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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-04-08
RAGRAPH
"A LITTLE NONSENSE Now
AND THEN Is RELISHED BIZ
THE BEST OF MEN"

i remember, L TeLucElOeT
The girls I used to WOO:
They didn't wear their shirtwaistthen
So awful peekaboo.
ftf
There are men who can have spring
fever twelve months Of the year.
t$f
Some men never save for a rainy
day until they feel the rain drops.
A lady who pays eleven plunks for
a fancy knitting bag has not much left
for yarn.
Proof is the main point In law. but
elsewhere rumors are often SUFFICIENT
to convict.
The average man thinks a satisfac-
tory income is about twice what he
is making.
Jules Verne told some large lies In
his time, most of which have come
true since.
There is more or less modesty. but
very little of it figures in the claim
of damages.
Women are often very unreasonable
and they resemble men in several
other respects.
After Father reaches the age of so
years about all he expects is a change
in the weather.
What has become Of the old-fash-
toned artist who painted something
with clothes on?
One great trouble in the school of
life is that too many Freshmen think
they are Seniors.
ftf
An Irish spinster says the man she
will marry hasn't been born yet. and
his mother is dead.
f$f
Don't kick if your plate in a restau-
rant seems damp. That is probably
your portion of soup.
80
There are a number of loafers who
spend their spare time urging the i'm
portance of industry.
ftf
A married man soon gets to feeling
like an attorney whose objections are
always being overruled.
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A connoisseur Is n who can
figure out why = meerschaum pipe-is
$3.50 better than a cob pipe.
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Don't be discouraged IL some people
criticize you. A lot of people are
even dispieased with the Lord.
80
If your worry Is limited to the fu-
lure welfare of the race, the chances
are you aren't losing much sleep.
ftf
Most of the dreams of getting rich
never come true, or it would be diff
cult to get anyone to do the work.
ftt
Anyone who has lived In a small
town can tell you the great, heartless
city will never corner the sin supply.
ttt
There are so many ways of making
a fool of oneself that one can't hope
to corner the process. although some
try.
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If a mar isn't handy at fixing things
around the house, his wife is apt to
tell him of a number of husbands who
are.
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These specifications for meals that
cost twenty cents each for a family
Of five persons are interesting. One
Of the difficulties of a twenty-cent
meal, however. is that the ingredients
will cost somewhere between $3.50
and 1913.
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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-04-08
TEN YEARS AGO

C. w. Stock Of Paradise Valley has
purchased the A. c.. Bulls property in
West Third street and contemplates
the erection of several dwelling
houses on the ground.
A dancing class has been organized
by Professor Tooley at the Nixon
opera house.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-04-08
FIVE YEARS G

Miss Prima Peraldo OF Paradise
valley and Virgil PasQuale of Andro-
no station, were married by Justice OF
the Peace Dunn.
The county commissioners have
advertised $4,000 worth of bonds for
sale. the funds to be used for the
Winnemucca high school building.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-04-08

Fallon-Pioneer Oil Company pur-
chases drilling outfit to start opera
tons.
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shoemakers Wax a LIQUID.

II Is not always possible to draw
very clear line OF demarcatioD be-
tween a lmuld and a solid. Shoemak.
er's wax, which is so brittle that the
augmentation obtained when a sheet
of II Is bit by a bullet resembles that
In the case OF the very brittle metal
antimony. is actually liquid. To
show this place leaden bullets upon a
sheet of shoemaker's wax and then
support the whole upon corks. AT the
end Of month the corks will be
found floating upon the sheet Of wax
instead Of beneath 1t and the bullets
will be at the bottom as In a liquid.
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BEATS GROVER BUT
L0OSES TO EATON

