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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-06-21
Gardnerville Courier.

ohrun6rviIIe COuflef.
Since the announcement was made tina
John P. Jones would not be in the Senatorial
race this year a Republican exchange has dis
covered a rumbling volcano in Pine Nut. Blu
it is not believed that it viii ''cough up" any
thing.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-06-21

]. A. Ball, IN old and respected resi-.
dent of Belmont. Nye county, died il
Carson last week.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-06-21

Phoebe Record.
Lincoln county has been very modest in the
past in her demands at the conventions, letting
the plums go to the rest of the counties, and
assisting in ~electing her friends, but when we
want anything we want the best. and nothing
short of the Office of Governor will suit Lin
coin county, and we Rave plenty of available
timber and of such a kind that the dignity of
the Office will at all times be upheld.
Tonopah Bonanza.
For the future welfare and advancement of
the press of Nevada a State Press Associa-
tion should be organized at once. By the
formation of an organization every paper in
the State will be made far more prosperous.
California has q State Press Association that
has been the making of its newspapers.
There is valuable information to be gained
and an increase in earnings to newspaper men
in Nevada If they will amaleamate and up
build their own business. We would like to
hear from our brother craft on the subject.
Reno Ledger.
The campaign for Governor started in Fri.
day evening in front of the Arcade Hotel. A
Republican told . Democrat that one of the
candidates after the Fusion party nominal
tion for Governor was an old Nevada horse
thief, and the Democrat replied. that the Re-
publicans wanted q gentleman to run for Gov.
ernor who started in the cattle business with
an old lame OK that had eleven calves the
first year. 1t looks as though the political
kettle had commenced to simmer in dead ear.
nest.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Sound Advice.

Young men, you are the architects of
your own fortune. Rely on your own
strength of body and soul. Take for
your guiding star self reliance Sub
scribe on your banner, Luck is a fool;
Pluck is hero" Don't take too much
advice; keep at your helm and steer
your own ship, and remember that the
great art of commanding is to take a
fair share of the work. Think well of
yourself, strike out, assume your own
position. Haul potatoes In a cart over
q rough road, and the small ones go to
the bottom. Rise above the envious
and jealous, fire above the mark you
intend to hit. Energy, invincible deter
mination, with a right motive, are the
levers that move the world. Don't
drink; don't smoke; don't swear; don't
deceive; don't marry until you can sup
port wife; be in earnest; be self re-
liant; be generous; be civil; read the
papers; advertise your business; make
money and do good with it; love your
God and fellow men; love truth and vir-
tue; love your country and obey its
laws.-Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Seeing the Beautiful.

Franklin tells a story of a man whose
two legs were very unlike-one hand
somely turned, the other deformed.
Whenever any one who visited him
looked at the ugly leg and commented
on it, he held the man to be looking for
the bad side of things and folk. But if
the visitor saw his handsome limb and
commented on its beauty he held the
fellow to be worth esteem, for he look
ed at the good side of things and prob
ably would see the best in his neigh
bOrs and rr'Nrds. Is it easier to see
other people -. ,ues than their faults?
l have at last come to see that folk are
far better that they get credit for be-
ing.
When Carlyle and Emerson walked
London and saw the horror of gin pal
aces and the miseries of poverty, the
former said, "What do you think now
of the Saxon stockF" Emerson an
swered, ''The more see of the English
people the more 1 admire their power
and wonder at their progress"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Tnc Bire of snnnhires.

Star sapph!res are generally of a
grayish blue tint, and the star is ex-
hibited in its greatest perfection when
looked at by the light of the sun or a
candle. The sapphire is found of all
tints and shades of blue, but the color
which approXimates to the shade for
merly called "bleu do roi'' is the most
valuable. A really fine sapphire should
appear blue by artificial light as well
as by day. This stone is found in crys-
tails generally of much larger size than
the ruby. The name sapphire" is
perhaps the only one which runs
through all languages with very slight
alteration-the Hebrew name sapphir,
the Chalda sapirinon, the Greek zaf-
firos, the Latin sapphirus, etc.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
BAKING "Moonshine- whisky.

