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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1906-02-09
ANNUAL STATEMENT

OF Business of the Nevada Co. for 1905
Receipts S13E652 60
Disbursements .. 147.S64 IT
X. NJ. Hiskey. CASH r
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1906-02-09
Quarterly Report.
OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR
Crn1sby County. Neyad,

70 the Honorable. the Board of Cou1
ty Commissioners, Gentlemen:
In COMPLIANCE with the law. 4
herewith submit my quarterly re-
port showing receipts and disblrso.
ments OF Ormsby County, durirg
the quarter ending Dec. 80, 1905.
Receipts.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
Iapanese Treaty Rights.

Attorney General Moody's instruction to
the district attorney at san Francisco
to lend his aid to the japanese in their
Injunction proceedings brought to compel
the local board Of education to admit
japanese children TO schools attended by
white children may be taken as an ear
nest Of the administration purpose to
carry out the promise made by Secretary
Root in his dispatch 10 the American Am
bassador at Tokyo that this government
would take steps 10 maintain all treaty
rights of japanese subjects. The pro-
ccedings will be watched with much in
terest, for a decision in favor Of the
japanese contentious would raise serious
questions as to the respective powers Of
Federal and State governments to deal
with matters heretofore considered to lie
entirely within State jurisdiction.
This aspect of the case has failed
10 escape the attention of those who
dread any further encroachment Of the
Federal power upon the reserved rights
Of the States. It is pointed out that the
control Of public education belongs wholly
to the States. and that if the power of
the States 20 deal with educational mat
ters can be set aside by treaty, there is
nothing to stand IN the way Of setting
aside other State functions by treaty: and
50 the whole Federal compact might go
to pieces. The fear is expressed by the
Southern press that if the Federal gov
ernment can force State to accept
japanese pupils in all public schools, il
might. through treaties with nations hav-
ing a black population, compel the open
ing Of Southern white schools to the chill
dren Of black aliens. While such a con
tingency would seem remote and fancfful.
It is a legitimate deduction from the doc
trine belief in which is attributed to
Secretary Root, that the Federal gov
ernment has constitutional power 10
compel a State to respect the provisions
OF treaties with foreign powers At the
other extreme is the absurd notion Of 4
not too well-balanced contemporary that
the Federal government should hand over
an offending State to the tender mercies
of any foreign power having a grievance
against il which 1t refused to redress
at the behest Of the Federal government.
That any one could imagine the possi-
bility Of such heartless recreancy to its
trust on the part of the Federal govern
ment is almost past belief. We would
have to be very far gone on the down.
ward path Of national degradation be-
fore we could be brought TO ask a foreign
power to undertake police duty on Ameri-
can soil.
1t should not be forgotten in this dis
cussion that the japanese contention has
not yet been established in the courts
The real question at issue is not one
Of Federal powers and State rights. but
Of treaty Interpretation. Does our treaty
with Japan secure 10 the children Of Jap
anese parents the right to be educated in
our public schools, and is that right con
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
A Defeat for Radicalisrn.

Ihat unreStTained Tadicalism cannot
hold its own among English-spealing
people is freshly illustrated by the over
whelming victory of the Moderate party
in the elections for members Of the Lon
don borough councils. These councils
have for several years been controlled by
the so-called Progressive party. which
has stood for government ownership Of
public utilities and has freely used its
power 70 extend municipal enterprises in
ali directions. In carrying out its policy
immense sums of money have been bor-
rowed and the tax rate has been greatly
augmented. The taxpayers have checked
this extravaganza. and have stamped with
their disapproval the Progressive pro
gramme for the extension Of municipal
activities.
The anti-radical reaction in London has
been paraIleled ever and over again in
this country. Who viii pay the bills Of
socialism," was the question asked by
one OF our most thoughtful political es-
sayists some years ago. AssUredly. not
the taxpayers, nor even homeless voters,
as the London election shows. Our mu-
inequalities have trouble enough now 10
find money for needed public improve
ments like sewers, street paving, water
supply, school buildings, and bridges,
without going afeld for public luxuries
upon which to spend the public funds
The demand for public Improvements
really outruns, in most cases, the willing
ness of the people to provide the neces-
sary funds. either by borrowing or by
taxation. Not long ago. in the city pre-
sided over by that very progressive
mayor Tom Johnson. proposals 10 borrow
money for a new bridge and new city
hall were defeated by popular vote. the
feeling being strong that the municipal
debt should not be increased.
The stress Of some imperiOus public ne
cessity is required in our American cities
to secure popular appreciation OF the ex-
penditure of large sums of money on
municipal enterprises. Profigate use Of
the borrowing power is as quickly check
ed here as it has been in London. and as
soon as radicalism gains foothold in
local administration Il IS ousted IL it costs
too much or fails in the redemption of its
promises. It does not look as if munich
pal kite-hying could retain popularity
long on either side OF the Atlantic
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1906.
A Man of the Name of smith.

