December 8, 1902 (4 pages)

~ © Pease 2a IAL. SERVICE. ae -and_mpressire Program a y The Elke’ memorial seryicé, which was held at Nevada Theatre yesterday afternoon by the members of -Ne-. vada Oity and Grass Valley lodges of that organization, was beautifal and . a prime object of these memorial gatherfa jaa. 28 game time we should not to Wiinow the chaff from the ‘wheat in our minds that we may be the better enabled to perceive the trath so that. we may be the more impressive and was .ettended by an ex\worthiy t@ \fedeive the grand inheritceedingly large number of people, the theater being crowded te the doors. The Grass Valiey lodge came to this city in a special car, and like the local organization, were present at’ the service in fal) numbers fn honor to the memory of the’ deceased brethren of the order, * The theater was elegantly decorated ance which the departed have bequeathed to us. e This most beautiful and appropriate castom is not a new one, although to to the-credit of our generation be it said that it ie, perhaps, today more generally observed than at any other known period in the worid’s history. t is not only a beautiful custom, but with flowers, ferns, evergreens and hy, my mind it is a most solemn obliAmerican flags, §ad the prespéhium embellishments and creations presented a.picture of sublime beauty. Large flags -weré draped around the stage, inside of which, in a half cirele, were seated the Elks of Nevada City and Grass Valley lodges, In the_.center of the curtains at the rear of the stage was a large cross, and in the center of the latter was. a large clock dial, the hands of which indicated the hour of eleven. The letters “B. P. O. E.” also stood eut in prominence on the cross, while extending from the prongs of elk horns, which had been placed on either side of ‘the cross, was a number of electric lights arranged in ‘horseshoe form. This illumination, in addition to a light placed behind the clock dial, set off the decorative figures to great advantage, and this effect was improved by the darkening of the forward portion of the ball. ¢.The altar or rostrum from which the: several speakers delivered their addresees was ornamented with a handsome pair ofelk horns and & profasion of beautiful flowers. One of the -most conspicuous yet beautifully decorated objects on the stage was the memorial vacant chair. This . was artistically dang trimmed with snow-white flowers, the name “O’Conuor,” in purple letters, standing out.prominently across the back of the vacant seat. This was in memory of John O’Connor, whe is the only deceased miember Of the Bike’ order in Neveda county. The program previded was of us very high order and was anusually impresive throughout. The following was the order of the program, as repdered: Organ voluntary, Miss Lenore Oalkins. ; Selection, Orchestra;* Quartette, “Oressitig” the Ber,” by) Misses Harry and Bertha Webber and’ Messrs. J. R. Davis and John Werry. Opening ceremonies, Officers of the Lodge. $s Opening ode,, by members of the Lodge, as follows: Great Ruler of the Universe, All seeing and benign. Look down upon and bless our work And' be all glory Thine, Oh! bear our prayers for the honored. While bearing in our minds [dead The memories graven on each heart ‘For Auld Lang Syne. Prayer, Rev. Wm. Angwin. Salutatory, Bro. E, A. Moore of Nevada City Lodge. Response, Bro. G. A. Jones of Grass Valley. Vocal solo; “One Sweetly Solemn Thought,” Mrs, W, L. May. Eulogy, Bro. G. R. Tuttle. Whistling solo, “‘Oalvary,” Bro. R. W. Gaylord. Address by Bro. 0. W. Kyle of Sa0ramento Lodge. “Vale of Rest.” Quartette, Selection, “Golden Land of Peace,” Orchestra, Closing exercises by the Lodge. Benediction. The address by Majer O, W. Kyle.of Sacramente was eloquent and: instractive and in it the talented speaker offered many beautiful periotations to the departed ‘niembers.’ ‘The following _ is a text of bis address: y “We are assembled in accordance ' with our rules and customs as members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to pay annual tribute to our departed brothers; to cultivate within our hearts the sentiment so fully expressed: in that motto of our}: order which says: “The faults of our brothers we write upon the sand; . ' Their virtues on the tablets of love * and memory.” ‘ What beauty of éxpression, ‘what manlinesg.of. purpose, what,.virtue of. endeavor, what devotion fo honor, what gation. the.appropriate discharge of which is demanded by the highest senee of gratitude, of honor and of justice to our departed. Thucydides tells us that during the Peloponesian war the Athenians revived the custom of their fore-fathers by giving public tribute to those of their number who had fallen in battle which to decorate the graves of their Perielés, after the first battle of that war delivered_-an oration in which he paid. a glowing tribute to the fallen heroes of that day. He gloried in the honor which the soldier who fell while fighting for liberty and country left. to his family and friends. He sought to console the living by shéwing that the valiant, manly character of the dead, the name writien high on the scroll of fame -was-of far ‘more valuable bequeathment than that of Thus we trace this custom back for mere than two thousand «years, and find also that the thought of that day was similar to that which we teach and uphold as worthy of all emulation. Bu: where shal! we turn and not be met with some reminder of our indebtedneas to Greece? In the House of Representatives of the United States.in 1828, Daniel Webster, speaking on the Greek revolution, “We must indeed fly beyond the civilized world, we must pass the dominion of law, and the boundaries of knowledge. We must, more especially, withdraw ourselves from this’ place, and the scenes and objects which bere surround us, if we would separate ourselves entirely, from the influence. of “Pell those memorials of herself which @ucleat Greece lias transmitted for the ‘bemeat of mankind. This free form of government, thie popular assembly, the common council held for the commop good, where have we contemplated its earliest models? This practice of free debate and public discussion, the contest of mind ‘with mind, and ‘that popular eloquence which, if it were now here, on a Bubject like this, would move the stones of the Capitol? “Whose was the language in which all.these were first exbibited? Even the edifice in which we assembie, those proportioned columns, this ornamented architecture, all remind us that Greece has existed, and