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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

John F. Slattery, who left here last
July and has since been mining near
Silver Bow, Montana, returned here on
Saturday, declaring hat he had found
ont by comparison that Owyhee county
was good enough for him. He stopped
in Bulte for few days-long enough to
get nearly knocked ont by the terrible
smoke nuisance and get a bad congh.
He says there are days there when ONE
cannot see ten feet ahead of him, and
declares he can taste the snlphurons
fumes yet. If he knew that to be only
a foretaste OF Hades the Salvation Army
would find him willing recruit.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21
The Old Express Messenger.

Another day of shopping has passed
The time has gone on until the children
now can say" christmas is almost here
In their minds they fancy that Santa
Claus is already hitching up his rein
| deers, and whenever there is rattle on
the roof after night they start up with
the thought that may be, this year, he
having SO much to do, has come little
ehead of time. And speaking of him,
what prompt old expressman be is,
and what regular way he has of de-
livering his parcels ! H never discusses
the long or he short haul with custom
ers. He is like the railroads, he seems
to prefer TO carry a sleigh load of pres
ents thousand miles rather than siu-
gle mile; so he brings German dolls
over here and delivers them cheaper
than the native product can he produced
for. He swoops down upon the French
and English manufactures and brings
over beautiful cups and vases and all
kinds of jewelry at fabulously low
freights; and, not like the usual com
mon carrier, he is The most popular ex-
press agent that ever visited any coun-
try. He has more prayers offered up
for him has more letters written and
fred up the chimney to his hot postof
fee than any one else. And if he is an
out and out fraud, as some of the older
children think, be still maintains his
hold upon the younger generation; and
TO say anything disrespectful of him
would be like going to back county in
Ireland and speaking with disrespect of
St. Patrick. And because of him and
of The reputation which he has estab
lished, he max es many a man work for
two weeks prior to Christmas. They
have to drop the ironing, that is the la
dies, to 60 up town; if the desert is
little short at night there is a convent
ent excuse. because the law is as old as
the world that people cannot be in two
places at the same time. and when a
woman is out shopping she cannot be az
home making pies and cakes.
These are great days, and even those
who growl about them are glad they are
here; because through them, as the
world grows older human nature be-
comes renewed, and the little impor-
tant chaps in the house have their sea.
son of triumph and of indescribable |
pleasure. Christmas is big invention,
and the world is gladder because of it.
Salt Lake Tribune.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

OF course every body who enjoys fine
dancing party, will go to Silver City on
Christmas night to enjoy the grand ball
to be given by the band boys. 1t goes
without saying that it will be a grand
affair. They have nice hall up there
and The people have way of making
things pleasant for outside RS " no attend
their parties. The clerk OF the weather
has had mandamus issued on him to
provide good sieighing for the occasion.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Messrs. John Brown and AT. Csnter,
of Jordan valley, have just arrived homs
from prolonged stay in Iowa and
northwest Missouri, where they retailed
out large lot of Idaho and Oregon
horses which they took east 10 sell. Mr..
Brown, who dropped into the NUGGET
office for few minutes, spoke in high
praise of the beautiful country in Mis-
souri,, Que of the finest agricultural Sec
tons in America, but then, compari-
son of climate only makes him think
more of his home down the valley.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

w. F. Peck and Jack Wilson INDUCED
in some little pleasantries in McMahon's
saloon, Silver City, last night, which re-
watch, by having it cut off with bullet
from Wilson's pistol. Wilson did not
make a good reputation for himself as
shootist, for it took three shots to do
that little bit OF damage. The Sheriff
has Wilson in charge and the Coroner
has no job. Jimmy Hicks, the bone
DOCTOR" started the row.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Harry Jarvis has taken place in the
postotfice drug storr, thereby relieving
our friend Carlton of position which
he did not take to" with any measure
OF love. Harry, who sa nephew of Mr..
w N Nichols, the popular stage and
xpress agent at Silver City, will make
friends anyw here he may be. He it is
who has been carrying the big drum in
the Silver City Cornet Band. He has,
also, pretty level business head.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Weissman's drug store is now in holt
day attire with a splendid display of
blonde, brunette, blue-eyed and black
eyed young ladies belonging to the
great and noble family of dolls. They
are mixed up with any amount of sleds
and toys. Old Kris KringIe has made
this shop his special warehouse this
year.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