A man in Washington is tired of his
name He belongs to the almost innumer-
able Smith family. He has counted over
5000 Smiths in the city directory. and
there are score or more whose baptis-
nal names are identical with his own
The situation oppresses him. He wants
to break away from the environment Of
his name and shake the whole Smith
family.
We cannot allow this insult to the Smith
family to pass without an indignant pro-
test II is no fault of the Smiths that
they are numerous. On the contrary, they
ought to be proud of IT, In the early days
Of civilization, when names first began to
attach themselves individuals, the
Smiths We're a siren IS. industrious folk,
splendid factors g. nc worlds develop
ment. They were schsmiths and gold
smiths, and coo9ersmiths and tlnsmiths.
working with hammer and anvil among
both the precious and the baser metals.
They had a noble calling, and they did it
justice. As the years progressed, the
Smiths wandered OF into other walks Of
life, with some Of their number always
casting luster upon the family name
Thus we ind to-day a Smith who is the
president Of an important Western rail
road: a Smith who is a bishop in the
Methodist Church South. and a Smith who
has explored unknown countries and
wears the medal Of the Royal Geographi-
cal Society. We must not forget Francis
HOpkinsOn Smith, who wrote the charm
ing story about Col. Carter OF Carters-
villa. cr Cl,o-1og U7r,,ovr- C..-F+l- -af.--
statesman, or the inimitable HOke
Smith, who has Just won the guberna-
tOTial race in Georgia. Then there is
Goldwin Smith. whose writings are as nu-
merous as the sands of the sea, and Mar
Gus AUTeiius Smith, who has fought the
battle for Arizona's Statehood until his
name has earned a tablet in the niche OF
history. There are thousands Of other
Smiths who have done things to make
them more or less famous, until at last
the climax is reached in that paragon Of
pulehritude and sibyllc statesman. the
Hon. William Alden Smith. Of Grand
Rapids, Mich. Like Abou Ben Adhem,
his name leads all the rest
It pains Us to think that any one should
voluntarily desire 10 withdraw from this
distinguished and most excellent company.
For US. the name Of Smith has a convinc-
ing and impressive sound, stirring US 10
reyerential awe. It represents such large
and commanding army of people. If all
the Smiths should stand together, instead
of trying TO change their Identities, they
could move the world. And yet. II any
Smith wants 10 seek some other cogno-
men, let him go the whole hog or none.
Let him call himself Jones or Williams or
Spiegelhausen. We have no sympathy
with the affected person who changes the
plain, old-fashioned Smith into Smithe or
Smyth or Smythe. This transposition is a
fraud, a travesty, a hollow mockery. It
is neither flesh nor fowl nor good red
herring
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
Yardaman,s Lost onnortuni,x.

It is 10 be regretted that Gov Varda-
man was, necessarily, a part and parcel
of the dedicatory exercises at Vicksburg
the other day. when Illinois unveiled her
splendid monument to her heroic sons. 1t
was a foregone conclusion that he would
say something calculated 10 throw cold
water upon the gathering and bring some
measure of censure upon his State. Just
why he seems unable to hold back his
spleen and venom, upon such occasions
as this is hard to understand
The truth of the matter is. Vardaman
does not, by any manner Of means, repre-
sent the real feelings and dispositions of
the people Of Mississippi He is
creature of the rabble, and an exponent
of violence Of language and bluster Of
words. He delights in nothing so much as
basking in the limelight His idea is to
get the papers to say something Of him:
If not good. then bad. Anything rather
than nothing.
The dedication of Illinois monument to
her dead heroes was an event calling for
the greatest consideration and the most
chivalric treatment possible upon the part
Of Mississippians. II ever true Southern
hospitality ty''-that splendid thing-was call
ed upon to assert itself, this occasion was
the time No word that could, in the re-
motest way, wound or offend the North
ern visitors should have been sailor
even thought! IL was a time for the most
delicate display Of the true brotherhood
Of man. 1t was the finest opportunity Of
Gov. Vardaman's life. The pity is that,
instead Of seizing upon It, he rambled
around about the race problem. and that
in its vilest and most offensive form he
talked Of the horrors Of reconstruction,
and all Of that; he emphasized the ami
mosities Of the war, and omitted mention
of the re-uniting Of the sections and the
community Of interests and fraternal
patriotism under the old flag.
1t was too bad that the man did not
grasp the opportunity FOR a display of
ordinary common sense.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
"Psrsonnlitx.D Not Rrnins-

