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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-11-04
New Paper at Sparks

A new weekly newspaper, known as
the Saturday Reporter, has issued it's
first number at Sparks. Randolph Bill
hngton is editor and James w. Squires
Is business manager of the new publi-
cation.
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MEETING OF INTERSTATE
LIFE INSURANCE DIRECTORS

The directors of the Interstate Life
Insurance company of Nevada will hold
meeting in the companv's Offices in
the Houston Grandin building, next
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
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GARD Or THANKS

To our many ends who rendered
aid and comfort - our hour Cf trid,
VIC wish C eAtCpe our sincere thank.
MP ;. PAUL Law 2tGA
and Family.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED
OUT BY SMALL BLAZE

At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
FIRE department was called out by
burning outhouse at the residence oc-
cupied by Otto Bradshaw, on West
Fourth street. None of the other build
mgs on the premises We're damaged.
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Forty coupons and $2.4s gets you
APIECE LIMOGES CHINA DINNER
SET, or 20 coupons and $29S. We give
you coupon with each 25c purchase
Remember, you can get a SO to Ss din.
neI set here for $24s, besides saving
money on every purchase. We sell for
less. Why pay moreP
EAGLE DRUG co,
Cat Rate Druggists.
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The water will be shut off tonight
at O'Clock on all connections south
OF the Southern Pacific railroad; also
on Bridge street between Railroad and
Fourth streets.
II. O. ROLLINS,
-advt. Superintendent.
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CHURCH SERVICES AT
ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC

First Friday of the month, Noveil-
Der 3, at a. m
Sunday; November 7, at and l0:30.
Sunday school, 1l:30.
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CATHOLIC SERVICES FOR
M'DERMITT AND PARADISE

Mass at McDermitt at 10 O'Clock on
Wednesday, November 10th.
Mass at Paradise Valley, 10 O'Clock,
on Friday November 18th.
r. DERMODY, Pastor
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NEW FALL MILLINERY

Mrs. A. Prince has on display the
new fall styles of millinery.-adt.
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AUTO SERVICE

VIII take passengers any place, at
regular rates, using 40 b. p. Case car.
J. b. LAWS,
-advt. Telephone 1874.
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Yesterday Constable Wolf brought
from Lovelock two prisoners who had
been held to answer by Justice Hood
They were John D. Davis, charged with
lewdness, and Joe Miller, burglary.
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silver State and S. F. Can soc month
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Silver State and s. r. Can soc month
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NOTICE TO WATER USERS

'fThe Time of His Life. "-advt.
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"'The Time of His Life. "-advt.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-31

