February 1, 1900 (4 pages)

Posy ee ript._ ke 39TH YEAR—NO, 12,918. NEVADA CITY, CAL., THURSDAY EVENING, BACK. AT THE OLD BAKERY. HE TRANSCRIPT. BROWN & CALKINS, : Proprietors. By Mail, $6 a Year. By Carrier, 12 1-2 Cts.a Week. Has resumed the propcletonshiy of the pared to supply the ADVERTISING RATES With the choicest products in his line. e s ade known on application. To order. a: specialty, MASQUERADE BALL: TO BE GIVEN AT Armory Hall, Nevada City, —ON—— j Washington's Birthday, FEBRUARY 22d, 1900. FOR THE BENEFIT OF PROF. JOHN MICHELL. Admission, per couple to masker ....ccccessees es. 5 F On your Sewer Work if you want to have a first-class job and save money. We sell Pipe at the lowest market .prices, if you want to do your own work in makiug connections with the new city system. Or we will take contracts to furnish the pipe, put it down and make all connections. We employ none but first-class workmen. Peet) Dara] Deru) Deel Daeu) Dent) D e o fA Hint About Stoves You may need a new heating or cooking stove. Our stock is one of the largest in this part of the State. . We have the best makes sold anywhere, and the prices .are surprisingly moderate for such stoves. George E. Turner, Pioneer Hardware Dealer. ‘PINE STREET, GEORGE WM. DURST NEW YORK; BAKERY ‘WEDDING CAKES AND FANCY PASTRY. MADE THEM DRUNK. Strange Story of the Origin of Whis. ky Gap, Wyoming, Oreated Trouble Amongst Some Soldi Who Were. in ap There. ee One of the historic places in the west is Whisky Gap, Wyo. The. old-time dwellers of mountain and plain, the men who “fought Indians and hunted buffalo. out west” during the overland trail: days of the early. °60s, have shrugged their shoulders with satisfaction at the mention of Whisky Gap for nearly 40 years. This is the place, according to their belief, where real “fire water” gushed up out of the rocks in a beautiful mountain spring to quench the thirst of a whole company of Uncle Sam’s trained Indian:fighters. “It was nothing but pure spring water,” they say. “A veritable fountain of youth.” Whisky Gap received its name in 1862, during the building of the. overland stage route from Denver to Salt Lake City and the Pacific coast. “It happened in this way: The people of Denver had long been working to secure the regular overland stage route, then connecting the east and west. In 1862 “Ben” Holliday, a veteran stage man, became the proprietor of the great overland line, and he agreed upon 6 route. running through Denver to the west. He decided to discontinue that part of the road running up the North Platte and the Sweetwater rivers, and across South Pass, Wyo. The:many Indian. difficalties. experienced on this route was the inducement to abandon it. The new trail led by way of Julesburg, Col., to Denver, and on over the established wagon road to Fort Lupton and north across. the Laramie plains, then due west through Bridgewater Pass, Wyo., joining the old trail ‘leading across the country to the Pa‘teifie coast. The change was made during the summer of 1862. All the rolling stock, horses and other property of :. the company were gathered at the station just above Devil’s Gate, in central Wyoming. Company A of the Eleventh Ohio cavalry, with Maj. O’Farrell in command, was the detailed escort at the time. Durihg the first day the long train of coaches, wagons, horses and mules H+ -. made 11: miles from the station where the property had been gathered. The ‘jroute chosen was directly south from ‘the Sweetwater river. The camp selected’ was in a gap in the mauntains, where there was a fine spring and plenty of wood for cooking purposes. Shortly after going into camp the major discovered that quite-a number of his soldiers were intoxicated, and he at once sent for Lieut. W. H. Brown, who was officer of the day, and informed him of ft . the condition of many. of the men, and gave it as his opinion that some one was selling whisky in the camp. The command was doing escort duty not only for stage, stock and stores, but also ‘\for a number: of emigrants who had a availed themselves: of the opportunity for safe conduct over the plains. Lieut. Brown received.orders_—to search all wagons; and if he should discover whisky to destroy it. Taking a corporal and three or four men, he commenced the search for the contraband article, and found at least a barrel of whisky in an emigrant wagon. The officer ordered his men to roll the barrel BS § GOOD DEL a the year now beginning to avoid the errors of the past. re is no teacher like experience, and if you do not profit} me errors of-1899 and*earlier date it is your own fault. en you decide . To Trade at SCADDEN’S *know that you have hit on a place to get the best Groand Provisions at as ‘low price:s as you sometimes sewhere for inferior goods. LYOUWANT TOSAVE MONEY will give Mr. Scadden and his popular store on Comfal street a trial. out of the wagon, knock in the-head and empty the contents on the ground. This was done, but it chanced that the spot where the whisky was emptied was just above the spring, and the