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Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
EL DORADO COUNTY.
Republican. placsrville, March %. 1900.

Republican Placsrville, March % 1900
Louis Ferrari of Newtown was badly
hurt last Saturday at the Minnehaha
mine near Ell Dorado. He was en-
ployed there as a miner and while
handling box of giant powder caps
they exploded, burning and wounding
him about the face. Some fragment,
presumably piece of cap. was driven
into his right eye. DR.. Mclean and
DR.. Rantz, who examined him here
sent him to DIR. Briggs, the Sacra-
mento occulist, for attention. They
received letter Monday stating that
Ferrari will probably lose his eye.
The 'pie-thieves" are at work again
in Placerville. On Monday night Mrs.
HavercrofJ, who lives near Shelley
Inch IS place, lost about twenty quarts
of canned fruit, the thieves entering
the cellar to get it. She heard them
but was afraid to molest them. Her
husband is in the State of Washington
now working at carpentering and she
intends TO leave here soon to join him.
Jay Stackpole, whose eyes were in
jured recently while melting gold at
tho Larkin mine, has returned from
Sacramento where he went to consult
an occulist. He did not lose the use of
his eyes by the accident.
Democrat, Placerville. March 81, 1900.
J. S. I-aRue and Mrs. Josie Lyons
were quietly married last Thursday
evening at the pretty little home on
Spring street just completed by the
groom.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. E. Fl. Mackay, in the presence OF
a few relatives. MIR. and Mrs. LaRue
have host of friends to wish them
well, and in these good wishes the
Democrat heartily concurs.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

Gibraltar. Here she was repaired, aud
started safely for the United States.
She reached home finally by way OF
Cape Verd and the West Indies, and
after discharging her cargo was sent
to Portsmouth, N. H., to be housed
over, at cost of 0,O00 until she re-
sembled Noah Ark fitted as receiv-
ing ship at that navy yard. There
Old Ironsides remained until she was
towed down to Boston to celebrate the
centenary of her own launching on
October 21, 1897, when one of the
powder boys who served on her in 1872
was present. Since that time the ship
has been idle at the Boston Navy Yard.
Naval officers do not think the popu-
lar subsc iption of the old vessel will
be completed for several years, and, as
they are prevented under the law from
starting the. work until all the money
needed is paid in, they do not expect to
have the Constitution ready for sea be-
fore 1910, at the earliest. York
Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
CHINESE IRRIGATION.
Although Their Methods Are. Crude, tn
Chinese Are Expert Gardeners.

The vast Chinese population knows
nothing about irrigation systems in
the modern sense: the Chinese are
ignorant as to centrifugal pumps and
yet with their crude methods they are
expert irrigators and get all there is
out of lands kept fertile by the con-
stant use of water.
The Grand canal between the Yang
tsze- -Kiang and the old bed of the Yel-
low river in China carries a vast vol
ume of water which is used largely for
irrigation, the Cinnamon laying off
their little farms in plats and terraces,
raising long-grained rice and curious
Chinese vegetable and utilizing every
inch of space.
In some of the provinces of the great
Celestial Empire where the rivers are
subject to spring floods, to protect
themselves from inundation, the ma
tives have thrown up embankments or
levees on both sides of the rivers, but
at distances of 100 or $50 feet from the
natural banks. This intervening space
is, of course, flooded yearly and by the
action of the water new layer of rich
soil is deposited upon it with the reced-
ing of the water. On this space the
natives Immediately proceed to plant,
the flood danger being past for the
year and the moist and enriched ground
insuring heavy yield of the peculiar
crops grown by the Chinese farmers.
One of the most wonderful features
in the physical geograpy of China is
the existence Of a vast region Of loess
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Cost of Hard Lumber.

