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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
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O. What was gold used for when first
6iscovercdf ]. II, s.
A. The gold mined by the ancients was
used for practically the same purposes
as today. with the exception of coinage
The metal was used largely for decora
tive purposes in temples and also for
personal adornment. In Rome, statues
Of the emperOrs were very often made
entirely of gold.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
TWO KINDS OF LIGHT RUIRs

Q. Has an electric light bulb air Ia IT.
If not. how Is It removedi G. A.
4. The Bureau Of Standards says there
are two kinds OF incandescept lights. One
contains q vacuum and the other q gas.
usually nitrogen. In the vacuum BUN,
the air is removed after the bulbs are
completed by oxhansting il with vacuum
pump, and then sealing the tip OF the
bulb before air can enter.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
cI1NEsE CANES.

O. What games do Chinese chhareh
NAV c. =. G.
A. The Chinese have numerous games
many quite similar to those played %
American children. Kite-dying and bat
tledore and shuttle-cock are popular. Ia
chan or hitting the ball" IS played by
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
HOROSCOPE
SUNDAY. DEC. 10.

Astrologers read this as an unusually
fortunate day. Venus, Jupiter and Mer-
curry are all In benehc aspect.
All the signs give promise Of peace and
ioy. especially wherever women are con-
cerned.
1t is a time peculiarly favorable 10
family reunions, for the stars are sup
posed to impart sympathy and under
standing.
Love affairs are marvelously well d.
rected and all who plight troth under
this sway should enjoy long lives Of har-
mOny.
Jupiter promises not only happiness
but prosperity TO lovers.
Persons whose birthdate 1t Is have the
forecast Of a successful year.
Children born on this day are likely
to be quick, gifted and well poised. These
subjects Of Capricorn usually make a
great deal of money.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
NOTING MACHTNEs

Q. Is the top lever on voting machines
always Republican? II so. why3
NJ J. s.
A. The Republican national COMMITTEES
says that the top lever OF a voting ma
chine is not necessarily Republican; this
being matter which is generally mr.
ranged between the manufacturers OF the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
FATHER MAY BE WITNESS.

Q. Can father be a witness for a son
who Is about to get his naturalization
papers, or is relative barred7 J. V.
A. The Naturalization Bureau says that
father may be R witness FOR his son
when he mixes application for his fna;
papers.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
Just Couldn't Get
out of ChiLLicOthe

CAMP SHERMAN. Ohio. Dec. IS.
Private Leon Denton made three
attempts TO steal a ride out OF Chilli
Gothic. Each train he caught brought
him back to the city and he surren
dered 10 camp officials in disgust.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
MONDAY. DEC. 20.

Mars rules strongly for good today, ac-
cording to astrolOgers. Uranus is mildly
adverse.
The forces of progress are powerful
during this rule, which makes for ad-
vancement through determined effort.
Engineers and all who are engaged in
construction work have the forecast Of a
period of activity under much better con-
ditions than have prevailed since the
close of the war.
The stars that guide building, whether
Of houses. health or character, are In an
aspect promising much in the coming
months.
Persons whose birthdate it is should
guard against disputes which will be
most unfortunate in the coming year.
Children born on this day are likely
to be vigorous of mind and body. These
subjects Of Capricorn usually are talented
and uccessful.-Copyright, 1920.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
VALUE OF ASHES TO SOIL.

Q. Are soft coal ashes injurious to
garden where the soil is heavy?
w. c. rs
A. Coal ashes have marked value for
tightening heavy clay soils.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
rtRsT CAIIED AMFRICA.

O. When was America first used as a
term applied to the whole Western
world? O. X. M
A. Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish geog
rapher and mathematician, first used the
name In this sense in 1911.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18

O. What city is called the City of
Elms - A NJ. p.
A. New Haven Conn., lis 80 known, but
Its elms are disappearing. It's streets
arc still shaded, however. by more than
80 900 trees
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
FEDERALIsTs JOIN REBELS.

