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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-06-22
Como SaCar dinerO a las pc
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Por +" Oirer LugoI sa5mpec
tor de Agrtrultauu.

LA SIEMBRA DE LA YUCA EN-
PUERTO RICO.-Durante los ulti-
mos tres amos tOdO escaseo en- ell pals
con motive de la guerra. Ell almidon
Que Sc consnmia en- la isla era, en- su
mayorla. lmportadO de los Estados
UnIdos, Y con motive dc esta esca-
so, Ia cantidad importada de este
lngredlente disminuy0 grandemente
La .yuca que es muy rica en- almidon,
cmpezo a tener su importancia en- ell
mercado Y pronto Sc sembraron gran
dcs extenslones de yuca Ell ell pals.
Existen en- Puerto Rico dos varie-
Fdades de este tuberculo: la yuca bra
va, que ademas de ser muy RIGA en-
almldon, contiene mueho -acido prlIsi-
co. que la hace ser venenosa de
aqui sa nombre de brava; v la yuca
dulce, que produce almidon. no es
venenosa Y la gente la usa en- su die
Ia diaria.
Isl almidon de yucca Sc ha conquistado
u'tlmamente un lugar importanta en-
q mercadO por su calidad su pre-
cio dc hoy es el meior que Sc ha pa
gado en- el pals. La yuca, ademas de
producer un almidon de calidad supe-
rior, produce la paja cativia que
la usan nuestros campesinos para ha-
GER casave, que Gltimamente lego a
ccnsiderarse c0mo el sustituto mas
alimenticio del pan.
LA CEBOLLA EN- PUERTO RI
CO.-Las cebollas Sc importaban
slcmpre en- gran cantidad, a excep-
cion de algunas pocas de fanegas
producidas en- el pals, antes de Ia
guerra, debido que la gente no da-
ha importancia Ia production de
este bulbo. Con la crisis que traio la
guerra al pals, su precio subio gran
dcmente. Los aericultOres de Aqua
dilla, Isabella v Arecibo V algunos de
Ia Carolina probaron con esta STEM
bra, que Sc prescntaba muy halaga-
dora para Ia inversion de su dinero.
La production de estas fue un YER
dadero exitO, cosechandose una gran
cantidad de ceb0llas en- en- el mes de
Febrero d. 1918: las sufcientes para
abastecer IA isla nor algunos meses.
1 Pcro. que sucedi6? La-cosecha de CO
follas fue abundante pronto su nre
clio bai0 grandemente. FL agricultor
| dc Puerto Rico no esperaba~ esta ba-
ria no estaba preparado para afron
| tar Ell peligro Que Sc presentaba; no
saba como conServar su cOsecha.
! NJ rosultado fu6 la venta de gran can
tidad de cebollas verdes como con
| secuencia una gran perdida dc dine
ro. La cosecha de cebollas Sc madu-
70 tOdS a un tempo; como el pals
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-06-22

no podia consumirlas al mismo item
po v no hubo eXportacion de elias.
gran cantiGad Sc pudrio las que
no Sc pldrleron fucron vendidas al
precio maximo de rs centavos ouin-
tai, que representaba un verdadero
fracas0 para el agricultor de cebo-
Has de la costa norte.
Esta es una cosecha que merece es
pecial cuLdado, saber curarlas es muy
lmportante v despues q. Sc este al co
rrlente de ell, el porvenir de las ce-
bollas csta asegurado. Las cebollas
extranjeras duran algun tempo sin
podrirse, Y como las semillas sembra
das en- la isla fueron introducidas del
exterior, no existe razon alguna por-
que las nuestras no pueden durar 10
que las cebollas traidas del exterior
LAS HORTALIZAS.-Existen Ger
ca de las poblaciones pcquenas par
celas de terreno de alguna fertilidad
que producirian mas dinero a sus due
nos 81 Sc sembraran de hortalizas Y
no de otras cosechas. Antes de dedi
carse una persona a esta siembra de-
be decirse 81 mismo, ''voy a ser un
hombre mas independents a sa-
earle mas dinero a mi pequena finca !;
vOy a producer cosechas verdes pala
el mercado 81 este no promote eXito
para mi empreSa, yO voy a hacer un
mercado~ para mis- productos" En-
tonces debe hacerse las siguient 5
preguntas:
!. lCuanta terra poseo v Guam
ia debo dedicar a la hortaliza?
2. 1Que debe sembrar?
z lQue variedades Sc producer
mejor en- Puerto Rico?
a. Precio. calidad can't lad de
semillas que necesitO.
5. ICuales Sc conservafi mas?
6. lCuales nccesitan mas cuida-
do9
- Z. lDc que clase es mi sueldo?
8. ta) fertil pobre.
(b) poroso o compacto,
(c) seco h1medo.
9. iCuanto me cuesta?
(al el arado o rasqueta,
(b) rastrilo, banqueo V forma-
ci6n de las eras.
(c) abono, lquG clasc debo usar Y
como?
Id trasplante del semillero al
campo,
(e) conservation de Ia hortaliza,
poda, riegO V desague,
(f) madurez, recollection em-
paouetar para ell mercado,
(h) propaganda para hacer el
mercado, en- case de ser este POGO
prometedor.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-06-22

