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Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Ensign Games Lost HI. Wager,

Miss Emma Eames has a brother,
Harold, who was an ensign In the
United States navy. His ship was sta
toned at Leghorn, and one day the
flagship entered the harbor with the
fleet commander on board The latter
was very dignified and was never
known to lose his self control. One
day the commander was in swimming,
and young Eames made friendly wa
ger with fellow officer that he would
destroy his seniors equanimity, in
naval parlance, rattle him. The wa
ger was accepted, and moment after
ward Eames was in the water swim
ming toward his superior officer. Sud-
denly he paused, and, stopping his
powerful overland stroke, began tread
ing water. Then he saluted precisely
as If he had been on a quarter deck.
To the young mans intense surprise
the commander returned the salute
with equal gravity. Mr.. Eames lost
his wager.-Saturday Evening Post.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
COMPANY DINNERS.
They Are Dreaded by Guests an
Make the Hostess Nervous,

They Are Dreaded by Guests and
Make the Hostess Nervous.
Writing on Making Company Of
Guests" Edward Box, in The Ladies'
Home Journal, considers ut a curious
fact that American housewives are so
loath to believe that dinner with fuss
and feathers is dreaded by the vast
majority of people. The highest COM
pliment we can possibly show a guest
at dinner is to let him partake Of an
ordinary meal, to let him come quietly
in and be one of the family yet this
is the very compliment which we with
hold from him. Instead of giving q
guest what he would relish most we
give him what he really enjoys least.
"Let hostess be ever SO graceful
and tactful, let there be years Of ex-
perience on her shoulders, yet nothing
can conceal from her guests that the
dinner which she Is serving is other
than an unusual one. 1t is a formal af-
fair, and no amount Of grace can make
anything else of it, for nothing speaks
so loudly or so unerringly as formal
company dinner. Every course shows
it; every movement of the waitress pro-
claims 1t; every piece of china fairly
cries out the occasion.
"And of course no one at the table
really enjoys 1t. The guest certainly
does not, because he knows he is being
made company of, and that feeling Is
always enough to Offset every enjoy
ment. The hostess does not, for she
hasn't the time. Her eyes are for the
table and her servants, not for her
guest"
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
LOOKING INTO A SHOTGUN.
A Bandits Victim Tells How 1t Feels
to BE Held I'm

n Bandits Victim Tells How 1t Feels
to Be Held Up.
Il happen to know how it feels to be
held up," said a gentleman who now
occupies a position of prominence in To-
cal railroad circles. 81 acquired my
experience as a passenger In a stage
coach about six miles from Tombstone,
A. T., in 1884. We had big load, six
men inside, two on the drivers seat
and an express messenger on the boot.
Every man in the crowd had a revolv-
er, two of the inside passengers had
Winchesters across their knees, and
the messenger had an 8 bore duck
gun that contained nearly a quart Of
slugs. We were held up at about A In
the afternoon by single masked man,
who rose suddenly from behind a pile
Of rocks and covered us with sawed
off shotgun. All the curtains were
raised, SO there was fair view Of the
interior, and when he yelled Hands
up! everybody obeyed.
Then he told US to get out one by
one and stand in row, with our backs
to him. 1 never hated to do anything
so badly in my life, but saw the 9TH
ers going and followed suit. About
that time half grown boy, apparently
unarmed, appeared from behind the
rocks and took up the collection, which
included our joint arsenal. After that
we were ordered back, and the chief
bandit told the driver to go ahead.
''As far as know, the robbers were
never caught, but what especially i'm
pressed me about the episode was the
reluctance of any Of our party to take
the initiative. 1 was certain the slight
est resistance would be successful, but
| realized also that the man who made
the first move had an excellent chance
of being killed, and suppose all the
others felt the same way. Anyhow, it
happened exactly as l have narrated
it. During the year lived in Arizona
there were eight or nine hold ups on
the same road, and In no instance was
there any resistance whatever. That
taught me that a crowd of average
men, gazing into a cooked shotgun,
will do just about anything that is
suggested."-New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
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FOR THE FARMER e
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The growth and decay of vegetation
on and in the soil are yet, as in earth's
earliest ages, the best means for fitting
IL for mans use. When vegetation de-
Gays, 1t always gives off carbonic acid
gas, which is more powerful solvent
than water alone. If vegetation con-
tains nitrogen, it is a still more power
fui solvent, says The American Guilt
vator, and will make mineral plant
food soluble so that the roots of plants
can take it up. ALI the earlier vegeta-
ton of the world was poor in nitrogen,
but full of carbon absorbed through it's
leaves from the atmosphere, then so
overcharged with carbonic acid gas
that none but the lowest forms of ami
NAL life was possible. After the ferns
decayed bitter plants, such as the
grains, grasses and clover, could live
and grow. Many modern farmer who
cannot grow clover finds that if he
sows field with some grain which has
a large seed 1t will furnish him
enough carbonic acid gas to liberate
some Of the nitrogen and minerals
which the clover needs and which were
already in the soil, but not in form for
clover roots to feed On. In almost ev-
erything the good farmer does to deep
en- and improve his land he is coop.
Grating with forces that were at work
long before human life began on this
planet. Even then it was being pre-
pared for something Of which neither
reptile life nor the fishes nor the birds
and the four footed beasts could guess
what was to be the end. When man
and woman appeared, created erect,
with their heads raised toward heaven
and not bowed to the earth, looking
downward, he was given the key The
earth was given to man to work upon
and improve. All other animal life
was given for mans use, each in it's
way to accomplish this great work
There is no beast or reptile or fish Or
bird that has not either served man.
kind or has found itself exterminated
as being untitled for the world it lived
in
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
TIMBER ON PUBLIC LANDS.
Regulations Governing Use of Timber on
Public Mineral Lands.


