February 14, 1898 (4 pages)

e Aine : ee pee Prentice Otitrtaueek on teow iit t ~-@ Seo yesterday, ae ¢ R. Vizzari of Moore’s Flat went to anoved from Colfax to this city. _ -It'will be ‘sold ata very for several days. Charles “Moody went to San fi fe “San Francisco yesterday. =. Howard Mallon is here from San _. Francisco visiting bis parents. Mrs. Frea ‘Develey and son have re ~ Henry Lane’s friends are glad to see him around again after his illness.G. L. Griffith, whose ‘sons are well ‘enown miners here, is iit in San Fran‘cisco. C. R. Corning: of San Brinda mac nected with the Electric: Power Company, is here, —. E. B, Wright, attorney tor the log. tees in the Kruger estate, is here from _ San Francisco. James Kinkead, who has been on the sick list for several days, is able to attend to business again. Mrs. ©. J. English of Columbia Hill is here visiting her son, Jas. H. English. of the Pioneer Reduction Works. ~~ Thonias Nivens, , formerly moulder . “atthe Nevada Foundry, contemplates going to San Francisco. to femain, Miss Annie Lawson returned vente day to Plymouth, after a. visit of several months to Griff Griffith and family Mrs.J.L. Stoakes of Oolfax has returned home after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Walter Finchley of this ity, Mrs. John Dowli ng of Moore’s Flat and her sister, Miss Mary Smith, have gone to San Francisco to join Mr. Dowling. They will spend ian reat of the winter atthe Bay. . John M. Thomas, who ee to be’ Deputy Constr Recorder and is now Valley, was in town a a pat o'd-time acquaintances. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Eddy left. yesterday on a three weeks’ trip to Sacra. mento, San Francisco and San Jose. They go for the benéfit of Mrs. -Bddy’s health. It is twenty-three years since Mr. se has visited the lower counAN APFLICTED FAMILY, _ Another Son: of * Daa 6 Coughlan Dis of Pneumonia,Neal Coughlan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Coughlan of Columbia Hill, died Saturday night. of pneumonia. The funeral took place today. at North San Juan. The deceased was 18 yeara of age, and had been ill but a short time. One_of his sisters, Mary Ellen, aged 15 years, is in a dangerous condition, and it was feared her’ death would oceur before morning. Another of the sons ‘of Mr.and Mrs Coughlan died about a week ago of the same disease. ; The family is one of the largest in the: @ounty, there having been some thirteen children before death igang began its inroads. . UMC er ine a. itr Te eae The Appropriation Endorsed. The Rough and Ready Lyceum _organized Saturday night by electing Miss Pearl-Sooy as ‘President, James Torpie as Vice President, and L. Schroeder as Secretary and Treasurer. The question for debate was as to. whether the Oounty. Supervisors did a wise thing in appropriating $2000 for a county mining exhibit. T. J. Waggoner. and . . J. Torpie contended they did, while Harry Dennet and John Grant denied At. The debaters upholding the Super_ Visors’ action had an easy victory. The Hawaiian annexation will be discussed next, BNOUGH FOR OR BVBRIBODY. No such an opportunity h fore been dent de ease City to buy’ fine wail papers at such low prices. Call early while’ the vari ous lines are complete and make you: choice. They are now onpcre work A. Buren, —_ fz > of t township He went to bat: five vs store on Commercial. street from the + Speke cdagg achemcen ah plished batted the rival pitchers, Dunkley. ogan, all over that part . ‘knocking’ double and a single. He scored four ‘times and got left on the bases once. ‘There was’ good work also done by. ‘most of the other players of the home} aggregation. Silva, the new. baseman, showed up in excellent form at the bat™ and. otherwise. But Rockenfield did not leave much for them todo but to bat. and run bases. That they. did this little well is shown by ‘the fact that their oly errors wére two made in the 8th inning, when the first and. second basemen each let's balf pass: him at a Gritical: moment. : “The Grass Valleyans had an off day. They made 12 errors, and their two pitchers combined made but five strikeouts, They were, mostly. Pioneers, but there were enough ‘substitutes in to weaken them. materially. They all worked hard and intelligently, and made several brilliant individual plays, but it was an up-hbill pull for them. Coflin’s catching and stick work » were ‘notably good. . “Oatcher Beckley of the loculs had his ungloved ‘hand split in the second inning, but ‘he bound ‘up the bleeding wound and:showed his nerve by. playing the game out. Shortstop DeVilbiss caught one of Pitcher Hogan’s. hot grounders on the ankle, avd the pain Stansed tie for an instant. He was. ‘Unt ad no Denes we Frank Smith's umpiring was thoroughly satisfactery. He was prompt and impartial. The score of the game was: me TS me eB Nevada. 