war because the political issues that are
really being fought out do not affect us.
II We are drawn into the struggle il will
be because the central empires, for pur-
poses of their own, succeed in forcing
our hands. But other occasions will
arise in the future when matters of great
import to us will be in issue and then the
only reward Of unpreparedness will be
that we must recede from positions that
We have hitherto insisted are vital ITO
our sovereign Independence.
1t is clear. therefore. at least to those
who have attempted to feel the pulse Of
the rank and file OF the American people
on the subject. that any substantial ac-
erection of military strength by this coun-
try will have to be preceded by a strong
campaign. which shall have for its object
not only the convincing of the people as
to our national necessities in respect to
an army. but also the arousing In them
of an interest in and an enthusiasm for
things naval and military. The present
German navy was built up entirely by
Advertising press campaigning and lob
bying. The German Navy League print
ed and distributed a periodical Die
Flotte'' with a circulation larger than
that Of the three largest German news
papers. Free excursions were run from
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/ on basis of about cadets per thou.
sand of population. Each corps should
exist in connection with a certain grour
of high schools. The term OF training
should be not less than two nor more
than four years. The officers and non
commissioned officers by whom the corps
should be differed and trained should
be OF the regular army and should be
so ranked that each State could put into
the field fully Differed a certain number
of battalions. regiments. etc. A spirit
Of rivalry between individuals. corps and
the aggregate corps of different states
should be kept alive by contests of varf-
Gus kinds. The work need not interfere
with the usual scholastic work of the
high school boy. But il should be, very
thorough and include a great deal of
physical training. complete knowledge of
the mechanism OF machine gun and field
artillery, entrenching and so forth. and
something of the theory of war. An
arrangement of this kind would give
the United States at the end of two years
approximately 10000 men and at the end
of six years, allowing for wastage. CO.,
900. Then the strength of the various
corps could be cut down so as to leave
enough men in training to allow for
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into the field. al army commensurate
with her naval strength. But that is
exactly wha: she aad to do.
The Congrcssman who habitusIly votes
against military and naval appropri-
atoms usually dos so because he thinks
the Inhabitants of the inland regions are
too far from the sea to take an inter-
est in battleships. And this is generally
true. Then 1t also ,nablss him to pose as
an economist, though when It is a ques-
ton Of getting sostly postoffice or a
wad for the widening of Sandy River
he is a spendthrit to the core. The
question is how tti convert the farmer
and how to get a. the people of Los
Angeles. where then are 10000 pacifists
and Il Didn't Rsis My Boy to Be a
Soldier is literally he most popular ca
baret song of the setson.
II nation is well supplied with mate
rial for offering troos it has won three
quarters Of the battle The United States
has no power to g, into the several
states and establish tsAinlng corps in
connection with the high schools. Yet
this is what should b. done. Some states
might refuse to participate IN such an
1t is nd likely that many
would. Each state sl,uld be invited to
establish certain nunber of such CORDS
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Is NECESSARY TO Bull UP ARMIES AND NAV1F

militarism as If IL were the condi-
ton of any country that is willing
and able to take care of itself. As
a matter of fact, there are only two
great nations that can be said to be
militaristic, to have elevated the re-
ligion of valour above all others. And
it has taken hundreds of years OF
bloodshed and discipline and an in
tense feudalism to make them so.
But II the thoughtful men of the
country are in favor of greater
preparedness for war. there is yet
an element among our citizens that
is far from being so. The. universal
suffrage, prohibition, and Q peace-at-
any-price parties which the wise ones
expect to see mustered before very
long under the political aegis of Will
lam Jennings Bryan are strong. And
If the country comes through its pres
mt difficulties without getting mixed
up in the fray, as il no doubt will,
it will be strongly urged that we
owe 1t to our want of warlike prep
aration, which. on some future &C.
casion. would simply lead us into
war. where otherwise we would still
have maintained peace.
The Future Must BE Considered.
This Is. OF course, a worthless argu-
ment. We have kept out of the present
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By CYRIL III. BRETHERToN.

