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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
Ben ErankIIn,s Simple Diet.

1t is amusing to read how Ben
Franklin thrived IN a biscuit. or a
slice of bread, a handful Of ~raisins. or
a tart from the pastry cook and q
glass Of water. varied at times by
boiled rice or a potato. or a hasty pud-
ding Of his W making. Upon this
fare grew Americas greatest states
man and the worlds greatest philoso-
pher. The rich and ambitious youth
of these days would scorn such a diet.
holding that II was the eating that
made the man. But Benjamin not
only saved time and money by his new
diet, but as he says: II made greater
progress from that greater clearness
Of head and quicker apprehension
which generally attended temperance
In eating and drinking" This abstemi-
Gus life did 10 seem to detract from
his health. but rather contributed to his
longevity, for he lived to be eighty
four years old.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
ONE OF WORLDS CURI0SlTlES
Fir Tree In Belgium Has Characters
tics Unlike Any Of lts Kind So
Far as Known.

What is claimed to be n of the
most curious trees in the world was
found In Belgium by M. Louis Pire,
president of the Royal Botanical So
ciety of Belgium. 1t is a fir tree, still
standing at last account. In the forests
OF Aliaz. Canton of Vaud.
"This particular tree" reports Pro-
fessor Pire, Stands $500 feet above
the sea and is surrounded by a forest
of igs, which 1t exceeds In height by
80 to 40 feet.
"The trunk of this tree is ten me-
ters, or a little more than thirty feet.
in circumference at the base. At about
a yard from the ground 1t puts out,
on the south side, seven offshoots,
which have grown into trunks as strong
and vigorous as those of the other
trees In the forest. Bent and gnarled-
at the bottom, these side-trunks soon
s~traighten themselves up and rise per-
pe~ndicularly and parallel to the main
stem.
Another most curious fact Is that
the two largest side-trunks are con
nected with the principal stem by sub
quadrangular braces resembling grid
ers. These beams have probably been
formed by ar anastomosing of
branches, which, common enough
among the a~ngio-sperms. Is extremely
rare among conifers."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
HARRY LADDERS ADVICE

Harry Lauder is being serious these days The famous Scotch comedian
is subordinating his comedy to the aLembracing demands Of al. Along with
his work fer his Injured Soldiers fund and the Y. NJ. c A. Lauder Is making
a earnest appeal to Americans to prepare for the next Liberty Loan. Genera
subscription is the theme of LADDERS message. Here is what n e SAYS:
Liberty is the dearest word in ny language. IL is the thing The
Germans are hghting to take away 1t is the n big thing " % must hight
to keep
What have you done to help win the war; What are you doing to
preserve liberty?
Every Sunday 100000 Germans in the United States sing songs of
pulling the trigger; they are talking of you-of the United States What
are you doing % do about them?
Right o u answer must be-BUY LIBERTY BONDS! We have
given that answer once twice already. But W e must make u again and
again . need is. We nus turn our dollars into silver bullets That V
is to provide the wherewtthal. since 10 can't do what the boys ut there
are doing.
Back in France I Ia bataions of young fighters marching along and
chanting a song any old song-right into the mouth OF death. They knew
where they were going They we're fighting to W. LIBERTY. And they
are calling N you to help them. you back here.
Our part is easy compared with theirs but 1t is OUR PART and II
must be done Put your money into liberty supports Sign up rs share
holders in humanitys bank.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
WORTHY OF MORE MENTION
Brakeman Seldom Properly ApprecI-
ated In Life or Appropriately
Honored In Death.

Following a railway accident recent
ly. there was great relief In official
circles when the report was made that
only a brakeman had been killed. Only
q brakeman And there were hun
dreds of others waiting to I'LL his
shoes.
Only a brakeman ! His name was not
given In the telegraphic report of the
accident. He had not made a name to
which the world would pay tribute.
There were only a few friends who
knew him In the railway Y. NJ. @. A.
and a brother and sister In Russia.
Home, family, friends he had left In
the land of oppression to come to
America, the country of opportunity.
Alone, ignorant. unframed In Ameri-
can ways, he was only a brakeman In
the official report telling of his death.
Only a brakeman Yet II Is such as
he who are moving our freight, truck
ing the meat that supplies u tables,
hauling the coal that heats our homes.
bringing the milk with which we feed
our babies. Standing OF top of their
freight cars, leaning against the wind.
with the dust of the deserts In their
faces, the roar of the engines In their
ears, and the CRIME of the nations on
their hands, wherever you find cars.
engines, freight, SCOT, danger. there
you will find the brakeman, tOiling
sleeplessly, hopefully. accomplishing
ly, with death stalking EVER at his side,
to give us comforts and make our
homes happy. Yet when the car
~couplers pinch him within their giant
Jaws or the wrecked train brushes out
his life beside the railway track, the
reports that the public reads record
the death of only a brakeman.-Mil-
waukee Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
The Opium Habit.