2.06552; bos 2 ee bey Grass Valley<.:.0-1 0000.0 8 C~4 GRASS. vali NEWS. A Day's Rent “ot the the Doings of our . Neighbors. Two dranks were today sentenced to five days each in the-county jail. ‘Grand President Haskins has postponed his visit to the local ¥/ M. I: council, , * Dan Murpby of.Salt Lake and Tom Jobison of Marysville will fight twenty rounds Saturday night at the Athletic Club. The sale of tickets for the flremen’s ball‘on the 22d is said to be the greatest that the Department has ever made 8 its history. The faneral of Jacob Gcuate who was killed in the Maryland mine Friday afternoon took place from the Methodist church yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the Red Men and the Miners"Union. The inquest’ will be held this evening. In the Allison Ranch water right case of Smith vs. Hawkins, wherein Smith won in the Superior Court, the Supreme Court on Saturday last handed down a-decision sending the ease back for re-trial. * This is the second time the case’ has been appealed and the second time it has been sent back. Was Steward at the Onion, Joseph Medrana, who who tried to kill his wifeand himself at Sacramento Friday night, was formerly waiter and also for awhile steward of the Union hotel at this city. He had a\wife while here, but subsequently got a divorce from her-to marry Miss Brown. From this city “Joe” as he was commonly ‘called went to Grass~Valley and worked at the: Holbrooke. .When sober he was regarded as a péaceable fellow. but. was soeretngy ugly when drinking. : heanicameeiiaa Tee oe ad Change of N of Name. ‘I. Levy bas changed the name ot hie ‘Branch Wonder to the Popular. He proposes to male it the Popular in fact "Situation We ‘Wanted vey man in hatel 0 -or general mer. Store, or as steward to a mining camp, by @ reliable man who has had the hecessary ‘botel: ~ ex to render he promise the “Kid” accom: . wi f pt of fa SS, th twig to bend downwards, The harder. ‘the grip the . more itmustourve. — ‘The curvature of the twig is mechan ically bythe pressure of the” hand, forcing the limbs to assume a bert and twisted position; or the force that causes the forked limb to” turo downwards is furnished by the muscles’ of the hands, and not, by any other cause. The whole secret of the divining rod}: seems to reside in its” ‘position in the hands of the operator, and in his. voluntarily or ‘involuntarily increasing the closeness of his grasp on. the two ends of the branches forming the fork. If the above conditions are. fulfilled, the twig will always bend downwards— water or no water, mineral or no mineral.» Any one can be an operator; and any material can be used for an instrument, provided the limbs forming the tork are sufficiently tongh and flexible. It-can be easily understood how an ignorant operator may degeive himself and be perfectly honest in supposing that some occult force, ‘and not his ales causes the fork to curve down_ BRIER HENTION, Minor Notes and: Comments of Local Interest. The party at Indian: Flat Saturday night was @ jolly affair, The péople ‘ugh this city broke his left wrista few days ago by falling from the porch of John Oarey’s home at Cherokee. Business. was lively. around town Saturday night, owing to the fact that the Champion, Providence and some of the other mines paid off’ during the afternoon. George Kohler, the young man whose . faneral took place from the Oongregational church yesterday, had made his home with Mre. B. Lutz of this city for fourteen years past. It'is now stated that the sale of tickets for the Mining Day excursion at the Jubilee Fair will begin next Satur day and the tickets willbe good to return up to and including the26th instant. R FREE 0 MILLIONS, A Valuable Little Book Sent Free For the Asking, Medica} books are not always inter~ esting reading, especially to people enjoying good heaith, but as a'matter of fact scarcely One person in ten is perfectly healthy, and even with such, sooner or later s ess must come. It is also @ well established truth that, nine-tenths of all diseases originate with a breaking down of the. digestion, a weak stomach weakens and impoverishes the system, making it easy for disease to gain a foothold. Nobody need fear consumption, kidney disease, liver trouble or a weak heart and nervous system as long as the digestion is good and the stomach rae to assimilate plenty of wholesome foo Stomach weakness shows itself ina score of ways and this little book describes the symptoms and causes and points the way toa cure so simple that anyone can understand and api “lloussndé have some form of stomach trouble and do not know it. They ascribe the headaches, the languor, nervousness, insomuia, palpitation, constipation and simular symptoms to some other cause than the true one. Get your, indigestion on the right track and the heart trouble, lung trouble, liver disease or nervous debility will rapidly disappear. This little book treats entirely on the cause and removal of indigestion and its. accompanying annoyances. It describes the symptoms of.