December 29, 1903 (4 pages)

i = ts er ts 1b Pp ee He Be RE ee ee I oe K ‘Special help as been spared to make this t ity. ; Fresh Shrimps, Se Oonsomme Imperial. Cream of Ohicken. oy ; ; Select Oelery en Branche. ? Baked Oslifornia Salmon, au Gratin, Sauce Tartar. ss : Potatoes, Brabrant. : Torkey Salad, au Mayonaise. ' Queen Olives, . Dressed }, with Egg, Lobster Salad, Sardels, with Lemon, Mixed Pickles. 00000 = Boiled young Ohicken, de Hotel Sauce. Sugar Cured Ham, Ohampagne Sauce, 00000 Young Pigeons on Toast, Brazed Frogs Legs, aux Obampigeons. i Sweet Breads, Larded, with French Peas. Boned Ohicked Chicken in Allspi.e Jelly. “Obicken Friccasee, Obicken de Polets, Ai Pee pyrene Pohocrintanlens. < arkey Livers matoe ‘ Vanilla Cream. Poffs, au Vanille. — % FRUIT PUNOH. 00000 Tenderloin of Beef, Natural Gravey. Young Suckling Pig, with Beked Apples. : at ce = eal, ance Supreme, oung Tarkey, wit sters—Oranberry Sauce. Roast Haunch of Mutton, Olive Dressing. Hi vie : 00000. Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Potatoes. Baked S yt ; Green Corn on Cob. mnch Peas. Hubbest — Cauliflower in Cream. Asparagus Tips. String Beane. é ‘ ‘New Year’s Plam Padding, Hard and Brandy Sauce, Apple Pie, Hot Mince Pie. Lemon Merringue Pie, Fruit Oake, Pound Oade Layer Oake and Lady. Fingers, Assorted Fratt, Mixed Now ccntate Toe ee me 1 esor ruit, xed Nute, gz, sins, Confect i Roquefort, Edam, Swiss, Sierra and Cream Oheese, es eery Oafe Noir. has been engaged from San Francisco, and no expense he grandest Dinner ever served in Nevada Oil On Streets. Oil has a bad effect on asphalt, as 8 been observed several cities where is used on the streets. An ordifice was passed at Grass Valley in kard to conveying oil, benzine and P like along the paved thoroughes, and although.the law is only in ‘Frration a short time its good effect hy Seis ings ont mach favorable comment, On Commercial street today a small avtity of benzine was accidentally illed from a vehicle and the asphalt owed the ill effects of it right away. ils Size, A half-witted fellow down on Long land was going along talking to mself, When asked why he talked hen he was alone he replied: “Well,there are two reasons: Ilike talk to@ smart man, and I like to ara smart man talk,” With Schilling’s Best, there no tein) iation to’ be disonest, Your grocer’s; moneyback. Chrisimas Party. The primary olase of-the Methodist Church, which is under the -guardian eye of Mrs. T. G. Ramsey, was tendered a delightful party by that lady this afternoon. The affair was in the nature of a Obristmas gathering and a select program of vocal, instrumental and literary exercises were admirably rendered by the bright and cherry cherubs of the Methodist sabbath school. Thie class is composed of one hundred scholars and the congregatfog of the little tote and their teacher, whom they love with childish adoration, was a sweet, charming 4nd pretty pictare to behold, and made the parlors of the church look what they are wont to be—a sanctuary of innocence and godliness, All kinds of nice Drinks that will suit the taste manufactured by an expert mixologist at Britland’s, tf In Thirteen Minutes A Lynn shoe factory, says the Springfield Republican, recently made a paic of woman’s shoes to see how rapidly it could bedone. The making required five operations, the use of forty two machines and one hundred pieces, and the shoes were ready to wear in thirteen minutes after the first New Sults, Suit has been brought in the Superior Oourt by Anna Weber against polose a mortgage on the homestead of the latter named parties. The property is situated on Coyote street in this city. The promissory note 8ecured by the mortgage was given several years ago. The amount sued for ie $1000, with interest thereon from a ney for the plaintiff, Eugene McOabn has brought suit in the came court against Kate Fitzgerald to quiet title to a’ ‘piece of min ing ground in Grass Valley township. Ohas. W. Kitts is attorney for the plaintiff, Go to Hotel Antlers for your [New Yeare dinner. Same evening go to the big Leap Year Ball to