There are three different forms Of
taking opium. Some people, for exam
pie the Turks, eat 1t; others, like the
Chinese. smoke 1t, while the inhabi-
tants of more civilized countries usual
ly drink II as laudanum. The drug Is
obtained from the unripe fruit Of the
common white poppy. Incisions are
made In the heads of the plant, from
which a creamy juice exudes, harden
ing on Its exposure to the air. This Is
scraped off and made up into small
cakes. in which form 1t is sold. The
confirmed opium eater or smoker re-
duces himself to an indescribably
wretched state of mind and body. and
very seldom lives to be forty II the
practice has been acquired at an early
period In life.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
GASOLINE MONEY
FOR LIBERTY
BONDS
Motor Car Owners Can Dc Great
Work. Eliminate Trip to
Aid United States

AS spring on and the roads
improve, the automobile owner will
get out his car. Before he tunes II
up for the first long Sunday tour with
MS family, 1t would be well al this
time for him to reflect that every
gallon OF gasoline he uses will m.an
that a gallon Of gasoline canuo, bs
used for a motor truck hauling proyis-
ions and munitions to the front for
the lighting men in France.
1t may sound trivial to say this
but when one pauses to reflect that
there are more than 5000. 900 pleas
ure cars In use In America and tina,
each can burn from three to SIX
gallons or the precious fluid every
sunday that an outing Is taken In
the car, one readily can see that rueh
an outing means that the already
scant supply has been made shorter by
several millions Of gallons. With the
supply decreased and the Govern.
ment In the market as a heavy bnyer
to supply the thousands OF motor
trucks 1t is shipping to France 70,
the army, the price win rise and the
Government will be at a greater ct.
pense to conduct It's military opera.
tions.
As every n familiar with the
war situation knows" said an armv
man recently. gasoline is one of the
big factors in the great struggle. It's
Importance In the ultimate vinnins
OF the war is very great. II pron.Is
submarines. flying machines and motor
trucks and ambulances. The United
States is the great producer Of this
~by-product oil petroleum, and all we
can produce is needed by us to hasten
a victorious conclusion OF the war.
1T seems to me that the ownsrs
or pleasure cars can effect n gre.,
saving In gasoline IL they care 20
DO SO In the seasons when outinx.
n pleasure tours are in order
Short trips and not too many NJ than
VIII result In a big saving OF ss.o
line, without robbing the car own.n
OF their pleasures. And here is IN,
part about this thrift-that IA
one OF the fine points: the mona,
saved In gasoline can be turned Int,
Liberty Bonds, and Liberty Bond
can win the a The man who 4,
willing to save gasoline nov and turr
his savings over to the Government
will be able in the future to take al
the long tours he cares to, and he'll
be able to ride as a victor"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23

Yiddish is a term used to designate
a language which is spoken at the pres
ent moment by some millions Of peo-
pie. Strictly speaking. Yiddish Is not
a language. nor a dialect. but a jargon
the jargon used by Judeo-German
communities dwelling chiefly in Ger.
many and Russia. and by the immi-
grants coming from those countries to
the United States. Yiddish owes Its
existence to the persecution to which
the Jews were subjected In Germany
at the time of the Reformation. It's es-
sential basis is high German. with an
admixture OF Hebraic and Slavic sle
ments.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
DO YOUR BIT

Let every tellow do his bit,
And smile while he is doing It.
It may be leading hopes %forlorn;
II may be only hoeing corn;
Still he Is acting like a man.
In doing 1t the best he can.
Let's all find out what Duty means,
In bearing arms or planting beans;
And ere we reach the Great Beyond
Let's dig down deep and buy a bond.
Dig for the coins while we have got
'em,
Down deep until we scrape the bot
Let's back our boys who are facing
hell,
To serve their Uncle Samuel.
G.. B. II.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
WOMEN Drawer THAN MEN

Women often do their daily tasks in
home. Office or factory while suffering
pain and misery that would put a man
in bed. However. much of women's
suffering can be alleviated. Backache,
sore muscles. stif joints. rheumatic
pains. dizziness and like symptoms
aae caused by disordered kidneys and
bladder. Mrs. Thos. Davis. Montgom-
cry. Ind, writes: 81 doctored several
months without relief. when l COM
menced using Foley Kidney Pills. and
got relief. Eight bottles cured me-"
Safe. harmless: quick results. For
sale in Winnemucca by Eagle Drug
ompany.-[Advertisement.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
A GOOD
FELLOW-SOCIALLY

