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Revelation Interpreted
The Mysteries Of the Apocalypse Of St. John
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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02
LANO The Trail That Leads to the Cooperative Commonwealth

and industries are all owned by the collectiv-
ity; where each works for the other; where
each receives the same compensation for a
days work; where no member will accept
anything which any other member cannot
have on the same terms, if he desires it
in short, imagine place where the golden
rule is the only law imposed upon the COM
munity. and you are picturing the Llano CO.
operative Colony.
After eight years of work, Llano Colony is
rated in the commercial world as worth over
$250,00O. But Llano's least asset is its COM
merciaI rating. The fulness of life, the joy
of living, the satisfaction of working, the
security for the future, the healthy environ
ment, the opportunity for education, the af-
lection of your fellowmen-these are priced
more, much more, than what the commercial
world calls success.
This colony now has something like thirty
industries, all collectively owned. Among
these are: apiary. auto garage, building de-
partment, brick-making plant, blacksmith
shop, butcher shop. broom factory, crate
making factory. chicken farm. dairy with
ABOUT ~ InlklIlS GoWS anu q uSA0 "a IAOAO-
bred Holstein heifers, goat ranch, hog ranch,
with several hundred Duroc-Jersey hogs,
sweet-potato storage houses, dressmaking,
grist mill, handle lathes, hotel, hospital, IL
brary, steam laundry, land clearing. fruit or
chards, print shop. peanut butter factory,
magazine and weekly newspaper, picture
show and theater, wagon-making shop. cam
dy kitchen, shoe shop, harness shop, and
many other smaller concerns.
Then Llano's farms and gardens provide
the bulk of the living for the colonists, the
farmers specializing on sweet potatoes, SUE
gar cane, peanuts, corn, beans, peas, ETC..
while the gardens provide greens and gar
den truck for the table the year around.
The system of government is exceedingly
simple. Stock is sold in the corporation at
one dollar share. and only stockholders
are employed by the Colony. An agreement
of employment is entered into between the
Colony as an organization and each individ-
ual. Each member is employed at what
he best can do. or which needs most to be
done. A board Of directors is selected each
year By the stockholders. which board j. turn
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02
= NICE THE DAYS of Jesus Christ, the
~ human heart has Ionged for the time

~ INCE THE DAYS OF Jesus ShflSt' lAe
human heart has longed for the time
when no mans hand would be against
the hand of his neighbor, time when eaeh
mans interest would be identical with II the
best interests of the whole community Inc
impressive thinker, all down through the
march Of civilization, has yearned tor bet
ter state of society in which to nVe' loi
this reason, more than any other men ana
women have left their native soils and TAX
en- up the duties and terrible hardshlps OF
pioneers, searching for the golden oppof'uil-
hy. :, H.
From the East men go West; from the
West they go farther West; but the smeafy
hand of exploitation has always follo|e =
close behind, leaving them often drained TO
the point of poverty.
Fo aet away from the tithe-paying system
e. rent. interest and profit-men nave
Struggled and fought and planned. Coloniz
atom 1o, enterprises have come into beng IN
NAM narts Of the world. having as their OBJ
;ect he grouping of congenial workers IN an
sffort - eliminate these Objectionable phases
Of human life. Many of them have pa, .LS
succeeded, only to be wrecked upon r !ns
rocks. because Of lack of understanding
Of each others motives. ,,,..
After studying most Of the former attempts
At cooperative colonization. and marking
well he rocks and shoals in the stormy seas
Tob Hartman founded cooperative com
munitv at Llano, California, on May st.
1914 This community operated and pros
pered at this location until l9l1' when lnI
water for irrigation purposes proved unequal
10 the growth of the Colony, and a ne" anu ,,
more resourceful location was found IN Lou
isiana, where they are now located.
Founded on three great principles Of -. soeI q
ology-equality of opportunity, equality 70. o.
income. and equality Of ownership the LAM anu
Colony has proven that men and women 7 can
i've together in harmony and prosper mo
Colony IS incorporated under the law as
protection against INSCRIPTIONS persons e. anu
disgruntlsd self-seeksr- Imagine It you can an
miniature cooperative commonwealth any
you have Llano Colony. Imagine com
;.., ,sFs slI tht land, the farms, TOOLS
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