MEXICO CITY, Dec 1S.-The 230th
Regiment of the Federal Army, stationed
ut Frontera. was reported today to have
Joined the revolutionists in the State Of
TObasco.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18

@ How high are the tallest telephone
poles7 G. /. T.
A. Probably the highest telephone line
ever built was on West street, New York
City with poles ninety feet long some OF
them carrying as many as thirty cross
arms
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

striking the ball to the ground with the
hand as often as possible. Various forms
OF Bllndman's Buf. Ia eh-Lo. or whip
ping the top, and IA Pan, form Of hop
scotch, prove that childhood knows the
same games ia many countries Punch
aud Judy shows are very popular with
Chinese children.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18

Q. l wish TO make cement retaining
wall near my house and wish to have II
match In color as nearly SIS possible
What viii make the cement brown7
G. H. H.
A. Burnt umber. in the proportion OF
four pounds to the bag OF cement VIII
produce a chocolate bOrwn.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
srArEs Ia CoRN BELr.

Q. l often see reference. to the corn
belt" Just What States are included2
r. c.
A. The region, including Ohio, In
diana. Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas
and Nebraska v>hlch are the chief grow
ers Of corn is known as the corn belt
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
goLOMoN,s TEMPLE.

@ What has become OF solomons Tenn
pie? II. A. G.
A. Solomons Temple was destroyed by
NebuchadnezZar In $50 y. c
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
INSANE PEOPLE MARRIED.

Q. what per cent Of insane asylum
patients are unmarried G. G. c.
A. About 20 per cent. Of the patients
I'm insane asylums are single.
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Inst Discouraged

A pretty girl at an evening party was
bsntering Il genial bachelor on his rea-
sons for remaining single.
"No-oo. | never was exactly d!sappoint-
ed In love-" he said. Il was what you
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18

BUT IT OUGHT NOT be newspaper pub
cty remind the public
Eschbaeh al
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18

first to the orations Of Cicero against
Mark Antony.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
TO MAKE brown CENENr

and the officials OF the State.
county or town desiring the machine
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18

being on that blind tiger case
Prosecutor Adams might grateful
ing CT the judgments against him.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18

WONDER will eventually quarts of whisky
abandoned the
dergrOund the holidays o
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
MrANING ~ a1A-K {.

Q. When gold bears the mark lax"
does that guarantee that It ia l4-karet
gold? j. H. J.
4. The mark "14-K" IS a guarantee that
the article bearing II is made OF t4-karet
gold
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18

THE TELEPHONE COMPANY unity the
than
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18

WHAT understand city employees
is where the inspectors the
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18
NEW oRLEANs "cREsCENr CITY,"

A. NJ. =.
A. This IS name applied to New
Orleans because of its situation on a
bend of the Mississippi river.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-07-10
A Dusky Diplomat

As Mir. Moses Jenkins looked down at his waistcoat he discovered that it lacked button.
 "An' I ast dat wife of mine to sew it on fast last night" he said to a friend in the shop. q doan' see how she forgot it."
 "Doan' ever ast yo' wife to mend nothin'," said the friend. q learnt better way befo' I'd been married a year. When I wants anythin' mend ed, like shirt, fo' instance, l takes it under my arm, all mussed up like, an opens de closet door and sings out to nah wife, "Where's de rag-bag honey?'
 "'What yo' wants of de rag-bag?' she asts me.
 ooh, I kinder thought I'd throw dis away?' I tells her, an squeezes it tighter under mah arm.
 "Iet me see what yo' got dere, she says, an den I mutters somethin' bout de 'worn-out ole thing while hands it over to her.
 "'Why, Clarence Barker! she'll say, when she's spread it out an look ed it over in a hurry. T's surprised at yo'! Dis is puffeckly good. II 'doan't need a single thing 'cept-' An den and dere she sets down tt mend it, lookin' like done made her a present. DHarper's Magazine.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-07-10
COMPARES GUN CLUB GROUNDS TO PALISADES

