now high over the
city of Conception and the valley of the
Bio-bio We could see the houses of Tai
oahuano, the naval station. and the ocean
beyond. We could pick out the Bio-bio
river, as Il wound its way down to the
sea. and the bridge across it. the longest
and largest in Chile.
Conception itself lay just below us, a
great expanse of terra Gotta rooted houses
with a plaza, of green in the center. We
could see the cathedral on one side of
the plaza. 1t is a large building with
an audience room covering half an acre.
The streets go out from the plaza. They
are wide ard cross each other at right
angles. They are paved with asphalt and
are clean and well kept. The houses OF
the city are low. Looking over them we
see here and there a cluster of trees sur
rounded by walls. The trees seem to be
sprouting from the roofs of the houses.
They are in the courts or patios around
which the houses are built.
Now turn around and look at the
north. There is nothing but wooded
hills on that side. You might imagine
yourself in the midst of a wilderness,
did you not know that the city of Con-
cepcion lay at your back. The town
shows signs of it's sport-loving charac-
ter here from the mountain. You can
see the golf links. the polo grounds
and race course, with a track moro
than n mile long. The bands play in
the plaza every evening and the people
come out in their best clothes and
walk about and look at each other.
The city is a commercial center. lie
has large business houses and a great
deal of agricultural machinery from
the United States is here distributed
throughout northern Chile and through
the farms of the great central valley
During my stay at Conception | have
investigated the opportunities for
American coal by way OF the canal
The best coal mines of Chile are sit
uated not far from here on Coromel
bay. The coal lies about the bay and
extends far out under the ocean. The
seam is about five feet thick and tbs
rock above is so compact that the
water does not seep through. Indeed
the submarine tunnels are so clean that
one could walk through them in even
ing clothes without danger. The mines
are equipped with modern machinery
They are lighted with electricity and
the coal is carried out on electric cars
The amount now being mined is about
1000 tons per day, and the total out
put runs into the hundreds of thou
sands of tons per year.
The supply of coal furnished by the
Lota mines does not begin to fill Chile's
demands. The country is now using
more than twice as much coal as it
produces and it has been exporting
one-half of its supply from Australia
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total strength of the navy is about COCO
officers and men.
The Esmeralda now IN the dry dock
is named after the little boat OF about
500 tons which fought SO well In tho
great engagement with Peru about
IS years ago. At that time the Esmeralda
and the Cavadonga were lying off the
nitrate port of Iquique when two much
larger vessels belonging to Peru, the
Huascar and Independents, attacked
them. The Chilean vessels were made
of wood and the armament OF each con-
sisted of 10 four-pound guns. Neither
was over $50 tons. The Huascar had
more than 1000 tons and its guns shot
shells of 500 pounds The Independence
was an ironclad of more than 1000 tons,
and she had u 70-pounder guns. Not
withstanding, the Esmeralda blazed away
at tho Huascar. sending her little four
pound shells against the others 500
pound shells. She continued until she
was almost wreck. and when the
Huascar finally bore down upon her and
rammed her with her great ironclad prov
the Chilean captain, Arturo Pratt. who
commanded her. leaped to the deck of
the Huascar and called his men to fol-
low him. Before they could do so the
boats again separated. Pratt fell be-
meath the Peruvian bullets and the Es-
meralda fought on without commander.
She was again twice rammed. She then
sank with the Chilean colors still flying
The Cavadonga was of just about the
size of the Esmeralda. 1t pretended to
flee from the ironclad Independencia and
the latter pursued. The little ship led
the big one into the mud and, when It.
had stranded, ii came within close range
and fired upon it. This firing was con-
tinued until the Huascar came up, at
which time the Cavadonga left. There
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Indeed, the opportunities for the intro
ouction of all kinds of American goods
are now at their height. Our trade has
been steadily gaining over that of Eng
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are paintings representing tho story in
the arr galleries of Santiago.
There IS no question about the BRAY
cry of the chileans. They are natural
soldiers and always ready to fight. Ac-
eording to the present military system
all citizens are Obliged To serve IN me
national militia. Every boy must 70
INTO me army and serve Tor year. After
that he serves Off and on for nine years
IN the reserve. The total strength OF
the army is 1900 officers and men. the
Infantry being armed with Chilean Maui
sers. The military training is German,
and the army and navy expenditures are
large. Altogether they are about $1,000
600 year. an amount equal TO s. or 50 to
every family in the country.
