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THEIR NEIGHBORLY WAY.
Didn't Wait Long to Begin Borrow
ing Things.

Didn't Wait Long to Begin Borrow
ing Things.
A young woman Of Washington birth
and rearing. who has made her home
for these three years past in a small
lnt'iaua town, says that for tact and
MACY she knows nobody to equal
.,'Ehbors out there. She had
y settled herself in her new
r'i2rn one day she heard a hen
ely cackling in her back yard.
;p went out to see what could have
brought n strange hen into her yard
and found that the fowl had just laid
an egg in the woodbox outside the
kitchen door. While she was still won.
dering where on earth the creature had
come from the shock head of a thin
and tall girl of IL rose over the fence
which divided the yard from the yard
of the house next door.
Hello" said the girl. .
"Good morning." answered the Wash
ingtonian.
"We got plenty of eggs" remarked
the girl NAV says you kin have that
OHe OuT HeH JeS idlu III lndt WOOQDO4
of yourn."
''Thank you very much," said the
Washingtonian.
The girl still hung on the fence.
''We amt goin to charge you nothin
fer it." she went on.
That's very kind, indeed" answered
the new neighbor.
ITS gift" remarked the girl.
Then there was silence for a few
moments. The girl still clung to her
side of the fence.
"Say," she said finally, NAV says
now you're acquainted with us folks
she'd like to borry a tack hammer
Washington Post.
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Not the Conventional Woman.

But | don't know you, madam" the
bank cashier said to the woman who
had presented a check
But this woman. instead of saying
haughtily. Il do not wish ycur &C.
quaintance. SIR" merely rnplird. With
an engaging smile:
"Oh. yes. you do. | think I'm the
'redheaded old virago' npxt door N you
whose 'scoundrelly little boys are al
ways reaching through the fenoe and
picking your flowers When you start.
ed down town this morning. yonr wife
said: Now. Henry. if you want din
ner fit TO ear this evening. vou'H nave
to leave me little money | can't run
this house on the city water aud 10
cents day
Here's your money. niadam." said
he cashier pushing il toward her and
coughing loudly Chicago Tribune
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07

on top of the town hall. She might
pint upwards or downwards or any
other way, but angels didn't belong on
towers. He called upon Beverly Jones
fur his views, and Beverly jumped up
and declared himself in favor of the
American eagle. If a rooster signified
grit and independence, an eagle signi.
fed all that and dozen things more.
An eagle stood fur liberty, freedom and
equal rights. 1t was the emblem Of a
glorious republic. Its wings sheltered
the helpless as we'll as the strong, and
it's soft cooin lulled the infant to sleep,
while its scream sent the father to the
field of battle to fight fur the grandest
principles of mankind. 1t was a rattlin
speech. full of redhot patriotism, and
Deacon Spooner said that Daniel Web
ster never approached it in his palmiest
days. 1t didn't affect the other fac
tions, however. They stuck out fur
the gilt ball, the rooster, the compass
p'ints and the angel, and each one de.
clared he'd fight to the bitter end.
As compromise, Jim Shorely. who
didn't care what they put up, moved
fur gilt goat, and Abraham Scott,
who was goin to move away and had
lost all interest, moved fur a monkey,
but they was hooted down and every
body began to jam his elbows around
and call everybody else a hog. There
was every sign that the meetin would
break up in free fight, when there
comes a fash and an awful clap Of
thunder, and at the same time Lish
Billings walked in to git out of the
storm. Deacon Spooner appealed to
him to save the honor of Jericho by
bringin about harmony, and Lish
looked around and replied:
"As 1 understand it, this crowd is
divided as to what shall ornament the
top Of the city hall towerr
That's itp' yells everybody.
"And you've bin jawin and speech
fyin fur the last three hours without
settlin on anything? WAL, 1 don't see
no use of any more bein said"
But what's your idea, LishT' asks
the deacon.
my idea is that that fust thunderbolt
knocked your blamed old tower into
Continental cooked hat, and that you
kin save your breath to pick up the
slivers fur kindlin wood"
And the crowd rushed out and found
that Lish was k'rect. M. QUAD.
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what the Tots said.

