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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14
Gold Shipment Heavy.

New York, Aug. 14.-Egna gements of
gold today for shipment to Europe foot
up $3,000,000, of which s., 500. 900 is for
Barring, Magoun & Co.. and $500. 900 for
Heide1bach, Ickelheimer account The
total engagements of the week thus
far is So, 50O,O 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

Things are becoming very quiet Il
Europe; no one has tried to kill mon
arch for two weeks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

on the beach that is useless up there
cost over a million dollars"
The Topeka men who went there have
taken several claims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

Harper's Weekly is now an out and
out Republican paper and the Demo-
Gratis claim it is because it is controlled
by a New York Trust company which
purchased it at bankrupt sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14
Blind Woman Lawyer Dead.

Chicago. Aug. 14.-Miss Blanche
Fearing. the only blind woman lawyer
in the United States if not in the
world and an author of considerable
merit, is dead at Eurel<a Springs after
an illness of several months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

The kind of partisanship which places
''the good of the party" above family
and friends is the kind that is a men
ace to the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

The present car of Russia proved
himself a good buffalo hunter in Kan
sas, but he has shown no inclination to
try his old prowess on the Boxers. He
has too many soldiers willing to be
lfIIad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

The watermelon patch now claims the
attention of the boy who knows not the
meaning of the admonition: Thou
shalt not covet."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

New York Sun: Within his muscles
strength victorious sits. Beneath the
storm of his gigantic hits. Rubin is
strown like sand upon the waste; and
all the world acclaims the good old
TTffz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

The neighbors complain that the only
time a girl in their part of town stops
grumbhng to her mother, is when she
sings "Cheerfulness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

After September 1 scientific glove
contests in New York must stop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

When a widower calls on a girl, th'
gossips say it means something. 1t does
it means he is lonesome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

Thesman who gets on top of a noun
tain to proclaim his own virtues is the
man who needs watching.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

The weather prognosticator is a
much abused man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

The dry weather encourages the fes-
tive chigger while it spoils the corn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

The man who betrays a friend is al
ways anxious to avoid him afterward-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

Some subjects of conversation should
be Stunned as religiously as pie at mid
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14
c. K. HOLIDAY.
GLOBE SIGHTS.

TFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Most people just believe things; they
don't know them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14
Free Delivery for chanute.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE postofflce
department has ordered rural free de-
livery service established August Is at
Chanute, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

An Atchison mans name is Stephens,
but his daughters name is Stephen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14

An Atchison woman of forty finds by
reading over back diaries that her heart
has been broken just II times, and that
she longed for the cold tomb twice
year during her hammock days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14
HOLIDAYS BUGABoo.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
Milwaukee comes to the front with
gain of 40 per cent in population within
the past decade An increase like that
in Topeka would have given us a total
of over 10000 inhabitants. Why didn't
we get 'em ?-State Journal.
I'm 1880 when prohibition went into eff
feet in Topeka, Topeka had twice the
population of Lincoln, Nebraska Today
Lincoln has twice the population of To-
peka. Lincoln has it's Omaha; Topeka
has its Kansas City. Kansas is far
better state than Nebraska, as far as
agriculture is concerned. Both have
had intense Republican and Demo-Pop
administrations. Hence We must con-
clude that our internal policy of pro-
hibitiOn has worked especial injury to
the cities of Kansas, especially Topeka
Answer this if you can History does
not record a great aggregate of popula-
ton anywhere, built on the prohibition
c. K. HOLIDAY.
Mr.. Holiday has a wonderful faculty
for seeing the bugaboo of prohibition in
everything that requires it for the pur-
poses of bolstering up his argument
Chicago was greatly disappointed in the
census but no one claims that prohibit
ton was responsible. Wichita, Leaven-
worth and Atchison have not been trou-
they fail to show as large a gain as To-
peka- Lincoln has one advantage over
Topeka which Mr.. Holiday has entirely
overlooked-freight rates which encour-
age the location of wholesale houses
The railroads are doing more to cripple
Topeka than any other agency.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08
Monday, the 25th day
of June, 1900.

