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Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Norwegian Hotel Fire E.c.ne,.

Nor do Norwegian hotels themselves
console you. Built of wood, their chief
merit lies in the fire escape, which is to
be found in the chief room upon every
landing. At Visnes 1 spent a happy
night answering the questions of nery-
Gus travellers who came from hour to
hour to see If the fire escape in nv
room was working properly. Angry
assurances were powerless to convince
timid If ancient ladies. Did 1 really
think the rope would work? Was there
any danger? Had l tried the contriy-
ance myself? Excellent souls! AS If
the printed notice were not enoughI
All, that printed notice! l have a
copy of it by me as 1 write. 1t is the
complete instruction in English to the
traveller threatened by fire in a wooden
hotel in Norway. Let me give it you as
l found it:
Fire escape to throw out the win
dow.
'The plated snotter shall be found
in every room.
To Increase the hurry let down the
body one by one until all shall be left.
IN. B.-The cord shall put out the
ground from the shoulder thereunder." ("
London Mail.
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The Lif. of a Coal Miner.

First the boy of eight or ten Is sent
to the breaker to pick the slate and 9TH
er impurities from the coal which has
been brought up from the mine From
there he is promoted and becomes a
door boy, working in the mine AS he
grows older and stronger he is ad-
vanced to the position and given the
pay of laborer. There he gains the
experience which secures him a place
as miners helper, and as he acquires
skill and strength he becomes, when In
the height of his manhood and vigor, a
full fedged miner.
If he is fortunate enough to escape
the falls of rock and coal, he may re-
tain this position as miner for num-
Der Of years. But as age creeps on and
he is attacked by some of the many
diseases incident to work in the mines
he makes way for those younger and
more vigorous following him up the
ladder whose summit he has reached
He then starts on the descent, going
back to become a miners helper, then
a mine laborer, now door boy, and
when old and decrepit he finally re-
turns to the breaker where he started
as child, earning the same wages as
are received by the little urchins who
work at his side. There is no incen-
tive for ambition in the average min
er's life. He cannot rise to places Of
eminence and wealth. Only 1 in 500
can even be given place as a foreman
or superintendent, and these are posi-
tions which few miners care to hold
John Mitchell in Cosmopolitan.
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Change to ohange n quarter.

"HOw much does it take to change q
Quarter% asked the bartender. ''Twen-
ty-five cents, eh? Not ON your life 1t
takes seventy cents to do the trick.
How many ways do you suppose a
quarter dollar can be changed? Just
exactly eleven. A fellow of limited
means may like the Jingle of coin in
his clothes. In that event you can give
him twenty-five pennies or twenty pen
MES and one nickel. He may like to
have little sprinkling Of silver in his
clothes, and you can accommodate him
with fifteen pennies and a dime or ten
pennies, a dime and a nickel
IF he prefers to have change handy
for beer and car fare, why, fifteen
pennies and two nickels will fix him
up, and If he wants cigar in addition,
besides having a little stock of cash
In his jeans, give him ten pennies and
three nickels. That makes six ways.
Now, then, fellow with a quarter can
trade it off for five pennies and two
dimes, five pennies and four nickels,
two dimes and one nickel, one dime
and three nickels or five nickels, Just
as he prefers. And to accommodate
him in any way that he might select
you have to possess twenty-five pen
MES, two dimes and five nickels-sev-
enty cents in ALL philadelphia Rec
ord
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
The Drivers Point OF View.


The hotel coach was filled with a
crowd Of happy, jubilant visitors, and
the horses toiled splendidly up the
hills. AS each eminence was reached
and at every turn in the road the crowd
would burst forth into cries of wonder
and delight at the magnificent scenes
which burst upon their view. The
mountain jehu alone preserved a dig
nifty and silence which rather awed the
others. At length, after a particularly
lovely view had been passed, one Of the
guests at the drivers left hand re-
marked:
"You don't seem to take much inter-
est in the scenery. No doubt it's an old
story to you"
The driver shook his head. 'SNo,
that's not it." he answered. 81 just
don't care" Then he leaned a little
closer and whispered: "But 1 knows
just how you folks must feel. You all
come from long distance just to see
things, and you're bound to enjoy it
anyhow so as to get your moneys
worth and not feel as though you was
cheatin' yourselves. Oh" said this
driver in a superior tone, 81 don't mind
it when 1 understand how it's" LES
lies Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Florists, Lives Are Short

