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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31

by the fleece without regard to the weight. Every fleece of sheeps wool is sold to us for cents. and we sell 1t for 10, Is or 20 times that amount. This Is by our contract made at the time of the lease. As to the alpacas we pay for their wool according to the quality, but the amount is a bagatelle in comparison with what we get from the exporters"
 But if the man works five days for you, how is he to take care of his own crop and to watch his cattle and sheep?"
 That is done by his wife and chill dren,' was the reply "The children learn to herd the sheep and cattle almost as soon as they are able to walk, and the women keep the weeds out of the po- tatoes and help hoe the crops. The Indian can do the same on Saturday and Sun day. All the Indian women work, and the husband selects his wife as much for her strength as her beauty. The women are industrious. They are always spin ming or knitting while looking after their sheep and alpacas. They do their own weaving and make all the clothes for the family. They do all the cooking and, in fact. almost everything connected with the farm and the house.
 Tell me something about the homes and life of the Indians on the farm'
 Their homes are just about the same as those you see everywhere between here and Lake Titicaca. They are mud huts, matched with straw. The huts have no windows. and are entered by low doors. There is only one door to a hut, and this Is made small on account of the cold weather. There is no floor but the ground. and the people sit and sleep on the floor. They lie down at night upon skins of llamas or alpacas. cover ing themselves with their ponchos or blankets. In some huts there are mud ledges on which to sit and sleep. The Indians have no arrangements for bath ing or washing the hands and face. Nearly every woman has a comb, but the hair of the men Is left to go frowsy.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31

'The next provisions of the lease are as to trade. The Indians cannot trade with 2 stranger without our permission, and We nave the first chance as to everything they sell. As an ordinary thing they will not trade with anyone else under any condition, and that not even if the prices offered were 10 times what we give. For instance. although my Indians are now selling me their lambs for 20 cents each, you could not buy lamb from them for g. The same is true of horses and cat tie, and, in fact, of everything.
 According to our contracts we have fixed prices at which certain things shall be sold by the Indians to us. I will give you them in American money. Bulls 8 years old are sold for $2.50 each. When we resell them we get s10 or more. If the bull is years old the indian gets 8. 50 and he must sell his cows at s5.2O. For a COW we get $17 and for an OK about S2O.
 And then take the prices of sheep" this man continued According to our written contracts with the Indian he must sell his lambs at 20 cents each. his ewes, full grown, at 50 cents and his wethers at 60 cents. A hog sells for about s2. 50- that is, when it represents a weight of at least 200 pounds. If it is only a shoat of six months. it brings 20 cents. We re- sell the hogs for their meat and lard, and get good prices for them. It is the same with the sheep. They bring us many times as much as the Indian re- ceives. We have also an agreement as to the pastures. by which the Indians pay us 10 per cent of the increase of the sheep each year for their use. They also pay llama and alpaca, and 60 cents for each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31

head of cattle. It is provided that the sheep and cattle be branded, and that they be counted over at certain times by the farmer. This is fn order that we may collect our share of the stock as it grows up.
 "Another provision is as to the car rying of the crops to the market We are 54 miles from Cuzco, and. accord ing to our contracts, the Indians who own llamas must take the products of the farm to that point or to any where else we may direct without extra pay than that stipulated in the contract. The rate we have estab- lished for the 54-mile trip to Cuczo is $2 for 110 arrobas, or 2750 pounds. If the goods are taken to Sicuani they get twice this amount. but the distance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31

freight possibilities of the farm
 "1t would seem that the farmers ought to make money on such con tracts,' said l.
 They cannot help it." was the reply
 Think of 1t! I buy a lamb of an In- dian for 20 cents and the understands ing is that he is to pasture and care for 1t until it is six months old or older. At that age he brings it to me, and can sell it for $1.50 or $2. If the lamb dies he has to replace it. We have a fixed price for hides, which are now selling in Cuzco for 23 cents pound, or $23 per hundredweight. We buy these hides from the Indians at 30 cents each. making no account of the weight. As to wool, we buy that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31