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Il 1ETROGRAD, November 2.-(Spe-
Il cial.) -Petrograd, Mother Mos
L a COW, and all the little Novgo-
Il b. rods, Michailovkas, and Ibrai-
4 konos scattered over ancient
\ are spotted with hospitals. With
\ ais big and hospitals little. With
N rets." Here in Petrograd you cam
\ down any street without seeing a
\ ross on a white flag; and sign
III Lazaret Yeyo velitchestva Gaz-
\ the Empress,) Lazaret OF Nicholas,
H ira Gle Worker, Lazaret of the EN-.
4 S of the Riazan-Ural Railway, Lag
III Maria Iliodorovnq Karin, and 50
very institution, every man. every
seems busy founding hospitals.
H ,nder. There are 100000 wounded.
n m Major Duboff. of the Moscow
4 says there will soon be $4,000.
\ more than a week have wandered
VI these hospitals. Especially sabout
lall, half equipped private lazarets.
IN chose because the men who can
III he slightly wounded-are 70 be found
III visited also two largo hosn,taIs
spitaI Of the En,nress at Tsars,,oe
ma the big Obukboff Mun;c,nal hos
NJ ,,,,,,r.,o s m,
eooN
10 aie cieaii' ana wen managed.
"A Isrsonnel is devoted. There are not
tl1 medicants and not enough surgi-
GERMANY the normal
~ s,,nn,,, 10 o,osoa .,,, !,
N
I rom S"euei ana Dehindrk' more
Japan, and most from the world s
n great neutral power, the United
Ill
~. 90 .hasa ,,,., s. u,s -.
pdetie 10 iihe. l was disappointed.
lie knew anything about battle.
|iHwere men with wounds, men with
4 tdisfirurcd and missinr limbs An
81 ~,
4eeh 'ne 'e'i Vi oa'ue; put
n sc questioned l could not get one
5isnew the plan, tactics, and final
HI of the big engagements ALI had
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streets
do not like earthquakes There are
regions where they have some kind of
shock every day; but even there the ma
tives are afraid of them, and it is only
the ignorant globe-trotting tenderfoot who
says he is not. The most severe earth
quake l ever experienced was in 1894 in
the capital OF Japan. At that time a great
number of buildings were destroyed, the
high chimney of the Parliament House
crashed through the roof. and the Amer
lean legation building was almost split
in twain. At the time this earthquake
occurred I was in the household depart
ment of the Mikado, having an interview
with the high court chamberlain concern
ing the Empress. about whom | was to
write magazine article. The building
was modern, and after the style of the
public buildings of our country. Had it
been Japanese 1t would probably have
stood, but as it was the earthquake threw
half of 1t to the ground. We saw the
walls moving and felt the floor rising and
falling, when the high Japanese official
said: There is an earthquake and think
we had better get out" At the same time
the halls We're filled with flying clerks.
We rushed out and had barely gotten
clear of the building before about one
half of it fell to the ground.
On account OF the earthquakes nearly
all the buildings of Conception are of one
story. The town covers a great deal of
ground. 1t lies on flat plain at the
edge of hill known as the Caracol 1000
feet high. II is the public park of the
city and rises up almost like a fort over
the houses. | climbed it today for the
view. Walking through wide streets
lined with one and two-story buildings 7
crossed the Alameda and went up the
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land and Germany before the war in Eu-
rope occurred. In 1918 the increase in
American trade was more than 100000,
while during that year the decrease in
the German trade was sS,6Oo0oo, and that
of England s2.5ooooo. At present the i'm
portations from France and Germany are
practically stopped, and those of Eng
land are ologged by the war. In addi-
ton are the better transportation facili-
ties that viii come from the lines OF
shipping under the American flag. the
great advantages from the Panama ca
rial, and also the fact that American cap
ital to the amount of s5o.oOOOOo or more
has recently been invested here Outside
this our capitalists have taken options
on other mining properties, including gold.
copper and iron. and the invasion of
such capital seems to be only at its be-
ginning.
| took an American street car and rode
across to Talcahauano to see the port
and naval station. The road is an electric
trolley built by our firm of Grace & Co.,
and the cars run from one place to the
ether in So minutes. The distance is about
eight miles We passed the race track
and cricket and polo grounds, and rode
for some distance on the edge of the sea.