The timber used by wagon and car
riage makers and repairs in this part
of the United States counts into coin
pretty fast. AS an example, we will
quote few prices given this week by
Garbarini Bros.
First growth of hickory costs in San
Francisco $40 a thousand; second
growth. $3.50; second growth, Jersey
oak, $780,; maple, Sl20; birch, $120;
yellow bark oak, second growth, $140.
Whitewood, such as cottonwood,
Eastwood and yellow poplar, cost ac-
cording to thickness, as follows:
Seven-eights of an inch in thickness,
500 per thousand; three-fourths of an
inch, 800; fve-eighths of an inch, $50;
one-half inch, 800. The freight from
San Francisco to lone and the hauling
by team from lone to Jackson, must
be added to these prices before the ex-
act cost to Garbarini Bros. can be fig
ured.
During the past winter half cord of
the refuse from the shop was gathered
together for fire-wood, and in estimat-
ing what that half cord actually cost
the firm, the large sum of $3.50 was
reached. Fire-wood at $3.50 cord is
somewhat of luxury.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

at Cherokee in the afternoon on the
10Th inst, took place in Justice Car
tar's Court last Saturday and the de-
fendant was held to appear before the
Superior Court for trial. Bonds were
fixed at Slo,O 900 and failing to furnish
same, the prisoner was returned TO the
county jail at Sonora. It is said that
William Fuller, the young half-breed
who recently inherited several thousand
dollars, is furnishing the money to de-
fend Vaquero Jack.
F. Boyce, of Butte City. Montana,
president of the Western Federation
OF Miners, arrived in Carriers Monday
and on the evening of that
day meeting of the Summer
vile Branch was held in the Town
nall. A score or more OF the members
of the Confidence Union and large
delegation from Stent we're present,
and at that meeting several candidates
were initiated.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Railway Development in Africa.

In twenty years time, it is safe to
prophesy, railroad development in
Africa will have made enormous strides
and the many important branch
lines to connect with the Cape-Cairo
trunk will have been constructed or be
near completion. In the south the
line from Johannesburg will have
joined that at Bulawayo; Bulawayo,
again, will be connected with line
running right across the country to
Walfsch Bay in German West Africa.
In Central Africa, the trunk line will
connect with German and British lines
running to the east coast; and it is
only reasonable to suppose that by that
time a line or lines through Belgian
territory will connect or be in close
touch with the Cape-to- Cairo route.
And that the trunk will be paying
concern there is no reason to doubt.
In the Rhodesian section already built
the returns have advanced by leaps
and bounds. The engineering difficult
ties of the Cape-to-C Cairo line are con-
siderable, but not insuperable; so that,
with Mr. Rhodes at the head to
'push the thing along" there is every
prospect of the scheme, vast as it is,
being successfully accomplished.-The
Engineering Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
SPRING VALLEY.
After a Three Weeks Illness Mrs. Mary
Fisher Passes Away.

After Three Weeks Illness Mrs. Mary
Fisher Passes Away.
SPRING WALLER, March %, 1900.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ybright have
been on the sick list for the past two
weeks, but are getting along nicely at
present.
Our school is getting along very good
under the management of our most
popular teacher, Miss Jennie Wander
pool.
AL Clark and Nick Withrow are en-
gagged in chopping wood and making
mining timbers on the Fisher ranch.
Our genial friend, Jabe MINIS, on
his fine steed, passes through the val
ley to his home twice a week.
Mr.. William Morrow, superintendent
of the Zenith mine, is making prepar-
atiOns to resume work soon.
Lou Williams had the misfortune ol
getting one of his legs broken last week
by the kick of a young horse.
On the Goth of this month Mrs.
Mary Fisher passed away after an ILL
ness of about three weeks. The de.
ceased leaves:a husband and six grown
children, two sons aud four daughters.
She was native of Holland and 65
years of age, a loving and affectionate
wife and mother, good and kind
woman to all. Her remains were
buried on the following Thursday neal
Sacramento.
IN MEMORIAM.
One by one earth's ties are broken as we SEE
our love decay,
And the hopes so fpndly cherished brighten bu1
to pass away.
One by one our hopes grow brighter as we neal
the shining shore,
For we know across the river walt dear wife
and mother gone before.
Juno.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
TUOLUMNE COUNTY.
New Era, Carriers, March 80, 1900.