fiery liquid went pouring down into the wa(er supply of the camp. The soldiers aw what was going on and they rushed forward with cups, canteens, buckets and camp kettles to save. what’ they could of the coveted “spirits.” Many a man stopped over the spring and drank almost without breathing until he was drunk. A half hour later the intoxicant was showing its effect pretty generally around the camp, and soon but few sober mer could be found. Onesoldier who had suecceeded in-getting a full: canteen: from the-spring: paid his respects to Maj. O’Farrell at the head. quarters tent, assuring his commanding officer, with maudlin mein and ‘. many @ “hic,” that that was the finest Phen You Get Job Printing You nati want to the best for your money. ‘The qu ey ot Paper, Type Ink ait ont a og in ‘di ; merit of the production. We use . jonly pe Ayes = A egies bod no matter aoe sanerion they may e sing may prove 1c p¥oper reserd is not paid to Composition and the Proce Weclaim to excel in these ition aud the . "Phe same as in clothing, and th 2 eS cs ney Teg py cmctinaael red pg nth gg oka Ay nad ened A tin the county, and we have the best of workmen. itthe work we are nov t irning out to bis the ben, Prices Are Fully as Low as Anyhodys work and getourigures They will satisfy you. BROWN & CAI.KINS, Job Printers, ° * . spring he had ever seen and the very best water he had ever tasted, Maj. O'Farrell was.apprehending an attack from the Indians that night, and the condition of his men fairly disheartened him. He saw ata glance that even a small band of savages could make a successful raid on his camp; consequently the sober and less intoxicated . men were kept on the alert that night. Fortunately no Indians put in an appearance, and by morning the debauched men had slept off their intoxication. Thus the gap in the mountains where the camp was made received the name . of Whisky Gap. For many years it was the favorite camping place for the more . credulous of the old freighters and emigrants of the “trail days,” but the little spring was never a “fountain of youth,” as it had been in the old days, when “fire water” gushed upout of the rocks to quench the thirst of a company of United States soldier#.—Chicago TimesDame. . Herald. Doctors Differ. . Lady—You say, professor, that tobacco is an aid to thought and a stimulant to the reasoning faculties; but Prof. Greathead says tobacco is in every way injurious. How do you account for that difference? The Professor—Easily enough, madam. Prof. Greathead does not smoke, and consequently he can neither think straight nor reason correctly.— N. Y¥. Weekly. FEBRUARY 1, 1900. EST. IN 1860 BY N. P. BROWN & CO. corer meee BUY TOADS AND BATS. Farmers:in England Keep Them to : Destroy Insects. “Whele Comniutities May Be Kept Pree from. Flies and Mosquitoes by the Ugly But Harmless. pe Creatures. As a résult of experiments with toads and bats, it has been demonstrated that a house, or even a community, can be rid of various troublesome insects, including flies and mosquitoes. These experiments were made by Prof. Clinton F. Hodge, of Clark university, Worcester, Mass. Prof. Hodge’s first experiment was with the toad. “I. constructed a small. pen in my. garden,” he said, “and in it, in a pan of water, installed a male and female toad. To attract food for them I placed within the inclosure bits of meat and bone. The results were as satisfactory as they were unexpected. The toads spent most of the time sitting in less than ten minutes. “One day I gathered a quantity of rose bugs in a tin box and began to feed the bugs to a toad. At first I did not count, but, finding his appetite so good, I started to count. When.I had counted over 80. bugs and the toad showed no signs of wishing to conclude his meal, I picked him up. Prévious to my beginning to count he had taken anywhere from ten to 20 bugs. “I found the toad equally greedy for rose beetles, canker worms, ants, caterpillars, moths, June bugs, weevils, snails and many other insects. So, too, in a house, a room may be cleared of cockroaches by leaving a toad in it over night. 5s: “A single toad may destroy over 2,000 worms during the months of May, June and July, and one of these harmless creatures may well do a gardener service to the amount of $19.88 each season, and yet he can raise $20,000 worth of toads at an expense of not more than 20 cents. : “Farmers in England buy them, paying as high as $24 per 100, for use in their flower beds and gardens. For household purposes a small number of toads could be given homes in~«an aquarium. At night the toads could be let loose to kill bugs, while in the day they could kill flies. I have built a sort of cage of wire screen, a foot-wide and two feet long, the top of which is kept open. It is only necessary to putin two or three toads, provide them with shelters, a dish of water in one corner, and then keep it. supplied with bits of raw meat and any other refuse matter calculated to attract flies.” Im speaking of the bat Prof. Hodge said: , “We have no