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Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
His Life For a Hand.

Iu little town or village in Glouces.
tershire there is n church which
contains the mortal remains of one of
figy he is depicted on the tomb, while
by his side in cold eloquence is imaged
the form of his wife. 1t will be noticed
by even the casual observer that the
female image is bereft of one cf the
hands. and the story runs that the
Crusader, while fighting in the east,
was made a prisoner of war and
brought before Saladin, who, before
executing judgment upon him, asked
him if there was any reason why he
should not be put to death. To this
the knight replied that he was but
young, and would leave a newly welded
wife, who would bitterly mourn his
loss.
"The love of woman is as a f1eeting
BREATH" retorted the sultan. Your
wife will forget that you have ever
lived; she will love again and marry
another" To this the sad knight
could only reply that on her fidelity
he could rest his soul. "Well, then"
replied Saladin, q will promise on my
oath as a soldier that if this mans
wife will cut off one of her hands and
send it to me l will set him free to
go to her." BY tedious and slow jour-
neyings the message came, and she, In
all piteousness for him who was her
lover and her lord, caused her hand to
be cut off and sent i. to the sultan,
who kept his word and set the Cru
sader free.-Notes and Queries.
Only TuFElAh nags are allowed In
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
A Variation.

The two old friends, as has been mar.
rated before, met again after many
years Of separation.
by the way, Brown" said Jones, edo
you remember that snubnosed cross
eyed little Tilbury girl with a face OF
her that would derail an express train
She used to live somewhere in youl
neighborhood, I think"
"Oh, yes, remember her perfectly" !"
replied Brown.
Whatever became of herT"
Il am sorry to disappoint you,
Jones"-here is where the variation
comes in-"but have not the slightest
idea. I didn't marry her."-London
King.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
A Little OF.

My necktie is disarranged," Sher-
Sock Holmes. Jr, suddenly exclaimed.
His companion looked at him and
said:
~How do you know? You haven't
felt of it. and there is no mirror here
that you could have looked into. Some
times. Or. Holmes, | am almost forced,
in spite of ycur declarations that you
do thesr wonderful things by reason
iLhic. human PROGRESSES. to believe that
yoal must be gifted with second sight.
Now what has convinced you that your
netSitie is disarraHged?"
'Nnoticed man look at my tie just
now and then feel Of his own," the
great detective answered
-Wonderful' Wonderful! Only your
tie us all right" ."-Chicago Times-Her-
o11A
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
Forewarned.

: A Yorkshire vicar tells how he once
received the following note from one
Df his parishioners: "This is to give.no-
tice that and Miss Jemima Brearley
are coming to your church on Saturday
afternoon next to undergo the opera
ton Of matrimony at your hands.
Please be prompt, as the cab is hired
by the hour. Farewarned is forearm
ed."-London Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
No Nonsense.

Once in awhile there is a princess
from whose lips plain words fall more
readily than precious stones. One such,
the wife of one Of London's leading
editors, figures in the Personal Recol-
lections" Of II. Sutherland Edwards.
The editor had occasion to present a
distinguished gentleman to his wife.
He spoke as husband, but he was not
far wrong when he said, "Allow me to
introduce you to the most charming
woman in Europe"
Don't be fool, Samr' said the lady,
as she extended her hand.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
UNIQUE In Their Alignment.

The highest of the Tennessee noun
lains is the Unaka range. and its high
est peak is Rattlesnake, the giant that
stands above the Cherokee Indian res
ervation over 1000 feet. Twenty-Five
peaks measure about 5000 feet. A re-
markable fact is that some of these
peaks, standing directly opposite each
other, meas re exactly the same
height, while others come within a few
feet of a common height.-Chicago
] Record.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
The Brevity Of

1t was in Ballarat that Mark Twain
found the local nauaaa CO nrzz,,no
seo =. nrst eood people Of the place
their ~ -ife too short to dawdle IN
uy dix.
ne mayor called on the American
humorist and laconically said, KIN"
Then when Mark Twain gave him a
cigar he simply said, 60"
Subsequent inquiry revealed that
these terms were BaIlaratese for "wel-
come and ''thank you."-London
Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
A Friend In Need.

