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Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
He Lei Hin ONT.


The king of Naples ia the plenitude
Of his absolutism. paid one day visit
TO the Neapolitan prisons in order to
see for himself wlai sort Of men his
criminals were and whether they really
deserved the punishments they were
undergoing.
"What is your sentenceY he said to
one. Fifteen years. your majesty"
"And what had you done?" Nothing
whatever" "Qaits ippocent?' EN-
tirely so. your majesty" "And you"
he asked another Thirty years. sire.
Victim of false accusation" "And
you?" to a third. "In for life. my
king" "And what had you done?'
"Everything you can think of. my king;
theft. burglary. highway robbery. man
slaughter, murder | only wonder they
did not sentence me to death" What
Is your name?" asked the king. "My
name," replied the FIRST class criminal,
"since l have been here has been 912.'
After finishing his tour of inspection
the king said to the governor: ''All the
prisoners here seem TO be perfectly In
nocent. There is only one bad mau
among them. No. 9l2. You had better
let him out. lest he corrupt the Others"
>-Arponaut.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
A KAFFlR "SMoKER."
The Native Women Are Enthusinsti'
Devotees of the Weed.

The Native Women Are Enthusiastic
Devotees of the Weed.
In South Africa the native woman
smokes necessarily. Your native serv-
ant smokes as she cooks and as she
washes. The tobacco she likes is rank.
The dainty cigarette az English OF
Russian lady Of fashion enjoys. sinok7
ed through quill, SO that no nicotine
can stain either teeth or fingers, would
be sneered at by a Kaffir. Give me a
pipe and something Ia II ] can taste"
is in effect what she says.
The men Kaffirs are beyond tobacco.
They smoke something so vehement
that It makes them cough and splutter,
lose their breath, choke and sneeze to
an alarming degree, They like snuff,
too, and are fond of Offering and TAX
ing pinches of 1t C'schniff' they cali iD
when they meet and visit one another.
Regarding tobacco as too mild for
theiF taste. the Kaffirs take another
weed and smoke that. They proceed
to arrange smoking party. by squat
ting on the ground and getting ready
their pipe" a COW horn with a thin
tube in it inserted half way down at
right angles to the horn. The end of
the tube Is In a basin, and 1t Is from 1t
that the smoker sucks the strong stun
that makes him incapable Of anything
but series of coughs and chokes for
some time after he has had his turn
at the pipe, which is passed around
from man to man, until perfect cho-
rus of coughs rends fbe air.
The tobacco the Beers smoke looks
like poor tea and is peculiar In favor,
yet Englishmen who have become used
to it acquire such a taste for 1t that
they never ask for any other kind
London Mail. -
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
DEATH AT A WEDDING.
Pathetic Tragedy of the War Be-
tween the States.

Recalling the historic incidents clus.
tering about South Cardinals execu-
tive mansion, Mrs. Thaddeus Horton
writes in The Ladies' Home Journal
OF the shocking tragedy that occurred
there toward the close of the war. This
was the death of the daughter of Gov.
ernor Pickens immediately after he1
marriage to Lieutenant LIE Rochelle
"On the afternoon preceding the even,
Ing of the marriage the northern army
began shelling Columbia. but prepara-
tions for the wedding continued.
Finally the guests were all assem-
bled, and the clergyman was proceed
ing with the solemn ceremony and had
just Joined the right hands of the hap
py pair when suddenly there was an
awful crash, and a ball from the enc.
mys cannon penetrated the mansion
and burst in the middle of the mar
riage chamber, scattering it's death
dealing missiles in every direction.
There were screams and a heartrend-
ring groan, mirrors crashed. the house
shook, women tainted and walls rock.
eQ 10 anu ITO.
when the first confusion was over.
it was discovered that in all the crowd
only one person was injured, and that
was the bride herself She lay partly
on the floor and partly in her lovers
arms, crushed and bleeding, pale, but
very beautiful, her bridal gown drench-
ed with warm blood and great cut in
her breast.
Laying her on lounge. the frantic
bridegroom besought her by every
term of tenderness and endearment to
allow the ceremony to proceed. to
which she weakly gave consent. and,
lying like crushed flower no less
white than the camellias of her bridal
bouquet, her breath coming in short
gasps and the blood flowing from this
great, angry wound. she murmured
yes to the clergyman and received her
husbands first kiss A moment more
and all was over.
"She was laid to rest under the mag
nohas, and the heartbroken bride
groom, reckless with despair, returned
to his regiment"
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
The Productlon of cavinre.

