December 26, 1900 (4 pages)

mils oF a, & ez io FREE é AND POR} > of Call.’ HARRIE LIDAY, the’ "elock ¢ a.m, nty of Ne 9 1 of the 7 on ANNA ught in the: of Nev plaint unty of Ne ‘ornia send mdant: ear and at’ entitled # 1e Su) ate of Call’ service 08 . within thi} erved elit 7 hat unlet . . required, 4 ent for aly » the com) or willap4 relief 07 seal’ of the of Nevads Novembet . ST, Clerks * sintiff. a Das _ every Wednesday evening, and ahikdxgn’s vom . able invariably in _ improvements and a bath¢ Apply to. GEO, A Simeala celaea envelope t6 Secretary, CITIZENS BANK . Authorized and subscribed, $200,000 “han anywhere else, aA Big Stock AST FOR stoves AND wars, the 3 soak on be beat in any rway. i a grea $ educti : _Thearticles are too humerous to ‘mention, bet: Bargains are soéred'in Boy’ 3 Wagons, Etc. ee of ee —— 27aftresetas sa 50 CENTS A WEEK 7 Empi cribs “ieuath inegrted under Sweok or fie mont 10 cents a week or vanes." month. PayFor Sale, A fine Canover Piano, slirost sew. -Ad-. : dress 558 P, 0: Bar, Heyes =, G8-Bw . ¥ Buy now and get. the big. ‘Kmas anise boggles ache for any make of machine traded in for new Singers. Also big disoouht for . parties that have no old machine. Good second-hand ones from $5 up, All kinds _reOffiee—Bovey . Bros. shoe store, Nevada City. GEO. N, A Bona Fide Saiary--$12 Weekly. Men and women to appoint agents and represent us, some to travel, others for lowork. $12 weekly salary and ‘expenses. . . Old_established house, pleasant, permanent positions, rapid advancement ‘and increase of wages. Write at once. Address BUTLER & ALGER, Dept. E, Naw Havas, . Laaied ‘Dancing School. Ladies and gentleman's dancing school tiduse and Let For Sale. . A‘7 room house, with both gas and electric . lights; barn and carriage room, All modern GRAY. au Si-tf * Wanted. Christian man or woman willing to qualify for kee eo position of trust, here or in ,gounty. $900 yearly. Femepranss selfeare of Transcript. ‘Paper! Hanging, ‘Btc. WM. DUNSTER is prepared to fill all orders for Paper Hanging, Painting, Frescoing, etc. on the most. reasdiiible terias.” All orders left at Dunster’s Barber Shop will be promptly attended to. * n2-tf For Rent. A flat with four rooms. with modern im provements. A cook-stove for sale. ‘Inquire of J. S. Holbrook at his office on corner Pine and Commercial streets. tf Fine Work Done. Upholstering, paper hanging and carpet laying done in first-class style by, Grones, Rusextn. Leave your orders at Snell & Fleming’sandyour work will. be saan %O. —[—_€—_—_¥_“_¥€—¥<—K—K—_—__"* peorporated 1876.) : BROAD STREST, NBVADA CITY CAPITAL. BUSINESS HOURS. pdmdernesbeie ye 1 . n Saturdays from . finest bran 6:80 to 7:8 York—National Bank of North Amer: /}BAOK AT THE . At “Tom’s: Place. . Peerless. aloen: ELaRe, poke ae Es tofurnish to m nest Wines Liquors and Cigars. wht call will betronted ina Saas dog Coon ‘The Best einer. The Best —" ' Phose-are the attractions you can — : _ always find at _— COUNCIL, CLADE, NO——_aen Soot Nevada Co. Electric Power Co.’s is the Ideal Light. a SCADDEN'S SALOON pete et 7 patrons wit WINES AND Liquors. Beer 5 Cents. THOMAS SCADDEN, Proprietor. SOMETHING. NEW 1} Apricot Cordial. Er was walking down ‘the avenue’ . And in they went: <The jeweler was fiear the door and: he recogiiized the ‘. the total production: of, the world. 