May 6, 1891 (4 pages)

fu ays e to: gold EO. d_to ning Disbablo Co., iL hoe ee of Cal., @unsent 88. ceriit bid such gasful RD, plyent ———e te at VEN, jer of ity of \de oir in the 3. Sianderstate, highof the nfirmWedMl, at ises of h San ia, all late of t) eae y 20 ‘that of law, han or James adjudi» those of land townCounty a, and ws, to cels of North ignated ownsite sorder’s ree and ogether , Also per 2. . gale: States, oney te the day ation of Deed at LAR, mes G. h, 1891. a holders and Imdat their rada City h, 1891, at Directors ther. busithe meet: esident. ap) ——n ¢. STOCK: 1 Agsocia1, Nevada 1891, @ of elect4 and the ag ae mty {i fx jecretary, ¥ The Daily Transcript. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6. 1891. SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, not only speaks for itself, but has ; thousands of peo ‘pte to speak for it. The testimonials that have been given in its favor’ by people who have been cured by it would fill pages of a newspaper. No other medicine’has been so thoroughly endorsed by the public. Here isa sample of : . 4 ¥ L4 Disinterested Testimony. Rev. M, B. Wharton,pastor of the First Baptist Church, Montgomery, Ala., writes: “I have seen Swift's Specific used, and have known many cases of the worst form of blood disease which have been cured by it. Iknow the proprietors to be gentlemen of the highest type, and of the utmost reliability, I recommend it as a great blood rémedy unequaled by anything that I know of.” Books on Blood and Skin Diseases Free. " THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. EE UPA STUMP. The Anti-Miners Im a Sad Difemmnia.— 1 In its repo t of the proceedings of Mond y’s meeting of the Sacramento county Supervisors the Record-Union says:One of the first matters that bobbed up was the hydraulic mining question. Geo. Ohleyer, of the Anti-debris Association, submitted a report, including a bill of expenses for the employment ef deputies, to stop hydraulic mining, etc. The report stated that DRAIN TRAINERS. What The County Pedagogues “Did Today, Together With a Record of Yes— terday Afternoon’s Exercises, The Institute was called to order this morning at 9:30 for the third days’ session. : Roll call showed that 26 out of a tetal of 81 teachers were absent. The 1ain drops doubtless kept-some-of the most delicate blossoms at home, and others are absent because their schools are not _now in session. Fine commentary on pedagogic -lecturss to children on being absent for slight cause, is_it not? The minutes of -the previous. days’ sessions were real and approved. Miss Jessie Meek and Miss Jennie Adair very pleasingly executed a vocal solo. GRAMMAR SECTION, Professor W. W. Andeffon conducted a modal class inEvangeline, the 2. cur alphabet. We have 26 letters and 40 sounds of them. We should have ene letter for one sound and no mere. Then there could be no mistake. With ourbystem, however, we can learn only by spelling by rule, and even that will frequently mislead you. , Prof. Foster spoke te much the Sime effect. We are Saway behind the age in sticking to our old ways of spalling, Germany and even Spain have 1 ng ago adopted phonetic Spelling. Teachers should agitate until they bring about the sam» result in our own language. Difficulty to the reform is met by the conflict of ideas upen what should be the accepted phonetic. s}stem. : A preacher arged that spelling years ago wag better than now. Pref, Foster replied that the reason was that they used to study very little else. Mr.O’ Neill said that it was useless to teach children to spell words which they da not know how to use. The same priaciple is truein reading. IF it be urged thatthe histery and nreaning of a word can be traced from its spelling, let the student of philology study these forms if he wishes; but donot make, children do this. What makee us -stick to the old form; is that-it-is fashionable, and the lovers of the old forins, and particularly the newspapers, make spelliag refor.neis contemptible, But the reform is near at hamd.-and the instrument that seems most likely tou compass it ia the phonograph, J.T. Wickes urged the gain in time proceeded against in the United States . te show how high schools should be . 4tlow us tospell phonetically. Circuit Court. Nothing in particular was done with taught, but to the end of encouraging supplementary readingin the lower Mrs. M.V. Laech wished to know why those men who'advocate phonetic should speak. The Superintendent emphasized the idea. Mr. Barry suggested that the Couaty Superintendent appoint two persons to debate upon the question. R. J. Fitzgerald said that he was in favor of high schools, but that they thust not intrade the essentially higher subjects upon those that he called “bread and butter’? subjects, Yet the Legislature deserved the greatest honor for passing the County High School Act. : Prof. Anderson said that mest decidedly tue high school subjecta were practical, Boys can enter the University without knowing one word of Latin or Greek. Great proficiency is demaiided in English, mathematics and the like, which are the most absolutely practical, broadening and. enlighteniag. Thestadent who has done this study finds himself the very best posaibly prepared for daily mechanical life. The whole difficulty is that itis not fully comprehended what constitutes traly practical course of atudy, Miss Becker played a veiy pleasing piano soto, A. E. Baugh read a paper on Penmanship. He urged that a handwriting that is perfectly legible is all that can be justly asked. Ornamental writing is of the same order as,tbe accomplisbments-of John, Sullivan: There-is: no educational value in it. After the acquirement reaches excellence it becomes unconscious. Writing is merely @ means, notanend. Chil dren should be taught “to write by writing, not by being taught principles. Any amount of teaching of the latter _two more. _hydraulickers. bad been . parpese of which, he stated, was 10 and labor of some method that will cannot make a good writer. M¥F> O'Neill wished to know if Mr: Baugh could write.” The gentleman eaid he could, and had an excellent the matter just then, but later in the . gtades. © Reading should not be mere-. .