Two distinct varieties of caviare are
manufactured in Russia-the granulat-
ed and the pressed forms. The granu-
lated form is obtained by passing the
fish roes under pressure through a fine
meshed sieve. The small eggs pass in
tact but the envelopes are retained in
the sieve To these pure salt is added
in the proportion of one-twentleth or
one-fortieth II Is intimately mixed
with the eggs by means of kind of
wooden spoon. The caviare is then
ready for consumption. 1t is packed
In round metallic boxes of one and a
half to five pounds and envelopad in
parchment for transportation The
pressed caviare keeps better than the
granulated form.
To obtain II the fresh ca Ware is treat
ed with a solution of salt AT 25 degrees
Baume until the eggs acquire Ter
tain degree Of hardness This opera
ton requires considerable skill and TX
perience. If allowed to stay in the so
luton too long, the cayare will he ioo
salty. and if not long enough lln eggs
cannot be preserved The caviare Is
then put into small sacks. which are
pressed npder n scrpw press TO drive
out the excess OF salt u Is pat kcd in
barrels containing up to l.oNi prunds
or left ln the original sacks. Which
measure s by 20 INCHES The av~age
export of pressed caviare for tli. ilree
years 1896 TO 1898 has; been mere than
1900 tons. representing a value OF 81.
400,000.-Scientitc American
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
CHEAP sPoNGEs.
Where Those Sold by the Street
Fakirs Are Procured

Faktrs Are Procured.
Sponges sold by the street fal;ir are
rather captivating in appearance, large
and almost white, and the price ranges
from 5 to 10 cents each. People who
have bought sponges at a drug store
know that no such looking articles can
be got there for so little money. and so
they invest. But they don't invest
more than once, because the sponge
soon falls to pieces, whereas a good
sponge will last for years.
Somebody started story years ago
that the reason the fakirs could sell
these sponges SO cheaply was because
they bought them from the hospitals,
and there are some people who still be-
lieve 1t. AS If men devoting all their
energies and skill to ameliorating the
Ills of mankind would spread disease
by distributing old and possibly germ
infected spOnges. AS matter of fact
surgeons sponges are small and
sniootl as Velvet, being close grained.
The fakirs' sponges are the clippings
off the big sponges sold to liverymen
and others who need large SpOngeS.
The parts cut away have little body
and would soon tear loose. The fakirs
buy these bits, trim them into shape
and then give them a bath in diluted
muriatic acid. After lying there for II
hours they are taken out and washed
in clear water and dried They are
bleached, in other words. but at still
further detriment to the sponge. New
er Of close texture. the mesh is made
more rotten by the acid, and that is
why they soon fall apart But so far
as disease is concerned they are as
pure as any sponge bought in the finest
drug store.-Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Cold Expand. Them.

A civil engineer who is in Alaska has
written home to Chicago that the rails
on the Chilkoot Pass railway expand
with the cold instead of contracting,
as they would be supposed to do. A
temperature ranging from II degrees
to 40 degrees below zero r. would not
appreciably affect the length of rails,
but seyerer cold than that would be
attended with expansion This is GER
lainly an exception to a law Of nature,
although water shrinks as 1t cools until
80 degrees F. is reached, when 1t be-
gins to expand,
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Relies of Former Ares.

TIE big tree OF California is unique
in the\world It is the largest, oldest
and moN majestfeally graceful of all
trees. ScsNcest of known tree species,
1t is the bes& living representative Of .
former geologic age. II has come down
through the agse simply by reason Of
its superb powerA of defensesagainst
hostile conditionsN The bark is some
times as much as tNo feet thick and is
almost noncombustifAe. The oldest
specimens felled areNstill sound at the
heart. Yet, with ali its advantages,
the big trees do not seem to have In
creased their range since the glacial
epoch.-Wsshington Post,
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Morphy's witty Goa. ..sst,

Paul Morphy, the famous chess play
er, once attended church in New Or
leans When the bishop of a foreign do
cese was present. The young rector of
the church had prepared sermon in
honor OF bis distinguished visitor IN
the delivery Of which he tired every
one except the bishop, who paid close
attention. Part of the congregation
left the church.
"Well,R said Morphy, that preacher
is the first man eyer met who hadn't
sense enough to stop when he had
nothing left but bishop"
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Eafherkess.