r EADERS of American thought
and action have at last realized
that as long as it is customary
for nations to do their talking with
battleships and battalions-and there
is as yet no sign of the custom falling
into desuetude-we should have some
more potent arguments of the ac-
cepted standards than we now possess
Any talk of militarism in connection
with the United States is absurd. No
other nation in the world has any
thing we want badly enough to go TO
war for. But we have a number of
things that other nations would be
willing to go to war to get, and will
go to war with US for when they
are not otherwise occupied, unless we
are well prepared to talk with our
enemies at the gate. The Monroe
doctrine is one. Possibly the Philip
pine Islands are another.
Our professional pacihcists. who for
the most part are not true disciples
of the Prince of Peace, talk about
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the inland villages and towns So that
the peasant and burgher who had never
before seen the sea could acquire a
tastesfor naval expansion by beholding
German might afoat and SO vote the
necessary appropriations. And the Ger
man did so vote notwithstanding that he
was already groaning under taxation
that kept afoot the most powerful army
in the world and that a huge German
navy was not even pretended to be for
the RurPose Of defense.
Campaign to Raise an Army.
The huge army raised by England dur
ing the present war was recruited by ad-
in connection with II is to pay the bill
And the average citizens share is so
small that as a rule he is willing to pay
But navy is not sufficient in itself Be-
fore August. 1914. It never occurred 10 the
BStish people that a war could come
about in which the national existence
could only be safeguarded by putting
vertisement And even in England. at
war and with an army in the field, II
took time and great deal of campaign
ing to arouse the people at large to a
sense 'of their obligations. A navy is
really nothing but a glorined gun. All
that the average citizen is required to do
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wasteage which would be about 5000 q
year.
In addition there should be provision
made for an additional course OF three
years for a certain number of the more
promising two-year men who would
be willing and able to take IL This
three-year course should be worked
out by the cadet being attached with
subaltern's rank to one of the line
regiments. His education would Be
largely in his own hands. but he
should be subject to periodical exami-
nation.
No doubt there are many men IN
the army today who have formulated
far better schemes increasing the
potentalities of the United States armyi
than that outlined here. The essen
tial point to be insisted upon at the
present time is that before We can
hope to get the army we shall have I'd
train the people to. a state of mind id
which they will BE- willing for us I'd
have the army. and when that is don1
to put into effect a scheme which will
support interest and rivalry not onlj
among the cadets themselves, bu
among the voters and politicians ans
political communities under who's
they happen to be.
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you nano OUT tne cope 10 other glris9 IAN you
chin en- and make matinee eyes at EN- and
squeeze emp You know what mean. Your re
just shy when it comes to this particular dame
the professional beuty-ain't that rishtF'
In way you have outlined the situation
with approximate TRUTH" admitted.
81 thought so. said Mack. srimly. Now.
that reminds me of my own case I'll tell you
about it.
| was indignant. but concealed IT, What
was this loafer's case or anybody's case COM
pared with mine' Besides. | had given him a
dollar and ten cents.
Feel my musele,s said my companion, sud-
denly. aexing his biceps. did so mechanically
The fellows in gymnsA ARE always asking you to
do that. His arm was as hard as cast-iron.
-Four years ago" said Mack. Il could lick
any man in New York outside of the professional
ring. Your case and mine is just the same.
come from the West Side-between Thirieth
and Fourteenth won't give the number on
the door. | was scrapper when was ten. and
when was twenty no amateur in the city could
stand up four rounds with me. S fact. You
know Bill McCartyp Noa He managed the
smokers for some of them swell clubs. Well.
| knocked out everything Bill brought up be-
>fore me. was a fniddle-weisht. but could train
down to a welteE when necessary. boxed all
over the West Side at bouts and benefits and
private entertainments. and was never put out
once.
But. say. the first time put my foot in the
ring with professional was no more than
canned lobster. dunno how it was-I seemed
to lose heart guess got too much magma
ton. There was fomality and publicness
about it that kind of weakened my nerve.
never won fight in the ring. Esht-weights
and all kinds II scrubs used to sign up with my
manager and then walk up and tap me on the
wrist and see me fall The minute seen the
crowd and lot of gents in evening clothes
down in front. and seen a professional come
inside the ropes. got as weak as ginger-ale.
"Of course. it wasn't long till couldn't get
no hackers. and didn't have any more chances
to fight professionalism many amateurs.
either. But femme tell you-I was as good as
most men inside the ring or out 1t was just
that dumb, dead feeling had when was up
against regular that always done me up.
We'll. sir. after had got out of the business,
| got mighty crouch on used to go round
town licking private citizens and all kinds of
unprofessionals just to please myself I'd lick
cops in dark streets and car-conductors and
cab=drivers and draymen whenever | could
start row with EN-. 1t didn't make any diff
ference how big they were. or how much
science they had. got away with EN-. If I'd
only just have had the confidence in the ring
that had beating up the best men outside of
it. Id be wearing black pearls and heEotrope
silk socks today.
One evening was walking along near the
Bowery. thinking about things, when along
comes a summins-party. About SIX or seven
they was. all in swallowtails, and these silk hats
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w HERE to go for wisdom has become
" question of serious import. The
:.. -. l:..It.l. pl,.o -

