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Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
The Models Hard Trial.

Miss Siddal had trying experience.
In order that the artist might get the
proper set Of the garments in water
and the right atmosphere and aqueous
effects, she had to lie In large bath
filed with water, which was kept at
an even temperature by lamps placed
beneath. One day, just as the picture
was nearly finished, the lamps went
out unnoticed by the artist, who was
so intensely absorbed in his work that
he thought of nothing else, and the
poor lady was kept floating in the cold
water till she was nearly benumbed
She herself never complained of this,
but the result was that she contracted
a severe cold, and her father, an auc-
tioneer at Oxford, wrote to Millais,
threatening him with an action of ESQ
damages for his carelessness. Millais
paid the doctors bill, and Miss Sid
dal, quickly recovering, was none the
worse for her cold bath.-Life of Sir
John Millais.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Maleshift wedding Rings.

Curious instances have been cited
where makeshift substitutes for the
conventional wedding ring have been
utilized during the marriage ceremony.
One such instance occurred some time
ago in nearby town, where the ring
was missing. Nothing better being
available as substitute. curtain
ring was used, and on still another oc-
casion the ring handle of the church
key was utilized. A couple in this state
used in such an emergency a ring
formed from the outer edge of coin
and which had been carried by some
one present as a curiosity.
A gallant best man came to the res
cue at a recent wedding, when the ring
was not forthcoming at the right time.
He drew from his tie the slender stick
pin that had been adorning it, and.
bending the wire into ring shape. hand
ed the improvised wedding ring to the
distracted groom.
A horseshoe nail bent to the shape of
a ring is said to bring a great deal of
luck to the owner, and the lead cramp
ring worn six centuries ago has given
place to various rings now worn to
prevent and cure rheumatism.-Cinci
natl Commercial Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
A Very Foxy Fox.

gentleman whose word cannot be
doubted and who is not easily deceived
tells the following:
Very early one morning he saw fox
eying most wistfully a number of wild
ducks feeding in the rushy end Of a
highland lake. After awhile the fox,
going to windward of the ducks, put
afloat In the lake several punches Of
dead rushes or grass, which floated
down among the ducks without caus-
ing the least alarm.
After watching the effect of his pre-
liminary feet for short time the fox,
taking a good sized mouthful of grass
In his jaws. launched himself into the
water as quietly as possible, having
nothing but the tips of his ears and
nose above water.
In this way he drifted down among
the ducks and caught fine mallard.
Though this story seems extraordi-
nary, it must be remembered that the
fox manages to capture wild ducks,
wood pigeons, hares and numberless
other animals, sufficient to keep him
self and family, and 1t is plain to be
seen that in doing so he must practice
many trick that would seem improb-
able if related and quite beyond the in
stinct of animals.-Omaha World-H Her
aid
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
She Heard 1t.

The surpliced choir had done its duty
for the evening service. But all during
the church hours there had been a Pc
culiar sound outside as if a child were
crying. In reality 1t was something
the matter with the organ. 1t could be
heard distinctly in the auditorium Of
the church. When the choir sang the
recessional and marched slowly out Of
the church into the dressing rooms,
one Of the young ladies among the So
pranos asked the woman who takes
care Of the robes:
"Did you hear that awful squeaking
out hereT
Eyes, indeed, mum; l could almost
understand the words"
And nothing more was said on the
Subject.-Detroit Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Asteanding Po1itere...

The truck driver is proverbially pro-
fame, and when one is discovered who
doesn't swear between syllables when
his vehicle is jammed in a bunch of
other trucks and blocked trolley cars
you feel like taking off your hat to him.
Down at Second and Chestnut streets
one afternoon, when traffic was at its
thickest and trucks and cars were lined
along both thoroughfares, two truck
men had equal chances of making the
crossing. One was coming down Chest
Had they been ordinary truckmen
each would have whipped up, and the
chances are that collision would have
resulted. But these two were not or
dinary truckmen. With Chesterfleldian
grace one waved his arm to the other,
inviting him to take precedence. "You
frstr shouted the driver, whereupon a
messenger boy who had witnessed the
remarkable scene gasped and nearly
swallowed his cigarette stump. after
you," was the next contribution to this
remarkable dialogue. Wouldn't that
jar your muttered a motorman, who
was standing changing his bell for all
he was worth.
The two truckmen continued to mo-
ton for each other to go ahead. 81
insistr' shouted one. "Oh, no; 1 in
sist~ shouted the other. Finally a po-
liceman interfered. Say, one O. yous
ducks git move on" he commanded.
''This amt no pink tea" The truck
man coming down Chestnut street con-
sented to cross the street, and traffic
was gradually resumed.-Philadelp
Record.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
.sThe wor.te.t Crime Ever.