Well, we find some consolation In
the basket ball situation out of the
Tact that the town went to Gro
yer Tuesd.. evening and gave their
town team drubbing to the tune
OF lS to 92. IL was game in which
the boys ti.u "ot have to exert them
selves and held back in order to be
In good Coalition for the game next
night at Eaton.
or course Grover crowed a good
zeal last seai when they beat our
town team and We know they will
pardon us for doing a little rejoic-
ing ourselves now; but they were
crippled and had to use couple of
their high school team to make ont
a team.
The ga..e at Eaton last evening
was somewhat different, but our boys
extract a good deal OF comfort from
the score made. When they asked
the Eaton boys for game, the later
thot that our boys could not give
them much of a game, but they
would take them on for light prae.
NE game to keep IN form
Well, they got the practice all
right, all right The first half the
score was in our favor, but one play
|ci had to quit, and drive OF Ilfty
p "es such a night as last evening
is not good preparation for a long.
bard game. However, the final score
was 40 to 80 in favor OF the Eaton
boys We hope to get them on the
Raymer floor and reverse the score.
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Contradiction In Berlin.

Fats, oils, clothes. milk for babies
and other necessities are scarce In
Berlin, and so high-prIced that the
poorer people can hardly afford them
at all; yet the shop windows along
Inter den Linden are full Of beautiful
goods.
Housing conditions pinch despite the
fact that Berlin and other cities have
less population than before the war.
Every candy store window In Berlin
has crowd before It all day long.
Adults. as well as children. stand and
stare at the displays Of sweets.
MovIes-most Of them lmmoral-are
always crowded. Twelve new moving
picture houses are to be erected. The
most popular firms are those ION the
rugged edge"
Theaters are crowded, and so IL the
opera. as a rule.
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Greatest American HumorIss.

On the 30th Of November. in 1885,
Samuel Langhorne Clemens tMark
Twaln) was born at Florida. Monroe
county, Mo. Mark Twain first was
pilot on the Mississippi river. At the
age of twenty-seven he began his IT.
erary career as city editor Of a news
PAPER. che Enterprise, in.virginia City.
New. He Is the best known Of Amer
lean humorists. and his works have
been widely translated. During his
lifetime Mark Twain lectured a great
deal In this country and In Europe.
He had great charm OF personality
and was beloved by all who knew him.
He-died at Redding, Conn.,, April 21,
1910.
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GROVER AGAIN
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP

The two basket ball games at Ea-
ton last week resulted in Grover win
ming the championship for North
eastern Weld county.
The game Friday evening between
Grover and Keota was won by the
former by a score of Is to 22. The
Greeley Tribune says that Grover
won In the first half Keota having
the best of the score in the last half.
Raymer went over Saturday for
the evening game with the winners.
The game started fine, Raymer So
curing the first basket and Raymer
hopes were high; but alas and also
alack! fond expectations were blast
ed and Grover developed steady
and cosistent habit of shooting the
ball in the basket, so that when the
first half ended the score was z to Is
in favor of the lads up the line.
The second half worked better for
us and we gradually narrowed their
lead, but 1t was not long enough to
overcome the start secured during
the initial half. The score when the
linal whistle blew was 20 to "a, and
Grover wins the right to carry the
championship banner for still an
other year.
We could give a good many rea-
sons of the whyness OF the where
tore OF the result, but the best seems
TO be that the other team got the
most points.
Both OF the Raymer forwards were
entertaining a Jobs comforter" ON
lender parts OF their anatomy, but
both OF the the other teams were
crippled by players being out of the
game on account of the flu.
The victors were generous enough
to say that they had to do their best
and far be 1t from us to detract from
their well earned victory.
We understand that the score en-
titles our team to second place.
The referee called very close, but
fairly; and there is no kick so far
rs we know.
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Russ Losses ss.ooo.ooo.

The Polish professor, A. A. Ossen.
doffsky, chief Of the Intelligence de-
partment of the all-Russlan govern.
ment, estimates that the world war,
bolshevlsm, Civil war. starvation and
disease has cost Russia a total of 35,.
900 lives. He places the cost Of boil
shevism at l2,2s0000 lives. Professor
Ossendoffsky says that formerly the
Russian population increased at the
rate OF -four persons a minute. Today
1t Is decreasing at the rate of twelve
to thirteen minute.
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aoId rimers, on Rhine AoaIn.

