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The age-herald., 1901-03-03
Waists & EiderdOWn SdCqu6S

A colossal clearing up of all the wool waists and dressing sacques at a great sacrifice.
 Handsome Eiderdown Sacques, made with square and pointed collars-trim- med with braid, applique and embroid- cry on the reveres-satin bound front fastened with silk frogs-red, gray, pink and blue-four lots.
 $2.00 Eiderdown Sacques SSo for. .. =. -. =. ..... wv S3.85 Eiderdown Sacques QS S3.0O Eiderdown Sacques OS S4.5O Eiderdown Sacques 9 CH
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
A RattIesnake story,

In Life and Sport on the Pacific
Coast" Horace A. Vachell relates one
of his narrow escapes from a friends
bullet: 'My cousin and 1 had been
camping and hunting for several days
In sort of paradise valley. One day,
during a long ride on horseback, we
had seen a great many rarriesnaKes
and killed few, an exceptional ex-
perience. That night my cousin woke
up and saw, by the light of the moon, a
big RATHER crawling across my chest.
He lay for moment fascinated, hor-
ror struck, watching the sinuous curves
of the reptile.
''Then he quietly reached for his six
shooter, but he could not see the rep
tiles head, and he moved nearer, noise
lessly, yet quickly, dreading some
movement on my part that should pre-
cipitate the very thing he dreaded, and
then he saw that it was not snake at
all-only the black and yellow stripe of
my blanket, which gently rose and fell
as 1 breathed. Had he fired-well, it
might have been bad for me, for he
confessed that his hand shook"
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01

soft boiled; three hours to digest boiled
apple dumping; three hours to digest
fresh roast beef. In fact, three hours is
about the time required to digest the
average twelve minute lunch. The OBJ
ject of the hasty lunch is to let the busy
man get back to his Office work. But
when the brain is active, the stomach IS
inactive for lack of necessary blood. The
natural consequence is indigestion, and
indigestion opens the door to many dis
eases.
Indigestion is cured by the use Of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
which cures diseases of the stomach and
other organs of digestion and nutrition,
and enables the perfect digestion and
assimilation of food.
ait is with heartfelt gratitude that send this
testimonial which I wish you to publish with
man, of Washingtonville, Orange Co, n. Y: II
had stomach trouble from childhood and suffered
with it more or less as grew up At the age Of
fering was terrible. Could not eat without dis
tress. Could only eat few certain things and
was not able to work half the time. Every thing
tried only gave me temporary relief. My wife
finally persuaded me to try DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets
took six bottles of the Golden Medical Discov-
cry and two walls of Dr., Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets / then felt so well that stopped taking
medicine. Several months have passed and
can do the hardest kind of work can eat any
thing that is set before me and enjoy it am
az years old and this is the first time have ever
been weli.n
Free. DIR. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser in paper covers is sent
free on receipt of Fl one-cent stamps to
pay expense of mailing only; or 81 stamps
for cloth-bound volume, Address DIR. R.
v. Pierce, Buffalo, N, Y,
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
CAUGHT IN AN EXPLOSION.
A Miners Description of His Feel
inEs When He Was Blown Up.

A Miners Description of His Feel
inGs When He Was Blown Up.
A miner who was blown up while
blasting a rock describes his sensations
thus:
"You see, it's so sudden. It's over
just about the time you begin to under
stand that something is happening.
You know, 1 had the cartridge in my
hand and put it down. Then l got
afraid of it. All at once everything
was light. l don't think | saw the
fash. Anyway my face was not ex-
actly toward the explosion.
But then everything got light, lighter
than day-kind of binding. There was
an awful crash. 1t was just at the
same time. was terrified and wanted
to get away. 1t was just as If l was
having the nightmare. Somehow,
though. l knew just what the matter
was. A man can think faster than he
has any idea of. knew that some Of
the others were nearer the explosion,
and said to myself, They're blown in
bits, that's certain
you understand, this was all In a.
second-all at once, really. Then It was
exactly the same as If / had been hit
with a stick. l thought it was a big
stick, bigger than any man could swing,
and that 1t must be worked by ma
chinery. 1t hit me on the head and all
over. went sailing into the air long,
long way. My ears reared, and the wind
blew into my face. l knew when I
struck the ground, for l remember say
ing to myself, We'll, I'm done for
Il don't know just when lost my
right senses or when they came back,
but when they did come back it seemed
queer that was there still. thought
l had been thrown somewhere else.
could feel fire burning me- 1t was my
clothes. They were smoking and al
most blazing. l was bruised all over
and could not hear very we'll. My
voice sounded as though somebody else
were talking. That's all can tell you
about it,
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
A Fish and Lizard Story,