The WOrstest Crime Evef.0
A young negres5 in mourning asked
the magistrate for a warrant in the
Jefferson Market court.
''There is negro who has committed
the worstest crime ever" she said. 'Tt's
so awful | can't hardly tell about it.
My mother died a week ago, and he
done took a pawn ticket from the
corpse Now he's done took out dia-
mond ring on that ticket that was my
mothers, and now the ring should be
mine, but he won't give it to me-"
well, that's rather bad" adj itted
the magistrate. signing q warrant for
the offender.
The young woman returned In the
afternoon in company with a well
dressed negro with whom she seemed
to be on very friendly terms. He was
the defendant
what have you got to say to the
charger the magistrate demanded of
him.
why" the man replied smilingly.
'the dead woman was my wife,"
SIS he your stepfatherT asked the
magistrate, turning to the girl.
Course he is" she answered.
"And why didn't you tell me that be-
foreY
"'Cause l warted that ring, your
honor"
"Step out" said the magistrate
.'Step out" echoed a half dozen po-
licemen, while the man and the girl
walked out together without sign Of
animosity.-New York Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
The Parisian Way.

1t must be hard for the untraveled
Anglo-Saxon to grasp the idea that a
poet can without loss of prestige recite
his lines in public cafe before mix
ed audience. If such doubling souls
could, however, be present at one of
these noctes ambrosian@, they would
quickly realize that the Latin temper
ament can throw a grace and childish
abandon around an act that would
cause an Englishman or an American
to appear supremely ridiculous. Ones
taste or sense of fitness is never shock
ed. 1t seems the most natural thing in
the world to be sitting there with your
glass Of beer before you while some
rising poet whose name ten years later
may figure among the Immortal For
ty" recites to you his loves and his
ambition or brings tears into your eyes
with a description of some humble
hero or martyr.-Eliot Gregory in Scrib-
ner's
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
More Than He Bargained For,

One evening when a travelling circus
was on its way to a large town the
proprietor resolved to make a halt for
few hours at a village some two or
three miles from the town. So an
agent was sent on in advance to the
village to secure a favorable field for
the rest by the wayside.
Noticing a large and suitable field,
he sought out the owner and told him
he would like to turn something out in
the field for an hour or so before going
on to the town and concluded by ask
ing how much he required for the use
of the field.
WELL" said the farmer, 'T suppose
half crown won't hurt you"
That" was the ready reply, will
do very well. But perhaps you don't
mind taking a crown" an offer the
somewhat astonished yeoman was only
too glad to accept.
Fancy his surprise when, q few hours
afterward, a herd of elephants, doz-
en- dromedaries and about 200 horses
and ponies had not only been turned
out into the field, but were fairly wip-
ing the herbage out of existence.
That the farmer was furious goes
without saying, but the circus proprie-
tor pointed out that he had received
twice as much as he had asked for
something to be turned out for an hour
or two.
But" roared the farmer, more irate
| than ever. "do YOU think l barga led
| for q Noah's ark ?"-Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Soldiers Avoid the bean.

II have noticed" said the old soldier,
that there is one vegetable which the
veterans of the civil war religiously
avoid. That is the bean. 1t proved a
very staying article, but after we had
campaigned on it from Shiloh to Nash
vile and from Antietam to the Wilder
ness we were ready to cry Enough
understand it is used but sparingly
in the kitchens of soldiers homes. 1t
will take another generation to rehabil-
itate this vegetable in the affection of
the American people. York Mail
and Express,
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Red Paint I'm New Eheland.