-Acid iancben irre aie mes a, AMylaceou tae ofa stoninen: ae pe = toon vod the digestive organs in plain uage soe understood and the cause rewee ive valuable suggestions as to diet, and contains:a table giving length ohms: required to. is giving length pointy ; every Sond: bat simply seu send son with weak No price is your name and on postal card to. the ‘Marshall, Mich. requesting a ‘little . book-on. Btomach Disssses and it’ will ae art ee ee ae E ‘Sweet Los Angeles Havel oranges A. waar at wholesale prices: A fresh consign+ aoe ee eee ba gues seamen ‘i of +p. in the. ease of Thos, MoAsiay vs. “Pas ‘hoe Ice. Company. the argament on the . hmotion to fix the penne: of the jadgment -was heard. ‘Chas. M. Cacia: Walter Wylie and: Fred ‘Westphal were appointed appraisers of the estate of Wm. D. James, deceased. : “The bill of excepticls in the’ ‘matter of the appeal of the legatees of the late ‘W. H. Kruger from the decision allowing J. M. ‘Walling $7,500 for services as attorney, was argued: George Peters’ was arraigned on a ‘obarge of robbing old man Oliver, and grand larceny. His case will be set for ‘trial tomorrow. The trial of Thomas Evans on a: charge of murdering his fellowminer,, ‘BR. J. Holland, will ‘begin tomorrow. TELEPHONE FOR FOR RELIEF HILL Tho Washington Line t Line to Be Extended Without Delay.A meeting of the telephone -committees of Washington and Relief. Hill was held Saturday night at the tormer piace, and as a result it was decided to immediately begin the work of extending the line’ to the latter town. ‘fhe distance is five miles, As soon as the wires are strung to Relief Hill they will be continued on to North Bloomfield, which is.but three miles further, Her Last Evening. At the Methodist Church this evenoutethere know how to oe their ' This will be the last evening Miss Gates will be present, as she goes to Alameda tomorrow. She has made many warm friends while here and _ their good wishes wilifollow her as she goes. to labor in other churches. Dr. Bentiy will meet the Methodist . quarterly conference at that oburch this evening at 7 o'clock, An Old. Idea. According to George G, Morrison of Sierra City, the inventor of the modern way of hanging upa stem ina qnartz mill was a German who worked in the early fifties in the Reese mill at the Sierra Buttes mine, and who put it into use there. Laurel Parlor’s Entertainment. The preparations for the entertainment to be given by Laurel Parlor of Native Daughters on Friday evening, ‘March 18th, are progressing satisfactorily. i Very Like. Miss Musicale—Did you enjoy Prof. fahso Profundo’s singing last night? Don’t you think. his ‘voice sounds like a distant waterfall? Mr, Crittyecusy—Well, yes; I do think it was away off,—Baltimore News. The Superlative. Herbert—My pa is richer’n your pa. Freddie—No, he ain't. Herbert—My pa owns three houses on one block, Freddie—Um-—but my pa owne ‘the mortgage on ’em,—N, Y. Truth. No Chance for It. “Do you live jn a quiet part of the town?” “How can I live in a quiet part of the tewn when pianos are sold on the installment plan?”—N, Y. Tribune, His Preference, “Will you have a little whipped cream ?” asked the hostess. “No, I thank you,” heanswered. “I~ er—-er—I prefer my cream unpunished.” ~-Chicago Post. Passing It.On, “Jack has so much bad luck that he got rid of his opal scarfpin.” “What did he do with it?” “Had it made into a ring for his wife.” Os. . Chieeey Record. A Gauge of Beauty. : Spudds—Is she pretty? * Spatts—Pretty? No. She is ugly enough to be a Urldesminic. <=: I: Y¥.} World. Am Easy Start. Hicks—I hear that you are thinking . . of becoming a vegetarian. Wicks—Yes; { um beginning with re bacco, —Somerville Journal. ; Considerable. Amy—Does her piano playing amount to much? Mamie—Oh, yes. She's at it for 18 hours ‘a. dav.