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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08

Brother Bob declared, modestly.
''Oh, how silly" Susie chuckled.
Really, would you? 1 wouldn't"
I'm not so sure about that" Bob
replied. who is it I wonder who is
afraid to go upstairs in the dark"
Susie shrugged her shoulders.
We'll, that's different. There might
be a burglar up there, you know, or
something like that"
But you are not afraid to go up in
the daylight" Bob reminded her.
columbus wasn't afraid of pirates
and things he could see and fight"
81 guess I'm not brave, awfully,
then" Susie admitted. II am scared
of the dark. 1t gives me creeps, but
L wouldn't be scared of any sea mon
ster. No street"
well, don't suppose Columbus
was, either, it was only his sailors"
so it was. Tell me some more,
Brother Bob. It's so much more in
tersting than reading it from this dry
old book"
well, as you know, it was hard
work for Columbus to make folk be-
lieve the way he did about the shape
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Come! See the men from Heaven"
They brought presents to Columbus
and his men"
He ought to have stayed there
Susie said. Because my book says
that when he came back from his last
voyage he was arrested by Jealous
fellow"
Yes, and he died in poverty after
having discovered the richest country
in the world" Brother Bob added
That is a horrid ending" Susie
observed HE ought to have married
a Princess and lived happily ever aft
er. But he got to be famous. anyway.
And we are grateful to him. aren't
we. Bob?"
u suppose so. So grateful. in fact.
that we have a time remembering
when he made his great discovery.
Bob laughed at Susie's face.
Well. I don't forget anymore" she
said. IF you are talking about me. Il
was in fourteen hundred and ninety
three
Two" corrected Bob.
Three Susie insisted. Don't
know the poem
I'm fourteen hundred and ninety-three
Columbus sailed the deep blue sea"
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OF the earth. Everybody else thought
it must be fat with the sea all around
it. In fact, nobody did believe Column
bus until he proved his theories by
going around part OF the earth. He
didn't know himself what a big place
it was, for when he reached the Ba-
hama Islands, off the coast OF Amer
lea, he thought he must have gotten
to China. Imagine how surprising It
must have been to come upon wild
islands instead OF great fourishing
cities as he had expected to do"
"It must have been interesting to
find new ones. though" Susie OBJ
served. There were some sort OF
Indians, weren't they?"
Yes, and kindly disposed ones. too
Columbus wrote in his letter to Lcis
SAINT Angel. Treasurer of Aragon. who
had charge of the expenses Of his voy-
age. that the natives all cried out at
the approach OF the ships, Come.
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49, JOBS FOR GIRLS AND FOR BOYS 49,

f" iris can't do much. can they?'
said Junior with an air of conde-
U ascension, as he handed his father
~ tool Junior, sometimes called
Donald, was at his fayorite Job of
helping his father make some adjust
ments on the automobile in the pretty
nttIe garage at the end of the garden
Nothing any one could imagine ever
MADE Junior feel SO very grown-up
and so very much a man as the task
or helping his father with the car.
And he never could understand why
his sister Jane didn't like working in
the garage every bit as well as he did
But Jane didn't-and that's all
there was to it. She didn't like tools
and she didn't like hammering and
she didn't care a rap for s.anding
around just in hope of seeing some
thing interesting. Even this morning
when father did so many interesting
things, Jane hadn't cared and had
drifted off to the house in disgust
when she found Junior didn't care to
play in the yard.
"Oh, l don't know" replied Mr.
Johnston, in that vague tone of voice
grown folks use when they think they
ought to answer children, but really
can't quite remember what was asked
what makes you say that?"
We'll" said Junior. glad of a
chance to air his views on the subject
she doesn't know a lot of things and
she doesn't care a bit about working
with a car like you do"
His father laughed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08

