February 16, 1888 (4 pages)

a) N c , 4 B \ —_ i " ¢ i 4 — J . ero _The Duily Transcript. BOOM SLANG. DAY, FEB, 16, 1888. PRACTICAL WORK. What the Nevada City Schools Will Show at the County Institute. “Is the Nevada City Board of Education going to stand in and make an . “ appropriation of funds to assist the. A brass band is one of the voices schools here in making an exhibit of their work at the National Institute i San Francisco next July?” asked th reporter; . ‘No, sir’? answered the member. of the Board addressed. ‘‘But I see tlie Grass Valley Trustee have done so. shade if they do not have such help? ‘But they don’t need it. wanted for the National Associatio exhibit, and for every other school exhibit, is actual school work, such as is The committee on-exhibits will be practidaily done in the schoolroom. Aren’t you afraid the schools here will be thrown into. the What is _— Words and Phrases that are Current When “The Boom is on the Rise.” A “caravansary”’ is a hotel that feat been ‘‘projected.”’ “Projected;” an “improvement”’ that is ‘‘in process of completion ;” an adjunct to the boom “‘in your mind” ; the “‘nowness of the when’ or the ‘inception of the intangible.” of the boom ; the wail of the trombone is n. heard in the land; the siren is singing g. her hoarse, fierce melodies and we are not happy. Auctioneer; a professional -liar; a panderer to the boom. 3. ‘In process of’ completion,”’ “Projected.’’ “On the ground floor’; a metaphor ». describing the position of a boomster who has got the firs: ‘‘whack’’ at an n. ‘“‘option’’ or ‘‘series of options’; analogous to “‘inside track.” “Whack’’; share; chance; opportunity. The boomsier who gets a “whack”? makes 3314 perc nt on his see cal teachers, and they will condemn . investment. anything gotten up for mere show. The teachers of Nevada City are undoubtedly doing as good practical work asin any corresponding schools in They are live teachers, and will not shrink from a comparison of whatthey do—that which is most useful in practical life— with the efforts of any other schools. It is not desirable that they try to compete in brag and. show with anythe State-of California. body.” A little later the reporter met one of the teachers in the schools of this city, and asxed him, ‘‘Don’t you intend t try_and prevail on the local Board. of Education to furnish some money for making an exhibition at the National Tastitute of work done by your pupils:?”” **It would be like asking for money that we might throw it into the _fire,’’ ‘We do not need and do not want any public assistance. We wish to be allowed to do our .own We wish the good citizens of this city to feel the same confidence in us now that they We think we understand fully what is expected of We feel confident that the citizens of Nevada City will not have cause to be ashamed of our work. In order to enable us to do our full duty, we need: no special appropriation of funds from any source said the teacher. work in our own way. _ have heretofore shown. “us, and that we shall do. whatever. ee “Tf you are going to print anvthing on this subject” said the teacher in “you might add that people who are born great. slip naturally conclusion, and quietly through the walks of life without making a special effort to at tract attention, while those who have __ riches thrust upon'them are constantly showing their a-awkwardness.”’ Flanting For Posterity. In commenting upon the case of A. A. Smith of this county, who a:ter raising one family and a crop of grandcbildren, has married a young wife and started a 40-acre vineyard just to show the youngsters how to do it, the “It is commended to the attention of many farmers in.this neighborhood. who Marysville Appeal says: think they are too old to plant an or“San Josed ;” a sudden _rise in values; & surprise; a town. “struck by lightaing” is said to be “San Josed.”’ “Struck by lightning’’—the soraativy of the unexpected. “Option”; a prom‘ssory note payable by a‘‘tenderfoot”’ ;a negotiable contract made by ‘‘the man on the ground floor”’ for the privilege of “whooping up” and selling a ‘‘whack.”” Tin horn” ; speculations in suburban lots in amounts less than $1000 on “easy terms.”’ “Singing his song”; a boomater uto. tering lies about the boom. ‘Riding on the platform”’ ; applied to timid wouldbe speculators who are doubtful about ‘‘putting up’ for a berth in the ‘‘forward section of the train.”’ “A-chump’’; a man who buys any. land but foothill. . ‘‘Home seeker’; a philanthropist who goes about seeking what he may devour; a speculator who buys and sells ‘‘homes’’ for the benefit of his fellow ‘‘seekers’”’ and himself. “Home’’; there is'no place like home in boomland. . ‘Air’; climate; the stock in trade of the Los Angeles boomsier. “In the pit’’; the condition of the man who “‘gets leit”? or who is compelled to wait threé weeks before ‘‘ :ealizing’”’ on his ‘‘option.”’ ‘Syndicate’; an aggregation of boomsters orgainized for ‘mutual defense’”’ against the unorganized boomsters; their motto is “charity, fraternity, and protection.’’ “Rumor ;’’the avator of the palingen: esis of the boom and the soul of an _. excitement.” ““€xcitement’’; bvom. “Craze”; the patlinigenesis ofthe boom. ‘“‘Mudhen”’; a “‘tin horn’ speculator of the feminine gender. She wears a hat twenty-one inches wide across lots, if it is not turned up at side or rear; she is ‘‘chawming, by Jove!’’ “A tail ender’; the outer edge of “the boom sweep; a ‘‘pointer” on ‘a good buy’” just too late to be used. PERSONAL MENTION. the genesis of the chard or a vineyard. It does not matter much whether a man reaps of the fruit of his tree-planting or not. There is no better way to raise the value of Social and Other Notes About People Old and Young. land than to plant iruit trees or grape vines upon it, and it is just as easy for ® a men to die rich as to die poor. Many a man has renewed his youth by planting an orchard or a vineyard. While he watches the growth and looks forward to returns from~ fruit, he gathers fresh interest in life. Noah was rather an elderly-man when he but one of the first things he did was to plant the And Noah ‘was certainly a landed from the ark, vine. level-headed man.” Worked bp Gon Contract Only. There are only abe about a half dozen men at work at the Providence mine, and those on contract work. It is said that in future other contracts will ‘be let. The company. have demonstrated to their satisfaction that they can have work done by contract for about $1.75 per foot that cost them always heretofore from $3.50 to $3.75 per foot, Will Probably Resume Work Soon. Superintendent Buffington is ex pecting every day to receive orders from below to start up the Wyoming mine. There are only four or five ‘men at work there at the present ‘As soon as it-has-been decided ‘time. to commence operations. again it wil out. Good Outlook for the Champion. There areemployed at the Cham. pion mine about fifteen men, and the ten-stamp mill is kept crushing during If the rock \pays as the day time. well asthe company expect it will, an additional force of men will be put to work. th A Geod Sized Force. Fifty men are employed at the Mountaineer mine, and the ten stamp mill is kept running only iy the day} time. ——————————— Beneficent Social Tonight. ‘The entertainment which was advertised to be given at~ theNational Hotel last evening by the ladies of the Congregational Sewing ‘Circle, has bven postponed till this evening. Al fine literary and musical program will be presented after which refreshments ill be served. Allare cordially -inof take several days to pump the water Judge Walling has réturned. Geo. J. Stich of the firm of Stich & Larkin left yesterday for Monterey. J. A. Graham returned yesterday from a visit to. Fresno and Tulare counties. J.D. Rogers of Moore’s Flat and J. H. Young of North Bloomfield went below yesterday. W. F. Redington came up trom San Francisco Tuesday on a visit to the Cooper brothers of this city. P. F. Simonds, Wallace J. Williams and Geo. L. Hughes have returned from a trip to Eldorado county. Conductor Loughridge of the Narrow*’Gauge railroad is’ taking a few days’ rest for the benefit of his heslth.Hon. E. G. Waite, formerly of this city, has been appointed assistant secretary of the Republican State Central Club. : Commercial travelers in town yesterday: J. G. Davidson and Fred Hodges of Sacramento; S. W. Scoti of New York. John Hosken, who has been em-. ployed at the Wyoming mine for fourteen years past, leaves Saturday for the Black Hills. Frank Parland and Mr. Frazer of Brandy City, Sierra county, passed through town Vesterday en route to 1. Virginia City. Mrs. Jones and child of Forest City and Miss Eva Huckins of North San Juan arrived here yesterday and will go below on this morning’s train. E. L. Cross arrived Tuesday evening from Pasadena, and yesterday went to North San Juan for his mother who will return with him to Southern California. : W. B. Irish arrived here yesterday from Portland, Maine, on a visit to his brother, A. H. Irish. He was but six days in crossing the continent. The brothers had not met before for about twenty, years, and A. H. did not recognize thé visitor. Miss Sarah Williams of Spenceville arrived here Tuesday evening on a visit to friends. The public school at Spenceville which the young lady has been teaching will remain closed : for a month On account of the-smallpox having broken out at Wheatland, ‘fifteen miles distant. For very small outlay you can cause your ‘enemies to. bless you. Comic valentines at Carr Bros. £12-3t \ lin; THE WAGE QUESTION. ‘ A Workingman Thinks Labor Has Rights. That Capital Must Respect. Eprror Transcrirt—Nearly half a century ago Carlyle told the wealthy and governing class of England that “The Devil takes the hindmost’’ was not a good principle on which to run either public or private affairs; that this idea