gar ALA setenta cinco aeroplanos mi
lttares que Ell gobierno frances remite
Marruecos, atravesando ell territorio
espanol, para 10 cual obtuvo previaments
la venia del ministerio de Estado y del
de la Guerra.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-06-22
FRANCHISES A
TRAVEs. DE ESPANA

MADRID, JUNO 9-El gobernador de
Guipnzcoa ha telegrafado desde ell puer
to de San Sebastian que acaban de lie
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-06-22

la actuadad tiene preocupado no solamen-
te a los cerebros nnejor preparados de Puer-
to Rico sino del mundo entero. Estan1os
sus ordenes EN- Comercio ST. No. 2o.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-06-22

la misma aItura que cuaIquier pals ame-
ricano europeo, estamos ahora tambien
en- condolences de ofreccr los industria-
les y comerciantes de Puerto Rico ell medic
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
HE JUST WANTED TO KNOW
Possible Explanation for Nonappear-
anee Of Watch Had Suddenly
Dawned on Simple Farmer.

Supt. j. f. Oursler of the Carnegie
Steel company has established cost
price store for his 1880 workmen,
thus circumventing the local proiiteer
One OF the local profiteers asked Mr..
Oursler II he would not shut up the
cost-price store, as It was interfering
with the other stores profits, but Mr..
Oursler answered:
"Will | shut up our cost-price store
eh? Well. that is about the nalvest
question | ever heard. Yes. It's as
naive a question as the young
farmers"
"The young farmersf" said the prof
iteer.
"A young Pike county farmer" ex-
planned Mr.. Ousler. "stalked up to the
inquiry Office in a Pittsburgh station
and asked:
"'This here's the Inquiry office, amt
itr
"'Sure is.' said the capable young
clerk.
wall said the Pike county farm
err about eight hours ago gazabo
took my new watch down the street
TO get my name engraved on ii free
gratis SOS 1t wouldn't get lost, and
I'm kind of tired of waitin', so what
In the engravin' trade, and are all the
Pittsburgh engravers out on strike or
sump'n'?"
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
APOLOGIES TO BR'ER RABBIT
Field Mouse, Not Bunny, Is Anathema-
tized Girdler of Trees, According
to Eastern Expert.

An official of the state fish and game
commission Informs us that we are un-
just to the rabbit In ascribing to him
all the girdllng OF fruit trees which has
been going on In these parts lately. our
informant says. observes writer In
the Ohio State Journal, that the field
mouse is responsible for more than 90
per cent of this damage and we hasten
to tender our sincere apologies to the
rabbit, whose feelings we would not
hurt for the world, and are quick to
give the guilty field mouse his just
share of censure
Field mice, it seems have the indie
fensible habit of burrowlng among the
roots of small fruit trees in the fall,
following out n warm place, as field
mice estimate warmth, and spending
the winter there. When they get hum
CRY and nothing else is available, they
shin up little way and eat the bark
OF the tree cunningly making tooth
marks almost exactly like rabbits and
thus throwing editors and other ex-
perts off the scent. The rabbits are
not wholly without sin, but 40 per
cent sinner averages up fairly well
with the rest OF US. Moreover. the
rabbit may easily be foiled in his
lapses from grace by placing a piece OF
tar paper about two feet In height, or
Il piece Of wire netting around the base
OF each young fruit tree. Perhaps this
expedient, like other prohibitory meas
ures, does not build character in the
rabbit, but It does in the orchardist.
Nothing, we understand, can be done
about the field mice unless one stays
at the foot of the tree and catches
them. They are lost In sin.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
Russian PaInters thriving.

