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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-03-07
Felt Bound 10 Make Good.

\ woman in a trig riding habit whip
in hand and dog al side was stepping
breezily along the tagging around the
White House ellipse. Her hair was
tucked under her derby; her tight
jacket opened over n white shirt. with
mannish collar and tie. ami the lifted
skirt revealed glimpses of patent
leather boots to the knee To the
party Of tourists who had filed out Of
the gallery across the way the woman
possessed all the value of free show.
The half dozen members followed and
stared until she had outstepped them,
when one OF the party, who was evi.
IDENTIFY undecided whether the trig,
breezy figure was a he.woman or a
"she-man. asked a passing native:
us that DR.. Mary Walker"
The native answered with the all.
thority OF one who knows:
why. no. madam. That is Mrs.
Roosevelt"
or course. II wasn't Mrs. Roosevelt
and you could tell by the way the
native said 1t that he knew It wasn't
Mrs. Roosevelt, still
All Of us have our temptations.
Orange Shortcake.
Pare six sweet oranges. remove the
pith and seeds and cut into small
pieces; cover with cupful OF pow.
dered sugar. Make the pastry as fol.
lows: Into quart OF -four sift a scant
teaspoonful OF salt and two teaspoon.
fuls OF baking powder. then rub in
three tablespoontuls Of butter and mix
into soft dough with sweet milk. But.
ter tin plates and on each place two
layers, with a thick layer Of butter be.
tween each. When brown spread the
orange between and on top. Serve
with whipped cream favored with or.
ange.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-03-07
A Lesson In Grammar.

Now" said n teacher who was Civ
inS a lesson in grammar. "can any one
give ME a word ending with 'ous."
meaning full Of as in dangerous
full Of danger'-and 'hazardous'-'full
OF hazard?'" There was silence in the
class for moment. Then a boy put
up his hand. Well. John" said the
teacher. What $ your word?" please.
sir, came the 'nply. 'Pious'. full of
pie!"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-03-07
MONDAY MARCH I. 1910
Bank Examiner Files Report.

The first annual report of State Bank
Examiner NJ NJ Van Fleet. for the
year ending November 16' 1909, is out.
1t consists of 4 Al page pamphlet and
contains a short report of every bank in
the state and is quiet complete. The
report shows that there wers only two
bank failures during the year 1909 in
Nevada-the Pioneer Banking Corpor-
alton and the Bullfrog Bank and Trust
company. These were affiliated banks
and on their failnre were taken posses
sion Of by the bank examiner. The
July 2. 1909. all the depositors have
been paid 100 cents on the dollar. The
bank receive rafter telling of the settle
ment of the accounts of these two banks
makes Il number of recommendations
He then gives u list of the banks
chartered in Nevada during 1909: The
Quinn River Bank. McDermitt, New,
capital paid in $4,000; Farmers Bank
of Carson Valley, Minden, capital paid
in SEQ, 900; Pioneer Banking Corporation
Pioneer. capital paid in $4,000. The
Bank of Ely was Mathematical and is
now known as the Copper National
Bank.
The banks liquidated were: Vernon
State Banking Corporation, Vernon,
and I. II. Kent Company bank, Fallon.
The Golconda Mercantile Banking
Company of Golconda, is according to
the report. under course of liquidation.
The state banks submitting reports
We're:
Bank of Austin, Austin, resources
$93S, 2SS.2l; Horton Banking company.
Battle Mountain. resources, $54. S75. -
Lincoln County Bank, Caliente, re-
sources, sen. 60; Carson Valley Bank.
Carson City, resources. Sl71,640.S7
Henderson Banking Company, ElkO.
resources, IL 1851, 654. 20: Eureka County
Bank, Eureka, resources. S53S, 1876. 80:
Douglass q Jarvis, incorporated. Fair.
view. resources, $i9.3Jj.6l, Churchill
County Bank, Fallon. resources $234,-
I0i; Douglass County Farmers Bank.
Hardnerville. resources. $l6l, OF. so:
John s. Cook and Company, Bankers,
Goldfeld, resources, 81, 10S, G05. IL; First
State Bank, Las Vegas. $l55, SOG. 50:
.Lovelock Mercantile Banking Company,
Lovelock, resources. 500. SO. Gl Bank of
Manhattan, Manhattan, resources.
$959l6.4l; Bank of Mazuma, resources.
*l9,5oT.90; Farmers Bank OF Carson
Valley, Minden resources. $51, 300. 46:
quinn River Bank, McDermitt, re-
sources, $33, 3Ol SO; Bank of Phoebe.
Phoebe, resources, $l65, 3O3.25: First
Exchange Bank. Inc. Rawhide. re-
sources, $20,5S6.5O; Bank of Nevada
Savings d Trust Company, Reno, re.
sources, $G98, 1876, Washoc County
Bank, Reno, resources. 1880. 152. 80:
Bank of Sparks, Sparks. resources,
*5s7,T8.13: Lyon County Bank Yering-
ton, resources, 1927, 090.O7: Agency
Bank of California, Virginia City, re-.
sources, 1856, Ol2.33.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-03-07
a Henry Clay Story

