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The mirror., 1919-07-24
The Italian Farmer

The Italian farmer is evidently
nothing if not willing to expert
ment. No fewer than three class
es of collective farms are in sue.
cessful operation in the country.
In one class a cooperative society
of farmers acts as landlord for the
individual members each of whom
tills his own farm independently
of the others. Under the second
plan the cooperative society holds
the land, decides from year to
year how it is to be divided and
cultivated, and appoints each men,
Der to his part in the program of
cultivation. The third plan is
more complicated: the cooperative
society rents a large farm which is
worked by a permanent staff of
members receiving a salary for
their services, and by other men,
bers who divide their time between
work on the cooperative farm and
on privately owned farms. All
three forms of cooperation are
highly successful according to re-
cent accounts. They have this
point in common. the elimination
of middlemen between farmer and
consumer .-Ex.
The mirror., 1919-07-24
Kien Cleaned Up the Bases in the Ninth
With His Long Drive

out for two stations driving in
three runs and winning the game.
The main features of the game
were the double plays made by
the locals. Brad figured very
prominently in each of them.
Stahl, the opponents pitcher,
was hit quite freely, but with the
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LAKE TITICACA
A Good Description of South Americas Wonderful
Lake High Up Among the Andes
. Rajd- Yoga Messenger

supply of oxygen drawn into the
lungs at breath is only half as
much as one obtains at sea level.
Race horses, even at height of
only 1000 feet have their running
power notably reduced, and at La
Paz and other mountain cities the
race courses have to be shortened
as the height increases. At an al
titude of l6, 500 feet a horse is no
longer able to bear the weight of
man on his back even when travel
ing over easy ground.
Numerous steamers have been
carriedupt the steep roadsin sections
and put together on the shore, but
a trip on the lake is by no means
a pleasure excursion. At these
lofty heights people often suffer
from mountain sickness owing to
the extreme rarity of the air. and
when violent.winds rush bowling
down from the surrounding hills
and lash the surface of the lake to
fury, the combination of seasick-
ness with mountain sickness is
highly disagreeable.
However much we may some
times be tempted to complain of
being obliged to stay at home and
gain our knowledge of foreign
travel by reading books, there is a
deal of truth in the saying:
There's no place like Home"
The mirror., 1919-07-24
Summer Rain

It is a MINDLESS night. The summer rain
Falls gently with an even singing sound
Upon the trees that roof the quiet street,
And all my tired soul is taken thrall
By fragrances tnat rise to meet the rain:
The scent of sun warmed dust now wet and flowing;
The scent of parching stones that such each drop
Into their gray, foot-hollowed surfaces;
Green thirsty gardens, full of flower faces
Drenched, brimming chaiices of cool delight;
And then the smell of short, sweet sunburnt grass
That finds an Eastertide in every rain;
The scent of cedars, resinous and singing,
And Balm o'Gilead poplars by the gate;
The pungent fern-like smell of heavy branches
Whose leaves are fattened one against the other
And glisten in the arc-light's swaying circle
Green STOPPING branches, strung with pendent Jewels
Spell bound l stand within their woven shelter
And lose myself in time transcendng rapture
Marie Emile Gilchris
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chance to score one run in the
sixth frame.
Hick. the first man up in the
sixth, was thrown out, Donahue to
j. Peulen. Jam landed on one
that went to center field and the
ball took to the sidewalk, and it
was only stopped by the steps OF
the entrance. This should have
oecn an easy home run hit for any
ordinary base runner, but Jam
who is suffering from rheumatism
in his ankles was only able to
make third base safely, and again
poor judgment was shown by the
coacher not holding him there; in
stead he was urged on for home
and was thrown out, Pummerville
to Mcpherson to Huelsmann. Bud,
the next man up, got a safe hit,
therefore Jam could have walked
home if he had been held at third.
Bud was thrown out trying to
steal second, Huelsmann to Dona-
hue.
Beginning with the last half of
the ninth inning the locals needed
two runs to tie their opponents or
three to win. Bud, the first man
up, went out on a foul fly to Hoy.
Lohr drew base on balls. Eros
struck out. Wells and Burn were
hit with pitched balls, thus filling
the bases. The locals new mana
ger now decided to substitute him.
self as batter for the next batsman
and he very promptly drove one
The mirror., 1919-07-24

