January 3, 1898 (4 pages)

Cty ep tae ‘publication. It consists of fifty-eight -thentic and at the same time readable. " presentation of the progress made dur‘—gounties is the followin; relative to -properties that had laid idle for many ’ the local. dealer-and manufacturer. ~ Next aft comes a galley, 6 by 11 fect, epenerrecmene THE TRANSCRIPT. Established Sept. 6, 1860. by Nat. P. BRowN & Co. NEVADA CITY, NEVADA ©O., CALIFORNIA BROWN & CALKINS, Proprietors MONDAY. .2 “SV. JAN. 3, 1898. — THE CHRONICLE ANNUAL. The San Francisco Chronicie’s annual, issued yesterday,is a remarkable pages with arichly illuminated cover. Those pages are‘nct stuffed with paid write-ups of private and business undertakings, but are devoted to. an auing the past year in the various great Andustries of the State.Very properly ‘a large share of space is devoted t the 0 erations of the gold miners of whom the Chronicle is a staunch and 8talwart friend. Among its general comments on the progress of the various Nevada county: Nevada county holds the lead among the mining counties of the-State While there has been gieat. activity . , throughout the min=zral belt generally. during the year 1897, Nevada is not in danger of losing its place as the banner mining county and gold-producer cf California, for it has had its share oi the general activity and a liberal degree of the reward whi¢h has fallen to the lot of a larger proportion of gold-seekers in California this year than during aay previous year since the “days of old, the days of gold, the days of Fortynine.” The old gold-producers of the county have yielded uninterruptedly through the year. Many new mines have been opened. Several important years past for the want of capital to 0 en them systematically aad profitably have changed hands, and development work is in progress. Among such properties is the Delhi, near North Columbia, which for years .after the stoppage of hydraulic mining was the mainstay. of that mountain town. When it -suspended operations for the want of capital to provide a suitable plant to successfully treat its ore,’ the town nearly collapsed. Now it has passed into the hands of a company that: has the means and determination to develop it thoroughly, and work has been resumed for that purpose on its lower levels. This is an illustration of what is being done likewise with other properties. New stamp mills are going up inall parts of the county, and these will soon be adding to the ‘general output-of gold. The power developed by the Electric Power Company has been a great aid in the mining development of the year. A notable feature in this year’s mineral ou,ut of Nevada was the shipment of 5)0U tons of sulphide from the Spenceville district to San Francisco for the manufacture of sulphuricacid. © ===. Reduction works and a twenty: ton matte smelting furnace are among the new industries established during the year in Nevada City and they are working very successfully. AN EXCHANGE very truly says that a good town is one in which the miners spend money with the home merchants, ' the laborer spends’ the money earnéd with the local tradesman, and the feeling and good will of every citizen is in sympathy with her industries, where every article that can be is bought of This is the spirit of reciprocity between business men, merchants, tradesmen, printers, laborers, and it makes things lively, too. The town prospers and grows, and above all it is a pleasant place to live in. { A SPEEDY HOUSEBOaT. Move) Craft Designcd by a New Yorker For Winter Cruising. Thomas A. McIntyre of the New York Yacht club is going to have a novel kind of houseboat for the, use of his family in southern waters ‘this winter He-has taken the stern wheel steamer George Purdy, originally built for transportation use at Jacksonville, N C., and put it in ‘the bands of a com pany, to he olt-~ = bi Bie react” . “oye ~* ih ney oeam. These dimensions allow & great deal of room to the occupants, ot which Mr. McIntyre, in fitting her up. will take full advantage. ‘ Directly aft of the boiler compart ment forward are the crew s quarters and a dining room, 1) Fy 1414 feet, and two staterooms, eac’ . vy 11 feet. . Af? of, the staterooms is: -woman’s room 11 by 63¢ feet, and*next the engine compartment. The cabins are finished throughout iv white and gold, and the boat will be steam heated. There is a promenade deck overhead, covered by an awning. and a napbtha launch and other smnal}boats are carried in the davits. THe propelling power is a Seabury compound horizontal engine, placed astern, with which the power company: people assert that the Purdy can travel.at the rate oj 12 miles an hour. p-Bxchenge To Cure a Cold in-One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money if it ‘makes him‘ happy; it seems to bring -achieved two years and has only the MAN-OF-WAR’S MEN. THEIR QUEER CALCULATION AND No. TIONS ABOUT THE SERVICE. Advertisements of not to exceed five lines in length inserted under this head for 50 cents a week or $2a month. Kach additional line : _ 10centsa wéek or 40centsa month PayaThe Absurd Distinction Made Between a! >/¢ invariably in advance. Year and a “Butt”—Odd Ideas the Bluejacket Has About Work and Play Aboard Ship and on Land. Night Schoul. Messrs. Hyatt and Ogden will reopen their Ps se night school Mond ing, Jan. 1898.