01 } hero of Santiago at Onee, “Thessword . this she is able to export two-thirds he handled ‘it» and. outeide.there' was Se Rotor reinor ome cou te ee] Comanies, is th How Rear: Admiral Schley saw mia: Philsideiphin Present Ahead . “Rear Adrtiral ‘Wintel Reott beep an old ftiend, also @ naval officer, nd they ‘were looking: im the shop windews:in 8 -yery démocratic manner; when the admiral_ happened’ to glance in the win-' dow. of:a well-known jewelry firm, and his attention: was attracted to:a,mag-, nificent gold sword, says. Philadelphia paper. The two gentlemen » ‘stopped: . and looked in the window at the sword fora few minutes: and.read the card which /was near it-announeing that “this sword is to be, presentetl.to Rear’ Ad« . miral Schley in Philadelphia on the 20th inst.” “Let-us go in and see it,” said Schley. ‘pnd case were: taken. out of the’ and placed on top of'a showease, whére the admiral could-examine-it clopély. . His face was beaming-with delight’ as . gathering a large crowd of men, wom. . Jen and’ acre agar a ion eg move and “thangs of seas Ar ‘in or are face. He did not-seem ténotice them;'and after examining . the sword and accompanying belt carefully for'about 15: minutes he! and ‘hismay: friend walked. off, mie @ cis following closely. ae Tuesday, January. 1, 1900, LAUREL PARLOR, ‘N.D.:G:-W;, ARMORY ‘HALL. , Floor Director ~Lapis Whine Prok Grissel, ” 7 V. spat Archie Bowe, \ Lee Garthe, ce Gaylord. rGallery—Gents, 50 cents; io 2 cents. ti Their New Saloon ! “MAITLAND: renee i The Celebrated Bt B. Whiskey T. H. er OLD BAKERY. GEORGE ‘WM. DURST rE eee ve the »». Wines, Liquors and’ SB See fee os 8 Tee > All Kinds of Mixed Driaks a Specialty, MAITLAND BROS. Prop.’s, Commercial St. N EW YORK . the to i [length “SWORD InN A WINDOW. aa sa z . ousands, som ; ') He comes from {New Yeats al in nine we process was” ned; but when ‘Mr. . pson began drawing the young ‘ay ‘and her dog, which she had secured, to the surface, the fixture at of the well collapsed, precipiher into the chilling water. She 1 to the ladder and dog, however, es “a and, the ladder being of -sufficient to keep her head above water,’ “she remained ‘on. it until rescuers ar _ . rived’1y, hourslater.+ The fixttre agit went down na ly missed.striking the young lady. father andmother screamed for Sot ora which came as promptly ‘a8 pos-_ ce, jets the nearest neighbor living three8 of a mile away. Samuel Boswell, aged about 75 years, swam the ! Patuxent river; and was one ‘of the first to arrive’on the scene. When a suffiselent number were congregated. Jacob Link was lowered into. the well and placed a rope around Miss Thompson, and she was safely drawn out. The dog was also saved, but the young. lady. fainted. after reaching the surface, and the assistance ota physician was nec: eusary. S OUR FARMING LANDS. Steam and-Blectricity Have Done Much Towards Rendering Them Productive. i : nes Minnesota alone atures approx: imately about 80,000,000 bushels of wheat; or about one-thirty-seventhoi! Of the otas, not having begun tc ‘reach ‘their limit. of productiveness. orth Dakota raised in 1898 55,000,00¢ bushels and South Dakota 42 +000, 000. Oregon: produced 24,000,000 bushels. Modern {farming methods in—.the. seathred challenge the admiration of : Sere _ Steam and electricity are the: farmer's © purpose’ ‘says the ‘Review of Reviews. He plows reaps, threshes by machincry, He telephones from his farmhouse’ au ¥ Ftanaries. Sometimes he-rep@ives the latest grain quotations over 4 private telegraph wire in his dwelling. Often the acreage of his farm is expressed in the ag in five figures. r places of the ‘ome and ‘seélf-rex earth ‘and aotsie. spect. oi He ‘sends his produets. to. Europe, As ja, Japan, eyen China, He furnishes a traffic that’ provides work for tens of thonesnde of employes of transporta‘tion linés, He “keeps a procession of grain, ships moving to the’ Sault Ste. Marie canal, which makes.the “Soo” Pank ahead of the far-famed: Suez in point of