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Amador ledger., 1901-10-25
State Miners Convention.

The state miners association as
sembled in San Francisco last Monday
morning. There was a larger attend
ance than ever before known. The
interest in these annual gatherings,
comprising nearly all the men who are
actively engaged in developing the
mineral resources of the state, seems to
be on the increase. President E. c..
VOORHEES,, of Suffer Creek, made the
opening address, in which he spoke of
the desirability of securing the balance
of 100000, which experts have de-
clared to be necessary to complete re-
straining dams on the Yuba river, the
practical effect of which would be a
resumption of the large hydraulic
mines of Placer, Nevada and Sierra
counties, wherein it is believed $500,
600, 600 in gold is yet buried. He also
referred to the desirability of placing
the state mining bureau on permanent
financial basis. At present it is nee
essary to go before the legislature
every two years and get an appropria-
tion for this important bureau. 1t is
now at the mercy of the legislature,
liable to be crippled at the caprice OF
that body.
There is no doubt that these annual
gatherings of the leading mining men
of the state do much good in drawing
attention to the vast mineral resources
of California, the development of which
is only in its infancy The convention
adjourned Wednesday. E. G. Voor-
heis was reelected president without
opposition.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25
DOCUMENTS RECORDED.
DEEDS.

DEEDS.
James B. Baker to John r. Tregloau
l-Frac. lot p, block 3, Amador; $40.
Josiah Gundry to Jabez MINIS
Land in section 80, township north,
range 10 east; $780,
Mary G. Breese to Amador County
Frac. lots and 6, block 2, jackson,
for highway; 81.
James Mushett to VIM. Daugherty
ct al-Frac. lot IA, block l, Jackson;
$500.
Joseph Wilderker ct ux. to ]. D.
Perkins ct al-Lot 3, block II, lone,
and rights of way; S17OO.
Same to Catherine Phillips-N of
lot l, block 80, lone; $1,000.
James Stewart ct ux, to Mary L.
McCall-Lot in lone e acres0 $500.
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS.
Mrs. E. V. Goodman to VIM. H.
Routledge-Bond on land in sections
26, 81, and "a, township north, range
II east, except Gilet claim; $1,000.
| Jacob Newman to VIM. Gilbert
Lease of frac. of land in section 26,
township 6 north, range 10 east; SO
acres; $75 per annum.
AGREEMENTS.
| V. Monterichard ct al, to VIM. H.
Routledge ct al-Extension of bond on
Slaughter House Q. NJ. near Oleta.
Mrs. E. V. Goodman to Vim. H.
neutrality-suspicious. on land desc. supra
misc. "F, ''-264; $1,000.
John w. Croft ct ux, to VIM. H.
neutrality-suspicious. on frac. of land in
section "a, township north, range IL
east; "Gilet" claim; $1,000.
Theresa Giusto with A. Neumann-
Agmt. to sell Devote ranch: s3O,OOO
MORTGAGE.
Theresa Giusto to M. Neumann-
Devote ranch in sections 9, 10, and Is,
township 6 north, range IL east; $3.50.
SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGE.
Sat. ack. by Geo, Barge, mortgage;
mortgage executed by Andrew Bargala
Land in section 16, township north,
range II east.
CERTIFICATE OF REDEMPTION.
Certificate of redemption of Sam
Shealor-Land in section 5, township
north, range 10 east, and personally.
Certificate of redemption of E. B.
Observation-Disclosures O. M in Pine
Grove district.
BRAND.
Mark and brand of Geo. Waechter
and Fred Rabb-''W-R" on hip; slit
right ear; crop left ear; dulop on
breast.
CHATTEL MORTGAGE.
81. U. Francisco to R. H. Bagley ct
Ial-Horses and cattle; $3.50.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25
Standard Electric Plant.

