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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05
CHAPTER II.
The Red Mask.

Amazed at the woodcraft that had
enabled the girl TO disappear under
his very eyes, without so much as the
CULVER of a leaf, the Pearlhunter
crossed the branch on the rifle at the
lower edge of the pool, by springing
from stone to stone, and went up TO
the rock. There lay the flowers in
scattered confusion-a tumbled mass
of refreshing color; the half an arm
full Of pink and white and red wild
roses. He picked up three-a pink !;
a red; a white-and stood gazing
down upon them. The true woods
man is instinctively gentleman. He
did not know-he did not try to know
that the girl watched his every
move from behind big oak few
yards up the bank
Like her-somehow," he muttered.
"Wild Rose! 1t might be her name.
A name. I wonder what It's like to
have q name!"
A thought Swallowed his face-the
old thought that always brought the
cloud. His eyes narrowed; the lines
of his mouth drew tense. Drawing
the stems of the three roses through
a buttonhole In his blouse, he strobe
away down the branch back to Fallen
Rock.
The languid eyes of the Iron-Gray-
Woman turned toward him as he
sprang In over the saving gangplank,
pushed aside the rumpled curtain, and
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05
ODE
Blue Moon
"a Tale of the Flatwoods

stockings lay upon the rock beside half
an armful OF Wild roses.
A twig Tipped back into place as the
Pearlhunter strained his face a little
closer. The song stopped; the girl
whirled her eyes toward the swaying
twig. The man fiattened and held his
breath.
But the woodland song was done.
She slid back on the rock and reached
for her stockings and shoes. Such
feet! The rough shoes she picked up
dishonored them. 1t would be giving
the Pearlhunter uncertain praise to
say he didn't look. Besides, 1t wouldn't
be true. He did look. 1t is but simple
justice to him to state, also, that after
the one glance-a glance he could no
more help than the branch could help
fiowing-he dragged his eyes away
and held them away till he heard the
girl scramble TO her feet on the rock.
AS she gathered up her armload of
wild roses he had leisure to observe
her.
With the mass of color close TO her
face. 1t was hard to tell the one from
the other-the flowers from the face
where the roses left off and the face
began. Her hair hung loose. soft and
wavy-the kind of hair roguish shaft
of morning sun can change to spun
gold; lips like the song moment ago
upon them; eyes like the little patch
of sky at the bottom of the pools
eyes that opened wide; that had moth
ing to conceal,
She was turning to spring to the
bank when the Pearlhunter rose and
quietly stepped through the bushes.
She whirled: and the two stood star
ing at each other across the pool. The
flowers struggled from her arms and
dringled down upon the rocks.
The Pearlhunters eyes were the
first to fall. Dragging off his battered
hat. half awkwardly, he bowed his
head and strove for word to justify
his intrusion. But he was slow of
speech. Words came hard to him.
After q time, his eyes Travelled back
across the pool; past the patch Of sky
at the bottom; up the side of the rock
where her feet had dangied.
The rock was bare. The girl had
gone.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05

entered the tiny cabin of the house
boat. There was not so much fire in
the eyes. The fever was going down
with the sun. The thought his re-
turning step had brought came out in
her first words.
"They who own the old cabin might
not like US to move In"
"They can only make US move out
again." was his CHEEKY answer. "And.
mother, you never saw such view
as you get from up there. And you
can drink right out of the spring"
Something came to the face of the
Iron Gray-Woman that had long been
a stranger there. Not smile-a rip
pie. like the swath chance breeze
ruffies across still water.
"But you can't carry everything"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05

There came a scream from the
Iron-Gray-Woman. She had risen
from her chair. The Pearlhunter
dared not look. but he saw the eyes Of
the man he faced turning irresistibly
toward the sound. With the first
glance a startling change came over
him; his eyes strained; stared; his
hand left his hip and went to his face.
He Strengthened and shrank back
against the cabin door. The Pearl
hunter dared not look around, yet be
knew his mother was coming. With
q step he would not have believed It
possible for her to take she was be-
tween them, her face ablaze with I'M
perious dignity: her eyes like the PAN
ther before the door Of her den- She
had shed her weakness as mantle.
The intruder covered; his lips moved.
She raised her hand and pointed to
the door. Again he tried to speak.
Her body stiffened; her arm grew
rigid Like a man compelled to re
treat before a blaze, he half turned
and backed away.
The Pearlhunter followed him.
trailed him up the bluffs, through the
woods and out to the river road,
where it came down from the north.
right angled east and led away up the
river TO the village.
When he hurried back his mother
was again in her chair. the imperious
outburst over, spent and trembling.
She looked up at him curiously. He
thought she was about to speak. She
hesitated; looked down.
81 haven't seen him for twenty
years. He's the-the-other man."
The Pearlhunter started; glanced
quickly at her. She was rocking back
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05
TO CLEAN eunRARRELs-