)NDON, May 30.-(Special)- Imagine a 20-year-old French
 girl, ''on her own," in Lon
 don, wholly unknown and
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26

and for so many differnt purpos- es that 1t is impossible to give a best method of tillage. We should study our own soil and condition and till we'll; to pulver- lze the soil. to establish a seed bed. to conserve moisture and kill weeds
 The more we study the quest ion of restoring the lost fertility the more interesting it becomes. the more vital it seems. When we find the best m athods of main tainlng the fertility, and see it put into practice. especially all over the South, the cost of liv- ing will not be so high, as it will mean increased and cheaped food products, the production being more nearly equal to the con. sumption. twill also mean hap. pier homes, better schools and churches, more intelligent citi- zens, and stronger nation.
 John H. Page.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26
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 Very stylish and attractive scs,tisl
 Our Free Offer. We are auSs Sssirs Spearmint Chewing Gum ana Susstb u place a big box of this flne ne,..stsrs ass gum into every home. It swS sdsl breath whitens the teeth ana nlsul J gestion. It is refreshing anu 1iug n IS to all. To every one seno,ns sshjpj 5Oc and 5 stamps to cover oO rs costs we will ship a big box n,;ut ur Q lar 5c packages of the Speainnro" ns and include the elegant, lsnnssssletl labe and Evelyn Thaw pf
 solutely free. time Q This offer is for a short as ., vsf Not more than 2 orders to oDi this. Dealers not allowed to accePs IVY UNITED SALES C9mor o Box Dayton, Ohio.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26

tain clement than of any other,
 the fertility is said to be one sid ed. Most people farm their land
 only in the summer, but the pro gressive farmers rotation calls for winter crops of small grain,
 vetch, or clover to hold the soil if washes badly, and to take up all the available plant food to pre- vent it's teaching. These cover crops can be used as grain or hay cut and fed and lthe manure re- turned; or they may be pastured and then plowed under. Another and better method, so far as the benefit of the soil is concerned, consists of blowing under the whole crop when it is green. This last method is called Green Manuring." Its benefits come from the fact that it returns all the plant food. adds humus, thus increasing the water holding cap- acity, and improving the texture of the soil, loosening up a clay soil. and binding a sandy soil to- gether. when peas, clover. or vetch. the legumes a re plowed urde. the benefits are still great
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26

CT. as these plants have the pow CT of gathering nitrogen from the air. By growing these legumes a farmer can save money in his nitrogenous fertilizer bill.
 In connection with all that has been said, and indeed without it, nothing could be done. proper til- age is of vast importance. In preparing the land, the depth of blowing depends upon the quail ity and texture of the soil, the amount of thrash and foreign matter to be buried, and the crop to be grown. Suffice it to say that the best possible preparation is none too good, a we'll pulver- ized seed bed being essential. No less important than the till age of cultivation. The ground should be disced or narrowed af- ter each rain before planting, and after the crop is grown. a dust mulch should be maintained to serve moisture. This leaves the ground in good mechanical con dition for the next crop which may we'll be a winter cover crop
 We till inso many different way
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26
SKIN DISEASES CURED

Hunts Cure is the name Of 1ns ' q edy which is absolutely guarantee. cure all forms of skin disease~ V purchase price promptly rsisS' sD Wonderful results are obtalneo ', ,s use, curing cases that would ny. ,,s !, to other treatment. Ask your uisss D.s' A. B. Richards Medicine Co.,, ohe''' Texas.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26
WEEKLY LETTER OF JOHN H.. PAGE, COMMISSIONER MINES, MANUFACTURERS, AGRICULTURE
RECLAMATION OF WORN OUT SOILS
John Longley)

