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Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
HAM SMELLING A BUSINESS.
Peculiar Occupation For Which Only
Few Are QunIifed.

rev Are QunIihed.
The ham smellcrs only tools are a
long steel tricr ana his nose. He stands
In barrel to keep his clothes from be-
ing spiled by the dripping brine, and
the hams are brought to him, and he
plunSes his sharp pointed trier into
them. withdraws it and passes it swift
ly beneath his ros" The tricr always
gees down to huuckle joint.
In testing Gluat in that manner the
man with the trier Judges by the slight
est shade of difference between the
smell of one piece of meat and anoth-
er The smell Of the meat is almost
universally sweet. and that is what he
smells. The slightest faint or devia-
ton from the sweet smell is therefore
appreciable. 1t is not the degree of
faint that he expects to tind, but the
slightest odor that is not sweet.
When he detects an odor. he throws
tbGAmeat aside. and if it is not un-
wholesome it is sold as rejected
meat, but If it is tainted it goes to the
rendering tank. The ham tester smells
meat from o'clock III the morning un-
til o'clock at night. and his sense
must never become jaded or inexact or
his usefulness would he at an end
Ham testing is not pursuit danger
Gus to the health, as tea testing is sup
posed to be. but the ham smeller with
n cold in his head is like piano player
who loses his arm in railroad wreck.
Kansas City Star.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
HER "sUsPICION CURE"
1t Made Life One Lingering Honey
moon For Mrs. Jones Adviser,

1t Made Life One Lingering Honey
moon For Mrs. Jones Adviser.
81 would be quite happy if my hus-
band would not spend so much of his
time at his club" said Mrs Jones. with
a sigh.
''Why don't you try the suspicion
cure?" said her intimate friend
What in the name of Susan B. An
thony is the suspicion cure?' asked
Mrs. Jones in amazement.
''Well, my husband got in the habit
of spending his evenings at his club.
and worried over it for some time be-
fore | hit upcn plan to keep him at
home. At first I pleaded with him,
telling him how lonely was at home
when he was away. but he would only
laugh and promise TO be home early,
which meant midnight or later Then
| changed my tactics. Instead of ask
ing him to remain at home urged him
to go to his club. The way he raised
bis eyebrows the first time ! suggested
il showed mo | was on the right tack,
AID resolved to keep it up One night
when he came hcme for dinner he an
;,ouucrd that he had a severe headache
and would remain home for the even
ing | opposed the idea and pointed
out that an evening at his club would
cause him to forget his headache and
90 it good. He gave me a hard look.
But acted on the suggestion and left
for his club. Something told nc that
!ie would ba back within an hour. So
made an elaborate toilet and waited
for him to return. He came home as
expected. with the plea that his head
was worse and that he couldn't stand
the noise ut the club. condoled with
him and ignored his question concern
ing my elaborate toilet. He hasn't
been away f1r an evening since. 1t Is
almost like the old honeymoon, only he
appears to have something on his mind
that he is net entirely satisfied about"
London Answers.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
A Test of Accuracy.

Drawing from memory is one of the
most difficult things in the world to do.
Even professional artists find that they
must rely largely upon hasty jottings
made upon the spot as suggestions for
their pictures. Those who are not art
lists need to look keenly and closely at
what they wish to rccollect, for they
must depend upon their memory to
bring "details lack to them. 1t Is an ex-
cellent corrective of super fetal observa-
tion to sketch Il scene as we think we
saw it and aftcrward return to the
scene and take another view 1t is a
training both in accuracy and humil-
ity. for we learn how easy it is to de-
ceive ourselves as to what we have
remarked. Florence Hull Winterburn
In Woman's Home Companion.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
BaldneSR,

