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CAPACITY FOR SELF-GoyERN.
MENT.

Mr.. Bryan is on record as declaring
that all peoples are capable of self gov
ernment. He would have come as near
to the truth had he declared that all
peoples are incapable of self govern
ment, and yet neither declaration would
be more than half true.
Perhaps the gentleman intended his
hearers to qualify the declaration by
saying that if all peoples are not cap
able Of self government of good char
acter they are capable of self govern
ment of a bad character and SO come
within the declaration, which is silent
as to the quality Of the self government
Of which he believes all men capable.
The test Of the government is: Se-
eurity of life, security of property, per-
sona1 liberty. Government may sub.
serve other interests than these, may
foster industry, care for the incompe-
tent, elevate the public morals, encour-
age education, create public utilities,
advance the sciences and arts and SO
order its affairs as to stimulate the evo-
lntion Of lofty citizenship, but unless
4 aEogds security for rSs and personal
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A Different Kind of Man.

A school inspector up Westchester
way was making his rounds one day
and visited a school not a thousand
miles from Mamaroneck. Among the
questions he asked the children was,
"What is a pilgrim?"
One child said, "a man who comes
to America to be religious"
Another said, "a person who travels
from place to place."
"Well, do that" said the inspector
"Am 1 a pilgrimT
"Oh, no." said the boy quickly. 81
meant very good man."-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
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The Tramp,s Advice.

She was standing on the front porch
reading the story paper, which had
just come in the mail.
Madam" said Meandering Mike,
ibid I see you brush away a tear jes
now?"
"S'posin I did," she returned. ITS
no business Of yours"
II spoke In kindness, lady. You amt
treatin yerself right to cry an read
both at once. It's q double strain on
yer eyes, an you might as well listen
to my hard luck stories an save yer
eyes exclusively fur de weeps. If you
likes touchin stories, lady, here's yer
chance to have 'em brought to yer
door, an you needn't pay So a years
subscription In advance, neither. It's
de chance Of yer life, lady, to trade off
cold victuals for pathos," ,"-Washington
Star,
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liver and Over.

Mr.. William Hawley Smith, in his
''Walks and Talks" tells of a remark
made by an Irish friend which might
be applicable in many cases:
He used to be very fond of hearing
the bishop preach and always went to
service when that dignitary held forth.
/ met him on the street one Sunday
when I knew the bishop was preaching
and asked him Why he wasn't in his
Dew, 70 which he replied:
'Troth. I don't go to hear the bishop
ony more"
"Why, what's the matter?" 1 said.
you haven't gone back on a good
man, have you"
mo-" he answered, "but it's the
trnth I'm tellin you, when you've heard
kne bishop half dozen times all after
that is variationsr'
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liberty it is very bad sort of govern
ment and only shade better than no
government at all, which is anarchy.
This does not imply that, under a
good government, there will be no muir
ders, robberies, arsons and that inno-
cent men will never be put in Jail, for
malefaotors are born into the world and
will do violence upon occasion. but the
test of good government does mean
that governments shall have stability of
maintenance and honesty of admins
tration, so that life will be reasonably
secure and the accumulations of the
people will not be swept away by
oft recurring revolutions, as in the pre-.
tended republics Of Central and South
America. Unhappy is that. at.people whose
only security is their poverty
And yet this is precisely the coll
dition Of those Spanish re.
publios that have attempted self gov-
eminent without first equippipg them
selves for it by having an instructed
citizenship.
Our insular possessions will be made
self governing as rapidly as they can be
equipped for it. but they can not become
equipped for IL without living for a
considerable period under government
which can and will protect life and
property and accord to the people that
opportunity for progress that can only
come Of the enjoyment Of an untrarn-
mslled liberty Of person and equality Of
opportunity.
The "White Mans Burden" is to
establish among the topping govern
nents Of the partially civilized races Of
The earth that civic order without which
the evolutionary forces of an advancing
civilization can not operate. Christi
anity, commerce and industry will do
sLs z1
And there need be no fear that the
peoples in our insular possessions will
be governed after they are capable of
being self governed. They will take to
themselves an increasing share Of civic
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No Private Interview.