that confronts the farmers of to- day is that of returning and main taining the lost fertility of the worn out soils all over the coun- try. Under the system of home stealing, a man did not have to stay inione place long. The farm was mine and when the plant food was mined out by heavy crops and improper cultivation, the farmer merely moved west ward prospecting for newer and more fertile fields. But with the increase of population, almost all the tillable government land has been taken up, and we ask, where may these new farmers and immigrants settle?
 The answer to the question will be found If you visit some of the rural districts abandoned years ago by our grandfathers. As you pass along the road, you look out across thesfelds of growing crops, the meadows green with clover, the grassy slope afford ing pasture for the sleek, pure bred cattle; and you contrast the scene with another in the same setting only a few years ago. What is now the productive field was then a mere waste, the clover meadow marsh, the pas ture bare hillside: the cattle scrawny and shalf sta ed. Leaving the beautiful, we'll cul- tivated field behind, you soon come to an orchard, where all kinds..of fruits. from a straw berry to an apple. are grown on what was a rock hillside, the mate to the pasture We left be hind. Beyond the orchard we find neat farm home, which with it's beautiful flower beds, shade trees, garden and barn tells plainly nat an intelligent and in dependent farmer lives there.
 When these progressive farm CTS first settled on this land it was so poor it would not grow hardly anything. so they set about at once to remedy the de feet. Commercial fertilizers, oh- tained by paying out vast sums of money, proved to be of only temporary value. As the men discovered that this chemical fertilizer did not improve. but ratEvr injure the texture of the soil, they began to seek a better method of restoring the fertility
 The Uni ed States Government thru the department of Agricul- tlre, helped them in their strug
 gle by establishing and maintain i.G experiment stations, where the best methods were worked t aad proved.
 f h $ information has been handed out gratis to the farmers with the best lofgresults. One oi the easiest ways, and in fact. the only safe way. to restore the soil and fertility is by raising live stock in connection with the crop.
 When the products are sold in the form of hay, grain. or seed the land is being robbed of its plant fo d and nothing returned. But wh n the crops are pastured or fed to cattle, and marketed in the form of beef. or preferably as butter which carries away prac- tically no plant food. nearly 85 per cent of the fertilizing value of the feed is returned to the soil in the form of manure. after the animal nutriments have been taken out. This manure on being applied to the soil, increases the amount of plant food, improves the texture, and increases the water holding capacity. Not the least benefit derived from barn.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26
AdDanfdges in Buying Pianos Player Pianos
 and
 Organs
 from HoNenberg Music Co.
HoNenberg Music Co.
from,

Primarily. You deal with the Oldest, the Largest and the best piano and organ house in the Southwest; and, moreover, you deal with home folks.
 Secondly. Our prices are guaranteed to be the lowest ob- tainable at the factory or from regular agents anywhere in the United States, and saving of freights besides. as we deliver {. 0. b, cars Little Rock,
 Third The instruments we handle are conceded the best for this climate and In general rep utation. The inducements of artists and users everywhere are admitted unsurpassed Our sixty years of plano selling make us competent judges of pianos, player pianos and organs. We will give you the benefit of this valuable knowledge If you will let us assist you in the selec- ton of an instrument.
 Fourth. The satisfaction we have given thousands during our sixty years in business has ire duently been repeated through out several generations of the same families, all of which Is a surety that you will at all times receive the best value and the greatest satisfaction If you buy from us.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26

If its flues or tanks you want see us for special prices. -Arkan- sas Tin < Sheet Metal Works.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-06-26
You Serue Your OtUn Interests to Let Us Help You Choose

Write us-tell us what you want. the purpose you intend to use the instrument for, the price you wish 10 pay and the terms on which you wish to pay for 1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31

vaterland..
 MT Schwerdtfeger, who has large business interest in India. was spend ing a. vacation in Hamburg when he was attracted by the che ern1tng Bridge port girl.
 Sile, nkewise, was attracted by his distinguished bearing and the mu- tual attraction quickly ripened into rsautual love and then they decided that the only thing possible for them to do was that Miss Hannibal should become Mrs Schwerdtfeger and go to India as mistress of her husband and his mansion.
 The wedding day has not been set but the ceremony will be performed in the near future. The groom will then take his bride to far away In- dia. where he owns a beautiful man sion surrounded by pal ntrees and whence the view is of snow capped mountain peaks and of lesser hills verdant with the luxurtant tropical vegetation, rather than the chimney dotted horizon of Bridgeport,
 The couple plan to return to this city in about a years nme>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
ROMANCE ATTENDS MISS HANNIBAL
 TO OLD WORL D

