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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-01-11
NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE

In the Sixth Judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada, in and for
the County Of Humboldt.
In the matter of the Estate of John ].
Gallagher, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Helene
M. Gallagher, the Administrative of
the estate of John J. Gallagher, de-
ceased, has rendered and presented
for settlement, and filed in said Court,
her final account of her ~administra-
ton of said estate, together with a
petition praying for the confirmation,
allowance and approval of said hnal
account, and has included in said pc
tition a prayer for the distribution OF
the residue of said estate; and h a
Wednesday. the 31st day of January.
AID. 1917, at 10 o'clock am. OF said
day, at the court room of said Court,
at the court house in Winnemucca
Humboldt County. Nevada, has been
duly appointed for the settlement OF
said final account, and the hearing OF
said petition. at which time and place
all persons interested in said estate
are hereby notified to then and there
appear and show why said final
account should not be approved, al
lowed and confirmed. and why said
petition should not be granted, and
said distribution made.
Dated January 5, 1917.
J.. w. DAVEY, Clerk.
court Seal) BY
C. C. WRIGHT, Deputy.
First publication January 6. 1917.
Last publication January 81, 1917.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-01-11

larger one, and instead of installing a
postmaster for a four-year term, to
remain in n place. he would be
installed in the office he is best fitted
for. If it were found that a postmas-
ter serving in an Office with receipts
of $4,000 was qualified to serve in
an office with receipts of $100,0 900,
he would be in line for promotion
to such an Office.
BY this method the service. it is
declared. would be improved. and at
the same time would be economical
and placed on a business basis.
The proposed change would affect
9,192 -postmasters. the number now
appointed by the President. OF these
SCI are first class, 2.212 second class
and 6,413 third class.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-01-11
Application No. 4239
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA.

Notice is hereby given that ON the
9Th day Of December, 1916, N accord
znce with Section SO, Chapter lao, of
the Statutes of 1913, E. w. Flagg and
c. l. Good, of Battle Mountain, County
OF Lander. and State of Nevada, made
application to the State Engineer of
Nevada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of Ne
Tada. Such appropriation is to be
made from Swamp Springs Creek, at
a point whence to "a cor. of east
boundary of Sec. 2, It. 30 ~, R. 40 E.,
N. d. B. & NJ, bears S. go AS E.,
354.7 feet, by means of a dam, and 80
cubic feet per second is to be con-
veyed to the WhNWA, Sec. IA. Eh
NEANWA and NWANEA,
Sec. Is, t. 80 NJ, r. Al E., M. d. B. &
NJ, by means of pipes, bitches and
fumes, and there used for irrigation
purposes. from March LIST until March
of each year; water not to be returned
to stream.
Signed: W. NJ. KEARNEY,
State Engineer.
Date of first publication, Dec. IA, 1916.
Date Of last publication. Jan. IL, 1917.
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His s~crupIes.

I'm trying to raise de price of a
ticket to Topeka" said the measly men
dicant. Cant you help me a little
and"
Nor replied old Festus Poster. II
have no grudge against the people of
Topeka, and therefore cannot consist
emily assist in sending them a mar
with a neck so soiled that 1t looks like
a section Of corduroy road, and whose
breath Is like unto the reekings of a
aoggery."-Kansas City Star.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-01-11
STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL
MEETING

The annual meeting of the share
holders of the First National Bank of
Winnemucca, Nevada, will be held
at its Banking Office on Thursday,
January 18th, at 1880 pm, for the
purpose of electing a Board of Direc-
tors to serve during the ensuing
year; and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
j.. SHEEHAN, Cashier.
Winnemucca, Nevada, Dec. u, 1916
Advertisement. Jan. 18th. 1917.
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EIGHTY-SEvEN YEARS OLD

Backache. sore muscles. stiff Joints.
dark Duffs under eyes and bladder
disorders are symptoms of diseased
kidneys. ii. II. Adams. Springfield,
Mo-, writes: II had a very severe at
tack of kidney trouble. l am getting
old. eighty-seven. l tried different
treatments. but none did me SO much
good as Foley Kidney Pills. I con-
slider 1t the best" Foley Kidney Pills
are tonic in action, and quick TO give
good results. For sale In Winnie
quo by Eagle Drug ~Co.--LAdvt !
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Mission Stain.