New Era, Carriers, March 80, 1900.
Fred Cook and Harry Dawson, who
have for some time been suspected of
having robbed William H. Evans re-
sort in jamestown of considerable
iewelry, and money to the amount of
S75, on the 10Th day of January last,
were arrested few days ago and given
their examination before Judge Cut
ting in jamestown Monday. Cook
turned States evidence, confessed be-
ing one of the thieves and implicated
another fellow known as 'sHoosier
Mac" who has not been captured.
Dawson is a man of shady reputation
and has served numerous sentences in
the TuOlumne jails.
The preliminary examination of Va
quero Jack, the Indian who attempted
TO rape nine-year-old Ellen Anderson
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

in the northern portion of the EN-
pire, and constituting an area of 25O, :
600 square miles.
Loess is a solid but friable earth.
brownish yellow in color, which is
found in some sections 1000 feet Deep
1t has tendency to vertical cleavage
and wherever a river has cut into It.
the loess encloses the stream between
perpendicular cliffs, in many places 500
feet high. The loess is of great value
to the inhabitants of northern China
In the sides of its perpendicular cliffs
are dug out thousands of caves in
in which large majority of the people
inhabiting the loess region live. Its
surface is very fertile and under the
careful Chinese irrigation yields abun-
dant crops. Upon the application of
water it assumes an intensely yellow
color, varying from brown to orange,
and the deep sides of the little irriga-
ton bitches assume almost the brill
liant colors of the sunset.
URGE RECLAMATION.
The advisability and public necessity
for the building of storage reservoirs
to save the millions of dollars, now an
nually going to waste in the form of
water, should be impressed upon the
attention of Congress by all the in
iuence and argument that can be
brought to bear now, and constantly
until something is accomplished along
this line. No representative should be
sent to the House or the Senate from
a Western State who is not pledged
to support this measure for boundless
western development.
A DANGEROUS PROPOSITION.
State cesscession of government land,
and arid land reclamation are incom-
patable. Give the states the lands
that they may reclaim them, says an
able advocate of state cession. How
reclaim them? By giving half of them
away to monopolies to reclaim the
other half, the reclaimed half to be
then put on sale at exhorbitant prices
beyond the means of the great ma.
jority of actual settlers.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
FUNNY SCENE.
In a Cleveland Police Court, the Result Of
Using Slang.

Slang and Bowery talk are barred
order made recently by Judge Fielder,
and Second Assistant Police PrOsecu-
tor Binsmade and witnesses, defend
ants and complainants must confine
themselves to English ''as she is
spoke" when giving testimony. Bar
ney O'Brien was placed on trial in the
Police Court today on the charge of
assault and battery. The charge was
preferred by Dominick O'Malley, who
accused O'Brien of having broken his
jaw with a pitchfork. O'Malley said:
81 worked for O'Brien, and on Febru-
airy 11th he told me to bed the babies. "
''Slang phrases don't go in this
Court, interrupted Judge Fielder.
''Well, he meant that l should bed
the horses" said the witness in ex-
planation. II would not bed the
horses" resumed the witness. 81 told
O'Brien that was his job, and then we
chewed the rag
"What kind of rag?" asked
Brinsmade.
"Then O'Brien cracked me over the
block. " continued O'Malley.
cover what?" said the Judge.
"Over the block. [ mean my head, "
said O'Malley.
"Then picked up my lid," contin-
ued the witness.
Nov stop, said Brinsmade.
"What is lid?"
81 picks up my hat" said O'Malley,
"and does the getaway act, when-''
'For the love of Providence, cut
that out. yelled. Brinsmade. Then,
correcting himself, he said: 81 mean
stop using that kind of language in
this Court" "
These episodes were repeated several
times, and then it was decided to con-
tinue the case.
A peculiar coincidence in connection
with the Judges ruling that no slang
is to be permitted to be used is that he
had few moments before the case was
placed on trial declared that two at
torneys were flour flushing EN-
quirer.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Played Out.