About half an hour had been ex-
pended by the bashful young man in a
series of advances and retreats, and lit
tie Johnny's cramped position behind
the sofa was becoming somewhat pain
full.
Il wish 1 dared the young man
commenced on new attack, when the
couple were electrified by an impatient
exclamation behind them: Jaw, make
break! She's dead easyr-Brooklyn
Life.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
Town GOaafu.

1t is generally agreed that the small
town is pleasant place to live in, ex-
cept that there is always a great
amount Of gossip in such places. Why
do not worthy people control in this
matter Of gossip as they do in other
respects? Are the small towns of the
country to be made undesirable as
places Of residences to please a lot Of
cheap people who ought to be con-
trollediand regulated?-Atchison Globe.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
No shatterea Idenl..

$50 she has gone home to her moth
er, has she? Don't you know, it's the
saddest thing on earth to think Of q
trusting, fond woman awakening to
find her ideals have been shattered,
that she loves him no longer, that her
idol has feet of clay
"Oh, there was nothing of that sort
in it. She loves him as well as ever,
but she went back to ma because she
was hungry."-Indianapolis Press.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
The OtherjWay.

A pale and disheTeled Frenchmsn
who had not found "s;life on the ocean
wave" an hatIcouldfbe expected, was
sinking into, sEsteamer chair. when a
passenger asked cheerily: "Ah, good
morning, monsieur; have you break
fastedI
"No, monsieur" answered the pallid
Frenchman. 81 have not breakfasted;
on the contrary \"
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26

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,
difhdence in approaching strangers, palpitation
of the heart, weakness of the limbs and back,
loss of memory, pimples on the face, coughs,
consumption, etc.
DIR. GIBBON has practiced in San Francisco
over 81 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
anteed. Persons cured at home Charges reas-
enable. Call or write.
DR.. j. r. GIBBoN, 625 Kearney street, San
Francisco, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26

A part of the curious list LADY Lit
tleton's wedding outfit 200 years ago is
as follows: "a black paddysway. gown
and coat, pink, unwatered pabby suite
Of cloaths, gold stuff suite of cloaths,
white workedf with sneal suite of
cloaths."
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
ALingerirrx Illnes..

The Prodigal-N N[;Ddder. I've come to
die.
The Mother-Ye, have. have ye? An
to take about 20 years to do it in. like
your father did Noumuch Ye gointo
the next county to do'your dyin!-Kan-
sas CITY Indepen,lcr-
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
Vigilance.

stubb-Is thaf'new prison guard vigi-
liant?
Penn-I should say so. Why, some
one told him the gas was escaping, and
he grabbed his gun.-Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
Answered.

"a fool can ask more questions than
a wise man can answer. Amt that SOP
81 can't answer you."-Indianapolis
Iournal.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBoN
This old reliable ant

This old reliable and
themoSt successful Spe-
cialist in San Francis
co stillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases,su as Ghon-
orrhea, ,Gleet, Structure,
Syphilis in all it's forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De bility, Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
nCc of MANHOOD tho
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26

Only TurElsh nags are allowed In
Constantin06lk,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

Columbus, o., Jan. 2l.-The attitud'
of the Ohio Legislature toward corpo.
rations was indicated by the members
of the house forcing the passage oi
the Atherton bill requiring the street
railway companies of Dayton to EN-.
ploy conductors on all ears. An at
tempt was made TO recommit the bill
but only lG votes could be mustered
for the postponement and the bill
was passed without dissenting vote
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