that we, like the rest of mankind, are greatly ber debtors.” f The Parthenon, that temple of splendor.end magnifigence, the pride of the liberal arts, is no more,:but the voice of demosthenes given a meaning and interpretation to elcquence not elsewhere approached is. beard across the great billows of the intervening centuries, thrilling the intellectual world, with the power or his immortal thought. The Amphyctonic Council meeting alternately at Delphi and Thermopylae weea fair suggéstion of government by represeptation. But it was far from beipg a‘true republic, there never has been one eatil today, and in this country. The world to the present time seems to have been for the most part, taken wreat from their rulers the righte and privileges which enlightenment and justice claint asacommon to all, _ “This continuous struggle has brought into prominence the leading minds of every nation and every age, as teachers, leaders and orators who have moulded the thought and directed the current of events. To these niét’ Bave been accorded the generous recognition of their grateful-pecsple. —Ancient Greece, the cradle of art tribute to 3 brother, Mving.or ‘dead,jand of gebius will ever be celebrated may be said to be its equal? 4 life lived in accordance with this motto would surely build a character which would deeply engrave upon the face of its possessor the hieroglyphics which the master poet had in mind=when he said: “The combination and the form indeed, Where every, god did. seem. to set his To give the world assurance of man.” To enshrine and perpetuate in memory the good, the noble, the manly deeds of our departed brothers, is the . for the matchless oratory. of Demosthenes and Aeschihes. Rome! the powerfal ruler of the world, by Tully,] Oicero and Hortensius. France for}: her Verginaud and Mirabeau; England by! her Ohetham and Burke. This glorious country ofours, whatéver her future may be, whatever of added grandeur and power and glory she may yet attain, as loog as the. . souls ofjmen are animated by the love of liberty and civilization, whether it be -destined. to continue, as}. God grant it may, ae the leading active force of the governmental power of 4 each aud all hel not here. speak. and by bringing offerings of love with. r Which upward moves and “By natarai gifted with earth, or ‘from its gccorded ‘plac in bistory, it will be. remembered for tts Jefferson, its Webster and its. Lincolh;}, the founder, the expoander and applier of the great truths of that moat marvelous political: chart for the guidence of mankind and the preaeryation of their ‘liberties—the Oons of these United States. = ; “Of the noble and heroic. eonle who to create the conditions ‘of which this trio, in their respective times were the masters, 7 canTheir names. alone would fill volumes. Rut permit. me to say that nocondition has been presented, nor in my humble’ estimation is it possible for a condition to arise at the present or in the’ future, whep race and civilization will not furnish promptly, the mind and the character sufficient to grasp the opportunity and turn it to the least. pogsible service. of humanity, .in.war, in, diplomacy, in oratory, in poetry, im literatare, in art, in science, and above all in religion, our country, presents . an array of characters which.-lead the world in all those qualities which awaken pride of ancestry in the hearts of men. To them may we jook with every sense’ gf gratitude : honor and. justice say:— “Behold the image of Almighty God, Erect and maniy, looking toward-the sky ; Ooen and fearless as the light of day, . : Kindiiog within all hearts the 4 : Don tite~ bequi i To only those whem she annoints as kings ; ; Aud patriots, whose love for all the} Their steps attune to music of the “O Royal Envoys of the King of t, How glorious is thy message unto man, Breathing deflance unto-fear of death, Thrilling with hope of Immortality; Parging the soul by loyal sacrifice, Revealing glimpses of divinity; Showing that death in Freedom’s boly Is to attain man’s highest destiny; Celestial Heralds ofditernal Morn, Bright Guiding Stars throughout the the God-like To calm thé:multitade when storme of flame of Passidn ’s deadly To lead the valiant and brave where . Death aoe se the Field of Glory with the Of — all fearless of the tall and . ade, * } When honor, trath and justice is thei® . for to all it is appointed once to die; 7 the Gentie and innocent as youth, when 7hon bugle bl ST hey live in every thought of love Plives the chart and compass : of iikce beacon fires upon the hen shedows gather on Obeering the faint and making light Ot all who strive their fellow man to : martyrs to-the cause of How jast-and all-befittin The: world looks to th Tue kinship’ of. noble brotherhood. Q.aons.and heirs of all these royal How oy Bead and. supreme thy heriReso ords agiow. with all the matchless ; Wrought ‘by: the race in countless Art.ef the universal and of thine. hat seas of inspiration they present! towers, immortel memories! Held ena in the Nation’s loving c ; ep % While Yeeeer deeds of merit with the . Pass into ‘silence and oblivion.” @er country! how vastin magnitade, rshadowing its greatness, how .colossal.and. all-embracing ere _ its -pewers;~how.-matebless its ach leyements, what immortal WE ise wiiat’ We are; but we canmemories ‘and ‘ate “Ts” possitant truth it contains: ‘bud repidity,o Serene and calm, full congcidhs of, Which nature, careful of -her power, =x . thoat labor ‘the golden stars, set in acl Wake Heiblciss tac ‘Presents for Christmas, Athens dedicated to wisdom, war, and}: Chairs are the latest desi Bolt Joints. Zs, Prices in Reed Goods Range from $3.50 to $11. In Wood Rockers from $3.75 to $12. a Call and See them whether you wish tolouy or not, C. FE. BRAYT up with the struggle by the people tol ~ Sea Ne Birthdays or Weddings. ‘Prices from. $3.50 Up <= ‘I have the ‘best line of Rocking Chairs ever shown in this City. They inelude the Famous Fairbault Rattan Co.’s Goods the well known Wisconsin Chair Co.’s Goods. All these gus, golden oak finish, and_ ‘Lock -.Prices from $3.50 up ON ~ Dickerman is selling afine line of Solid Ebony-Sterling Silver Trimmed at prices you will goods elsewhere. : Come and See my El. Sifts and Set my prices Hi thave to” pay for imitation % Stoek of Holiday Dickerma keeping watch over the cradle of our young Republio, With a proper view of our country we may catch the true spirit of that beautiful apothegm, “It is sweet and becoining to die for one’s country.” Death