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The Perry Mirror. VOLUME XXI PERRY, KANSAS, THURSDAY. JANUARY 23, 1919 NUMBER 25 Tell Him Now. "He cannot read his tombstone when he's dead." with pleasure you are viewing any work a man is doing, If you like him, or you love him, tell him now; Don't withhold your approbation till the parson makes oration As he lies with snowy lillies o'er his brow; For no matter how you shout it, He won't really care about it; He won't know how many teardrops you have shed; If you think some praise is due him, now's the time to slip it to him, For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead! More than fame and more than money is the comment kind and sunny, And the hearty, warm approval of a friend, For it gives to life a savor, and it makes you stronger, braver, And it gives you heart and spirit to the end: If he earns your praise, bestow it, if you like him, let him know it. Let the words of true encouragement be said; Do not wait till life is over and he's underneath the clover, For he cannot read his tombstone when he's dead.

Death of Patrick Mulvihill. The death of Patrick Mulvibill at his home near Williamstown, Wednesday morning Jan. 15, brought an end to the life of another Kansas pioneer and one of Jefferson County's most successful farmers. Although he shad been in poor health for some time his condition was not considered serious until Oct. 28, when he suffered an attack of illness which resulted in his death.

-The funeral was held from the home Friday morning and, the body was taken to Kansas City, Kansas, where it was laid to rest in St. John's cemetery. On account of illness Father Herron was unable to attend. Father Malloy of St. Peter's church officiated.

The pall bearers were John White, Joseph Montague, Ben Kyle, James, Quinlan, Garret Trant and B. E. Wilson. Patrick Mulvihill was bore in County Longford, Ireland, Oct. 15, 1837.

Being left an orphan at an early age he came to Amerca with his grandmother and settled in Philadelphia. Later he went to Omaha where he was in the employ of the Union Pacific shops. In 1869 he moved to Kansas City, then called Wyandotte and took up employ ment with the Union Pacific Railroad which was then being built through Kansas. Patrick Mulvihill was married to Mary Sullivan Jan. 1, 1870 in St.

Mary's church by the Rev. Anthohy Kuhls. In 1880 he de cided to take up farming and so moved with his family to a farm near Edwardsville, Kans, where he lived for fifteen years. In 1895 he moved to a larger farm near Williamstown, his home at the time of his death. Mr.

Mul vibill is survived by a wife, three sons and five daughters, Thomas of Durham, Frank, of Kansas City, Mrs. J. Hughes, Seal Beach, Calif, Mary, Margaret; John, Cecilia and Catherine of the home address. Miss Stella and Faye Tyrrell spent Saturday night and Sunday in Topeka. BOOSTED NATION'S WEALTH.

America's Greatest Danger Now Is Pride. Uncle Sam has become the worid's greatest captain of industry. Here are some figures We have, 6 per cent of the world's population. We own 7 per cent of the world's land. But we produce 70 per cent of the world's copper.

We produce 66 per cent of the world's oil We raise 60 per cent of all cotton raised. We produce 33 per cent of the world's silver. We dig 52 per cent of all coal used. We mine 40 per cent of iron and 20 percent of the world's gold. We manufacture 85 per cent of all motor cars manufactured and operate 40 per cent of the world's railroads.

We grow 25 per cent of the world's wheat Before the war England was, on the surface, the richest nation in the world. At that time the United States owed 4 billion dollars to Europe. Now Europe owes the United States 10 billion dollars. In two years we shall have passed England as a shipbuilder. All we have to do to go to the wall is to become a junker nation with no other than material ambitions.

He whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. But let's not do that. Let's be sensible and decent and thank ful that we are so fortunately situated. And let's try to make the best use of our combined wealth so that everybody will be prosperous and educated and comfortable and happy. Williamstown.

B. E. Wilson and Frederick Beisecker, were Lawrence visitors Thursday. Mrs. Lawrence Tyrrell and Mrs.

Chat McCoy, were in Law- rence, Tuesday, having dental work done. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baker and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Jacob Beisecker and family. Mr. Wm. Spray of Midland and Miss Nellie Viets of Lawrence, were visitors at the C. E.

Spray home the first of the week. Miss Viets is getting her music class together for the coming year. Mrs Lawrence Tyrrell is stay. ing with Mrs. Chat McCoy, Mr.

Tyrrell having gone to Kansas City, Sunday evening with a load of sheep. The Williamstown Ladies' Aid will serve lunch at the Cleve Allen sale January 29th. All members and any others who care to, are requested to send pies and bread. Quite an attendance at Sunday School considering the bad roads. Were you there? Everyone cordially invited.

Poultry food at cost and will also close out my stock of ammtInition at cost. J. L. Custer. Lieutenant May Is Honored.

Washington, Jan. 20 Lieut. Oscar P. May, 356th Infantry, 89th Division, Williamstown, has been cited for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois de Mort Mare, France, September 12. Without assistance.

Lieutenant May attacked and captured a machine gun which threatened to wipe out his platoon. Lieut. May has also been recommended for a Distinguished Service Cross for leading a company out of gas at night through shell fire by compass and memory of map over ground without previous daylight reconnaissance and is also recommended for the Belgain Cross for leading a daylight patrol across the valley of the Meuse through shell fire and in face of fire from snipers and machine guns. The County Farm Bureau. The work to be carried on by the Farm Bureau is to be a working out of the facts proven by experiments and research work done at the experiment stations of this and other states.

