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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

A number of years ago Mr.. Withee
was presented with two fine hounds,
and, wishing to try their training and
tie bear hunting.
The first morning Withee let the dogs
out for run while he was getting the
breakfast, expecting them to be back
in a short time. When breakfast was
over, the dogs had not returned, so,
taking his gun, Mr.. Withee started out
in the direction they had taken. After
travelling about a mile the faint bark
ing of dogs could be heard, and it was
then plain why the dogs had not re-
turned They had scented game and
were in pursuit. The sound of the
barking led him far up the side of a
mountain. and soon he came in sight of
the dogs standing around the upturned
roots of tree.
Mr.. Withee crept up cautiously until
within about 10 feet of cave that was
near by, and then black, shaggy head
could be seen just above the roots.
Taking good aim, he fired his "A cali
Der and awaited results. After several
minutes he went up to the cave, and
what he saw there gave him shock
from which he has never recovered.
Two bears lay dead. and two more
were so stunned that few quick pass
es with knife settled them.
For the four bears Mr. Withee re-
ceived $50 bounty, $3.50 for their
hides and $40 for the bear oil, making
$3.50 for one days hunt.-Maine
Woods.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
SPRlNKLING WAGONS.
The Modern Ones n Big Improvement
on the Old Style.

on the Old Style.
The modern sprinkling wagon is very
different from the old timer. The chief
improvement is in the spray head,
which enables the driver to control the
flow of water much better than the old
style. Thus, whether it is dirt or a
macadam road or stone paved or as
phalted street, there can be supplied
from the modern street sprinkler just
the amount Of water required to lay
the dust in it without waste.
The spray head on each side has its
own valve rod running to the drivers
seat, with step there for the foot
The driver can operate both heads at
once, or he can run only one head. He
can shut off one or open either one at
pleasure. With this sort of wagon the
expert driver leaves behind him dry
crosswalks with perfectly defined linn
its, and when he comes to a carriage or
a street car upon which he doesn't
want to throw water he shuts off the
flow on that side and keeps the other
going. Sprinkling wagons are made in
various sizes, ranging from 80 gallons
to 1000 gallons capacity. There are 20
sprinkling wagons sold in this country
nowadays where there were vas one
sold only few years ago. This great
increase in their use is due in large
measure to sanitary reasons, to the
great extension of good roads and to
the common desire for comfort.
Sprinkling wagons are used nova
days commonly in many smaller towns
and villages where they were never
thought of some years ago. And Amer
lean sprinkling wagons are now found
all over the world wherever sprinkling
wagons are used.
They are exported to Australia, Gu
ba, Porto Rico. South America South
Africa and Europe The modern sprin-
king wagon that the traveller chances
to see in Paris or Berlin or Hamburg
came very likely from the same factory
as the one he saw here before he left
home going through his own home
street.-New York Sun.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
HOW BIG SEA TURTLES FEED
Take Big Balls of Grass Out to Sea
and Eat While Swimming


and Eat While Swimming.
With my gastronomic taste natural.
ly was very curious to know Just what
kind of terrapin are caught in these
waters. for the dish is one much
sought after by epicures and forms
part of the menu for every first class
hotel on the coast. | was told that
none is caught about here, but was
invited to a sea turtle hunt. Let the
reader imagine a turtle weighing all
the way from 1000 tC 1900 pounds.
and not long ago one was turned over
on the beach near Miami that weighed
more than LOGO pounds. OF course
am giving the largest weight, for the
average weight of those caught along
the coast is about 500 pounds. After
they are caught the turtles are kept for
a long time. their captors feeding them
on cabbage, lettuce. turnips. carrots
and sea grasses.
The study of this monster shellash is
most interesting one. In order 20 get
rid of the parasites that cling to their
shells they often enter fresh streams to
enjoy bath, but they are extremely
timid and take fright at the least
noise. The hunter knows, however,
that the turtle feeds in brackish
streams where the tide falls rather low
and where the turtle grass grows in
greatest profusion. The turtles cut
great quantities of this grass and then
roll it into ball, cementing it as they
roll 1t with the clay in which the grass
grows, and in this way, when they
have managed to amass a goodly sup
ply of provisions, they wait for high
tide and float away seward. feeding
as they float.
The professional hunters are quick to
detect these balls, and just the mo-
ment they do so they set their seines
and send their peggers. as the men are
called, in search of the feeding shoals.
Men are not the only enemies the tur-
ties have, however, for bears. raccoons
and other animals native to Florida
destroy great numbers of them.-Jack-
sonville Fla.D Cor. Baltimore Ameri-
can
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

