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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Daily Transcript

June 2, 1900 (4 pages)

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Pat tracts to farnish the pipe, put it down and make all confq. nections. . ‘We employ none but first-class workmen, > a A Hint About Stoves a : You may need a new rath or Seeing stove. Our & stock is one of thé largest in this part of the State. We Ee have the best makes sold anywhere, and the prices are EA surprisingly moderate for such stoves. ; # Pioneer Hardware Dealer. & NEVADA OITY. ee, eer) Dor) Resor) Deke) Desert Bs beer Peer Z 5 & “THE E 1. “NOHE TT ese. That’ the motto of yours truly, ‘GEORGE W. TALLON, And it is a winner. He makes it a point © to We his patrons wa _ yory best ines, Liquors and Ci, in t: othr om that always ‘ahs them to come Ds The Peerless Saloon is a aya rt — ee and ow where it is—on Broad street ee Oe eas across trom the Cit_Smell. a. MRS. 0. D. CAMPBELL, Prop. Best of meals at all hours. EF ice :: CREAM.#s@ Kept constantly cr: hand. Co.’s is the Ideal Light. : Patronage solicited. D. R. KINNEY, Proprietor.” . RE-OPENED. mit Heal ace . Proprietor WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. 0. P. S. Whisky and other fine_brands. _Steam Beer, 5 Cents. been completely renovated throughout, and FRANK’S PLACE .. a ae 28 CENTS. ~ + . 25 and.50 CENTS . proea Street, above Ping, Fl sine public patronage is solic aor LAGER BEBP: On dreught. Best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars. PAY US A CALL. CREMATION. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. Ifthe d . entered the rin. . She purchased a train er} ed to the mole. She returned’ AV-EN G@ PURCHASED THE “WELLFRED EILERMAN, ‘Proprietor. . {s Odd Fellows Crematory Association. was a member of ANY OR“1G. N having a officer and apne acne hotel, glanced at. the regiater, and, fgnoring the clerk’s question, “Do you want anything?” passed “by . . the waiting elevator and walked’ up the stairs. have been seen street car bound for the same messenger took a sealed let~ ter to the same lawyers, but this time there was no evening caller. Saturday. evening ghe left‘town again fora few ‘} days, and these trips were continued. until one day last week, when, by the . merest chance, the object of her-repeated outings was discovered. On this _}oecasion she was the possessor of a ticket to a city near the Missouri river, and she smilingly confessed that she J.) was bidding goodby to San Francisco for some time to come. As an illustration of the care which shemust exercise in order to enhance her value to the big railway corporations in this country it is only neces-\gary to state that in the ten years ‘which she has devoted to the business of spotter, or, as she would probably: prefer to have it called, private detective, she has doubtless made fewer _. friends than any one else in the coun. ‘What I wanted to know? Oh, yes, of low any. ont hoy The enemy are over that ridge er eal righ her, she does: not make ‘enemies. That would be ruinous. ¢ It is an unwritten law of the railroads that every employee fs open to suspicion until he has been proved -. guilty, and the people who take upon themselves the task of separating the}: two classes—those who are found guilty and those who are as yet merely under suspicion—are objects of the'great. est contémpt with the army of toilers who seek a living on the trains. ‘To'} offset this unpopularity, however, they have the inducement of large financial . returns. There fs no ironbownd Fale . “they receive, bat the:more p $3,000 a year. At times & railroad will have an important ¢ase on Its hand, and the servicés of a first class spotter will be invaluable to the-company, and: on such~ occasiong;. if sticcessful, the finanefal returns increase wonderfully. _ There is a much greater demand for . this class of detectives in the ely there is Here, and ee given for this Condition ad stew. the first. there are. > trains run there, and more men ate employed by thé comthickly populated, and way-trains in many instances.run hourly, if. not. oftener, but probably the truest cause for the increased dishonesty among railway conductors in the east ‘Is the low fate of salary which they receive. There is a well defined belief among eastern men who trayel , extensively that any man who has reached that deto wear creased trousers is hopelessly extravagant if he more: than onethird fare after -the Mississippi river. T once heatd a popular actor oe cis ceaics Ou tale aaeliew after enlightening his audience with a dissertation on the almost. utter worthlessness of money in the.west, so far’ as railroad traveling was concerted, continued: “Take any train on any road.west.of ‘Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago or St. Paul; and the rest is easy. Assume an : Gi . Kind ‘his well-known and popular hotel. bas. arms to all oath omar treat. sir of indifference and smoke: a cigar.
