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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19
of Gold.
Outside.

Fate delights in still contrasting
All that comes to mOrtalS here;
Some may feast. The rest are fasting.
For each smile there is a tear
There are shine and holly berry
There is hunger's tattered cloak.
There is Christmas when you're merry
And there's Christmas when you're broke
When the music, softly playing,
Seems less tenderly to fall
Than the laughter that comes straying
Through the nursery and the hall,
Who shall think that some poor fellow
On the pavement standsafar,
Watching every CLEAN so mellow
Through your window blind ajar?
When all care is shut behind us
And when love dispels each sigh,
Let some gentle thought remind us
Of the lonely passer-by.
Life to some, though pleasant, very,
Isn't all a gladstone joke.
There is Christmas when you're merry
And there's Christmas when you're broke
Washington Star
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Howard.

Mark Twain detests the autograph
hunter. To an applicant on one oc-
casion he sent letter, the substance
OF which is as follows: To ask a doc
tor or builder or sculptor for his
autograph would be in no way rude.
To ask one of these for a specimen
OF his work, however, is quite an
other thing, and the request might
be justifiably refused. 1t would never
he fair to ask a doctor for one Of
his corpses. to, remember him by.
There was no autograph to the letter,
which was typewriter throughout.
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become the one object for which she
cared.
'Well, I'll take Amos" she said,
proudly, IAN then nobody III know
Tom left me fer Tiny Koontz!" As
she spoke, she rose from the stump
on which she was sitting and came
face to face with Tom-Tom pale and
haggard, and with a gun over his
shoulder, which added to the wild
ness of his appearance. Clarissy
trembled so that she could scarcely
stand, but she put on a brave smile.
"That you, Tom," she said, CT
mus wish ye well, you n Tiny. When
we goin' t. git married-to-morrow ?"
Tom put down his gun. ''Me n
who?" he demanded, fercely.
Clarissy's anger grew at the eva
sion. "You N Tiny Koontz,'' she re-
sponded. ''Amos Purdy, he tole me
how you n her was goin' t. get
married tomorrow night
"Amos Purdy tole We that?''
eyes, he did; and We needn't to
deny it don't care!" All the girls
fierce pride was in arms. CT only
put tn red handkerchief on tn tree
that day because"
Because We wanted t. make er fool
er mel" Tom cried, hotly. eye had
took it down again fore I could git
there, an We give it t. Amos Purdy;
he showed it t me. An he tole me
you n him was goin' t. get married
a Christmas, an we didn' want no
more sight O. me! I on'y wish I'd
had my gun that day, an"
ooh, Tom! Toni" Clarissy and the
ground pine were all tangled up in
his arms, ara Clarissy was crying for
pure JOY.
''But I tell We one thing, Clarissy,"
Tom said, later, "that ole coon did
see me with Tiny Koontz that day.
L was giving her a message from
Walt Thomas over at tn sawmill.
Him n hers goin' to git married
soon's he gifts back"
When Clarissy at last started for
home Tom went with her to tell her
grandmothe that he meant to marry
her granddaughter on the following
day, with her consent or without it.
''For I ain goin' t. take no more
chances!" Tom affirmed
Luckily, Aunt Phoebe had not re-
turned when they reached the cabin,
and the story was poured out to
Mrs Moon alone. Her dislike for
Tom melted away before the idea of
Clarissy's marrying Amos, on whom
Phoebe had set her heart, and leav-
ing her to bear the brunt of that
damsels rage.
''Tell We what you do" she said,
finally. 'You n Tom git ready It
git married tomorrow night an jest
leave Amos t. me when he comes!"
Tom stood out for personal inter-
view with Amos first. but he was
overruled. Just what Mrs. Moon said
to that worthy during the few min
utes' private talk they had no one
ever knew. She said it so convinc
ingly, however, that there was
double wedding in the cabin that
Christmas night, and Aunt Phoebe
never knew that she was second
choice.-Eliza Armstrong, in Banner
of Gold
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