— On the day after his enlistment for a . This will be re god see. as hans All period of three years the American man. branches taught. Book-keeping a specialty. of-war’s oe begins to figure on the . Candidates prepared for teachers examinaamount of time that is to intervene be. 'tion. d22-ti fore his discharge.-He has “two years Ege and a butt’ to do, the ‘‘butt’’ being the remaining 11 months and 29 daysof! The store on Commercial street now occuthe first year.On the day following his . pied by L. Lubeck will be for rent after Jancompletion of the first year df his enlist. uary 1, 1898. Apply to E. W. ScHMIDT. ment he has only a year and a batt.to get through. No matter if the butt is only a single day under a year in length, the bluejacket oontemplates the term: witb the blandest complaisance: —It is, at any rate, not a whole year, even though it be 364 days, and this fashion of throttling @ach year of his service Store For Rent. . Organ For Sale. A second+hand Organ, which has. been in use in Odd Fellows Hall, is offered for sale at ayery low price. For further—particulars enquire of J.C. RICH. 858.tf Steam Carpet Cleaning Works. Carpets taken uw, cleaned a-d laid same day for 7 cents per yard. Leave orders at -.pSecond-Hand Furniture Store, Main street, his discharge and the more or less tem. pestuons joys he carefully maps ont long . "er the bridge, 88-tf before his discharge within closer) Nevada County Directory. range. When-bhe has put in 18 monthe ‘ Copies of the N vida Ccuxty Directory ca be: obtained for 50 cents. By m3i] 75 oents Apply to FRED. k. BROWN. Transcript offic of an enlistment, he breaks out the homeward’ bound pennant; he. is going down the hill. and when he has finally butt to accomplish joy fills his cup. “Once” a sailor always a sailor’” is not strictly true of man-of-wur’s men of ‘the American navy. Only about onehalf of the men who complete one enlistment ship for another three year Wat Would make a more neat present for ” cruise, but about nine-tenths of the ¢g men who put in two cruises settle down bristmas to a lifelong continuance in the service. Thana good Photograph 2 Ianmakiigthem very cleap. I have all of -he L test Novelties, andiguaractee ty yicase you. Six years of navy life seem thoroughly to inoenlate them with what the Germans call wanderlust. When a blue: } jacket passes a few of his sammers ip the latitude of the North cape and acouple of winters down among the Bermudas or. in the salubrious south Pavifio, he is likely to ‘acquire a dislike for the climate of the United States, and, this dislike has more weight than anything else in forming his decision to vemain in the navy. Moreover, after a few yearsin the navy the bluejacket seems to become possessed of the odd idea that he is really doing nothing } aboard ehip to garn his pay, that the perpetual scurry in‘ which he is kept from all hands in the morning until pipe down at night is really not work, . and with this quaint notion he also acquires an exceedingly exaggerated idea . of the terrific amount of grinding labor . : a@ man has to perform in order to gain’ a livelihood ashore. Put toa biwejacket who has put in a couple of naval cruises , the direct question, ‘*Are you going to; ‘take on’ again when your time is out?”’ . In nine‘cases out of ten he will look . you in the eye with an expression of . Visitors are always welcome at the. S audio. i § make a specialty of High Grade Enlargements , In Crayon, Water Color or Sepia. MOORE, The Photographer. Aways up to date. : . l rames made to orl r. . WE HAVE stupefaction and inquire, ‘‘What the!devil do you think I’m going to do— . A FINE ASSORTMENT work?’’ OF But for all of the resignation with . which he in ‘time comes to regard a lifelong career in the navy the blaejacket gazes forward at first with aj wistfol eye to the arrival of the day of . ‘his discharge, and when that day finally approaches within clear view—is only about a month in the perspective, for instance—he presents a singular picture of nervous dnticipation and is. not worth a water rotted rope yarn for, AS Cheap as the Cheapest. work. He moons about his ship like a. mab ina dream, consuming great quan: ' tities of tobacco that he finds flavorless, % and during this period he is pretty likeAn‘Elegant Dressed Dol} wil] be-giv ly to wiss a few ship’s calls in his ab: . ¢0 away Xmas. One chance for each} straction and get himself jamped upon: purchase to the amount of one dollar. at the mast for the delinquencies. His} shipmates with comparatively long) A, De Bovey & Bro. periods still to serve on their enlistments regard him with the jaundiced BROAD STREET. eye of envy, which they show by pictur. ing to the short time man the nO . gloomy thinge that await bim as soon OUrists, Business, Professional, as he steps over the gangway, beach . ees: with his bag and hammock. ". Sick, Nell an. Pleasure Seeking, MEN AND WOMEN STOP AT THB —ANDNew GooJs Arriving Daily, Which We Will Sell Overtime men being shipped back to . this country on a man-of-war are not ; compelled ‘to do any of the ship’s work. . FAMOUS’ They simply stand the military calls, . eat their meals and smoke their pipes, El Pp d R bl watching the while with lazy happiness . aso e 0 es the daily round of labor of the less for. tunate