As one drives through the country
towns all over Maine one can hardly
fail to notice the frequent old red barn
and oftentimes a whole set of farm
buildings painted this conspicuous col
or. Query was made as to the reason
therefor. 1t seems red paint Is cheap
est, far cheaper than white lead paint,
and so far as serviceableness goes lasts
as long and sheds the rain as well.
Long may the little red farmhouse
brighten our New England landscapes.
Bangor Whig and Courier.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
No Excuse For Chimnexu.

Notwithstanding that we have long
since ceased to hoist coal to lofty apart
ments, having abandoned forever the
old fashioned fireplace with its SCOT
and cinders, the said fireplace is still
with us in every new house that is
built. Its open throat leads the same
old draft up the chimney, and the same
old result follows-colds aid cold feet.
There is no excuse for chimney or a
fireplace in a modern house heated
from the cellar. The gas log is a nui-
sance and a sham.-New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
LEDGER'S CLUBBING RATES.

Ledger and Daily Call, one year r........s 81 SO
Ledger and Weekly Call, one year ....... 8 so
Ledger and Daily Bulletin, one year 49, 6 so
Ledger and Semi Weekly Bulletin, yer 4 90
Ledger and Weekly Bulletin, one year.. 8 90
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one year 7 70
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle, one year 8 60
Ledger and Weekly Examiner one year 8 60
Ledger and Daily Examiner one year . s so
Ledger and N. Y. Weekly Tribune, yer 8 90
Ledger and N. Y. Tri-Weekly Tribune, iy so
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Magazine, yr 8 35
Ledger aud S. f. Weekly Post, one year. 8 90
Ledger and McCal's Magazine, one year Q rs
Ledger and St. Louis Globe Democrat " 8 90
Ledger and Twice Week." one year 8 90
RS- The above rates are strictly in advance.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
A Question of Grammar.

"Ain't you got any sense" asked the
4year-old daughter of the man who
doesn't believe in corporal punishment
why, my DEAR" said the father re-
provingly, aren't you ashamed to talk
to papa that wayT
Excuse me, papa" she answered. 81
meaned to say isn't you got any sense"
indianapolis News.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

consequence OF self abuse and excess produc-
nance, dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
head. ringing in the ears, loss of confidence
dlmdence IN approaching strangers, palpitation
loss OF memory, pimples on the face, coughs,
DIX GlBHON has practiced in San Francisco
over 81 years, and those troubled should not
ran 70 consult him and receive the benefit of
MS great skill and experience. The doctor
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures guar
anteed. Persons cured at home. Charges reas-
enable. Call or write
DR. J. F. GIBBoN, 625 Kearney street, San
Francisco Cal
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Born to Dominate,

Mrs. Crowder has been president Of
your club long time"
Eyes; none Of us could call her to or
der, so we decided we might as well let
her regulate the rest of us."-Chicago
Record.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

In all contentious between wit and
violence, prudence and rudeness. learn
ing and the sword. the strong hand
took 1t first, and the strong head pos
eessed II last
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
R1o,r TO sunerrtition

"Jimmy's rabbit got drowned in our
bathtub."
Goodness! Didn't he have his left
hind leg with him?" - indianapolis
Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Dead Gone

She-Would you he willing to die for
me?
He-Why. I'm dying for you now!-
Brooklyn Life
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBON

This old reliable and
themost successful spe-
cialist in San Francis
co stillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases such as. Ghon-
orrhea, elect, Structure,
Syphilis in all its forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De b ility, Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Tommy,s Sueech.

Sue (who has just been asked to play
something on the piano)-I really can't
play anything.
Tommy-But, l say. Sue. why don't
you play that piece you spoke to me
abOut7
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Asthma's Clutch

The sufferer from Asthma is constantly
wheeling, gasping, hacking and clearing
the throat. When a storm approaches,
when there is cloud of dust, when
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
Sue-What piece2

Tommy-Why, that one you told me
to ask you to play when we had COM
pany cause you knew it better'n any
of the others. forget the name!
Then Tommy was sent to bed.-Kan-
sas City Independent.
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

clutching the
S sufferer by
the throat
with a terri
blegrasp. The
! |choking SEN
sation is al
mcst unbear-
able. Th e
trouble some
Amador ledger., 1900-04-06

a room is being swept,
or when there is a bad
odor, breathing be-
comes most difficult.
Often it seems as
though someone was
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-26
WOULD 1T BE TOO lATE7

