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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-08-13
Capitanul Ropota
xa' N G. RADULEsCU-NIGER.
LUZ NICOLAE TINCU

In timp' ce sc ilnbracase, pla-
nuise 0 festa de jucat ciOmaru-
lui 81 in aceasta trebuia sa fic
ajutat 81 de Victor.
Capitanul era cunoscut ca ghi-
dus. ,
Pc cind Sc afa in Iasi, tata-
sau, saturat de al tot da bari,
il dete intro ri pe uSa afara,
strigindu-i:
Team facut ON mare, al a.
juns captain, economiseste-te, ba-
iete 81 da-mi 'buna pace, ca am
doua fete de marital Ca milne.
Atunci ghihusul de Ropota ie
ioaca fiesta batrinilOr. Aces
Tia aveau 0 icoana mare mbra-
cata cu argint, reperezentlnd pc
st. Nicolae.
Era tocmai in ajunul zilei q
cestui Stint. Capitanul intra i'll
odae seara, desbraca icoana 81 Sc
duce de vindc argintul la I'LL ar
gintar; apoi vine 81 sc culca.
Cind batrinii dau sd sc inchine
la icoana dimineata, dupa venl-
rea de la Ibiserica, ramln inm5.-
muriti: Stimuli NicOlae era gOl
puSca T..
Dupa ce tipa 81 scoala tOata
casa in picioare 81 dupa zee Sc
incredinteaza ca nu hotii au cai-
cat casa si-au desbracat pe Sfln-
tul, caci ar fl furat 81 alte llt
icruri-batrinul sc loveste peste
frunte strig6nd:
| ..Es 4- -rr 80. !
-Nicu ne-a fcut pOzna J.. A
lergati de-l sculati 81 mil adu-
ceti pe sus.
Capitanul Nicu auzise zgomo.
81 r1dea de murea, sub plapumi,
cind veni sluga sal cheme.
y Trecu in alat 81 in papuci III
odaia parintilor 81 le saruta M
na facindu-se chinez( de priciaa
pricinei.
-Bine, ma Nicule, ce-ai avut
Gu Sinful Nicolae de la'i desbra
cat 81 tocmai de ziua lui? -stri.
ga batrinul minios.
Capitanul privi uimit Ia noa-
ma, apoi zise:
-Uite frate.. Va sd zica visul
meu a fost asa. Inchlpurti-va
ca mia VENT asta-noapte ST. Nj
cOlae in s0mn, as acum c pc l.
coana 81 mia Zis: baete, de malt
am facut minuni. .Tu mai pa
rale, leafa mutt ajunge, fatal tar
nu It'll da nici Ell, ca de, batri-
nil nu cred cclor tineri ca lie ire
bue multe! Iaca, ell iti daru9sc
hainele mele. Stunt de argint,
vinde-le la vre-un argintar 81
cumpara-ti ceva cu sle.. Atunci
si-a desprins frumos straiele, nj
le-au lasat in asternut 81 fu Il.
fara sd mai aStepte multumirl
81 pOclomente ca oamenii..
ST tn ceai facut Gu imbraca-
mintea? - intreba batrinul can
rizind, cam Gu mimic.
Am vindut-O dupa porunca
sfintului..
Ia asculta, Nicule, ii Sc tre-
ce acum, dar sa nu mai faci una
ca asia, ca. nu mai vezi para
chioara de la mine, = ii zise bd
trinul, 81 urma al da regulat, clt-
va timp, cite 5 sau 10 napOleOai
pc luna.
Tot in acel an Ia Paste, batrl-
null Ropota nu mai vol sal dea
300 franci, ce-i trebuiau capita
nului pc de-asupra, pentru az;
face un rind nOu de unifOma.
= Lasa ca va fac eu alta, - GU
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-08-13
AMERICAN CIGAR co.
922 Woodland Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio.

I'm Stor cu biliarde

Un StOr Gu blIlarde.
Avem 3 mese de billiard 81 mo-
bilierul complect din casa.
Ocazie rara. Eu .plec in patria
veche. Storul la pozitie buna.
DOritorii sd vie la: (1S4-S8
DUMITRU SACsA,
437 Maple ST. Detroit, Mich.
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LUCRU SIGUR, NU STUNT TUR.
BURARI SAU GREVE.