do not allude to what are obviously
mere misprints, such as when The
Morning Post announced at the head of
it's fashionable intelligence that Lord
Palmerston had gone down into Hamp-
shire with a party of fiends to shoot
peasants, but refer to blunders due to
Grass ignorance of a pretentious order.
Perhaps the best instance was when
one of the young lions" of The Daily
Telegraph in leading article enumer-
ated the great masters of Greek sculp-
ture as Phidias, PraXiteles and Milo,
ignorant of the fact that Milo is not a
sculptor, but an island.
The Times was even worse when,
mistaking Prussia for Austria, it de-
voted a whole leader to discussing why
Prussia had joined the zollverein. The
Saturday Review once explained at
great length that the population might
be nourished gratuitously on young
lambs If killed unweaned before they
had begun to crop grass, having there
fore cost nothing to feed. Many other
Instances will doubtless occur to your
readers.-Notes and Queries.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

Wesley was to the end of his life
lover of good book. Though the Bible
was his chief study, he would have
agreed with Matthew Arnold that
man who did not know other books
could not know that book as it should
be known. He constantly urged his
preachers to read. you can never be
a deep preacher without reading" he
used to say. "any more than a thor
ough Christian" To young man who
said that his work as an evangelist left
him no time for reading he wrote:
Hence your talent in preaching does
not increase. 1t is just the same as it
was seven years ago. 1t is lively, but
not deep. There is little variety. There
is no compass of thought" What would
not some of us give for that volume of
Shakespeare. annotated throughout by
his hand. which John Pawson destroy
ed after his death for fear of scandaliz-
ing the weaker brethren ?-Temple Bar.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
1t Rained Copper.

The cadets of Annapolis sat in the
side aisles of the chapel, leaving the
center aisles for the officers and their
families, says DIR. Cyrus Townsend
Brady in Under Tops'ls and Tents"
When the offering was received, the
two boys charged with the duty of
passing the plates did not make the
slightest effort to circulate them among
the cadets, for we never had any mon
ey. They would walk rapidly down the
aisle and then come deliberately up the
middle, gathering thence what they
could. One Sunday the chaplain an
nounced that he would preach a mis-
sionary sermon the next Sunday. 1t
did not have the ordinary effect in
emptying The church, for we were
obliged to so as usual.
During the week it occurred to the
bright mind of n senior, or first class
man. who is now a prominent New
York fnancier, that it would be well
for the cadets to make an Offering So
he sent out to the bank ON Saturday
morning and succeeded in smuggling in
over 300 copper cents, which he dis
tributed l cent per boy to the Epis-
copal battalion. We stationed strong,
long armed man on the outside seat of
the first pew in each aisle.
The chaplain made a piteous appeal
for pennies even. and when the aston-'
ished cadets who passed the plates
started on their perfunctory promenade
the strong. one armed men aforesaid
promptly relieved them of the metal
plates, and each one dropped in one
copper cent with an ominous crash
and then deliberately handed the plate
to the next boy, who did the same
thing. 1t rained copper cents for about
ten minutes. The chaplain was dread
fully disconnected, the officers fidgeted
and looked aghast. Some of them
laughed, and the cadets preserved
deadly solemnity. The affair was a
striking success.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

The rarest and costliest of gems,
though not always esteemed the most
beautiful, are pigeons blood rubies,
fine opals and diamonds that are pure
but shed a distinct glow of blue or
pink. a very perfect pearl of generous
size and lustrous skin, tinted a rarely
beautiful golden green, was valued I'M
set at over f300. A faultless green
pearl is very rare.
A curious stone is the alexandria.
1t is a dark green stone that is polish
ed, cut and set. very like a fine topaz
or amethyst, in large snowy rings sur
rounded by diamonds. By the light of
day the alexandria has no special
beauty save it's fine luster. but directly
shaft of artificial light strikes the
dull stone deep CLEANS of red flash out
of the green, and under the gas or in
the freight one ignorant of this va
gary would instantly pronounce it a
ruby
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