Alaska-Oct. IS, Alaska Day.
Bolivia-Oct. IL, Discovery of Amer
lea
Brazil-Oct. IL. Discovery of America.
Bulgaria-Oct. 5, Independence Day.
Canada-Oct. 81, Thanksgiving Day.
Ceylon-Oct. 80. Muhammadan Hadji.
China-Oct. s, Autumn Holidays.
Oct. 10. Anniversary of Republic
Established.
Colombia-Oct. IL. Discovery of
America.
Costa Rica-Oct. IL, Discovery of
America.
Cuba-Oct. 10, Revolution of Yara.
Dominican Republic-Oct. ~, Dis
covery of America.
Ecuador-Oct. 9, Independence of
GuayaQuil.
Oct. ~, Discovery of America.
Guatemala-Oct. IL. Discovery of
America.
Oct 81. 2s. 90, Fiesta de Minerva.
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that awfully good smell made a person
SO very hungry, he couldn't do a single
thing and Jane seemed to be very i'm
portant. 1t didn't seem quite right,
someway.
Suddenly a happy thought occurred
to HIM. Why couldn't he help with
jam even though he was a boy? Why
couldn't he be around where things
were to be tasted too?
"If you're making all that jam" he
said suddenly, as he looked at the
piles of pinky fruit in the basket,
don't you need some other person to
help too?"
I'VE certainly do replied Mrs.
Johnston cordially. but what can you
do?"
Junior didn't know.
But seeing that he really meant his
offer Mrs. Johnston put her thinking
cap on and thought up Jobs. Not play
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hundred and ninety-two. "

hundred and ninety-two."
That's it. Fourteen ninety-two.
How can you ever manage to remem-
Der. Bob?" Susie asked.
Easy enough" Bob answered
put it into poetry"
Into poetry"
Like this" and Bob repeated
in fourteen hundred and ninety-tWo'
Columbus sailed the ocean blue"
"Of course, you know what ne salieo
well" cried Susie. That's easy.
TIL always remember that. What
genius you are. Brother Bob. guess
r. Won were living that many years
ago. you'd have thought about as IS,
covering America, too. woulon you
more than likely I'd be listening
- the other folk telling those stories
about the sea monsters that were
waiting to gobbIe a fellow up if he
dared TO go out 100 far on the ocean"
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jobs. Just to pretend to help. but
really truly Jobs that would count.
There were glass jars to be brought
up from the store room. and rubbers
to be hunted out of the drawer In
the kitchen cabinet, and pans of peel
ings. sweet, drippy Feelings to be
taken out to the garbage can, and.
oh. every SO many things to be done
that a boy could do.
Il never knew" he remarked as
he polished off a spoonful of half
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Junior. dear, and don't bother US. And
then as soon as the first jam is done
and ready to put on some bread. we'n
call YOU"
That tempting promise should have
made Junior very happy, but somehow
1t didn't satisfy him one bit He started
to go out to the roadway where his
mobile waited for him and then he
stopped in the doorway, thinking.
Funny how he had thought Jane
couldn't do anything and now when
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~ EAR mel" said Susie. eff his
tory just didn't have so many
dates it would be quite all right.
~ But, goodness! Everything any,
body did has a date to it, and 1 never
can remember them!"
"Oh, you'n get used to it." Brother
Bob replied, from his side of the Ii
brary table. wait until you have
real ones like me to wrestle with.
Kings and battles and charters and
treaties and things"
Susie sighed. To be sure her little
history book didn't look as terribly
important as Brother Bob's, but it
was quite big enough for a small girl
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of eight. She bent over the pages
again murmuring-"s covered 'merica,
fourteen hundred and-and-and-
dear mel Let me look again!"
"Ninety-two," Brother Bob supplied
promptly, before Susie had time to
find the place. October, fourteen
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My first are small insects. NY Sec
ond is to send out. My third is a
vegetable. My fourth is lack of cour-
age. My fifth is wet My six is BIT
ter. My seventh was the first man.
ENIGMA
I am composed of IL letters
My 6-4-11 do purchase
My 2-3-9 note the passage of time.
My S-7-5-10-1 form tree
My whole is an American holiday
THE VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS
In the square below are hidden the
names of various objects Columbus
and his sailors met and had to deal
with on their famous voyage across
the Atlantic Ocean in 1892 How many
can you find? Take your pencil and
move it from letter to letter, to the
right, to the left, up or down, or on
the diagonal in either direction, but do
not jump over or skip any letters.
Y D U I X r
N o L c A z
81 E N
F H A L A w
E R o NDA
BI D WI n
Some of the hidden objects are:
Ship, water, wind. heron, pelican,
dolphin, duck, land, fish. bird. Indian,
oar. Can you find any others?
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COLUMBUS