Here are some savings of children
reported by the Chicago News:
When Small Bobby had worn his
first pair of trousers for an hour, be
vert TO his mother and begged to have
on his kilt again. What fory she ask,
ed Because replied Bobby, I feel
70 lonesome in pants
"A mother recently had occasion to
leave her little 4-yearold son alone at
home while she made brief call In the
neigbborhood. Did you get lonesome
dearT she asked upon her return. Yes,
mamma replied the little fellow. 4
felt just like a widower without you.'"
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07
WEARING EYEGLASSES,
Che Kuack of Balancing Them Prop
erIy on the Nose.

rhe Kuack of Balancing Them Prop
erIy on the Nose.
a young man who had purchased a
pair of eyeglasses at = local opticians
the other day was complaining to the
clerk that he eonldr't keep them on.
They are continually falling off," he
said. land are really gettino to be a
first class nuisance. Don't you think it
would help things if you tightened up
The spring little?''
mo. wouldn't advise you to alter
The spring" replied the clerk Its so
light Low that it is soaring your nose.
If you'll only be patient for a few
days, think you'll learn 10 wear these
glasses all right Come IN at the end
of the week. and if you are still having
trouble with them III fit you out with
Il pair of sptctacles."
What do you mean by learning to
wear those cyeglasses?' asked man
who happened to he standing within
rarshot after the customer had walked
out. is il trick that has to he ac-
quired by practiceT'
Certainly it is," replied the clerk.
Wearing eyeglasses Is something that
has TO be learned. just like. riding a BIZ
cycle-in fact. the comparison Is pretty
good, because both are simply feats Of
balancing The shape of the nose has
very little to do with it." continued the
clerk. land isn't worth taking into con
sideratiOn in selecting 8 pair of glass
es. But if man has a nose like the
Prov of an armored cruiser he couldn't
make eyeglasses stay there at t:'st at
tempt. Until he acquired the knack of
keeping them in place by balance they
would be falling off every time he
made sudden movement, no matter
how tightly he screwed up the spring.
Once the trick Is mastered. however,
there is no further trouble. People
who wear eyeglasses habitually and
who may be regarded as experts keep
the spring very loose. The glasses rest
on the bridge of the nose as lightly as
feather, but they never come off.
once saw a nearsighted man fall down
two flights of stairs and get up with
his glasses still firmly in place. How
is it done? Dear me. don't know!
How do people learn to walk the tight
"-New Orleans Times Democrat.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07
SOMETHING ABOUT AFMlES.
Artilierymen Were Once Regarded
Mechanics. Not Soldiers.

Arttiierymen Were Once Regarded
Mechanics. Not Soldiers.
Until the .ine of Charles y II of Swe-
den the artillery was not considered a
part of the army The men serving In
II were not soldiers, but regarded as
mechanics The officers had no army
rank Charles XII gave artillery Off
GERS rank and regularly organized the
artillery into companies. The battle of
pavia demonstrated the superiority Of
the gun in the hands of the Spanish
infantry The musket carried two
ounce ball and sometimes brought
down at one fire two or three mailed
knights, The French sent flag of
truce to demonstrate against the use of
such barharous weapons.
Alexander had four kinds of cavalry
the cataphr@ti. or heavy armed horse;
the light cavalry. carrying spears and
very light armor; the acroba listae, or
mounted archers, used for outposts, pa
trolls and reconnoitering duty. and the
dimachoe, or troops expected to act Ell
ther as cavalry or infantry. Alexander
the Great reorganized his fathers ar
my. The file or iachos of 16 men was
the unit; two files made a dilochy;
two dilochies made a tetrarchy: two
tetrarchies texiarchy; two of these a
syntagura; 16 of these a small phalanx;
four of these tetra- a-phalangarchy, 9TH
nrwise known as q large phalanx.
The Greeks attacked in a phalanx,
the spears interlocked and shields over
tapping. After the first onset the spears
were dropped, and the day was decid-
ed with the sword. The cavalry at
tackled the enemy in the rear. If possi-
BILE. and. in case of victory. undertook
the pursuit.-Pearson's Weekly
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Water,

Boiled water or distilled water should
not be used either by grown people OF
children unless there is danger from
contamination from the water in ordi
nary use. Pure cold water Is prefera
Bile. A child may be given a glass OF
cool (never ice) water the first thing in
the morning-say half an hour before
breakfast, and may also take a glass
on retiring.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07
BEAUTY.