go this is the only liquor distillery
ia all these mountains?" remarked the
,.sitor to Il little mountain settlement
- North Carolina i'll q tone that was
aalf questioning.
1t do be-" said the mountain whisky
maker.
How much do you turn out in q
dayT' asked the stranger
"Waal, reckon we make along about
twenty gallons a day"
And is that all the whisky that's
drunk in these parts?"
Say, you be-ent no revenue sharp,
be you" he demanded suddenly.
"'Cause if you be amt got nothin'
to say. pays my taxes, as ever one
knows, an that's all there is to it."
After a time the stranger persuaded
him that there was no ulterior motive
in his questioning, and the old man ex-
planned the whisky situation.
Il tole you this was the only still
around here, an so it is-the only one
that pays tax. But" he continued,
"evcry old woman in these mountains
has I, UCrH' kettle in which she boils
her washing. Every old woman has q
lid that fits the copper kettle tightly,
and that can be fastened down. They
boil clothes in them on Monday, and
they boil whisky in them the other six
days of the week. New York Trib-
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
The Iron Maiden.

The iron maiden is terror inspir-
ing torture instrument made of strong
wood coated with iron. 1t opens with
two doors to allow the prisoner to be
placed inside. The entire interior is
fitted with long, sharp iron spikes, so
that when the doors are pressed to
these sharp prongs force their way
into various portions of the victims
body. Two enter his eyes, others pierce
his chest and, in fact, impale him alive
in such a manner that he dies in the
most agonizing torture. Persons were
condemned to death by the embraces
of the iron maiden for plots against the
governing powers, parricide. religious
unbelief and murder.
The date of this instrument is the
fifteenth century. 1t is believed that
the iron maiden is purely and peculiar
ly a relic Of old Nuremberg, as at that
date we do not read of it anywhere
else, while the annals of that town con-
tain many illusions to its terrors.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
A Dennrtment Stnrx.

1t was during the Spanish-American
war. A wealthy merchant, who had
left his business to offer his services to
his country, was pacing up and down
on picket duty one dark night. Sud-
denly he detected sounds of approach
ing footsteps and, quickly bringing his
gun in position, commanded in sonor
Gus voice:
"Give the countersignp'
The person challenged proved to be
an enlisted dry goods clerk formerly
employed by the merchant before the
war broke out. As their eyes met a
smile played around the corners of the
clerks mouth, and he answered in a
low whisper:
"Cashr'
Then the merchant, bringing his
piece to right shoulder, let him pass
and resumed his pacing.-Lippincott's.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
A Delicate Compliment.

To be able to compliment without
seeming to flatter is a rare gift, and
probably no race of men is endowed
with that gift more extensively than
the French.
An example Of the Frenchman's rare
tact in matters of this sort is shown
in that sweet little story of man
who had ventured to compliment Il
white haired old lady upon her beauty.
"Ah," said she, Il fear you fatter
me. You call me pretty? Why, am
an old woman, my hair is white, and
see here is wrinkle"
"a wrinkle?" he replied. Mover,
madame; that is not a wrinkle. 1t is
but smile that has drifted from its
moorings"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
An Attentive Daughter

He (after marriage)-I don't see why
you are not as considerate of my COM
fort as you used to be of your fathers.
She-Why, my dear, am.
He-How do you make that out?
When I come into the house, have
to hunt around for my slippers and ev-
erything else I happen to want, but
when used to court you and your IA
ther would come in from town you
would rush about gathering up his
things, wheel his easy chair up to the
fire, warm his slippers and get him
both head rest and foot rest, so
that all he had to do was to drop right
down and be comfortable.
She-Oh. that was only so he'd 90 to
sleep sooner.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Clubs, Cabs and GOut.