DRY on observation, having, during my
HE Witnessed the same transformation
In similar but much less favorable
state for successful agricultural pur-
suits. | have reference to Michigan
(my beautiful native Michigan), where
when | was boy, little less than a
half century ago, the timber and lum-
Der industry was leading all others,
and where the poor farmers on their
farms Of poor quality (many of them
lett their homes in the late fall after
gathering and storing their meagre
crops for winter sustenance for their
families and their livestock would
leave their families and homes to work
in the forests and sawmiIls during the
winters, in order to earn enough for
a grubstake. while making another
crop the following year. was raised
on one of those poor farms, where my
father shaved during the summer farm
ing and cut and hauled wood during
the winter, hauling it twelve miles to
the nearest market, where he traded it
for groceries and clothing. We lived
in miserable little two-story house Of
four rooms and lean-to called the
shanty. The rafters of the house and
shanty were made of poles and the
shingles were made out of oak. l
often awoke in the morning half froz-
en- and with snow on the bed and floor.
The floors, / well remember, were of
lxl2, without carpets. The struggles
and hardships through which my mo-
Their passed undoubtedly was response
Bile in a great measure for her i'll
health, which she suffered thruout life.
| shall never forget the work required
/ in clearing. ditching, and breaking that
land and the good times at the log roll
lings and raisings. as we called them,
when the neighbors would come toge-
Their to assist each other in clearing
land or in putting. up the frame of a
barn. When the apple juice (Which
was sometimes none too sweet was
plentiful. Neither shall forget the
miserable roads, if such they could be
called, for they were worse in some
respects than the bad roads of Louis
lana. N
That same state of timber lands,
cut-over lands. swamps, and marshes,
of logging camps. sawmilIs, and poor
farms less that fifty years ago, is to-
day weIl-improved country of good
fertile and productive lands and fine
homes, with thousands of miles of mo-
del roads. Yet | hear many people
remark that Louisiana will never be ar
agricultural country of much value
Her climate is certainly appreciated by
one who has lived many years in oul
northern states. The quality of hel
soil is equal to some of our northern
land, and superior to that of some Of
our southern states.
Again, better methods of crop ro-
tation and seed selection and testing
If both seeds and soil are understood
better than they were when the earlier
| agricultural developments were taking
place. Also, a greater number Of agri.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02
CARE OF CHILDREN

Until years of discretion, the parents
are morally responsible for the acts
of their children.
Too few parents do their duty to
their children. They are in many in
stances responsible for their children
becoming criminal, as they, by their
conversation and example, teach them
dirty tricks in trading. and then nv t
suffer shame if their children become
bad citizens.
1893
Ford says that within few years
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

we shall not be mining coal any more
Coal will be burned underground, righl
where it is found, and the by-product:
will be utilized.
He sees the day when even drops
Of rain will be transferred into electric
ity. He says:
The water that now runs down in
TO the ocean can be chained up BY
drainage and dams and used for power
and heating 1t will also be useful in
retaining the fertility Of the soil-noN
washed away.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02
DIVIDING TURKEY.


Should the dominant nations Of Eu-
rope resolve to carve the Turk and
divide It, head, neck, feathers. and al,
between themselvesp
There is likely to Be a difference Of
opinion over there as to the justice pr
injustice Of the affair. In that case.
Ia general war would follow. with most
of the nations Of the world involved
,ity the United States would Be asked
in the mix-up. And in all probabil-
to help on the side Of ENGLAND and
France; the war promising to be on
a much larger scale than the last one,
many more men and ships than were
furnished to help whip the Kaiser will
be required.
The question COMES up: are we in
any way obligated to enter on such
job as stated aboye2 Common
sense would say no-if Turkey is to
be carved and divided up for good
and all. let the nations closer to the
bird do the carving. We do not come
in for any of the meat. anyway.
What did we get out Of the last WARP
There is limit to all things; and
wars in which we are not interested is
one of them.
f. H. Loutrel.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

If you are in doubt Of anything,
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read something that is exquisite. and
worth remembering; and contemplate
upon it until you fall asleep; and when
you awake in the morning, call your
self to an account for it.-Desiderius
Erasmus.
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is YOUR FOOD PURE? Are you
getting full value for your money! I'm
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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

Those who are to begin the regen-
Grafton of the world must be ready to
face loneliness, opposition. poverty,
and obloquy. They must be able to
live by truth and love. with ration
al, unconquerable hope; they must be
guided by consistent pose.-Ber-
trand Russell.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

And when it comes to punishment,
we would find things just as objection
nble. Firemen and blacksmiths are
not much afraid of fire md the Esqui-
mo Indians and other G-7elIcrs near the
poles would want to be comfortably
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

near; SO there must Be variety in hell,
if it is fitted for the dwelling place Of
the wicked.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02
Bundle Rates

Colony boosters may now obtain
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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

