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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
DiXieS Y. S.
Yankee Doodle

WASHINGTON, December 80 Is
Dixie" more popular than Yankee
Doodle?"
That is the question which has ap-
parently divided the country into two
camps and brought about a cOntrO-
versy whch promises to become Sec
ond only to the recent great question
who discovered the North Pole?"
The innocent assertion of Otto. G.
r. Sonneck, chief of the division of
music of the library of congress in a
publication of American national
songs, hat Dixie" was more popular
in patriotic popularity han yankee
Doodle" has stirred up a hornets nest
and even resulted in threats Of death
to Mr.. Sonneck. His Office in the
congressional library has been swamp
ed with letters from various parts of
the country n which the writer's take
exception to the statement about
Dixie. Some of these letters threat
en- Mr.. SOnneck with dire punishment
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
GET READY
TO DANCE
With The Warren Fire Company
at ArmOry Hall New
Years Eve

All is in readiness for the big New
Years dance to be given by the War
ren Engine Company at the Armory
Hall on the night of December 31st.
A big feed" will be one Of the fea-
lures of the evenings entertainment
and all know what is meant when the
fire boys state that they are going to
have a big eat.
The music, in conjunction with the
new floor at the Armory assures the
dancers everything needed in that
line and with the Warren's as enter
tainers an evening of pleasure is
promised that no one can afford to
miss. If you don't care to go buy a
tiC ket anyway and help the boys alone
they need the money and waht they
get is used for the benefit of the prop
erty owners through the means of
fire protection. Buy ticket and atke
in the big time on tomorrow, Friday,
night at the Armory Hall,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
FREAKISH
WEATHER
Rain Falls With Temperature Be-
low Freezing Point and
Ice is Everywhere

This section OF the state was
treated to some peculiar weather con-
ditions today when for hours the
rain fell with the thermometer regis
tering as much as five degrees below
the freezing point. The water froze
as soon as II hit the streets and side
walks and walking was almost out
Of the question especially on the con-
crete sidewalks about town. Most or
the pedestrians took to- the center OF
the street an dthen had to take II
chance Of breaking their limbs by
slipping on the coating of ice which
covered everything.
Every boy with a pair of skates
hiked to Carson street and proceede1
to skate its entire length, declaring
that the streets and SIDEWALKS had
any of the ponds about the city beat
to death for that kind of sport.
This Is the first storm of this kind
that ever visited this section and all
hope that II will be the last A little
Of this kind goes a long ways.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
GEO. S. NIXON ACQUIRES AN
INTEREST IN LOCAL BANK
Carson Valley Bank Raises Capitalization $4,000 and Elects
Nixon President Bank May Erect New
Building at an Early Date

the business of the institution has
grown above the amount specified in
the state law.
Behind the local bank is probably
the Nixon National of Reno and the
Farmers and Merchants of the same
place. The officers of the Carson
Valley bank are also officers in the
banks mentioned above and comprise
part Of the directorate of the two
strongest banks in the state.
1t will be remembered that some
time ago Nixon gave up all his min
ing interests to his partner, Wingfieid
and stated that he would devote his
future investments :, banking
Since that time he has been ac-
quiring interests in banks in all parts
of the state and this city has been
the latest field for him to enter.
In all probability a new bank build
ing will be erected in Carson City If
suitable one cannot be purchased
Mr. Nixon is great believer in ali
banks owning their own buildings and
this idea will be carried out here at
an early date.
1t is not at all improbable that an
off er will be made to purchase the
State Bank and Trust Company build
ing in this city as a location which is
one of the finest arranged and equip
ped banking houses in the state.
With its increased capitalization
and the addition of Nixon to its d.
rectorate the Carson Valley Bank OF
this city has become one of the
strongest institution of it's kind In
Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
Aeroplanes as
Regards War