Department of the Interior, General
Land Office, Washington, D. c., jan
uary lS, 1900.-By virtue of the
power Of the act of June 3, 1878, en-
titled IAN act authorizing the citizens
of Colorado, Nevada and the Terri
tories to fell and remove tim ber on the
public domain for mining and domestic
purposes, the following rules and
regulations are hereby prescribed:
/. The act applies to the States of
Colorado, Nevada, Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, North Dakota, South Da-
kota. and Utah, and the Territories of
New Mexico and Arizona, and all
n5her mineral districts of the United
States.
2. The land from which timber may
be felled or removed under the provis-
ions of this act, must be known to be
of a strictly mineral character and
mot subject to entry under existing
laws of the United States. except for
mineral entry. Parties who take tim
ber from the public lands under as
sumed authority of this act must stand
prepared to show that their acts are
within the prescribed terms of the law
granting such privilege, the burden be-
ing on such parties of proving by a
preponderance of evidence that the
land from which the timber is taken is
mineral" within the meaning of the
act.
3. The privileges granted are con-
fined to citizens Of the United States
and other persons, bona hde residents
of the States, Territories and other
mineral districts, provided for in the
'Wt.
/. The uses for which timber may
n ielled or removed are limited
by the wording of the act to
building, agricultural, mining, or
o:iier domestic purposes.
,. No timber cut is permitted to be
f..lled or removed for purposes of sale
or traffic, or to manufacture the same
into lumber or other timber product as
an article of merchandise. for any
other use whatsoever, except as de-
fined in section of these rules and
regulations.
Il. No timber cut or removed under
the provisions of this act may be
transported out of the State or Terri
tory where procured.
Z. No timber is permitted to be
used for smelling purposes, smelling
being a'separate and distinct industry
from that of mining.
8. No growing trees of any kind
whatsoever less than eight inches in
diameter are permitted to be cut.
9. Persons telling or removing tim
ber under the provisions OF this act
must utilize ali of each tree cut that
can be- profitably used, and must dis
pose of the tops, brush and other re-
fuse in such manner as to prevent the
spread of forest fires.
10. These rules and regulations
shall take effect February 15, 1900, and
all existing rules and regulations here
tofore prescribed under said act by
this Department are hereby rescinded.
w. A. RICHARDS,
Acting Commissioner.
Approved, January lS, 1900.
E. A. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Growing Turnips.