The London Evening News says that
Tom Weldon is to replace Tod Sloan,
the American rider, as first jockey for
Lord Beresford.
Judge james Phelps died suddenly
at his home in Essex, Ct, aged -
years. lie served in the 45th, 46th and
18th congresses.
Philadelphia IS having trouble to
raise the guaranteed republican con-
Vention fund of 100000. SO far only
$4,000 has been secured.
Warren ID. Cottrell, of Chicago, filed
bankruptcy petition placing his lia-
bilities at S11s,233. The debts were
contracted in Sioux City, Ia.
Wayne Maynard has been arrested
at Dunlow, w. Va, charged with the
murder of his cousin, John Maynard,
Christmas morning. Wayne says he
is Innocent
Mai, J, i, Bryant, formerly of the
3D. Kentucky regiment, died in New
port News where he has been living
since the war. His remains will be
buried in Lexington, Ky.
The birthday of Gen. Robert f. Lee
was celebrated in all the leading cit
les of the south by the societies of
the army and navy of the confederate
states and Daughters of the Confed-
eracy.
Ham White, one of the most des-
perate characters in the southwest
and stage robber for many years,
has been taken to the Texas peniten-
tiary from Ft. Worth to serve a sem
tence of II years. .
A scouting party" of 20 men, it is
said, will leave Chicago soon for South
/ Africa, with the intention of estab-
fishing colony in Matabeleland.
Expenses are to be paid by the Inter-
national Colonization society.
Advices from Dawson report that
United States Mail Carrier Holcomb
has arrived at Eagle from Waldes,
completing the first winter trip as
carrier of the government mail from
| The seat of the Yukon, distance of
43O miles.
While Great Britain is being de-
pleted by death and war service OF
representatives. of her best families
comes the announcement that the
year 1900 viii give the queen several
new grcat-grand children, Since the
first of the year two have already
made their appearance.
The provincial government of Brit
ish Columbia has declared its inten-
tion of so amending tsalien exclusion
law as to hereafter permit Americans
10 hold claims purchased from Cana
dian locaters. Such Il concession quite
satiIics the Americans at Atlin.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

Trains Arrlve at aud Depart FROM e.
STALLION.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21
WE WANT TO TELL YOU
Why Your Back Is Lame-Why IL
Aches and Pslns, and How 10
Cure It.

Do you know what it Is to have
back that is never free from aches and
constant pain, a lame back, u sore
back, AN aching back, in fact, back
that makes your life burden? What
have you done for il. and does it still
keep you from the happiness that per-
feet health brings to all? We know
full we'll If such is your condition
cure for IL will be blessing you nc
doubt desire. Plasters won't do it, but
may assist in bringing strength; lini-
ment won't do 1t, for while 1t may give
temporary relief it does not reach the
cause. The cause, there's the point,
there's where TO make the attack.
Most backachcs come from disordered
kidneys; therefore you must correct
their action II you would be cured.
People in Marietta are testifying that
Doan's Kidney Pills cure bad backs, y
and IL is not hard to prove their state
ments, Here is one of them:
Mrs. c. Stufllabean. of No. $50 Third
street, says: "pruuble with my kid
news extends back or 8 years, the
pain being mostly down in the small
of the back, where it hurt to stoop
over, or to lift anything. was al
ways worse when | over-eXerted my
self or CAUGHT cold. [ was feeling
quite bad when | got box of Doan's
Kidney Pills at w. II. Styer's drug
store on Front street. They did not
only relieve and strengthen my back,
aud remove other symptoms OF kidney
trouble. but they seemed 10 tone my
system up and make me feel physically
better and stronger | felt II good eff
feet from their use in three or four
days aud had no use for plasters OF
any kind after taking Doan's Kidney
Pills. l have great confidence in
them"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers, Price so cents Mailed by
Foster-Milburn Co.. buffalo, N. ",
sole agents for the U S. Rememb Der
the name Doansand take no other.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21


eft humanity, it was a failure, that is,
to be what he planned, though it is
successful as the Park Avenue hotel,
run in the ordinary way.
Mr.. Stewards pet project for the ben
eft of working women failed because
no working woman could afford to pay
the prices asked; because boarders
were prevented from playing pianos in
the rooms, and by playing pianos many
women curiously earn their liyings; be-
cause sewing machines and canaries
were tabooed. Then the rules were so
strict as TO amount of espionage and
loss of liberty.
Any woman's hotel must have strict
rules. An ordinary hotel asks no ques-
tions Of people who pay their way aud
look respectable, and expects to har-
Dor good many scamps in the year as
u matter of course. One shady woman
in woman's hotel might injure its rep
utation severely.
The thing is needed mainly for what
It cannot supply. At present a rep
utable woman has difficulty in getting
ulCdt III u iONGl dl ACI Slh y SlOCh, uulGSS
she is attended by some male person.
A business woman who needs meal
under such circumstances has been
known TO hire very small district
messenger TO act as an escort. A won.
an having with her a son aged three
years is courteously treated; the baby
is her "male escort"
The new hotel is TO stand between
Union square and Thirty-fourth street,
and on the east side of Broadway. That
is n quarter fairly quiet, yet near the
stations, theaters, etc. A woman com.
ing in from out of town can walk or
drive there in few minutes. But II the
hotel accepts casual guests as freely as
the ordinary ones, l look TO see its
mortgage holders go6ble IL up and
turn It into an ordinary hotel where
everybody is admitted. If 1t can sue
ceed and give the women the liberty
that is their due, and pay stockholders
four per cent. upon their money, there
is no one who will rejoice more than !.
OWEN LANGDON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21
Gas at Chautauqua.