H CROSS the sea in a wooden
ID With sails most to the sky,
Columbus sailed with his men so bold
a new short route to try.
Oh. the sea was rough and the waves
were high
And the little vessel tossed,
all the sailors in the hold below
bought surely they were lost.
, But Columbus he was stout of heart
And he did not finch nor quail,
But stood on the lookout all the night
Beside the wood deck rail.
And when his men thought all was lost
And formed a mutinous band,
J Columbus heard the shout aloft:
Land. we've sighted IandI"
And straight they landed on the shore
Where white man e'er had trod;
Then knelt and with a reverent heart
Gave thanks unto their God.
THE TELL-TALE BIRD
| know the bird with yellow BILL
That hoped upon the windowsill; -
But one I'd like as well to know
Is that small bird
I've often heard
] Ma say can tell her where | go.
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ginning with the upper left and end
ing with the lower left, will spell some
thing found by a famous explorer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08

a
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the will nd up
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08

So therel"
Well" Bob laughed. "If you are
going to be a poet too, there is no
chance for me, l see. You'd better
stick TO prose. Susie. until your MEM
DRY bump develops"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08

700 ARK the faces and hair the clothespns with ink Cut out
her
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08

THE FOOTBALL
W O left the football the grounds last nght2 like to say
The fellows very careless who looks after things that ay
~ It's be lost time and will be found.
For there other folks who love kick that ball around
This morning break of day. where the football lay
saw the coon and weasel and the squirrel. think at play
The light was dim but | saw that pigskin roll
And when old jack rabbit kicked think he made goal
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ZIG GAG

If the correct words are placed un-
n one another the zig gag letters, be-
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Serve Immediately.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-08

possessor of many friends, has forced
upon mentalities of people the fact
that Greater Ruler is enthroned on
high whose mandates make the puny
efforts of man seem small indeed.
Death of Mrs. Abel. pioneer woman
greatly loved, further impresses the
thought.
1t Is not often that religion or re-
ligious thoughts gain entrance to
these columns, but the lesson has
been brought home so thoroughly to
everyone it must be recognized.
All around, the terrible events have
left people in touch with them in a
daze. Brains refuse to function prop
erly because of the magnify of the
happenings.
A good lesson to take from it all is
that the time has come to think, to
get in line with the things we know
are unavoidable. We never know
when similar tragedy may strike
at our own door, and consciousness
that right effort has been made is of
great value when such misfortune
does strike home. We never know
who is next to go.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-08
ANIMAL STATEMENT

OF the National Mines Company,
corporation, organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Wyom-
ing. and doing business in Humboldt
County, Nevada, in compliance with
the laws of the State of Nevada,
makes the following statement of its
business for the year 1920, to wit;
Received from all sources during
said year ft1.io
Discussed during said year..-Si762.H
In witness whereof, the said COM
pany has caused this report to be
made by its officers hereunto duly
authorized this 10Th day of February,
1921.
THE NATIONAL MINES COMPANY,
BY EDWARD A. BERN, Treasurer.
First publication, Feb. "a, 1921.
Last publication. March 10, 1921.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-08
THE MESSAGE THAT
SHOULD BE HERE

