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The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

We think that where so many as fif-
teen cows are kept in the farm dairy
some arrangement srould be made to
have one man do all the milking and
give him plenty Of time in which to do
it. 1t certainly would be better for the
cows.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

Henry H. Edes, at a recent meeting OF
the Colonial Society of Massachusetts,.
read a paper in. which he said that Prof.
John Winthrop and not George Wash
ington was the first person to receive
from Harvard college the degree Of doc
tor OF laws =
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

We have fine reports of the value Of
the bronze grass for all that semiarid
portion of the country where timothy
and clover will not grow. Some are
grass is run out by too close p~asturing
this bronze grass may be MADE to take
its place. If so, it will prove 70 be a
bonanza indeed.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

A field of corn planted thickly for
fodder was dragged until 1t got to be
six inches high. While some of the
corn was thus destroyed, there was
still plenty left, and it only required
two plowings to make a perfectly clean
field of corn.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

t'IZldWHES
.LKlaG- SI
Copyrighted, 1902. by ]. S. Trigg,
Rockford, la.
Correspondence Solicited.

Where clover will grow and Short
horn cattle are kept don't expect to buy
a farm for much less than $50 per acre.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

There is a peculiar significance con-
nected with the Biblical phrase which
refers to 'the grasshopper as a bur-
den" when it is known that 40, 900, 900
out of the SO, 900 900 square miles of the
land surface of the globe are subject
ed to the scourge of these insects.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25
mr. HE rural telephone an mail
service has made top notchers

UnCIe BIZ as ne CHTeW Il
bunch of new onions upon the editors
desk and followed them with his boot
neels.
Yes" remarked the editor, the
farmer ought to certainly be a happy
man now, especially out your way. as |
see that you get a trolley line, too"
"Oh, we're gittin' bout all the doins'
an nxin's what's a-goin'," replied
Uncle Bill. I'VE amt a fussin' bout
movin' inter town nowadays; we're
stu0yin' out a summer resort PROPOSE
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

We have a score of seed catalogues
to look over this spring. We notice
that nearly every scotsman claims spe-
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

The United States furnishes Eng
land with SO per cent. of her bread
stuffs and 65 per cent of her meats.
So long as England is compelled to
thus depend upon the United States for
her very living there will be no serious
ruction between the two countries.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

When a sixteen-year-old boy, unskill-
ed in every particular can secure as
wages on a farm 500 a month, his
board and washing, as he can do today,
he alone is to blame If he is not worth
1880 by the time he is t%wenty-four
years old. But not one in ten of them
will save a dollar.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

Darwin one picked up a wounded
pigeon by the wayside. Its leg had
been broken, and in its contracted
claws was a little lump of earth. This
Darwin planted to see what vegetable
life it might contain. From 1t he pro-
cured fifteen varieties of plant life.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

Right now. during the last days of
April, is the time to set out the straw
berry bed. We have sometimes thought
that the doing of this might almost
come under the head of legitimate
Sunday work, for the doing of 1t is
certainly a work of necessity and
mercy.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-25