—N: Y. Journal. Gali for Rebin Heed, ~ Picby, an Italian section hand on ‘the bounded a freight train and ‘went to the ) . section camp at Sorrento, fifteen niles . Inorth of here. ‘Upon his arrival he pleaded not guilty to the charge: of} ‘sg a Bisco. © imaes , een sp Ialelt. Qalifornia Southern railroad, after fill-. ‘ing himself op with wine yesterday rordered everybody. to leave the ‘camp a be ert and then commencéd shootHe killed 2’ companion named 1 eiceril aud then started to shoot aman named McFarland. The latter. was too quick for him. He drew a revolver and firing hit Pichy. in the mouth, killing him instantly. MeFarland gave himself up'to the officers today. -The witnesses all say that MoFarland acted clearly in self defense. A Bloody Record, Terre Havre, Ind, February 14— During a quarrel i in a saloon at Grant, @ mining town near here, Charles-Barrington shot and killed Wesley Niece. He then fatally wounded Baylis Niece, after which he escaped. At Lyford Johu*Gilfoy, the postmaster, shot Joe Hoffman, who will die. At’ Lodi J. Bezle, an Italian, was struck in the neck with a.miner’s pick and kilted, after which his body was placed in the sump under the cage, where it was found. Lee Not Resigned. WaAsHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The State Department officially denies the report that General Fitz Hugh Lee, our Consul Geveral in Cuba, has resigned. _ muah ner WI pte a “URS SUDDEN Pacman Cates of a Prom: ‘nent Railroad Man,” ads — ‘Chinese girl, was killed at ber home between Bartlett Alley and: Pacific ‘atreet shortly before one o’clock ‘this ‘morning, by Charles Dean, a half breed ‘Obinese, He disguised himself as a ‘Degro and cailed on her. As she openeG Bi Rae ee * inch highbinder’s knife. He escaped aie Francrsco; Feb, 14.—A. D. Wild-' but later surrendered himeelf to the er, Superintendent of tho Western Di. . Police. vision: of the Southern Pacific Railroad . =" —— Oompany, died suddenly thie morning of pneumonia. “He had been ill but a ; : short-time. He had been in poor health Tf you for some. time, bat being of a nervous Want to temperament stayed at his desk till keep thorou ghly last Monday when the effects of a cold posted . compelled him to quit his labors, Yeson the terday his condition became alarming _ progress and his family was warned by the phy' of the sicians that he could not survive, Gold ee Mining ore F : Industry A Pioneer -Placerite Dies. of the county, Avsurn, Feb. 14.—T. 0. Sanders, a and to pioneeer resident of this county, died be informed of apoplexy Saturday _ at his home on general at Pinectn. Local, State and General The Trl Pos ostponed happenings, San Josr, Feb, 14.—The trial of you can Thomas Flannelly_for the murder of get this his father, Patrick Flannelly, today rep went over to the 28th instant. Dan Doyle, who is wanted.as a witness by both sides, is ill at his home at Menlo Park, hence the postponement. TRANSCRIPT CELEBRATES 25Cis. A dnvenile Burglar, Los ANGrLms, Feb, 14.—Harry Melville, aged ten years, was arrested today for petty larceny. The officers found a full set of burglar’s tools, skeleton keys, etc. in his possession. At his home were found many articles he had stolen. It is believed he was at the head of a gang of boy burglags, Will Give Her a Divorce, Lovisvitte, Feb. 14th.—A telegram from Richmond says Gen. Oassius M. Clay has determined to obtain a divoree from his child wife. He is now and he will therefore: liberate her, giving her an allowance that will support her in comfort. » ® UNION :-; HOTEL, flain Street, Nevada City. @ENRY NETSHE, Mavaarr Hotel Arrivals. ‘Wm. Grover, Marysville, Geo: Kelly, Sacramento, Mrs, E, Atkinson, do ~ Louvier Millish, ap J08e@; John Vowool, W. Morgan, Marysville, Jack A. Foster, Boston, John Grubler, Sacramento, Geo. A. Tollon, San Francisco, Andrews, West Andrews, ae James Hill, Colfax, Wm. Tompson, do OC. M. Brown, San Francisco, O. B. Nichols, Denver, J. Fuller, San Francisco. ¢ BORN. In Nevada City, February 13, 1898, to the wife of W. E. Johnson, a son. In Nevada City, February 12, 1898, to the wife of Jolin " nernsen, @ son, SS POLE Xe EE. Reyal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. convinced they cannot live together, . ! DrEaR LapIEs: mae We take great pleasure in ‘calling your attention to the celebrated ‘-E. Z. KNIT WAIST for Children, which we have this day placed on sale at our store, The E. Z. Waist contains more good features than any other waist on the market. Made entirely of knitted fabric, it gives.ease and comfort to the children, and from the fact that the buttons cannot pull off, it rids. the mothers of a great annoyance. The price of this waist is only 25 cents, and we have no defbt that after a trial-of one you will always ask for the E. Z. Waist. * Respectfully, MAHER & CO. 9 . Nevada City; Cal. [Ips See Window. ) A Man’s Best Friend Is the Cook and the Cook’s best friend is her stove. Why not stand in with the Cook and try our ° Rock Spring or ‘Castle Gate Coal? Ask us how easily your stove can be changed from a wood to a coal burner, and back to a wood burner again,without injuring the stove, if you are not, satisfied with the coal. Address or call on LEGG & SHAW CO. _NEVADAS CITY. fae Francisco, Feb. 14.—Yit Sing, a ~ ‘ed the door he stabbed her with @ 12: ° A VOI SEERA REY ee eee ene ne re n werd eaey oes aie aa Taal viata

