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How Moody Got Out of 1t.

Many were the interesting expert
ences belonging to the first Northfield
conference called by D. L. Moody. One
especially shows Mr.. Moody himself
in bis varying phases. 1t was the con-
versation hour at noon, and about 100
men were sitting under the tent on
Round Top
Mr.. Moody, leaning stNrdiiy against
the tent pole. led the meeting Sudden
question, Brethren, how many of you
have SO grown in grace that you can
bear to have your faults told2"
Many hands went up. Quick as a
fash, but neither sharply nor insult
ingly, Mr.. Moody turned to Young
minister and said:
Brother. you have spoken 13 times
In - days here and perhaps shut out
II other good men from speaking"
1t was true. The young man had
been presuming and officious. He had
held up his hand, but he could not bear
to be ehidden, and now he stoutly de-
Tended himself, only making matters
worse. Then another minister broks
forth and berated Mr.. Moody for his
bluntness The latter blushed, but lis
tened until the reproof was done. Then
he suggestively covered his face and
spoke through his fingers, Brethren,
admit the fault my friend charges ms
with; but. bretnrreHs. I did not bold up
my Youths Companion.
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The Charms of .monte-Csr,s,,,, ;,


Lord Salisbury once told the fol
lowing interesting and amusing Incl
dent at a meeting of certain literary
club. zone book" said Lord Salisbury
"has always fascinated me and on
more than one occasion has drawn me
out of bed very early in the morning
This Is Dumas Monte Christie. 4 few
months ago / was staying at Sandring
ham. / had my favorite with me, and
about half past In the morning | got
up and went into the beautiful grounds
and sat down for an hour or two to be
carried away by my book.
81 had been reading for about half
an hour when | heard some one say
What! Are a prime minister's duties
so heavy that he must needs be up sc
early in order to study? | turned and
saw the Prince of Wales. showed
him the book that had drawn me out
SO early, and he said laughingly thai
he would read such an apparently fas
cinating book.
'"Three weeks afterward he said tc
me: Monte Christie" drew you out OF
bed at half past in the morning.
may say that 1t drew me out of bed
at 4 in the morning. '"-London Gem.
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l:.r,. IN Go. rrra sta:r..


Il a.:l t.Jing nothing NV said the
yeu3G Fan n.,h h, shall eyes and
lSw brow rs lie accepted an invitation
from an oCra''y !cH- hrovvd comran-
Ion TO sit 9; rs.:-ii tale. Ny last
job heeled me I'retty well. and I don't
do 10 work un:rys has to-
y liat Is it ;'.,,cd the other rascal
. The lr;st IL. :: made a significant
mct.Qu Wit. lis arm 10 iils:i. ale his ac-
GHa 'rtaace with ~ art CT Saa,iuag-
6 z a.,d lead
- TIL TIL :: he cr:lcd it "troot
this crac!isnian's vor..i is too risky
Too much pulling Of gins by the other
fellows. and ycu've got to have an ex-
pensive outfit ard dcing the sneak act
is too lis.y. Did | ever tell you how
started cut! 1t was in a drug store,
and thought | could swipe some
brushes or something Ike that. You
can always heck them things. Well,
got in all right. hut lal to l:r;y a soda
-a-r-hi-to get an excuse took my
time swallowing the stuff. and up to
that point the graft worked all right
'',rhe boss he walked away. and after
awhile he went behind the little place
where they PVT up prescriptions, and
then gathered in three nice brushes.
But before | had taken three steps he
was on to me. | found out afterward
that all these druggists have little holes
or cracks in the stained glass in front
of their desks. so they can pipe off all
that goes on in the store. Chicago
Tribune
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GIad He Had No Revolver.

mo" said the man, talking of trav-
cling. you will never find me travel
ing or going anywhere, for that mat
ter. with revolver. I gave mine away
a number of years ago with a devout
feeling of thankfulness that it had not
been the cause of endless reproach to
me. 1 had been up the Hudson with
my wife. and on the return trip had
In my mind the stories that ! had re-
Gently heard of sneak thieves who had
been robbing passengers on the boat.
81 did not know that | had paid spe.
cial attention to them. but in the mid
die Of the night, when little noise at
the window awakened me. | knew at
once that those sneak thieves were In
the room, and with one bound-I
couldn't have done it if l had tried at
another time-I landed on the floor
from the upper berth with my hands
on the throat Of the thief at the win
dow. held on so tightly that my vic
tim couldn't make a sound, aud yol
can imagine how Mortified | was to
find that l had nearly strangled nv
wife. If l had had a pistol, | would
certainly have shot her, and the first
opportunity l had after that l gave
mine away. They are dangerous things
to carry. New York Times
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23
To Cure Insomnia,