We realize that many, many people
are watching this space today for a
message they know should be here
Events subsequent to the death OF
Jack Nelson seem to call for drastic
and truthful statement of fact, that
the work Nelson started shall not be
thrown away and his sacrifice made
useless.
But somehow 1t seems no time fol
a display of hate and malice. II
seems that something too sacred has
occurred to he marred with nause-
ating parade of fact. Thought cannot
be diverted from the terrible knowl-
edge that Nelson is dead.
With the death of Nelson, and in
what seems an indecent lapse of time
since his death, circumstances have
been turned topsy-turvy. The whole
outlook has changed in a manner
heretofore considered impossible. 1t
calls for clear thinking and knowl-
edge of correctness before going
ahead. There are many things that
can be done and the problem is to
take the right course. There is also
a certain element of danger attached
One thought is outstanding at this
time, and that is that what men will
do in lust for money and power is
absolutely amazing. A victory won
because of the murder of brave and
noble man seems shallow to us and
not much to be proud Of
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-08
ONE MAN FOOLED MONARCH
How Irishman Escaped Military serv.
ice Under Emperor Frederick
William |. of Prussia.

Frederick William | of Prussia had
many an adventure In person as well
as establishing adventures for his Off
GERS when he attempted to keep up his
famous regiment of giants. There is
record of but one man that ever out
witted him in escaping the tolls Of
the guard. Tim Morgan, a poor Irish
farmer, started out to see the world.
He arrived in Prussia, and was prompt
ly seized by recruiting officer of the
guards, Tim being a good six inches
over the six-foot standard for tall men.
Tim stood 1t for some time. and
then one day sighed and remarked
it was too bad that his five brothers.
all bigger men than he, were not men,
bers of the guard. The company Off
Ger. overhearing the remark. as was
intended, asked that Tim send for
them. Tim explained they would not
come for any such summons King
Frederick heard of the possible re-
cruits and gave orders that Tim be
sent after them, and with him take
81 500 as bride money. Tim went, and
of course never came back. He had
no brothers, tall or short. Once a
year until his death he would climb
a hill near his home in Ireland and
shake his fist in the Prussian's direc.
ton, and bid him hooking good-by.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-08
THE PASSING OF
JACK NELSON

Jack Nelson Is dead-a victim of a
worthless assassin's bullet. Some
how or other 1t doesn't seem possible
that he is gone; 1t never has seemed
possible that he would be taken from
this world at a time when he was
accomplishing the noblest work man
can perform In these trying times. II
didn't seem right that he should go.
1t must be true that God works In
strange manner His wonders to per-
form. There can be no other explana-
ton for the taking away of Jack Mel
son, for he was following in the foot
steps of Our Teacher sacrifice to
principle, for the benefit of humanity
and civilization.
Nelson's death came as result OF
answering devotion to duty-a duty
as he and he alone saw it. Memory
of his deeds will be carved in the
minds Of those who knew him for the
periods of their lives, and thought
will recur at all times that there was
a man, every inch of him.
Condoning of lawlessness is pri-
marily responsible for Nelson's
death, and the great majority of good
people must bear the guilt. Had good
people been aroused to their duty as
citizens to insist upon law enforce
ment the chances of Nelson's murder
would have been remote.
May he rest in peace and may his
sacrifice serve to create individual
thought and determination to elimi-
nate factors conducive to other like
murders. 1t Is the best that can be
made of the tragedy now.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-08
How to Sleep.

What happens to your body when
you sleep? First, your breathing slows
down and your heart drops six or
eight beats minute. Then cellular
repair begins. The muscles, nerves,
and tissues get new life; your whole
body breathes more freely.
When you waken you should feel
refreshed If you don't, perhaps you
have slept too long; or slept In room
not properly ventilated. Eating heavi.
ly before retiring will also make you
wake up tired.
When you go to sleep, stretch out. II
you draw your knees up under your
chin your body will not relax properly
Small pillows and night bedding are
also recommended.
If you follow all these rules and
sleep eight hours every night, you will
wake up full of pep each morning
Popular Science Monthly.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-08
ANNUAL STATEMENT

OF the Elko Mining Company, a cor
poration, organized and existing un-
der the laws of the State of Illinois,
and doing business in Elko County.
Nevada, in compliance with the laws
of the State of Nevada. makes the fol-
lowing statement of its business for
The year 1920, to wit
Received from all sources during
said year
Discussed during said year--si316.02
In witness whereof. the said COM
pany has caused this report to be
made by its officers hereunto duly au-
thorized this 18th day of February,
1921.
ELKO MINING COMPANY,
f. ]. McGOWEN Jr., Treasurer.
First publication. Feb. "a. 1921.
Last publication. March 10, 1921.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-08
How Birds Are Superior.

