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by the rivers that wash it. On the east is Paraguay proper, a territory more than twice the size of Indiana. lying in the arms of the Paraguay and the Alto-Parana rivers, and on the west bordered on the south by the Pilco- mayo, is the vast wilderness known as the Chaco. which would make two Ohios and leave some to spare The republic of Paraguay all told con. tains 171,000 square miles. It has enough land to make three Alabamas four Virginias or three Kentuckys with Arkansas thrown in for good measure. None of the country has been carefully surveyed, and some of it has not been explored. It has millions of acres as wild as when Sebastian Cabot first sailed up the Parana; and some of it's territories have never been trodden by the foot of white man.
 And still this great country has only few more people than either Baltimore or St. Louis. It has perhaps S00,00O, and there are in addition about 50O00 wild In- dians whose census has never been taken. The bulk of the inhabitants live in Para quay proper They are a mixture of whites and of a cross between the white race and the Guaranl Indians The first whites were Spaniards. many of whom intermarried with the Guaranis, and it is their descendants and those of the Span ialds who form the Paraguayans of today In addition to the native populat ton there are perhaps about 25, 900 foreigners made up of Italians, Argentinos Brazlians Ger mans English and French. There are 10000 Italians, little over 90O0 Argentinos perhaps 2500 Germans and not to exceed 50 Americans. The Americans are chiefly in the northern part of the country where a colony of them has large cattle lands Their leader is G. L. Rickard, who is said to have made a large part of his money as the promoter of the Jef- fries-Johnson prize fight.
 The most of the population of Paraguay is scattered widely over the country. There are but few cities of size. Asuncion has nearly 100000; Villa Rica, which is several hours back from the river by rail, has 2o,0OO, and Villa Conception, 36 hours north of AsGnoion by steamer has 20 O00 or more. Altogether there are a half dozen other towns ranging in population from 500a to 20,0gO.
 The rest of the people live in little ham lets composed of matched huts of 15 to p feet square. The smaller towns have no modern improvements. Their streets are unpaved, and the houses are scattered along roads which are often as grass grown as the fields
 The smaller cities have one or two streets of one-story brick buildings the walls of which are covered with stucco and roofed with red tiles Along the rivers you now and then see roofs of galvanized iron. There are some houses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06
By F. x. COLLEEN

By F. x. COLLEEN jBLIN, May 27.-(Special Corre- spondence.) .)-What will be the fate of Ireland after the war? Will it become a united country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06

As it is now, there are many large ranches m Paraguay proper, whose own- CTS are raising cattle for the market They are beginning to ship to Buenos
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
SOUTH UNION

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schulze and
Mrs. w. X. Ball spent Wednesday
evening of last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gunstone and family.
Mrs. Julia Jones and Mrs. Ina
Twiss and children visited with Mrs
w. X. Ball Friday.
Mrs. B. Ensign has received word
of the serious illness of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Schulze in Mon.
tana.
Mr.. L. A. Campbell was business
visitor in Tacoma Monday Of this
week.
Mr.. John Gunstone is erecting a
small house on his farm for his hired
help.
Mr.. P. B. Glasford was visitor in
Olympia Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Randall were
in Olympia on business Tuesday of
this week.
Mrs. w. X. Ball and son spent
Tuesday of this week with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gunstone and family.
Mrs. J. Ismay spent Sunday with
Mrs. l.. A. Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hartsuck
were guests at dinner Sunday at Mr..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
NEWS OF YOUR FRIENDS AND NEICHbORS
IN TIE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES
or rHtRSTON COUNTY.