I heard a very sweet story the other
day of some children who had earned
their Christmas money by acting as
caddies of golf players in their neigh
borhood, says a writer in the Christian
Intelligencer The father found a
memorandum they had made of ex-
penditures they intended, and it ran
as follows:
Mother, one dollar.
Father. rs cents.
'Sister Susan, sc cents, ETC."
'How is this, Ladder" said the IA
Their. "Why do you mean to spend dol
lar for your mother and only Is cents
for me?''
"Oh!" was the sufficient answer,
mothers mother
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

In the New Hebrides human life
has been made safer by the introduce
lion of pigs into the island. The cam
nibals are said to prefer roast pork
to cast man, and as the porcine tribe
increases among the natives they may
give up their feasts on human flesh
altogether, excepting when something
unusual happens, such as entertaining
a king of some other cann;bal island
or state occasions of rare CT emory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

Twenty miles from the town of
Bozeman, Idaho, is an establishment
devoted entirely to the raising of
wild animals The stock is mace up
exclusively Of the widest, rarest and
most ferocious creatures. This animal
farm is owned and operated by Mr..
Richard w. Rock, who has spent all
his life in the west. AS trader, hun
ter, scout and animal fancier he has
been the hero of remarkable exploits.
Thirty years ago he was valued
scout for Gems. Gibbon, Hayden and
Howard
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To Investigate Alleged Hazing.

Washington, Dec. I'm the house
of representatives Tuesday resolu-
ton was adopted for the appointment
of a special committee of five members
to investigate the death of Oscar L.
Booz, of Bristol, Pa, who died recently,
it is alleged, as a result of hazing re-
ceived while a cadet at West Point.
This course was taken over the head of
the military committee. which report
ed in favor of allowing the war depart
ment to conduct the inquiry
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

Passengers who travel on the new
Siberian railroad will find all the
comforts of home on the cars. Jour
neys may be long, but the trains will
furnish Libraries, pianos, barber shops,
hot and cold water, and every posi-
bic convenience for their occupants.
There will be physicians aboard and
no cost will be made for medical
attendance. Porters, who can speak
all languages, and who, it may be I'M
derstood, will not be averse to &C
cepting tips, will also be on the
trains. Any one with a sufficient
amount of money can enjoy thor
oughly the seven days trip from ST.
Petersburg to Irkutsk.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

Capt. .Bernier, of Quebec, has gained
the support of Sir Clements Mark
ham, president of the Royal Geograph-
ical society, for his scheme to reach
the north pole, and hopes the British
government will cooperate with the
Canadian minister. His plans con-
template an expedition from Van
couver, with a wooden or steel ship,
crew of six sailors and five scien-
fists. Entering the polar basin in
August, a month earlier than Nam
sen did, the ship would begin to drift
800 miles farther east than NanseI's
vessel did.
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Estate of Late Senator Davis.

ST. Paul. Mimi, Dec 13.-The will
of the late Senator Cushman X. Davis,
who died November 27, was filed for
probate Wednesday by Mrs. Anna NJ.
Davis, the widow The will. which is
very concise and was made during
the senator's last illness, leaves all
his estate to Mrs. Davis and names
the st. Paul Trust company as execu-
tor. The estate is valued at $4,000
in personal and 1000 in real prop
erty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

The OAited States once tried the
half cent, in imitation of the cheap
and nasty farthing of England. For
more than half century, from 1898
TO 1857, it INDUCED itself in coming
half cents to the magnificent aggre-
gate of 1885, 222, worth $50 ,926.11
Then having reached the age Of dis
erection in small things, it put away
such childish things as half cents and
has never regretted it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

Russian photographers, who are I'M
able to get a settlement from their
sitters hang the portraits of the lat
ter upside down in the showcases be-
fore their studios. The significance
Of this position is, Of course, under
stood by the general public, land it
is said that photographers debtors
in many instances hasten to place
themselves right again in the eyes
of their fellow tOWnsmen
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

has received from his brother Otto
4 present of the most valuable pipe
in the world. 1t is held to be worth
no less than $4,000, considering the
time spent in it's construction, apart
from it's artistic and historical value.
The pipe represents the labor of IS
years of the life of Rev. Father
Adolph Ebel
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