At a recent farmers institute in New
Brunswick one speaker told how he
succeeded in growing 1000 bushels per
acre. He took a poor piece of ground
in the fall, and after he had plowed it
he put ON 80 tons Of manure to the acre
and narrowed it In. He wants no ma
nure plowed in unless it is to be plow-
ed up again in the spring, narrowed
lightly and furrowed two feet apart
about two inches deep. In the fur
rows he strewed 25O pounds of super
phosphate to the acre. He uses two
pounds Of specially selected turnip
seed to the acre. When they are two
inches high, he thins them to 1S inches
apart. After this he keeps the horse
cultivator running two or three times
a week between the rows. AS he
grows them principally as a succulent
winter food for his stock, he sows
early, that they may have time to
grow.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
operations in the quarry near soulsby.

operations in the quarry near Soulsby-
vile.
According to reports burglars have
possession of Knights Ferry. 1t is out
of the common run if two or three rob-
berries are not committed each night.
Independent, Sonora, February "a, 1900.
The city election last Wednesday
occupied the attention of the voters.
The principal interest taken in the re-
suit was whether or not the re-organi-
zation movement would win, and gen
eral satisfaction was expressed when it
became known that re-incorporatiOn
was victorious with majority of 81,
the vote standing 10 for the proposi-
tion and 103 against it. The total vote
cast was 2S2. The victorious candi-
dates for city trustee were w. Ell. Den
mis- Ill, and A. A. Moore 142 votes.
Other votes cast for trustee were G. H.
Burden 100. w. Hartvig 81, J. b.
Brescia 16, Scattering 42.
The voting for reorganization is a
step in the right direction and will
place Sonora among the progressive
cities of her class in the State The
preliminaries are now in order when
another election will be held and five
trustees and the other city officers will
he Selaeted
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Vests Stolen Pigs.

A story that Senator Vest tells re-
lates to his candidacy for the Legisla-
ture in 1861 against A. S. Walker.
The canvass was exceedingly exciting
because of the near approach of war,
and all the questions incident to it were
discussed with much animation.
Charges and countercharges were
made. Both sides knew that about
six votes either way would determine
the contest, and on the day before the
election Walker raised the point on
Vest that he had stolen some pigs.
The only way that Vest could meet the
charge was to acknowledge smilingly
that he had the pigs in his pen and in
his possession. If he had gone further
and said that he had bought them
which they hoped he would do-they
had witnesses to show that he had not
bought them, but Vest was too shrewd
to be caught in the trap, and turned
the accusation off with laugh and the
remark:
Zone can't account for the way his
boys get pigs. st. Louis Republic.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Going to Bed In India.

Going to bed in India is a very diff
ferent process from going to bed at
home. To begin with, it is a far less
formal process. There is no shutting
the door. no cutting yourself off from
the outer world, no going up stairs
and finally no getting into bed. You
merely lie down on your bed. which,
with Its bedding, is SO simple as 20 be
worth describing. The bed is a wooden
frame with webbing laced across it,
and each bed has a thin cotton mat
tress. Over this one sheet is spread,
and two pillows go to each bed. That's
all!-scottish American.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Nugget, placervi1le. Februarx %. 1900.

Last week three Placerville boys,
tired of the restraints of home and
school, set out to see the wide, wide
world. They carried no letters of
credit from their parents, having
omitted to say they contemplated a
journey, thereby preventing their in
dulgent papas from giving them that
requisite. They went as far as Sacra-
mento and whether view of the Capt.
tai City satisfied their desire for grand
sights, or, on the other hand, whether
its effect was to take away the romance
OF roaming life, we are unable to
say. One of the boys returned the
other day and two came back last
night. They will not write a book
concerning their adventures. "Mum's'
the word with them.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Gold Dredging in New Zealand.

The success of dredging as branch
of the gold mining industry in New
Zealand is now so firmly established
and so widely recognized as to call for
little comment. In the space of the
last thirty years, gold dredging has
advanced by leaps and bounds, as each
fresh improvement upon the early
crude attempts has been added with
satisfactory and stimulating results.
1t is now about thirty years, as
far as can be ascertained, since the first
attempt to dredge the River Molyneux
was made. The machine then en-
ployed consisted merely of a strong
iron ring, technically known as spoon,
To which was secured an ox-hide bag
and long pole. The process of dredg-
ing was as simple as the means en-
ployed. A rope was fastened to the
aforesaid iron ring and secured to a
hand winch on the bank of the river.
The bucket and pole were taken out
and dropped into the stream by means
of boat, the bucket being pressed by
the pole as deep as possible into the
wash in the bed of the river. All that
renamed to be done was to haul the
bucket ashore with the help of the
winch, the contents being then Graded
in an ordinary suiner's cradle.-W. H.
Cutten, in The Engineering Magazine
for February.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Bravo /! Bravo 4!