animal more interesting: and probably none more valuable, and certainly none more misunderstood and-abused, than the bat:—They are easily tamed, absolutely harmless when gently handled, and make pets as funny as tiny monkeys. As destroyers of many of our most pestiferous nightfling insects, like mosquitoes, the bat is almost our sole dependence, and, as he is known to hunt insects afoot, as well as on the wing, he is also of some value for larvae that do not fly. ; “My attention was turned to the bat through the codlin moth, the insect to blame for most worm-eaten apples. In an orchard near my home I found nine of the grubs of this insect in a minute. Chancing to go into another orchard, hardly a-mile away, I found only four of the grubs in an hour’ssearch. There is an old barn near by, in which live a colony of between 75 and 100 bats.~ The owner informed me that his apples were always free from worms.—N. Y. Herald. A Natural Error. : Mr. Gotham (angrily)—What do you mean, sir, by saying in your paper that while at Albany I spent my time among the saloons? 3 Editor—My dear sir, that was a printar’s mistake. What I wrote was that you spent your time among the solons, meaning, of course, the members of the state legislature. : Mr. Gotham—Huh! That .was a strange mistake. for a printer to make. Editor—Well, you see, sir, the printev used to live in Albany, and—er—I Stippose it comes sort o’ natural to him to get such words as solons and saloons mixed up.—N. Y. Weekly. Nature and Art. Unele Ephraim Raylfense—Why, that’s a perfect picture of my old hoss! What’ll you sell it fur, mister? Artist (who has been sketching in the neighborhood)—Well, when that painting is finished it will be worth $100, anyhow. ae." Uncle Ephraim—aAin’t there goin’ to be nothin’ else in it? Artist+Noe—nothing but the horse. Uncle Ephraim—Well, you can’t sell it anywher’s around here fur no $100. Byerybody knows I’ve offered the hoss himself, time an’ agin, fur $15, an’ take “§t out in truck.—€@hicago Tribune. A Western Dialogue, Nettleson—These cyclones are a curse to the country. Pellwanah—Oh I don’t know; the last one we had took away six of my ereditors.—Judge. An Inquiry from Kentucky. The Colonel—lI believe there’s a doctor who claims that human beings could get along without stomachs. _ The Major—Where does he expect us ito put our liquor, sah ?—N. Y. World. qc ann aS NR RRR Crissel Bros ‘ ; Dealers in : Pork; Mutton, Lamb, Ham:, Beef, am BACON, -Etc., 2 ei eg : Knyerers Manxs?—Commercial Sreet. within reaching distance of the bait and [ killing the flies attracted by it. 1 -watched one toad snap up 86 house flies C.J.NAPPZIGER, = The Referee, . xk *& MiKE WHEELIMAN, Prop’r FINEST ::: Wines, Liquors and Cigars Agent for the ameus Ruhstaller Gilt Edge Beer. COMMERCIAL STREET. NATIONAL Livery and Feed Stable. ROBERT M. LATTA, Proprietor. Best of attention given to transien: eustomers. Stables Open All Night. Foot of BroadStreet, Nevada City Tetaphone No. 72 “THE BEST 1S NONE TOO COOD.” That’s the motto of yours truly, =. GEORGE’ W. TALLON, And it is a winner. He makes it a point to serve his patrons with the very best Wines, Liquors and Ci them to come again. The Peerless Saloon Is a high-class resort for gentlemen, and they all know where it is—on izens Bank. Established in [858 by JAS. J. OTT, No. 2% Main Street, NEVADA CITY, CAL. refined and assayed. Practical milling of quartz from from 530 to 500 lbs, ~Buy Gold Psst, Gold and Silver Bare. Asids Aenathlies for sala. GEORGE A. GRAY, 3 Funeral Director and Embalmer. The Finest of Funeral '{Furnishings. Floral Pieces supplied to order. Pa aie Nos.: Office 281, residence E. W. SCHMIDT, LEADING CIGAR DEALER, Pine Street ..ee08 Leases’ Nevada City Ca LEADING AON Sen 5 Cent Cigar —Is stoox— GENERAL ARTHUR HUMBOLDT IMPT’D ESTRELLA BOHEMIAN CLUB LA ROSA *HARMONIA 4 B ea ; 2 a Karl’s Clover Root Tea # __Beautifies the Complexion, Purifies the * Blood, givesa Fresh, Clear Skin. Cures Conti on, Indigestion, and all Eruptions of ! in. An a, ‘eeable Laxative Nerve Sonic, Scld_on avselute guarantee by all drucgists at 25¢., 50c. and $1.00. i © C6. WELLS & CO. LEROY, Nev. ans = ‘ NATIONAL MARKET, Broad St., Opp. Citizens’ Bank. Prop!r Foot. Fosk, Mutton usages, ete. Hams, Baconand Lard wholesale and retail. And all kinds of Meate usually found ina class market. Goods; delivered free of charge CHING LEE “Dealer‘in Ladies’ Dresses, Underwear 4N2.Q7882 All clothes made to order, and at the lowest prices. Made to order Eider. Down Gowns, Dressing Gowns, Silk Waists aad Ladies’ Under wear. Lutz’s Restaurant. gars; in the market, and that always leads Broad street just across from the Cit. ’ Nevada Assay Office, . . Gold and ores of every description melted . X Broad Street, two doors below Mrs PY Pair After Pair, Case after case and carload after carload of Shoes received by us are being distributed through this and adjoining counties. Every ir sold seems to give satisfaction. The complaints number about one to every hundred pairs 4+sold and regular