Acest avantaj II gasiti la Sa
braton, Richard, Burke, Bretz,
Masontown 81 Kingwood, w. Va.
in Preston County, Minele de
carbune moale, unde mai multi
mineri Rom1ni au gasit case bune
de locuit. Oamenii nostri fac pc
2 saptamini della $S5 la 5000 81
lucreaza tot anul fara nici con-
turbare. Car'buncle este de 4 fl
turf grosime 81 curat. Platim net
o tona Gu pick-ul, $1.09, lar in
room 81 cent? dlpa fncarcatura
de masina 76, lar in room 70 de
cent?. Nina curata, nu este gaz
nici apa, 81 la lumina deschisa.
Toata minele noastre sunt in a.
propicre de coloniilc rom1neSti
din w. Va. Excellent transport
care este dat de Bethlehem
Steel Company.
| MOI nu trebue sa asteptam du-
pa comenzi, ci productia noastra
este in crestere continue. Case
bune Gu pivnita 81 lumina elec-
trica. Rentul della $3.50 pc lu-
nd. Veniti gata de lucru. Luati
biletul de tren direct Morgan
town, w. Va. 81, veniti la oficiul
Penn Mary Pleasant Street No.
l. drept la piciorul podului a.
proape de B. and c. So. Penna
Station. Pentru informatiuni scri-
Ell la:
pENN NARY COAL COMPANY
Division T., Morgantown, w. W.
(Adv.) 25-25 Sept
ABONAJI zIARUL
,,AMERICA"
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-08-13

Acum este oportunitatea de
"a invata o meserie profitable.
Acum angajam fete pentru a
fnvata la facerea tigarilor.
Plata buna in timpul cind in
vatati. (1x6 20 Ag)
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ApARE IN FIECARE II.

ApARE IN FIECARE II.
Pretul Dentru pubiicatii cas- .Caut"'
,,De vinaares, ,,Anunt de casatOrte",
etc., costa pentru fiecRrc cuvfnt
CENT? de publicatie. Sub 50 de cent?
mn ne publicA mimic.
Pentru Darl dc scamh, Invit8rl de
bOtes, cununll sau dansuri cent? IL
MIA. san 44.OO cOlOunh de xiar.
Publlcatiile sd fie fnsotite de sumn
aecesAra. Credit nu arc declt sOcletd-
tile din Uniunen 3. II. A.
Manuscrlptele sau fOtOgrafii nu ne
lnapolasA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-19
AUCUsTANA COLLEGE, ASSET
TO COMMUNITY, ASKS AID OF
PURIIc m COMING CAMPAIGN

lover SIS. 1000. Of income from the
dining hall, fees, ETC., the whole
sum amounting to more than $780,
900.
'The annual expenses Of Angus
taaa are about SIN, 900. Cat Of
this budget are paid the teaehefs'
salaries, the janitors, the upkeep
and repairs Of the building, coal.
water, electricity, insurance, the
dining hall, in . word the general
running expenses Of the whole in
stitution. This money, every cant
of it, then flows in innumerable
rills into the ordinary business
channels Of the community.
"Of the 716 students who attend
cd AugusAna college last year,
more than half had their homes
in other places than Rock Island
and Moline; some of them came
from the seaboard. The last cata-
log shows that there we're students
from the following states: Ala
bama, California. Colorado, Con-
necticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts,. Mich
igan, Minnesota, Missouri. Nebras-
ka, North Dakota, New York, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is
land, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas. Washington, Wisconsin,
Wyoming. OF foreign countries. the
following are represented: CAA-
ada, India. Sweden.
Furthermore, many Of the stu
dents living In the cities have stay
ed at home because there was an
opportunity Of pursuing the studies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-19
Pwgsnt Paragraphs

