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The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-09-22

The schedule under individuals" is
rather modest, while inquiries pertain
ing to manufacturing establishment
IRE pretentious. Here are the ques-
tions that will make perjurers of many
an honest merchant or tradesman:
Name and character of organization;
whether individual or cooperative, or
other form; character OF business and
kind OF goods manufactured; amount
of capital invested; firm members, CO.
partners, or officers; amount of their
salaries; number of employees; amount
of wages; quantity and cost of ma
terial use in manufacture; amount CT
miscellaneous expenses; quantity ana
value of products; character and qucn-
tity of power used; character and num-
Der of machines employed. The prcsi-
dent, treasurer, secretary, agent or any
direct officer of any corporation, busi-
ness, factory or firm is answerable Ter
all. And any refusal to answer, or any
false statement, is an otrense for which
the culprit must pay $4,000 fine or
go to prison for one year, or both.
The questions relating to agriculture
include: Name OF occupant OF edch
farm, tenure, acreage, value of farm
and farm implements. average quantity
and value of different products, num-
Der and value of live stock. Statistics
will also be gathered relating to special
classes, including the insane, the feeble
minded, crime, deaf, dumb and blind;
pauperism, Juvenile delinquents and
inmates of reformatories and benevo-
lent institutions; and last of all, in the
cities, social statistics relating to pub
lie Indebtedness, valuation, taxation
and expenditures; to religious bodies,
to electric light and power, to the tele-
phone and telegraph business and to
Notwithstanding steamboats,,
express facilities and street railways
Leslie's Monthly.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1899-09-22
WANTED TO MARRY HER.
A Discharged Hospital Patient
Writes His Nurse an Unusual
Love Letter.

Perhaps more good-looking, we'll
bred, intelligent and earnest young
women are going into trained nursing
nowadays than into any other business
to which the sex has turned its atten-
ton. 1t would be mean and also untrue
to even intimate that they were taking
up nursing in the hope of getting hus-
band. AS a matter of fact, many of
them take up the work for the very rea-
son that they wish to walk softly" all
the rest of their lives. And yet, curious
ly enough, no class of women receive so
many proposals of marriage. There are
several reasons for this. In the first
place, many of these nurses are attrac-
tive enough to please any man, no mat
ter how fastidious in the matter of re-
finement, education and physical beau
y. Then, too, the nurses costume is
he perfection of neatness and cleanli-
ness. and much more becoming to many
women than their ordinary dress. But
the secret probably lies in the circum-
stances. We all know that propinquity
has much to answer for, and it is ospe-
tally powerful at 4 time when man in
tinctiyely ycarns for sympathy and
enderness.
To many sick man his kindly, light
ooted. good-looking nurse, in her spot
ess costume. is no doubt revelation.
To others. for thousand and one rea-
'ons, she may appear veritable angel.
1ere is case in point. A young wild
over from the country was in n Chicago
hospital. lie was rough, uneducated
md uncouth, but he was genuine after
his kind. He fell violently in love with
lis nurse, and. though he said nothing
her except with his eyes and prob
bly, resolved never TO break his silence,
week after he was discharged he wrote
Ter this letter:
dear miss sot down to tell you that i've
rove hum an wish was somewhere els
We got bully boys an they are helpin
bout gittin the garden sass in the ground
,ut they haint got no mother an i've got
horse an kau an thout you'd be kinder
iardy to take care of EN- II you'd stupe SO
much i've thout OF you ever since cum
rom the horse pittle an how Jimmy you
list to walk up an down them wards you
rad the best gate 1 ever seen an my first
wife STEPPED ifs so an she paid her way
ell you like to work an the boys like to
work and | kno You do an so ide like TO
inc II you halnt got no objecshuns an now
We made so bolde to rite SIGH but was kind
ar pushed on by my feelirs an 50 hope you'll
,xcuse it an rite soon shant he mad If
you say no but its no harm to ask IN as !
say cant help ritin an the boys names are
peter Zebulon an John an they want to
see you as does your respected friend
which owes his present health to you.
JOSEPH c."
OF course, ones first impulse is to
augh. But, after all, the poor fellows
etter is rather a matter for tears than
aughter. 1t is genuine, and any genu-
ne confession of love is too sacred for
laughter. Will she accept? Probably
not. The very truth of the missive
paints too graphically the unloveliness
of the suitor's surroundings and the
of his horizon, even when
expanded By the broadening influence
Of love. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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writing letters to the police of Galata
Tone of the suburbs of CoGstantinople),
as he had orders to get copy of these
letters and 10 bring the aforesaid Paul
TO headquarters.
The editor explained that Paul could
not he brought to headquarters; he
was dead. Tut the fuDctionary retort-
ed that his orders were to bring Paul,
and, if he could not bring Paul, to bring
the editor. IT was of no use to protest
that Paul had been dead for 1,S0O years:
the editor was taken to headquarters
and put in prison for several days, until
finally the Greek patriarch interfered
and presented the bureau of censorship
with copy of the letter of Paul, which
he showed was addressed, not to the
people of Galata, but to province of
the ancient Roman empire.
This having been at last made clear
the editor was released.-N. Y. World.
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TYLLA REBEKAH LODGE, no. 81, meets
" the second and fourth Wednesday in
each month at Odd Fellows Hall.
Visiting members in good standing cor
daily invited.
MINNIE O'NEILL, n. G.
FRANCES CRossoS, Secretary.
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SERMONETTE ON BEAUTY.
The Society Smile Leaves Lines in
the Face That Are Hard
to EEnce.

