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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28
A Job That Paid.

Mr.. Monnier tells this story about Off
cial life in China: "A short time ago the
emperor of China made up his mind that
the street of the legations in Peking
should at last be paved. To insure the
work being done he himself provided the
money, some $4,000. This sum was
handed to high official Of the public
roads and highways department. II en-
tered into the mind of this dignitary that
the work could be done for much less.
He very soon found an enterprising con-
tractor who undertook the task for 49,
600. No. 2 had, however, views similar
to those of No. 1 and was equally sue
cessful in finding a No. 8. who, in his
turn, considered $4,000 an extravagant
sum for so insignificant an undertaking.
The street was eventually paved at the
cost of SIG" And yet some say that the
Chinese are not in an advanced condition
of civilization.-Armya and Navy Journal
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

" =
Gus, and 1t IS but
a few years since
the oldest inhab-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28
Greeting the New Century.

The wide discrepancy between the in
dications of various tlmepicccs. which
covers range Of perhaps a quarter of
On hour, even in clocks which enjoy
reputation of being well regulated.
naturally results in a rather ragged be
ginning of the welcome to the infant
year. The early birds have the ad-
vantage In the tot:' amount of noise
produced, but their premature efforts
are purely local in effect. The real
symposium OF hubbub does not make
itself heard until at the exact instant
when the last minute Of the dying year
has breathed its last. Then 1t rolls
forth In chaotic volume, accompanied
by engine whistles, bells, flrecrackers,
yells and every variety Of horn toot
that has ever been devised by the in,
genuity of man. 1t seems to endure for
many minutes without an appreciable
break, although there is an uncon-
firmed report that individual noise
makers have been known to stop for
breath or To give their second wind a
goal liying start. Chimes which In or
binary times are irresistible In sweet
Ness tan scarcely he heard on New
Years morn ~ except by ears close to
til" !fi!"I t. during Il lull In the babel
of EUisrS ail around.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

Of the past generation. Their Christ
mas lasts until after New Years. With
their ancestors, however, life in this
quiet and distant land was an almost
perpetual Christmas.
Now, as in former times, the vii
layers make presents more Of useful
nature than otherwise, such as poul-
try, vegetables, fruits and perhaps
sheep or an Andalusian pony. The re-
turn presents are of equal value. This
is point of honor, and to return n
bauble to the donor of n valuable pres.
ent would subject that person to end.
less ridiculc.
On New Years day the principal don
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

1901 to conjure up the picture Of the
dawn of the nineteenth century than
for the dreamer of the past to look for
ward a hundred years. For that day
Illuminating gas was startling inven-
ton when it pushed aside the oil lamp
for public illumination. The candle,
however, held its place for 80 years
until petroleum cast 1t into the shade.
Electricity was a power to be feared,
not to be utilized, and it required two
generations of experience with the tel
egraph to reveal the motor power and
the Illuminating qualities locked up In
the invisible currents that scientists Of
today declare fill the air above and the
earth and waters beneath.
The locomotive and the steamship
belong to about the same period as the
telegraph, and, if not invented togeth-
err, their Introduction into general use
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

WHEN THE FESTIVITIES ARE AT THE HIGHEST
been out In n snowstorm. The parti-
cles Of paper and eggshells are difficult
to weed out; hence the senoritas let
down their hair at the beginning Of the
battle Of casqueronis. 1t is q very
pretty custom, and this. with the lot
terry of love. will no doubt be continued
In these settlements as long as there
are enough descendants Of the ancient
dons to celebrate the day.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-28

In the seventh century beer had be-
come so general beverage in England
that ina, king of WesseX, levied tax
to be paid in ale, and early in the fif-
teenth century brewers company was
formed in London.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
Keeping Sheep.