5
 A trip to Europe a meeting with a prosperous business man from India, an engagement, a hurried return with her nance to Bridgeport, a wedding in the near future and a Journey to India where a beautiful mansion awaits her to be its mistress Is the sum of the unique experiences of Miss Helen Hannibal. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Arnt C. Hannibal. of Ss Ere mont street.
 When Miss Hannibal boarded the Imperator last May to visit numerous places of interest in Europe she little thought that Romance, with a capital '.R,' . was waiting for her on the other side.
 Until then when she left to go abroad, Miss Hannibal was popular clerk in charge of the Victrola de- partment of the. Steinert & Sons nsu- sic store. Her people, who came to this city about a year ago from Chi cago decided that Miss Helen should go abroad for a year or SO to study music and accordingly the young lady set out alone on the great steamer to visit Norway, Sweden. Denmark and Germany.
 The other day her people received cable that she was returning to this country and bringing with her, her intended husband. MT. Hans Schwerdt- feger of Calcutta, India, whom she had met in Hamburg. Needless to say they were overwhelmingly surprised but they welcomed their daughter and son-in-law-to-be. most gladly when they arrived last "Wednesday on the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
Patriotic Parades
 General Tn Russia

St. Petersburg July 31-The popu- Iation of the Russian capital seethed throughout the night and the streets abounded with the din of patriotic demonstrations. A quick succession of special editions of newspapers kept the excitement at boiling point and the vendors had a hard time in sup plying those anxious to read the latest despatches which in many cases were read aloud. to stae public roundapout. E Huge processions paraded the streets, the people carrying banners and torches. Loud cheers were heard for the Emperor and army.
 Striking scenes were witnessed at the mobilization offices whither peo- pie of all classes flocked to register their names The tension of feeling was so great that the utter strangers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
VETERAN PAINTER sUCCUMBs TO THE
 INFIRMITIES OF AGE

After a long illness from the ail- nents incident to old age, Patrick condley. aged IT. died at his home. 1e5 Map1ewood avenue, shortly after noon today. His, departure will be nourned by a host of friends through out the city and the painting and dec- orating trade will be deprived of one of it's most valuable and experienced men.
 Though retired from active business life MT. CondIey had practiced his profession of interior and gold-Ieaf decorator in the homes of the wealthy until a short time before he was coh- fined to his bed. Tn his early days he was considered by the late F. T. Bar mum as being the most expert and finished worker upon ornamental work that had ever been employed by the big circus. He was awarded many large contracts by the big snowman
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
U. s. GAN FEED
 !. SELF, SAYS MILLER, NEEDN'T FEAR WAR

Frank Miller, president of the City National Bank, today took a roseate view Of the financial prospect. stating that while the war scare is most ser1- Eous to the countries involved, who would soon find themselves short of provisions. He was of the belief that this factor alone would probably be apprehended and would materially tend to foresta11 a general continental war
 Mr. Miller expressed himself strong ly over the lack Of ships flying the United States flag. But the United States, he said, can live upon it's own resources and products while Europe would be quickly pinched for food stuffs.
 He was certain that banking interests in this city would not be injured by stock .exchange cIosures.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
HOLD SMALL HOPE
 FOR AVOIDANCE OF
 BIG EUROPEAN WAR