§Pelling_didn’t practice what~ they . system which he was anxious to teaci: day it came -up again aud wae dis-. ly to teach how-to read, bub should preached. missed to some extent. — Lawyer Robert T. Devlin, who had been -eninculcate a love for’ good reading, A volunteer class Mr. O'Neill for cash. Mr. O’Neii Prof. Foster said that the reason . then asked if he wrote on a typewriter of ~six-was then. Was.that.they were merely individ-. and if he employs an ‘‘operatress,” gaged by the board to attend to dome. taken in charge by the , Professor, . Uals, withou! the power to move the}in which case he promised to cali of Sacramento county’s bosiness in. He urged that very lit'le’ knowledge . times. That is, ‘he (assent. Still around. relation to hydraulicking, was present, . .be takea on trust from pupils, You! ¥¢ ought to do away with the old and in response to a request. made a. Will frequently find that-some of the. fasbion. fuw remarks, ‘® Attorney Devlin stated that it was a simplest notions are very hazily corceived of by children. Thus ‘pagrand father’s hat. difficult matter to get testimony on. poese” was once defined to a teacher old way was the preferable, and when which to pioceed against hydraulic inining. This was because. of the fact that it was fighting a whole community, and in order to get testimony it wae necessary to go into the. te be able te defead his opinions. keeping. =“onenmry scams He-sxid—he—hadconsidered the matter thoroughly, and was satisfied that the present method of yoing into cahoots with other couneach county should-tase—care—vi-ttself. He banded CUnuiruan Greer a rosvlution which he thought weuld Cover the matter. — Mr, Bates said tie county was exponding entirely toe much money uuder the present method, and he ‘was salisfied that achunge should be mide. He thought that the oaly way to get any resulta would be to put the whole matter in the hands of one attorney and have hin ‘‘camp en the euemy’s trail,” attend to getting evidence, and in fact “atop hydraulic mining.” Chairman Greer was about to read the resolution when he was stupped by, Mr.Bates, who said it would he better to consider that muter io executive session. This was agreed tv, so the mutter was laid over temporarily :———2 ys ‘*Wuar it costs’ must ba carefully considered by the yreat majority of people, in buying even necessities. Hood’s Sarsaparilla combines pusitive in aalnd.an country, as cat. And frequently whew a question is known it is often well to raise a quesThis is in the direct line ef getting pupils to think for. themsalves. Excite in children the desire to hunt up collateral information, from whatever “ties was net a good one, He thought . Source,upon points of the lesson. The! noon were moral training, the use of Jesson—was-given-in-such_aform.as—to make it evident that the “work could be profitibly and interestingly done with children. Longfellow is pre-eminently-suited te schoel— study bacaiise of its sweetness, purity and geutlesess, and because he glorifies the nobility aud dignity — of common things. And of his writings, Evangeline is the poem suited to school wak. Evangeline herself is perhaps the best, purest aud sweetest of the women af literature. = Z Prof, Fuster, as'a native of the locality of the peem of Evangeline added a few words descriptive of Acadia and particularly of the wonderful tides in the Bay of Sunday, and refecring to Prof. Auderson to prove that he was ielling no fish stery, he asserted that the childrea of Israel might well h ve had their Red Sea experience right here. Recess. PRIMARY SECTION, The section was called te order by the chairman, Mrs, E, 8. Hathaway. not be slow to adopt it. Miss Doom wanted to known how Mrs. Leech replied that she did’ut teach book-keeping. THIS AFTERNOON, The subjects considered this aftertext-bcoks, preparation for teaching, grammar and composition, The unabridged report of the afternoon’s proceedings will be printed in to-morrow’s ERANSCRIPT. . ; ‘ YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, After roll call Miss Ida Wilhelm of and was warmly receivéd, d Mrs. Leech suggested that the minuies of the Instititethus far be read. It was promised that they should bo heard tomorrow morning. z Frank Power: was imtroduced and read aA piper upon County High Schools. He spoke of the great utility of such schools. They are the poor man’s college. They are better than most colleges at the time of our forefathers. ‘These schools have therefore the best of claims upon the support of the public. The guccess of the high ‘the kind of work done by the lower economy with great medicinal power. . Mise Grace Everett spoke upon the] prides. It is the only medicine of ‘which can __ truly be said 100 Doses for One Dolir oeeee8?88e Art and Nature WE read of wonderful works of art carved with a jack-knife or painted with brushes made from a cat’s tail. But no ingenuity can give a rich flavor to the materials sold as cheap spices and extracts. Nature alone can flavor her luscious products and Nature has little to do with such goods, If you want the delicious flavors of ripe fruitthe rich pungency of pure spicesuse those supplies which come to you protected by the brand : Schilling’s BestWE guarantee them to be prepared from choice products of nature by best known methods for preserving the full flavor and strength. They cost more than poorer goods, but their rich flavors ~ and great strength make them the cheapest In the end. SCHILLING’S BEST. This brand shows the best value-gives the _ best satisfaction. Try it and see. ~~ n kages. i Your grocer has them. Askhim for our picture folder, . 206 os — miserable iloh’s-Cure Remedy for you, Wold by Carr SLevrLuss nights, made by th t eek 8h is the Bros, : subject of Penmanship in lower grades, emphasizing especially . the need of great practice as the chef element of successiul writing. Mrs. Hathaway said she provided her pupils with tracing paper at firat so as to give them the proper form-of the letter. Mra. OC. C. Smith spoke at length dwelling particularly upon. blackboard model work and the necessity of havmorning when children’s muscles are resh. Her practical success is the best testimony of her system. Mr. Barry thought legibility alone the desideratum ia teaching penmanship. : Superintendent Rogers spoke aga nst having children write immediately alter recess when the muscles are, excited by exercise and nol yet fully under vontrol. Miss Hook, on the contrary, thought the fresh air especially fitted them fo: writing at that particular time. Mrs; Douglass spoke briefly upon the same poinis. : Recess. After recess Mra, L. 8. Calkins and Mrs. F. G. Beatty beautifully played a duett, which was given in the usual artisiic style of these ladies. J. A. Black was introduced and read an intelligent paper upon the subject of physiology. Examples ol high hygionic conduct must not be exaggerated to childrea, or they will .ese faith in yourinformation, Teachfairly before them. Place a magnipupils. It will open a world of won der to them. Little scientific work, as such, is to be taught, except to ‘advance pupils. from the butcher