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widow. But not for long. A rich
young Viking chieftain from Norway
arrived in Greenland and asked her
brother-in-law Lief for her hand in
marriage; and so these two were wed.
Not long afterward the young chief
tain, whose name was Thorfinn. sailed
for Vineland with his wife and. five
other young women. together with
about, SO men, in several ofsthe huge
open boats which were the typical
Viking ships of that period They es-
tablished colony in Rhode Island. 4
Morse Colonies In America i. /.
In subsequent years several Morse
colonies were. planted in Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island, and it is be-
lieved that explorations were extended
as far south as Virginia. But the
little settlements were abandoned be-
fore very long. A few memorials of
them remain even to the present
day-most notably a round stone
tower at Newport, erected upon seven
columns which have foundations of
spherical wrought stones. What the
tower was meant for nobody knows,
but as curiosity of antiquity 1t is
most interesting.
It is alleged that when the Indians
first saw Columbus they said, 1--WE
are discovered at last!" AS a matter
of fact. America was undoubtedly dis
covered several thousand years before
Lief Ericsson landed. The continent
owed its original discovery not to Eu-
ropeans but to Asiatics.
1t is believed that the remote an
cestors of our modern Indians came
from Asia by way of the Aleutian
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vel. the Pinta, behind. The Santa
Maria ran aground off Cape Haitian
on Christmas Eve, and was lost. The
weather. being fortunately calm, she
was unloaded, with the help of
friendly natives. even the masts being
unstepped and carried ashore.
Columbus was a monk, and ex
tremely devout. j., A hobby of his was
the project, ever in the minds of
pious Christians in those days. to re-
cover possession Of Jerusalem and the
Holy Sepulcher for the Church. King
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella prom
ised him that, If he could get enough
wealth for the purpose from across
the seas, they would organize and set
on foot an expedition to take away
Palestine from the wicked Saracens,
whom today we gall the Turks.
Thus 1t will be seen that the enter
prise in which Columbus engaged
was not so much geographical as
speculative. Isabella Is said to have
pawned her Jewels to get the reaui-
site money for the gamble. And re-
Gently an ingenious antiquarian has
figured out the cost of the first vow
age at $3.50. OF this sum 1920 was
the salary of Columbus; the two cap
tains in command of the caravels
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Nina and Pinta received $3.50 each,
and the wages of the sailors amount
ed to S29.25 apiece.
Columbus, from the time Of his first
arrival in America, was looking for
gold all the time. Frequent notes in
his diary show that he was, as we
would say today. tout for the stuff"
1t was needed, and in quantity, to
justify the speculation in which he
was engaged. Many of the tribal
chiefs wore golden ornaments, and
the natives were commonly willing to
exchange gold for glass beads and
other articles of trifling value. Co.
lumbus. although so pious, had the
ruthlessness of the Spaniard, and let
ters he wrote to King Ferdinand were
full of suggestions as to how the
peaceable and friendly aborigines
could be enslaved and exploited on a
wholesale scale.
Lief Ericsson's Expedition
We now know that America had
been discovered nearly five centuries
before Columbus made his first voy-'
age. The Norsemen. most intrepid of
navigators, found the New World, and
even planted small colonies in New
England.
There was at that period a Viking
Chieftain OF note called Eric the Red.
because he had a red beard He
dwelt in southern Greenland. His eld-
est son. Lief. voyaging to the south
west in the spring of 1901, reached
Labrador. where he landed and ex-
plored the coast. Thence he sailed
southwark to a flat and wooded
land" which was presumably New
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XII ~s Columbus s,a s,.,' 80. mos. ., tn.
WV glory: but during his lifetime
it did him little good, and he was
even thrown into prison on false
charges connected with his maritime
enterprises. Amerigo Vespucci. whose
name was bestowed upon the New
World by more or less irresponsible
geographers.. is now suspected to
have been humbug. Lief Ericsson,
the Norseman, was centuries ahead of
both of them.
The case OF Amerigo Vespucci is
rather peculiar. He was a Florentine
navigator. and is alleged to have
reached the east coast of South
America in 1499-eight years after
Columbus discovery. In fact, ac-
cording to his own account he visited
the new continent on four different
occasions.
Vespucci was unquestionably
frst-class liar. But he knew the
value Of publicity. He published two
books, giving an account of his dis
coveries. entitled -Four Voyages" and
Ihb NEW WI anu ll5 no
mention whatever of Columbus.
The stories he tells in these books
(Which are still extant) would have
done credit to Munchausen. Accord
ing to his account. South America
was inhabited by cannibals who sub
sisted wholly upon human flesh. One
man he met had eaten 800 of his fell
low beings. In one town he saw
sailed human flesh hung in shops. for
sale. A journey that he made through
the strange land occupied sixty-four
days. during which he saw not the
sun by day nor the stars at night.
The natives commonly lived to be $50
years old.
Did vespucci Ever See America?
There Is great deal more of this
sort of stuff. Few people did much
in those days, and tales
brought back by voyagers were COM
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Islands. which form a chain that ex-
tends almost all the way across from
eastern Siberia to the Alaskan PENN
sula- ~ 4.
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Columbus Gets the Credit, But There Are Other
Claimants = Suspicion That Vespucci Was
aFakir- Lief Ericsson Was Far Ahead
t ofBoth and Even He Found Plenty
of People On This Continent