Quite number OF regular "old tim
ers" who marched to the Rhine with
the American army of occupation In
December, 1918, and who have been
to the United States and discharged
and enlisted again, go to make up the
Fifth and Fiftleth Infantry regiments
which arrived recently In the vicinity
of Coblenz to await possible dispatch
In the near future to Upper SilesIa to
supervise the pleblscite.
Some OF them saw ten and twelve
months service In France and Bel.
GUM before the armistice.
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HEWITT

Paul Judson Hewitt, was born In
the state OF Michigan, May 2S, 1880
died at New Raymer. Colorado. Feb
ruary 2s. 1920, lacking just three
months Of being 40 years Of age.
He was the son Of Rev. and Mrs
B. P. Hewitt. His childhood and
youth was spent In Baptist par
sonage in various parts OF his ma
tive state, as his father served the
different charges
He finished high school at Kala-
mazoo, Michigan, and then complet-
ed both the literary and the law
course at the State University of
Michigan, receiving the degrees OF
A. B. and L. b. from that institution,
In 1909 he came to Colorado and
for a time practiced law at Lyons,
in this state.
Later he took up teaching, serv-
ing in the Gunnison Normal, on the
western slope. the State Teachers
College at Greeley, at Hayden Colo
rado, as the superintendent of their
high school, and in the fall of 1916
he came to Raymer as the superin-
tendent Of our newly consolidated
schools.
He was a conscientious and hard
working instructor, and bore testi-
monials of the highest character
from those. whom he had served as
teacher.
Never rugged PHYSICALLY. his health
began to break under the service he
always tried to give, and two years
ago he felt that he should surrender
his unexpired contract with the Ray
mer board and resigned his position.
Few know what this cost him, but
his spirit was shown when he ten
dered his successors his aid and sup
port In giving inormation that would
be OF assistance to them in making
the school success. He loved the
school work and his pupils and was
always Interested In hearing that any
of them were making success.
In early life Mr.. Hewitt Joined
the Baptist church, but as he moved
to places where there was no church
of that denomination, he affiliated
with different churches, in one place
a Congregational church. and here
with the local church. His religious
life was that of broadness and large
charity for the belief Of others.
June 2S. 1915, he was united in
marriage to Muriel Eileen Shriber,
who survives him to mourn the early
departure Of a faithful and devoted
husband.
Besides the widow, his aged father
remains at North Adams, Michigan,
and an older brother, Homer; at De
Mott. Ind. The fathers age prevent
ed his being here, while the brother.
a phsician. was kept at home by the
flu In his own amily and among his
patients. His mother passed to the
better land December 2sth, 1908.
and was there to welcome him home
His life was short in years, but
rich In service and sacrifice.
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PIONEERS DINE AT MILLERS

Last Sunday number OF the Ray
mer pioneers Of the lnog ago. ten
Years or thereaboats, met at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs G. c. Miller
to spend the day In feasting and
reviewing the past and never-to-be
forgotten experiences. Needless to
say there was plenty to eat and all.
went away with full feeling, but
perfectly sober. as becomes the age.
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LARGEST Movie House,

New York has In building a moving
picture theater with seating capacity
Of $500. which may constitute 1t the
largest of its kind anywhere. Judging
by the heavy patronage In other such
places. the new house may be filled at
the chief performances. The public
Is seeking professional entertainment
as never before.
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Q properly figure his net income for

TO properly figure his net income for
1919.
There are two methods Of figuring q
farmers income tax return this wear
He may make his return on the basis
OF the difference between the money
and goods received for his products
and the cash paid out for actual allow
able farm expenses within the year.
Or he may make his return on the ac-
crual basis, which means computing
the receipts and expenses that pertain
to the taxable year, Excluding Income
earned and expenses incurred In pre.
vious or succeeding years.
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Dry Land Loans

will make you a loan on your
dry land at ~ per cent; small
Commission. c. T. Ahlstrand, Gree
ley, Colorado 1873
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photograph the Ifugao which
They man
marvellous sights for the tourist the Philippine Islands
Ifugao the Mountain Northern
Of up
IS 1921
eigtoot walls the ugao which approximately
the distance
These sky brought troughs ao
the pecpItous long distances
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Gossip becomes "inormation' II
It's something we are interested in
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Home" Before Al.