at the hour of 10 o'clock A. NJ,
sell the same in front of the
Court House at Jackson in
said County, to the People of
the State of California, under
the provisions of Sections
1854, 1856 and 3767 of the
Political Code, unless the
Taxes Delinquent. together
with the costs and percentage,
are paid previous to the hour
fixed for said sale on said day.
The amount nov DUE On
each assessment, including
costs and percentage, are as
follows: q
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08

Women mainly err through ignorance.
They enter the marriage state already
disordered by irregularity of the periods.
The delicate and sensitive organs, pecu-
iarly feminine, are In no condition for
the shock which is consequent on the
great change. Drains that are offensive
and debilitating are set up, inflammation
and liberation with female trouble are
added in time, and when motherhood
comes the strength of body is inadequate,
and the condition of mind unfit, for the
responsibility. The natural result is a
child that is unhealthy and unhappy.
Happy wifehood, healthy motherhood,
beautiful children, all follow the use of DIR.
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the drains, allays inflammation, heals III
ceration, cures female trouble, soothes
the nerves, and puts the delicate female
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Mrs Annie Blacker, of Gag catharine Street,
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taking DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
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health and now have fine, healthy baby.
have recommended your medicines to several OF
my friends and they have been benefited by
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Women find valuable help in DIR.
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Sent free on receipt of stamps to pay cost
of mailing only. Send 2I one cent
stamps for the book in paper binding, or
81 stamps for cloth binding, Address
DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N, Y
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08
Personal
Property
AND
Real. Estate

hereinafter described and the
same having become delin-
quent on the seth day of
April, 1900, A. D., I, U, S.
GREGORY, Tax Collector
of the County of Amador,
State of California, by virtue
of the power and authority
vested in me by law, did upon
Tuesday, the lst day of May ,
1900, levy upon the following
described Real and Personal
Property, and as such Tax
Collector will, on
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08
of southwest 4 of section 80,
dated April 10th, 1898, original

of southwest 4 of sect on 80,
dated April 10th, 1898. original
and present value $3.50 $40 05
Porteous Brothers-A mine known
as the Contrarus on the West
Point and Volcano wagon road
near the Mokelumne river 81
Martell, L N Mortgage executed by
Frank Primo, and P A Lee
Doux ON south a of section 90
ard southwest 4 of north
west "A and northwest a of
southwest 4 of section 28 and
south "a of northeast Il of Sec
ton 20, township z, renge IL,
dated January 18th, 1899; orig
inal and present value $400 8 81
Proctor. t D-The south 4 of north
west 4 of section 81, township
z, range 13, so acres 90
Proctor, Charles-West "a of north
east a of section 81, township, m
range 13, 80 acres 0C
Putnam, II, estate of-The north
of southwest a and west of
southeast 7 of section IA, town.
ship 8, range IL, 160 acres, and
ditch taking water from south
fork of American river to above
land - IA 0C
Concluded on Page Four
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08
Township No. 1.

Amador Tunnel Co-The Nam
moth quartz mine being lot
No. 81 in the northwest quar-
ter Of section 10, township 5,
range II. Also an old TO-
stamp mill, dwelling house
and other Improvements
thereon :..,.:..... $15S 90
Albany Mining Co-The Little
field quartz mine and i'm
provements thereon in the
northeast quarter of section
10, township 5, range II. Also
the Middle Bar quartz mine
and dwelling, shed and black
smith shop thereon. Also
the Elephant quartz mine and
improvements thereon, and
the Astoria Quartz mine and
improvements thereon. Is 68
Anderson, w GA tract of land
\ being the south half of north
west quarter and north half
Of southwest quarter of Sec
zion s, township 5, range'1l,
$50 acres. Also a ditch tax
ing water from Jackson creek
and conveying the same to
John Bull Diggings. Also
wagon and horse ........ II SO
Boxan, C--Two houses and lot
in South jackson. -. 80 8 81
Buancorsi, GA house and lot in
South jackson in lot S. Also
furniture 3 s5
Riafma Eranoisco-A tract of D ~
. lHnd being the north half of
northwest quarter of section
10, township 3, range IL, and
south half of northeast quar-
ter Of section 8, township 8,
range H. l20 acres. Alsoa
horses H. ~ ~ =. !. .-..E 5 So
Cuneo, Lorenzo L-Interest cre-
- ated by mortgage executed
by g D Chapman and wife on
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08
Township No. 2.
~ -