was not in harmony with eternal truth, and a thing not true was a lie, and that all lies were doomed. England never paid much attention to the words. of the grand Scotchman, though weighted with common sense and backed up by all huinan history. I regret to say we of the United States pay still less. The: vast majority of those that hire wage workers get them for the least possible sum. No regard is paid to how the workers are housed, clothed or fed; what kind of moral or intellectual influences are. thrown around them, or where they ,come irom. “What do I want to pay a white man two and a half dollars a day. for when-t-ean—get-a-Chinaman-—fo¥-one half as much?” was asked by a mine owner of a man whom he thought was in sympathy with him. If ‘‘the devil takes the hindmost”’ is a good prin‘le'ple, if it is a correct business principle, then Mr. Mine Owner was right, but is it? Strange and unlooked contingencies often, arise in conducting :ny business, and when a business becomes of such dimensions or of such a character. as to affect any large number of persons, it generally comes. before the lawmaking power either as petitioner or respondent. Quite soon votes are wanted—these little, silent mes¥engers that come from the very center of all power,the feelings of the péople: Now comes the Avenger: ‘You -re. duced my wages to starvation rates, would have turned my little ones out on the world destitute. You said ‘the Deviltake the hindmost,’ and now I say it. I haveno sympathy for you or your invested millions; in fact, I thoroughly enjoy seeing you squirm! * .0 I my-brother’s keeper?’ ”’ Ah, it is the old question, asked all down through the ages; and the narrowness and the selfishness, the positive wickedness of it, has been thrust and cut and shot into generation after generation of kings and princes and purse-proud men. Some men in this State who but afew years ago turned out the‘r white laborers to starve, rot, die, they cared not what, stand now pleading for the support of those same despised laborers, pointing to their idle millions invested, their silent works, Isit. any wonder the laborers remember, and for sheer revenge, if for no higher purpose, stand and laugh at the painful antics of shese ‘‘some men.’’ The attempt to ‘depopulate—a—section—ef—country—of thinking men, that the unthinking may be brought in, will fail as it has always bas failed and always will. I ‘ask the employers of labor, especially the rich, to bear in mind that ‘‘the Devil take the hindmost’”’ is wrong in principle, disastrous in practice in the longrun. Nothing is stable that is not true. Squip. EASTERN STAR. Tuesday ‘ Evening’s Entertainment by Evangeline Chapter. » A meritoriousand pleasing entertainment was given at Masonic Hall Tuesday evening in connection with the regular weekly meeting of Evangeline Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Each member of the society had the priviledge of inviting one: out-sider, and.asa result about 150 ladies and gentlemen were present. The program was ag follows: Vocal solo—Mrs.Wm. Homes. Recitation—Mrs. Wm. Floyd. Dialogue, ‘‘The Gumtown Woman’s Rights Convention.’’ Cast of characars : ‘Jane Jalap,’’ Mrs. H. Stansfield; ‘Sally Slim,” Mrs. C. A. Barrett; ‘Polly Plum,’’ Mrs. J. C. Locklin; ‘‘Betsy Bounce,’’? Mrs.M. Lock“Mrs, Lucinda Lobbs,’’» Miss Jennie Thomas; “‘Annie Seaton,”, Miss Cohn;. “John Lobbs,’”) Wm. Giffin; ‘‘Gustavus Wellington,’’ Marshall Locklin. Vocal solo—Miss Bertha McCutchan. Recitation—Miss Bell Rolfe. Dialogue, ‘‘Diana’s Proposal.’’ Cast of characters: ‘‘Diana Gibson,” Mrs. M. Locklin; ‘‘John Peter Jenkins,’’ Wm. Giffin; ‘Jacob Thompson,” I. J. Rolfe; ‘Billy the Dutchman,” Jehu Werry ; ‘‘Page,’”’ Master Stansfield. Vocal solo—Miss Jennie Marsh. These exercises concluded, a collation was served. Then the playing of games, dancing ‘and other amusments were indulged in till midnight or later. merry gathering, as indeed are all of the socials given under the auspices of Evangeline Chapter, Death of Dr. Lefever. Dr. Josiah Lefever died Sunday night at his ane in Alleghany, Sierra . he sicitiad hie medical education,and came to California in 1852, settling in Forest City in 1854, where he resumed the practice of medicine. He leaves a widow and three daughters. No oruer medicine is go reliable as Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, for the cure of coughs, colds, and all other derangements of the respiratory organs; Itre= lieves the asthmatic aud consumptive, even in advanced stages of disease. CaTarru cured, “health and sweet breath secured, by Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cents. Nasal iniopelfree. At Carr Bros. It was ‘a}"" at Anstin. on the 9thinst. As early as PRAISE FOR CALIF ORNIA. es What an Eastern Theatrical Manager Thinks of the Golden State. > “Why, Northern California won’t behalf big enough in five years to hold the people who are coming here from the East,’”’ said George M. Welty, Manager of the Nellie Boyd Company, to a Sacramenio Bee reporter. “Ighave just arrived here,’ he continued, ‘from a tour of the . Fastern States, and was there during the free:ing spell, when the thermometer scored 43. degrees below zero. And, oh, Lord;but wasu’t it cold! It makes me shiver to think of it now. , Nealy every man you meet declares positively that he will never spend another \W initer in a region’ where they have cyclones, blizzards and the like: They are headed towards the land of the sunset. They will be here just. as soon as they can dispose of their porsessions: ; : ‘Back in a little town in Illinois, formerly my home, there are ten or a dozen millionaires, and they are all coming,.too,.__The_young man, or, for that matter, the old man, who fails to get hold of a piece of California land right away is going to get left—badly left. It is now fashion to live in California. In the eyes of the Easterners, the Californians, with their great ranches, orange grove, Vineyards and orchards arg regular Monte Cristos, literally rolling in wealth; and it is about true, for you have everything under the syn, and there are very few paupers among you. Your farmers live like lords. The majority of them dress in’ the height of fashion, drive fast horses and always have the finest wines-and viands. In, the East the granger~generally~-eonsiders—life—a burden, for his crop is light about every other year.and he has to struggle to keep the Sheriff from nailing a red auction flag over his barn-door. The female part of the household do not wear such fine raiment as the California women-do-—Itdevolves upon them to slave in the kitchen, over the washtub or in the dairy, and when they go to town itisina calico gown and cowhide shoes. I have seen rich farmers’ daughters come to town on a Sunimer’s day barefooted, buy a piece of gingerbread and go gawking about, looking at the signboards. * About the only real fun they have is whena circus comes to town or at the annual county fair. The California girl might be considered a little high-flown and stylish, and somewhat — stuck-up against her Eastern si.cter, but it is your California style—your liberal, independent way, because you have everything on God's earth to back you up, put money in your pociet and indulge the fair ones’in any of their desires. : ‘‘A few months ago I was down in A. found the bitterest kind of je lousy existing against. California, The newspapers there never lose an opportunity to give California a roasting whenever anything is heard against the State. They warn people against locating any place in California. But despite all. this,the Texans are trying to get to California.”’ Oe nae ees ROLL O# HONOR. Pupils of the City Public Schools’ Who Stand at the Head. Below are given the rolls of honor of several grades: of the Nevada City schools for the school month ending the-8d_ instant: First grade, J. G. O’Neil teacher— Haveland Turner, Winnie Mulloy, Millie Nickless, Herbert Murchie Ed. Morgan, Kittie Goyne, Maggie Heather, Arthur Wolfe, Maggie Organ, Ada Rich, Lottie Locklin, Mamie Potter. Fifth grade, W. C. Gray teacher— Arnold Angwin, Rose Cohn, Edna Churcb, Annie Gehrig, Eddie Harry, Joseph Heather, Mamie Kistle, Lulu Marsh, Maud Murchie, Eva Murchie, Sallie Percival,_Laura—Powers, Etta Sburtleff, Nell White, Luke Youlten. Sixth grade, Rose McKeon, teacher —Annie Brown, Grace Garthe, Alice Caldwell, Myrtle Housman, May Tiffany, Selina Hicks, Gertie Hinds, Fred Hooper, Mose Dreyfuss, Willie Grimes, George Keller, Wilfred Hoskins, Willie Odgers, Charlie Harding, Frank Rowe, Herbert Brown, Lillie Mallen. Seventh grade, Cora Clark teacher —Albert Tompkins, Richard Lutey, Jessie Marsh, Minnie Sandow, Annie Stevens, Amelia Stevens, Willie Flewellen, Freddie Curtis, Walter Tompkins, John Eddy, Maud Snell, Willie Penrose, Katie Nankervis, Charity Granville, Joe Kistle, Willie Nankervis: lilness of the Frick Brothers. County Clerk Beatty yesterday received a telegram stating that. Ed. Frick, well known. here, was dying at his home in Arlington, Oregon. Mr, Frick has been suffering with kidney disease for some time past. Mr. Beatty will leave this morning for Oregon. Jesse E. Frick, son-in-law of A. J. Ridge of Grass Valley, is also-ill at Arlington where the brothers-are conducting a bank. Jesse’s ailment is scarlet fever. ‘Death of James 8: Ryan. The Grass Valley Union says: James D. Ryan, Auditor of Lander county, Nevada, died of consumption, 1856 he was a Yesident-ofthis county, following the business of mining at French Corral, San Juan and Moore’s Flat. He went to Virginia City in 1863, and subsequently located at Austin where for o time he ‘followed . Texas,” said Mr. Welty, ‘‘and there I . warrant it to be a“sure cure RELOCATING CLAIMS. _— A Law Designed to Protect Miners Jake Up Claims in Good Faith. Who Senator Stewart, formerly cf this city, has-introduced in the Senate