SAN PEDRO, Dec 29.-The impOr-
tance of airships in time of war, or
as preservers of International peace
will be demonstrated by a night at
tack of dirigibles upon a government
vessel off this barber during the Los
Angeles aviation events
Plans for the test have been drawn
up by the San Pedro chamber OF
Commerce and submitted for the ap-
proval of the aviation committee. Ae-
rCnauts have volunteered to make the
attack, and the United States revenue
cutter Perry, is available, the receiv-
ing end of the bomb hurting feat. II
is the Intention to send the dirigibles
out to sea for concerted attack up
on tie Perry, which will undertake to
evade The air raft by locating them
with searchlights.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
SEND YOUR
NAME IN
II You Want To Get In On The
Combination After
This Week

But one day left and the regular
price Of 81 90 will be charged for the
combination. Call at once II you wish
TO take advantage Of this great offer.
The Bulletin of San Francisco is
one OF the largest daily papers west
Of Chicago. having a daily circulation
of over 10000 and being read and
appreciated by more people than any
other San Francisco publication.
The Carson City Daily Appeal is the
official organ of the State OF Nevada
and of Ormsby County and all people
interested in the advancement of this
state will be interested in The Appeal.
Geo. s. Teall. our combination edi-
tor has so far received a large amount
of business but still We know that
there are hundreds more who are
considering this great proposition.
Now Is the time to subscribe as you
have but one day more left in which
you can get In on this special rate.
Why wait until the last minute when
now Is the time to get two great
papers for less than the price Of
one.
Telephone or call at the Office and
we Will start your papers in the morn
Ing.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
Honor Birth
of Gladstone

LONDON. Dec 3O.-The century of
tde III rth of VIM. Ewart Gladstone was
commemorated yesterday not only in
the land of his birth, but in countries
like Greece. the Balkins and Armenia,
whose people still cherish the states
mans efforts in their behalf
Many representatives OF the United
States. Finland, Russia, Holland Bull
garia. Greece. Servia, Armenia and
other countries Joined in the services
which were held at Westminster
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

Yesterday the board of directors Of
the Carson Valley bank held a meet
ing in this city and a surprise was
sprung when it became known that
Senator George S. Nixon had been
named as President of the local bank.
The announcement was also made
that with the acquiring of a large
interest in the bank by Nixon the
capitalization of the Carson Valley
Bank had been raised from $4,000 to
$4,000 fully paid up.
An election of officers was held
with the following result:
President, Senator Geo. S. Nixon;
Vice-Presidents, w. J. Harris and F,
M. Lee; Cashier C. G. LeMasters; ;
Assistant Cashier, VIM. Mcmillan;
Directors, Messrs. Nixon, Kirman,
Harris, Ruiison and Lee
The necessary papers will be filed
with the State Banking Commission
Immediately and the bank will be-
gin to operate under its new capitali-
Zation.
This move has been under way for
some time, said an official today, and
has been made a necessity owing to
the amount of business being done
by the local institution This bank
operates under the laws of the State
of Nevada as passed at the last ses-
ion of the Legislature which provides
that the business transacted by
bank shall exceed at no time more
than eight times of its capital. With
this rule ahead of them it was neces-
sary to increase the capitalization as
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
Funeral of
Mrs. Morton

The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Mrs. E. T. Morton
lere this morning "fter which the
remains OF the aged lady were
transferred to the V. & T. local train
and taken to Reno where interment
took place this afternoon in the fam
lily plot in the Masonic cemetery at
hat place.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
At The Lake
Theatre Tonight

entire new change OF program this
evening and one that is especially
good. Through the special efforts of
the management 'The Lion Tanner"
has been secured. This film has met
with huge success wherever shown
Among the other pictures are "The
Prisoners Escape" For Loves Sake"
TYPOGRAPHY, An Excursion to the
Moon.' The songs will be rendered
by Carson's favorite, Babe" Whitta-
ker, and are Sweet Sixteen" and
When Love is Young"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
RenOiteS To Be
At Reception