The Stockton Record says that the
Standard Electric Company will not be
ready to furnish power from its Blue
Lakes plant before December LIST, but
will furnish power to Stockton, COM
mencing November LIST, from the plant
at Colgate, owned by the Bay Counties
Power Company. A test of the wires
and insulators was made Thursday
of last week with satisfactory results.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25

Sometimes fortune, but never, if
you have sallow complexion, jaun-
diced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin-all signs of Liver Trouble.
But DR.. Kings New Life Pills give
Clear Skin, Rosy Cheeks, Rich Com
plexion. Only 25 cents at D. B. Spag-
noli's Drug Store.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25
Tot Causes Night Alarm.

zone night my brothers. baby was
taken with Group" writes Mrs. j. C..
Spider, Of Crittenden, KY, st seemed
it would strangle before we could get a
doctor, so we gave it DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which gave quick relief and
permanently cured it. We always keep
it in the house to protect our children
from Group and Whooping Cough. 1t
cured me of a chronic bronchial trouble
that no other remedy would relieve. y
Infallible for Coughs, Colds, Throat
and Lung troubles. SOC and Sl.OO.
Trial bottles free at D. B. Spagnoli's
Drug Store.
Frozen oysters at all times, and fresh
fish every Thursday at Caminetti's
Central Market.
When the bar-keeper sets out Jesse
Moore "AA," he gives the customer
the best in the house,
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25

Lewis Ockerman, Goshen, Ind: ''De
Wits Little Early Risers never bend
me double like other pills, but do their
work thoroughly and make me feel
like boy" Certain, thorough, gen.
tie. Kerr's Pharmacy, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25
The lone Echo Says:

Ten new seats were received and
placed in the Academy building early
in the week. They will all be in use
soon.
The coal mine at Buena Vista is
again in full operation, and teamsters
are hauling the product to the Suffer
laundry, the Wallace and Lock ford
creameries, and other places.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25
Lost.

A bay mare about six years old, has
a ragged name and rat tail. Has
collar marks on shoulders. Will
weigh, when in good condition. about
100 pounds, but being thin in flesh
will not weigh that much now. Her
hind legs are considerably bowed. A
reasonable reward will be paid for her
return to A. B. Caminetti, Jackson,
Cal If
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25

C. M. Phelps, Forestdale, VT, says
his child was completely cured of bad
case of eczema by the use of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Beware of all
counterfeits. 1t instantly relieves piles.
Kerr's Pharmacy, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25

Don't fail to read the advertisement
on another page, about the SIS. 900
prizes the Ledger readers will get if
they want to try for them.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25

Give us daily some good bread. Pho
neer Flour makes the best. S-tsa
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25
Malaria Makes Impure Blood.

Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic cures
Malaria. SOC. may 24-6m.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25
Stepped Into Live Goals.

when a child 1 burned my foot
writes w. H. Eads, oil
Jonesville, Va, (which caused horrible
leg sores for 80 years, but Bucklen s
Arnica Salve wholly cured me after
every thing else failed" Infallible for
Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Sores, Bruises and
Piles. Sold by D. B. Spagnoli. 25c.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25

Every $3.50 paid in subscription to
Ledger entities subscriber to certifi-
cate in the prize contest aggrega ting
S15OOO
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25

A complete assortment of groceries
and canned goods for campers and
picnickers at A. B. Caminetti's Central
Market. 5-3-tf.
Amador ledger., 1901-10-25

Full Stock Kip Boots for miners at
the White House.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30
TOAD THE FARMERS FRIEND.

