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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16
LATE LEGAL DECISIONS.

! Necessity Of insurable interest in the
life of another person TO sustain life
policy is held, in Union FraternAl
league versus Walton (Ga.), 46 L. L. A.
424, TO be inapplicable where q person
lawfully procures insurance upon his
own life for the benefit of another per-
soma and does so at his own expense.
/ An ordinance requiring any person
'-riding or driving on q street ito
check up, or even halt, If necessary" on
I approaching a crossing, SO asnot TO OBJ
struct, hinder or endanger pedestrians,
Is held, in Citizens 4. Co. versus Ford
| CTex), 46 L. R. A. 457, to have no appli-
ration 70 a street car operated by cleo
tricity.
A bridge for highway and railway
purposes over a river is held, in Pritch-
ard versus Magoun ia, }, &c L. R. A. ss1,
10 be Of such public character as TO
justify the levy of taxes 70 assist in
building 1t, Notwithstanding the fact
that 1t is owned by a private corpora,
ton which has the right TO charge tolls
for its use.
A nation, state or municipality which
dedicates land 70 public use for park
is held, in Davenport versus Burlington
&c. c. App. Eighth c., 46L.R. A. 377, 10
be as conclusively estopped as a private
proprietor would be from revoking that
dedication, from selling the park and
from appropriating the land TO other
purposes after lots have been sold, the
town settled and the park improved
Chattel mortgages withheld from
record beyond a time reasonably neces-
sAry for its prompt recordation is held, |
in Ruggles versus Cannedy (Cal.), 46 !
L. r A. 81, to be void as against cred |
itors whose claims have arisen between |
the date of its execution and the date |
Of it's recordation, even If they have no |
lien, where a statute requires a record /
as a condition Of the validity Of such q
mortgage as against creditors
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16
MOUNTAIN THAT is A MIRROR
An African Phenomenon That sur
prised and Greatly interested
Catholic Missionaries

A few months ago some Catholic mis-
sionaries made a journey in Katanga
a large district which contains many
Of the upper waters Of the Congo. One
day they approached a mountain
which, they later learned, was ex
tremely rich in iron ore. In fact, the
travellers say the mountain is little else
than a huge block Of iron from summit
70 base. The natives call the noun
tain Kabwe-Marwi.
The missionaries, says a foreign ex-
change, spent several DAYS IN the neigh
borhood, and each evening, they say.
the mountain was iIlumined in a won
derful manner under the influence OF
the rays Of the setting sun The upper
part Of IL seemed TO be an immense
reflector launching far out into the
plain the beams Of light revived from
the Star Of Day"
One evening, after day Of rain that
had washed all the dust from the
mountain side, the briIliancy Of the
reflection was greater than usual. and
Father Ter Maat decided to seek the
exact cause OF this phenomenon. So
at sunrise next morning he began the
difficult task Of scaling the steep slope
Of this mountain OF iron. He finally
reached the highest peak, 6.sss feet
above the sea level. and there he found
a great rock whose side, turned toward
the western sun, was as polished and
bright as a mirror and shone Ike bur
nished steel. II seemed to be block Of
almost pure metal. This shining sur
face contains several hundred SQUARE
feet, and fully explains the remark
able refraction Of the solar rays. The
only explanation Of the increased bril-
liancy on that particular day is that
the rain washed away all particles that
bedimmed the polished surface andleft
II fine natural mirror where the fall
ing beams Of light were launched again
far out over the plain with dazzling
effect.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16
OFFICERS RANK INDICATED.
How to Tell HE Standing in the Mill
tia by the Marking on HIS
Uniform.


