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DAILY APPEAL VOL. LXIII STATE TEXT BOOKS Explanatory Letter Frsm a Member j of the New B?a--J Editor Appeal: In compliance with your request I hand you a synopsis of the salient features of the State Text-Book law passed by the last leg islature. This bill was modeled after the Montana law which has been in force in that state for about twelve years and has proven very satisfactory. There are some departures from the Montana law , however in the inter- est of the peculiar conditions of Ne- vada. This law provides that a tex-book commission to consist of seven mem- ie the three members of the State Board of Education and four appoint-Ion ed by the Governor. The four ap pc 'i-ees are to be superintendents r principals of schools employing not less than five teachers. This board, or SOmmlsslod, is required to meet on the fourth Tuesday of June, 1907, and adopt a complete series of text books for the public primary and grammar , schools of the state, for the excluive use of the schools as texts for a period of four years. The contracts ae also to proviis for exchanging new books for old books in the hands of the children, for exchange of books with the dealers, dollar for dollar, for new introductory prices, and retail prices. It also provides that these books shall be kept on sale in one or more depositories in every county, as sufficient quantities to supply the de mand, at the contract prices, which shall be uniform throughout the state. These prices are to be not less fav orable than the prices at which they are sold in any other state, a reason vlo s'lowance being made for a dif ference in the cost of transportation and handling. The faithful perform ance of the contracts is to be secured by requiring bonds of the publisher, or publishers, in amounts sufficient to guarantee the contracts, said bonds to be determined by the Commission. At the expiration of the contracts to be made on the fourth Tuesday ini Jnne, 1907, the Commission is requiv-' ed to meet on the fourth Tuesday in j June 1911, and renew, the contracts, j or adont other books, as may seem host for the schools; but no adoptions can be made dui.ng the four years, except in cases where tne puoiisner has forfeited his contract. The exclusive use of these books as texts h: secured by making it. a mis- demeanor for a board of trustees or a UrKlrr to requi.-e the children to buy any other books, or to permit the use of any other as text books. Every violation of this clause sub- ieots' the teacher or board of trustees to a fine of twenty dollars; provided, that this does not prevent the use of supplemental books furnished by the board of trustees. The Commission is authorized to meet from time to time at the call of the secretary, (the Superintendent j Capt. A. H. Mayne, who purchased l"-"!"-nf 1'iil.lio Instruction), or at the writ- , the great Ramsey Comstock mine ten request of a majority of the mem- bers, but shall not spend more than ten days in any one year in its ses - sions, ana not more man bix uajs m any session. The compensation of the appointees is Ave dollars per diem and actual traveling expenses. . t n .i : At the first meoti.i-: f the Coniims- sion on April 1st, it was decided to retain the present United States his- tnrv series, the neocranhv series and the physiology series, provided the pulli d.crs will offer satisfacloy te mv The other books can be lep'.ac- ed to the advantage of the schools, and, it is believed upon such terms as will cause no hardship to the patrons. Indeed, it has been demonstrated that state adoptions, under conditions that will secure the use of the books adopted, can be made at a positive saving to the parents. This is on account of the exchange and intro ductory prices of the new books; whereas, the old books sell at the lei.ular retail prions. But Lis :s 4 secondary consideration compared -with the advantages that new, up-to-date books will give the teachers and children in their work. J. C. TEMPLETON. -o-o- The fees in the Secretary of States offlce last Monday amounted to $2,000. 25 CENTS A WEEK RAMSEY NOTES The New Camp to the Front as a Producer Late development of Ramsey Ophir ground on the east trend of the Clark ! dike shows the group Is the real ! thing. Both the main tunnel and the j workings on the Clark lease above j are taking out rich ore, the same in , character as occurs in the oxide r,one j of the big strike and the property is plainly showing the presnco of the jsame big rich lead. They are at 'present driving the tunn! to crosscut I the dike and will soon determine its j extent and trend at this roint on Ihe 'hill. The Ramsey Ophtr property 1V? the south slope of Conau. t .Mount-, ain and is covered with a thin maiap:C i pf the company. It was decided by capping. The strong porphyry ledge j the stockhoMerft that this money shows through however, uu-f its gen-'should be invested in Tonopah mines oral course is evident for a great c'is- jand they selected George Nixcn to de tance. The entire length of ih3 Opbir j cide which mines were the best in ground shows its presence aud