customers are increusing. The quality of the material used in our Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes cannot fail to prove satisfactory. It is the best obtainable. These items will show why our store is so popular. Repairing promptly and neatly done at reasonable prices. Also office for the Singer Sewing Machines. Needles, Oil and parts for eon makes of machines supplied to order. BOVEY BROTHERS, Broad Street. The office of the NEVADA CO. ELEOCTRIO POWER § COMPANY is now at the Gas Works on Ooyote St. Electricity For lighting and Gas For heating and cooking Empire Stable, Broad Street, opp. National Exchange Hotel Reveds City. JAMES HENSESSY, Prop’r. The Empire Livery Stable has the largest lot of HORSES, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES To be fonnd in this pare of the State. The Glenbrook, . Ralph Maitland wees «Proprietor Choicest of . Wines, Liquors and Cigars. ee Give me call and you'll never regret Pine Street, Nevada City. Steam Beer on Draught, 5 Cents. The Best Liquors, The Best Cigars. These are the attractions you can always find at ‘THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.” Beer 5 Cents a Glass, All the favorite brands of Whiskies kept on and. “Kentucky Taylor,” “Jesse such as: Ay pe Taylor,’ Oscar Pepper,” Wm. J. Britiand. GILT EDGE SALOON. . Corner Broad and Pine streets. CHAS. McDEVITT, Prop. ; Suceessor to Lammon Bros. Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars Constantly on hand. SIEAM BEER ON DRAUGHTS CTS. GEO. RICHARDSON, UNDERTAKER —aND— EMBALMER. Parlors Broad Street, opp. City Hall. Open day aud night. Hearse furnished in city free. Strict attention to all calls das or night. Lady attendant. ‘Telephone, West5. A Favorite Old Saloon UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. Main st., opp. Union ilotel, ty of them : Open day and night Union Livery Stable Henry Lane, = = Prop’r The finest turno-outs in the eoanty,andplep . HAVE BOUGHT THE POPULAR SALOON on Comme: street known as the FREE COJNAGE. Here you Wines. Viaasen and Cigars in the market Office at residence, Sacramento st will alveve find the choicest PROFESSIONAL CARDS. = —W. D. LONG, Attorney and Counselor at Lz w,. FFICE—COR. BROAD AND PINBSt=. up stairs. Nevada Citv. W. W. WAGGUNER, ‘Civil Engineer and Surveyor. SPUTY U. S. MINBRAL Sag po ig ox — in Morgan & Roberts’ Block. NeaFRED SEARLS, Attorney and Counseior at Law. wi lye carat ed IN ALL fdd COURT State aud Federal. P. F. SIMONDS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, wi PRACTICE IN THE STATR. AND United States ‘ourte ALPRED D: MASON, Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Orns TILLEY BUILDING, NEVADA CITY. Sahl i. C. LINDLEY, Attorney and Counselor at Law. SICE-TILLEY BUILDING, COR. BROAD and Pine streets. Up Stairs. JOHN CALDWELL, Attorney at Law, Transcript Block, Commercial Street Nevada City. J. M. WALLING, Attorney : at : Law, VFICE—TILLEY BUILDING, COR. BROAD and Pine str. ets, Nevada City THOS. S. FORD, Attorney and Counselor at Law, poh arpa BUILDING, COR. COMmercial and Pine streets. Dr. N. E. Chapman, Dr. C. W. Chapman DENTISTS. Nevada City, Cal.: iL. BOWMAN. 3.7. SHAW SHAW & BOWMAN, Dentists. Yffiice in Oda Fellows Building, Broad Strees Nevada City, Cal. SINK PLATE WORK A SPECIALTY ALL KINDS OF FILLINGS. EXTRACTING SKILLFULLY DONB ae SOCIETY DIRECTORY. Mountain Company, No. 16 U. R. K. of P. Meets at Armory Hall on the SECOND THURSDAY EVENING of each month. GEO. C, GAYLORD Caps “C. H. Harnison, Recorder. Milo Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Meets every Friday Evening, At Pythian Castle. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited: t= attend. Z E. A. MOORE, C. GC,’ G. W. Oapzgy, K. of R.andS. ~ Nevada City Lodge, No. 52, A. O. U. W. Meets at Odd Fellows Hall Every Wednesday evening at 7:30. 0’eldek. S. LEE LEITER, M. W CHARLES E. ASHBURN, Recorder. Mistletoe Encampment, No. 47, 1. O Meets at Odd Fellows Hail tivery 2d and ith Monday of each month a 3:30 O'Cios. WALTER YAUCH, C. P GEO. A. GRAY, Scribe. Hydraulic Parlor, No. 56, N. s. G. Ve Meets at Pythian Castle Every Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’elosk. F. L. ARBOGAS3, Presa, ED. J. MORGAN, EB. 8.Laurel Parlor, No. 6, N. D. G. We Meets at Pythian Castle second and fourth Thursdays of each month MISS MARGARET GILLESPIE: Pres. MRS. KKLLE VOUGLASS B.S SES RRR NEW YORK HOTEL. BROAD ST., NEVADA CITY, MRS. W. S. RICHARDS, Proprietor UNDER NEW MANACEM up-to-date house, situa pleasantest. portions of the nice rooms; electric lights T—A home-like in one. of the Queen City. Fifty roughout, THE TABLE is not sur in the coun for variety, cooking met & . tel Tt T FIRS R. lied w dg AY fenet en A OF BOR. apritet weer te. Hancy Mixed Drinks a speoRates moderate. Best accommodations in the county for the money. FRANK’S PLACE “ FRED BILERMAN, Proprietor Broad Street, above Pine,’ Nevada City. ENTERPRISE LAGER BEEP With them you will receive @ cordial wel. On draught. Best brandszof * Robert Simmons, . Wines, Liquors and Cigars. "pay US A OALL,

