August 2, 1900 (4 pages)

Se Cet a ee cm Se fe. Vie = eee Oe Fo, ae Leela rente at «Tie ti rr eS Fig eS ae ee a le SP a en ae ls sions’ td those who “nd best emtme Nolan os ea = —E ies, ivei/batolijastirecaived the finest BOVEY "BROS, = Broad Street, 3 line of $3.00 SHOES. ever seen mn & Co. Widths from A can be ma. A to RR. Post hore. Gal Oil and aie nai RICH os. Lewis, Prop's. . ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS. . " PLAZA PLANING. MILL. se ie oa ew gf Genre eweiry. rder on ©. Mouidin~ i Brdctlta. Woodwork of ture. Offide and Store Fixtures, a : Tic per. Turning; House-Trimming, Fancy Grill Work a Specialty, sets Sein Reon aah Plans. Draww for‘ Neat ‘and Modern Homes rp Fi gape aa rokeiet Alcs Gets = Get our _— ou any work of this sort that you may need. «RICE. & LEWwis; sire acarzgcachis Sr., ees Crey. 10 cents it: x ea ie onth. able invartanly in ‘in advance. _ . Wanted. Active, intelligent and reliable agents, of either sex, to representthe Mutual Reserve Fund of New York (operated on Full Reserve basis) as Special Agent. Good territory extended. -Offera upwards of fifty up-to-date policy contracts, not excelled-by any Arst class company inthe field. Liberal commisbusiness, and are capable of produting= it. Fox inf tion: ‘apply to, Cc. M, Oakler: State Man Chronidlé Buik San Fransisco, porns Electricity is Life! Prof'A. Troibert,Union Hotel,-Room I. wn remain One Week Only! Calland Irvyestigate . ; at once, ‘ My latest scientific Electric Appliances, cure like Magic, the -worst forme of Rhegmatism, Stomach Troubles, and and adopted to: each individual’ Seneatter Kotte treatment. . Free Test given. Mrs. M, E. Courtright. : The noted astrologist will remain one week longer, Ladies readings 50.cents this wee _ -Gente.$1,° Rooms at Mrs, ©. B. Hatrisdn’ Spring street. For Sale ata Bargain, A house and lot in good condition. House has7 rooms‘and. el hte Lot has 150 fo ugh to build “another: house -on. peta to gay Adair. : jun. Singer Sewing Daadathes', _ Sold and rented on -easy’term$;-or witex: change for .wood, hay, grain or anything useful. Good machines from $5.00 up. All makes of machines. repaired and : parts .kept .in stock, Of fice at Bovey Bros,’ shoe store, Broad St. _ GEO. W. REEKS, sole’ agent for Nevada eounty, a5-tf » FOR ASSEMBLYMAN. . 7 ") TARA Mgehetanal District Ass'n, . F. M. Rutherford): Of Truckee, is hereby announced as a AUGUST “18th to Sept. Ist, ieubignnn trot Merits Goncin —— sama _ QNCLUSIVE).FOR STATE: SENATOR, ae ‘Third’ Senatorial Districts: Pavilion at Nevada City} é ees = oun Rk qe Stock Exhibit at Glenbrook't a h bby ann {him, the: decielon of pon Renate n Senatorjal Convention. ES Be PRED) ZERTLER, Pr. gof Nervous. and) Vital Lipman; POLITICAL, _ ‘—OF THE WM-GIFFIN Seo’y. HELP WANTED! central Hotel : ‘Women and Girls to Work On Froit RE-OP ER if : ! —AT THE Marysville Cannery, (st Sls: Propir STEADY WORK’ AT BEST WAGES. »,,, sroliskpicire: ‘abiA soeaaech tps bed Fas tn been com; letely vated. hi can of the most comfortable o interior pitrcns ie iaatabie Ges. peace 034s, uildCanty to work in. A: lar; in vith bi h roof, dnd. well ventilnted ve cement bys oom ek ad ehmenns, . MEaLs, = = —§ 25 CENTS ‘or hea comfort and amusement % P at this season Marysville offers pes ROOMS, 4 25 ans} 50 CENTS ments of other localities. se ~ Address for particulars 4 share of the public patronage is olieited. . R “W. SKINNER, Manager, ‘TIARYSVILLE, CAL. Cor. Broad and -Union Streets. a“ Py —_" — ‘For Sale‘at a Bargain.’ Household furniture as good as new and a baby buggy. “Inquire of j22 MRS. RUSSEL. At Peter Purdon's Residence Broad Street: ‘Bar Screen For Sale, A fine bar screen for sale. Enquire at = New York Hotel. House and Lot For Sale. My property ‘on Washin, street; just] outside of the city limits, is offeréd forsale at a bargain. New house, good well, fruit} the trees. Must sell on account.of sickness. Apply to or address. W J. Evaiis, Nevada Clty: . P. 0. Box 360, 420-1m, Spiritual Meetings, Dr. C. Stewart's, spiritual mectings. Gives advice on all mining and business affairs. ‘readings $f. Located.at New ¥ork Hote}: Parfirs. Short'time on’y. . ‘Lost. : A pair of cold-siemned spectacles. finder please leave at this office; 27-tf House and Lot for Sale. Hard finished house, in fine condition, six rooms and pantry, and large wood cellar, situated on Orchard Street, Nevada City, . with or without ravine] for sale. Enquire at Gille@s Nursery, Ne City, Cal. j10-2m For Sale. Six horses, harness and wagon. ; taaniok of 2 L. Cantlin ‘st old’ hay depot, Perede, ity. : quarters on ComOn where he was » . mercial street and invite oe their ’ for a long He is now prepatrous to call and ‘see They w eee ford take it a spe to serve ceed finest creat i “UNDERTAKER . NEW YORK HOTEL. BROAD ST., NEVADA OITY, RS. Ww. ¥CHA Proprieto: nt me MEH ARPSs _ Also Choral avd Orchestral Director. UNDER v City, Gree Valle te aes. 5 porte in pon pordiead af aunty w seooee eee a fhe queen City.» ity . Purpose of lorueting puplin ae -_ ae ti as to pai G1" AUS fe oe is not ou in the county par soe eas soraea of inition. oe. homei> North . Pht Juan or jE, 2 persdoalt ne Nevada City met spi: a Winds J. R. DAVIS, county tee the money. E. We SCHIMDT,}. . < LRADING CIGAR DEALER,‘ (Pima Street. ..s.+0.0000.Mevaus City Cal LEADING rt, Bs Best 5 Cent Cigar . ’ ICE! —i srocx——@ ARTHUR” ‘Banaue dae” BAOK AT THE : shove ‘tpinape, OLD BAKERY, Has resumed the proprietorship of the . NEWYORK’ BAKERY}: MAITLAND BROS: ‘Have eret. into their new jo WEDDING CAKES AND FANCY pierel: Wines, Liquors-and Cigars To onder, SURE All kinds o of Mi cea Drinks — a Specialty. MAITLAND BROS. Prop.'s, Commercial st‘GEO. RICHARDSON, oak HANSEN. BROS. ape EMBALMER. HGrassValley Soda: Works} tel cagerwom powers Byes allen Tele* enti ous 4 ee . ee 5 ; afloat, has ‘ithe lowest: percentage. ot An . ee P hoses: Startling! figures: <are-presente \ nhHtta ce : r as to the number-of steamers and sail{last year and have never been heard . vessels Of 357,484 tons, “were ” sailing 2 ae 524 vegsela, of 356 7 sailing : on of You! 7 tnstdicinpaees p74 ° angi Bs be ¢ Ang dheie “GEORGE WM. puRET In: Thee New ‘ Sen _ AGENTS FOr WIELAND BIR 'R. ap How the Merchans, harine.ot ping ent Nations Has Su@ered from . The iotaech at sea late? by thie : rn 0,000 pounds, or*70 per cent. Lake the Varieus Casti Eq faet? thie“pgreat lakes fisheries are 4 _aalttes. ; 4 b nowthe fisheries of the great lakes to ee the''west of Buffalo, and Lake Ontario EST. “IN 1860 BY N. . BROWN & CO, Pa . Cha es ‘. THE I LAKE FISHERIES _ for “1900 of the expected ; to conot to thé exten: j, during the last ten’) “Jakes of Superior, J Hardn;’ Erie and ~ Ontario. in? 1880)to::1890 the number of fighmetually. engaged in these waper cent., oar ag nveated. during. the same pe: insabes 110 per cent.,.and the fish ken increased ‘from 68,000,000 to 118,‘Olitiirio was'the Only one to show a loss, is no jlonger a factor in the matter. merchant ‘marine’ of ‘ the Avorld in: the Since 1890. the increase in the number of fishermen, ip capital invested in “past year are:set forth in @ report pred ‘pared by the ° British: ‘government, copiesof which have been received here. } Great Britain;“with over 12,000,000 tons ing, craft reported “missing? and” regarded now by the ‘underwriters and: insurance.peoplelas. lost.’ Noiless tha 24 steamers sailed out of various ports from, and 79 sailing’ vessels cleared and never reached their destination; both classes representing a total tonnage of 22,773. In addition 96 shiben; of which 85 ‘were® smiling craft, had te be abandoned at sea. As a result of all the losses, the FTOSS meduction in the mercantile, marine of ‘ihe .world is shown to be 1,141 vessels off 820,725 tons, excluding vessels of less than 100 tons. This représénts the ton< mage of vessels which have been:lost at /sea aswell as: others:which have} met a peaceful -end.by being, ‘broken. .Up” or condemned.The latter usually ag. . . gregate about one-fifth of the total. Ihe average of loss exceeds the average of the preceding seven years byr25 veasels of 106,706 tons. \ Great Britain's rate of loss is.2.23 pér: cent., the next; one. on the list. being Jerthany, with .33 percent. Germany and the ‘United States aré now making a “neek-and-neck” race ‘as' regards the Aehaicamiibte: of-vessels-owned; the latter. having 2,448,677. tons and the. for. . “miér’ 2,113,981 * tons, Austria-Hungary}: is third in: ‘point, of ‘rate of loss, with 3.18 er cent., and’ then comes Rusgia, with 3.63 per cent., and the United/States, with’4.14 per cent. . The other ations arein, the*followimg order: Italy, 4.34 per cent.; ‘France, 4.48; Holland, 4.68; Spain, 5.01; Norway, 5.55, and Sweden, e 66. ‘Phe figures for ‘Norway.and Sweden . are regardéd as too high, especially as the rate for sailing ships is 7.58 and 9.66 yper-Cent., respectively, This: is. partly: ‘explained by the.great number of.ships broken up d¥'cbndenined, but therd\can be no doubt thatthe larger’rate is-also due to the violent end of many ships by wrecks» The figures seem to give support to the view thatthe ‘British kov-. . nayia ernment should insist upon more seaworthy conditions for ships flying the Norwegian flag when leaving British ports. Of the‘ total Auniber of vessels lost'ini: the year—1,141, of 820,725 tons—322, ‘ot 463,241 tons, were steamers, while 819 craft. Wrecks soon a the.loss iof_ end while buffeting an some ates pitable-shore. They thus equal nearly ane-balf ‘of. the: total.’ Ninety vessels,’ of 73,204 tons, were lost in collision, 48: being steamers and 42 sailing vessels, but the average size of the former was double that of the latter. NinetyRIX vessels, . of 62,752 tons, including 68 sail-_ ang _had,to be abandoned at sea. timore Sun, . . MERELY As “A CONVENIENGE, . a ik eae . bese Nt 1a arinde? ( the robe million“pe ag A! ‘ rd Neverpenny, to whom he. just engaged his eldest. daughter) But. why.do you want my consent to A. .Frivolous Metaphor. ‘Our Bafion Is a Jewel bright. it we ear win in sight, . ed 3.4 sacs atchuster tee _. to, thitmk Re. “these fisheries and in the amount of ‘fish taken has shown @ ratio even larg"er ‘thadi prick to 1890; and it is for this reason that some important surprises eat ee the next national cen. Vergifew persons haye any very prone idea:,.ef the wonderful paeeinete xe mess, f the waters of the grea’ heehee we adie based on the known ucttion showed ;that in the ‘decade terminating with the census of 1890' 11,000,000,000" pounds of fish were $26,000,000, ‘In’ 1890°6,996 persons were eracerr jm the capture of fish in the (greatitekes, ‘These employed 107 steamara, walued .at, $350,000, and 3,876 vessels and boata, worth $325,000) The ap. paratus used .causisted of 3,. pied geen t, and ¢rap neta; the value of whic wae $620,000; pill wets to the value of $400,000; 176 seines and other ~ apae yark A “directly .connected with the ig@as nearly $1,060,000. These items, give, as ‘the total investment in property, about $3,000,000. The ‘quasitity. of fish taken was. 118,000,000 pounds, the value of which at wholesale waa $2,618, 784, and at retail probably $6,000, i One curiéus: Yeason’ given to account for: the increase of the lake fisheries is the advent, especially in the more westEurope, and Finland. ‘The aidinavians and elived of the’ Baltic provinces 6f Germany, as is well . ‘known, ‘are’excellent fishermen, and imany.of these Scandinavians and Germans; after coming to the United States, have.taken up here the same avocationsas. they pursued in their own countries, with