Estimste That Each Toad Il Worth $50
Year.
From the earliest times the toad has
been associated with many creations of
the Imagination. He, however, has a
true value that deserves recognition
and appreciation by the farmer. The
shrill cry Of the toad in the pond is
heard in early spring. The eggs are
Matched in the water, from which the
young tadpoles must get their living
until they don the leaping-boots of the
toad. About July the fields and gar
dens are covered with myriads of
young toads which may be seen ON
damp, cloudy days Or in the cool of
the evening. leaping about in quest Of
food. 1t has been estimated with some
degree Of accuracy that the toad lives
from ten to fifteen years, but there is
some symptom of doubt as to the
age of toads found buried in solid
stone or trees. The toad cannot bear
the MONDAY sun and it is really
nocturnal creature. 1t has regular
haunts and travels in familiar paths
when in quest of food. 1t feeds con-
tinuously throughout the night, con-
Stunning in twentyfour hours an
amount of food equal in bulk to about
four times it's stomach's capacity. An
examination of large number of
stomachs showed that SO per cent of
the toad's food consists of worms, in
sects, ETC.; and about 80 per cent of
this amount consisted of insects direct
ly injurious to field crops and garden
produce 1t has been estimated that a
single toad eats in one year enough
insects, which, if they had lived, might
have damaged crops to the amount of
500. While the toad does good work
for the farmer, it is to the greenhouse
man and to the gardener that he rem
ders his greatest service. If food is
abundantly provided the toad may be
induced to leave it's favored haunts
and take up it's abode in the garden or
greenhouse. The chief enemy of the
toad is the small boy who destroys
great numbers of them every year The
toad is great friend of the farmer
and gardener, and as such should have
their hearty protection.-W. B. Ander-
son in Indianapolis News.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30
British Farmers Want Protection

Many farmers in England are giving
large acreages over to grass in order
to meet the labor difficulty and it seems
probable that the crops will be con-
siderably reduced this year, says a
London newspaper. This fear has been
communicated to the government by
leading agriculturists, and it is stated
that if any enterprising firm secure a
corner in American breadstuffs, the
effect upon consumers prices will be
disastrous. 1t is being urged upon the
government to give bounty for wheat
production in order to encourage home
growth, and to place a tariff upon i'm
ports, so that the farmer can secure
fair prices. In the future the British
farmer will have to compete more
earnestly with the engineer and the
shipbuilder for labor, and in the pres
ent tendency of farm wages to rise
there is an indication that the realiza-
ton has come home.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30
SCHUYLKILL tiERMIT'S HONE.

Valentine Fulbas, the hermit Of the
Schuylkill, finished the latest addition
to his house the other day and to cele-
brate the event sat in his shirt sleeves
on stump in front OF his doorstep and
viewed his handiwork with a smile Of
satisfaction.
His house is the delight of his life.
It stands on piece of Reading rail-
way property near the river and op-
posite Shawmont. For three years he
has been working upon 1t. From an
island above he brought boatload after
boatload Of river clay and baked it into
bricks in a rudely constructed kiln,
says the Philadelphia North American.
With pointed stick he carved and
modelled some of the clay into images.
Slowly the walls grew to completion.
Above the door Is mysterious coat
o{-arms and the initials V. F. The
chimney port rises on the wings of
white-robed angel, and about the main
doorway are pilasters of the apostles
looking sternly out along the road.
my father lived along the Rhine
and must stay by the river" said the
hermit. Its ceaseless motion is COM
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30

Guatama Buddha, and is the object Of
unbounded reverence to all the many
millions somewhere about 400, 900 ,000)
who worship him, and a relic for the
possession of which bloody wars have
been fought. and incredible sums of
money offered, it is perhaps not to
be wondered at the priests took good
care to lock it up securely before al
lowing it's shrine to join in the process
sion of relics of the Hindoo gods.
1t is said that Handy, where the
sacred tooth is preserved, owes its very
existence as the mountain capital to
the fact of this precious bit of bone
having been taken there for safety in
the sixteenth century. The Dalada
Maligwa, the Temple of the Tooth,
has been year by year enriched by the
offerings of the countless throng of
pilgrims who do homage to the relic by
offering gifts Of gold and silver orna-
ments, coins, jewels. vestments for the
priests, fruit and flowers. The latter
are at all times graceful feature of
this worship, for as none care to appear
empty-handed before the altar of Bud
dha, there are few in all the throng of
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30
Marriage Customs In Sumatra.