"Home. Sweet Home" Ii the inter-
national anthem. II Is the heart song
OF the average man. The club plays
no part In his life. From his home he
goes to work. and from work he goes
home. Shanties and tenelnents are
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Forms for Returns.

The Internal Revenue Bureau has H.
sued an improved Form 104OF for the
use Of farmers. This form, together
with Form l040A or 1910, will give the
farmer explicit information az to hsw
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-27

in working.
Lay out your patterns on cardboard
If it is desired to make several toys
and remember you can carry on the
operations Of several with little more
difficulty than for only one. Lay out
the squares as suggested in the draw
ing. then trace through them so the
lines pass through your squares in the
same relative position as they do In the
drawing. Careful work will produce
good job. but remember you cannot
expect to hurry through it carelessly
and have something that you will be
proud of. Anything that Is worth doing
at all Is worth doing as we'll as you can.
Having made your patterns, get out
the stock for the various pieces. No
edges need be squared when the pat
terms are made from cardboard.
though two adjacent edges would have
to be square with each other IL the
patterns were to be laid out directly
on the wood. Trace your patterns en-
the wood just as carefully as you laid
them out on the cardboard. then saw
them to shape, first boring the various
holes for the screws. The body will
probably be too heavy for the ordi-
nary coping saw. though you can use
II il you do not want to work too fast
M. /. x,~osor e1u hoirU ck~n~oop M q,
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quality that made Swift so unpopular
and which marks ali his writings. Even
"Gulliver's Travels" which you will
some day read, which is so full Of good
fun is not without its jibes and sneers
at the manners and customs Of the
world and people. living in it.
Swift is little remembered for the
clever things he did as child. All
the pleasing phases of his life are for
gotten. and only the satirical harsh
side of the man are remembered, and
for this reason he is looked upon As
disagreeable. unpleasant fellow. But
for all this We must remember that
he had a wonderful mind and great
imagination-two qualities which will
make his name live in the pages of
literary history forever because they
mark hin, a ~en'ns
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have to be used. II you should be
fortunate enough to have the use OF
power band saw. your WORK would be
very easy, but as most boys will not
have this tool at hand. they will have
to content themselves with the other
tools.
Saw the patterns with the same de-
gree of care as the other work has
been performed. then sandparer them.
Assembling is to be done by means
Of screws. round head except for the
tail. which should be fastened with
fat head screw. Use washers between
the legs and the body and also be-
tween the head Of the screw and The
legs. This will give you better OPP
Grating toy and will also prevent the
legs from Marring the paint.
After the toy is assembled. meas
ureme nts can be made for putting the
grooves in the cart. 1t is easy to un.
derstand why dimensions have not
been made for them on the drawing.
BE particular about the wheels. II
they are not round. your toy will not
operate easily. Round wheels can he
made il only care is exercised. Place
a screw eye on the cart to draw 1t by.
Paint according to the suggestion
on the drawing. These colors were
nsed on the toy the drawing was made
NJ t~oN Of
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How very nice" Weenty said. "Of
course, I've heard Of the COW that
jumped over the Moon. l never knew
what happened to her. 1t doesn't tell
in Mother Goose"
so you do know about her. I'll
call her." the Man in the Moon said
and stuck his head out of the window
to call. Molly. Moll-ee!".
Presently COW came to the window.
She looked a bit cross but when she
heard all about how she was made into
Ia verse she was quite proud.
Say it to me-" she demanded.
So Weenty repeated the little verse
in her best style.
Hey diddle-diddle.
The cat and the Fiddle
The cow jumped over the Moon
The little dog laughed to see such
sport
And the dish ran away with the
spoon!"
Molly Cows face was wreathed in
smiles.
That's it." she said. Historical
facts. And pray have you see any
of my old friends? Clever fellow. that
Thomas Cat with his fiddle! And Dog
Bowser! What jolly pup he was,
