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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
When q Child "FaiIs."

When a child fails in school, must
II always be the fault Of the child7 May
II not be the faults of his ~parents2 Or
Of the school which he attends2 Inves-
legations have shown that there is q
host OF children whose mental slug
gishness Is due to physical causes, DR..
M. P. f. Groszmann writes in HUI.
manitarian. Even conservative esti-
mates place the percentage OF children
suffering from some physical ailment
at rs this means about $4,000, 900 chill
dren Of school age In this country. Al
most all of these ailments are remov-
able, even p%reventable. They range
from decayed and maladjusted teeth
with their manifold sad effects upon
the efficiency and the temper of the
growing child to such serious defects
as ervou disorders. tuberculosis,
blindness. etc.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
MEANING OF SHIP TONNAGE
Several Different Uses OF Term, Ap-
piled as Occasion Demands. Are
Cited by National Authority.

The different uses OF tonnage terms
when speaking Of ships are causes OF
confusion to the lay mind. Why ships
cannot be really compared according
to onnage is explained by Capt. G. A.
McAIIister. engineer In chief, United
States coast guard. In an article In
Popular Science Monthly. For example.
he states, steamship companies. In or
der to Impress relative safety OF their
craft. will advertise the sailing OF a
certain steamer OF 10000 tons, mean
ing. of course. gross tons. The com
pany's agent, In entering IL at the Gus
tom house. will take p~recaution to GER
tify that she is only 1910 tons, when
paying tonnage taxes. He then Is re-
ferring to her net tonnage, and in fact
that standard is used only when pay
ing dues or taxes.
Displacement tonnage is almost ex-
clusively applied to ~warships, as they
do not carry cargoes. Strange 10 say,
the tonnage Of a battleship varies al
most hourly, as coal or other weighty
objects are used or aiken on board.
The tonnage of warships Is. however,
fixed they are referred to in terms OF
the fixed tonnage.
A statement that a 10.0O0-ton battle
ship sank a 10,00O-ton merchant ship
does not mean that the ships were OF
equal size. The merchant ship would
be much larger, owing to the different
meanings Of the term "ton," as applied
to the two types of vessels. 1t is abso-
lutely impossible TO give rules for the
relation OF these terms. as the condi-
tons vary too greatly. Generally speak
ing, the gross onnag of a ship is from
80 to 100 per cent greater thar the net
tonnage.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
Some Old Chltdrenss Books.

John Newbury set the fashion OF
publishing juvenile story books about
1850, retaining Goldsmith and others Ia
write them. and In the list Of such pub
i~ications II is somewhat startling to
come across "Tom Jones' and Joseph
Andrews"-"abridged for the amuse-
ment of youth" II Is true, but not al
all In the direction one would expect
SAYS the Boston Globe. There was
however. quite literally, powder in the
jam, even with Newbury's publications
The worthy publisher vas the proprie-
tor OF the famous DIR. James Powder.
and contrived to introduce Ingeniou.
references to this profitable sidellne In.
to his book. Thus in "Goody-Two-
Shoes" the heroine's father dies mlser.
ably because ..seized with a fever In o
place where DIR. James Powder was
not to be had"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16

The last and most isolated of the
~Polynesians is Easter island. II lies
1000 miles westward OF the coast of
Chile, its nearest neighbor being Pit
cairn island. 1,400 miles further west.
II Is small, only As square miles In
area, and volcanic, the surface being
formed Of lava OF comparatively re-
cent eruption. Hence the strange lack
OF vegetation so %curiously at var-
ance with a tropical climate. Grass
grows on 1t, however. and II Is for that
reason largely given up to the raising
OF sheep and cattle.
Easter island was discovered nearly
two hundred years ago by the Dutch
Admiral Roggeveen. who cast anchor
there on an Easter Sunday, whence II
derived its name. He found IL more
largely populated than II is now. But
he and his crew must have seen and
marveled at its bold ro~ck-sculpture, its
terraces and walls, its picture writ
ings. Many Of these. indeed. rival the
world-famous relics of Mexico and
Peru, while they are strangely akin 10
them In conception and design.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
REALLY MORE THAN NEEDED
Younaster Asked God to Send Nice
Cool Rain and a DeIuoe Flooded
Fields Of the Southwest.