An English physician of distinction
gives these suggestions for cure of in
somnia: In cases where the patient
sleeps for an hour or two, then wakens
with start and cannot go to sleep
again the physician recommends that a
hot water compress be laid on the abb
domep. When one cannot go to sleep
on retiring and is unable to dismiss
thoughts that have occupied the day, it
Is advised that the patient keep his
feet 10 water as hot as he can bear
>oInfortablF for ten minutes before 60
ing to bed. He should then put on q
pair o. thin cotton hose wrung out Of
cold vat<ar and over those pair Of
wooIen ones. A more powerful remedy
Is a mustard sitz bath. with the proper
ton of a teacupful Of mustard to a gal
Ion of hot water. He should remain
seated in the bath from 10 to 20 min
utes. In many cases reclintug bath
in tepid water is useful as a sedative.
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A Fish That Eats pucks.

Among the queer things in India is
the fish that eats ducks. When one
misses some ducks and is told by the
moorgywalla that a fish swallowed
them, one begins to think there can
really be no limit to the lies the Aryarl
brother can tell. But early one morn
ing, soon after the ducks had been let
out and had, as usual, made their way
to the tank, on one side of which
stands an indigo assistants bungalow,
the old khansama excitedly announced
that the big fish had just caught an.
other duck and swallowed it and could
not keep down with it. The gun was
at once got hold of, and after watching
the antics of the fish trying to keep
down under water he was shot He
proved to be large boali and had ac.
tually got the entire bird down, with
only the legs just showing in his
mouth
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23
We'll Dressed Panner.

In all large cities there is a way Of
getting rid of undesirable persons by
means of giving them a "pauper's
pass" to some city to which they want
to go.
1t seems that a lawyer who is quite
well known about town and VINO, like
many other persons, is not averse to
travelling on a free ticket had made
several requests to certain official for
D pass to New York. He had been re-
fused a number of times, but with a
persistence worthy of better cause he
continued to bore his official friend.
Finally he was supplied with the mag
lc pasteboard, and without looking at
1t he went to the railroad station and
paid for his seat in the parlor car.
When the conductor came along, the
lawyer, who, by the way, is man Of
rather imposing appearance, was read
Ing a paper and with the nonchalance
supposed to be second nature to those
who never pay their carfare held out
his pass, never even glancing at the
conductor. That official took the pass,
read it carefully, looked at the holder
Of it and then examined the pass again
with considerable care. The lawyer.
noticing that the conductor seemed to
be giving the pass more than ordinary
attention, stared at the official with q
manner that indicated that he might at
least be director and asked with con-
siderable warmth, Anything the mat
ter with that pass"
The conductor looked at his question
er in a quizzical way and then said,
mo; the pass is all right, but you are
certainly the best dressed pauper I
ever Boston Transcript.
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AMERICANS MORE RATIONAL
We Are Falsely Charged by Euro
Peans With Being Unidentified

peans With Being Undignihed.
Our crowds may and do have rip
roaring times when the occasion de-
mands it, but surely they do not be-
come asinine as do European crowds.
Our crowds may stand around news
paper Offices looking at bulletins, but
even on election night they don't rush
away in mad, screaming hordes, every
few moments yelling Historically "a
bas' something or somebody, as they
do in Paris.
In London wherever crowds gather
for any purpose, from an unveiling to
an excursion, street hawkers are on
hand with two things that they call re-
spectively ''teasers'' and ''ticklers."
The 'teaser' is an empty bladder tied
to stick. and the "tickler" Is a long
feather. The "teaser" is affected most
by the male Representatives Of English
dignity, and the ticker captures the
fond feminine heart. The male goes
into raptures of joy when he succeeds
in hitting somebody-a respectable el-
derly gentleman preferred-with his
toy. The female trips gayly through
the streets. tickling the ears of mascu-
line persons to whom she has not been
introduced.
And among our "lower ORDERS" who
are as undignified as are the coster,
mongers of London? We have no class
that delights in wearing grotesquely
bell shaped trousers with huge pearl
buttons down the sides and coats with
immensely broad braid bindings and
also profusely covered with pearl but.
tons as big as trade dollars.-New York
Press
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23
Pigs and Saving, Ranks.