Plans are on foot at Reno to run
special train from the riverside
town to this city to allow residents
of Reno to attend the reception of
Governor and Mrs Dickerson at the
Mansion on New Years day and
evening
Arrangements have not as yet been
completed but if the train is run Il
is intended that it leave Reno early
Saturday evening and return after re-
naming here a couple of hours.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
PAPERS GRANTED

Governor Dickerson has granted ex-
tradition papers for one Thomas L,l-
tier Williams. wanted in California.
and who is now under arrest at ElkO
He is wanted in California for wife
in this state, under a law passed by
the last Legislature.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
MOVING PLANT

George Dugdale, of the American
Type Foundry of San Francisco, is in
this city tearing out the machinery in
the evada Press Company building
for the purpose of moving it to Reno.
He will be occupied with the work for
the next couple of weeks
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
TO CALIFORNIA

Rev. Hornaday departed last even
ing for Ontario, California. where he
will join Rev. Geo. c. King. who is
holding series of revival meetings
there. Mr.. Hornaday expects to be
absent about three weeks.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD

Mrs. Elizabeth Beer, former resi-
dent of this county having made her
home at Empire for a number Of
years, died in Angels Camp. Califor-
mia. the early part of the week. The
lady has been making her home there
or number of years past. She was
60 years OF age.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
HERE FROM MASONIC

n. C. Carpenter of Masonic, was an
arrival from that mining camp last
evening and will spend several days
in this city.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
WILL ENTERTAIN CONS

A number of people of this city are
preparing an entertainment for the
convicts at the Nevada State Prison
in this city on New Years Day.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
SHAW IN TOWN

James T. Shaw arrived from Reno
yesterday afternoon on the local and
returned to the Riverside town last
start work on removing the machin-
cry of the Nevada Press Company in
this city to Reno.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
NEW AIR PUMP

Today Eli Barkley installed, a new
air pump for drawing beer Bark
leys beer has gained good reputa-
tion and will be even better hereafter
DRIP In AMI try II.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

Charley Lewis of Jacks Valley,
was q business visitor in this city
last evening.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

The most famous beer in the mar
ket Is the Budweiser. On draught at
f.. Barkley's. 10 cents a glass.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

Mrs. p. B. Canny, who was severely
burned several days ago, is rapidly
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

Judge Mur,rphy, of Mono couty,
returned to his home at Bridgeport
this morning.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

The Gelden Jewelry Co, for all
kinds Of gifts for tae New Year.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

Will Dressler of Carson Valley
spent the day In this city.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

Call at the Golden Jewelry Co.
for. your New Years gifts.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

Superintendent Orvis Ring returned
to Reno last evening.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

New Year gifts of Ill kinds ut the
Golden Jewelry Co.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30
FOR SALE

Solid Walnut Extension Table-Ap-
ply ut this office. II
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-12-30

No one ever leaves Dicks with a
thirst.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01

Their New Years Wisheo.
Weary Wraggles IL wuz only back
at me old hone. what spread -
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01

When st. Paul's strikes noon on
Jan. l, 1909, the new year will come
into being somewhere in the Pacific
ocean, on a line following longitude
$50 east, which is exactly opposite
Greenwich meridian on the other side
Of the globe. Geographers draw the
line to avoid passing through any of
the Pacific islands, for If it did the
times and days Of the inhabitants
would be hopelessly muddled. .Vanua,
one Of the Fiji islands, for instance,
would be otherwise divided by the
line where the days and years begin
and end, SO that while 1t would be
Jan. 1 on the western eide It would
be Dec. 81 D few PAGES away on the
east Of the line. One could thus walk
into yesterday and a moment later re-
turn tomorrow!
How the new year travels is curl
ously Illustrated by its passage across
Great Britain. 1t reaches Greenwich,
as the time center, at midnight, exact
ly twelve hours after it started. Sew
enteen minutes later It gets to Glas-
gov, and another six minutes pass be-
fore the new year has captured Pen
zanceg These are the true times for
these places. though Greenwich time
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01
AzTECs' HORRIBLE HOLIDAY.
They Celebrated the New Year With
Human Sacrifices.