It is extending the Agricultural college education along practical and intense lines. This office affords opportunity for the farmer to secure help and suggestions along the lines of soil fertility and soil washing. The former may secure help and suggestions as to the plan ning of his crops. The securing of the seed, testing of the same and the planting of the crop. The rotation of the crops and the control of the various insects, smuts and the gopher.

There will be available assis. tance in feeding; as balancing rations, self feeders and silo campaigns The dairy work will be tended by cooperation in dairying, promoting cow testing associations, maintaining dairy records and the importation of dairy cattle. The pasture problems will receive attention as regarding the control of weeds and other desirable growths in the pasture. Education along, the lines of hog cholera, blackleg, contagious abortion and other diseases will be extended. The location of desirable herd sire supplied.

The rejuvination of old orchards will be undertaken and the starting of new ones encouraged in every way. The community projects to be taken up will be: Community Clubs, Silo filling and Thrasher Clubs, and under the leadership of the County Club Leader the Boys and Girls club and the Mother-Daughter canning clubs will be promoted. This is a brief outline of the work and the work will be much uno: extensive as the tix. will permit. J.

M. Goodwin, County Agent. Card of Thanks. We desire to express our sincere thanks to all those who were kind to us during the sickness and death of our dear husband and father. MRS.

MARY MULVIHILL AND FAMILY. CAPITAL CITY NOTES. Brief Notes of What the Kansas Legislature Is Doing. The speaker of the house this year is a real, honest to' goodness farmer. He hails from Fairview in Brown County.

Be tween legislative sessions he may be found at any time currying horses, milking cows, plowing for wheat or stacking hay on his farm. The old flag hanging. in the state house rotunda is badly dilapidated and sadly patched. Senator Schoch of Shawnee will endevor to get through an appropriation for a new flag that will be in keeping with the dignity of the state. Emmett George, re elected secretary to senate, is publisher of the Republican at Council Grove.

Mrs. George edits the paper in his absence. There will be compulsory arbitration of strikes by the state Public Utilities Commission if a bill introduced by Representative Winfield Freeman, of Wyandotte, is passed by the ture. A night shift has been put on at the state printing plant by State Printer W. Smith to take care of the rush of legislative work.

The plant is still somewhat handicapped by a shortage of linotype operators. Present indications point to the probable submission of the question of a constitutional convention to the voters at the next general election. State Fire Marshal T. Hussey has been in New York and Washington for the past two weeks attending a conference of the Federal Bureau of Standards, the fire marshals of the various states and the National Board of Fire Underwriters. A judication of all matters un der the workmen's compensation law will be placed in the hands of the Public Utilities sion if a bill introduced last week becoms a law.

The bill, if enacted, will enable injured workmen to collect from their ployers without having to ploy an attorney. A reserve bank system for Kansas state banks is provided for in a bill introduced in the senate by Senator Bergen of Marshal County. The proposed system would make Kansas money available for Kansas borrowers instead sending it out of the state, according to the advocates of the bill. Members of both houses plan to pass a joint resolution demanding an investigation by congress of the heavy caualties suffered by the Thirty fifth di vision in the Argonne battle. The thirty fifth division is composed of Missouri and Kansas troops.

Let Cain insure you. Public School Notes. Superintendent Trusdale attended the meeting of the Council of Administration at Topeka, Friday. Needed school tion and the changes in our school program due to the war, were the principle topics discussed. Standard tests in silent reading and in spelling have been given in the grades, during the past week.

The picture show Friday night was anything but a success. A number of people have said that they had a fine time visiting. However a new picture will be given free to season ticket ers and all those who held single admission tickets will be admitted free to any one of the succeding numbers. Only five more weeks until the first half year is over. A plan of study whereby the students are to study tomorrow's lesson today, has been inaugurated in the grammer room and in the high school.

Basket ball practice has begun. A game is to be played here, Saturday, February first with Ozawkie. Ozawkie seems to have good team this year, as they have won from both Valley Falls and Oskaloosa. The Boys Glee Club will sing Friday night at the Picture Show. The Senior Normal Training class visited in the grades last Friday, while the Superintendent was away.

Among the lessons taught by the war, as brought out by Supt. Kent of Lawrence, at the Admin: istrative Council, was that of Public Health. He stated that one-third of the young men of of the United States were found untit for army service because of some physical defect, and that it had been computed that sixty per cent of these defects could have been remedied by the schools. The two leading defects were poor eyes and bad teeth. Poor lighting, such as we have in the Perry school, is certainly not conducive to good eye sight.

The Seniors put on a highly entertaining musical program Mouday morning in Chapel. Pig and Poultry Club. Jefferson county had the honor of being the secound county in the. state to line up ten members for the 1919 Capper Pig and Poultry Club, while Atchison and Reno counties were close bebind Here are the boys who will make club history in Jefferson county this year: Frederick True, Perry. Glen Jones, Perry.

Elwood Shultz, Lawrence. John Thompson, McLouth. Cleason Freeman, McLouth. Ernest Johnson, Perry. Dwight Williams, McLouth.

Frank Thompson, McLouth. Waldo Rogers, Perry. Clayton Reynolds, Perry, The most inconsistent language in the world is the American language For instance here is a phrase we heard often during the recent cold spell: "It is as cold as hell.".