Hoy Made Foolish Muff in the Third
guessing all the way. But when
the dust clouds had finally settled
in the ninth inning after Kien's
long drive to center field, the To-
Gals came out victorious with the
score standing 6 to5.
Burn, the first man to bat in the
opening chapter of the game, was
given first base on balls. He stole
second and was advanced to third
on Brad's out at first and scored
on Hicks hit. Jam got a two
bagger, but Bud was thrown out,
Donahue to j. Peulen, retiring
the side.
In the third frame the locals
managed to get two more runs,
but on account of poor judgment
in base running they should have
had one more run in this frame.
Gil, the first man up drove one
out to left field for two stations,
but in trying to make a two-bag-
ger out of it he was thrown out,
w. Peulen to Hoy. Brad drew a
base on balls and scored on Hicks
hit to center field, Hick going to
second on the play to the plate.
Jam was thrown out, Hoy to j.
Peulen, Hick going to third on the
put-out and by over-running third
base so far he drew the ball right
back to third and would have been
an easy out if Hoy had not muffed
the ball allowing Hick to score.
Bud was thrown out, Donahue to
j. Peulen. This ended the locals
scoring until the ninth inning,
although they passed up good
The mirror., 1919-07-24

Burns-The Salvation Army is
a fine organization, and I'm glad
to give them some of my money;
but there's still one thing of which
I'm not convinced.
BrOWn-What is that?
Burns-I can't bring myself to
believe that bass drum and q
tambourine constitute music.-Life.
The mirror., 1919-07-24
A GRAND FINISH
M S. p Brings the Contest With the Visiting Team
Most Spectacular Conclusion
By J. r. S.

The visiting ball team that gave
combat to the locals last Saturday
was composed of a bunch of young
athletic players picked up in Still
water and going under the name
of Saltwater Majestics. They
made an excellent showing for
themselves and had the locals
The mirror., 1919-07-24
llbF all the lakes in the world

NkgggID among the Andes of
0Gy Peru, is perhaps the
most wonderful. 1t is situated
1856 feet above sea level and is
half as large as Lake Ontario, be-
ing a hundred miles long and av-
eraging thirty miles across. In
the rainy season it rises about five
feet; but it appears to be steadily
shrinking in size, for three cep-
turies ago its margins reached the
ruins of Tiahunanaco, and now
they stand six miles away.
In ancient days the country all
around was densely populated, the
inhabitants supporting themselves
by the cultivation of various crops
in terraces on the slopes of noun
tains; but now these terraces, with
the irrigating channels which
made their cultivation possible,
are altogether abandoned. During
the rainy season which lasts from
December to May, the face of the
landscape is green, and barley, po-
tatoes and other hardy crops are
grown on every hand. Potatoes
form a leading feature in their
system of agriculture, over hum
dred kinds being raised. Some of
these varieties are black, we are
told, which does not sound very
appetizing. The COWS are fed on
barley cut while it is still green
and made into hay, and this dry
fodder is eked out by water weeds
dragged from the shallow mar
gins of the lake and spread upon
the ground 80 that the cattle may
help themselves.
For navigating the lake the In
dams use 'balsas,' which in Span
ish means raft, and though at first
sight they look like boats, they
are really no more than RATS,
which owe their buoyancy to the
materials of which they are made.
A real boat can be made of sheet
iron or even concrete; but it is i'm
possible to make a raft out of any
thing heavier than water. The
balsa is built up of dried rushes
and floats very we'll so long as the
rushes are dry; but as soon as
they get thoroughly soaked, or
water-logged, they sink. The on
ly way to restore their buoyancy
is to haul them up on the shore
and let them dry out for few
weeks, after which they float per-
fectly until such a time as they
get water-logged again. The balsa
dates back to the days of the In
Cas- and seems to suit the needs of
the Indians very we'll, and in these
frail craft they sometimes cross
the lake.
Gulls, coots and ducks are COM
mon on the lake, and solemn her.
ons on their stilt-like legs may Of
ten be seen fishing in the shallow
waters. The condor, said to be
the largest bird that flies, sails
like a scarcely visible speck over
head, always on the lookout for
carrion. He is handsome bird in
spite of his bald head. and has a
ruff of the purest white around his
peck. The condor is not a bird of
prey and is perfectly harmless as
rule; but sometimes when hun
CRY and dead animals are scarce,
he has a disagreeable way of max
ing dead animals by pushing llamas
over the precipices when they i'm
prudently stand too near the edge.
One might suppose that at these
high attitudes the purity of the
air would be very conducive to
health; but pneumonia Is common
and very deadly in its course, so
that a man of seventy is pointed
out as rare example of longevity.
At these great heights the air be-
comes very thin or 'rare,' so that
at 20, 900 feet above sea level the
The mirror., 1919-07-24