There's something about the little
black dress that touches man in very
tender spot He pats the little one on
the head, puts some pennies in her hand,
swallows hard and then-starts out to
make his own children fatherless. There
is no doubt that many man is taken
from his family by neglect of simple
precautions which would preserve his
health. Disease generally begins nova
days in ustomach trouble because the
meals are hasty and the food not di-
gested. From that beginning come dis
orders of the blood, liver, kidneys, heart
or nerves. The use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, for diseases
of the organs of digestion and nutrition
will avert the catastrophe of more seri-
Gus disease. 1t strengthens the stomach,
purifes the blood, nourishes the nerves,
and builds men up in both brain and
body, %
NJ can say to you, one bottle of your Golden
Medical Discovery has cured me sound and
we'll after suffering two long years with storn-
ach disease" /" writes W. H Braswell, of McAden-
willie, CASTOR Co., N. c. uMy health Is worth all
the world to me. will praise you as long as
I 1ive.n
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
used with e Discovery" where a laxative
is required.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Exhibit Lifellke aualit,e.

Weeds If they are pulled out Of a
lawn at time when they are full of
Feed will eyince q degree of care for
The seeds which Is almost touching.
They will curl their leaves upward as
far as each can go to cover the seeds
and protect them from the sun till the
end, and often one will find weeds that
are quite dead, sun killed, whose leaves
still are wrapped firmly around the
seed pods. No mother could show
more striking devotion in death than
do these despised plants.-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
TASK.

Said DUTY: ''Teke thF p-I and write
Life throhbirg liEes, words weighed with impoT,
iiChi
Enough Of soRnsfing IN Sylvia's eyel
Enough Of singing Of her and whitei''
l sit me down, when, 10, upon my sight
(Ay inner sight, s;lca there is nighD
vision fasl.es; thou Its Of Duty fy
Like southering birds ado.vn an autumn night.
0 mentor stern, 70 tasi' that thou canst set,
l care rot whatsoecr tc; bidst it be,
viii far rzsl2se - f-',- come dream Of heri
took, an; wcar;-3 Ao.e f-r amulet!
And hence thou may: soon part land and ses
As thoughts of lev9 from Loves true wor.
shipper,
Clinton s.o..arl in COSMOPOLITAN.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Mntrimony Leads to Crime.

~ began the career of crime" said
the famous criminal, when | married
the second time"
Did your second wife lead you
astray? asked the sympathetic visitor
mot so much as the first one. 1t was
she who preferred the higamy charge"
Stray Stories.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Icopyright. 1900. BY G. B. Lewis.l


copyright. 1900, by c. B. Lewis.l
The Jericho fire company, which con-
sisted Of 40 men, 10 pals, 2 axes and a
ladder and all painted red except the
men. Is no more on earth. 1t was or
ganized 13 years ago ard never turned
out to but one fire. Nobody had found
any fault with it. however. UP to two
months ago. VIXEN Kpubp !:oldfast
came into the postotficp one day and
says to me:
Look here. Pap. this town of Jericho
is deader'n doornail, and unless sun
thin kin be done to rouse her the moss
on our backs will be foot long in an
other year
What kin you DOR says |. -
]. That's what I've bin thinkin of fur
the last month. We can't git up dog
fights nor hoss races and nobody will
goin fur brass Eand or camp meet
in. The only thing | kin think of is to
resurrect the fire company and boom
her fur all she's wuth If we kin git
things a-goin red hot. Jericho will
wake up and push to the front till Chi
.cago won't be in it. T'm gittin figgers
together fur speech. Pap. and you
jest lag low fur three or four days. and
ron'lI hear sunthin drop"
Before the week was out everybody
In town knew that suDthin was up.
and one evening Reube shot off his
speech TO the postofiice crowd and
made big hit. He had the number of
fires and the losses In the United States
Sfuy the last fifty years. and he showed
Ybaw a fire company kept down taxes.
reduced insurance and was the main
srsrieg Of liberty lie pictured the town
Of serict,o 10 ashes fur the want of
.:ruthin to squirt out conllagratiOn.
aDd when be went on TO describe wild
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
pidIt with n Slam.

u am willing to do anything" said
the applicant for work.
Cali right" said the hard hearted
merchant. please close the door be.
hind you when you go out" ."-Somer-
vile (Mass.) Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
your horse
From a Wife,. niarx.