to be sure! You must admit. though
was cleverer than them all for see
how far l jumped. and you will have
to travel far to find another cow who
lives in a Moon. Eth. Master?"
,x-oC oh
tell anything further about Fiddler
Thomas and Dog Bowser. though she
was glad to know their names.
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white.
why. RS the grumpy old gentle
man from the big house-oh. !
didn't mean that" she said ~ IN
breath"
Never mind. perhaps I'm mot -
grumpy a. I look. But will you run
to my house. and tell them what mas
happened? Don't trouble to come
back yourself. hut come and see me
tomorrow ut four. and don't forget TO
bring Angelina Rose with yon. Hurry
an fast az you can. dear" and ne
closed his eyes as II he was tired.
1t did not take Betty long to run to
the big house and tell the frightened
maid of the accident.
.Oh dear. oh dear. I.1st tell Miss
! Alice al once" and she hurried away.
and Betty obeying orders scampered
| home.
! Next day. principally at four. Betty
stood, hugging Angelina-Rose very
tight. at the door of the big house.
Come right in. MIR. Wood Is expect
! ing you." said the smiling maid. Lead
ing her across the hall. she showed
her into an immense room. lined on
4 every side with books. On couch
lay the old gentleman.
Smiling at her kindly he held OUT
his hand. II want to thank my kind
little helper of yesterday" he said
won't you sit down on that low chair
and have a chat?"
Does II hurt?" asked Betty.
1T Is much better and will soon b
quite well right. thanks to you"
but what are you thinking about"
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denly. for they were floating towards
something that looked more solid than
clouds.
THE moon. of course" the Balloon
answered.
But it's not shiny" Ween.y said.
1T never is during the day. The
oright sun makes the Man in the
MOONS house look quite dull. but just
wait till it grows dark"
is there really a Man in the
Moon?" asked Weenty eagerly.
why. yes. Shall We peek in to see
aim?" the Balloon replied.
They didn't have to do that. how.
ever, fol. the Man in the Moon peeked
out.
"Good-day, Folk" he said quite cor
daily. Won't you come in /? 1t ISM,
often we have company up here ]
am just about to have tea. Come in
and have some"
He opened his little gate and Weenty
went into the most curious little room
all furnished with mother of pearl
crystal and Jewels. The balloons pre-
ferred to frisk about outside as they
didn't care for tea. so Weenty and the
little man sat down together at a lit
tie table.
will you have cream?" the Man
in the Moon asked. ut Is nice new
cream and far superior to the Milky
Way milk. you know" You see. now
that have my COW. am independent
Of the Milky Way Dairy fairies
Your cow" asked Weenty. Have
you a cow"
Eyes. 1t is rather a new institution"
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turn with his nurse to her home in
Whitehaven. There she kept him for
three years and taught him the earli-
est rules of life and living. Can you
imagine the surprise of his mother
when. on his return. three years later.
the little four-year-old Jonathan read
for her any chapter of the Bible. TO
which she turned. We are told that
he was very clever little fellow. and
that he applied to studying the habits
and manners Of the people abnu. him.
Some rich relatives Of his mother sent
him to college. where he won fame
as bad student and a satirical fellow.
To be satirical means that one is al
ways looking for the faults Of others
and overlooking the good points which
are always to be found if searched eo-
INV nro'~h ~ v'oe tNic so.;-;~~l
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tie bench to look over the wall and
the Balloon hopted on top. There
stood the Balloon man with all his
gay balloons in the road and they ex-
planned to him what they wanted.
Il suppose an outing would do them
good" He nodded. But don't let
them get too far away and they must
be back by five"
"Oh. do let US stay till SIX" All
the balloons cried, but the Balloon
Man shook his head.
Five" he said. Now. remember"
He held the balloons while weenty
got a shawl and made herself a little
hammock fastened to the ends of all
the balloons and when she was quite
settled in he let go.
Up fiew Weenty. It was a splendid
ride with the gay balloons above her
and her own balloon floating beside
her holding her hand, II was fun to
see the town grow smaller and smaller
and the birds flying about busily pick
ing bits OF fluffy clouds TO IiEe their
nests with. 80 Ween.y's Balloon said
what = thai?" Neenty asked sud-