Do we make our own destiny or
are we the creatures of circumstances?
Might we not make worse mistakes
on our new routep
The same heaven would not suit all.
There must be variety there, or many
would be unhappy.
Is not all the future hidden from us?
and are we not at all times moving in
the dark and unknowp9
Should we turn back to our lives
and find some point at which we
should change our coursea
IF we had our lives to live over again
could we do better for ourselves than
we have done? or might we not do
worse?
When man is on road' surround
ed by conditions that make him un-
happy, should he quit that road and
take one that he has never tried?
Many fellow imagines he has re-
pented, when he is merely sorry that
he was caught up with. He will do
the same thing again when he thinks
he can get. away with it without being
caught.
Are we not free agents within GER
tain limits sui ject to the influences Of
our natures and environments? and are
we not at times the creators Of our des-
tiny? We can act as we desire, only
when the conditions favor our desires
Otherwise we have no choice.
The variety of character among III
humans demands great variety of re
wards and punishments. Some of IL
are not fond of milk and honey, anc
some of our heads might be injured b.
crowns.-bald-headed ones, for in
stance.
And when it comes to punishment
we would find things just as objection
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

1t is useless to send armies against
IDEAS Georg Brandes.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

The same heaven would not suit ALL
There must be variety there, or many
would be unhappy.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

Is not all the future hidden from us?
and are we not at all times moving in
the dark and unknown
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02

Might we not make worse mistakes
on our new route?
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THOUGHT SUCCESSORS
FOR THINKERS
By ]. A. Tets
Is life worth livingp

Do we make our own destiny or
are we the creatures of circumstances ?
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Should we turn back to our lives
and find some point at which we
should change our course9
The New York herald., 1922-05-02
GOMPERS'S CHARGE
CALLED RIDICULOUS
William u. Foster Demands
Proof That He Has Received
B0lsheyist Fund.

CHICAGO. May l (Associated Press). -
Charges that the American Federation
Of Labor under the presidency of Samuel
Cbmpers has come to standstill "po-
liticaliy. industriaily and philosophi-
oally" were made to-day nv William u.
Foster, secretary-treasurer OF the Trade
Union Educational League in coun-
tering Mr. Gonlper's charges made
yesterday that under Fosters direction
q political machine was built with Boil
shevik funds to undermine American
labor.
Talking glibly OF many millions Of
dollars being spent for Bolshevik propa-
ganda in the United States" Mr.. Foster
said. Mr.. Gompers takes occasion to
Ink my name with this mysterious fund.
Indirectly indeed, but none the less
effectively. Therefore 1 demand that
Mr.. Gompers make good on his insinus-
tons.
Either he must prove his statements
and innuendos or stand convicted OF
fagrantly unfair propaganda. As far
as the books Of our organization are con-
carned stand ready to submit them to
ary reputable auditing company who
Will be given every opportunity ia
examine into our sources of revenue.
Mr. Gompers's charge about my
building great secret machine to un-
dermine the American Federation of
Labor movement is ridiculous. The fact
Is that the Trade Union Educational
League. the body which Mr.. Gompers
has in mind. operates in broad daylight,
THE explanation Of Mr. Gomperss
broadside is that he suffers from an
anti-Russian complex. With most OF
the leading politicians and industrialists
of Europe convirocd that trade and
diplomatic relations must be established
The New York herald., 1922-05-02

Don Ckafn Of Logan, on the stand
testified that he was being paid s175
month by his chlsd with a check
drawn on the Sheriff and that he had
no otLer compensation.
Answering a question Aom the de-
was a coal operator. n. w. Houston
lawyer for the defense, declared, when
the State protested this line of ques-
toining, that the defense asserted and
would attempt 10 prove that such men
as TIE witness were only ostensibly
deputies. vet they in reality were
cloaked with official authority to carry
out the desires OF the coal operators
sums in excess of $4,000 annually for
some years to the Sheriff TO help pay
these deputies.
He added that the defense held that
the armed miners had committed no
offense against the State in their acts
but We're only attempting TO get rid OF
the mine guard system. A. NJ. Belcher
FOR the State. declared that ii was these
very deputies and other citizens who
were thrown into the breach to uphold
the law of the State when the miners
started their armed march last fall.
Denounced as Lie.
The following hot exchanges fol-
lowed:
Mr.-BelcherNow l want 10 say
right here in reply TO that the miners
of Logan county never wanted to deal
with this organization. This Sheriff, Don
| Chafin. was shot by William Petry. vice
president of District No. II. in the
! headquarters of the United Mine work
ers at Charles Town after Petry had
conferred with Mr.. Houston.
Mr.. Houston--If you say knew any
! thing about this | say 1t is lie.
Mr.. Belcher-l can prove that you
| did.
The official record does not show that
Mr.. Belcher added that he was ready
to meet Mr.. Houston at any time, but
those sitting near Mr.. Belcher heard
him say it.
The court. as the deputies moved for
" ard toward the lawyers, promptly ad-
The New York herald., 1922-05-02
PICKET CHURCH WHEN
NON-STRIKER MARRIES
Pawtucket NeUlyweds Escape
Mob Through Side Door.