tonnage. Moreover, he is furnishing bone and sinew for this great country of ours which cannot be. expressed in figures, OVERLAND STOOK WIRE. ‘Pappénea Rental to One Chicago House Is $54,000—Cable Arbi4 ‘ trage Business. A. large ‘Chinese grain and stock brokerage firm has leased a@ private telegraph wire from Chicago to San ij Francisco, says the Inter Ocean. The firm already had a private wire from this city to New York, so.that it now controls for its own. exclusive use a wire service of 3,009 miles from ocean to. ocean, » Some idea of the profits that such -afirm must obtain by ‘. means of their private-wire service. may be gained by the fact that the 1,000-milé section of wire from this city to New York costs $18,000 annually, which would indicate a total for the entire 3,000 miles of about $54,000. Another form of wire service that byields large reyenue to the ocean cable at;which is associated with the arbitrage trading, ‘based upon simultaneous varying quotations for the same stocks in this city and New York and London, The average time for the round trip, or for an arhitrage order to London and the answer telling of its execution in the market there, is between four and onehalf and ‘five minutes. There have been messages sent ‘under exceptional conditions in the record time of three and one-half minutes. Bound to Joim the Army. . & recruit for the Britisharmy was taken té°be sword in recently by the” magistrate. Everything was gine swimmingiy till'the magistrate ask the man: Ttlave @ you ever been in prison?” At this the man looked” sero — quickly recovering himote blurted. out: -*‘No, sir, T have yer been in jail, but I don’t mind dooping a Sate be . you think it necesfbary.” " Ef F, : ‘wrake, Josefa Sar titles.Of all the ruling sovereigns of Eu4. 4 Pope, the Austrian emperor can boast the largest number of titles of nobility and territorial rankIn addition to his im l -erown, his majesty is nti ways entitled to wear . ‘regal tiara, twice is he qualified to be . p once ’ as prince and in numerous ii pri eoe Fam an ai is entitled to be called count lord. z* Rees en a nee et SF Speen ia . deeds, or as s @ of 3 a sentiment that fab! be valua tain of the days as ‘commemorative ot heroic lives. mas of*the hseainae of one andl the . : ‘ beauty of the Christ-life; while New Year’s tells of the sepulture of onejand the genesis of another cycle of earth. Celebration of the latter anniversary is, sentimental sentiment ‘the heart that is yi bees to logic. hs bar pa is sentimental, hut it ar peak pe we tothe mouths of death: i New ‘Year's might have ig iam priately on May 1j: or any other mi 1h but time has honored the selection, land . there ‘are, “pesides, ho means of fixitiz the period when; according to the sub-, lime Mosaic account, “the evening and the morning’ were the first.day.” This, anniversary is. suggestive of}. things that have :been. . Mnemosyne . whispers of ships. that, passed in the . night—of opportunities that came and’ were not seized; of folliesand sins; of grief and pain; aye, and of pleasure, and joy, and peace. God bé blessed for . emory! The jsaddest. recolléction. even, is. touched ofthe gentle-hand.of sympathy, and. the greatest. tragedy bears. a lofty lesson, Who. can . too dearly prize the, shadows of the that.come up out of the night; selfillumed by the deeds of goodness, merey and all-kindness' that marked ther’ when in substance they lived and moved with us?. These unwritten books have the most préeciots pages, anid'as we turn ‘them, one by one; over, we scan the lines with moistened eyes of tenderness and with hearts. that beat in) unison with the sentiments thereon inscribed. Cherishing