Coin to separate to-day-after twenty
years,
Twenty years o. married life--mingled
smiles an tears.
les drawed a deed for tn house an farm
she's gOin' to stay.
Al as for me, I'm goin' to quit-quit an
go away.
We can't hitch up no longer; I'm hang
in back.
a draggin' on the wagon wheel or else she
flies the track,
An when team don't pull right, the's
nothing else to do,
But put shafts In tn wagon, with one
horse stead O. two.
rhe's a vision sort O. comes to me-comes
through the mist an blur,
vision o. twenty years ago-I wonder
if t comes TO her.
When the preacher Joined our hands IN
his an said: my children. give
Yer hearts an lives t. each other as long
as We both shall live"
I wonder if she remembers-1'd sort O.
like to know.
IA like to go and ask her, but now It's TOO
late to go,
TOO late to come together-we've got to
face our fate,
wonder If anythng's saddern them two
words, too late"
Twenty years-I was thirty then; I'm over
fifty now,
Seems sort O. childish business to break
up in row,
For q man as old as / am, an woman
old as she.
Sort O. old for people to find they can't
agree.
I wonder if I was hasty? Mebbe I was
b'leve
With an evener on TIL wagon l wouldn't
had to leave
An evener O. Patience tn balance WOULD
sort O make,
When we got to goin' sideways. an let
us give an take.
I wonder If I was to go to her-go to her
an say:
"We've been pullin' uneven-let's try an
other way,
We'll lengthen tn temper strap hole
and shorten up tn tongue. t..
An move tn load forrud a little SO tn
weightll be better hung.
Mebbe we've not been hitched up right
could pull tn load along
If we'd look tn harness over an find out
what was wrong"
I wonder If / was to go to her an put
tn case an state
What | lieve to be tn matter-if 1t would
be too late?
bismarck Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-26
SKIM MILK FOR HOGS,
II Makes. the Ordinary Grain Fee ds
More Digestible and Ii Good
Flesh PrGducrr.

Skim milk should always be used
when it. is available. |, is not only
good flesh producer in itself. but it
also makes the ordinary grain feeds
more digestible and so adds greatly to
their value. While skim milk alone IS
rarely profitable, from 20 to 40 pounds
being required to make IL pound Of
meat, when mixed with grain in The
proportion of 3 pounds or less of milk
to each pound of grain its value j.,
greatly increased. In IL test reported
by {. y. Goodrich bushel of corn
produced 10 pounds of pork. and 100
| pounds of skim milk produced 5
pounds of pork. when fed separately.
When fed together. however. the mix
| tnre produced IS pounds of meat an
! increase of pounds due to he MY
ing. In this case 100 pounds OF skim
milk took the place of AIS pounds Of
corn. If the corn was worth % cents
per bushel. the milk was worth 1876
cents per 100 pounds; If the corn was
worth 40 cents, the milk was worth
81 A cents. Extended tests in the feed
ing of skim milk have been made at
the Utah station, and among the
facts brought out by the work are
these: "The hogs fed on the milk-and-
grain ration made much more rapid
gains than either those fed on milk
alone or on grain alone. The time re-
quired to make 100 pounds of gam
was 10 days for the hogs fed on milk
and grain, JIG days for those fed On
grain alone. and 147 days when the
feed was milk alone. The milk-and-
granted lots required 2.5S pounds of
digestible matter the milk-frd lots
o.S5 pounds. and the grainfed lots
$40 pounds to make / pound of gain
in live weight" In this case 100
pounds of skim milk took the place
of 23.2 pounds of grain in the mix
ture. Work at other stations has
given very similar results and has
demonstrated that when not more
than pounds of skim milk is used
with each pound of grain the milk
is worth from Is to 80 cents per 100
pounds. The younger and smaller
the hogs the higher is the value of
the milk. For fullgrown and aged an
imals it is of less value. 1t may be
taken as safe rule that it is profit
able to pay at least Il cents per 100
pounds for all the skim milk needed
to make four fines the weight of he
grain fed. and where il il impossible
to secure enough for I'll the hogs the
available supply should l." given 10
those pigs nearest the NoANln% age
and to sows sucking pG4.-TArAeFs'
Review
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-26