Posy ee ript._ ke 39TH YEAR—NO, 12,918. NEVADA CITY, CAL., THURSDAY EVENING, BACK. AT THE OLD BAKERY. HE TRANSCRIPT. BROWN & CALKINS, : Proprietors. By Mail, $6 a Year. By Carrier, 12 1-2 Cts.a Week. Has resumed the propcletonshiy of the pared to supply the ADVERTISING RATES With the choicest products in his line. e s ade known on application. To order. a: specialty, MASQUERADE BALL: TO BE GIVEN AT Armory Hall, Nevada City, —ON—— j Washington's Birthday, FEBRUARY 22d, 1900. FOR THE BENEFIT OF PROF. JOHN MICHELL. Admission, per couple to masker .......ccccessees es. 5 F On your Sewer Work if you want to have a first-class job and save money. We sell Pipe at the lowest market .prices, if you want to do your own work in makiug connections with the new city system. Or we will take contracts to furnish the pipe, put it down and make all connections. We employ none but first-class workmen. Peet) Dara] Deru) Deel Daeu) Dent) D e o fA Hint About Stoves You may need a new heating or cooking stove. Our stock is one of the largest in this part of the State. . We have the best makes sold anywhere, and the prices .are surprisingly moderate for such stoves. George E. Turner, Pioneer Hardware Dealer. ‘PINE STREET, GEORGE WM. DURST NEW YORK; BAKERY ‘WEDDING CAKES AND FANCY PASTRY. MADE THEM DRUNK. Strange Story of the Origin of Whis. ky Gap, Wyoming, Oreated Trouble Amongst Some Soldi Who Were. in ap There. ee One of the historic places in the west is Whisky Gap, Wyo. The. old-time dwellers of mountain and plain, the men who “fought Indians and hunted buffalo. out west” during the overland trail: days of the early. °60s, have shrugged their shoulders with satisfaction at the mention of Whisky Gap for nearly 40 years. This is the place, according to their belief, where real “fire water” gushed up out of the rocks in a beautiful mountain spring to quench the thirst of a whole company of Uncle Sam’s trained Indian:fighters. “It was nothing but pure spring water,” they say. “A veritable fountain of youth.” Whisky Gap received its name in 1862, during the building of the. overland stage route from Denver to Salt Lake City and the Pacific coast. “It happened in this way: The people of Denver had long been working to secure the regular overland stage route, then connecting the east and west. In 1862 “Ben” Holliday, a veteran stage man, became the proprietor of the great overland line, and he agreed upon 6 route. running through Denver to the west. He decided to discontinue that part of the road running up the North Platte and the Sweetwater rivers, and across South Pass, Wyo. The:many Indian. difficalties. experienced on this route was the inducement to abandon it. The new trail led by way of Julesburg, Col., to Denver, and on over the established wagon road to Fort Lupton and north across. the Laramie plains, then due west through Bridgewater Pass, Wyo., joining the old trail ‘leading across the country to the Pa‘teifie coast. The change was made during the summer of 1862. All the rolling stock, horses and other property of :. the company were gathered at the station just above Devil’s Gate, in central Wyoming. Company A of the Eleventh Ohio cavalry, with Maj. O’Farrell in command, was the detailed escort at the time. Durihg the first day the long train of coaches, wagons, horses and mules H+ -. made 11: miles from the station where the property had been gathered. The ‘jroute chosen was directly south from ‘the Sweetwater river. The camp selected’ was in a gap in the mauntains, where there was a fine spring and plenty of wood for cooking purposes. Shortly after going into camp the major discovered that quite-a number of his soldiers were intoxicated, and he at once sent for Lieut. W. H. Brown, who was officer of the day, and informed him of ft . the condition of many. of the men, and gave it as his opinion that some one was selling whisky in the camp. The command was doing escort duty not only for stage, stock and stores, but also ‘\for a number: of emigrants who had a availed themselves: of the opportunity for safe conduct over the plains. Lieut. Brown received.orders_—to search all wagons; and if he should discover whisky to destroy it. Taking a corporal and three or four men, he commenced the search for the contraband article, and found at least a barrel of whisky in an emigrant wagon. The officer ordered his men to roll the barrel BS § GOOD DEL a the year now beginning to avoid the errors of the past. re is no teacher like experience, and if you do not profit} me errors of-1899 and*earlier date it is your own fault. en you decide . To Trade at SCADDEN’S *know that you have hit on a place to get the best Groand Provisions at as ‘low price:s as you sometimes sewhere for inferior goods. LYOUWANT TOSAVE MONEY will give Mr. Scadden and his popular store on Comfal street a trial. out of the wagon, knock in the-head and empty the contents on the ground. This was done, but it chanced that the spot where the whisky was emptied was just above the spring, and