One OF the best and cheapest stains
for mission furniture can easily be
made by mixing black asphaltum with
~turpentine. Any desired brown shade
can be obtained by varying the amount
Of turpentine. Apply the mixture to
the work with a brush. After 1t has
been on a minute. rub 1t dry with a
clean cloth or cotton waste. II will
dry quickly and leave a dull mission
finish-Popular Science Monthly.
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WANTS, FOR SALE, ETC.

FOR RENT Two-room furnished
cottage. Call at this office. If
ROUGH TURQUOISE WANTED -
Parties having rough turquoise for
sale are requested to communicate
with J.. S. Candelario, Santa Fe,
New Mexico.-Advt. APPS
FOR SALE-My Bridge street resi-
dence. Call OF address Mrs. II.
Warren. Winnemucca, Nevada.-tf
FOR SALE-At a bargain, even
acres of ground, with three-room
modern house. close in. Suitable
for ranching or gardening. Inquire
this Office. II
FOR SALE-Two fine stations. Ad-
dress Pc. Box 8. Paradise Valley,
Nevada. II
FOR RENT-Five-room brick house,
comfortable and warm. Apply at
No. 244 West Second street. Cen
trally located.
FOR SALE-Dresser, chiffonier. CEN
ter table. four chairs, white enam-
eled bedstead with linen, ice chest.
gasoline stove, kitchen table. coal
range. etc. Inquire Winnemucca
Jewelry Co. n
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-01-11

FOR SALE-My Bridge street resi-
dence. Call or address Mrs. II.
Warren, Winnemucca, Nevada.-tf
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-01-11

FOR RENT Two-room furnished
cottage. Call at this office. If
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-01-11
\. NJ. KEARNEY.

State Engineer.
Date of first publication. Dec. IA, 1916.
Date of last publication, Jan. IL, 1917.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-01-11

