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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

Washington, Dec. 15-The house to-
day on convening went into comI nit
tee of the whole for further considers
ton of the pensions appropriation till.
Mr. Crumpacker, the first speak er,
addressed himself to the Panama
question saying that the attacks on
the conduct of the government in con-
nectiOn with the new republic were
unwarranted by the facts.
Mr.. Crumpacker, in a colloquy with
Mr. Williams, the minority leader,
asked if it was not time the Demo-
Gratis were willing to accept the stolen
goods if permitted to condemn the act
Of taking.
Mr.. Williams replied that while they
could recognize the character of the
child, they could treat it properly.
Mr.. Maddox, Democrat of Georgia,
replying to Mr.. Crumpacker, said he
had arraigned the party for state
ments made by a few members of the
minority. He then spoke on the rural
free delivery. He produce figures and
declared that of the $4,000 routes es-
tablished last June more than one
third of them were located in four
states, Iowa, Indiana. Ohio and Illinois
and that the .irst two named states
have more routes than twelve south
ern states which he named.
See our show windows; they are
-1p-to-data F Raipharf g. Co re-
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16
Have d Treat Coming

The Buchanin Company played at
Music hall last night in IAN Eye on
Hnbby" TO a house with every seat
taken and a crowd standing up. the
audience laughed from the time the
curtain went up to the close of the
performance and went home delighted
The company is far superior TO those
that have been playing here and points
east of us have treat coming.-Wads-
worth Dispatch.
This company plays in Winnemucca
two nights this week-Thursday ano
Friday Don't miss a chance to see
il. Get your ticket early.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

If you have not ordered your winter
suit or overcoat, it's about time yon
did so. See G.. F. Kirchner about 1t.
He can ft you out, no matter what
you want. 7tf.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16
TALKED ON CUBA AND
PANAMA
Their Consideration Took Up
the Time Ot Both Branches
of Congress

Washington, Dec. 15.-when the Gu
ban reciprocity bill was taken up in
tn senate today Mr.. Perkins OF Cali
fUrnia spoke. lie declared that the
people OF the United States ha d in
ca eased their sugar consumption six
pc unds a year per capita during the
past eight years.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

If you don't know what to buy for
Christmas presents we can help you
decide at the Peoples Store. 16-tf,
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

DIR. H. B. Mcdonald, the dentist. de-
sires to state in order to correct a mis-
understanding. that he will remain in
Winnemucca as long as necessary to
finish up all work on hand. Parties
desiring his services should call at
the Lafayette hotel at once. 12-3t
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

Try Violet Dew. Wood Violet, French
Roses. Palestine Glover. Peau D'Es-
pagne and many other perfumes by
the bottle or in bulk. Step in and sam
pie them. You are we leone. toll
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16
DAILY WEATHER REPORT
S. Department of Agriculture.

U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Winnemucca, New, Dec. Is. 1908.
Mean barometer .......... 1925 inches
Maximum temperature .....44 degrees
Mean temperature ..........S0 degrees
Mean temperature ..,.......3 80 degrees
Normal temperature ....31 degrees
Prevailing wind direction. NE
Precipitation 900 inches.
Minimum temp. Dec. 16.....32 degrees
]. c. HAYDEN.
Tonight, light snow. cooler. Thurs
day. cloudy, cooler.
MeADIE.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

Do not send away for your Christ
mas presentsi The Peoples store
will be Santa Claus headquarters
again this year. stol3
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16
Noti e of Reno, al

DIR. r. J. Mangan has removed his
office from the Shone house TO his
new residence on Bridge street. lott
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

An elegant handmade Eagle charm
valued at $50, is to be ratified tonight
at o'clock in The Club saloon.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16
Went NeWIdnds One Better

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Hey
burn of Idaho today introduced a joint
resolution requesting the president to
acquire by annexation the Isle of San
Domingo, the dependencies of San
Domingo and Hayti.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

We have a fine line Of children 9 un-
derwear at the Peoples Store; also
sweaters. 3tol5
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16
0nI, One Weeks Vacation