Gould have few minutes private
conversation with your" he asked as
he stood at the open door of a lawyers
Office in the Loan and Trust building
the other afternoon.
Cant you speak right out from
where you areY asked the lawyer in
reply after looking the man over.
I'D rather make a private matter
of IT.
what is the nature of your busi-
Ress?"
"Confdential-strictly private and
fonfidential, sir"
'Well, have no time to grant you a
private interview. If you have any
Thing to say, you can let her go right
here. Now, what is it?'
IL wanted the loan of quarter,
sir" stammered the man.
"Oh, you did! And you wanted a
private interview to ask me that?"
Eyes, sir. 1 knew that it would hurt
both our feelings if I were refused in
pubiic-yours because you couldn't af-
ford to loan me the money and mine
because couldn't get 1t. Can you
grant my request, sir?'
"No, SIR"
"And does 1t hurt your feelings?
mot bit. You are mistaken on that
point"
"And my feelings are the only ones
hurt?"
Yours alone"
"Just so," said the man as he bowed
and backed out. II beg your pardon.
was mistaken. You have the money
and no feelings, and have the feelings
and no money. Impossible chasm; no
use In trying to bridge. Good dayr'-
Washington Post.
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A TWO NIcKER.
The Old Printer Explains What He
Meant by the Expression.


Meant by the Expression.
81 was just stepping of the street
car" remarke3 the old printer, who
was telling story, when I met a
two nicker face to face
you met a what2"
"a two nicker. And, as was say
ing, she"-
But what in the world is a two
picker?'
"oh. you know what that is, don't
your
"No. I don't. Never met one in my
Iife."
"Well, two nicker is lady, wom
an, anything that wears petticoats."
81 never heard the expression before.
Where 'dSes it come fromp
Now you're too hard for me. l
don't know where 1t started, but in the
good old times Of case type and hand
presses it was the common expression
used to designate a woman in print
shop. 1t wasn't used outside of the
composing rooms. I'll tell you how
think 1t arose. All the old hand type,
as everybody knows, is provided with
hicks on the side, so that the type
settlers don't have to look at the face Of
the type to know how to throw 1t in
the stick Far back in prehistoric
days the type had only one nick, but
later two hicks became the style, and
30 years ago two hicks was the usual
thing. But there came improvements
in typemaking, and it was discovered
that three or four hicks on the side of
the type made it easier for the printer
to handle, and so the three or four
nicked type came into style and the
two nicked type went into disuse and
bad repute. Printers despised the two
nicked type. About that time women
got a foothold in the printing offices.
They were not regarded with favor by
the old time printers. The women and
the two nicked type were in about the
same category in the esteem Of the old
typo, and It was very natural that he
should come to express both by the
same words. They both became two
nickers,' and the expression has be-
come traditional in printshops. MEM
phis Scimitar.
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me Truthful Manager,

Business manager of great London
newspaper to clerk:
George. take down an advertisement
as I dictate 1t, and then send it up.
Ready7 All right-'Wanted, man for
pleasant indoor position. Short
hours, light work, no experience neces-
sary, place permanent; salary. $1,000 a
year. Answer in own handwriting.
Millionaire, Great Daily office"
Clerk-I have It down, sir, and will
send 1t to the printers at once.
Business Manager "a week later)-
George, how many answers were re-
ceived in reply to that advertisement?
Clerk-Bighteen thousand.
Business Manager IAN hour later)-
Good morning, sir. What can we do
for you, sir?
Seedy Individual - What do you
charge for an advertisement for situa-
ton wanted?
Business Manager-Our charges are
high, 2 shillings line, but you must
remember the vast number of people
we reach. Why, sir, in reply to one
single advertisement inserted last week
there were received $4,000 answers
London Tit-Bits,
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AR.m.rl,abIe Pred,ction.

Manasseh Cutler of Massachusetts,
in q circular in 1857 booming" the set
tlement which the New Englanders
were about to plant on the Ohio at the
mouth Of the Muskingum, declared
that "the current down the Ohio and
the Mississippi" for produce and mer-
Ehandise Of all sorts, would one day
'be more crowded than any other
streams on EARTH" which was a re-
naxkabIe prediction, considering that
it was made 20 years before Fulton's
Clermont was lsunched in the Hudson,
which was the first steamboat in the
world ever put in successful operation.
-sEAsiie's Weekly.
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Bahx,r orerpIp. of brain.