a mining bill ene provision of which provides that no person shall relocate a claim which he has previously loeated, the Mining and Scientific Press Says of ‘the measure: At first thought it would seem that such: a provision would work a hardship to miners, and in afew cases-it-might; but when the matter is’ properly -considered-it widl be seen that the idea is a good one. In effect it simply carries out more fore bly.and in express terms ths idea that the original laws of May le, 872, in tended. At that time we copied an idea from the.Mexican mining laws, which was to compel men to do work. on their claims o,: give them up-to rome ore who would. The United States for the first time required a specified annual expenditure on claims, not leaying it tothe different distric ts ito i late this. Bit unfortunately! was provided that the mine could = ‘relocated provided that the original locators or legal representatives had not resuned work alter failure and before a relocation. The practical result of this has been that a good many men did not work at all, but simply were on hand en the Ist of January and’ relocated the claim themselves. In this way they evaded the law, and still continue to evade it, The mining laws of the United States are most liberal. Any one who finds a claim on public land can take it up as. his own property. He has not got to pay a cent for it unless he gets it patented. He can work it for 20 years or more without patenting it if he ‘Wants to; or he can work it all ouggand never pay anything at all. Hels not compelled to patent it unless he wants to. Surely nothing could be more liberal. Yet the laws are evaded persistently, and especially in this matter of annual expenditure. It would seem that after aman has held a claim for a year he would know. whether it was worth anything or not. At any rate, if he has tried to-find out he has expended*in labor or money enough to hold it under the law. And that is just the point. The law is designed to protect the miner who in good faith tests his claim by working it; and is designed to force the man who does nothing to give up to some one who will work. Senator Stewart’s bill effects both these points better than the present laws. If a man does nothing for a year on a’ NORTH BLOOMFIELD. — Stagnation of Business—Mines Closed DownzgMeaSsles. “From having till within a’ very short time been regarded as the live liest town in the county, it has grown to be. one of the dullest,” said a citizen of North Bloomfield in speaking of that place. “How many men are working for wages in the mines there?’’ asked the reporter, . ‘“*T cannot give you the precise number.” The Malakoff has thirteen men employed and it. is conscientiously trying its best to .make the elevator process of mining a success. The apparatus uséd is liable to get out of order and cause delays. Again, but a limited amount of dirt can be handled, anda large quantity of water is required to work out asmall piece of ground as compared with tie hydraulicking process. It has been pretty thoroughly demonstrated that only extra good dirt will pay. There are ‘streaks of lean and streaks of fav’ in good auriferous gravel channels, the same as.in good bacon, and the channel that does not averaye pretty wel. up in the ‘fat streaks’ cannot be work ed profitably by the elevator plan. The Mabel drift mine is worked out, the deposit of pay gravel within its boundaries baving been exhausted Of course: you know about the Derbec. The owners say they éannot make it pay With wages at three dollars a day. It isthe general belief among us’ that the Derbec will not be worked again till the rate is down to two dol.ars and_a half aday. We fear that the latter will become the standard wages not only in’ North Bleomfield, but throughout the county, before many . months elapse. The mine owners at Nevada City and North. Bloomfield are certainly making a-fight to that end, and we are told that if it were not for the Idaho Company, Grass Valley district would be in the same 4 boat.” “The Last Chance drift claim at North Btoomfield is working is it-not?”’ asked the reporter. “Yes, tothe extent that a prorpecting tunnel is being driven with a splendid gutlook for making a rich development: eventually.” The Last Chance is a local company, and its capital is limited. But the stockholders have ‘nerve and staying qualities. Lhey will’doubtless receive their reward in due time, but just at present tneir operations are not extensive soeat to afford employ ment to many-men.”? “Has the smallpox scare shorn abated?” ° ““Phank heaven, it Has. There were claim he has located, let him give it up to some one who will. It will be much better for the mining interests, and will prevent one man holdinga dozen or so claims without working any. The best thing for the mining interests of the country is for the '«laims to be worked. If the locations ‘are no good, abandon them; but to leave this undeteemined for years: in succession does no good to any one. Se eel er Base Ball Doings. It is quite likely that the visit of Ben Young, the professional base. ballist, to this city will result in a first-class nine being orzanized. It is believed that such a nine can be made up from focal talent such as J. E. Carr, J.J. Jackson, Thos. Sharp, Will Ashburn and others,the pitcher and catcber being brought from San_ Francisco. If necessary, Dr. M. P. Harris, Charles Harry and Jeff Provines of Grass Valley will probably standin and assist in the formation of a club representing the twotowns. This afternoon at one o'clock quite a number of the Nevada City players will go out to Cashin’s field with Mr. Young and have a practice game.to show him what kind of raw material he will have to select from in case a club is formed. All persons interested in the sport are irvited to be theré. It is propcsed to hold a public, meeting at the parlors.of tne National Hotel tomorrow evening to see if an organization can be effected. 2 2B — Room For Workers. Those who want to make homes here will find ample room. Ten acres of land to begin with will vest most men’s strength and ability. If men have the money to plant and cultivate it in fruit for three or four years, an income equal to that from a quarter section farm of grain is assured. If a living has.to be made while waiting for trees to grow, itis best to plant less. An acre at first will teach the man the way to work, There is generally work in older orchards for the earnest and industrious. Economy and industry offer the highest rewards here, * Usrep two bottles of Ely’s Cream Balm and it bas cured me completely of catarrh. I had this complaint seven years and could not get anything to do me any good before. Ely’s Cream jalm cured me sound and well. I will for those diseases for which it is recommended, If parties doubt this letthem write to meand I will answer them.—Chas. W. Cargill, Great Eastern Mine, Guerneville, Co., Sonoria Cal. 8 Their Business Booming. . Probably no one thing has caused such a general revival of trade at Carr Bros.’ Drugstore as their giving away to their customers, of somaay f bottles of Dr. King’s New Di sove.y for Consumption. Their trade is s*m. ply enormous in this very valuable aa-, ticle from the fact that it always cures and never disappoints. Coughs, Colds Asthma, Bronchitis, Crcup, and ali throat and lung diseases quickly cured. You can test it before buying by .getting a trial bottle free, large size $1. mining. » nuns bottle verenin. 2 trial . , but two cases, as you have already published. The measles is now the prevailing ailment. It seems as though half our people, old and young, down with it, and the other half are waiting to be taken.’’ Society On Its Good Behavior. There is less crime and litigation in Neyada county now than atany other period psincé its seitlement. A ‘county seat lawyer says that the decrease of crime and litigation is not because men are better at heart than in past years, butthat it is owing to monetary affairs. Where money is scarce, there.is less incentive to resort to law for redress of grievances, or to gratify: malice, Further, he “urges the less money the less dissipation, and consequently fewer brawls and physical renconters. If this reasoning be true, then it would seem that even a greater scarcity of money would acd still more to the peace and happiness of this community. However, ifthe people could bring back the flush times of twenty years. ago by a vote, their voice would be unanimous in favor of the flash days of mining, regardless of the attendant evils it would bring forth in the shape of crime and litigation. Lawyers reap harvests from these two sources, and as these fountains are run nearly dry, the legal gentlemen of Nevada county must have abundance of leisure and an opportunity to reflect upon the uncertainties of this life, as well as the imperative necessity en their part of preparing for the shadowy but’certain future. A Chinese Superstition. The following legend explains why the Chinese lily is regarded by the Mongolians as a symbol of good luck: ‘*Many years ago there lived a man in China who had two wives, and by each wife he had a son. The first wife’s son was his favorite, and when he died he left him all his property, worth millions. The second sen was left penniless and became a wanderer. He went into the mountains and tecame a hermit. One day he met an old man, who gave him some seeds and told him that they would make him richer than his brother. As they did not develop into the expected fortune, he threw the seeds away in disgust. They fell into a mountain brook and developed into beautiful flowers, which came into full bloom on a .New Year’s Duy. The man soldthem and realized a great deal of money, and in the course of years he supplied the whole empire and beconae enormously rich, to the envy_of his brother. The lilies bloom