cannot be an evil for it eomes to all alike; it is mat a punishment, therefore, what grounds can there be for a fear of the inevitable? Oertain. Gives voicing.to the lend, ef harmony; . ly there is none, when in‘ the fullness . Courageous as the lien at hia lair sts.awake the land to of time, we are called from this life. And when death ende a well spent life, the life of on’ who has so labored to promote the general welfare, to secure a more perfect anion, to support its country and its laws, and at all times and in every way has sought to advance the cause of humanity, what cause can there be for sorrow? Their work has been done faithfully and the world by adding their full share of character, culture and brotherly love to the great and imperishable treasure of the world’s priceless experiences. “They lived in truth, to beauty born, As fearlese devotees of right, i With faces toward the morn, ‘They died for universal ligbt.” Under such circumstances should we not come more for the purpose of honoring than for the lasting, the helpful, the immortal deeds that. they wrought for the good of all, than in sorrow. that they have been called to other fields of labor? We believe, we uphold and we teach as an order the grandest thought that has ever yet inspired the human brain, the only thought that ever has or ever can console the mind to the change of condition called death, the supreme thought of all thoughts, the immortality of the true individual. We have as one of the-mottces of our beloved order referring to our departed brothers this beautiful sentiment, supremely beautifal, because of the grand and impor“Not here; and yet they live today.” Thie thought I would burn deep and piowas with perennial fire in the earts and memories of all. Itis not only the brightest jewel of our order, toms nationad unfclabut it is the grandest truth of all experience iu every age: The leading ‘minds of all times and countries have ‘we know, the avenues of held firmly to this truth, and to many ‘advancement, the. opportunities. for of them it became a fact as actual as ‘mafoldment, the paths of progress, in pwhatever direction-we may look, termnmate only at the limit of our capacity to graspand tocomprehend. — . trength ore "What an inheritance! the knowledge . free tig negroes may be derived existence itseif. ; _ Socrates, the celebrated philosopher and teacher gave evidence of a faith so firm, so practical and so cheerful, toaShing this principle, that much of 8 example. It is related of ‘ofthe centuries fall into our keeping . bim that just before drinking the fatal sale Soe Smet, Pe ares far Wa. aed hile aie ateale ine : m, and while his disciples prone. ie ag the ee of. satabout him in sorrow conversing for the last time with their beloved boughs of the tree of human experi-. teacher, they drew aside and conferred perice bend low with the weight of the;®mong themeelves. When Soorates apples_of wisdom ani the ripened fruits of heroic. achievements. ‘may-reach’forth at will and pluck and of you, wishes as. eat and be satisfied.As. a nation, the) tion of your ye here woutd you freshness and — of the morning is . §° buried MW eury, me!” exclaimed felt on our brow, the ‘san still mounts ; y you can bury me noticed their action he bade them to speak freely. When one of his disci©! pies said: “Master, we thought to ask of you your wishes as to the disposianywhere if you can catch me. As for from the eastward, the light of hope. my body you may make such decent fills ‘the eye and courage, and faith . disposition of it as“you will, in conformity with the law.” I would that ia. the night! ‘The we all might reduce our belief in immortality to so beautiful ard firm conher course aiid} viction. Life itself would take oudless bky, added charm. Fear, that mrhed Sow ards of us all, would be banished from our natures, and we would be enabled to look at all thiugs in a calmer light. Sapreme and lasting confidence would lend a firmer basis of hope and. the work of unfolding our characters would be viewed as it should be, as the one and all importaat work of life. Sea conscientiously, they have enriched . The man is not the body, the body is butthe temporal form aad fnstrament of the man. The sweetest fragrance ever distilled fram tne crowning blossom of humanity, the very essence of divinity is this belief in immortality. Hope, faith and charity are essential to happiness, and I hold and the combined experience of the world teaches, that trae and lasting bappiness can not flow from any form of thought which does not rest upon a firm reliance, that somewhere, somehow, in the divine order of things, there isa supreme-power which orders all things for ultimate justice and perfect peace, and the continued existence of man r death. a tucetoes we do not come today so much to mourn our depated brothers as to pay them homage and do honor to their splendid work, as true mempers of our order which they were with us in the. hody. We are consoled by the thought that though dead yet do: they live, though absent yet are they present, though dumb yet do they k. PThe present not only rests upon the past, but in every part and fibre it is indesolubly knit and blended with it. The warp of life may be traced by unbroken threadg-from the earliest civilization down to the present moment. The impulse of one civilization is carried on and appears in the next. Successive generations are agents working out the grand plan of unfoldment which has its established and unchangeable laws, while through and above all the great all-governing power directs us better than know. The universe is won. We are powerless to separate ourselves from the past, or from the in fluence we exert upon each other. We are, in all of our relations of life, dependent upon one another. The. interests of every individusl is interblended with the great body ef suciety. By the very nature of our being we are interdependent, corelated, and mutually reciprocal. The rational view of the matter, it seems to me, would be to recognize the laws of our natures, and obey it by becoming a grand and noble brotherhood. We must saffer and rejoice together; we must succeed or fail as one people. The Nation reste upon the continued union of its every possession. The only manner in. which we may discharge our vast indebtedness to our departed brothers is to imitate the good which shines forth in their characters. Emerson says that the greatest benefactor of mankind is he who enriches the world by a new and pow erful thought, and. that