chsnically pure and strong MIRO
- viii dissolve the lead In gun
2 -, and will NOT Injure the me'ai
Of the barrel unless The hc'o haeo'.es
~ s,,,,taa with a little water. TO re-
tho acid. pour all OF II out ana
,rine the gun dry with rag s"'ke' ~
Ia, mr. cottanseed oil. DO not ger the
o" On the hands or clothes. II
Nv chance this happens i should ne
dashed off Immediately with water ana
then some weak alkaii.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05

The habit of attacking and endenv-
oring TO overthrow venerable and
other Institutions is not consigned 70
human outlaws t'ne of the most per
sisfeni and ingenious of natures tcono-
clasts is marine worm. com
monty known as the shipworn- which
swarms in certain waters especially
on the coasts OF East Africa. 1t APP
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05
Deep Sea Bolshevists

parently resents the Introduction Of
wood into IT'S domain, and whenever IT
comes across ship. wharf. or pier
rormed of this material. II takes at
once direct action. Its method is TO
bore into the timber following the
trend of the grain, and whenever Il
encounters a knot it makes a slight
detour. and again forges -teat Thus
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05

the erection. whatever II may be. Is
rapidly undermined II is stated that
wousien yiaduct which was erected
across the arm of the sea which con-
meets Mombasa with the mainland was
practically destroyed by these yerrnin
of the deep
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05

and forth. the fingers of her thin
hands lacing and unlacing nervously.
The breeze from the door was gut
tering the candle. He crossed the
floor to close it. AS he brought 1t
around. 1t scraped small packet
ahead of 1t along the floor. He picked
1t up and, after closing the door, car
ried it to the candle. 1t was not big
ger than the length and width Of
mans two thumbs, and was wrapped
In brown paper He unrolled 1t. The
first glance. as the folds fell apart and
bit of cloth dropped upon the table.
brought startled exclamation from
him 1t was red mask.
The Iron-Gray-W oman left her
chair and came to the table. The two
of them stood staring down upon the
bit of flaming cloth.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05
WILD ROSE.

Synopsis.--Never having known
MIS- father. and living with his
mother on houseboat on the Wa
bash river, sPearlhunter-the only
name he has--learns from her a
part OF the story OF her sad life.
Inc recital Is interrupted by fear
rui mt OF coughing. But Pearl
hunter learns how and why his
mother left his father; also that
ne has the best blood Of Virginia
IN mis- veins-he, a man without a
name, q, freshwater pearlhunter in
the Indiana flats Of the Wabash
river.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05
Ancestors Were All Black

The fairness of the European skin
is attributed to ssrme virtue in the
suprarenal glands. and all the knowl-
edge we have since gained supports
the conclusion formed by John Hunter
$50 years ago that the original color
Of mans skin was black.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05
Common Sense as Ballast.

Science is a good piece Of furniture
for a man to hare In On upper cham
Der provided he has common sense on
the ground fioor.-oliver Wezd Dell
Holmes.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-10-05
Mean Brute.