On account of Christmas coming on
the last of the week as it does this
year, the Board of School Trustees al
a meeting held have decided to grant
but one week holiday vacation.
Signed:
w. A. BROWN,
w. C. DWYER,
C. w. MULLER.
l5-Af
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

Fancy French Mixed Candy, in on'
pound boxes slc. at Browns. lest.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

A fine line of dolls at city prices.
Z. Reinhart & Co. II.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

The best paper at the lowest price
that's The Silver State.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

Don't fail to see the fine line of
medallions at Brown Bros, Drug
Store. TOLL
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

A line of the best books at city
.Jices. f. Reinhart & Co. If.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

rs varieties of creams and chocolates
1T Roses. 16-St.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16
De. Porter, Dentist

o. " S. Porter. dentist. once on
Bridge street u
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

Fancy Navel oranges. 45c per dozen
at Browns. 16-St.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

A five pound box Best Christmas
iXed Candy, $3.50, at Browns. 16St.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

Read the Silver State.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

AS good as new-your clothes, If you
take them to u. +. kirchner to oe
cleaned and repaired. 7tf.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16

Is the official county
paper of Humboldt
county, Nevada.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-16
JOB DEPARTMENT

Unexcelled for work
of every kind; prices
always right.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09
TELEGRAPHIc sREvlTiEs

washington, Dec. Representative GIL
lett OF Massachusetts, introduced a bill
today to protect anti-gamblins laws from
notification By interstate gambling by
telegraph
Washington. Dec Representative
Hepburn today re-introduoed the pure
food bill e-ubodying the resolutions o.
the National Pure Food congress No
important charges we're made n the bill
Dover. Del. Disc San epidemic Of
smallpox prevails at Woodland town
near Ssaford. Del. ous Of a population
q abou; lon persons there are . cases
q the disease The state board OF health
has Tlaeea , st-.cs quarantine on the
town
London Dec s-Th> stre4ts Of this
city are IKE rivers Of rsgd in conSe-
queHcc OF flse rise OF temperature follow
ing TIRE recent rstns and fog Even the
f-abiiues OF the streets. such as policemen
and cab drivers. say they never saw any
thing Ike H.
Freehold. -. J.. Dr.. s-A1 CssFk=tisrx
Mr.. and sf-s Clayton Fowler and thr--
y their chtldren were bUgn-d 70 death
tcdzy in 4 ere that destroyed shesr resf-
deace.
Victoria. Z. c. Dec s-The British
cruiser Flora Is ssal fast on the rocks
today's attempts 70 hzui s.er % having
failed The tides are row ssI5sae Sirh
each succeeding day and uEEssz sne At
tenpis 70 pufI The cruiser tato ceer wa
ssr ere szon ss.s.ees<fsi sse vii p-efaa by
be pounded to 2.eee~ By tae stater
storms
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09

tor. He chose Java for his field.
He was Eugene Dubois. Within four
years after the beginning of his excava-
tons. he announced that Virchows prob
lem had been answered. A being. walk
ing upright, with a brain between the
brain of man-ape and man, in many ways
strikingly like the gibbon. but in many
other ways a human. had been found the
missing link between gibbon and man
pithecanthropus erectus. the erect-walking
ape-man.
During the four years of excavation Du-
bois had found so many fossil bones OF
animals of all kinds that they filled four
hundred cases when they were packed for
shipment to Leyden.
The excavations were made In certain
strata in the middle part OF the long ISL
and. They were formed CT volcanic. mat
ter. great masses of boiling mud which
poured from the volcanic chains, carry
ing rocks with them. Even in our days
they olcanoes of Java and neighboring
islands display their tremendous forces.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09