Little Tommy returned sore and
trembling from the torture room.
Doesn't your papa ever thrash
you?" he asked his chum. who is tho
son of Il cabinet minister.
II should say not"' replied the othcl
loftlly. Every time he threatens to
cane me | read him an extract from
his great peace at any price speech in
which he said: These barbarians are
like hayward children, but have we OH
that account the right to take away
their heaven sent privilege to do as
they please? Let us treat them as W.
would our own hayward children
plead with them, beseech them. hul
never eoerce them with either gun OF
rod -.
That's good deal TO remember" re
marked Tommy.
Yes. but now he's got so used to 1t
that he drops the cane as soon rs
START London Answers
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
How They Broke Un.

An amusing story is related in Ca
madam Savage Folk" of the manner in
which an adjournment was taken by a
mass meeting. A missionary who had
started a school among the Indians met
with opposition, and the meeting had
been called in support of the rival
scheme.
There were several speakers who de-
nounced the school in existence. We
replied vigorously, showing the eff
cheney of the school and denouncing
in turn the methods adopted by the op-
position. An Indian chief produced
some specimens of work done at the
school. and several speakers supported
the work as it was being done. The
climax was reached when gentleman
rose and said:
81 move the whole thing bustw
The chairman put the motion.
''It Is moved and seconded that the
whole thing bustp'
The audience sprang to their feet
and, waving hats. yelled "Bustedw and
made for the door. Thus ended the
first and last opposition in that matter.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
STANDARD TIME.
To Ascertain and PrOmuIgate 1t Is
Costly Task

COBtIy
what time is itY Few question,
are more common than this, and YET
each day the United States government
goes to great expense in giving it an
official answer. To ascertain the in
slant when it is noon on the seventy
fifth meridian and to send that infor.
nation all over the country Is a great
and costly task. The Astronomical,
observatory in Washington computes
> the true time, which is thence trans
mitted by electricity to every important
city and town.
About five minutes before the Wash
ington noon the telegraph companies
cut off all their regular business exeep.
on lines where they have more thar
one wire. They then connect all I'M
portant points, from which there may
be numberless ramifcations, with ar
electric wire going into the great CLOCK
In the observatory so that all over the
country its tickings may be heard. Fol
the ten seconds just before IL O'Clock
there is silence, which is broken by tbs
moon beat" Regular business is then
resumed.
In some cities the wires connect with
q time ball which drops with the noon
beat. The time ball in Washington
over the state, war and navy depart.
ment building is three feet in diameter
and can be seen from all parts of. the.
city. Crowds frequently gather about
to see it fall, distance of 81 feet, high
In the air. The man whom some Of the
spectators suppose to be dropping the
ball is merely there to hoist it again to
its place.
In the building beneath are % clocks
which are each day automatically cor.
rected by it. An electrical device "sets''
them, placing hour, minute and second
hands exactly vertical at the instant
the ball drops. The hands that are toe
fast are pushed back. and those thai
are slow are thrust forward.
Although Washington is on the sew
enty-seventh meridian, the noon hour
is for convenience computed for the
seventy-fifth, the time standard for the
eastern part of the United States. In
the central belt, which is governed by
the ninetieth meridian, the signal from.
Washington means II o'clock, in the
Rocky mountain belt it Is 10 O'Clock.
and on the Pacific coast line it is g.
Youths Companion.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
Queer Indian Beliefs.