1T is commonly supposed that the
men who work in the mines or those
whose occupations necessitate the
breathing of poisonous fumes and gases
are the shortest lived" said a promi-
nent physician. '9This is a mistake,
and it will surprise many to learn that
the highest death rate is found among
a class who breathe in the sweetest
odors-f1orists.
"The reason is simple one. The flor
ist lives at once in the torrid and the
frigid zone. From a greenhouse atmos-
phere Of nearly 100 degrees in the win
ter months he must step out into one
that is nearly always below freezing
point and often below zero. In sum-
mer he has change to encounter, too, as
in the spring and fall. By force of hab-
it he grows careless and often works
without his coat in the hot, artificial at
mosphere, and this increases the dan
gers to which he is exposed. Lungs
and throat and stomach diseases, as
well as rheumatism, find in the florist
the least tance."-Galveston News.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
For Hi. Reputation, $500.

The proprietor of large dry goods
store had decided to tear down the old
building and erect a new one in its
stead. In furtherance of this plan he
was removing his goods to temporary
quarters in another building.
The goods were nearly all out Of the
old structure when from some un-
known cause it caught fire. The de-
partment was promptly on hand and
soon had a stream playing on the
flames, but the merchant was wild
with excitement. Running up to the
chief, he urged him to greater haste.
Never mind the goodsg' he shouted.
"Save the ouildingl I'll give the boys
check for $500 for their pension fund
if they don't let the fire spread beyond
that foorv'
"Why, you're going to tear the old
building down anyway. aren't your
asked the chief.
"Yes," he said, "but do you suppose
want the insurance companies or any
body on earth to think that's the rea-
son why it caught firer
By great exertion the fire was ex-
tinguished with little loss so far as the
building was concerned, and the mer-
chant was as good as his word
Youths Companion.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
The Tugboat Captain.

A tug lay hard by, and the captain
added his bit to my sociological noe
turne, as l sat in the pilot house and
peered out on the water, where red
lights and green lights, with many of
yellow and white, dripped zigzag fash
Ion down from the wharfs and ships.
Where do you sleepY questioned l.
"Why, here" he replied, ain this very
pilot house on that nice fluffy bunk
you're a-settin' on; an sometimes l
sleep at that wheel, a-steerin' this boat,
sir. Can't be helped, sir. The hours we
work would stave in a trained nurse
an send a sentinel to be shot. Why,
man, I've seed the time when I've stuck
by that wheel twenty grim hours at a
stretch. Once it was forty-two hours.
And when you read in the paper about
TOWN. a big propeller clean through a
dock or jammin' her into her next door
neighbor fer keeps don't you say us tug
folks are Johnnie Raws. Just say we're
worked and worked till we sleep at the
wheel. For that's Gods truth, sir."-
Atlantic.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Discovery of Coal In WALES,

During the reign of Henry VIII
many attempts were made to discover
coal in north Wales, and a Shrewsbury
man. named Richard Gardner. was the
only person who succeeded The old
records read: 'He attemptyd and put
into proofe to fynde out coles about the
town Shrewsbury in soondry placys
and in one place especial callyd Ema.
tine Haye, hard by the sayd towne. he
found by his great diligence and trobal
great store Of see cole. the which is
lyke to come much commoditie bottle
to the richie and poore, that he is not
only worthy Of commentator and
mayntenance, but also to be had in re.
membrance for ever."-Cardiff West
ern Mail.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
THE BIRTH OF THE MOON.
When the Earth Was a sphere of
Lava, Molten and FIattenrG