Entering Talcahauno we found ourselves
In the heart of rapidly growing city of
10000 people The stores are good and
there are large wholesale establishments.
The naval station is carefully guarded
and l had TO get a permit from the adj
miral TO go over 1t. l rode to it on a
The main buildings are four or five miles
away, at The entrance to the harbor or
bay, which Is well protected from the
sea. The bay is large enough to float all
the naVies of the world, and 1t has deep
water right up to the wharves. Prep
arations are now making to improve the
docking facilities,' and it will eventually
tu a great commercial port.
The naval arrangements are excellent
Great storohouses of reinforced concrete
have been put up and something like Sc
acres have been covered with buildings
and machine shops for repairs In some
OF the basins | saw them putting eight
inch guns Gu the older war vessels and
i'll the dry-dock one of the cruisers, the
Esmeralda, was being cleaned and re-
paired. Another dry dock large enough
to hold dreadnaught, is now building
the construction going on under the wa
ter. The station has the latest of mod
crn improvements, including large elec.
trio machine shop, electric cranes and al
the necessary machinery for handling
great weights.
The Chileans are proud of their navy.
They have two dreadnoughts of $4,000
tons each now building. They have two
armored cruisers. the Esmeralda and the
O'Higgins, which are of seven or eight
thousand tons, and three protected
cruisers. They have three torpedo gun
boats, IS destroyers, five modern torpedo
boats and two submarines There is also
a mine ship and a hospital ship The
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1914. by Frank G. Car
penter.)

CONCEPTION.
7WING to the war and the in
creased demands for United
IA States goods at the port OF
MI Conception will soon be as
well known to our business
as Valparaiso is now. Conception
e metropolis of southern Chile. and
'utlet to the best farming part of
country. It has railroads going
and south through the great
al valley. and extensions are pro-
u which will cross the Andes and
ntina TO Buenos Aires 1t already
large part of our American
|7rts and farm machinery and tools
~ kinds from the United States
3 Tor sale in Its stores. Not far
1t are the great coal mines of
Y and within short street car ride
#ucahuano. the chief naval station
& e republic.
Z lcepcion is the third largest city
q lille. 1t is surpassed only by VAL
s SO and Santiago and it is rapidly
$ing. The town lies on the Bio
. iver not far from the sea. A low
ia or hills separates it from the
"a. When 1t was first founded it
z right on the beach. Then came
rthqualSe that swallowed the CITY
whale swallowed Jonah, Concep-
r disappeared into the nav of the
!, Jamaica, and there is now only
hing resort on that spot. In re-
ing the people chose the present
where the hills keep out the
s. so that in spite of the earth
IS the city still stands.
~ IN spite of the earthquakes, for
i are so many that the land moves
AZ d fro as though it had the ague.
# uakes are almost as common as
81 of Japan. We had one last night
'wayed the walls of my hotel room
set the electric lights swinging.
First shock awakened me. 1t was
IL D. m. The experience made me
l was in a storm out at sea. My
81 ose and fell and a bottle of am
I on the edge of my washstand
Il ed to the floor with a crash. At
X anne time its pungent scent filled
Noon. l looked at my watch 1t
Is 10 minutes after II p. m. As the
IN d hand measured out one minute
Is and went into the hall. The walls
l still trembling as I entered the
liz % looking down on the patio
IL sstack fell down and the guests
, hotel came running out in their
lN clothes for fear that the heavy
roof of the building might fall
of them stayed out doors all
E l waited until the trembling of
Earth ceased. and then went back
81 d. But I could not sleep for an
k or more for fear OF the second
which often follows first.
dropped off and slept soundly
o'clock. when the second shock
1t was quite severe. but not
d as the first The dispatches of
IS paper show that these two
quakes have been felt all over
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than when in battle. In battle the worst
things are obscured by passion. courage
and dread"
Copyright. 1914, by Curtis Brown.)
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From the Baltimore American.
''Why was Jobbins so mad with his
wife for playing bridgey''
Because he loses all the family ex-
chequer can afford at poker"
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-02-06
RAILROAD NEWS

St. Louis, Feb. 4-The annual report of the Board of Hospital Service Managers of the Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mountain has just heen completed. The financial statement shows an increase in net surplus for the year of SIP, 163, co. of which amount 5000 has been aside for the erection of an emergency hospital at Argenta Ark. During the year the St. Louis and Kansas City hospitals have been equipped with approv- ed electric lighting systems. and at the Kansas City shops an apartment, equipped with pro per furnishings and supplies, has deen set aside for the use in ren- dering first aid to the injured.