Art" SO far as the production Of
pictures is concerned. Is said TO have
had a great boom in bolshevist Rus
sis owing to the fact that the govern
ment pays liberal amount for all
works approved by official experts.
The whole domain OF art has been
placed. under the control OF II council
of seven members, four OF whom are
apostles Of futurism. Artists earn
ings have been increased through II
rule established by the council un-
Ter which all pictures that pass the
judges are to be paid for at the uni
form rate Of 1000 rubles each.
Whether the artist has devoted
months Of assiduous labor to a pic
ture or whether 1t Is a daub which
has taken a few hours TO paint, the
recompense Is the same. With such
encouragement the number of artists
In Russia is increasing rapidly.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
NO INSURANCE ON HAPPINESS
lIoyds Refuses to Take the Risk Thst
Seems to Be Involved In In
ternstionai Marriages.

About the only thing the Lloyds will
not Insure is happiness to follow an
International marriage. While some
American women who welded repre-
sentatives of the nobility of the old
world found happiness. vastly larger
number found failure to be their por-
tion. The honeymoon trail of these
internationalists shows many ship
wrecks. AS a rule the representative
OF the nobility seeks mate among
the wealthy who have unsatisfied So
cial ambitions. Given these condi-
tons, the chance for presentation at
court. the glamour OF a title. the ex-
clusiveness of social relations with
the titled great. cause many a young
woman to forget prudence and have
made many fathers and mothers will
Ing TO approve heavy bet on slim
chance
The long string of women who have
come back across the Atlantic broken
hearted and slim OF purse since Nell
lie Grant made her unhappy alliance
has taught little wisdom to those who
are courted by the titled but ofttlmes
penniless nobility.-Ohlo State Jour.
nal.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
LITTLE WAR MOTHERS.


When you look at has picture and your
eyes
Are dmmed and mighty wet.
And It seems as though your trembling
hands
Could reach and touch him yet:
When you family call and he answers not
Your supplicating prayer.
Remember his last thought was You:
l know-for ] was there.
When the day is done and the hearth FIRE
glows.
And you slowly knit and knit;
And your furtive eyes from the embers
rise
To where he used to sit:
And you feel he never can slip up
And kiss you unaware,
Remember his last word was You:
! know-for ! was there
when your dear brave heart Is breaking
And life is reft of Joy:
And only the spark of memory
The face OF boy-YOUR boy;
May the good God hover over you.
And touch your silvered hair.
And tell you what I've tried to tell:
lie knows-for lie was there.
Erwin Clarkson Garrett. Trench
Ballads and Other Verses"
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
War Disability.

Although Modern Medicine credits
medical science with having accom-
plished wonders during the late war
In eradicating or reducing diseases
that have previously ravaged fighting
armies, 1t maintains that disabilities
resulting from the war are due in more
cases TO disease than TO wounds. Fig
ures compiled by the English ministry
OF pensions show that OF all the pen
sions granted down to September !,
1918, 5S per cent were on account of
disease. tuberculosis and chest com
plants We're responsible for 11.2 per
cent. rheumatism for 60 per cent and
heart disease for 90 per cent. Only
incomplete figures are available con
cernlng American experience. but of
1.IlO cases dealt with by the federal
board of vocation up to January 81.
1919, by far the greater portion were
due tn disease.-Youth's Companion.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
Some Excitement, In OIL Wells.

Competitive drilling plays a grea,
part among wells In single vicinity
because all oil leases leak at the edges.
and whether you get your neighbor's
oil or he gets yours is largely mat.
ter OF speed. Consequently a well IN
the middle Of large tract is usually
let alone by the owner. or. at least, he
undertakes further drilling with de-
liberation, but II he strikes oil near
his boundary he drills his borders with
all haste, knowing that his uelghbor
Will offset his wells, on the other
side OF the boundary just as fast as
he can get the equipment on the
ground.-Ray Morris In the Worlds
Work.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
CHECK ON TRICKY "coPPERS"
on the Part OF Applicants for
Coveted Positions.

In Philadelphia the position OF traf.
fic policeman is open only to men
who are six feet or more In height.
Such positions are so much soYght
after that many applicants who fall
short OF the required height by only
q small fraction OF an inch are tempt
ed TO cheat little bit by rising on
their heels.
An ingenious application of elec-
tricity is now used TO circumvent this
trick, and any attempt TO register q
fraudulent measure is disclosed. at
once. The applicant, as he stands up
on the platform under the slide rule.
sets his feet upon two metal plates
that are normally Il tribe above the
platform. They are just large enough
to be covered by mans heels. and
when the candidate stands with his
his heels on the floor the plates are
so depressed that they make con-
tact and form = circuit that lights a
lamp overhead. As long as the man
stands with both heels on the ground
the lamp stays lighted. but the mo-
ment he raises either heel the smallest
part of an inch the contact Is broken
and the lamp goes out So does he.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
Monan's VIII.