lzIE4A YEA ~
Copyrighted, 1902. by ]. S. Trigg,
Rockford, la.
Correspondence Solicited.
Where clover will grow and Short
horn cattle are kept don't expect to buy
a farm for much less than $50 per acre.
A whole lot of eager homeseekers
are buying farms west of the n hun
dredth degree of west longitude in the
Dakotas, Kansas and Nebraska and
are going to come to grief. That Is a
stock country, not farming land.
We think that where so many as if
teen cows are kept in the farm dairy
some arrangement srould be made to
have one man do all the milking and
give him plenty of time in which to do
it. 1t certainly would be better for the
cows.
A field of corn planted thickly for
fodder was dragged until 1t got to be
SIN lHCutS ulku. Wull6 SOLle Oh Tic
corn was thus destroyed, there was
still plenty left, ana it only required
two plowings to make a perfectly clean
field of corn.
There is a peculiar significance con-
nected with the Biblical phrase which
refers to ''the grasshopper as a bur-
den" when it is known that 40, 900 900
1.A ~ - 20 nm nAn an,.a ..n ~ t1Ao Af thn
land surface of the globe are subject
ed to the scourge of these insects.
The United States furnishes Eng
land with SO per cent. OF her bread
stuffs and 65 per cent of her meats.
So long as England is compelled to
thus depend upon the United States for
her very living there will be no serious
ruction between the two countries.
Darwin once picked up a wounded
pigeon by the wayside. Its leg had
been broken, n In Its contracted
claws was a little lump of earth. This
Darwin planted to see what vegetable
life it might contain. From 1t he pro-
cured fifteen varieties of plant life.
Right now, during the last lays OF
April, is the time to set out the straw
berry bed. We have sometimes thought
that the doing of this might almost
come under the head Of legitimate
Sunday work, for the doing Of 1t is
certainly a work of necessity and
mercy.
When a sixteen-year-old boy, unskill-
ed in every particular car secure as
wages on a farm 500 a month, his
board and washing, as he car do today,
he alone is to blame II he is not worth
1880 by the time he is t~wenty-four
years old. But not n in ten of them
will save a dollar.
We have a score of seed catalogues
to look over this spring, We notice
that nearly every scotsman claims spe-
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
A Dangerous Pastime.

The telephone and electric light
companies complain that boys have
been in the habit OF monkeying with
the wires, by throwing wires across
and thereby breaking the current.
This has been done at South Jackson
several times, and at Amador City
recently an old cable was thrown across
the wire conveying power, resulting in
the stoppage of the current and shut
ting down of some of the mines. This
is very dangerous business. Evident
ly the boys do it in a frolicsome spirit.
unaware of the risk they run them
selves or the danger to which others
are exposed thereby. They endanger
their own lives aud the lives of others.
The law is very severe on wrong-doers
of this kind. Imprisonment in the
county jail for not less than six months,
Or in the state prison for not more
than five years is the penalty of such
offenses. Boys, take warning and quit
this sort of mischief.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
FROM PLYMOUTH.
PLYMOUTH, February 2-

IL MOO L II.
Plymouth will be somewhat livened
up next Friday evening by the appear
ance of the show entitled ga Trip to
the Circus"
Mrs. Fl. E. Potter is now on the sick
list.
Mrs. A. o. Dugan left Saturday
morning for Latrobe, from whence she
intends. going down to Mills, Sacra-
mento county, to visit her sister, Mrs.
w. II. Criswell.
Miss Lucy Hinkson of Amador City
is the guest of her sister, Hattie, who
is quite ill. AS she is not able to teach.
the primary department Of this school
is closed for brief period.
The drama, which was to be played
here on March 1st, has been postponed.
Raymond Dohman left yesterday for
Placerville.
r. Tins and family will move below
in short time.
Plymouth was largely represented in
Oleta last Saturday evening at the
dedication of the l. o. o. F. hall, and
ball.
The Wilson children, who have scar
let fever, are getting along nicely un-
der the skillful care of DR.. Tiffany.
"OMEGo."
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
To Visit His Father.

George l.. Thomas, the well-know n
proprietor of the Jackson Meat Mar
ket, left on Tuesday mornings stage
for the purpose of visiting his aged
father in Wales, whom he has not seen
for y years. He expects TO be gone
about two months. George left the
parental roof when boy of fourteen
summers. He started out alone to
make his way in the world, and like
most of those who are animated by
that sort of independent and ambitious
spirit, he has made a success in life.
He has built up a good business, and
acquired considerable property in jack
son, and being in easy circumstances,
he naturally had longing to see his
father once more. His mother died
many years ago. His father is about
70 years of age, and is as anxious to
see his long absent son as the son is to
see his father. He will go from New
York to Liverpool, and from that port
the distance to his fathers home in
Wales is about 80 miles. Mr.. Fisher.
has charge of the business here during
his absence. The Ledger wishes our
enterprising townsman pleasant voy-
age and safe return to his family.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
MINING NEWS.