We were living In the Southwest.
rain, relates a writer In the Country
Gentleman. Every day big, promising.
looking clouds rolled up. broke apart
and drifted away. Streams were dried
up. vegetation was burning up and life
was well-nigh unbearable TO man and
beast. From II TO 1S inches OF sand
and dust covered the highways; gnats
made life hldeous; heat parched u
skin and throats. Rain was the only
relief. and rain we did not get. Every
night at bedtime f~our-year-old Robert
on Bonded knees by his little white bed
asked God: please don't forget to
send a nice. cool rain"
One day the big, black clouds rolled
up as usual. but we noticed that they
were all fringed with green. Pretty
soon a big wind sprang up and leveled
small houses and barns. broke down
trees. scattered chickens. ducks. straw
and haystacks all over the country. A
big hail followed the wind. and then
came rain-a perfect delugel Streams
rose clear out Of their banks and the
water came creeping over the fields
and toward the houses and cattle
pens; pretty soon II had flooded the
yard and was nearly to the door.
Small Robert took a survey Of the
situation, and then In a small. fright
ened voice said: Daddy. don't blame
II all on me. God had ought to knowed
a small kid like me didn't need such q
awful big rain"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
BY THE DOOR CALLED JOHN
Quaker courtship In Which Woman
Frankly Expressed Herself as pa
vorinq Brother Of Wooer.

A few weeks ago the Youths Com
nonion reported two or three strange
n amusing courtships of New Eng
land tradition. A reader was moved
TO add another to the list-this time
a Quaker one. In a small town. OF
which about half the population were
Friends two brothers. John and 10
seph. shared a farm that adJoined tne
property of Sarah. a spinster In carry
middle life. Both brothers In thelr
youth had been obvious suitors TOT
Sarah's hand bur they were slow ana
difident. and neither ever reached the
point Of proposing. Then an enter
prislng and audacious young woman
who belonged TO "the worlds people.
somehow extracted a proposal from
Joseph-or dispensed with one-and
married him. After several years OF
matrimony she died. leaving him with
two little girls. As soon as propriety
permitted he betook himself TO his
spinster n~eighbOr's, and. according 70
local tradition. spoke thus:
III 4. borne In upon me. Sarah. that
thee would make an excellent wife.
81 have no leading to contradict
thee. Joseph" replied the lady de
murely.
Also. Sarah. I believe thee compe-
tent to. be an admirable mother"
"Thy Judgment Is to be respected
Joseph"
'Thy housekeeping is well esteemed.
Sarah. The women say there IL no
better housekeeper IN the place"
"I am assured thee would not listen
to light gossip. Joseph"
''Then. Sarah, will thee marry mef'
"Nay. Joseph. I am not moved to
consent. But-thee may repeat thy
kind words about me to thy brother
n thee thinks best"
$50 that thee will enter the family
Sarah. and care for the household.
care not by which door thee m In.
7 have no further inclination toward
the married state for foolish %reasonsF"
whether my reasons are foolish or
no. Joseph. ! will only come II ] am
hidden by the door called John"
II was by the door called John that
she was ROOT welcomed. 10 rule. gently
and TO order wisely a double family.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
CUT THIS QUIT Is WORTH
MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, ecnlose with sc and mail 1t to
Foley e. Co, 2835 Sheffield Ave, Chi
cago, ILL.,, writing your name and ad-
dress clearly. You will receive in
return a trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. for
coughs. colds and Group; Foley Kid
Hey Pills. for pain in sides and back
rheumatism, backache. kidney and
bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic
Tablets. a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic. for constipation,
biliousness. headache and sluggish
bowels For sale in Winnemuccs by
Eagle Drug Co.1Advertisement
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
Large Feet and Bad Cough.