the fiery liquid went pouring down into the wa(er supply of the camp. The soldiers aw what was going on and they rushed forward with cups, canteens, buckets and camp kettles to save. what’ they could of the coveted “spirits.” Many a man stopped over the spring and drank almost without breathing until he was drunk. A half hour later the intoxicant was showing its effect pretty generally around the camp, and soon but few sober mer could be found. Onesoldier who had suecceeded in-getting a full: canteen: from the-spring: paid his respects to Maj. O’Farrell at the head. quarters tent, assuring his commanding officer, with maudlin mein and ‘. many @ “hic,” that that was the finest Phen You Get Job Printing You nati want to the best for your money. ‘The qu ey ot Paper, Type Ink ait ont a og in ‘di ; merit of the production. We use . jonly pe Ayes = A egies bod no matter aoe sanerion they may e sing may prove 1c p¥oper reserd is not paid to Composition and the Proce Weclaim to excel in these ition aud the . "Phe same as in clothing, and th 2 eS cs ney Teg py cmctinaael red pg nth gg oka Ay nad ened A tin the county, and we have the best of workmen. itthe work we are nov t irning out to bis the ben, Prices Are Fully as Low as Anyhodys work and getourigures They will satisfy you. BROWN & CAI.KINS, Job Printers, ° * . spring he had ever seen and the very best water he had ever tasted, Maj. O'Farrell was.apprehending an attack from the Indians that night, and the condition of his men fairly disheartened him. He saw ata glance that even a small band of savages could make a successful raid on his camp; consequently the sober and less intoxicated . men were kept on the alert that night. Fortunately no Indians put in an appearance, and by morning the debauched men had slept off their intoxication. Thus the gap in the mountains where the camp was made received the name . of Whisky Gap.. For many years it was the favorite camping place for the more . credulous of the old freighters and emigrants of the “trail days,” but the little spring was never a “fountain of youth,” as it had been in the old days, when “fire water” gushed upout of the rocks to quench the thirst of a company of United States soldier#.—Chicago TimesDame. . Herald. Doctors Differ. . Lady—You say, professor, that tobacco is an aid to thought and a stimulant to the reasoning faculties; but Prof. Greathead says tobacco is in every way injurious. How do you account for that difference? The Professor—Easily enough, madam. Prof. Greathead does not smoke, and consequently he can neither think straight nor reason correctly.— N. Y¥. Weekly. FEBRUARY 1, 1900. EST. IN 1860 BY N. P. BROWN & CO. corer meee BUY TOADS AND BATS. Farmers:in England Keep Them to : Destroy Insects. “Whele Comniutities May Be Kept Pree from. Flies and Mosquitoes by the Ugly But Harmless. pe Creatures. As a résult of experiments with toads and bats, it has been demonstrated that a house, or even a community, can be rid of various troublesome insects, including flies and mosquitoes. These experiments were made by Prof. Clinton F. Hodge, of Clark university, Worcester, Mass. Prof. Hodge’s first experiment was with the toad. “I. constructed a small. pen in my. garden,” he said, “and in it, in a pan of water, installed a male and female toad. To attract food for them I placed within the inclosure bits of meat and bone. The results were as satisfactory as they were unexpected. The toads spent most of the time sitting in less than ten minutes. “One day I gathered a quantity of rose bugs in a tin box and began to feed the bugs to a toad. At first I did not count, but, finding his appetite so good, I started to count. When.I had counted over 80. bugs and the toad showed no signs of wishing to conclude his meal, I picked him up. Prévious to my beginning to count he had taken anywhere from ten to 20 bugs. “I found the toad equally greedy for rose beetles, canker worms, ants, caterpillars, moths, June bugs, weevils, snails and many other insects. So, too, in a house, a room may be cleared of cockroaches by leaving a toad in it over night. 5s: “A single toad may destroy over 2,000 worms during the months of May, June and July, and one of these harmless creatures may well do a gardener service to the amount of $19.88 each season, and yet he can raise $20,000 worth of toads at an expense of not more than 20 cents. : “Farmers in England buy them, paying as high as $24 per 100, for use in their flower beds and gardens. For household purposes a small number of toads could be given homes in~«an aquarium. At night the toads could be let loose to kill bugs, while in the day they could kill flies. I have built a sort of cage of wire screen, a foot-wide and two feet long, the top of which is kept open. It is only necessary to putin two or three toads, provide them with shelters, a dish of water in one corner, and then keep it. supplied with bits of raw meat and any other refuse matter calculated to attract flies.” Im speaking of the bat Prof. Hodge said: , “We have