If your conductor be seedy looking, have a beard, an old uniform with ota governing the amount of money be: prt panies. Besides, timt sectidti is i a gtee of prosperity whefe he'can afford j a resort on the Atlantic coast,.and,.. & good. ‘John i. Shroy in Saturday Evening Post.” nAiPARTIALLY OBE) ‘OBEYED ORDER The Repozter Returned, but the Mule Wasa Total Loss. Hidedon ‘W. Brown of Ohio, who held. a responsible place on the staff of Gen‘Rawlins during the civil war, tells treatment of an: intrusive reporter: ! “One day before Vicksburg, the corGeneral Rawlins for news. “The general pondered a moment and took ime one side. “*Take this’ young man,’ he said, ‘up That was Tuesday. evening: On} to the top of those trenches within a/ * stone’s throw of the enemy. Take him os et} up there and lose him. 1 don’t care . what happens. Understand?’ ~ *] said 1 did; atid ‘we started through te on} the lines, Both of us were mounted. I ‘Friday evening, and Saturday morning . out a crest overlooking the enview from that point. — asked. to know.’ ears showed above the crest there eame a volley of musketry ten yards wide that cut the airilike a big knife blade, The crown of his hat was sliced off as with shears. He managed to drop to the ground in safety, but the persevering mule was literally filled with lead. After the firing ceased the correspondent crawled to the spot where I was. “ ‘Did you learn what you wanted to know ?” I asked. “‘Hh? gasped, the correspondent, wiping his face and looking at his hands to see whether they were bloody. tr BE IO “When we returned to headquarters, ‘General: Rawlins saw us and — me. 1 went-inside his tent. “4 thought! I told. you to lose that confounded. reporter somewhere,’ he said testily. “4 did the best I could, sir,’ 1 answered. ‘He came back, but I have the ‘honor to report the mule a total loss’ "—Saturday Evening Post. A Navajo Superstition. No Navajo Indian will ever make a . campfire of wood from a tree that was . If such a fire is made*by an irréverent white man, the Indians will the class probably make trom p00 ta, retire to a distance, whére they cannot feel the Heat ‘or smell the smoke, and they will go to sleep in their blankets, ‘fireless and supperless, rather than eat of'food prepared on that kind of a fire. The Navajo believes that if be comes Within the influence of the flame he will absorb some of the essence of the 1 htning which will thereafter be at‘ted to him and sooner or later will it him. Up in the mountains more tiga half the great pines are scarred ;-traffie being beavier . bs lightning, but po wood from then is -d. Almost any old Navajo can nar Lia instances where the neglect of is precaution has resulted disastrousLJy, for men are sometimes killed by lightning in a region where thunder, ‘storms are frequent, and it is but a steu from the effect to the cause, -~ cone aaieetiaed ncaa * — — 2 eae E. W. SCHIIDT, LEADING-CIGAR DEALER, IMPT’D GENERAL. = ‘ GOLUB. he LA ke u we : > NEW. YORK. HOTEL. BROAD 8T., NEVADA CITY, MRS, Ww. Ss. porcnreaaed Proprieto« the. following story. of the general's respondent, of a certain paper went to} emy. ‘and ‘told him he could get a good . ’ “‘ain’t you coming with me? he} A “No, I replied. ‘I know all I want . , “So he started alone. As sogn as the} . top of his hat and the tips of his mule’s . Pstrnck by lightning or that. might have > All the favorite Se copied at “ Sausaretes eadines _ ,goca can or 3 cans for 500: 5 atae: a Concunesi Sardines: q a cents a can. a " Sonsed: Mackerel, ‘Mal and Tomato eS Ki 20¢°a can or 3 cans for soc. Little Neck Clamis, W. Underwood, 2 cans curt Kix 25C. oe Corned Beef, 15¢ and 2§c a can. o> California Home Brand Ripe Olives, 3 5¢ a « bottle; also itt bulk: @ Pickles in bulk did bottles. o @ e Fr. CG, Baareas : a oe in the line of Footwear, Boots, Shoes, Slippers Shoe Strings or Polish it willjtbe to your advantage to visit Is that if you need anything BOVEY BROS. SHOE: STORE. Talking about Polish, we handle. the very best made. Always fresh and reliable. No fakes here. Repaiti Mp emynn hl and. neatly, done at reasonable prices. Also, 6 the Singer Sewing Machines. Mesdisi, Oil and parts for all makes of machines'supplied‘to order. BOVEY satindasdal Broad st. PLAZA PLANING MILL.. RICOH & LEWIS, Soe: eae ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS. Movisin «Brackets. Woodwork of all kinds, Office and:Store Fixtures, Turning, House-Trimming, Fancy Grill Work a Specialty, : Plans Drawn: for. Neat and.Modern Homes: Getou: stimates on any work of this sort that you may need. RICE & LEWIS, SACRAMENTO Sr., NeNADA City. § THE HOME MARKET Is always with you ; stay with it. We have been in the lumber business here 49 years, and expect to be here many years more as we have an almost inexhaustible supply of timber in this neighborhood. We have made a success of ‘Building Houses —ON THE— instaliment Plan, And we are still at it. Oall and learn our terms before letting . M. L&D. a Ex. & E*. Kae COOPER: Will Furnish you -_Allflateriat for Your New Home saints cases . \ON (PEE INSTALLMENT PLAN; LEADING /LADY, BestiS Cent: Cigar . ) GIVE US A CALL. Good Lumber at reasonable rates. Yard—Piety Hill. Phone No. 521. NEVADA CITY ASSAY: OFFICE: Broad Street, Nevada City. PEACTICAL MILL TESTS A SPECIALTY. Assaying of ali metals. The Best.-Liquors,. ‘The Best Cigars. fPhese are the attractions you can _ always find at GOLD BOUGHT“THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.” . ycatrand express Orders Promptly’ At; , ended to. oF Loa We T. H. HICKS & CO., PB On Ber ate EATON BOY, Wm. J. Britiand, N. Ps HOWELL THe WELL KNOWN on Broad * BLACK nak STALL, ee Seeairelesene Howe, od re" . Hia weight fs 1200 pounds. dis se “0000: cesommeatengs , T. 3: “= a