This far north, and at this altitu de,
one can't sometimes most always tell
four days ahead what the weather will
be, but the sleighing is now just as f inc
as it can be and if it continues so until
the Christmas night, every sleigh in De-
Lamar will be required to haul the peo-
pie to The Silver City Christmas ball.
Well, we hope so.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

BoRN.-In DeLamar, December 20,
1891, to the wife OF ], A. Pack. a son,
NJ. Pack will this week interview
Bob Mckenzie, M. Fitzgerald, Ed. Fish
er and several other very proud young
married men, on the snhject of starting
a Happy Fathers Club, a la samee Cald-
well. If the club should be started no
one at The NUGaET office, we are sorry
to confess, could get in to report the
meetings.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Two weddings are announced for Sill
yer City next Sunday. Mr.. H. c. An
Choir, of DrLamar, and Miss Sadie Con-
nors, of Silver City, will be married at
the residence of Col. II. w. Dewey, 10
the afternoon, and Mr. NJ, NJ. Getchell
and Miss Ida Maud Hays are to be mar
ried in church, in the evening.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

We are happy to say that delinqnents
are rather rare things on the NUGGET
subscription list, but then there are a
few all the same, and abont these holt
days is a good time to remember the
poor, and your local paper men come
under that rank. Remember them.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

G. w. Carleton, late clerk in the post.
Office drug store, is laid up with slight
fever. Hope to see him around again,
all right, before Xmas.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Messrs Knapp & Richter have inst
put on display fine lot OF silverware.
This lot of goods has been especially Sc
lected for the holidays. and persons
who wish to make nice and substantial
Christmas presents had better call and
select them early from these fine goods.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Several pleasant little surprise parties
came off last week in town. One was
down the gulch at Mr.. and Mrs. Bach
eler's another AT Mrs. sommers' and a
third one at Mr.. aud Mrs. Tolmie'e. 1t
is the fault of the society reporter that
fuller accounts are not given. He was
inVitel.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Why is it Frank Hooper is max ing
his place SO popular? The answer is
easy. Frank treaie everybody white
and sets mp something frst class for
them. Plenty of rollicking fun for you
when you go there, but no rows. HOBBS
and dead beats barred. &
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Charley Dolan keeps fine old eight
dollar Scotch whisky and compounds
hat scotcbes and tom and ferries which
would make Chauncey Depew or Grover
Cleveland Hsmile." Drop in on him and
you can get the chill in your blood
changed to pleasant glow.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

The Avalanche has now adopted the
style Of makeup of the NUGGET, with
locals and editorials on the outside. The
people like that style better in a local
paper.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Insist on having Grete's beer when
you step into saloon to wet your
whistle. 1t is a home production, and
not only as good as the best imported,
but absolutely pure. d
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Billy Hollenbeak, the Caldwell livery
man, was in town yesterday looking as
comfortable and happy as usual. He is
an old time O*yhee boy who is always
welcome back.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

1t may be little premature to tell it
now, but on May l, 1898, you will find
Walkers Worlds Fair restaurant wide
open. Citizens of DeLamar are cordi-
ally invited.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Mr.. G. w. Mccormick has joined his
family in Blackfoot, where he will
probably remain for month, before
returning here.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

DIE3.-In Pleasant valley, Decem be
IS, 1891, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Connors.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Mr.. j. Gwinn now has his family 10.
Gated in the Walker building opposite
the store. Handy for Jim.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

The DeLamar NJ & B. Co. has received
a fine lot of coasting sleds for the boys,
and has holiday goods suitable for
Christmas presents, galore.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

The DeLamar school has taken hol-
iday vacation for two weeks. Miss NJ c.
Alec, the teacher, has gone to Boise
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Services will be held in the school
house next Sunday morning at II
o'clock, Rev. George Buzzelle, officiat-
ing. All invited.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

A fanatic is person who thinks that
what he says aud believes is right, with
out respect to the opinions of others.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

All accounts due the undersigned not
paid by the LIST of January, 1892, will be
collected by law without any further
notice.
CoNTANcIN & MITCHELL.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

Gents good quality Congress shoes
only $500. DELAMAR M. & B. Co.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21
SHORT STOPS.