shops: ‘‘why’s” than any other expedient teaching spellipg. He claimed tha the Superint ers must put both sides of the case Puraue the topical method and teach by the talks with your pupils, amd by aciaal objecis The microdent had “fixed upon him this subject because he. was ._esT. J. Barry spoke upon the subject ofcommon schools. This subject, he said, wassolirge that it wis very difficult to know how to attack it. He asserted that so far as he ws able to ascertain from quustioning, it seemed to be the impression prevalent that the main purposes weie to give a chance for children to be kept oui o! the overworked mamina’s way a part of the day, and secondly to furnish of the population. Seriously, however; he feund the main object ef the common schools te be, to train the future citizen in bis various functions. A difficulty with which the common school has to contend is the vast number of heterogeneous studies demanded. The mechanic wasts his boy taught a trade; the borticulturist and farmer that a knowledge of fruit poste be given, and seon. He urged that thoroughness be the desideratum rather than great nimber. of different branches. W. H. Wentworth was called upon for his views upon the high school as a connecting link ts the Uuivers ity and he spoke briefly. Fiank Power contended that the high school should give such training as will permit graduates to enter the Freshman class of ‘ho University immediately on graduation. ~~ Prof. Granville Foster urged that the University Faculty should be co:stituted a Board of Diiéctors to establish auniforay curriculum for all the bigh schools of the State. Superintendent Rogers said thee fying glass in the hands of you,jshonld be county high schools, that is, a high school for the use of the whwle couaty, Prof. Foster irfquired who would have charge of such schools. Prof. Anderson expressed his gratification that the late law establishing such schools should have been enacted and-ebaracte,iz+d as vandalism the law . which destroyed the high schools. Mr. O'Neill spoke on the subject of . High schools, he claimed, were essent. tially demovratic, in that they forbid any such thing as a literary aristocracy, and throw epen to the poorest The cause is the antiquarianism of ie: was opposel te high schools e Y : 4 a “ northern Hemisphere rotate’ ia rections opposite that of the hands of a watch? school, however, depends largely upon . " Mr. Fitzgerald opposed the idea We have enough of our. tha’ writing was ever a reflex action. Prof. Foster then tok up tho Mrs. Leech said that for her, the. question box. No. 1.—Why call the Puritans conshe believed the contrary she should . scientieus when they were intvlerant when they could be? Answer—Because they believed it tion im the pupil’y mind, to get him. Mrs. Leech spelled brought in boos-}# duty to be intoleraut—a duty to God-and-State. No. 2.—How isa teacher to meet tricks played on him? Answer—By skill and finesse, not anger, No. 3.—What animal sleeps’ with ita eyes open? Atiswer—Don’t know. : No. 4.—Why do cyclones in the diAnswer—The motiva—the resultant. of anorth wind failing behind and an The Institute was called to order a . equatorial 1:45. the given lat itude. wind rushing ahead in No. 5.—How are foreign geographicGrass Valley «anu a solo very. swaetly . 2! Bames te be pronounced ? Anawer—In tbe approved nogusn fashion, if there ia any, or if not in its own tongue. No, 6.—In reading should “the’’ be pronounced ‘‘the,’’ or ‘‘thu ?”” Answer—The, alone; thu in quick reading. No. 7.—What is the reason for the trouble between England and New Foundland? ’ Answer—Because of certain rights left to France in New Foundland by the treaty of 1713. The Institute adjourned till Wednesday morning. NOTES. All signs fail in Institute*week, and those peoples who had said the annual convention of the county teachers would this year escape-a rainstorm for the first time in the memory of the oldest inhabitant bevanse Prof. Wickes’ shiny silk hat was guirantead by its owner te be a fair-weather mascot,are forced to acknowledge th .t’for ence in their lives they have bee fooled. It began fo rain early this ing the writing bour early in the) support foran otherwise indigent part page alin anj there hag beep @. gently dowa-pour much of the time siuce, Mrs, C, C. Smith, Nevada county’s sweotest-voiced vocaliat, will sing at the teachers’ re-union at the National Horel tonight, at Prof. Anderson’» lecture in the Theatr tomorrow night, and at a private party to be given by a Nevad. City lady on Friday evening. ; Here’s a stunuer for Prof. Foster's» question box: ‘‘Why dees President Cleveland wear red, white and bluv suspenders?” Those pedagogues who took the TRANScRIPT’s advice and brouzh! their goloshes, umbrellas and gossamera along when they came to fa Institute will hereafter swear by the ne wepapers. EEE Schtiiing’s Best. Trial will tell how they excel. Slave yoursmioKed other Tobacco. pecially unfitted to speak upon it. boy the very best education, He Ke packse inimés ft). Too much stress is liid ‘upon thy . strengly supported the idea that the) ¢onvenient <p ackages. horrers. of bad spelling Bad . University should control the high. { Ton: SALE BYALL™ DEALERS: spelling means not lack of culschool curricula. ; JMR y' pie \v ture, but lack ef a dictionary. Prof, Foster urged that somebody. = > MERB AND THERE, A Brief Record of Varieus Matters of Local Interest. : Do not miss the hop at Armory Haltomorrow evening if you want to have areal good time. The Travers. murder trial in the Superior Court will probably not be concluded before Saturday. Edmund Hocking’s dwelling property on Empire street,Grass Valley, was burned yesterday morning. Insured for $1,900. The house at the Cottage Hill place in Grass Valley township, owned by Mr. Bayne, was burned Monday. Loss $900. Partially insured. W. J. Organ has the contract for building the new ditch down the Washington ridge to supply the Harmonsy and adjacent gravel mines wih water. His créw of men began work this week. : Paul Quick has purchaséd the Spencer property at the corer of Schvol and Neal streets in Grass Valley, and W. S. Rebinson has bought the J. J. Dorsey. property at the corner of Main and High streets in the same town, ~+ ee@ ee A Grass Valley stery. Telegraph: Mrs. Maude S, Peaslee contributes to the Sacramento RecordUnion a stery entitled “A Modern Tantalus.’’ The story is founded on the Brennan tragedy which occurred on the 2lst of February 1858. On that day. Michael Brennan, president of the Mount Hope’ Mining Company, killed bis three children and his wife and then committed suicide. The killing was done with prussic acid, The ‘cause of it-all was disappointment in} mining on Massachusetts Hill. Mrs. Peaslee makes a good story ef the matter. — ~ U. R. MK. eof P. Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of Mountain Division, U. R.-K. of P., will be held this evening at Armory Hall. Strawberrics Received Dally. Thomas Shurtleff of the Plaza Store receives fresh and delicious suawberries daily. : Ser Ir you suffer pricking pains en moving the eyes, or cannot bear bright. light, and find your sight. weak and failing, you should premptly use Dro-J-H,MeLean’s Strengthening Eye Salve. 25 cents a box. For sale by Carr Broe.,: Clauss shears. , Those-—Clauss—Shears—at—Lraa & Suaw’s are fully warranted, If not perfoctly satisfugtory return them and get a new pair. tf BURN. At Grass Valley, May 5, to the wife of Doug. V. Shoemaker, a son, MARRIED. .-At Aacramento, May, Wu. Miners and PERSONAL MENTION. : Social and Other Netes About People Old and Young. Miss Anna Schmittburg has gone to Sin Francisco te remain for the sumnmer. : Dectors F. R. Waggoner -of Sacramento, Fred Hutchins of Jackson and John Manson of Placer county are here to testify in the Travers murder cage. J. W. Lyons, who has been sojourning in this city for the past six months, lft yesterday morning for atrip threugh the northern part of tlie country. He will visit relatives in Ores n and should the ceuntry prove favoiable may lecate there. Dr. George 8. Farley, for so many years a well-known physician on the San Juan ridge, arrived here Jast evening from Fresne where he has pur chased a business. ile will go to San Juan this week and dispose of his business there after which he will return to’ Fresno to remain, an 220 V-@O EF. Association. Atthe stockholders meeting of the Odd Fullowa{Hall Association held on Monday evening last the following named gentemen ware el: cied Trustees for the ensuing year: N. P. Brown, and W. ©. Groves. The Board organized and elected the following officers: President, J. O. Rich; Treasurer, OC. E. Mulloy; Secretary, J. G@. O'Neill, J. 0, Abboit having sont im his resignation as custodian of the property of the Association, J.G, O'Neill was elected in his place, "Bridget McCleskey Bead. Bridget McCloskey, a well known local character whe has lived here since about 1854, died last evening at six o’cluck of consumption, She ewnrepute on Pine street just above Commercial, Fleur #3 a Mundred At the Beehive Grocery Store. tf no POWDER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strengh —Idtest IT & Gavarnmant Wand Ra. port. DIED. At thiscity, May 5th, Bridget McCloskey a native of County Donegel, Ireland, aged 54 years, Peculiar ‘In many important respects, Hood’s Sarsaparilla is different from and superior to other medicines, : Peculiar in combination, proportion and preparation of ingredients, Hood’s Sarsaparilla possesses the full curative value of the best known vegetable remedies. Peculiar in its medicinal merit, won. derful cures are accomplished by Hood’s Sarsaparilla Peculiar in the confid it gains among all classes, one bottle always sells another. Peculiar in its ‘ good name at home” — there is more of Hood’s Sarsaparilla sold in Lowell, where it is made, than of all other sarsaparillas or blood.purifier’s. Peculiar in its phenomenal sales abroad, no other preparation has ever attained such popularity In so short atime. It really is a Peculiar Medicine Pecullar in strength and economy— Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the only medicine of which can truly bo said, ‘100 doses one dollar.” Medicines in larger and smaller bottles require larger doses, and do not produce as good results as Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by druggists. $1; sixforgs. Prepared by C. 1, HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lewell, Masa {00 Doses One Dollar HOW TO MAKE MONEY. Surprising inducements offered to ladies and getitlemen to get up Clubs for our celebrated; TEAS, COFFEES AND SPICES. Z ¥ Special terms to consumers. Catalogues mailed free on receiptof name and address. Ca., Commercial street, Nevada City. e Agents Wanted Evervwhere. SMOKE OUR CELEBRATED SPANOL, Cigar. EXCHANGE. / Has the Signature of, Great American Fmporting Tea. For saleat NATIONAL None are Genuine unless every Box _ M. WERTHEIMER & (0, . —— H. C. MELL, TME LEADING ‘S Woodworker ; —AND— , Wagonmaker, H* REMOVED TO DENNY & GRAY’S NEW SHOP AT THE PLAZA, Where he will be pleased to receive all his old customers and mduy new ones. He will suit you in quality of work and prices. eae Y eae REMOVAL Swart’s Photograph Rooms. x AVING REFITTED THE PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY on Fine Street, I hcrewith inform the public that I am now Ready For Business! Photographs in all the Latest Styles. Old Pictures copied and enlarged, JOHN SWART, Photographer. LEDDY’S VARIETY STORE —INnD— PIONEER CANDY FACTORY, { Formerly E. F. Rosepthal’s Store) COMMERCIAL Btreet.. NEVADA CITY FRUIT AND VEGETABLES RECEIVED DAILY BY FREIGHT AND EXPRESS. A Complete stock of CIGARS, TOBACCOS, and SMOKERS’ MATERIALS, Everything in the Line of NOTIONS AND TOYS, . This is the Origina’ PIONEER CANDY FACTORY. andies of all kinds made daily. One trial of our confectionery will convince you that it is equal to the best made anywhere. ‘J.C. Rich, ©. E. Mulley, J. G. O'Neill . ed the'two lattived-front houses of iltt — RMOVED! . THOMAS LEDDY, Propricter. In Food is tlie Seite of good health. We aim, to furnish. only PURE HOME MADE CANDIES. Our reputation is a guarantee of their quality. THE SUPERIOR CANDY FACTORY, The only Factory in this city that. deals exclusively in Candies. "> J. Mv FOLEY, Prova, : 5 and 7 Commercial st. Sa ‘B. H. MILLER, _Odd Fellows’, Building, Broad Street, * ‘ Thave-now-atarge and complete stock-of {Lailies, Misses’ and Childrens Tas, Flowers, Tips, Plumes, Libhons and as, S Of the Latest Styles and Shades, will be sold at astonish} ing Low Prices. \ CHILDREN’S TRIM MED HATS, From 20 cents up. : * From 25 cents up: FLOWERS AND WREATHS, nice; fresh goods, From 25 cents up. All these goods have just arrived direct from the man ufacturers, and are not the leavings of the San Francisco Millinery and Auction Houses. All my. Hats are trimmed by MRS.’ COHN, which eng ables me-to sell lower than other houses. Call and be convinced-thereof. Casper Cohn, Masonic Block, Commercial st., Neva la-City, Cal. DOWN 0 THE VALLEY WE SELL DRY GOODS, CARPETS, WA'L PéPER and MILLINERY at About ONE-THIRD OFF the Regular Rates for Cash. r) — Our Carpet and. Nilivert Display is Something Fine. . Bus Fare paid to customers buying: liberally of the ; GREAT BARGAINS we are now offeriag. ee Proprietor of the Beehive Grass Valle;,