This great city is proud Of the fact that
the Royal Hungarian Orchestra makes 1t
their home. and Wichita is equally as
proud TO note that this same musical
organization will appear here. assisting
-vichitas own grand chorus " l27 mixed
voices in concert next Thursday night, at
the Toler Auditorium.
New York Journal: Tie concert given
last night by the Royal hungarian Court
Orchestra at Steinway hail. was an event
OF more than unusual interest Ths acqui-
sition OF the truly superb organization IS
cause for congratulstion to New York
music lovers generally. Il Will occupy
a place hitherto inadeduately filled. and
If its initial concert is 20 be taken as =
criterion Of its future work il VIII take
its place WITH the nrst of its kind.
New York Mail and Express: The first
concer- by the Royal Hungarian Court
Orchestra was given last night in Stein
way hall This Is great orEani-
cation and one Of which the psople Of
New York ought 10 feel proud L plays
with the most exquisite finish and refine
nent OF style. and its interpreted lions are
masterpieces Of artistic effort
Boston Herald: Matus. The woridcoie-
bratea clsriuetist. was one CT the great
est attractions at the Boston last even
ing. He IS certainly the greater master
of this instrument and seems 10 take .
great delight II making * d. unknown
things and emit sounds that are not oaiy
wonderful IN their liquid sweetness, brt
decidedly unique and surprising
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09

1t Is plain what had been the destroyer.
The skeleton. or perhaps the corpse. had
faile ninto the river Gradually the CUT
rent had torn it apart and carried the
fragments away. Only these few parts
had remained fast in the mud and had
been baked into stone with that mud in
the course of time.
But fortunately the four parts that
were thusp reserved are most useful
The skull points Enthusiastically 10 the
xibbon. But its size is beyond that Of
the ape. After careful cleansing ana
measuring OF its capacity. Dubois esti-
mates that the brain contained in IL &C.
cupied from nine hundred to nine hun
dred and fifty centimeters- Under no
circumstances could II have been more
than a thousand.
The greatest measure of a male sor
HAS brain in a special case was six hun
bred and five cubic metres. In general
the gorilla brain Is ass IL TIRE male and
a little less fer the fs;nase. No other
rnan-ape equals Ire sorl:a.
The ridde-thlng 81 Java. therefore. had
a brain .4r beyond that OF all msn-like
apes.
In man the average capacity of the
skull may be stated at l+lo cubic cent?
metres for the European.
Therefore in the point OF brain. the
creature of Java was neither a sibbou
nor a man. II is a middle-thing-iu Just
what science looked for when speaking OF
the missing link.
The thigh proves that the creature was
living sibbcn apes. The Java creature
was fully as large as the average man.
The teeth. belonging To The upper Jaw.
show features belonging % both ape and
man.
The crown is entirely that of a man:
the size and root are ape-like.
The last witness IS the upper thigh.
1t gives the most startling testimony.
1t is the upper thigh OF a thing that
walked erect
The upright walk OF man has stamped
itself spiendidiy into his skeleton. Mans
upper thigh is almost entirely straight
Compare with this the skeleton Of gor-
Ma and you viii find that the upper thigh
Is not only short and thick but curved
ard followed toward tile inside.
The bone OF Java Is bent a little. but
not more so than happens occasionally
with normal man; far different from
the great curvature of the sorfilas thigh
There Is no doubt that this thing. what
ever II was. walked like a man.
Plainly. gibbon and man were linked
in the thing. And II was found In South
Asia. where the gibbons still live.
Pithecanthropus erectus gives Us the be-
ginning OF a great series of difficult prob
lens. as did the famous reptile bird.
archaeopteryx, of Solenhofen. in whose
case the really puzzIirg questions arose
long after the question as to what II was
had been settled.
For instance. we must stil ascertain
exactly what Is the age az the deposits
in which the spe-nnsn was found IL may
be that We shall find them 10 be Of
period from whiSh We already possess
genuine human skulls found In other 10
calities.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09

