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Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
Two widow. ana a salted a1lne.

A good story is told about how two
prospectors had salted mine in the
Galena district In order to rob a cou-
ple of rich widows, which resulted in
the aforesaid widows becoming much
Weather.
The prospectors had spent their last
cent in digging a hole In the ground to
We extent Of go feet without striking
anything but yellow clay. But one of
them knew of two rich widows who
were just spelling to have their money
funk in a mine. Accordingly they
rpent two nights In salting their mine.
They hadn't sufficient money to buy
rome paying dirt, but they stole this
from a neighboring mine and hauled
lot of it over to dump into their mine.
When several tons Of this paying dirt"
had accumulated in the bottom of their
mine, the widows were sent for. and
while one was talking about the in
creasing value Of the district the other
was dumping out all kinds of lead and
zinc ore before their astonished eyes.
The widows bought half interest in
that hole in the ground for $500. The
next day there was no more ore In the
shaft, and the fellows declared they
would dig no longer. Then the widows
bought the other half interest at total
cost Of $1,000, and the men hiked out
for Missouri, laughing in their sleeves.
But the women, blindly believing that
there must be more ore, continued
with the digging and at depth Of ten
additional feet struck the richest vein
of the whole belt, realizing $4,000 in
less than one years Kansas City
Journal
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
4 DOMESTIC EPISODE.
The Wife's Artistic Decoration of
tho Little Drawing Room.


the Little Drawing Room.
When he got home that night, she
confronted him at the door, and he
sasped with horror. She WAS not
dressed for dinner, and she had one
arm In a sling. Both thumbs were
done up IN huge bandages. There was
a towel tied around her tousled head
and a cut over one Of her eyes. The
odor Of liniment was heavy on the air.
For heavens sake what has hap
pened p he asked.
Without a word she led the way into
the little drawing room. Over the
cushioned couch oriental draperies had
been dispersed artistically with spears
and armor, forming beautiful. cozy
corner. A lamp, burning dimly, hung
In the center.
''f put II up myself today" she salo-
II had grown tired waiting for you 70
do II, and the decorators wanted $50"
He seated himself luxuriously among
the pillows.
How on earth did you manage it
slone?" he asked, with exaggerated sd-
miration and wonder. He knew just
how 1t was done. He had always had
to put It up himself before this.
"Oh, Just a piece Of lead pipe, few
tacks and paper Of pins" she said
simply. yet proudly. 81 only fell of
the stepladder twice"
There were almost tears in his voice
when he spoke. 1t really touched him
TO see her standing there bandaged like
q broken down race horse. Besides
that. no one knew how he had dreaded
the task of putting 1t up himself.
"Ah," he said, "when will we men
realize what a priceless treasure we
gain when we win the love of true
womanw
He stretched out his arms affection
ately toward her, and the entire thing
collapsed about his head with crash.
Kate Masterson In Life.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
The Strain. They Suffered.

For exercise in expression the teach
er daily asks her scholars to describe
some Of the happenings of the day at
home.
Little Minnie, loquitor: when my
papa went to go down into the wood
shed the other evening, where 1t was
dark. he slipped on the stair and strain
ed his foot. and now he can't walk"
Here another little girl was evidently
reminded Of something, and she raised
her hand and fiuttered it to get the
teachers attention.
"Wellr' suggested the teacher.
Please, ma'am, when our COW came
home from pasture last night she slip
ped in the mud right In front of the
house and strained her milk, but she Is
able to walk just the same. ."-Lewiston
Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
ia SELECTED REPUBLICAN cARrooNs-1eoo