monty of an incredible sort. Fiction
was swallowed with such avidity that
1t was a temptation to embroider the
truth, or even to make up yarns out
of whole cloth.
In Vespuccis book the modern stu
dent finds internal evidence strongly
suggestive Of the idea that he never
saw America-that, in a word, the
entire story of his visits to the new
continent and travels therein is pure
invention, based upon the discovery
Of Columbus. If that be really a fact.
the giving of his name to the New
World has decided favor OF the
humorous.
On the other hand, Vespucci GER
tainly did declare America to be an
entirely new and previously undiscov-
cred continent, whereas Columbus UP
to the time of his death believed that
the land he had found on the other
side of the Atlantic Ocean was part
of India. 1t may be remembered that
when he reached Cuba, he sent an
expedition inland to make a treaty
with the Great Khan of Tartary. He
called the natives Indians.
The great river in the ocean which
we call. the Gulf Stream passes
through the Florida Straits and
thence northward along our Atlantic
coast, thus in sense giving start
to current which sweeps all around
the North Atlantic Ocean and south
ward along the shores of Europe.
This current drifted Columbus far to
the south on his first voyage to
America, SO that, starting from Palos,
August 3, 1892, he first saw land in
October, in the latitude of the Ba-
hamas. In fact, his first landing was
made upon a small island OF that
group, which he called San Salvador.
but which is known today as Wat
ling's Island.
Columbus A Gold Hunter
Thence he reached Cuba, whence
he soon departed for Haiti with his
flagship the Santa Maria and the
caravel Nina, leaving the other cara
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sebe Daniels The Purple Highway" Just Tony"
Norma Talmadge and Buster, Jr. "Remem-
brance"-Harry T. Morey BOW Wow