The tournament held under the aus pices of the Kingman Gun Club last Spring has excited wide spread com ment by different trade publications, circulated nationally. Among them is the Du Pont Magazine which says:
 "The casual observer looking at the accompanying illustration might question the accuracy of the legend, for the imposing background of rocky cliffs suggests an Eastern setting not unlike the Palisades of the Hudson River, opposite New York City. But it is a bona fide Arizona view show ing a section of the Kingman Gun Club grounds, and a group of enthus- iastic trapshooters attending the twenty-eighth annual tournament of the Arizona Sportmen's Association, held April 9, 10, II, this year.
 Probably no State match this year has been held on grounds more out in the open. Were it possible to show a view in thes opposite direction, the reader could not fail to identify the grounds as typically Western. But space forbids. We must leave to your imagination the view that greets the shooter as he walks down gentle de- cline to the shooting stations behind the traps installed. Before him, a wide expanse of sandy plain, miles wide and miles straightway, termin- ating with a rugged mountain range that appears to be three or four miles away, although it may be thirty or forty, so clear is the atmosphere of Arizona.
 Off in the distance you see huge sand-dune breaking the level of the plain. Wagon trails are visible, but otherwise the scene is of Natures own making. It is wonderful stretch of arid land, it's sand color broken only by the green of the sagebrush and cactus plants. But it is out in the open in a magnificent way-just the place for trapshooting.
 In such an environment and under the auspices of the Kingman Gun Club the Arizona State Tournament was held. The matches were closely contested, and Thomas Edens, of Phoenix, Arizona, won the champion ship event with a creditable score of 289 X 300. E. w. Mullen, of Ray, Arizona, was the runner-up. Inciden- tally, both of these men shot Du Pont powder"
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-07-10
WHY
Collegiate Gowns Differ ir
 Color and Design

Just before the commencement eX- ercises of one of our universities two graduates were standing apart from the crowd of gowned men who were assembled ready to march. The men in gowns were of all grades of dis tinction from young bachelors of art to doctors of philosophy.
 What is the significance of all those stripes and colors, anyway" asked one.
 Really, don't know" was the re- ply, "and have seen them every year for nine years"
 If college men do not know what the various gowns and hoods stand for the person who is not college bred Is likely to know less, and the in. crease in number of students in our universities make things academic of wider and wider importance.
 University gowns are different in different institutions, but all over the country and indeed all over the Eng lish-speaking world certain distinc- tions hold. Most of these fundament. al distinctions may be pointed out as follows:
 The ordinary bachelors gown, the first that the college youth owns, is of unadorned black with pointed sleeves and is usually of serge or some other simple black stuff. The masters gown is like it in that 1t is plain black, but the sleeves are differ ent, being made with long pendants shaped not unlike fishtails and hang ing from the elbow nearly to the bot tom of the gown. It may be made of silk, as also may be the bachelors gown. It may be worn by man of long academic standing who has hap pened to receive no higher degree ; but the ordinary youth would not display himself in silk.
 Most doctors gowns, especially in England and Scotland, have hoods which give them distinction and mark in the difference of color one kind of doctorate from another.
 Some years ago commission was formed to establish regular system in American universities. Their eff fort was somewhat successful, and this in general is the result of their attempt to codify the different hoods.
 The department of faculty of learn ing is shown by trimming of color rOund thp hood arts and letters arc represented by white, theology by scarlet, law by purple, philosophy by blue, science by gold-yellow, fine arts by brown, music by pink, and medicine by green. In some institu- tions these colors are displayed in bars across the sleeve. This is true at Harvard, where few of the gowns have hoods.-New York Sun and Her ald.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-07-10
Miracle It Is.