"oh, John" exclaimed the fair young
mother. IL am glad you're home. 1
have been SO worried"
"Why, DEAR" he asked, "what's the
matter?'
TITS about the baby. I tremble to
think Of 1t. You know they say chill
dren that are too smart never grow
up"
Yes, yes" he cried: go on. What is
It? Where is our darling? What has
happened? Go on"
"John," she said, putting her arms
around his neck and sobbing upon his
breast, che said, 'Da, da,' today, and he
Is only Q months London Tit
Ritr
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A snree ON sixpence.

An excellent Scotchman had for 81
years brought home his full wages
every week, says the Newcastle eng
land Chronicle. Once at the end of the
period he gave his wife sixpence less
than the full amount. This so distress
ed the thrifty woman that she went to
consult the meenister on the subject.
he tried to comfort her by saying that
sixpence in 81 years was not a large
amount.
"It's ma the money am thinking Of"
she replied, "but am fearing that Mac
has been taking to drink and betting,
maybe, and other worldly pleasures"
Amador ledger., 1900-08-24
THE lIGHTSHlR.

When boats come home across the bar
And winters sunlight dies aiar, ''s;s
When green and purple dusk creeps down
And hides the harbor and the town,
Each night far out to sea a beam
OF pale, wan light sends forth it's CLEAN
Across the peaceful. dark'ning tides
And nlprks the ightship where she rid,
When, tempest tossed, the ships slip D
The fos:a hid headland, and the sky
Is torn with wrack OF scudding cloud,
And winds of winter cry aloud,
Lo, through the roar of crashing wave,
Above the tempest's moan and rave,
voice comes Ger the troubled tides
And MARKS where yet the hghtship ridesi
Richard Stillman Powell in Criterioh.
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apoken In Irony.

Weary Notwithstanding interestin
IN that there paper you got round your
handout?
Hungry Higgins-Oh, yes! Mighty
interestin to you an me. On one side
they is a billofare for banquet, an on
the other they is description of them
new counterfeit twenties !-Indianapo-
us Prskk
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A Martyr.

THAT'S the way" cried the forger as
sentence Of ten years was imposed,
"all of us great writer's are compelled
to suffer for giving full freedom to our
artw-Philadelphia North American.
Amador ledger., 1900-08-24

SAFE DEPOSIT.--Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank Of Amador County at the
small expense of 80 cents a month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from firc
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
of protecting your valuables.
SAVE M0NEY-PatroniZe q home institu
tion. Send money away through the Bank o:
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent anG
upward over postoff1ce or express. Money sent
to all parts OF the United States and also q!
parts OF the world. We have the latest quota
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything E,
deposit money in the Bank of Amador County
They receive deposits from IS up. Commenc
the new year by opening up bank account y
man or woman with q bank account has :.
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die il can't be found and you are liza
BILE to be robbed while alive
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LEDGER'S CLUBBING RATES.

Ledger and Daily Call. one year 81 80
Ledger and Weekly Call, one year ....... 60
Ledger and Daily Bulletin, one year 49,. SO
Ledger and Semi Weekly Bulletin, yer 20
Ledger and Weekly Bulletin one year. 8 90
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one year. 10
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle one year 60
Ledger and Weekly Examiner, one year. GO
Ledger and Daily Examiner, one year -. 80
Ledger and N. Y. Weekly Tribune, yer 8 90
Ledger and N. Y. Tri-Weekly Tribune, ly so
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Magazine, yr So
Ledger and 5. f. Weekly Post, one year. 90
Ledger and McCall's Magazine one year rs
Ledger and st. Louis Globe Democrat ly 8 90
Ledger and Twice a Week." one year . 8 90
FD- The above rates are strictly in advance.
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The Tamahao or Tomnhayvk.