e Aine : ee pee Prentice Otitrtaueek on teow iit t ~-@ Seo yesterday, ae ¢ R. Vizzari of Moore’s Flat went to anoved from Colfax to this city. _ -It'will be ‘sold ata very for several days. Charles “Moody went to San fi fe “San Francisco yesterday. =. Howard Mallon is here from San _. Francisco visiting bis parents. Mrs. Frea ‘Develey and son have re ~ Henry Lane’s friends are glad to see him around again after his illness.G. L. Griffith, whose ‘sons are well ‘enown miners here, is iit in San Fran‘cisco. C. R. Corning: of San Brinda mac nected with the Electric: Power Company, is here, —. E. B, Wright, attorney tor the log. tees in the Kruger estate, is here from _ San Francisco. James Kinkead, who has been on the sick list for several days, is able to attend to business again. Mrs. ©. J. English of Columbia Hill is here visiting her son, Jas. H. English. of the Pioneer Reduction Works. ~~ Thonias Nivens, , formerly moulder . “atthe Nevada Foundry, contemplates going to San Francisco. to femain, Miss Annie Lawson returned vente day to Plymouth, after a. visit of several months to Griff Griffith and family Mrs.J.L. Stoakes of Oolfax has returned home after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Walter Finchley of this ity, Mrs. John Dowli ng of Moore’s Flat and her sister, Miss Mary Smith, have gone to San Francisco to join Mr. Dowling. They will spend ian reat of the winter atthe Bay. . John M. Thomas, who ee to be’ Deputy Constr Recorder and is now Valley, was in town a a pat o'd-time acquaintances. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Eddy left. yesterday on a three weeks’ trip to Sacra. mento, San Francisco and San Jose. They go for the benéfit of Mrs. -Bddy’s health. It is twenty-three years since Mr. se has visited the lower counAN APFLICTED FAMILY, _ Another Son: of * Daa 6 Coughlan Dis of Pneumonia,Neal Coughlan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Coughlan of Columbia Hill, died Saturday night. of pneumonia. The funeral took place today. at North San Juan. The deceased was 18 yeara of age, and had been ill but a short time. One_of his sisters, Mary Ellen, aged 15 years, is in a dangerous condition, and it was feared her’ death would oceur before morning. Another of the sons ‘of Mr.and Mrs Coughlan died about a week ago of the same disease. ; The family is one of the largest in the: @ounty, there having been some thirteen children before death igang began its inroads. . UMC er ine a. itr Te eae The Appropriation Endorsed. The Rough and Ready Lyceum _organized Saturday night by electing Miss Pearl-Sooy as ‘President, James Torpie as Vice President, and L. Schroeder as Secretary and Treasurer. The question for debate was as to. whether the Oounty. Supervisors did a wise thing in appropriating $2000 for a county mining exhibit. T. J. Waggoner. and . . J. Torpie contended they did, while Harry Dennet and John Grant denied At. The debaters upholding the Super_ Visors’ action had an easy victory. The Hawaiian annexation will be discussed next, BNOUGH FOR OR BVBRIBODY. No such an opportunity h fore been dent de ease City to buy’ fine wail papers at such low prices.. Call early while’ the vari ous lines are complete and make you: choice. They are now onpcre work A. Buren, —_ fz > of t township He went to bat: five vs store on Commercial. street from the + Speke cdagg achemcen ah plished batted the rival pitchers, Dunkley. ogan, all over that part . ‘knocking’ double and a single. He scored four ‘times and got left on the bases once. ‘There was’ good work also done by. ‘most of the other players of the home} aggregation. Silva, the new. baseman, showed up in excellent form at the bat™ and. otherwise. But Rockenfield did not leave much for them todo but to bat. and run bases. That they. did this little well is shown by ‘the fact that their oly errors wére two made in the 8th inning, when the first and. second basemen each let's balf pass: him at a Gritical: moment. : “The Grass Valleyans had an off day. They made 12 errors, and their two pitchers combined made but five strikeouts, They were, mostly. Pioneers, but there were enough ‘substitutes in to weaken them. materially. They all worked hard and intelligently, and made several brilliant individual plays, but it was an up-hbill pull for them. Coflin’s catching and stick work » were ‘notably good. . “Oatcher Beckley of the loculs had his ungloved ‘hand split in the second inning, but ‘he bound ‘up the bleeding wound and:showed his nerve by. playing the game out. Shortstop DeVilbiss caught one of Pitcher Hogan’s. hot grounders on the ankle, avd the pain Stansed tie for an instant. He was. ‘Unt ad no Denes we Frank Smith's umpiring was thoroughly satisfactery. He was prompt and impartial. The score of the game was: me TS me eB Nevada.. 