Our faces get just as tired as our
backs or our feet, and then, if we know
enough, we long for the soothing touch
of fingers trained to knead and pat and
stroke our muscles.
The sensation is delightful. Ten vel
vety balls travelling around our chin,
under our eyes, across our foreheads,
and each ball carrying along cool lit
lie dab Of something creamy and soft
and fragrant
Many's the spell of cross-grainness |
have had chased off in this way. Social
indulgences must be paid for.
We are obliged TO grimace. Some peo-
pie call it smiling" We expect our
smirks to bring lines.
We look to the artful rubber to keep
facial muscles SO strengthened that
they will resist the strain TO which they
are subjected.
We are also wise enough to learn
few massage tricks as we'll
And how careful we are to get to-
gether delicate lotions that will help
our ten fingers to do the work demand
ed of them.
lOm liiC law VI - ''O@N,f+
pledged to six euchres a week and
whist or two thrown in must need mas
sage. There is nothing on earth more
cruelty unkind to good looks than those
persistent efforts of ours to be agree
able. We cannot go into society with
sealed lips and expressions that are
funereal. We begin the great grimac-
ing act from the moment we give our
hostess our first handshake to the time
for the final adieu.
We can actually feel, if we have
grown sensitive upon the subject OF
wrinkles, the Lines coming about our
eyes, and around our mouth every time
we contract the muscles.
We may be ignorant of consequences.
II so we let threadlike weaves appear,
and that cunning scamp - Time - de-
lighted to be allowed his will, sees to it
that they become day by day deeper and
deeper.
And there arrives q time when even
a Venus mirror refuses to shelter de-
fects. Our eyes are still bright, our
color fine, our complexion free from
blemishes, but, alas! n few crows feet
or a network of wrinkles spoils every
thing.
1t is all folderol to tell a woman of 80
that she may look as young as a girl OF
IS. If true to the trust nature has re-
posed in her she has no need to envy
the bud. If she has cared for each gift
with which she has been endowed, she
can afford to laugh at the Pretensions Of
youth with all its guacheries, all its in
sipidities. If, however. she has been
negligent of the arts that beautify, an
unbeiiever in science as cure-all for
our infections, she must simply bear her
punishment. She will be punished,
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DIRECTORY


COMMISSIONERS:
t.lm Shea.
. -4ict-Henry Scott.
4nIcu District-John McVan.
Clerk Of District l'ourt-E. L. Ballard,
Sberiff-oscar BruI zell.
Assessor-Chris OlseA.,
TrsUsurer-John C. Conuors.
2-obale JuIgc--Geo. II. Hapdy.
gtpt of Eduea ion-F. s. Heer.
DELAM&R PRECINCT.
Justice OF Peace John D; Harris
senator7J. G. Watts, n,u,u
Bspsess3sss7es G. G. l. i. R RrSSyskle.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-18
GENERAL GRANT
En- ROUTE To
PHILIPPINES
Was Commander at
Porto Rico.
NATIVES ARE DISAPPOINTED
HE THINKS ISLAND SHOULD
HAVE STATEHOOD.
Expects to Join Lawton's Command
When He Arrives at Manila.
Will Leave Monday on
the Sherman.
NATIVES ARE DISAPPOINTED
HE THINKS ISLAND SHOULD
HAVE STATEHOOD.