INIl oSAC 1I ISs
 Said Chauncey Depew recently: "I have been 54 years with the New York Central and at S6 years of age I am the senior of any railroad man in active service in the world. A friend of mine, also of my age, who did not look his years, went to the Yale commencement, and one of the younger undergraduates said to him "What class are you?' He named it The undergraduate said, You ought to be about S5 years old, ther, ol more 'Yes,' said he, that IS what l am.' We'll said the young fellow if that is so, there is one of two things: you are either a miracle o, a damned liar."- ."-Magazine of Wal Street.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-07-10
GOLDEN STATE MINES
 MAKE GOOD SHOWING

San Francisco, Calif., July 3.-Con- siderable interest attaches to the find ing of high grade silver ore in the AL calde mine, in Nevada county. The silver is found in small shoot, ac- companied by gold, and marks a rare occurrence in the Grass Valley dis trict. Development of the main gold vein continues satisfactory, and the product going to the mill is said to be netting substantial profits.
 A test run of it's new Cotton mill by the Nevada Pacific Exploration com pany, on its Forest Hill property, in Placer county, having proved satisfac- tory, a cleanup is now in progress. The company is, also developing the Josephine group in El Dorado coun- ty, with an output record of $5OO,o0o from the old workings on the prop erty.
 The main plant of the New Idria Quicksilver Mining company, the larg- est producer of quicksilver in the Uni ted States, located in San Benito coun ty, destroyed by fire in mid-June, will be reconstructed, but in the meantime about 250 employees are idle. The new milling plant will be modern in every respect. The loss entailed by the fire is estimated at about $100000. Tunnels and shafts are being clear ed, improvements to surface buildings are. underway and a site for the new million dollar smelter has been select ed at the Bully Hill mines in Shasta county, in which D. c. Jackling and associates recently acquired a sub stantial interest. The Bully Hill group has been developed to an ap- proximate depth of one thousand feet and is pronounced one of the richest copper-zinc mines in the state.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-07-10
EMERALDS NOW MOST COSTLY
 (Des Moines News.)

In international gem markets emer- aids have recently become the rarest and most expensive of precious stones. The diamond has taken second place and emeralds in London are bringing as high as $3,500 a carat. This is be- cause the emerald mines of Columbia, which furnish 95 per cent of the worlds supply of green jewels, have not been working for seven years.
 It is one hundred generations since the emeralds held first place among gems. The ancients thought it had oc- cult powers, particularly for healing diseases of the eye.
 Nero, when he sat in his marble grandstand and watched gladiators fight lions in the arena, wore an eye glass with an emerald lens.
 Pliny, who wrote a Roman encyclo- pedia two thousand years ago, told of statue of lion in Cypress. It had emeralds for eyes, so brilliant that they scared the fish.
 The wearing of most gems signifies little more than what scientists call the "pecuniary honorific"- desire to display ability to pay. But the emerald as coveted stone is an en- blem of civilization. Emeralds are so notoriously imperfect that the com mon expression, "flawless as an emer. ald," is the last possible word in com pliment. The rivalry for perfect en, eralds reflects mans incessant desire to attain perfection.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-07-10
HOW Gdok Ga1H1rgs os dgs'

= W LOOK ON CUS-
 TOMS OF THE REST OF THE WORLD.-A Chinese is various
 ly observed as an object of curiosity or an object for uni versal sympathy, because his skin is yellow and he halls from the dark and mystical East, and , he Is just "nothingness" to oth. CTS who claim to be neutral.
 , But, among newcomers, the Chinese is an equal; the Chinese
 is as good as an American, the American as good as the Chi
 nese, and, strange to say, this , attitude is quite often honest,
 writes "J. S. L." in the Far Eastern Republic. Yet, still,
 there are some who think they understand or know the Chinese and they feel that in him Is an ] antique, grand, and noble cul- ture, with much learning of rare : and delicate beauty, very fine, and almost sacred.
 These are all most interesting; they are delightful. Do not mis-
 understand us. We are close observers. We see how you act.
 hear how you talk, understand how you think, and search your
 motives. Terrible" you sayI
 Well-it is, if you don't act just right; it isn't, if you do. Why! Because you do not yet under stand us when you should.
 However simple a Chinese may
 appear to you-and who might
 , not when placed in an environ { ment and civilization equally as , good, perhaps, but wholly differ { ent from his own-do not lmag.
 , inc that he does not observe and think, for he does, and he has
 been doing this for thousands of
 years. Even though uneducated
 and when educated even more , so--he must analyze things. and
 in way all his own, although probably not scientifically like
 the westerner's, but yet using . philosophy that counts and
 means things. It really makes for understanding-on the part
 |, of the Chinese, at least.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-07-10
Rolled at Last