fu ays e to: gold EO. d_to ning Disbablo Co., iL hoe ee of Cal., @unsent 88. ceriit bid such gasful RD, plyent ———e te at VEN, jer of ity of \de oir in the 3. Sianderstate, highof the nfirmWedMl, at ises of h San ia, all late of t) eae y 20 ‘that of law, han or James adjudi» those of land townCounty a, and ws, to cels of North ignated ownsite sorder’s ree and ogether , Also per 2. . gale: States, oney te the day ation of Deed at LAR, mes G. h, 1891. a holders and Imdat their rada City h, 1891, at Directors ther. busithe meet: esident. ap) ——n ¢. STOCK: 1 Agsocia1, Nevada 1891, @ of elect4 and the ag ae mty {i fx jecretary, ¥ The Daily Transcript. WEDNESDAY, MAY 6. 1891. SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, not only speaks for itself, but has ; thousands of peo ‘pte to speak for it. The testimonials that have been given in its favor’ by people who have been cured by it would fill pages of a newspaper. No other medicine’has been so thoroughly endorsed by the public. Here isa sample of : . 4 ¥ L4 Disinterested Testimony. Rev. M, B. Wharton,pastor of the First Baptist Church, Montgomery, Ala., writes: “I have seen Swift's Specific used, and have known many cases of the worst form of blood disease which have been cured by it. Iknow the proprietors to be gentlemen of the highest type, and of the utmost reliability, I recommend it as a great blood rémedy unequaled by anything that I know of.” Books on Blood and Skin Diseases Free. " THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. EE UPA STUMP. The Anti-Miners Im a Sad Difemmnia.— 1 In its repo t of the proceedings of Mond y’s meeting of the Sacramento county Supervisors the Record-Union says:One of the first matters that bobbed up was the hydraulic mining question. Geo. Ohleyer, of the Anti-debris Association, submitted a report, including a bill of expenses for the employment ef deputies, to stop hydraulic mining, etc. The report stated that DRAIN TRAINERS. What The County Pedagogues “Did Today, Together With a Record of Yes— terday Afternoon’s Exercises, The Institute was called to order this morning at 9:30 for the third days’ session. : Roll call showed that 26 out of a tetal of 81 teachers were absent. The 1ain drops doubtless kept-some-of the most delicate blossoms at home, and others are absent because their schools are not _now in session. Fine commentary on pedagogic -lecturss to children on being absent for slight cause, is_it not? The minutes of -the previous. days’ sessions were real and approved. Miss Jessie Meek and Miss Jennie Adair very pleasingly executed a vocal solo. GRAMMAR SECTION, Professor W. W. Andeffon conducted a modal class inEvangeline, the 2. cur alphabet. We have 26 letters and 40 sounds of them. We should have ene letter for one sound and no mere. Then there could be no mistake. With ourbystem, however, we can learn only by spelling by rule, and even that will frequently mislead you. , Prof. Foster spoke te much the Sime effect. We are Saway behind the age in sticking to our old ways of spalling, Germany and even Spain have 1 ng ago adopted phonetic Spelling. Teachers should agitate until they bring about the sam» result in our own language. Difficulty to the reform is met by the conflict of ideas upen what should be the accepted phonetic. s}stem. : A preacher arged that spelling years ago wag better than now. Pref, Foster replied that the reason was that they used to study very little else. Mr.O’ Neill said that it was useless to teach children to spell words which they da not know how to use. The same priaciple is truein reading. IF it be urged thatthe histery and nreaning of a word can be traced from its spelling, let the student of philology study these forms if he wishes; but donot make, children do this. What makee us -stick to the old form; is that-it-is fashionable, and the lovers of the old forins, and particularly the newspapers, make spelliag refor.neis contemptible, But the reform is near at hamd.-and the instrument that seems most likely tou compass it ia the phonograph, J.T. Wickes urged the gain in time proceeded against in the United States . te show how high schools should be . 4tlow us tospell phonetically. Circuit Court. Nothing in particular was done with taught, but to the end of encouraging supplementary readingin the lower Mrs. M.V. Laech wished to know why those men who'advocate phonetic should speak. The Superintendent emphasized the idea. Mr. Barry suggested that the Couaty Superintendent appoint two persons to debate upon the question. R. J. Fitzgerald said that he was in favor of high schools, but that they thust not intrade the essentially higher subjects upon those that he called “bread and butter’? subjects, Yet the Legislature deserved the greatest honor for passing the County High School Act. : Prof. Anderson said that mest decidedly tue high school subjecta were practical, Boys can enter the University without knowing one word of Latin or Greek. Great proficiency is demaiided in English, mathematics and the like, which are the most absolutely practical, broadening and. enlighteniag. Thestadent who has done this study finds himself the very best posaibly prepared for daily mechanical life. The whole difficulty is that itis not fully comprehended what constitutes traly practical course of atudy, Miss Becker played a veiy pleasing piano soto, A. E. Baugh read a paper on Penmanship. He urged that a handwriting that is perfectly legible is all that can be justly asked. Ornamental writing is of the same order as,tbe accomplisbments-of John, Sullivan: There-is: no educational value in it. After the acquirement reaches excellence it becomes unconscious. Writing is merely @ means, notanend. Chil dren should be taught “to write by writing, not by being taught principles. Any amount of teaching of the latter _two more. _hydraulickers. bad been . parpese of which, he stated, was 10 and labor of some method that will cannot make a good writer. M¥F> O'Neill wished to know if Mr: Baugh could write.” The gentleman eaid he could, and had an excellent the matter just then, but later in the . gtades. © Reading should not be mere-. .