Brigadier General Frederick D. Grant
arrived last night from San Juan. Porto
Rico, en- route to Manila, where he will
report to General Otis for duty.
General Grant went Immediately upon
his arrival to the Palace Hotel. where he
was greeted by his brothers, Ulysses S.
Grant Jr. and Jesse R. Grant who ar
rived on the Owl yesterday morning
from San Diego. He has been travelling
almost continuously since the 10Th of last
month, when he left San Juan for Wash
ington. and will spend the short time he
has before the sailing Of the transport
Sherman, to which he Is assigned for pas
sage to the Philippines, in absolute rest.
The general spoke interestingly of his
experience at Porto Rico, where for many
months he was in comand of the Ameri-
can troops, and had charge of the re-
habllitation of the governmental func-
tons of the island. Concerning the peo-
pie among whom he has spent so much
of his time he said
though somewhat excitable people and
WILL | think, make good citizens after
they have had year or so of schooling
under our Government. They have lived
FOR years, OF course, under Spanish rule
and Spanish customs, but they are quick
to adapt themselves to new conditions
toms.
so far as they have experienced Amer
lean rule, however, l think they are
slightly disappointed. They welcomed us
as deliverers at first and were led to ex-
pect radical and immediate reforms and
the reforms have evidently not come
quick enough for them. Because of the
war they neglected their crops and their
business interests generally. and having
to pay two duties on what they were
prepared to ship out the price on their
products was reduced to a figure lower
than that they received from Spain.
They were in a good frame of mind to
be disappointed and they certainly are,
though they make no open demonstration
of it, and | think will be as good natured
as ever after the magnitude of proposed
American reforms become apparent to
them.
Although we had a great deal of sick
ness among our troops, we found the Cli-
mate one that our people could adapt
themselves to quite readily. The country
is productive of profitable crops and
couple of years of American rule will
make it as good a state as most of those
in the Union
General Grant entered the army as coll
onel, commanding the Fourteenth Volun-
regiment to Chickamauga and was COM
mIssioned brigadier general and placed
in command of the first division of the
Third Army Corps. With his command
he was ordered to San Juan on July q,
snd since that time has conducted affairs
on the island.
The Sherman will leave about the 22d
of the present month. and the general
expects to be attached to General Law
tons command upon his arrival on the
other side.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-18
The Fire Record.

An alarm was turned in yesterday at
1920 from box 356 for a fire on Lombard
street wharf caused by pot of tar toll
ing over. Very little damage was dona.
At 12:52 an alarm was sounded from
box 139. The fire was in the two-story
frame building at 621 Ellis street owned
by w. West and occupied by E. r.
Garcia. The damage was slight; cause,
sparks from a chimney
At 1856 an alarm was sounded from box
81 for a fire which started in cottage
al 27 Wilder street. owned and occupied
by Mrs. Staeder The building was total
" destroyed and the adjoining cottage
was badly scorched The fire was caused
by a defective fiue.
At 5:35 an alarm was sounded from
box 363 The fire was in the frame build
ing at the southwest corner of Main and
Harrison streets owned by the Risdon
Iron Works and occupied by w. Dedler.
1t was caused by sparks from a chimney
and the damage was slight.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-18
CITY EMPLOYEES
IN DREAD OF AN
INVESTIGATE
Superintendent Frag-
ley Makes Denial.
HE HINTS AT RETALIATION
THE STREET DEPARTMENT MEN
MUST BE SILENT.
The Practice of Blackmailing Men
on the City's Pay Roll Is
Said to Be a Common
One.
HE HINTS AT RETALIATION
THE STREET DEPARTMENT MEN
MUST BE SILENT.

Publication of the facts concerning the
proposed investigation by the Board of
Supervisors into the affairs of the office
of Superintendent of Streets Fragley has
caused no end of a commoton among the
employees at the City Hall All of the
attaches of the office over which Mr.
Fragley has control have been supenaed
to appear before a committee of the
Board of Supervisors on Friday at which
time they will be questioned as to their
knowledge of the charges that Mr.. Frag-
ley requires them to pay him a portion
of their monthly or daily salary. refusal
TO make such payment being considered
sufficient cause for their dismissal from
the employ of the city.
To several officials who called on him
yesterday, Mr.. Fragley denied that the
charge made against him is founded on
fact and intimated that he would make
II extremely warm for such members of
responsible for the proposed investiga-
ton: He even intimated that the charge
made against him might be made with
truth against any one of half a dozen
members of the board. In this connection
he declared his intention of making a
few disclosures in the event that he is
called upon to testify before the board.
1t is well known to the initiated that
at least three-quarters of the employees of
the different departments of the city
government retain their position by pay
ing a portion of their salaries to those
persons who secured them the positions
or to others who are responsible for the
continuance of their employment For
| this reason a majority of the men on
the city's pay roll are now on the anxious
seat because of the fear that the investi-
cation that is to begin with the Superin-
tendent of Streets may be extended so
as to embrace every department of the
city government.
1t is asserted by the old timers about
the City Hall that the investigation will
be barren of results so far as Mr.. Frag-
ley's employees are concerned for the rea-
son that they will lose their positions
should they tell tales out of school All
/ of these employees refused yesterday to
! discuss the matter. but some went so
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-18
Boyd's Valuable Services.