the next greatest man is he who recognizes the value of the thought and repeats it. ‘We are not all able to make discoveries, to clearly analyze and segregate the false from the true in the great problems as they are presented in our political, commercial, social, economic or moral life, but we may be able to grasp and understand the solution when they have been wrought out by some master intellect. Great problems are only undertaken and solved by. great minds, the masses sharing with comsarative little effort in the benefits of the light and knowledge thus added to the world. A road once traveled renders subsequent journeys lees difficult. Thereforein any line of original work only those who perform it are in a position‘to know or adequately judge of the extent of the en-. © eS ey fae r Guarantee ergy and labor &&pended in its accomplishment. Who may form any con= 3 ception of the labor expended on the _ . piece of our Anti-Rusting Tinware. science of mathematics, of navigation or language or of art? The extent of ae ny time guarantee to replace one’s gratitude is the measure of the the same with new geods free of man. Ingratitude is a vice ef hideous charge See mien and we should strive to drive evhe REED 4 ery shadow of it from our minds. We should seek to know the past that we may be grateful for all that it has done forus. The present is but.a trustee of the past, bound andj firmly held by every eernse of honor and justice to deliver tothe future the magnificent re sults of its labor, not only unimpaired but enbanced and enlarged by reason of our stewardship. To perceive and of All — KindsMain Street, Christmas Toys RETIREES EXPRE<c Be RV See our line of Express Wagons for boys and Doll Buggies for Girls. Yotice— Beginning with Monday, December Sth, we will Aeep our store open Gvenings until after the Holidays. LEGG & SHAW CO. Nevada City. rs Electro-Dental Parlors oeeree dentists. PLATES, full Upper or Lower $10 00 GOLD chow $F BRIDGE WORK, per neat. oo @@P No cherge for iD 633, These parlors are ® branch of the Electro-De * established nearly four years ago.” One ot the ler oe to best equipped Dental Offices on the la: t and Ooast an Are Located’ Here. Permanently Ceca the modern ELEQTRIGAL and other conveniences:forf doing. bracing everything use All work cuenent at One-half the regular prices charged OUR PRICES GOLD FILLINGS... §2. SILVER FILLINGS. . oe trees tesese ani F NR ees eeesee PAINLESS EXTRACTION, 50 GENTS. He 1k -eli Extracting when platesjare. ordered, R.-B. SMITH, DD. 5. Masonic Building, up Stairs,:Pine Street, Nevada City. by*other ‘know the trath and.then. ing-exponents of it, is man’s mission; when we come fo a: should lose no time in*incorpora it into our character aud acting ir cordance with its added light. ~" To one whe perceives the great truth of progression the snccessive and ever . increasing and elevating steps in the}; unfoldment of men—there can come no experience in life that will not} not strengthen and unfold his character, . in, The . essentials .of en arise from externals, We are arbi-ja@ ters of our own fortanes, Our order tas teaches the doctrine of hope, of love, ef cbarity, and is founded on the effect . the of these three great principlese—broth. ma hood. e. oe te ee : faving conquered all lee must not fall bask upon the ‘still © problem, and turn all of bie energies into the ict of jugation. 3 Man has roved — _ rg mye sceth wherever opportanity has held out the} plish j hope of bettering his condition. The cee ef me Pa Norsemen swept to the Thermal belt, . Jane-Stantora Christmas. ‘Eskay Kids, $150. : Cameo Kids, $1. — Every Pal, Guaranteed. 3 — All the shades hete today. Come while we basil Sizes. ESKAY =: . EBSKAY ~~ Eskay That is the name.and that is the Glove that we sell fo a pair. -If you have never had a pair give thena tral CAMEO! © CAMEO! CAMEO! That is the name of the best $1 Glove’on earth. W, only one that can, sell,them here. « You are not dia right thing by yourself if you don’t try a pair of then, Children’s Kid Gloves $1 a pair—all sizes and _ Respectfully, » Maher:&0@o.; Nevada re I ere p rrant uaranA he ST each: et every © returned.rusted at I have-a complete stock of this Tinware, j Milkpans, Dishpans, Saucepans, Cups, Pieplates, Basins, Dinner Buckets, Pails, Strainers, Milk Cans, Measiires, etc. GEO. E. TURNER: Pine Street, -,., -. Nevada City., atas me ~ January ist 1! we will close our Nevadal We will ae cae any of the Stock to Grist We have a great variety of Beautiful 17] 1+ -abemaitee tithieee nothing bul thid eee we have nothing but this season's goal! _ Christmas Goods for old or young at. . ‘Ty °° who have not purchased their Winter Hats oui prices within the reach of all. é & . land see Goods and Prices. sae Marob 18 1908, witha fall tine of Spring MRS. L. LUBE *“Comajercial St., Nevada City. . Mill St., Grey FOR-COLD WEATHER. 3 Call at ROSENBERG’S and get oue of thelt J ; New Monts ‘Carlo Coats or one of . ) KH. Lhotebes Co, Fine Furs 07 Rous vi te ; same. Our HOLIDAY ests inne ihaledtie: 2, bo. 9 ; ‘Fest : : . Se rice < We cary a ree stock of them ae ade exceeds ; ever seen here before. ~ eee. ramento, Our Ladies’ -Gent’s and Children’s Handkerchief direct from ‘the factory and were, selected ae of care.” We are’agents [6 ‘the, celebrated, ve in at Gloves and-alse.for.the A, B. One Dollar a oe here and undressed; ~ x} liday Goods ®t al dd ornamental in the D™ ive fancy articles ever exhibited in this “ty. now, when assortments are: complete, rush. [E” New.Goods recived daily. country proniptly atténded fe. Respectfully, IBERG BRO? ~ H, EDDY; Manager © * under forms bie breast unt gill hae, if thi pmo dominant. that is outs sotical way Pos Ail forms of rich: tthe Master wh . one another’ ork for the com! and noblest au ‘ ntinue to pay sarted brothers, patil into our ds of all about. hich leads to ant of human ¢ hening and ele toal powers, cul ment of all t jost. all that is ove and respect yo, that when omerabie cara’ mber in the sile onot, like the ht, d to his dun ned and soothed nnfalteriug trué ve, e who wraps th oh him, and lies de ——_ ++ ee following busi in the Superi 1, Nilon pre od to Degembe eof Francis M ing sale of real of David Fitz onfliming sale of J. M. Lin of administrat and bond fixe pand guardi nd Joe Barror Booual accouu b of Johanna D: ad until Wed: of Susan Am pbwing due fanc bof Elizabeth © due publicat Corpol ow Valley Dis ) E. Morgan, ty H. Dunlag NY attracted . who had ar ia first-class ¢ etisans van by a score of f sare always