1t is rather surprising fact. consid
ering how enormously they have grown
that at the beginning of the nineteenth
century there was not a savings bank
in the world. The Rev. Henry Duncan
rector Of very poor English parish
noticed that when the people wished to
lay by little money they would buy
a pig or a COW with it, having no Other
way to find investment for small sums
He founded the first real savings bank
In 1910. Two or three which had ex
listed before that time were practically
charitable foundations.
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The Yawa.

On the west coast of Africa the ma
tives call the raspberry yaw. 1t hap
pens that one of the pleasing diseases
that come out from that quarter of the
globe is characterized by dusky red
spots that appear on the body and soon
grow into ulcers about the size and
looks of the raspberry. So this disease
is called the yaws. 1t is contagious
and downright disagreeable. White
sailors bring it back with them to their
own discomfort and the disgust of
those at home. Yaws prevails also in
the Fiji islands and in Samoa, but in
these two places children mainly are
attacked, and the natives regard the
| disease in the same light as civilized
persons look at measles-almost a GER
tainty to have and the sooner over
with the better.
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Subsequent Reflection.

ooh, what beautiful water lily"
No sooner had the maiden uttered
these words than Archie Sixcap reso-
lutely waded out after 1t.
He sank in mud up to his waist at
once.
But he didn't get the lily.
1t was still yards away from him
and in deeper mud.
Fools rush in," he muttered savage
Iy to himself as he turned and began
stopping his way back to shore, where
angels have too darned much sense to
treadp'-Chicago Tribune.
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Independent.

We admire the independence of a
western poet who says In preface to
his volume: eff the critics don't like
this book, wish to say to them that
do. If they tear it to tatters, / shall
pick up the pieces and embark in the
plastering business. l am here to stay,
and you bet I've made up my mind to
lt'-Atlanta Constitution.
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She Did "Heat" 1t.

A Milford (Mass.) man engaged as q
helper a girl just from England. The
etter n was capital letter in her vo-
,abulary. A very rich pudding was
,erved for dinner, but as two members
If the family were delayed the mis-
ress put on a plate two large portions,
.ang for the girl and said 'Heat it,
ior the absent members. Later, when
The girl was found struggling and
stufing with the pudding, she besought
ny friend to let her off. as she couldn't
heat" another bite.
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Not He.

"You have a good deal of assurance
to come to me for charity" said the
man of the house, with your face all
bunged up from fighting. You're moth
ing but bruiser"
mo, sir" replied the seedy vagrant,
who was not wanting in spirit. "The
other feller wuz the bruiser. I'm the
bruisee. ."-ChicagQ Tribune,
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23
HER ANSWE

'Dear Nell" he wrote; ''these violets
I've made 30 bold to send to you
Shall be my mute ambassadors,
And each shall tell how deep and trus
The sender's love is, craving yours
For him. What messengers more meetf
Are they not typical OF you,
They are so sweet?''
Dear jack" she wrote; "your violets
Have just this moment been received.
Their message took me by surprise;
Twas something scarce to be believed.
send Ry answer back with them;
What litter messengers for your
So typical of how you'll feel,
They are so bluei''
Catholic Times and Standard.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23
Lnhnnx,a Commitment.

Johnny, Sunday school boy, having
arrived at his eighth birthday, thought
would be real nice to write letter
o his papa, and this is how he began it:
Dear Papa-whenever I am tempted to do
Ercng l think Of you and say. "Get thee behind
ne, satani''
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23

nation, liberation and female weakness.
1t makes childbirth easy, and thousands
of nursing mothers have testified to It's
tonic and strength giving properties.
1t contains no alcohol, neither opium,
cocaine or other narcotic.
Mrs. Annie Blacker, of GAG Catherine Street,
Syracuse, N. Y, writes: uYour medicines have
done wonders for me. For years my health was
very poor. had four miscarriages but since
taking DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
health, and now have fine, healthy baby.n
Free. DIR. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser, in paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of III ane-eent. stamps,
to pay expense Of mailing only. Address
DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23
Hot Water PeddIers.

In northern China hot water peddlers
go about with a whistling kettle, the
whistle announcing that the water is
at boiling point. When they hear the
whistle, the people run with their tea
pots and buy enough hot water for
their DAVIS tea
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In the Business,

Children" said Aunt Mary, you
have new little brother. He came
this morning while you were asleep"
did hep exclaimed the eldest
Then know who brought him."
who was it?" asked Aunt Mary.
"Why, the milkman, of course.
saw 1t on his cart, Families supplied
daily London Tit Bits.
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THE GRAND sCHEMER
AcRISIS COMES AND MAJOR CRoFooT
MEETS 1T JOYFULLY.