jamestown, n Jan. ia strong
vein OF gas was struck on the Chautau-
qua Assembly grounds this afternoon
at depth of 600 feet. The ChautauQua
association was drilling a deep water
we'll when the gas vein was tapped. 1t
was impossible to plug the well and
the rear of the escaping gas can be
heard for a long distance The pres
sure is estimated at 1000 pounds to
the square inch.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

upon the goth.
Mrs. Astor is one of the numerous
hostesses who are able to have guests
dance in state under her roof. Her
house stands alongside that of her sons,
John Jacob Astor, on upper Fifth ave-
nue. opposite Central park. The two
houses are entirely distinct, except that
both have entrances into a ballroom in
the rear-a magnificent hall, about so
feet in height, beautifully decorated, as
long as the total combined width of
the two big houses, some 80 feet. Be-
tween the two doors giving admission,
and raised some ~ feet from the floor,
is the music gallery. The walls are
hung with handsome paintings. The
English custom of having a separate
long narrow passage used as a picture
gallery has not yet reached New York,
except in a few instances. 1t is usual
TO combine picture gallery and ball
room under one roof.
Many old houses have been within
the past few years remodeled so as TO
contain a ballroom. Cornelius Van
derbilt's great palace has the finest
one III lOWHI TWO slOTleS IN nelbHt, duu-
ed to the house in the recent altera-
tioDs. Young Harry Payne Whitney's
Norman French chateau had no ball
room when it was bought for the first
Mrs. William G. Whitney by her fa-
ther, the late IL. B. Payne, of Ohio, at
great bargain for 100000. So one had
later to be added at the expense of near
ly 100000 more. Even the compare
lively small house of that recently d.
vorced Mrs. Sloane who became Mrs.
Perry Belmont has on the second floor
ballroom 4s feet by s5, and 20 feet in
height.
No wonder New York is listlessly en-
thusiastic about balls in public halls.
An exception to this lack of interest is
the junior coullon, which is held at
a public hail. and at which young girls
of society have chance 10 make ac-
| quaintances. This occasion, in meas
ure, draws from all the cliques their
fairest daughters.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

call her this--she
is "the" Mrs. Astor.
This great leader
of the New York
monde is about 20
years of age; she
no longer cares to
take part in the
public balls, and as
a matter of fact
will probably not
attend the assem-
bly,. Her own ball
the chief event
Of the season of its
sort-will be held
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21
Oil News.
Yesterdays MARKET

The rig is completed for Mulligan
No. 2, near Belpre, and drilling will
begin at once.
The well on the Smith farm at
SCOTS Landing, was expected in last
evening, 1t was drilled for Clarke &
Hammond.
The Carter Oil Co. has purchased
the extensive oil interests belonging to
l.. A. Brenaman, of Sistersvile, pay
ing therefor about 100000.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

llC EuuSdliOu dSsO-
citation to lend small animals in cages
to little public school pupils. The
good ladies and gentlemen who are
doing this work get lizards, snakes,
parrots, pigeons, coons, guinea pigs,
turtles and toads from animal dealers,
putt in cages and lend them to the
scholars.
It's like taking a book from cir
culating library. When you take
out" a turtle, the teacher tells you
how to feed and take care of it. Then
YOU watch it and love and feed it; at
the end of two weeks you have so
studied your turtle that you'd know
him on dark night, and you return
him and take out a snake or a ring
tailed coon.
Thus the children of the very poor
get better idea of natural history
than they could in any other way. 1t
Is true that New York has the finest
geological gardens in the world since
their removal to the Bronx park, but
the Bronx is about 12 miles from the
nearest edge of the East side, and
only upon great occasions can the lit
tie children of the poor spare ten
cents for car fare back and forth
And it is so much nicer to have n
snake or toad or coon all for your own
even if it is only borrowed-than to
go once in awhile to see the city's
nenagerie.
The por children of the East side
hardly ever see tree. They do not
go skating, which happens just now
to be the fashionable amusement.
They have no conception of what life
in the country may be like, but these
little borrowed pets help them imag-
inc things, and that is what is wanted,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21
The Gotham Ball Rooms
Society and Other GOSSIP of NsU York Discussed
BY Ozuen LA1gdon.