no animal more interesting: and probably none more valuable, and certainly none more misunderstood and-abused, than the bat:—They are easily tamed, absolutely harmless when gently handled, and make pets as funny as tiny monkeys. As destroyers of many of our most pestiferous nightfling insects, like mosquitoes, the bat is almost our sole dependence, and, as he is known to hunt insects afoot, as well as on the wing, he is also of some value for larvae that do not fly. ; “My attention was turned to the bat through the codlin moth, the insect to blame for most worm-eaten apples. In an orchard near my home I found nine of the grubs of this insect in a minute. Chancing to go into another orchard, hardly a-mile away, I found only four of the grubs in an hour’ssearch. There is an old barn near by, in which live a colony of between 75 and 100 bats.~ The owner informed me that his apples were always free from worms.—N. Y. Herald. A Natural Error. : Mr. Gotham (angrily)—What do you mean, sir, by saying in your paper that while at Albany I spent my time among the saloons? 3 Editor—My dear sir, that was a printar’s mistake. What I wrote was that you spent your time among the solons, meaning, of course, the members of the state legislature. : Mr. Gotham—Huh! That .was a strange mistake. for a printer to make. Editor—Well, you see, sir, the printev used to live in Albany, and—er—I Stippose it comes sort o’ natural to him to get such words as solons and saloons mixed up.—N. Y. Weekly. Nature and Art. Unele Ephraim Raylfense—Why, that’s a perfect picture of my old hoss! What’ll you sell it fur, mister? Artist (who has been sketching in the neighborhood)—Well, when that painting is finished it will be worth $100, anyhow. ae." Uncle Ephraim—aAin’t there goin’ to be nothin’ else in it? Artist+Noe—nothing but the horse. Uncle Ephraim—Well, you can’t sell it anywher’s around here fur no $100. Byerybody knows I’ve offered the hoss himself, time an’ agin, fur $15, an’ take “§t out in truck.—€@hicago Tribune. A Western Dialogue, Nettleson—These cyclones are a curse to the country. Pellwanah—Oh I don’t know; the last one we had took away six of my ereditors.—Judge. An Inquiry from Kentucky. The Colonel—lI believe there’s a doctor who claims that human beings

could get along without stomachs. _ The Major—Where does he expect us ito put our liquor, sah ?—N. Y. World. qc ann aS NR RRR Crissel Bros ‘ ; Dealers in : Pork; Mutton, Lamb, Ham:, Beef, am BACON, -Etc., 2 ei eg : Knyerers Manxs?—Commercial Sreet. within reaching distance of the bait and [ killing the flies attracted by it. 1 -watched one toad snap up 86 house flies C.J.NAPPZIGER, = The Referee, . xk *& MiKE WHEELIMAN, Prop’r FINEST ::: Wines, Liquors and Cigars Agent for the ameus Ruhstaller Gilt Edge Beer. COMMERCIAL STREET. NATIONAL Livery and Feed Stable. ROBERT M. LATTA, Proprietor. Best of attention given to transien: eustomers. Stables Open All Night. Foot of BroadStreet, Nevada City Tetaphone No. 72 “THE BEST 1S NONE TOO COOD.” That’s the motto of yours truly, =. GEORGE’ W. TALLON, And it is a winner. He makes it a point to serve his patrons with the very best Wines, Liquors and Ci them to come again. The Peerless Saloon Is a high-class resort for gentlemen, and they all know where it is—on izens Bank. Established in [858 by JAS. J. OTT, No. 2% Main Street, NEVADA CITY, CAL. refined and assayed. Practical milling of quartz from from 530 to 500 lbs, ~Buy Gold Psst, Gold and Silver Bare. Asids Aenathlies for sala. GEORGE A. GRAY, 3 Funeral Director and Embalmer. The Finest of Funeral '{Furnishings. Floral Pieces supplied to order. Pa aie Nos.: Office 281, residence E. W. SCHMIDT, LEADING CIGAR DEALER, Pine Street ....ee08 Leases’ Nevada City Ca LEADING AON Sen 5 Cent Cigar —Is stoox— GENERAL ARTHUR HUMBOLDT IMPT’D ESTRELLA BOHEMIAN CLUB LA ROSA *HARMONIA 4 B ea ; 2 a Karl’s Clover Root Tea # __Beautifies the Complexion, Purifies the * Blood, givesa Fresh, Clear Skin. Cures Conti on, Indigestion, and all Eruptions of ! in. An a, ‘eeable Laxative Nerve Sonic, Scld_on avselute guarantee by all drucgists at 25¢., 50c. and $1.00. i © C6. WELLS & CO. LEROY, Nev. ans = ‘ NATIONAL MARKET, Broad St., Opp. Citizens’ Bank. Prop!r Foot. Fosk, Mutton usages, ete. Hams, Baconand Lard wholesale and retail. And all kinds of Meate usually found ina class market. Goods; delivered free of charge CHING LEE “Dealer‘in Ladies’ Dresses, Underwear 4N2.Q7882 All clothes made to order, and at the lowest prices. Made to order Eider. Down Gowns, Dressing Gowns, Silk Waists aad Ladies’ Under wear. Lutz’s Restaurant. gars; in the market, and that always leads Broad street just across from the Cit. ’ Nevada Assay Office, . . Gold and ores of every description melted . X Broad Street, two doors below Mrs PY Pair After Pair, Case after case and carload after carload of Shoes received by us are being distributed through this and adjoining counties. Every ir sold seems to give satisfaction. The complaints number about one to every hundred pairs 4+sold and