One afternoon 1 thought l would go
down the river and troll. l had on my
hook a live minnow and in a little
while had a strike, and I hooked my
first fish, which seemed to be quite u
large one. I reeled him where | could
see him and found it was large pike
% or 80 inches long. 1 pulled him up
to my boat, but when | lifted him
from the water he was as light as a
feather. l measured him and found he
was just 80 inches long and should
have weighed eight or nine pounds.
while he only weighed two. He was
just skin and bones. 1 killed him. took
my knife and cut him open and found
a live lizard, five inches long, in his
stomach. The reptile was as black as
coal and very lively, living "a hours
after / took him from his prison.
Field and Stream.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01

An instance of the way in which the
acting of play grows may be taken
from Ellen Terry's playing i'll Mime.
SansGene." In the play in question
the washerwoman duchess is having a
lesson from a professor of dancing.
The business of the play requires her
to be awkward in her attempts at dane
ing, and the actress is awkward, de
lightfully awkward. She has put on
long riding habit in order to become
accustomed to manipulate her court
train in the dance and is so much trou-
bled with 1t that finally she tucks it
over her arm while she is learning to.
take the steps. The train keeps slip
ping off her arm and has to be perpetu-
ally replaced, and the episode is a cause
of much boisterous amusement.
One night in great English manu-
featuring city she was playing the part
with even more than her usual verve.
She was lost in the assumed character
so thoroughly that it was real to her,
and the eX-washerwoman, with her
mind harassed and worried by the try
ing conditions of her artificial court
life, instinctiyely returned to the habits
of her youth. In a moment of abstrac-
ton, finding the fat coil of stuff across
her arm, she instinctively began to
wiring it out. The. response of the audi
ence was electrical. Every woman
and man-who had ever seen a wash
tub recognized the sincerity of the ac-
ton. This moment of creative instinct
was recorded in the actress mind and
has been repeated ever since.-Cosmo-
nOlitan.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
Analysing His Affection

The young lovers sat beside the wa
terfall The rapids and the nearby
whirlpool had a strange attraction for
the romantic young girl. She had heard
the story of the unhappy Indian maid
en- and the young brave who had gone
to their doom, clasped in each others
arms, to the slow music of the Swan
Song" That seemed very beautiful to
her.
"Jack," she said, IF you saw me
struggling in the water near the edge
of the falls, would you jump in after
me?"
"What would be the use, my dear,
when can't swimT' he answered.
But at least we could perish togeth-
err" she replied bravely.
Eyes, there would be\no doubt of
that" he returned, shuddering at the
sound Of the cruel waters.
"But haven't you often said you
would die for me?" she asked, piqued
at his GOODNESS.
mo, my DEAR" replied her practical
lover. "If you'll remember, I've al
ways told you that 1 had an undying
love for youp'-Smart Set.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
Hawk and Partridge.

huWk ana Partridge.
In "Reminiscences of a Falconer"
Major Fisher describes the tactics of n
partridge when pursued by a tame
falcon.
The falcon was descending upon the
partridge when the partridge stopped
short and fell to the ground as if dead.
He seemed to be lost in the short stub
ble of the field. He was far too know
Ing to trust himself again on the wing,
and the hawk had no alternative but
to take him on the ground. which he
speedily attempted to do.
But on the ground the partridge was
far more agile than he, running this
way and that with great speed. The
hawk would jump awkwardly up and
dart after the scudding partridge, who
just at the right moment jumped from
the ground and over his back, descend
ed on the other side and commenced
running harder than before.
Time after time this was done. At
every attempt the partridge met the
hawk with outstretched neck and rails
ed hackles, in the attitude of a fighting
bantam cock, jumping up to avoid be-
ing clutched whenever the hawk struck
at him. In fact, his whole action was
that of a plucky little game bantam.
This went on for some time, until, as
l regret to say, 1 ended the unequal
strife by putting the partridge once
more fairly on the wing, when, Of
course, the hawk readily overlook and
captured it, not overmuch to his credit
and still less to mine.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
Oklahoma Rates.