, destroying villages and tribes. We re-
member the bursting of the island krak-
atau that involved the whole earth in at
mospheric disturbance.
II is no wonder that in such a land
volcanic deposits can form whole chains
/ OF hills. hiding the traces Of vanished life
( of past epochs in their interior.
The age of the deposits in which Du-
bois worked may be placed toward the
end of tertiary times.
At that time ichthyosauIus. who had
ruled the seas even then. had vanished
away. But in Europe there was the man.
moth and in America were elephants.
horses, toed horses and the giant sloth.
megatherium
At that time Java either was no island
or had been one for only short period.
The shoalness of the sea between Java.
Borneo Sumatra. ard the mainland of
India. taken in conjuaction with many
geological facts, establishes almost GER
tainly that this whole island world once
was a part of the Indian mainland. Wal
lace has shown strikingly that the true
ancient boundary of the Asiatic main
land runs along a line from Borneo-Java
scends suddenly to enormous depths just
beyond that line. And beyond 1t the
animal world displays itself in strange
forms-the grotesqueness of the Austria
liam fauna.
In Java at that time. when il was still
part of the mainland or shortly after Il
had become island. there was stegodon.
the link between the mastodon and the
true elephant. There was hippopota
mus. now TO be found only in Africa. bur
then living in Asia and in Europe.
THE PRECIOUS FIND.
Thousands Of valuable bones were gath
cred by Dubois. And at last. in an an
Gent river bed. he found four loose. i'm
perfect bones that are worth more than
all the thousands.
First a lone tooth appeared. Then. I'm
the same level. but three feet away. the
roof of a skull. Nine feet foriher below
there was another tooth. And at last.
thirty-six feet beyond that find. there
was a left upper thigh
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09

of mammals on the Northern Hemisphere.
owing probably to changes in tempera-
ture. 1t is conceivable that the gibbons
began to move toward the warmer parts
of Asia. Now, had the division of the
branches leading severally to gibbons
man-like apes and ape-men already oc-
Cured at this time.
In a matter like this, demanding ex-
act demonstration. we cannot admit the
old creation legends of the world that
tel of mans beginnins-Asia. But it
must be admitted in strictly geological
facts there is a certain suggestion that the
cradle of humanity was there.
VIRCHOW POINTED TO JAVA.
Even Virchow. despite his remarkable
attitude toward theories based on Oar
winism, unbent sufficiently TO declare
that, if it were possible to discover fossil
remains of an ape-man anywhere, it
should be possible in India and the re-
gions around Sunda Straits.
Virchows declaration became decisive
for the plans of young Holland doc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09
BY PROF. WILHELM BoELsCHE.
The Gihbon
Copyright, 1909. by T. C. McClure.)

In the tertiary middle epoch the eli
fnatic conditions of the Northern Hemis-
.here Of the earth were queer In most
: parts Of Europe 1t was so warm that
palms and other tropical growths thrived.
And, as in thswampy forests of Borneo
ard Africa today, so various species Of
rnsn-iike apes dwelled in the forests Of
what is now Rhenish, French and Swiss
territory.
One OF these nlan-iike apes. christened
Dryopithecus. has been round in fossil
form in the district of Haute Garonne in
France. 1t is an animal a little larger
than the living chimpanzee. For a time
1t was believed that in dryopithecus we
had the most man-like of all known apes.
But dryopithecus has proved TO be less
man-Iike then even the chimpanzee.
Then second species was discovered
1t has been named Pliopithecus.. 1t was
spread well over Europe in the nlocene
period, and if any living zoologist could
have met the creature in the tropical for
ests he would have been amazed at it's
resemblance to an ape that is living to-
day. II is that particular form of man
like ape which is least familiar and in
teresting to the public-the glbbon
In their whole structure the gibbons
are undoubtedly man-liKe apes. But in
many anatomical characteristics they ap-
proach nearer to the lower monkeys than
do orang-outangs, goriifas or chimpan-
gees.
the gibbon does not strike us at first
sight like a man-like ape, but rather as
grotessuely exaggerated caricature of the
true monkey. He has arms so ludicrous-
~ long that they are like fantastic trick
limbs
GIBBON WALKS ERECT.
And yet in this queer fellow is quail
fly that brings him close to man. OF ali
monkeys. the gibbon is the one that most
decidedly walks upright.
The orang-outang walks with his legs
bent while his arms reach forward so
far that his hands touch the ground and
serve as supports. The sole of the foot
does not strike the ground with its full
readth.
The gfbbon. too. is pretty clumsy in his
walk But he does not use his immense
arms as supports He raises them high
er than his head and bends them SO at
elbow and wrist that they form Il kind
of counterpoise like a balancing pole. At
the same time he puts his entire sole to
the ground Thus he can walk-in
drunken manner. but practicable; so prac-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09
ARE INSTALLING LIGHTS.
Hotel Lobby Is Lighted by 40 Incan-
descent Globes.