Some speculative philosopher has con-
ceived the fascinating theory that the
brain is not the seat of the mind. but
merely the instrument upon which some
occult power operates and produces those
phenomena which we cali thoughts. At
base of this theory is the contention that
the brain neither originates a word nor
forms q notion. The mysterious force is
called personality by the exponent OF
the theory, and the personality" is as
separate from, as different from, the
brain as the violinist from the violin.
In further exploitation Of the theory. it
is argued that if a human personality en-
tered a young chimpanZee's brain. where
il would find all of the cerebral convolu-
tions that characterize the human brain,
the anthropoid could then grow into
true inventor or philosopher; that the
ape could then think and dream and rea-
son just as man does.
In the New York Herald of yesterday
we md a communication from a man
who gives his age as twenty-seven years.
and who says this OF himself. by
clot Of blood on my brain 1 was from
early childhood an imbecile. and I was
reared carefully until a few years ago.
when my mind was restored 10 its normal
condition by a clever operation of sur
gerry. He goes on to say that at the
age Of twenty-five he was mentally as a
baby, Now he thinks and reasons as
clearly as other normal human beings.
In the experience OF the man here
quoted it would seem the theory Of per
sonahty,' and not the actual operations.
and automatic At that. Of the brain as
being the real thinking power is mega
tved- Yet this probably is too empirical
for the scientists interested in the sub
ject TO give heed to. There is so much
deductive instead Of inductive reasoning
in all attempts made by the scientists to
get at the real center Of the riddle of the
universe. which is the human mind. that
naturally their dicta confuse the ordinary
intellect Through the centuries that
have swept on since Plato. the mightiest
OF the deductive philosophers. turned the
great light of his mind upon the dark
mystery Of the soul, nothing has been
added TO the sum total Of knowledge he
deduced. With all OF our advancements
in the purely physical sciences. we are
stiIl cropping helplessly and almost hope
lessly in the dark as 10 what really diff
ferentates man from the lower order OF
animal life-from those orders that. ac-
cording 10 our generally accepted con
clusions, do not think. According to the
synthetic process Of scientific reasoning
brought 70 bear upon human skulls de-
clared to be prehistoric. to have be-
longed to sentient beings cons before
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

Huxley's "long-headed Aryan from the
Hindu Koosh" stalked aimlessly through
the mists Of antiquity, there was at the
early period of this planets life a race
of men that could not think. that was
not much removed from the crustacean
in the matter Of mind From this root
has come the human race of to-day. The
primal man whose skull has been dug
from beneath hundreds OF feet Of earth,
who could not think, but who had all OF
the physical perfections and defects of
his progeny OF this day, had no per
sonality. The brain was there, the
thinking machine was there, the violin
was there. but the occult force that sets
its convolutions in motion. the deft
fingers that harmonic the vibrations of
the violin's strings, were absent. Per
sonality,' then, is the essential element
Of evolution It is the power that has
lifted man UP from the abysmal dark
ness Of the brute creation to the light
which shimmers about him now. But
what is this personality" Whence
comes 1t? Where does it reside? Religion
has an answer ready, but not science.
Plato groped his way as far as either
the religion or the science of our day
has gone. The German school OF phi
losophy, bottomed upon the Platonle sys-
TEN. strives to make an advance. but not
yet has ii moved forward a hairs
breadth; and in its failures has come pes
simism that borders on despair.
And so We welcome this personality"
theory. It gives US something new TO
think about anyhow. but il sheds no
light upon the real riddle
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