FOR SALE-Two fine stations. AID
dress Pc. Box 8, Paradise Valley
Nevada. II
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copyright. 1917, Western Newspaper Uniont
II is an interesting fact that many
new ideas in banking originated
through the financial difficulties Of
mOnarchs. Once, i'm 119 Il. c.. En-
perOr Quit of China discovered that
his finances were in bad shape. SO
straitpned was the treasury and so
gloomy the outlook that the emperor
summoned his prime minister. This
dignitary was made 10 understand that
the condition must he remedied forth
with or dire consequences TO himself
would result.
AS the prime minister bowed and
scraped his way out of the royal pres
ence great idea struck him. You
see, il was the custom In this court,
when princes or courtiers had audi
ence with the emperor, to cover their
faces with Il piece of skin. So the
hard-presSed prime minister conceived
the plan of having decree issued pro-
vding that for this purpose only the
skin OF certain white deer kept in
one of the royal parks should be per-
mitted. He put the plan In execution
and the pieces OF skin were sold for
high prices. thereby solving the finan-
cial problem.
In this manner the first bank notes
were issued. 1t soon became custom
airy for the mobiles to circulate the
skins among one another, and while
lnt at
lation, the prime minister's Ingenious
idea Is believed to have constituted
the actual beginning OF paper cur
rency.
The temptation to create money by
the Issuing of notes In excessive guam
titles has long been n characteristic
of potentates. In many countries II
was necessary to deprive the ruler of
his power to issue money and the right
was bestowed on private institutions.
In 1882 A. ID. the emperor OF Tartery
made money of paper and leather to
such an extent that gold and silver fell
into disuse. At one time 1t took 1000
min, or $4,000, In paper money to buy
q cake of rice. This reckless issuing
OF notes eventually placed the money
in such disrepute that in 1856 there
was no trace of IL left.
China was no doubt the first coun-
try to use coins. 1t had system of
its own as far back as $3.50 Il. C. It's
"Pu" money Is interesting. These
coins were apparently made before the
Chinese began to write, or before II
occurred TO them to place on coins
their denominations. At any rate,
they adopted the rather laboriOus plan
of indicating value by making the coin
in the shape of the article 1t could
purchase. Thus. they had knife
CON, consisting OF n regular blade and
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Similarly, the house stands upon the
site of a manor house which was old
when the manor was granted by Ed
mund, Earl of Lancaster, a son of Hen
ry III, to Sir Nicholas de Villlers, In
1870. But il would be difficult TO point
to stonework even of that date, though
probably ii exists in the foundations
and the core of some OF the walls.
The Hungerford family came into
possession in about 1861, and remained
lords of the manor till 1858. The archi-
tcctural features of the present house
date from rebuilding in 1887, when
the house belonged to the Hungerfords.
Sir Anthony Hungerford, who succeed
ed his father, Sir John, In 1926, was
the builder of the charming gate-house,
of the great hall, and certain other
works, many OF which have vanished
IN later rebulldings, or have been meta
morphOsed into more modern forms.
The estates were purchased by an IN
cestor OF the earl of st. Germans, the
present owner, early in the eighteenth
century.
Down Ampney church. as might be
expected, has many links with the
lords of the hail. which 1t so closely
adjolns. 1t is, in fact, abreast Of the
gate-house. Its chief feature is the
beautiful thirteenth century tower and
stone srire. The upper stage of the
tower has Its windows designed in a
sort of arcade, with moulded arches
and shafts, and over this parapet
with block corbels. The stOnework,
though weather-stalned and lchen-
coated, is extraordinarily sharp, and
has preserved the peculiar orange-pink
color natural to 1t. A clerestoried
nave and aisles. south porch, transepts
and chancel, with modern vestry and
Organ-chamber, complete the plan.
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Il round handle with II hole In the lat
ter, for convenience in strlngng the
coins. Later, the blade part was left
off and only the circular handle re-
manned (making its present shape).
Coins were also issued in the shape
Of shirts, hoes, sickles, spades, etc.
Leave ii to the Chinese to devise queer
but ridiculously simple makeshlfts
What was often an acute problem in
the East Is shown by IN act of the
empress of Japan, near the end of the
sixth century. She ordered the bronze
statue of Siaka TO be cast into coins
and Il plaster one erected in its place.
The coinage was continually being up
set by the great absorption of coins to
be cast into Buddhist images. At the