he 1i4tillssy has been replaced
" the keeD-stfll-sry.-SacraMentc
~.
fhs railroads returned from the
var wearing . lot Of wound stripes
Sioux City Journal.
The navy IL reported to, be in
need Of nusicians-sepeeially II q
little more harmony needed near
the top.-korfolk virginian-Pilot. !.
That what IL 70 rare ~ q day
In June" query hnds It's match in
the one: what IL 70 raw a. Z
day in March Butte Miner.
Americans are now eagerly buy.
ing German bonds at tn rate OF q
million dollars worth . day. Again
We ask: Who won the war;
Providence Tribune.
President Wilson contends tina,
be doesn't understand the differ.
ence between 4 reservationist and
= mild reseTvationist. II 10 about
the same % the difference between
beer and near-beef. Memphis
NevS-ScimitAf.
william Allen Whites boom fol
Henry J. Allen Is making good
progress in the east, but might b
better il the east ever could 70.
member which Of them is which,
Kansas City Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-19
||R STILL ON :
$ BELIEF OF
{. PlNkHURs1


TA1Se are many who believe that
~ var u over, bet Mrs. Emmeline
R6nkhnrst, who Will Lecture under
- o11Dices q the Tn-City Press
|e11b q the Asgustana gymnasium.
|o1nscA Is. 10 not one Of these Deo-
~ Mrs.. PankhurSt does not BE-
|ltoee that the var 10 ended. nor
'61mocseey achieved. nor the world
|1a1o eafe for women And children
|Q1tjl the menace Of bolsheyism
'0hol1 have been removed.
And this frail. fine. coufa Jeous.
seloquent Engltshwoman has gone
:costh to battle the horrors OF red
aFa1icAlisn. TO miss what EN-
Moline Pankhurst has to say on
sboIshevism ~ she saw ii n Rus
ssia, ~ she has seen its shadow
Icfossing Great Britain and the
lUnited States, 10 to miss hearing
/ ens d the greatest speakers OF the
time and one Of the few real orators
living today. To .all Mrs. Pank-
hurst an orator is by no means to
describe her manner OF speaking.
She 10 not grandiloquent. She is
gentle, appealing, logical and be-
yoad words convincing. Hundreds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-19

Augustana college will next We'd
neaday launch her weeks campaign
for $So. 900, the quota equally divid-
q betMeen Rock Island md Moline
1he support Of the public in this
enort in behalf Of an Institution
valuable to the community both
from An ideal. educational, and -
euniary standpoint is asked In Z
pamphlet just from the press. cut
lining the history, needs ana advan-
tages Of the college.
The bulletin, compiled by ]. L.
Vernon and r. s. Hosforj, cam
paign organizers in Rock Island
and Moline. will be sent to friends
and patrons Of the college in the
twin cities. It contains, besides
the printed matter, seven full page
views and Z numbe- Of smaller
cuts Of the college.
Augustana An Asset.
In regard to community benefits
derived from the location Of the
college, it says: The influences
which 30 forth from q Christian in
stitution Of learning for civic ae-
vancement and improvement are al
ways great. This asset, the most
important one, cannot be computed
In dollars and cents.
THE college, however, is also q
pecuniary asset to the community
where 1t is located
The annual income Of Augustana
college consists Of buttons lover
| $1,000. of interest on funds (al.
most s25.000), OF gifts from con-
gregations throughout the country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-19

of their choics at N hcne college:
Otherwise fhey would have geae
elsewhere and spent their nOney.
These studsats Spea4 On IN
syerags more thar tlte . year out
side their immediate college fees.
At this low Estimate. the total spent
~ them IN the community would
b abost $7o.oee.
The AuguBtAna book concern il
located here because Of the pres
ence Of the collegs. IT. salary bad
get alone 10 over $sQ,0oe annually
and ell Of this amount u spent ct
home.
adding these sums, We Ind thai
about $3l0, 0o0 are spsat every year
in the home cities BY the complez
We call Augustana- II in addition
We count the great festivities and
other features. this sum will b
materially increased. Augustana ID
indeed An asset to the home towns. =
Gynnasiun . Qaad.C City Center.
The gymnasium since its com.
pletion in 1916. has been . public
gathering place for patriotic meet.
ings, concerts. lectures, commence
ments, conventions and festivals
Taft spoke to an audience Of over
three thousand people. Senator
Hamilton Lewis, Gypsy Smith, Col.
onel Swinton, inventor Of the tank
have spoken there. GAlli-CuFci
Heifetz, Mccormack, the Sistinl
chapel quartet appeared there
General Pershing was given q con.
munity ovation at the gymnasium
The tri-city orchestra gave its con.
certs.
The acoustic properties of the
building, according to artists whe
have sung in it, are perfect. The
building is we'll appointed for gym.
nasium purposes.
The cost Of the gymnasium a
it now stands with its equipment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-19