whatever is good of the “past, man stands in the vestibule of the inchoate year and fills its salons and chambers with cheery furniture. and dear, loving forms. New Year's has, in fact, heen termed a‘day of.resolves ene ‘are broken. ‘ But it is better, far, to dod seo yatid not to do than never right at.all,. The sum/of life’s duty: ix. contained in the simple adjuration, Try! and,-should failure come; try and try again. Not everyone is. privileged to attain, all-goodness, and few there be who can boast of a record of unbroken succéss, The night comes to all, but thestar of Hope, like Sirius; never gets. Happy is that man who‘has stre to do when the promise‘of fulfillment is weak, If the full sunshine may not.come, let; the glints find their way through’ the dense foliage and tesselate the ground with their, tremulous mosaics of varving shape. Pity for him who cannot see in thé dawn of the new year the light of better things. hat’ hour ‘so glad and bright as that which paints the éastern sky in crimson and: gold, and that is filled with songs of birds, inspired -of the pure air and the fresh, sun-kigsed peirhy The niatin-time of 1896 is came, and all who will may hear the angel voice of Hope whisper benisons that shall be inspiration to renewed courage in. the putting aside of things that hinder the onward march to better living. KENEW THE TRADE. Pe i Algy Highflier (to his valet and secre-! tary)—All the blooming billsin James? James—Nearly hall, sir. Algy Highfliey—How much dol owe? James—Habout 5,000, sir. Algy Highflier—Good heavens,James! I must run that up to 10,000 mighty. quick or the beastly twadesmien will be wanting their money.—Judge. vrobably Made of Brass. “Banks,” said Rivers, “every day in ‘the “year ‘seems to:-be New Year's” to mG “Go ahead,” said Ponks, prgcing him: self, “I’m ready. ar “For the reason,” resunted Rivers, “that you are always blowing your own horn.”—Chicago Tribume-._ Alt Kinds of Cigars and Tobacco The Finest B-Coat Clear in Town. ee “HARRISON, BR AD STRABT. itive . ors: . Ome oe “AML ‘ethers tise attended to. Gime Us aiesemeemteeat vere “Faken x in Poncy Boxes, FoR THE HOLIDAY TRADE. “CrE'=E".” * Rreatiwe Son at ao WM. H. CRAWFORD ‘Has just received a large and varied stock of goods for the past Holiday ‘Trade, consisting of ? ROCKING HORSES, WAGONS, ~~. NOVELTIES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS «~~ Selented sespesially to suit the taste of .the Nevada. City publié. © "” _SEVERYTHING IN THE. LATEST STYLESa_ jee You ‘should call and examine the: stock before purchasing your goods for the holidays. awNevada County Oil Company. Is making wonderful progress. IN‘ THREE ‘SHIFTS DRILLING 130 FEET. “Ot machinery is'working perfectly and provision is pence for a. rapid completion of the first well. WHEN OIL IS STRUCK STOCK WILL SELL AT $l PER SHARE. ~ Phe Company is now selling stock at 75 cents per share. these, 3 LOCATION: OF-LAND; KERN: RIVER OIL DISTRICT. 97% Refer to. the: maps—you will see our land. President ; A sae W. Marsh, Vice Président; W. B. Robb, pi rt hes Et, R. Powell, H.M. Oodper, F.4L. Atbogast, P. G. Scadden, F W. Taylor, W.1,. Mable, W. G, Ross, Will Furnish: you ‘ All [Material for Your New Home On HE. INSTALLMENT PLAN. GIVE US A OALL. Good Lumber at reasonable rates. Yn spe ». KHotet. sort Order: a ‘Re-opened niin And Now Ready for aces Henry. Melaenbangher, Prot Coffee, Hem. ond Bess, Bacon, and Eggs. 7 Sa) “Yop ablomeengeanea erat 6a joo suenlai te” Mrs, Stites Mrs,” Daan, + durougtiout; thereby making E. W. SCHIMDT, LEADING CIGAR DEALER, it second to no Hotel in this Lisieconr yal s Cine SArweb se cntoeneane Hm Oat OSE fe Rooms, : ‘Dining Room.