novel by Brand, features the remark
able talents of Tony" the trained
horse which has been Mix's COM
panion in each of his long series of
western screen productions From the
first flash to the final flicker. Mix and
"Tony" romp carefree through the
picture. oblivious of the thousand
dangers that beset their path.
In the play Mix, as "Red" Ferris. a
wandering cowboy, becomes the only
friend that TONY" the wild desert
mustang, can boast of. "Tony's" ami
mostly and rancorous resentment of
the treatment accorded him by man
has led him into many depredations.
1t is through love of Red" that
Tony" deserts his destructive career
and returns to his former docile
habits.
Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge is shown above in
a new role. The baby is her nephew
Josephy Talmadge Keaton. called
Buster. Jr., for short.
Miss Talmadge. who has long been
one of the screens leading favorites
was especially attractive in her two
latest releases. "Smiln' Through" and
1.-THE Eternal Flame" both OF which
were period plays. She will next be
seen in THE Voice From The
Minaret."
Remembrance"
Some years ago thoughtless people
joyfully sang. "Ev'ry Body Works But
Father" and even today. that same
idea is held by many selfish wives,
sons and daughters. 1t remained for
Rupert Hughes to tell fathers side of
the story and he has done so in his
new drama of the American home.
Remembrance"
Like many other Pops" John p.
.Grout has grown old and had almost
walked into bankruptcy trying to keep
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~ EBE DANIELS was born in Dali
las, Texas, nineteen years ago,
Her mother is Spanish and her
~ father Scotch. Miss Daniels was
only four years of age when she be-
gan her stage career; later she APP
peared in child roles with Belasco
stock company. and was starred in
THE Prince Chap" Miss Daniels
screen career began at the age of
eight, although she gave up this work
for awhile. She eventually returned.
Cecil B. DeMille saw her in comedy
roles and Immediately selected her
for leading parts in his special pro-
auctions. She made a hit and has
been a top-liner ever since. She will
next be seen in pink Gods"
"Ihe Purple Highway"
April Blair (Madge Kennedy is
a little slavey in a home for artistic
failures. Here she meets two men
who have a strong influence In her
life--Edgar Craig. played by Monte
Blue, and Joe Renard, played by
Pedro de Cordoba. Through Aprll's
inspiration they all three leave the
home and start out to earn their way
to fortune and a career. April be-
comes a great stage star through the
efforts of the men who have written
play. Craig the lines and Renard
the music, and then it is that her
head is turned and for awhile she is
taken up with the attentions of young
Dudley. a millionaire. played by Vim
cent Coleman. At the top of the lad
der things go wrong for April, but in
the offing is the man whom she truly
loves and a dramatic denouement
comes to a head. 1.-THE Purple High
way was developed from the stage
success Dear Me-"
"Just Tony"
"Just Tony" which is from the
story, "Alcatraz." the widely read
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scrapes. One day he became seriously
i'll and in his delrium calls on God to
save him so that he can work and
keep his children out OF the poor
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house. When Dad is on the verge OF
death the family seeks the great light.
The doctor pulls him through. but the
near passing of Pop" has been the
cause of a complete reform of every
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zenda. world-famed girl clown, while
Teddy. the almost human canine. and
little John Henry. Jr.. are very much
In evidence The plot is rural in every
respect. The old story of the farm
lad interrupted in his love-making by
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BY RENE BACHE

aHo did discover America any
way?
Columbus got most of the
- -. 49, a...i.a.. L. Hath, a
The Washington times., 1923-01-06


Tired Of waiting, dearie?" she
asked, emerging from her dress
ing-room after exhausting her
feminine arts In the attempt to
appear beautiful.
"Oh, no." he replied. wearily,
ats all In a wifetime."
II put an ad In the paper ask
ing for a wife,
ANY answers?"
ANY? The first day I got 400,
and two from men asking me to
take theirs"
Isabel" said mother, as she
summoned her youngest daughter
into her presence, has your
brother Willie come home from
school,"
"I think so, mother" answered
Isabel. 1.-THE cat IL hiding in the
cellar"
Diner-Hey, waiter, this aspara-
gus hasn't any tips.
Waiter-Oh, those are for the
Waiter.-Amherst Lord jeff.
Cooking may be q science, but
It's an art the way some birds get
away with It.
An angel Of q girl generally
plays the devil with q man.
That new house Of mine cost
Q fortune"
"Stucco?"
You said it!'
80 many stenographers these
days are so swift they write faster
than they can spell.
First Golfer-What is Il that
comes in jugs. Is yellow, and has
raisins In II?
Second Golfer-I give up.
Why, it's CIDER
YES, but wha about the
raisins?"
"oh. I put those In to make II
hard"
This, 10 the Red Tape Bureau.
We have 200 employees"
II did not suppose you had work
Tor 50 many"
"oh, we have an excellent sys.
tenn by means Of which two men
can do the work Of one."-Louis.
vile Courier Journal.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06
CavalIeria Rusticana.

"Ah. your son has fine man
ners! He has opened the gate
Cor u.s.
That's nothing. Miss. He does
that for the cow every morn
ing.'-Dde Muskete Wienna).
The Washington times., 1923-01-06
At the Court.

How old are you, Miss?"
81 have seen four and twenty
0ummers."
"And how many years were
you blind?"-FIiegende Blaetter
NGunich).
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Remember
the Time
By Jack Casey.
Err got yer first pair o.
suspenders.