-Your wife does lot of entertain
ing. doesn't sheY' remarked Mrs. Nay
bsr Yes. grcwled MIR Gabb IF
she isn't entertaining company, she's
entertaining suspicious
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-08-17
NEVADA POTATO CROP WILL
BE LARGE THIS SEASON

Reno and many other cities in Ne
vada report a present shortage OF
good potatoes with the states crop
less than two weeks from harvesting
time. Shipment of potatoes from
California has been light for several
weeks as none of the local dealers
cared about stocking heavily so soon
before Nevada's big crop comes on
the market.
Estimates of the potato crop in Ne
vada this year range close to 1,OO0,-
900 bushels. The government croI
estimate places the yield at 966,O0C
bushels compared with 100000 bush
els a year ago. The acreage is esti'
mated at 5000 acres, about the same
as a year ago.-[Gazette.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-08-17
REPORTERS NOTES BURNED
IN WINNEMUCCA FIRE

The judgment roll in the case of
James l.. Shute VS.. Big Meadow In
vestment Company has been received
at the Office of the clerk of TIE SUI
preme court, says the Carson News.
A judgment of $500 and costs
amounting to s286.40 had been given
in favor of the plaintiff. but Judge
McFadden later granted the defend
ants motion for a new trial on the
ground that the stenographic notes
of the official st~enographer and re-
porter who reported the proceedings
upon the trial of said action have
been lost and destroyed" The loss
and destruction of the notes took
place at the time the Humboldt coun-
ty court house burned at Winnie
mucca.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-08-17
NEW RAILROAD TO BE BUILT
FROM WELLS TO IDAHO

Notice has been served upon the
governors of Nevada and Idaho that
a new line of railroad to be known as
the Idaho Central will be constructed
from Wells, Nevada, to Rogerson.
Idaho. connecting the Southern Pa
ciic and Union Pacific lines and also
shortening the route between Nevada
and California points on the one
hand. and Idaho, eastern Oregon and
Washington points on the other ap-
proximately 400 miles, says the Reno
Journal. This line will be con-
structed along the route via Contact.
Nevada, covering a distance of ninety
miles.
This line will open up northern
Elko county and furnish shipping IA
~cilities for its many thousands of
cattle and sheep annually; also for
shipments of ore tonnage from the
Contact mining district. where vast
copper deposits have been opened up,
both outbound. and for materials and
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-08-17
VIRGINIA RAILROAD
TUNNEL BURNED

Fire yesterday morning in the
Jacket tunnel at Gold Hill and a mile
and n half from from Virginia City
stopped traffic at that end of the road
and caused a big financial loss to the
~inia e Truckee railway. says the
Carson Appeal.
The fire, which started near one of
the portals, was discovered about 4
o'clock in the morning after it had
been burning for some time. An
alarm was Immediately given and
firemen and apparatus from both
Gold Hill and Virginia City, together
with railroad employees. responded at
once and fought like demons to
quench the flames, which aided by a
draft that had been created made a
frey furnace of the tunnel.
At 6 o'clock it was reported that
the flames were practically under
control, but later reports said the
fire had gained new Roadway and at
noon it was stated it was again burn
ing ~fiercely.
The tunnel. 500 feet long, will be
a wreck so far as the timbers are
concerned and a number of caves
from the roof developed as the sup
ports gave way, nearly filling the tun-
mel in various places with large
amounts of debris. What the loss
will amount to. General Manager Ar
derry was unable to estimate.
The work of cleaning the tunnel of
burnt timbers and debris will begin
as soon as the fire exhausts itself. but
With the best of luck it cannot be
removed, it is believed, within a week.
As a result of the fire no trains
will be able to enter Virginia City
tor a number of days. but neal for
traferring passengers and freight
sill be arranged so that the public
will rot be put to sny inconvenience.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-08-17
WESTERN ORE CO.
MAY ENTER MEXICO
Continued from Page one)