be given by the Native Daughters of the Golden West. Aftew the Ball your sweetheart to the Antlers and treat her to oysters. Oysters Friday ‘Night. The dining room of Hotel Antlers will be thrown open Friday night, the date of the big leap year bail, from 12 o'clock midnight to8 a. m., and oystere in all their delicious and appetizing modes wiil be served to all comers: If you. wart s good, cool drink o beer—the very best in town—drop in machine was started. and see Wm. Barry. tf-m7 of Dress Goods having proved a success we will now put on a _ SPECIAL SALE of the entire stock of ‘kirtings, Linings & Trimmings 7a me == he PECIAL SALE S. WOLFF, RECEIVER I Patrick and Annie E. Clancy to fore-. certain period. E B. Power fe attor> Bvorything Stictly High Clas. verything Strictly High Ost and enjoy our hoopitaiity —— Music at the ‘National. Year’s dinner ever served in Nevada City Rector Bros. have secared the services of Wild’s Concert Orchestra, which will render the latest selections during the dinner bour, from 5 to 7:80 p-m. Seethe program of the same, and the menu of the dinner in another column. The case of A. W. Collins et al. ve J. F. 1. Traro et.al. is still on trial ip the Superior Conart. : It does not take a French interpreter to read the menu for the Hotel Antlere’ big dinner on New Years Day. , Catarrh Cannot Be Cured With LCOOAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Oatarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it oa mast take internal medicine, li’s Catarrh Oure is taken intern}aliy, and acts directly on the blood end mucous surfaces, Hall’s Catarrh Cure ie nota quack medicine. It was Prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription, It ie composed of the bast tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces, The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Oatarih, Send for testimonials free. F. J. OHENEY & CO. Props., Sold by druggists a . y ice 6 Hall’s Family Pille po the best. « Only tle very vest of wines, liquor and cigars are served at the Klondike saloon on Spring street and courteous treatment is tendered all visitors Wm, Peard, the proprietor, invite allto sall on him. a81-tf For that thirst trya cool, sharp glass of beer at Britland’s. He wasn’t literary, hadn't any polities, couldn’t tell a story. Did we try to lose him? Not mucb. He’ had three bottles of Old Gilt Edge whisky in bis grip. ~ PALWER & JOHASOH, Wholeeale and retail dealers in Fine Liquors Cigars, In addition to serving the finest New ‘ tity . under Generals Pelletier and Compostella, President Morales bombarded. Pueta Plata yester. day but the damage is not known. : “ig as _. ‘The arrival of ‘American warships to baat Newport is very anxiously awaited. PRR RR H ¥ for military defense. _ Personal Noles. ing for San Franvisco. ville. Francisco. mine at Meybert today, . man Jr, are down from Pike City. . ville today. Bloomfield are here on a visit, here on a businegs trip. 8. Davis is over from North San Juan, : William Abbott came down . from Loyalton today. Bradley Arnhart returned here today from Reno, Nevada. W. 4H. Penrose and wife of Relie Hill are here spending a few daye, Cherles Novay and wife were up from Pleasant Valley today. Hd. L. Egan of Sacramento, who has been up to Washington on mining business, came down today. 8S. B. Oaraon is here from San Francieco. ‘ : P. 8. Hall is down from Lake City. Loveland is now selling bie famous bread at five cents a loaf at the Popuar Bakery. Try it and you will always buy it. es) Compare the Hotel Antlers’ menu for their New Years dinner with any other menu ever published in Nevada county, OE For 8 good cool, sharp glass of beer call at Wm, Harry’s saloon. Prico Bote Going Up-Couniry. . O. B. Porter of the Nevada Uounty Real Estate Exchange will leave for ‘Washington tomorrow morning on a business trip. He ia going in the interests of the Realty Syndicate, which offers excellent inducements. Mr. Porter will visit the various places in the Washington section, and our upcountry friends will find him to be a reliable and thorough going busibers wan, : ‘The Cradle. Peter Cooper had fifty-five years of domestic happiness and morning fire building. Mr; Cooper was an ingenfous man. When a cradle became nec essary in his home, as was sometimes the case years ago, Peter vigged a self rocking cradle, with a fan attachment. Afterward he patented the device and sold the patent. There were many opportunities ‘in those days.” : -” ‘he Loser. “He’s what I call a ‘good loser.’ ” ' “He didn’t seem that way to me.” “Why, I saw him lose $150 at poker Jast night, and he didn’t kick at all.” “Funny! You should have heard him today when he dropped a half dollar and it rolled down the culvert.”—Catho Toxio, Dec. 29—An emergency Ordinance was last night investing the Government with unlimited credit SSE Attorney Fred Searls left thie mornDebris Oommissioner W. W. Waggoner left thie morning for MarysE. 8. Hensley ie here from San Frank White returned to the El Oro Thos, Wayman Sr. and Thos. WayW. Scott came down from OamptonJ. W. McAllister and wife of North Fred Hawretly of San Francieco is passed Which Was His witer A certain Turk, according to rumor, was once married to.a veiled lady in white in the presence of the sultan. Ag S00n as the ceremony was concluded the bride mysteriously disappeared. The groom was led into an adjoining room, where stood twelve ladies all dressed in white, but without . veils, “Choose from the twelve,” exclaimed As the man had never seen her face the command. bewildered him, “If you bake a mistake,” added his majesty, ‘your life shall pay the forfeit.’ The poor man walked up and down the row of beauties, but saw nothing whatever .to aid his choice. “You have only a minute left,” yelled the sultan in anger; “choose at once.” Ten of the ladies, he noticed, gave him nothing else than a stony stare. One of them frowned, the other smiled. “The frowning one,” he thought, “is my pride, for she express: es her displeasure and impatience at my ignorance. “No,” he said to himself, “it must be the smiling one, fot she desires to invite me to her.” After debating the subject in his mind until his time was up he boldly made a se. ful. He had regained his bride. Which was she, the one who frowned or the one who smiled? : Animal Barometers. The tortoise is not an animal one would naturally fix upon as likely to be afraid of gain, but it is singularly ? 80. Twenty-four hours or more before. rain falls the Galapagos tortoise makes for some convenient shelter. On a bright clear morning, when not a cloud ia to be seen, the denizens of a tortoise farm on the African coast may be seen sometimes heading for the nearest overhanging rocks. When that happens, the proprietor knows that rain will come down during the day, and, as a rule, it comes down in torrents. The sign never fails. This presensation, to coin a word, which exists in. many ‘birds and beasts may be explained partly from the increasing weight of the atmosphere when rain is forming, partly by habits of living and partly from the need of moisture which is shared by al. The American catbird gives warn: ing of an ‘approaching thunderstorm by sitting on the low branches of the dogwood tree (whether this union of the feline with the canine is invariable the deponent saith not), uttering curious notes. Other birds, including the familiar robin, it is said, give similar evidence of an impending change in the weather. Vareless. “It was careless of me to say that J admired Bacon,” remarked the young woman. with glasses. “Did you offend some Shakespearean student?’ “No. It was a Chicago pork packer, We frigidly remarked that he didn’t eare to talk shop.”—Washington Star. : Baby Blubber. “Fat babies,” said the eminent scientist, “are unhealthy. You may think because a baby is fat that it is in the pink of vondition, but the fat is simply 80 much blubber.”’ “My baby isn’t fat,” said the dejected father, “but we can’t sleep at night because he has too much blubber.” “Brilliant and impulsive people,” deelares a lecturer on physiognomy, “have black eyes, or if they don’t have them Me Standard and Times. » NEW FURS just received from H. Pricea, We have orders to sell every one in stook at a EnID GLovEss Celebrated Oentemere Kid Gloves. We have all shades and colors. Price $1.50, We are agents for the WE GIVE KID GLOVE At the old Isoard place en Broad 8t, = NEW YEAR’S GOODS ORDERS to the City. Our A. B, Kid @ if ene OOS 8 and the best $1.00 glove sala. or $1.00 guaranteed. ‘They are union m NEW HANDKERCHIEFS! NEW HOLIDAY GOODs! @@” Consult us before . ROSENBERG BROS. . CHAS. H. EDDY, Manager. — they're apt to get them if they're toa ve.” Liebes Co.—the very lstest at reduced redaction. reinforce the gun7 We have the sovereign, “her that is your bride,” . DENTIST ae " Formerly of the Elestro-Dental Parlors} MASONIC BUILDING...PINE STREET ote NEVADA CITY, OAL. ‘ \ » NEW YEAR'S GIFT. [i a Splendid and,Elegant Stock to choose from including’ CUT GLASS — Lwo lines—Libby and ‘Pairpont . EBONY e ae LEATHER GOODS POCKET BOOKS LETTER CASES WALLETS Ebony finish. FRENCH STAG New—Toilet Setsfand Novelties FOUNTAIN PENS A very “Acceptable Gift. lection from the two. He was success: . ~ POPULAR NOVELS Carefully Selected Perfumes and Automizers Mirrors, Fancy Stationery Glasses, Toys and Books APPREGIATED GIFTS sss ttc Olocks algo, and several other articles from which you could select appropriate holiday gifts for ladies or gentlemen, Oaill in and see. A. & H. W. HARTUNG, Watchmakers Broad Street “CRAVEN The New Rain-Proof Cloth for OW EERCOATS warm in winter and lo summer, ite omen ste-tight. . Will keep you “Rain Will Neither Wet Nor Spot Them.” We have a:variety of qualities and designs of these goods. Su or to R. T. MORRISON ytitt-'20 We have a fresh stock of everything for the Holiye : “v7 days at our store. Try ee ONE a a Ne LEMON PEEL, RAISINS, CURRANT ACITRON, MINCE MEAT, ETC., ETC. : We aim tofkeep: caly tlelest ex€%el] owas. possible ga try 8 bottle of{Shaste,Water with your ew Year’s Dinner, Tue Bee thve Grocery. J. J. JACKSON, Proprietor. } 4 The Genuine article—Sterline mounted. ; ROLL DRESSING CASES : 7 IE . t sarin Cena ig it ea eee

i = ts er ts 1b Pp ee He Be RE ee ee I oe K ‘Special help as been spared to make this t ity. ; Fresh Shrimps, Se Oonsomme Imperial. Cream of Ohicken. oy ; ; Select Oelery en Branche. ? Baked Oslifornia Salmon, au Gratin, Sauce Tartar. ss : Potatoes, Brabrant. : Torkey Salad, au Mayonaise. ' Queen Olives, . Dressed }, with Egg, Lobster Salad, Sardels, with Lemon, Mixed Pickles. 00000 = Boiled young Ohicken, de Hotel Sauce. Sugar Cured Ham, Ohampagne Sauce, 00000 Young Pigeons on Toast, Brazed Frogs Legs, aux Obampigeons. i Sweet Breads, Larded, with French Peas. Boned Ohicked Chicken in Allspi.e Jelly. “Obicken Friccasee, Obicken de Polets, Ai Pee pyrene Pohocrintanlens. < arkey Livers matoe ‘ Vanilla Cream. Poffs, au Vanille. — % FRUIT PUNOH. 00000 Tenderloin of Beef, Natural Gravey. Young Suckling Pig, with Beked Apples. : at ce = eal, ance Supreme, oung Tarkey, wit sters—Oranberry Sauce. Roast Haunch of Mutton, Olive Dressing. Hi vie : 00000. Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Potatoes. Baked S yt ; Green Corn on Cob. mnch Peas. Hubbest — Cauliflower in Cream. Asparagus Tips. String Beane. é ‘ ‘New Year’s Plam Padding, Hard and Brandy Sauce, Apple Pie, Hot Mince Pie. Lemon Merringue Pie, Fruit Oake, Pound Oade Layer Oake and Lady. Fingers, Assorted Fratt, Mixed Now ccntate Toe ee me 1 esor ruit, xed Nute, gz, sins, Confect i Roquefort, Edam, Swiss, Sierra and Cream Oheese, es eery Oafe Noir. has been engaged from San Francisco, and no expense he grandest Dinner ever served in Nevada Oil On Streets. Oil has a bad effect on asphalt, as 8 been observed several cities where is used on the streets. An ordifice was passed at Grass Valley in kard to conveying oil, benzine and P like along the paved thoroughes, and although.the law is only in ‘Frration a short time its good effect hy Seis ings ont mach favorable comment, On Commercial street today a small avtity of benzine was accidentally illed from a vehicle and the asphalt owed the ill effects of it right away. ils Size, A half-witted