An how proud yer was an
hurried out an showed all the
gang an let 'em snap 'em an
test the leather an the bully
who got q good hold on the back
OF 'em an almost shattered yer
backbone when he let 'em snap
hard.
An they was red with white
spots an yer had arguments with
guy that they was as good as
his old man wore an when yer
cid they was better he busted
yer IN the nose an yer went
home cryin'.
Ter first pineapple clip an how
oil the gang pulled OF yer cap.
an everybody took . crack at
yer skull, an hurt like thunder,
they whacked It 30 hard.
when somebody had Q birthday
an yer al lined up to thump
him on the back.
Yer hated girls an used to
stick yer tongue out at EN- in
school an the day yer was doin'
It behind q geography how NOR
titled yer was when yer looked
up an found the teacher right
behind yer.
The photographer came an
took q picture. Of the class an
you was the only one with q hole
IN yer stocking.
An how mortified yer Ma was
when you brought home the pic.
ture, which cost Is cents.
Yer had . sling-shot an was
tryin' to knock of q sparrow
one day when yer shot a stone
S@A&OA8A - WAA40Sk Ii O1O Lazy
Harrington's an how It knocked
. cup o tea right out o. her hand
an It took yer spendin' money
Ger i've weeks to pay for the
W1nder.
An how yer always hid the
strap on yer Ma whenever yer
could
An how yer loved vanilla
cream sodas with two straws an
they was only . nickel an Ice
cream sOdas was unheard Of.
An yer could get yer shoes
mended for . quarter.
REMEMBER7 BOY, I'll SAY
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An yer could get yer shoes
mended for . quarter.
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An how yer loved vanilla
cream sodas with two straws an
they was only . nickel an Ice
cream sodas was unheard Of.
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REMEMBER7 BOY. I'll SAY
: DO. s,ea.s9sz t{akS
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

An how yer always hid the
Astrap on yer Ma whenever yer
could.
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An angel Of q girl generally
plays the devil with q man.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

Il always feel sOrry foF the ras-l
ents 81 an infant prodigy -
marked Mr.. Grumpson.
why So"
'UnIkind neighbots jump at ne.
opportunity to wonder vhero ne
got his brains. 4 Eirnaln gharn
Age-Herald.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

Cooking may be q science, but
It's an art the way some birds get
away with It.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

'T put an ad- In the paper ask
ing for q wife,"
ANY answers?'
"Any? The first day I got 400,
and two from men asking me to
take theirs"
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

Diner-Hey, waiter, this aspara-
gus hasn't any tips.
Waiter-Oh, those are for the
Waiter.-Amherst Lord Jeff.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

Yer first pineapple clip an how
Ill the gang pulled of yer cap.
an everybody took . crack at
yer skull, an hurt like thunder.
they whacked It 80 hard.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

An they was red with white
spots an yer had arguments with
. guy that they was as good as
his old man wore an when yer
cid they was better he busted
yer IN the nose an yer went
home cryin'.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

An how mortified yer Ma was
when you brought home the pic
ture. which cost Is cents.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

The PHOTOGRAPHER came an
took q picture Of the class an
you was the only one with q hole
IN yer stocking.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

That new house Of mine cost
Q fortune"
"Stucco?"
You said it!'
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

30 many stenographers these
days are 50 swift they write faster
than they can spell.
The Washington times., 1923-01-06

An how ticlkled everyone was
when somebody had Q birthday
an yer al lined up to thump
him on the back.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-02-02
SCHOOL NOTES

On, Monday, the 9th, the seventh
grade had the observatory class in
English.
Prof. Rutland was in Paonia for a
couple of days this week.
The seventh grade sold tickets for
the play given by all the literary
societies. Prizes We're given for the
best play. Midnight Revels" won.
The seventh and eighth grades
under Mr.. Geiser's direction, are max
ing posters for the pageant, to be Civ
en- in February. The seventh and
eighth grades are preparing for the
pageant.
The eighth graded has voted TO have
an Near East club, They hope to be
able to give enough money from their
own sacrifices to be able to support
an Amerian child. They are deposing
their pennies in a savings bank, furn-
ished by the Gunnison Bank G. Trust
company.
Hot lunch is served every day at
the Colorado Street school.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-02-02
THE BLACK MESA ROAD
North Fork Times