There is an odd feature in the theol
ogy of the small Indian tribe of the
Bella Coda, which inhabit British Co.
lumbia in about latitude 80. They be.
ieve that there are five worlds, one
above the other, and the middle one is
our own world, the earth. Above il
are two heavens, and under it are two
underworlds. In the upper heaven is
the supreme deity, who is woman
and she doesn't NEEDLE much with the
affairs in the second world below her
The zenith is the center of the lower
heaven, and here is the house of the
gods, in which live the sun and the rest
of the deities.
Our own earth Is believed to be an
island swimming in the ocean. The
first underworld from the earth is
inhabited by ghosts who can return
when they wish to heaven, from which
place they may be sent down to oul
earth. If then they misbehave again
they are cost into the lower of the un.
derworlds, and from this bourne nc
ghostly traveller returns.
The Bella Coda are sun worshipers
for SeneX. the sun, the master of the
house of gods, who also is called ''the
father" and 1.-The sacred one," is the on
ly deity to whom the tribe pray. Each
family of the Bella Coda has it's OWL
traditions and it's own form of the cur.
rent traditions. so that in the mytholo
gy of the tribe there are countless
contradictions When any one not 9
member of clan tries to tell tradf
ton which does not belong to his clan
it is like a white man trying to tell
another's joke-he is considered as ap
propriating the property right which
does not belong to him.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
UNDER AN UMBRELLA.
An Expensive Adventure of a Fa-
nous Partisan Wit.

Romeu, the famous Partisan wit,
was one day caught In a shower and
forced TO seek refuge in a doorway of
the Opera House. 1t was 6 o'clock al
ready, and he had an engagement in
the Cafe de Paris for that very hour.
The rain fell in torrents. There was
no carriage to be had. He had no um-
brella. What was to be done? While
he was lamenting his bad luck n gen.
tleman with a large umbrella passed
by. Romieu was seized with a sudden
inspiration. He rushed out and grasp
ed the stranger by the arm and gravely
installed himself under the protecting
umbrella
IL am overjoyed to see you," he i'm
mediately began. 81 have been looking
for you for two weeks. | wanted to tell
you about Clementine."
Without giving the stranger time to
express his surprise Romieu ratified
away with gossip and anecdote until
he had led the unknown companion to
the door of the Cafe de Paris. Then he
glanced at him with a face of we'll
feigned establishment.
Pardon, MONSIEUR he cried. at
seems | am mistaken"
Il believe So" said the stranger.
Good graciousT added RomieG. "Be
discreet Don't repeat what have told
YOU"
81 promise you"
"a thousand pardonsw
Romieu FASTENED within the cafe and
amid great laughter told the adventure
to his friends. Suddenly one of them
said:
Your cravat is rumpled."
Romieu put his hand to his neck and
turned pale. His pin. a valuable sap
phire, was gone. On further examina-
ton his purse and watch were found to
be gone. The man with the umbrella
was Observation-Disclosures Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
A Thoroughbred.

Don't be thoroughbred. A thor
oughbred is well enough in cattle and
hogs, but very disgusting among men.
for the reason that among men thor
oughbred means a man who devotes
too much time to having fun, to being
a good fellow. Make a speciality of re-
liability industry. fairness. Make your
speciality a worthy one. Instead of
seeing how late you can stay out at
night go to bed at regular hours. Sleep
will do you more good than a good
time There is no better man than the
good citizen, the good husband, the
good father, the good son A thorough
bred is never noted in these directions.
AtchiSon Globe.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
Saved the Dog.

Some time ago there was a ship
wreck at St Margaret's bay. England
and the life line brought sailor after
sailor to shore amid the cheers of the
rescuers. At last only the captain re-
manned on board. The line was ready,
the signal was given. but the answer
ing jerk did not come. Again and
again for n quarter of an hour the
question passed along the rope without
reply. At last, when hope was nearly
dead the signal came. and the captain
was hauled dripping ashore He pick
ed himself up, drew a small. wet, quiv
ering dog from his breast pocket and
set it tenderly down. Then he looked
round and said in simple apology, Il
couldn't find the little brute any
where"
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
A Mechanical AnsxYer.

The well to do patron of the place
had been attentive to the cashier for
some time. and now, business being
slack for few moments, he deemed
the time propitious to speak.
IF you will be mine," he urged as he
leaned over the desk. every comfort
that you may desire will be yours.
True. | am no longer young, but l have
money, and | can provide for you as
few young men could, and surely the
material side of the marriage question
is worthy of some consideration"
She said nothing. but gently touched
the cash register, and the words mo
Sale" sprang into view.
With a sigh he left.-Chicago Post.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
Careful Statement.