Women do not have bad time If
1t, on the whole, in the island of Su-
matra. The husband settles a mar
riage portion on his wife when he mar
rles her. He is liberty to get a sep
aration from her if he wishes il but
in that case he is bound to give her
her marriage portion and any property
which she may have brought into the
marriage contract untouched. The wife
does not live in the same house as her
husband, but has separate establish
ment, at which her husband visits her
every evening. If there are children.
says writer in the March number of
Womanhood. the boys are taken away
from their mother, and live with the
father from their fourth birthday. The
girls live with their mother till their
marriage. which takes place at a yerv
early age. When the daughters marry,
small house is built adjoining the
mothers house, in which they live. If
woman is left widow. Immediately
after her husbands death she plants a
Flagstaff at her door. upon which a Tag
is raised. So long as the flag remains
uniform by the wind, the etiquette OF
Sumatra forbids her to marry, but al
the first rent. however tiny, she can
lay aside her weeds and accept the arst
offer she has.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30
The Blue JAY.

The blue jay is quite common
throughout the year, its number being
somewhat decreased during the winter
season. During nesting time the jay
is forced to be an Industrious hunter of
insects. After family cares are over
he rOams the country, making himself
conspicuous in many ways. This bird
has been accused of robbing other
birds nests and killing their young.
Corn is the favorite grain of the blue
jay. and an examination of a number
of stomachs during different months
revealed the fact that they ate most
of their corn during the first five
months of the year, cleaning it from
the waste of the field, Or perchance i'm
pudently taking few grains from a
crack in the crib. Their chief food
during the fall is acornS and other
mast The results of these stomach
examinations show that the jay eats
many injurious insects, takes but little
corn, except waste grain; that it's rob-
bling habits have been greatly exag-
gerated, that it does little harm to
agriculture and great deal of good
w. B. Anderson. in Indianapolis News
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30
1t Was Fulfilled When
"Old Is" Killed Her
18th Victim. ~ ~ "

stop the train, but for some unac-
countable reason the engine was I'M
ruly, and in an instant had reached
the crossing, dashin all four occu-
pants of the vehicle into eternity.
This was the first of old Eight
GEMS" crimes, but it was not to be the
last A short time after she struck
deaf and dumb man and hurled him
the distance of three telegraph poles
along the track, killing him instantly.
That sent her headlong on her career
of murder. Then it was that Henry
Miller, her engineer said: Boys, she'll
kill her number eighteen, and then
she'll quit"
His prophecy was destined to prove
true, and one day last week she ground
the life out of an innocent child which
lay with it's head pillowed on an old
coffee sack on the rails, sleeping in
the sunshine of spring day.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30
VALUE OF THE FOOT BATH.
Nothing IL More Conducive to Health
Than Bathing.


Doctors who are not too anxious for
fees unite in declaring that the best
way to break up a cold, which certain
ly disfigures the face Of beauty as we'll
as valuable adjunct in the removal
of facial eruptions, the nightly foot
bath is invaluable The largest sweat
glands of the body are located in the
palms, armpits and soles of the feet. It
is OF primary Importance that these
multitudinous outlets should be UNI
clogged. Where facial eruption exists
and the whole attention is devoted to-
ward the care of the face, every pore is
active and open to afford the escape OF
clogging impurities. This is all wrong.
The feet should be made the gateway
for the escape of effete deposits. The
temperature of the foot bath should
range from 105 and 10 degrees, or as
hot as can be endured with comfort.
Should there exist chronic, profuse and
offensive perspiration add lump OF
washing soda to neutralize the acid
emulation. The feet should be rubbed
briskly to draw the blood down to the
extremities. Cool the water before
withdrawing the feet so that they may
not become unduly tender Rub long
and thoroughly with a soft towel.
Good pedal circulation is foe to eorns
and chilblains. Frequent warm foot
baths prevent callouses and make
walking pleasure For beauty and
complexion take extraordinary care Of
the feet.-Chicago Chronicle.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30