§Pelling_didn’t practice what~ they . system which he was anxious to teaci: day it came -up again aud wae dis-. ly to teach how-to read, bub should preached. missed to some extent. — Lawyer Robert T. Devlin, who had been -eninculcate a love for’ good reading, A volunteer class Mr. O'Neill for cash. Mr. O’Neii Prof. Foster said that the reason . then asked if he wrote on a typewriter of ~six-was then. Was.that.they were merely individ-. and if he employs an ‘‘operatress,” gaged by the board to attend to dome. taken in charge by the , Professor, . Uals, withou! the power to move the}in which case he promised to cali of Sacramento county’s bosiness in. He urged that very lit'le’ knowledge . times. That is, ‘he (assent. Still around. relation to hydraulicking, was present, . .be takea on trust from pupils, You! ¥¢ ought to do away with the old and in response to a request. made a. Will frequently find that-some of the. fasbion. fuw remarks, ‘® Attorney Devlin stated that it was a simplest notions are very hazily corceived of by children. Thus ‘pagrand father’s hat. difficult matter to get testimony on. poese” was once defined to a teacher old way was the preferable, and when which to pioceed against hydraulic inining.. This was because. of the fact that it was fighting a whole community, and in order to get testimony it wae necessary to go into the. te be able te defead his opinions. keeping. =“onenmry scams He-sxid—he—hadconsidered the matter thoroughly, and was satisfied that the present method of yoing into cahoots with other couneach county should-tase—care—vi-ttself. He banded CUnuiruan Greer a rosvlution which he thought weuld Cover the matter. — Mr, Bates said tie county was exponding entirely toe much money uuder the present method, and he ‘was salisfied that achunge should be mide. He thought that the oaly way to get any resulta would be to put the whole matter in the hands of one attorney and have hin ‘‘camp en the euemy’s trail,” attend to getting evidence, and in fact “atop hydraulic mining.” Chairman Greer was about to read the resolution when he was stupped by, Mr.Bates, who said it would he better to consider that muter io executive session. This was agreed tv, so the mutter was laid over temporarily :———2 ys ‘*Wuar it costs’ must ba carefully considered by the yreat majority of people, in buying even necessities. Hood’s Sarsaparilla combines pusitive in aalnd.an country, as cat. And frequently whew a question is known it is often well to raise a quesThis is in the direct line ef getting pupils to think for. themsalves. Excite in children the desire to hunt up collateral information, from whatever “ties was net a good one, He thought . Source,upon points of the lesson. The! noon were moral training, the use of Jesson—was-given-in-such_aform.as—to make it evident that the “work could be profitibly and interestingly done with children. Longfellow is pre-eminently-suited te schoel— study bacaiise of its sweetness, purity and geutlesess, and because he glorifies the nobility aud dignity — of common things. And of his writings, Evangeline is the poem suited to school wak. Evangeline herself is perhaps the best, purest aud sweetest of the women af literature. = Z Prof, Fuster, as'a native of the locality of the peem of Evangeline added a few words descriptive of Acadia and particularly of the wonderful tides in the Bay of Sunday, and refecring to Prof. Auderson to prove that he was ielling no fish stery, he asserted that the childrea of Israel might well h ve had their Red Sea experience right here. Recess. PRIMARY SECTION, The section was called te order by the chairman, Mrs, E, 8. Hathaway. not be slow to adopt it. Miss Doom wanted to known how Mrs. Leech replied that she did’ut teach book-keeping. THIS AFTERNOON, The subjects considered this aftertext-bcoks, preparation for teaching, grammar and composition, The unabridged report of the afternoon’s proceedings will be printed in to-morrow’s ERANSCRIPT. . ; ‘ YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, After roll call Miss Ida Wilhelm of and was warmly receivéd, d Mrs. Leech suggested that the minuies of the Instititethus far be read. It was promised that they should bo heard tomorrow morning. z Frank Power: was imtroduced and read aA piper upon County High Schools. He spoke of the great utility of such schools. They are the poor man’s college. They are better than most colleges at the time of our forefathers. ‘These schools have therefore the best of claims upon the support of the public. The guccess of the high ‘the kind of work done by the lower economy with great medicinal power. . Mise Grace Everett spoke upon the] prides. It is the only medicine of ‘which can __ truly be said 100 Doses for One Dolir oeeee8?88e Art and Nature WE read of wonderful works of art carved with a jack-knife or painted with brushes made from a cat’s tail. But no ingenuity can give a rich flavor to the materials sold as cheap spices and extracts. Nature alone can flavor her luscious products and Nature has little to do with such goods, If you want the delicious flavors of ripe fruitthe rich pungency of pure spicesuse those supplies which come to you protected by the brand : Schilling’s BestWE guarantee them to be prepared from choice products of nature by best known methods for preserving the full flavor and strength. They cost more than poorer goods, but their rich flavors ~ and great strength make them the cheapest In the end. SCHILLING’S BEST. This brand shows the best value-gives the _ best satisfaction. Try it and see. ~~ n kages. i Your grocer has them. Askhim for our picture folder, . 206 os — miserable iloh’s-Cure Remedy for you, Wold by Carr SLevrLuss nights, made by th t eek 8h is the Bros, : subject of Penmanship in lower grades, emphasizing especially . the need of great practice as the chef element of successiul writing. Mrs. Hathaway said she provided her pupils with tracing paper at firat so as to give them the proper form-of the letter. Mra. OC. C. Smith spoke at length dwelling particularly upon. blackboard model work and the necessity of havmorning when children’s muscles are resh. Her practical success is the best testimony of her system. Mr. Barry thought legibility alone the desideratum ia teaching penmanship. : Superintendent Rogers spoke aga nst having children write immediately alter recess when the muscles are, excited by exercise and nol yet fully under vontrol. Miss Hook, on the contrary, thought the fresh air especially fitted them fo: writing at that particular time. Mrs; Douglass spoke briefly upon the same poinis. : Recess. After recess Mra, L. 8. Calkins and Mrs. F. G. Beatty beautifully played a duett, which was given in the usual artisiic style of these ladies. J. A. Black was introduced and read an intelligent paper upon the subject of physiology. Examples ol high hygionic conduct must not be exaggerated to childrea, or they will .ese faith in yourinformation, Teachfairly before them. Place a magnipupils. It will open a world of won der to them. Little scientific work, as such, is to be taught, except to ‘advance pupils. from the butcher shops: ‘‘why’s” than any other expedient