Peter j. Carolus, judge of st. Louis
police court, suggests a new way Of
solving the tramp problem. He sug-
gests that all Migrants be sent to
some lonely island in the Pacific,
where they would get strict military
instruction for six months, after
which they should be sent to chase
Aguinaldo in the Philippine islands.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

Advantages accruing from a recent
heavy rainfall in Western Texas have
been largely offset by the fact that
the unusual supply of moisture has
greatly increased the growth of the
loco weed. Many horses and cattle
have died from eating this insidious1y
poisonous weed. Exactly what the ell
ement of poison in this weed is has
never been fully determined.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

In setting and distributing type a
compositor's hand travels on an aver
age of II miles day. Leaving Sun
days and holidays out Of account,
this means about 5000 miles u year.
More than half the deaths among
compositors are due to lung diseases.
In the course of his lifetime an aver
age man gets through about 1850
miles of reading matter.
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browns Herself.

GAINESVILLE, o., Dec. 15.-Miss Edna
Brown, young woman of the high
est character and great popularity in
exclusive circles of GAINESVILLE society.
drowned herself Thursday night liz
the Mushingum river.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-19

Bermuda provides beautiful roads
for cyclists. The roadbeds are of
coral, smooth as the floor of a bed
room, and as clean as it is possible
for any road to be. The delights of q
spin on ones bike in the neighbour
hood of any city in these delightful
isles are beyond comparison.
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Damage by a Landslide.

Christiania Dec. 12.-Another seri-
Gus landslide has occurred in Heligo-
land Thirty houses have been en-
quilted and considerable part of the
island has been for three DAYS under
water. Thus far it has been impossible
to send relief and the losses have not
vet been determined
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cNNRt ASTH14c
[c3 10 XIV
LIkEIT USED TO Be

Oh, the laughing girls and boys!
Oh, the Teasing and the joys!
Wouldm it be good to see
Christmas like it used to be?
Christmas like it used to be
Snow attending bush and tree,
Bells a-jingling down the lane;
Cousins John and Jim and Jane,
Sue and Kate and all the rest
Dressed-up in their Sunday best,
Coming to that world Of glee-
Christmas like it used to be.
Christmas like it used to be-
Been a long, long time since we
Wished (when Santa Claus should Gomez
You doll and / a drum,
You book and / a sled
Strong and swift and painted red:
Oh that day Of jubilee!
Christmas like it used to be.
Christmas like it used to be.
1t is still as glad and free,
And as fair and full of truth,
To the clearer eyes of youth.
Could we gladly glimpse it through
Eyes our children's children do
In their joy-time we would see
Christmas like it used to be.
Nixon Waterman, in Elliott's Maya
zine
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His Opinion.

Papa-What is the matter with tho
steam engine, Johnny?
JOHNNY don't know; but it won't
go. Papa, 1 think Santa Claus gos
stuck on that steam engine.-~Fuck.
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Needs Much Money.

Berlin, Dec. 12.-The Berliner Tape-
blatt, basing its calcula lions upon the
figures of Baron Won Thielman. secre-
tary of the imperial treasury, estimates
that the empire needs in the way of
loans 400 600 900 marks
Amador ledger., 1900-08-31

Play, has returned to her home once
more.
Charley Hughes has gone to Floren
to work.
George Jones, who has been working
on the barley grinder, returned home
Saturday.
Mrs. L. Granger of Shenandoah
Valley was the guest of Mrs. Charles
Bell, Monday.
Mrs. Mary Dillon, who has been In
the mountains for some time, returned
home last week.
Dave Hughes, who left here for Sac
ramento some time ago, is at work IN
Hales' store. He has the best wishes
of hfs many friends.
Mrs. Brumfield and family, who have
been in the mountains for the last two
months, have returned to their old
home once more.
Myrtle and Bertha Bell visited at
Mrs. Brum6eld's last Tuesday, who
was at that time living at Barkley
& Perry's sawmill.
Cleveland Bell, who has been work.
ing at Setzer's hotel az Amador City,
returned home last Saturday evening.
The people of Mt. Aukum have or
ganized Sunday School at their
schoolhouse and are doing nicely.
Mrs. Kings daughter, Gertie, is on
the sick list.
Your correspondent visited the In
dian Diggings school last Tuesday, and
must say that the pupils are doing
nicely under the management OF their
teacher, Mr.. Cappleman, of Ell Do
RADIO. NOME.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-31
Death of Nathan s. Fisher.