An Oklahoma editor, who is deep
thinker, has fixed table of rates for
publishing things mot as they seem,"
says the Jefferson (Tex.) Jimplecute.
''For calling a man successful citizen
when everybody knows that heis lazier
than government mule, S275; re-
ferring 10 % doUOeooa oiti.o., s.s,-v..y,- W no
is sincerely mourned by the entire COM
munity when he knows he will only be
missed in the poker circles, S1.OS; re-
ferring to some gallivanting female as
an estimable lady whom it is pleasure
to meet when every business man in
town had rather see the devil coming,
hoOfs, horns and all than see her COM
ing toward him, 1919; calling an ordi-
nary pulpit wonder an eminent divine,
80 cents; sending tough citizen to
heaven with poetry, So
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
Something New Under The Sun"

All Doctors have tried to cure
Catarrh by the use of powders, acid
gases, inhalers and drugs in paste form.
Their powders dry up the mucuous
mem branes causing them to crack open
and bleed. The powerful acids used in
the inhalers have entirely eaten away
the same membranes that their makers
have aimed to cure, while pastes and
oiutments cannot reach the disease.
An old and experienced practitioner
who has for many years made close
study and speciality of the treatment OF
Catarrh, has at last perfected treat
ment which, when faithfully used, not
only relieves at once, but permanently
cures Catarrh, by removing the cause.
stopping the discharges, and curing all
Inflammation. 1t is the only remedy
known to science that actually reaches
the afflicted parts. This wonderful
remedy is known as "Snuffies the
Guaranteed Catarrh Cure" and is sold
at the extremely low price of one dol
lar, each package containing internal
and external medicine sufficient for a
full months treatment and everything
necessary to its perfect use.
"Snuffies" is the only perfect
Catarrh cure ever made and is now
recognized as the only safe and positive
cure for that annoying and disgusting
disease. 1t cures all Inflammation
quickly and permanently and is also
Wonderfully quick to relieve hay fever
or cold in the head.
Catarrh, when neglected, often leads
to consumption-"Snuffies" will save
you if you use it at once. 1t is an ordi-
nary remedy, but complete treat
ment which IS positively guaranteed to
cure Catarrh IN any form or stage il
used according to the directions which
accompany each package. Don't delay
but send at once, and write full particu-
lars as to your condition, and you will
receive special advice from the dis
coverer of this wonderful remedy re-
garding your case without cost to you
beyond the regular price of "Snuffles' u
the Guaranteed Catarrh Cure"
Sent prepaid to any address in the
United States on receipt OF one dollar.
Address Dept. Edwin G.. Giles & Com
pany, 1880 Market street, Philadelphia.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
Valley Notes.
CONDENSED from Echo

Henry Landing, gentleman who
left lone Is years ago, and has since
resided in Colorado, and has also mar
ried, arrived in town Thursday from
Breckenridge with his family. He will
live at the Landing mine.
A few days ago Mrs. Joseph Fithian
caught her foot in wire while walk
ing in her garden, and was thrown to
the ground with such violence as to
severity injure weak knee.
That there is money in grapes has been
demonstrated again this year by E.
| Merkel of Union district. He has
four and one half acres in zinfandels,
and has just harvested the crop. He
sold 10 tons of grapes and 400 gallons
of wine. receiving for the same s577,
more than 800 per acre, and with but
little labor.
X. F. Freeman, the aged veteran,
who is one of Uncle Sans pensioners,
was made happy the other day. Last
Monday he received notice that the
back pension he had been seeking,
amounting to S144. had been awarded
him. and would soon be remitted.
Last Saturday John Kaufman,
young man from Stockton, met with
distressing accident. He and his
partner were telling a tree on the
Swift place on Dry creek, when tie
back of Kaufman's right hand came in
contact with the keen blade of the
other fellows AK, and the hand back
of the knuckles was nearly cut in twain.
Thirteen stitches were required to get
the lacerated edges together.
G. G. Noble has purchased the Echo
from j. E. Barnes. For the past few
months he has been running it, on an
option to purchase, and concluded to
avail himself of the option. ]. E.
Barnes and family will locate in Shasta
county.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
A BIG WEDDING FEE.
The Generous Uses to Which Henry
Ward Beecher Put It,

