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A Little Slow.

Zone day." says an exchange clerk in
Philadelphia department store, can
old fellow from the country came up
to my desk and, laying down a pack
age, said:
"'Young man, here's a suit of under
wear that l bought here seven years
ago. 1t is too small for me, and I
would like to have it exchanged
81 was thunderstruck at the nerve of
the man, but managed to say some
thing about the time limit on such
transactions.
"'Well,' said he, I know that, but
I've never had 'em on, and this is the
first time I've been in town since the
day bought EN-"
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GAMBLING BYCoNGREssMEN
Very Little Now Compared with
OIden Times.

Very Little Now Compared with
Olden Times.
As a matter Of fact, there Is little
or no gambling now In the capitol COM
pared with the conditions of years ago.
There used to be a time when certain
committee rooms were the rendezvous
for poker players, and the games were
generally without limit.
Aiany senators and representatives
do not object to little game now, but
they play in the evening and not at the
capitol. There were poker stories ga
lore around the capitol in the olden
days One incident became a classic.
There was a party in the room of q
southern congressman, and the game
ran high. A western member opened
a jack pot, and the southerner, who
was upon his left, came in, together
with two other congressman. The west
Erner stood pat, whereupon the south
erner discarded two cards. The bet
ting began and soon became so swift
that only the southerner and the west
erner remained. Finally the latter
called his colleague. and the hands
were shown.
The westerner had opened the pot on
four kings AS soon as he stood pat
the southerner broke pair of skies
and held the four. five and six of
spades in his hand, hoping against hope
to make spade flush. He was dealt
the seven and eight of spades, making
a straight flush.
The western member didn't say a
word when he learned what had hap
pened, but it was noticeable that he
didn't touch a card again during that
session. Washington Post.
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Keeping Him In Tune.

Herr Meyer Lutz tells the following
little story in Mainly About People:
Conducting once in Bradford, 1 no.
ticed that the clarinet player, a young
but clever and steady lad, jumped up
a good deal during the progress of the
opera. l found that his father, who
played the trombone, sat just behind
him, and every now and then he gave
his son a kick. with the remark: Look
out, Sammy There be fat a-com-
fn''"
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A Strange Flower,

A strange flower has been borne by
a Malmaison rosebush growing in q
garden at Violet Hill, Stowmarket,
England. The bush was close to an ap-
pie tree, and on one Of the largest buds
bursting into bloom five perfect apple
blossoms. each on separate stalks, were
seen growing in the center. AS the
petals of the rose developed the apple
blossoms opened, the two forming a GU
rious contrast.
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An Art Swfndle.

Customer-When I bought this pic
ture you had placard on it. Original
by Rubens." and now find It is only
copy.
Dealer-But, my dear SIR, the original
is by Rubens, nevertheless, isn't lt7-
New York Times.
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An Accommodating Negro.

A story is told of a priests expert
ence In small New England town.
The clergyman was just about to re-
tire for the night when he heard q
knock at his door, He called Come
in," and a negro presented himself and
said rather shamefacedly:
Father, there is a girl outside. May
l bring her in?'
Assent having been given, he disap-
peared for a moment and returned with
a white woman and informed the scan.
dalized priest that they wished to be
married.
He was shown the door with prompt,
ness, and the girl was severely admon.
ished on the course she was pursuing.
Fifteen minutes later there was an.
other knock, and on opening the door
the priest found himself again face t.
face with the would be colored bride.
groom.
With great indignation, the priest
said:
II thought 1 sent you about your
business beforer'
The darky paralyzed him with this
reply:
ayes, know you did, Father James,
but Mary and have talked 1t over, and
we thought maybe you would look at
the matter differently if you knew ]
was willing to turn Irish."-New York
Times.
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The Lncehnrk Tree.

The lacebark tree grows in the West
Indies 1t is Il lofty tree, with ovate,
entire. smooth leaves and white flow
ers. 1t is remarkable for the tenacity
of its inner bark and the readiness
with which the inner bark may be sep
arated after maceration in water-in-
to layers resembling lace. A governor
of jamaica is said to have presented
to Charles H.. a cravat, frill and ruff
feS made of it.
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HI. Momentarx surpri.e.

