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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
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A large and demonstrative audience
cred at the Nixon opera house last
evening, to witness the performance of
the dramatization of Longfellow's
"Hiawatha,' given by the pupils of
the fifth and sixth grades Of the public
school, under direction of the teachers,
Misses Ella Lying and Mabel Cochran.
To attempt to give list of those pres
ent would practically be publishing the
town o censuc.
Professor George Evan presided az
the piano, and at times his notes OF
command fairly lifted the hesitating
amateurs through their evolutions. The
costumes worn by the children were
historically correct, being much more
elaborate and ornamental than the
primitive "G-string" affected by the
savage known to the early settler of
Nevada. The stage settings and ac
cessories, while somewhat limited, were
made the most of, although the prop
erty deer that Hiawatha persistently
packed about and with which he ap-
peased the hunger of his friends, Great
ed considerable amusement among the
indulgent audience. The music, of tht
light opera character, was catchy aud
gave most pleasing effect.
The hit Of the evening was made bv
the dozen bewitching little squaws who
rendered "Silver Heels" They sang
the verse in perfect time and accord,
and when they came to the chorus wen.
through their drill with military pre-
cision and AZ they marched out Of view
with stately tread threw kiss to the
audience in 80 irresistible a manner
that whirlwind of applause brought
them back.
In the second act the boys had Their
inning in the song, "Napanee." As
they came marching on the stage in
true Indian file, they were greeted by
the "gang" in the gallery in rather
warm manner, but in spite Of the as
sistance rendered the pianist by the
beating Of time by clapping hands, cat
calls and personal allusions Of rather
disconccrtng nature, they kept their
eve OF the gun and went through the
ord, al In very crcditable manner. The
song was rendered in shrill but pleasing
childish soprano with the exception OF
one young buck, whose voice was evi
IDENTIFY underg ing the changing process,
and in consequence was several octaves
lower than the balance Of the chorus.
To many of the middle-aged the
"HigLawatha of their sehool.days,
now pronounced "Heeawatha, had a
rather incongruous sound, but they sooa
accustomed themselves to the change
and relegated the old word to the othe-
obsolete pronunciations of their youth
full vocabulary.
While complete returns have not yet
been received, it 10 expected that the
net financial return Of the undertaking
will run in the neighborhood of a hun
dred dollars, which amount will enable
Professor Perkins to make a substan'
tial addition to the school library.
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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
CALLED TO CALIFORNIA
BY DEATH OF SISTER

Last evening District Attorney Duck
~ eft ,f0r Fresno, California, where he
Is called by the death Of his sister,
.Irs. II. A. SHELTON, which occurred Sat-
urday night. The funeral will be held
tomorrow morning, and Mr.. Ducker il
expected home the latter part Of the
week.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

For the balance of the Jear our store
will be kept open until 9 O'Clock p. m,
with the exception of Saturday nights
when 10 O'Clock will be the closing
hour. This rule has been adopted
order that customers may have ample
time in which to purchase their hoiida,y
supplies.
n REINH HART \ CQ
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

AS a matter of convenience Father
Meehan has rearranged his Christmas
program. Midnight mass will be cele-
brated at Lovelock, and in Winnemucca
the first mass will be at o'clock and
the second at 1880 q. m.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
MRS. DoBBs sUCcUMBs
TO HEART TROUBLE
Late this afternoon Mrs. Dobbs
wife Of Conductor Dobbs, died from an
affection Of the heart.

On Christmas afternoon fine turke,
dinner will be served at the Lafayette
hotel. II not otherwise engaged, tax
your Christmas dinner at this popnla-
hostlery.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22

On Christmas afternoon fine turkey
dinner win be served at the Lafayette
hotel. II not otherwise engaged, take
your Christmas dinner at this popular
hostleTy.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
LONGACRE ACQUITTED
ON THE THIRD BALLOT
JIRST BALLOT STOOD q
FOR ACQUITTAI. GUILTY
Plea Of SELF Defense Accepted by Jury
killing Result Of Quarrel
Over Gambling