The acquaintance and friends in
Jackson were very much surprised to
hear of the death of Nathan S. Fisher,
who has been in this county since De-
cember OF last year. He was a civil en-
gineer by profession, and his last work
was done for the Standard Electric
Company, several miles above here in
weeks ago somewhat under the wealth
er, but not sick enough to go to bed,
his complaint being sort of malarial
or mountain fever. When he left Jack
son for Amador City, few days ago,
he complained of feeling very weak,
but he appeared to have fair appetite.
His death, which occurred Wednesday
evening, was caused by heart failure.
Deceased was An exemplary young man
of ability, and his untimely death is q
source of deep regret to all who knew
him. His only relative in the West, so
far as known here, is a young man
named +. r. Breed, who came here
with him or short time before. Breed
left here early this spring for Colorado.
He was from Rochester, N. Y, accord
ing to the New National register, and
deceased was from Binghamton, same
State. At this writing, Thursday, it
is not known whether the remains will
be sent East for burial or not.
Later: 1t is now understood that
the mother of Fisher lives in Norwich,
N. j., and that another relative re-
sides in Sacramento. He was a MEM
ber OF the Masonic fraternity.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-31
IN MEMORIAM.

To the Worthy Matron, Worthy
Patron, Officers and Mem bers of the
Golden Star Chapter, No. 66, o. E S.:
We, the undersigned, your commit
tee appointed to- draft resolutions
on the death of our late Sister, Rose
Eibe Datson (nee Holtz) respectfully
submit the following:
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Supreme
Being of the Universe to remove from
our midst our late Sister Rose Eibe
Datson (nee Holtz), therefore
Resolved, That by the death of our
Sister, our golden chain is once more
severed, and we sadly: realize the loss
of one of its brightest links.
Resolved, That while we deeply
mourn her loss, we extend our SYM
pathy to her bereaved husband,
mother, sister and brothers, and in
woke in their and in our behalf the
protection of the All Wise Providence.
Resolved, That in token of respect
to the memory of our departed Sister,
the Chapter Room be draped in mourn
ing, and that our Charter and the
emblems of its officers be draped for
thirty days, and
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread on the minutes of the Chapter
and a copy. thereof under the Seal OF
This Chapter be transmitted to the
husband OF our departed Sister, anC
mat Il copy De published in the Anna
4or Ledger and the Amaoor Dispatch
or Jwo consecutive weeks.
44iroi winch your committee respect
iuny submit.
EMMA +. BOARMAN,
Committee NELLIE o. ADAMS
>. ". SPAGNOLI.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-31
TUOLUMNE COUNTY

New Era: The very rich ore uncov-
cred last week at the Sunnyside is
opening up even richer as work on the
shoot progresses.
There has been a general cutting
down OF forces from ten to eighty per
cent on mines all along the line affected
by the failure of the water supply.
The machinery at the Green j Jumper,
hear Sugar Pine, is being placed in
position. The mine will be running in
full blast before the first of September.
The Dead Horse mine was compelled
to hang up its stamps Monday, owing
to a lack OF water for power purposes.
Work in the mine is progressing as
usual. Many other mines, particularly
water supply cut off, and those not
equipped with steam will perforce have
to wait for the winter rains before re-
suming operations.
Independent On Monday, of this
week, County Recorder Inch received
from Boston, and has placed on record,
q transfer from the Santa Ysabel Gold
Mining Co., of Wyoming, to the Santa
Ysabel Gold Mining Co. OF Colorado,
the following mining properties: Miller
and Holmes, Knox and Boyle mine and
mill site, Grey Eagle quartz mine and
mill site, Wyman consolidated quartz
mine, and eighty acres of adjoining
land. Also, any and all other real
estate or any interest therein by lease
or otherwise and all buildings and
works thereon, tools, etc. The con-
sideration being $4,000, The proper
ties lie between Stent and Quartz Mt.
on the mother lode and bounded on the
north by the App group of mines. The
properties are now known as the Santa
Ysabel group and ranks among the
best equipped in the State-having a
perfect electric as well as steam plant.
Three shafts ready for work, are sunk,
with an average depth of about 900
feet. The ore bodies are large and
compare favorably with other mother
lode properties. The purchase price
is a very moderate figure, and it is safe
to say that the improvements on the
properties, alone, are worth the con-
alteration, We hear that 7. F.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-31
Ell DORADO COUNTY.