PAwrUcKEr. r. L., May I. - Strike
sympathizers to-day picketed church
where an employee of the Crown Manu-
featuring Company whose mill is af-
fected by the textile strike, was married.
Two hundred men and women after
waiting at the brides home escorted her
automobile to the church. Many entered
while others marched around the build
ing.
The newlyweds waited in the church
for thirty minutes after the ceremony to
escape the crowd and got away by the
side door. They were driven in an auto
mobile to photographers studio
where they had again to run the CANT
let before starting on their honeymoon.
The New York herald., 1922-05-02

his deputies. organize Mingo county and
release all prisoners. He denied that
they understood their objective to be
TO ''get" Gov. Morgan or overthrow the
government of West Virginia.
J. Garfield Hunter, an undertaken OF
Logan, testified TO having received the
bodies of Gore, Carriage and Munsey and
that the pockets OF all three men had
been turned inside out, that he found
nothing of value on their persons and
when he found them.
Holly Smith of Logan county. dep
uty, one Of the defenders on the Logan
line testified to having helped recover the
body OF Gore after the latter had been
killed and OF moving 1t some distance.
He said Cores pockets were turned In
side out and that he did not see any
weapons near the body.
The New York herald., 1922-05-02
LIE GIVEN in Miners
TRIAL FOR MURDER
Court Halts Deputies Rush
When Counsel Clash Over
Shooting of Sheriff.
VOLLEY AFTER AMEN
Snowman Describes the
Staying Of Gore, Munsey
and Carriage.
SAYS MINERSOPENED FIRE
witnesses Tell How They
Were Enlisted at Gun Point
for Battle at Logan.
SAYS MINERSOPENED FIRE

Special Dispatch to TaE New YORK HERALD.
CHARLES TowN, w. Va May IA
clash between counsel so sharp that
the lie was passed and deputy sheriffs
rushed forward to intervene marked
the 1rst direct effort this afternoon to
get before the jury the opposing views
on the question of the privately owned
mine guard system in West Virginia.
Holly Smith, deputy under Sheriff
The New York herald., 1922-05-02
Snowman Tells of Murder.

John (Jack) Brinkman, an itinerant
shown and carnival man, who hap
Iened TO be in Madison last August
wl.er the march started and who swore
that he was compelled at the point of a
CUR to join the marching miners and
follow them even to the battle-ground,
testified he was in the group of miners
wro killed Gore and the two other de-
tenders of Logan.
Ho declared the advance party met
Gore and others early on the morning OF
September /. that Gore and his friends
gave the defenders the password OF
"Amen" instead of the II come creep
irc" of the miners, and that i'm
,ncc lately the miners opened fire, and in
the exchanges Gore, Munsey and Car
fare were killed.
Rrinkman testified that he went tie
same day TO the home of the Rev. Jesse
W.lburn. defendant in the trials here
snd that Wilburn returned later in the
day. showing gun and scabbard which
he said he had taken from Gore. and
that a son of Wilburn carried what was
reported to be Cores rife. Brinkmar
eil not return to the firing lines. but
Joined a supply train which operated on
tre three succeeding nights until Fed
eral troops arrived and the march was
broken UP.
Brinknan further testified that he had
seen William Blizzard, the defendant
/ at Blair on Wednesday. August 81, that
he brought up ammunition, which was
! distributed to the men and that he en-
/ couraged the men to 'go ahead and
get" what they had been waiting for
long time.
Henry Crookshank OF Glen Jean. Fay
I cite county a former union miner, tes-
tilted that he was compelled against his
will to join the march. He understood
the motive in going to the fight in Mingo
was to capture Sheriff Don Chain and
The New York herald., 1922-05-02

with Russia. he still clings TO the policy
OF the Gordon sanitaire.' Where Russia
is concerned he is more heartless and
reactionary than the employing class
themselves.
Another factor making for Mr. Com
pers's blast is that he fears the new
spirit OF progress now taking shape
among the rank and file OF the trade
unions all over tho country. Under his
leadership the trade union movement has
come to a standstill politically. indus
trially and philosophIcally- The Trade
Union Educational League is working to
break this deadlock"