 A feature of the years work in the hospital department was the instruction tour over the entire system of a Red Cross hospital car. Comptent physicians accom-
 panied the car and at all the principal points on the lines gave lectures and instructions, which included moving picture and X-Ray demonstrations.
 During 1913 the management of the hospital service on the en- tire Missouri Pacifc-Iron Mount ain System, which previously had been handled as a part of the railway, was turned over to the employees. A board of managers consisting of nine e members, eight officials and employ es of the different departments of the
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railroad and the Chief Surgeon, who is ex-oficio chairman of the board, is selected annually. Up- on this board rests the dir e c managlnent..of the hospital servic- es. Funds to carry on the work are raised by each official and employe paying a small assess ment each month, the amount depending upon the salary re- ceived. Since the hospital prop erty was turned over to the em
 ployes by the railway additional facilities have been secured al Bush and llIms, H.; Nevada, Mo,
 Concordia, GreenIeaf and Yates Center, Kans; Alexandria. La. and Ft. Smith and Newporl, Ark
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STOP THAT PAIN RIGHT NOW

If your head aches just rub a little Hunts Lightning On on. This won derful liniment has a peculiar effect on pain. 1t drives away atonce. Rheu- matic pain quickly yeids to the touch of this linlmet. Neuralgia is quickly gone after Hunts Lightning Oil is ap piled. For cuts, burns. bruises. abras- ions of the skin and sprains, it acts as a healing oil, soothing and quieting the pain and prevents sor ness and irrita- ton. Sold by all reputable druggists in 25c and 50c bottles
 A. R. Richards Medicine Go,
 Sherman Texas
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-02-06
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

Beginning Monday, February 9th, 19l1, will meet the property owners ot Nevada County at the various places below noted for the purpose of collect ing taxes for the year 1913. All tax payers are requested to bring their last yesrs tsx receipt: Lackland, Redland Monday, Feb. 9 ? m Bluff City. Union Tuesday, Feb. 10p m Theo, Union. Wednesday Feb. Il D m Hatley's Store, Jackson, Thurs Feb l2 m
 Blakely's Store Jackson, Thurs. Feb l2 pm
 Glenville, Leake, Friday Feb 13 pm Davidson, Taylor, Saturday Feb l4 m Stockton, Taylor Saturday Feb 14 p m Delta, Taylor, Monday Feb. Is D m Willisville, Taylor, Tuesday Feba17 m Irma, Taylor, Wednesday Feb Is m Rosston, Caney, Wednesday, Feb18p m Rosston, Caney, Thurs Feb l9 m Mt. Moriah. Caney, Thur. Feb l9 p m Gale, Gale, Friday Feb. 20 m Morris, Georgia, Saturday Feb 2l a m Fincher's Store, Albany, Mon. Feb 23 a m
 Whites Cqapel, Parker Mon Feb 23 pm
 Nichols Sch. House Alabama, Tuesday Feb 24 a m
 Falcon, Alabama, Tues, Feb 24 p m Falcon, Alabama Wed. Feb 25 m Fuller's Store, Parker, Thurs. Feb 26 m
 Bodcaw, Parker, Thurs. Feb 26 p m Bodcaw, [" Friday Feb 27 m Sutton, Albany, Friday Feb 2 p m Sutton, Albany Sat. Feb 28 m Laneburg, Albany, Mon, March Emmet, Emmet Tuesday March 7 Boughton Boughton Wed March Prescott, Missouri, Thurs March to April i5
 After April 10 the books will postiv- ely be closed. All tax payers who do not pay their taxes on or before the date will be compelled to pay the pen alty as prescribed by law.
 n. l.. billiard,
 Sheriff and Collector.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-02-06

The present method of road construction in this state is as ob- solete as the OK and wood blow method or tilling the soil. Vast sums of money are borrowed by many states and applied in mod ern road construction that is a lasting benefit to the present as well as future generations. Ark ansas will never be able to hold her place among the more pro- Qressive states until her people are given the privilege of issuing bonds to raise the money requir- ed for modern road building. The peope should demand this of their iegislators and vote for no candidate who refuses to de- clare himself an advocate of this blessing to mankind. = Camden Herald
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-02-06
MAKES ONE FEEL BETTER

A purely vegetable liver medicine i' $ mmons Liver purifier. 1t is the onC liver medicine which energises tht liver and brings back it's natural fun c..on strong and young again. It's ac;- iou Is diCe ent from tthCr ned cincS. It ,leanses the organ of all Impurite. without injury, harm less, but with al sIeed. Nothing like it, Sold in Yellow Tin boxes only, All druggist sell it fol 25c per box, or sent by mail.