Tamahac eventually came to deslg-
nate the war hatchet" of the Indian,
supplied by the military commanders
Of the whole continent in equipping the
warriors on the many expeditions in
which French and English were con-
stantly engaged, and was furnished
the Indian allies Of the English in our
war Of independence.
This weapon was either In the form
of spear or hatchet blade on one side,
while upon the opposite side there was
cuplike cavity, with small hole ex-
tending into the eye Of the weapon, in
to which tough handle of wood was
fitted 1S inches or two feet in length.
The handle was perforated almost its
entire length, and below the hollow Of
the bowl it was bored at right angles
to this perforation, e s,ataie 81, a,tta1.5ie stemhole
lor the passage Of the tobacco smoke
when the implement was in use as q
pipe.
The tomahawk pipe was not only at
tractive and popular In trade, but, like
the earlier trade pipe. was given as a
present at councils and ratiflcations Of
treaties. 1t was pipe, hatchet and
a mace or hammer all in one and an
swered an important military require
ment In lessening the weight and in
cumbrance of the warrior, who other
wise would have tenaciously held to
the stone pipe, which in itself was
heavier than the tomahawk. - Smith
sonian Institution Report.
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All Alone.

"Ah." said the conceited fellow. with
view to making her jealous, II was
alone last evening with one whom l
admire very much"
"YesT she said. "Alone, were your
-phi1adalnhia Press. >
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09

es thick. An iron rod, b, is fastened
to the bottom of this float and connects
with the valve at the bottom, which
closes the supply pipe when the bar
rel is filled. The escape pipe, c, leads
from this barrel to the watering bar
rel, Fig. ?. 1t will be readily seen that
the water in the barrels, if they are
set on level, will remain the same.
For the top of the watering barrel,
bolt 2X4 blocks together, as shown in
Fig. 3. This will give the hogs and pigs
free access to the water without any
danger of the smaller ones falling in
and being drowned. The supply pipe
and also the pipe leading to the trough
from the barrel containing the float
will be far enough below the surface
toprevent freezing, and it will be found
that there are few nights cold enough
in winter to freeze the watering barrel
if it is placed so deep in the ground
that no more than an inch or two pro-
jects above the surface. The other bar
rel, which can be placed outside the
pen, can be protected by banking with
straw or manure and hay. The supply
reservoir must be higher than the bar
rels, large tank being suitable. The
pipe where it leaves the tank enters the
ground at once and can readily be pro-
tected from freezing.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
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First Coaches in London.

Riding was the only alternative to
walking at the beginning of Elizabeth's
reign, and lady never rode without
six or seven serving men to carry attire
suitable to all contingencies, and the
means to repair toilet which might
suffer on the journey. To diminish this
cost coaches came into use. They were
introduced in 1864 by Dutch coachman
of the queen; but we are told "a
coach was a strange monster in those
days, and the sight of it put both man
and horse into amazement; some said
it was great crabshell brought out of
China, and some imagined it to be one
of the pagan temples in which the can
nibals worshiped the devil" But at
length these doubts were cleared and
coachmaking became substantial
trade. So rapid was the increase of
coaches that in 1901 an act of parlia-
ment was passed ITO restrain the ex-
cessive and superfuous use of coaches
within this realm" In spite of this in
novation, no method could be devised
which made locomotion pleasant
through streets which were alternately
torrents of dirt finding their way to
the Fleet ditch, and thick deposits of
black mud, which furnished ready
weapon to anyone who wished to ex-
press disapprobation 1t is difficult for
us to picture London without either
cabs or ENTHUSIASTICALLY Maya
zine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09