the result that there is near each of the great lakes What may be called a fisherman popula‘tion, just ‘as'the enormous fisheries of Canada are largely in the contro] of the déscéndants of two classes of emigrants—the Bretons from France and; the Scoteh and-north of Ireland fisher--[' men; /jIn:similar fashion much of the -extenhive: fishery business of the Pacific slope is inthe hands of ScandiRortuguese fishermen, and Eee Ree petted: 5 ea still the headquarters of what! femains. of the once-celebrated, and lucrative whale fisheries, has “still a considerable local Portuguese “population devoted to the busihess of whaling. Two-thirds of the catch 6f the’ ‘fisheries of the great lakes ‘is ‘made Up of: four kinds: of fish—her}. Lring;: trout, whitefish and © sturgeon, \The eatch of:lake trout, which is one of the. most important and highly-esteemed fishes of the great. lakes, in.¢! ased from 4,397,031 pounds, or 65} per cent., from 1889 to 1590. It is most. Abahiiant fn Lake Michigan. Next to ‘hertifig whitefish is ‘the most abundant and ‘ihost ow eatehin the great "akes.—N. Veoh ae ‘EXACT LOCATION, Fiiet Tourist—Can you tell me, sir, wherd'we are? Seeded TouristA¢ the thirty-sixth page of the guide book, sir!—Fliegende Hits Plee. . When other lips and other hearts von, Phetgatadessof-love repeat, ¢ . Just send the ring I gave you back And I'll stay on my feet, —Chicago ews, ; AN ry ecau hom. Mabel—Why does Kitty always deat ‘. her, chinion her hands when she tries Clara—She has to hold her mouth Piars with which togo shopping? What’ do you ate to #1 dont wire going tee I could have riety in eee get i ~ Chicago ‘. shut in order not to. be disturbed in her Mr, Bigguns—So you want ten dot-j] medita Ni Ye Evening Journal. Not Highly Cultured. “why do you think she must have “i picked up her-musical education herself?”._ ay hien she aings I can understand “talsen; which’ yieNded the fishermen . . pargtas, (The capitalinvested in shore} ern lakes, of many. immigrants from. 4 the fishing and maritime countries of } i particularly Norway, Sweden, }. (reat Stite: Fair of. 1900 AT SACRAMENTO, CAL., TWO 'WEEKS~--SEPTEMBER 3d to. 15th. TWO OW WEEKS ‘of fAiiintsie, Trotting and Greet Race Mactog . pore NN "fi sii domsaiS Wojne'and seo tte , A Dos Shaws, All Breeds—Useful, : Novel, rage. ak oe te Show. All Standard and Belgian Hares.’ A gréet display of English and ‘Ameriean Stock. ~~~ SPECIALTIES —> A Polo Tournament. Sane ese pay worn ‘day and evening. Meeting of State Dairy Convention. br ae ment. Special amusement fertures for every day and evening Tudktte Professors from Universities of Oregon — California. Come for Entertadmrent in Bt Gomme for Instruction and Profit nd grow and 1 and make. Know See the best that Ca’ your State a her I highest t Exhibits Carried haa ae Excursion Rates for Visitors further parsiowlars and Premium List apply to PETER J, sinsLbs, Secretary. A. B, SPRECKELS, President ee THE HOME: MARKET. a -Is always with? yous stay-withdt. We neaunteeen’ in the lumber business“here 49 yéars, and expect to be here many years ‘more as we have’ ean almost inexhaustibla.supply of timber in this neighberhood. We have made a success of Building . Houses” ON THE Instaliment Plan, ifoon And.we are still at'it. Oall and learn our terms before letting your coutract. . Mi: L. & D. MARSH. ae Insist upon , Ving the Jordan “AAA1” e Outlery only. Don’t be ath Clam” and take ) ma some substie” §ate because a little cheaper # The beat al ways Costs leas ju theend, For i ENGLAND. a3 \ DYOUR PLUMBING DOME ? . Af not dosite fail to call on Smoke [N: F. HOWELL. Expert. Plumber PORCELAIN BATH TUBS PATENT CLOSETS PLUMBING SUPPLIES Broad street, below New York Hotel, Qur Customers S mell. “Take the Cake” st aa v Because they like it and Nevad'a Co. Electric Power Jenow that itis pute. Try ome of it and share their Co.’s iss the Ideal Light. Union « Koter Jf you go to the Picnic : i he.spre and get your CAKES, BREAD, PIES, ETC. eT THE POPULAR, H. GLOVELAND, Prop. Re-opened . The Best Liquors, And New Ready for Business./. The Best Cigars. Cheve are the wttractions you can always find at “THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.” fre Beer 5 Cents a Glass, All the favorite brands of Whiskies. re tTome tT ee }_—-—__.