end of the eighth century the scarcity
Of copper grew so general that rent
was universally paid in rice.
In Egypt and Babylon copper was
used in bricks, hut generally in rings.
1t was employed in this manner in Ire
land down TO the twelfth century and
is still in use in the interior of Africa.
The earliest western coinage was eth
er that of Lydia or Pheidon. The
Greeks and the Romans employed
coins.
The Carthagians seemed TO possess
form OF currency similar to bank
notes. These notes consisted Of small
pieces of leather in which substance,
known only to the maker, was
wrapped. 1t was then sealed and is
sued for circulation. These issues
were made only under the authority
of the state.
IL is significant of the extent TO
which money aud banking is allied
with progress that in the middle ages
money became practically unknown.
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'>opyrisnt 1919. Western Newspaper Lnion.J
How many people know the reason
for the milled edges on coins? 1t was
introduced through the necessity Of
preventing clipping" and sweating"
That gentle art consisted of shaving
the edges of coins to obtain the gold
or silver and then passing them of
for their full face value. Strong laws
against this practice We're enacted
from time to time, ever since money
was invented. 1t was even treated as
treason and made subject to severe
punishment, but Notwithstanding This
curb persons of good position, aud
sometimes high eccleslastics, were
found guilty. Clipping was ut last
stopped by the introduction in 1903
OF milling the edges OF coins. Only
those of higher denominations were
thus treated, and pennies and nlckels
to this day have smooth edges.
To anyone who has delved even Il
little bit into the subject Of money"
the fascination numismatics holds for
coin collectors is readily understand
able. One of the first things man in
vented, money has had long and
interesting history.
Coins as we see them today are the
result of development more or less
haphazard. An example of this is
found in the mark resembling new
moon which almost every Chinese coin
bears. This originated in an accident
during the time of Empress Wentek,
in go A. ID. The wax model of Il
proposed coin was presented TO her
majesty for approval. In taking hold
Of the model she left the impression
of her thumb nail on 1t, and rs re-
salt, II has been mGTkcd character
Isle of Chinese coins Tor hundreds of
years. 1t was even copied In Japan
aud Korea.
The origins of money terms are in
tcrestlng. In 270 Il. c., the Romans,
who had been saved from defeat in
battle by Il warning that the Goddess
Juno was supposed to have given, sur
named her "Moneta" from ''monere'
Ito warm, and erected IA temple which
they called by this name. Shortly
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mother died while the lads were very
young. leaving one TO be adopted by
a neighbor named Kaufman and the
other child to be taken to Serbia to
live with an uncle named Alfalfa. Thus
the brothers received different names.
AS the boys grew older they eorre-
sponded, but never met. At the age Of
fifteen Kaufman came TO America
and while he was working his way up
In the business world his brother be-
came a noted physician, distinguishing
himself in the Balkan war and gaining
prominence In Belgrade. With the out
break of the present hostilities he
gained fresh laurels and was selected
to serve on a commission to America.
When Captain Alfalfa reached Amer
lea his first thoughts were Of his
brother. He sought the aid of the
Pittsburgh police In the search and
Kaufman was located.
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In the apparel offered for this sea-
son there is nothing more satisfying
or useful than the blouses Of dark
colored crepe georgette, embroidered
with silk or small beads, and the sep
arate skirt. Each has made a perma-
nent place for itself and q model Of
each join forces in the picture given
here to make an illustration that will
prove interesting The blouse Is ex-
pected 10 do duty with other skirts,
and the skirt may be worn with blouses
of a different character. In any case
the skirt and blouses, II selected with
reference to each other, will convince
us that they belong together.
These sheer blouses are surprisingly
ong-lived-like fragile looking persons
with strong constitutlons-they outlast
many more robust looking specimens
OF the species. There is nothing more
durable than fine wolfe, and a good
quality of georgette has astonishing
qualities. The blouse pictured Is In
dark blue with embroidery In the same
color with dash Of red and a sprin-
king of white In the pattern. 1t fast
ems on the shoulder and at one side
In ways that are DESTROYS but salts
factory. It's sleeves are especially In
terestIng, with a group Of pin tucks In
The Yale expositor., 1917-12-20
SALlF TAKEN FROM TURKS
Small Port on Arabian Red Sea Coast
Has Important Salt
Works.