Beauty WIS born of the worlds desire
For the wandering water the wandering FIRE;
Under the arch of her hurrying feet
She has trodden a world full of bittersweet
The blood of the violet is in her veins:
Her pulse has the passion of April rains.
Out OF the heart of satin flower
God made her eyelids in one sweet hour.
Out of The. wind he made her feet
That they isht be lovely and Turing and feet:
Out OF loud he ", .e her hair
Heavy and black with the rain held there
What is her name? There's none that know
Mother of Mischief OF Mouth Of Rose.
What is her Dathway9 None may tell,
But ii climbs to heaven and it dips to hell.
The garment on her is mist and fire,
Anger and sorrow and hearts desire
Tier forehead jewels an amethyst;
The garland to her is love in mist
H -irdie is of the beryl stone,
And one dark rose for her flower has grown
Filled TO the brim with the strength Of the SUM-
passionate rose. and only one
The bird in her breast sings all day long
A wonderful, wistful, whispering song;
The song that is of all passing things,
None knows it-wineiess or born with winrs
Nora Hopper
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WASTED ELOQUENCE.
A LOT OF JERICHO oRAToRY THAT
COUNTED FOR NAUGHT.
Pap Perkins, the POstmaster, Tells
Why the Discussion Ovec Orna-
menting the Top of the Town Hall
Tower Was Abruptly Ended.
TCOpyright, 1900, by c. B. Lewis. /


Copyright, 1900, by c. B. Lewis.l
Jericho has bin buildin a town hall
fur the last six years. 1t was to hev
a tower in the middle, and there has
bin good deal of discussion as to
what should finish off that tower.
Some stuck fur a gilt ball, some fur a
rooster, some fur crossbars with the
p'ints of the compass on 'em. The
town board wanted to please the ma.
jority, and a meetin was called one
night last week to settle what the
thing should be. Nobody realized how
intense the feelin was till the meetin
opened. Squar' Joslyn headed the gill
ball party, and he got up and spoke
fur 10 minits without stoppin to wipe
the sweat off the back of his neck.
He started in 250 years B. G. and come
slippin down to now like soft soap
glidin down the cellar stairs. He con,
tended that a gilt ball on the top of q
tower had allus bin considered an EN-.
blem Of innocence. 1t would be the
fust thing stranger would look fu1
when enterin the town of Jericho. II
he saw that gilt ball, he'd put up at
the tavern and feel safe and go away
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07
Diplomacy Wins.


Ardent Snitor-J lay my fortune at
your feet.
Fair Lady-Fortune! l didn't know
you had money.
Ardent Suitor-I haven't much, but
1t takes very little to cover those tiny
feet
He got her.-London Telegraph.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07
Then She Blu.hed.

In the days when the late Countess
of Dartmouth was taking out her
daughters-the Ladies Legge-one even.
ing at Stafford House. it fell to the loi
of a somewhat deaf functionary to an.
nounce the trio. Lady Dartmouth r
called out the man, who had only
caught half the sentence. "And the
Ladies Logger repeated her ladyship
"And the lady's legsT echoed the serv
ant
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07
Gflbert's Satire.

W. 8. Gilbert meeting the editor of
Punch one day remarked as he was
leaving him:
"By the bye, Burnand, suppose a
great number Of funny stories are sent
into your Officer
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Burnand. thou
sands"
"Then, my dear fellow, why don't
you publish them% replied Mr.. Gil
bert as he put out his hand to say
goodby.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07

There are only three remaining of the
original 13 crosses built by King Ed
ward l to mark the resting place of
Queen Eleanor's funeral procession.
One Is near Northampton, one Waltham
Cross, the third at Charing Gross.
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just as Adyertfsed.

But suppose" one of the spectators
said, "the parachute should fail to open
after you have detached it from the
balloon-what then?"
THAT wouldn't stop me-" answered
the daring aeronaut. "I'd come right
on down."-Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07
Difficulties In the Way.

81 will make your name a kissing
and byword!' savagely spoke the re
jected lover.
"You may make it byword." the
proud beauty remarked with majestic
contempt, but your own good judg
ment will tell you that you can't dc
much Kissing with such name al
Della Miller."-Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07
Guessed Wrongly.

"What do you expect to do with all
your money!" asked the multimillion
aires spiritual adviser. "You can't take
1t with you where you are going"
Eyes, but l can," answered the multi
millionaire. 81 am going to Europe."-
Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07
A Great Hahy

Tommy-Did you know about that
baby that was fed on elephants milk
pop. and gained 20 pounds day?
Tommy's Pop Qndignantly)-No,
didn't Whose baby was it2
Tommy-The elephants baby, pop
Scraps.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07

In the center Of the plaza in Lima is
a pretty bronze fountain that was
erected in 1878, gift from some noble
Spaniard, and is probably the oldest
fountain in America.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07

-Four miles from Bath, England, is a
mysterious monument known as the
Three Shires Stone. From it you can
see parts of Somersetshire, Gloucester
shire and Wiltshire.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07

The average man will pay 80 cents
70 see show of fireworks and neglect
to look Mt the sunset. which he can
see almost every night for nothing
Louisville Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07

Don't allow yourself to become mel
ancholy. Laugh once in awhile, wheth-
er you are tickled or not. - Chicago
News,
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07