ping with his blood! 1t fascinates me:
holds me spellbound. cannot removA
my eyes from it as the blood drips slow
ly onto the ground.
He will never tell her of his love
again! The thought fills me with
wild, exulting joy, and l am happy.
Then l stoop and kiss the upturned
face, kiss the already cold lips; fierce
ly, passionately, 1 kiss the wound.
The thought comes to me like light
ming. what if 1 am discovered?"
turn and flee to my own chamber.
where l carefully remove all traces of
blood, then go to the window and look
out. The scene before me is one of eX-
quisite beauty. 1 can hear the music
and lights sparkling back where the
merry party is still dancing. The flow
ers seem more fragrant than ever, the
little fountain throws it's silvery spray
far up and falls back with a musical
splash, and there, lying near it, is the
body of the man 1 have just killed.
1 cannot see him lying half-buried
in the tall grass, but still know he is
there with wild white face in the
moonlight. How peaceful everything
is! How different from the tumult
that RACES in my breast!
Throwing myself on the floor, by the
window 1 try to think. l cannot de-
scribe my thoughts. They are bitter,
yet there seems to be fierce pride in
my heart at the thought that he can
never love her again. Finally the hor-
ror and crime overcome me, and pray
as never human prayed before.
"Oh God, what have done? Have
I in my mad jealousy cut off the life
of the man l love? Oh God, forgive!
forgive! forgive! Holy mother inter-
cede for mel"
l kneel there clasping my beads and
the little cross close to my aching
heart, in dumb, blind way, until the
sun, peeping over the line of hazy blue
hills in the distance, reminds me that
must do something, yet dare not
move. The pain at my heart is mad
dening; my breath comes in short
gasps; 1 fear detection, yet hardly
care. Why should 1 care? He is gone
and 1 can never be happy again.
1 throw myself on my couch to try
and collect my wandering thoughts
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-03-09
THE AMERICAN HOG.
1t Has Already Wrought Miracles,
and Will Accomplish Many More
Great Things.

Men have performed miracles. In :
old times it was not an uncommon
thing for richly endowed men to per-
form wonders. And to-day men per-
form wondrous things, but as there
are so many who have the same faculty
the world is not stirred by their acts.
There are wonder workers in the low
er types of the animal kingdom. The
hog has wrought miracles, is now per-
forming them and ever will accom-
plish mighty things if his master will
stand by him and feed him. The hog
has contributed largely to the present
commercial supremacy of the United
States. Mortgages on thousands of
western farms and New England home
steads have been banished by the hog.
He is still in this laudable business. and
the success that is attending his efforts
is miraculous. His achievements in
this direction have only been equaled
by his usefulness in the kitchen. Hun
CRY nations have fed on the swine; he
is to-day their staff of life, to large
extent. Pork eaters are not uncivil-
lied. The flesh of the hog contain
mates no man. nor lowers his mental
capacity unless man becomes a swine.
Temperance in eating is as essential
to high moral life as temperance in
anything else, hence pork consumption
should be regulated by gumption.
The hog is a reliable animal. His
carcass is ever the coveted object of
the pork dealer. who will pay a good
price for frst-class article. At three
cents per pound the hog has paid Aebts
and his own keeping. At four cents
and over he has built new homes. new
fences, new barns, clothed children in
destitute fields, contributed to charity,
helped the poor, administered to the
sick, heightened morality and socia-
bility and blest abundantly his Gus
todian.
The hog is well advanced toward the
fulfillment of his great destiny. What
he has done is a reliable index to the
large volume which contains the pro-
gramme man has planned for his flu
ture. The swine has contributed to
education by building schoolhouses,
churches and subscribing for maya
zines and newspapers. His flesh feeds
man, his blood fertilizes our land, his
bones help grow poultry. He pays
large per cent. on the feed given him.
Man never has lost by treating him
well. He stands ever ready to amel-
iorate adverse conditions on the farm
and if given care and attention will
extricate farmers from the pit of debt
and misfortune.
Mighty is the American hog!-Farm-
ers Voice.
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HINTS FOR SHEPHERDS.

The age of sheep cannot be told by
the teeth after five years. as they then
have full mouth. At one year old
they have two center teeth; at two,
four; at three, six; at four, eight;
at five, ten.
Give sheep plenty of straw. and they
will convert it into the richest kind
of food crops. On any good farm, un-
der good management, sheep will pay
their winter keeping in the manure
they make.
Ticks on sheep are very unprotit-
able customers, and it is better to dip
the flock on the first warm day; it
will do them no more harm than the
occasional soaking from rain which
they get. If allowed to remain on
lambs all winter, they will greatly re-
tuce the weight of the fleece. or kill
the animal. possibly.