1t has been found on study of 800
eases of loss of hair that badness pre-
walls most with unmarried men, which
is contrary to the general belief The
worries of the bachelor may be fewer,
but they are more trying to the scalp
than are the multitudinous cares of
the man of family. Most bald people
are found to lead indoor lives, and al
most all of them belong to the intel
lectual class. Usually the loss of hair
begins before the thirtieth year. In
woman it usually constitutes a gen.
eral thinning; in men it affects the top
of the head. Diseases that affect the
general nutrition of the body are like
ly to thin the hair. Heredity Is q
factor. If one has baldheaded an
cestors, all the drugs of the pharma-
cop9ia will not bring out flowing locks.
-Argonaut.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
She Got n New Pnir

Sarcasticus and his wife were going
to the theater.
"Will you please go in and get my
goats off the dressing table," said Mrs.
s.
Your goats?" queried the puzzled
Sarcasticus. What fangle have you
women got nowY'
I'll show you!" snapped the wife,
and she sailed away and soon returned
putting on her gloves.
Are those what you mean? Why, I
call those kids
81 used to-" replied Mrs. Sarcasticus,
but they are getting so old am
ashamed to any longer
He took the hiut.-Pearson's Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
Habit In n Horse. Work

"When I retired from the contract
ing business a short time ago." said a
well known man, 81 had a number Of
horses that | was anxious to dispose
Of. Among them was one named Jer-
ry, which for several years had been
used to working on a drum. In such
work horse becomes accustomed to
lifting his feet high to avoid striking
the hoisting ropes. When the horses
were put under the hammer Jerry
went to Harlem grocer.
"About a week later the purchaser
of Jerry called at my house and told
me that he had lot of trouble with
the horse He said that Jerry would
go a short distance. when he would
stop short and lift his feet high, and
after doing this would go a little far
ther, only to repeat it again. l told the
grocer why the horse stopped short
and lifted his feet and also advised
him to look up some contractor and
sell the animal to him for hoisting pur-
poses. He did so, notifying me that he
received a larger price than he paid
me for the horse."-New York Sun.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
sulpbur VIII put Ont Fire.

Grant me space in your paper to
make more generally known a fact
which has been known to me many
years and doubtless to others, that sui
phur thrown into the fire of a stove,
furnace or fireplace will Instantly ex,
tinguish the fire in chimney or f1ue,
If a small bag or parcel of sulphur,
say three or four ounces, were kept in
handy place and used when needed
as directed above, it might be the
means Of saving property and perhaps
life.-Letter in New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
How He Got IT

In one of Chauncey NJ. Depew's
stories he told of meeting a man as
funny as himself
Zone day." said Mr.. Depew, 81 met
a soldier who had been wounded in the
face. He was Union man, and I
asked him in which battle he had been
Injured.
"'In the last battle of Bull Run, sir,
he replied.
"'But how could you get hit in the
face at Bull Run? | asked.
"Well, sir said the man, half apol-
ogetically. after had run a mile or
two | got careless and looked back" "
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
Four to One.

An English officer in Malta stopped
in riding to ask native the way. He
was answered by shrug of the shoul-
ders and mo speak English"
You're a fool then" said the officer.
But the man knew enough English to
ask:
''Do you understand MalteseT
No"
DO you know ArabicT
No r.
'Do you know Italianp Il
No" :
'Do you know Greek?"
NO"
Then you four fools. only onev'-
Youths Companion.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
An Extraordinary Island

In the bay of Plenty. New Zealand,
is one of the most extraordinary is
lands in the world. 1t is called White
island and consists mainly of sulphur
mixed with gypsum and a few other
minerals. Over the island. which Is
about three miles in circumference and
which rises between 500 and 900 feet
above the sea, floats continually an
immense cloud of vapor attaining an
elevation of 10000 feet. In the center
Is boiling lake of acid charged water
covering 80 acres and surrounded with
blowholes from which steam and sui
phurouS fumes are emitted with great
force and noise. With care a boat can
be navigated on the lake. The sulphur
from White island is very pure, but
little effort has yet been made to pro-
cure it Systematically.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
The Place Of the duel.