York where she was received much
more cordially than would earlier
have been the case; for, as you know,
society has become of late rather toll
Grant of offenses against marriage vows.
1t Is expected that Mrs. Astor VIII
arrange a grand marriage for her
beautiful granddaughter, who is one
Of the matrimonial prizes of the sea-
son, as 1t is understood that she will
be handsomely remembered" by Mrs.
Astor.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

VIZ ouNhcAA'y NPOA
invitations.
1t is true that this week will see the
second assembly, but this old-time
dance has lost its significance. There
are Is private balls this month, any
one Of which will eclipse it in intensity
OF interest. The assembly is too big;
it is too accidental; the committee Of
great danes who act as patronesses do
not feel so deeply concerned in its sue
cess as in their own more exclusive
dances. Society is passing through
just such an evolution as the London
world has done, since the subscription
ball ceased to be feature there. So
cfety Is too big; it breaks too easily
into cliques.
Ten years ago there was hardly a
private house in New York where a
large dance could be comfortably given.
There are now scores of them. And
of course an invitation 10 one of these
intimate affairs is more priced than in
the case of the bigger balls.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

Dark fscs figures, :. NJ tine. Light Face A. N. time,
Connections leave NewcOmerstOwn
via Pittsburgh DiViSiOn.-ForP Pittsburgh
and the East, % 43 am, ali 81 am, Y II pm. For
Uhrichsville and Dennison, II II pm.
For Columbus, is Sc am. For Columbus, Gin
cinnati, Indianapolis and st, Loup, +t1 81 am
and *11 as pm. For Columbus and Chicago.
q IS pm.
Connections leave Canal Dover via
Cleveland & Pittsburgh DIvIsiOn.-For
Cleveland Canton ana Fort Wayne Route
points, Chicago, Pittsburgh and intermediate
points, N 40 am and t2 50 pm
*Daily. Except Sunday. FLAG stop.
L. F. LOREE, Z. A. FORD,
General Manager, General Passenger Agent
l-l.l9O0.-N PITTSBURGH, PENN'A.
For time cards, rates of fare, through tickets
baggage checks, and further Information re-
gardng the running OF trains, apply to any
agent OF the Pennsylvania Lines.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

II your friends or nei 'hb)rs are suffering
from coughs, colds, soro throat, or any throat
or lung disease (includng cOnsumptiOn) ask
them II they have ever used OttO'S Cure. This
here and Is performing some wonderful eur 5
of throat and linP diseases, No matter what
ure. Large sizes &c and SOC Sold by all
druggists ,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21
HEELS
ENAMBLBD.

Until further notice we will
Enamel all Bicycles with four
coats Of Morgan & Wright's
Rubber Baking Enamel, striped
and ornamented in first-class
manner, fully equal in finish to
the Marietta Bicycle" All
Wheels sent in now will be
stored without extra charge.
G. 0. SALzMAN,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 10.-In the state
senate here Thursday memorial to
congress WAS adopted asking the gov
ernment TO take entire charge of the
Mississippi river levees.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

years ugo, where,
for once In the
year, those upon
the edge of society
could meet those
fully in the swim,
ar Z Il o longer
what they were
when Ward Meal
lister ruled as the
autocrat of the
waxed floors and
Sexton Brown, of
Grace church, was
A. .,1loS.ss
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

the old-faSnlOneu
way, TIL e people
who are earnest
and Jealous in the
effort to live bet
ter lives are the
. poorest poor of the
great East side.
Would you like
to hear of the lat
est effort to bring
some sunshine into
theirlives? 1t is the
scheme of the Pub
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21
Deauty Is BIood Dec,.

C'can blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it, Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,--be for ten cents. All drug,
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21
Debnrred froIn PrnetIee.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The secretary
of the interior has debarred j. Il.
Bowlin. Of williamsburg KY. from
practice before the department for al
legged violation of the pension laws.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21

it is ever built
and there is now
no reason why it
may not be built.
The n e C e s sary
money seems to be
raised.
Th ere has al
ready been one
woman's hotel in
New York. 1t was
built by the late
A. Il. Stewart, and,
like everything
else he tried TO do
to perpetuate his
own name or ben