When the Earth Was sphere of
Lava, Molten ard FIattenrG.
The earth revolves on its axis once
ir a hours. Millions of years ago the
day was % hours; millions of years be-
fore it was 21 hours. AS we look back
ward into time we find the earth re-
volving faster and faster. There was
time. ages ago, long before geology
begins, when the earth was rotating in
day of five or six hours in length. In
the remotest past the earth revolved in
a day of about five hours. 1t could re-
volve no faster than this and remain q
single unbroken mass.
1t was at this time that the moon
was born-separated, broken off from
the parent mass of the earth The
earth was then a molten, flattened
sphere of lava. It's whole body was
fluid. The tides, which now are small,
superficial and, so to say, local. were
then universal and immense. They oc-
Cured at short intervals. The whole
surface OF our globe was affected.
And the corresponding lunar tides in
ly greater still.
Our day is now "a hours; the distance
Of the moon is now 240,0OO miles.
When our day was about five hours
long, the moon was in contact with the
earth's surface. 1t had just broken
away from its parent mass AS the
length of the terrestrial day increased,
SO did the distance of the moon. The
two quantities are connected by in
cxorable equations. If one varies. so
must the other. Whenever the rotation
time of a planet is shorter than the
period of revolution of its satellite. the
effect Of their mutual action Is to ac-
Celerate the motion of the satellite and
to force it to move in a larger orbit
to increase its distance, therefore.
The day of the earth Is now shorter
than the month-the period of revolu-
tion-of the moon. The moon is there
fore slowly receding from us, and 1t has
been receding for thousands of cen
turies. But the day of the earth Is, Us
we have seen, slowly growing longer.
The finger of the tides is always press
ing upon the rim of our huge fywheel
and slowly but surely lessening the
speed Of it's rotation. So long as the
terrestrial day is shorter than the
lunar month, the moon will continue to
recede from us.-Professor e. S. Hol-
den in Harper's Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
The Mistake of the Polar Bear.


Nordenskjold found that the white
bears generally went through a long
performance Of stalking his sailors,
clearly on the mistaken conclusion that
they were seals. AS the men were
clothed partly in sealskin, it was a yery
natural mistake. But the interest of
the story lies in the generalization
made by the bear. The bear said:
There are two or three seals. one
standing up on its fippers in a very
unusual way. 1 will therefore stalk
them unseen as long as 1 can and
when they see me pretend to be doing
something else"
SO the men, with their guns and
lances, who wanted to shoot the bear
had the pleasure of seeing him careful
ly crawling behind rocks and. ice hum
mocks, making long detours this way
and that and every now and then
clambering up rock and peeping eau
uously over to see if the seals had
gone. On the open snow the bear
would saunter off in another direction
and then, falling fat, push himself
along on his belly, with his great front
paws covering his black muzzle, the
only thing not matching the snow
about him. Just as the bear thought
he had got his "seaP' the latter fired
and shot him, a victim of false analogy.
Spectator.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Queer Creatures.

There are microscopic creatures
which live in roof cutters and on the
bark Of trees and are known as water
bears and wheel animalcula. If allow
ed to dry up under the microscope, they
can be seen to shrivel into shapeless
masses, which may be kept for years
uninjured in the dried state.
On being placed after this long inter-
val in water they gradually plump up,
resume their proper shape and move
about in search Of food just as if moth
ing had happened. Much the same is
true for the minute worms which from
the substances in which they live are
known as paste and vinegar eels. Well
known is the famous case of the desert
snail, which, retracted into its shell,
was fastened to tablet in the British
museum and showed no sign of life for
seven years, when one morning it was
found crawling hungrily about the
glass case that formed its prison.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
A Curious Barometer.

A curious barometer is said to be
used by the remnant of the Araucanian
race which inhabits the southernmost
province Of Chile. 1t consists of the
castoff shell of a crab. The dead shell
is white in fair, dry weather, but the
approach Of moist atmosphere is indi-
Gated by the appearance of small red
spots. AS the moisture in the air in
creases the shell becomes entirely red
and remains so throughout the rainy
season
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
COlOring of Flowers.

A florist says that the law governing
the coloring of flowers makes a blue
rose impossible. According to this law
the three colors red, blue and yellow
never all appear in the same species
Of flowers. Any two may exist, but
never the third. Thus we have the red
and yellow roses, but no blue; red and
blue verbenas, but no yellow; yellow
and blue in the various members of
the viola family (as pansies, for in
stance), but no red; red and yellow
gladioli, but no blue, and so on.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Up His Sleeve.