Rolled at Last
 "Algy fell in love with girl at the glove counter. He bought gloves every day for week. To discourage his attentions, she became manlcur- ist."
 "Then he had his nails manicured every day, I suppose?"
 "Just so. However, I don't think he will follow her any farther" "Why not ?"
 "Then she got employment with q dentist. t."-London Tit-Bits.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-07-10
Cost the Same

What is the difference between a luxury and a necessity?"
 "There is no difference at all, now adays. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
 l g 5 Around The Town 8

neighboring properties. As mining is looking up in this county mine owners are doing larger amount of assessment work than usual and few claims will go by the board this year. While many people have been waiting to see what congress might do in the recission of annual work, they are taking no chances and will do the work on every claim that they wish to hold.
 H. S. Jones, general passenger agent for the c. B. X Q. Railroad, stopped off in Kingman this week for visit with his nephew, Casey" Jones. Thursday he and Casey, ac- companied by Gap" Hubbs made a trip to Oatman.
 MT. and Mrs. c. NJ. Leonard are back in Kingman where they will re- main until June of next year.
 Mir and Mrs. Thomas J. Hudspeth motored down from their home at Seligman yesterday. They will re- main in Kingman until next year when the Hudspeth Sheep Company changes it's headquarters to Seligman again.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Conway are now living in the Stricker home.
 The Odd Fellows Hall has added new shades to the windows of the lodge room.
 A. A. Park, who has been mining in the Wallapais for some months past, has returned to Kingman.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE
 GROWN-UPS

FOR THE GENTLER SEX-Shears, Scissors Penknife, Riding Goggles, Alarm Clock, 40 Gauge Winchester Shot Gun, P Caibre Rifle, etc.
 FOR "HlM"-A pair of Field Glasses, rifle. Shot Gun, Pocket Knife Hammer & Saw, Safety Razor. etc.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
ST. JOHNS CHURCH
LITTLEFIELD

Winter is coming at last. There was ice here last week.
 Thanksgiving passed off very quiet ly here. No program at all was pre- pared.
 Miss Leona Pollock is in Santa Clara, Utah, visiting friends and rela- tives.
 Sheriff w. P. Mahoney and Super visor George B. Ayers were in town last week.
 Mr. Joseph H. Reber is the posses sor of new Dodge Touring Car. It was delivered Thanksgiving night by c. H. Crosby.
 Mr. Joseph H. Reber and daughters, Zona and Vonda and Lou Alton went to St. George, Friday, to take C. H. Crosby home.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04

Summoning ali the pathos possible into his voice, the amateur settlement worker was addressing his audience on the subject of certain poverty stricken foreigners, who, if they were nt' wretchedly miserable, at least ought to be.
 "Think of it." he cried, dabbing at his eyes. "There are people down there who live on garlic alone! I'm agine it! Garlic alone"
 "Well," called back the Old Crouch, as he made his way down the aisle toward the nearest exit, Eff they live on garlic, they ought to live alone"
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
The Speed Boys

First Liar: T'm so fast, l can read four columns of a newspaper at the same time"
 Second Liar: Gall that fast? Listen. Coming back from France the transport wasn't making time enough for me so l jumped off and swan so fast that when I climbed up the dock in Hoboken my clothes weren't even wet"
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
Accent on the "Nnu"

The first sergeant, of brawny army but slender education, had proceeded we'll enough in the roll call until he came to the name, Montague" He studied it for a moment and then took a chance
 "Mon-taig," he roared.
 There came a litter from d dapper chap in the front rank. Excuse me, sergeant" he corrected him somewhat primly, mot Montaig-Montag-you, and don't forget the 'you.'"
 "All right, Montag-you," snorted the top kick. "For that you get three days fatig-you and don't forget the 'you'"
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-12-04
With Reservations

Kid: Dad, buy me tin horn?"
 Dad: "No. You'd make me en- tirely too nervous with the noise."
 Kid: "Aw, dad, I promise only to play it when you're asleep"