quarter OF century and more ago,
elected to congress on Weaver green
back ticket and is and was a green
backer. For no man who ever was
greenbacker is ever after anything but
greenbacker. The virus of fiatism in
the blood makes the sufferer immune to
all other financial contagious, a most
merciful provision of providence Mr..
Bryan is a Harveyized, silver plated
Populist. Mr.. Towne is a renegade Re-
publican afflicted with free coinage
mania. while Mr.. Stevenson is green
back fiatist with tinge of Democracy
in his ancestry. Democrats are in hard
luck when they are defrauded of any
thing really Democratic to stand on in
ticket that has three legs to stand on.
A bowling alley is an agreeable
though noisy diversion. The game of
ten pins is exhilerating and, in itself,
not immoral though often prostituted
to immoral purposes. Mr.. Bryan's po-
itical party is just now having high
old time bowling down national alley.
At the end of the alley it has set up the
pins Of imperialism and all the mighty
men Of Salor In that party are taking
turns bowling at it. When they hit it,
which they most generally do, their
blended voices break forth in singing
"Glory to God in the highest, peace on
earth,' and they are rapturously
happy. But the game of ten pins be-
comes wearisome when the player has
always to trot down to the far end of
the alley and set up his own pins. Tug.
ging sled slowly to the top of hill
for the privilege of coasting quickly
down 1t is nothing in comparison. But
Mr.. Bryan's mighty men will have to
perform this function or stop playing,
Cor the Republicans never did, and
never will set mp an imperialistic pin for
anybody to bowl oratorical balls at.
They are too busy and don't believe in 1t,
and the Bryanites are sure to weary Of
their pastiine before the campaign gets
half way through. As they are prosti-
tuting the game to the immoral purpose
Of trying to deceive the people as to the
real business Of life the intelligent pub.
lie will soon visit upon the hilarious d.
version the stern rebuke of a righteous
displeasure. Imperialism is not an is.
sue. It takes at least two to make an
issue, and as there is not single i'm.
perialist in all the states Of the Ameri.
can union, the anti-imperialists will
have a hard time getting up contro.
versy.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
Parrots Natural Gymnasts.

The curious gymnaEtie feats which
parrots sometimes perform in their
cages have been ascribed to the desire
of the birds to vary the monotony of
their life In captivity. That was the
opinion Of Mrs. Mandsley, the wife Of
the Central American explorer, until
she lived in the forest regien near
Copan, where she saw the parrots in a
state Of perfect freedom indulging in
all the feats practiced by their Gagged
cousins.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
LEDGER'S CLUBBING RATES.

Ledger and Daily Call, one year ....,., 81 so
Ledger and Weekly Call, one year .,..... 8 60
Ledger and Daily Bulletin. one year .... 8 90
Ledger and Semi-Weekly Bulletin, yer 4 20
Ledger and Weekly Bulletin, one year. 8 30
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one year. ITO
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle, one year 8 so
Ledger and Weekly Exsmlner, one year. go
Ledger and Daily Examiner, one year =. 8 so
Ledger and n. Y. Weekly Tribune yer 5 90
Ledger and N. Y Tri-Weekly Tribune 1y 8 so
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Magazine, yr 25
Ledger and S. F. Weekly Pest, one year. 8 90
Ledger and McCall's Magazine, Gne year rs
Ledger and ST. Louis Globe Democrat, 1y 8 90
Ledger and Twice Week." one year . 8 90
RS- The above rates are strictly in advance.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
A Discouraging Entry.

The performance Of the Shakespeare
an drama of Hamlet" was dragging It.
self slowly along. g.
The time had come for the appear
ance Of the ghost.
There was slight delay owing to
the tardiness Of the ghost in respond
ing to its cue.
The profound stiffness that followed
was broken by loud voice in the front
row Of the main balcony:
Mamma, there are 81 men down
there with round white spots on top of
their heads"
And no stage ghost ever made its ap-
pearance under more discouraging aus
pices than the armoP clad phantom
that came stalking upon the stage at
this Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

with their bpgymen is Of a parity with
the ancient form of warfare waged by
the Chinese horribles, who endeavored
to create panic among their adversaries
by rushing upon them with beating
of gongs, the warriors dressed in skins
Of tigers. lions. or made up as dragons,
crcoodiles, devils. Conflict with Eu-
ropean soldiery convinced the Chinese
Of the utter inutility of this sort Of
warfare and it is time that enthusiasts
and pretended reformers eliminated the
bogyman from political contests In the
United States. As issues arise let us
discuss them and determine them like
men but no patriotic American will
seek to delude the public by conjuring
up fantasies, hobgoblins, .bogies, to be
employed In the place of real issues.
Mr.. Bryan and his friends are doing
this and ought to be ashamed to do it.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
Making the Bast of It.