fellow down on Long land was going along talking to mself, When asked why he talked hen he was alone he replied: “Well,there are two reasons: Ilike talk to@ smart man, and I like to ara smart man talk,” With Schilling’s Best, there no tein) iation to’ be disonest, Your grocer’s; moneyback. Chrisimas Party. The primary olase of-the Methodist Church, which is under the -guardian eye of Mrs. T. G. Ramsey, was tendered a delightful party by that lady this afternoon. The affair was in the nature of a Obristmas gathering and a select program of vocal, instrumental and literary exercises were admirably rendered by the bright and cherry cherubs of the Methodist sabbath school. Thie class is composed of one hundred scholars and the congregatfog of the little tote and their teacher, whom they love with childish adoration, was a sweet, charming 4nd pretty pictare to behold, and made the parlors of the church look what they are wont to be—a sanctuary of innocence and godliness, All kinds of nice Drinks that will suit the taste manufactured by an expert mixologist at Britland’s, tf In Thirteen Minutes A Lynn shoe factory, says the Springfield Republican, recently made a paic of woman’s shoes to see how rapidly it could bedone. The making required five operations, the use of forty two machines and one hundred pieces, and the shoes were ready to wear in thirteen minutes after the first New Sults, Suit has been brought in the Superior Oourt by Anna Weber against polose a mortgage on the homestead of the latter named parties. The property is situated on Coyote street in this city. The promissory note 8ecured by the mortgage was given several years ago. The amount sued for ie $1000, with interest thereon from a ney for the plaintiff, Eugene McOabn has brought suit in the came court against Kate Fitzgerald to quiet title to a’ ‘piece of min ing ground in Grass Valley township. Ohas. W. Kitts is attorney for the plaintiff, Go to Hotel Antlers for your [New Yeare dinner. Same evening go to the big Leap Year Ball to be given by the Native Daughters of the Golden West. Aftew the Ball your sweetheart to the Antlers and treat her to oysters. Oysters Friday ‘Night. The dining room of Hotel Antlers will be thrown open Friday night, the date of the big leap year bail, from 12 o'clock midnight to8 a. m., and oystere in all their delicious and appetizing modes wiil be served to all comers: If you. wart s good, cool drink o beer—the very best in town—drop in machine was started. and see Wm. Barry. tf-m7 of Dress Goods having proved a success we will now put on a _ SPECIAL SALE of the entire stock of ‘kirtings, Linings & Trimmings 7a me == he PECIAL SALE S. WOLFF, RECEIVER I Patrick and Annie E. Clancy to fore-. certain period. E B. Power fe attor> Bvorything Stictly High Clas. verything Strictly High Ost and enjoy our hoopitaiity —— Music at the ‘National. Year’s dinner ever served in Nevada City Rector Bros. have secared the services of Wild’s Concert Orchestra, which will render the latest selections during the dinner bour, from 5 to 7:80 p-m. Seethe program of the same, and the menu of the dinner in another column. The case of A. W. Collins et al. ve J. F. 1. Traro et.al. is still on trial ip the Superior Conart. : It does not take a French interpreter to read the menu for the Hotel Antlere’ big dinner on New Years Day. , Catarrh Cannot Be Cured With LCOOAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Oatarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it oa mast take internal medicine, li’s Catarrh Oure is taken intern}aliy, and acts directly on the blood end mucous surfaces, Hall’s Catarrh Cure ie nota quack medicine. It was Prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription, It ie composed of the bast tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces, The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Oatarih, Send for testimonials free. F. J. OHENEY & CO. Props., Sold by druggists a . y ice 6 Hall’s Family Pille po the best. « Only tle very vest of wines, liquor and cigars are served at the Klondike saloon