they j vestments. have uncovered it in numerous places. The tunnel will cut it in the neighbor hood of 200 feet depth and this should reveal some high values. The work ings are well up the hill from the Ramsey Comstock and it is not known just how much depth will be required to secure water level. There is much indication in the tua iel t'.i ore will carry sulphides. Every little way they have encountered rich seams and veins and it is intended to give attention to some of these a lit tle later. The miLe is m excellent shape and the owners are very con fident of big production in the near future. Walkover Soon to Open Up. The owners of the Walkover mine I have arranger preliminaries and will soon have the rich Walttover dike in shape to eommence operation. The outcrop is visible nearly the claims length and probably is more prolific of high surface values than any other ledge in the district, with the excep tion of the famous Clark dike, owned by the Ramsey Comstock company, ine waiKover is very similar io ine""j ouu mni waim ov-ai j. Clark dike and it is the fact of its j Smith or any other attorney in Reno producing such remarkable surface j and it can be easily collected. pannings caused so much prominence; The Appeal will further state that to be attached to it. At the time the j Senator Nixon has been crticised for ! property was opened up and the big outcrop was found to carry so much iree goiu, a great, rusu was maae iur j any vacant ground in that part ot the i. strict and a number of fortunate ; ones succeeded in picking up a claim j ih-Te and there. There weie .i -.lumber of sales consumated in the immediate ; j neighborhood and several properties' - - ; are incorporated near and have (level- ; a nient under way. High grade fr,j:ii ; the Walkover has been frequently tested and the mine is well known for its productiveness of rich surface values. The ledge has been trenched ana cut in a great many places and 'the fact demonstrated the values carry for a long d.stance. from tne original locators is at the jhead of the Walkover Company and :has associated with him some very : j. c,it t r..,;tni;.-r. . piumuiem oait laivc i.aiiaiiai3 mining men. The property is in the ! hands of the very lies; people and development of it wiil lie the right . . sort. The mine looks like a Dig one : and is regarded a sure winner in this ; district. o-o- ( Builders are at wor all over Carson ! and realty is is going up. j George Bendiriger went to Reno on j business tnis morning. i Ule Brule is spending a few days in Carson. Mrs. Garfield Doane and her sister reached this city this morning, the guests of Hy Doane. The Appeal acknowledges the re ceipt of a buch of new subscribers from Reno. The man who stole wood from the Appeal office all winter has quit Wood all gone except a few knotty sticks that can't be split. If he will slip in some night and take them there will be no questions asked. The boys who played in the school room scene last evening now consid er themselves professionals. CARSON CITY, NEVADA TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 23, 1907 5 THAT SUNSET OIL STOCK Tne Money Arising From the Sale of the Tonopah Mining Stock Has Not Reached the Stockholders The Appeal office continues to be the recipient of queries relative to the whereabouts of the money which Senator Nixon received from the sale of mining stock purchased by money belonging to the stockholders of the Sunset Oil company The history of t! transactioon Some yeanj &gQ ft number of people j in Carson invested several thousand j dolars in Sunset Qil stock. The well was sunk a few hundred feet and the jtQoJs stuck and there was several unpnv RTRipn is inisi' thousand dollars left itt the treasury About three months ago Senator Nixon turned over to the officers of the Sunset Oil Company in Reno the sum of $10,000 and upward for the benefit of the stockholders. They supposed chat they would get their money at once as Mr. Nixon published the full record of the trans action and made a public accounting. The stockholders are still whistling for their money. No one seems to know who to apply to for a settlement. The Appeal will state for the bene fit of the stockholders that Mr. Sam Wheeler of Reno is the pQsident of the company and the money should be in his hands or the hands of the treasurer. If anyone is now holding on to that money it is unlawfully withheld and should be accounted for at once. Some of the stockholders have engaged Oscar J. Smith of Reno to represent them and collect the money. Possibly it is there awaiting claim ents. The Appeal would suggest thai, people in Carson who want their 'putting some of that money in prop- lerties in which he was interested and ; ... ,v v,..., I 1 Tl. 4 .. .-.1 1, . nntu. pptai anions, oim. papers made this statement. a matter of fact Senator Nixon ;.. ... bis own pocket made good the loss through investment in his mines. Tllis was certainly a very h ' "J l"c rti'i,cal i""11"" - , apologies tor making the stateu .::! ! that the company lost through his in ! vestment in his own propeny. The investments Nixon made netted ; enough money to bring the Carson stockholders out a little more than :even and a11 they want to know is ; their money from the Sunset Oil THE PRISON SUPERINTENDANCY It is the general opinion here that or 1,0 . av iskps r mrsrc nt the - - a- prison that he should run as the chief .executive and not be hampered by the board. tu.