Human Sacrifices.
The bloody and complicated ritual of
the Aztecs commemorated the return of
their masterful war god, the sun. from
the south, and the ceremonies carried
on In his honor occupied q period of
several days. The lnitiatory rites be-
gan before daylight of the first morn.
ing, when the chief priest and his sub
dignitaries wended their way in sol
emn procession to the top Of their
greatest pyramida sanctuary. Here
the high priest retired alone to a small
temple, whose doorway opened toward
the cast. and as the rising sun crimson
ed and pulpled the serrated mountains
he knelt and sprinkled thlckly upon
the marble floor the sacred meal.
AS the first rays of the newborn sun
strike slantingly across the floor OF the
tiny temple the beaded priest beholds
"A miracle. FHintlysat first, then strang-
er and stronger. grows an imprint IN
TIE meal Of3the naked foot OF their war
god. Upon this miraculous manifesta-
tion the high priest announces to the
assembled couriers that their god has
returned to them and that the grand
festal occasion Is inaugurated,
Unlappily the first feast rites were
of grewsome and horrible nature,
consisting mainly in sacrificing youths
to the gods 1t is said that they were
Toasted for days previous to the cere-
mony that they might be in whole
some and pleasing condition upon their
last and the war gods first great day.
In other ceremonies human beings
were killed and iayed, and the partici-
pants in the sacrifice cnveloped them
selves In the bloody skins. Of the vic
Tins, while they took part in a wild
and uncanny dance.
While the observance of the new
year among the AZtecs seemingly pre-
dominated In bloody rites, they were
most likely confined to the religious or.
der of the priests and the great mass
Of the people, with no faint Of blood on
their hands. might be happy and revel
In the feast Of the new year.-New
York Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01
New Year superstitions.

1t is considered sure sign of death
to see ones own shadow in the moon
light on New Years eve.
You court misfortune by leaving the
house on New Year before some one
has entered it. You must hope for the
luck, moreover, of having the first to
enter dark haired man.
Seeking to know what good or evil
the New Year would bring, superstitious
people ia the long ago girt themselves
With cwo'rds and sat on the. roof of
r houses on New Years eve. They
also knelt at the crossroads ION cow
hide) for the same purpose. The first
thing brought. one might think. would
be pneumonia.
1t is bad luck to carry anything out
of the house on the New Year before
something has been brought in.
But the best luck of all, which even
those most scornful of portents may
not despise, is to begin the New Year
owing no man cent.-Philadelphia
Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01
DEAF AND DUMB.

r
The sign he casts aside, and, with d
! yell ne dances and laughs and calls
upon all present to drink at his ex-
pense. Above his head lie waves d
aye dollar BILL
Great graf" he cries. II touch
er bloke fer de long green dead easyr'-
Pedestrian Patrick discards a pair
of well worn crutches and stands up
straight on what before appeared to be
helpless limbs. II told his nobs dat
we'd pray fer im!' he yells
AT this point Blind Phil throws down
his sign and peers intently at the five
dollar bill to make sure 1t is genuine.
II didn't make that much all day."
he says ruefully.
Asleep near by, with his head bowed
on the table, is Bill, the humpback.
No one ever had more pronounced
deformity of the spine.
"Bill,' cries Blind Phil-"Bill, look
at de long green Pedestrian and ST.
lent copped! Bill"-- And then as Bill
does not awake from the slumber Of
five cent whisky the ''blind beggar'
hits the hump. and, 10, 1t goes with the
motion of his hand, sliding down from
the shoulders to the middle of the
back.
Bill awakes with yawn and slowly
adjusts his stock in trade to its proper
resting place between his shoulders
while giving his order to the waiter.
AS the waiter sets out the drinks the
hoboes pass around the bill The blind
examine it closely, the lame dance
with it in their hands, and the armless
feel of the paper with the air of one
who is used to it. The bill is passed
around the merry crowd and greeted
with enthusiasm until taken by Green
Goods Ike.
Its fake" he cries-"a bad imita-
tion!'' And the drinks are on Pedes-
trian Patrick and Silent James, for it
is a counterfeit-New York World.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01