While the procession in honor Of
Admiral Dewey was moving up Mich
igan avenue a party that was seated
in a balcony of well-known citizens
house had the conversation turned
on the rank of officers and how to
tell il in each case. An ex-soldier OF
the civil war, who as an officer won
distinction in that war, was of the
party, and he was asked 20 explain
what this, that or the other marking
on the uniforms mean, says Chicago
paper.
'"Fo begin with" he said, IAN officer
may be distinguished by his shoulder
straps and the marking within them
viii tell you what his rank is. A gen
eral has an eagle between two stars;
lieutenant general, one large star,
fanked by two smaller ones; major
general, two stars; brigadier general,
one start colonel, a silver eagle;
lieutenant colonel, two silver oak
leaves; major, two golden oak leaves;
captain. two bars at either end of the
shoulderstrap; first lieutenant, sin
gle bar at either end of the shoulder
strap; second lieutenant, the plain
shoulderstrap without marking.
Then come the noncommissioned
officers, or the 'noncoms,' as they are
generally termed. Their raHR is dis
tinguished by the chevrons on their
sleeves. as follows; Sergeant major OF
a regiment, three bars and an arc OF
three bars; regimental OF battalion
quartermaster sergeant, three bars
and a tie Of three bars; commisary
sergeant, three bars and a crescent;
hospital steward, three bars and an
arc Of one bar, inclosing a red cross
company quartermaster sergeant,
three bars and tie Of one bar; ser
Reaut, three bars; corporal, two bars, |
1.-The different branches Of the serv- |
ice TO which the men belong are shown |
by the Insignia on the officers head /
gear and collars and by the relieving |
colons Of their uniforms. The artillery |
Is red, which In the case Of the officers /
shows fl the field Of the shoulder. /
straps, in the stripe on the trousers
and the lining of the cloak; their in
sigma Is the crossed cannons; the cav
airy Is yellow, and their insignia the
crossed swords; the infantry white,
the insignia the crossed rifles; the
Engineers red, the insignia the castle;
The signal corps orange, the insignia
he crossed flags, and the medical corps
green, the insignia the Maltese cross.
"Chaplains wear shoulder straps
on a black field. These
and insignia refer only 70
what is known as the line. In the
taft the prevailing color is dark blue,
10 stripes are worn on the trousers
nd the field Of the shoulderstraps Is
lark blue, The departments TO which
he various stan officers belong are
Indicated by the markings on the col
ars Of their coats. In addition 10 these +,
arious means OF distinguishing Off
e-s, which apply principally TO their
ndress uniforms, there are differences
n the arrangement Of the buttons on
heir coats, the braiding on their
leeves and the style Of their headgear ,
nd the color and number of plumes
'orn upon them"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16
OVARIAN TROUBLES.

Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Cares Them Two Letters from Women.
DEAR Mrs. PTEKHAM write TO
tell you of the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
me. Twas sick in bed about FIVE weeks.
The right side Of my abdomen panied
me and was so swollen and sore that |
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16
A word To GfrIs.

No girl can afford, either for her
own surest happiness or for the CON.
fort Of mind OF him whom she mar.
ries, to wed a young man during The
formative period OF his lie, which is
between 20 and 25. And she who with.
holds from a young man her consent
to marriage until he has reached the
first year Of the beginning Of wisdom
is a mighty sensible little body and
acts in q manner which she viii never
have cause 20 regret as long as God
gives her and her husband liie.-Ed'
ward Box. in Ladies' Home journal.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16

Freddie-What do you mean by the
embarrassment Of riches. dad?
CoeWlgger-Well, my boy, once
heare o. woman who had a sp5. 600
set OF dishes, and she was so afraid Of
The servants breaking them that she
washed them herself-what to Eat
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16

DEAR MRs PISKHAN.-IwsS sicl, f,-
two years with falling Of the womb. and
Inflammation oftheo varies and bladder
was b!oated very badly. Nv left limb
would swell SO / could not step on NV
loot had such bearing down pains I
could not straighten up or walk across
the room and such shootingpains would
go through me that thought l could
not stand il. Ny mother got me a bottle
OF Lydia f Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound and told NE to try it Itook SIX
bottles and now, thanks to your won.
aerful medicine, I am a well woman -
Ma. ELsIE BRYAN, OtisviIIe, Mich.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16
Touching Confederation,

THAT burglary was the most salts
factory affair have ever heard Of"
what do you mean2"
"They went through my daughters
200 wedding presents and carried off
only the duplicates. Chicago Rec
ord
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16
A Good R.mndr

Customer .(angrily)-Wen. I have
brought back the drug you said would
make me thin. I've gained ten pounds
on 1t in two weeks.
Druggist-Ah, you see, that estab-
nshes the fact that these things often
Work by eontraries. Now. let me sell
you a bottle Of this gold medal flesh
produeer.-N. Y. World.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-08-16
Toward End of the Honeymoop

The Bride-l suppose all your old
friends are envious at your good for
tune, aren't they, Tom?
The Bridegroom-Yes, I suppose so.
As we left the church heard Jim Grace
saying it was too bad for poor Tom
Boston Transcript.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
of them.