omly at about New Year’s time; hence the Chinese attach to them the superstitious belief that they will transmit. the luck of the disinhezited gon.” Taat Columbia’s daughters are charming creations * Is a fact that’s admitted by all foreign nations. ‘Tis also well known that American girls In marriaze are sought by dukes, marquis: es, earls. Buttheir principal charm belongs to me and you, Their magnificent teeth is to sozoyonr due. et tage Be e sf = on eager” a par macpe ree LN * wr ochtapiethoonl ourde oad ¥ " aed “ eis were HERE AND THERE. — A Brief Record of Various Minor soon! Happenings. ‘Four prisoners in the county jail, all of them being from Truckee. -Some more excellent gravel bas been found in the Manzanita drift mine just north of town. H, A. Lones is ‘having a) number of shade trées planted around his brick buildings on upper Commercial street. The youngest daughter of Michael Wylie of Forest City was badly burned a few evenings ago by the upsetting of coaloil lamp. Letters sent by mail from this city to Stockton are three days in reaching their destination, while letters sent to the same point by express go in eight hours. The annual meeting of the stock holders in the Deadwood Mining Company will be held on the 28th instant. The oflic‘al notice appears in another column. A party giving the name of Reed (said to be an alias) was yesterday brought tothe county jail from Truckee to serve thirty days for selling liquor to Indians. George E. Turner by his attorney, Thos. 8. Ford, yesterday commenced suit in the Superior Court against the Nevada City Gold Mining Company to foreclose a mechanics lein for $1091.72. First quarier of new moon on Tuesday evening. Weather sharps say ‘it stands perpendicular, and therefore but little rain can be expected this month. ,.Perhaps'so, and then again, perlaps not. Considering . thé dullness of the times generally, the postoflice officials have handled & great many valentines this year. There was a smaller proportion of “comics” “than watal, and that-is a good sign. Young boys by playingin the post office make intolerable nuisances of themselves. Postmaster Clark has cadtioned them several times to be more orderly in their behavior, but his-words do not appear to have much weight. Ife should provide himself with @ peace preserver in the shape of a long and tough switch. The army of anti-mining spies that has been leafing abcut this city for a few weeks past has suddenly disappeared with the exception of. one or two stragglers. It is likely that the nuisances have taken advantage of the fact that the Chinamen are having their new year celebration to enjoy. a needed rest from their wearing labor of sitting around. Laier—Sinee the above was written spies Lee, Sternes and Worthington have walked inta, town. Me 0 Oe Things to Come Off in 1888. The follawing pocket edition of infurnished ; February has twenty-nine days.Washiugton’s birthday falls on Wednesday. Memorial day also falls on Wednesday. The 17th of June (anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill) is Sunday, which means a holiday Moaday. The fourth of July is Wednesday. Thanksgiving will be appointed on the 29th of November, if the old custom is followed. Christmas will fal’ on ‘Tuesday. Lent begins early, as Ash Wednesday falls on February 15th. The first day of April will be Easter Sunday, Lrinity Sunday falls on May 27th, A total eclipse of the moon will occur on the night of July 22d and 23d. The eclipse will begin at 10:55 o’clock, total at 12:45 o’clock, and end at 2:35 o'clock. There are three partial eclipses of the sun to take place —the first on February llth, the second on Jnly 8th and the third on August 7th: Ifa person wishes to witness these eclipses, for the first two he must go to India or the South Paclfic Ocean, and to the Arctic to see the third, which means considerable travel. The morning stars will be: Venus ‘until July 11th, Mars until April 11th, Jupiter until May 22d and from December.7th to the close of the year; Saturn from August lat. 7 The evening stars will be: Saturn’ from January 20rd to August Ist, Venus from July llth, Mars from April 11th, Jubiter from “May 22d to December 8th. If any person is anxious to see Mercury, the best time for him to succeed is in the early morning before the sun is up, viz., March 30th, July 29:h, November 17th, or just: after the sun has set on February 16th, June 12th,’ and October 8th, in the west. The Presidentiul election will take place on Tuesday, November 6th. Seti ack pateaiataet are nao Increase of Orchards. e Never before in the history of California were so many trees being planted, mostly prune, apricots, peaches and oranges. Now, many people huve got rich by doing what others neglected todo. Who is planting apples and pears? It is a sugvestive fact that, at this very time, these fruit are worth more than oranges. It is true that these fruits, at least the winter varieties, are Suitable for the upper hills where oranges. will not grow. At a hight of 3000 or 400) feet the apple has all the good qualities of the New England or Michigan apple, besides some they do not have. Even an elevation of 1000. feet makes a different fruit. land in the mountains. There is no bet_. ter place for raising winter apples and pears than here. There are no more pests to contend with than with other fruits, All have to be cultivated and closely watched, Do not forget the good old standae the apple and al ‘Gos. whooping cough and bronchitis immediately relieved by Shiloh’s Cure, At-Carr Bros, teresting facts about 1888 hes been -“There-are thousands _of_acres_of such’ THE LENTEN ‘SEASON. Archbishop Riordan's Regutitioas. ~ € Hs Observance. Archbishop Riordan has issued the following regulations for the guidance of Catholics during the lenten season, and what he says bears the indorsement of Right Reverend Bishop Manogue. . First—All the faithful who have completed their twenty-first year are, anless legitimately dispensed, bound to observe the fast.of Lent. ~ Second—All days of Lent, Sundays excepted, are fast days of obligation on one meal, Third—By dispensation granted August 3, 1887, for ten years, flesh meat is allowed at the principal meal on all days of Lent, except Wednesdays, Fridays, Ember Saturday of Holy Week. Fourth—The use of flesh meats and fish is forbidden at the same meal, even on Sunday. Fifth—At the collation it is permit ted to.use broad, all kinds of fruit, vegetables and fish, and by dispensation granted Feb. 9, 1887, for ten years, the use of butter’, cheese, milk and eggs is ° also permitted. Sixth=The use of lard is permitted in preparing teod on all days throughout the year. Seventh—When the principal meal cannot be taken at midday, it may be taken in the evening and the collation in the morning. Kightb—All persons under twentyone years or over sixty years of age, those who are engaged in hard labor, the sick-and convalescent and those who cannot fast without injury té their health are exempt from the obligation of fasting. Ninth=Those who are not bound. to fast may use flesh meat more than once a day on which its use is. per mitted. L Tenth—Those who have any reason-— able doubt as to their obligation to fast or abstuin should consult their confesto-. Eleventh—The time for fulfilling the precept of Easier Communion extends in this diocese from the_ first Sunday of Lent to the end of the octave of Pentacost. Twelith—The rectors of the diocese are requested to have Lenten devotions in their churches on Wedneaday, Friday and Suncay evenings of each week. Roll of Honor. Following ure the names of the pupils of the Oakland school district who have been neither absent nor tardy during the month ending Feb. 11th, 1888 : Grammar school, B.F. Stewart teacher—Emma Pollard, Bessie Hoskins, Chas. Tredinnick, Maud Sleep, Lydia Harris, Alice Sutton, Means Steger, Mamie Richards, Katie Oliver, Nettie Hoskins, Herbert Kitts, Henry Christoe, Thomas Jenkins, Willie Oliver, Rogie Dougherty, Elliot Noyee, Major Fredenburr, Annie Watters, Geo. Noyse, Richurd Watters, Freddie’ Tredinnick, Lizzie Fredenburr, James Daniels, Mamie Wanamake, Izra Wanamake. Number enrollcd during the month, 61. Av«rage daily attendance, 52. Primary school, Ina Cooper teacher. —Chas. Dougherty, Robert Steger, Fred Massey, Elmer Simmons, Jobn Tichards, Willie Richards, Carl Fredenburr, John Jenkins, Arthur Odgers, Albert Watters, Ida Hawke, Lulia Ougers, Ella Fredenburr,’ Bessie Harris, Ada Oliver, Maud Langman, Sadie Foote, Myrtie Sacks, Mamie ‘Truaun, Mary Meservey, Bessie Wat*sra, Kva Massey, Jessie Phillips, Florence Fredenburr. Number enrolled during the month, 48. Average daily attendance, 43. ns A Sweeping Challenge. Grass Valley Tidings: ‘‘We are requested by the captain of the third nine of the Boss of the Road Base Ball Club to challenge toa match game any club now existing at Nevada City or any club that may be organized there this season. Notwithstanding the fact that the oldest member of the challenging nine is but thirteen years of age, the members thereof will put up a purse of $25 against. a like amount that they can down the county-seaters by a score of two to one. This is busi ness.”’ ee “Mr little son, three years of age, was terribly afflicted with scrofulu. . His head was entirely covered with scrofulous sores, and his body showed many marks of the disease. A féw bottles of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla enred him.’—W. J. Beckett, Hymera Ind. A NABAL njector free with each bottle of Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy. Price 60 cents. For sale at Carr bros. HAS POWDER NEVER ¥. mem Fre Marvel of purity, pe epee. More the arte kinds, and cannot ry) sold in petition h dp th» multitude of low test, weir seid go a phos: habe powders. y OVAL BL KING POWDER Co., 106 Wall street, New Ye w Mi. Te CCL ERAN « & Ce-, Agem

a) N c , 4 B \ —_ i " ¢ i 4 — J . ero _The Duily Transcript. BOOM SLANG. DAY, FEB, 16, 1888. PRACTICAL WORK. What the Nevada City Schools Will Show at the County Institute. “Is the Nevada City Board of Education going to stand in and make an . “ appropriation of funds to assist the. A brass band is one of the voices schools here in making an exhibit of their work at the National Institute i San Francisco next July?” asked th reporter; . ‘No, sir’? answered the member. of the Board addressed. ‘‘But I see tlie Grass Valley Trustee have done so. shade if they do not have such help? ‘But they don’t need it. wanted for the National Associatio exhibit, and for every other school exhibit, is actual school work, such as is The committee on-exhibits will be practidaily done in the schoolroom. Aren’t you afraid the schools here will be thrown into. the What is _— Words and Phrases that are Current When “The Boom is on the Rise.” A “caravansary”’ is a hotel that feat been ‘‘projected.”’ “Projected;” an “improvement”’ that is ‘‘in process of completion ;” an adjunct to the boom “‘in your mind” ; the “‘nowness of the when’ or the ‘inception of the intangible.” of the boom ; the wail of the trombone is n. heard in the land; the siren is singing g. her hoarse, fierce melodies and we are not happy. Auctioneer; a professional -liar; a panderer to the boom. 3. ‘In process of’ completion,”’ “Projected.’’ “On the ground floor’; a metaphor ». describing the position of a boomster who has got the firs: ‘‘whack’’ at an n. ‘“‘option’’ or ‘‘series of options’; analogous to “‘inside track.” “Whack’’; share; chance; opportunity. The boomsier who gets a “whack”? makes 3314 perc nt on his see cal teachers, and they will condemn . investment. anything gotten up for mere show. The teachers of Nevada City are undoubtedly doing as good practical work asin any corresponding schools in They are live teachers, and will not shrink from a comparison of whatthey do—that which is most useful in practical life— with the efforts of any other schools. It is not desirable that they try to compete in brag and. show with anythe State-of California. body.” A little later the reporter met one of the teachers in the schools of this city, and asxed him, ‘‘Don’t you intend t try_and prevail on the local Board. of Education to furnish some money for making an exhibition at the National Tastitute of work done by your pupils:?”” **It would be like asking for money that we might throw it into the _fire,’’ ‘We do not need and do not want any public assistance. We wish to be allowed to do our .own We wish the good citizens of this city to feel the same confidence in us now that they We think we understand fully what is expected of We feel confident that the citizens of Nevada City will not have cause to be ashamed of our work. In order to enable us to do our full duty, we need: no special appropriation of funds from any source said the teacher. work in our own way. _ have heretofore shown. “us, and that we shall do. whatever. ee “Tf you are going to print anvthing on this subject” said the teacher in “you might add that people who are born great. slip naturally conclusion, and quietly through the walks of life without making a special effort to at tract attention, while those who have __ riches thrust upon'them are constantly showing their a-awkwardness.”’ Flanting For Posterity. In commenting upon the case of A. A. Smith of this county, who a:ter raising one family and a crop of grandcbildren, has married a young wife and started a 40-acre vineyard just to show the youngsters how to do it, the “It is commended to the attention of many farmers in.this neighborhood. who Marysville Appeal says: think they are too old to plant an or“San Josed ;” a sudden _rise in values; & surprise; a town. “struck by lightaing” is said to be “San Josed.”’ “Struck by lightning’’—the soraativy of the unexpected. “Option”; a prom‘ssory note payable by a‘‘tenderfoot”’ ;a negotiable contract made by ‘‘the man on the ground floor”’ for the privilege of “whooping up” and selling a ‘‘whack.”” Tin horn” ; speculations in suburban lots in amounts less than $1000 on “easy terms.”’ “Singing his song”; a boomater uto. tering lies about the boom. ‘Riding on the platform”’ ; applied to timid wouldbe speculators who are doubtful about ‘‘putting up’ for a berth in the ‘‘forward section of the train.”’ “A-chump’’; a man who buys any. land but foothill. . ‘‘Home seeker’; a philanthropist who goes about seeking what he may devour; a speculator who buys and sells ‘‘homes’’ for the benefit of his fellow ‘‘seekers’”’ and himself. “Home’’; there is'no place like home in boomland. . ‘Air’; climate; the stock in trade of the Los Angeles boomsier. “In the pit’’; the condition of the man who “‘gets leit”? or who is compelled to wait threé weeks before ‘‘ :ealizing’”’ on his ‘‘option.”’ ‘Syndicate’; an aggregation of boomsters orgainized for ‘mutual defense’”’ against the unorganized boomsters; their motto is “charity, fraternity, and protection.’’ “Rumor ;’’the avator of the palingen: esis of the boom and the soul of an _. excitement.” ““€xcitement’’; bvom. “Craze”; the patlinigenesis ofthe boom. ‘“‘Mudhen”’; a “‘tin horn’ speculator of the feminine gender. She wears a hat twenty-one inches wide across lots, if it is not turned up at side or rear; she is ‘‘chawming, by Jove!’’ “A tail ender’; the outer edge of “the boom sweep; a ‘‘pointer” on ‘a good buy’” just too late to be used. PERSONAL MENTION. the genesis of the chard or a vineyard. It does not matter much whether a man reaps of the fruit of his tree-planting or not. There is no better way to raise the value of Social and Other Notes About People Old and Young. land than to plant iruit trees or grape vines upon it, and it is just as easy for ® a men to die rich as to die poor. Many a man has renewed his youth by planting an orchard or a vineyard. While he watches the growth and looks forward to returns from~ fruit, he gathers fresh interest in life. Noah was rather an elderly-man when he but one of the first things he did was to plant the And Noah ‘was certainly a landed from the ark, vine. level-headed man.” Worked bp Gon Contract Only. There are only abe about a half dozen men at work at the Providence mine, and those on contract work. It is said that in future other contracts will ‘be let. The company. have demonstrated to their satisfaction that they can have work done by contract for about $1.75 per foot that cost them always heretofore from $3.50 to $3.75 per foot, Will Probably Resume Work Soon. Superintendent Buffington is ex pecting every day to receive orders from below to start up the Wyoming mine. There are only four or five ‘men at work there at the present ‘As soon as it-has-been decided ‘time. to commence operations. again it wil out. Good Outlook for the Champion. There areemployed at the Cham. pion mine about fifteen men, and the ten-stamp mill is kept crushing during If the rock \pays as the day time. well asthe company expect it will, an additional force of men will be put to work. th A Geod Sized Force. Fifty men are employed at the Mountaineer mine, and the ten stamp mill is kept running only iy the day} time. ——————————— Beneficent Social Tonight. ‘The entertainment which was advertised to be given at~ theNational Hotel last evening by the ladies of the Congregational Sewing ‘Circle, has bven postponed till this evening. Al fine literary and musical program will be presented after which refreshments ill be served. Allare cordially -inof take several days to pump the water Judge Walling has réturned. Geo. J. Stich of the firm of Stich & Larkin left yesterday for Monterey. J. A. Graham returned yesterday from a visit to. Fresno and Tulare counties. J.D. Rogers of Moore’s Flat and J. H. Young of North Bloomfield went below yesterday. W. F. Redington came up trom San Francisco Tuesday on a visit to the Cooper brothers of this city. P. F. Simonds, Wallace J. Williams and Geo. L. Hughes have returned from a trip to Eldorado county. Conductor Loughridge of the Narrow*’Gauge railroad is’ taking a few days’ rest for the benefit of his heslth.Hon. E. G. Waite, formerly of this city, has been appointed assistant secretary of the Republican State Central Club. : Commercial travelers in town yesterday: J. G. Davidson and Fred Hodges of Sacramento; S. W. Scoti of New York. John Hosken, who has been em-. ployed at the Wyoming mine for fourteen years past, leaves Saturday for the Black Hills. Frank Parland and Mr. Frazer of Brandy City, Sierra county, passed through town Vesterday en route to 1. Virginia City. Mrs. Jones and child of Forest City and Miss Eva Huckins of North San Juan arrived here yesterday and will go below on this morning’s train. E. L. Cross arrived Tuesday evening from Pasadena, and yesterday went to North San Juan for his mother who will return with him to Southern California. : W. B. Irish arrived here yesterday from Portland, Maine, on a visit to his brother, A. H. Irish. He was but six days in crossing the continent. The brothers had not met before for about twenty, years, and A. H. did not recognize thé visitor. Miss Sarah Williams of Spenceville arrived here Tuesday evening on a visit to friends. The public school at Spenceville which the young lady has been teaching will remain closed : for a month On account of the-smallpox having broken out at Wheatland, ‘fifteen miles distant. For very small outlay you can cause your ‘enemies to. bless you. Comic valentines at Carr Bros. £12-3t \ lin; THE WAGE QUESTION. ‘ A Workingman Thinks Labor Has Rights. That Capital Must Respect. Eprror Transcrirt—Nearly half a century ago Carlyle told the wealthy and governing class of England that “The Devil takes the hindmost’’ was not a good principle on which to run either public or private affairs; that this idea was not in harmony with eternal truth, and a thing not true was a lie, and that all lies were doomed. England never paid much attention to the words. of the grand Scotchman, though weighted with common sense and backed up by all huinan history. I regret to say we of the United States pay still less. The: vast majority of those that hire wage workers get them for the least possible sum. No regard is paid to how the workers are housed, clothed or fed; what kind of moral or intellectual influences are. thrown around them, or where they ,come irom. “What do I want to pay a white man two and a half dollars a day. for when-t-ean—get-a-Chinaman-—fo¥-one half as much?” was asked by a mine owner of a man whom he thought was in sympathy with him. If ‘‘the devil takes the hindmost”’ is a good prin‘le'ple, if it is a correct business principle, then Mr. Mine Owner was right, but is it? Strange and unlooked contingencies often, arise in conducting :ny business, and when a business becomes of such dimensions or of such a character. as to affect any large number of persons, it generally comes. before the lawmaking power either as petitioner or respondent. Quite soon votes are wanted—these little, silent mes¥engers that come from the very center of all power,the feelings of the péople: Now comes the Avenger: ‘You -re. duced my wages to starvation rates, would have turned my little ones out on the world destitute. You said ‘the Deviltake the hindmost,’ and now I say it. I haveno sympathy for you or your invested millions; in fact, I thoroughly enjoy seeing you squirm! * .0 I my-brother’s keeper?’ ”’ Ah, it is the old question, asked all down through the ages; and the narrowness and the selfishness, the positive wickedness of it, has been thrust and cut and shot into generation after generation of kings and princes and purse-proud men. Some men in this State who but afew years ago turned out the‘r white laborers to starve, rot, die, they cared not what, stand now pleading for the support of those same despised laborers, pointing to their idle millions invested, their silent works, Isit. any wonder the laborers remember, and for sheer revenge, if for no higher purpose, stand and laugh at the painful antics of shese ‘‘some men.’’ The attempt to ‘depopulate—a—section—ef—country—of thinking men, that the unthinking may be brought in, will fail as it has always bas failed and always will. I ‘ask the employers of labor, especially the rich, to bear in mind that ‘‘the Devil take the hindmost’”’ is wrong in principle, disastrous in practice in the longrun. Nothing is stable that is not true. Squip. EASTERN STAR. Tuesday ‘ Evening’s Entertainment by Evangeline Chapter. » A meritoriousand pleasing entertainment was given at Masonic Hall Tuesday evening in connection with the regular weekly meeting of Evangeline Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Each member of the society had the priviledge of inviting one: out-sider, and.asa result about 150 ladies and gentlemen were present. The program was ag follows: Vocal solo—Mrs.Wm. Homes. Recitation—Mrs. Wm. Floyd. Dialogue, ‘‘The Gumtown Woman’s Rights Convention.’’ Cast of characars : ‘Jane Jalap,’’ Mrs. H. Stansfield; ‘Sally Slim,” Mrs. C. A. Barrett; ‘Polly Plum,’’ Mrs. J. C. Locklin; ‘‘Betsy Bounce,’’? Mrs.M. Lock“Mrs, Lucinda Lobbs,’’» Miss Jennie Thomas; “‘Annie Seaton,”, Miss Cohn;. “John Lobbs,’”) Wm. Giffin; ‘‘Gustavus Wellington,’’ Marshall Locklin. Vocal solo—Miss Bertha McCutchan. Recitation—Miss Bell Rolfe. Dialogue, ‘‘Diana’s Proposal.’’ Cast of characters: ‘‘Diana Gibson,” Mrs. M. Locklin; ‘‘John Peter Jenkins,’’ Wm. Giffin; ‘Jacob Thompson,” I. J. Rolfe; ‘Billy the Dutchman,” Jehu Werry ; ‘‘Page,’”’ Master Stansfield. Vocal solo—Miss Jennie Marsh. These exercises concluded, a collation was served. Then the playing of games, dancing ‘and other amusments were indulged in till midnight or later. merry gathering, as indeed are all of the socials given under the auspices of Evangeline Chapter, Death of Dr. Lefever. Dr. Josiah Lefever died Sunday night at his ane in Alleghany, Sierra . he sicitiad hie medical education,and came to California in 1852, settling in Forest City in 1854, where he resumed the practice of medicine. He leaves a widow and three daughters. No oruer medicine is go reliable as Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, for the cure of coughs, colds, and all other derangements of the respiratory organs; Itre= lieves the asthmatic aud consumptive, even in advanced stages of disease. CaTarru cured, “health and sweet breath secured, by Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cents. Nasal iniopelfree. At Carr Bros. It was ‘a}"" at Anstin. on the 9thinst. As early as PRAISE FOR CALIF ORNIA. es What an Eastern Theatrical Manager Thinks of the Golden State. > “Why, Northern California won’t behalf big enough in five years to hold the people who are coming here from the East,’”’ said George M. Welty, Manager of the Nellie Boyd Company, to a Sacramenio Bee reporter. “Ighave just arrived here,’ he continued, ‘from a tour of the . Fastern States, and was there during the free:ing spell, when the thermometer scored 43. degrees below zero. And, oh, Lord;but wasu’t it cold! It makes me shiver to think of it now. , Nealy every man you meet declares positively that he will never spend another \W initer in a region’ where they have cyclones, blizzards and the like: They are headed towards the land of the sunset. They will be here just. as soon as they can dispose of their porsessions: ; : ‘Back in a little town in Illinois, formerly my home, there are ten or a dozen millionaires, and they are all coming,.too,.__The_young man, or, for that matter, the old man, who fails to get hold of a piece of California land right away is going to get left—badly left. It is now fashion to live in California. In the eyes of the Easterners, the Californians, with their great ranches, orange grove, Vineyards and orchards arg regular Monte Cristos, literally rolling in wealth; and it is about true, for you have everything under the syn, and there are very few paupers among you. Your farmers live like lords. The majority of them dress in’ the height of fashion, drive fast horses and always have the finest wines-and viands. In, the East the granger~generally~-eonsiders—life—a burden, for his crop is light about every other year.and he has to struggle to keep the Sheriff from nailing a red auction flag over his barn-door. The female part of the household do not wear such fine raiment as the California women-do-—Itdevolves upon them to slave in the kitchen, over the washtub or in the dairy, and when they go to town itisina calico gown and cowhide shoes. I have seen rich farmers’ daughters come to town on a Sunimer’s day barefooted, buy a piece of gingerbread and go gawking about, looking at the signboards. * About the only real fun they have is whena circus comes to town or at the annual county fair. The California girl might be considered a little high-flown and stylish, and somewhat — stuck-up against her Eastern si.cter, but it is your California style—your liberal, independent way, because you have everything on God's earth to back you up, put money in your pociet and indulge the fair ones’in any of their desires. : ‘‘A few months ago I was down in A. found the bitterest kind of je lousy existing against. California, The newspapers there never lose an opportunity to give California a roasting whenever anything is heard against the State. They warn people against locating any place in California. But despite all. this,the Texans are trying to get to California.”’ Oe nae ees ROLL O# HONOR. Pupils of the City Public Schools’ Who Stand at the Head. Below are given the rolls of honor of several grades: of the Nevada City schools for the school month ending the-8d_ instant: First grade, J. G. O’Neil teacher— Haveland Turner, Winnie Mulloy, Millie Nickless, Herbert Murchie Ed. Morgan, Kittie Goyne, Maggie Heather, Arthur Wolfe, Maggie Organ, Ada Rich, Lottie Locklin, Mamie Potter. Fifth grade, W. C. Gray teacher— Arnold Angwin, Rose Cohn, Edna Churcb, Annie Gehrig, Eddie Harry, Joseph Heather, Mamie Kistle, Lulu Marsh, Maud Murchie, Eva Murchie, Sallie Percival,_Laura—Powers, Etta Sburtleff, Nell White, Luke Youlten. Sixth grade, Rose McKeon, teacher —Annie Brown, Grace Garthe, Alice Caldwell, Myrtle Housman, May Tiffany, Selina Hicks, Gertie Hinds, Fred Hooper, Mose Dreyfuss, Willie Grimes, George Keller, Wilfred Hoskins, Willie Odgers, Charlie Harding, Frank Rowe, Herbert Brown, Lillie Mallen. Seventh grade, Cora Clark teacher —Albert Tompkins, Richard Lutey, Jessie Marsh, Minnie Sandow, Annie Stevens, Amelia Stevens, Willie Flewellen, Freddie Curtis, Walter Tompkins, John Eddy, Maud Snell, Willie Penrose, Katie Nankervis, Charity Granville, Joe Kistle, Willie Nankervis: lilness of the Frick Brothers. County Clerk Beatty yesterday received a telegram stating that. Ed. Frick, well known. here, was dying at his home in Arlington, Oregon. Mr, Frick has been suffering with kidney disease for some time past. Mr. Beatty will leave this morning for Oregon. Jesse E. Frick, son-in-law of A. J. Ridge of Grass Valley, is also-ill at Arlington where the brothers-are conducting a bank. Jesse’s ailment is scarlet fever. ‘Death of James 8: Ryan. The Grass Valley Union says: James D. Ryan, Auditor of Lander county, Nevada, died of consumption, 1856 he was a Yesident-ofthis county, following the business of mining at French Corral, San Juan and Moore’s Flat. He went to Virginia City in 1863, and subsequently located at Austin where for o time he ‘followed . Texas,” said Mr. Welty, ‘‘and there I . warrant it to be a“sure cure RELOCATING CLAIMS.

