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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
ON APPEAL.
Important Placer Mining Suit.

4mpOTLauL TlaceT mining suit.
7 The Commissioner of the Land Office
requires location of placer mines to be
by legal subdivisions of 4he public sur
veys, it being practicable to make the
location in that manner without inter-
fering with other bona fide mineral
or agricultural claimants in the same
tract.
This requirement is simply that of
the placer mining law of 1870 and that
of 1872. The Supreme Court of Cali
fornia will shortly pass upon the valid
ity or invalidity of placer location
upon public surveyed lands not made
in conformity with the public surveys,
the same being practicable. The case
in point, taken on appeal from the SUI
perior Court of Calaveras county, is
that of 7. D. Mitchell ct ais, plaintiffs
and respondents, VS.. Lewis J. Hutchin-
son ct ais, defendants and appellants.
Mitchell ct ais. made their location
peculiar to their own wishes and re-
gardless of the public surveys and the
placer law requiring all such locations
to conform to the system of public land
surveys and the rectangular subdivis-
ions of such surveys. The appellants
located their claim as the law directs.
The lower court decided in favor of
Mitchell ct ais. The decision of the
Supreme Court will be awaited with
much interest by mining men every
where.-Angels Echo.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15

George Manville Fem is the pos
SCISSOR of sheet Of old fashioned blue
wire woven note paper, which had its
habitation for years upon the bill file
Of the tradesman to whom it was sent.
1t tells its own tale:
"Mr Charles Dickens is much obliged
to Mr.. Claridge for the offer of Lord
Byron's flute. But, as Mr.. Dickens
cannot play that instrument himself
and has nobody in his house who can,
he begs to decline the purchase, with
thanks. Devonshire Terrace, twen-
tieth June, 1S4S."
There is no visible mark of a smile
upon the paper, says Mr. Fem, but
there seems to be one playing among
the words, and one cannot help think
ing that when Dickens wrote that he
could not play the flute he must have
recalled certain flute serenade played
at Mrs. Todgers' Commercial Board
ing House." written by him in 1874
New York Tribune.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
Queer Things to Eat.

Just before the Franco-German war
a travelling quack in France employed
as his clown, after the fashion Of the
day, a man named Tore, who testified
to the excellence of his masters cure
for indigestion by swallowing corks
and pebbles. After leaving the quack
he enlisted and in the presence of DR..
Lorentz tore open live cat, sucked
it's blood and devoured it. He also
ate in the same way living snakes,
grinding their heads between his teeth.
During the war he conveyed secret in
formation for the French army by
swallowing a small box with a writ
ten paper inside 1t, but he was at last
detected by the Prussians and punish
ed as q SOY.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
Garter Separations.

A worn garter is regarded by some
people as quite valuable present, for
it brings to its new wearer luck, or, at
any rate, Is supposed to do so.
A bride should always wear a blue
silk garter at her wedding. Her garter
is often given her by a friend who
has taken away its newness by wear
ing it few times. says Home Notes.
The wearing of the garter does not end
the ritual concerning It, After the
wedding ceremony it is either cut into
pieces or hidden. When it is hidden,
the bridesmaids hunt for 1t, and the
finder is assured of being happily mar
ried before the year is out When 1t is
cut. it is divided among the brides
maids to give to each good luck and a
devoted husband Sometimes the bride
bestows her garters on the first brides
maid, and in Germany each bridesmai Id
rece' 'es pair of blue white silk gar
tiers from the bride.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
GOT THE POSITION.