Adlai Stevenson in Something Of
Men Have Known" commenting on
Henry Clay, tells this anecdote:
Possibly since the foundation Of the
government no statesman has been so
completely idolized by his friends and
party as was Henry Clay. Words are
meaningless when the attempt Is made
to express the idolatry of the Wings of
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-03-07

In the matter Of the estate Of J. II. Taber.
deceased
Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned
District Court OF the Fourth judicial Distr
OF the State OF Nevada, in and for the County
OF Elko. as eXccutrix OF The last Will Of J, III
Taber. late Of said county, deceased. Ali
creditors having claims against said estate are
required to hlc the same. with proper vouchers
attached, with the Clerk Of the Court, within
notice. W VINO
Dated February 60 1910
Margaret d. Tabcr.
ENecutriX.
T.. J. L. Taber
Attorney for Executr:x
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-03-07
Ignorance It's Champion.

Child labor lbs one giant champion.
1t Is ignorance. Strike down the pub
lie ignorance md child labor will die
with II. The .Horal power latent in
the nation. oE' = aroused. will sweep
all barriers OF interest away.-Chicago
Tribune.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-03-07

is that which gives lis the most pleasure
and we are sure both men and women
must be pleased to hear that we can
take their old garments and transform
them into new oIes. Our system of
cleaning and pressing insures the very
best and most satisfactory results, and
we enable our patrons to save n good
many dollars yearly lin clothing bills.
Everything the best and up-todate
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-03-07
G.. GOLD
Next door to Pioneer Saloon, Elko
Notice to Creditors

INTHE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA. IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ELKo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03

fusion until we supply the need, until
We assist at the simplification which
will inevitably come when some one
man undertakes in each state to keep
the people informed as to every chief
step Of their business, particularly of
the business of legislation, and to chal-
lenge all who are engaged in it to sub
nit 20 the frank and clarifying pro-
cesseS of debate There is no eXecu-
tive usurpation in a governors under
taking to do that. He usurps nothing
which does not belong to him of right,
uses no power which would not be-
long t. him whether he we're the gov
ernor or. not. He employs nothing but
his own personal force and the pre-
vailing power of his opinions. He who
cries usurpation against him is afraid
of debate, wishes to keep legislation
safe against scrutiny behind closed
doors end within the covert of partisan
consultations. We are consulting here
because the leadership of half a hun
dred commemorative calls for consul
tation among the leaders wherever
weightey matters must in the common
interest be managed to common
end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
George W. English.

Springfield Register: This much is
certain as to Representative George ".
English He may or he may not be
chosen as democratic minority leader
of The next Illinois house.
He IS an able man
He would make an able leader.
He would make a fair and square
speaker.
He would be fair to all, whether
they were for or against him.
He is of such character thai foe
would receive a square deal as we'll as
friend.
He could be depended upon to do
his duty as leader or speaker-his duty
as an official, his duty as a democratic
democrat, his duty as a man.
If the democracy of Illinois wants a
democratic democrat for minority
leader. English is the man.
If democracy doesn't want a man
who will be on the square, English
woulI he a good man to defeat
The special interests won't want
him. The jackpotters will oppose him.
The gang will unite in chorus that
English won't do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03