A physician talking to a reporter of
q New York paper asserted recently
that gout is rapidly increasing in that
city as a disease prevalent among the
wealthy classes, the increase being al
together out of proportion to the
growth of population. He claims that
this is largely attributable to the in
crease of clubs, fashionable restau-
rants and cafes and also to the gen
eral use of cabs, even when the dis
tance from the club to the home is
only few blocks. If people would
take more active exercise in the open
air, they would run less risk from
heavy meals. He says that rich foods
are more responsible for gout than
wine, although practically the two
usually go together.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
wha, IA Convict Does In Prison

Nhat Il convict Does In Prison.
If l had little work to do in prison,
how did spend the time? At Aub.rn,
where l lived the greater part of my
first term, the routine of my life was
as follows: After rising in the morning
l would sweep out my cell, turn up my
bed and blankets and clean up. Then
to breakfast; then, if there was 20
work to do, would go back to my cell
and eat small portion of opium. Then
| would exercise with dumbbellS an1
take a sponge bath with cold water
Next would come a nap till dinner
time. After dinner l would read and
think in my cell until 3 O'clock, when
l would go to the bucket ground or ex-
ercise in the yard in the lock step with
the others for half an hour; then
back to the cell, taking with me bread
and cup of coffee made out of burned
bread crust for my supper The count
was made at 6 o'clock to see that all
was right for the night. After that
read in my cell as long as the oil last
ed.-"Autobiography of a Thief in
Leslie's Monthly.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
The Rnrk of n Dn-

Strangely enough, barking, which
seems to us so characteristic of the
dog, is not one of its natural sounds at
all. No wild dogs bark, and, what is
more remarkable, if dogs are isolated
for long time from their human mas
ters they seem to lose the faculty.
Thus number of dogs turned loose
on Juan Fernandez island were found
in thirty-three Years to have complete
ly lost the habit, but to be able to re-
acquire it. On the other hand, wolf
puppies. as well as young wild dogs,
if reared among tame ones, readily
learn to bark. 1t almost seems as If
the sound were differentiated from the
bowling and yelping natural to the
wild canidH in order to communicate.
with man and serve his purpose. 1t is
worth observing that the habit can be
eliminated when desired, as in some
breeds of dogs favored by poachers.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
AMERICAN SOCIETY.
Hts Basis, Whether We DepIore SF
Ignore 1t, Is Wealth.

Ignore 1t, Is Wealth.
American society,"" says Ainslee's.
has been definitely established upon
a monetary basis. We may deplore the
fact, or we may ignore it, but it is a
fact, and 1t is very much the wisest
thing to admit it with dispassionate
c-ankness. For if we assume our social
standards and conditions to be differ
ent from what they really are, how
are we going to study them and under
stand them and get at their philoso-
ply? From the point of view of a sci
entific observer, the classification of
everybody and everything according to
a financial principle of division, is Il
good thing, for it greatly simplifies
the whole subject.
Formerly there was no classification
Of any kind. American life was a
chaos, socially, full of all sorts of
anomalies and incongruities. Every
section of the country had its own
standard of distinction, and this stand
ard was recognized and respected no.
where else. Thus in New England lit
erary, scholastic or theological emf
nence was held to confer Il certain
cachet upon those who had obtained it.
In the microcosm of which Philadel-
phia used to be the center ancestry
counted most of all. This was also true
to some extent of the south, yet there,
as in the west, political prominence
carried with it social leadership. New
York-always more or less impossible
to formulate-was a place where there
existed social wheels within wheels
and social planes that never touched;
though, on the whole, perhaps the COM
bination of ancestry and money meant
in those days what money alone means
at the present time"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
The Penalty of Progress.

Is it anybody's business to keep count
Of the number of persons who are
killed by accidents from day to day in
this country? The number must be
enormous, and most of the victims die
of modern improvements of one kind
and another, says Life. Fatal trolley
car accidents are more common and
comprehensive this year than ever be-
fore; railroads kill and MAIN about as
usual, automobiles do their share, and
mines, factories, fires, drowning acci-
dents, gas accidents, explosions and the
like contribute with extraordinary
steadiness to our mortuary statistics.
In the industrial world especially the
sacrifice of human life seems prodi-
gious. Human life is cheap, but, cheap
as it is, American civilization seems
unduly lavish in e1pending it.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Summons.