Cooley, c. E-A tract of land be-
ing the west half of the south
east fourth of section 7, town.
ship 6. range 10, and fraction
of northwest fourth of SOUTH
west fourth Of section s,town-
ship 6, range 10, 135 acres, and
vehicle, harness.2 American
horses ...................$
Cooley, ]. S.-A mining claim sit
uated in section 7, township 6,
range 10, 200 acres, furniture,
wagon, l am COW .'.........
Denney, s: and E..-Tract of land
being east half of northeast
fourth of section 81, township
s, range 10, so acres. .......
Excl, z. C.-The possessory right
tp southeast fourth OF south
east fourth of section 80, 2,town-
ship 5 range 10, and west half
of northwest fourth of section
5, township 4, range 10, 12O
&ses ""N,,,.,,,,,.,
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08

Hammer, Fred-The south half of
southeast fourth of southwest
fourth of section %, township
z, range 3, 20 acres, and
fraction of north half of south
east fourth of section 80, 4
township 7, range 9, acre,
pottery, l wagon, harness,
horses. ..... ........... "a II
Kennedy, Sr., Phil estate Of
House and lot in lone in lot
4, block 4, furniture, Ipiano. 5 2:
Macondray & Co.-Interest crea-
ted by mortgage executed by
P. Kennedy and wife on lot 4,
block /, in lone, dated No
vember %, 1896, original and
present value $500. -. -. 16 q
Loomis, J. W.-The north half of
northeast fourth and north
west fourth of southeastf fourth
of section 36, township Z,
range 8, 100 acres, furniture,
COWS, l calf 49,. 20 i
Mills, "A house and lot near
Dosh's store, north of lone. 5 o.
Owens, G. E.-The west half oi
southeast fourth and south
half of southwest fourth of
section %, township 5, range
9, 160 acres .. 8
Palmer, !. w. D.-House and lot
in Lancha Plana, being lot 3,
block 8, furniture. ........ 10 Il
Riordan, John-Lot in lone in
block 20. ....... 10 6
Pengelly, James-The east half of
southwest fourth and south
west fourth of southwest
fourth of section 8, and
northeast fourth of northeast
fourth of section s, township
8, range 10, l60 acres -. 4
Achey, Phill--Interest created by
mortgage executed by James
Pengelly and wife on east half
of southwest fourth and south
west fourth of southwest
fourth of section 5, and north
east fourth of northeast fourth
of section IS, dated February
Is, 1895. Original and pres
ent value $487 80. e. . IS IL 4
Schoeneman, Liza lot in lone,
being lot l, block %. .... 2 &
Vaughn, Elmer-The west half of
northeast fourth of section 81,
township 8, range 10, 80 acres 9 8
Wilberg, E. A.-The east half of
southeast fourth of section 16, ~
township 6, range 10, so acres z
O'Connor, Byron-Interest Gre
ated by mortgage executed by
j. c. Westfall ON 40 acres in
section 30, township 5, range
10. Dated September 20,
1898. Original and present
value $500 ..... 8 5
Sheridan & Lipkeman-A lot in
Lancha Plana, being lot 6,
block Z; also mining claim
on old school house lot 49,. 2 6
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08