Don't forget to buy w. S. S.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-05-15

ings will taks Dlans st ~ seAsel
grounAs 5 nils osstsaost q vnaAGs.
Mr.. ChsRlas Naemaa |. lasvia1 We
mango TuseAay With ths ateatisa q
joining his wife anA little daughter at
Oxford. ... 4....
Sunday. Nay II. . sp1ghtly hall
game took plaes heFs hseWssa vsaaAes
and GFant. Hnesah fer vsaaAGs!
Venango seems - have tAe winAiae
card in everything la4say.
Ar. B. F. Hastines Il Grant vas .
business visitor here AoaAay.
Mr.. r, C. Hansen Of Chappou ~
moved HE family - his nsv rssidsaes
which he rsesatiy purchased hess.
Who saiA this b . dry cosntzy!
We've hssa haviag alnsst - nsoeA
rain ~ shi.s latsay.
The fields sss grsse.
The tEses ase n baoen.
Rain and suashins have dispellsd in
gloom.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-05-15

Anhssst lGaoAa0.
II. anl 1lis. Julius lEaeliDt ~
hss hssa Ssits 81 vith DasonaDia.
bst i hsttss st tAis SriEiaR.
ihsss vas Ysi.s . essA seesn1Dss
st SsaAay sehsI lasl 0unday esasi6-
eriEe TIE Eaiay vssshss. 6s0s Usse
eyesssd beesuss thsy IL ~ kosU
sbsst Il. We ass expecting . uoss
larger crowd next SsnAay. Dvssy-
bsdy come s& tve o'elseh ?. y.
NJ. aAd Mn. JehA LAn0aso vio1esd
witA Ftank Dstus. anl faaDily 0gn-
day sftss1oea.
Ar. Jeha DetEer . gstag = hsvs
. now veil pot down - his farm.
Howard Bo~sa anl L.. XiskRotsies
~sat = Jsles~asg AseAsy.
Jane Ksanedy aaa ths niolset0s
= bssak his ara rscsatly vhile esssk-
ing their Fed e..
Nick Jssders vii! help lean Fsllsss
break prsiris.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-05-15
vENANCO NEWS AND VICINITY
(Ceo6aetsa b Mrs. R1ss Lsvta)


Saturday. Nay 10. . veil attsa4sd
meeting took plses st Nestea's IN.
atse and the Venango TslspAoas Cea-
pany was organized with . Board Of
Directors consisting Of five. Ths fol-
lowing were elected: ". A. Hstehsr.
Jeff Newman, Ralph AcClsnahan and
George Hsrschman. It was decided
to limit the number Of shares that
any one stockholdsr can hold to 10
shares Of 500 value. Trs Board Of
Directors were given full power "a
map out the lines and to 20 into Geo.
tracts for the erection Of the main
branches. It was very evident at TIE
meeting that the company viii start
out with = generous and liberal spirit.
20 that nobody need to b afraid -
cause Of his distance from the main
line. that he will be left without con-
nection. Nobody who expresses any
desire to become q stockholder viii
be left uncared for because Of his 10
cation.
Work was started on the modern
brick bank building which when COM
pleted will be quite an imposing insti-
tuition and a great asset to the town.
Judging by the hustling around the
Perkins County Land Office here and
the Lumber Yard this country seems
to be coming into its own.
Barney Dudden of near Venango has
also been making some quite spicy
deals Of late. His slogan seems to
be few words and quick action. He
reports the following deals this week:
Sold 100 to Roy Ward, 100 = to John
Speltz and 100 to Geo. Naggarty.
Saturday, May II. At 2 O'Clock .
sale of school buildings and furnish
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-05-15

your opportunity to fill your home
with music at . Moderate price anA
on terms that will make ownership .
pleasure. If you are interested IN
knowing more about this piano,
please write At once. Bargains like
this are eagerly snapped -. A.
dress
KNIGHT CAMPBELL MUSIC co.
Largest in the West)
m15-Jme Denver, Colorado.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-05-15
BEACuvILLE NEWS ITEMS