The blizzard raced across the foot
hills and screamed down the canyons,
obliterating all trails that led to the
Double Star ranch. 1t filed the air
with smothering. flying fakes and
plastered the sides of the bunk house
with thick white covering. The win
dows of the ranch house a hundred
yards distant were oblongs of light
that diffused a sickly yellow glow into
the flying snow.
Ducie Case tossed another log on the
blazing hearth and surveyed the silent
crowd with growing disdain. At last
he could no longer control himself and
broke forth into violent speech:
Say, you mum mouthed dummies,
you long faced, solemn eyed, good-for-
nothing cayuses, do you know this is
Christmas ever
The moody circle about the fire
Strengthened as by one accord and
looked at the speaker with the first
sign of interest that had been betrayed
since the silent supper had ended.
do you know this is Christmas
eve?" repeated Mr.. Case impressively
as he brought a pipe from his pocket
and proceeded to clean 1t with the
nervous energy that characterized his
every movement
"Of course we know it," growled
Miller from his corner I'VE didn't
get any mail today-haven't had any
for week! Excuse-me-Christm
coming! Bah!'
you've got crouch. Miller. You're
always kicking about the mail, and I've
never seen you get any letters yet
not even one of them picture postal
cards that frankie here gets so many
off,
Ducie Case hustled out of his chair
and noisily mounted the heavy table,
where he looked down on his COM
panions with a benevolent smile.
"Tonights Christmas eve, boys, and
I'm going to confess it's the onlikeliest
Christmas eve / ever spent.
Every one of you is downright
homesick. That's what's the matter
with you. 1 expect you're homesick
every time Christmas comes around.
If you can't get home to your folke
and find an old fashioned Christmas
why, l say let's have Christmas right
her IN the Double Star bunk house.
All in favor say eye.
"Ayep' came forth mighty chorus
from seven throats.
Good! Now, gentlemen. there amt
any tree within three miles of the
ranch except the naples at the big
house, and they're too large. Can we
have a Christmas tree?" he asked
skeptically.
Nix was the Iaconic reply.
well. then. you've all got socks.
Hang 'em up here along by the Chin
neg. We might as well do this Sanity
Claus business up nice and brown
The men scattered. laughing, to their
several hunks to search their effects
for clean socks. When they returned
Mr. Case was ready with hammer and
nails to fasten them TO the long shelf.
The first to go up was his own. huge
blue wooden affair with startling
7oid presented by the sagging top.
Now. what you going to put in
,em2" demanded Miller as he witness
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
The Argus Daily Short Story
An Impromptu Observation-Disclosures Pierce
COPYRIGHTED 1910. by Associated Literary Press.

ed the hammering of the last nail into
his own sock.
NOW. that's up to the rest of you in
. way" drawled Mr.. Case Indifferent
/ ly. I've started this thing and got
the ball rolling nicely. All you chaps
has got to do is to find something to
put in those socks. Seems as if you
might find something to give each
other just 10 remember the day and
make things pleasant"
"Who feels like being very pleasant
with no mail for a week and no pros
pect of any?" complained frankie.
rather peevishly. AZ thought Christ
was eve was the time for good things
to eat and drink. 1 haven't seen the
chink handing out any goodies yet"
"You go along and work that Christ
mas spirit business l was telling you
about" commanded Mr.. Case. Sam
Huh and me will take care Of the eat
ing end. Just watch my smoker
He disappeared behind the plank
door that shut off the kitchen quar-
tors from the living room. and they
heard the sound of his strident voice
mingled with the staccato objections
of the Chinese cook.
Storrs stepped forward. a slight flush
on his handsome face. and turned to-
ward his companions. I'm rather
ashamed, boys, that Ducie had to re-
mind us that it was the night before
Christmas. It's certainly a dull time,
and I believe we ought to do all we
can to make it pleasant. even If the
mail doesn't come at all. Suppose we
make the best kind of a Christmas we
can out of what we've got"
Let's agreed Miller boyishly.
Suppose we begin with Ducie's meal
sack here. He must expect an auter
mobile in that. What do You sayf'
Let's give him one" retorted Storrs
cheerfully. II saw one a minute ago"
He reached for a magazine and drew
a knife from his pocket He turned to
the advertising section and cut from
il the picture Of a large touring car.
What's the matter with that?" he
crowed softly as he slipped it in Du-
cie's stocking.
81 got a couple of handkerchiefs
that I've never used" said frankie
suddenly IN give one to Ducie and
one TO somebody else. Let's get busy,
boys"
They got busy and searched their
trunks and their pockets for treasures
that might go to fill a comrades stock
ing. Pocketknives, handkerchiefs. q
watch chain, key ring, neck handker-
chiefs, a pair of spurs. tobacco, CT
gars. a patent pencil, matchboxes-au
charged hands deity from pockets TO
one or another Of the yawning stock
ings. When the little store of articles
gave out they had recourse to the
magazine and lavished all sorts Of
Autographed gifts upon each other.
They all entered into the spirit OF
the thing with an abandorment that
was pathetic when one considered the
barrenness of the ground upon which
they tried to graft Christmas What
ever else the occasion lacked, the
Yuletide spirit was there.
When Ducie Case emerged from the
kitchen with the thoroughly cowet
Sam Huh in his train they were lader
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
The Jersey Giant.