Mrs. Minnie Walter Myers, in her
Romance and Realism of the South
ern Gulf Coast" gives an account of
one of the last challenges to a duel
which occurred in Louisiana, The af-
fair was between NJ. Marigny, who be-
longed to one of the oldest families of
Louisiana, and Mr.. Humble, a sturdy
ex-blacksmith of Georgia, who had be-
come man of political consequence.
NJ. Marigny took offense at some re-
marks of the Georgian and sent him a
challenge. The big blacksmith was
nonplused.
Il know nothing about this dueling
business" he said. Il will not fight
him.
you must" said his friend. "No
gentleman can refuse
81 am not a gentleman" replied the
honest son of Georgia. Il am only a
blacksmith"
"But you will be ruined if you do not
fight" urged his friends. You will
have the choice of weapons, and you
can choose so as to give yourself an
equal chance with your adversary"
The giant asked time in which to
consider the question and ended by ac-
cepting. He sent the following reply
TO NJ. Marigny:
Il accept, and in the exercise Of my
privilege, l stipulate that the duel shall
take place in Lake Rontchartrain, In
six feet of water; sledge hammers to
be used as weapons"
N. Marigny was about five feet, eight
inches in height, and his adversary
was seven feet. The conceit of the
Georgian so pleased NJ. Marigny, who
could appreciate joke as well as per,
petrate one, that he declared himself
satisfied, and the duel did not take
place,
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
E(snllOg,lV

whats this?" exclaimed the young
husband. referring to the memorandum
she had given him "One dozen eggs,
one pound of raisins. bottle of lemon
extract, tin of ground cinnamon and
half a pound of sugar-what do you
want with all these things. Belinda ~
GIVE got stale loaf" replied the
young wife, that I'm going to save
by working it up into bread pudding.
never let anything go to waste,
Henry."-London Fun.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
Put Tn the Price.

Senator Frye of Maine was once of,
fered $400 to write an article for a
leading magazine. but refused. saying
the figure was not large enough.
"How much would you require %
asked the editor.
Twenty thousand dollars" answer
ed the senator which, of course, put
nm end to the negotiations
And, do you know" said Mr.. Frye
to friend afterward, 81 couldn't have
written the article anyhow"
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
j. He GALLUP FAMILY.
AN EVENING OF LAMENTATIONS BY
THE AlLlNG WIFE.

She Knew Her Time For Departure
For the Other World Had Come,
and She Was Anxious to Become an
Angel, but There Were Drawbacks.
copyright, 1900, by c. B. Lewis.l
Mr.. Gallup had finished his supper,
removed his coat and shoes and sat
down in the rocking chair to read the
copy of The Chemung County Gazette
he had brought home from the post
office when Mrs. Gallup dropped down
on the lounge with sigh and began:
Samuel. if you could spare a dyin
woman three NJ four minits of your
time l should hhe to talk to you.
know you don't like to be bothered
when you are readin. and | wouldn't
say a word if it was cnly a bile on my
leg or one of my back aches. but it's
more serious than that, Samuel-fur
more serious"
Mr. Gallup stretched his legs out to
their fullest extent and made his toes
crack, but ne never looked up from his
paper.
II don't want to give you no sudden
shock" continued Mrs. Gallup as the
tears began to stream down her cheeks
and her nose to twit"h, but it's my
duty to tell you, SO you kin prepare
yourself. Samuel. you'll be widow
before Saturday night! Tonight is
Tuesday night. Before sundown on
Saturday night the funeral will be
over. I'll be an angel. and you'll be free
to go out somewhere every evenin and
play checkers. Do you hear me, Sam
uel?"
Mr.. Gallup may or may not have
heard her, Hut if he did he paid not the
slightest attention.
Yes; I've got my ,-all TO GO she re-
sumed as she wiped her eyes on her
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
GnE HEDGE.
Fair neighbor C4 the thatched cot.

Fair neighbor cf the thatched cot,
With gloire de Dion clustered gabla
So star sweet, on from plot to plot
Thou trippest, like a nymph Of fabla.
So blithe thy smile, so soft thy tons,
Thy love go good life to lead In,
I'd fain the hedge were overthrown
And our two gardens made one Edeni
But "Nol' cries Wisdom. Spare the tsnoA
The thorn, the ivy blackbirds nest in;
Leave something for the finer sense,
Some dream of joy to hope and rest In,
''Some glad surprise, some mystery
OF inconceivably sweet meaning!"
Wisdom is wise. My friend and l
Scarce press the topmost twigs by leaning
&C. D. G. in Good WordR
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
A Thieves' Trick.