1t has always been tolerably well
fixed opinion with us that every farmer
should keep few sheep, regardless of
the price of wool or the state of the
mutton market. The sheep is one of
the best kinds of stock for saving feed
on the farm that would otherwise 90
to waste. No other stock will consume
so large Il variety of the commoner
products of the farm and convert them
into marketable shape more readily.
No class of stock can be turned out so
early in the spring or left out so late
in the fall and still do well. No class of
stock can make as good use of those
rough broken pieces of land that are
found on every farm, which are per-
fectly useless for every purpose unless
few sheep are kept. No animal is so
good weeder or will keep pasture
lands so free from plants out of place
as the sheep. No animal will do so
well on pasture alone during the pas
ture season and on light feeding in
winter provided they be sheltered from
storms. No animal enrich the fields on
which they Craze to SO great an extent
or SO completely give back to them all
that they take, and no animal fur
nishes so reliable a source for the farm
supply of summer meat.-"Modern
Sheep" by f. d. Coburn.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
MAKING OF ARTES|AN WELLS|
How and Where They May
Be Found.
THE PROCESS OF OIL WELL BORING EXPLAINED
The Drills and Other Implements
Used Are Carefully De-
scribed.

An artesian well is one where an un-
interrupted flow of water pours out of a
vertical hole, sunk usually in some
valley, where the rock rim rises above
the level of the valley on each side
They are so named from the province
in France, where they first came into
notice.
The Importance of these wells cannot
be over estimated, as it is possible in
many places, to reclaim partially arid
tracts by tapping the saturated stratum,
hundreds and sometimes thousands of
feet below the surface. The condition
of rock formation that makes possible
such well, is found where porous or
water bearing bed of rock, sand or
gravel lies between two strata of imper-
viOds material, such as slate or clay, or
granite or other metamorphic rock,
with the rim or edges, cropping out in
higher attitudes. Sometimes the rock
formation forms a basin-like depres-
sion, and when the drill pierces through
the everything material, the pressure
forces the water up to the surface, and
often causes it to spout up many feet
above the surface.
A large well of this kind was struck
in the neighborhood of Los Angeles
not long ago. which poured out millions
OF gallons of water daily. Such wells as
this in many localities would be as good
as dividend paying mines
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
OIL WELL BORING.

The deep vertical holes for oil or ar
tesian wells are made by the use of
various contrivances, description of
which may be of interest to the readers
of this paper. The drill consists of
what is called String of TOOLS" con-
sisting of bit at the lower end, of
tempered steel, sharpened to cutting
edge, above this and screwed to it, are
a series of rods from twenty-five to
sixty feet long, the last one having a
loop to which the cable is attached.
It weighs from 800 to 1000 pounds.
The cable passes up to wheel at the
top of the derrick, and from that to a
windlass by means of which the Stirring
of tools" is raised or lowered. Then by
various devices vertical motion of
from two to four feet is given, that is,
the whole string is raised and then let
fall the two to four feet, and each time
the man who manages the tools, turns
it, by means of clamp, part way
around so that the bit cuts round
hole somewhat larger than itself. After
sinking from two to five feet the tools
are raised and the sand pump lowered,
by means of which the pulverized rock
or material is taken out. The hole is
kept filled at least eight to ten feet with
water, to facilitate the drilling, and also
the removal of the debris. The sand
pump consists of sheet iron cylinder
with a valve opening upward, at it's
lower end. This is churned up and
down in the hole few times and then
drawn out and emptied.
The holes are usually from six to
eight inches in diameter. In passing
through the earth above the rock it is
called ''spudding," and an iron pipe to
fit the hole is driven down as the drill
progresses, so as to keep the sides from
caving in and interfering. This is
driven tightly into the top of the hole
in the rock, as soon as that is struck,
and usually makes a tight joint. One
after another is screwed on as it is
driven down, and sometimes this ''cas-
ing" is required for hundreds of feet.
For eularging holes, special tools are
required called "reamers.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
SUSAN B. ANTHONY HoNoRED.
Eightieth Birthday of the Pioneer Woman
Suffragist Celebrated.