The action of Belle Curtis and Lizzie
Muir heirs of the estate of the late Jacob
u. Davis, against Alexander Boyd, junior
partner of the old firm of Davis & Boyd
to recover $50, 900 which the heirs allege is
due them from the defendant as the share
of Jacob T. Davis in the profits of the
firm since Mr.. Davis death, went to trial
before Judge Belcher yesterday Mr.
Boyd denies such an amount is due. but
in his pleadings practically acknowledges
that the profits amount to the sum
stated; but he claims the entire amount
for his services on behalf of Davis in
terests. Figures produced in court yester-
day show that Just prior to Davis death
he had 81 .059 ,1S7 81 invested in the firm.
while Boyd had the sum of 1869 900 in
vested, showing an overdraft on his part
for large sum. But little testimony was
taken, the case being continued until this
morning to admit of further examina-
ton of the books.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-18

delegates. Rev. Hugh K. Walker of Los
Angeles will preach the convention ser
mon and Rev. j. Y. Orr will deliver the
closing prayers and benediction: Ine IN,
executive work of the convention will
begin Friday morning.
Much attention is being paid TO the
junior Endeavorers, and on Saturday al
ternoon the junior and intermediate con-
ventlon will assemble at the First Pres
byter1an Church. Roy Baker will deliver
the greeting, and the eight cardinal points
OF junior work will be taken up as fol-
lows: Alameda County. humane work;
San Francisco, temperance; Santa Clara,
Lords day work; Sacramento, mission
work; San Francisco Intermediates, Bible
study; Robert Sibley, Los Angeles Inter
medfates. pledgekeeping; Harry l.. Led
yard. San Jose Intermediates, Our Work
for the Church. Oakland Juniors ana
special speakers will take up the seventh
point and DR.. Clark will handle Soul
Winning" The junior chorus of $50 voices
has been completed and is as follows:
Roy Baker Ralph Thompson. Florence Bush
Bertha Reading, Clarence Caldwell. Ruby
Thompson, Ethel Dean. David Ritchey. Mabel
Fuseh, Andrew Ritchey, Lille Parker. Alice
Corrigan James Ritchey, Jessie Woodward
Annie Edwards, Maude Melvin Mollie Lynas
White, Chauncey Anderson, Esther Wheeler
Matte Halbert. Ruth Coyle, Bessie Quellln
Florence Wheeler, Florence Quellin, Mary Bur
dick Laura Quellin. Lulu Jones. Vernon HaW-
ley Grace Anderson John Halbert, Elvia
Fuller. Maude Baldwin. Alice Burdck: Audrey
Edean Ella Bloomberg. Carrie Saville Bessie
Ogg. Annie Krogh Edna Hughes, Emma Lu-
cas- Gordon Hughes, George Lucas, Josephine
Veasey. Madge Mason. Evelyn Dewson, Myrtle
Embury Ruth Dawson. Maude Good Maude
Howard Mabel Howard Myrtle Weldon
Clyde Doyle Ada Hayden. Harry Green. Rob
ert Fairbanks Fred Green. Ethel Mckay Ell
van Smith Roy Fish, Eleanor Hough. Edith
Todd Freda Smith Sala Kinard, Frances
Brown, Charley Kinard. Hazel Smith. Sarah
Kinard Edna Randall. Florence Burning, Mel
vim ,<;coU Maude Moery. Olivia PcnrycooF
James Pennycook. Hazel Price. Flora Loufbur-
ough Christina Sioberg, Warren Marshall, Ell
sic Caig Madge Caul1eld. Mildred Porter, Da-
vid Caig, Mary Peck, Stewart irwin, Juiette
Stettenberg Ruby Allen. Ella Burbeck, Laura
Allen, Evelyn Grswold, Adele Gardiner. Ar
thur Grant Emma King, Ashley Porter,
Lleweiyn Peck Edna Whitney, Charlie BaX-
ley. Ella Norn Mira Wells. Jessie Woodward
Kittie Young Alfred Dingle, Helen Dingie,
Hattie Patterson. Agnes Naismith, Carrie Car
ter Sadie Nasmith Ethel Snow, Maud Ma
loon Jennie Irving, Edwin Maloon. Louisa San
1erson, Cora Jones. Alice Jones. Celia Nr"sh.
Hazel Hughes, Alvin Hughes, MarIJry Potter,
Oracle Caig. Cora Lucas.
The junior chorus is assisted by a
double quartet composed of Bertha
Bouterious, Clara Wilson, Matte Hal
bert Ruth Wastell Albert Ralston, Har-
vey Lyon, Ralph Wastell and Vernon
Hawley.
The finishing touches have been placed
on the reception booths and general dec
orations at the Tabernacle, and all ar
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-18
MIXED THINGS
WITH BENNY IN
THE PAWNSH|P
B. PeCkerman Routed
by Clerk Eber.
HARD BLOWS WERE STRUCK
A LIVELY MIX-UP OVER AN UN-
REDEEMED PLEDGE.
Peckerman Wanted to Take Out a
Diamond Ring for Friend, but Re
used to Pay the Customary
Rate of Interest.