Som. hing very similar to the '"lN
Eh'ne was Used in China 1000 y"e'
Bgn
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07

For woman to come to that period
known as change of life 1t Is almost
always period Of suffering, and the de-
rangement of mind and body is some
times so great that the family life Is ut
terly mafred by the unhappy wife and
mother. At such time every woman
needs just the help that Is given by DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t works
with Nature, soothes the nerves by nour-
ishiug them, and cures diseases of the
delicate organs, In brief, it makes weak
women strong; sick women well.
"Favorite Prescription contains no
alcohol, neither opium, cocaine, nor any
other narcotic.
III have taken four bottles Of 'Favorite Pre-
scription' for female weakness and change of
life" writes Mrs Lizzie A. Bowman, OF New
Matamoras, Washington Co., Ohio. aBefore I
began taking It could not do anything. I had
such pains in my head and In the back Of my
neck that thought would lose my mind. Now
can work every day and do not suffer. / rec
ommend Favorite Prescription to all women
suffering In the period Of change Of life. It Is
the best medicine have ever found"
Every woman should send for a free
copy of DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser.
Send Al one-ceut stamps to pay expense
of mailing only for the book in paper
covers, or 81 stamps for cloth, to Dr.
R. v. Pierce, Buffalo,N. Y.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07

The tongue is little thing, but it
ellis the universe with trouble.
Amador ledger., 1900-12-07

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, mar2tf
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-05
-FOUR TOWNS TAKEN
The Americans Conquer the Island
Martinique, Philippines, With
Little Opposition.
PRAISE FOR GENERAL Otis
He Is Relieved Upon His Own Request
General Macarthur Is Now Military
Governor and Commander of
the Philippines.

Manila, May 5.-Colonel Hardin's ex-
pedition recently landed two companies
of the goth infantry on the island of
Martinique. The troops already have
taken four towns without opposition.
The few armed insurgents encountered
have taken to the mountains. Leaving
one company to garrison the island, the
expedition proceeded to Masbete. The
cable 10 the southern islands Is broken,
and the details of the recent fighting
are not obtainable at present.
PRAISE FOR OTIS.
Washington, May 5.-The order is
sued by the war department yesterday
relieving General Otis Of the command
Of the division Of the Philippines. and
assigning General Macarthur thereto
concludes as follows: Major General
Otis Is relieved from command only in
compliance with his own expressed
wish. The president directs this order
to record his high appreciation of that
officers distinguished and successful
service in the Philippine islands, both
In the civil and the military admins
tration. They entitle him to gratitude
and honor from his country"
MILITARY GOVERNOR.
General Macarthur, in addition to his
duties as commander, will exercise au-
thority as the military governor Of the
Philippines.
HOMEWARD BOUND.
Manila, May 5.-The United States
transport Meade sailed for the United
States this afternoon with Major Cen
eral Otis and two aids-de-camp or
hoard
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-05
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Jose P. Ruiz Killed Seven Year Old Boy
At Barelss,

Jose P. Ruiz, whose sentence of death
was confirmed by the supreme court,
and the date of whose hanging was set
for June 1, Is the murderer of little Pa
tricio O'Bannon, of Barelas. Ruiz, In
May Of last year. after night spent in
carousing, was on his way home from
Albuquerque to his ranch west of that
city. While passing through Barelas he
leveled his revolver at group of three
children. He fired two shots. One
pierced the heart of Patricio OBannon,
aged z years. and the other grazed the
scalp of another little one. Ruiz had a
narrow escape from lynching, and was
tried in the district court at Albuquer-
que and sentenced to death. An appeal
was taken to the supreme court, the
plea being set up that there is streak
of insanity in the Ruiz family. Ruiz is
about "a years of age.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-05
PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
It Was Given At the Court House Last
Evening.

The public school entertainment a,
the court house last evening was sue.
cess In every respect and reflected great
credit upon the perintendent, the
teachers and the pupils of the schools.
Every seat was taken and a number OF
those who attended were compelled to
stand In the aisles for lack of seating
accommodation. The program as pub
llshed last night was rendered. The
attention of the audience was held for
two hours and quarter withouta single
break or failure on the part of any of
the performers. The total receipts were
$52. 40, the expenditures S14.15, leaving
balance to be expended for dictionaries,
works OF reference and to pay a balance
OF Ss still due on the organ In the First
ward school.
The May day exercises of Mrs.
Fletcher's kindergarten were repeated
amid the sincere and prolonged ap-
plause of all present. Pretty little Con-
suelo Bergere presided with much grace
and dignity as Queen Of May; Isaurito
Salazar acted as page, and Hazel
Sparks, Emma Gusdorf, Isabel Walker,
Dorothy Griffin, Alice Dickinson, Clai-
belle Fischer, Katherine Chaves and
Sena as maids of honor The
little ones who took part in the May
pole dance were Alfred Muller, Edna
Lutz. Gustave Kaune, Marie Donnell,
Eugene Harvey, Byron Steen, Walter
Dettlebach and Jose Diaz. The manly
looking little boy who served as page Is
a son of Postmaster E. H. Salazar of
Las Vegas, and nephew of the Misses
of Santa Fe.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-05
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Many Cattle Shipments Are Being Made
From Grant County.