-. i,- ,.:i,i ....... l-aiuic a.v lug iuisuhi can be run is to have one boss and act with supreme authority. Fred Hess is convalescent after his recent illness. The Fleishkacers have bought con- trol of the Nevada Conduit company. Owing to the extra work of the ; police in Reno of late the salaries have been raised. They certainly j earn their money down there. George Mills will be an important witness in the case of the killing at Derby dam. The state will claim that the defendant was violating the law in fishing at the dam and Mills will testify as Fish Commissioner. Edgar Santo stepped in front of a fast train in Winnemucca yesterday and was ground to pieces ed to commit suicide. He desir- James G. Shaw of this city is quite - 1 sick In Reno, but his condition is not serious. HEP, WEDDING DAY ! Regular Old Fashioned Melodrama Last Evening at the Opera House There was a good attendance last evening to witness the Eckhardt's company in "Her Wedding Day" which is an out and out. blown in the bottle melodrama. Helen Gray, the heroine, gets mixed up in a scandal in early life and goes out to live it down. Some fellow follows her about the country and gives her land ladies the tip. Mrs. Cobb a very vinagary specimen of femininity and the village gossip, fires her from her boarding house and of course Nolan Crane a young schoolmaster happens along about that time and catches her be foie she hits the ground. They pro ceed to become engaged. She figures about coughing up her past to her intended and while she is figuring along comes the heavy vil lian and saves her the trouble. He at once gets handed a package In the shape of a jolt on the jaw by Mr. Crane to the great satisfaction of the gallery, who nearly lift the roof off applaudin-g. He comes back with a gun whfcch goes off in the air as ail guns invariably do when fired by vil liana. There is also1 a school room scene i where a number of Carson kids were introduced. They acted so naturally that they captured the Stage from the professionals and got most of the ap plause. The audience were quite in sym pathy with all the people who stuck by the Grey girl and handed them large wads of applause whenever they got a show. Miss Vera Brown sang and danced between acts and was recalled. The moving pictures were excellen and one of the songs between the acts was so taking that the audience joined in. "The Great Northwest or the Road to 'Frisco will be given this evening It is about the liviliest drama of the kind on the road and well worth seeing. THE STOCK MARKET As reported by the State Bank & j Trust Company. COMSTOCK Oprur 2 E-0 1 15 i :,o 1 40 ;') 1 M0 4 G5 11 3S 02 1 5 1 65 3 57 Vs 39 4t; IS' 2 00 83 21 43 8 67 y2 43 1 'JO 1G 00 17 4 10 85 1 20 1 30 1 60 4- 25 51 50 15 35 79 52 43 28 40 15 08 44 14 75 21 13 10 Con CaI & Va jjexicail 1!est & Belcher , Exclloquor Yellow Jacket , TONOPAHS Belmont ash Boy (".olden Anchor i(.reat WcsUn.u Jim Bul,er Midway Montana N-orth Star Macnamar ' Rescue Pittsburg S. P. 'Booth GOLDF1ELD Adams Diamondfield Con 'GoldfleM Minin- ' j, ' i , j ijrtauiirt j Mohawk ... Nevada Boy Red Top ... Sandstorm . Great Bend Silver Pick vs Combination Frac. Red Top Ex Blue Bull , . T, ,, gtar ' Atlanta Triangle BULLFROG 'Amethyst National Bank Mayflower .... Denver Annex Yankee Girl Oro Original Bullfrog . MANHATTAN Manhattan Con. . . Manhattan Dexter Manhattan M. Co. Gold Wedge CENTS A COPY IS STILL GIVING Clarence Mackay Sends a Check for J None of the Federal Appointments $500 to the Nevada Historical Belonging to Her Seems to Society Come This Way The Nevada Historical Society sent j The Federal appoints which natur Clarence Mackay an invitation to at- j ally belong to each state as a matter tend the organization meeting and re- i of courtesy are supposed to be evenly ceived the following in reply: ; distributed and each state gets its ! share. Nevada, however, has not at ,.,.. ' Dear Miss Wier: I have your letter of the 11th, for which please accept my thanks. I uiuv.u viiau. tUO wuiwu invitation of the Executive Council of the Historical Society to be present at its fourth annual meeting which is to be held this June, but I am afraid that it will not be possible for Mrs. Mackay and myself to attend, as we are contemplating a trip to Europe. I take pleasure in enclosing you check for 500 as my contribution towards the work or the Historical Society, to be used in such manner as the Executive Council may deem best, I am Faithfully yours, CLARENCE H. MACKAY. Miss J. E. Weir, Sec. Reno Historical Society. Reno, Nevada. o-o THE LADY MINSTRELS Miss Page who is over from Reno met the lady minstrels in Odd Fel lows' hall this afternoon and the work v.. .U auupv the greatest show ever seen in Car- son is now under way. Everyone . recognizes at once that Miss Tage