N(ohtihucO lloiH rage OHtt
of ore are found. The lower trachyte
has not been opened in n of the
workings. sc it is impossible TO say
II the veins continue into this forma-
ton.
The San Gotardo tunnel of the Ped
rizzini Mining Company opens up
their Las Chispas vein at a depth of
500 feet below the surface for a
length of 1000 feet along its strike.
The vein at this depth runs from the
thickness of a knife blade to six and
eight feet wide. The ore bodies en-
countered in the Las Chispas vein
are usually found by following quartz
s%tringers which are scarcely more
than seams in the rock; after follow
ing for several hundred feet, the vein
s%tringers frequently contain no val
ues whatever. The ore bodies when
opened up are from one foot to six
feet wide, and several hundred feet
long, and as high as $4,000. 900 is
claimed to have been takGn from
some of the ore bodies first opened
of quartz containing %argentite, and
the two antimonial silver sulphides,
polybasite and stephanite.
There has not been a great deal of
development on the ground of the Las
Chispas Extension Company, but as
il has the extension of the Las CHS
pas vein, from which practically the
entire production of the Pedrizzini
company has been obtained, and as it
has the same geology and ore-bear-
ing formation, the outlook is very
encouraging. For a length of 200
feet on the Extension ground the Las
Chispas is intersected by numerous
veins and stringers. and it is expected
that as depth is gained there shipping
ore will be encountered. The vein
was sampled where exposed by Roger
and $SS values obtained from a two
foot streak, and as high as 1874 from
a two-inch streak. The samples were
if soft, oxidized, leached material,
two to fifteen feet wide, on Extension
ground, along a contact of rhyolite
breccia and andesite. Two one-foot
samples from this vein gave returns
of S23 and $60.S0 per ton, and while
it probably will not be as productive
as the Las Chispas vein, Roger rec
omends it's development.
Revolutionary conditions during
the past ten years have caused no
great amount of trouble in this sec
ton of Mexico, and it is not expected
that the present trouble will in any
way hinder development work.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-08-17
duplication No. 6233)
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 August, 1920, in accord
ance with Section SO. Chapter SO, of
the Statutes of 1919, n 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 Ne
vada. Such appropriation is to be
made from Pleasant Valley Greek and
Tributaries at the following point:
NEA of NE "a Sec. rs, T. % NJ, r.
38 E., NJ. d. B. & M, by e OF
dam and bitches and two cubic feet
per second is to be conveyed to the
following described land: VIZ OF
NEA, VIZ of SEA and E1s of SWA
Gee. 35, It. % ~, r. 50 E., M. ID. B. &
NJ, and NWA Of NEA Sec. 2, t. q
N, r. SO E.. NJ. d. B. & NJ. by means
of pipes, fumes, ETC., and there used
for irrigation and stock purposes
from January LIST to December 31st
of each year. Water not to be re
turned to stream.
(Signed) j. G. SCRUGHAM,
State Engineer
First publication, Aug. II, 1920.
Last publication, Sept. IA, 1920.-Tu.
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SAVE THAT DOLLAR

Renew your subscription for an
other year before September l and
save that dollar.
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burg mine
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supplies inbound, while at the same
time 1t will open up and serve a new
irrigated district aggregating 100000
acres in the Snake river section OF
Idaho through development of the
waters of the Snake river.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-08-17

Osceola-Luck Boy mine makes a
rich silver strike.
Pioche-work resumed on Ham
burg mine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-17

foreign lands, particularly in Mexico
and other General ana South Ameri-
can countries.
The statement issued from the of.
fee of the Secretary OF War, in part,
reads:
"Out Of over 24,000,000 registrants
the maximum number chargeable
with willful deseraion is 1891, con
siderably less than one per cent. Of
the total registration, and tremend-
Gus improvement over the draft rec
ord of the Civil War. The War De-
partment in the near future, will pub
Ilish to the country list of men classi
fed as willful deserters, and desires
to obtain the cooperation of the var
ious state and local officials patriotic
societies and other agencies, includ-
II ing the Department OF Justice, in bring
/ ing about the apprehension of these
men. Assurances of such co-opera-
ton have in many cases already been
Igiyen. Exact copies of the lisl of
names, grouped by states or other con
venient divisions, will be available for
postmasters, police stations and other
agencies
Pending publication of the list Of
Edeserters any man charged with draft
| deser4ion who wishes to avoid the
humilia ion Of arrest may voluntarily
surrender at the nearest army post
camp or station in order that his case
may be investigated and his status
definitely determined. In the event
that any such mans case shall have
been finally disposed of prior to the
|puhlica ion Of the list CT deserters his
name VIII be omitted from that list.
THE War Department has tempora
Irily suspended the payment of the re
part of $50 for the apprehension and
/ delivery to military authorities Of
/ draft desertcrs because OF HE tremeh-
dous expense that would be incurred.
THE patriotism and universal desire
lof the people to see no draft deserter
9go unpunished it is believed, will be
sufficient incentive without the offer
ling of a reward for the apprehension
and surrender to military authorities
of these draft offenders"
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TodaY,s Anniversaries