In list of candidates cards. appears the of NJ
Newman, Democratic nominee for Supervisor Township One
Mr. Newman is of affairs and good citizen
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
WESLEY NJ. AMICK.
are not we'll informed.

Wesley NJ. Amck, Republican candidate for Supervisor
Township Two native of this county and was born with
mile of his present home. He comes from good stock
his father being of the successful business men in
the county, and the heaviest payer Township two His
record from youth up is known his fellow citizens and all
pronounce it unbemished in every particular Wesley
Amc has made fine success of life and is conceded bv
all who know him. irrespective of political afaton that he
stands the peer of the best business men i'll this section 1t
for this among other good ones that he was
mated for Supervisor for if there any public Office iii the
county that should be filled by thoroughly good business
is that of Supervisor This everybody knows and in
him Township Two has exactly the right man
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
AT BERKELEY.
Prof Dyer of Oxford University to Give Six
Lectures

Prof, Dyer of Oxford University to Give Six
Lectures.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Sept.
2l.-The Labyrinth of Minos and the
palace of the prehistoric kings of Crete
will be described for the first time at
the University of California in Novem-
ber. Professor Louis Dyer of Oxford
University, the eminent classical
scholar and author, has been summon
ed across the Atlantic and across the
continent by Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst to
deliver six lectures at Berkeley on
''Mycenaean Greek Art In these
lectures for the first time will be pictur-
ed and related the wonderful discover
les made last summer in Cretc by A. j.
Evans, the American archaologist,
more Important than any excavations
since DR.. Schliemann unearthed buried
Troy. Professor Dyer is one of the
best known Americans in England.
He was educated at Harvard and Balli-
ol, was professor in the Greek depart
ment of Harvard, and for some years
past has been at Oxford, engaged in
lecturing and literary work.
Professor Alfred Emerson formerly
of Cornell University and OF the Ameri
can School in Athens, has sailed for
Europe to spend several years in
gathering classical antiquities for the
archaeological museum which Mrs.
Hearst proposes to esta blish at the
University of California. He will col =
lect marbles, bronzes, coins, m0saics,
vases, sarcophagi, casts, models, photo
graphs, plans and other things illustra-
tive of Greek and Roman civilization.
An international reputation of the
first order has been won within the
past two years by DR.. William Scott
Ferguson, tho new instructor in
Greciau and Roman history in the Uni
versity of California. by his brilliant
discovery of a method of fixing Atheni-
an chronology during the last three
centuries before Christ, His books,
''The Athepian Archons" and "The
Athenian Secretaries" have received
the highest praise from European
scholars.
The first volume of Representative
English Comedies" the fve-volume
series of which Charles Mills Gayley,
Professor of English in the University
of California, is editor, is announced
for publication before christmas by the
Macmillan Company. Professor Gay
ley's collaborators for this volume are
D0wden of Trinity College, Dublin,
Pollard and Bradley of Oxford, Baker
of Harvard. Gummere of Haverford,
Woodberry of Columbia, and Flugel of
Stanford. Professor Gayley contributes
an Introductory essay on 'The Be-
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

after all of little Importance private parties own
the creeks and enjoy them much that they oath to
part with them leave them in unsurbed possession The
people already of the streets.
Now to the assertion that it will be necessary to dig
deep here get grade may be that
even grade is not necessary. All that required is
down grade and that need be steep some cases six
inches to the block inch to yet has been adopted
Pipes be laid to suit the ground
We are called upon to quote reputable engineer
these questions All the facts and figures quote from
the official records Our readers what they indicate
and then civil engineer has been quoted the other side
We have been referred to English city exam
pie but of the exact location and conditions of said city
we'll informed.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
Assessment Notice.

A MELIA GOLD MINING COMPANY
"a Location OF principal place of business,
San francisco, California. Location of works
Amador county. California.
=, Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of
the Board OF Directors, held on the ninth day of
February, 1860, an assessment (No A. of Two
and One-Hah Cents per share was levied upon
the capital stock OF the corporation PAYABLE
Immediately, in United States gold coin, to the
Secretary, at the ottice of the company No 3aO
Sansome street, Room 4, San Francisco. Cali.
torn1a. And that at meeting of the Board of
directors, held on the thirteenth day of July,
1900 1t was ordered that, under the provisions
OF Section 346 of the Civil Code of the State of
California, publication of notice of assessment
be begun anew; and that any stock upon which
this assessment shall remain unpaid on the
thirteenth day OF August, 1900. will be deIin-
quent and advertised for sale at public auction;
and, unless payment is made before, will be
sold on TUESDAY, the 28th day of August,
1900 to pay the delinquent assessment together
with costs of advertising and expenses OF sale.
By order OF the Board of Directors
l.. SCHUMACHER, Secretary.
Ofice-No. $40 Sansome street. Room 4, San
FRANCISCO, California. ily20td
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
INCORPORATION AND SEWERAGE.