! DR.. Woodrow Wilson, democratic
governor of New Jersey, has some
rather revolutionary ideas as to the
powers and prerogatives of a COVER
nor lie believes that it is within the
province of q governor to lead the
thought and action of a state and he
figures that between his vetoes and his
recon nedations he has as much pow
er as one-half the state legislature
He believes that the governor should
direct legislation and he says that his
recommendations can be submitted to
the assembly in the form of bills and
not merely messages In his speech
before the congress of governors at
Frankfort, Kentucky, this week he
said:
Every governor of a state is by
the terms of the constitution a part of
the legislature No bill can become a
law without his consent and signature.
1t can be passed over his veto, but
only ty deliberate process and gen
orally only by more than the vote of a
majority. His legislative vote. so to
say, is never less than half of the leg
islature. He has the right of initiative
in legislation too, though he has so
far, singularly enough, made little use
of L. 1t is the popular notion that
the governor has, in respect of legis-
lation, only the message power; but
the language Of most of our constitu-
tions is the same, and is the Language
Of the federal constitution also. 1t
gives him the right to recommend
measures. and 1t does not limit him
in respect of the form in which he shall
make the recommendation. He can
make it in the form Of bills If he
pleasss.
81 am sure that I am not mistaken
when say that the people are calling
for open leadership. and that they wish
their leaders to be the men who repre-
sent them all. They are tiSed of the
hide-s nd-seek of legislation as it has
generally been conducted. We shall
not BRING clear action out of the con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Annual Advice.

Buy your Christmas presents early
Is the oft expressed advice.
Who would not be pleased TO do so
II i've only had the price?
Those who purchase them on credit
Very calmly walt until
They can get them safely landed
On the January bin.
What's the sense OF this excitement
Long before the day IS near?
Some would have US at IL buying
In the middle OF the year.
Or. still better. more foTehanded.
They would have US bargains nan.
So we would be sure 20 have them.
At the winter bargain sale.
But this grand advice is wasted
As into the ear Il flows
Without stopping for a moment
out the other ear IL goes.
Even one who has the money,
Having harvested his crop.
IN a manner almost reckless
Spends II at the grocer shop.
On the whole. II may be better
To avoid the rush and start
Buying ere the aisles arc crowded
In the Christmas present mart
But procrastinatlon conquers.
So that late on Christmas night
To procure things for tho stockings
E'T n foot race ami a fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Huraor and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
By DUNCAN n. SMITH


THE man who doesn't laugh when he
see a prosperous citizen fan on the
slippery sidewalk isn't TO be trusted
with the church collection.
There has to he person in every
community who is always threatening
TO submerge somebody in a near scan
dal or every one would die of bore
dom.
The unexpected company always
comes when the dinner is made up
of leftovers and near foods.
When the relative his wife likes least
makes her annual visit the wise man
goes out of town.
1t is sometimes embarrassing when
the maid speaks better English than
the mistress.
Every man should be master in his
own house. but sometimes his wife
: won't let him.
When n man is bossed by his wife,
bullied by his daughter, patronized by
his son and terrorlzed by the cook, the
office boy has 10 bear the brunt OF his
baited temper.
II the girl in the fat above plays
classical music seven hours a day buy
a photograph and give yourself the
ragtime treat that is coming to you.
II is more apt 10 be a mans stomach
than his conscience that keeps him
awake.
When you hear men talking about
the fortunes they have made you will
notice the fortunes are like the fish
they didn't get
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
sal good cheer, it is as well to put one