"Your vote in favor of this measure"
said the lobbyist, would be worth mill
lions to you
Hardly so much as thatp gasped
Senator Graphter. his fingers working
convulsiyely.
lin the consciousness of having
done your duty to your countrymen."
The eager light died out of the sena-
tors eyes, and he relapsed into his
former apathy.-Chicago Tribune.
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A Dentists Epitaph.

Epitaphs are often grim, but seldom
grimmer than the following humorous
couplet on a dentists grave:
Stranger, approach this tomb with grav-
ity;
John Brown IS filling his last cavity.
London Globe.
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She vetoed the Plan.

"Shall we take in Yellowstone park
on our bridal tourw asked the mascu-
line half of the proposed combination.
mo; We'll cut that out" replied the
fair bride In prospective. yellow Is
so awfully trying on my complexion."-
Chicago News.
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A Bad LOT.

hewitt - Yes, old Goodman's three
boys are a bad lot. Two of them at
least ought to be in Jail.
Brown - Some redeeming quality
about the third one, eh?
Newitt-Yes; he's already there
Catholic Standard and Times.
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Pleasant For the Caller.

Mamma Is dressing"
"Why, she needn't have dressed Just
for me. dearie."
"She knows that, but she said the
more time she killed in dressing the
less time you'd have to bore her."-In-
dianapolis News.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

when a man says he has his opin-
ion of another man." says the Mana
gunk philosopher. ''you can put It
down as mighty poor opinion.
a3elphia Record.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

The pessimist calls attention to the
fact that the man whose credit is the
best really needs no credit at all. He
can pay cash.-Saturday Evening Post
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of IS cents month"; thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
OF protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronize a home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postofflce or express. Money sent
parts of the world. We have the latest quota
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
deposit money in the Bank of Amador County.
the new year ey opening up bank account. A
man or woman with a bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money !;
when you die 1t can't be found and you are liza
BILE to be robbed while alive
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The Mark of the Hand.

When the hand touches anything, II
leaves upon the object touched rep.
resentation of that part which came in
contact with the object. This impress
sion is not visible to the eye. 1t is
made by the acid of moisture exuded
from the skin. If you place the palm
of your hand fat on sheet of blank
paper, you may not see the faintest
trace of the hand, and many people
will be angry at the suggestion that
there is any exudation-their hands are
perfectly dry, they do not suffer from
perspiration. Nevertheless If a metal
plate covered with certain chemical
preparation be passed over the paper
the representation of the hand becomes
visible in great detail.
To make good tea and coffee the wa
ter should be taken at the first bubble.
Remember continued boiling causes the
water to part with its gases and be-
come fat. This is the cause Of much
bad tea and coffee-Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. a.
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consequence of self abuse and excess prodj
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counI
nance dark spots under the eyes, pain in d
head, ringing in the ears, loss of conflden1
dihidence In approaching strangers, palpitatil
OF the heart, weakness Of the limbs and bad
consumption, etc.
DIR. GIBBON has practiced in San Francis
over 81 years, and those troubled should d
fa1l to consult him and receive the. benefit
his great skill and experience The doc3
cures when others fail Try him. Cures gu1
anteed Persons cured at home. Charges red
enable. Call or write.
Francisco. Cal.
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TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBoN

This old reliable o
themost successful 81
cislist in San Franc
CO ostillcontinues to GU
all Sexual and Semir
Diseases such as CHI
orrhea, ,Gleet, Strictu.
Syphilis in allits f0rl
Skin Diseases, Nervo
De bility. Impoten,
Seminal Weakness, o
II ~as - a
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

Rivers Which Traverse the Ocean.
In the ocean the longest way round
Is ofttimes the shortest way home. Fol-
instance, If United States transport
were to leave San Francisco for China
the most logical course would seem to
be straight west across the north Pa.
cific to the land Of the Boxers.
But in reality the ship would be
steered to the southwest along the
equator and past the Philippines to the
Asian coast. This course would be
several hundred miles longer, yet 1t
would take the vessel to her destination
much quicker than the straight course.
In the one case she would be going
with the current; in the other she
would be going against the current.
The ocean Is not a simple, painless
expanse over which short cuts may be
made, but system Of highways, cross
ways and even blind alleyways, which
have been surveyed and laid out by ma
ture herself.-Ainslee's Magazine.
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Church Notice.