Over 0Amhling
Shortly after 8 O'Clock yesterday
the case Of State Of Nevada VI. ]. =.
Longacre, which had occupied the It
tention Of the district court for the
past week, was given to the jury. Al
about 8 o'clock the jury returned yer.
dict of not guilty and defendant Wa
discharged from custody.
It is said that it required three bal
lots for the jury to arrive ct verdict,
the first standing 8 for acquittal, =
for guilty and blanks.
Longacre was indicted by tho last
grand jury for murder, he having killed
. miner named Mclaughlin ct Seven
Troughs on the morning Of August
11th. In an interview published in The
Silver State News Of issue August 10,
Longacre claimed that the killing was
done in self-defense, Mclaughlin hay-
ing attacked and threatened to kill
him a. the result Of gambling tsans-
action Of the previous evening.
That the jury accepted this = the
correct version Of the AFFAIR i evi.
denced by the verdict.
Today the case Of Sloan W. Sloan,
an action for the partition Of real
property, il on trial before Judge
Orr and jury.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22

Announcement Of the fact that Dis
trict Attorney jerome and his star OF
detectives have been keeping IN eye
on the curb market caused more or less
Of CONSERVATION in certain shady 6nan
cial circles, but a. = whole curb brok
ers expressed sstisfaction over the
knowledge. In fact, . committee Of
the most responsible Of the curb deal
ers has been trying for some months
to more closely scrutinize securities
offered there and finally secured ~
agreement among brokers that they
would buy or sell no share in > com
pany which hal not fled information
concerning itself in the form of
afidavits.
This committee already had succeed
ed in wedding out large number OF
"black sheep" securities, but it has
not been able to afford complete pro-
lection to the public. It is understood
that it was at the request Of this COM
mittee that jerome took . hand in the
game. If the reforms planned can be
carried out good deal Of the financial
shenannigan which characterixes op.
erations on the curb will be abolished.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22

At the residence of David Palmer,
last evening at $3.50 O'Clock, occurred
the nuptials Of Miss Clara G. Daily
and Mr.. Frank F. Crumpacker, Elder
J. M. Wilson officiating. Both the
contracting parties are from Lovelock.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
WILL SPEND THE HOLIDAYS
IN SAN FRANCI6CO

Saturday night Mark Samusls, Of
the Lafayette hotel, left for San Fran.
cisco. Mr.. Samuels' primary mission
is to spend the holidays with his
parents.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22

II you will buy "Find Out" paeh
age OF Ebbets Z Co. you win hnd our
something to your advantage.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
THE METHODIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL CHRISTMAS TREE

~oAeS8sS . A~eAAeS aSASAs
On Christmas eve Christmas tree
will be given the members of the M. E.
Sunday school. Sufficient funds have
been subscribed by the business men
to guarantee a present to each scholar,
in addition to supply Of candy, nuts,
etc. Following is the program of the
exercises.
Chorus, Dear Little Stranger. School
Prayer.
Anthem ........... NnolI
Christmas Greeting ..... Rose Vargas
Recitation, Hang up the Baby's
Stocking ......... Charley Fishburn
hecitatlon EIma dOSklnS
Duet and Chorus, Across the Tempted
Hills.
Recitation, To You, oh Children
.................. Bobby Sage
Exercise, Christmas is Coming -.
Five Girls
Recitation, Santa 3 Secret .....
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22

One of the officials Of the National
City bank spent the greater part Of .
year in studying every bank building
throughout the country, and many sug-
gestions for equipment and fixtures
were borrowed, particularly from west
ern institutions. The building con-
sists Of the main banking floor, thrcc
mezzanine floors in the angles Of the
building, and above them four floors
for rental purposes. On the roof is an
additional floor, to be devoted wholly
to the welfare of the banks 400 en-
ployes. The janitor's apartments occa-
py one corner of the roof and consist
of six rooms and bath. The employees
reach the roof by special elevators and
men and women at once separate.
The mems dining room will seat 12S
at time; the kitchen arrangements
are very complete and include q dis
tinct refrigerating plant, an ice cream
room, and laundry, as well as the
regulation fittings that 60 with mod
ern kitchen.
On this floor also Is special dining
room for the officers and another din
ing room for guests. There are also
two rooms to be used as sleeping cham
bers in case Of illness or other emer-
gency. A private bath is attached to
the two rooms. Extending entirely
around the roof is wide promenade,
and on one side overlooking the inter
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22