The Susan b. Anthony Club of San
Francisco celebrated the eightieth
birthday of Miss Anthony Thursday
night in Century Club Hall, 1918 SUIT
ter street. The meeting was one of the
many held for the same purpose
throughout the country.
Mrs. Elizabeth f. Oultou, president
of the club, in calling it to order said,
''This is a fitting occasion to renew our
faith in the principles for which Susan
B. Anthony has spent her life in earnest
labor. a thought has been born in
this century. When it shall attain its
stature then will woman attain her
own. Miss Anthony has spent her
whole life in this work. -
Albert Fl. Elliott delivered an ad-
dress, in which he maintained that
suffrage is the political right of woman,
but that she will mover obtain it until
she shows desire for it.
Mrs. William Keith read paper on
"The Wit and Wisdom of Susan B.
Anthony" Among other things, she
said: THE religion of Susan B.
Anthony is one of life and action, in
which her work has been her continual
prayer,
Mrs. Edith Norman Klock and Mrs.
Norris furnished vocal music for the
entertainment, and Miss Lyon gave
humorous recitation. Tea was served
at the conclusion of the meeting
Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
LEGAL NOTICES.
Administrators Sale of Real
Estate.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT IN
IN pursuance of an order of the Superior
Court in and for the County of Amador State of
California. made on the 21St day of October
1899 in the matter of the estate of G. M L.
Mathis, deceased, the undersigned. the admin
lStrator OF said estate, will sell at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder. for cash, gold coin
OF the United States and subject to confrma-
t1on by said Superior Court on SATURDAY., the
gath day of February, 1900, at 10 O'Clock
a. m In front of the Courthouse door, at Jack
son. in the County of Amador, State of Cali
forn1a, all the right, title, interest and estate
OF the said G. M. l.. Mathis at the time of his
death, and all the right, title and interest that
the SAID estate has, by operation of law or 9TH
erwlse, acquired other than or in addition to
that OF the said G. M. l.. Mathis at the time of
his death, in and to all those certain lots
pieces or parcels of land situate, living and
Delng In the said County of Amador, State of
california, and bounded and described as fol
lows, TO wit: The east half of the east half of
the northwest quarter of section twenty (2O)
the east half of the northeast quarter and the
northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of
Sectl0n thirty 500, all in township seven C7) N
II III L, NJ D. b. and NJ, containing three hun
dred and twenty (320) acres of land
Terms and Conditions of Sale:-Cash gold
coin OF the United States, 10 per cent of the
purchase money to be paid the auctioneer ON
the day of sale, balance on confirmation of sale
by said Superior Court. Deed at expense of
purchaser. JOHN G MATHIS
Administrator of the Estate of G. NIL Mathis
Deceased.
Dated January 10, 1900. I19-216
William j. McGee attorney for administrator
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
PLAYED Out.

Duh Headache, Pains in various parts OF the
body, Sinking at the pit of the stomach, Loss of
appetite, Feverishness, Pimples or Sores are all
positive evidences. of impure blood. No matter
how it became so it must be purified in order to
obtain good health. Ackker's Blood Elixir has
never failed to cure Scrofulous or Syphilitic
poisons or any other blood diseases. 1t is
certainly wonderful remedy and we sell every
bottle on a positive guarantee. Sold by A,
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
Assessment Notice.

jackson Gold Mining-and Milling Company
Location of principal place of business,
jackson. California.-Location of Works
Jackson Mining District, Amador County: :
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
IN meeting of the Board of Directors held
on the 5th day of December 1899 an assessment
mo. 81 OF one-thirtieth of one cent per share
was levied upon the capital stock of the cor
poration, payable Immediately in United State.
gold coin, to the secretary, at the Office of the
company, LEDGER office Jackson, California
Any stock upon which the assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 9th day of January, 1900
Will be delinquent, and advertised for sale at
public auction and unless payment is made be-
fore, will be sold on Saturday, the 27th day of
January, 1900, at p. m, to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
WILL A. NEWCUM, Secretary
ONCE: We'll & Renno Building, Jackson Cal
December 5, 1899. l2-S-l23I
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
He Saved His Ii e.