_— A Law Designed to Protect Miners Jake Up Claims in Good Faith. Who Senator Stewart, formerly cf this city, has-introduced in the Senate a mining bill ene provision of which provides that no person shall relocate a claim which he has previously loeated, the Mining and Scientific Press Says of ‘the measure: At first thought it would seem that such: a provision would work a hardship to miners, and in afew cases-it-might; but when the matter is’ properly -considered-it widl be seen that the idea is a good one. In effect it simply carries out more fore bly.and in express terms ths idea that the original laws of May le, 872, in tended. At that time we copied an idea from the.Mexican mining laws, which was to compel men to do work. on their claims o,: give them up-to rome ore who would. The United States for the first time required a specified annual expenditure on claims, not leaying it tothe different distric ts ito i late this. Bit unfortunately! was provided that the mine could = ‘relocated provided that the original locators or legal representatives had not resuned work alter failure and before a relocation. The practical result of this has been that a good many men did not work at all, but simply were on hand en the Ist of January and’ relocated the claim themselves. In this way they evaded the law, and still continue to evade it, The mining laws of the United States are most liberal. Any one who finds a claim on public land can take it up as. his own property. He has not got to pay a cent for it unless he gets it patented. He can work it for 20 years or more without patenting it if he ‘Wants to; or he can work it all ouggand never pay anything at all. Hels not compelled to patent it unless he wants to. Surely nothing could be more liberal. Yet the laws are evaded persistently, and especially in this matter of annual expenditure. It would seem that after aman has held a claim for a year he would know. whether it was worth anything or not. At any rate, if he has tried to-find out he has expended*in labor or money enough to hold it under the law. And that is just the point. The law is designed to protect the miner who in good faith tests his claim by working it; and is designed to force the man who does nothing to give up to some one who will work. Senator Stewart’s bill effects both these points better than the present laws. If a man does nothing for a year on a’ NORTH BLOOMFIELD. — Stagnation of Business—Mines Closed DownzgMeaSsles. “From having till within a’ very short time been regarded as the live liest town in the county, it has grown to be. one of the dullest,” said a citizen of North Bloomfield in speaking of that place. “How many men are working for wages in the mines there?’’ asked the reporter, . ‘“*T cannot give you the precise number.” The Malakoff has thirteen men employed and it. is conscientiously trying its best to .make the elevator process of mining a success. The apparatus uséd is liable to get out of order and cause delays. Again, but a limited amount of dirt can be handled, anda large quantity of water is required to work out asmall piece of ground as compared with tie hydraulicking process. It has been pretty thoroughly demonstrated that only extra good dirt will pay. There are ‘streaks of lean and streaks of fav’ in good auriferous gravel channels, the same as.in good bacon, and the channel that does not averaye pretty wel. up in the ‘fat streaks’ cannot be work ed profitably by the elevator plan. The Mabel drift mine is worked out, the deposit of pay gravel within its boundaries baving been exhausted Of course: you know about the Derbec. The owners say they éannot make it pay With wages at three dollars a day. It isthe general belief among us’ that the Derbec will not be worked again till the rate is down to two dol.ars and_a half aday. We fear that the latter will become the standard wages not only in’ North Bleomfield, but throughout the county, before many . months elapse. The mine owners at Nevada City and North. Bloomfield are certainly making a-fight to that end, and we are told that if it were not for the Idaho Company, Grass Valley district would be in the same 4 boat.” “The Last Chance drift claim at North Btoomfield is working is it-not?”’ asked the reporter. “Yes, tothe extent that a prorpecting tunnel is being driven with a splendid gutlook for making a rich development: eventually.” The Last Chance is a local company, and its capital is limited. But the stockholders have ‘nerve and staying qualities. Lhey will’doubtless receive their reward in due time, but just at present tneir operations are not extensive soeat to afford employ ment to many-men.”? “Has the smallpox scare shorn abated?” ° ““Phank heaven, it Has. There were claim he has located, let him give it up to some one who will. It will be much better for the mining interests, and will prevent one man holdinga dozen or so claims without working any. The best thing for the mining interests of the country is for the '«laims to be worked. If the locations ‘are no good, abandon them; but to leave this undeteemined for years: in succession does no good to any one. Se eel er Base Ball Doings. It is quite likely that the visit of Ben Young, the professional base. ballist, to this city will result in a first-class nine being orzanized. It is believed that such a nine can be made up from focal talent such as J. E. Carr, J.J. Jackson, Thos. Sharp, Will Ashburn and others,the pitcher and catcber being brought from San_ Francisco. If necessary, Dr. M. P. Harris, Charles Harry and Jeff Provines of Grass Valley will probably standin and assist in the formation of a club representing the twotowns. This afternoon at one o'clock quite a number of the Nevada City players will go out to Cashin’s field with Mr. Young and have a practice game.to show him what kind of raw material he will have to select from in case a club is formed. All persons interested in the sport are irvited to be theré. It is propcsed to hold a public, meeting at the parlors.of tne National Hotel tomorrow evening to see if an organization can be effected. 2 2B — Room For Workers. Those who want to make homes here will find ample room. Ten acres of land to begin with will vest most men’s strength and ability. If men have the money to plant and cultivate it in fruit for three or four years, an income equal to that from a quarter section farm of grain is assured. If a living has.to be made while waiting for trees to grow, itis best to plant less. An acre at first will teach the man the way to work, There is generally work in older orchards for the earnest and industrious. Economy and industry offer the highest rewards here, * Usrep two bottles of Ely’s Cream Balm and it bas cured me completely of catarrh. I had this complaint seven years and could not get anything to do me any good before. Ely’s Cream jalm cured me sound and well. I will for those diseases for which it is recommended, If parties doubt this letthem write to meand I will answer them.—Chas. W. Cargill, Great Eastern Mine, Guerneville, Co., Sonoria Cal. 8 Their Business Booming. . Probably no one thing has caused such a general revival of trade at Carr Bros.’ Drugstore as their giving away to their customers, of somaay f bottles of Dr. King’s New Di sove.y for Consumption. Their trade is s*m. ply enormous in this very valuable aa-, ticle from the fact that it always cures and never disappoints. Coughs, Colds Asthma, Bronchitis, Crcup, and ali throat and lung diseases quickly cured. You can test it before buying by .getting a trial bottle free, large size $1. mining. » nuns bottle verenin. 2 trial . , but two cases, as you have already published. The measles is now the prevailing ailment. It seems as though half our people, old and young, down with it, and the other half are waiting to be taken.’’ Society On Its Good Behavior. There is less crime and litigation in Neyada county now than atany other period psincé its seitlement. A ‘county seat lawyer says that the decrease of crime and litigation is not because men are better at heart than in past years, butthat it is owing to monetary affairs. Where money is scarce, there.is less incentive to resort to law for redress of grievances, or to gratify: malice, Further, he “urges the less money the less dissipation, and consequently fewer brawls and physical renconters. If this reasoning be true, then it would seem that even a greater scarcity of money would acd still more to the peace and happiness of this community. However, ifthe people could bring back the flush times of twenty years. ago by a vote, their voice would be unanimous in favor of the flash days of mining, regardless of the attendant evils it would bring forth in the shape of crime and litigation. Lawyers reap harvests from these two sources, and as these fountains are run nearly dry, the legal gentlemen of Nevada county must have abundance of leisure and an opportunity to reflect upon the uncertainties of this life, as well as the imperative necessity en their part of preparing for the shadowy but’certain future. A Chinese Superstition. The following legend explains why the Chinese lily is regarded by the Mongolians as a symbol of good luck: ‘*Many years ago there lived a man in China who had two wives, and by each wife he had a son. The first wife’s son was his favorite, and when he died he left him all his property, worth millions. The second sen was left penniless and became a wanderer. He went into the mountains and tecame a hermit. One day he met an old man, who gave him some seeds and told him that they would make him richer than his brother. As they did not develop into the expected fortune, he threw the seeds away in disgust. They fell into a mountain brook and developed into beautiful flowers, which came into full bloom on a .New Year’s Duy. The man soldthem and realized a great deal of money, and in the course of years he supplied the whole empire and beconae enormously rich, to the envy_of his brother. The lilies bloom omly at about