-. eee ego Henry Metzenbaugher, Prop. This Fevorite Hotel has beén . remodeled, repainted, repapered and newly furnished ~ throughout, thereby making Wm. J. Britland. it second to no Hotel in this . NEVADA CITY . part of the State. sede : ASSAY OFFICE. One Hundred Sunny Rooms, Broad Street, Nevada City, Aad Large Modera Dining Room. Peng MILL TESTS A SPECIALTY GOLD BOUGHT. Mail and Raycom Orders Promptly Ate T. H. HICKS ‘& Cco., P. 0. Rox 187. — Stop img place for all Stagos and Busses. 2. apoCresolene Whoo eee oe de For Sale at @ Bargain Safest and lost Effectual The building on: Roueke. ~Means cial street formerly _ occupied Pe casaas pars abes. by the Referee saloon is vfvcsetd. = Piste eg oaths Soar fered for sale at a bargain. Seabenbie In Contagious Diseases For particulars enquire of pennies BROWN & MORGAN. nearly every word she says,” oe ss end VINTON and *’ ie

Se Cet a ee cm Se fe. Vie = eee Oe Fo, ae Leela rente at «Tie ti rr eS Fig eS ae ee a le SP a en ae ls sions’ td those who “nd best emtme Nolan os ea = —E ies, ivei/batolijastirecaived the finest BOVEY "BROS, = Broad Street, 3 line of $3.00 SHOES. ever seen mn & Co. Widths from A can be ma. A to RR. Post hore. Gal Oil and aie nai RICH os. Lewis, Prop's. .. ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS. . " PLAZA PLANING. MILL. se ie oa ew gf Genre eweiry. rder on ©. Mouidin~ i Brdctlta. Woodwork of ture. Offide and Store Fixtures, a : Tic per. Turning; House-Trimming, Fancy Grill Work a Specialty, sets Sein Reon aah Plans. Draww for‘ Neat ‘and Modern Homes rp Fi gape aa rokeiet Alcs Gets = Get our _— ou any work of this sort that you may need. «RICE. & LEWwis; sire acarzgcachis Sr., ees Crey. 10 cents it: x ea ie onth. able invartanly in ‘in advance. _ . Wanted. Active, intelligent and reliable agents, of either sex, to representthe Mutual Reserve Fund of New York (operated on Full Reserve basis) as Special Agent. Good territory extended. -Offera upwards of fifty up-to-date policy contracts, not excelled-by any Arst class company inthe field. Liberal commisbusiness, and are capable of produting= it. Fox inf tion: ‘apply to, Cc. M, Oakler: State Man Chronidlé Buik San Fransisco, porns Electricity is Life! Prof'A. Troibert,Union Hotel,-Room I. wn remain One Week Only! Calland Irvyestigate . ; at once, ‘ My latest scientific Electric Appliances, cure like Magic, the -worst forme of Rhegmatism, Stomach Troubles, and and adopted to: each individual’ Seneatter Kotte treatment. . Free Test given. Mrs. M, E. Courtright. : The noted astrologist will remain one week longer, Ladies readings 50.cents this wee _ -Gente.$1,° Rooms at Mrs, ©. B. Hatrisdn’ Spring street. For Sale ata Bargain, A house and lot in good condition. House has7 rooms‘and. el hte Lot has 150 fo ugh to build “another: house -on. peta to gay Adair. : jun. Singer Sewing Daadathes', _ Sold and rented on -easy’term$;-or witex: change for .wood, hay, grain or anything useful. Good machines from $5.00 up. All makes of machines. repaired and : parts .kept .in stock, Of fice at Bovey Bros,’ shoe store, Broad St. _ GEO. W. REEKS, sole’ agent for Nevada eounty, a5-tf » FOR ASSEMBLYMAN. . 