Bush.
Miss Cora Barker of Olympia was
The guest of Mrs Hodge Sunday and
Monday. Miss Barker is interested
in getting a music class at this place.
Quite a number were out to the
schoolhouse Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Nelson, James and Robert, and
Miss Darenger were among the num-
Der.
Mr.. Charles Dickgeiser lost a year
ling calf when it was run over by the
train Monday.
Will White and f. J. Hodge are
cutting ties on the Whittier farm.
FOR SALE-At a bargain, practi
cally new coal or wood stove
Empress Malleable. Olympia Gas
Co., SIS Main street. 2-1-l
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
FIR TREE

Major Hadden, who has been Wis,
iting his old home at Holland, Mich.
for the last six weeks. returned last
Thursday and resumed his position
at the mill.
Rev. e. A.. Elliott of Tumwater
will hold Sunday school at p. m. and
church service at 3 p. m. at the Spur
geon Greek schoolhouse next Sunday.
Everybody welcome.
Mr.. Harry Martin is visiting in
Tacoma.
H. Ellis Jones is in Tacoma trans
acting business.
James Gregory was an Olympia
visitor Tuesday.
Oscar Barnhart attended the dance
at Sturgeon Creek Grange hall last
Friday evening.
Edgar Thomas and Max King were
guests of honor at party given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Thomas of Chambers Prairie, the &C.
casion being the twenty-second birth
day of Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. King.
Refreshments were served and fine
time enjoyed by all.
Mrs. NJ. King has recovered from
an attack of lagrippe.
James Black, woods foreman, ar
rived in camp Tuesday after few
days rest with his family at Bis
marck.
Tuesday, about p. m, the camp
locomotive broke piston rod and
blew out a cylinder-head, so work is
at standstill until locomotive ar
rives from Tacoma. E
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12

A number from this locality at
tended the legislature this week.
A. G. West was a business visitor
in Olympia recently.
Miss Jessie Mulholland has been
on the sick list for the past week and
a half.
Quite a few from Brighton Park
attended the dance at Chambers
Prairie last Saturday night, all re-
porting fine time.
Mrs. H. Sandberg and Miss Verna
Hart called on Miss Mulholland last
Tuesday afternoon.
Brighton Park Grange held its
meeting Tuesday night, the new ap-
plications being voted on. Pomona
Grange meets with Brighton Park
Grange Wednesday, February "a. All
members are urged to be present.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
PLUM STATION.

A half ton of explosives viii soon
be sending the stumps skyward on
the Nelson place.
Mr.. Roy Roby spent Sunday in
Centralia.
Mr.. Emrick spent the Weekend at
his home in Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. McCorkle have
been in Olympia nearly a week,
where both have been seriously sick
with lagrippe.
The Glover Leaf club will give
basket social at the schoolhouse next
Saturday night, February 10. A
pleasant time is anticipated and
everybody is invited to attend.
Extensive developments are going
tractive summer resort. The Bron-
son & McClafferty company of Cen
traiia and Tenino have already erect
ed two new cottages and contracts
are let for several more. These will
go to purchasers, and later number
will be built for rent. Bath houses,
pavilion with dance hail. refresh
ment room and the like, are planned
or already under construction, while
a road to the neighborhood picnic
grounds on the Nelson place is ready
for grading.
Switches made from combings.
rirst-class work guaranteed. Miss
s. Leila Hoover, 513 Main street,
Olympia. (adv l-5tf)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
TENINo

The Mutual mill resumed opera
tions last Friday after extensive re-
pairs had been made in the fireroom.
Mrs. Mary A. Holler has returned
from Portland after an absence OF
two months.
A. ]. Merrill has returned from
Minnesota.
Mrs. Crawford OF Charleston, Wash,
is spending a few weeks here with
her sister, Mrs. M. s. Peterson, and
other relatives.
Attorney P. c. Kibbe spent several
days in Aberdeen recently on busi-
ness.
Local Odd Fellows and their wives
highly enjoyed the banquet and social
hour in their lodge hall last Monday
evening.
Mrs. e. w. Flagg is rapidly recov-
ering and was brought home last
week from Centralia hospital, where
she had been undergoing treatment
for two weeks.
Mrs. Fred Abbott was elected pres
ident of the Y. p. 8. c. e. at a recent
meeting at the Presbyterian church.
G. Sandmire has moved his family
from Bucoda to Mcintosh.
The Mcintosh single mill was shut
down recently while putting in double
blocks.
A baby girl was born a week ago
last Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Ritter OF Bucoda.
The Washington Oil company, of
which s. w. Fenton and P. c. Kibbe
both of Tenino, are president and Sec
Rotary respectively, has started to
clear ground preparatory to the erec-
ton of derrick for we'll No. 1, on
the Whalin farm near Tenino.
Cashier Roberts of the New Citi-
zens' bank of Tenino reports an in
crease of $4,000 in the deposits Of
the institution last month. Indica-
tions are that the new bank will be-
come one of the strongest of it's size
in Southwest Washington.
The debating team of the Tenino
high school journeyed to Montesano
the other night, where it defeated the
high school team of that place in an
argument on the single tax question.
The Tenino lodge of Women of
Woodcraft has installed the following
new officers for the coming year:
Frances Deshaser, P. G.. N; Eta
Angel, G. NJ; Mary Hager, Adv; May
Jackson, Marg.; Grace X. Gibson,
banker; Myra J. Snyder, clerk; Mary
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
FAIRvIEW