London. July S1-Odicia1 am nouncement of the resumption of the -cenvereations'' at St. Petersburg ana Vienna, came at the moment when aesefxnftsr1a had taken possession of the whole of Europe and the hope that sf might lead to a peaceal1le solution was grasped with desperation but the news was offset later in the day by the proclamation of martial law in Gerrnany, which was regarded as a preliminary to the mohihzation of the German forces for war
 Everybody then seemed to settle down to wait the news that the great European powers had decided to en- There was nothing to give the public hope that ageneral war might be a4erted.
 The stock exchanges in London and the big provincial cities as well as those on the continent were closed owing to the brea kdown of the credit system which was made complete by the postpouement of the Paris settle rnent This, it was pointed out, would necessarily be followed by the failure of some 50 neml1ers of the London stock exchange
 The precautionary military and na- val measures taken by the British government are almost com mpleteds The great weight of public opinion here is that England must observe her unwrftten obligation to assist France in her difficulties with Ger many but a small body of radicals continues to utter objections to Eng land involving herself in the quar- rsls of the contin ental powers
 The House of Commons met al noon to clear up the beIated business before ft and the King gave his as- sent to the bills already passed, int cIuding the finance bill so that should the necessity arise the mem bers of the House would be free to deal with proposais or extraordinary
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
Father O'COnnor Indignant Over Lien
 Against Church
Contractor Says He Notified Architect Month Ago of
 His Intention

There is much adverse comment in
 stratford among the parishioners of St. James church over the mechanics lien placed against the new structure
 by the contractor. Max Durrschmidt, of Derby. The rector of the church. Rev. 1G J. O,Connor is very indignant that such a. course should be pursued. The contractor ayers that he gave the architect notice a month ago of his lsintent1on to place the lien if the final payment was not forthcoming. Father O'Connorss s statement follows:
 s'I insisted upon the contractor living lup to the contract when the church was in progress of erection. because I was watchfuI to see that Stratford people got what they were paying for had trouble with the contractor over the quality of the bricks that were be- 1 ing used and insisted that a quantity of building material be shipped back 1 and that new material up to contract
 specifications be substituted Since then there has apparently been some
 feeling on the part of the contras- tor.
 1 last payment due on the church. and l it has not been paid because the struc-
 ture has not been finally accepted by the architect and until such time as 1t
 is accepted, the last payment will not l be made.
 Payment Tor the cnurch Works 4c- cording to contract. is to be made
 only upon receipt of a written order from the architect No demand has been made upon me for the money.
 According to the agreement. have sixty days in which to make payment. l following demand. The architect not having formally accepted the edidce,
 of course no demand has been made for the payment When the lien was placed I was astounded at such an
 uncalIed for action. I got into com
 munication with the architect and he
 depressed himself as greatly surpris-
 ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
Sleep Walker Falls Prom
 Building, Injures spins

Helpless from his waist down al ~ result of an injured spine and aumar~ ing from internal injuries. a. man. Elp- posed to be Oliver A Tyrrell. laborer4 boarding at 7s State street. and sm~ ployed at odd jobs in that locaiity. lies at St. Vinccnt's hospital. He feu from a three story building fin the rear Of Seaside hotel, State street early today He is dazed and unable to give a coherent explanation of the accident He is believed to have been watkins in his sleep and to have fallen from the building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
$l3z5
ROWLAND DRY GOODS Co.

Patrick Cond1ey was born in ua+ land, coming to this city when but youth He learned his trade in tnig city and when he branched cnt 70 journeyu1ans painter soon HcrBed aheald of his competitors.
 He is survived by four daushtar Misses Lucy E. and Margaret h school teachers of this city. 1Hary l-s with whom he lived. and nFrg. Arthur Langevin, Of New Haven A grand daughter Mre. Howard Vright al1c resides in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-31
SUES TO RECOVER
 EAsToN PROPERTY
 HE GAVE WOMAN

Declaring that she has refused tos give back property in Easton as she promised. Isaac Goldstine of Ea ston has brought suit against Anna Lsaz- arus of this city. Goldstine claims he transferred the property without con- sideration to the defendant upon her promise that she would reconvey it upon demand. Goldstine says the de- fendant subsequently, refused recon veyance. frhe property is worth $4 500
 The plaintiff asks the superior court to set aside the conveyance and also wants an injunction restrainins the defendant from conveying the proper ty to anyone else.