All, mel
Yesterday my husband exclaimed
"ParbleuP at golf
This evening he has just exclaimed
"HOot, monr' at my fete champetre,
How humiliating to be married to
such a clod of a man. with no soul,
none Of the finer sensibilities!-Detroit
Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
aofh Alike.

Client (angrily)-I say, this bill Of
yours is downright robbery!
Great Criminal Lawyer (who has
vIoG his clients case)-So was your
crime
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
Innuenda.

Did you ever hear anything against
his honesty|
mo, suh," answered Mr.. Erastus
Pinkly. But he eats chicken mighty
reg'lar on Sunday. an he's allus got an
umberell when 1t rains" Washington
Star
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16

If girl has piano, It is dangerous
to give her bust of Mozart or pic
ture of Beethoven, for then the parlor
is changed to 1.-The music ROOM
Atchisop Globe.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
A raithfnI LiL.na..

Artist-Here Is the portrait of your
wife which,
Mr.. Richman-Ah! It's very like her.
Artist-She-er- h'm-she didn't pay
for 1t. She said you'd do that y
Mr.. Richman-Ahl Still more like
her.-Philadelphia Press,
Few things are impossible in them
selves. 1t is not so much means as
perseverance that is wanting to bring
them to succ essful issue.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16

Will do work in any part of
Amador County. If you want
to build, send a note to Jackson
Postoffice and | will call on you.
Estimates furnished without cost
on any kind of building. Will
make plans and specifications for
you, mar2tt
Amador ledger., 1900-11-16
A RED FIRE COMPANY.
IT STARTED OUT TO SHAKE ThlNGs
UP IN JERICHO.

Pap Perkins. the Postmaster, Tells
How the Enthusiastic Organizaticn
Was Busted Cp by One of Lish Bill
1ings' Franks.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
WHY Not Invite the Boersr

Editor Constitutional is given out through
the press that the Beers. when crushed by
the English will no longer remain in south
Africa, but viii seek country. and
possibly many Of them would incline to
country. being the greatest republic in the
world
l the governors OF the states Of Mis-
souri,. Arkansas and Kansas have given public
expression of their desire to welcome these
people 10 their states Georgia AMI other
southern states are more fifty suited 10 the
Beers than further north. and 1 think some
systematic effort should be made to induce
these good people 10 settle among If
could send a representative TO south Africa
fully equipped to lay before those people the
great advantages OF our state il would bs
money we'll spent. Should this be done, II IS
important to take action at once. As there
public funds available for this pur-
pose, the necessary amount would have 70
be raised by public subscription II The Con-
stitution approves Of this suggestion and viii
take the matter in hand. am sure the needed
amount would be speedily forthcoming
Prompt action is important, for il would
take some days for the party going TO get IN
hand and proper form all the data and in
formation required TO intelliEently place our
advantages and Inducements before these
people. L fear the end of the resistance Of
the Beers Is near. and soon many Of them
will be on the verge Of exiting themselves,
hence II we undertake anything it should be
Lavender. Ga. May "a. 600.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
Hon. Clark Howell.

From The Atlanta Journal.
The Hon. Clark Howell has been nomi-
mated for the upper branch of the Geor-
gia legislature by the voters of this sena-
toriaI district without opposition. lie VIII
be our next senator.
Mr. Howell is a young. force1ul man
with large experience in the lower house
as = law-maker He was hOnored by Full
ton county with three consecutive terms
in that body, during the last Of which ne
was speaker. Mr.. Howell proved himself
both. a capable and fair presiding c-sS---
His voluntary retirement from the legis-
lature was regretted by mis- constituents
and his legislative associates.
A democrat of the purest type, an era
tor of marked ability and an EDITOR who
worthily fills the chair once occurred by
Henry w. Grady, Mr.. Howell, Though yet
a young man. has already wen a high
place as a political leader.
He will he prese":td -- 70 Candidate for
the presidency of the senate. His friends
claim that he has more than enough
votes pledged to him to insure his e,ec-
ton to this high office. If this predic-
ton should be verified, The Journal be-
lieves that he will discharge the duties
of that position to the satisfaction Of Tire
senate and the public. and 10 his own
credit and distinction.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
The Cross of Honor for All Veterans.