bluejackets attached as mem. SPRINGS. bers of the crew of the ship on which they themselves are practically passengera. The overtime men occasionally . emit arrogantly bumorous directions to! these: temporary shipmates, the ship’ 8) company ofthe boat that is hauling . them home.: ‘‘(#wan, now, and shine up . that bright work, you long time dub!” . : they will shout to a deckhand when the . PER WEEK. officer of the deck is aft and out of hear: . ing, and ‘‘Get down to your bunker, you; The Greatest Hotel and Pleasura Fc sor grimy flatfoot aid rake out your. coal’ . on the Pavific Coast. is the kind of thing the mau of the . Hot Mud and Hot Sulphur Baths. black gang below hears from the pas: . sengera whenever he tries to smoke a! peaceful pipe on the topgallant forecas. . . nelaton ta cemee: © tle. Rheumatism, Néuralgia, Malaria, One of the immemorial customs of the , Liver, Kidney and Bladder Troubles, navy jacks is to secrete in the ditty bag: Eczema and all Blood and Skin Disof the discharged shipmate who is about . ©45°Sto go ashore a can of corned beef, a few ; potatoes and perhaps one = two other . articles of sea food. This is done in order to remind the discharged man when . lg hg tied ae $6.20. he he _opens hia bag ashore thatin the . rE. yey eal st sa 4h ‘ opinion Sees he will t be unves “BUKINS, Nanager. able to earn enough to eat on land fhe . . takes it into his head_-not to ship over, ; and that they bave, therefore, taken. a . emall measure to shield him from starvation with a little navy grub when he . has spent his pay day Discharged men! try all sorta of schemes to keep this stuff . from being placed » their ss Bas nevertheless they nearly ——a nd i Prices Reduced $10, $12.50 and $15 The waters are unequalled for their mediciTrains leave Third and Townsend Streets, San Francisco, Calif., eve =o morning . at 8:15 . arriving at Springs at 3:30 P. M. same d ay. THE Cottage Organ ‘The Chica_o Has attained a ores of excellence which admit¢ of 1.0 superior. there when they get cite atil . It contains every improvement that inventive ‘ton Letter. “gentua, skill and money can produce. ‘ ; These excelent Grange, eo celebrated fee vol tyo ne, qu e"ponse, Va " Manifold.” = “ame ination, artistie desea, n, ienuty tn info, : uction, nlaking them the m L°, What's the old man with the aire crosman and denirable organs for whiskérs writing? ; . homes, schools, churches, lodges, societies, etc ?, Penman—Oh, he’s getting out some . . a LisHED REPUTATION, sy7 dicate stuff. . . UNBQUALLED FACILITI&S,\ fy ‘He’s not writing for the papers?” SKILLED WORKMEN ’ BEST MATERIAL, “Qh, .no. He’s a Mormon, and he's . writing home to his wives. —— Yonkers . COMBINED. MAKE THI6. Statesman. . 'THE POPULAR ORGAN. » No Cure—No Pay. —_——_ VIMSIRCTION, OOK: cNBATiNy That isthe way all ‘druggists sell . pele GROVE’S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC for Ma-' laria, Chills and Fever. It is simply. Cieinsewtens dud Bile iii wei ppatiae om Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. } aS Opiidedi love it. Adults prefer it . es ‘fails to Cure. 253. 50 CENTS A WEEK. Boots and Shoes. a Fine st AE. . Take foie one of those HOT WATER: BOTTLES NO MORE COLD FEET. fr From DICKERMAN’ s Line of FOUNTAIN SYRINGES, HOT WATER BOTTLES, BULB SYRINGES, NIPPLES, RUBBER sutasas: and SE PETAL TEES: H. DIGKERMAN, Drugs, “Stationery, Cameras: and Photo Supplies. A NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT CAN BE FOUND AT Our OGhird Friday SC O . the 24th ‘nstant, when Great Bargains will be offered i in , alillinery Gools -to all who ~“LRADER MILLINERY, Broad Street. eee TTT TT call. Onis ts Worth Your Atiention, Loose Raisins—this. year’s. Bleached SL Raisins, Cleaned Currants, Mince Meat, iu Jars and ant oar Cranberries, Lemon and Citron, Cyster and Chicken Tomales. Elegant Hams—12 1-2 cents per Ib. . Shoulaers—just the size for boiling—10 cents per Ib. Make your Chickens Lay-We have the things that will doit. ‘Seeded Raisins, in cartons London Layers, Hilso. a Fine Stock of Fancy Sroeerive for the 2 Holidays--new and fresh. W. G. RICHAR. JS, Broad Street, next to Chay Hall, NINA A UANALALUA ALAA ALA DLUA LALLA LLALL Fancy KK ockers, Chiffoniers, A Siete Gizee. On the part of. the prospective . ‘are one tha. tle from Roshtschaser, will convince fine goods just receiv ter, New York, at JAMES KINKEAD’S Are Just Right for Eoliday Presents. Rattan Chairs, C. dient Boo, Cases and Secretaries, ERR Pr . ANA AULA LL AND Ac CIDENTr NEV. EF Brown & CALKINS, RINTERS sDA CITY, CAL. Fai INSURANCE Mutual. Aid Association &.m Francisco, Cal. or F.ve Cents Per Day » ews WILL PAY, according to the hazard of occupation, from 36.00 t0§ .00 a. week, when unBriefs, z ae to. work through being hurt accidentCatal es, omibte ae 3 you are accidentally killed s ILL, kk, I ip. eto ae Bae when you are ci ‘AY ao for funeral srpenecs. : ‘ ose & Aaa eet eal or ak tt esas : $188.00 to $454.00, ” een eet Absolute Protection to t.2. members gpon ( 7 Generali Job Printing. Bits ie made lifg menaberehip fee and du , LIFE. INSURANCE. BEST WORK ‘ LOWEST PRICES We have facilities which are excelled by none for notice. No order too large for us. Get our estimates. filling orders on short = ‘Heelth members. Typewr We vit vestenens Torr your boy or G. W. WICKSON & CO.,. wim [38 conta moons =i" chicago Cottage Organ Co. Fs ca) Send 5 Frent St., San Frencisce. las Please . Provide the children with the means to obtain a livelihood for themecives. PRICES. TO SUIT THE TIMES. iters Educate as & with an See eee antee of the solidity. $5000 in case of death, and Breer of Lite Insurance, payr week f sentient and sickSasi satel od carers : eek for accident or sic iF INSURED, You cannot lode all your income when you leony Wetoa. id p emo Association Ere: and Stron iation in t paying “atau H i e United as $6,000.00 cash d its with dtaiheesis sed Mienort chk ee which, together fieate vag an ute guarOf its” protection S ite and large Reliable Agents Wanted. Write J. L. M. SHETTERLEY, ———and General Manager, San Francisco, Cal. jay that sécures tae oh greg "Open day ened nls as he Union aay Stable, i Main st., opp. Union Hotel, Henry Lane, Prop’r Ba y finest turn-outs in the county,and plenHOLD ON = We advise you to hold on to your money have priced the goods at the Branch Woke: © Sere ia hold no specials, nor do we have special sale i Good sold at bargains at all times. If you do not want to ba our word for it, please call in and price our . . Men’s. and Boys’ Clothing: © vlad Men’s, Ladies’, Misses’ and. d Children’ s Shoes Gents’ Furnishing Goods Hats, Caps, Gloves, Etc.Just received, a fine line of Ladies’, Misses? dren’s BLACK HOSE, Ladies Seamless Black Hose, 3 pair for 25 cents, ae _ Extra fine Silk Finish Black Hose, 3 pair ‘tor 25 cents. Children’s White Lace Caps at 40 cents, worth > Ree ‘Ladies’ Embroidered Handkerchiefs, only 5 cents each Boys’ Sailor Hats, 15 cents, sold elsewhere at 25, cénts. Men’ s. Celluloid: Collars, reduced to ro cents. onl Cds, yt 20:cents. 20 dozen Men’s Neckties, latest styles, 20 cents. All at THE BRANCH WONDER STORE, CoMMERCIAL STREET, ~~ Telephone 203—3 Bells, CRAND Masquerade Ball. TO BE GIVEN BY HEYER & GUENTHER, At Armory Hall, Prizes For the Best Sustained Characters, MUSIC BY GOYNE’S FULL ORCHESTRA. DMISSION—Gentlemen,. $1; ladies, 25 cents. tors to the Gallery, 50 :ents. sanaie ciuieisinaipahlapaiesmmiagtimtcne re eee TEE GROCERY . oJ. “JACKSON, Proprietor . Agency For--llonogrami Whiskey Blue Label Catsup eee: Water, Shasta Ginger Ale Depot for Fancy Groceries a PATE FOIS. DEVILED AND. POTTED . MEATS AND FISH. Battle Ax OS Beet aia Give it a Tria’. er ~ — Se = Pouce tld UUM uy Audyir absnerau rr istTLZ 4The Plaza Store LSCHER BROS, Props. extensive weunlve” and Preah stock vee on STAPLE AND FA ANCY GROCERIES 7 E 3 Ee Ot every desoription “Brerything in heer ot GIR CONDE. ss 3 All Goods Sold at LIVING PRICES. Give us a Trial Or ft 4 AUNT AM GLAM EAA WP Uk WT Ud duran 3 5 = = 3 = e = *¢ “HOLD. ON! SS a STEN and: Chil-. Misses’ and Children’ s extra Black Hose, 3 pair for 25 cts. MANAGER, Nevada City . FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4th. 1 SpectaPOE secs Eriiaisinestsiecivas $1 25 30 Duffy’s Malt .... . 1 00}Pickles, % gal.bottles. 25 Gamecock Whisky {ul,. 1.00 * in bulk, per gal. 50 IXL Whisky ...0. °75] Olives, et r25Bryant’s Root Beer ,2%%. 10 Mikado Soap, per bar 05 Hire’s “ “ 3 for 50. Everything else in proportion+ * +» = = * ARABIAN ROAST” Coffee” is the Best . the Intrie 5 do ~ Hasband Barly. Saturday Watchman Kilroy for Citizenand ily of young ‘eb ut the business.st dranken conditi ‘and abusive, and ors on: her’ befo ompany him to he iat informed the off liquor. The dri ase with her. 1 is is well known to ‘ber with, liquor t thorities do not . nish the. wretch hi trepetition of th p wrong ia-his owt pt of those pers p ciroumstances is uid: be fally justifi into his own han this family. ——-—-----2 Ge TAR NEW Y » Hative Daughters Score Anothe hé ball at Armory a repetition of, t Native Daughters ‘scoring for se hall has never be brated. With bu milax and fern vast Larn-like str ed into a vel rorthy the grand march undred dancere ,8& good many . lpmen of Grass of a splendid was new. I ipting, it was c . The committe pntiring. ‘Ther eautiful ’ cogtu fe Land every.bod, An impromptu an hour’s notic olts and five Vatt Park in t féd the full Mon: j sball which . of eight to f wand gave sat Dolts were sc jfile laverly. wi iad the morning thought of a gan ikley who were, o1 the holidays. T somewhere. Su ghlin of the P Colts. a ne At The Rif Pilbe full complem @ McLeod teams « fle. range yest duforcaal practi rs'0° Comsany C Dyari‘aryet, } ade. by Private J ing seco.id with ¢ d. Private Hackle he others brought ie a ree How to Us (Dickerman the lle the best amate aches-the purchu: arge, bow to use . “ties Pia anes $100 Rew The. readers of pased to learn tha ® dreaded disea: pn:able to cure ir tis Catarrh 5 ithe only positive dical fraternity nstitutional dise: tutional treatme re is taken int Btly upon the blo ee of the system. foundation of t ig the patient stre e constitution a doing its .wor pve so much fa ers, that t rey Dollars for any ¢ mre. Send for lis Address, F. J. s 6 tedo, O. Sold by Druggis Hall’s Family P Cau on Geor; Broad street groce Grove’s TASTEL perfect Malari purifier. . ithout purging. yfup. It is.as onic and retails ENUINE ask for G 5 OG Somet Call for and int Hoop. The best le at the follow i nivit Hotel Bar ob;* The “Owl, Dhamber, Eilern ; ar Jonny Gre = Fegiare. a 1 fea Laxative B Druggists re! te Oure: 28