mils oF a, & ez io FREE é AND POR} > of Call.’ HARRIE LIDAY, the’ "elock ¢ a.m, nty of Ne 9 1 of the 7 on ANNA ught in the: of Nev plaint unty of Ne ‘ornia send mdant: ear and at’ entitled # 1e Su) ate of Call’ service 08 . within thi} erved elit 7 hat unlet . . required, 4 ent for aly » the com) or willap4 relief 07 seal’ of the of Nevads Novembet . ST, Clerks * sintiff. a Das _ every Wednesday evening, and ahikdxgn’s vom . able invariably in _ improvements and a bath¢ Apply to. GEO, A Simeala celaea envelope t6 Secretary, CITIZENS BANK . Authorized and subscribed, $200,000 “han anywhere else, aA Big Stock AST FOR stoves AND wars, the 3 soak on be beat in any rway. i a grea $ educti : _Thearticles are too humerous to ‘mention, bet: Bargains are soéred'in Boy’ 3 Wagons, Etc. ee of ee —— 27aftresetas sa 50 CENTS A WEEK 7 Empi cribs “ieuath inegrted under Sweok or fie mont 10 cents a week or vanes." month. PayFor Sale, A fine Canover Piano, slirost sew. -Ad-. : dress 558 P, 0: Bar, Heyes =, G8-Bw . ¥ Buy now and get. the big. ‘Kmas anise boggles ache for any make of machine traded in for new Singers. Also big disoouht for . parties that have no old machine. Good second-hand ones from $5 up, All kinds _reOffiee—Bovey . Bros. shoe store, Nevada City. GEO. N, A Bona Fide Saiary--$12 Weekly. Men and women to appoint agents and represent us, some to travel, others for lowork. $12 weekly salary and ‘expenses. . . Old_established house, pleasant, permanent positions, rapid advancement ‘and increase of wages. Write at once. Address BUTLER & ALGER, Dept. E, Naw Havas, . Laaied ‘Dancing School. Ladies and gentleman's dancing school tiduse and Let For Sale. . A‘7 room house, with both gas and electric . lights; barn and carriage room, All modern GRAY. au Si-tf * Wanted. Christian man or woman willing to qualify for kee eo position of trust, here or in ,gounty. $900 yearly. Femepranss selfeare of Transcript. ‘Paper! Hanging, ‘Btc. WM. DUNSTER is prepared to fill all orders for Paper Hanging, Painting, Frescoing, etc. on the most. reasdiiible terias.” All orders left at Dunster’s Barber Shop will be promptly attended to. * n2-tf For Rent. A flat with four rooms. with modern im provements. A cook-stove for sale. ‘Inquire of J. S. Holbrook at his office on corner Pine and Commercial streets. tf Fine Work Done. Upholstering, paper hanging and carpet laying done in first-class style by, Grones, Rusextn. Leave your orders at Snell & Fleming’sandyour work will. be saan %O. —[—_€—_—_¥_“_¥€—¥<—K—K—_—__"* peorporated 1876.) : BROAD STREST, NBVADA CITY CAPITAL. BUSINESS HOURS. pdmdernesbeie ye 1 . n Saturdays from . finest bran 6:80 to 7:8 York—National Bank of North Amer: /}BAOK AT THE . At “Tom’s: Place. . Peerless. aloen: ELaRe, poke ae Es tofurnish to m nest Wines Liquors and Cigars. wht call will betronted ina Saas dog Coon ‘The Best einer. The Best —" ' Phose-are the attractions you can — : _ always find at _— COUNCIL, CLADE, NO——_aen Soot Nevada Co. Electric Power Co.’s is the Ideal Light. a SCADDEN'S SALOON pete et 7 patrons wit WINES AND Liquors. Beer 5 Cents. THOMAS SCADDEN, Proprietor.. SOMETHING. NEW 1} Apricot Cordial. Er was walking down ‘the avenue’ . And in they went: <The jeweler was fiear the door and: he recogiiized the ‘. the total production: of, the world. 