huggins was the possessor of very
large feet and a very bad cough. He
entered a boot shop and the young as
sistant turned the shop upside down
to find something to ft his tout size"
Muggins had just tried on the fortieth
pair when he started coughing.
"It's q nasty cough you've got" said
the assistant.
"Yes," gasped Muggins. Doctor
says I've one foot In the grave now"
II shouldn't worry" said the assist
ant You'll never get the other -,
its too big"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16

Cement was first put on the market
in England. II was still being import
ed into this country in 1878. II was at
this time that the use of Portland O.
ment In the United States came into
commercial prominence. When the
product was first placed on the mar.
ket In competition with that which was
being imported from England and Ger
many. a good price was demanded
However, production In excess of de.
mand o resulted and II proved a big
factor In the price cutting that fol.
lowed.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
Application No. 5001
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of April. 1913. in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 40, of the
Statutes of 1913, one Blanche Siard,
of Winnemucca, County of Humboldt,
and State of Nevada, made application
to the State Engineer of Nevada for
permission to appropriate the public
waters of the State of Nevada. Such
appropriation is to be made from
Coyote Springs, situated partly on Sc
a, SEA, Sec. 80, and SWA, SWA
Sec. 29. T. 80 ~. r. 80 f., M.D.B.&M.
at a point in NWA of NWA, Sec. 80,
T. 80 ~, r. 80 f., M.D.B.&M., by
means of small dams. and IL cubic
feet per second is to be conveyed to
VIZ, NWA SEA. NWA, Sec. 80, T.
80 ~, r. 80 E., M.D.B.&M., by means
of bitches and ~laterals. and there used
for irrigation and domestic purposes,
from March LIST until October 31st OF
each year. Water not to be returned
to stream.
(Signed) SEYMOUR CASE,
State Engineer.
Date of first publication. Apr. 16, 1918.
Date of last publication. May Z. 1918,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16

Harold asked me point blank II
that beautiful color Of yours was nat.
ural. and. Of course. dear. | had to tell
the truth and say no."
"Of course, you did. He taxed me
with II. and l told him I had borrowed
II of you
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16

house, closets, pantry. bookcase and
built-in cupboard; electric lights.
water and phone; two lots, 100x125;
price $500; terms 500 cash. mort
gage 3 years at 6 per cen interest
on balance of s11O0; located in
Haviland & Hoskins addition; in
spection invited. Address A. C..
Bulls, Box 523, Winnemucca. 112
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
HIGHEST PRICES FOR HIDES
AND FURS

We will pay the highest prices for
hides, furs and pelts. NEVADA HIDE
& JUNK CO.. Winnemucca Nev.-lAd-
vertisemenL. ssh
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16

Our guess is that the German sol
diers on the Russian front will be re-
luctant to go west and blow up with
the country.-IDallas News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16

Having earned the scorn of the
world Germany continues to deserve
it=IDetroit Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
FOR IMMEDIATE SALE-16O &C

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE-160 acres
us. patented land, at a bargain:
fenced with four-strand wire fence,
lower strand rabbit proof; new
four-room house. barn, sheds and
well with good flow of water, gaso-
line engine and pump; good part of
land under cultivation; one bumper
crop potatoes raised; about one and
one-half miles from city limits. For
terms and information, apply Silver
State Office. 112-6t
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16

WANTED-Two small mules or
horses; must be broken to either
pack or ride; sound and not toe
old; cheap for cash. Would also
take pack outfit and riding saddle
Or would consider two large burros
Address T. w. Foster, Sulphur, New
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC.

FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished
rooms; close-in and conveniently
located. Apply The Silver State
Office.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
will furnish you help-ranch hands,
miners, cooks, etc. Let US saw
your worries. Phone 765. or al
dress Western Employment Agency
Winnemucca, Nevada. II
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16
FAMILY SEWING

, Apply Mrs. Knight, West Railroad st
1856
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-16

Date of first publication. Apr. 16. 1918.
Date of last publication. May Z, 1918.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10
Is DIE IN RAIL CRASH
Passenger Trains Collide Near
Nashville, Tenn; Many Hurt.
Six Cars Splintered In Collision and
Two Others Burn-Most Of
Victims Negroes.