Dull Headache Pains in various parts of the
body, Sinking at the pit of the stomach. Loss of
appetite, Feverishness, Pimples or Sores are all
positive evidences Of impure blood. No matter
how it became so it must be purified in order to
obtain good health. Ackker's Blood Elixir has
never failed to cure Scrofulous or Syphilitic
poisons or any other blood diseases. 1t is
certainly wonderful remedy and we sell every
bottle on a positive guarantee. Sold by A,
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

y" pHo Ohi'Oioi1y VI 1uo hldShd SOul-
mercial Company, includes among other
chronological treasures native boats,
clothing, utensils, weapons, fishing
tackle, quantity carved walrus ivory,
ancient Russian crucifixes and valu-
able natural history collection from the
shores of Behring sea.
The despised tall tar weed has been
demonstrated by the University agri-
culturists to be a valuable forage plant.
Cattle will not eat. the plant while it is
green. Louis Dirtch, of Tulare, has
shown that when the weed is cured
stock will eat it greedily. '"The tar
weed, said Professor H. F. Jaffa after
analyzing the plant, is very valu-
able fodder In digestible fesh-form-
ers it ranks almost as high as barley
hay"
A new series of farmers Institutes
has been announced, as follows: Fer
ris, April 23-24; Campton, April 25-26;
Clearwater, April 26-27, and Norwalk,
April 2Sth. Professor A. J. Cook and
Conductor Douglas 7. Fowler viii lee
ture on dairy methods.
A daring scientific experiment was
described yesterday before the biolog-
lists of the University by Professor
Jacques Loeb of the University of
Chicago, who, during several months
work at Pacific Grove, has demon
strated that the unfertilized eggs of
the female sea urchin can be made by
immersion in solution of magnesium
chloride to develop normally precisely
as do the fertilized eggs. His expert
ments promise to revolutionze current
theories of the manner in which here
dity works.
DR.. Elmer Brown, Professor of Edu-
cation in the University of California,
has been appointed an official delegate
from the United States to the Inter-
national Congress of Education in
Paris next summer.
Professor Clyde A. Duniway of Stan
ford, who has been engaged for the ap-
preaching summer session of the Uni
versity of California, will lecture on
''rhe History of England since 14S3'"
DR.. William Pepperrell Montague in
structOr in Logic in the University of
California, will deliver series of lee
lures on the problems, scope and ten
dency of metaphysics.
Director w. P. Wilson of the Phila-
delphia Commercial Museum, accom-
panied by Mr.. Harper, Chief of the
Department of Information, has ar
rived from the East to complete an
agreement of cooperation with the
Pacific Commercial Museum. The
Finance Committee, of which Irving
H. Scott, the shipbuilder, is chairman,
and Dean G. G. Plohn of the College of
Commerce secretary, will begin i'm
mediately a systematic canvass for
| funds
The Juniors of the College of Civil
Engineering will spend a month during
istoga in order that they may engage
in practical field work.
Already $3.50 has been raised by the
student lecture course in aid of the
Endowment Fund of the American
School for Classical Studies at Athens.
Twenty of the one hundred student
canvassers are still to report.
Millie M. Martin, 90; o. E. Hottie,
01, and F. E. Borten, 100 have been
chosen to represent the University of
| California in the annual intercollegiate
debate with Stanford. The question
will be: Resolved, That the guaran-
tees of the Constitution should be ex-
| tended to all persons under the juris-
diction of the United States except
those living in tribal relations"
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Would Fight for Their Own Country.

Twenty-six members of the British
Parliament have volunteered forsthe
war, namely, Lord E. Stanley, Lord
Valentia, Viscount Milton, Lord E.
Talbot, Cord H. Bentinck, Sir Ellis
Ashmead- Bartlett, Mr.. Burdett-Coutts,
Sir Samuel Scott. Sir J. Dickson Poyn-
der, Sir Howard Vincent, Mr.. Car
lille, Mr.. Cochrane, Lord Alwyne
Compton, Mr.. acknowledgements,
Mr.. Douglas Pennant, Mr.. w. r.
Greene, Captain A. Hill, Mr.. Kemp,
Mr.. H. McCalmout, Mr.. Mildmay, MIR.
A. Stanley, Major Wyndham-Quinn,
Captain Pirie, Mr.. Murray Guthrie
Captain Bagot and Mr.. w. Allen.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock : $4,000