2.06552; bos 2 ee bey Grass Valley<.:..0-1 0000.0 8 C~4 GRASS. vali NEWS. A Day's Rent “ot the the Doings of our . Neighbors. Two dranks were today sentenced to five days each in the-county jail. ‘Grand President Haskins has postponed his visit to the local ¥/ M. I: council, , * Dan Murpby of.Salt Lake and Tom Jobison of Marysville will fight twenty rounds Saturday night at the Athletic Club. The sale of tickets for the flremen’s ball‘on the 22d is said to be the greatest that the Department has ever made 8 its history. The faneral of Jacob Gcuate who was killed in the Maryland mine Friday afternoon took place from the Methodist church yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the Red Men and the Miners"Union. The inquest’ will be held this evening. In the Allison Ranch water right case of Smith vs. Hawkins, wherein Smith won in the Superior Court, the Supreme Court on Saturday last handed down a-decision sending the ease back for re-trial. * This is the second time the case’ has been appealed and the second time it has been sent back. Was Steward at the Onion, Joseph Medrana, who who tried to kill his wifeand himself at Sacramento Friday night, was formerly waiter and also for awhile steward of the Union hotel at this city. He had a\wife while here, but subsequently got a divorce from her-to marry Miss Brown. From this city “Joe” as he was commonly ‘called went to Grass~Valley and worked at the: Holbrooke. .When sober he was regarded as a péaceable fellow. but. was soeretngy ugly when drinking. : heanicameeiiaa Tee oe ad Change of N of Name. ‘I. Levy bas changed the name ot hie ‘Branch Wonder to the Popular. He proposes to male it the Popular in fact "Situation We ‘Wanted vey man in hatel 0 -or general mer. Store, or as steward to a mining camp, by @ reliable man who has had the hecessary ‘botel: ~ ex to render he promise the “Kid” accom: . wi f pt of fa SS, th twig to bend downwards, The harder. ‘the grip the . more itmustourve. — ‘The curvature of the twig is mechan ically bythe pressure of the” hand, forcing the limbs to assume a bert and twisted position; or the force that causes the forked limb to” turo downwards is furnished by the muscles’ of the hands, and not, by any other cause. The whole secret of the divining rod}: seems to reside in its” ‘position in the hands of the operator, and in his. voluntarily or ‘involuntarily increasing the closeness of his grasp on. the two ends of the branches forming the fork. If the above conditions are. fulfilled, the twig will always bend downwards— water or no water, mineral or no mineral.» Any one can be an operator; and any material can be used for an instrument, provided the limbs forming the tork are sufficiently tongh and flexible. It-can be easily understood how an ignorant operator may degeive himself and be perfectly honest in supposing that some occult force, ‘and not his ales causes the fork to curve down_ BRIER HENTION, Minor Notes and: Comments of Local Interest. The party at Indian: Flat Saturday night was @ jolly affair, The péople ‘ugh this city broke his left wrista few days ago by falling from the porch of John Oarey’s home at Cherokee. Business. was lively. around town Saturday night, owing to the fact that the Champion, Providence and some of the other mines paid off’ during the afternoon. George Kohler, the young man whose . faneral took place from the Oongregational church yesterday, had made his home with Mre. B. Lutz of this city for fourteen years past. It'is now stated that the sale of tickets for the Mining Day excursion at the Jubilee Fair will begin next Satur day and the tickets willbe good to return up to and including the26th instant. R FREE 0 MILLIONS, A Valuable Little Book Sent Free For the Asking, Medica} books are not always inter~ esting reading, especially to people enjoying good heaith, but as a'matter of fact scarcely One person in ten is perfectly healthy, and even with such, sooner or later s ess must come. It is also @ well established truth that, nine-tenths of all diseases originate with a breaking down of the. digestion, a weak stomach weakens and impoverishes the system, making it easy for disease to gain a foothold. Nobody need fear consumption, kidney disease, liver trouble or a weak heart and nervous system as long as the digestion is good and the stomach rae to assimilate plenty of wholesome foo Stomach weakness shows itself ina score of ways and this little book describes the symptoms and causes and points the way toa cure so simple that anyone can understand and api “lloussndé have some form of stomach trouble and do not know it. They ascribe the headaches, the languor, nervousness, insomuia, palpitation, constipation and simular symptoms to some other cause than the true one. Get your, indigestion on the right track and the heart trouble, lung trouble, liver disease or nervous debility will rapidly disappear. This little book treats entirely on the cause and removal of indigestion and its. accompanying annoyances. It describes the symptoms of.-Acid iancben irre aie mes a, AMylaceou tae ofa stoninen: ae pe = toon vod the digestive organs in plain uage soe understood and the cause rewee ive valuable suggestions as to diet, and contains:a table giving length