At the battle of Omdurman a soldier
belonging to Scotch regiment was
nearly killed by bullet which struck
the ground just in front of him while
he was firing in reclining position.
On rising to move few feet forward,
something came down his sleeve. 1t
was the bullet. How 1t got up his
sleeve without inficting damage can
only be accounted for by the fact that
it must have been spent by the time 1t
struck the ground in front of him and
the course of its flight up his sleeve
was its last billet.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
The Change In the Tenderfoot.

''This is a remarkably healthy eli
mate, they say" said the easterner.
you're right thar" said Arizona AL
"F'r instance, not long ago tenderfoot
with weak chest an pale face drop
ped inter the Miners Delight, called me
liar an O. course had to clean up.
Bout two months after big sunburnt
cowboy stopped me on the street, wiped
the earth up with me an slammed me
up in a tree to recuperate. Same fel-
Ter. Best climate in the world, pard."
indianapolis Sun.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Health and Beauty.

A poor complexion is usually the re-
suit of torpid liver or irregular action
of the bowels. Unless natures refuse
is carried off it will surely cause impure
blood. Pimples, boils and other erup-
tions follow. This is natures method
of throwing off the poisons which the
bowels failed to remove. De Wits
Little Early Risers are world famous
for remedying this condition. They
stimulate the liver and promote regular
and healthy action of the bowels but
never cause gripping, cramps or dis,
tress. Safe pills. Kerr's Pharmacy,
! Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
The Color of Wood.

A simple way to restore color to wood
is to mix the color with oil and turpen
tine, applying with a soft cloth and
rubbing in well. Either the powdered
pigment or colors ground in oil may
be used. For light oak use raw UNI
Der. for dark oak burnt umber. If II
is very dark, add mere shade of lamp
black. For mahogany use burnt sien
ma, chrome yellow and bismarck brown
and for cherry use burnt sienna.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Too Small to Share,

Barnes-Yes, l guess it is true that 1t
is the little things that count.
Howes-So you have come to that
conclusion, have you?
Barnes-Yes. You see. l was walk
ing with Tedworth, and he said if he
should find a million dollars he'd give
me half. Presently he picked up a
dime, and wien l asked him to share
it with me he abused me like a pick
pocket.-Boston Transcript.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Rubber Plants.

Many plant growers become annoyed
because the older leaves at the base of
their rubber plants turn yellow and
fall off. This is natural process. 1t
does not indicate any defect in the
plant. 1t is simply the ripening Of the
old foliage, which cannot be retained
indefinitely. Sometimes. however, the
loss Of foliage results from the want of
root room, but in such cases the plants
refuse to grow.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Held by Etiuuette,

When Dom Pedro. then emperor Of
Brazil, was entertained at the White
House, he had been told by confused
senator that it would be expected that
he, the emperor. should be the last of
the guests to depart.
The presidents wife, however, inform
ed her other guests that they would be
expected to follow, not precede, the
royal party in leaving the house.
The result was that no one dared to
go for fear of breach Of etiquette.
But at o'clock in the morning a tired
woman pretended illness, and the dead
lock was broken.
Great is etiquette, but common sense
Is sometimes allowable.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
The Russian Climate.

The Russians count upon their eli.
mate as one means Of defense, as II
was when Napoleon invaded Russia
Their troops are accordingly trained in
winter maneuvers, including loading
a battery, with it's war transport and
material complete, upon sleighs, NOV.
Ing 1t for some distance over difficult
snow covered country and bringing il
into action again.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
A Curious Eatinr custom.

The Dyaks divide in pairs when the
hour arrives for taking food, the father
and mother at one platter, two sisters
at one and still two brothers at anoth-
er. When the family is not equally
divided as to sex, a brother and sister
may eat together, but this must al
ways be the youngest and oldest of the
family,
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
He Wna Ton Slow

Magistrate - Your husband charges
you with assault.
Madam-Yes, your honor. asked
him If he would always love me- and
he was so slow in answering that hit
him with a mop. Pm only a woman,
judge, and woman's life without love
Is a mere eblight.-Illustrated Bits.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
RRilrnad TeleSrams.