N-AD EEOUAlnE LanQ4A0y HEeSGnt1
Her Badly BeInted Bill, and She Is
Promptly Taken Into the Universal
Musical Company.
Copyright. 1900. by C. B. Lewis.l
Major Crofoot, grand promoter and
general organizer, had observed signs
Of coming calamity around his board
ing house. He hadn't sat down with
pencil and paper and figured that it
was three months since he had paid his
landlady a dollar. but in a dim, unde-
fined way he put it at about three. He
hadn't taken half an hour to wonder
how much longer things could run on
tick, but hoped it might be for three
months more. He was living on in a
iblissfnl state of certain uncertainty,
finding fault with the steak and sug-
sgesting change of puddings, when
the demeanor of the landlady warned
him that crisis was at hand. He was
the man for the crisis. 1t was at the
dinner table that the notes Of the
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Exchange.

Sand registered the hours In the mid
lie ages. For this purpose black mar
Die dust, boiled nine times in wine,
vas a favorite recipe with learned
monks
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mate OF household
expenses there's
no place for a
doctor, And very
often when the
dream disso1ves
they find that the
doctors bill, the
one thing they
didn't count on,
is now the one
thing that's as
regular as rent
and taxes. And
many times it Is
money wasted.
DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescrip-
ton will do for a
woman and her
won a My ills,
practically every
thing that can be
done by any doc
tor or medicine.
1t regulates the
periods, dries de-
bilitating drains
and cures iufar,.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23

A rich man is an honest man, no
thanks to him, for he would be a dou-
BILE knave to cheat mankind when he
had no need of it-Daniel Defoe.
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0REAM MERS.

"There's nothing half so sweet in life
as loves young dream" The old song
is right. Lovers are dreamers. They
create special world in which they live
immune from the hurts and ills which
vex common humanity. In their esti-
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23

Mount Etna, the largest volcano in
Europe and one of the largest in the
world, is 10,500 feet high and 80 miles
In circumference at its base.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23

The Chinese boys ambition Is to be-
come civil magistrate. Even servants
ave money to educate their sons with
his aim.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23

Fools are made out of all kinds of
cloth. but the lining is always the same
-cheap.-Atchison Globe.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23

The taxidermist makes an honorable
living at a skin game.-Philadelp
Record.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23

Ter. We also make a saving in provi-
sions and fuel. A man with a fiddle
will sit for hours and never know
whether room is hot or cold. A wom-
an who is giving Mozart twist on the
piano wants neither dinner nor supper.
Give boy mouth organ. and he will
not ask for bread and butter as long as
he has wind enough left to blow. 1t is
the scheme of my life, and millions Of
profit will soon be rolling in
"But about this checkY she insisted.
"a great scheme and in many ways a
noble enterprise. Let us take city
block, for instance. We will say there
are 200 families on the block The
Universal supplies those families with
pianos or organs, zithers, fiddles, harps,
hand organs, mouth organs, brass
oands, bugles, flies and drums. From
o'clock in the morning to 10 o'clock at
night there is music. No one has time
to quarrel or get drunk. No one stops
to eat or wonder whether it's cold or
hot Music evokes sentiment, love,
pity, charity. Human nature is ele-
vated and purified. and the rent for the
various instruments comes rolling in as
fast as two men can count the dollars.
My dear woman, you see"-
But this check"
You will take it to ]. Jordan and de-
posit it as security for your stock, and
you will order two pianos. three I'D
lies, four harps, two drums and a set
IF bagpipes for this house. The effect
IN your boarders will be-
square up," exclaimed the landlady.
What do know about your company
or stocks? Whenever l present my
dill, you always dodge and twist"
I'm case you do not wish to use the
check to secure stock you can ask Mr.,
Jordan to indorse 1t over to me. l
will then indorse 1t to the vice presi-
lent. he will indorse it to the secre-
.ary, and the secretary will indorse It
o you. You will then have to be iden-
iitied at the bank. 1t will take some
few days or weeks to obtain the mon,
~. but 1t is mere question of time.
Meanwhile things go over. Ask your
'SAA ~ " 40 AOt JOOi oOty " hCAp 0c GIG
vate the moral tone of society? Ask
yourself if it is not better to have So
300 year dividends than to be slaving
your life away in boarding house
Ask yourself
Cant you give me $40 on account ~
asked the !andlady in desperation as
she put the check oq the table.
'Whatl Discount my own paper aft
.F yogr sublime confidence in me?" he
sxclaimea. "Neyer, my dear woman,
never! You mast be paid in full. In
iced, you have been paid IN fnil any
aow, and now 1t only remains fos gop
TO leave me to balance UP my cash
Book and write Is or 20 business let
;ers OF pressing nature. You trusted
ne, and you have your reward. Don't
sail to be identified at the bank. If
here should be any trouble. jsst call
IN me. And now good night and pleas
ant dreams to you"
Major, want this room tomorrow"
aslled the landlady when she found
leEself outside the door.
no answer.
nd you'll haye to go"
"a. a. Ne talked to the silence of the
Due o u. QUAD.
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lu'n have to go"
talked to the sile
ne Kaew.
Smaii and Q
nily whic- -
d 4 is Mar
Ne Kaew.