The Generous Uses to Which Henry
Ward Beecher Put 1t.
In his "Eccentricities of Genius" Ma
1or Pond says that often while travel
ing Henry Ward Beecher improved his
time by having what he called IA gen
eral housccleaning" of his pockets,
which would get loaded up with letters
and papers until they could hold no
more, when he would clear them out
and destroy such papers as were worth
less.
On one occasion Beecher happened
to put his hand in the watch pocket
of his pantaloons and found there a
little envelope which he opened When
be saw its contents, he called Major
Pond to sit beside him and remarked:
You remember the evening | married
c. Z. Huntington. was so much in
tcrested in the subject that / forgot
he banded me a little envelope as he
went out of the door. l put it In the
watch pocket of my pantaloons and
never thought of it again until Just
now. and here it is, four $1,000 bills.
Now" he SAID. don't tell any one
about it, and we will have a good time
and make some happiness with this
money. Wewill just consider that we
found it."
And so in a day or two Mr.. Beecher
went with Major Pond to look at a
cargo Of fine oriental rugs, many Of
which he purchased and sent to differ
ent friends, and afterward he spent
what remained of the money for coin
silver lamps, unmounted gems and va
rious pieces of bric-a-brac, all of which
he gave away until he had used up
the entire $4,000 Gin making happiness
among those whom he loved"
After Mr.. Beecher's death the major
related to Mr.. Huntington the incident
of this discovery of the four $1,000
bills. and the railway magnate observ-
ed: 81 should never have given them
to him. 1t was all wrong. made a
mistake. Money never did him any
good"
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01

Emerson's dictum that we should
treat every one as if he were all he
ought to be is an excellent rule to prac-
tice In daily life. 1t is human nature
to rise to the level that is expected of
it. 1t is not necessary to waste time
upon uncongenial people unless you are
bound to them by strong family ties,
but it is important that all with whom
you come in contact be studied, with
the desire on your part to give credit
for all that Is good in them and that
nothing in their outward circumstances
or appearance be allowed to prejudice
you against them.-Ada @. Sweet in
Woman's Home Companion.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
The Children's Friend.

You'll have'a cold this winter. Nav
be you have one now. Your children
will suffer too. For coughs. Group,
bronchitis, grip and other winter COM
plants One Minute Cough Cure never
fails. Acts promptly. 1t is very pleas
ant to the taste and perfectly harmless.
G. B. George, Winchester, KY, writes
Our little girl was attacked with
Group late one night and was so hoarse
she could hardly speak. We gave her
few doses of One Minute Cough Cure.
1t relieved her Immediately and she
went to sleep. When she awoke next
morning she had no SIGNS of hoarse-
ness or Group" Kerr's Pharmacy,
Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
AFTER THE QUARREL.
A single smile from her rosy mouth,

single smile from her rosy mouth,
A sudden glance from her soft eyes sent,
And he turned, the wind veers north or south,
And followed whittier her light feet went.
Did she linger and look for q moment theni
Did she lift her face and smile again9
Nay, not sol
The heart of girl, ali, who may knowf
With every pace of his swift pursuit
Her step she quickened nor looked behind
Eyes were speeches., and lips were mute;
Never glance or cold or kind,
As If she cherished nor thought nor care
For the eager footballs hurrying therel
Was it so7
The heart Of girl, ah, who may knowf
Did she love him more when look and smile
Silently babe him to follow herr
Did she love him less when she wove her wile
His heart to trouble, his hope defer7
Nay, read you this riddle, strange, but true
She loved him most when she most withdrew
Even sol
The heart of a girl, ali, who may knowf
Blanche Trennor Heath in Atlanta Constitu
ton.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
The Question. of Clarence

"Well, Clarence. what is itT' asked
the boys papa.
81 didn't say anything, papa" replied
Clarence.
81 know you didn't, but it is fully five
minutes since you asked a question.
and | know from experience that an
other is due about this time"
"Well. papa, what are all those big
United States flags made Off" asked
the boy.
Some of them are made of silk.
Clarence. but by far the greater mum.
Der are made Of bunting"
And. papaY
"Well, ClarenceT
"Are the little flags made of baby
bunting"- Pittsburg Commercial Ga
zette.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
MONEY TO LOAN.
GEO. |. WRIGHT & SON