One OF the best known women In
London's newspaper world, return.
Ing from Birmingham by train, and en-.
deavoring to make shorthand notes
en- route, was hopelessly interrupt
ed by man on the opposite seat, who
persisted in shouting his political opin-
Ions TO an acquaintance in the far
thest corner, says a writer In the Lon
don Evening News.
At last he used a phrase contain
ing the word damn" and turned to
apologize TO the lady for using such
a word.
Don't mention It," she replied,
sweetly, 81 have been mentally using
the word for the last hour"
And the newspapers OF the other
passengers rustled through the
laughter Of their owners.-Mlnneape
ia IA.an,--i
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
BIG FUSS OVER SMALL FOX
Extensive Litigation in Prospect Be-
cause of Winter Sport in Outchess
County. New York.

Every sportsman in Dutchess coun-
" Is Interested In Il lawsuit over the
skin of fox which already has in
volved two hunters, two farmers, four
lawyers and one Justice of the peace,
bidding fair TO take trail leading
straight into the Supreme court, dis
patch from Poughkeepsie to the New
York Evening Sun says.
Heynard was shot and wounded
while in woods belonging TO De witt
Clinton Flanagan, formerly member of
congress. The wounded fox reached
the farm of L. C. Hart. where 1t was
discovered by Edward Meade. an en-
ployee of Mr.. Hart. Meade used
club and dispatched the animal, TAX
ing possession OF the skin. The two
sportsmen demanded possession Of the
trophy, but this was refused.
One lawyer representing the sports
men found an ancient law which pro-
vided that a wild animal shot by hunt
ers belongs to them whether It Is re-
covered Immediately or escapes to 9th
er parts.
In Justices court Meade was ar
raigned on a charge of having hunted
without n license. his weapon having
been club, but he was promptly
acquitted.
But the question OF the pelt remain
ed unsettled until the Justice found
a colonial statute which states that
whenever close Enclosed holding Of
land) is invaded by a predatory ami
NAL said animal may lawfully be
seized or killed. Under this ruling the
fox skin was awarded to Meade.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
Town Sells for $4,000.

The entire town of Moneta. Wyo..
has been sold for $4,000. The pur-
from A. HANSON, who founded Moneta
twenty years ago. to the following:
one townsite of forty lots. one eight
een-room hotel, one five-room cottage.
one three-room cottage. two two-roow
cottages. one large livery barn. one
railrOud eating house and miscel-
laneous assortment of outbuildings.
No person other than Goodman owns
single thing in Moneta. but the Chi
cago and Northwestern owns the right
of way on which the town site fronts
and n small depot building on this
right of way.-Christian Science Moni-
tor.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
NO "ROUGHlNG iT" FOR JAPS
orIsntaIs on Pacific Coast Not to Be
Lursd From the convenisnees
Of City Life.

]. f. Brown. sage and philosopher
OF Nolte's board OF strategy table, has
some sad experiences with Japanese
laborers. particularly when wanted for
his ranch on Molokai. He says he has
made the rounds of japanese auto
stands where orientals In spick and
span clothes walt and loaf all day
long for a passenger. content to do
that rather than take a real honest-to-
goodness job. He makes his offer of
wages, good wages, with house and
fuel and water and so on.
Sucking his breath through his
teeth. and after some reflection, the
japanese inquiries:
You got barber shop thereT
Brown was taken off his feet when
this question was first propounded.
No, he didn't know OF u barber shop
around. His ranch Is well up In the
mountains. one of the most beautiful
places in the islands.
you got store7"
Brown confesses to store three
miles away. More reflection.
you got picture house"
Brown blinks at this question even
new.
Finally, the japanese says one thing
more.
mo can go. Me got brother very
seeck. Too bad. l sor-ry."-Pacifc
Commercial Advertiser.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
GRAVE OF FOUR DYNASTlES
Ambitions of Austria, Russia, Ger,
many and Turkey All lie Buried
in the Balkans.