that the campaign 10 -.
Quoted. The payment Of H. =.
may be made within 4 ye., 8
are asked to show their ress,Al
and home patriotism BY cost,ssss
ing literally to this purposs
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
.L.sIen ~ u. Les. Once.

Every day at the Grand Central sta.
tion there are scenes which stir the
.passefby but to which the station At
tendants. are hardened. It L. all q part
Of the days routine. A shufling line
Of handcufred men in charge Of rather
pompous cigar-smoking fellows are
marched through the great station ro-
tunda. They are on their way "up
the river"-to Sing Sing prison. And
many will never see the mighty roar.
ing metropolis again. Now and then
there are old-timers, but each day
there ID a frightened youth who 10
paying his first debt to pitiless state.
Relatives are not permitted to tell
them goodbye. but frequently law
yer Is on hand to give the perfunctory
word of hope. saw one boy, under
fed and sallow. He came into the sta
ton blinking like frightened rabbit.
As he waited to go through the, gate
he looked backed over his shoulder
and some one waved to him from a
balcony. He gave q spasmodic gulp
and then seemed to shrink like one
struck.-New York Correspondent Of
the Indianapolis Star.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
Another Dream shattsrsd.

About the only colorful exotic
dream left the young man Of today
who wishes to wander, is the dream
Of the South sea islands where beau
tiful brown maidens bask in tropical
sun and dance sweetly in the moon
light on silver beaches, garbed In q
red hibiscus flower and a grass CIR
die. And now come two young Ameri-
can travellers who say this is also q
dream. James Norman Hall and
Charles NordhoH in Harper's declare:
"The (Tahitian) women were bare
footed and bareheaded. but otherwise
conventionally dressed. This, we sup
pose, is an outrageous betrayal Of q
trade secret, II one may say the writ
ers Of South sea narratives belong to
. trade. Those seriously interested
in the islands have. Of course, known
the truth about them for years. II
II still popular misconception that
the women are half savage. unself-
conscious creatures who display their
charms to the general gaze with naive
Indifference. There are few who By
means Of bribes may be persuaded to
disrobe before the camera for a mo-
ment's space. and In this way the
primitive legend is preserved to the
world"
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
LATE MARKET REPORTS
western N.v.p.,sr u.,oa News sssvssA
DEMvER LIVE STOCK.

western MSW9poDer Unt0n MoVo 0oevtee
DEMvER LIVE STOCK.
Fair supplies of stock have besn -.
esived on ali aiyisions OF the Denver
Trading on the cattle and sheep mar.
ksts has been somewhat dra4gy. but
msrfets A good demand for hoss :!
reported. but prices ON this class Of
Cattle receipts have been fair: The
as1 Shfs e sss sn. soriakiins Il ehoses
stock was offered.
Ths i.osss q s., but ss: ass
e er.de. s Of 'ess cattle %ess eesi inclined to ba
Quotations. on good steer. ranged up
to p. with indications that CHOICE
stn sttoGR =, would Sn6d bring T,d up TO- ssC $40
down. cows were in fair demand. but
movement has been slow.
Good cows were quoted up TO $3.50.
while fair cows sold at IS to ss.7s.
followed the downward trend Of the
Prices were generally lower. a good
found a clearance. at SO.
stock sold at $500 to $3.50.
sheep.
Lafge supplies of stock have been
received ON the Denver market. Sales
were on q steady basis. Feeding lambs
sold at $3.50. freight paid. with choice
thing extra choice in this line would
bring $10.25. or possibly more.
Fat stock was scarce. Fat lambs
averaging seventy-six pounds sold At
$3.50 flat, with fairly fat ewes bringing
4 cents flat. Choice fat lambs were
quoted up to $9.75 and SO.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
"LEFTY MooRE,s Wife,