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of 35 cents a month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from 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 postoffice 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 MONEY-It doesn't cost anything 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 a bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die 1t can't be found and you are liza
BILE to be robbed while alive,
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Tell Your Sister

A beautiful complexion is an impossibility
without good pure blood. the sort that only ex-
lists in connection with good digestion, a healthy
liver and bowels. Karls Glover Root Tea acts
directly on the bowels, liver and kidneys, keep
ing them in perfect health Price Csc and 5Oc
For sale by A. Goldner, Druggist.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
On Every Bottle

OF Shilohs Consumption cure is this guaran-
tee: "All we ask of you is to use othirds of
the contents of this bottle faithfully, then If
you can say you are not benefited, return the
bottle to your druggist and he may refund the
price paid" Price paid 25c, SOC and 81. For
sale by A. Goldner, Druggist
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
The Alaskan Museum of the University
Is Interesting.

Is interesting.
UNIVERSITY OF oFCALIFoRNIA, March
80, 1900.-The life of the Esquimaux
and the Alaskan Indian, from the
games of childhood to the hunting and
fishing of the men and the household
tasks of the women, is portrayed in
the Alaskan Museum of the University
OF California, which has just been
thrown open to the public in the east
nave Of the San Francisco ferry build.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
How Is Your Wife?

Has She lost her beauty? If so constipation,
indigestion, sick headache, are the principal
causes, Karl's Glover Root Tea has cured these
ills for half a century. Price 25c and SOC.
Money refunded if results are not satisfactory
For sale by A. Goldner, Druggist
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Do You Know

Consumption is preventable? Science ha:
proven that, and also that neglect is suicidal
The worst cold or cough can be cured with Shi
loh's Cough and Consumption Cure, Sold OF
positive guarantee for over fifty years. For salt
by A Goldner, Druggist.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Is a Good Thing.

Muddy compilations, nauseating breath come
from chronic constipation. Karls Glover Root
Tea is an absolute cure and has been sold for
fifty years on an absolute guarantee. Price 25c
and Soc. For sale by A. Goldner, Druggist
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

Acker's English Remedy will stop cough
at any time, and will cure the worst cold in
twelve hours, or money refunded; 25 cents and
so cents. Sold by A. Goldner
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

Experience is the best Teacher. Use Acker's
English Remedy in any case Of coughs, colds or
Group. Should it fail to give immediate relief
money refunded. 25 cents and 50 cents. Sold by
A tIoldner
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

Sick Headache absolutely and permanently
cured by using Moki Tea. A pleasant herb
drink. Cures constipation and indigestion,
makes you eat, sleep, work and happy. Salts
faction guaranteed or money back 25 cents and
30 cents, Sold by A, Goldner,
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
NJ. E. Church Services.

Preaching every Sunday at II a. m. and 7:3O
p. m. Sunday school, 2 p. m; Epworth League,
6:45 p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday,
1880. F. A. Morrow, pastor
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

Dyspepsia can be cured by using Ackers Dys
pepsia Tablets. One little Tablet will give i'm
mediate relief or money refunded. Sold in hand
some tin boxes at rs cents, Sold by a. Goldner
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

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Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

A gold-filled, hunting case watch was
stolen from the room of S. Brown, at
the Commercial hotel last Wednesday.
A man named Charles Davis, was ar
rested at Mokelumne Hill last Thurs
day charged with the theft, but a
search of his person soon developed the
fact that he was not the right man,
and he was accordingly discharged.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
A Tramp's Experience.

Last Monday, about noon, trrmp
entered the car used by Bob Calhoun,
foreman of the bridge gang OF the Miss
ouri Pacific road, and appropriated a
suit OF clothes belonging TO Bob, an over
coat belonging to ont OF the workmen, a
pair of shoes and few other articles,
worth, altogether, about $50. The fellow
then went south, along the Santa Fe
track. As soon as Calhoun missed the
things, he struck out to find the thief.
He got railroad velocipede, and &C
companicd by a young man started in
pursuit of the fellow About seven miles
south of town, he overlook the tramp,
who had on the stolen clothes. Bob
stopped him and made him get onto the
velocipede and pump" it back to town
where Mr. Tramp was handed over to
the officers.