understands what she is about and has all the business at her finger tips. The volunteers number already more than needed and all who have met Miss Page are enthusiastic over the outlook. It is going to be a very jolly affair and the best people in the city are taking a hand in the aitair. o-o WATER MIXED WITH GASOLINE To a correspondent who asks how one may tell when water has been mixed with gasoline. The Automo- bile Magazine (New York, March) an- swers as follows: '"If the water is mixed with the gasoline, the best plan to find it out is to put a spoonful m a saucer and set fire to it in a safe place. All the gasoline will burn vp and leave the water behind. Aii-'ther way is to run the mixture through a bag made of chamois leather, when the gasoline will pass through, but the water will remain belli :f iwater in the gasoline has setii' 'i i the bottom of the tank it will iia-;-. i 1 into the carbureter and preve.it the engine from starting. If the carbur- erler is permitted to overflow, one can tell by the touch if water is running through. To become fdmil'ar with this touch, dip the fingers into gaso ilne an,d rub them together, tb?n do the same thing with water. A differ ent sensation is felt between t'a two fluids." o-o COHN'S PORCUPINE it is up to Some of its Again That porcupine of Abe I tl. nagerie ought to be killed. !,v . s ii' a '. iii:l;t it wandered away from the Zoo ar.d took a stroll about town. Sueinjr :.n cptn window it went in aa.'. t.nn cooly proceeded to cravl lii'.o u-i in viting looking bed. About 11 o'clock a jo itii l.uiy happened into the bed with tLe in tention of going to slej.j there. In a second when her bare feet came in contact with the outside :! tho uireu- , city. pine she came out ot that bed as if she was shot out of a gun u;d the j 1 eon French of Searchlight has been screech she let loose could be h.ard j admitted to the bar by the Supreme several blocks. The little animal also Court u this city, came out of the bed and lit out of the j Carson is recognized as the resi window. The young lady had an at-1 dence city of the state and inquires tack of hysterics before she was j are coming in every day from people through and the porcupine was fright-1 who desire to settle here. ened out or a years growth. Cohn has agree'd to give the lady in Indian basket and keep her name out of the papers. The Eckhardt Company which will oak Morris chair, one golden oak cen play here four nights tiave been ex- jter table, one plate rack, one swinging tendedthe freedom of the Sagebrush Jp.ortierre pole. Inquire at C12 west Club during their stay in Carson. Telegraph street. No. 142 NEVADA GETS SMALL END I ithe present time a single consulate ! officer anywhere in the world. In the old days the mission to Japan and the Sandwich Islands were con- jsidered a3 belonging to Nevada. They ! t glimmering many ye,r3 ago and all that la left l3 aa occasional cadet. ship somewhere Ia the N Academy I a chance or a wandering typo to do a stunt ,Q the government printing Office, I It would seem time for our repre ! sentativea to make a livelv demand of wnat be,OHgg to tni3 sec(Jon of the earth. o-o- A CALIFORNIA AFFAIR There is a lady now ?i.ivassii!g thi;: city for funds to assist an -usti-tution in Oakland v.hljn carea for orphan children. The Appeil h i: eves that if anyone wishes to invest any money in caring for oruh;iis liiry could do it very nicely by suiin? It tn the Orphans Home n this city. Orphan children are aiwavs objects ! of sympathy but California orphans Euouid Ue cared tor ;y j oney, 0 CiulGinia SENATOR BROSSEMER OUT Senator Brossemer who was confin ed to his bed all through the session is out and rapidly on the way to health again. oo Sheriff Sweenev is here from purejja Dick Kirniau came up from Reno today in his auto. When a man wants his party affil- iations properly endorsed he ought to be able to get the same from his County Central Committee of his party, Judge Mack of lrginia City is in The city continues to fill up with strangers looking for houses. In this connection it may be of interest to know that Mr. Paul Lewis has just let a contract for two more houses to be built on his addition to Carson, Don't forget to take your best girl and take in the theater this evening. Get a summer hat now, as millinery will be sold at cost until May 1st. Mrs. Werner, No. Ill, East 4th, lw stree(- If the miners of GoldiielJ would rico Vincent St. John out of town on a i ail they would be dn' i; a gocd turn for organized labor in thl j slate No vp da needs no ngitatois rl his type, The ice cream parlors are now in full blast at Uavey & Maish's, Richard son's and Flecner's and all doing a good business this warm weather. Harry Cowden will leave on the train this evening for a brief stay in San Francisco. Win. Hy Doane is in here from Keeler to spend a few days in Car son. Emerson Gee of Reno and wife are spending a few days in Carson. Miss Lottie Frey of Geno is spend ing a few days in Carson. Miss Murchinson of Sacramento is . visiting hr Qitor "VTrc -.r ii:.. FOR SALE ! One weathered oak writing oesk and book case combined, one golden