Are you grasping every opportunity
way, or are you having such a good
social time in your circle of friends
that you cannot get time to do more
than keep even with what you now
hold2
Have you any idea how these same
social friends of yours talk behind
your back?
John is a fine fellow. but he lacks
ambition when it comes to material
things" they say.
Or, I'VE cannot get along without
Jack when it comes to some one to
manage the little details which are
the success or failure of our social
functions, but how can he afford to
spend the timer"
1t is all very fine to have a handy
man in the crowd. whether it be for
a dinner partner at the last moment
or a hand at bridge, but if that same
amiable society fan does not rise with
the company financially. he is bound
to come in for censure and criticism.
And the ones you have favored, old
man, are the very ones to wonder at
your lack of business judgment-for
do they not know your every move?
Exchange.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
This paper has enlisted
with the government in the
cause of America for the
period of the war
REMEMBER
THE TUSCANIA

Germany has a long list of fright
full acts to answer for, but there is
perhaps no act that has aroused the
American soldiers like the sinking of
the Tuscania. 1t was a British steam
er carrying American troops. It's
men went to their death singing THE
Star-Spangled Banner" The story of
their heroism at the last great mo-
ment, of the absence of panic, their
ability to bow to what was inevitable
without any %cringing. to offer the last
great sacrifice as all Americans
should, has been burned into the soul
of their fellow soldiers. They will be
remembered. They are being remem-
bered. On of the battle cries that was
passed along the line by the Ameri-
cans during their recent stand against
the enemy was Remember the Tus-
cania." That cry is destined to be-
come a death knell to many Germans
before the war is over. Many that
hear it will fail to understand its
significance, but they will not fail to
understand the spirit that it arouses
among the Americans. 1t will bring
terror to the hearts of those who re-
joiced when the event occurred. 1t
will set the jaws and tighten the grips
on the bayonets of those who go over
the top.-[Tonopah Bonanza.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23

The greater part Of the world now
looks to America as lts chief hope Of
safety from tyranny and oppression.
Our mission 10 worth the devotion. the
sacrifice, the labor Of every American.
BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23

III Hindenburg arrived in Paris on
April l. he is certainly remarkably
successful in lodging the interview
ers.-(Miiwaukee Sentinel.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23

Victory does not depend solely upon
our fighting men; II depends on all
Americans. Work. save. and lend 70
the Government.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23

Bolshevik diplomacy seems to be the
sure way to make the Russian world
safe for German autocracy.-lNew
York World
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Line

Leaves wfhnemucca land opposite
points, daily. except Sunday. at z a
m.. for McDermitt. National and way
stations.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
Paradise sxd Willow Point Line

Leaves Winnemucca land opposits
points, daily. except Sunday. at 2 a
m. for Paradise. Willow Point anc
way stations. 25 lbs. baggage allow
ed: &c Id. for excess.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23

Save money. Invest in War Savings
Certificates and save American lives
"oyer there"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-04-23
AUTOMOBILE STAGE LINES

ofice and Garage. Sixth and Meiar
key Sts.. Winnemucca. Phone 46.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04
TIGHTEN UP THE SCREWS,

a war machine, today, is America.
Travelling the road Of success, it is
bound for victory.
With the direction Of the ma
chine we have, most of us, little to
do. We must trust the man at the
wheel of state to drive forward with
speed and care.
But with the condition OF the
machine itself we are implicitly
concerned. For its effective opera
tion we are every one of us re-
sponsible. Every American is, in
fact, an essential part of the
mechanism which is to carry the
world forward to a new era Of lib
erty.
But the motor, alas, is not yet
tuned up" 1t rattles badly. Loose
and imperfectly assembled, it
knocks and overheats.
Why? Because so many of us
are still careless and confident, in
different to our duty as citizens.
Last week, for instance, there were
reported 537 violators of the light
ing regulations in New York. There
still are proiteers. still women who
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04
YOU'D BETTER CHANGE
YOUR CLOTHES, ME BOY

These verses were written by Uec-
tor Mccarthy who is the son OF
Hamilton McCarty, the noted sculp-
tor, to assist the British-Canadian
recruiting mission in getting recruits
among British subjects in the Unit
ed States,
You'd better change your clothes,
me boy
And get behind the drums,
And march to meet Brittania's foe
Before the tyrant comes!
Stop thinkin' and a readin'
Till your brains a-swimmin' round
OF the boys out there a bleedin
On the muddy, bloody ground.
Just ask yourself the question,
DO you think it's fair or right
For YOU to do the readin'
While your pals get out and fight ?
There's no two ways about it,
And the answer quickly comes,
You'd better change your clothes,
me boy
And get behind the drums,
They'll lead you to the hallowed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04
MORE MEN FOR WESTERN
FRONT.