~ © Pease 2a IAL. SERVICE. ae -and_mpressire Program a y The Elke’ memorial seryicé, which was held at Nevada Theatre yesterday afternoon by the members of -Ne-. vada Oity and Grass Valley lodges of that organization, was beautifal and . a prime object of these memorial gatherfa jaa. 28 game time we should not to Wiinow the chaff from the ‘wheat in our minds that we may be the better enabled to perceive the trath so that. we may be the more impressive and was .ettended by an ex\worthiy t@ \fedeive the grand inheritceedingly large number of people, the theater being crowded te the doors. The Grass Valiey lodge came to this city in a special car, and like the local organization, were present at’ the service in fal) numbers fn honor to the memory of the’ deceased brethren of the order, * The theater was elegantly decorated ance which the departed have bequeathed to us. e This most beautiful and appropriate castom is not a new one, although to to the-credit of our generation be it said that it ie, perhaps, today more generally observed than at any other known period in the worid’s history. t is not only a beautiful custom, but with flowers, ferns, evergreens and hy, my mind it is a most solemn obliAmerican flags, §ad the prespéhium embellishments and creations presented a.picture of sublime beauty. Large flags -weré draped around the stage, inside of which, in a half cirele, were seated the Elks of Nevada City and Grass Valley lodges, In the_.center of the curtains at the rear of the stage was a large cross, and in the center of the latter was. a large clock dial, the hands of which indicated the hour of eleven. The letters “B. P. O. E.” also stood eut in prominence on the cross, while extending from the prongs of elk horns, which had been placed on either side of ‘the cross, was a number of electric lights arranged in ‘horseshoe form. This illumination, in addition to a light placed behind the clock dial, set off the decorative figures to great advantage, and this effect was improved by the darkening of the forward portion of the ball. ¢.The altar or rostrum from which the: several speakers delivered their addresees was ornamented with a handsome pair ofelk horns and & profasion of beautiful flowers. One of the -most conspicuous yet beautifully decorated objects on the stage was the memorial vacant chair. This . was artistically dang trimmed with snow-white flowers, the name “O’Conuor,” in purple letters, standing out.prominently across the back of the vacant seat. This was in memory of John O’Connor, whe is the only deceased miember Of the Bike’ order in Neveda county. The program previded was of us very high order and was anusually impresive throughout. The following was the order of the program, as repdered: Organ voluntary, Miss Lenore Oalkins. ; Selection, Orchestra;* Quartette, “Oressitig” the Ber,” by) Misses Harry and Bertha Webber and’ Messrs. J. R. Davis and John Werry. Opening ceremonies, Officers of the Lodge. $s Opening ode,, by members of the Lodge, as follows: Great Ruler of the Universe, All seeing and benign. Look down upon and bless our work And' be all glory Thine, Oh! bear our prayers for the honored. While bearing in our minds [dead The memories graven on each heart ‘For Auld Lang Syne. Prayer, Rev. Wm. Angwin. Salutatory, Bro. E, A. Moore of Nevada City Lodge. Response, Bro. G. A. Jones of Grass Valley. Vocal solo; “One Sweetly Solemn Thought,” Mrs, W, L. May. Eulogy, Bro. G. R. Tuttle. Whistling solo, “‘Oalvary,” Bro. R. W. Gaylord. Address by Bro. 0. W. Kyle of Sa0ramento Lodge. “Vale of Rest.” Quartette, Selection, “Golden Land of Peace,” Orchestra, Closing exercises by the Lodge. Benediction. The address by Majer O, W. Kyle.of Sacramente was eloquent and: instractive and in it the talented speaker offered many beautiful periotations to the departed ‘niembers.’ ‘The following _ is a text of bis address: y “We are assembled in accordance ' with our rules and customs as members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to pay annual tribute to our departed brothers; to cultivate within our hearts the sentiment so fully expressed: in that motto of our}: order which says: “The faults of our brothers we write upon the sand; . ' Their virtues on the tablets of love * and memory.” ‘ What beauty of éxpression, ‘what manlinesg.of. purpose, what,.virtue of. endeavor, what devotion fo honor, what gation. the.appropriate discharge of which is demanded by the highest senee of gratitude, of honor and of justice to our departed. Thucydides tells us that during the Peloponesian war the Athenians revived the custom of their fore-fathers by giving public tribute to those of their number who had fallen in battle which to decorate the graves of their Perielés, after the first battle of that war delivered_-an oration in which he paid. a glowing tribute to the fallen heroes of that day. He gloried in the honor which the soldier who fell while fighting for liberty and country left. to his family and friends. He sought to console the living by shéwing that the valiant, manly character of the dead, the name writien high on the scroll of fame -was-of far ‘more valuable bequeathment than that of Thus we trace this custom back for mere than two thousand «years, and find also that the thought of that day was similar to that which we teach and uphold as worthy of all emulation. Bu: where shal! we turn and not be met with some reminder of our indebtedneas to Greece? In the House of Representatives of the United States.in 1828, Daniel Webster, speaking on the Greek revolution, “We must indeed fly beyond the civilized world, we must pass the dominion of law, and the boundaries of knowledge. We must, more especially, withdraw ourselves from this’ place, and the scenes and objects which bere surround us, if we would separate ourselves entirely, from the influence. of “Pell those memorials of herself which @ucleat Greece lias transmitted for the ‘bemeat of mankind. This free form of government, thie popular assembly, the common council held for the commop good, where have we contemplated its earliest models? This practice of free debate and public discussion, the contest of mind ‘with mind, and ‘that popular eloquence which, if it were now here, on a Bubject like this, would move the stones of the Capitol? “Whose was the language in which all.these were first exbibited? Even the edifice in which we assembie, those proportioned columns, this ornamented architecture, all remind us that Greece has existed, and that we, like