sal good cheer, it is as well to put one
more gift on your list of presents
The gift of early shopping which
will give the army of clerks employed
in the local stores the peaceful and
rested sort of Christmas you demand
for your own family.
In addition, you'll get better salts
facti,1 out OF your purchases by buy.
ing now, than postponing the agony
until you have to engage in a football
| rush 10 get it through.
Aside from the selfish part, think oil
the clerks, who in the rush of the sea
son must stand IA hours a day. Tired
and worn out they cannot rest or bare
! ~ sleep when they retire. Think o.
the delivery horses who are on the
jump from early in the day until late
at night.
Shopping early will largely remedy
this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Do Christmas Shopping EarlyS

Eac,l successive year has witnessed
material progress in the crusade for
early Christmas shopping
i 1t is hoped that the holiday season
now approaching will record still fur
sther advancement in direction where
ssthat factor is still sadly needed
: The average citizen has little excuse
to postpone his shopping until the elev.
senth hour.
: Loeal stocks have long since been
s brought to their holiday standards. and
ssthe merchants are ready to answer all
demands that may be made upon them
@-by home and out-oftown buyers.
s Christmas being season of univer-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Life Lines
BY BASILEUS.
CHARACTER.
Copyrighted, 1900

Character is the blooming flower
grown under the influence of the sun
shine and the shadows of life-its joys
and its sorrows.
Appearance is not the point to look
at, 20 see the real character of a man;
some folks try to make their faces be
passes into heaven, with their hearts
holding hate.
The character of man controls his
actions and is the pivot of his power;
reputation is right or rank according
to the guesses of the good or the
whims of the wicked.
The negatives of live are the evils
that damn man; the positive character
will DO, but the negative will dodge
duty-man gets evil when he writes
live backward
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03

There is the hope that the Massa-
chussets legislature will put the pre-
fix DIS to the name of Lodge. 1t will
take 141 votes on joint ballot to elect
a senator, and the republicans will
have 153 members. But, thirteen of
these were elected as anti-Lodge men,
and a newspaper poll indicates Sc sena-
tors n0n-comnittal on their choice for
senator. Governor-elect Foss, dem, is
calling on Senator Lodge to get out of
the race, but the scholar in politics"
announces himself in to the end
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Dec. 3 in American
History

1S15-John Carroll. first Roman Cath
Ole bishop in the United States.
died: born 1875.
1S61-The foreign ENJOYS at Washing
ton protested against the seizure
by United States officials of the
Confederate commissioners Mason
and Slidel on board a British yes
sci "a noted diplomatic incident of
the civil war;.
1e05-John Bartlett, compiler Of Bart
let's Familiar Quotations" died:
born 1920
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03

Many cities throughout the state
are agitating the commission form of
government issue. This will do a
great deal of good. 1t is creating more
general interest in municipal govern
ment than ever before in the history
of Illinois municipalities. That's what
the cities need-more general popular
interest. 1t is lack of civic pride that
has been the political gangsters' great
est and most effective asset
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03

The population of the state of New
York is 9,113,17s. more than any of
these European kingdoms: Belgium.
Holland, Portugal, Denmark. Norway,
Sweden, Bulgaria, Servia, Roumania,
Montenegro, Bavaria, Saxony or Wur-
temburg. 1t has as many as Scotland
and Ireland combined. 1t has twice as
many as Australia, and 1t exceeds all
Canada by at least one-third.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Japanese Estimates of the Worlds
Navies.

World statistics supplied by Japan
csc government departments frequent
ly surprise and yet, as a rule, they
proved to be remarkably accurate.
Mucn interest therefore attaches to a
statement made in Yokohoma by Cap
tain Oguri, an official OF the naval de
partment who was recently sent to
furnish information to a popular in
vestigation committee.
Captain Oguri has made very ex-
haustive study of naval questions as
indicated by the official building plans
of various powers. He has carefully
eliminated ships which are already
obsolete, and continued this process
in his estimates up to the year 1917.
The results OF his Investigations, as
reported by the native newspapers of
Japan, is as follows:
Present naval strength: