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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14
A Mounment to NapoIeou.

The St. Louis Globe Democrat de- clares thati"a monument to Napoleon Bonapart should be erected on the Louisiana Purchase Exposition grounds early in the fair of 1903, and France should be given the place of honor in the festivities that day" Says the Globe Democrat:
 By giving Louisiana to us BonapaPte kept 1t out of England's hands. In Eng lands possession 1t might have been another Canada, shutting us out on the east side of the Mississippi and con- demning us to a place beside Mexico, Brazil or some other second or third rate powers. Possibly we might have wrestsd Louisiana from England. but this would have been at the cost of war. which would have consumed tens of thousands of lives and hundreds of millions of dollars. .sF
 ITO Bonaparte more than to any other one man who has ever lived is the United States indebted, not only for the fact that 1t possesses Louisiana, but that 1t has Texas, Oregon. Califor- mia, Alaska and all therrest of the terri tory which has come to us since 1903. The Louisiana expansion made all these acquisitions inevitable. Without the Louisiana expansion none of this other territory would ever have been gained by the United States"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14
Hotel Guest a Puzzle.

Chicago Record:
 R. Clarke Forsythe registered at the Auditorium Annex one day about a year ago. and took a little room until he could get one with bath. He has never slept outside that room a single night since. The cashier has never seen a check of his. He pays his bill each week in crisp greenbacks and never signs a restaurant or bar bill. He begins each morning with pint of champagne before breakfast. The waiter brings it without a word. He has drunk as many as twenty pints of champagne a day.
 He never speaks. he has no cronies. He orders his meals with his fingers, and he sits for hours by himself, ru- minating or taking in the human show. He is deaf as a post.
 He is a tall, brown man, always dressed in brown clothes and a soft brown hat. whose brim he turns up or down all the way roynd as suits his fancy. He wears a faff-shaped yellow brown beard. His alleged brother call ed one day. but the 'taciturn hermit of the luxurious Annex brushed him away as he would an obnoxious fly.
 Some say he owns a mine-either a silver or a gold one-out in either Sil- verdale. Cripple Creek or Leadville. But no one knows.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14

G) 4 "BoNAvENTURE," by George W. Cable. author of "Old Creole Days Published at SIPS. Now 25c. CJ 5. THE RUDDER CHANGERS Grange" by Frank R. Stockton. Be- fore $l.25. Now 25c.
 ( ) 6. "I. THOU AND THE OTHER ONE" by Amelia E. Barr, author of ''The Bow of Orange Ribbon" Be- fore $1.25. Now 25c.
 O I. TALES OF OUR COAST" by s. R. Crockett and others. Before SIPS. Now 25o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14
What a Mans Leg is Worth.

Denver Post.
 A New York judge has decided that a mans leg Is worth s10,000. Andy Carnegie possesses one that has been worth great many times that amount to those who managed to get 'hs right pull on 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14
A Progressive Town.

Atlanta ConBtitution.
 we have had three cases of ap2en- dicitis in the past three days" says a rural exchange. That shows how the town is improving. All we could boas. a few years ago was ordinary measles. ["
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14

Sheep and goat skins to the value of s360, lI74S were imported from Arabia to the United States for the quarter ending Dec. S1 1900.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-14

D1. THE GREAT K. & A. TRAIN ROBBERY" by Paul Leicester Ford. author of Janice Meredith Before s125. Now 25e.
 h2. "A PURITANS WIFE" by Max Pemberton, author of '"The Gar den of Swords" Published at $.25. Now 25c.
 .n 8. AMERICAN WIVES AND ENGLISH HUSBANDS" by Mrs. Atherton. author of Senator North" Never before been issued at less than S1.5O. Now 25e.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
A Persian Barber.

A Persian barber works in style
very different from that in vogue in
this country. A typical shop Is q
square room, with one side open to the
street. In the center is a tiny bed of
flowers sunk in the. floor, from the
middle of which rises an octagonal
stone column about three feet high.
The capital of the column forms a
receptacle for the water in which the
barber dips his hand as he shaves his
customers scalp. In Persia they dc
not lather. The shop is very clean. In
two recesses stand four vases filled
with flowers and the implements of the
BARRIERS art-scissors, razors, lancets
hand mirrors, large pinchers to extract
teeth, branding irons to cauterize the
arteries in amputating limbs, strong
combs, but not hairbrush, for that
implement is never used by Persians.
From the BARRIERS girdle hang a
round copper water bottle, his strop
and pouch to hold his instruments
In his bosom is a small mirror, the
presentation Of which to his customers
Is sign that the job is finished and
that the barber waits for his pay. The
barber shaves the heads of his custom.
ers, dyes their boards, pulls their teeth
blisters and bleeds them when ailing
sets their broken bones and shampoos
their bodieS.-EXchange.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
BEAUTY SPOTS.

