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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

She introduced the young woman
who was standing behind her, and
Barbara somewhat shyly shook hands
with a heavy-faced girl, who, how
ever, smiled little. Barbara was
astonished at Mrs. Vane, and instant
~ concluded that she was a character
in the Marble Square church and in
Crawford, as indeed she was.
.'My. father and Mr.. Vane were in
college together" Barbara said. as
they moved down the aisle.
''Are you sure?" The sharp eyes
seemed to look barbara through.
eyes, ma'am. I have heard father
speak often of Thomas Vane. Before
he mentioned the fact of your living
in Crawford"
s'Mr. Vane would be glad to see
your father again. Ask him to call"
Father died last winter" Bar
bara answered in a low voice. The
tragedy of that business failure and
sudden shock which resulted in her
fathers death was too recent to be
spoken of without deep feeling.
Dear It is strange Thomas
never told me. Perhaps he did not
hear of it. Is your mother livlng?"
Eyes" Barbara told her the street.
''She must come and see me after
have called. She is alone, you say?"
And again the sharp eyes pierced Bar
bara.
They had reached the door and
Mrs Vane tapped Mrs. Ward on the
shoulder. 8
MRS. Ward, you see that Miss
Clark comes to see me. wan1 a long
talk with her. Don't be afraid, my
T
than you are willing to tell ne. But
I'm interested in you, and perhaps I
can do something to help
She hurried out, leaving Barbara in
some uncertainty as to what kind Of
help she meant. Would this woman
of wealth and social. position help
her in her plans for solving the serv-
ant-girl problem?
The Wards were still standing near
the door, and Carl was pulling Bar
hurry home for dinner, when the
young. minister came up and shook
hands heartily with Mrs. Ward. At
the close of the service he had come
down from the pulpit and had gone
through one of the side doors lead
ing into the church yes thule. He had
| been talking with some of the people
out there, but the minute Mr.. Ward
appeared he came over and greeted
| him.
very glad to see you and hear you.
| Morton, I'm sure" Mr.. Ward was say
ing as Barbara came into the vesti-
bule. "Been some time since you and
Alfred came in to see us together"
Yes, I've been too busy since left
| he n l.
| ton. How is Alfred? ?"
co. he's quite WE'LL" Mrs. Ward an
swered, as Morton looked at her. eve
expected him home q month ago, but
he had to give up coming at the last
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31
WISHED FOR BRET HARTE.
New York Man Tells Story Which
Made Him Sorry He Heard
1t First.

At an informal setdown the other
night, says the Chicago Tribune, of
few professional men one of them
said: '"I see that Bret Harte is COM
ing back to the United States and
that he will visit some of the former
scenes where he found his best sto-
ries. Bret Harte is like all Ameri-
cans who go abroad to live. There
comes time when they want to get
back home. They know that they can
always find a hearing here. I sup
pose Bret Harte, however, will find
some changes in the section of the
country where he met the characters
and saw the scenes which made his
stories so well liked by all Americans.
Other writers have been in the field,
and if they have not told what they
saw as Bret Harte would have done,
they have at least taken on the edge,
and Bret Harte Will have to draw on
his Imagination if he gives US any
thing original as the result of his
visit.
ST was out in the Sierras last sum-
mer, but I saw only one character
whom I think Bret Harte would have
enjoyed as a matter of business. He
y
All sides of mountain life. at last set
tied down in place where the inhab-
itants seemed to be huddled in order
to rest, as minister. They told me
he was an all-round minister, by
which I was given to understand that
he had no creed. One Of the inhab-
itants explained that all they wanted
a preacher for was to marry the mar
H.
"There had been death in the
community few weeks before, and
the all-round was called upon to Off
ciate. It was his first funeral. Hav-
ing told the manner of the taking off
of the deceased, he said to the mourn
ing ones by way of consolation:
"'His time was come and he had
to 60 The Lord gives and the Lord
| takes away, says the Good Book, and
the man who writ it knowed thar was
no use buckin', for he said right after
it, hurrah for the Lord
when I heard the story I felt
| sorry, for wished that Bret Harte
could have heard it first"
An Exceptional Case.
s'My dear SIR" he began as he en-
tered the room across the hall, 81 find
myself short by about
"Sorry, but I'm dead broke" inter
rupted the other.
us it possible? AS I was saying,
1 find
"No use; can't help you"
''You mean you have no money to
spare?"
"Not a red"
.eThen let me lend you $25. Here
| it isl
"But / thought"
| Eyes, Isee, but it isn't the case. I
was going to say that found myself
short of cats at the house by about
half a, dozen, and I wanted to ask if
you had any to spare e. could direct
me to cat store. AS for money, you
can have a hundred if you want it,
BOSTON Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

in the service.
"What do you think about to-day?"
Mr.. Ward asked in a low voice as
his wife lay down on a lounge in
the dining-room.
'You mean Barbara's sitting with
us?"
SO, I don't know. I never would
have done it if I hadn't happened to
think of Mrs. Vane. She's rich and
has an assured place in society. Her
girls always come with her and she
introduces them right and left to
everybody"
Eyes, Martha, but Mrs. vane is &C.
centric IN all her ways. She is ac-
eepted because she is rich and indie
pendent. But have you noticed that
these girls that come to church with
her never get on any farther? No
one knows them in spite of her in
Productions. I inquired of young Will
iams one Sunday If the Barnes girl
was in the Endeavor society of the
church, and, he said he believed she
came there three or four times and
then stopped; and, when I asked him
the reason, he said she did not feel
at home, the other girls were better
educated or something like that"
that's just it. You can't mix up
different classes of people. If they
were all like Barbara, now, and knew
their places
But just then Barbara appeared,
and Mrs Ward abruptly stopped.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31
USEFULNESS OF SNOW.
Stores Up Moisture. for the Summer
in Isolated Ravines in Dry
Regions.

If all the condensed moisture of the
atmosphere were to fall as rain, and
none of it as snow. hundreds of thou
sands of miles of the earth's surface
now yielding bountiful crops would
be little better than a desert, says the
Youths Companion. The tremendous
economic gain for the world at large
which results from the difference be-
tween snow and rain is seldom real
lied by the inhabitants of fertile and
well-watered lowlands.
1t is in the extensive regions where
irrigation is a prime Necessity in agri-
culture that the special uses of the
snow come chiefly into view. All
through the winter the snow is falling
upon the high mountains, and packing
itself firmly into the ravines. Thus-i in
natures great icehouse a supply OF
moisture is stored up for the follow
ing summer.
All through the warm months the
hardened snow banks are melting
gradually. In trickling streams they
steadily feed the rivers, which as they
flow through the valleys are utilized
for irrigation. If this moisture fell
as rain it would almost immediately
would hardly be fed at all in the sum
mer, when the crops most need water
These facts are so well known as
to be commonplace in the Salt Lake
valley and in the sub-arid regions OF
the west generally. They are not sc
we'll understood in New Jersey or Ohio.
where snow is sometimes a pictur-
esque, sometimes a disagreeable, fea-
ture of winter.
In all parts of the country. the no,
ton prevails that the snow is of great
| value as fertilizer. Scientists, how
ever, are inclined to attach less im-
portance to its service in soil nutrition
for some regions. which haveno snow
are exceedingly. fertile-than to its
worth as blanket during the months
of high winds. 1t prevents the blowing
off of the finely pulverized richness of
the top soil. This, although little per-
| ceived, would often be very great
loss.
In natures every form there is
meaning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31
Stepping Stones
TO SUCCESS
BY VI. r. FLINT.
It is quite as irnporta:

carefully
of in dealing
depends this The who the
what his ability other will have
And best the employer study his employees? BY
with he by asking their advice In this
will often discover expected and
MAKE OF A CLERK A STEPPING STONE TO HIS OWN
SUCCESS
often able read
and pick the bright minds willing
the who him valuable his
nothing, forgetting might moth
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31
n Sure Thing.

Promotef-Now. in case the stock
goes up you win.
Finaneier-Yes. bat IN case It gees
down?
'.Then i win. You see, this is a sure
thing; one or the other of as is sure
TO win."-Ohio State Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31
A Successful Case

First lawyer just concluded q
very successful case.
Second Lawyer-Yeur client won,
eh?
First Lawyer-O. no. but got my
fees.-Ohio State Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31
Woman of 1t

Woman of 1t.
Clare-I broke my engagement with
Jack Swiftleigh last night. He's too
fast.
Maude-Foolish grill Don't you
know that people should wed their
ites?-Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-01-31

WHO VIII COIltEIDutc IIISh .SIiCI SIeS
to that Of their employer. So 1t IS
that the successful man is the one
who secures the right helpers,
AND TO DO THIS HE MUST
BE A STUDENT OF MEN.
1t is quite as important for
the LARGE emnlover of labor. to be
Amador ledger., 1902-10-31
Wedding Bells.

About s o'clock Sunday evening,
October II, Zedoc B. McAuley, nephew
of E. S. Barney (the well-known min
ing man of Amador county, and Jennie
L. Norris, daughter of L. G. Norris
of Oakland, formerly of Amador coun-
ty, were united in marriage at their
pretty little home, which the groom
had prepared for his bride in San
Francisco. The parlors were tastefully
decorated in pink and white sweet peas,
and choice rOse-buds being in evidence
everywhere. During the rendering of
Mendellssohn's wedding march. the
bride, accompanied by Miss Maude
Brown of Plymouth, was met in a
bower of roses by the groom and his
best man, Frank M. Norris, brother of
the bride. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Herbert Briggs of the Central
Methodist church. The happy couple
and the guests then repaired to the
dining room, where sumptuoS re-
past was spread. At late hour the
guests departed, congratulations and
we'll wishes being showered upon the
blushing pair. After short wedding
trip, Mr.. and Mrs. McAuley will be at
home to their friends at 416 Pierce
street, San Francisco.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-31
An Illegal Contract.

District Attorney c. P. vicini in
timated in Sutter Greek at the demo-
cratic meeting, that he had never been
party to the fleeing the county out
of $500 by recommending or sanctioning
an illegal contract, as he said had been
reported by one in the audience. Now
the facts OF the transaction referred to
are about as follows:
In January, 1900, the board of super
vlsors of Amador county let a contract
to John A. Brown to map for the use
of the assessor the 600 sections of land
in the county at SO per section amount
ing to $500. This act of the board
was Illegal, but in spite of that the
present district attorney, c. P. Vicini,
who is now seeking reelection, advised
said board that this mapping belonged
to the assessors Office The assessor
told the board he wanted the maps,
and did not care who made them. The
board then, upon the advice of the
district attorney, illegally let the con-
tract for the map-making which be-
longed to the surveyors office. The
law on the subject is as follows:
Section 139 of the county government
act OF 1897 reads: The county sur
veyor shall plat, trace. blueprint, or
otherwise make all county, township,
road, district, and all other maps, aud
all assessors block books, for the
county of which he is surveyor.
Also subdivision u of section IS9 of
the same act, in fixing the compeusa-
tion of county officials, says: The sur
veyor, such fees as are now or may be
hereafter allowed by law; provided he
shall be given all work for the county
in which the county employs one sur
veyor or civil engineer.
John A. Brown sublet said man max
ing to Geo. 1. Wright, who made the
same, aud was pleased at that time to
get the job. At the time the board let
this illegal contract, they passed a
resolution that the maps should be
made under the general supervision of
the county surveyor. This was no
doubt for the purpose of pacifying the
surveyor for the diversion of the work
from his office. The maps were made
and accepted and paid for by SAID
board, but without the approval or
consent OF the county surveyor. Mr..
Wright and his assistants who made
said maps, received for the same from
$500 to $1,000. The maps are not worth
one cent more than Mr.. Wright re-
ceived for them. John A. Brown in.
dividually did not make single plat
or map for which he had the contract.
Where did the balance of $500 or $500
go to? Presumably towards paying
part of John A. Browns shortage to
the county as assessor.
w. E. DOWNS.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-31

people and allay the ide-spread
apprehension. But Amador coun-
tvs Judge joined in the exodus, and
did not return until over a week
after the so-called vacation had eX-
pired. Men entitled to naturaliza-
tion We're 'rrived of their rights
because of his absence, and lost their
votes in a presidential year as con-
sequence thereof. If other county
officers had followed this example
aud they had just as much legal
right to do so as the Judge had
Amador would have been left with
out a government, and chaos would
have prevailed in a time of panic
and plague. Will the voters indorse
this low estimate of the claims of
official duty. A public duty is, the
most sacred trust that can be CON
fided to man. Its claims are higher
than the demands of personal pleas
ure or convenience; holier than the
ties of home or kindred; aye, strong
er than the love of life itself. 1t is
up to the voters to say whether the
obligations imposed by law upon a
judicial officer shall be deemed in
violate and invioiable.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-31