She Successfully Played on the
Weakness of the Statesman.
The New York Herald tells how a
diplomatic young lady who understood
the weakness of politicians secured
some years ago a place in the state
service.
The day before the opening of the
session shy girl knocked at the door
of the attorney generals Office.
'Ts the attorney general in~ she
asked timidly.
EYES," said the clerk. "He will see
you when he gets through with this
long line of job hunters. Just have a
seat"
In the numerous chairs, on the office
lounge and standing were 20 more
waiting for turn to press some claim
for position.
The attorney general was rather q
gruff looking man, and he dismissed
each with the remark: 81 can't do any
thing for you. Sorry, you know, but
there are hundreds of applicants, and
each officer, every legislator, has q
dozen begging for each position"
When the timid girls turn came, she
handed the impatient looking officer a
letter. She said nothing. She hardly
looked into his face.
"I'm sorry, Miss c., that l can dc
nothing for you. 1t was foolish for you
to come here expecting to get work. I'D
be glad to help you if l could; but. you
see, it's this way: have no influence
to get you position. l am very
1--WE were speaking of that at home
but / thought it would do no harm to
see you" she interrupted. And we
were saying what a pity it was that
you had lost your influence"
The state official WINGED. He looked
as If something hurt him.
Brown he said, turning to his dep
uty with unnecessary abruptness. this
young lady is to have a position in the
enrolling department. See that there is
place for her if you have to muzZle
every legislator in the building"
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
"Growinr Down.

Everybody has noticed that in ex-
IRENE old age people grow rapidly
shorter, SO that a person formerly Of
average height grows down" into
quite a diminutive man or woman. A
German contemporary points out that
this decrease Of height begins as early
as the age of 35 years. At 80. we are
told, the human body has reached its
full height, which is retained for a few
years, after which the growing down"
process begins. At first and for many
years the process is so slow as to be
almost imperceptible. but at the age of
about 60 it begins to be noticeable. and
after 70. even though a veteran does
not stoop at all, the fact that he is
growing down" becomes apparent to
one and all,
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
A Discoverer.

Bobby burst into the house In state
of high excitement His hands and
clothing were smeared with a liberal
amount Of some sticky substance. and
his face wore glow of triumphant
satisfaction.
81 say, mamma, those new people
across the way don't know muchP he
exclaimed. They've got a sign on
their front door that says Wet
Paintp"
"And you are covered with It'll You
ought to be ashamed Of yourselfV said
his mother severely. 'That sign was
put up to warn people to keep away
from it."
eyes, mamma" persisted Bobby,
with the enthusiasm Of a richly re-
warded scientific Investigator. 'but it
wasn't paint and 1 knew 1t. It was
varnishP'-London King.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
A Fish That Gives Paint.

The well known brown pigment
called sepia Is obtained from . ted
armed octopus found principally jp t6A
Mediterranean and more especially al
the head of the Adriatic sea. where It
is caught by the natives for food.
The sepia is contained In bag and
is really the black fluid of which we
have all read as being discharged By
the creature to cover its escape. Some
naturalists say that the fluid Is. brown
ish, which becomes more credible when
we know that this is the source Of
sepia.
The pigment is really powder. which
dissolves in water; it's strength may be
estimated by the fact that It will Color
1000 times its own bulk. When the
octopus has been killed, the sack or
bag is removed and dried to prevent
putrefaction. The sepia is treated with
ammonia or caustic soda, washed and
dried. 1t is one of the most durable Of
paints, except when fully exposed to
the fierce rays of the sun, and an even
surface can be obtained with 1t more
easily than with most paints. Sepia
has been obtained from a fossil cutie
fish thousands of years old and found
to be quite good for paint,
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15

the lungs, emaciation and weakness, have
been perfectly and permanently cured
by the use of DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
ica1 Discovery. 1t cures the cough,
heals the lungs, and builds up the body
with solid flesh.
uWhen commenced taking your medicines,
eighteen months ago, my health was completely
broken down" writes Mrs Cora L. Sunderland,
of Chaneyvilie, Calvert Co., Nd. "At times
could not even walk across the room without
pains in my chest. The doctor aOho attended me
said had lung trouble, and that zO0EId neJeY be
zVsH again. AT last ] concluded to try Doctor
Pierce's medicines. bought bottle of Gold
en- Medical Discovery took it, and soon COM
menced to feel little better, then you directed
me to take both the Golden Medical Discov-
cry and the Favorite Prescription which
did Altogether 1 have taken eighteen bottles
of Golden Medical Discovery twelve Of the
'Favorite Prescription and five walls of Pei
let's am now almost entirely well. and do all
my work without any pain whatever, and can
run with more ease than could formerly tOaNn
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of Fl one-cent stamps to cover
expense of mailing only. Address DIR.
R. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
AReluc,nnt Candidate.