The Man who Wants Too Much.
The man who tries TO get the lions
share usually makes an ass of himself.
Chicago Democrat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-26
DEATH STOPS
THE WEDDING.
Prospective Salt Lake Bride is
Stricken with Heart Failure
HOSPITAL NURSE TIE VICTIM
Resigned Her Position as Chief suPt
Of the Keogb-iIosn'er Hospital 70
Marry Clergyman

The many salt Lake friends Of Miss
Margarette McCleery, formerly the SUI
perlntendent Of the Keogh-Hosmer hos
initial. Will be profoundly pained and
shocked to learn that this most esuma-
BILE and widely respected lady was
made the target Of death at her home
IN Washington, Iowa todey
Miss McCleery came to this city from
her native State several years ago. and
for two years was the superintendent OF
the Keogh- Hosmer hospital During
that perlod she endearod herself to
many an afflicted patient as she minis
tered 10 his wants and nursed him back
10 health and strength when his body
had been racked by physical fractures
and made 10 suffer from the fayages Of
insdlous disease
A little less than a month ago Miss
McCleery resigned her position at the
hospital TO go home and make arrange
ments for her marriage which was to
take place early in October to the Rev
William Crowder Of Dubuque, Iowa, Of
the Methodist church Her sudden de-
mise. therefore. will be all he more sor.
rowful and will cast the greater gloom
on that account. So far as known MISS
| McCleery had no relatives In Utah. HeI
mother resides in Washington, Iowa
/ while she also has a brother who is a
physician at Exter, Nebraska. Will,
/ here her health was not the best anC
/ She frequently suffered from weak hear
action. but was believed TO be better
until the shocking news Of her suddei
| death came TO hand this afternoon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-26
JAILER THOMAS MAKESLUCKY FIND
Discovers Five Small Decatey Constructed Steel Saws on the
Person OF FOotpad Dayton, Which We're Over
looked by the Police

He complained very much Of the
treatment he received while In the city
Jail. saying that some OF the officers
entered his cell last night and abused
him physically and he says for no
provocation whatever He boldly adj
mitted when asked, that he was going
10 use the saws the FIRST chance he got,
and that he thought he could saw his
way out IN about an hour and a half.
The jail Is at this time harb0ring
several very desperate characters. such
men as Lynch and King. II Dayton had
succeeded in getting his saws into his
cell there Is no telling what the results
would have been,
He is thoroughly hardened. He SUI
fers absolutely nothing from his con-
science, AMI seems % think that he had
a right 20 rob men. when he was out Of
money. In talking OF his experience
with Kimbal he thought that Klmball
was the offender because he refused TO
throw up his hands Dayton Il % years
Of age. light compleXioned and gener-
ally sleepy-lO0king when talking But
when he Is Interested or his fer0cious
temper Is awakened his eyes flash Ike
those OF q wild animal He appears 70
be the personIfcauon OF candor, and
win answer any question that Is asked
him. He seems 90 feel nothing. In fact
ne has the appearance OF one whose
mind as well as his heart and conscience
has become dgaiened While he APP
pears conddlng he doesn't tell much. lie
claims 20 have lived a law-abidlng lie
up TN the other evening, when he at
tempted 70 hold up man on the west
side and failed, tried Il again on KIM
bali and failed. but shot at both men.
He offers no excuse for his crimes eX-
cept that he had no money and wanted
some
He told Mr. Thomas today that he
desired to plead guilty TO the charges
against him, as he wanted the thing
over with as soon as possible.
He halls from Texas, u seems and the
surmizlng Of Jailer Thomas is 20 the
effect that he has made much trouble
wherever he has gone.
Todays developments constitute am
other proof Of the genuine courage dis
PLAYED BY young Sam Pressell when
he bumped against Dayton in the dark
ness OF the night and gave him battle
In a hand-to-hand fight The oct was
such as 10 cause talk Of the pTeoenta-
ton OF a medal or testimonial Tor bis
bravery.