In the Superior Court of the county of Amador,
State of California.
Consolidated Volcano-Amador Hydraulic Gold
Mining and Land Company, plaintiff, VS. c. j.
Decker, james Ward Hall, U. S. Arbuthnot
E. Q. Arbuthnot, and G. j. Roote, defendants
Action brought in the Superior Court of the
county of Amador, State of California and
the complaint filed in the Office of the clerk of
said county of Amador.
John F. Davis, attorney for plaintif.
TNHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CAL
i ifornia send greeting to C. j. Decker
James Ward Hall, U. S. Arbuthnot. E o. Ar
buthnot and G. j. Roote, defendants:
You are hereby directed to appear and an
swer the complaint in an action entitled as
above, brought against you in the Superior
Court of the county of Amador, State of Cali
fornia, within ten days after the service on you
OF this SummonS-if served within this county
or within thirty days if served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that, unless the
defendants so appear and answer, the plain
THIS will take Judgment for any money or dam
ages demanded in the complaint as arising
upon contract, or will apply to the court for any
other relief demanded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the Su-
perlor Court of the county of Amador, State of
California, this 29th day of September. A D.
1902
,e, c. L. CULBERT, Clerk.
ior { Court. P ByJ.R. Huprnrr,
ueco-sm Deputy Clerk.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Scotch Civility.

A lady went out in search of two
others who had gone out for walk
some time before. She met an old man
and asked him If he saw two ladies'
pass this way. "Na. nor l wisna look
in for them"
She met another and asked the same
question. INA, but there MIGHT a. been
ten pass't for onything at ken or
care"
At last she met boy and asked the
same question. He replied, ma, 1
didna see ony ladies. but saw twa
auP wives."-Scottish American.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Notice of Hearing of Petition
for Probate of Will.

In the Superior Court of the county of Amador
State of California.
In the matter of the last will and testament
OF Agostino ChichiZola, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that Saturday, the
2Ith day of December, 1902, at ten o'clock a. m
OF said day, and the court room of said court at
the courthouse in the town of jackson. county
of Amador, State of California, have been ap-
pointed as the time and place for proving the
Will OF said AgoStino ChichiZola, deceased and
for hearing the application of julius Chichizola
for the issuanceto him of letters testamentary
thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court
this End day of December, 1902
c. L. CULBERT. Clerk
lseal BY j. R. Huberty, Deputy Clerk.
John +. Davis, attorney for petitioner. de12-3
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Editorial Indignation.

The lady (D who yesterday called
the attention of another to our patched
breeches, whereat both laughed so
heartily, is Informed that = new pair
will be purchased when her husbands
bill is settled. 1t has been due nearly
a year. Don't criticise a printers dress
too closely while you are wearing silk
with money due us. Tell your husband
to send US $40.7S and save the cost of
lawsuit. We need another pair of
pants.-Des Moines Register and Lead
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of S5 cents "a 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 home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank OF
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postoffice 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.
They receive deposits from IS up. Commence
the new year by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with "a bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die it can't be found and you are liza
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
The Artist. Achievement.

Towne-I guess We'll have to take
back all the sneering things we said
about D'Auber.
Browne-Why?
Towne- told me yesterday he had
Just completed q five thousand dollar
painting for Mr.. Riel S. Tate.
Browne-Yes, it was a large sign,
"This Corner Lot, GO by 40, For Sale,
$4,000. O."-Philadelp Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
No Further DELAY

A couple had been engaged to be
married for about fourteen years, and
still the swain had not mustered up
courage enough to ask her to name the
happy day. The other evening he called
in peculiar frame of mind and asked
her to sing something tender and touch
ing. Imagine his surprise when she
sat down at the piano and sang, Oar
ling, I am growing old" There was no
further delay.-Scottish American.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
a Puzzled NOunCSter,

Harry is the youngest of the family,
the only boy among several girls, and
sometimes the superior advantages of
girls seem to weigh heavily on his
youthful mind. The other day we
heard him say thoughtfully to himself:
women always first. l wonder why
God didn't make 'em first, but he
didn't He made Adam first"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
A Clerical Cnnnndrn,n

Archbishop Whately once asked the
question: "Why can a man never
starve in the .gretit desert?" and
answered it himself as follows: BE
cause he can eat the sand which is
there. But what brought the sand
wiches there? Why, Noah sent Ham,
and his descendants mustered and
bred"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
ALWAYS Tired.

Tired Tatters-Here's a piece in dis
paper wot's q insult to de profesh.
Weary Walzer-Wot's it say?
Tired Tatters-It sez dat a feller
ortn't ter eat nuttin' when he's tired.
Weary Walker-Well, wot's de mat
ter wild dat item?
Tired Tatters-Wot's de matter wild
it? Say, do youse want er feller ter
starve ter death ?-EXchange.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Life and Death.