Cty ep tae ‘publication. It consists of fifty-eight -thentic and at the same time readable. " presentation of the progress made dur‘—gounties is the followin; relative to -properties that had laid idle for many ’ the local. dealer-and manufacturer. ~ Next aft comes a galley, 6 by 11 fect, epenerrecmene THE TRANSCRIPT. Established Sept. 6, 1860. by Nat. P. BRowN & Co. NEVADA CITY, NEVADA ©O., CALIFORNIA BROWN & CALKINS, Proprietors MONDAY.. ..2 “SV. JAN. 3, 1898. — THE CHRONICLE ANNUAL. The San Francisco Chronicie’s annual, issued yesterday,is a remarkable pages with arichly illuminated cover. Those pages are‘nct stuffed with paid write-ups of private and business undertakings, but are devoted to. an auing the past year in the various great Andustries of the State.Very properly ‘a large share of space is devoted t the 0 erations of the gold miners of whom the Chronicle is a staunch and 8talwart friend. Among its general comments on the progress of the various Nevada county: Nevada county holds the lead among the mining counties of the-State While there has been gieat. activity . , throughout the min=zral belt generally. during the year 1897, Nevada is not in danger of losing its place as the banner mining county and gold-producer cf California, for it has had its share oi the general activity and a liberal degree of the reward whi¢h has fallen to the lot of a larger proportion of gold-seekers in California this year than during aay previous year since the “days of old, the days of gold, the days of Fortynine.” The old gold-producers of the county have yielded uninterruptedly through the year. Many new mines have been opened. Several important years past for the want of capital to 0 en them systematically aad profitably have changed hands, and development work is in progress. Among such properties is the Delhi, near North Columbia, which for years .after the stoppage of hydraulic mining was the mainstay. of that mountain town. When it -suspended operations for the want of capital to provide a suitable plant to successfully treat its ore,’ the town nearly collapsed.. Now it has passed into the hands of a company that: has the means and determination to develop it thoroughly, and work has been resumed for that purpose on its lower levels. This is an illustration of what is being done likewise with other properties. New stamp mills are going up inall parts of the county, and these will soon be adding to the ‘general output-of gold. The power developed by the Electric Power Company has been a great aid in the mining development of the year. A notable feature in this year’s mineral ou,ut of Nevada was the shipment of 5)0U tons of sulphide from the Spenceville district to San Francisco for the manufacture of sulphuricacid. © ===. Reduction works and a twenty: ton matte smelting furnace are among the new industries established during the year in Nevada City and they are working very successfully. AN EXCHANGE very truly says that a good town is one in which the miners spend money with the home merchants, ' the laborer spends’ the money earnéd with the local tradesman, and the feeling and good will of every citizen is in sympathy with her industries, where every article that can be is bought of This is the spirit of reciprocity between business men, merchants, tradesmen, printers, laborers, and it makes things lively, too. The town prospers and grows, and above all it is a pleasant place to live in. { A SPEEDY HOUSEBOaT. Move) Craft Designcd by a New Yorker For Winter Cruising. Thomas A. McIntyre of the New York Yacht club is going to have a novel kind of houseboat for the, use of his family in southern waters ‘this winter He-has taken the stern wheel steamer George Purdy, originally built for transportation use at Jacksonville, N C., and put it in ‘the bands of a com pany, to he olt-~ = bi Bie react” . “oye ~* ih ney oeam. These dimensions allow & great deal of room to the occupants, ot which Mr. McIntyre, in fitting her up. will take full advantage. ‘ Directly aft of the boiler compart ment forward are the crew s quarters and a dining room, 1) Fy 1414 feet, and two staterooms, eac’ . vy 11 feet. . Af? of, the staterooms is: -woman’s room 11 by 63¢ feet, and*next the engine compartment. The cabins are finished throughout iv white and gold, and the boat will be steam heated. There is a promenade deck overhead, covered by an awning. and a napbtha launch and other smnal}boats are carried in the davits. THe propelling power is a Seabury compound horizontal engine, placed astern, with which the power company: people assert that the Purdy can travel.at the rate oj 12 miles an hour. p-Bxchenge To Cure a Cold in-One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money if it ‘makes him‘ happy; it seems to bring -achieved two years and has only the MAN-OF-WAR’S MEN. THEIR QUEER CALCULATION AND No. TIONS ABOUT THE SERVICE. Advertisements of not to exceed five lines in length inserted under this head for 50 cents a week or $2a month. Kach additional line : _ 10centsa wéek or 40centsa month PayaThe Absurd Distinction Made Between a! >/¢ invariably in advance. Year and a “Butt”—Odd Ideas the Bluejacket Has About Work and Play Aboard Ship and on Land. Night Schoul. Messrs. Hyatt and Ogden will reopen their Ps se night school Mond ing, Jan. 1898.— On the day after his enlistment for a . This will be re god see. as hans All period of three years the American man. branches taught. Book-keeping a specialty. of-war’s oe begins to figure on the . Candidates prepared for teachers examinaamount of time that is to intervene be. 'tion. d22-ti fore his discharge.-He has “two years Ege and a butt’ to do, the ‘‘butt’’ being the remaining 11 months and 29 daysof! The store on Commercial street now occuthe first year..On the day following his . pied by L. Lubeck will be for rent after Jancompletion of the first year df his enlist. uary 1, 1898. Apply to E. W. ScHMIDT. ment he has only a year and a batt.to get through. No matter if the butt is only a single day under a year in length, the bluejacket oontemplates the term: witb the blandest complaisance: —It is, at any rate, not a whole year, even though it be 364 days, and this fashion of throttling @ach year of his service Store For Rent. . Organ For Sale. A second+hand Organ, which has. been in use in Odd Fellows Hall, is offered for sale at ayery low price. For further—particulars enquire of J.C. RICH. 858.tf Steam Carpet Cleaning Works. Carpets taken uw, cleaned a-d laid same day for 7 cents per yard. Leave orders at -.pSecond-Hand Furniture Store, Main street, his discharge and the more or less tem. pestuons joys he carefully maps ont long . "er the bridge, 88-tf before his discharge within closer) Nevada County Directory. range. When-bhe has put in 18 monthe ‘ Copies of the N vida Ccuxty Directory ca be: obtained for 50 cents. By m3i] 75 oents Apply to FRED. k. BROWN. Transcript offic of an enlistment, he breaks out the homeward’ bound pennant; he. is going down the hill. and when he has finally butt to accomplish joy fills his cup. “Once” a sailor always a sailor’” is not strictly true of man-of-wur’s men of ‘the American navy. Only about onehalf of the men who complete one enlistment ship for another three year Wat Would make a more neat present for ” cruise, but about nine-tenths of the ¢g men who put in two cruises settle down bristmas to a lifelong continuance in the service. Thana good Photograph 2 Ianmakiigthem very cleap. I have all of -he L test Novelties, andiguaractee ty yicase you. Six years of navy life seem thoroughly to inoenlate them with what the Germans call wanderlust. When a blue: } jacket passes a few of his sammers ip the latitude of the North cape and acouple of winters down among the Bermudas or. in the salubrious south Pavifio, he is likely to ‘acquire a dislike for the climate of the United States, and, this dislike has more weight than anything else in forming his decision to vemain in the navy. Moreover, after a few yearsin the navy the bluejacket seems to become possessed of the odd idea that he is really doing nothing } aboard ehip to garn his pay, that the perpetual scurry in‘ which he is kept from all hands in the morning until pipe down at night is really not work, . and with this quaint notion he also acquires an exceedingly exaggerated idea . of the terrific amount of grinding labor . : a@ man has to perform in order to gain’ a livelihood ashore. Put toa biwejacket who has put in a couple of naval cruises , the direct question, ‘*Are you going to; ‘take on’ again when your time is out?”’ . In nine‘cases out of ten he will look . you in the eye with an expression of . Visitors are always welcome at the. S audio. i § make a specialty of High Grade Enlargements , In Crayon, Water Color or Sepia. MOORE, The Photographer. Aways up to date. : . l rames made to orl r. . WE HAVE stupefaction and inquire, ‘‘What the!devil do you think I’m going to do— . A FINE ASSORTMENT work?’’ OF But for all of the resignation with . which he in ‘time comes to regard a lifelong career in the navy the blaejacket gazes forward at first with aj wistfol eye to the arrival of the day of . ‘his discharge, and when that day finally approaches within clear view—is only about a month in the perspective, for instance—he presents a singular picture of nervous dnticipation and is. not worth a water rotted rope yarn for, AS Cheap as the Cheapest. work. He moons about his ship like a. mab ina dream, consuming great quan: ' tities of tobacco that he finds flavorless, % and during this period he is pretty likeAn‘Elegant Dressed Dol} wil] be-giv ly to wiss a few ship’s calls in his ab: . ¢0 away Xmas. One chance for each} straction and get himself jamped upon: purchase to the amount of one dollar. at the mast for the delinquencies. His} shipmates with comparatively long) A, De Bovey & Bro. periods still to serve on their enlistments regard him with the jaundiced BROAD STREET. eye of envy, which they show by pictur. ing to the short time man the nO . gloomy thinge that await bim as soon OUrists, Business, Professional, as he steps over the gangway, beach . ees: with his bag and hammock. ". Sick, Nell an. Pleasure Seeking, MEN AND WOMEN STOP AT THB —ANDNew GooJs Arriving Daily, Which We Will Sell Overtime men being shipped back to . this country on a man-of-war are not ; compelled ‘to do any of the ship’s work. . FAMOUS’ They simply stand the military calls, . eat their meals and smoke their pipes, El Pp d R bl watching the while with lazy happiness . aso e 0 es the daily round of labor of the less for. tunate bluejackets