Editor Constitutions che cross OF honor
for the oh soldiers Of Georgia. Is IL intended
for all the soldiers of the south?
J. J. HAGLER.
Haglerville Tenn.
The southern cross of honor is a tribute from
the United Daughters OF the Confederacy to
all the surviving soldiers Of the cOnfederacy,
who. through their camps or surviving officers.
can prove that they entitled TO it Ths
cross is presented to officers and private sol
diers alike, and is presented through the var
ious chapters Of Daughters OF COnfederacy
throughout the southern states.
The movement was inspired by a Georgia
woman, Mrs. Mary Cobb Erwin. OF Athens
was brought before the United Daughters OF
the COnfederacy by Georgia women and a
Georgia woman. Mrs. 5 L. Gabbett is Gus
todian of the cross.
The first cross given out was BY a Georgia
woman. Mrs Helen Plane, who, as regent OF
the Atlanta chapter. United Daughters Of the
COME eracy, gave out the crosses to the At
lanta veterans Memorial Day, April 20. 1900.
Inc hrst veteran to receive his cross was
Major General 5. G. French. Of Florida
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
One Way Around It.

From The Philadelphia North American.
'Bronson's wife has conceived = great
future for him. She wants him TO run
for office
Are you sure she isn't looking for
cause for diVOrce2
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION MEET
Session Was Held Chattanooga Last Week and Was Largely At
tended---South Makes Good Showing.

Wheeler has visited this city since his
return from the Philippines. he is assured
of a hearty welcome.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21

increased very materially and several
large delegations will arrive tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be devoted to the sub
tects of compulsory arbitra ton and the
race problem.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-11-22
THAT OLD RED sUNBoNNET

"How dear to my heart are the scenes
of my childhood,
When fond recollection presents them
to view
The orchard, the meadow, the deep
tangled wildwood,
And every fond spot which my infancy
knew"
So sang the old poet in rhythmical
measure
And millions have dreamed of his pic
ture so fair,
But never word OF that one crowning
treasure,
The old red sunbonnet our girls used
The bellies OF to-day in their scorn
would deride it
And wonder how maidens could wear
such a fright!
But when twas protecting a dear
head inside 1t
To old fashioned boys twas a heaven
ly sight.
No ornaments decked it, it bore nc
fine laces,
No ribbons or bright colored hues did
it bear,
But hid in its debts was the sweetest
Of faces
That old red sunbonnet our girls used
to wear.
When school was dismissed on her
head we would set it,
And tie the long strings in a knot
meath her chin,
Then claim from her red lips a kiss,
and would get it,
For kissing in old days was never a
sin.
Then homeward we'd speed where
the brooklet was FLASHING
Down through the old wood and the
meadows so fair,
The skies not more blue than the eyes
that were flashing
Inside that sunbonnet our girl used tt
wear.
In front of her mirror proud dame Il
standing
Arranging prize on her head, now Sc
whitel
She turns while her bosom with pride
is expanding
And asks II it is not a dream of de
light!
1 speak of the past as l make the in
spection,
OF days when to me she was nevel
more fair,
And tears gem her eyes at the font
recollection
OF that old sunbonnet she once use'
to wear.-Denver Post.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-11-22
Brown-Nelson.

At 9 O'Clock Wednesday evening,
Nov. IA, James Addison Brown and
Miss Mabel Clark Nelson were joined
in wedlock by Rev. S. d. butcher at
the home Of the BRIDES sister, Mrs. E.
II. Carter, in north Mexico. The we'd
ding was very quiet and only the rela-
tiyes Of the contracting parties were
present. Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph Kirt-
land, Of Hannibal, the latter a sister
of the bride, attended.
The groom is one of Mexico's most
prosperous and popular young bust
men and has many friends here. He
is the proprietor of the fruit, cigar
and candy store at the southeast cor
ner Of the square. He is young mar
of exemplary habits.
The bride is a daughter of the latC
Thos. Nelson, of Hannibal, formerly Of
Mexico. She has lived in Mexico since
the death of her father in the early
fall. She has been most popular IL
Mexico and Hannibal society and is .
most lovely young woman, who ha'
many friends who wish her well.
The couple is domiciled at the resi-
dence of the groom, on South Olive
street. The LEDGER joins a host o.
the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Brown ii
extending hearty congratulations.