A mastiff was trained to assist
thieves in Paris. 1t was In the habit
Of bounding against old gentlemen and
knocking them over in the street. A
"lady' and gentleman of
the dog-would then step forward to
assist the unfortunate pedestrian to
rise, and while doing so would ease him
Of his watch and purse.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
Reason For Hote.

Mr. Ferirash Talker (who did not
catch the name of his partneT)-You
see that man behind me. Well, If
there's one man in this world that I
hate, he's the one.
His Partner Qn surprise) - Why,
that's my husband!
Mr.. Verirash Talker (quickly)-Yes,
of course-that's why hate him, lucky
dog!-London Fun.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
Learning.

Wear your learning like a watch, in
private pocket. and do not pull 1t out
and display it merely to show that you
have one. If you are asked what
o'clock 1t is, tell it, hut do not pro-
claim it hourly or unasked, like the
watchman.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
A SUCCeaa-

"Was the wedding a successT
IT guess so. The brides mother was
In tears, the groom's mother went her
one better and had Mysteries, you
couldn't hear word of the ceremony,
and the church was so crowded that
three women tainted. Yes, it was a
success all right Life.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
Dress Well.

1t is not enough that people shall be
clad; they must be dressed. costly
thy habit as thy purse can buy" was
the advice of Polonius to his son;
"rich. but not gaudy, for the apparel
oft proclaims the man." and the advice
is just as good today as it was 300
Years ago.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
No announcement.

Mrs. Short-Oh. dear. do wish we
were rich! Just think of the good we
could do If we only had lots of money!
Mr.. Short-True, my dear, but we
can do a great deal of good in a quiet
way now.
Mrs. Short-Yes. of course, but no
one will ever hear of it.-Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
Leisure Class.

Lord Sayvan-De Livrus - All, but
your leisure clawss in this country
have no titles.
Miss Sharpe-Nonsense! What's the
matter with hobo" Weary Willie,"
Dusty Roads," and so on?-Philadel-
phia Press.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
An Incredulous Laumnker.

+ is recalled that when the protector
railroad up Mount Washington
Il charter from the New Hamp-
-islature one of the lawmakers,
speech on the subject, said,
he fool permission. but he might
ask for railroad to the moon!'
the railroad is still running to the
.p Top House.-Buffalo Commercial.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
In Luck.

ITS no fun being married. My wife
is coming to me all the time and ask
ing for money!
you're lucky! | have to ask my
wife always for money when l want
nyw-Heitere Welt.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12

LIE nails or two fingers never grow
with the same degree of rapidity. The
nail of the middle finger grows with
the greatest rapidity and that Of the
thumb the least
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12

4-nong The aDorigines Of Australia
the most common form of punishment
less than death is the spearing of the
offender through different parts of the
body.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12

A married man says that a wife
should be like roast lamb-tender and
sweet, nicely dressed, but without
sauce.-Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12

When a man approaches you and
begins telling how honest he Is. hold
your hands on your pocketbook.-Atch-
ison Globe.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12

was left in weak run down condition. says
Maria o. Hayzel, writing from Brookland, D. c.
rrMy health seemed utterly gone I suffered
from nervousness, female weakness and rheu-
natisn: Life vas burden. doctored with
three different physicians and got no relief.
tried several patent medicines, all with the
same result. Ibegan to get worse and to add to
the complications suffered terribly from con-
stipation. CHANGED to see one of your adver
tisements and commenced to take DR.. Pierces
Favorite Prescription and pleasant Pellets and
began to improve right away, and continued
improving and gaining in strength. cannot
express the relief. it was so great. Seven
months later my little daughter was born with
out much trouble. I feel that I would never
have been able to endure my confinement only
by the help due solely to DR.. Pierce's medicines.
She was a 1hne healthy child and the only one
have ever been able to nurse. She is now two
years old and have never had to take any
medicine since, so feel that your medicine has
made lasting cure with me-"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of
stamps to defray expense of mailing
only. Send II one cent stamps for
the book in paper binding, or 81 stamps
for cloth. Address DR., R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12