regular customers are increusing. The quality of the material used in our Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes cannot fail to prove satisfactory. It is the best obtainable. These items will show why our store is so popular. Repairing promptly and neatly done at reasonable prices. Also office for the Singer Sewing Machines. Needles, Oil and parts for eon makes of machines supplied to order. BOVEY BROTHERS, Broad Street. The office of the NEVADA CO. ELEOCTRIO POWER § COMPANY is now at the Gas Works on Ooyote St. Electricity For lighting and Gas For heating and cooking Empire Stable, Broad Street, opp. National Exchange Hotel Reveds City. JAMES HENSESSY, Prop’r. The Empire Livery Stable has the largest lot of HORSES, CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES To be fonnd in this pare of the State. The Glenbrook, . Ralph Maitland wees «Proprietor Choicest of . Wines, Liquors and Cigars. ee Give me call and you'll never regret Pine Street, Nevada City. Steam Beer on Draught, 5 Cents. The Best Liquors, The Best Cigars. These are the attractions you can always find at ‘THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.” Beer 5 Cents a Glass, All the favorite brands of Whiskies kept on and. “Kentucky Taylor,” “Jesse such as: Ay pe Taylor,’ Oscar Pepper,” Wm. J. Britiand. GILT EDGE SALOON. . Corner Broad and Pine streets. CHAS. McDEVITT, Prop. ; Suceessor to Lammon Bros. Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars Constantly on hand. SIEAM BEER ON DRAUGHTS CTS. GEO. RICHARDSON, UNDERTAKER —aND— EMBALMER. Parlors Broad Street, opp. City Hall. Open day aud night. Hearse furnished in city free. Strict attention to all calls das or night. Lady attendant. ‘Telephone, West5. A Favorite Old Saloon UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. Main st., opp. Union ilotel, ty of them : Open day and night Union Livery Stable Henry Lane, = = Prop’r The finest turno-outs in the eoanty,andplep . HAVE BOUGHT THE POPULAR SALOON on Comme: street known as the FREE COJNAGE. Here you Wines. Viaasen and Cigars in the market Office at residence, Sacramento st will alveve find the choicest PROFESSIONAL CARDS. = —W. D. LONG, Attorney and Counselor at Lz w,. FFICE—COR. BROAD AND PINBSt=. up stairs. Nevada Citv. W. W. WAGGUNER, ‘Civil Engineer and Surveyor. SPUTY U. S. MINBRAL Sag po ig ox — in Morgan & Roberts’ Block. NeaFRED SEARLS, Attorney and Counseior at Law. wi lye carat ed IN ALL fdd COURT State aud Federal. P. F. SIMONDS, Attorney and Counselor at Law, wi PRACTICE IN THE STATR. AND United States ‘ourte ALPRED D: MASON, Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Orns TILLEY BUILDING, NEVADA CITY. Sahl i. C. LINDLEY, Attorney and Counselor at Law. SICE-TILLEY BUILDING, COR. BROAD and Pine streets. Up Stairs. JOHN CALDWELL, Attorney at Law, Transcript Block, Commercial Street Nevada City. J. M. WALLING, Attorney : at : Law, VFICE—TILLEY BUILDING, COR. BROAD and Pine str. ets, Nevada City THOS. S. FORD, Attorney and Counselor at Law, poh arpa BUILDING, COR. COMmercial and Pine streets. Dr. N. E. Chapman, Dr. C. W. Chapman DENTISTS. Nevada City, Cal.: iL. BOWMAN. 3.7. SHAW SHAW & BOWMAN, Dentists. Yffiice in Oda Fellows Building, Broad Strees Nevada City, Cal. SINK PLATE WORK A SPECIALTY ALL KINDS OF FILLINGS. EXTRACTING SKILLFULLY DONB ae SOCIETY DIRECTORY. Mountain Company, No. 16 U. R. K. of P. Meets at Armory Hall on the SECOND THURSDAY EVENING of each month. GEO. C, GAYLORD Caps “C. H. Harnison, Recorder. Milo Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Meets every Friday Evening, At Pythian Castle. Visiting Brethren are cordially invited: t= attend. Z E. A. MOORE, C. GC,’ G. W. Oapzgy, K. of R.andS. ~ Nevada City Lodge, No. 52, A. O. U. W. Meets at Odd Fellows Hall Every Wednesday evening at 7:30. 0’eldek. S. LEE LEITER, M. W CHARLES E. ASHBURN, Recorder. Mistletoe Encampment, No. 47, 1. O Meets at Odd Fellows Hail tivery 2d and ith Monday of each month a 3:30 O'Cios. WALTER YAUCH, C. P GEO. A. GRAY, Scribe. Hydraulic Parlor, No. 56, N. s. G. Ve Meets at Pythian Castle Every Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’elosk.. F. L. ARBOGAS3, Presa, ED. J. MORGAN, EB. 8.Laurel Parlor, No. 6, N. D. G. We Meets at Pythian Castle second and fourth Thursdays of each month MISS MARGARET GILLESPIE: Pres. MRS. KKLLE VOUGLASS B.S SES RRR NEW YORK HOTEL. BROAD ST., NEVADA CITY, MRS. W. S. RICHARDS, Proprietor UNDER NEW MANACEM up-to-date house, situa pleasantest. portions of the nice rooms; electric lights T—A home-like in one. of the Queen City. Fifty roughout, THE TABLE is not sur in the coun for variety, cooking met & . tel Tt T FIRS R. lied w dg AY fenet en A OF BOR. apritet weer te. Hancy Mixed Drinks a speoRates moderate. Best accommodations in the county for the money. FRANK’S PLACE “ FRED BILERMAN, Proprietor Broad Street, above Pine,’ Nevada City. ENTERPRISE LAGER BEEP With them you will receive @ cordial wel. On draught. Best brandszof * Robert Simmons, . Wines, Liquors and Cigars. "pay US A OALL,