They heard noise in the kitchen
and crept down. He carried a pistol
and she curtain pole. Then they dis
covered the cause of the noise. "'Did
you see that rat jump out of the
oven?" she gasped, holding her skirts;
''why don't you shoot him?" BE
cause he was just out of my range" p"
he chuckled. Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Consciousness During Anaesthe.ia.

M. Philippe contributes an interest
ing article to LIE Revue Philosophique
entitled LA Conscience dams PAnes-
thesie Chirurgicale" consciousness
during surgical anaesthesia). In this
article the author says that the evil
dence of both patients and surgical
operators goes to prove that under the
influence Of anaesthetics the patient
does not lose his consciousness. In
many cases also he suffers pain, but on
waking he has no recollection of his
experiences.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Her Impression.

''Did you hear me sing, Because 1
Love You ?'' asked the young man
with voice like a lathe.
81 must have misunderstood, mur-
INJURED Miss Cayenne. 81 thought you
were singing because you hated us. D
Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02

81 had bronchitis every winter for years and
no medicine gave me permanent relief till be-
gan to take One Minute Cough Cure. know it
is the best cough medicine made" says j.
Koontz, Cory, Pa. 1t quickly cures coughs,
colds, Group, asthma. grippe and throat and
lung troubles. 1t is the children's favorite
remedy. City Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
You Try 1t.

II Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure,
which is sold for the small price of Csc, SOC and
o., does not cure, take the bottle back and we
will refund your money. Sold for over fifty
years on this guarantee. Price, Csc and SOC.
For sale by A. Goldner. the Druggist.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Just So.

Miles-"I wonder how composer
feels when he encounters man with a
hand organ grinding his tunes?"
Giles -"Probably like any other man
who has to meet his own notes. D
Chicago News,
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
They Should Go Together.

Gayboy-"What are you going to
wear at the fancy dress ball?"
''Mrs. GOlightly-"I shall go as
Hawaiian belle in grass costume. -
Gayboy-" In that event, 1 shall go
as lawn-mower. Town Topics.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
of protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronize a home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postoff1ce or express. Money sent
to all parts Of the United States and also all
parts OF the world. We have the latest quota
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
deposit money in the Bank of Amador County.
They receive deposits from sup. Commence
the new year by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with a bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die it can't be found and you are lia-
BILE to be robbed while alive.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02

John DIR, Poseyville, Ind, says, 81 never
used anything as good as One Minute Cough
Cure. We are never without it," Quickly
breaks up coughs and colds Cures all throat
and lung troubles. Its use will prevent con-
sumption. Pleasant to take. City Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02

Geo. Barbe, Mendoza, Va, says, Nothing
did me so much good as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
One dose relieved me, few bottles cured me. ~
1t digests what you eat and always cures dys
pepsia. City Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02

Mrs. j. K. Miller, Newton Hamilton, Pa,
writes, II think DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
the grandest salve made" 1t cures piles and
heals everything. All fraudulent limitations
are worthless City Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
1t Was For Willie.

Young Willie Jefferson, son of the
famous ''Joe," is a typical Jefferson, in
habits, manners, looks and wit Some
weeks ago, Willie was given a nice fat
sum out of the savings of his dis
tinguished father, and allowed to go to
Europe for the summer. Willie went.
One day Joseph Jefferson received a
cablegram marked ''collect" from
Willie, then in Paris: Send five
hundred dollars-Willie. The elder
Jefferson answered.: "What for?''
The reply seemed to arrive almost be-
fore Mr.. Jefferson's message was sent.
1t read: "For Willie" Willie re-
ceived the money.-Argonaut.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
TUOLUMNE COUNTY.
New Era, Carriers, February %, 1900.