st. Augustine's Mission, room situat-
ed on Court street. Services as follows:
Every 1st and Sd Sunday, services at
IL a. m. Every I'd and 4th Sunday,
services at 1880 p. m. Sunday school
every Sunday at p. m. The Young
Peoples Society of Spiritual Growth
will meet every Sunday, at $50 p. m
If WILLIAM TUsoN, Rector.
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ITO PRINTERS.-A COMPLETE OUTFIT
i for Seven or Eight Column Paper in
cluding Washington Hand Press, body and dis
play type, rules leads, etc. Will be sold cheap
for cash,
Also, one Mustang Mailer, and Mailing Out
fit; good as new. Address, Ledger ONCE, Jack
son, Cal.
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MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock : $4,000
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of jackson.
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GOLDEN STREETS.

That is interesting news which comes
from Altman, Colorado. Altman is in
the Cripple Creek region, and it has the
distinction of being the highest incor-
porated town in the world. 1t has just
discovered that it has another claim to
distinction in the fact that it's streets
are some like the streets of the New
Jerusalem in that they have gold in
them. They have been paving the
streets of Altman with rock taken from
the waste dump of the Pharmacist
mine. Some of it looked so well that
samples We're taken at random ana as
sayed, and the returns showed an av
erage value of 500 in gold a ton. AS
result men began hauling away the
street surface until stopped by the po-
lice. The Pharmacist company has
ceased giving away the dump, and is
hauling it to the reduction mills.
Much gold has been put into some of
the streets of New Haven-Orange
street, for instance-but it can't be got
out.
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ANNUTTIES

Prof C. S. Grimes OF
Evanston, Ill, now 81 years of age
carried a policy of $4,000 for many
years and when he reached the ad-
Fanced age of 20 he despaired of its
ever becoming a claim. so he compro-
missed with the company on the basis
OF an annuity of $40 per year for the
rest Of his life. During the past "a
years he has received his annual pay
ments with regularity and great equan-
unity of mind and, having already
drawn $3.50. he has come to the con-
ciusion that he has found the elixir of
life in an Annuity.
At age 20, $1,000 deposited in The
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York will yield an annuity of $134.77
for life.
This great corporation is the most
wealthy moneyed institution in the
world and more than s1OOOO,OOO in
claims has been paid in this state
through the under signed.
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~. vine culture and fruit growing,
landscape gardening and horticulture,
no less than to elementary teachers,
farmers and professional gardeners,
the latter classes being assisted by gov
eminent grants for expenses and fees
when they are unable themselves to de-
fray the cost of such practical educa-
ton. A large proportion of elementary
village schools are provided with gar
den ground, where the elder children
are trained in the grating and manage
ment Of fruit trees, of vegetables and
Of flowers, as best suited to the condi-
ttons of the particular district. Even
town schools are not left out of the
general scheme and have their allotted
Zrden plots.
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& EN- UIHE.

Money certainly does talk when it i.
fortunate enough to get back from tn,
race track.-Puck.
Willie's mother--It's terrible the wa,
you wear out your shoes. You keep ms
poor buying new ones.
Willie-You ought to be glad amt g
centipede.
Blobbs-What makes you think that
waiter used to be baseball umpire?
Slobbs-From the way he yelled, "The
batter is OUT" when l asked for hot
cakes this MISUNDERSTANDING
You asked her father for her hand? n
YES"
And he refused your"
mo, he didn't. He said I could have
both of 'em. '-CIeveland Plain Dealer.
Little herds of cattle,
Little chunks of coal,
Bring their lucky owners
A very large bank roll.
Syracuse Herald.
I suppose in the collecting business "
said the inquisitive man, nearly every
man you go to see asks you to call
again."
Ask me?" replied the collector
Some of them dare me. '-Philadelphia
Press.
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the government by cultiyating the
fields upon which they have settled. All
OF these pilgrims are clad in cotton. be-
cause their belief that it is wrong to
use animals in any way whatsoever
prevents them from wearing wooden
clothes. Thus thinly clad and provided
with no provision other than a small
quantity of bread. they are adrift on
the northern plains on the very verge
of a winter when the cold is sure to be
intense.
The Canadian government doesn't
know what to do with these fanatics.
They have been well treated. They re-
ceived some of the most promising
homestead property in the best section
of what will one day be the greatest
grain growing country in the whole
world. They were assisted in the work
of stocking and seeding. They were not
interfered with in any way. They con-
tinued their spirit wrestlings" undis-
turbed until they began to disturb other
people by manifesting an insane desire
to move on. They present a perplexing
problem. Perhaps when they are hun
CRY and cold enough they will listen
to reason. If they don't they will have
to be forcibly taken care of in some
way.
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Il GREAT Waste