Fine, nobby pants at Isay's, $3.50.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

ARRIVAL AND pEP. OF MAILS.
From Nampa $50 PM. To Nampa $50 A. NJ
do. Silver City 900 AM To SilverCity 1000 AM.
do. do 5:30P.M To do. 900 P. M.
r. EULER, P. NJ
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

This is the shortest day in the year.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21
Brooks Bros. Stage Line.

LEAVE ARRIVE.
Silver City 1904 M. DeLamar 900 A. M.
do. 4:00P NJ. do $50 P. NJ.
DeLamar 1000 A. NJ. Silver City IL 100 A. NJ
do. 6:00P. M. do. 1880 P. NJ.
do $50 A. M, and connect with outgoing
Nampa stage at Boonyille
Every day in the week
JORDAN VALLEY LINE.
LEAVE. ARRIVE,
DeLamar 9:00A. NJ, Jordan Valley 1900 NJ.
Jordan Valley 200 T. NJ. DeLamar 200 P. NJ
BROOKS BROS.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-12-21

CoNTANcIN & MITCHELL.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-12
The Silver Anniversary.

Thousands of the veterans of the Grand
Army of the Republic met at Detroit, last
week. The parade occurred on Tuesday
and was without parallel in the history of
the organization The Illinois troops We're
given the place of honor. EX-President
Hayes marched with his Ohio comrades
and Commander-in-ch NeaZey's post
headed the Vermont delegation, numbering
$50 men. Ex-President Hayes presented
Colonel Veazey, in behalf of the members
of his staff, with a diamond Grand Army
badge valued at 81 900, This shows in
what estimation Colonel Veazey is held,
and fully justifies the National Tribune in
its tribute of praise to the commander-in-
chief. 1t says: Colonel Veazey has album
dainty justified the expectations of the COM
rades who elected him TO his high Office at
Boston. The Grand Army of the Republic
has been particularly fortunate in its COM
mander-in-chief, but never more fortunate
than when il selected Colonel Veazey. He
retires with golden opinions from all sorts
OF people"
The business sessions began on Wednes-
day, and continued through Thursday!
there were forty-tive departments with
7409 posts and 39S,067 comrades in good
standing The sum expended in chaGlty, as
reported for the year ending June 30, 1880,
was S217 ,967 "a, relieving 1854 persons;
for the year ending June 80 1871, S333,,
for the year ending June 80, 1890, was 5,479;
for the year ending June 30, 1891, $3.50.
This order is not at its summit in point Of
members. 1t can and should be made to
reach membership OF 6OOoOO 10 IOOOO,
but this must be done within five years il
ever. He believes with work and proper or
ganization it is quite possible, there being
over ,200, 900 old soldiers now living.
The question of organizing separate posts
for white and black members in the South
was decided in the negative, The majority
report of the committee said in part; 1t
is too late to divide now on the color line.
A man who is good enough to stand be-
tween the flag and those who would destroy
it when the fate of the nation was trembling
in the balance, is good enough to be COM
rade in any department of the Grand Army
of the Republic"
Captain John Palmer of Albany, n. Y.
was elected commander-in-chief and the
next encampment will be held in Washing
ton, d. &.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-12
Switzerland's Birthday.