The enterprising business men and
property owners of the eastern part of
town are endeavoring to raise sufficient
money for building sewers in that To-
cality. That is a step in the right di-
rection and should be encouraged.
Avis, the 8-year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. WoOdside, OF Sugar Pine,
was taken to San Francisco last week
by her parents and placed under the
medical attention of DR.. McNutt,
who pronounced the little child en-
tirely out of danger and says she will
completely recover from the effects of
the carbolic acid which she mistakenly
drank a few weeks ago. The saving Of
the child is due to the prompt and
thoughtful parents and to DIR. w. H.
Robertson, of Soulsbyville, to whom
the child was brought Immediately
after the accident occurred.
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02
Mother Lode, jamestown, February 81, lsC

Mother Lode, jamestown, February 81, 1900
J. j. Brady, a millman who formerly
worked at the Rawhide, was a passen-
ger on last Wednesday, train from
Carriers enroute to Jerome, Ariz. 1t
appears that Brady quit his job at
Confidence about ten days ago to 90 to
Arizona. That he spent couple of
days in Carriers before taking the cars,
INDUCED in liquor to some extent, with
the result that on Wednesday men,
toned, he had ''the blues" and talked
despondiugly of his prospects. Two
days later he cut his throat with a
pocket knife on Santa Fe train near
Dagget and was placed under arrest by
the authorities. He is at present held
at the County Hospital in San Bernar-
dino. When the news of the attempt
upon his life reached the eastern lode
towns it was supposed that he was dead
and about $3.50 was raised by subscrip-
tion in Confidence and Carriers with
which to bury him.
Democratic Banner, Sonora, February %, 1900.
G. G. Baker is taking steps to open
up an industry in this county that
promises to become big thing. He is
negotiating with builders and contrac-
tors for the object of utilizing the gran
tie that abounds in Tuolumne. Sam
pies have been sent below and the ex-
perts give good reports as to its quail
ity. Mr.. Baker has been .equested to
make terms with the Sierra railway
for shipment. His purpose is to begin
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sslve is unequalled
for piles, injuries and skin diseases. 1t is the
original Witch Hazel Salve. Beware of all
counterfeits, City Pharmacy,
Amador ledger., 1900-03-02

Chronicle, Mokelumne Hill. February "a, 1900.
The foundation of county medical So
ciety was formed in San Andreas last
week by Drs. Werlich, Buckley, Blais-
dell and Mclaughlin. They will meet in
Angels Camp in short time and form
a permanent organization. All doctors
in the county will be included in it's
membership.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-11

The following is completes list OF
those from this section of Tho state
who passed = successful examination
before the State Medical Board. which
sat in Lynchburs June 18th to 18th:
=. =. Collins. Norfolk. Va, Woman S
Medical college of Pennsylvania. 1889.
j. l.. Harris. Norfolk. Va. Medical
College OF VIRGINIA 1900.
Il. Il. kennon. Norfolk, Va, Univer-
sity Of Virginia, 1888
II S. l(ight. Norfolk. Va. University
of Maryland. 1900
L. H. Terrell, Norfolk, Va. Medical
College of Virginia l90o
u. H. Wilkins. Portsmouth. VA. Uni.
verSity College of Medicine 1900.
w. Il. Blakesee. Newport News. Va.
University of New York. iS1i.
J. w. Brown Jr.. Hampton, Va
University OF Virginia. lS9a.
j. y. liaggott. Newport News. Wash
inston University. Baltimore, 1862
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-11
BRAMBLETON.

The funeral of Mrs. Mollic Scott
Cherry. Vie OF Mir. (. G. Cherry. Who
passed away at her home. No. - Gibbs
avenue Thursday. was held from the
residence at ! o'clock yesterday after
noon and was largely attended. The
services were conducted by iicV. John
Ii. Dickinson, rector of Emmanuel
Episcopal Chapel. The intormcnt was
in E.mWood Cemetery.
lawn party and watermelon feast
will be held Oh the vacant lot. corner
of Naltby and Highland avenues
Monday night. II win 0e for the BEN
eft of the Epworth League of rruity
NJ. L. Church, under whose direction it
Will be given.
Mr.. Elmer Wirsching former route
hoy on the Norfolk Virginia. who re
sided here sis years ago is now ON q
visit to Norfolk. tie is the guest Of
Mr.. William Cherry. 40. ~ sheldon
avenue. He came all the way from
Dayton. ohio. on his wheel. stopping
awhile in New YORK. He has been a
student at Dayton College since he left
this city
Alrs. Ii. t. Allen, of East Claibornc
avenue. is visiting rcatives III Baltt-
more.
The Epworth League of Trinity NJ.
T.. Church will moot for devotional eX-
erCises at i:l5 y. IN. sunday.