ohms: required to. is giving length pointy ; every Sond: bat simply seu send son with weak No price is your name and on postal card to. the ‘Marshall, Mich. requesting a ‘little . book-on. Btomach Disssses and it’ will ae art ee ee ae E ‘Sweet Los Angeles Havel oranges A. waar at wholesale prices: A fresh consign+ aoe ee eee ba gues seamen ‘i of +p. in the. ease of Thos, MoAsiay vs. “Pas ‘hoe Ice. Company. the argament on the . hmotion to fix the penne: of the jadgment -was heard. ‘Chas. M. Cacia: Walter Wylie and: Fred ‘Westphal were appointed appraisers of the estate of Wm. D. James, deceased. : “The bill of excepticls in the’ ‘matter of the appeal of the legatees of the late ‘W. H. Kruger from the decision allowing J. M. ‘Walling $7,500 for services as attorney, was argued: George Peters’ was arraigned on a ‘obarge of robbing old man Oliver, and grand larceny. His case will be set for ‘trial tomorrow. The trial of Thomas Evans on a: charge of murdering his fellowminer,, ‘BR. J. Holland, will ‘begin tomorrow. TELEPHONE FOR FOR RELIEF HILL Tho Washington Line t Line to Be Extended Without Delay.A meeting of the telephone -committees of Washington and Relief. Hill was held Saturday night at the tormer piace, and as a result it was decided to immediately begin the work of extending the line’ to the latter town. ‘fhe distance is five miles, As soon as the wires are strung to Relief Hill they will be continued on to North Bloomfield, which is.but three miles further, Her Last Evening. At the Methodist Church this evenoutethere know how to oe their ' This will be the last evening Miss Gates will be present, as she goes to Alameda tomorrow. She has made many warm friends while here and _ their good wishes wilifollow her as she goes. to labor in other churches. Dr. Bentiy will meet the Methodist . quarterly conference at that oburch this evening at 7 o'clock, An Old. Idea. According to George G, Morrison of Sierra City, the inventor of the modern way of hanging upa stem ina qnartz mill was a German who worked in the early fifties in the Reese mill at the Sierra Buttes mine, and who put it into use there. Laurel Parlor’s Entertainment. The preparations for the entertainment to be given by Laurel Parlor of Native Daughters on Friday evening, ‘March 18th, are progressing satisfactorily. i Very Like. Miss Musicale—Did you enjoy Prof. fahso Profundo’s singing last night? Don’t you think. his ‘voice sounds like a distant waterfall? Mr, Crittyecusy—Well, yes; I do think it was away off,—Baltimore News. The Superlative. Herbert—My pa is richer’n your pa. Freddie—No, he ain't. Herbert—My pa owns three houses on one block, Freddie—Um-—but my pa owne ‘the mortgage on ’em,—N, Y. Truth. No Chance for It. “Do you live jn a quiet part of the town?” “How can I live in a quiet part of the tewn when pianos are sold on the installment plan?”—N, Y. Tribune, His Preference, “Will you have a little whipped cream ?” asked the hostess. “No, I thank you,” heanswered. “I~ er—-er—I prefer my cream unpunished.” ~-Chicago Post. Passing It.On, “Jack has so much bad luck that he got rid of his opal scarfpin.” “What did he do with it?” “Had it made into a ring for his wife.” Os. . Chieeey Record. A Gauge of Beauty. : Spudds—Is she pretty? * Spatts—Pretty? No. She is ugly enough to be a Urldesminic. <=: I: Y¥.} World. Am Easy Start. Hicks—I hear that you are thinking . . of becoming a vegetarian. Wicks—Yes; { um beginning with re bacco, —Somerville Journal. ; Considerable. Amy—Does her piano playing amount to much? Mamie—Oh, yes. She's at it for 18 hours ‘a. dav.