We stood ON :he forward deck ot
the Sirin rs She slipped soulliNurd,
through The placid waters OF the Adri.
utic. ut ~ knots an hour. Less than
league away the Balkan mountains,
savage, mysterious. fnrhid,ling, rose
in - rocky rampant against the east
eru sky.
Did il ever occur Ia you" remarked
the Italian officer who stood beside me,
noted historian in his own land,
that four great empires have died Us
II result Of their lust FOR dominion
over the restless lands which lie be-
yond those mountains? Austria GOV
eied Serbia-and the empire OF the
Hapsburg is In fragments now. Rus-
sia. seeing her influence in the PENN
sula imperilcd, hastened to the sup
has gone down in red ruin, and the
Romanoffs are dead, Germany, seek
ing gateway to the warm water, and
a highway to the East, seized on the
excuse thus offered TO launch her wait
ing armles-and the empire reared by
the llohenzollernS is bankrupt aud
broken. Turkey fought to retain her
hold on such European territory as
still remained under the crescent ban
ner. Today a poslmorten Is about to
be held on the Turkish empire and the
house OF Osman.
Think of It! Four great empires.
four ancient dynasties. lie buried over
there In the Balkans. 1t Is something
more than range of mountains at
which we are looking; II is the wall OF
cemetery."-E. Alexander Powell In
Scribners Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
Need Birds the Year Round

The little packet of eggs that would
have given rise to thousands of cater
pillars form lunches for the winter
birds. In the orchards irregular holes
through the loose flakes of bark at.
test TO their usefulness again for they
tell OF their inroads upon the hIber.
mating codling moths. Summer is not
the only time for birds says the Amer.
lean Forestry Magazine. II we had
more of them during the winter we
would not need so many In the sum
msr.
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
Less Embarrassment.

well" said Farmer Corntossel,
"I'm glad the railroads have gone back
TO private ownership"
what difference does 1t make to
Souf'
81 can speak my mind TO the station
agent without feelln' that mebbe III
be criticized for shown lack OF re-
sasek TO q Rovernmant officisi"
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28

sects of similar disposition are an
even greater menace. So voroclous is
the appetite of these pests for pine.
the usual derrick material, that the
oil men have been forced to build all
their derricks OF steel. The great ad-
vantage of this construction In point
Of durability, however. is encouraging
Its use even where edibIlity is not a
factor.-Popular Mechanics Magazine
The Lamar register., 1920-04-28
ANTS DESTROY OIL DERRICKS
Workers In Trinidad Field Compelled
to Use Steel to Foil Preda-
tory insects.

Fire and storm have destroyed many
an oil derrick OF the traditional wood
construction. but In the new oil fields
on Trinidad white ants and other In
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-01-21

would be at the rate of SO 1871 Of the
sale price, and one-third Of $1,000 OF
$666.66 would be reported as profit
in the 1919 return, and the balance
Of the profit, that is one third Of $22,-
900, would 60 in the 1920 return. If q
farm is sold and the money is used to
buy another farm, it in no way reduces
the income tax on the farm sold.
Proceeds Of Auction Sales.
The proceeds Of auction sales are
treated just the same as other sales Of
farm crops. and equipment. Reference
to the paragraphs on machinery and live
stock will indicate the method Of COM
putting the taxable income for an auc-
ton sale. All sales Of crops are to be
included as income, except the cost
Of feed or seed that had been purchased
and was resold. Notes received in
payment for goods are regarded as cash.
Reducing Surtax.
A farmer who sells his farm and also
has an auction sale, could distribute his
income tax payments over two years
by arranging to have his auction in a
different calendar year from that in
which he gives deed to his farm. In
the case Of a large farm business consider
able can be done toward giving uni
form farm income from one year to
another and so reducing the surtax, by
endeavoring to avoid selling two crops
of grain, hogs, potatoes or other lead
Continued on page 81
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-01-21
IMPORTANT ITEMS OF
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
FACTORS OF BOARD, LIVE STOCK,
MACHINERY, REAL ESTATE,
AUCTION SALES.
INF FORMATION THAT WILL HELP
THE FARMER IN FILLING
OUT HIS BLANK. -

Again the farmer faces the difficult
task of figuring his taxable income under
the Federal income tax law. New
rulings by the Government since the
last returns were made last winter, in
Guiding additional items allowable in
figuring deductions, make it necessary
that farmers acquaint themselves with
methods Of accurately determining their
taxable incomes. ...>.r
Income Tax on Farm Sales.
Under the present law practically
every farmer will be subject to an in
come tax at any time that he sells his
farm or holds an auction, even tho
his income from year to year is not
sufficiently large to call for an in
come tax return. The requirement Of
the law that the profits of a farm sale
or an auction shall be computed as
income, subject to tax, means that many
farmers, who took advantage Of the land
boom the past year and sold their farms
at a profit, will have an income tax to
pay, although they may never
before have paid such tax.