When a traveller in the grand duchy
of Baden, Germany, wants to send a
telegram while he is in the train, he
writes the message on postcard, with
the request that it be wired, puts on
stamp and drops it into the train letter
box. At the next station the box is
cleared and the message sent out.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Cutie Realistic.

'1This," said the eminent artist. sis
my famous study Of the Cows In the
Clover"
"But where is the cloverY' was ask
ed, none appearing in the picture.
"Oh, the cows have eaten it, you
know."-Baltimore American.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Her Pet Mime.

"Ahp' he sighed after she had blush
ingly whispered Eyes" in his bosom.
my own Mehitabel! Oh, that names
so formal! Surely your friends use
some shorter one, some pet namep
"Well," she murmured, "the girls at
boarding school used to call me Pic
kles. es."-Philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
A Wise PrOnhat

"On the whole" said the aged wealth
er prophet, ST have found that the SAT-
est course is to predict bad weather"
"Why?" asked the neophyte.
Because people are much more ready
to forgive you if the prediction does
not come true"
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
His Mistake.

what curious mistakes men make
sometimesl I've just been reading. for
instance, that Columbus imagined that
he had discovered the Indies"
"Ah, made a worse mistake than
thatl When 1 married my wife, I
thought I'd discovered paradisep
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
STATE of OHIO, CITY of TOLEDO | &C
IuCAS COIINNY. So

STATE of OHIO, CITY of TOLEDO &C
LUCAS COUNNY, %
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., doing business
in the city of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day of Decem
Der, A. D. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
FL. CHENEY 81 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
PIONEER FLOUR always has been
and still is the best. 4-6tf*
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
A thoroughly competent druepist

A thoroughly competent druggist is
kept at Kerr's drug store; prescrip-
tions compounded there may be de-
pended upon at all times
To keep healthy you should eat
plenty of olives. You can get good
ones at Caminetti's Central Market. n
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Matrimony and Eyes.

An old man was rallied by his friends,
on his marrying young wife. on the
inequality of their ages. He replied,
"She will be near me to close my eyes"
"Wen," replied a friend. "T've had
two of them, and they opened my
eyes."-Exchange
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Spicy.

eff you intend to dine on u.s."
queried the captured mariner, "why
did you greet us with fusilladeT'
Because we always pepper our food
before eating It," grinned the cannibal.
philadelphia Record.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
The CnnsuItntion.

"My wife always consults me about
every article of attire she buys-frocks,
hats, shoes. gloves, everything"
"My wife does. too-that Is, she asks
me for the money"
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Her Size.

Young Mani want an engagement
ring.
Jeweler-Yes, sir; about what size?
Il don't know exactly, but she can
twist me round her finger, if that is
any guide"
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Smart Girl.

Her Mother-Edith. don't you think
you are getting too old to play with
little boys?
Edith-No mamma; the older l get
the better / like them.-Tit-Bits
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Candid

Miss Alma-When did you become
acquainted with your wife, doctor?
Doctor-After the wedding.-Heitere
Welt.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
N. E. Church Services.

Preaching every Sunday at II a. m. and 7:3O
p. m. Sunday school, 2 p. m; Senior Epworth
League, AS p. m; Midweek Prayer meetings
Thursday, 1880 Pm
Rev. G. 81. Van Vliet, pastor.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20

1t is claimed that dentistry prolongs
life. AS has been said of matrimony, it
certainly makes it seem longer.-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Partly Accounted Eo-

Bizzer-Where does that man Film
mer get all his money?
Buzzer-Well, loaned him five dol
lars two years ago.-Ohio State Jour-
nal
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Good Reason.

Professionally does the earth move?
Hardup (absently) - Can't pay the
rent, uppose.-Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20

No man can build character by trying
to raze that Of others.-Nashville Ban
ner.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20

Friday morning Dirigo has just
arrived with three tons of turkeys.
Dealers are selling them for bit a
pound.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20

In Holland no landlord has the power
Of raising the rent OF of eyieting ten
ant.
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EYES, EARS, NOSE AND THROAT

eand Iwnree
Hyu coming are awayc
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Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton is within her reach.
Many a woman has testi-
fled vI know I should