DEL MONTE-The February report
says: Every effort is being made to
effect tho immediate installation of the
compressor and outfit, ready to prose-
cute work on the cross-cut with ma
chine drills. In the meantime, work
is being pushed on the cross-cut with
hand-drills. A force of men is kept at
work grading, building foundation
work and repairing roads, laying pipe,
ETC., as this work Is now the most essen
tial in order to facilitate the installa-
tion of the new plant, which will enable
us to operate rapidly with three or
four machine drills. The prospect
work already done on the west shaft
shows that the ore there is in the same
chimney as the first pay shoot encoun-
terek in our main tunnel, and raise
from below will enable us to stope and
mill this rock, This will be done as
soon as doomed advisable by the super
intendent. The secretary, Geo. l.
Wright, returned from his eastern trip
February 7th, after placing the last
share of our treasury stock. He is
now at the mine as actively engaged in
furthering the work there as he has
heretofore been in securing sound
financial backing for the enterprise.
AMADoR PHoENIX.-The first run
of the mill, extending over ten DAYS,
yielded gold brick worth $500. They
look for much better yield when
the mill again gets to work. Mr.. Dive
informs us that the saving in fuel by
the change now being made in the fur,
mace is estimated at one-third, instead
OF three-fourths, as has been reported.
MIsCELLANEoUs-A 4-foot ledge of
Sl5 ore was uncovered in the Halo
we'en mine on the Herschle place in
Mount Echo few days ago.-Echo.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
Datson-Johns Wedding.

The marriage of Frederick Datson
and Miss Mary Elizabeth Johns. was
celebrated at the residence of the
BRIDES parents broadway yesterday
evening in the presence of number of
relatives and invited guests. Rev. F.
A. Morrow came up specially from An
tioch to officiate at the ceremony. The
bride, richly and becomingly attired,
and charming at all times, looked her
prettiest on this occasion. She was
given away by her father, Vim. Johns.
Miss Mamie Hall was bridesmaid, and
Miss Bertha Eudey maid of honor,
while William Verans acted as best
man. After the couple were joined in
wedlock, the company, consisting of
about 80 persons, sat down to supper,
lavishly prepared without regard to
expense. After doing full justice to
the good things provided a few hours
were pleasantly passed in singing, and
other amusements, and jovialities fit
ting the occasion. The bride was the
recipient of a large number OF valuable
presents from her many admiring
friends. About o'clock the happy
pair left for Amador City, where they
will make their home. Mr.. Datson is
employed in one OF the mines of that
vicinity and had already furnished
cosy home for himself and bride. May
happiness and prosperity attend them
throughout their welded life.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
Accidentally Shot Himself.

A young man named John Lima.
who lives near Butte City, was wound
ed yesterday morning by the accidental
discharge of his rifle. He was on the
Kirkwood ranch, hunting wild hog
with a "A caliber rifle. In some unex-
planned way the weapon was discharged
while the muzzle was pointing toward
him. The ball grazed the fleshy part
OF the right arm under the shoulder
blade. His injuries are not serious.
He came to town Immediately after
the accident, and had the wound dress
ed by DR.. Endicott. 1t was a close
call on his life, and he will be apt to
handle firearms with more caution
hereafter.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
The Wiley Concentrator.

L. b. Dillon of San Francisco, a for
mer resident of Amador county, spent
Monday and Tuesday in jackson. He
is we'll known in the mining circles of
the mother lode aud particularly in
Amador county, having operated con-
siderably in the Volcano mining dis.
trict, as superintendent of the Dennis
Kelley mine and other mines OF that
neighborhood. He is a son-in- law of
l.. !Cassinelli, the well-known merchant
of Volcano. Mr.. Dillon is representing
the Mine Smelter Supply Co. of Dem
YER, Colorado, manufacturers of the
celebrated Wiley concentrators. His
knowledge of the sulphurets business,
his indomitable energy and his genial
appearance well qualify him for the
position which he occupies.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
Sale of Property for Delinquent Taxes.

The first auction sale of property sold
to the state on account of DELINQUENT
taxes in Amador county took place in
front OF the court house last Monday
morning. The property consisted of
oO acres OF land in the borhood of
Forest Home, known as the Kessler
place, and which has cut quite a figure
in the criminal annals of the county.
Latterly the property has been occu-
pied by the two Kessler brothers. The
1t was first sold to the state in 1895.
the original amount of taxes being Sc.
During the six years that have elapsed
since the taxes, penalties and costs have
accumulated SO that they now aggre-
gate about S15O-it would have required
that much to redeem. That it was not
redeemed was owing, we understa nd,
to a detective title, and a desire to cure
the defect by getting a deed from the
state. There was some lively bidding
at the auction Monday. Three bidders
were present-George Kessler, the oc-
cupant, Geo. Yager of lone, and the
Allen estate. The latter dropped out
at S16O. The other two bidders ran
the price up, S. at jump, until it
reached s4O5, at which figures it was
finally knocked down to Yager. Young
kessler was prepared to plank down
s4OO, but could not go beyond that,
and so lost his home.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
AUKUM NEWS.
SHAN.

Rev. Jagger's regular appointment
for preaching at Aukum hall, Saturday
evening, came so near the date of Miss
Frances Wizards memorial, that by
request he favored us with very in
teresting sermon, touching entirely
| upon her work, commencing with her
early training in christian home, her
noble traits of character with which
she was endowed, her commencement,
career and ending of a beautiful life
devoted to the temperance cause. The
meeting was well attended.
Miss Fannie Carter returned home
from Florin, Sacramento county, where
she has been employed for several
months. On her arrival she was con-
fronted by some forty of her young
friends who met at Aukum hall and
went en- masse to the home of her
father, arriving about the time she did.
Needless to say it was a complete sur
prise to the whole family. The usual
program for house parties was carried
out. All repaired to their homes about
four in the morning with the feeling
that another pleasant spent evening
was over.
Mrs. f. Bates and grand daughter of
San Francisco are visiting their rela-
tives at Uno.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole of Canaan, Mana
toba, spent month with Mrs. Coles
brother, James McCulloh, OF Aukum.
They left for San Francisco thence to
Portland to spend two months.
Ella Vinewitz and M. Schnider are
in Plymouth for short time. Mrs.
Vinewitz is under medical treatment
with DR.. Tiffany.
Austin Votaw made a trip to the
county seat Thursday. He took Mr..
Wall of Indian Diggings tot the county
hospital.
Mr.. Ashby of Sacramento is here
looking after his mining interests at
Uno.
A cute little boy came to the home of
a. Farnsworth Sunday, and by mutual
consent Asa and Annie decided to keep
it as a playmate for little Archie.
w A +,
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
lone Road in Bad Condition.

SThe late heavy rains have played
havoc with the lone road. A large
landslide occurred below Mlllers sta
ton, completely filing the ditch and
covering a portion of the roadway.
The crushed rock from the quarry
opened from the roadside has proved
poor material. 1t has ground up and
formed a clay, that is very trying to
those having to drive over the road.
At present, and indeed for the whole of
the winter, the traffic has been light.
There has been nothing like the heavy
freighting of last winter. The hauling
has been merely to supply the demands
of the local stores. The road would
have been cut up much worse than it
is had there been anything like the
traffic of year ago. The Morrow
grade continues the best part OF the
road, and that portion that was treated
with oil last summer is also in fair con-
dition; better it is claimed, even now,
for the light treatment of oil.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
Died in the Philippines.

A letter was received by Jackson
Dennis on Wednesday, from the Phil
ippines conveying the mournful news
OF the death of his son, Harry Dennis.
younger brother of Wilford Dennis,
Wells Fargo's agent in jackson. Harry
Dennis enlisted in Troop L. of the Sd
cavalry, and served two years. He
was one Of those who about two wears
ago followed Aguinaldo into the wilds
of Luzon. The country they then
passed through seemed to young Dem
mis- rich in mineral resources, and he
sent glowing accounts home of the
wealth in store for the early prospect
ors. He was honorably discharged
from the army about three months
ago, and party of five organized
themselves into company and started
of on a prospecting trip. Their OBJ.
lective point was 700 miles from Manila.
They got 160 miles on their trip, when
young Dennis was stricken with fever.
and died. This must have been over
two mouths ago, as it would take that
length OF time for letter to reach
from there to Sutter Creek. Deceased
was 26 years of age, and a native of
Sutter Greek.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
Coyote Scalp Claims.