synopsis.-Spalding Nelson re-
csivss an Invitation to dinner from
his great-uncle. Rufus CASTOR. On
the way he meets Barbara Brad
ford and renders her service. She
lives In the same apartment build :
Ing as the Gastons. They 60 there
together. CASTOR and his wife are
going to Maine for . trip and ask
Nelson to live In their apartments.
He accepts. The Gastons tell him
Of mysterious noises about the
apartment-'whispe and noises
that have scared them. Going to
the apartment q few days later
Nelson again meets Barbara. his
accidental acquaintance. Nelson
meets the building superintendent.
Wick, and instinctively dislikes
him. In q wall safe he finds a
necklace of magnificent pearls.
Next day Nelson finds the pearls
have disappeared from the wall
safe. His first idea OF informing
the police Is not acted upon be-
cause Of peculiar circumstances.
He has been discharged from his
position without adequate explana-
ton or reason. and feels himself
involved In something Of . mys-
terry. He decides to conduct an In
vsstigation himself. That night
Barbara signals from the window
Of her apartment. which II opposite
his. and they arrange q meeting
for next day. In the morning he
nnds q note in his room. asking
him why he had not Informed the
police Of the loss Of the jewels.
Barbara tells Nelson her sister
Claire had some years before made
a runaway marriage with an ad-
venturer, from whom she was
soon parted. and the marriage had
been annulled. Claire IL engaged
to be married and someone. know
ing of her escapade. has stolen
documents concerning the affair
from the Bradford apartment and
is attempting to blackmail the
Bradfords. Nelson and Barbara
exchange condolences about the
whispers" mysterious notes and
other queer doings. which are
much alike in both apartments.
Nelson encounters more mysteries.
He takes Miss Kelly. the telephone
girl. to dinner with the idea of
pumping her.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02

ed guardedly. II never heard him say
one way OK the other"
"Whiie we're talking about the
apartment" I went on, did my great
uncle happen to leave forwarding
address with you7 There are some
things want to send him-some
pearls they left behind-and he has
not written me yet where his address
will be-"
had not intended to mention the
CASTOR pearls. had slipped that
phrase in on the spur of the moment.
but little was I prepared for the as
founding effect my words had upon
her.
"The pearls!" she gasped. turning
white. you're going to send him the
CASTOR pearlsw
There was note Of amazement, Of
1ncredulity in her tone.
Excuse me-" she said. rising ,uH-
expectedly. II gotta telephone"
Before could gather my wits to-
gether she had vanished, leaving me
sitting there. staring after her in dis
may. What did she-the telephone
girl-know about the CASTOR pearisl
How could she possibly know that
they were missing? had told NO one
no one except Barbara Bradford
about the rified wall safe. How could
her excitement and perturbation be
accounted for except by the fact that
she knew of their lossf I was sitting
there, puzzling over her mysterious
conduct, when I became aware that
man was standing beside my table.
glaring down at me. looked mp, ex-
pecting to see the waiter. or head
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
CURIOUS FREAK OF OPTICS
Remarkable Effects Possible With
CARDBOARD Spectacle That Are
Cut With Various opsnlnsa