 A. C. Simmons, Jr Medicine Co,
 Sherman Texas
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-02-06

A manof the pc p.e #ith the IHda5r'fd coUs5aF i azseaaEJus- zous. tasaA aAi.a..sa discharge the duties at..Ha .a.e e9 %Eigh hs 4spireS. and aa iEHeiitE which <uarar tee the la.t.u pe' fof- nance ol hose 315t# 3e's um. 2 werying ,a ileir4 b his friends and 3 man in whom the people may wei lefesetae.I confidence. Your vote and 9a, will 5e ap Dreciated,
 Advt.
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Nr. Owen hMis from our part oi tte state uad is competent a 1 taere is 20 reason why he should uaU Pet every vote in Nevada z lnty Advt.
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Money to loan on real-estate, Good rates, easy terms, no della! R. L. Blakely. phones, 339 X l6. Advt If
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WEEKLY LETTER OF JOHN H. PAGE, COMMISSIONER MINES, MANUFACTURES, AGRICULTURE
FREE ALFALFA SEED

SOmetln ago l cdlltq oil SeC retary Houston of the Agricul- -aral Department and urged him to send into Arkansas 10, 0O0 packages of alfalfa seed for trial purpose. He did not see his way clear to grant the request. Since t en 1 have tried other plans, out the Government W0uldn't t| furnish the seed. 1 also asked for 100. GOO tarm bulletins for our people. The Secretary said he could not furnish them. However the farmers are going,to get them. l appealed 10 Senator James |. Clarke. He said he would help me. He did, and we are going to get the bulletins. Senator l Clark says h. will be able to fur nish 50, GOO this winter. Now l l hopethe. farmers who want them 1 will not be backward about say ling so, want them to get the bulletins in time to benefit by them in the next crop.
 As to Alfalfa. am going to furnish to those who want 1t and will give it a fair trial. l am going to furnish it if have to do it at my own expense. The al falfa seed will be put up in one pound packages. The seed will be pur7 and tested. 1 will send package of the seed to any farmer who will agree to prepare his land properly and follow lE- structions in planting, and make the proper report of tthe eXperi- ments. have great sconfidence in the outcome of these expert monts. I believe 1t will bring great results. Alfalfa is one of the greatest crops on the farm. It contains lots of feed value, and is the foundation of success in stock-ralsing. With plenty of al falfa for pasture for the hogs and hay for the horses, mules and cattle, the farmer is sure to make money. and live at ease, it he is thrifty. All kinds of stock thrive on alfalfa. The hogs will eat the hay. When ground It makes good chicken feed. Per- haps the best feature about alfal- ia is,,weat it would.do for the soil. l. It enriches the land. It's roots go deep into the ground a n d Ioosens the soil, and then decay and add organic matter. The plants gather nitrogen from the alr and store it in the soil,
 Alfalfa is one of the greatest plants to enrich the $ oil l. NJ farm should be without alfalfa If the soil will grow it. It will not grow in some soils in Arkansas, but the experiment is worth try ing. unless you are sure your soil won't grow it, To grow alfalfa thu ,land. must be thoroughly drained, so the water will not stand on it. Most of the river bottom buck shot soil grows It fine. A great many soils need more lime. Ground limestone will fix it. Hardwood ashes will help. To try the experiment the lard must be prepared inadvance. A small plot is sufficient. Sixty feet souareis enough. Plant II to oats. and after the oats then to peas. and,then turn the ground and tn h)roughly disc and harrow before sowing the alfalfa in the fall. See that no weeds or grass es 20 to seed in the plot between now and sowing time. lJ you want to try it let me hear from you right away. Drop me a card I will try and get the seed. Let us give alfalfa a trial. Write at once.
 John H. Page,
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For driving out dull biliot feeling strengthening the appetite ard increas- ing the capacity of the body for work Priekly Ash Bitter is golden remedy.