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A heavy reinsEeeA With some
wind and hail visitsd this section
Saturday - . climax = . series q
smaller showers during ths pesessding
two weeks. Many considered Il tie
biggest rain ever experienced at this
time Of the year. All the fa&oons
are full and field work was halted
for several days.
Representatives Of Hartford and
Home Hail Insurance Companies were
writing insurance IN this vicinity on
Monday.
A number Of young people met At
Ben Lindgren's Saturday night to de-
dicate his new barn. They report .
very enjoyable hop.
Mary Ann Walls represented Dis
trict 3 in the spelling contest in Hol-
yoke last week.
At the school elections last week
Richard Quintell was elected sscre-
tary in District 3 and Lottie NJ. Kis-
sack in District ~. District ~ vot-
ed unanimously to instruct the board
to secure Miss Kobey a. teacher for
another year if possible.
H. W. Petrie Sundayed At Kis-
sacks, John Carlson and wife at
Blacketers', Mrs. F. M. Austin and
children at Hellers', Joy Lounsberry,
Leo Austin, Claude Donnelly, Maple
Austin, Alice Lounsberry and Beaula
Bliven at Lindgrens'.
Everyone is planting corn now.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-05-15

A1hAt Uhek b H. suUaP q Q ~
rssds0.
Ar. and Ass. Kiskps&Eiek ~
Bertha and Mr.. and Mrs. HsOoR1
Brown took dinner 8anAay at ~ A.
|best Hinek ho0o.
Ae. snl 1fs- q. Ds.aAe: vsnt t.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-05-15
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY
A PIANO

We have in Julesburg . piano Of
excellent musical quality, the pro
duct Of famous factory. In order
to avoid the expense Of storage, box
ing, carriage and freight to Denver,
we are offering this splendid instru-
ment at \ genuine bargain. Here is
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-05-15
CHRISTIAN CHURn

Sunday school every Sunday Dsso-
ing At 10 A. n. n ths diGexiet eougt
room of The court house. Everybody
invited. Commun3on aDd D1ao 0tD1y
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-05-15

At II A. n. Bibls 0t.1y ssasy We6-
nesday night.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-03-20
UNTITLED PLEDGES
STILL HOLD GOOD
Earnest Request is Made to
ALI Subscribers to Redeem
Promptly Their War Saw
ings Stamp Pledges.

Pledges made to invest in War Saw
ings Stamps have been automatically
extended to 1919 by the government,
which has made official announce
ment that persons who, for any rea-
son. did not complete their pledges
by December 81, 1918, may and are
expected to liquidate these pledges by
investing in War Savings Stamps Of
the new 1919 issue
The 1919 War Savings Stamps are
blue in color and trife smaller than
those issued last year. They bear
likeness of Benjamin Franklin, the
apostle of thrift and economy. The
1919 War Savings Stamps which yield
their owners four per cent interest,
compounded quarterly, may be obtain
ed from any postoffice bank, or other
authorized agent.
Thrift Stamps and Thrift Cards
used last year remain in use during
1919. and filed Thrift Cards, that is.
Thrift Cards on which sixteen Thrift
Stamps have been affixed, may be ex-
changed for 1919 War Savings Stamps
upon the payment or the rev addl-
tional cents which represent the diff
ference between the price of War
Savings Stamp and ST. the value Of
the sixteen Thrift Stamps
Purchasers of 1919 War Savings
Stamps should bear in mind that 1919
War Savings Stamps are to be affixed
only to 1919 War Savings Certificates.
Although one may have a 1918 War
Savings Certificate (the parchment
on which War Savings Stamps are af-
fxed) which has untitled space on it,
such 1918 certificate should not have
1919 War Savings Stamps pasted on
it; nor should 1918 War Stamps be
placed on the new 1919 War Savings
Certificate. Keep the two years sep
arate
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-03-20
FARM PROFITS
WILL AID LOAN
Rural Business Men Are Well
Able to Take Up Their
Share in the Victorious
Fifth,

More than ever before the American
farmer finds himself in the position
OF comfort and prosperity which is
his just due. Lean years are for him
no longer. Last year the average Of
farm earnings broke all records. Six
million farms in 1918 produced crops
worth s12, $50. 0o0, 900.
This year it is estimated that a
greater wheat acreage than ever will
be sown. Naturally, the farmer is
making the most of his opportunities,
and with guaranteed wheat prices
and high prices for everything he
grows, the outlook for him is most
encouraging And Europe viii fur
nish market for his fat hogs and
steers.
1t would be interesting. if possible,
to assemble comparative statements
of the farmers bank accounts now
and five years ago, and the list of
mortgages that have been cancelled.
And it would be more interesting per.
haps to have a statement of the Lin-
erty Bonds now in the hands of these
tlllers of the soil
Very soon the farmer will have fur.
Their opportunity to prove that he is
not without loyalty as we'll developed
as any mans. For another loan is
almost in sight, loan that will draw
upon us all
Because OF his price guarantee OF
$2.2s bushel, Uncle Sam stands to
lose from so to rs cents upon every
bushel OF wheat harvested next seas
on Having given this guarantee to
the farmer, he will make it good.
That is Uncle Sans way But what
is Mr. Farmer going to do for Uncle
Sam in the Victory Liberty Loan?
In every Liberty Loan to date the
farmer, as class, has bought less
bonds than men in other prosperous
| classes. He has been able meantime
to get more sugar and everything
else upon which the government put
a restriction, than others have.
The big question now, when he
stands to cash in at IS per cent
premium upon his wheat crop is what
is he going to do next Liberty Loan
drive?
Some Liberty Loan officials are
suggesting that the farmer should
buy 500 bond for each 100 bushels
Of wheat he sells to the government.
He has made the profit and should
have no hesitancy in taking a high
grade security in payment for the diff
ference between what the govern
ment gets and what he receives for
his wheat
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-03-20
HOLD ON TO WAR
SAVINGS STAMPS
Secretary of Treasury Urges
Citizens to Keep Govern
ment Securi' as Until They
Shall Have I atured.