Life, after all. is a masquerade, says
a writer in the Pittsburg Press. We
fear to show our tenderness and our
love. We habitually hide our best feel
ings lest we be judged weak and emo
tional. Sometimes it needs death to
show us ourselves and to teach our
friends our deep and unsuspected kind
ness
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
The widows Wall,

"Well," said the lady who was en-
deavoring to give the widow consola-
ton on the way home from the ceme-
terry, "the worst is over now"
"T'm afraid not" answered the af-
Aicted one. "The lawyer says there's
q bad flaw in one of the insurance poll
cies."-Chicago Record Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Notice to Creditors.


ESTATE OF WILLIAM JENNINGS, DECEASED.
NJ Office IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
IN undersigned, administrator of the estate
of William Jennings, deceased to the credit
ors of and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice to the said
administrator, at the law office of John F. Davis,
Summit street, Jackson, Amador county,
California the same being the place for the
transaction of the business of said estate, in
said county of Amador
Dated November ed, 1902.
GEORGE G. JENNINGS.
Administrator of the estate of
William Jenni ms. deceased
John f. Davis, attorney for admiA istrator
no2S5t
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Passion.

Passion warps and interrupts the
judgment. He that can reply calmly to
an angry man is too hard for him.
Plato, speaking of passionate persons,
says they are like men who stand on
their heads-they see all things The
wrong way.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Notice to Creditors.
Estate of Benjamin Ross, Jr., deceased

NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned
~ ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate of Benjamin
Ross, Jr., deceased to the creditors of and all
ceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after the first
publication of this notice to the said admins
tratr1X, at the law office of John f. Davis,
Summit street, jackson, Amador county, Cali
forn1a, the same being the place for the tran
saction of the business of said estate, in said
county of Amador.
Dated, Dec. 18th, 1902.
GRACE H. ROSS,
Admins tratrix of the estate of Benjamin
Ross Jr., deceased.
John f. Davis,
Attorney for administrative de12-5t
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
of .Copartnership.

NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership
IN heretofore existing between Florence Clan.
mini and c. w. Cato, in the hotel business at
Drytown, Amador county, Cal. under the firm
name OF Cato Giannini, has been dissolved.
The business will hereafter be conducted by
said Florence Giannini solely, with whom all
parties indebted to said firm will please make
prompt settlement.
Dated at Drytown, December S, 1902.
FLORENCE GIANNINI
debit G. w. CATO.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
Taking Pains.

Genius" quoted Smuthers, "is an in
Unite capacity for taking pains"
'Then," remarked Smithers, old
Groanache must be genius. He gets
every ailment he hears any one else
has. s."-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
What MOres

He-You might at least have given
me some warning that you were going
10 throw me over.
She-Well, haven't l been nice to
fou for over weekf
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
II. E. Church Services

Preaching every Sunday at II u. m and 7:3O
p. N. Sunday school, : p. m; Senior Epworth
League, As p. m; Midweek Prayer meetings,
Thursday, 80 p. m.
Rev. G. II. Van Vliet, pastor
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock :: $4,000

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoi, John Strohm,
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of jackson
Amador ledger., 1902-12-26
LEDGER'S CLUBBING RATES.

Ledger and Daily Call one year .........S7 so
Ledger and Weekly Call, one year .... 60
Ledger and Daily Bulletin, one year . 6 SO
Ledger and Semi-Weekly Bulletin, 1 yer 20
Ledger and Weekly Bulletin, one year. 90
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one year. 10
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle, one year 60
Ledger and Weekly Examiner, one year. 60
Ledger and Daily Examiner one year -. 80
Ledger and N. Y. Weekly Tribune, yer 90
Ledger aud N. Y. Tri-Weekly Tribune 1y 8 so
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Magazine, yr 8 IS
Ledger and S. f. Weekly Post, one year. 90
Ledger and McCalrs Magazine, one year Q rs
Ledger aud ST. Louis Globe Democrat, ly 90
Ledger and Twice Week" one year. 90
as-rhe ahava rates are strictly in advance