WAS this man Dennis an entire
stranger to you? asked the cross eX-
aiming counsel of a witness in an i'm
portant case.
"Sorr?" said the witness. whose stu
pid face was crossed with wrinkles of
anxiety, for he had been warned to be
cautious and exact in his answers.
The lawyer repeated his question.
well, no, sorr." said the witness.
with a sudden CLEAN of enlightenment.
HE couldn't be that. for he had but
the wan arm. sOrr. but he was a
partial stranger sorr. Ord niver seen
him befoor. youths Companion.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
NV MORTALITY.

IT'S writ. mortal, thy life is but span,"
And yet | feel that air and earth and sky
Are ever mine, even forevermore
That and mine can never, never die.
And yet know, how we'll, how well know,
That in the future somewhere hidden lies
day, the day of days, which has for me
A moment supreme, when l shall close my eyes
To open them on this my world no more,
When friends will fold my hands upon my breast
And sadly say: Dear soul, her work is done
Let us now lay her gently to her rest"
Springtime with bud and bloom will come and
go;
The busy world will still rush madly on;
The earth and air and sky will be for those
Who will not know that l have come and gone
DR.. Grace Peckham Murray in Harper's Bazar
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

You can find an example of natures
adaptation of the jaw to use in the case
of certain carnivora, like the otter-a
big weasel that has acquired aquatic
habits. The jaws of such beasts are sc
fixed in the sockets that dislocation is
impossible. In some instances you can
not, even after the animal is dead, sep.
arate the jaw from the head. This ar,
rangement is evidently designed to en-
able the beast to bite to the greatest
advantage without danger that the
chewing apparatus will come loose
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

The honeymoon was over, and they
were comfortably settled in their snug
little home. The husband, returning
from business. was grieved to find his
little wife crying bitterly.
"Oh, George" she sobbed. "a dread
full thing has happened! | had made
you a beautiful pie all by myself, and
Fido went and ate it"
well. never mind, my DEAR" he said
cheerfully. I'VE can easily afford an
other dog Exchange.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

do you agree with the people who
assert that milk is not wholesome ar
ticle of dietP
well" answered Colonel Stilwell,
II wouldn't like to make positive as
sertions. but | have heard it rumored
that they put a great deal of water
into Washington Star.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
One Mans Wisdom.

New Clerk-That young lady in front
wants to look at some rings exactly
like she has on. Says she is thinking
of purchasing duplicate for her sister.
Old Jeweler-Huh. You needn't waste
any time on her. The ring she has is
an engagement ring. and she merely
wants to find out what it csst.-Chi-
cago News.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
Pride of the Riding Academy.

Rowell-There goes Withers on horse
back. He is living illustration of the
saying, "a merciful man is merciful to
his beast"
Snaffie-In what way?
Rowell-Don't you see? He lets his
weight rest on the horse only once in a
while. The most of the time he is in
the air, going up or coming down.
Boston Transcript.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

The shadows of the mind are like
those of the body In the morning of
life they all lie behind US. at noon we
trample them under foot. and in the
evening they stretch long. broad and
deepening before us.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
Punishment and Reward.

Whenever a certain Atchison boy Is
bad, his mother makes him put on his
Sunday clothes. She finds that this is
punishment enough, though it is re-
ward for her girls when they behave
AtchiSnn Globe
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
Most Curious Thing,

Mrs. QuizZer who wants to know
everythingI-Now. what do you con
slider to be the most curious thing you
ever saw, professor?
Professor Trotter A woman. madam.
Harlem Life.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28
1t Yielded.

First Physician-Did old Coupons
case yield to your treatment?
Second Physician-It did. treated
it for six months, and it yielded some,
thing like hundred guineas.-London
Enn
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

In the course of certain operations In
the Belvedere park in Tunis the work
men discovered huge circle of enor-
nous stumps of trees ranged round an
immense square stone showing signs of
artistic chiSel work
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-28

Out of an average annual loss to the
worlds shipping of 2112 vessels "a are
completely missing and never heard oil
again.