u.., ~, Swa,i and only daugh-
-da'o,.e - = boasts of several
sons. Aged is Mar an,,a,,. - -,
mperious and enjoying s,aa CT.
3ortunities for becoming spo, - -
aas lately attained to the dignity ,.up
kindergarten and comes home L
with some fresh acquisition of wisdom.
A few days ago it was addition, and
she proclaimed proudly at the dinner
able:
II know how much two and two
make and free and two and four and
:Vo"
And WHAT said her father. do you
and 1 make. ,Marjie?"
Without a moments hesitation over
:hese new factors in her problem. the
little maid answered, with a dimple
and a smile:
"SveetheartsS'
And all the family were satisfied
with Marjie's rithmetic.-London An
;WerS.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23

The scabbards worn by Russian off,
tars are made of papier mache.
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23

Will do work in any part of
Amador County. If you want
to build, send note to Jackson
Postoffice and l will call on you.
Estimates furnished without cost
on any kind of building. Will
make plans and specifications for
you, e nar2tf
Amador ledger., 1900-11-23

HOAHD OF DIHECTUHS.
Henry Eudey, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm, G
Marelia and Alex Eudey of jackson.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-16
THE TIMES, WASHINGTON TUESDAY, OCTOBER ls. 1900

and Northwestern ladle. extra, 1I11sc; do
extra first. l6@17c: Western store-paclsed.
l3nl4c; creamery rolls Il pound). 23@24c;
do u pounds. 22a23c; creamery prints
d. pound, "a 1-2fl2 sc
Eggs-The market was easy. Strictly
fresh. la lSc per Dozen
Groceries-Raw sugar quiet refined
steady Quotations per 100-lb lots: Granu-
lated. $3.50; cutloaf. 1925; Keystone "A"
s5:S5: yellow sugars, S4S0@ 500; molasscs;
N. O.. ST. Glare, 3Sc; Kingsland, Sac: Sum-
light, N. O.. 26c; st. Vincent, P. r., 25c;
st. Johns, P. R., 19c; No. II Sugar House.
1sc. syrups-Tne market is firm. Gold
Medal. &c; King Vanillal, 29c; Rock
Candy Drips. &c; Gilt Edge. 24c; Corn,
&c; No. u, II. Tea was firm; Hyson
superior to fine, 2sa32c; choice to choic-
est, 42G46c; uncolored Japan (new CROP,
finest, 31G 33c; choice to choicest, 22G 34c;
extra choice, Acc; Oolong, Annoy, and Fu-
chow NEW crop, finest, 4OG43c: choice to
choicest. extra. finest. 3CG4cc.
Potatoes.-Market easy. White nearby,
per bus box, 4OG45c; do Maryland and
Pennsylvania prime per bus. 45G47c; do
seconds. per bus, 4Od 43c; do New York
primes. per bus. 45Gi7 sweets, Eastern
Shore, yellows. per Dbl. s1.2OGL30; do
per flour Dbl, sl.3OG1.40: do. Maryland,
per bill. s1.15@1.20; Anne Arundel yellows,
per bias. 20@22 lie; do. per Dbl, S1.25@
lao; choice reds. per Dbl. 75c4S1.CO:
yams, Virginia. per Dbl. No. 1. 75cd LOO.
Poultry-Market was quiet. Gil fowls.
10c per Id: springers. 1oM1o 1-2c per ID;
ROSTERS, 25@S0c apiece: ducks, S@1Oc Per
Id; turkeys 10G11c per Id.
Cotton-Market steady; MIDI ing.
10 14c; strictly low middling, 10 1-Sc; low
middling, 10c. Stock in Baltimore, 1850
bales.
Green Coffee.-Market dull. No. Rio
grade), S3-SGS 1-2c