"will you have this here woman to
be your lawful welded wifeY'
That's what lowed I wouldr'
"Win you love, honor and obey herY'
Amt you got that switched roun',
parsonf" said the groom.
John" said the bride elect, don't
you reckon the parson knows his busl-
ness? Answer the question:
Yes said the groom, IT reckon I'll
have top-Atlanta Constitution.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
A Living Example.

eve are what we feed on" quoted
Mr.. Hixson. laying down his book,
"and I am willing to say the author is
right For example,.
81 am already believer" Mrs. Hix-
son interrupted. "You will insist on
having lobster for supper always"
And Mr.. Hixson, mortified, grew
very red.-Brooklyn Life.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
speech and Ambidexterity.

Here's a scientist" she said, look
ing up from the paper, "who asserts
that the reason people are right hand
ed Is that the motor speech function
controls the right side Of the body and
consequently right handedness grows
with speech"
as that so7" he returned, deeply in
terested. 1T Is indeed strange, then,
that many women can use their left
hands at all, is 1t not ?"-Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

the more nearly proper to say "was,"
because we have ''done expanded, /" but
as there may be other expanding to do
hereafter the expansion issue is very
at one for discussion. And If Mr..
Bryan's mighty men of oratory were
only minded to approach public is.
sue in frank and manly attitude of
offense or defense what nice debate
we could have in this campaign ! Those
who were favorable to expansion could
Insist that nation must go forward or
backward, that expansion is but growth
and growth natural to every healthful
organism, that It is passing from a
lower to higher estate, that our coun.
try owes to the world, the best that it
possesses and must reach forth its
mighty arms to uplift and energize the
lowly and incapable, that expansion
and colonization are needful in order
that this daughter of British liberty may
become mother of republics. On the
other hand the anti-expansionists could
protest that this policy would incorpor-
ate elements Of weakness rather than
Of strength. that it may cost more than
1t will yield in return, or that the franz
ers of the constitution did not contem.
plate extra.continental expansion. There
would be room for plenty of nice argu-
ment, opportunities for fine flights of
oratory and real intellectual repast for
all people.
But it has seemed wise in the eyes
Of Mr.. Bryan to instruct his convoca-
lions and conventions to make the fight
for offices with bogies instead of with
issues. The bogy man is hobgoblin,
spectre, ghost, horrible shape or
spook-like appearance which tinid and
nervous people are persuaded to see
through the fundamentally Of hyp-
motto suggestion, frenzied orators prac-
ticing the black art Of hypnotism. AS
frightful examples there may be cited
the besy Of imperialism, Of miitarism,
OF the money power, the bank bogy,
and the man Hanna who is another
bogy. government by injunction ~ q
bogy of such frightful mein as to in,
fame the Chicago convention into max.
ing an assault upon the independence of
the national Judiciary, one Of the
foundation stones Of the republic. The
campaign the Bryan forces are wagina
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

Mr.. Bryan's party is unalterably op-
posed to a standing army of about one
soldier to the thousand people through
fear that the one soldier would intimi-
date the thousand people and deprive
them of their liberties, but his party
was quite willing to take such all attitude
toward Great Britain in relation to the
6oer controversy in far away Africa as
might easily bring on such war as the
world has not witnessed.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
How They Lost Her.

eWhy did your cook leave SO sudden
lyr
"She baked two cakes last Saturday,
one for us and one to take to her mar
ried sister. When she wasn't looking, I
exchanged them and took for our own
use the one she had intended to give
Chicago Times Herald.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
Craxy to Exnect It.

Harduppe-Say, old fellow, lend me
a hundred, will you?
Riggs-A hundred what?
Harduppe-A hundred dollars. l.
Riggs-Oh, stop your joking.
Harduppe (earnestly)-Joking? I was
never more serious in my life. Pm
broke.
Riggs-My dear man, you're not
broke. You're cracked!-Catholic Stand
ard and Times
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
Point of View.

The beautiful Griselda deprecated his
passionate praise.
Il am but a worm, after ALL" she
sighed, the traditions of her Puritan
ancestry being strong upon her.
But you look nice enough to eat"
protested the youth.
"Oh, you're bird" the shy girl fal-
tered, as If to indicate that she deemed
his attitude Of mind largely matter
Of point Of view.-Detroit Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

The New York Outlook, of the high,
est class and most thoroughly independ-
snt family journals in the United
States, says Of the Kansas City conven.
ton: 1--WE do not recall any national
convention in American history in
which men who use politics by corrupt
means for cor upt ends have been more
in evidence than in this convention. 4"
A great. send of for reform" party.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

1t lie estimated that at any given
time, In Germany alone, 100000 per-
sons are afflicted with consumption
and 100000 In America have it at all
times. Professor Hirsch pronounces 1t
emphatically a disease Of all times, all
countries and all races. -.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
Not Of THAT Nationality.