Some very curious optical effects
can be obtained with cardboard spec
tacles- cut with various openings.
writes 3 Leonard L-ron In the Scien-
t1nc American.
Ths spsctaeles- are easily made.
Disks Of cardboard are cut which
measure about two inches In diam
eter. From copper wire nose piece
b bent and each end twisted Into hole
made at the side Of each disk. In the
same way the bows for the ears are
formed out OF wire. One end Of each
Of these II attached to the outer edge
Of a disk and the other end II bent
round 80 that the curved part for 60
Ing over the ear Ii formed.
The disks Of the spectaeies are then
finished as follows: In one pair
hole IL driven with 4 pin through the
center Of each disk. In another pair
horizontal Sits are cut almost from
one side to the other Of the disks.
These should be narrow and they may
be cut with sharp chisel or penknife.
In the third pair the slit Is the same
save that It Is cut vertically.
By looking through the different
openings some remarkable results are
obtained. Thus the pair with the pin
holes restricts the field Of vision, but
makes distant objects stand up with
great clearness. It IL possible to read
print at three or four times the nor
NAL distance with the greatest ease.
When wearing the spectacles with the
horizontal slits It Is only possible to
see more or less horizontal lines In
houses, fences, trees, etc, really
plainly. Thus, while the trunk Of q
tree is dinicult to detect, the horizon
tai branches are much sharper than IL
normally the case. Exactly the op-
posfte is the case with the spectacles
having the vertical openings. Here It
is only the more or less upright lines
that are really plain. The horizontal
lines are very indistinct and II hne
disappear altogether. Thus while one
can observe the posts supporting the
clothes line 1t Is not possible to see
the line itself when wearing the spec
tacles with vertical slits.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02

waiter. Instead 1t was . man in q
dinner Jacket, a stocky, broad-shoul-
dered chap with close-cropped gray
mustache.
You're got your nerve" he sneered
at me. bringing woman Of that
sort here"
"A woman Of what sortr'' asked
eagerly. surprised to nnd someone In
place Of this sort who knew the
Chandeliers telephone girl.
"Why, Lefty Moors's wife. Of
COURSE"
II don't understand" replied, "rm
here with Miss Kelly"
"Oh, she told you that was her
name. did she"
II know its her name. She's the
telephone girl In the apartment where
I live-the Granddeck."
could see his manner toward me
change at the mention Of my abode.
but he was still insistent about the
identity Of my companion.
How well do you know herr' he
asked.
"Well"-I am afraid colored, as I
realized that my acquaintance with
the girl was limited-"Tve been living
there for a>week or SO. and I've talk
ed with her two or three times and"
n thought So" said my inquisitor.
There's nothing to 1t. She's Lefty
Moore's woman. all right. II I'd seen
you come in with her, you'd never
have got a table in this place"
"What Is the matter with herl Who
is Lefty Moorer'
An expression Of amazement, came
into the mans face.
did you never hear tell Of Lefty
Moore, the cleverest three-time bur
glar there Is in or out Of Sing Sing2
Fourteen years he got the last time,
and 1t was quite q write-up the papers
gave me for catching him."
It began to dawn on me then who
the man was. He must be an expo
liceman employed As the restaurant
bouncer or house detective.
You're sure Miss Kelly and Lefty
Moore's wife are the same person1'
"Tve reasons for not forgetting her.
She was with him that time when I
took him. I've got the marks OF her
nails in my face yet. It's her all
right, even II she has gone to work
as Miss Kelly while Lefty's doing his
stretch. She's a bad one, she is"
"Is she a crook, too" asked ex-
citedly. I was trying to measure up
the Importance Of this astounding bit
Of information. Already my deduc-
tions had convinced me that some
band Of criminals was in collusion
with someone in the apartment who
was carrying out their plots against
the Bradfords and me. had been
thinking Of an apartment surrepti-
tiously tenanted BY . criminal Eanx.
Cheyenne record., 1920-12-02
wer.d,s Aviation Fllsht.

Aeronautic authorities have been
busily engaged in formulating q fair
set Of rules governing the coming
rouhd-the-worid flight. That avia-
tors will not be permitted to take adj
vantage Of the rotundity Of the earth
II indicated BY the condition that they
must make their flights between the
fifteenth and sixtieth parallels Of lati-
tude, and the prize will 90 to the flyer
who covers the longest distance. Avia-
tors will be allowed to start frop any
point they choose. provided they re-
turn to the starting point. They will
have year in which to complete
their flight. Airplanes, dirigibles, and
free balloons are eligible for the race.
Scientific American.