The Friendship circle gave 2 very
pleasant party at the Bates home
Hast Saturday evening. Dancing and
games were enjoyed, also a nut con-
test. in which Miss Standke won first
prixe and Freddie LOCKER the BOBBY.
Partners for supper we're found by
matching slips on which were written
certain things to eat and their ac-
compartments. About SO persons
attended and all voted 1t very jolly
evening.
MT. LOCKER has traded his home
for one near Tacoma and expects to
move in a couple Of weeks.
Mrs. Capron from Seattle surprised
her friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Fay. ana
spent the weekend with them.
The Friendship circle had very
pleasant meeting with Mrs. j.
Bozarth last Wednesday. Some in
teresting subjects were discussed and
q subject decided on for next meet
ing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
PINE GROVE.

A Mr.. Kaylor is our new neighbor
on the place formerly owned by c.
w. Honey.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Hartley In
Olympia last Monday.
Mrs. r. G. Esterly and our teacher,
Miss Richardson, made a hurried trip
to Olympia last Saturday.
William Masters is improving his
place by clearing land and putting up
some wire fence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12

The house warming dance given at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Town
last Saturday night was largely at
tended and everybody reported a
very good time.
Claude Corliss and Fred Chapman
spent Sunday morning at the Swayne
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Larsen and Mr..
Stryker took dinner Sunday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harve Cham
bers.
Mrs. Pullman Of Tenino is visiting
Mr.. ana Mrs. G. e. Town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lertscher Of
/, Oakville. accompanied by Mr.. Loert-
cheers sister and husband, Mrs. and
Mr.. Young Of Elmira. spent Sunday
and Monday Of last week here at the
& home Of Mrs. Loertscher's parents.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown.
Jack Swayne worked one day last
week ON the new South Bay Grange
hall.
Mrs. g. p. Town and Mrs. pullman
called on Mrs. o. /. Evans last Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. r. Swayne called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Arnold suns
day forenoon.
Hubert Brown spent one day last
week Ia Olympia.
Mrs. Nathan Arnold made q BUSH
ness trip to Long Branch last Nom
i day.
Mr.. George Gartley lost valuable
calf last weekly
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Crowell took Sun
day dinner at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gartley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Arnold spent
sunday evening At the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. Chambers.
G. &. Town has three fine brood
sows and several small pigs for sale.
FOR SALE25 head Angora goats.
mostly female. Price $3.50 per
head, cash. ]. NJ. Cooper, II
miles east Of Olympia on Yelm
road. Address. Rte. 2, Olympia
Phone 25F5. 2-2-s
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
BLACK LAKE

Several Black Lake people made
trip to Olympia last Saturday.
Mr.. A. E. White of Belmore made
a business trip to the Harbor last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Weber Jr. are
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Floyd Goldsby expects to be
up in few days, as she is improving
very rapidly.
Mr.. Harry Dalrymple will start to
saw shingles for the Tumwater
Single company Monday morning.
Mr.. Louis Beauvillier made trip
to Chehalis last week.
The Black Lake Card club was en-
tertained at Mrs. Dalrymple's on
Wednesday evening of last week.
Donna Rivers has been on the sick
list for several days.
Earl Albertson, who was hurt at
school last week, is able to return to
school again.
The Belmore Manufacturing COM
pany expects to start up soon.
Miss Holiday spent Sunday with
Miss Fleetwood of Lacey.
Mr.. Will Muir Of Tumwater made
a trip out here last week.
| A dance is to he given the goth of
this month by the Black Lake band
boys, in the Black Lake Grange hall.
There will be special music. Every
body is welcome.
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theater last Thursday evening.