the rest of mankind, are greatly ber debtors.” f The Parthenon, that temple of splendor.end magnifigence, the pride of the liberal arts, is no more,:but the voice of demosthenes given a meaning and interpretation to elcquence not elsewhere approached is. beard across the great billows of the intervening centuries, thrilling the intellectual world, with the power or his immortal thought. The Amphyctonic Council meeting alternately at Delphi and Thermopylae weea fair suggéstion of government by represeptation. But it was far from beipg a‘true republic, there never has been one eatil today, and in this country. The world to the present time seems to have been for the most part, taken wreat from their rulers the righte and privileges which enlightenment and justice claint asacommon to all, _ “This continuous struggle has brought into prominence the leading minds of every nation and every age, as teachers, leaders and orators who have moulded the thought and directed the current of events. To these niét’ Bave been accorded the generous recognition of their grateful-pecsple. —Ancient Greece, the cradle of art tribute to 3 brother, Mving.or ‘dead,jand of gebius will ever be celebrated may be said to be its equal? 4 life lived in accordance with this motto would surely build a character which would deeply engrave upon the face of its possessor the hieroglyphics which the master poet had in mind=when he said: “The combination and the form indeed, Where every, god did. seem. to set his To give the world assurance of man.” To enshrine and perpetuate in memory the good, the noble, the manly deeds of our departed brothers, is the . for the matchless oratory. of Demosthenes and Aeschihes. Rome! the powerfal ruler of the world, by Tully,] Oicero and Hortensius. France for}: her Verginaud and Mirabeau; England by! her Ohetham and Burke. This glorious country ofours, whatéver her future may be, whatever of added grandeur and power and glory she may yet attain, as loog as the. . souls ofjmen are animated by the love of liberty and civilization, whether it be -destined. to continue, as}. God grant it may, ae the leading active force of the governmental power of 4 each aud all hel not here. speak. and by bringing offerings of love with. r Which upward moves and “By natarai gifted with earth, or ‘from its gccorded ‘plac in bistory, it will be. remembered for tts Jefferson, its Webster and its. Lincolh;}, the founder, the expoander and applier of the great truths of that moat marvelous political: chart for the guidence of mankind and the preaeryation of their ‘liberties—the Oons of these United States. = ; “Of the noble and heroic. eonle who to create the conditions ‘of which this trio, in their respective times were the masters, 7 canTheir names. alone would fill volumes. Rut permit. me to say that nocondition has been presented, nor in my humble’ estimation is it possible for a condition to arise at the present or in the’ future, whep race and civilization will not furnish promptly, the mind and the character sufficient to grasp the opportunity and turn it to the least. pogsible service. of humanity, .in.war, in, diplomacy, in oratory, in poetry, im literatare, in art, in science, and above all in religion, our country, presents . an array of characters which.-lead the world in all those qualities which awaken pride of ancestry in the hearts of men. To them may we jook with every sense’ gf gratitude : honor and. justice say:— “Behold the image of Almighty God, Erect and maniy, looking toward-the sky ; Ooen and fearless as the light of day, . : Kindiiog within all hearts the 4 : Don tite~ bequi i To only those whem she annoints as kings ; ; Aud patriots, whose love for all the} Their steps attune to music of the “O Royal Envoys of the King of t, How glorious is thy message unto man, Breathing deflance unto-fear of death, Thrilling with hope of Immortality; Parging the soul by loyal sacrifice, Revealing glimpses of divinity; Showing that death in Freedom’s boly Is to attain man’s highest destiny; Celestial Heralds ofditernal Morn, Bright Guiding Stars throughout the the God-like To calm thé:multitade when storme of flame of Passidn ’s deadly To lead the valiant and brave where . Death aoe se the Field of Glory with the Of — all fearless of the tall and . ade, * } When honor, trath and justice is thei® . for to all it is appointed once to die; 7 the Gentie and innocent as youth, when 7hon bugle bl ST hey live in every thought of love Plives the chart and compass : of iikce beacon fires upon the hen shedows gather on Obeering the faint and making light Ot all who strive their fellow man to : martyrs to-the cause of How jast-and all-befittin The: world looks to th Tue kinship’ of. noble brotherhood. Q.aons.and heirs of all these royal How oy Bead and. supreme thy heriReso ords agiow. with all the matchless ; Wrought ‘by: the race in countless Art.ef the universal and of thine. hat seas of inspiration they present! towers, immortel memories! Held ena in the Nation’s loving c ; ep % While Yeeeer deeds of merit with the . Pass into ‘silence and oblivion.” @er country! how vastin magnitade, rshadowing its greatness, how .colossal.and. all-embracing ere _ its -pewers;~how.-matebless its ach leyements, what immortal WE ise wiiat’ We are; but we canmemories ‘and ‘ate “Ts” possitant truth it contains: ‘bud repidity,o Serene and calm, full congcidhs of, Which nature, careful of -her power, =x . thoat labor ‘the golden stars, set in acl Wake Heiblciss tac ‘Presents for Christmas, Athens dedicated to wisdom, war, and}: Chairs are the latest desi Bolt Joints. Zs, Prices in Reed Goods Range from $3.50 to $11. In Wood Rockers from $3.75 to $12. a Call and See them whether you wish tolouy or not, C. FE. BRAYT up with the struggle by the people tol ~ Sea Ne Birthdays or Weddings. ‘Prices from.. $3.50 Up <= ‘I have the ‘best line of Rocking Chairs ever shown in this City. They inelude the Famous Fairbault Rattan Co.’s Goods the well known Wisconsin Chair Co.’s Goods. All these gus, golden oak finish, and_ ‘Lock -.Prices from $3.50 up ON ~ Dickerman is selling afine line of Solid Ebony-Sterling Silver Trimmed at prices you will goods elsewhere. : Come and See my El. Sifts and Set my prices Hi thave to” pay for imitation % Stoek of Holiday Dickerma keeping watch over the cradle of our young Republio, With a proper view of our country we may catch the true spirit of that beautiful apothegm, “It is sweet and becoining to die for one’s country.” Death cannot be an evil for it eomes