Nashville, July 10.-TwO passenger
trains on the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis railway colllded near
Belle Meade park, in the western sub
urbs Of Nashville.
Telephone reports from the scene Of
the wreck are to the effect that rs
were killed and between so and Is per-
sons injured.
Six passenger coaches In all were
demolished and two cars of the
through train caught fire and were
burned up. Wrecklng crews and vol.
unteers worked heroically in the
wreckage to rescue the injured.
The wreck occurred on the Dutch
mans grade, seven miles from Nash
Vile. Every doctor and nurse avail
able In the city was rushed to the
scene with all the ambulances.
One train was east bound from Mem
phis and. st. Louis and the other from
Nashville to Memphis.
Both engines and two baggage cars
were wrecked and a combination coach
on the local, filled with white and ne
gro passengers, was ripped from end
to end.
Most of the dead, 1t is believed, are
negroes Two Pullman coaches es-
capped serious damage.
The entire crew of one Of the trains
was killed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10
RUSS REDS ARE Defeated
Fifteen Thousand Czecho.S lovak
Troops Overthrow BoIshevik Regl-
ment at Vladivostok

Toky July 1O.-Fifteen thousand
Czecho- Slovak troops have overthrown
the bolshevik regime and hold com.
plete control Of Vladivostok.
A commissariat has been established
to govern Siberia, the intention being
to make Vladivostok the base for op-
erations into Russia. The commits
CARAT issued an ultimatum demanding
the disarmament Of the Red Guards
within 80 minutes. The bolshevik
troops failed TO lay down their arms.
but showed little fight, dispatches re-
ceived by the japanese government
show.
In the fighting, bolshevik losses
were IL killed and 100 wounded. The
Czecho- Slovaks are said to have lost
three killed and 149 wounded. The
fighting occurred on June 20, since
which time the Czecho-Slovaks are
said to have been in control.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10
B y.conE DA Us
Interesting News Items from The
Manchester Demo Regarding
People Who Had Important Part
In Early Activities Of the County.
FORTY YEARS AGO.
July lC, 1881

Excessive hot weather was reported
at this time.
Crop conditions were excellent In
spite of the continued wet weather
in the early part of the summer. yell
low rust was threatening the wheat
crop, but corn was giving promise of
bumper crop.
The dates for the Delaware County
Fair were announced for September
"a to 81.
Rev. Father Nugent gave the princi-
pal address at the Fourth of July
celebration held in Manchester. c. s.
Of the day, and Mr.. Calvin Yoran read
Crosby had charge of the exercises
the Declaration of Independence.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10
Peculiar Experience
On Auto Trip
In Estes Park

A popular school teacher who recently
returned from Colorado, tells of her ex.
perience on $50 mile trip in an open auto
in Estes Park. Says she was wearing a
rather thin waist and did not think she
would need any protection except to the
exposed part of arms, neck and face, which
she, had covered rather thiekly with Vel
But on returning, found she was sunburned
almost to blister on shoulders, neck and
arms under her waist without even trace
of sunburn or tan on face, neck and arms
that were exposed. She says these tive
articles are better protection than veil,
you can get them from your druggist and
be sure to ask for the new Velvetina book,
a complete guide for caring for your com.
plexion, given free when you buy Vel
yetina.-Adv
w. c. Amsden, A. c. Philip.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10