Americans are accustomed to think
of the government of the United States,
with its one hundred and fifteen years
of existence, as rather a venerable in
stitution. Yet our republic is not one
quarter as old as the federal republic of
Switzerland, which formally celebrated
its six hundredth anniversary yester-
day. For half dozen centuries the
Swiss have kept the republican spirit
alive among their mountains. From
the August day in 1891, when repre-
sentatives of the three ancient cantons
of Uri, Schwytz and Unterwalden
formed their compact of confederation,
Switzerland has been a stronghold of
republicanism and free thought. Her
sturdy farmers and herdsmen were the
first to show that the splendid chivalry
of Europe could be defeated by plain
infantry, and her towns and the hills
have been the refugees of reformers and
iconoclasts since the time of Zwingli
and John Calvin. AS a nation the
Swiss have been fearless foes of i'm
perialism and papal temporal power.
Latter day skepticism has thrown
doubt upon the authenticity of the
legends, which every school-boy knows,
of Arnold Winkelried and William Tell.
But whether these heroes were actual
or mythical, the narratives concerning
them undoubtedly represent the pre-
vaiing spirit which dominated the
stubborn Swiss in the contests in
which they successfully resisted the
power of Austria and shattered forever
the might of Charles the Bold of Bur-
gundy. 1t is indeed a remarkable
achievement to have maintained the
germ of republican government in the
midst of monarchical Europe for so
many hundred years. The Swiss have
a right to be proud of their history
Ne,0 York Press (Repubica n.y.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-12
Higher Standard of Morals.

The resignation of Quay and Dudley
is propitiatory sacr flee to a public
sentiment within the party which in
sists upon much higher standards of
political purity than these gentlemen
are supposed to represent, and to a still
wider sentiment among the democrats
and mugwumps that the standards of
political purity for republican campaign
committees should be UNNECESSARILY
higher than any they ever dreamed of
practicing for themselves. And this is
the highest compliment which could be
paid to the republican party, that it &C.
cupies, and is held by public opinion
higher moral levels of principle and
performance than its democratic adj
versaries. For no one ever thinks of
expecting anything else but campaign
of corruption by the democratic party.
1t is notorious that one of the main
reasons for putting Brice at the head of
the National Democratic Committee
was that he was not only an immensely
rich man himself, but by reasons of his
relations to many other democratic
millionaires, was easily able to raise
millions for the democratic campaign
fund. 1t is safe to say that vastly
greater sum of money was employed
for illegitimate purposes on the demo-
cratic than on the republican side, be-
cause there never has been any general
or effective opinion within the demo-
cratic party opposed to the corrupt use
of money for campaign purposes. And
these practices are so generally taken
for granted that they escape criticism
as being a matter of course which
everybody expects. And this suggests
the radical difference between the par
ties. The republican party occupies
higher moral plane than the demo-
cratic, because, being made up of
more intelligent constituency, it is
subject to the restraints of an active and
exacting public opinion. The demo-
cratic party is mass of voters, of
whom the larger majority belongs to
the less intelligent classes, which is
drilled to blind subserviency to its
leaders, and is therefore not subject to
the restraints of public opinion within
or without its ranks.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-12
Funeral of Hon. c. w. Porter.

The funeral of Hon Charles w. Porter
was performed from his late residence on
Western avenue, August 3. There was
large attendance of towns people, and of
state officials and friends from other parts
of the state. The character of the assem-
blage, and its aspect of unwonted sadness,
told of the high rank Mr.. Porter had held
in the minds of those who had known him,
and of how deep an impression his untimely
death had made. Beautiful flowers, formed
into emblems and designs that spoke of
love and cherished memories, mutely COM
memmorated the virtues of the dead. Col
onel Fred e. Smith was in charge, assisted
by j. G. Houghton and Peter Mitchell; ex-
Governor Dillingham; of Waterbury, f. S.
Mckenzie of Woodstock, J. j. Dewey of
Quechee, E. w. Bailey of Chicago, j. c
Houghton and b. B. Bailey of Montpelier,
were the pall-bearers; Rev. G.. W. Gal
lagher, by request, read the burial service
of the Episcopal church, and the last sad
rites in the earthly home the silent one had
graced were ended AT Green Mount Gem
etery, under blue skies and amid the abun-
dant verdure of summer-bright emblems
of the life cut off in merchants glory-he
was laid to rest, the portal to the life be-
yond made beautiful with summer green
and radiant with its flowers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-12