The candidacy of F. NJ. Angelotti,
on the republican ticket for associate
justice of the supreme court, appeals
strongly to the voters of Amador
county. He has held the position of
superior Judge in Marin county for
many years, and SO acceptably has
he discharged the duties of that of
tlce, that he was selected as emi-
nently qualified for the supreme
bench. His strongest recommended
tions come from the neighborhood
where he lives, and it is safe to say
that he will run far ahead of his
ticket in Marin. Members of the bar
in the city are so well satisfied with
this nomination that they have
formed a special organization for the
purpose of aiding in his election.
The candidate is a native of Cali
fornia, of italian parentage. AS a
jurist he has few equals in the state.
That he will run away ahead of his
ticket is foregone conclusion.
Amador county is expected to give
him a substantial majority. His
associate nominee, Lucien Shaw, of
Los Angeles, is also strong candi-
date, and in every way worthy of
the solid support of his party.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-31
SUPERIOR COURT.
HON. R C. RUST. JUDGE.

Estate of w. w. Moore-Petition
for distribution granted, and final ac-
count allowed as presented. Attorney S
fee fixed at $175.
Belle Leslie VS.. II. F. Vogt-Judg-
ment for plaintiff for the sum of S46S 81,
and decree of foreclosure and sale of
mortgaged premises. Action against
other parties named in complaint, dis
missed.
Frank Frates VS.. j. w. Caldwell,
administrator of the estate of Mary E.
Frates-Action to obtain judgment
from the court that certain lots of land
in Brooklyn, Alameda county, also two
lots in San Francisco, aud lot in Pacific
Grove, standing in the name of Mary
E. Frates, and decided to her by plain
tiff as a gift, be declared the property
of plaintiff. The matter was heard
October 80, and Judgment for plaintiff
rendered, and administrator directed
to execute deeds for all property de-
scribed in complaint.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-31
A SAMPLE APPEAL.

NJ. Butler is an Englishman, the
son of Il Cornish miner, and will speak
principally to the miners.
We find the above statement on a
poster issued by the democratic
county central committee, announc-
ing meetings for Jackson and Sutter
Greek az which Samuel Butler ESQ.
was to be one of the speakers. Why
Mr.. Buffers nativity and parentage
should be paraded in the poster can
only be surmised. Of course there
was a definite and special object in
view in so doing. He is said to be a
labor union man from Grass Valley,
and it was thought that by bringing
him to Amador county to address
the miners, many of whom are
Cornish, his words would have
greater weight because he claimed a
common birth place with them. This
is another straw tending to show
the desperate straights to which the
local democracy is reduced. The
implication conveyed in that state
ment is an affront to every English
born citizen. Voters of this class
resent the idea that they can be led
like flock of sheep by glib talker
because he happens to claim a GER
tain spot of earth as his birthplace.
We beg to inform these blundering
politicians that considerations of
this nature enter not into the make
up of their political faith. Such
low-down appeals are more apt to
repel than to attract them. Citizens
of English birth will yield to none in
love of native land, but in matters
pertaining to the exercise of politi-
cal rights in their adopted country
they will look with disfavor upon all
appeals that are not addressed to
them simply and solely as American
citizens. The individual thus select
ed for this kind of missionary work
realized the hopelessuess of such
methods, if his employers did not,
and discreetly kept mum about his
or his bearers nativity from begin
ming to end of bis speech.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-31

]. c. Campbell, the well known re-
publican orator, in a speech de-
livered recently, had the following
to say in reference to the democratic
nominee for governor. tits in keep
ing with the silence he maintains
about the democratic platform. He
will talk about anything and every
thing rather than the policy mapped
out in the platform. Here is his
picture politically:
what are Mr.. Lanes politics?
Has he any? At the time we found
him, when an editor of a paper in
the state of Washington, he was
vigorously attacking the tariff laws
of our land and particularly the Nc
Kinley bill. Again, in 1899, at the
opening of the campaign, he is Quot
ed as saying that he was no partisan.
and that it was the duty of all good
citizens to uphold the Philippine
policy of President Mckinley. In
1902 we find him nominated upon
and indorsing (for a very short time)
democratic platform, again de-
nouncing the American tariff and
arraigning the republican party
upon the Philippine policy. Then
again we find him abandoning plat
form, abandoning party, abandon
ing those who are nominated on the
ticket with him, and announcing
himself as a Roosevelt democrat
What Roosevelt democrat is God
in his infinite wisdom alone can tell
/ assure you / do not know. Hence.
! Irepeat, what is Mr. Lanes politics. y
Amador ledger., 1902-10-31