theater last Thursday evening.
Miss Charlotte Clausen visited her
aunt, Mrs. Inman, who is night oper.
ator at Kyro Station, Saturday and
Sunday.
Lagrippe has started on its tour,
but we hope it will not prove serious.
The Lookout committee of the Y.
P. S. c. E. will entertain the members
OF the society at it's next meeting, to
be held Friday at the schoolhouse.
Everybody is welcome.
Mr.. C. H. Thompson of st. Clair
was business visitor to Olympia last
Saturday.
1t is reported that this community
was well representediat the dance at
Chambers Prairie Grange hall last
Saturday evening.
There will be services by Mr.. Mix
sell at the schoolhouse Sunday even
ing. All are welcome.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
CHAMBERS PRAIRIE

Mrs. Herbert Raymond is making
an extended visit with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Raymond. Mr.
Raymond, who is a civil engineer, has
been in California for the past year.
Mr.. Orval Kagy attended the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
FOR RENT.

Two stalls In the CITY'S PUBLIC
MARKET In the Ogle Building, cor
ner Fifth and Columbia streets, after
February the LIST, 1915. Apply to
Hiram Dohm. Market Inspector, City
Clerks office, City Building.
This Market is under the supervi-
sion Of the City Of Olympia.
(adv-1-4tf)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
Mrs. w. ]. Abbott's.

Mrs. w. j. Abbott's.
Mrs. Ed Diamond and Mrs. WILDER
Haskell and children spent Tuesday
Of this week with the formers daugh.
ter, Mrs. Ross James.
Mr.. r. Jones is having the interior
of his house finished.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
BRIGHTON PARK

Fred w. Lewis has been confined
to his home with lagrippe.
The Woman's Rural club met last
afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Fred Reichel.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
BUST u-.IRTE.

Mrs. Ralph Cook visited at Mrs.
Iaurence's Tuesday.
Mrs. E. v. Drewry spent Wednes-
day at Mrs. Nunn's.
Miss Alma Kiome spent Friday
night at Seybrook, the guest OF Miss
Elizabeth Aver.
Mrs. Hodge had as guests Satur-
day Miss Kiome and Miss Lewis
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12
Knife Rack

Mcdonald. L. s.; Rosa Bruley, o. s..
and Mary Perkins, Maggie Yoakum
and Lillian Clark, managers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-12

There was mock trial at the
Little Rock school last Friday night,
affording lot Of fun for all who at
tended. The proceeds 60 toward pay
ing for the schools new piano. on
which there is a balance now of about
$50.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-17
BOSCOBEL.

Now we make another start at
writing letters from Boscobel. We
like to write, but something general
ly interferes with out efforts.
Herman Knoll, one of the really
likeable men in this community, died
last Wednesday, after a short illness
of pneumonia. He was a successful
business man and deservedly popular
with all who knew him. A widow,
daughter and three sons survive.
Verne E. Payne, one of the sue
cessful young merchants in this city,
has bought out the store building and
stock of goods belonging to M. H.
Galloway. Mr.. Payne has already
begun remodeling the building. He
says he will put in large stock of
goods.
AS is apt to happen at this time of
the year, politics is warming up.
Not national politics, but local
politics. Doctor w. T. Hurd is out
with an open letter, GALL of Docs
letters are open) and several candi-
dates are declaring that their friends
are urging them to ''run.'
Charlie Blair has been chosen
manager of the electric light plant,
superintendent of the water works
and of the sewer system. He is still
manager of the telephone company
DR.. LeRoy G. Armstrong celebrat-
ed his eighty first birthday, last
week. His son, DR.. Charles, of
Prairie du Chen, was here for the
occasion. The doctor is hail and
hearty for one of his years. He has
been a physician about 60 years,
and a good une.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Appel, Calves
ton, Texas, are here for a visit, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A.
Beimborn. Mr.. Appel was recently
operated upon, and is recovering
slowly from the effects of the opera
ton. In his home city he is rail-
road man.
E. F. Pernot, who was once in
business here, and went from here to
Prairie du Chen, is about to make
another move. He has formed a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-17
LIVINGSTON