Hon. M. W. Harmon of Indepen-
dence was business visitor in Man
chester Tuesday.
The 35 per cent payment of the
Third Liberty Loan will be due on
July IT, Don't forget.
M d. Arnold is critically i'll at
his home on East Fayette street His
friends hope that his condition will
soon change for the better.
Miss Mabel Witherell and Miss
Frances Swanke underwent opera
tions at the local hospital here yes
terday, Both are improving nicely.
Mrs. J. F. Merry entertained a
company of friends at luncheon on
Tuesday. The guests of honor were
Mrs. p. G. White of Chicago, Mrs. N.
S. Craig of Jennings, Louisiana, and
Mrs. Edith Norton, London, England.
Major Harry G. Utley, who has
been giving instructions in the hand
ling of firearms at Camp Perry, Ohio,
arrived in Manchester Tuesday for a
short time, before returning to Camp
kCody, New Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Smith and
daughter, Miss Kate, and son Harry,
left Tuesday morning for Roundup,
Montana, where they will spend the
summer months. and help on their
big ranch, operated by H. T. Smith.
pr. and Mrs. N. s. Craig of Jen-
nings, Louisiana, were the guests this
week of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Arnold,
and other old time friends. DR.. Craig
was for many years a practicing ply
stefan in Manchester, and has a host
of friends here who are always glad
to see him. He is now engaged in the
practice of medicine at Jennings.
Corporal Myron l. Houghton, of
Camp Dodge, who recently left Chi
cago with many others driving army
trucks to Baltimore, Maryland. re-
turned last week and made short
visit in Manchester. visiting his moth
err, Mrs. Clarissa Houghton. Corporal
Houghton returned to Chicago Mon
day, expecting to drive another truck
to the east.
The officers of the Child Welfare
organization in this county feel graft
fled over the interest shown by the
parents of little children to have them
examined by physicians and nurses.
Every doctors office in the county has
been crowded with mothers and little
babies for several days. The little
folks are given a careful examination
and complete record is made and
filed.
Writing to friends in Manchester,
Mrs. A. O.. Stanger states that the
Stanger family and Miss Wolcott, who
started on an auto trip to the Atlantic
coast, were making fine progress, and
were enjoying the trip immensely
At Elyria the party witnessed an auto
accident in which two people were
killed outright, and third one died
from injuries, while two were severely
injured. The Stranger party drove to
Fl. Wayne, to inform relatives of the
victims of what had happened.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10
PLAZA THEATRE.

Thursday (today) Pauline Frederick
in Double Crossed. A story of love
and intrigue.
Friday, Virginia Pearson in "A
Daughter Of France"
Saturday, House of Hate, part Is;
Pathe News, and Fatty Arbuckle
comedy, "The Bell Boy"
Sunday and Monday, Mary Miles
Minter in Social Briars." A story OF
how beautiful girl found fame in a
city and love in sleepy village.
Tuesday, Madge Kennedy in 1.-THE
Danger Came" a story Of melodra-
matte daring.
Wednesday, Edith Story in "The
Eyes of Mystery"
Thursday, Ann Pennington in "The
Antics of Ann"
Coming July 2Sth and Goth, Sgt.
Arthur Guy Empy (himself) in cover
the Top"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10
NOTICE.

There will be a canning demonstra-
ton illustrating canning by cold pack
method, saving of sugar in canning,
preserving, etc., Wednesday, June
II, at 200 O'Clock in the court room.
Will all ladies who feel they need
review of the work or did not learn
how last year, please attend?
Remember the date, Wednesday,
June II, at Q o'clock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

(JUIy IoIH, Io0o.J ,
A daughter was reported at the home
of T. T. Oliver and wife.
Mrs. N. s. Craig and daughter, Miss
Alice, were spending some time with
friends in Cedar Rapids.
W. A. Friend was spending some
time with his brother, Asa, at Mar
shalltown.
Fred Martineau had gone to Jack
sonville, Fla, to join Co. E, of the 49th
Iowa Infantry. Will Ward had taken
his place in the Storey & Abbott drug
store.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10

Florence Conwell, Ruth Doug
las, Ruth Moser, Mr.. and Mrs. Lamp
man, Pearl Brigham, Mrs. Mcdonald
and daughter, Mrs. Morse and Luella
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Durey at
tended the Baptist Young Peoples
Union convention at Cedar Rapids last
week
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-10
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EX.
ECUTRIX.

State of Iowa, Delaware County, ss:-
Notice is Hereby Given, That the
undersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as Executrix of the es-
tate of Frank S. Harris, late of Della
ware county, deceased. All persons
indebted to aid estate are requested
to make immediate payment and those
having claims against the same will
present them, duly authenticated, to
the undersigned for allowance. Dat
ed July 10th, 1918.
AUGUSTA HARRIS,
2Sw3. Executrix