7 ") TARA Mgehetanal District Ass'n, . F. M. Rutherford): Of Truckee, is hereby announced as a AUGUST “18th to Sept. Ist, ieubignnn trot Merits Goncin —— sama _ QNCLUSIVE).FOR STATE: SENATOR, ae ‘Third’ Senatorial Districts: Pavilion at Nevada City} é ees = oun Rk qe Stock Exhibit at Glenbrook't a h bby ann {him, the: decielon of pon Renate n Senatorjal Convention. ES Be PRED) ZERTLER, Pr. gof Nervous. and) Vital Lipman; POLITICAL, _ ‘—OF THE WM-GIFFIN Seo’y. HELP WANTED! central Hotel : ‘Women and Girls to Work On Froit RE-OP ER if : ! —AT THE Marysville Cannery, (st Sls: Propir STEADY WORK’ AT BEST WAGES. »,,, sroliskpicire: ‘abiA soeaaech tps bed Fas tn been com; letely vated. hi can of the most comfortable o interior pitrcns ie iaatabie Ges. peace 034s, uildCanty to work in. A: lar; in vith bi h roof, dnd. well ventilnted ve cement bys oom ek ad ehmenns, . MEaLs, = = —§ 25 CENTS ‘or hea comfort and amusement % P at this season Marysville offers pes ROOMS, 4 25 ans} 50 CENTS ments of other localities. se ~ Address for particulars 4 share of the public patronage is olieited. . R “W. SKINNER, Manager, ‘TIARYSVILLE, CAL. Cor. Broad and -Union Streets. a“ Py —_" — ‘For Sale‘at a Bargain.’ Household furniture as good as new and a baby buggy. “Inquire of j22 MRS. RUSSEL. At Peter Purdon's Residence Broad Street: ‘Bar Screen For Sale, A fine bar screen for sale. Enquire at = New York Hotel. House and Lot For Sale. My property ‘on Washin, street; just] outside of the city limits, is offeréd forsale at a bargain. New house, good well, fruit} the trees. Must sell on account.of sickness. Apply to or address. W J. Evaiis, Nevada Clty: . P. 0. Box 360, 420-1m, Spiritual Meetings, Dr. C. Stewart's, spiritual mectings. Gives advice on all mining and business affairs. ‘readings $f. Located.at New ¥ork Hote}: Parfirs. Short'time on’y. . ‘Lost. : A pair of cold-siemned spectacles. finder please leave at this office; 27-tf House and Lot for Sale. Hard finished house, in fine condition, six rooms and pantry, and large wood cellar, situated on Orchard Street, Nevada City, . with or without ravine] for sale. Enquire at Gille@s Nursery, Ne City, Cal. j10-2m For Sale. Six horses, harness and wagon. ; taaniok of 2 L. Cantlin ‘st old’ hay depot, Perede, ity. : quarters on ComOn where he was » . mercial street and invite oe their ’ for a long He is now prepatrous to call and ‘see They w eee ford take it a spe to serve ceed finest creat i “UNDERTAKER . NEW YORK HOTEL. BROAD ST., NEVADA OITY, RS. Ww. ¥CHA Proprieto: nt me MEH ARPSs _ Also Choral avd Orchestral Director. UNDER v City, Gree Valle te aes. 5 porte in pon pordiead af aunty w seooee eee a fhe queen City.» ity . Purpose of lorueting puplin ae -_ ae ti as to pai G1" AUS fe oe is not ou in the county par soe eas soraea of inition. oe. homei> North . Pht Juan or jE, 2 persdoalt ne Nevada City met spi: a Winds J. R. DAVIS, county tee the money. E. We SCHIMDT,}. . < LRADING CIGAR DEALER,‘ (Pima Street. ....s.+0.0000.Mevaus City Cal LEADING rt, Bs Best 5 Cent Cigar . ’ ICE! —i srocx——@ ARTHUR” ‘Banaue dae” BAOK AT THE : shove ‘tpinape, OLD BAKERY, Has resumed the proprietorship of the . NEWYORK’ BAKERY}: MAITLAND BROS: ‘Have eret. into their new jo WEDDING CAKES AND FANCY pierel: Wines, Liquors-and Cigars To onder, SURE All kinds o of Mi cea Drinks — a Specialty. MAITLAND BROS. Prop.'s, Commercial st‘GEO. RICHARDSON, oak HANSEN. BROS. ape EMBALMER. HGrassValley Soda: Works} tel cagerwom powers Byes allen Tele* enti ous 4 ee . ee 5 ; afloat, has ‘ithe lowest: percentage. ot An . ee P hoses: Startling! figures: <are-presente \ nhHtta ce : r as to the number-of steamers and sail{last year and have never been heard . vessels Of 357,484 tons, “were ” sailing 2 ae 524 vegsela, of 356 7 sailing : on of You! 7 tnstdicinpaees p74 ° angi Bs be ¢ Ang dheie “GEORGE WM. puRET In: Thee New ‘ Sen _ AGENTS FOr WIELAND BIR 'R. ap How the Merchans, harine.ot ping ent Nations Has Su@ered from . The iotaech at sea late? by thie : rn 0,000 pounds, or*70 per cent. Lake the Varieus Casti Eq faet? thie“pgreat lakes fisheries are 4 _aalttes. ; 4 b nowthe fisheries