Try lemon Juice for whitening the
neck. Apply it with linen cloth.
After the head has been shampooed,
whenever possible, give the head a sun
bath.
A writer states that oily hands may
be made comfortable and touchable by
wetting them once or twice day while
clean with cologne. alcohol or toilet
vinegar
A good circulation is essential to the
growth of the hair as well as to its col
or aud ineness. A frequent, vigorous
brushing with stiff brush is the best
method Of obtaining this.
A writer upon the complexion says
the best way to treat freckles, sure
cure in all but very obstinate cases, is
to touch them night and morning with
a camePs hair brush after dipping it In
lemon juice
For greasy skin nothing is better
than the combination of an ounce of
dried rose leaves, half pint of white
wine vinegar and half pint of rose
water. Let the vinegar stand on the
rose leaves for week, then add the
rosewater. Use a tablespoonful in a
cup of distilled water.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Paying a Creditor.

Like many another famous man both
before his time and since, Talleyrand
exhibited, at least in early life, a great
reluctance to settling with his credit
ors. When he was appointed bishop Of
Autun by Louis XVI, he considered a
fine new coach to be necessary to the
proper maintenance of the dignity Of
that office. Accordingly a coach was
ordered and delivered, but not paid for.
Some time after, as the newly appoint
ed bishop was about to enter his coach,
he noticed strange man standing near
who bowed continually until the coach
was driven away. This occurred for
several days until at length Talley-
rand, addressing the stranger, said:
"Well, my good man, who are your
"I am your coachmaker, my lord"
replied the stranger.
"Ah," said Talleyrand, "you are my
coachmaker! And what do you want,
my coachmaker?"
81 want to be paid, my lord"
"Ah, you are my coachmaker, and
you want to be paid? You shall be
paid, my coachmaker."
But when, my lordT
Hum" said Talleyrand, settling
himself comfortably among the cush-
ions Of his new coach and eying his
coachmaker severely, "you are very
inQuisitiveW
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
RAILWAY RUMBLEs.

Ireland claims the honor Of the first
electric railway in the United King.
dom.
1t Is said that the cheapest railway
fares in the world are to be found in
Hungary.
Denmark has a government railroad
system of 1,167 miles and 525 miles Of
private railroads.
The Servian, Roumanian and Bulgaf
rian railroads are owned exclusively
by the respective governments.
Travellers on Prussian railways whose
baggage, through no fault of their
own, fails to arrive with them can now
have 1t sent on request free to their
houses.
The difficulty Of railway construction
in some parts Of Africa Is illustrated
by the fact that on the Freetown-M Mat
tru line, in Sierra Leone, eleven steel
bridges had to be built in distance Of
only thirty kilometers.
A representative of the Paris Temps
has been examining railway stations in
Germany, and he declares that those Of
Dresden, Cologne, Hanover, Frankfort,
Bremen, etc., are far superior to any
of the French except the Partisan.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Two Circus Feats,

"a great deal of unnecessary SYM
pathy is wasted upon the circus man
who stands up proudly in spangled
tights and lets another circus man
bring down a sledge hammer upon a
rock placed upon his head with force
enough to break it," says an old circus
man. "This is spectacular, but is en-
tirely painless and calls for no gerat
strength or endurance. Upon the era
mum of the strong man is put an iron
contrivance weighing about $50 pounds
and provided with cushions both above
and where it rests upon the head. A
pretty good sized rock is used, and the
hammer is heavy one, so you can see
that the blow that cracks the rock is
really a serious one. But most of the
force is taken up by the rock and the
rest by the iron and cushions, while
the only sensation felt by the subject
is gentle tap.
mo more difficult than this is the
act whereby the hero of the canvas
tent permits rock to be broken upon
his chest with a blow from a sledge
hammer. So long as the subjects back
is free and does not rest against any
solid object the trick is perfectly sim
pie. A little Illustration: Take board
up and let it lie freely In your hand
and hit it smartly with hammer. 1t
is difficult to hurt your hand, and the
thicker the board the less the sensa-
ton. But now put your hand OH the
table and hit the board. Hurts, doesn't
it? Well, it's the same with the rock
on the chest"
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
How Our Ancestor. auarre1ed.