try and carried many of the natives
into captivity. The situation has been
fully explained to the powerful chiefs
among them and they say that they
gladly welcome the government of
France which they have been told will
protect them against the enemies who
have so long made them suffer. The
French are thoroughly convinced that
this part OF the country need not be
placed under military regime, and so
it is establishing posts all over the
region, manned with sufficient force
to carry out the regulations imposed
upon the people. France intends to
make both the civil and military gov
ernments as nearly self-suporting as
impose hut tax in the civil district.
The tax will be paid in rubber, each
hut holder being required to deliver
about six pounds year. He will take
1t to his local chief who will keep a
small proportion of the commodity and
forward the rest to one or another of
the French stations. The rubber and
ivory resources of the country are said
to be very large. In the regions of the
lower Shari all the laws and regula-
lions imposed upon the people will be
dictated by the military regime. The
government. proposes to collect a tax
from all the people, but it will not be
OnerOus. Rabah enriched himself by
taxes. He acquired enormous means
with which to extend his power by in
tlicting most grievous burden of tax
alton upon the inhabitants of the Sui
tanates he conquered. 1t is not ex-
pected that the French taxes will
amount to more than one-fourth those
which the despot Rabah collected. A
large part of the people already I'M
derstand that the evils inflicted upon
them by their conQuerors will be re-
moved and that their burden of taxa
ton will be comparatively light.
They are therefore submitting most
cheerfully to the rule of the French.
1t is not expected that France will
have any particular difficulty in fully
establishing it's sway over the great
and rich country which is quite certain
to prove one of the most valuable
French possessions in Africa.-New
York Sun.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30

Worshipers who have not some flowers
TO offer. Among the legendary acts of
devotion we are told of one who is
said to have offered six millions of
blossoms in one day to this rapacious
tooth. Another daily offered, it is
said, 100000 blossoms all of one sort
and different flower each day.
Externally the famous Temple of the
Tooth is not conspicuous, being
within the precincts of the old palace,
and partly concealed by the Audience
hall and the Pattipuwa, but the whole
is inclosed by a moat, with some very
ornamental stone.
Buddha's tooth is the central shrine
OF the great altar in the temple. Upon
the altar stands an octagonal cupola
OF solid silver and gold, supported by
slender pillars. In front of this are
three miniature crystal dagobas or
bell-shaped relic shrines, each resting
on square base and two golden can
dlesticks with lighted candles. In the
small dagobas on either side are dis
played priceless jeweled objects
royal gifts. Within the central shrine
which is OF the purest crystal, lays
large golden lotus blossom, from the
heart of which, upheld by twist of
gold wire, is appraised the worshipful
piece of yellow ivory, which to the
unquestioning eye of faith actually
passes for a human tooth.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-05-30

A few weeks ago a French military
expedition, including several hundred
Senegalese soldiers, started from the
great northern bend of the Mogangi
tributary of the Congo on the way
north to Lake Tchad. The expedition
Is under the command of Comman-
dant Destenave. Its purpose is to es-
tablish military government over the
countries around Lake Tchad former
ly ruled by the Sultan Rabah whom
the French while ago killed in bat
tie. This is the territory of the ma
tive empires of Bornu and Bagirmi
which were among the strongest ma
tive states in Africa until they were
conquered by the invincible guns of
Rabah. He carved out large empire
for himself in that part of the Sou
dan and was the absolute ruler of some
millions of people until the French put
an end to his rule less than two years
ago. The French flag will hereafter
float over this richest part of the CEN
trail Soudan by right of conquest and
OF the treaty arrangements between
France and Great Britain. The large
river Shari emptying into Lake Tchad
on the south, with it's sources some
hundreds of miles to the southeast, BIZ
Eects the vast territory of which the
French are now taking effective pos
session. Only the countries in the
Immediate neighborhood of Lake
Tchad gave the French any trouble
when they first moved into the coun-
try to subdue Rabah; and so the gov
eminent proposes to differentiate be-
tween the peaceful tribes of the south
and the fierce warriors of the Lake
Tchad sultanates which fought under
Rabah's banner. The country is to be
divided into two sections A civil gov
eminent is being established by the
present expedition over the southern
or upper half of the Shari basin. A
military government is to be estab-
lished over the northern or lower part
OF the river territory which is al
ready held by French troops. The
people occupying the upper part of the
Shari region are among the pagans of
Central Africa. Some of the tribes
have suffered terribly from the raids
of Mohammedan slave stealers, who
for years have devastated the coun-