An Irishman meeting another asked
what had become of their old aquain-
tauce, Patrick Murphy. "Arrah, now,
dear honey" answered the other.
"poor Pat was condemned to be hung,
but he saved his life by dying in prison. y
Dyspepsia can be cured by using Acker's Dys-
pepsia Tablets One little Tablet will give inn
mediate relief or money refunded. Sold in hand
some tin boxes at % cents. Sold by A. Goldner
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
LEDGER'S CLUBBING RATES,

Ledger and Daily Call, one year. ar..........S7 so
Ledger and Weekly Call, one year ....... 60
Ledger and Daily Bulletin, one year go. 6 so
Ledger and semi'Wcokly Bulletin, yer 4 90
Ledger and Weekly Bulletin, one year. 8 80
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one year. 7 20
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle one year 60
Ledger and Weekly Examiner, one year. 60
Ledger and Daily Examiner one year 80
Ledger and N. Y. Weekly Tribune, yer 8 90
Ledger and y. Y Tri Weekly Tribune, ly 8 so
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Magazine, yr 8 35
Ledger and 5. f. Weekly Post, one year. 8 90
Ledger and McCall's Magazine, one year Q rs
Ledger and St Louis Globe Democrat, ly 8 90
Ledger and Twice Week." one year o.. 90
RI The above rates are strictly in advance.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
Advance Sale Over 5000 volumes

in Manila shows the faith of sol
diers in the publication. 1t is sold
by subscription only and returning
soldiers have been employed almost
exclusively thus far and have found
in this very lucrative employment,
A few more agents wanted in this
State. Address The Hicks-Judd
Publishing Compagy. q First ST.,
San Francisco. 2-23-4t
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
Notice of Forfeiture.
To John B. Skinner

To John B. Skinner:
VOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT 1
Il have expended at least $500 two hundred)
in labor and Improvements on the following-de-
ScrIbed placer claim: VIZ of E1s and E1z of VIZ
OF SW4 of NE14 of section 22 township north,
range IL east, Mt. Diablo Base and Meridian
Volcano Mining District, Amador County
State OF California, as will appear by certifi-
cate filed at the office of the Recorder of ANA
dor County, jackson, on December %. 1898, and
January 10, 1900, in order to hold said premises
under the provisions of section 1924, Revised
Statutes Of U. s., being the amount required to
hold same for the year ending December 81
1899, and if within ninety days after the publi-
cation of this notice you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your proportion of said expenditure as
co-owner, your interest in said claim will be-
come the property of the subscriber under said
section 1924. NJ. CHRISTENSEN
Volcano, January 20, 1900. 1-26-+27
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
A Case in Point.

''Do you believe in palmistry?"
Yes, to some extent
''Do you think the hands can indi-
cate that man is about to acquire
wealth."
81 do in the case of pickpockets. -
Cleveland PlaindeaieP.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
Do You Know

Consumption is preventable? Science has
proven that, and also that neglect is suicidal.
The worst cold or cough can be cured with Shi-
loh's Cough and Consumption Cure, Sold on
positive guarantee for over fifty years For sale
by Goldner, Druggist
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23

At meeting of the Directors of the jackson
Gold Mining and Milling Company, held in the
once OF the Secretary on February 3, 1900, the
date OF delinquency of Assessment No 8 was
postponed to Tuesday, March g. 1900 and the
date Of sale to March "a 1900
WILL; A. NEWCUM, Secretary.
Dated jackson, February q 1900
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
Description of Philippine Islands

giving statistical and other infor-
nation rs TO climatic conditions,
resources, etc., Rld an account Of
the trip to Manila, taking the
reader to Honolulu and through
Japan and China, are interesting
features of the book.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23

Sick Headache absolutely and permanently
cured by using Mod Tea. A pleasant herb
drink. Cures constipation and Indigestion
makes you eat, Sleep work and happy. Salts
faction guaranteed or money back. % cents and
30 cents Sold by A. Goldner
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23

after doctors failed to cure me of pneu-
monia used One Minute Cough Cure and three
bottles of it cured me. Itis also the best rem
edy on earth for whooping cough 1t cured my
grandchildren OF the worst cases. writes Jno.
Berry, Loganton Pa. 1t is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results. Cures
coughs, colds. Group and thEpat and lung
troubles. 1t prevents consumption. Children
always like it. Mothers endorse it. City
Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
Maps Of Battlefields

made by an official map.maker in
the Sth Army Corps ena bles the
reader to follow closely the move
ments of troops.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23