A study of medieval rural life is apt
to give the impression that the princi-
pal part of the life of the people was
spent in quarreling or In the commits
sion or prosecution of offenses. Our
ancestors certainly were a very liti-
gious and very disorderly people.
The records TEEN with instances of men
and women drawing knives against one
another, of breaking into houses, of
prosecuting one another for slander.
Then we have such entries as these:
ut is ordained by common consent
that all the women of the village must
refrain their tongues from all SANDER
ing" Thomas, son of Robert Smith,
is fined IL pence because his wife Ag-
nes beat Emma, the wife of Robert,
the tailor, and Robert, the tailor, six
pence because his wife Emma swore at
Agnes, the wife of Thomas" 1T is en-
Joined upon all the tenants Of the vii
lage that none of them attack any 9th
ers in word or deed, with clubs or ar
rows or knives under penalty of paying
40 shillings."
Such entries, frequently occurring, in
addition to the innumerable instances
Of individual attack, slander. petty
theft and other immortality seem to
show community Of far from perfect
virtue.-Lippincott's.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
a QUESTION OF TEETH.
Did the Immortal George Wear Ar
tihcial or Natural Oness

Did the Ihamortal George Wear Ar
tificial or Natural Onesf
George Wash1ngtQp's false teeth,
which were supposed to have been
made Of ivory, are giving a certain
class Of freak historians about as much
trouble as they must have given the
venerable patriot who wore them"
said one Of the professors Of the
Smithsonian institution to a reporter
recently.
Many times a year for several years
this institution has been called upon to
produce these mysterious teeth for the
inspection Of persons who insist that
they are here.
Our matter of fact answer to these
inquiries that Washington had no false
teeth, or at least If he did, that they
are not in the possession of the mu-
scum, seems only to stimulate the in
quiring mind to protest our statement
They proceed to give us authentic ac-
counts Of these teeth and always con-
clude with expressing the belief that
they must be in the museum some
where.
Where or how the idea that Wash
ington had false teeth originated is an
unsolved mystery. That it is firmly be-
lieved by many is certainly a fact.
There seems to be no authentic record
Of the Father of His Country possess
ing ivory teeth, and by study of the
bust we have Of him, which was made
but few years before his death, there
Is no indication of an indentation along
the line Of the gums such as can be
noticed in persons who have had their
teeth drawn, even though they wear
artificial ones. However, we will con-
tinue to answer the same question In
the same way probably many times in
the future"
According to some biographers
Washington lost his teeth during his
service as commander in chief Of the
Continental army and had a set of
Ivory ones made. These teeth, It is
also stated, gave him much trouble be-
cause they did not fit.-Washington
Star
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
A LIVING BAROMETER.
The CrabIike Spider That Poses al
Yucatan's Weather Sharp.

The CrabHke Spider That Poses aa
Yucatan's Weather Sharp.
In Yucatan, land of many curiosi-
ties, there Is living barometer In the
form of a small spider, called "am" on
account Of the effect produced by its
poison. AS far as its own conduct goes,
the insect is inoffensive and can be
handled with impunity, but If anybody
has the misfortune to get one mysteri-
ously mixed with his food he Is certain
to die after few hours and meanwhile
for some unexplained reason will fire.
quently calculate "Am, am, amY' hence
the name of the spider. Throughout
the peninsula this is affirmed to be a
fact, and If an am falls into fodder of
horses or mules the animal that swal-
lows it surely dies.
This spider is shaped like crab,
minus the claws, and is of bright yell
low color, with brown spots; the big
gest could be accommodated upon a
silver dime. Its favorite abode Is
among the leaves of the banana shrub,
commonly, but enormously, called tree.
There 1t spins with extreme rapidity,
its web, which is prodigiously large,
considering the size of It's architect,
and proceeds to devour the flies that
are unlucky enough to get entangled
In the meshes of this astonishing little
glutton, that Is not satisfied with less
than a dozen day-that is to say, 1t
consumes a good deal more than its
own bulk. Its progeny is numerous
and appears at first like more black
specks, smaller than the smallest pins
head.
The sky may be blue and cloudless
when suddenly the am commences tax
ing in its sails, or, rather, gathering in
its net. with neatness and dispatch,
examining the whole Of the material
into its diminutive body entirely out of
sight. A few minutes completes the
job, and the spider takes up its posi-
ton on the under surface of one of the
great leaves to be lulled by the gentle
swaying and sheltered while the storm
RACES. 1t Is for this that the am has
prepared, and never is 1t mistaken.
When the web Is taken In, rain will
certainly fall within an hour.
The moment the am Is touched 1t
feigns death and let's itself drop, show
ing no sign Of life until again placed
upon leaf or on the ground. Many a
one has lain in the palm Of the writer's
hand inert, all its legs drawn close to
its body, while it was examined at
leisure, even being picked up In the
fingers without its manifesting any
life.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
A Geological Fallacy.