on Spring street and courteous treatment is tendered all visitors Wm, Peard, the proprietor, invite allto sall on him. a81-tf For that thirst trya cool, sharp glass of beer at Britland’s. He wasn’t literary, hadn't any polities, couldn’t tell a story. Did we try to lose him? Not mucb. He’ had three bottles of Old Gilt Edge whisky in bis grip. ~ PALWER & JOHASOH, Wholeeale and retail dealers in Fine Liquors Cigars, In addition to serving the finest New ‘ tity . under Generals Pelletier and Compostella, President Morales bombarded. Pueta Plata yester. day but the damage is not known. : “ig as _. ‘The arrival of ‘American warships to baat Newport is very anxiously awaited. PRR RR H ¥ for military defense. _ Personal Noles. ing for San Franvisco. ville. Francisco. mine at Meybert today, . man Jr, are down from Pike City. . ville today. Bloomfield are here on a visit, here on a businegs trip. 8. Davis is over from North San Juan, : William Abbott came down . from Loyalton today. Bradley Arnhart returned here today from Reno, Nevada. W. 4H. Penrose and wife of Relie Hill are here spending a few daye, Cherles Novay and wife were up from Pleasant Valley today. Hd. L. Egan of Sacramento, who has

been up to Washington on mining business, came down today. 8S. B. Oaraon is here from San Francieco. ‘ : P. 8. Hall is down from Lake City. Loveland is now selling bie famous bread at five cents a loaf at the Popuar Bakery. Try it and you will always buy it. es) Compare the Hotel Antlers’ menu for their New Years dinner with any other menu ever published in Nevada county, OE For 8 good cool, sharp glass of beer call at Wm, Harry’s saloon. Prico Bote Going Up-Couniry. . O. B. Porter of the Nevada Uounty Real Estate Exchange will leave for ‘Washington tomorrow morning on a business trip. He ia going in the interests of the Realty Syndicate, which offers excellent inducements. Mr. Porter will visit the various places in the Washington section, and our upcountry friends will find him to be a reliable and thorough going busibers wan, : ‘The Cradle. Peter Cooper had fifty-five years of domestic happiness and morning fire building. Mr; Cooper was an ingenfous man. When a cradle became nec essary in his home, as was sometimes the case years ago, Peter vigged a self rocking cradle, with a fan attachment. Afterward he patented the device and sold the patent. There were many opportunities ‘in those days.” : -” ‘he Loser. “He’s what I call a ‘good loser.’ ” ' “He didn’t seem that way to me.” “Why, I saw him lose $150 at poker Jast night, and he didn’t kick at all.” “Funny! You should have heard him today when he dropped a half dollar and it rolled down the culvert.”—Catho Toxio, Dec. 29—An emergency Ordinance was last night investing the Government with unlimited credit SSE Attorney Fred Searls left thie mornDebris Oommissioner W. W. Waggoner left thie morning for MarysE. 8. Hensley ie here from San Frank White returned to the El Oro Thos, Wayman Sr. and Thos. WayW. Scott came down from OamptonJ. W. McAllister and wife of North Fred Hawretly of San Francieco is passed Which Was His witer A certain Turk, according to rumor, was once married to.a veiled lady in white in the presence of the sultan. Ag S00n as the ceremony was concluded the bride mysteriously disappeared. The groom was led into an adjoining room, where stood twelve ladies all dressed in white, but without . veils, “Choose from the twelve,” exclaimed As the man had never seen her face the command. bewildered him, “If you bake a mistake,” added his majesty, ‘your life shall pay the forfeit.’ The poor man walked up and down the row of beauties, but saw nothing whatever .to aid his choice. “You have only a minute left,” yelled the sultan in anger; “choose at once.” Ten of the ladies, he noticed, gave him nothing else than a stony stare. One of them frowned, the other smiled. “The frowning one,” he thought, “is my pride, for she express: es her displeasure and impatience at my ignorance. “No,” he said to himself, “it must be the smiling one, fot she desires to invite me to her.” After debating the subject in his mind until his time was up he boldly made a se. ful. He had regained his bride. Which was she, the one who frowned or the one who smiled? : Animal Barometers. The tortoise is not an animal one would naturally fix upon as likely to be afraid of gain, but it is singularly ? 