01 } hero of Santiago at Onee, “Thessword . this she is able to export two-thirds he handled ‘it» and. outeide.there' was Se Rotor reinor ome cou te ee] Comanies, is th How Rear: Admiral Schley saw mia: Philsideiphin Present Ahead . “Rear Adrtiral ‘Wintel Reott beep an old ftiend, also @ naval officer, nd they ‘were looking: im the shop windews:in 8 -yery démocratic manner; when the admiral_ happened’ to glance in the win-' dow. of:a well-known jewelry firm, and his attention: was attracted to:a,mag-, nificent gold sword, says. Philadelphia paper. The two gentlemen » ‘stopped: . and looked in the window at the sword fora few minutes: and.read the card which /was near it-announeing that “this sword is to be, presentetl.to Rear’ Ad« . miral Schley in Philadelphia on the 20th inst.” “Let-us go in and see it,” said Schley. ‘pnd case were: taken. out of the’ and placed on top of'a showease, whére the admiral could-examine-it clopély. . His face was beaming-with delight’ as . gathering a large crowd of men, wom. . Jen and’ acre agar a ion eg move and “thangs of seas Ar ‘in or are face. He did not-seem ténotice them;'and after examining . the sword and accompanying belt carefully for'about 15: minutes he! and ‘hismay: friend walked. off, mie @ cis following closely. ae Tuesday, January. 1, 1900, LAUREL PARLOR, ‘N.D.:G:-W;, ARMORY ‘HALL. , Floor Director ~Lapis Whine Prok Grissel, ” 7 V. spat Archie Bowe, \ Lee Garthe, ce Gaylord. rGallery—Gents, 50 cents; io 2 cents. ti Their New Saloon ! “MAITLAND: renee i The Celebrated Bt B. Whiskey T. H. er OLD BAKERY. GEORGE ‘WM. DURST rE eee ve the »». Wines, Liquors and’ SB See fee os 8 Tee > All Kinds of Mixed Driaks a Specialty, MAITLAND BROS. Prop.’s, Commercial St. N EW YORK . the to i [length “SWORD InN A WINDOW. aa sa z . ousands, som ; ') He comes from {New Yeats al in nine we process was” ned; but when ‘Mr. . pson began drawing the young ‘ay ‘and her dog, which she had secured, to the surface, the fixture at of the well collapsed, precipiher into the chilling water. She 1 to the ladder and dog, however, es “a and, the ladder being of -sufficient to keep her head above water,’ “she remained ‘on. it until rescuers ar _ . rived’1y, hourslater.+ The fixttre agit went down na ly missed.striking the young lady. father andmother screamed for Sot ora which came as promptly ‘a8 pos-_ ce, jets the nearest neighbor living three8 of a mile away. Samuel Boswell, aged about 75 years, swam the ! Patuxent river; and was one ‘of the first to arrive’on the scene. When a suffiselent number were congregated. Jacob Link was lowered into. the well and placed a rope around Miss Thompson, and she was safely drawn out. The dog was also saved, but the young. lady. fainted. after reaching the surface, and the assistance ota physician was nec: eusary. S OUR FARMING LANDS. Steam and-Blectricity Have Done Much Towards Rendering Them Productive. i : nes Minnesota alone atures approx: imately about 80,000,000 bushels of wheat; or about one-thirty-seventhoi!

Of the otas, not having begun tc ‘reach ‘their limit. of productiveness. orth Dakota raised in 1898 55,000,00¢ bushels and South Dakota 42 +000, 000. Oregon: produced 24,000,000 bushels. Modern {farming methods in—.the. seathred challenge the admiration of : Sere _ Steam and electricity are the: farmer's © purpose’ ‘says the ‘Review of Reviews. He plows reaps, threshes by machincry, He telephones from his farmhouse’ au ¥ Ftanaries. Sometimes he-rep@ives the latest grain quotations over 4 private telegraph wire in his dwelling. Often the acreage of his farm is expressed in the ag in five figures. r places of the ‘ome and ‘seélf-rex earth ‘and aotsie. spect. oi He ‘sends his produets. to. Europe, As ja, Japan, eyen China, He furnishes a traffic that’ provides work for tens of thonesnde of employes of transporta‘tion linés, He “keeps a procession of grain, ships moving to the’ Sault Ste. Marie canal, which makes.the “Soo” Pank ahead of the far-famed: Suez in point of tonnage. Moreover, he