ancients are dscredited; Plato is
boiler-plate; Aristotle is tottering; Marcus
Aurelius is Keeling; Esop has been copyrighted
by Indiana; Solomon is too solemn; you
couldn't get anything out of Epictetus with,
pick.
The ant. which for many years served as a
model of intelligence and industry in the school
readers, has been proven to be a doddering
idiot and waster of time and effort. The owl
today is hooted at. Chautauqua conventions
have abandoned culture and adopted diablo.
Graybeards give glowing testimonials to the
vendors of patent hair-restorers. There are
typographical errors in the almanacs published
by the daily newspapers. College professors
have become
But there shall be no personalities
To sit in classes, to delve into the encyclo-
pedia or the past-performances page. will not
make us wise. As the poet says. knowledge
comes. but wisdom fingers" Wisdom is dew.
which. while we know it not soaks into us. re-
freshes us. and makes us grow knowledge is
a strong stream of water turned on us through
hose. 1t disturbs our roots.
Then. let us rather gather wisdom. But how
to do so requires knowledge If we know a
thing, we know it; but very often we are not
wise to it that we are wise. and -
But let's go on with the story.
H.
Once upon time found ten-cent maya
zine lying on bench in little city park Any
how. that was the amount he asked me for
when | sat on the bench next to him. He was a
musty. dingy. and tattered magazine. with some
queer stories bound in him. was sure He
turned out to be scrap-book.
i am newspaper reporter" | said to him,
to try him. Il have been detailed to write
up some of the experiences Of the unfortunate
ones who spend their evenings in this park
May ask to what you attribute your downfall
in"
| was interrupted Ey laugh from my pur-
chase-7a laugh so rusty and unpracticed that
was sure it had been his first for many day
oh, no. no" said he You amt a re-
porter. Reporters don't talk that way. They
pretend to be one of us, and say they've just
got in on the blind baggage from St. Louis.
can tell reporter on sight. Us park buns get
to be fine judges of human nature. We sit here
all day and watch the people go by. | can size
up anybody who walks past my bench in way
that would surprise you.
We'll" said, go on and tell me- How
do you size me up?'
Il should say" said the student of human
nature with objectionable hesitation. that you
was. say. in the contracting business-or may
be worked in a store-or was a sign-painter.
You stopped in the park to finish your cigar.
and thought you'd get little free monologue
out of me. Still, you might be plasterer or
lawyer-it's getting kind of dark, you see. And
your wife won't let you smoke at home
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NO Is.

that don't shine. One of the gang kind Of
shoyes me of the sidewalk. hadn't had a
scrap in three days. and ! just says. Delight
ed!' and hits him back of the ear.
We'll. we had it. That Johnnie put up as
decent little fight as you'd want to see in the
moving pictures. 1t was on side street. and
no cops around. The other guy had lot of
science, but it only took me about SIX minutes
to lay him out.
Some of the swallowtails dragged him up
against some steps and began to fan him. An
other one of EN- comes ever to me and says:
Young man. do you know what you've
done2'
"'Oh. beat it, says !. I've done nothing
but a little punching-bag work. Take Freddy
back to Yale and tell him to quit studying
sociology on the wrong side of the sidewalk
My good fellow says he. ! don't know
who you are. but I'd like to. You've knocked
out Reddy Burns. the champion middle-weight
of the world He came to New York yesterday.
to try to get match on with Jim Jefnes. IF
you
But when | come out of my faint ! was
laying on the floor in drugstore saturated
with aromatic spirits of ammonia If Id
known that was Reddy Burns. I'd have got
down in the gutter and crawled past him instead
of handing him one like | did. Why, if I'd
ever been in ring and seen him climbing over
the ropes. Id have been all to the sal volatile
So that's what imagination does" concluded
Mack. And. as said. your case and mine is
simultaneous. You'll never win out You
can't go up against the professionals tell
you, it's park bench for yours in this romance
business"
Mack. the pessimist. laughed harshly.
I'm afraid | don't see the parallel" said.
coldly. Il have only very slight acquaint-
ance with the prize-ring.
The derelict touched my sleeve with his
fore6nger. for emphasis. as he explained hi;
parable
Every man." said he. with some dignity,
has got his lamps on something that looks
good to him. With you. it's this dame that
you're afraid to say your say to. With me. it
vas to win out in the ring. Well, you'll lose
just like did"
Why do you think shall lose9" asked
warmly
" Cause" said he. you're afraid to go in
the ring. You dassent stand up before pro-
fessional. Your case and mine is just the same.
You're a amateur; and that means that you'd
better keep outside of the ropes"
We'll. must be going" said. rising and
looking with elaborate care at my watch.
When | was twenty feet away the park
bencher called to me-
Much obliged for the dollar. he said. And
for The dime. But you'll never get 'er. You're
in the amateur class
serves you right" | said to myself, for
hobnobbing with tramp. His impudencel"
But. as walked. his words seemed to repeat
themeves over and over again in my brain. |
think even grew angry at the man.
ri show him!" finally said, aloud. I'll
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@. HENRYS MASTERPIECES [12lz The .Highs
The Higher Pragmatisms