Nugget: The shaft at the Larkin
mine is now 652 feet in depth. About
three feet each day is added 10 the
depth Of the shaft. The work OF sink
ing will be continued until a depth of
500 feet is reached. Stations will be
put in and new levels opened at the
700 and 800 foot mark.
About thirty-five men are now en-
plOyed at the Reverb gravel mine at
Texas Hill near this city. Development
work is progressing rapidly.
At the Ribbon Rock mine, on the
mother lode south of this city, the
south drift on the 200 foot level is now
in distance of 130 feet. The north
drift on the same level has been driven
distance of eighty-six feet. Three
eight-hour shifts are steadily driving
the tunnels ahead.
Work is about to commence on a
tramway from the hill below Tods
Valley to the Cash Rock on the Middle
Fork of the American. The Cash
Rock Co. intends to put in machinery
and drill through the gravel beds in
order to prospect their claim.
1t is officially announced that the
new Edison process OF extracting gold
from gravel at cost of but few cents
per ton has proved a success. The
nature of the process is kept a secret.
At the Alpine on the north divide
three eight-hou shifts are employed
in pushing the work forward. The in
cline shaft is now down 125 feet. The
mine is equipped with steam hoist
and pump.
The Georgetown Gazette says that
development work will soon be COM
menced on the Ford and Shoemaker
copper mines just east of that town by
company of capitalists who have So
cured bond on the property.
a recent forest Ire destroyed large
acreage of young timber on the Bright
Hope, Electric and Amy mining claims
and the Cushman place near George
town.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-31

and whose abiding place is remote from
our continent.
Disguise as you may, the real uuss-
tion before the people is whether the
armies of the United States should be
withdrawn at once now and forever
and the islands tunred over to the Ia.
galos. Mr.. Bryan, would as Command
er In Chief, have the power to recall the
armies and if he did he would let loose
the horrors of terrible revolution.
''We should not grant the Philippines
immediate independence because We
have assumed by the treaty obligations
to the world which we must comply
with. We have also assumed oblioa.
tlons to the friendly Filipinos and We
should not abandon them to a dreadful
tate. We have promised these people
a stable government and we ought TO
give it to them. We have property in
terests in the islands which should be
protected. It is desirable for us to hold
a foothold in the East SO as to foster
and increase our commerce. We believe
that association with us will elevate the
Filipinos and improve their condition.
| am not defending the Republican
party in this article, but am defending
William Mckinley. He has been SUBJ
Jected to more abuse than any President
ever was and he has deserved it less
than any one did. In the most trying
period of our history he has proved
himself equal to all demands upon him.
He has acted with an eye single to the
good OF the country. The war with
spain was not the Presidents seeking,
but he met the issue with exalted cour-
age. He displayed qualities of the
highest order IN diplomacy, and in mill
tary affairs he was remarkably success.
iul. He eminently deserves reelection.
(Slgned) CHARLES DENBY.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-31
They Shot Him.

Of the hundreds of surf bathers at
Santa Cruz this season, Andrew Pic
cardo of this place was the attraction.
He was the only 3OO-pounder in bathing
costume on the beach and they made
the most of him. His debut resulted in
several snapshots being taken and the
next morning his picture appeared in
the local paper. That settled it. His
second surf bath was witnessed by 1000
people, at least twenty per cent. of them
armed with cameras and all eager for a
shot 1t is safe to say that two
hundred snapshots were secured. At
first he rebelled somewhat, but finally
told them to fire away and be ID.
Next season Piccardo, Fregulia and
Jones, of lone, ought to go down and
pose in group for those snapshot
tiends.