% and northwest quarter of
northeast quarter and north
east quarter of northwest
quarter of section 33. town
ship 6, range IL, also begin
ming at quarter section cor
ner on south body of section
%, township 6, range IL east, /,
run thence west 10.72 chains,
thence 6 degrees 25 minutes
east 3.6S chains, thence north
So degrees 10 minutes east 2
chains, thence north so de-
grees 40 minutes east 5 chains,
thence north so degrees 20
minutes east 6.42 chains,
thence south to beginning
1925 chains, 8.28 acres, also
beginning at a point in How
ards vineyard on corner
common to sections q, %, 33
and "a in township 6, range
IL east, thence south along
east line of section % 2,1O
chains, thence south "A de-
grees 16 minutes west 20.4O
chains, thence north 17.17
chains, thence north 8S de-
grees As minutes east 1890
chains to beginning, being in
northeast quarter of section
80, township 6, range IL, also
commencing at stake set in
ground in section 26, town
ship 6, range IL east, said
stake being on southwest
corner of Campbell's quartz
claim, thence south "a de-
grees east 5 chains to fence,
thence south 81 degrees west
55 chains to stake set in old
reservoir, thence northeast
erly TO beginning, described
in deed from Ellis Evans to
w A Nevills, February 18th,
1885, also southwest quarter
of southwest quarter of sec
tion q and westrhalf of north
west quarter (120 acres) of
section "a, township 6, range
II, known as Moore mining
property, all improvements,
machinery, tools, engine,
boiler and appliances there-
on, dated November 9Th,
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
When chinaman becomes criminal,

@o
extreme logical
plication Of I
doctrine of her,
ity. In this col
try, we leave nat
ural law to des
with its own
ofenses, a nd
many a mother {
is puni h ed
through TIL e
physical weak
ness and peev-
ish temper of
puny offspring.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08
DELINQUENT
TAX SlL[
i 1893

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF AMADoR. %
Public notice is hereby
given that default having been
made in the payment of taxes
due to the State of California
and the County of Amador for
the year 1899, upon
Amador ledger., 1900-06-08
BANK Of AMADOR COUNTY

Incorporated November 1895
Capital Stock $50, 900
President. ....................H Henry Eudey
Vice-President. .........S S. G. Spagnoli
Secretary and Cashier. Frederick Eudey
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Henry Eudey, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm, C.
Marelia and Alex EudeY Of jackson.
SAFE DEPoSIF.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense OF IS cents a msnth, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise, Don't overlook this opportunity
of protecting your valuables,
SAVE MONEY-Patronize a home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
| upward over pos toffice or express. Money sent
to all parts of the United States and also all
parts of the world. We have the latest quota
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MQNEY-It doesn't cost any thing to
deposit money in the Bank of Amador County.
| They receive deposits from IS up Commence
the new year by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with q bank account has u
financial standing. Don't bury your money ::
when you die it can't be found and you are Ia
BILE to be robbed while alive.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE EXTENSION.

"A few minutes later sturgis, ap-
parently absorbed in the contempla-
ton of the paintings which hung in
the hall, heard the door of Murdock's
study open softly. Although the re-
porter did not turn his head, he at
once became conscious that the chem.
lists piercing eyes were fixed upon
him. The observation lasted so long
that >Sturgis, self-possessed as was his
wont, was beginning to feel trifie
nervous, when at last DR.. Murdoch
broke the silence:
II have to apologize for leaving you
standing in the hall, Mr.. Sturgis. I
was under the impression that Il had
invited you to step into the parlor.' .
The words, courteous in themselves,
conveyed to the nearer an impression
of biting sarcasm.
81 found the parlor already occu-
pied; hesitated to disturb a tete-a-
tete," replied Sturgis, quietly.
Murdoch eyed him narrowly for a
moment, and then invited him into
the study.
The chemists study, was a spacious
room, plainly but luxuriously fur
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CHAPTER XIX.
HE UNDERGROUND PAssAGE.