of the great lakes to ee the''west of Buffalo, and Lake Ontario EST. “IN 1860 BY N. . BROWN & CO, Pa . Cha es ‘. THE I LAKE FISHERIES _ for “1900 of the expected ; to conot to thé exten: j, during the last ten’) “Jakes of Superior, J Hardn;’ Erie and ~ Ontario. in? 1880)to::1890 the number of fighmetually. engaged in these waper cent., oar ag nveated. during. the same pe: insabes 110 per cent.,.and the fish ken increased ‘from 68,000,000 to 118,‘Olitiirio was'the Only one to show a loss, is no jlonger a factor in the matter. merchant ‘marine’ of ‘ the Avorld in: the Since 1890. the increase in the number of fishermen, ip capital invested in “past year are:set forth in @ report pred ‘pared by the ° British: ‘government, copiesof which have been received here. } Great Britain;“with over 12,000,000 tons ing, craft reported “missing? and” regarded now by the ‘underwriters and: insurance.peoplelas. lost.’ Noiless tha 24 steamers sailed out of various ports from, and 79 sailing’ vessels cleared and never reached their destination; both classes representing a total tonnage of 22,773. In addition 96 shiben; of which 85 ‘were® smiling craft, had te be abandoned at sea. As a result of all the losses, the FTOSS meduction in the mercantile, marine of ‘ihe .world is shown to be 1,141 vessels off 820,725 tons, excluding vessels of less than 100 tons. This représénts the ton< mage of vessels which have been:lost at /sea aswell as: others:which have} met a peaceful -end.by being, ‘broken. .Up” or condemned..The latter usually ag. . . gregate about one-fifth of the total. Ihe average of loss exceeds the average of the preceding seven years byr25 veasels of 106,706 tons. \ Great Britain's rate of loss is.2.23 pér: cent., the next; one. on the list. being Jerthany, with .33 percent. Germany and the ‘United States aré now making a “neek-and-neck” race ‘as' regards the

Aehaicamiibte: of-vessels-owned; the latter. having 2,448,677. tons and the. for. . “miér’ 2,113,981 * tons, Austria-Hungary}: is third in: ‘point, of ‘rate of loss, with 3.18 er cent., and’ then comes Rusgia, with 3.63 per cent., and the United/States, with’4.14 per cent. . The other ations arein, the*followimg order: Italy, 4.34 per cent.; ‘France, 4.48; Holland, 4.68; Spain, 5.01; Norway, 5.55, and Sweden, e 66. ‘Phe figures for ‘Norway.and Sweden . are regardéd as too high, especially as the rate for sailing ships is 7.58 and 9.66 yper-Cent., respectively, This: is. partly: ‘explained by the.great number of.ships broken up d¥'cbndenined, but therd\can be no doubt thatthe larger’rate is-also due to the violent end of many ships by wrecks» The figures seem to give support to the view thatthe ‘British kov-. . nayia ernment should insist upon more seaworthy conditions for ships flying the Norwegian flag when leaving British ports. Of the‘ total Auniber of vessels lost'ini: the year—1,141, of 820,725 tons—322, ‘ot 463,241 tons, were steamers, while 819 craft. Wrecks soon a the.loss iof_ end while buffeting an some ates pitable-shore. They thus equal nearly ane-balf ‘of. the: total.’ Ninety vessels,’ of 73,204 tons, were lost in collision, 48: being steamers and 42 sailing vessels, but the average size of the former was double that of the latter. NinetyRIX vessels, . of 62,752 tons, including 68 sail-_ ang _had,to be abandoned at sea. timore Sun, . . MERELY As “A CONVENIENGE, . a ik eae . bese Nt 1a arinde? ( the robe million“pe ag A! ‘ rd Neverpenny, to whom he. just engaged his eldest. daughter) But. why.do you want my consent to A. .Frivolous Metaphor. ‘Our Bafion Is a Jewel bright. it we ear win in sight, . ed 3.4 sacs atchuster tee _. to, thitmk Re.. “these fisheries and in the amount of ‘fish taken has shown @ ratio even larg"er ‘thadi prick to 1890; and it is for this reason that some important surprises eat ee the next national cen. Vergifew