We feel that the air is becoming clearer and some
at least of the minor differences between and valued
correspondent only apparent and real In his
he protests that he meant question: deny dis
parage the undoubted right of the andless citizen
the Incorporation question Previous writer's the other
side alluded it, and he did the same The right was ad
mted "cheerully and the efereuce the individual
science expected alarm disturb the Individual
He does not say point we'll taken we'll argu
ed but that no has disputed it, Nothing could be
satisfactory point has been raised by both
sides and finally settled by unanimous and cheerful consent
few points settled the way and we will hold a
grand ratification rally.
q Again, it is pleasing to be distinctly assured that the
accusation of slanderng the aimed those who
demanding system. 1t somebody else who
said the indeesbe and offensive things No rule inter-
preation will apply to the progressive party of ncorpora
ton, and that is all we wished to know about it.
We panied by the declaration that reference to
the engrossng occupation of landlords is beneath notice
Really that the unkndestbut i'll the interest of har
ony will withdraw the Objectionable paragraph the
point to which it relates has been amcaby settled.
We not conscious of having violated the usual
esy debate of having departed from the high minded and
impartial which correspondent claims he has
lowed We have not mpugned his motives, for he has made
no secret OF them and they not He fears
horbitant taxation So would aud would oppose it, if
believed to be threatened The ouy difference then a
pears be the probable of the proposed improve
ments.
Referring again to the Stockton SYSTEM note these
facts The Stockton mains of the largest capacity and
buried deeply at the lower end They aggregate about
miles i'll length There is pumping plant connected with
them which less that the $Sooo leaving
$4,000 for the main pipes.
Now, Jackson is one-fourth the size of Stockton but
if it it would $I75oo for such pipes the same
rate But have for such immense here and
this easily be reduced onehalf leaving $S7 90 for
mains, and will be noticed that this close the
ua of system district comprising 3o2 lots as
shown by the records That is said before, S.
27o84 This included both branch pipes and lateals and
would exactly correspond to mains and branches Now
admitting that system would more certainly would
not than twice much without gross msnanage
ment i'll its construction.
There not shadow Of doubt about private property
being liable to be taken for public III of necessity
upon making just compensation the owners, and the
persons who hold Jackson creek in simple be called
upon surrender right of way their valuable and
profitable deesn whenever is needed And laying
pipes creeks they be that situation in
cry that has pipes and creeks to be traversed by
1t be better the streets The creek question is
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

ginning of English Comedy" Each
of the five volumes will be of octave
size, containing about $50 pages.
Forty plays in all will be treated.
Heury Morse Stephens, Professor of
Modern History at Cornell, will leave
Berkeley after six weeks spent here
He has lectured twice daily before large
classes on the French Revolution and
on ''Englands Government of Her Ash
attic Dependencies.
The university extension work for
the autumn, now in progress in San
Francisco, Includes a varied list of I'M
portant courses. Among the courses
are "The Problems of the Plant DR..
Osterhout; ''The Modern Drama in
Norway, France, England and the
United States" Professor Syle; "The
EclOgues of Vergil," DR.. Hopkins;
''The Eighteenth Century Philoso-
pliers, Professor Bakewell; "The
Method of Instruction, Professor
Brown; "The Chinese Problem" "
Professor Fryer; and practical courses
in japanese and Cantonese. Professor
Morse Stephens opened the season with
a lecture on ''The History Of University
Extension in England This, aud the
talk on "Kipling' which Professor
Morse Stephens gave before the Art
Association, are TO be printed in the
Forthcoming number of the University
Chronicle. :-
George j. Young, now assistant in
assaying in the Mining Department,
has been called to the Nevada State
University as Assistant Professor of
Metallurgy.
The California chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa, the national scholarship society
which was founded in 1776 and is the
Oldest college fraternity in the country,
has bestowed the golden key, the
symbol of membership, upon five
seniors, Ralph II. Curtiss of Redlands,
Miss Irene Taylor of Hanford, Miss
Alice Marion Cummings of Santa Cruz
and Cornelius C. Dali and Wesley n.
Hohfeld of San Francisco. Member
ship, which is a recognition of intel
lectual attainments and high character
is one of the most-prized honors of a
university career. There are chapters
of the society in fifty American uni
versities ana colleges,
The Alumni Association OF the Uni
versity has elected officers as follows;
President, Charles S. Greene, 's6, Oak
land; first vice president, Henry W.
O'Melveny, 70, Los Angeles; second
vice-president, ]. d. Mortimer 1900,
Berkeley; secretary, John Sutton, 'S8,
Berkeley; trustee, L. y. Perkins, '96.
San Francisco; trustee of the LIE Conte
Fellowship Fund, J. NJ. Whftworth,
~; councillors to the Associated
Alumni-Miss Emma Hefty, 'S8; Her
bert Dam. '75' and Rev. W. A.
Brewer, 49,
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
Order to Show Cause.