.................... Mayetta Alley
Song, Shining on Bethlehem's Cradle.
Recitation ............... .Dotty Rose
Recitation, Christmas Bells .........
Merwin Brown
Recitation, Why Christmas Bells
Ring ............... Helen Ducker
Duet, Luther's Cradle Hymn .......
1ASnAAo bVSO
Recitation, Thelbert Lewis. ..........
Alice Birdsall
Recitation, Santa Claus. Ruth Vargas
Song, Merry Bells .... Marietta Alley
Recitation, Christmas 10 so Long
Coming ...............B Beth Wredc
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
NEWS NOTES FROM
GOTHAM
(By Ford L. Thorpe.l


sight il scheduled for this Afternoon
and tomorrow in Wall street. Fifty
millions Of dollars in gold, silver and
paper currency are to be carried across
the street from the old quarters Of the
National City bank to its new home in
the former United States customs
house. During the conveyance Of the
currency Wall street i expected to be
filed by curious jam, but theee viii:
be ON hand an ancn force Of blue.
coats to frustrate any attempt At .
holdup.
In the remodele1 clssoms ho4ss the
National City bank has vi at il perhaps
the most imposing hone Of any Anan-
cial institution in America. Tho old
customs house was Gre Of the la,i
marks Of the 6naa.ll distrlet when it
was turned over to the builders year
ago to be remodeled and four stories
added the general verdict was that
only . monstrosity could result. The
architects were McKim, Mead 4
White, Of which firm the late Stanford
White was member, and they solved
the problem of adding four stories
without changing the buildings archi.
tectural character and traditions. A
Corinthian colonnade was added an
the utmost simplicity was preserved,
and as q result the structure has lost
nothing Of its former monumental
character.
It il the interior Of the new bank,
however, which excites wonder. The
entire lower section y given over to
the purposes Of banking. The ceiling
il 6$ feet high and it 10 50 feet to the
top Of the central dome. The two solid
bronze doors ON the Wall street portal
are said to be the largest in the world
There il nothing in the way Of bal.
comics or passageways to mar the open
effect Of the huge domed chamber
The character Of this interior 10 tina,
Of extreme simplicity, and the whole
color scheme is monotone. The columns
panels and balustrades are Of very ligh,
gray Italian stone, and the floor il ol
smoothed stone slabs from France
Very little color enters into the schem,
Of the room and the dome 10 Of dull
uncolored glass and bronze.
The thing Of greatest interest in the
bank, however, il the vault. It il I
massive structure Of armor plate
weighing 500 tons. The safe has ev
cry known effective safety device fea
ture. One Of the schemes to guard
against burglary 10 system Of steam
coils eneircling the great steel boz
designed to parboil any person bent on
unlawfully getting at the banks funds
The steam can be shot into these coil,
by touching any one of several buttons
scattered about the building. Should
an attempt At robbery be made during
banking hours and should every clert
be looking into the muzzle Of six
shooter, yet an Office boy up in thu
floor above could touch . button ane
no human being could enter the vaui,
and live.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
WITNESSED BY LARGE AND
DEMONSTRATIvE AUDIENCE
Undertaking Nets School Library
Nearly Hundred Dollars-'. Silver
Heals Hit Of the Evening

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q I love you and You love me, y
q Pretty little Silver Heels. e
q III build you big tepee q
q If you'll come and cook my q
q meals.
q Big chiefs blue, u
q And all for you, q
q Plenty heap he love-sick feels. q
q Don't be missing, q
4 Heap much kissing, o
q Silver Heels. q
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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22
ior court il roof garden for the
officers and their guests.

oAco1e &A0 toou &u0otes
The employees Of the bank maintain
q club, known a. No. s, which exists
for social purposes and study. A very
large room has been assigned to this
club for its sole use, - well ~ . good
sized committee room. The No. s
club was formed several years ago,
while President Stillman was abroad,
but when he learned Of the existenes
Of the organization he telegraphsd it
q present Of $4,000, the income OF
which il to be used by the club. The
club publishes its own magazine. The
banks library il situated ON this floor,
on the Wall street side, and it i also
used by the employees.
The bank messenger pass to and fro
from distinct department in the
basement, and department store ear
rier and pneumatic tube service sx-
pedise the handling Of $4,000 checks
daily, often with face value Of @66,-
100000, while cable and telegraph
communication with the bank u direct.
The National City bank i just four
years short Of the century mark. At
the time Of its formation in lSl2, there
were eight other banks in New York,
whose total capitalization was q 7,662.'
700.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-22

NATIONAL MINING MAN
LEAVES FOR REL
4. A. Dooley, who has been invest
eating mining possibilities at Nat'oua
left today for Reno on No. 8.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
GIVE THEM A REST.