is furnishing bone and sinew for this great country of ours which cannot be. expressed in figures, OVERLAND STOOK WIRE. ‘Pappénea Rental to One Chicago House Is $54,000—Cable Arbi4 ‘ trage Business. A. large ‘Chinese grain and stock brokerage firm has leased a@ private telegraph wire from Chicago to San ij Francisco, says the Inter Ocean. The firm already had a private wire from this city to New York, so.that it now controls for its own. exclusive use a wire service of 3,009 miles from ocean to. ocean, » Some idea of the profits that such -afirm must obtain by ‘. means of their private-wire service. may be gained by the fact that the 1,000-milé section of wire from this city to New York costs $18,000 annually, which would indicate a total for the entire 3,000 miles of about $54,000. Another form of wire service that byields large reyenue to the ocean cable at;which is associated with the arbitrage trading, ‘based upon simultaneous varying quotations for the same stocks in this city and New York and London, The average time for the round trip, or for an arhitrage order to London and the answer telling of its execution in the market there, is between four and onehalf and ‘five minutes. There have been messages sent ‘under exceptional conditions in the record time of three and one-half minutes. Bound to Joim the Army. . & recruit for the Britisharmy was taken té°be sword in recently by the” magistrate. Everything was gine swimmingiy till'the magistrate ask the man: Ttlave @ you ever been in prison?” At this the man looked” sero — quickly recovering himote blurted. out: -*‘No, sir, T have yer been in jail, but I don’t mind dooping a Sate be . you think it necesfbary.” " Ef F, : ‘wrake, Josefa Sar titles.Of all the ruling sovereigns of Eu4. 4 Pope, the Austrian emperor can boast the largest number of titles of nobility and territorial rankIn addition to his im l -erown, his majesty is nti ways entitled to wear . ‘regal tiara, twice is he qualified to be . p once ’ as prince and in numerous ii pri eoe Fam an ai is entitled to be called count lord. z* Rees en a nee et SF Speen ia . deeds, or as s @ of 3 a sentiment that fab! be valua tain of the days as ‘commemorative ot heroic lives. mas of*the hseainae of one andl the . : ‘ beauty of the Christ-life; while New Year’s tells of the sepulture of onejand the genesis of another cycle of earth. Celebration of the latter anniversary is, sentimental sentiment ‘the heart that is yi bees to logic. hs bar pa is sentimental, hut it ar peak pe we tothe mouths of death: i New ‘Year's might have ig iam priately on May 1j: or any other mi 1h but time has honored the selection, land . there ‘are, “pesides, ho means of fixitiz the period when; according to the sub-, lime Mosaic account, “the evening and the morning’ were the first.day.” This, anniversary is. suggestive of}. things that have :been. . Mnemosyne . whispers of ships. that, passed in the . night—of opportunities that came and’ were not seized; of folliesand sins; of grief and pain; aye, and of pleasure, and joy, and peace. God bé blessed for . emory! The jsaddest. recolléction. even, is. touched ofthe gentle-hand.of sympathy, and. the greatest. tragedy bears. a lofty lesson, Who. can . too dearly prize the, shadows of the that.come up out of the night; selfillumed by the deeds of goodness, merey and all-kindness' that marked ther’ when in substance they lived and moved with us?. These unwritten books have the most préeciots pages, anid'as we turn ‘them, one by one; over, we scan the lines with moistened eyes of tenderness and with hearts. that beat in) unison with the sentiments thereon inscribed. Cherishing whatever