the tale OF his battles, dispenses liq-
uor through an opening to hurrying
waiter.
At the tables sit the motley group
of hoboes, panhandlers and jailbirds.
Fortunate beggars who have had a
prosperous day are spending money
freely, small change for the most part.
Whisky and beer flow as they have
never flowed before In the year.
Nearly all the mendicants have ar
rived, The last two, known as "Pedes-
triAn Patrick and Silent James," are
greeted with an uproar,
Hanging from the neck OF Silent
James IS the sign that reads:
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01
Where New Years Lasts a Month.

The celebration of New Years is
carried on more extensively in Japan
than in any other country, The reason
for this can only be accounted for by
the fact that the custom has been
handed down to succeeding genera
tions for centuries. The time the oc-
casion involves is quite lengthy, last
ing from the 18th of December (Koto
Hajime-viz, beginning Of things to
the 10th of January Hokonin no yabu-
irD, which is apprentices holiday. On
both of the occasions sort of stew
is eaten, composed of red beans, rice,
sliced fish and konnyaka root.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01


The lesson was done.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01
Every LittIs BIT HELMS.

"You say you encouraged our friend
to make another New Years resolu-
tionT
81 did," answered the man whose
heart Is all right.
''But don't you know he'll break it
at the end Of six weeks at the least
calculation"
81 hope not. And even II he does
he'll be six weeks ahead Of the game"
Revised Version.
| remember. / remember,
The house where ] was born
And also the ianitor. belboy, butcher boy
baker boy. bootblack, elevator man,
grOccrs bog
And newsboy Christmas nom.
New York Sun.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01
THE CHILDREN's HOLIDAY.
In China New Years Is the Little
Ones Great Festival.

Ones Great Festival.
Except at the Chinese New Year,
which comes in February, it is very
hard to catch a glimpse Of children in
China. Little beggars will run beside
you for miles to earn 1 cash, a
copper coin with a square hole in the
middle Of 1t, worth the twentieth of a
cent, but children who have parents
to care for them seem to be kept in
doors all the time or only allowed to
play in walled yards and gardens. We
used to say to each other "Why, where
are the children? Haven't they got
any" But at New Years we found
out that they had. This is the great
holiday of all the year in China, when
everybody hangs out flags and colored
lanterns and sets off firecrackers. eve
borrowed our custom of firecrackers
for the Fourth of July from China's
New Years) All the people put on
their best clothes and the children the
best of all, jackets and trousers of
bright blue or green or yellow or pur-
pie, the boys and the girls so much
alike that you can only tell them apart
by their hair The boys of course is
braided in pigtall, and the girls is
done up on her head with silver pins
or, If she's very grand little girl, with
gold or jade. Thus decked out, the
children go walking with their proud
papas and mammas and often go to
the theater, which is a rare treat for
them
Perhaps Chinese children have romp-
ing plays together, but they always
look as if they were born grown up
st. Nicholas.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-01

''Dear teacher, /
W ant n ne w
leaf" he said.
II have spoiled
this one"
In place of the
leaf so stained
and blotted
| gave him a new
one all unspot-
ted
And into his sad
eyes smiled.
DO better now.
my child"
| went to the
throne with n
quivering SOUL
The old year was
done.
"Dear Father. hast
thou a new leaf
for me?
I have spoiled
this one s
He took the old
leaf, stain ed
and blotted.