During a local election in a German
town only one man appeared at the
nomination desk.
Whom do you nominateT inquired
the official.
"Myselfp' was the answer.
"Do you accept the nomination.
well, no."
The officer laughed and said:
"Then we must try again. Whom do
you nominateT
"Myselfr'
"You accept the nomination.
mo"
A subdued "donnerwetterv escaped
the lips of the perplexed official. but he
went on:
For the third time-whom do you
nominateT
"MyselfP' same the invariable reply.
''Do you accept the nomination.
The man rose up, and a smile of
satisfaction spread over his face as he
answered proudly:
Having been three times solicited
by my fellow citizens to accept the
nomination, can no longer decline to
accede to their wishes" He then re-
tired.-Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
Expense. of a Yacht Owner.

There is no question that modern lux.
ury has reached Its most eXtravagant
pinnacle In yachting, which, in the elab.
crate profusion of its expense, brings
US very close to the latter days of the
Roman empire. Take single case. A
boat like Colonel Payne's $50 ton yacht
Aphrodite carries company of 60 men
captain, first and second mates, car.
penter, chief steward, assistant stew
ard, bedroom stewards, pantryman,
chief cook, 2 assistant cooks, chief en-
gineer. 8 assistant engineers, oilers,
Is firemen and 10 men before the mast
.-Leslie's Monthly.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
superstitions About sneezine.

Xenophon, Promotheus, Themistocles
and Cicero regarded a sneeze as ia
vorable omen. Among the Hindoos and
Persians, however, sneezing and yawn-
ing were ascribed to demoniacal pos
session. The Hindoo snaps his thumb
and finger and repeats the name of one
of his gods. The Moslems believe that
the devil may leap into gaping mouth.
and hence when he yawns be draws
the back of his hand over his mouth
and mutters this prayer, II seek refuge
with Allah from satan, the accursed.'
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
Perfumes Were Popular.

The rage for perfumes reached its
height during the reign Of Louis XIV.
Throughout the continent his court was
known as the scented court" 1t was
then the custom when giving a large
entertainment for the hostess to inform
her guests what particular odor she
would use for pertaining her rooms,
and each guest would use that odor in
making her toilet. At court a different
perfume was used for each day Of the
week. Much more attention was paid
to the use Of the perfume than to soap
and water, and cleanliness was not
numbered among the virtues Of that
age.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
THE OLD FASHIONED BOY.

Oh, for glimpse Of a natural boy
boy with freckled face,
With forehead white meath tangled hair
And limbs devoid of grace;
Whose feet toe in, while his elbows fare;
Whose knees are patched al ways;
Who turns as red as lobster when
You give him a word Of praise;
A boy who's born with an appetite,
Who seeks the pantry shelf
To eat his piece with resembling smack.
Who isn't gone on himself;
Robinson C-usoe'' reading boy,
Whose pockets bulge with trash,
Who knows the use Of rod and gun
And where the brook trout splash.
It's true he'll sit in the easiest chair
With his hat on his tousled head;
That his hands and feet are everywhere,
For youth must have room to spread,
But he doesn't dub his father "old man"
Nor deny his mothers call
Nor ridicule what his elders say
Or think that he knows it all.
A rough and wholesome natural boy
OF a good old fashioned clay
God bless him, II he's still on earth,
For he'll make a man some dayi
Detroit Free Press.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
Danger In Damp Paper.

Most of the paper now used is made
from wood and other vegetable fibers
which are chemically not very differ
ent from the material of which hay
rick is composed. Consequently if pa
per is stacked damp heating is likely
to take place just as it does with
prematurely stacked hay, and at any
time flames may burst out as the re-
suit Of spontaneous combustion.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
MONEY TO LOAN
GEO. l. WRIGHT & son


The average diver thinks /; fair
days work to secure 100 pearl oysters
in 80 feet of water. After being taken
ashore the mollusks are allowed to die,
when their shells open of their own ac-
cord. The pearls are classified by pass
ing them through a series of sieves,
which assert them into different sizes.
Those which are very small or de-
fective are sold to make Il preparation
for sore eyes and nervous complaints
that is very popular in the east-Pear-
sons
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
A Moody RetOrt.