At meeting of the Board of Directors of the
jackson Gold Mining and Milling Company
held on Saturday, January 9th, 1900 the date
OF delinquency of Assessment No. 3 was post
poned to Saturday, February g. 1900 and the
day OF sale to Saturday, February "a 1900
WILL. A. NEWCUM, Secretary
Dated Jackson, January g. 1900. 1-l2--1-26
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23

consequence of self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
nance, dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
head, ringing in the ears, loss of confidence,
dl1ldence IN approaching strangers, palpitation
loss OF memory. pimples on the face, coughs,
consumption, etc.
DIR. GlBBON has practiced in San Francisco
over ~ years, and those troubled should not
fail to consult him and receive the benefit of
his great skill and experience, The doctor
cures when others fail. Try him Cures guar
snteed Persons cured at home. Charges reas-
enable Call or write
DR. ]. F. GIBBoN, 625 Kearney street, San
Francisco, Cal
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23

Notice is also further given that the regular
annual meeting of the stockholders of the Jack
son Gold Mining and Milling Company will
take place at the rooms of the Secretary, Kay
Building, Main street, Jackson, on Tuesday
March 6, 1900.
WILL. A. NEWCUM, Secretary.
Dated jackson, February Z, 1900 2-l6-3-2
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23

years for all forms of throat and lung trou-
bles, and have yet to come across q case
where it failed. We have four little ones in
our family, and neither my wife nor have
ever lost "a night sleep because ofthroat trou-
bles among the children. | guess that's more
than any other family can say. Acker's
English Remedy Just as effective for grown
up people as for the young. 1t seems to go
straight to the place where the trouble lies
in the throat and bronchial tubes and lungs
1t soothes and heals the irritated tissues,
lloosens up the phlegm and mucus in the
breathing passages, quiets the nerves, invig-
CRATES the constitution and stops the cough
ing. My advice to parents is to always keep
bottle in the house. 1t will be a constant
safeguard against Group" (Signed)
+. q. ZIMMERMAN, San Antonio. Tex.
sodat &c. Soc and 81 bottle, throughout the United
States and Canada : and in England at Is. 3D. 2s 3d.
4s Cd If you are not satisfied after buying return the
bottle to your druggist and get your money back
We authorize the ADORE guarantee.
W. H. HOOKER & CO., Proprietors Ne,o York
Sold nv Alfred GoIdnar
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBON

This old reliable and
themost successful Spe-
cialist in San Francis
co stillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases,such as Ghon-
orrhea, Gleet. Structure,
Syphilis in all it's forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De b bility, Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
nnn Df AIhl
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23

PIONEER FLOUR is the same yesterday, today
and TOMORROW
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
The Hicks-Judd Publishing Company

of San Francisco, the only publish
ers in the United States who sent
representatives to Manila especially
to compile history of the war;
AS many rs % writer's were en-
gagged in the work in Manila, many
of whom were with the troops in
their various engagements and
they were permitted to use official
records to verify their reports.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
JACKSON
Meat Market
Main Street

Main Street
GEORGE L. THOMAS, Proprietor
Successor to S. w. BrighD
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23

TNHE BEST QUALITY OF BEEF. NUT
Il ton, Pork, Corned Beef, Lard, Sausage,
etc, etc, will always be found at this old-es-
tablished stand, at the lowest ruling prices.
Having been in the butchering business in
Jackson for many years. and being familiar
with every branch thereof and with nearly all
the patrons of both shops, l am in position to
know the wants of all to the best advantage, and
respectfully ask a fair share of patronage.
GEORGE L, THOMAS Prop.
Amador ledger., 1900-02-23
/" campaigning
In the
Philippines"

A book of over 400 pages with
nearly 300 beautiful illustrations of
troops in action and scenes in the
Philippine Islands, published by
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-15
A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
gree to refund the money on 50-cent
bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of
Tar if it fails to cnre your cough or
cold. We also guarantee 25-cent
bottle to prove satisfactory or money
refunded. Kendrick & Co., e. A.
Drown & Co., w. III. Gladding, II.
Martin, South Barre: w. II. Miles &
Co., Graniteville: J. e. Dix, East
Barre; w. Il. Poole & Co., East Barre;
F. A. Ainsworth, Willlamstown; Il.
N. Aldrich, Graniteville.