travened by a State law requiring that
japanese shall attend certain schools set
apart for their own use? These are Qies-
tions for the courts to settle, and we
do not believe the administration has
attempted to prejuSge them. The treaty
with Japan Is silent as TO the specific
matter OF education, so that the right Of
the japanese 10 entrance to our public
schools may be a matter of comfy after
all
Moreover. the second section Of the
treaty of 1894 provides that the stipula-
tions Of the treaty supposed TO secure
to the japanese the right Of education
do not in any way affect the laws, ordi-
nances, and regulations with regard to
trade and the immigration of laborers,
police, and public security, which are in
force or may hereafter be enacted in
either of the two countries" So it is not
as clear as some have imagined that the
San Francisco school authorities have vio-
lated our treaty with Japan, nor is Il yet
clear that the japanese have any substan-
tial ground for complaint other than that
growing out of pardonable racial pride
Mr.. Roosevelt is simply an onlooker,"
notes a New York contemporary. Mr..
Roosevelt watches while Judge Parker
pravs
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
A CHAT WITH THE TURKEY.


The turkey, with a careless air,
Went gobble-gobble here and there.
'Oh. turkey. turkey. nice and plump"
I said, you'd better plan TO jump.
To skip. TO fee, to run. TO hide,
And likewise get away. beside.
For soon Thanksgiving Day viii come
And you may then be roasted some.
Unless you skip. tell you true,
Thanksgiving Day III feast on you"
The turkey Winked his knowing eye
And clucked, OF gobbled: Don't you sigh
Fol what you think Will be my fate.
You'll not eat me- ct any rate
The turk with which you Will give thanks
Has hung for years among the ranks
OF those in some cold-storage place.
Yes. sir, you'll say Thanksgiving grace
Above a bird that's frozen blue
Since 1892 -
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
SOME PUNKINs.

/ cannot be gallant chief
UnteTrified and bold.
And fetch a hapless crew relief
Amid the arctic cold.
I cannot be a statesman great:
I'm but Of common clay.
And cannot guide the ship OF state
Upon its stormy way.
] cannot be a magnate shrewd,
At whom the rabble cape.
1 cannot keep my eye-balls glued
Upon the ticker's tape.
But I. at least. at home can be,
A kind and gentle man.
And that's a thing apparently
That very few chaps can.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
Her Trend of Thourht.

do you think we will wear halos in
heaven, DIT. Fifthly2"
Undoubtedly. my dear Mrs. De Style
] am pleased 10 find you interested"
"Oh, I am. Have you any idea as 70
how they will be trimmed?"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
One Theory.

Keep your eye on the waiter. He has
tried to work OF that steak on at least
three men"
Devoted to his employers inter
ests, eh?''
I rather imagine if no patron will stand
for ii he'll have 10 eat it himself"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
EASILY PLEASED.

His wife is green at cooking,
"a cook they can't AFFORD,
But hubby does no kicking,
For hubby used TO board.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
That's what.

THE man who would stake his life on
your election" remarked shTewd old
Uncle Goshall HemiOck, may believe that
your chances air good, but it's the felIer
as puts up four dollars that gins conf
dence u a candidate"
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
The Modern Way.

The pot called the kettle black
Poor politics. declared the kettle.
II guess you're right responded the
abashed pot. Upon second thought and
all things considered, / must admit that
for New York kettle you are remarkably
free from discoIoration."
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

That English writer who came over to
study our school systems and then went
home to write about the 'joyless Ameri-
can face. ought TO have timed his visit
so as to strike here about commence
time time instead Of at the beginning
of the session.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
The worm Turns.

sir. do you mind giving me a Hsht?"
Sir. do. seriously object to having
my cigar handled by a man with fingers
OF doubtful cleanliness. However, / know
Il to be the custom. / can't help myself
Here il is. Take it."
And the other fellow took it.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
Answer to a Corresponden,

The correct form Of the quotation asked
for by a correspondent is:
The Devil was sick-the Devil monk wouId he
The Devil was WeIl-the devil a monk was he.
1t occurs in Rabelais' Works. Book Tv
chapter a.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
Davis Old servant.