A religious enthusiast. whose hobby
was anti-Catholicism, went to the great
evangelist one day and put the direct
question: ''Mr. Moody, do you ever in
tend to do any preaching against the
Catholicism
eyes, may some time"
when will that be?"
after the Professionals are con
Yerted."
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
One way of Telling,

Curley-You see that fellow loafing
over there? He used to go to the same
college that l did. ! wonder if he re
members me?
Burleigh-Ask him for the loan of SIS
Curley-What for?
Burleigh-If he remembers you. you
won't get it.-Judge.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
Mental Quiescence.

Haven't you any positive opinions
on any subjectT
mo. By not having positive opin-
ions, you see, man doesn't have to
wear himself out backing them up
Detroit Free Press.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
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 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 it's 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, F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
1T
SCARES
PEOPLE

Who come of a
consumptive FAM
lily when they be-
gin to cough and
the lungs are pain
full. But it is a
fact beyond dis
proof that COIL
sumption is not
and cannot be in
herited. The mi
crobe which breeds
disease must abso-
lutely be received
by the individual
before consump-
ton can be devel-
oped.
Men and women
who have been af-
hicted with obsti-
nate coughs, bron-
chitis, bleeding of
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
A DelusiOn,

Willie-Those goldfish you sent home
are fakes.
Slimson-How do you know?
"Why, took them out of the water,
and they turned brown in 10 minutes"
Life.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15

"But she looks so confiding."
"That's just what makes her so hor-
rid. When you get to know her, you
and that she has nothing to confde."
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
The Most Expensive HIT.

The most expensive hat in the worlI
is undoubtedly the one which was pre-
sCnted to General Grant while he was
in Mexico in 1882. 1t cost 81, 300 and is
now to be seen in the National museum
at Washington and is the finest speci-
men of a Mexican sombrero ever made.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
M. E. Church Services.

Preaching every Sunday at II a. m. and 7:3O
p. m. Sunday school, 2 p. m; Senior Epworth
League, 6:45 p. M; Midweek Prayer meetings,
Thursday, 1880 p. m.
Rev. G. H. Van Vliet, pastor.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15

Mind is that which preceves. feels,
remembers, acts and is conscious Of
continued existence.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15

Many man has found, after mixing
politics with his business, that he has
no business to mix with his politics.
Chicago News.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15

Politeness is like an air cushion
there may be nothing in 1t, but it eases
many hard jolt.-Chicago News.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
JACKSON REPUBLICAN, CLU B

Stated meetings the second Monday evening
of each month at o'clock p, m. All Republf-
cans in jackson and vicinity cordially invited
to attend and sign the roll Of membership.
Membership free. All funds raised by volun-
tary contributions.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15

An Irlsnman IN speaking or an nc
Quaintance said he Yas condemned to
be hanged, but saved his life by dying
the day before he was executed.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
Does your dealer keep
Jesse Moore Whiskey?
If not, insist on his
Getting it for you.
The finest in the world.

Fresh consignment of pigs feet, Sal
ami, compressed ham, Swiss and Ameri-
can cheese, bloaters and herring at
Caminetti's Central Market.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
Not ENTIRELY Mute,

He-What I feel for you, Muriel, 1
can never tell you in words. True love
Is silent.
Muriel-Oh, no, I assure you. 1t
speaks to papa.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
Still Dreaming.

Il feel now quite satisfied that there
is no life so happy as a married one"
"And how long have you been mar
ried?'
"Since last Wednesday,"
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15

A hopeless man is deserted by him
self, and he who deserts himself IA
aQon deserted BY his friends
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15

1t is mistake to suppose that it is
always the last straw which breaks
the camers back.-Chicago Herald.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-11-15
EYES, EARS, NOSE AND THROAT

mandI wiure
coe ealya oon1s ealwayscr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-03
GE TING
SERIOUS
Refuse Thrown Into the Har.
Dor Menaces Property.