There is something worth thinking OF
In what the Wall street Journal says
about the use Of come words lately. 1t
points out that so extreme has the Ian
guage of denunciation become that lam
guage is losing It's original meaning,
and If this evil practice keeps up It Is
not too much to expect that the time
will come when 'lIar." "scoundrel,"
"malefactor" thief" and Crooked
will become terms Of eulogy instead Of
infamy
II Is entirely true that there has been
too much Of the word singing thus
complained Of There has been some
truth In some of the accusations, but
words of truth and soberness" would
not correctly describe them. 1t is to
be hoped that the coming campaign
wont still further tend to justify the
Journals criticism, and II is to be fear
ed that 1t will. II It does 1t win not
be a pleasant campaign. Everybody
isn't thief end liar, or a thief or a
liar The campaign orators will feel
better and the country will feel better
If the words that have been going the
rounds lately are allowed to rest. They
have been somewhat enfeebled by hard
and lndiscrIminate use.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09

Of the undertaking than the enlist
mont Of the older school children In
small army Of perpetual dirt finders
who themselves shah learn the les
son Of the evil Of litterlng the streets
with pieces OF paper or the skin OF
fruit, It will have accomplished Won
ders The future IS IN the hands Of
the young of to-day ana II there is
added to the book farming, which
the achools ana colleges give, tho
gentle art of cleanliness at home and
abroad, it win IN tmc become impos-
slble for the city to soil Itself, II will
become second nature for the then
grown ups to consider the clean
llness Of their city as they now con
sdcr the cleanliness Of their school
desks Tho city government and
those citizens who are IN a condition
to do so should give this movement
every possible encouragement, and
not hold back for lack OF compulslon,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
MIC FOLLOWING FIGURES.

Just as soon as the United states
gets good hold anywhere the big fig
ures begin to come out The report OF
the Collector of Customs for Alaska
gives clear demonstration of the
commercial value OF that territory.
Compared with the calendar year 1905
the general business Of Alaska for 1907
shows falling off Tho total business
for the past three years was as fol-
lows: 1905, sSo,i59,772; 1906, s52,1So,537;
1907, siS. i25, 800 The collector accounts
Cor the falling off by pointing out that
the merchants overstorked IN 1906 and
that the gold production last year
showed a decrease, The gold produce
ton, according to the collector, was,
in fact, s2,oOO,OOO short Of 1905. Labor
troubles and miners strikes are re-
sponsibe for this decrease The gold
discoveries seem TO go on There were
number of gold discoveries last year
which are said to be very promising.
Fifty millions Is a good big sum, and
Is quite a dividend on seven millions
which Alaska cost. There doesn't seem
to be any end to the expansive quality
of the United States, There is GER
tainly none in sight.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09

tlon IN addition TO the rejection Of
school consolidation which is a
change postponed and not beaten Is
the vote east for Mrs, Sunderland for
school visitor She was elected, but
by smaller vote than her male as
sociate cast only twenty per cent Of
the women entitled to vote took the
trouble to do SO, numbering in all
2la This is scarcely an encouraging
sign from tho point of view Of woman
suffrage II the women will not avail
themselves OF the opportunity given
to impress their influence upon the
Connecticut electorate and there are
sufficient men determined enough to
oppose their political aspirations to
more than overcome the women vot-
ing in addition, the cause Of woman
suffrage may be said 10 be without
powerful friends in It's own house
hold
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
ELASTIC AND UNSTABLE.