Those who know anything about the
waste of money in printing public doc
uments in Washington will be glad that
PRESIDENT Roosevelt has his eye on the
matter, and is going to try to do some
| thing about it. The Treasury depart
| ment prints circular to its employees.
IN which is quoted a letter from the
President, who says he desires some
plan devised by which the present ten
dency to increase the number and size
of printed reports and documents of all
sorts may be curbed. He thinks there
is much useless matter and large
number of unnecessary and expensive
illustrations included in many of the re-
ports and documents published; that
many are issued at great expense which
accomplish no practical good, and that
there is too much public printing gen.
orally.
The President is very right in his re-
marks. Vast quantities of costly pub
lie documents are printed which are
about as useful as an extra inch on a
woman's nose would be. Few even see
them, and still fewer read them. They
should be relentlessly cut down or cut
off. By the way, the President might
set an example by making his next mes
sage short enough to be generally print
ed and read.
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THE MARCHING .DOUKY0Bo8s

A few years ago thousands of men,
bers Of queer Russian sect who call
themselves Doukhobors left Russia ia
settle in Manitoba, where they could
have freedom to worship God in their
own peculiar way. Now five Thousand
Doukhobors are on the march in Mani.
toba. They are looking for Christ i"
They have abandoned their farm
houses, forsaken the generous allotment
of lands given to them by the govern
ment, turned their animals out to starve
upon the plains, and denounced tha
handful of unregenerate backsliders of
their sect who refuse to accompany
them and propose to keep faith with
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Eager caller - Doctor, can't you dc
something for these bowlegs of mine?
Great surgeon inspecting them)-
Yes. 1 can straighten them out, but
you will need to have all your trousers
heightened six inches if I do.-Chicago
Tribune
arbitration. Good morning. Chicago
Record Herald
And what" asked the visitor, sis that
immense building over there?"
That" replied the chairman of the
reception committee. sis the factory in
which the MeadowgTass Farm genuine
country sausage is made. Nearly 1000
men are employed there. "-Chicago
Record-Herald.
Towne-Bragg seems to be a charita-
bic fellow after all. He was telling me
that poor woman stopped him on the
street yesterday and told him tearfully
that her children were almost perishing
with cold, and she had nothing to make
fire with. He says he attended to her
wants Immediately.
Browne-Yes. I saw that act of kind
ness. He gave her a match-Philadel-
phia Press.
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The Anglo saxon.