The harhor presented u most I'M
slightly appearance thlr morning.
due tu toms of debris on the autfat q
uf the water, iiuXra, logs. discard
td deck houses aud plankuK. hHu
yoapa and fruit crates constitute the
rubbish thrown overheard from the
my transport Raaectann nov ~
INK IN the government dock the
steamship brunswick. lying along
side uf the Mexico. aud other tramp
and local craft
Persons annoyed hy tho condition.
insist that the harhur D. not dump
Ing ground fnr refuse 81 any kind.
and there is ritY ordinance which
prohibits It's obstruction in any man=
TER that the penalty Tor violating
this ordinance IL a heavy nne, and
that 1t is the duty Of the harbnr ON
ciala TO see that the ordinance T.
enforced.
Floating matches are a menace u
the safety II small craft, A portion
~ detkhousr. torn from the steam
fhtp brunswick. and caet into THE
stream. Heated among the pleasure
boats and yachts mnurud 90 the Law
renee hoathouac pieru this morning
crashing through . window In the
launch Hoo Hoo. Heruping the sides
cf other boats and doing other minor
mischief The proprietor ~ the boat.
house Will have "a pay the expense
bill when the damaged boats are re-
ptired. aud SAYS n the city ordin-
nuce prohibiting he uar % the har-
hpf a. = dump r. not enforced. own
erH n vessels injured by those float.
ing distractions viii have 60 take
action for damages from the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-03
GRADUATING
EXERCISES
Forty Seniors OF wilson's Business
College Given Diplomas

The seventh annual commence.
nant exercises 81 wilson's Modern
business college were held In che
Seattle theater last evening. The
huuss was crowded. and the rise q
the curtain disclosed the - Erudu.
ates and the speakers % the even
Ing assembled On thr stage. whirh
Was prUfu@ciy decorated with flow
era. After the invocation b. Rev
". y. slmouda aud the opening re-
marks by Mr.. A. J. ftookmysr,
Frank y. Cooper. city superintendent
Of schools made the evening address
He made a furcihie appeal % the stu
dsnta 90 keep un courage In the bat
ties ~ ne, and spoke along the lines
Of the familiar quotation. Give me
place u stand and / wlil move the
world"
he pointed out 20 the graduates
that they were beginning their bus
mess career in the hest age. in the
beHt city in the most promising sec
ton u the best country In the world. o.
which remark elected much APP
ulause.
Music was furnished BY Wagner
First Hegimental orchestra
The school cGiofs we're lemon and
Nile green their motto. Not I'm
iahed but prepared 90 begin
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-03
University Law School

u 10 almost definitely settled that
thtc IniNrraity Law school viii not
hr moved nut tu irnuklNn. There rs
no accommodation for the school
there, as the administration build
irr iH already uNurUruWdud aud the
new science building viii mot he
completed for some month Nrt Thla
action uf the board ut regents IN
keeping tho school down town Is
meeting with the approval OF all
the students who live In che city.
MANY ut them work IN law offices
coz are otherwise employed, ana the
trip ont II Hruoklyn would not oniA
boz "a hardship Go some. but would
prevent many from attending the
school The college law library ~
az yvt small and needs the gu-oprr
alton of downtown libraries. a plan
is ON foot q remodel North lfnu, tha
ola university dnFmiturN, ana use II
Tor law building. This structure
be- "a twazatofy building 50 hy e. teet.
and would give ample aecommCdAa
ton for several years YET
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-08-03

1900 Neat broom. zsrfarY cottage
with miI lot g0xlZG on Terry ave
puur north. eHHy walking llFthHr' :
$500 cash balance monthly Ifahh
o. Hunter. win the EIiHa iutFs
mont Co. room q. faeihe hi"'st
HfgifEBT prices for second har1
goods. bedroom sets. stoves. car
pets. etc. tsd Front Furniture -.
iio-ii7 md Ave. = Tel t'H lIzz.
CHOICE t0ts IN Broad wy district.
apply mornings 80 owner. baZ Bel
mont