the Columbian Exposition " is called for
by "public sentiment" Public sem
timent appears to us to be rather
apathetic on the subject referred to
quite oblivious of the proposition to
hold a worlds fair at Chicago. That
sort of sentiment has been more in
tensely directed to the subject of Yer
mont's interest in an exposition at home,
on her own soil. All the legislation on
the subject of the Columbian EXPOSE
ton that is reasonable, or called for at
this time, was enacted at the regular
session last fall. That ought to suffice
till the next regular session, particu-
larly if "the further legislation "
called for is larger appropriation.
If more than $4,000 can be advanta-
geously invested in the Chicago show,
it will be clearer year from now than
it is to-day, and there will be time
enough then to appropriate and use the
money. Let this turkey set, and don't
fool away a thousand dollars day in
legislative attempts to put more eggs
under the bird.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-12

in the minds of certain sentimentalists
surrounded publicly-executed victims
of the law was greatly diminished. The
picture of Jack Sheppard going to his
merted doom, surrounded by women
weeping at his fate, aud bearing a nose
gay presented by one of them, certainly
is not one to inspire in a man whose
moral tendency is to criminal life the
awe which the inhiction of the death
penalty was intended to inspire.
Whether or not the assumption of the
New York "gag-law is correct, it
seems there is reasonable ground for
questioning its constitutionality; and
this test is to be made in the trial which
will follow the indictment referred to.
Should the case be decided adversely to
the newspapers, it is difficult to see
where the line may be drawn in state
censorship of the press. Certainly, if
this law, which regulates only one of
many matters in which the state is
party at interest, is sustained, it is diff
cult to say that laws may not be enacted
prohibiting newspapers from comment
ing upon the conduct of the prisons,
the institutions for the insane, the
canals, or any other matter of which
the state has control. Whatever may
be the spirit of the law, its tendency is
certainly wrong; and those who be-
lieve in freedom of the press, or in
freedom of speech, will hope that the
law with its censorial tendency may be
oyerthroWn
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-12
A Questionable LAW.

The recent action of grand jury in
New York city in handing in bill of
indictment against leading metropol-
itan journal, which, contrary to a re-
Gently enacted statute, published in
full the story of the execution of four
murderers, by electricity, suggests the
query, Has the state right to assume
censorship of the presto dictate as to
up the news to their readers? The
constitution of New York state guar
antees to its citizens freedom of speech
and the freedom of the press. In some
monarchical countries, the speech of
the people and the utterances of the
press are trammeled by a censorship
which, while it may prevent public
utterance of certain sentiments, does
not stamp out the spirit that prompts
their utterance. The enactment of a
law in New York curtailing the rights
of editors in the matter of executio ms of
murderers, limits them to a space of
five lines-barely enough to announce
the fact that the executions have taken
place. 1t is easy to see the intent of
the law, and to understand the spirit
which prompted its enactment. 1t is
founded on the assumption that the
publication of the details of executions
has tendency to corrupt public morals
that the tendency further is to familiar
ize those who would become criminals
with the awful machinery of death,
and thus make it seem less terrible.
Such assumptions were the foundations
of laws which abolished public execu-
tons, and provided for Gin sense)
secret judicial infliction of the death
penalty; and the halo of herosm that
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-12
The Extra Session Called.

Reduced to newspaper terseness,
Governor Pages proclamation, dated
August s, summons the legislature to
meet at Montpelier, Tuesday, August
%, to enact the special laws required
by the act of congress refunding the
direct tax levied in 1861, ard by
another act providing for the erection
of a federal building at St. Adams.
To his excellency there also "appears a
strong public sentiment calling for
further legislation upon the subject of
the Columbian Exposition to be opened
at Chicago in 1892" The first and
second articles in the governors
warning" admit of little discussion
and could be quickly settled as to the
third, it is not quite clear what
" further legislation on the subject OF