James H. Johnson, the colored man who
drove the Davis family carriage at the
funeral OF Mrs. Jefferson Davis in Rich
moDd, performed similar service at the
funerals OF his old master and his young
mistress, Miss Winnie Davis. johnson
was one Of jefferson Davis slaves before
the war. and was his valet all through
the Confederate chieftains strenuous four
years OF war and strife. He was with Mr.
Davis when the fleeing President OF the
erumbling confederacy was captured by
Union soldiers. and nobody resents with
more fervor the story that Mr. Davis
mad disguised himself in womans clothes
In order to evade capture. Johnson, who
for years has held a position In the United
States Senate stationery room, declares
that this false report was due to the
fact that he threw over his masters
shoulders heavy shawl belonging to Mrs.
Davis, and that had he not done this
Jefferson Davis. always extremely sensi-
tive 70 cold air. would have been made
sick by the chilly atmosphere OF the
early hour Of the morning al which ne
was aroused from bed by the news that
4 detachment Of Union soldiers had sur
rounded him. Johnson speaks with gem
u!ne affection OF every member of the
Davis family. He is one OF the most intel
iigent negroes in Washington, respectful
polite, and attentive 10 his duties He is
now about seventy years old
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
sIiIesian Mix of metaphor.

From London Punch.
Sportsman wonder what became Of
Mike? / told him to meet me here.
Driver-Ach. it's no use telIfn' him any
thing! Sure, sorr, ut just goes in at wan
ear and out at the other, ike watber off
a ducks back.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
Feet.

From the New York Sun.
The Old Woman Who Lived in Shoe
explained
Look how big Abraham LincoIn's shoes
are for politicians she protested.
Herewith we at once realized she was no
fairy tale.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
FOrenrnled.
Frcr Puck.

FrCn Puck.
Hiram Whifie-Haw, Haw, What in
tarnatioa are ye dOin' with the fifth
wheel to yer wagon. Square? Imitatin'
them there autymObile fel!ers?
Squire LopShead-Nope anticipatin'
EN-
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
Eot q Good pnIe

In judging a mans piety. measures Of space
are ali out Of place.
A persons religion is not to b gauecd
By the length Of his face.
-Catholic Standard aud Times
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

That Ohio judge who fined the Standard
Oil 5000 when he might have fined it
@,e00000 just couldn't make up his mind
to hit a man when he is down
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

And now one Of these iconoclastic in
dividuals comes forward and says that
CrOesus was not worth more than S100. .009
in real money Perhaps that is the real
reason the counts and dukes Of that day
and time seem 70 have entirely over
looked the Croesus girls
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

Why not go back Of such elderly gen
uemen as Abraham, Hammur, and the
Ike, and acknowledge that graft has ex-
listed ever since the days Of Adam Wasn't
he informed that those apples were not
TO be considered a part OF his salary?
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

Naturally, an old railroader like George
Gould got tired OF seeing so much freight
paid out OF the family exchequer: and
thar is why Count BOni de Castellane
viii have 20 leave his seven or eight hap
py homes.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

A Missouri man pulled a mules tail the
other day Just to see how it felt" accord
ing to an innocent bystander I'D 10 date
he hasn't been able to tell.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

The Punxsutawney (Pa.) Spirit is after
its delinquent subscribers with a sharp
stick. a lot Of past due subscriptions
seem to have dampened the ardor Of Spirit
somewhat.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

''The game at Pine Knot, Of course. is
a good deal smaller than that of Colo
radO. says the Indianapolis News. Still
what matters the size of the game, so
long as the deal is sqUare2
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

over 500 people have been expelled from
odessa as dangerous characters" We
should think the chief aim of mans life
IN odessa would be 10 get himself classed
as q dangerous character
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

Both the New York candidates are seem.
ingly regarding the floating vote as some
thing in the nature of a floating mine.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

That man who was sent to Jail for an
hour for eXclaiming, ''TO hades with the
President, should spend it rejecting upon
what will happen to him If he ever seeks
10 consign the President TO PhiIadelDbia
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

The Kaiser has been talking into a pho
nograph, but. unlike young Won HohenIohe.
the phonograph can talk back at the
Kaiser all it wants to without the fear OF
arrest
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04

A Connecticut baker has produced the
Uncle Joe Cannon CUstard pie" A little
crusty TO outside appearance, perhaps. but
all to the good SO far as the heart Of it is
concerned.
The Washington herald., 1906-11-04
Reform in San Frnnci.oo

FfOm the indianapolis Star
Instead Of sitting or San Francisco's lid
Heney viii Try to pull OF its Ruef.