Important changes in the enlist
ment of recruits for Canadian ex-
| peditionary forces have been an
nounced TO meet the proposed
giant offensive of the Germans on
the westrn front and to place each
recruit according to his trade or
talents, the right to choose one OF
the various branches Of army ser
vice has been granted.
Heretofore a recruit was obliged
to serve where he was assigned, but
the new orders enable him to Sc
lcct the kind of service he would
like and for which he would best
be fitted. This option may be ex-
erciscd only by carpenters, brick
layers, tunnclers, plumbers, tin and
blacksmiths foresters and skilled
railway employees. Recruits from
these yocations may choose either
the cavalry artillery engineering,
infantry forestry or railway
branches Of the service.
Extra pay, from ten cents to 81
4 day, with regular pay and allow
ances, will be granted skilled rail
way employees.
The opening, for the first time, of
the artillery branch of the British
army to recruits in the United
States is considered significant Of
Englands great efforts to man her
guns on the western front.
All dcpots also are instructed in
general orders to beware of crimi-
mails applying for enlistment. Men
Of questionable character will not
be accepted by Canadian expedi-
tionary forces. 1t was reported that
criminals recently deported to Can
ada by United States recruiting OF
hccrs later were expelled by Domin-
ion officials.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04

knit colored sweaters for their own
use, still persons who repeat scan
dalous rumors, deterring the cause.
TightwadS and slackers still abound.
No wonder our war machine is
still Intellectual. 1t needs the regu-
lation of a national conscience.
How then shall we tighten up
the screws? ? This way: Every cit
izen must see to it that his part is
we'll done. We must stop all leaks
economic in light coal, wheat,
beef and sugar We must get more
mileage, give up pleasure and prof
it, knit, work, inspire others, insist
that all obey the law, and watch
out for spies. The motor must have
fuel-subscribe to the Liberty loan !
Lubricate the machinery with con-
tributionS to the Red Cross!
There is, in short, only one thing
upon which we must all concentrate
success. And success will not
come until every man, woman and
child realizes his own vital respon-
sibility in the prosecution OF this
war as a great crusade for universal
democracy.
Are YOU doing everything in your
power to help win the war?-help-
ing in every way and every day?
DO YOU feel that nothing matters
except victory? If we do not win
disaster!
When everyone regards his obli-
cations as deeply as if he were an
enlisted soldier and fights in his
own way the civic battle of pa
triotism, then, and not till then,
will the American war machine
bring us to the longed-for end
universal peace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04
SPRING.

De banjo string is busted,
De fiddle sounds so queer
De skillet has done rusted
Cause de hrewood is so dear.
An dat is jes' de reason
| is tryin' foh to sing
Bout de pleasures of de season
OATS alluded to as Spring"
De snowhakes comes a-dancin'
As de wind brings round a storm
An, is gotter join de prancin'
Cause Is trying to keep warm.
And dem musical pretenses
Bout de birds an 'blossoming
Is de only evidences
Dat dar's sueh thing as SPRING
Washington Star.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-04
YOUR FIGHT, BROTHER,
YOURS!
By Eugene P. Lyle Jr.
of The Vigilantes.

There is the now classic German
plaint that if you call an American
liar, he knocks you down. It's a
strictly personal and immediate
matter with him. Now every Amer
lean has been called a liar and pol
troon and slapped in the face be-
sides, the while having a trench
knife held to the small of his back.
The intolerable affront and assassin
threat of this war are just that ;
nothing less. Let the slogan fit the
facts. The war is your personal al
fair, and mine. Let us make it so.
The same idea lies back of the
Briton's doing his bit But saw
that phrase citizens of Great Brit
ain was pictured as performing some
service or other, or enduring some
sacrifice or other, and thereupon in
hating himself with self-complacen-
cy. He has don his bit paid his
admission fee-and was entitled to
the show free of further charge.
How little the commentator knew
his Englishman | do not like nat
that SNUG phrase, either. But it
CRATES and irritates, not because it
is a boast, but because it so eXas-
peratingly isn't. An Englishman
loses his established business or his
estate, or an arm or his eyes, or his
five grown sons, or maybe all OF
these; and he says, if asked, that it
is "hiS Bit" and noses around for
another bit to give. He chafes in an
agony of dread lest somebody will
get emotional about it and want to
sympathizc or praise. Through even
a world conhagration our Briton
means to keep his poise and
his tight little isle; but be assured
ii he loses either, it will be the
isle.
We Americans-praise be!-are
more fortnight. We keep on our
shirts, as a rule, but we are not
afraid to roll up the sleeves, or even
to take them off. SO we don't do
our bits. This is a scrap and we
make personal altar out OF IT.
Anyway we will, according as each
OF us gets INTO the scrap me only
thing IS tor each OF us to get INTO it,
and quickly too: linen we also snail
be WoetuIly miSinterpretcd II we are
described as dong our Dlt' Making
It personal affair means something
else entirely from the way we under
stand that phrase. IN a knocK-doWil