A rather lively row occurred yesterday
afternoon in the pawnshop at 10 Third
street, recently conducted by Simon Peck
erman. Peckerman's son Benny" was bad
ly damaged by Eugene Eber. a young man
who is employed at the pawnshop The
elder Peckerman has conducted the pawn
shop for many years, but last week he
failed. and those who know the inside of
the old mans affairs declare that his
business and fortune were ruined by the
waywardness of his two sons, Joseph and
Benny, both of whom are we'll known on
the coast.
Yesterday afternoon Benny Peckerman
entered the store and handed the clerk a
ticket for a diamond ring which he
wanted to redeem at per cent interest
The regular rate is per cent, and Eber
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-18
WILL LEAD

fatty refused to allow Peckerman to re-
deem the ring unless he paid the Gus
tomary rate of interest.
This ring belongs to particular friend
of mine" shouted Peckerman.
81 don't care who it belongs to. If you
want to take it out you'll have TO pay
the customary rate of interest" retorted
Eber hotly.
Then Peckerman attempted to strike
Eber The blow slipped around the clerk s
neck and the two clinched. For Il min
ute or two they furnished some real good
hand -to-hand fighting. Chairs were
knocked over. tables were upturned and
several layers of rings were scattered on
the floor
When the police entered to separate the
pair Eber had Benny's red head under his
arm and was pounding it severely. Young
Peckerman was game however. and as
two husky policemen led him out of the
store he struggled hard to get free so he
could resume the scrap.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-18
COMMITTEES

This little disnatch was received by the
executive committee of the Christian En-
deavorers this morning and was received
with marked satisfaction, because it put
away all doubt that Father Clark, the
founder of the society, would be a BILE to
attend the opening session of the State
convention tomorrow evening.
The delegates haye begun to arrive. and
the "Whitecaps'' met tonight to receive
their final instructions about the recep-
ton of the thousands of delegates that
would arrive tomorrow. There are
eighty-two "Whitecaps," as the reception
committee members are known. The
street railroads have promised free trans
portation to every Endeavorer wearing
the official white cap. A committee will
go to Port Costa tomorrow afternoon to
meet Father Clark and escort him to this
city, where he will be the guest of Rev
C. r. Brown of the First Congregational
Church.
The first delegation came last night
from San DIEGO.
AS soon as the delegates arrive the
next State convention and naming the
State president will begin, for 1t Is gen
orally conceded that these two distine-
tons shall go to the same city. Napa.
Stockton and Sacramento are all making
bids for the honor.
The convention will open to-morro-v
evening with an address cf ---1c~-
j. G. Suhr. for the committee of 80
Mayor R., W. Snow will speak for the
city of Oakland st'@ DR.. j. K. Mclean on
After the singh. of the convention
hymn, composed by George p. Lowell,
Father Clark will reply to the addresses
of welcome on behalf of the slsltols am
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-18
OAKLAND WILL
FIGHT THIS CITY
To A FINISH
Big Interest in This
Weeks Games.
SOME CHANGES AT SAN JOSE
LEAKE AND GRAHAM SIGNED
AND KLEIBER DROPPED.
Hutchinson to Play With sacramen-
to-old-Timers Anxious to
Come Back to the
Coast.
SOME CHANGES AT SAN JOSE
LEAKE AND GRAHAM SIGNED
AND KLEIBER DROPPED.

The remarkable feature of the baseball
week just closed was the triple victory by
oakland over Watsonville, they thereby
Jumping from fourth to second place and
sending the hayseeds down to Oakland s
former position. San Francisco, by
breaking even with Santa Cruz. retains
the lead, though with a somewhat re-
duced percentage. Santa Cruz remains
in third position. while San Jose and Sac
ramento have increased their percentage
somewhat, but have not improved their
positions. However, all the clubs are
fairly well punched and the next series
may topple over the leaders and boost
some Of the tailenCers up nearer the top.
The percentage Of the teams IS as fol-
lows: