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Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
A Thou..nd Mi1lion snns.

Lord Kelvin once made some inter
esting calculations of the probable total
amount of gravitation matter in the
visible universe. he showed that If 25,-
100000 years ago 1000 100000 masses,
each equal to our sun, had been dis
tributed through a sphere about 49,
900. 600, ,00O, 100000 miles in radius they
would now have acquired velocities
about equal to those known to be pos
sessed by the stars visible to US. There
fore it is probable that the total amount
of gravitational matter In the visible
universe does not differ much from
that Of 1000, ,000. 900 suns.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Country Inns In England.

A noted traveller says he has sam
pied a large number of hotels in his
time-even in 'Greece-but for bare
faced dishonesty in the making of
bills the bluff British landlord takes
first place. "After charging twice
what his food and rooms are worth he
tacks on a further charge for service,
another for lights, another for bath,
another for fire. In short, my expert
ence of country inns in England-and
I can speak with some authority-is
that pay as much day at shabby
little country inn Of England, where
the food is poor and Ill cooked, the at
tendance inferior and the beds poor, as
l would at good hotel in such towns
as Springfield, Mass, or the very best
In Switzerland or Germany. Indeed, 1t
must have struck the average Ameri-
can that the Incompatible Baedeker
hardly ever finds it possible to recon-
mend an English hotel"
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
HOW sousa Got His Name.

When Sousa, famous the world over
as king of march music, landed in the
"home of the free" he carried with
him a valise on which was marked in
plain letters John Philipso U. S. A"
Time passed, and this son of sunny It
ally commenced to grow musical and
also to become AmericaniZed. 1t was
then, so the story goes, that he ex-
pressed the desire for a name more
nearly like those of the people or
which he was one by choice.
Philipso sounded out Of place doing
service for q man who had imbibed
American beliefs and customs and
whose destiny was closely linked with
''the stars and stripes forever" A
member of the band to which he be-
longed finally made suggestion. 1t
turned out to be happy one and was
adopted by the master of the baton.
The suggestion was this: To the name
Philipso add U. S. A. Divide the one
name into two words, and there was
the smooth sounding and easily pro-
nounced name of John Philip Sousa.-
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
MARRIAGE IN ARABIA.
The Wedding Procession an Elabo-
rate and Noisy Affair.

EAtc anu NOAby
A marriage procession among the
Arabs is a very elaborate affair. The
camel which bears the bride is deco
rated with bright henna dye on his
neck and shoulders, while there are
verses from the Koran inscribed on the
hangings. His uncouth legs are often
swathed with bright cloths, his head
bedecked with plumes and small mir
rors, while his back is resplendent
with bright colored bits of tinsel,
which glisten against patchwork Of
many hued cloths. a hood or cage
conceals the bride, and no doubt adds
to the discomfort of the cramped ride
on the beast. There are attendants,
and last of all the musicians, chiefly
drummers, who attract the crowds by
their incessant pounding on small but
high keyed instruments.
If the journey to the groom's home
is short one, it is heightened by stops
at frequent intervals, and all the while
the lover must not show any eagerness
to welcome her, no matter what his
feelings may be. The Arab may be af-
fectionate, but he cannot with dignity
betray emotion. Among the lower
classes buffoons accompany the pro-
cession with performing bears or other
wild animals, and when the bride ia
wealthy largess is distributed along
the route in the form of clothes or coin.
When the groom's tent or fixed home
has been reached, the bride is expected
to show great reluctance about enter
ing it, and in some cases she has to be
lifted by the husband over the blood
of a sheep he has just slain.-Woman's
Home Companion.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
bereavement and Business.

The following curious advertisement
is taken from Spanish journal: This
morning our Saviour summoned away
the jeweler, Siebald Illmaga. from his
shop to another and better world. The
undersigned, his widow, will weep up
on his tomb, as will also his two daugh-
tiers, Hid and Emma, the former Of
whom is married, and the latter is open
to an offer. The funeral will take place
tomorrow. His disconsolate widow.
Veronique Illmaga. P. S.-This be-
reavement will not interrupt our en-
ployment, which will be carried on as
usual, only our place of business will
be removed from Lessi de Leinturiers
to 4 Rue de Nissionaire, as our grasp
ing landlord has raised the rent. t."-St
James Gazette.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
The .ewn Tn Writers, Name..

Beginning with William Shakespeare,
we remember instantly Sir Walter Ra-
leigh, Sir Walter Scott, William Words
worth, Washington Irving, William
Makepeace Thackeray, Henry w.
Longfellow, John G. Whittier, William
Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Walt
Whitman. Others whose names occur
almost simultaneously are William
Cowper, Isaac Watts, Henry Ward
Beecher, Daniel Webster, Wendell
Phillips, George William Curtis, Rich
ard Grant White, Julia Ward Howe,
George W. Gable, William D. How
ellis, Charles Dudley Warner and
Richard Watson Glider. To these are
easily added Sir Walter Blackstone,
John Wesley, Edmund Waller, Nathan
lei P. Willis, Walter Savage Landor,
Will Carleton, James Whitcomb Riley,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, DR.. s.
Weir Mitchell, Hamilton Wright Ma
bic, William II. Prescott, Constance
Fenimore Woolson, Mary 2. Wilkins
and many more.-Ladies' Home Jour-
nal
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
A New Danger.

A story Is told in a neighboring town.
says the Troy Press. Of the well meant
efforts to do his duty of a hostler en-
ployed by local doctor. It 80 happen
ed that the doctor was attending two
cases on the same street, one house
which had just been blessed by an
heir and in the other existed slight
case Of scarlet fever.
The doctor instructed his man to
takc a contagious disease" card and
tack 1t up on the house where lived the
fever patient. Unfortunately the mes
senger made a mix up In the location
of the house, and what was the aston
ishment of passersby to read on the
house where cooed q lusty newborn
infant: Contagious Disease. Keep
Ont"
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
New York;. Tall Men.

Why are there so many very tall men
in New York? is question often asked
by visitors to the city. The popularity
is so patent that 1t very soon forces it
self on the attention of every casual
observer. The men are not the ordina-
rily tall men of six feet or so that one
sees quite as many of in Pittsburg or
Chicago as you do in New York, but
the men whose heads rise up noticea-
bly, out of the crowd wherever they
are. What brings them here or what
grows them here are questions. They
are so plentiful that one can scarcely
walk block down towntwithout meet
Ing several.-New York Letter in Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
A Mngniacent Vessel.

In 26S B. c., Archimedes devised a
marvellous ship for Hero of Syracuse.
Her three lofty masts had been
brought from Britain, whereas our
ships masts are Of iron or obtained
from New Zealand or FROM Vancouver
island. Luxuriously fittsd sleeping
apartments abounded, and one of her
banqueting halls was paved with agate
and costly Sicilian stone. Other floors
were cunningly inlaid with scenes from
the 'Iliad." Stables for many horses,
ponds stocked with live fish, gardens
watered by artificial rivulets and hot
baths were provided for use or amuse-
Journal.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
PAST HIS FIRST YOUTH.
A Fowl That Was Hardly to Blame
For Proving Tough.

For Proving Tough.
The swan is said to be excellent eat
ing when young. but as it is one Of the
longest Lived Of all creatures it is well
to learn II possible how old your bird
is before you cook 1t.
A gentleman in Lincolnshire, Eng
land, sent dead swan to the Athena
um club, addressed to the secretary. A
special dinner was to occur that week,
and the committee without question
turned the bird over to the cook.
At the dinner the swan, resting on a
great silver dish, was a delight to the
eye, but when it came to carving and
eating the bird no knife seemed sharp
enough to cut 1t, and of course eating
it was out Of the question.
A few days later the donor met the
secretary and said, 81 hope you got my
swan all right"
"That was nice joke you played on
u.s." returned the secretary.
Joke? What do you meanT
"Why, we had the thing boiled for
thirteen hours, and even then we
might as well have tried to cut through
the rock Of Gibraltar"
"You don't mean to say you had the
swan cookedp'
"Why, of course"
MAN alivel 1 sent it to be stuffed
and preserved as a curiosity in the
club. That swan has been in my fami-
ly for 2S0 years. 1t was one Of the
Charles 1. You've seen the picture Of
it. My ancestor held the post Of mas
ter Of the swans and keeper Of the
kings cygnets.' Well, have no doubt
1t was bit tough"
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Longevity,

The span of life is gradually expand
ing. We live longer and get more out
Of it than our grandfathers did. Wheth-
er the cause of this is better knowl-
edge of natural law or more skillful
surgery we will not undertake to say.
At any rate, people think this pretty
good world to live In and want to stay
here as long as they can comfortably.
The man with 100 birth anniversaries
behind him is not such a remarkable
fellow after alL-New York Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local application, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional re-
medies. Deafness is caused by inf1am-
ed condition of the mucous lining of
the Eustachian tube. When this tube
gets infiamed you have a rumbling
sound of imperfect hearing, and when
it is entirely closed deafness is the re-
suit, and unless the inflammation can be
taken and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrah, which is nothing
but an infamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (saused by
catarrah) that can not be cured by
Halls Catarrah Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
The Kicker.

They're telling a heavenly story
which they say no more than does JUS
tice to the kicking" propensities of the
Togus veteran.
The old soldier dies, so the story goes,
and after death he marches up to the
gates of heaven. He hits the door a
thump, and st. Peter peers out through
the wicket.
"Who are you?" asks the saint.
"I'm an old soldier"
Where fromP
Soldiers home at Togus."
"Well, you may come in," says the
saint, "but don't know as the place'll
suit you."-Kennebec Journal.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
For The Complexion.

The complexion always suffers from
biliousness or constipation. Unless the
bowels are kept open the impurities
from the body appear in the form of
unsightly eruptions. De Wits Little
Early Risers keep the liver and bowels
in healthy condition and remove the
cause of such troubles. G. E. Hooper,
Albany, Ca, says: II took De Wits
Little Early Risers for biliousness.
They were were just what l needed.
| am feeling better now than in years. :"
Never gripe or distress. Safe through
and gentle. The very best pills. Kerr's
Pharmacy, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Sounded Faniliar.

"You wretch! You miscreant! You
worst Of yillainsv' exclaimed the hero
Inc at rehearsal.
The heavy villain, who had Just join
ed the company, looked patiently ag-
grieved and said:
Excuse me, is that In the part or are
you acting as stage manager."-Wash-
tnRton Star.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
How the Peach Was Produced.

That the luscious peach has been de-
rived from the hard shelled almond can
no longer be successfully denied. 1t is
said that the peach in its original soil
was virulent poison and that the Per
sian warriors brought to Persia some
of the seeds and planted them for the
purpose of poisoning the points of their
arrows SO as to render wounds caused
by them to be fatal. but change of
climate and soil produced a fruit
which is not only luscious. but is es-
teemed exceedingly healthful.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

Opportunities He Had Neglected.
"Were you surprised when / propos-
ed?" he asked.
a "Well," she replied thoughtfully. 81
was not so surprised that you proposed
when you did as l was that you die
not propose on some previous occa-
gions."-Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
His Appeal.

Little George was taken by his aunt
to see the newcomer, aged one day.
He was duly and profoundly impress
ed with the specimen and asked where
the little brother came from. "God sent
It." answered the aunt reverently.
The answer made deep impression
on little George, for that afternoon he
was seen out in the backyard gazing
up into the deep blue sky and spread
ing his diminutive apron expectantly
as he said, Dear God, please throw
me one down too."-Troy Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Hardening Steel.

Small steel articles that are too soft
may be hardened with sealing wax.
The method is to have ready a large
stick of sealing wax and then after
heating the article to a cherry red
thrust it into the wax for a minute,
withdrawing it and sticking it in again,
repeating the operation until the steel
is cold and will not enter the wax.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Not Put Out.

I was not successful in the attempt
to eject the cook from my house
But what nettled me was the unruf-
fed demeanor of the woman.
"You might at least have the good
breeding to act put OUT" 1 cried and
left the kitchen, slamming the door be-
hind me.-Puck.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
His Hope.

II hope" said the serious man, "that
you haven't been betting on the races"
i hope so, too" said the young man
with the red necktie and the restless
eye. 81 hope 1 will wake up tomorrow
and find out that the whole thing was
a wild dream, but there's no use hop
ng."-Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
The building of n Life.

Life is q building. 1t rises slowly day
by day through the years. Every new
lesson we learn lays block on the edi-
fee which is rising silently within us.
Every influence that impresses us, ey-
cry book we resd, every conversation
we have, every act of our commonest
days, adds something to the invisible
building.-J. R. Miller.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
The Forbearinr Dog.

"a good dog is the best friend man
can have" remarked the tobacconist to
the wooden Indian. "When you get
sick, he doesn't tell you what to take,
and when you get we'll he doesn't tell
you how much worse he had the same
tisease."- Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
A. rstimate Of Society.

Ascum-fou don't care much for So
ciety. do your
Crabbe-No, Society," is nothing but a
ridiculous school where every nobody
Is taught to Try TO be somebody-Phil-
adeiphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
He Didn,t Die,

Laura-While Jack was here the 9th
er evening he made the statement that
he would kiss me or die in the attempt.
Believes? (After a pause) Well.
did he kiss you?
Laura-You haven't read any account
of Jacks death in the papers, have
you?
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Baked In a Quarry.

Shiney Patches-What sort Of cake is
this that the lady gave you?
Weary Willie-She said that it was
marble cake.
Shiney Patches-Marble nothingl It's
granite.-New York Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Advice.

Advice is good thing, but it will al
ways be something of a nuisance until
the givers of it accept responsibility
for the bad as readily as they take
credit for the good Saturday Evening
Post.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
OF Ahsnrhinr Interest.

He-Do you find it an interesting
story?
She-Oh, very. I'm so anxious to get
to the end that really 1 can't help skip
ping nearly every other page.-Chicago
Record-Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Repairing
Neatly
Done

Never thought Of such a
sign for a medicine did you?
Well, it's a good sign for
SCOTS Emulsion. The body
has to be repaired like other
things and SCOTS Emulsion is
the medicine that does it.
These poor bodies wear out
from. worry, from over-work,
from disease. They get thin
and weak. Some of the new
ones are not we'll made-and
all of the old ones are racked
from long usage.
SCOTS Emulsion fixes all
kinds. 1t does the work both
inside and out. 1t makes soft
bones hard, thin blood red,
weak lungs strong, hollow
places full. Only the best ma
terials are used in the patching
and the patches don't show
through the new glow of health.
No one has to wait his turn.
You can do it yourself-you
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Not So Sudden.

"Amelia," faltered the young man. II
love you"
'-Oh, Herbert" she said, clasping her
hands together, "what a long, long
time It has taken you to say sog-Chi-
eago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Cau,e For Gr,ex.nce.

when you refused me. you promised
always to be my friend, and now you
are as cold as an iceberg"
"But I didn't think you were going
to stop proposing."-Life
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

When you get tired Of work, you
will realize that you have reached the
time'of life when you have no place to
play.-Atchison Globe.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Exempt.

"There's one good thing about Mrs.
De Sneere-she never ISLANDERS her
friends"
"No; she hasn't any."-San Francisco
Ruilottn
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
A Horrible Outbreak.

"Of large sores on my little daugh-
ter's head developed into case of scald
head" writes G. d. Isbill of Morgan
ton, Tenn, but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve completely cured her. It's
guaranteed cure for Eczema. letter,
Salt Rheum, Pimples Sores, Ulcers
and Piles. Only 25c. at D. B. Spagnoli.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
His Cigar Lighter.

Wigg-I saw Skinnum light a cigar
with twenty dollar bill.
Wagg-Pll bet it wasn't receipted.--
Philadelphia Record.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
CHEAP BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE

Lots for sale in the Webb Mason
tract. Will be sold at bedrock
prices, for cash, or on instalment
plan. Lots fronting on Stump
and Center streets. Before pur-
chasing a residence lot call at
LEDGER Office and get prices.
JACKSON CAL
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

Rules Of grammar cannot give US
mastery Of .anguage, rules of rhetoric
cannot make US eloquent, rules of con-
duct cannot make US good.-Aphorisms
and Reflections.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Surgeons Knife Not Needed.

Surgery is no longer necessary to
cure piles. De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve cures cases at once, removing
the necessity for dangerous, painful
and expensive operations. For scalds,
cuts, burns, wounds, sores and skin
diseases it is unequalled. Beware of
counterfeits. Kerr's pharmacy, jack
son.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

You can get better value for your
money at the White House than any
where else in town. Don't take my
word for it, but come and be convinced.
The White House.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

Don't think for a moment that you
have met all the idiots there are In the
world.-Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

If you want to please your family
and girls-go to Louvre restaurant for
oyster cocktails, price Is cts. Oyster
loaf any time, day or night.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
Favorite Nearly Everywhere.

Constipation means dullness, de-
preston, headache, generally disorder
ed health. De Wits Little Early
Risers stimulate the liver, open the
bowels and relieve this condition. Safe,
speedy and thorough. They never
grippe. Favorite pills. Kerr's Phar-
macy, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21

Subscribe for the Ledger. Only $3.50
a year.
Give us daily some good bread. Pho
neer Flour makes the best. k-&AAA
Amador ledger., 1902-03-21
and the bottle.

and the bottle.
This picture represents
the Trade Mark of SCOTS
Emulsion and is on the
wrapper of every bottle.
Send for free sample
SCOTT & BOVINE.
400 Pearl St.. New York
SOC. and 81. all druggists
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

The peculiar cough which indi-
Gates Group, is usually we'll known TO
the mothers of croupy children. No
time should be lost in the treatment
of it, and for this purpose no medi-
cine has received more universal APP
prevail than Chamberlain Cough
remedy. Do not waste valuable time
in experimenting with untried reme-
dies no matter how highly they may
be recommended. but give this medi-
cine as directed and all symptoms of
Group will quickly disappear. For
sale by N. N. Quandahl q Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
Don't Worry.

This is easier said than done, yet it
may be of some help to consider the
matter. If the cause is something
over which you have no control it is
obvious that worrying will not help
the matter in the least. On the other
hand. if within your control you have
only TO act When you have II cold
and fear an attack of pneumonia, buy
a bottle of Chamberlain Cough
remedy and use it judiciously and all
cause for worry as to the outcome will
quickly disappear. There is no
danger of pneumonia when it is used.
For sale by n. N. Quandahl & Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31

Mrs Johanna SodeIholm, of Fer
gus Falls, Mimi, fell and dislocated
her shoulder. She had a surgeon get
it back in place as soon as possible,
but it was quite sore and panied her
very much. Her son mentioned that
he had seen Chamberlain Pain Balm
advertised for sprains and soreness,
and she asked hi"; to buy her a bottle
of it, which he did. 1t Quickly re-
lieved her and enabled her to sleep
which she had not done for several
days. The SON was so much pleased
with the relief it gave his mother that
he has since recommended it 70 many
others. For sale by n. n. Quandahl
q Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-31
Notice of Appointment.

Notice OF the appointment of an Admins
traitor of the Estate OF 5. o. Wilson, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given. that the subscriber
the estate of = o. Wilson, late of DEBORAH
Township, in the County OF Winnesheik, State
OF Iowa, deceased, intestate, and has taken
npon himself that trust by giving bonds as
the law directs. All persons ha wing demands
upon the estate OF the said deceased are re-
quired TO exhibit the same; aud persons in
debted to the said estate are called upon to
" axe payment to
M. A. HARMON,
Administrator
Dated at Decomh, Iowa, Dec. IL, 1902. 52I