to all alike; it is mat a punishment, therefore, what grounds can there be for a fear of the inevitable? Oertain. Gives voicing.to the lend, ef harmony; . ly there is none, when in‘ the fullness . Courageous as the lien at hia lair sts.awake the land to of time, we are called from this life. And when death ende a well spent life, the life of on’ who has so labored to promote the general welfare, to secure a more perfect anion, to support its country and its laws, and at all times and in every way has sought to advance the cause of humanity, what cause can there be for sorrow? Their work has been done faithfully and the world by adding their full share of character, culture and brotherly love to the great and imperishable treasure of the world’s priceless experiences. “They lived in truth, to beauty born, As fearlese devotees of right, i With faces toward the morn, ‘They died for universal ligbt.” Under such circumstances should we not come more for the purpose of honoring than for the lasting, the helpful, the immortal deeds that. they wrought for the good of all, than in sorrow. that they have been called to other fields of labor? We believe, we uphold and we teach as an order the grandest thought that has ever yet inspired the human brain, the only thought that ever has or ever can console the mind to the change of condition called death, the supreme thought of all thoughts, the immortality of the true individual. We have as one of the-mottces of our beloved order referring to our departed brothers this beautiful sentiment, supremely beautifal, because of the grand and impor“Not here; and yet they live today.” Thie thought I would burn deep and piowas with perennial fire in the earts and memories of all. Itis not only the brightest jewel of our order, toms nationad unfclabut it is the grandest truth of all experience iu every age: The leading ‘minds of all times and countries have ‘we know, the avenues of held firmly to this truth, and to many ‘advancement, the. opportunities. for of them it became a fact as actual as ‘mafoldment, the paths of progress, in pwhatever direction-we may look, termnmate only at the limit of our capacity to graspand tocomprehend. — . trength ore "What an inheritance! the knowledge . free tig negroes may be derived existence itseif. ; _ Socrates, the celebrated philosopher and teacher gave evidence of a faith so firm, so practical and so cheerful, toaShing this principle, that much of 8 example. It is related of ‘ofthe centuries fall into our keeping . bim that just before drinking the fatal sale Soe Smet, Pe ares far Wa. aed hile aie ateale ine : m, and while his disciples prone. ie ag the ee of. satabout him in sorrow conversing for the last time with their beloved boughs of the tree of human experi-. teacher, they drew aside and conferred perice bend low with the weight of the;®mong themeelves. When Soorates apples_of wisdom ani the ripened fruits of heroic. achievements. ‘may-reach’forth at will and pluck and of you, wishes as. eat and be satisfied..As. a nation, the) tion of your ye here woutd you freshness and — of the morning is . §° buried MW eury, me!” exclaimed felt on our brow, the ‘san still mounts ; y you can bury me noticed their action he bade them to speak freely. When one of his disci©! pies said: “Master, we thought to ask of you your wishes as to the disposianywhere if you can catch me. As for from the eastward, the light of hope. my body you may make such decent fills ‘the eye and courage, and faith . disposition of it as“you will, in conformity with the law.” I would that ia. the night! ‘The we all might reduce our belief in immortality to so beautiful ard firm conher course aiid} viction. Life itself would take oudless bky, added charm. Fear, that mrhed Sow ards of us all, would be banished from our natures, and we would be enabled to look at all thiugs in a calmer light. Sapreme and lasting confidence would lend a firmer basis of hope and. the work of unfolding our characters would be viewed as it should be, as the one and all importaat work of life. Sea conscientiously, they have enriched . The man is not the body, the body is butthe temporal form aad fnstrament of the man. The sweetest fragrance ever distilled fram tne crowning blossom of humanity, the very essence of divinity is this belief in immortality. Hope, faith and charity are essential to happiness, and I hold and the combined experience of the world teaches, that trae and lasting bappiness can not flow from any form of thought which does not rest upon a firm reliance, that somewhere, somehow, in the divine order of things, there isa supreme-power which orders all things for ultimate justice and perfect peace, and the continued existence of man r death. a tucetoes we do not come today so much to mourn our depated brothers as to pay them homage and do honor to their splendid work, as true mempers of our order which they were with us in the. hody. We are consoled by the thought that though dead yet do: they live, though absent yet are they present, though dumb yet do they k. PThe present not only rests upon the past, but in every part and fibre it is indesolubly knit and blended with it. The warp of life may be traced by unbroken threadg-from the earliest civilization down to the present moment. The impulse of one civilization is carried on and appears in the next. Successive generations are agents working out the grand plan of unfoldment which has its established and unchangeable laws, while through and above all the great all-governing power directs us better than know. The universe is won. We are powerless to separate ourselves from the past, or from the in fluence we exert upon each other. We are, in all of our relations of life, dependent upon one another. The. interests of every individusl is interblended with the great body ef suciety. By the very nature of our being we are interdependent, corelated, and mutually reciprocal. The rational view of the matter, it seems to me, would be to recognize the laws of our natures, and obey it by becoming a grand and noble brotherhood. We must saffer and rejoice together; we must succeed or fail as one people. The Nation reste upon the continued union of its every possession. The only manner in. which we may discharge our vast indebtedness to our departed brothers is to imitate the good which shines forth in their characters. Emerson says that the greatest benefactor of mankind is he who enriches the world by a new and pow erful thought, and. that the next