teaching spellipg. He claimed tha the Superint ers must put both sides of the case Puraue the topical method and teach by the talks with your pupils, amd by aciaal objecis The microdent had “fixed upon him this subject because he. was ._esT. J. Barry spoke upon the subject ofcommon schools. This subject, he said, wassolirge that it wis very difficult to know how to attack it. He asserted that so far as he ws able to ascertain from quustioning, it seemed to be the impression prevalent that the main purposes weie to give a chance for children to be kept oui o! the overworked mamina’s way a part of the day, and secondly to furnish of the population. Seriously, however; he feund the main object ef the common schools te be, to train the future citizen in bis various functions. A difficulty with which the common school has to contend is the vast number of heterogeneous studies demanded. The mechanic wasts his boy taught a trade; the borticulturist and farmer that a knowledge of fruit poste be given, and seon. He urged that thoroughness be the desideratum rather than great nimber. of different branches. W. H. Wentworth was called upon for his views upon the high school as a connecting link ts the Uuivers ity and he spoke briefly. Fiank Power contended that the high school should give such training as will permit graduates to enter the Freshman class of ‘ho University immediately on graduation. ~~ Prof. Granville Foster urged that the University Faculty should be co:stituted a Board of Diiéctors to establish auniforay curriculum for all the bigh schools of the State. Superintendent Rogers said thee fying glass in the hands of you,jshonld be county high schools, that is, a high school for the use of the whwle couaty, Prof. Foster irfquired who would have charge of such schools. Prof. Anderson expressed his gratification that the late law establishing such schools should have been enacted and-ebaracte,iz+d as vandalism the law . which destroyed the high schools. Mr. O'Neill spoke on the subject of . High schools, he claimed, were essent. tially demovratic, in that they forbid any such thing as a literary aristocracy, and throw epen to the poorest The cause is the antiquarianism of ie: was opposel te high schools e Y : 4 a “ northern Hemisphere rotate’ ia rections opposite that of the hands of a watch? school, however, depends largely upon . " Mr. Fitzgerald opposed the idea We have enough of our. tha’ writing was ever a reflex action. Prof. Foster then tok up tho Mrs. Leech said that for her, the. question box. No. 1.—Why call the Puritans conshe believed the contrary she should . scientieus when they were intvlerant when they could be? Answer—Because they believed it tion im the pupil’y mind, to get him. Mrs. Leech spelled brought in boos-}# duty to be intoleraut—a duty to God-and-State. No. 2.—How isa teacher to meet tricks played on him? Answer—By skill and finesse, not anger, No. 3.—What animal sleeps’ with ita eyes open? Atiswer—Don’t know. : No. 4.—Why do cyclones in the diAnswer—The motiva—the resultant. of anorth wind failing behind and an The Institute was called to order a . equatorial 1:45. the given lat itude. wind rushing ahead in No. 5.—How are foreign geographicGrass Valley «anu a solo very. swaetly . 2! Bames te be pronounced ? Anawer—In tbe approved nogusn fashion, if there ia any, or if not in its own tongue. No, 6.—In reading should “the’’ be pronounced ‘‘the,’’ or ‘‘thu ?”” Answer—The, alone; thu in quick reading. No. 7.—What is the reason for the trouble between England and New Foundland? ’ Answer—Because of certain rights left to France in New Foundland by the treaty of 1713. The Institute adjourned till Wednesday morning. NOTES. All signs fail in Institute*week, and those peoples who had said the annual convention of the county teachers would this year escape-a rainstorm for the first time in the memory of the oldest inhabitant bevanse Prof. Wickes’ shiny silk hat was guirantead by its owner te be a fair-weather mascot,are forced to acknowledge th .t’for ence in their lives they have bee fooled. It began fo rain early this ing the writing bour early in the) support foran otherwise indigent part page alin anj there hag beep @. gently dowa-pour much of the time siuce, Mrs, C, C. Smith, Nevada county’s sweotest-voiced vocaliat, will sing at the teachers’ re-union at the National Horel tonight, at Prof. Anderson’» lecture in the Theatr tomorrow night, and at a private party to be given by a Nevad. City lady on Friday evening. ; Here’s a stunuer for Prof. Foster's» question box: ‘‘Why dees President Cleveland wear red, white and bluv suspenders?” Those pedagogues who took the TRANScRIPT’s advice and brouzh! their goloshes, umbrellas and gossamera along when they came to fa Institute will hereafter swear by the ne wepapers. EEE Schtiiing’s Best. Trial will tell how they excel. Slave yoursmioKed other Tobacco. pecially unfitted to speak upon it. boy the very best education, He Ke packse inimés ft). Too much stress is liid ‘upon thy . strengly supported the idea that the) ¢onvenient <p ackages. horrers. of bad spelling Bad . University should control the high. { Ton: SALE BYALL™ DEALERS: spelling means not lack of culschool curricula. ; JMR y' pie \v ture, but lack ef a dictionary. Prof, Foster urged that somebody. = > MERB AND THERE, A Brief Record of Varieus Matters of Local Interest. : Do not miss the hop at Armory Haltomorrow evening if you want to have areal good time. The Travers. murder trial in the Superior Court will probably not be concluded before Saturday. Edmund Hocking’s dwelling property on Empire street,Grass Valley, was burned yesterday morning. Insured for $1,900. The house at the Cottage Hill place in Grass Valley township, owned by Mr. Bayne, was burned Monday. Loss $900. Partially insured. W. J. Organ has the contract for building the new ditch down the Washington ridge to supply the Harmonsy and adjacent gravel mines wih water. His créw of men began work this week. : Paul Quick has purchaséd the Spencer property at the corer of Schvol and Neal streets in Grass Valley, and W. S. Rebinson has bought the J. J. Dorsey. property at the corner of Main and High streets in the same town, ~+ ee@ ee A Grass Valley stery. Telegraph: Mrs. Maude S, Peaslee contributes to the Sacramento RecordUnion a stery entitled “A Modern Tantalus.’’ The story is founded on the Brennan tragedy which occurred on the 2lst of February 1858. On that day. Michael Brennan, president of the Mount Hope’ Mining Company, killed bis three children and his wife and then committed suicide. The killing was done with prussic acid, The ‘cause of it-all was disappointment in} mining on Massachusetts Hill. Mrs. Peaslee makes a good story ef the matter. — ~ U. R. MK. eof P. Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of Mountain Division, U. R.-K. of P., will be held this evening at Armory Hall. Strawberrics Received Dally. Thomas Shurtleff of the Plaza Store receives fresh and delicious suawberries daily. : Ser Ir you suffer pricking pains en moving the eyes, or cannot bear bright. light, and find your sight. weak and failing, you should premptly use Dro-J-H,MeLean’s Strengthening Eye Salve. 25 cents a box. For sale by Carr Broe.,: Clauss shears. , Those-—Clauss—Shears—at—Lraa & Suaw’s are fully warranted, If not perfoctly satisfugtory return them and get a new pair. tf BURN. At Grass Valley, May 5, to the wife of Doug. V. Shoemaker, a son, MARRIED. .-At Aacramento, May, Wu. Miners and PERSONAL MENTION. : Social and Other Netes About People Old and Young. Miss Anna Schmittburg has gone to Sin Francisco te remain for the sumnmer. : Dectors F. R. Waggoner -of Sacramento, Fred Hutchins of Jackson and John Manson of Placer county are here to testify in the Travers murder cage. J. W. Lyons, who has been sojourning in this city for the past six months, lft yesterday morning for atrip threugh the northern part of tlie country. He will visit relatives in Ores n and should the ceuntry prove favoiable may lecate there. Dr. George 8. Farley, for so many years a well-known physician on the San Juan ridge, arrived here Jast evening from Fresne where he has pur chased a business. ile will go to San Juan this week and dispose of his business there after which he will return to’ Fresno to remain, an 220 V-@O EF. Association. Atthe stockholders meeting of the Odd Fullowa{Hall Association held on Monday evening last the following named gentemen ware el: cied Trustees for the ensuing year: N. P. Brown, and W. ©. Groves. The Board organized and elected the following officers: President, J. O. Rich; Treasurer, OC. E. Mulloy; Secretary, J. G@. O'Neill, J. 0, Abboit having sont im his resignation as custodian of the property of the Association, J.G, O'Neill was elected in his place, "Bridget McCleskey Bead. Bridget McCloskey, a well known local character whe has lived here since about 1854, died last evening at six o’cluck of consumption, She ewnrepute on Pine street just above Commercial, Fleur #3 a Mundred At the Beehive Grocery Store. tf no POWDER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strengh —Idtest IT & Gavarnmant Wand Ra. port. DIED. At thiscity, May 5th, Bridget McCloskey a native of County Donegel, Ireland, aged 54 years, Peculiar ‘In many important respects, Hood’s Sarsaparilla is different from and superior to other medicines, : Peculiar in combination, proportion and preparation of ingredients, Hood’s Sarsaparilla possesses the full curative value of the best known vegetable remedies. Peculiar in its medicinal merit, won. derful cures are accomplished by Hood’s Sarsaparilla Peculiar in the confid it gains among all classes, one bottle always sells another. Peculiar in its ‘ good name at home” — there is more of Hood’s Sarsaparilla sold in Lowell, where it is made, than of all other sarsaparillas or blood.purifier’s. Peculiar in its phenomenal sales abroad, no other preparation has ever attained such popularity In so short atime. It really is a Peculiar Medicine Pecullar in strength and economy— Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the only medicine of which can truly bo said, ‘100 doses one dollar.” Medicines in larger and smaller bottles require larger doses, and do not produce as good results as Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by druggists. $1; sixforgs. Prepared by C. 1, HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lewell, Masa {00 Doses One Dollar HOW TO MAKE MONEY. Surprising inducements offered to ladies and getitlemen to get up Clubs for our celebrated; TEAS, COFFEES AND SPICES. Z ¥ Special terms to consumers. Catalogues mailed free on receiptof name and address. Ca., Commercial street, Nevada City. e Agents Wanted Evervwhere. SMOKE OUR CELEBRATED SPANOL, Cigar. EXCHANGE. / Has the Signature of, Great American Fmporting Tea. For saleat NATIONAL None are Genuine unless every Box _ M. WERTHEIMER & (0, . —— H. C. MELL, TME LEADING ‘S Woodworker ; —AND— , Wagonmaker, H* REMOVED TO DENNY & GRAY’S NEW SHOP AT THE PLAZA, Where he will be pleased to receive all his old customers and mduy new ones. He will suit you in quality of work and prices. eae Y eae REMOVAL Swart’s Photograph Rooms. x AVING REFITTED THE PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY on Fine Street, I hcrewith inform the public that I am now Ready For Business! Photographs in all the Latest Styles. Old Pictures copied and enlarged, JOHN SWART, Photographer. LEDDY’S VARIETY STORE —INnD— PIONEER CANDY FACTORY, { Formerly E. F. Rosepthal’s Store) COMMERCIAL Btreet... NEVADA CITY FRUIT AND VEGETABLES RECEIVED DAILY BY FREIGHT AND EXPRESS. A Complete stock of CIGARS, TOBACCOS, and SMOKERS’ MATERIALS, Everything in the Line of NOTIONS AND TOYS, . This is the Origina’ PIONEER CANDY FACTORY. andies of all kinds made daily. One trial of our confectionery will convince you that it is equal to the best made anywhere. ‘J.C. Rich, ©. E. Mulley, J. G. O'Neill . ed the'two lattived-front houses of iltt — RMOVED! . THOMAS LEDDY, Propricter. In Food is tlie Seite of good health. We aim, to furnish. only PURE HOME MADE CANDIES. Our reputation is a guarantee of their quality. THE SUPERIOR CANDY FACTORY, The only Factory in this city that. deals exclusively in Candies. "> J. Mv FOLEY, Prova, : 5 and 7 Commercial st. Sa ‘B. H. MILLER, _Odd Fellows’, Building, Broad Street, * ‘ Thave-now-atarge and complete stock-of {Lailies, Misses’ and Childrens Tas, Flowers, Tips, Plumes, Libhons and as, S Of the Latest Styles and Shades, will be sold at astonish} ing Low Prices. \ CHILDREN’S TRIM MED HATS, From 20 cents up. : * From 25 cents up: FLOWERS AND WREATHS, nice; fresh goods, From 25 cents up. All these goods have just arrived direct from the man ufacturers, and are not the leavings of the San Francisco Millinery and Auction Houses. All my. Hats are trimmed by MRS.’ COHN, which eng ables me-to sell lower than other houses. Call and be convinced-thereof. Casper Cohn, Masonic Block, Commercial st., Neva la-City, Cal. DOWN 0 THE VALLEY WE SELL DRY GOODS, CARPETS, WA'L PéPER and MILLINERY at About ONE-THIRD OFF the Regular Rates for Cash. r) — Our Carpet and. Nilivert Display is Something Fine. . Bus Fare paid to customers buying: liberally of the ; GREAT BARGAINS we are now offeriag. ee Proprietor of the Beehive Grass Valle;,