Electricians have Just completed the
work Of re-wiring the lobby Of the Hotel
Carey. and the mana cement of that hos
telry now has 40 incandescent lights in
stalled. and the power for lighting them is
furnished BY private plant The dining
room is undergoing similar work. When
finished IT VIII be lighted with almost as
many Of the incaudescent globes as the
lobby Work IS progressing rapidly on
the new private dining room. and il will
soon be finished
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09

ticable that the gibbon walks right on
fat ground under all circumstances.
The gibbon has another man-like at
tribute.
Man sings. His throat is organized so
that it covers scale of sounds. No mon
key, no mammal of any Kind, equals man
in this, except the gibbon. The gibbon
controls the whole octave, and Brehm
says that the song of the gibbon pleased
him greatly. being the most musical that
he ever heard any mammal except man
utter.
Does this mean that the gibbons. the
forest-ghosts of Southern Asia, are after
all nearer to the ancestral forms of early
man than are the gorillas and orang-
outangs?
When we ask this question the proof of
the existence of gibbon apes so long ago
as the tertiary epoch gives Us valuable
factor. 1t makes the gibbon the oldest
man-like ape of the world.
II that is correct. thief ossil remains of
the gibbons of the lniocene period take US
back beyond the eagerly sought ape-m II.
They are earlier and lower than he.
THE HISTORICAL CHAIN
The historical chain would be: From
the lower monkeys a line ascending to
the gibbon From the gbbon, a separa-
lion into three branches. One of these
branches remains the gibbon. unaltered.
lasting to the present day. Another de-
velops itself into msn-like apes like the
gorilla. chimpanzee and orang. And the
third branch. stin yelled in mystery, leads
to man
The ape-man, then. must stand between
man and the arch-gibbon. Our deduc-
lions would lead us to imag CINE this ape
man as having shorter arms than the
gibhon of today. His legs and feet(wouid
have TO be suited better to upright walk
ing than those of today's gibbon And
his brain must be of q dimension about
half way between that OF the brain of the
gibbon of today, and the lowest human
race of today.
Many years ago fossil upper thigh
was found near Mayence in Germany.
First it was supposed to he the thigh
of a human female about twelve years
old. But at last it was proved absolute
ly to be a leg-bone of a gibbon ape, thus
placing the existence of the gibbon mon
keys in Europe absolutely into the last
period of the tertiary epoch.
Then skull of a sibbon was found
near Calcutta in India in strata belonging
TO a period only a little later in this
same tertiary epoch.
In the latter third of the tertiary time
there were many changes in the habitat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09

larry to be commended was the live vein
Of love and sympathy running through
these stories. vein that showed his
heart was close to the heart of his own
people,, and that he truly mirrored the
loves and griefs of the men and women
of his native hills. and, in a deeper sense.
Of his native Erin
Mr.. McManus Will deliver this lecture
Tuesday evening, December Is. at Cathe-
dral hall. corner Second and ST Francis.
and it will amply repay all who enjoy
Wit and humor, as portrayed by this most
distinguished Of Irish story tellers. TO
spend an evening with him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-09

pretty nearly prove the proposition true.
Fra Elbertus does not know more great
things. but all the little things that other
writer's do not consider worth while 10
mention he has within easy reach. and by
the use of the seemingly trivial he makes
the distant past seem but yesterday. We
do not agree With all Of his conclusions.
but let The fact stand: He drives us to
the dictionary as no other modern author
does-San Francisco Examiner.
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= ~ I - = > - = = =
lLR SEl-AIAS sfANI-S

Among the more modern writers q to-
day none stands higher il the estimation
Of his country Than Sssuaas AcNznus
Ireiand's greatest az living writers OF
his lecture. Irish VII and EEumor. Joian
Jerome Rooney. the poet. says,
.-Seumas Mesfanus reading n the Cath
Ole Club entertainments was ore 81 she
most successful events of TIE sesson-
His quaint original sketches CT Irish Hfe
were Overlooking with ssonlae huraerzcy
Of the col Of his own Donegal FzEtica-