The Londoner tells the story Of a
gentleman who was much annoyed by
having his head pinched during the op-
grafton Of hair cutting. The barber
spologiEed and explained that there
was an unusual bump there.
Are you a phrenologist?" asked the
patient.
mo, SIR answered the barber. '1'm
a asTede."-London Gioba-
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
Another Change Likely

Miss Breezy i see she's married
again.
Miss Lakeside-Yes; this is her sew
enth, and I don't think she cares very
much for him.
Miss Breezy-No2
j. Miss Lakeside-No. was at the en-
graver's today when she left her order
for her new visiting cards. She only
ordered 50.-Philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
CnnfradiofiOna

"Well, Digby. I'm surprised! You're
getting grayr'
Eyes, yes; I've got lots Of gray hairs
and precious few of them" Detroit
Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

Kind words are benedictions. They
are not only instruments of power. but
of benevolence and courtesy, blessings
both to the speaker and hearer of them.
Frederick Saunders.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

If you intend to do a mean thing,
wait till tomorrow. If you intend TO
do a noble thing, do it now.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

Law is like a sieve. a man may see
through 1t, but If he gets through it he
will find himself much reduced.-Chi.
cago News.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

The Republican party stands for the
hest, the best dollar and the most of
them, the best wages and the most
work.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
Anme Eirnren

"Ycu say that figures don't lie? Well,
permit me to fatty contradict you"
"Gay ask your businessf"
St'm q Observation-Disclosures Plain
Dealer.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
THE PITH OF POLITICS.
(By ARrHuRJ. P11bsBuRYJ


1t is particularly infelicitous that the
GLASS of Americans who are always
against the government who extended
sympathy and encouragement to Agui.
naldo in his war against the establish
ment of stable government and who
now give aid and comfort to the Boxer
movement in China by protesting that
our government has not the power to
do any necessary thing toward the es-
tablishment Of order and security in the
Celestial empire through fear OF an ex-
tension of imperialism-itis is infelicitous
that they should be characterized as
"copperheads. The copperhead is d
serpent that makes no noise, whereas
The man who is always against the gov
srnment makes nothing but noise. The
copperhead lies in wait, the man who is
always against the government lies in
the market place. at the postffice, at the
corner grocery, in the newspaper, on
the stump-in the most public place
possible and wherever he can find any.
body to lie to. The copperhead strikes
his fangs deep into the tissues Of his
victim, but the man who is always
against the government is as fangless
as COW and public nuisance rather
than public danger. Copperhead is not,
good name to apply to those people
who are incessantly making faces at
the administration. Rattlehead would
be more appropriate.
The fates seem to have decreed that
Mr.. Bryan's party should have little or
nothing Democratic in it's competition.
The single rebellion In the Kansas City
convention against the C@sar.hke au.
thority of Mr.. Bryan occurred when
the great mob of incongruous elements
took the bits in it's teeth, bucked that
eminent and gifted d/renegade Republi.
can, Mr.. Towne, on to the roadside and
nominated Adj e. Stevenson for second
place, bat that aFaaled nothing except
to make confusion worse confonnded for
Mr.. Towne is again in the saddle and
the ticket is still tripod. Mr.. Stew
enson was nominated confessedly to
make sure Of having something Demo-
cratic on the ticket, but alas for the
Democracy! Mr.. Stevenson was.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

SAFE DEPOSIT.--Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank Of Amador County at the
small expense OF 35 cents a month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
OF protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronise home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank OF
Amador County; you will Save 10 per cent and
upward over postofece or express. Money sent
to all parts Of TIE 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 IS up. Commencn
the new year by opening up bank account. y
man or woman with a bank account has q
financial standing. Don't bury your money;
when you die 1t can't be found and you are liza
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1900-08-17

Ezpansioa is. qilwas.an issue. Il. il
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-29
AMUSE EN1S.
Number Of High Glass Performers to
Open at Orpheum Toniuht.