Carter Glass, Secretary of the Unit
ed States Treasury, has issued a warn
ing to patriotic American citizens
against unscrupulous persons who ad-
vertise that they are willing to pur-
chase War Savings Stamps. Mr.. Glass
does not wish to hove the government
securities sold at sums below their
actual value.
He points out that people who are
actually in need IF money may take
their War Savings Stamps to post
office and receive cash. Mr. Glass
urges holders to keep their stamps
until maturity
He states that War Savings Stamps
belong only to the individual who first
purchased them and that people who
offer to buy stamps at low premium
are violating the letter of the law in
so doing. Men and women selling
stamps are not only losing money
which rightfully belongs to them, but
are aiding INSCRIPTIONS agents to
reap profits.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-03-20
WHY ONE MORE
LOAN IS NEEDED
1t Will Settle Nations War
Debts and Will Care for
Sick and Wounded.

Cuce in a while some one asks:
What's the need of another Liberty
Lean now that the war is over?''
Revenue from taxes will not be saf-
feient to pay all the bills, so the
people will be called upon to provide
the money by subscribing to govern
ment bonds. This money is goinI to
pay off the army Of producers at home
the farmers, merchants, manufac-
turers and others.
America had just begun to fight
when the Hun decided it was time to
quit. Allied leaders expected the war
to last another year and the United
States government was turning out
ships, arms, ammunition and food to
overwhelm Germany in one big
drive
Treasury officials have revealed
that in 1919 America would have had
a tank at the front for every seventy
five feet of line. We would have had
ten tons of mustard gas ready for
shipment for every ton Germany
ceaid produce Thousands of batter
tSS Vi suns WOulu nave DCCA III AT
len for every one America had in 1918.
Everything else was being produced
in proportion.
This gigantic preparation brought
an early end to the war and saved
thousands OF lives. Victory Liberty
Bonds will pay for this work which
had been contracted for and was be-
ing delivered when the armistice was
signed
There are other purposes for which
money is need. Part OF our army of
1000 900 men must be kept in Europe
until the peace treaty is signed.
These soldiers must be fed, clothed
and otherwise maintained Then they
must be brought home.
The sick and wounded must be car
ed for in hospitals. The army must
be demobilized There are thousands
of manned soldiers, heroes of the
great war, who must be taught self
supporting trades and given an oppor-
tunity to earn their living.
This reconstruction work at home
must be carried on The job must be
finished. The American people whe
furnished the money to win the war
must supply it also to bring the ma
tion back to peace basis.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-03-20

cal express employees today. Agent
Mccoy announced that not only were
packages being received in better
condition for shipment, but that, there
was noticeable falling off in the
number of consignments sent to the
mo Mark" bureaus of the express
company.
Before the drive, at least 25,500
packages of all conceivable kinds
and sizes, he said, were received by
these "dead-letter" offices of the
business, but already this figure had
been cut in half, and there was every
reason 60 expect that it would be
broukht down to Negligible quantity.
The purpose of the campaign it
was stated, will always be dom
inant policy of the company in ac-
cepting business in the future.
Proper packing and correct marking,
Agent Mccoy declared, will always
be required, when shipments are ac-
cepted by the express service for trans
portation, This, he added, would be
to the interest Of the shippers them
selves, as well as to that of the ex-
press company.
1t was intimated that the express
workers will not be allowed to let
their efforts for better service end
with this particular drive. Within
month their attention will be cen
tered upon correct methods in ma
king out express receipts The ex-
press company will conduct another
national campaign, chiefly among its
own employees in every city and
town in the country, to standardize
and improve receipting methods.