—N: Y. Journal. Gali for Rebin Heed, ~ Picby, an Italian section hand on ‘the bounded a freight train and ‘went to the ) . section camp at Sorrento, fifteen niles . Inorth of here. ‘Upon his arrival he pleaded not guilty to the charge: of} ‘sg a Bisco. © imaes , een sp Ialelt. Qalifornia Southern railroad, after fill-. ‘ing himself op with wine yesterday rordered everybody. to leave the ‘camp a be ert and then commencéd shootHe killed 2’ companion named 1 eiceril aud then started to shoot aman named McFarland. The latter. was too quick for him. He drew a revolver and firing hit Pichy. in the mouth, killing him instantly. MeFarland gave himself up'to the officers today. -The witnesses all say that MoFarland acted clearly in self defense. A Bloody Record, Terre Havre, Ind, February 14— During a quarrel i in a saloon at Grant, @ mining town near here, Charles-Barrington shot and killed Wesley Niece. He then fatally wounded Baylis Niece, after which he escaped. At Lyford Johu*Gilfoy, the postmaster, shot Joe Hoffman, who will die. At’ Lodi J. Bezle, an Italian, was struck in the neck with a.miner’s pick and kilted, after which his body was placed in the sump under the cage, where it was found. Lee Not Resigned. WaAsHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The State Department officially denies the report that General Fitz Hugh Lee, our Consul Geveral in Cuba, has resigned. _ muah ner WI pte a “URS SUDDEN Pacman Cates of a Prom: ‘nent Railroad Man,” ads — ‘Chinese girl, was killed at ber home between Bartlett Alley and: Pacific ‘atreet shortly before one o’clock ‘this ‘morning, by Charles Dean, a half breed ‘Obinese, He disguised himself as a ‘Degro and cailed on her. As she openeG Bi Rae ee * inch highbinder’s knife. He escaped aie Francrsco; Feb, 14.—A. D. Wild-' but later surrendered himeelf to the er, Superintendent of tho Western Di. . Police. vision: of the Southern Pacific Railroad . =" —— Oompany, died suddenly thie morning of pneumonia. “He had been ill but a ; : short-time. He had been in poor health Tf you for some. time, bat being of a nervous Want to temperament stayed at his desk till keep thorou ghly last Monday when the effects of a cold posted . compelled him to quit his labors, Yeson the terday his condition became alarming _ progress and his family was warned by the phy' of the sicians that he could not survive, Gold ee Mining ore F : Industry A Pioneer -Placerite Dies. of the county, Avsurn, Feb. 14.—T. 0. Sanders, a and to pioneeer resident of this county, died be informed of apoplexy Saturday _ at his home on general at Pinectn. Local, State and General The Trl Pos ostponed happenings, San Josr, Feb, 14.—The trial of you can Thomas Flannelly_for the murder of get this his father, Patrick Flannelly, today rep went over to the 28th instant. Dan Doyle, who is wanted.as a witness by both sides, is ill at his home at Menlo Park, hence the postponement. TRANSCRIPT CELEBRATES 25Cis. A dnvenile Burglar, Los ANGrLms, Feb, 14.—Harry Melville, aged ten years, was arrested today for petty larceny. The officers found a full set of burglar’s tools, skeleton keys, etc. in his possession. At his home were found many articles he had stolen. It is believed he was at the head of a gang of boy burglags, Will Give Her a Divorce, Lovisvitte, Feb. 14th.—A telegram from Richmond says Gen. Oassius M. Clay has determined to obtain a divoree from his child wife. He is now and he will therefore: liberate her, giving her an allowance that will support her in comfort. » ® UNION :-; HOTEL, flain Street, Nevada City. @ENRY NETSHE, Mavaarr Hotel Arrivals. ‘Wm. Grover, Marysville, Geo: Kelly, Sacramento, Mrs, E, Atkinson, do ~ Louvier Millish, ap J08e@; John Vowool, W. Morgan, Marysville, Jack A. Foster, Boston, John Grubler, Sacramento, Geo. A. Tollon, San Francisco, Andrews, West Andrews, ae James Hill, Colfax, Wm. Tompson, do OC. M. Brown, San Francisco, O. B. Nichols, Denver, J. Fuller, San Francisco. ¢ BORN. In Nevada City, February 13, 1898, to the wife of W. E. Johnson, a son. In Nevada City, February 12, 1898, to the wife of Jolin " nernsen, @ son, SS POLE Xe EE. Reyal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. convinced they cannot live together, . ! DrEaR LapIEs: mae We take great pleasure in ‘calling your attention to the celebrated ‘-E. Z. KNIT WAIST for Children, which we have this day placed on sale at our store, The E. Z. Waist contains more good features than any other waist on the market. Made entirely of knitted fabric, it gives.ease and comfort to the children, and from the fact that the buttons cannot pull off, it rids. the mothers of a great annoyance. The price of this waist is only 25 cents, and we have no defbt that after a trial-of one you will always ask for the E. Z. Waist. * Respectfully, MAHER & CO. 9 . Nevada City; Cal. [Ips See Window. ) A Man’s Best Friend Is the Cook and the Cook’s best friend is her stove. Why not stand in with the Cook and try our ° Rock Spring or ‘Castle Gate Coal? Ask us how easily your stove can be changed from a wood to a coal burner, and back to a wood burner again,without injuring the stove, if you are not, satisfied with the coal. Address or call on LEGG & SHAW CO. _NEVADAS CITY. fae Francisco, Feb. 14.—Yit Sing, a ~ ‘ed the door he stabbed her with @ 12: ° A VOI SEERA REY ee eee ene ne re n werd eaey oes aie aa Taal viata