$500 - NA~A~AsNA ~ = ASA| <aoofAdG.
AS he reached the corner Sturgis
came upon Sprague, who was waiting
for car.
"Oh! / say, old man. exclaimed the
artist, hardly able to conceal his ella
ton, II am glad to see you. l have
news to tell you"
$50 have /. But am in hurry
now. Come along with me; we can
exchange condolences on the way"
Very well; whittier are you
bound?"
Il am on the track of big game.
Can you spare couple of hours? l
think | can promise you an interest
ing afternoon"
What is it? The Knickerbocker
bank case?"
eyes"
Sprague readily consented to ac-
company his friend
by the way inquired sturgis,
shave you any weapons?"
"Any quantity of them among the
properties of the studio" replied
Sprague, surprised; "but | do not GO
about armed in broad daylight"
You would better have a revolver
said the reporter. you will probably
have no occasion. to use it" he added,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
PRIVATE OFFICE.
NO ADMITTANCE.

One of the detectives tried this door
and found it locked. Whereupon he
placed his shoulder to it and prepared
to force it in.
'Wait minute" said Sturgis; "let
me see if cannot open it,"
The detective stepped aside with a
quizzical expression upon his face.
II guess you will find it pretty solid
for your weight" said he.
The reporter took from his pocket a
piece of bent wire, and. with few
deXterous turns of the wrist, he shot
the bolt of the lock.
"You would make an expert cracks
man." said the detective. II didn't
know you possessed that accomplish
ment in addition to all your other
ones"
The four men entered the private
Office. The room was quite dark, the
shutters being closed and the blinds
drawn. AS their eyes became accus-
toned to the obscurity they were able
to distinguish the outlines of desk,
table, and few chairs.
Sturgis went at once to door i'll
the corner. With the aid of his skel-
eton key he had soon thrown this
open. After peering for an instant
into the darkness, he took from his
pocket q candle, which he lighted.
Then, reckoning to his companions,
he started cautiously to descend. The
other men followed him and soon
found themselves in the cellar, which
they proceeded to search.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13

know very little about him, only thas
he is one of my disappointed rivals"
And he thereupon related to the re.
porter what he knew of Chatham'a
suit.
Sturgis listened with deep attention
tohis friends narrative, and ruminated
in silence long after the artist had
ceased speaking.
AT last he started up with sudden
exclamation, and, walking over to the
side of the tank, he looked into the
depths of its oily contents, as if fas.
cinated by some horrible thing he saw
there.
Sprague came and stood beside him
and gazed curiously into the viscoua
liquid. There was nothing there that
he could see.
what is it?" he asked.
Without replying, Sturgis took from
his pocket a bone-handled knife and
carefully dipped one end of the handle
into the fluid in the leaden tank. Az
| once the liquid began to seethe and
boil, giving out dark, pungent fumes.
II thought So" muttered the res
| poiecTp unocT u1S DFedIuS LllaU man IS
truly q genius-the genius of evil.''
"Who?" asked Sprague.
Sturgis made no reply. His eyes
| were wandering about the room, as il
in search of something.
Hand me couple of those long
| glass tubes from that shelf yonder,"
he said, earnestly.
The artist complied with the request.
| Dipping these tubes into the oily
liquid, Sturgis, after considerable diff
Guilty, managed to seize with them
small dark object which lay at the bot-
tom of the tank. With infinite precau-
ton he brought it to the surface. 1T
had the appearance of a fattened lead-
en- bullet.
"What is it?" inquired Sprague.
"Sit down." answered Sturgis, in
low, tense voice. 81 have just found
the last link which completes my chain
of evidence; am now prepared to tell
| you such story as you will scarcely
credit, even with the absolute proofs
1 before your eyes"
\ .(To be Continued.l
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discovery which would throw positive
light upon the somewhat hazy situa-
ton.
very we'll" said Murdoch; wait for
me just one minute while open the
yentilators OF the laboratory. It be-