I1770-Jchn H. Kirkland, for many
years president of Harvard Col
lege, born at Herkimer, n. Y
Died in Boston. April rs, 1870
1S46-Commodore Stockton was pro
claimed governor of California,
1S50-Jose de San Martin. who has
been called the Washington Of
South America, died in France
Born Feb. %, 177S.a
1S59-Blondin began his perfor.
mances of crossing Niagara
,.sl Fails on a tightrope;n pniUui
1S96-Mary Abigail Dodge C"Gail
HamiltonD, noted author, died
at Hamilton, Mass. Born there,
March 81. 1888.
1902-King Edward VII. received the
81 BoerrGenerals Botha, De Vet
\ and DelaFeyso on the royal yacht
4 4 at Gowes. H.
is1 Myrtle Reed, author Of 'Aaven-
r der and Old Lace and other
novels, died in Chicago. Born
there, Sept q, 1874.
-f9tS=One hundred |. w w. members
convicted in Chicago of=-cuu'
spiracy to block the war
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"In the Days News"

Or. Paul S. Reinsch, who has ac.
cepted the Democratic nomination for
United States senator from Wiseon-
sin, was until recently the United
States Minister to China. Previous
to receiving his appointment to the
Pekin post in 1913 he was well known
as a writer and as professor of po-
litical science at the University Of
Wisconsin. He has Travelled extern
siycly, and has written copiously on
colonial government and colonial adj
IministratiCn, and some of his books
have been translated into Chinese and
Japanese. DR.. Reinsch was born in
Milwaukee in 1S49, and after his
graduation from the State university
lat Madison studied at Berlin, Rome
and Paris. In 1911-12 he was Roose-
welt professor at the University of
Berlin and Leipzig. He was one of
the American delegates to the third
PanAmerican Conference in Rio de
Janeiro in 1906, and the fourth Pan
American Conference in Buenos
Aires in 1910
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LISTED AS ARMY sLAckERs
War Department to Issue List Of
"Willful" Delinquents-

Washington, Aug T.-The War
Department will shortly publish the
names Of 1921 men who are listed
in the records as having "willfully
failed" their country in its honor OF
peril. This army of sc-called desert
ers and delinquents. who total more
than six full war strength divisions OF
troops, were called to the colors and
neglected to respond, the department
says. 1t is understood that the names
will be grouped by localities and as
soon as they are made public every
loyal American will be called upon to
aid the government in bringing these
men to justice.
In the roundup the War Department
it is officially stated, will not pursue
a policy of "ugjustilable leniency'
in dealing with these persons, who
are scattered in all parts of the Unit
ed States and in many instances in
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-08-17
Today's Events

One hundred and fifteth anniver-
sary Of tire birth of Jchn r. Kirkland,
for many years president Of Harvard
College.
Five years ago today occurred the
sensational lynching of Leo NJ. Frank,
convicted murderer of little Mary
Phagan of Atlanta.
At special election in Sioux City
today a referendum will be taken on
a proposal to, Increase the local
street car fares.
The Ohio STATE Democratic nomi.
ness for President.
Primaries will be held in Wyoming
today for the nomination Of one rep,
resentative in Congress, county Of.
ficers, and members of the Legisla
ture
The great new passenger liner EN-
press of Canada, which Is to be plac-
ed in service between Vancouver and
the Orient, is to be launched today at
Glasgow.
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NOTICE:


A rate bill of the Town Taxes OF 1920
has been placed In my hands for col
lection as follows: Sl15 on the dollar
for the Town Tax, 20 cents on the dol
lar for the Town Highway Tax, 70
cents on the dollar for the Town Dis
trict School Tax.
hereby demand payment of said
taxes, and notify you that | viii, att
tend at the Bennington County Savings
Bank from o'clock q, m. until o'clock
y. m,
There will be discount of per
per cent on Town Tax IL paid within
30 days.
G. H. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VI. July 10. 1920
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Today's Birthdays

Former Emperor Charles of Aus
tria-Hungary, who lost his throne as
a result Of the war, born 80 years
ago today.
Sir Ere Drummond, permanent sec
rotary of the League of Nations, born
A years ago today.
Julia Marlowe (Mrs. E. H. Sothern)
a leading actress of the American
stage, born in England, so years ago
today.
Richmond p. Hobson, Spanish war