attached as mem. SPRINGS. bers of the crew of the ship on which they themselves are practically passengera. The overtime men occasionally . emit arrogantly bumorous directions to! these: temporary shipmates, the ship’ 8) company ofthe boat that is hauling . them home.: ‘‘(#wan, now, and shine up . that bright work, you long time dub!” . : they will shout to a deckhand when the . PER WEEK. officer of the deck is aft and out of hear: . ing, and ‘‘Get down to your bunker, you; The Greatest Hotel and Pleasura Fc sor grimy flatfoot aid rake out your. coal’ . on the Pavific Coast. is the kind of thing the mau of the . Hot Mud and Hot Sulphur Baths. black gang below hears from the pas: . sengera whenever he tries to smoke a! peaceful pipe on the topgallant forecas. . . nelaton ta cemee: © tle. Rheumatism, Néuralgia, Malaria, One of the immemorial customs of the , Liver, Kidney and Bladder Troubles, navy jacks is to secrete in the ditty bag: Eczema and all Blood and Skin Disof the discharged shipmate who is about . ©45°Sto go ashore a can of corned beef, a few ; potatoes and perhaps one = two other . articles of sea food. This is done in order to remind the discharged man when . lg hg tied ae $6.20. he he _opens hia bag ashore thatin the . rE. yey eal st sa 4h ‘ opinion Sees he will t be unves “BUKINS, Nanager. able to earn enough to eat on land fhe . . takes it into his head_-not to ship over, ; and that they bave, therefore, taken. a . emall measure to shield him from starvation with a little navy grub when he . has spent his pay day Discharged men! try all sorta of schemes to keep this stuff . from being placed » their ss Bas nevertheless they nearly ——a nd i Prices Reduced $10, $12.50 and $15 The waters are unequalled for their mediciTrains leave Third and Townsend Streets, San Francisco, Calif., eve =o morning . at 8:15 . arriving at Springs at 3:30 P. M. same d ay. THE Cottage Organ ‘The Chica_o Has attained a ores of excellence which admit¢ of 1.0 superior. there when they get cite atil . It contains every improvement that inventive ‘ton Letter. “gentua, skill and money can produce. ‘ ; These excelent Grange, eo celebrated fee vol tyo ne, qu e"ponse, Va " Manifold.” = “ame ination, artistie desea, n, ienuty tn info, : uction, nlaking them the m L°, What's the old man with the aire crosman and denirable organs for whiskérs writing? ; . homes, schools, churches, lodges, societies, etc ?, Penman—Oh, he’s getting out some . . a LisHED REPUTATION, sy7 dicate stuff. . . UNBQUALLED FACILITI&S,\ fy ‘He’s not writing for the papers?” SKILLED WORKMEN ’ BEST MATERIAL, “Qh, .no. He’s a Mormon, and he's . writing home to his wives. —— Yonkers . COMBINED. MAKE THI6. Statesman. . 'THE POPULAR ORGAN. » No Cure—No Pay. —_——_ VIMSIRCTION, OOK: cNBATiNy That isthe way all ‘druggists sell . pele GROVE’S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC for Ma-' laria, Chills and Fever. It is simply. Cieinsewtens dud Bile iii wei ppatiae om Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. } aS Opiidedi love it. Adults prefer it . es ‘fails to Cure. 253. 50 CENTS A WEEK. Boots and Shoes. a Fine st AE. . Take foie one of those HOT WATER: BOTTLES NO MORE COLD FEET. fr From DICKERMAN’ s Line of FOUNTAIN SYRINGES, HOT WATER BOTTLES, BULB SYRINGES, NIPPLES, RUBBER sutasas: and SE PETAL TEES: H. DIGKERMAN,

Drugs, “Stationery, Cameras: and Photo Supplies. A NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT CAN BE FOUND AT Our OGhird Friday SC O . the 24th ‘nstant, when Great Bargains will be offered i in , alillinery Gools -to all who ~“LRADER MILLINERY, Broad Street. eee TTT TT call. Onis ts Worth Your Atiention, Loose Raisins—this. year’s. Bleached SL Raisins, Cleaned Currants, Mince Meat, iu Jars and ant oar Cranberries, Lemon and Citron, Cyster and Chicken Tomales. Elegant Hams—12 1-2 cents per Ib. . Shoulaers—just the size for boiling—10 cents per Ib.. Make your Chickens Lay-We have the things that will doit. ‘Seeded Raisins, in cartons London Layers, Hilso. a Fine Stock of Fancy Sroeerive for the 2 Holidays--new and fresh. W. G. RICHAR. JS, Broad Street, next to Chay Hall, NINA A UANALALUA ALAA ALA DLUA LALLA LLALL Fancy KK ockers, Chiffoniers, A Siete Gizee. On the part of. the prospective . ‘are one tha. tle from Roshtschaser, will convince fine goods just receiv ter, New York, at JAMES KINKEAD’S Are Just Right for Eoliday Presents. Rattan Chairs, C. dient Boo, Cases and Secretaries, ERR Pr . ANA AULA LL AND Ac CIDENTr NEV. EF Brown & CALKINS, RINTERS sDA CITY, CAL. Fai INSURANCE Mutual. Aid Association &.m Francisco, Cal. or F.ve Cents Per Day » ews WILL PAY, according to the hazard of occupation, from 36.00 t0§ .00 a. week, when unBriefs, z ae to. work through being hurt accidentCatal es, omibte ae 3 you are accidentally killed s ILL, kk, I ip. eto ae Bae when you are ci ‘AY ao for funeral srpenecs. : ‘ ose & Aaa eet eal or ak tt esas : $188.00 to $454.00, ” een eet Absolute Protection to t.2. members gpon ( 7 Generali Job Printing. Bits ie made lifg menaberehip fee and du , LIFE. INSURANCE. BEST WORK ‘ LOWEST PRICES We have facilities which are excelled by none for notice. No order too large for us. Get our estimates. filling orders on short = ‘Heelth members. Typewr We vit vestenens Torr your boy or G. W. WICKSON & CO.,. wim [38 conta moons =i" chicago Cottage Organ Co. Fs ca) Send 5 Frent St., San Frencisce. las Please .. Provide the children with the means to obtain a livelihood for themecives. PRICES. TO SUIT THE TIMES. iters Educate as & with an See eee antee of the solidity. $5000 in case of death, and Breer of Lite Insurance, payr week f sentient and sickSasi satel od carers : eek for accident or sic iF INSURED, You cannot lode all your income when you leony Wetoa. id p emo Association Ere: and Stron iation in t paying “atau H i e United as $6,000.00 cash d its with dtaiheesis sed Mienort chk ee which, together fieate vag an ute guarOf its” protection S ite and large Reliable Agents Wanted. Write J. L. M. SHETTERLEY, ———and General Manager, San Francisco, Cal. jay that sécures tae oh greg "Open day ened nls as he Union aay Stable, i Main st., opp. Union Hotel, Henry Lane, Prop’r Ba y finest turn-outs in the county,and plenHOLD ON = We advise you to hold on to your money have priced the goods at the Branch Woke: © Sere ia hold no specials, nor do we have special sale i Good sold at bargains at all times. If you do not want to ba our word for it, please call in and price our . . Men’s. and Boys’ Clothing: © vlad Men’s, Ladies’, Misses’ and. d Children’ s Shoes Gents’ Furnishing Goods Hats, Caps, Gloves, Etc.Just received, a fine line of Ladies’, Misses? dren’s BLACK HOSE, Ladies Seamless Black Hose, 3 pair for 25 cents, ae _ Extra fine Silk Finish Black Hose, 3 pair ‘tor 25 cents. Children’s White Lace Caps at 40 cents, worth > Ree ‘Ladies’ Embroidered Handkerchiefs, only 5 cents each Boys’ Sailor Hats, 15 cents, sold elsewhere at 25, cénts. Men’ s. Celluloid: Collars, reduced to ro cents. onl Cds, yt 20:cents. 20 dozen Men’s Neckties, latest styles, 20 cents. All at THE BRANCH WONDER STORE, CoMMERCIAL STREET, ~~ Telephone 203—3 Bells, CRAND Masquerade Ball. TO BE GIVEN BY HEYER & GUENTHER, At Armory Hall, Prizes For the Best Sustained Characters, MUSIC BY GOYNE’S FULL ORCHESTRA. DMISSION—Gentlemen,. $1; ladies, 25 cents. tors to the Gallery, 50 :ents. sanaie ciuieisinaipahlapaiesmmiagtimtcne re eee TEE GROCERY .. oJ. “JACKSON, Proprietor . Agency For--llonogrami Whiskey Blue Label Catsup eee: Water, Shasta Ginger Ale Depot for Fancy Groceries a PATE FOIS. DEVILED AND. POTTED . MEATS AND FISH. Battle Ax OS Beet aia Give it a Tria’. er ~ — Se = Pouce tld UUM uy Audyir absnerau rr istTLZ 4The Plaza Store LSCHER BROS, Props. extensive weunlve” and Preah stock vee on STAPLE AND FA ANCY GROCERIES 7 E 3 Ee Ot every desoription “Brerything in heer ot GIR CONDE. ss 3 All Goods Sold at LIVING PRICES. Give us a Trial Or ft 4 AUNT AM GLAM EAA WP Uk WT Ud duran 3 5 = = 3 = e = *¢ “HOLD. ON! SS a STEN and: Chil-. Misses’ and Children’ s extra Black Hose, 3 pair for 25 cts. MANAGER, Nevada City . FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4th. 1 SpectaPOE secs Eriiaisinestsiecivas $1 25 30 Duffy’s Malt ....... . 1 00}Pickles, % gal.bottles.. 25 Gamecock Whisky {ul,. 1.00 * in bulk, per gal. 50 IXL Whisky ......0.. °75] Olives, et r25Bryant’s Root Beer ,2%%. 10 Mikado Soap, per bar 05 Hire’s “ “ 3 for 50. Everything else in proportion+ * +» = = * ARABIAN ROAST” Coffee” is the Best . the Intrie 5 do ~ Hasband Barly. Saturday Watchman Kilroy for Citizenand ily of young ‘eb ut the business.st dranken conditi ‘and abusive, and ors on: her’ befo ompany him to he iat informed the off liquor. The dri ase with her. 1 is is well known to ‘ber with, liquor t thorities do not . nish the. wretch hi trepetition of th p wrong ia-his owt pt of those pers p ciroumstances is uid: be fally justifi into his own han this family. ——-—-----2 Ge TAR NEW Y » Hative Daughters Score Anothe hé ball at Armory a repetition of, t Native Daughters ‘scoring for se hall has never be brated. With bu milax and fern vast Larn-like str ed into a vel rorthy the grand march undred dancere ,8& good many . lpmen of Grass of a splendid was new. I ipting, it was c . The committe pntiring. ‘Ther eautiful ’ cogtu fe Land every.bod, An impromptu an hour’s notic olts and five Vatt Park in t féd the full Mon: j sball which . of eight to f wand gave sat Dolts were sc jfile laverly. wi iad the morning thought of a gan ikley who were, o1 the holidays. T somewhere. Su ghlin of the P Colts. a ne At The Rif Pilbe full complem @ McLeod teams « fle. range yest duforcaal practi rs'0° Comsany C Dyari‘aryet, } ade. by Private J ing seco.id with ¢ d. Private Hackle he others brought ie a ree How to Us (Dickerman the lle the best amate aches-the purchu: arge, bow to use . “ties Pia anes $100 Rew The. readers of pased to learn tha ® dreaded disea: pn:able to cure ir tis Catarrh 5 ithe only positive dical fraternity nstitutional dise: tutional treatme re is taken int Btly upon the blo ee of the system. foundation of t ig the patient stre e constitution a doing its .wor pve so much fa ers, that t rey Dollars for any ¢ mre. Send for lis Address, F. J. s 6 tedo, O. Sold by Druggis Hall’s Family P Cau on Geor; Broad street groce Grove’s TASTEL perfect Malari purifier. . ithout purging. yfup. It is.as onic and retails ENUINE ask for G 5 OG Somet Call for and int Hoop. The best le at the follow i nivit Hotel Bar ob;* The “Owl, Dhamber, Eilern ; ar Jonny Gre = Fegiare. a 1 fea Laxative B Druggists re! te Oure: 28