North Fork Tines
4 recent letter from our old friend
Vim. 7. Irving, HoH = resident near
the mouth Of CgTTecantI Greek, state
some interesting facts about The Black
and Blue Aes-. highway. Ar. Irving
has been q resident Of that section for
great many years and no man is
more qualified 10 speak Of climatic
conditions than ne.
. Prom has place 70 Sapinero. he has
Travelled with = rig during the period
f from March 18th 70 ApHl 18th. with
the average opening OF the road for
team about April 18th That Is east
ward from his place. Westw ard from
has ranch. be Late- that the snow Is
usually U4t Of the Johnson Basin b.
the middle Of ApuL
. And 10 tEls -eCilDH the snow is thr
heasIcEt OF any section o. the line
along the UT0pozsd um road When
this Toad o. built a person can travel
Il any time they can come from the
east % SapiEgro and the Cochetopa
pas be- conceded 90 De the most
.uou-iTee pass the year around oi
any pas over the Continental Divide
Thus Z Ei.I bc seen that the Blark
No rim road FURNISHES the ncares;
sEDw-!Tee route from east 70 west IN
tag state. This fact G not oaly known
10 the residents OF tHIs sect.0n of tie
country. who know Mr. Irviug's STATE
. m,ntg are true. but they are known 10
every pcrrUu connected With the high
way department on the Western Slope
a. we'll a. by the highway officials In
Denver. The State Highway Depart
ment knows well that II they ever get
a b ghway across the state that has
the minimum Of snow. they must get il
wa the Black Mesa nm route. They
know the Tennessee Pass j. not prar-
,.cable. they know that II they spend
a million on IN. Blue Mesa route that
I Il viii stlll be 4 late spring and early
fall road. with q very expensive up
keep, as Is evidenced BY the many
/ thousands that are To be spent for II
/ this year The Blue, as Mr.. Irving
says: at Is a good summer road" and
never can be made anything else. II
enough money Of the money planned
I to be expended on the Blue road this
/ season could be cut to just enough 10
keep il in good condition and the bal
ancc diverted in the building of the
| Blue Mesa rim route, the Highway De
partment would show that they were
working for, and spending the state
highway fund for the best interests Of
the state. The State Highway Depart
mcnt will have to build the Black Mesa
rim road, # they expect to divert the
early spring and late fall tourists thru
the state of Colorado. We wonder
what they will do We are predicting
that they viii spend some of the
millions on this proposed and needed
road, before the snow Of the winter Of
1924 falls.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-02-02

rants aggregating s426,125.2l to the
various counties in Colorado. This
sum represents the counties share of
the earnings of the public school fund
for the last six months of 1922. The
distribution is made on the basis of
school population. With the school
census showing school population of
272, ,,693, each county received Sl.59
for each school child. Altogether, the
earnings OF the school fund amounted
to s4s6, ,7l4-39. Under the law, $780,
765.l3 was deducted for state aid to
counties for the payment of teachers
minimum salaries, and Ss,274.72 was
deducted for expenses.
Gunnison county receives S500.02.
This seems very small amount, but
of course il must be remembered that
the amounts paid out to the various
counties are based on the per capita
basis of school children
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-02-02
o

o-o-O-O o-o-O-o- 90
Iaurday. January 81.
Ha' Morgan Aas an outbound pas-
scuprr Nuuda.
john Nu0s and John Teak return
ed from S4.Ila thus week.
Mr. c. V. Benson returned from
n visit ln Guun.-0n Monday.
Joe lenuk and Francis Sporcioh were
on N" sick Inst during the week.
Andrew tEunr.ch has returned from
Sahda, WHOM. Er spcut "a few days
II. l.. Spencer came up from GunuI-
son Monday 20 -ppUd a few days here.
Mn. rs. II. Nhalcn Went to GuEHI-
son the alHnr day 10 visit her daughtcr.
MIR. Eay"- Nr' on.
IundAg rrvulUF party of friends
teudr.rl Nike Fisher surprise party.
An euJuya'tn time was spent.
Mi Mary Teak came up from
Baldwin i.uUday TO visit her parents,
MIR. and alr=. Martin Teak.
4 very pleasant surprise party was
gwen uu George Sucllar the other
evening. All report 4 good time
Mr.. and airs. James retrned this
week from Pueblo, where Mrs. james
was undergoing medical treatment
Mrs. VIM. Nash and Milas were up
from their ranch this week, rs were
also Sam Bottcndeld and Martin and
John Roman.
4 birthday party was given on An
ME SpghHf. The guests were Frances
Teak, Frances Matkovich, Fannie Vol
little, Kate Ecrzuh, Vera Mulch, Mary
krizmaHich. Agnes Kapushion, All
report good time.
A snow slide came down the other
day while the Crested Butte trainwas
going to the Peanut Mine. The snow
went over it and damaged it, but they
got it up SundC, The Gunnison train
Is working in/our town now.
O-O-O-O-O-D-