Salif which has lately been taken
from the Turks by ships Of the British
East Indies squadron, is small port
on the Arabian Red Sea coast situated
shout 200 miles north of Perrin. It's
export trade was salt obtained from
uineS in the interior. 1t was taken
with the loss of one man on the British
side. Ninety-four prisoners, two noun
tain battery guns and three machine
Guns, with stores, harbor plant and
baggage camels, fell into the hands of
the British. Salif was protected for
merly by the Turkish fort and garrison
OF the island Of Kameran, which lies
opposite and within a couple of miles
Of the promontory on which Salif
stands. This island was annexed by
the British resident and general officer
commanding at Alden in June, 1915, un-
der the following circumstances:
From the outbreak of war, two naval
patrols watched the Red Sea coast of
| Arabia, maintaining a blockade, one,
The northern patrol based on SueZ,
working from that port TO Jidda, the
other, the southern patrol based on
Alden and working from that port to
Jidda. 1t was found that Arab dhows
flying neutral flag were carrying
supplies Of food for the use of the
Turkish garrisons TO Loheia and
Eiodelda as well as to Salif; the Ger
man Loheia and Hodeida are situated
respectively about 80 miles north and
south Of Salif. In order to put a stop
To this traffic and maintain a more
effective blockade the British resident
ut Alden, under whose orders the south
crn patrol acted, strongly advocated
The SELLING OF the Kameran Island as
much more central and effective base
to work from than Alden, which is on
the south coast OF Arabia about 100
miles due east of Perrin, or $50 miles
Ivy sea from Kameran. The British
government sanctioned the undertake
ing. and on June z, 1917, small force
OF artillery and infantry, under the
command of the general officer COM
manding. sailed from Alden for
Kameran, occupying en- route and gar
risonIng the Turkish island OF Great
IIanish and Zukur.
The expedition reached Kameran in
the early morning of June o, taking
the Turkish garrison completely by
surprise, so much so that the island
was occupied without nay bloodshed.
The salt works at Salif, owned by
Sir John Jackson, were seized by the
Turks on the outbreak of war and the
European employees were made pris
oners. Several efforts were made to
obtain the release of these prisoners.
A summons to surrender them having
been refused the port Of Salif was
bombarded by the naval squadron and
the fort destroyed, but the Turkish
garrison bolted with their prisoners
into the interior whittier pursuit was
prohibited
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Nv this time let us hope that there
are more Christmas packages In
France, by many thousands. than there
are American soldiers. We know that
the Red Cross will see that they are
all properly distributed. If there are
any women among us who sent moth
ing, through neglect or oversight, our
seh-respect must he suffering. We
can reinState ii and retrieve ourselves
by getting busy for the boys In the
environments at home. There are six
hundred thousand of them, besides the
thousands in our regular army posts
and in the navy. Now is the time for
women 10 send an expression of their
good will To all our soldiers.
The woman'S bureau of the Ameri-
can Red Cross has issued bulletin
giving suggestions for Christmas pack
cts, with list of suitable gifts and
directions for packing them. This bull
letin suggests that articles. TO an
amount not exceeding $1.50 be select
ed from the list (Or according to in
dividual wishes), and packed in the
following manner:
use a khakl-cOlored handkerchief,
~ inches square and form the base
of the packet by placing on the center
Of the handkerchief pad of writ
ing paper about seven by ten inches.
Arrange the articles TO be sent, on the
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thereafter some spells OF war were
carried t. Rome and stored I'm this
temple. LII. the building was used
as Il mint. IL WAS only natural that
it's productions came TO take the name
of "moneta."
The word dollar" Is derived from
the German "thal," meaning vale or
valley. In 1884 the German (nOw
Austrian) government coined GER
tain piece of silver called "crOwn."
This was the first coin as far as we
know 10 be of the size and weight of
the coins which were later known as
pleces-of-eight, piastres, dollars, etc.
In 1916 Bohemian feudal lord named
Count Schllck coined some pieces of
silver of this size ut u mint In Joach-
inns Thai, or Joachlm's Vale, I'm BO-
hernia. They were first known as
Schlicktenthalers and Joachimsthalers
-afterward abbreviated to "thalers.'
These coins were circulated In Bohe-
mia and the low countries, where they
were variously called "thalers," dial
lers," "daalers," etc. They even
reached ConstGntinople and were
named "aslani." When Charles " king
Of Spain, heard of Schicktenthalers
he decided TO adopt the size as stand
ard. So lie coined eight Spanish reals
of silver, which amounted to about
the size of thaler, and called them
"pleces-of-eight" and "dollers." This
coin in July, 1T96. was adopted in
America by the continental congress.
The sign of u dollar ($) came about
in this way: When Charles V de-
signed pieces-of-eight the two pillars
OF Hercules were placed on one side
with II scroll forming an "S' and the
words "Plus ultra" This made a
crude IS" 1t came to be used rs Il
sign for pieces-of-eight-afterward
dollar.
The word "carat" originated in the
East and signified beans of a locust
tree. These beans were used from
time immemorial among eastern ma
tons as weight. just as barley and
wheat have been with us.
Money was called cash" by the an
cient Hndus (from "karsha-pana," II
coin). "Coin" comes from the Latin
word "cuneus," die or stamp.
"Gulneas" is dubbed from the country
in which the gold was obtained.
Franc" is the abbreyation of the in
Scrption Francorum Rex. shilling
comes from Il root signifying to div
ide.
Ancient coins are often valuable for
the history inscribed on them. Vic
tories have been COMMUNICATED and
rulers immOrtalized through the me-
dunn of coins. Further. the move
ments of people have often been es-
tablished by digging up their coins in
distant countries.
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TWINS EATEN BY ALLIGATOR
Swallows Boy and Girl, and Bodice
Were Later Found In AMI
mails Stomach.

An alligator swallowed twin babies.
a boy and girl, while the mother
washed clothes on the banks Of river
near Belize. British Honduras.
The mother had left her babies In q
basket near where she was washing.
and failed to notice an alligator that
stole up on the bank and suddenly
gulped down the twins. The woman
notified her husband, who was work
ing in a nearby field, and he led band
OF men 10 the spot.
The alligator was captured before It
succeeded in getting back into the wa
ter. When it's stomach was cut open
the dead bodies Of the twins were
found, almost unmarked.
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MISDEMEAN0R IN
WlGWAM OF NOKOMiS

Pueblo, Colo.-Lo! the poor
Indian has the distinction Of
blazing the trail In one more di-
acknowledging q thumbprint
signature.
Kick-One-Big-H ole-in-the Sky,
sometimes using the English
name of Lang, a Ute Indian, is
under Indictment here and will
be tried before a United States
district court charged with
forging the thumbprint Of a for
mer redskin companion, one
Wicked Snake, to a government
pay check.
Three-BrOken-Ribs and Big
Little-Hat, also Utes, known as
Jones and Clark, were indicted
at the same time for burglary
in Montezuma county.