Hurrah for the Anglo Saxon!
| He's our sinew. blood and bone;
He's the chap who fights our battles,
Unsupported and alone.
| They had a little scriInnage
In the Philippines to-day,
Where our Anglo Saxon heroes,
Died like heroes, so they say.
Sergeant Mike Mulcahy, Priyates Bat Nc
Gee.
Christian Swartz and Frederick Schmidt
Weie ambusheG Anril =
| Color Sergeant Engel and Lieutenant Hugh
McGown
Were wounded in charge upon a Filipino
town.
Hurrah for the Anglo Saxon!
He's our bright Industrial star;
His get-ahead development
Has made US what we are.
mine in Pennsylvania filed
With gas last week, and some
OF the Anglo Saxon miners
Made trip to Kingdom Come.
Kosinski, kolipinski - Foreman Patrick
Smell.
The Anglo Saxon names are rather difficult
And Salvatore AbbatichO are buried in the
mine.
The entire list of missing Anglo Saxons
numbered nine.
Hurrah for the Anglo Saxon!
Where the shining stuff is made
His name Is ever foremost
In the seething marts of trade.
II you differ with or doubt me
Test the truth of what | say
BY a casual inspection
OF the signs along Broadway.
Guggenheimer, Levy, Abraham and Isaac
Saks.
Clothes and hats and gloves and shoes:
hammers, nails and tackS.
Every single name you see is Anglo Saxon
pure;
We pray the Lord in heaven this condition
may endure.
Hurrah for the Anglo Saxon.
He's the man who does the work:
He laborS through the day and night,
Magnate, master, clerk.
A payroll of the mill hands
In q Massachusetts, town
Is an Anglo-SaxOn replica
OF titular renown
Des GarreneS and Lafayette and Francois
Themu!et.
Larrousini, Pierre Paris and Marie Jeanne
Corday-
No matter where you search your quest will
ever end the same.
You're absolutely bound to find an Anglo
Saxon name.
Hurrah for the Anglo Saxon.
Bow your heads and bow 'em low,
The man who made America
And keeps us on the 60.
He rides astride of Progress,
And his hand controls the bit,
He's the only real and purely
Unadulterated "IT.''
Mckinley, Roosevelt, Bryan, Carnegie. Miles
and Schley!
Every man who hopes to get before the pub.
lie eye
Is sure to be of Anglo Saxon bone and blood
and birth
The grand, majestic, noble breed that owns
the sky and earth!
Maurice Brown Kirby in Puck.
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THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.


For Governor,
ADRIAN CHAMBERLAIN, of Meri-
den.
For Lieutenant Governor,
HENRY ROBERTS. of Hartford.
For Attorney General,
E WILLIAM A. KING, of Willimantic.
For Secretary of State,
CHARLES g. R. vINAL. of Middle
town.
For Treasurer,
HENRY H. GALLUP. of Norwich.
For Comptroller,
WILLIAM E. sEELEY, of Bridgeport
For congressman-at-Lar
GEORGE L. LILLEY. of Waterbury.
For Congressman, Second District.
NEHEMIAH D. sPERRY, Of New
Haven.
For Sheriff, New Haven County,
ALBERT B. DUNHAM, of Seymour.
For Judge of Probate,
LIVINGSTON W. CLEAvELAND, of
New, Haven.
Fer Senator, Eighth District,
RoLLIN S. WOODRUFF, of Kew
Haven.
For Representatives.
MINOTTE E. CHATFIELD and
THEODORE GRUENER.
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There is much humbug about some of
the so-called charitable and reforma-
tory work that is done nowadays, but
there doesn't appear to be any in Mrs.
Darlington Booths efforts to help peo-
pie who have served a sentence in
prison and want to get a. new start in
the world. Mrs. Booth appropriately
calls her place of refuge for ex-con-
victs Hope Hall, and so far 1900 ex-
convicts have passed through it. She
helps them to get work and has had
very encouraging success in dealing
with them and for them. She has lust
opened another Hope Hall in Iowa,
near Fort Dodge. She dedicated the
building last Friday, in the presence of
three judges, the warden and board of
control of the penitentiary, the chap
lain, and a crowd which came in more
than two hundred carriages. Mrs.
Booths attitude toward prisoners is il
Illustrated in the following remarks by
her: There is a difference between
committing a crime and being hard
ened criminal. I believe that we, as
nation, will be called to account for ev-
cry prisoner who, hopeless and despair
ing, has died in prison cell or has
come out into the world only to be
forced back into crime. Men should
forgive when the law is satisfied. The
spirit of the elder brother is not dead
yet. 1t haunts the world to-day"
Those who have had much to do with
criminals have been surprised to find
how much like other folks many Of
them are. It is entirely true that manv
who happen to get into prison are at
least no worse than many who don't
happen to, and there is both Christian
ity and economy in giving those who
are not incorrigible "a chance" Sue
cess to Mrs. Booth and her helpers.