Number of High Glass Performers to
Open at Orpheum Tonight.
There will no doubt be a crowded
house at the Orpheum tonight and Tor
many nights to come. Nine first-class
artists, three already popular favor
ties and six whose names are well
known to everybody who takes inter
est invaudeville, all of whom have
just closed a season at the San Fran
cisco Orpheum. should satisfy every
body.
The program will be marked by its
high class character. The comedy will
be in the hands of Ida Howell. comedi-
enne; Conlon and Ryder and Edward
Adams. There is clever little racing
drama for the first of the evening. and
the rest of the program is filed with
musical numbers of a high order.
Alice Raymond. cornetist. could fill the
Opera House on her own individuali-
ty; her reputation is established as an
unsurpassed performer. Mabel lie
Claire has a personality that will At
tract many to the Orpheum. aside from
her singing-no better gauge of when
can be estimated than the fact that
she was at one time prima donna for
the celebrated Bostonians Kuikamp.
the tenor. bears the reputation of be-
ing the handsomest singer of his day.
while his voice is fully up to his repu-
tation. He will sing The Holy City"
this evening.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-29

provides that. "All deaths occurring
within the district of Kona, Oahu,
must be reported to the registrar OF
deaths, with name, age. sex. nation
ality, residence, cause of death, at
tending physician and place of burial.
No interment will be allowed in or
about the city of Honolulu without
the written permission of the agent
of the Board of Health, who will issue
these permits on application at his
office"
There being no mention of other
districts or islands in this connection
it follows that no certificate for burial
is required. Each district, however,
keeps a record of deaths and the reg
istrar, who is the deputy sheriff, sends
them monthly to the seci etary of the
Board.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-29
NO CERTIFICATES REQUIRED.
Regulations Permitting indiserimin
ate 6uriais In Other Islands.

The statement recently made by
DIR. Pratt at the inquest of the Portu
guese cases that on the islands other
than Oahu no death certificate is re
quired before corpse may be buried
naturally aroused some curiosity. In
pursuance Of that desire for the ben
eft OF the public. a reporter yester-
day questioned DR.. Pratt as to the
source Of authority for this practice.
II appears from the laws relating 10
health matters and the rules and reg
ulations of the Board OF Health of the
Republic of Hawaii. copy Of which
DIR. Pratt courteously furnished The
Republican. that this sort OF practice
is allowed by the sanitary code OF the
Board OF Health.
Paragraph IL OF the Sanitary Code
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-29
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME
TO Be PLAYED TODAY

The Thanksgiving football match
and college teams viii be played this
afternoon at the College grounds at 3
O'Clock. Ii took quite an effort to in
duce the college boys TO enter this
contest. owing TO the severe test
which they withstood last Saturday in
their fierce combat with the Male
Ilimas. Finally the alumni team sue
ceeded in concluding the match by
loaning Soper. full back. and Hemin.
way, right tackle. to the collegians.
On account of the excessive heat the
halves will be reduced to twenty min
utes each Following will be the line
up:
Alumni. Position College.
F. Damon. -. Left end &C. Judd
]. Warehouse. Left tackle. A. Walker
W. Walker. Left guard. H Cruzan
a. w. Judd. . Center. -. l.. Robinson
A. w. Judd. right guard. /. E. Perry
A. Waterhouse. r.. T.. C. Heminway
W. Greenwich. r. end NJ. Robinson
h. G. Waterhouse.Q. B. A. Marcellino
A. b. ingalls,. l.. half. l.. Kaulukou
G. Fuller. r.. half. A. Castle
c. Cooke. captain. F. back. w. Soper
l.. G.. Blackman. the well known
football organizer. has succeeded in
centralizing four clubs of ninety men,
bers under the names Scottish. Eng
.sh, Iolani College and Iolani Alumni.
The four clubs win contest for the
championship under the local system
OF two games 10 each club. so that
when the series is finished each
club viii have played six games. The
team winning a contest will get two
marks and each game that happens to
be draw will give mark to each.
The alumni team is the last one to
be formed. Its officers are. captain.
Piinaia: sub-captain. Bolster: secre-
tary. Hart: management committee.
Willis and Smithies. Next week there
will be game between the two cob
lege teams. Today practice game
between some members OF the asso-
citation will be played at the college
grounds.