greatest man is he who recognizes the value of the thought and repeats it. ‘We are not all able to make discoveries, to clearly analyze and segregate the false from the true in the great problems as they are presented in our political, commercial, social, economic or moral life, but we may be able to grasp and understand the solution when they have been wrought out by some master intellect. Great problems are only undertaken and solved by. great minds, the masses sharing with comsarative little effort in the benefits of the light and knowledge thus added to the world. A road once traveled renders subsequent journeys lees difficult. Thereforein any line of original work only those who perform it are in a position‘to know or adequately judge of the extent of the en-. © eS ey fae r Guarantee ergy and labor &&pended in its accomplishment. Who may form any con= 3 ception of the labor expended on the _ . piece of our Anti-Rusting Tinware. science of mathematics, of navigation or language or of art? The extent of ae ny time guarantee to replace one’s gratitude is the measure of the the same with new geods free of man. Ingratitude is a vice ef hideous charge See mien and we should strive to drive evhe REED 4 ery shadow of it from our minds. We should seek to know the past that we may be grateful for all that it has done forus. The present is but.a trustee of the past, bound andj firmly held by every eernse of honor and justice to deliver tothe future the magnificent re sults of its labor, not only unimpaired but enbanced and enlarged by reason of our stewardship. To perceive and of All — KindsMain Street, Christmas Toys RETIREES EXPRE<c Be RV See our line of Express Wagons for boys and Doll Buggies for Girls. Yotice— Beginning with Monday, December Sth, we will Aeep our store open Gvenings until after the Holidays. LEGG & SHAW CO. Nevada City. rs Electro-Dental Parlors oeeree dentists. PLATES, full Upper or Lower $10 00 GOLD chow $F BRIDGE WORK, per neat.. oo @@P No cherge for iD 633, These parlors are ® branch of the Electro-De * established nearly four years ago.” One ot the ler oe to best equipped Dental Offices on the la: t and Ooast an Are Located’ Here. Permanently Ceca the modern ELEQTRIGAL and other conveniences:forf doing. bracing everything use All work cuenent at One-half the regular prices charged OUR PRICES GOLD FILLINGS...... §2. SILVER FILLINGS. . oe trees tesese ani F NR ees eeesee PAINLESS EXTRACTION, 50 GENTS. He 1k -eli Extracting when platesjare. ordered, R.-B. SMITH, DD. 5. Masonic Building, up Stairs,:Pine Street, Nevada City. by*other ‘know the trath and.then. ing-exponents of it, is man’s mission; when we come fo a: should lose no time in*incorpora it into our character aud acting ir cordance with its added light. ~" To one whe perceives the great truth of progression the snccessive and ever . increasing and elevating steps in the}; unfoldment of men—there can come no experience in life that will not} not strengthen and unfold his character, . in, The . essentials .of en arise from externals, We are arbi-ja@ ters of our own fortanes, Our order tas teaches the doctrine of hope, of love, ef cbarity, and is founded on the effect . the of these three great principlese—broth. ma hood. e. oe te ee : faving conquered all lee must not fall bask upon the ‘still © problem, and turn all of bie energies into the ict of jugation. 3 Man has roved — _ rg mye sceth wherever opportanity has held out the} plish j hope of bettering his condition. The cee ef me Pa Norsemen swept to the Thermal belt, . Jane-Stantora Christmas. ‘Eskay Kids, $150. : Cameo Kids, $1. — Every Pal, Guaranteed. 3 — All the shades hete today. Come while we basil Sizes. ESKAY =: . EBSKAY ~~ Eskay That is the name.and that is the Glove that we sell fo a pair. -If you have never had a pair give thena tral CAMEO! © CAMEO! CAMEO! That is the name of the best $1 Glove’on earth. W, only one that can, sell,them here. « You are not dia right thing by yourself if you don’t try a pair of then, Children’s Kid Gloves $1 a pair—all sizes and _ Respectfully, » Maher:&0@o.; Nevada re I ere p rrant uaranA he ST each: et every © returned.rusted at I have-a complete stock of this Tinware, j Milkpans, Dishpans, Saucepans, Cups, Pieplates, Basins, Dinner Buckets, Pails, Strainers, Milk Cans, Measiires, etc. GEO. E. TURNER: Pine Street, -,., -. Nevada City., atas me ~ January ist 1! we will close our Nevadal We will ae cae any of the Stock to Grist We have a great variety of Beautiful 17] 1+ -abemaitee tithieee nothing bul thid eee we have nothing but this season's goal! _ Christmas Goods for old or young at. . ‘Ty °° who have not purchased their Winter Hats oui prices within the reach of all. é & . land see Goods and Prices. sae Marob 18 1908, witha fall tine of Spring MRS. L. LUBE *“Comajercial St., Nevada City. . Mill St., Grey FOR-COLD WEATHER.. 3 Call at ROSENBERG’S and get oue of thelt J ; New Monts ‘Carlo Coats or one of . ) KH. Lhotebes Co, Fine Furs 07 Rous vi te ; same. Our HOLIDAY ests inne ihaledtie: 2, bo. 9 ; ‘Fest : : . Se rice < We cary a ree stock of them ae ade exceeds ; ever seen here before. ~ eee. ramento, Our Ladies’ -Gent’s and Children’s Handkerchief direct from ‘the factory and were, selected ae of care.” We are’agents [6 ‘the, celebrated, ve in at Gloves and-alse.for.the A, B. One Dollar a oe here and undressed; ~ x} liday Goods ®t al dd ornamental in the D™ ive fancy articles ever exhibited in this “ty. now, when assortments are: complete, rush.. [E” New.Goods recived daily. country proniptly atténded fe. Respectfully, IBERG BRO? ~ H, EDDY; Manager © * under forms bie breast unt gill hae, if thi pmo dominant. that is outs sotical way Pos Ail forms of rich: tthe Master wh . one another’ ork for the com! and noblest au ‘ ntinue to pay sarted brothers, patil into our ds of all about. hich leads to ant of human ¢ hening and ele toal powers, cul ment of all t jost. all that is ove and respect yo, that when omerabie cara’ mber in the sile onot, like the ht, d to his dun ned and soothed nnfalteriug trué ve, e who wraps th oh him, and lies de ——_ ++ ee following busi in the Superi 1, Nilon pre od to Degembe eof Francis M ing sale of real of David Fitz onfliming sale of J. M. Lin of administrat and bond fixe pand guardi nd Joe Barror Booual accouu b of Johanna D: ad until Wed: of Susan Am pbwing due fanc bof Elizabeth © due publicat Corpol ow Valley Dis ) E. Morgan, ty H. Dunlag NY attracted . who had ar ia first-class ¢ etisans van by a score of f sare always