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 nre
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
OF protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronize a home institu-
ton. Send money away through the Bank OF
Amadog County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postofhce or express. Money sent
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.
the new year by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die 1t can't be found and you are la
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12

\ fI ~6
! the use of
! DR.. Pierce's
! lFavorite
J Pre- scrip
= ton. That
= Medicine
which
omakes
weak wom-
en- strong"
has given
tn EN- the
strength to
bear hearty,
and healthy
children for
the frs t
time.
ct Six years
ago after the
birth of one of
NV children I
Amador ledger., 1900-10-12
A Fine R0bu

Makes any mother proud. There are a
great many proud mothers whose chill
dren have been puny and sickly until
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-01
New business Blocks Commenced.

Monday was notable day for the be-
ginning of operations ON important bnsi.
meas blocks In Rocky Ford-three large
enterprises being started.
Early in the morning ground was
broken for the fine X. +. block on north
main and the work will be pushed by
Schuyler, Lawton & Co.
]. +. Gotlding about the same hour be.
gun operations on his addition to the
bank block. Fonr rooms will be built.
That adjoining the bank will be for fire
proof storage vault and additional space
for the use OF the bank. The next front
will be occupied by the Golden Rule.
The new building will connect in the rear
with their present room. giving the Golden
Rule front on two streets. The new
room will be devoted exclusively to the
shoe department. For the other two
rooms Mr. Godding has several applica.
tions but the occupancy Of them is not
yet settled.
June 4,h also saw work commenced on
the block to be built by L. +. Godding
ir. The large frame now occupied by
the Dawley Hardware and Furniture Co.
is being moved by A. l.. Gray to the rear
of the present location and faced to the
south. Much OF the heavy stock has been
moved to the room recently occupied by
Harris feed store, which will also be used
MS tin shop pending the completion oil
the new block.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-01
Concerning Mcxicans.

The Las Animas Democrat ot last
week in commenting on Rocky Ford'
Inst tand We hope iast) rio.. says
The Mexican never was n men
nee to American labor. Any one wi,d
has ever worked with them knows he al.
ways demands the same wages ihat we're
being paid Americans. The Mexican :,
moi n labor distnrbcr; IL he is not paid
the same wages tiat arc paid others IN a
community he quits: he rarely IL ever Is
fool enough to 90 on strike. Another
thing about the Mexican. he spends his
money freely. The Mexican women love
fine clothes. and when they 90 TO dry
goods stores they bny the best their
means will permit. They are patriotic;
they take delight in entering into all the
sports and games in which Americans
take part.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-01
Camp of Woo,lmen ut sugar City.

The new Woodmen camp at Sugar City
worked mp by General Organizer krum,
WINS organized by W. G. Lewis Wednes-
day evening. He was accompanied to the
sucar camp by Neighbors Will Gerbing
md q. W. Morse. A camp was organiz-
ed with membership Of about fifty char
ter members. The leading officers 're:
John Hike, C. c.: Louis Hike, adviser;
Clyde Todd, cierk; DR.. Crawford, exnm.
ming physicinn. A supper was waiting
them on arrival. n breakfast provided
next morning, and not cent to pay. The
yifihng neighbors speak highly OF the
hospitality OF Sugar City.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-01
To Our Friends and Custo-
merS.

The early removal of our store
to. side street and the confusion
of building operations will cause
us to be doing business under con-
siderable difficulty for the next two
months. But all orders will be
promptly executed ard your wants
attended to as faithfully as in the
past. When our new building
shall have been completed we will
have the finest business rooms in
town and filed with most attrac-
tive stock of goods.
Dawley Hardware & Furniture Co.
Buy your Carpets ut Phenicie's
at low prices.