is good of the “past, man stands in the vestibule of the inchoate year and fills its salons and chambers with cheery furniture. and dear, loving forms. New Year's has, in fact, heen termed a‘day of.resolves ene ‘are broken. ‘ But it is better, far, to dod seo yatid not to do than never right at.all,. The sum/of life’s duty: ix. contained in the simple adjuration, Try! and,-should failure come; try and try again.. Not everyone is. privileged to attain, all-goodness, and few there be who can boast of a record of unbroken succéss, The night comes to all, but thestar of Hope, like Sirius; never gets. Happy is that man who‘has stre to do when the promise‘of fulfillment is weak, If the full sunshine may not.come, let; the glints find their way through’ the dense foliage and tesselate the ground with their, tremulous mosaics of varving shape. Pity for him who cannot see in thé dawn of the new year the light of better things. hat’ hour ‘so glad and bright as that which paints the éastern sky in crimson and: gold, and that is filled with songs of birds, inspired -of the pure air and the fresh, sun-kigsed peirhy The niatin-time of 1896 is came, and all who will may hear the angel voice of Hope whisper benisons that shall be inspiration to renewed courage in. the putting aside of things that hinder the onward march to better living. KENEW THE TRADE. Pe i Algy Highflier (to his valet and secre-! tary)—All the blooming billsin James? James—Nearly hall, sir. Algy Highfliey—How much dol owe? James—Habout 5,000, sir. Algy Highflier—Good heavens,James! I must run that up to 10,000 mighty. quick or the beastly twadesmien will be wanting their money.—Judge. vrobably Made of Brass. “Banks,” said Rivers, “every day in ‘the “year ‘seems to:-be New Year's” to mG “Go ahead,” said Ponks, prgcing him: self, “I’m ready. ar “For the reason,” resunted Rivers, “that you are always blowing your own horn.”—Chicago Tribume-._ Alt Kinds of Cigars and Tobacco The Finest B-Coat Clear in Town. ee “HARRISON, BR AD STRABT. itive . ors: . Ome oe “AML ‘ethers tise attended to. Gime Us aiesemeemteeat vere “Faken x in Poncy Boxes, FoR THE HOLIDAY TRADE. “CrE'=E".” * Rreatiwe Son at ao WM. H. CRAWFORD ‘Has just received a large and varied stock of goods for the past Holiday ‘Trade, consisting of ? ROCKING HORSES, WAGONS, ~~. NOVELTIES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS «~~ Selented sespesially to suit the taste of .the Nevada. City publié. © "” _SEVERYTHING IN THE. LATEST STYLESa_ jee You ‘should call and examine the: stock before purchasing your goods for the holidays. awNevada County Oil Company.. Is making wonderful progress. IN‘ THREE ‘SHIFTS DRILLING 130 FEET. “Ot machinery is'working perfectly and provision is pence for a. rapid completion of the first well. WHEN OIL IS STRUCK STOCK WILL SELL AT $l PER SHARE. ~ Phe Company is now selling stock at 75 cents per share. these, 3 LOCATION: OF-LAND; KERN: RIVER OIL DISTRICT. 97% Refer to. the: maps—you will see our land. President ; A sae W. Marsh, Vice Président; W. B. Robb, pi rt hes Et, R. Powell, H.M. Oodper, F.4L. Atbogast, P. G. Scadden, F W. Taylor, W.1,. Mable, W. G, Ross, Will Furnish: you ‘ All [Material for Your New Home On HE. INSTALLMENT PLAN. GIVE US A OALL. Good Lumber at reasonable rates. Yn spe ». KHotet. sort Order: a ‘Re-opened niin And Now Ready for aces Henry. Melaenbangher, Prot Coffee, Hem. ond Bess, Bacon, and Eggs. 7 Sa) “Yop ablomeengeanea erat 6a joo suenlai te” Mrs, Stites Mrs,” Daan, + durougtiout; thereby making E. W. SCHIMDT, LEADING CIGAR DEALER, it second to no Hotel in this Lisieconr yal s Cine SArweb se cntoeneane Hm Oat OSE fe Rooms, : ‘Dining Room.