80. Twenty-four hours or more before. rain falls the Galapagos tortoise makes for some convenient shelter. On a bright clear morning, when not a cloud ia to be seen, the denizens of a tortoise farm on the African coast may be seen sometimes heading for the nearest overhanging rocks. When that happens, the proprietor knows that rain will come down during the day, and, as a rule, it comes down in torrents. The sign never fails. This presensation, to coin a word, which exists in. many ‘birds and beasts may be explained partly from the increasing weight of the atmosphere when rain is forming, partly by habits of living and partly from the need of moisture which is shared by al. The American catbird gives warn: ing of an ‘approaching thunderstorm by sitting on the low branches of the dogwood tree (whether this union of the feline with the canine is invariable the deponent saith not), uttering curious notes. Other birds, including the familiar robin, it is said, give similar evidence of an impending change in the weather. Vareless. “It was careless of me to say that J admired Bacon,” remarked the young woman. with glasses. “Did you offend some Shakespearean student?’ “No. It was a Chicago pork packer, We frigidly remarked that he didn’t eare to talk shop.”—Washington Star. : Baby Blubber. “Fat babies,” said the eminent scientist, “are unhealthy. You may think because a baby is fat that it is in the pink of vondition, but the fat is simply 80 much blubber.”’ “My baby isn’t fat,” said the dejected father, “but we can’t sleep at night because he has too much blubber.” “Brilliant and impulsive people,” deelares a lecturer on physiognomy, “have black eyes, or if they don’t have them Me Standard and Times. » NEW FURS just received from H. Pricea, We have orders to sell every one in stook at a EnID GLovEss Celebrated Oentemere Kid Gloves. We have all shades and colors. Price $1.50, We are agents for the WE GIVE KID GLOVE At the old Isoard place en Broad 8t, = NEW YEAR’S GOODS ORDERS to the City. Our A. B, Kid @ if ene OOS 8 and the best $1.00 glove sala. or $1.00 guaranteed. ‘They are union m NEW HANDKERCHIEFS! NEW HOLIDAY GOODs! @@” Consult us before . ROSENBERG BROS. . CHAS. H. EDDY, Manager. — they're apt to get them if they're toa ve.” Liebes Co.—the very lstest at reduced redaction. reinforce the gun7 We have the sovereign, “her that is your bride,” . DENTIST ae " Formerly of the Elestro-Dental Parlors} MASONIC BUILDING.....PINE STREET ote NEVADA CITY, OAL. ‘ \ » NEW YEAR'S GIFT. [i a Splendid and,Elegant Stock to choose from including’ CUT GLASS — Lwo lines—Libby and ‘Pairpont . EBONY e ae LEATHER GOODS POCKET BOOKS LETTER CASES WALLETS Ebony finish. FRENCH STAG New—Toilet Setsfand Novelties FOUNTAIN PENS A very “Acceptable Gift. lection from the two. He was success: . ~ POPULAR NOVELS Carefully Selected Perfumes and Automizers Mirrors, Fancy Stationery Glasses, Toys and Books APPREGIATED GIFTS sss ttc Olocks algo, and several other articles from which you could select appropriate holiday gifts for ladies or gentlemen, Oaill in and see. A. & H. W. HARTUNG, Watchmakers Broad Street “CRAVEN The New Rain-Proof Cloth for OW EERCOATS warm in winter and lo summer, ite omen ste-tight. . Will keep you “Rain Will Neither Wet Nor Spot Them.” We have a:variety of qualities and designs of these goods. Su or to R. T. MORRISON ytitt-'20 We have a fresh stock of everything for the Holiye : “v7 days at our store. Try ee ONE a a Ne LEMON PEEL, RAISINS, CURRANT ACITRON, MINCE MEAT, ETC., ETC. : We aim tofkeep: caly tlelest ex€%el] owas. possible ga try 8 bottle of{Shaste,Water with your ew Year’s Dinner, Tue Bee thve Grocery. J. J. JACKSON, Proprietor. } 4 The Genuine article—Sterline mounted. ; ROLL DRESSING CASES : 7 IE . t sarin Cena ig it ea eee