sueeiaI Correspondence to the Herald.
Mr.. C. w. Loewen, OF Chicago, is
here training the boys and girls for
the declamatory and oratorical con-
tests.
Mr.. j. H. Leyson, of Barneveld,
was here last week and he is conrem-
plating buying farm.
Meeting have begun in the Naz-
arene church. Mr.. v. E. Clark for
merly of Los Angeles, is the evange-
list.
Miss E. Jenny was at Cobb Friday
night and judged a contest.
Miss Laura King is at her home
in Berlin enjoying a two weeks vaca-
ton.
Carter Skate is visiting friends in
Madison.
Mrs. A. Rundell and daughters
Martha and Geraldine and Mary
Williams were Galena callers Satur-
day.
Mr.. Harry Biddick is in the Gun
ningham hospital at Platteville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fisher, of Gale
ma, visited the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Fisher. Miss Alice Fish
er accompanied them home.
Platteville callers last week were
Mrs. Harry Biddick, Mrs. Hubert
Livingston and Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Hillary.
Mrs. Rhodes, of Montfort, was a
business caller last week.
Max Weekly, of Dodgeville, who
has been helping install the electric
lights, has returned to his home be-
cause of his sisters illness.
Miss Mile Rundell was in Platte
vile, Thursday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-17
PLATTEVILLE.

Nomination papers are in circula-
ton for several candidates for alder
man. 1t is said that there will be as
many as four candidates in some of
the wards. This is the time of the
year when candidates sprout every
day.
j. H. Mink has been over here of
late looking up Dubuque hill. He
thinks the 81, 500 he has to spend on
that old nuisance will help things
bit. Mr.. Mink is county highway
commissioner, hence any opinion he
expresses regarding a hill is worth
listening to. By the way, it is
rumored that some of the towns to
the southwest of Platteville have road
money to burn, or words to that effect.
1t is said that Jamestown has no less
than $27,O 900, all told, and that Paris
has the neat little nest egg of
$21, 900. That is the latest informa-
tion we have on the subject. And
what do you think will be done to
the hills down southwest, when Mr..
Mink gets through spending all that
money on them? There will be better
wheeling from here to Dubuque next
summer, we predict.
A meeting of the w. C. I. U. was
held last Friday at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Nehls. The ladies Of this
organization want a no license cam
paign fought out this spring. Probab-
ly not.
There is rumor about town that
another outbreak has been made in
the foot d-mouth disease, east of
here.
Zinc mining is still on the boom.
Old mines are being pumped out, and
preparations are being perfected by
which new prospects will be opened
up and tested out. Present prices in
this commodity are very alluring to
capital and enterprise
While the Normal lost out in it's
debate with the Lacrosse Normal the
boys feel better since they defeated
the Dubuque Germans in basket ball,
by the crushing score of 81 to z.
President Sutherland, of the
Normal, conducted a teachers in
stitute at Soldiers Grove, last week.
If the appropriation comes through,
there will soon be begun a building
that will add greatly to the useful
ness Of the local Normal. Besides
the gym, the building will be almost
entirely devoted to agricultural studies
and the manual arts. We hope this
talk about cutting down on money
matters will, mot reach the Platteville
Normal plans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-17

and Lou moved to their new home
over in Bridgeport hollow, Monday.
We are sorry to loose the Markley
family from our neighborhood, for
such good people as the Markley's
are not always to be found, in
neighborhood. One great consolation
they are not going so far but we
will see them quite often.
Mr.. and Mrs. Biederman's son-in-
law left on Sunday and took his little
daughter, who has been staying with
her grand parents for some time.
Henry Horseman, who was run
over by load of lumber while ago,
when his team ran away, is able to
come to town, but is pretty lame yet.