Conant & Jones, of Grant county, sold
and delivered 800 head of stock cattle to
w. w. Tuttle.
Steers are selling at Silver City at SIS,
SIS and $2l for yearlings, twos and
three up respectively.
Nicholas Grenfel, of Grant county.
has sold fifty head of choice yearling
heifers at $14 per head.
Farnsworth Bros, of Grant county,
will make their second delivery of cat
tie sold about May S.
Martin & Sloan shipped twenty car
loads of cattle on Saturday from Silver
City to Kansas.
The Lyons & Campbell Cattle Com
pany will ship about ninety car loads of
cattle during the first part of May from
Silver City.
Martin & Sloan, of Grant county,
have sold to Perry & Robinson, Of
Grant county, 1000 head of steers for
immediate shipment.
Farnsworth Bros, L. H. Rowlee and
others shipped fifteen car loads of cat
tie from Silver City to Colorado and
eastern points.
Conant & Jones. of Grant county.
have also sold to w. w. Tuttle, and
theirs was the first shipment from Sill
yer City this spring.
Shelly. Rice Bros, Holmes, Hooker,
Polk and O. P. Culberson, of Grant
county. have sold cattle to w. w. Tut
tie for immediate shipment.
Martin & Sloan and their neighbors
including Sam Raines and Bill Bates, of
Grant county. made a delivery to Mr..
Perry, the Colorado cattle buyer, at the
Silver City stock yards.
There seems to be no reason, in the
present condition of the cattle market,
and judging by the way in which prices
for steers hold up, why choice young
female cattle should not bring as much
or even more than steers of the same
age. The question of profit in the cattle
raising business in New Mexico is sim
ply one of available range. and the
ranges are not overstocked at present.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-05
MARKET REPORT
MONEY AND METAL.


New York. May 5.-Money on call
steady at per cent. Prime mer.
camille paper, 3A q ~. Silver, 60.
Lead, $4.45.
GRAIN.
Chicago. Wheat, May, 65x q 65X;
July, 67x. Germ, Nav, 39S; July, 4OA
Oats, May, 23H; July, 23& @ 23K.
STOCK.
Kansas City.-Cattla, receipts, 100;
market stronger; native steers, &4.40
a S5. Is; stockers and feeders, $500 Q
IS. 25; native cows and heifers, $3.50 q
"a. go; Gamers, $3.50 q %. 80; fed west
erns, $500 @ $3.50; Texans, $500 @
e4.6O. Sheep, 500; steady; lambs, $500
"a 80. so; muttons, $500 @ $500.
Chicago. o.-Cattle, receipts, 100; nomi.
nally steady; good to prime steers, a.. 75@
Is. 70; poor to medium, e4.1O q $4.65;
stockefs and feeders, $500 q $500;
cows, o. 90 q $3.50; heifers, S3.25 @
N.o5; Gamers, S2.25 q $3.50; bulls,
%. 80 q $4.s5; calves, $3.50 @ $685.
Texas fed steers, $500 @ $5.25; Texas
bulls, 83.25 @ Ss.75. Sheep, 5000
strong; lambs strong to 10c higher
good to choice wethers, e5.2b q e5.65
fair to choice mixed, $3.50 @ 35.25
western sheen, S5.25 q 35.65; yearltngs
$3.50 @ $500; native lambs, $3.50 g
S7.lO; western lambs, $500 q $7.10.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-05
CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
The Weltmsr School of Magnetic Healing
Closed for the Present.

Nevada, Mo-, May 5.-Postmaster
McNaulty is in receipt Of telegram
from the postal authorities directing
him to hold all mail addressed to the
Weltmer institute. AS result, the
American school of magnetic healing
has laid off all employees, and will do
nothing further until the United States
courts dispose of the fraud charges
against the managers The Weltmer-
Bishop trial. wherein Professor Welt
mer sued Methodist minister for $780,
900 damages for making charges
against this school, is said to have led
to the departments investigation of the
schools methods.