persons haye any very prone idea:,.ef the wonderful paeeinete xe mess, f the waters of the grea’ heehee we adie based on the known ucttion showed ;that in the ‘decade terminating with the census of 1890' 11,000,000,000" pounds of fish were $26,000,000, ‘In’ 1890°6,996 persons were eracerr jm the capture of fish in the (greatitekes, ‘These employed 107 steamara, walued .at, $350,000, and 3,876 vessels and boata, worth $325,000) The ap. paratus used .causisted of 3,. pied geen t, and ¢rap neta; the value of whic wae $620,000; pill wets to the value of $400,000; 176 seines and other ~ apae yark A “directly .connected with the ig@as nearly $1,060,000. These items, give, as ‘the total investment in property, about $3,000,000. The ‘quasitity. of fish taken was. 118,000,000 pounds, the value of which at wholesale waa $2,618, 784, and at retail probably $6,000, i One curiéus: Yeason’ given to account for: the increase of the lake fisheries is the advent, especially in the more westEurope, and Finland. ‘The aidinavians and elived of the’ Baltic provinces 6f Germany, as is well . ‘known, ‘are’excellent fishermen, and imany.of these Scandinavians and Germans; after coming to the United States, have.taken up here the same avocationsas. they pursued in their own countries, with the result that there is near each of the great lakes What may be called a fisherman popula‘tion, just ‘as'the enormous fisheries of Canada are largely in the contro] of the déscéndants of two classes of emigrants—the Bretons from France and; the Scoteh and-north of Ireland fisher--[' men; /jIn:similar fashion much of the -extenhive: fishery business of the Pacific slope is inthe hands of ScandiRortuguese fishermen, and Eee Ree petted: 5 ea still the headquarters of what! femains. of the once-celebrated, and lucrative whale fisheries, has “still a considerable local Portuguese “population devoted to the busihess of whaling. Two-thirds of the catch 6f the’ ‘fisheries of the great lakes ‘is ‘made Up of: four kinds: of fish—her}. Lring;: trout, whitefish and © sturgeon, \The eatch of:lake trout, which is one of the. most important and highly-esteemed fishes of the great. lakes, in.¢! ased from 4,397,031 pounds, or 65} per cent., from 1889 to 1590. It is most. Abahiiant fn Lake Michigan. Next to ‘hertifig whitefish is ‘the most abundant and ‘ihost ow eatehin the great "akes.—N. Veoh ae ‘EXACT LOCATION, Fiiet Tourist—Can you tell me, sir, wherd'we are? Seeded TouristA¢ the thirty-sixth page of the guide book, sir!—Fliegende Hits Plee. . When other lips and other hearts von, Phetgatadessof-love repeat, ¢ . Just send the ring I gave you back And I'll stay on my feet, —Chicago ews, ; AN ry ecau hom. Mabel—Why does Kitty always deat ‘. her, chinion her hands when she tries Clara—She has to hold her mouth Piars with which togo shopping? What’ do you ate to #1 dont wire going tee I could have riety in eee get i ~ Chicago ‘. shut in order not to. be disturbed in her Mr, Bigguns—So you want ten dot-j] medita Ni Ye Evening Journal. Not Highly Cultured. “why do you think she must have “i picked up her-musical education herself?”._ ay hien she aings I can understand “talsen; which’ yieNded the fishermen . . pargtas, (The capitalinvested in shore} ern lakes, of many. immigrants from. 4 the fishing and maritime countries of } i particularly Norway, Sweden, }. (reat Stite: Fair of. 1900 AT SACRAMENTO, CAL., TWO 'WEEKS~--SEPTEMBER 3d to. 15th. TWO OW WEEKS ‘of fAiiintsie, Trotting and Greet Race Mactog . pore NN "fi sii domsaiS Wojne'and seo tte , A Dos Shaws, All Breeds—Useful, : Novel, rage. ak oe te Show. All Standard and Belgian Hares.’ A gréet display of English and ‘Ameriean Stock. ~~~ SPECIALTIES —> A Polo Tournament. Sane ese pay worn ‘day and evening. Meeting of State Dairy Convention. br ae ment. 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