In the Superior Court of the County of Amador
State of California
In the matter of the estate of Charles Hawkins,
deceased. Order to show cause why order of
sale of real estate should not be made
TT APPEARING TO THIS COURT BY TIE
1petition this day presented and filed by Mary
II. Hawkins, Administrative of the estate OF
Charles Hawkins deceased. that 1t is neces.
Sary to sell the whole of the real estate OF said
deceased to pay the expenses and charges of
administration OF the estate Of said deceased.
II is therefore ordered by this Court that all
persons Interested In the estate of said deceas-
ed appear before the said Superior Court on
Saturday, the 18th day OF October, 1900, at the
hour OF ten O'Clock q. II. of said day, at the
Court Room of said Court, at the Court House
in the town of jackson, County OF Amador,
State of California, to show cause why an order
should not be granted TO said administrative to
sell so much Of said real estate as shall be
necessary, and that copy Of this order be pub
lished four successive weeks in the Amador
Ledger, a weekly newspaper Of general circula-
uon, printed ana published in said county
Done in open Court, this sth day of Septem
bert 1900
9145t r. G. RUST, Judge.
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
Tell Your Sister

beautiful complexion is an impossibility
without good pure blood. the sort that only ex-
lists in connection with good digestion, healthy
liver and bowels. Karl's Clover Root Tea acts
directly on the bowels, liver and kidneys. keep
ing them in perfect health. Price 25c and soc.
For sale by A Goldner, Druggist
Ladies fine muslin chemise 2Oc. at
Red Front. 8-24-tf
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28

THAT the big coal strike in Pennsylvania is the result of
Bryane schemng there appears be doubt Opponents
of Mckinley know that the prosperity of the country
offers the only possible hope for the of Bryanis
having already become plain that the imperialism boey has
fallen fat founder everywhere We predict that some
very sensational disclosures concerning the schemes which
have been and still being manipulated bring about
strikes aud other labor troubles because of the belief of the
manpuatos that they will make BRYAN and Brvan-
will be made before the campaign closes The work has
been secretly and cuningy DONE but adroity that
convincing proof may be secured and made public
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
IN THE supER1oR COURT or rHE

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
i. County of Amador, State Of California.
In the matter of the estate of Henry Whiting
deceased. Notice for publication Of time ap-
pointed for Probate of WILL c. G. p, Sec. 1903.
Notice IS hereby given, that Saturday, the
9th day Of October A. d. 1900. at ten O'Clock q.
m, of that day, and the urt-room-Probate-
OF said Court, at the Court House, in the County
OF Amador. State of California, have been ap-
pointed as the time and place for proving the
will of said Henry Whiting deceased, and for
hearing the application OF Rebecca N Whiting
for the issuance to her OF Letters TeStamentary
thereon.
c. L. CULBERT, Clerk
BY Is. II: BREESE, Deputy Clerk
MCGEE STEWART. Attorneys for Petitioner.
Dated September 10, a. D. 1900. e-21-3t
Amador ledger., 1900-09-28
DISAPPOINTMENT.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal September IL, 1900.
The date Of delinquency of the foregoing as
sessment has been postponed to Wednesday,
the 10th day OF October, 1900 and the day of sale
from the 18th day of October 1900, to Friday,
the 9th day of November, 1900.
BY order of the Board of Directors
L. SCHUMACHER, Secretary
Ofice-No $40 Sansome street, Room 4, San
Francisco, California.