show him that can fight Reddy Burns. too,
even knowing who he is.
hurried to a telephone-booth and rang up
the Telfair residence. :.
A soft, sweet voice answered Didn' known
thai voicep My hand holding the receiver
shook.
Is that you3" said |. employing the foolish
words that form the vocabulary Of every talker<
through the telephone.
'Yes. this is l." came back the answer IN
the low. clear-cut tones that are an inheritance
of the Telfairs Who is it. pleasea"
ITS me" said |. less uRsrammatcally than,
egotstically. IT'S me. and I've got few
things that want to say to you right now and
Immediately and straight to the point.
Dear me" said the voice. "Oh. it's youA
Mr.. Ardent"
wondered if any accent on the first word
was intended; Mildred was fine at saying things.
that you had to study out afterSard.
Yes" said |. 81 hope So And now to
come down to brass tacks." | thought that
rather vernacularism. if there is such word.>
as soon as had said it; but didn't stop to
apologize. You know. of course. that love
you. and that have been in that idiotic state,
for long time. don't want any more foolish
ness about it-that is. mean | want an answer
from you right now. Will you marry me or
not9 Hold the wire. please. Keep out Cen
trail Hello. hello! Will you. or will you not'"
That was just the uppercut for Reddy Burns
chin The answer came back:
why. Phil, dear. of course will didn't
know that you-that is. you never aid-oh.
come up to the house. please can't say what
| want to over the phone. You are so I'M ,
Fortunate. But please come up to the house.
won't YOU'D
Would -
rang the bell of the Telfair house violently,
Some sort of human came to the door and
shooed me into the drawing-room.
oh. WELL" said to myself. looking at the
ceiling. any one can learn from any one. That
was pretty good philosophy of Mack's. any
how. He didn't take advantage of his exc
perience. but | get the benefit of it. IF you want
to get into the professional class. you've got
To-"
stopped thinking then. Some one was
coming down the stairs My knees began to
shake knew then how Mack had felt when
professional began to climb over the ropes.
| looked around foolishly for door or win
dow by which might escape. If it had been
any other girl approaching. mightn't have
But just then the door opened, and Besss
Mildred's younger sister. came in. Id never
seen her look so much like a glorihed angel.
She walked straight up to me. andEand-
I'd never noticed before what perfectly won
derful eyes and hair Elizabeth Telfair had.
Phil" she said In the Telfair. sweet. thrill
ing tones. why didn't you tell me about IL
before? thought it was sister you wanted all
the time. until you telephoned to me few
minutes ago!"
suppose Mack and always will be hopea
less amateurs. But, as the thing has turned out
in my case. I'm mighty glad of it.