There is due from the state to parties
in Amador county about $1,000 for
bounty on coyote scalps, under a state
law that existed many years ago. Ow-
ing to the unearthing of frauds in sew
eral counties the state refused to pay
the bounties, unless the claimants first
established the validity of their claims
before a court. Suit will shortly be
brought by claimants in Amador
county. The principal claimant is W.
Going, the court house janitor, who
holds $4O0 worth of certificates. Jos.
Quirolo, former janitor, who is now in
Italy, also claims about $500. He has
given a power of attorney to S. G.
Spagnoh. and other parties have also
assigned their claims, so that it is pos
sible that one suit will embrace all the
coyote scalps unpaid for in Amador
county. There never has been any
question about the justice of the claims
from this county, and the suit will be
more matter OF form than anything
else
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
Died in San Francisco.

Chris. Lepitich, young man who
has worked in the Zeila mine for the
past ten years, was compelled about
nine months ago, on account of ill
health, to quit work. Shortly there
after he went to San Francisco, where
he has relatives, for the purpose of
placing himself under the care OF med
ical men there. His sickness was of
the incurable character, known as
miners consumption. He died in the
city last Saturday. The remains were
brought to Jackson and the interment
took place on Wednesday, Rev. S.
Dabovich officiating. The body was
buried in the Greek cemetery. De-
ceased was member of Jackson Lodge
of Odd Fellows. His funeral was large
ly attended by his brother Odd Fell
lows, and also by those of Austrian
nativity, by al of whom he was highly
esteemed. He was cut off at the early
age of 32 years. He has an uncle liv-
ing in Sutter Creek, the only relative
in this county.
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
OUR NE|GHBOR|NG TOWNS
Correspondents to the Am
ador Ledger.
News from Shenandoah Valley, Ply
mouth, Aukum and Amador City.
A Communication.
SHENANDOAH, February 26

t oHENANDOAH, FeDfuafy 70.
Miss Mabel Wheeler has been enjoy
ing a visit from the measles, but is now
fully recovered.
John S. Davis of Drytown, another
victim of measles, spent few days at
his parents home in the valley during
his convalescence, returning to Dry
town Monday.
Mrs. John Harrel is In Sacramento
on visit with her daughter, Mrs. w.
II. Crofton.
Joseph Davis has been nearly dis
abled since last Saturday in consequence
of deep nail-wound in the right foot.
The wound, while painful, is not very
serious, and is healing nicely.
Miss Maude Brown came up from
her school, in Sacramento, last week
for short visit to her home.
A large delegation of Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs from the valley went to
Oleta Saturday to attend the dedica-
tion of the new [. o. o. F. Hall. All en-
joyed the evening, but some of us who
are still nursing bruises and stiff joints
are of the opinion that ''riding the
goat" isn't in the same class with rid
ing over those rocky, rutty roads.
The hardest wind and rain-storm for
a year visited US yesterday and left
plenty of mementOes in its track.
SHAN
Amador ledger., 1902-02-28
MMUNICATION.

EDITOR LEDGER: Having read the
recent editorials in your paper con-
corning 'those fees for legal services
and Mr.. McGee's answer thereto, my
interest has been so much aroused that
l beg permission to seek and obtain
further enlightenment on several points
in connection Herewith.
The district attorney maintains that
he informed the board of supervisors
both officially and privately that Mr.
McGee's claim was illegal. What au-
thority has the board of supervisors to
disregard the legal advice of their
legally elected advisor? If they do
disregard his advice to. the financial
impoverishment of the county what
redress have the taxpayers?
Mr.. McGee states that supervisors
Dwyer and Brinn authorized him to
employ assistant counsel. Can a mi
nority of the board of supervisors incur
indebtedness, legally? If so, why?
Mr.. McGee says finally: "You fail
to state in explanation of the claim
that the litigation involved a large
amount of money, embracing fer the
three years nearly S2O 600. which was
saved to the taxpayers of the county,
and when the case was in the supreme
court L agreed with the supervisors
that if the school districts won the case
would make no charge for my SER
vices in the supreme court, but, if on
the other hand, the suit was decided in
favor of the auditor, would ask fair
fee."
AS | understand the matter this $20,-