The bird traveller asks help from
no one. He has no use for locomo-
tives, automobiles or steamships. He
carries no chart and no compass, and
he can go with ease to parts of the
world which 1t took man many years
to reach. and to some parts of the
world which still are unknown to man
So far as know, there is NJ
way by which we can go with the
birds on their travels, and even Tiny
hummingbird could laugh at the eff
forts of the best aviator, If he SHOULD
attempt to follow him In an airplant
from Canada to Central America
From 1.-THE Travels of Birds"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-08
WITH ~
IHE ~.
men |: ~
A HOPELESS CASE.

A teacher could not get little girl
to remember the number four She
would count. 81, 2, 3. g." Finally in
desperation the teacher asked her If
she had a cat at home. The little girl
said she did.
"Then run along home and count
the CATS feet, then come back and tell
me how many she has," said the
teacher.
The little girl returned to the school
room promptly.
well, did you count the cats feet?"
asked the teacher.
Yes. ma'am."
"How many has it?'
1.-Two in the front and two in the
baek."-Kansas City Star.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-03-08
STATE INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITY IN BRIEF

Illipah-Consolidat Illipah Oil
Co. to install drill to reach 1000 feet
depth.
Manhattan-Richo Gre struck on 200
fot level of Stray Dog mine.
Winnemucca-Win State
Bank & Trust Co. consummates sale
of 100000 pounds of pooled wool.
Carson City-$10,000 bond issue
proposed for completion of govern
ment mining experiment station.
Fallon-Nevada Valley Power Co.
improving 1.-THE Narrower" plant
Virginia City,. & T. railroad to
build two mile spur to United Com
stock fill in Gold Hill.
Winnemucca-County Chamber of
Commerce lauches campaign to re-
claim 100000 acres for settlement of
ex-soldiers.
Lovelock-Farmers have prospects
of several alfalfa crops for coming
season.
Minden-Carson valley farmers in
ereasing milk COW herds.
Illipah-Illpah Petroleum co. ex-
hibits high grade oil samples from
S65 depth.
Carson City-Bill introduced to
provide $4,000 bonus to first COM
pany bringing commercial oil we'll In
state.
Klondyke-Goldfield men to start
immediate development of Klondyke
King property.
Winnemucca-Gravel being hauled
to chemical plant site.
Virginia City = Comstock mining
condition best since boom days, many
mines increasing production.
Reno Dawes group in Pyramid
Lake district to sink new shaft at
once.
Tonopah-Three carloads of lrilling
machinery enroute to Pahrump valley
for water exploration.
Arrowhead = West Arrowhead and
Rico mines to start immediate devel-
opment.
Broken Hills = District bonanza
values attracting attention.
Pioche-Virginia Louise planning
installation of machinery during
spring.
Elko lauches campaign to secure
Carnegie library.
Tonopah-Large can of oil seepage
displayed from Fish Lake Merger Co. s
we'll in Fish Lake valley.
Pioche-Combined Metals mine to
resume ore shipments at once.
Virginia City-Comstock develop
ment bringing back old time boom.
United Comstock to erect 1,000-ton
mill.
Tonopah-Tonopah Divide Company
to reorganize providing further de-
velopment.
owhead-Arrowhead Mining Co.
uncovering high grade ore ON 267
level.
Illipah oil companies report excel
lent progress at wells.
Pioche-Initial car shipped from
Stag dump of local smelters.
Austin-Three cars of ochre ship
ped from Rest deposit.
Bruner-Local mill being put in
order to handle custom ores.
Rand-Recent strike on 200 level Of
Rand mile assaying $685. to $1,000 a
ton.
Klondyke mining activities increas-
ing substantially.