New Year’s time; hence the Chinese attach to them the superstitious belief that they will transmit. the luck of the disinhezited gon.” Taat Columbia’s daughters are charming creations * Is a fact that’s admitted by all foreign nations. ‘Tis also well known that American girls In marriaze are sought by dukes, marquis: es, earls. Buttheir principal charm belongs to me and you, Their magnificent teeth is to sozoyonr due. et tage Be e sf = on eager” a par macpe ree LN * wr ochtapiethoonl ourde oad ¥ " aed “ eis were HERE AND THERE. — A Brief Record of Various Minor soon! Happenings. ‘Four prisoners in the county jail, all of them being from Truckee. -Some more excellent gravel bas been found in the Manzanita drift mine just north of town. H, A. Lones is ‘having a) number of shade trées planted around his brick buildings on upper Commercial street. The youngest daughter of Michael Wylie of Forest City was badly burned a few evenings ago by the upsetting of coaloil lamp. Letters sent by mail from this city to Stockton are three days in reaching their destination, while letters sent to the same point by express go in eight hours. The annual meeting of the stock holders in the Deadwood Mining Company will be held on the 28th instant. The oflic‘al notice appears in another column. A party giving the name of Reed (said to be an alias) was yesterday brought tothe county jail from Truckee to serve thirty days for selling liquor to Indians. George E. Turner by his attorney, Thos. 8. Ford, yesterday commenced suit in the Superior Court against the Nevada City Gold Mining Company to foreclose a mechanics lein for $1091.72. First quarier of new moon on Tuesday evening. Weather sharps say ‘it stands perpendicular, and therefore but little rain can be expected this month. ,.Perhaps'so, and then again, perlaps not. Considering . thé dullness of the times generally, the postoflice officials have handled & great many valentines this year. There was a smaller proportion of “comics” “than watal, and that-is a good sign. Young boys by playingin the post office make intolerable nuisances of themselves. Postmaster Clark has cadtioned them several times to be more orderly in their behavior, but his-words do not appear to have much weight. Ife should provide himself with @ peace preserver in the shape of a long and tough switch. The army of anti-mining spies that has been leafing abcut this city for a few weeks past has suddenly disappeared with the exception of. one or two stragglers. It is likely that the nuisances have taken advantage of the fact that the Chinamen are having their new year celebration to enjoy. a needed rest from their wearing labor of sitting around. Laier—Sinee the above was written spies Lee, Sternes and Worthington have walked inta, town. Me 0 Oe Things to Come Off in 1888. The follawing pocket edition of infurnished ; February has twenty-nine days.Washiugton’s birthday falls on Wednesday. Memorial day also falls on Wednesday. The 17th of June (anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill) is Sunday, which means a holiday Moaday. The fourth of July is Wednesday. Thanksgiving will be appointed on the 29th of November, if the old custom is followed. Christmas will fal’ on ‘Tuesday. Lent begins early, as Ash Wednesday falls on February 15th. The first day of April will be Easter Sunday, Lrinity Sunday falls on May 27th, A total eclipse of the moon will occur on the night of July 22d and 23d. The eclipse will begin at 10:55 o’clock, total at 12:45 o’clock, and end at 2:35 o'clock. There are three partial eclipses of the sun to take place —the first on February llth, the second on Jnly 8th and the third on August 7th: Ifa person wishes to witness these eclipses, for the first two he must go to India or the South Paclfic Ocean, and to the Arctic to see the third, which means considerable travel. The morning stars will be: Venus ‘until July 11th, Mars until April 11th, Jupiter until May 22d and from December.7th to the close of the year; Saturn from August lat. 7 The evening stars will be: Saturn’ from January 20rd to August Ist, Venus from July llth, Mars from April 11th, Jubiter from “May 22d to December 8th. If any person is anxious to see Mercury, the best time for him to succeed is in the early morning before the sun is up, viz., March 30th, July 29:h, November 17th, or just: after the sun has set on February 16th, June 12th,’ and October 8th, in the west. The Presidentiul election will take place on Tuesday, November 6th. Seti ack pateaiataet are nao Increase of Orchards. e Never before in the history of California were so many trees being planted, mostly prune, apricots, peaches and oranges. Now, many people huve got rich by doing what others neglected todo. Who is planting apples and pears? It is a sugvestive fact that, at this very time, these fruit are worth more than oranges. It is true that these fruits, at least the winter varieties, are Suitable for the upper hills where oranges. will not grow. At a hight of 3000 or 400) feet the apple has all the good qualities of the New England or Michigan apple, besides some they do not have. Even an elevation of 1000. feet makes a different fruit. land in the mountains. There is no bet_. ter place for raising winter apples and pears than here. There are no more pests to contend with than with other fruits, All have to be cultivated and closely watched, Do not forget the good old standae the apple and al ‘Gos. whooping cough and bronchitis immediately relieved by Shiloh’s Cure, At-Carr Bros, teresting facts about 1888 hes been -“There-are thousands _of_acres_of such’ THE LENTEN ‘SEASON. Archbishop Riordan's Regutitioas. ~ € Hs Observance. Archbishop Riordan has issued the following regulations for the guidance of Catholics during the lenten season, and what he says bears the indorsement of Right Reverend Bishop Manogue. . First—All the faithful who have completed their twenty-first year are, anless legitimately dispensed, bound to observe the fast.of Lent. ~ Second—All days of Lent, Sundays excepted, are fast days of obligation on one meal, Third—By dispensation granted August 3, 1887, for ten years, flesh meat is allowed at the principal meal on all days of Lent, except Wednesdays, Fridays, Ember Saturday of Holy Week. Fourth—The use of flesh meats and fish is forbidden at the same meal, even on Sunday. Fifth—At the collation it is permit ted to.use broad, all kinds of fruit, vegetables and fish, and by dispensation granted Feb. 9, 1887, for ten years, the use of butter’, cheese, milk and eggs is ° also permitted. Sixth=The use of lard is permitted in preparing teod on all days throughout the year. Seventh—When the principal meal cannot be taken at midday, it may be taken in the evening and the collation in the morning. Kightb—All persons under twentyone years or over sixty years of age, those who are engaged in hard labor, the sick-and convalescent and those who cannot fast without injury té their health are exempt from the obligation of fasting. Ninth=Those who are not bound. to fast may use flesh meat more than once a day on which its use is. per mitted. L Tenth—Those who have any reason-— able doubt as to their obligation to fast or abstuin should consult their confesto-. Eleventh—The time for fulfilling the precept of Easier Communion extends in this diocese from the_ first Sunday of Lent to the end of the octave of Pentacost. Twelith—The rectors of the diocese are requested to have Lenten devotions in their churches on Wedneaday, Friday and Suncay evenings of each week. Roll of Honor. Following ure the names of the pupils of the Oakland school district who have been neither absent nor tardy during the month ending Feb. 11th, 1888 : Grammar school, B.F. Stewart teacher—Emma Pollard, Bessie Hoskins, Chas. Tredinnick, Maud Sleep, Lydia Harris, Alice Sutton, Means Steger, Mamie Richards, Katie Oliver, Nettie Hoskins, Herbert Kitts, Henry Christoe, Thomas Jenkins, Willie Oliver, Rogie Dougherty, Elliot Noyee, Major Fredenburr, Annie Watters, Geo. Noyse, Richurd Watters, Freddie’ Tredinnick, Lizzie Fredenburr, James Daniels, Mamie Wanamake, Izra Wanamake. Number enrollcd during the month, 61. Av«rage daily attendance, 52. Primary school, Ina Cooper teacher. —Chas. Dougherty, Robert Steger, Fred Massey, Elmer Simmons, Jobn Tichards, Willie Richards, Carl Fredenburr, John Jenkins, Arthur Odgers, Albert Watters, Ida Hawke, Lulia Ougers, Ella Fredenburr,’ Bessie Harris, Ada Oliver, Maud Langman, Sadie Foote, Myrtie Sacks, Mamie ‘Truaun, Mary Meservey, Bessie Wat*sra, Kva Massey, Jessie Phillips, Florence Fredenburr. Number enrolled during the month, 48. Average daily attendance, 43. ns A Sweeping Challenge. Grass Valley Tidings: ‘‘We are requested by the captain of the third nine of the Boss of the Road Base Ball Club to challenge toa match game any club now existing at Nevada City or any club that may be organized there this season. Notwithstanding the fact that the oldest member of the challenging nine is but thirteen years of age, the members thereof will put up a purse of $25 against. a like amount that they can down the county-seaters by a score of two to one. This is busi ness.”’ ee “Mr little son, three years of age, was terribly afflicted with scrofulu. . His head was entirely covered with scrofulous sores, and his body showed many marks of the disease. A féw bottles of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla enred him.’—W. J. Beckett, Hymera Ind. A NABAL njector free with each bottle of Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy. Price 60 cents. For sale at Carr bros. HAS POWDER NEVER ¥. mem Fre Marvel of purity, pe epee. More the arte kinds, and cannot ry) sold in petition h dp th» multitude of low test, weir seid go a phos: habe powders. y OVAL BL KING POWDER Co., 106 Wall street, New Ye w Mi. Te CCL ERAN « & Ce-, Agem