There are some advantages In living
in a land like the United States, where
the currency, If not elastic enough To
suit some people, Is fairly stable. Those
who are living In Manchuria know
what varied and unstable currency
is. We read that In the south and at
the northern terminus of the South
Manchurian railroad subsidiary silver
coins known as small money" consti-
tute the currency. All transactions,
great and small, are based on this cur
rency. which is at discount Of nearly
90 per cent. on It's face value silver
dollars, whether Mexican, British or
Chinese, are scarce, while Yokohama
specie and Russo-Chinese bank dollar
notes dhe former issued by the Nm-
ohwang branch of the ban0 are com
mon. but at discount Of some four
per cent vis-a-vis the silver dollar To
add to the confusion. the South Man
churian Railroad company has issued
an order that only gold yen will he ac-
cepted by the railroad, and dollar notes
issued by the HUI Pu Cor GOVERNMENT
bank are now being put into clrcula-
ton. In Northern Manchurla rubIes
(silver and paper and silver and
bronze copeck pieces are the currency
and no other coins are accepted on the
Chinese Eastern railroad.
We don't believe they need an AL
drlch bill, even In Manchuria, but they
need something to enable them to do
business IN a more sensible way Their
system is as bad as our old state
bank system was, and Just about as
systematic
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
4 GOOD EFFORT.

Farm help Is as scarce as usual, while
many continue unemployed An at
tempt is being made by Charles r.
Gettemy, chief OF the Massachusetts
State Labor bureau TO bring the farm
ers and the unemployed together He
asks farmers and others in need of out
door labor to make their wants known
TO the free employment Offices main
tanned by the state. He would like to
have them give full and complete di-
rectlons az to destination, number Of
help (men or women wanted, wheth-
or married or single men preferred, ma
tlonalties preferred, exact nature Of
work and duties required OF each pros
pcctive employe tapiarlsts, cranberry
growers, gardeners. herdsmcn hastlers,
laborers, milk farmers, poultry raisers'
stockmen, teamsters on farm, farm
superlntendents). wages and living ac-
commodations. can services of wives or
children be utilized aud, # so, compen-
sation therefor are homes furnished
free to employees families, hours Of la
Dor, will the employment be temporary
or permanent, special advantages, and
any other remarks,
This Is a thorough effort In the right
direction. and It will do some good,
even II It doesn't do as much az It
ought to. It will De interesting to see
just how much good IT win do Many
who are out Of work don't want farm
work and couldn't do II very well II
they tried to But those who can and
viii DO It are getting proper help to find
II in Massachusetts.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09

trhe Washington, y. c. starr
The art conscience Of Congress has
become very active, So far the activity
takes he form Of desire to bury mon
uments, It decides that the Grant me
mortal shall be buried In the Botanic
Garden, even though in digging It's
grave noble and historic trees be butch
cred and the public sense of propriety
offended
The banshment Of the Greenoush
statue may be all right II Is TO he
removed TO place where It will fit in
with its surrounding that Is, It Is tc
20 to the Smithsonian Institution
where It will be surrounded by relies
curios and other strange things. Many
persons, blost or cursed with the artls.
tic temperament, have made loud out
cry against this poor and unfriended
statue, but The older generation OF
Waehingtoninns have become so used t.
II that they do not mind It.
n the art conscience Of Congress evei
turns to the subject of architecture the
Junk dealers viii probably be called
on TO cart off the pension Office building
and tho city postoflce.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
The school Child In 10 mt.

Make haste TO school. my little child.
Or else you will be late.
Your books are all aseptic now,
And here's your sterile slate
Your pencil has been boiled an hour
Ills germless. now. | hope:
And don't forget 10 wash your desk
with this carbolic soal..
And lest about the school room floor
Some unseen microbes Turk,
Just sprinkle forhalne around
Before you set TO work,
You'd better put. for safety's sake
Bichloride In the ink.
And water thu has not been boiled
You must not dare to drink.
OF course, when recess comes around.
Some food youll want TO MUNICH;
So IN this dlsinfected box
Is rredigested lunch.
And since 'ts said that In a kiss
Bacteria may dwell,
! may not give YOU. as I'd like,
mothers fond farewell. Life.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-09
TAFT THE WORKER,

Secretary Taft's capacity for work is
showing Itself In the campaign, as It
has shown Itself In other fields Last
week he made six speeches, attended
six formal banqucts and luncheons
filled n number of other important en-
gagemcnts within thirty-six hours and
came out of the test bright and smiling
4 man who can work like that and
stand 1t is hard to beat He can also
he very useful in places where there Is
much work TO be done. The secretarys
reputation as a worker needed not this
addition, but he viii continue To make
additions to It as long as there is work
for him to do II he gets into the White
House, as he Is expected to do, he will
find work enough there to satisfy him,
and the way he viii do It viii satisfy
the people