Probably the most wild and unjusti-
fable Of all the crude beliefs respect
ing geological resources is that which
holds to the conviction that by going
deep enough the drill is sure to find
something of value, no matter at what
point the work Of boring is commenced.
There are numerous wise persons In
every community, estimable, influen-
tial and in the highest degree public
spirited who are convinced that the
question, for example, Of finding coal
in their special locality is simply a
matter of the depth to which the ex-
plorations are carried. Rock oil and
natural gas are recognized as desirable
products in every progressive commu-
nifty, and every such community con-
tains persons in other respects intelli-
gent who are ready to stake their own
fortune and that Of their nearest
friends on the belief that oil and gas
are everywhere underneath the surface
and that their sources can be tapped
with the drill provided only there is
sufficient capital to keep up the process
Of drilling long enough.-Mines and
Minerals.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Strange Lapse of Memory.

Cases Of forgetfulness on matters Of
interest are on record. While DR..
Priestley was preparing his work en-
titled Harmony Of the Gospels he
had taken great pains to inform him
self on a subject which had been under
discussion relative to the Jewish Pass
over. He wrote out the result Of his
researches and laid the paper away.
His attention and time being taken
with something else, some little time
elapsed before the subject occurred to
his mind again. Then the same time
and pains were given to the subject
that had been given to 1t before, and
the results were again put on paper
and laid aside. So completely had he
forgotten that he had copied the same
paragraphs and reflections before that
it was only when he had found the
papers on which he had Transcribed
them that it was recalled to his recol-
lection. This same author had fire.
quently read his own published writ
ings and did not recognize them.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Professional Shoppers.

Professional shoppers are employed
by certain large firm Of London
diapers to test the abilities Of shop as
sistants. This firm owns over thirty
large shops and employs nearly 1000
assistants. To find out whether every
customer is politely served number
of lady customers are employed to call
at the various shops. They are told to
give as much trouble as possible and
sometimes to leave without making a
purchase after looking at nearly every
thing in the shop. Should the unfortu-
nate assistants temper not be equal
to the strain, or should a single word
be said that might offend, a report will
infallibly reach headquarters and lead
to the dismissal of the sorely tried
handler of silks and ribbons.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Salad Eating Good Sense.

Even men are progressing gastronom-
ically. Scientific dietetics has at last
revealed to US the fact that the woman
who eats salad on hot day in July,
August or September is displaying
sound gastronomic sense, says What to
Eat. The long haired dreamer In the
restaurant may have been nineteen diff
ferent kinds Of fool upon every other
proposition in life, but he knew what
to eat on hot day. The human ami
NAL needs grass or its equivalent In
summer. With their oil the salads sup
ply everything man physically needs
In hot weather. All the civilized races
Of the world are salad eaters, but Amer
leans eat less than do any other people.
It Is not sign of mental decay or NOR
al degeneracy for man to eat salad; 1t
Is gastronomic sense.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
A NOVEL HOTEL BILL.
The Man to Whom 1t Was Presente,
Could Not Understand 1t.

The Man to Whom 1t Was Presented
Could Not Understand 1t.
Talking about bookkeeping, there
used to be a man in Yankton whose
system of bookkeeping accounts was
wonderfully efficient. He kept hotel,
and Ee could neither read nor write.
He did moi L:iow how to spell his own
name, but he did a thriving business
and collected every dollar Of his ac-
counts. Once, years ago, when I first
came to this country, went to his ho-
tel and stopped there two weeks"
writes Milt Brinben.
when 1 left, he presented me with a
statement of what I owed him, and 1t
was curiosity. He had copied it from
his ledger. At the top of the sheet
there was a rude picture Of soldier
on the march and after 1t three straight
marks. Then there was scene show
ing a man at table eating. Then ap-
peared bed with man In it. In the
amount column there was picture of
a doll and after it the two letters "RS."
After the picture of man eating there
were forty-two marks; after the view
of the man in the bed, fourteen marks.
1 looked at the account, then at the
proprietor, ID Id him 1t would take
me a week to answer that conundrum.
II was completely stumped, and when
that hotel man deciphered the amount
for me 1t was this: The picture of the
soldier walking meant march, and the
three marks supplied the date, March
3, when 1 began boarding. The man
at the table with forty-two marks after
it indicated that had eaten forty-two
meals. The man in bed with fourteen
marks showed that 1 had slept in the
house fourteen nights. The doll with
the RS after it meant dollars and
in the figure columns appeared the fig
ures IA, which was the amount owed
him. And it was a true bill."-Yank-
ton Press.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
italian. Love Tomatoes.

Italians more than any other people
value tomatoes, and each one that
comes to perfection is as carefully tend
ed as though it were an apple of gold.
Not only do the housewives delight in
the fresh vegetables themselves, but,
generally speaking. those home tended
are better than any purchased at the
market, and so each one is jealously
saved to make tomatoe sauce for the
spaghetti, without which no Italian
Sunday would be Sunday One sOapbox
gardener one season sold enough toma-
toes to give her quite little pin money.
No one who knows the Italian well will
be surprised to learn that many of the
boxes are devoted to peppers, for they
in truth furnish much of their spice of
life, and even the little Italian girls
know how to stuff and cook them in a
dozen different ways that tempt the
palate.-Boston Transcript.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
THE sTIRRUP CUP.

Ny short and happy day is done,
The long and lonely night comes on,
And at my door the pale horse stands
To carry me to unknown lands.
His whinny shrill, his paving hoof,
Sound dreadful as gathering storm,
And l must leave this sheltering roof
And joys Of life so soft and warm.
Tender and warm the joys of life;
Good friends, the faithful and the truey
My rosy children and my wife,
So sweet to kiss, so fair to view.
So sweet to kiss, SO fair to view;
The night comes on, the lights burn blue,
And at my door the pale horse stands
To bear me forth to unknown lands.
John Hay.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Of Benefit to You.

D. S. Mitchell, Fulford, Md: '.Dur-
ing long illness I was troubled with
bed sores, was advised to try De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve and did so with
wonderful results. | was perfectly
cured. 1t is the best salve on the mar
ket." Sure cure for piles, sores, burns.
Beware of counterfeits. Kerr's Phar-
macy, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20

consequence Of self abuse and excess produc.
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counto-
head, ringing in the ears, loss Of Confidence,
difdence in approaching strangers, palpitation
OF the heart, weakness of the limbs and back
consumption, etc.
DR. GIBBON has practiced in San Francisco
over 81 years, anG those troubled should not
Iall to consult him and receive the benefit OF
MS 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
DR.. J. F. GIBBoN, 625 Kearney street, San
Francisco. Cal.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
An Expert.

Professor-If person in good health,
but who imagined himself sick, should
send for you, what would you do?
Medical Student - Give him some
thing to make him sick and then ad-
minister an antidote.
Professor Don't waste any more
time here. Hang out your shingle.-
New York Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
In remntation,s Way,

Jones-Has your wife got her new
hat yet?
Brown-No; I've given her the money
for it several times, but she has spent
it on some great, glorious bargain she
saw before she got to the milliner shop.
Detroit Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Willy Costignn.

Casey-Costigan got his life insured
for tin cints.
Conroy-How wus that?
Casey-He borrowed tin cints av tn
foreman, and the foreman won't put
him on dangerous job as long as he
owes him tin cints!-Puck.
Amador ledger., 1901-12-20
Harpers Ferry.

Harpers Ferry was named after
Robert Harper, an architect and mill
builder, born in 1703 in the town Of
Oxford, England. He came to Amer
lea In 17s5 with his brother Joseph
and located in Philadelphia, where for
a time he prospered but, failing later,
concluded to join the Friends of Lou
doun county, Va. En- route TO his new
home he came upon the gap in the
Blue Ridge mountains, where he made
bis home.