The otter nsed by Scottish poarhers
is one of the most deadly fishing inStru
ments known. In some waters is is far
more effective than net 1t may he
described as water kite which serves
TO take out over the water line bear
ing 30 or more flies. The otter itself is
a floating piece of board loaded along
one edge to keep it upright. The poa,h
er walks along the side of loch or river
letting out the fly decorated line aS he
goes. the otter board gradually working
out toward the center An enormous
area of water is fished at one time and
numbers of fish are killed
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutiOnal treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The prOprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow-
ers, that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address, r. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Does your dealer keep
Jesse Moore Whiskey?
If not, insist on his
Getting it for you.
The finest in the world.
Subscribe for the Ledger. Onlv
s.. so year.
Fresh consignment of pigs feet, Sal
ami, compressed ham, Swiss and Ameri-
can cheese, hloaters and herring at
Caminetti's Central Market.
Read our great offer of cash prizes,
aggregating $4,000, to paid-up SUBJ
scribers.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
An AWakener.

A preacher, raising his eyes from his
desk in the midst of bis sermon. was
paralyzed with amaZement TO see his
rude son in the gallery pelting the
hearers in the pews below with horse
chestnuts. But while the good man
was preparing a frown of reproof the
young hopeful cried out
You tend to your preaching. daddy
I'll keep 'em awake"
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
Without n Ring.

A wedding without ring Seems III
congruous, but in Cadiz. Spain. no ring
is used. After the ceremony the bride
groom moves the flower in his brides
hair from left to right, for in various
parts Of Spain to wear q rose above
your right ear is to proclaim yourself a
wife. Thus the rose takes the place Of
the ring.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
A Light Repasf.

Hungry Horace-Kind lady. can't We
gimme somepin ter eat? ANT ste
nothin sence day before yesterday.
Kind Lady-And what did you eat
then?
Hungry Horace-Nothn but de mar
ket report in an old paper Baltimore
merican.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01

A boy is like a fountain pen. You
can't tell from what he costs whether
he will make his mark or not.-Detrolt
Journal.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01

Among the Burmese a newly mar.
rled couple, to insure happy life, ex-
change mixture of tea leaves stepped
In oil.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01

1t may be that you haven't more
trouble than others. but that you have
more time to think about it.-Atchison
Globe.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
M. E. Church Services.

Preaching every Sunday at II a. m. and 7:S
p. IN. Sunday school, , p NJ; Senior Epwortf
League, g 40 p. IN; Midweek Prayer meetings
Thursday, 1880 p. m.
Rev. G. II. Van Vliet, pastor.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01

consequence of self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
head, ringing in the ears, loss of confidence,
difidence in approaching strangers, palpitation
of the heart weakness of the limbs and back
loss of memory, pimples on the face, coughs,
consumption, etc.
DIR. GIBBON has practiced in San Francisco
over 81 years, and those troubled should not
fail to consult him and receive the benefit Of
his 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.
DIR. J. F. GIBBoN, 6a5 Kearney street, San
Francisco, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
The Candid suburbanlte.

Inv Nahu'u SuDurDHhtte'
u suppose people around here raise
their own vegetablesf'
Some do; others merely plant them.
Puck
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
~
MinUSeS
for
kUssCh.

That is the average time
spent in a large city restau-
rant by three thousand
1unchers. 1t takes three
hours to digest a fresh egg
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
JACKSON REPUBLICAN, Gu B

Stated meetings the second Monday evening
of each month at O'Clock p, m. All Republi-
cans in jackson and vicinity cordially invited
to attend and sign the roll of membership.
Membership free. All funds raised by volun-
tarv contributions
Amador ledger., 1901-11-01
.BaEsnNmSS
Monkeys

"All well-all happy-lots
of fun. That is the regular
report from the monkey cage
of Barnum's Circus ever since
the keepers began dosing the
monkeys with SCOTS Emul-
sion. Consumption was carry
ing off two thirds of them
every year and the circus had
to buy new ones.
One day a keeper accident
ally broke a bottle of Scots
Emulsion near the monkey
cage and the monkeys eagerly
Tapped it up from the floor.
This suggested the idea that it
might do them good. Since
then the monkeys have received
regular doses and the keepers
report very few deaths from
consumption. Of course it's
cheaper to buy SCOTS Emul-
sion than new monkeys-and
that suits the circus men.
Consumption in monkeys
and in man is the same disease.
IF YOU have it or are threaten.