In some quarters an effort is being
made to prejudice the candidacy of
5. q. Spagnoli, because, as one of
the bondsmen of J. P. Thomas, trea-
surer of the Knights of Pythias lodge
of Jackson, he declined to make good
a deficiency of $500, which Thomas
at the time of his death owed to
said lodge. The idea is intended to
be conveyed that Spagnoli was un-
willing to meet financial obligation
solemnly entered into as surety for
Thomas, and that suit had to be
brought to compel him to pay This
is an unmerited reflection upon Mr.
Spagnoli, and we hasten to place the
matter in its true light. S. G. Spag-
noli and A. Perovich were on the
bond of Thomas. At the time the
lodge required the bondsmen to
make good the $500, and brought
suit against the bondsmen alone for
its recovery, without including the
estate of Thomas in the suit, there
was sumsof money amounting to
$5O13 73 lying in the county treasury
to the credit of the Thomas estate.
Knowing this, the bondsmen natur-
ally took the ground, that the estate
being primarily liable, should bave
been sued first, or at least coupled
with the bondsmen in the suit which
was commenced against them. Un-
der these circumstances they deter
mined to stand trial; with the view
not of evading the obligation, but
to get them to look to the estate as
well for the collection of the short
age. Judgment, however, was re-
covered against the bondsmen alone
for the full amount and interest, and
thereupon the Judgment was prompt
ly satisfied by the two bondsmen.
Thereafter the bondsmen, Spagnoli
and Perovich, commenced suit
against G.. A. Gritton, administrator
of the estate of ]. P. Thomas. and
in July, 1901, obtained Judgment
for $1760, which was the sum they
had already paid to the lodge as
bondsmen, with interest and costs
added. This Judgment was at once
paid out of the funds of the Thomas
estate. This roundabout way of col
lection cost the bondsmen $40O for
attorney fees and other expenses.
The outcome is a complete vindica-
of the position assumed by the
bondsmen, that the Thomas estate,
with ample funds to pay, should have
been sued in the first place. Mr..
Spagnoli acted as any reasonable
man would have acted under the
circumstances. He did not want to
shirk payment. If the estate had
been without funds, the bondsmen
would have paid without murmur,
and without suit. No man can
blame Spagnoli, and no voter can
withhold support from him as treas
urer on account of this affair.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-31

A story has been circulated to the
effect that Mr.. Detert and others
have furnished the funds with which
I. K. Norman has made and is now
making the canvass for sheriff. This
canard was started early in the cam
paign, and is being revamped in the
closing days, as last desperate eff
fort to stem the current which has
been setting in toward Norman from
the start. We have been authorized
by Mr.. Norman to deny the report
in toto. No man, and no body of
men, has put up one cent toward his
campaign expenses. He has made
the fight on his own financial re-
sources entirely. Even if the story
were true, we cannot see that it
would amount to a very serious
offense either in the eyes of the law
or of strict morality. But as mat
ter of fact there is not a scintilla oi
truth in it. Mr.. Norman will pay
five hundred dollars to any one whf
can prove that one dollar of his ex.
penses in making, the canvass for
sheriff and tax collector has been
contributed by any one other than
himself.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-31
Natural Anxiety.

Mothers regard approaching winter
with uneasiness, children take cold so
easily. No disease costs more little
lives than Group. It's attack is so sud-
den that the sufferer is often beyond
human aid before the doctor arrives.
Such cases yield readily to One Minute
Cough Cure. Liquifies the mucus.
allays Inflammation, removes danger.
Absolutely safe. Acts Immediately.
Cures coughs, colds, grip, bronchitis,
all throat and lung trouble. F. S.
Mcmahon, Hampton, Ca; "a bad
cold rendered me voiceless just before
an oratorical contest. l intended to
withdraw but took One Minute Cough
Cure. 1t restored my voice in time to
win the medal" Kerr's Pharmacy,
jackson.