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Amador ledger., 1902-10-24

once beautiful and h.ppy. Pain, the
result of womanly disease, has narred
beauty and undermined happiness.
Beauty end happiness are both restored
to the sufferers from wornanly diseases
by the use of DIR. Pierce's Fayorite Pre-
scnPtion: 1t cures the pain-produciur
Ills peculiar to women, establishing reg,
uiarity, drying weakening drains, heal
ing. inflammation and liberation, and
curing female weakness. It restores
roundness to the sunken cheek and
PiumPness to the shrunken body.
NJ hays thought for some time would write
you and tell you Of the great improvement in
ton says Mrs; 81. 2. Jones, Of Forest, N. {.
and had despaired Of ever having any health
again Could not sit rp all day, and was so
weak could not watk bne quarter Of a mile.
I noted 4 great Improvement In my health be-
fore the hrst bottle vaa used was suffering
WI with All almost every pain that woman is subiec
suppressed periods, and other symptoms of fe,
male disease. After taking six bottles of Fa.
vortte Prescription I felt like a new person
Can ride hogsebaek and take all kinds Of exer.
else and not feel tired.n
II you are led to the purchase of uFa-
vorite Prescription" because of its re-
markable cures of other women, do not
accept a substitute which has none of
these cures to It's credit.
II You are looking for a perfect 1axa>
i've Try Dr. Pierce's Pleasant PelletA
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
PICKINGS FROM FICTION.

The time for repentance is In ad-
vance Of the crime.-"Abroad With the
Jimmies"
1t is less futile to consider our past
than to predict our future -"Philip
Longstreth."
If man admires q girl at all, he will
want to marry her as long as she treats
him badly.-"Myra Of the Pines"
Well 1t is to be able to read runes,
but better yet it is TO know what the
Lord has written in mems eyes.-"The
Thrall Of Left the Lucky"
People are seldom man and wife half
their lives without wishing to impart
their sufferings as well as their pleas
ures to each other.-"The Kentons."
Tears and laughter well compounded
make the sweetest joy, grief and joy
the truest happiness, happiness and
pain the grandest soul.-'Dorothy Yer
non of Haddon Hail."
Be she right or wrong, a woman will
not permit man to question her mo-
tives. Being a woman is of itself a
good and sufficient reason for what
eyer she may do or say.-"Graystone."
"Ets er long lane that amt got no
turnin' whatsumever, an I've noticed
this all my life-the longer she is be-
fore she does turn the bigger turn she
makes when she finally gifts to it,
1.-THE Silent Pioneer"
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
When to Eat Eruit.

The question is often asked, At what
time of day should fruit be eaten? In
tropical countries, where fruit is the
chief article of food, the rule appears
to be that the earlier in the day it is
taken the better and the later the
worse. In hot weather many wise
people will eat none after noon, alleg-
ing that the digestion then declines in
power with the decline of the day and
the fruit, Instead of digesting, decom-
poses owing to the presence Of the sac
charine matter. The objection to fruit
and certain kinds of vegetables late in
the day, be the explanation what #
may, is certainly justified by an ample
experience, though some persons can
eat fruit at all hours without feeling
any inconvenience.-Table Talks.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
TOOL THAT ALMOST TALKS
Yet It's Complicated Nee hnnism Can
BE Tended by n Girl.

Yet It's Complicated Nee hanism Can
BE Tended by a Girl.
The most highly developed of ma
chine tools is the automatic screw ma,
chine, and, like many another con-
trivance for saving labor, its home is
New England. 1t is a development Of
the ordinary steel working lathe, the
intermediate step being the monitor
lathe, in which the various cutting
tools protrude from the side of a steel
turret like thirteen inch guns from a
battleShip turret. In the nonautomatic
screw machine the turret is revolved
by the operator so as to bring each tool
into play, just as the turret on the old
Monitor was revolved to bring one gun
after another into action. But in the
automatic machine the work is done
without human guidance.
In making screws, nuts, bolts, studs
and other small pieces that must be
turned, drilled or threaded for watches,
clocks, typewriters, electrical instru-
ments and other mechanisms all the
operator has to do is to feed the
"stock"-a long, thin rod of steel or
brass-to the machine. The feeding
mechanism carries the rod slowly for
ward into the field of action. The tur-
ret advances and puts its first tool at
work on the end of the rod When this
tool has done its task, the turret with
draws 1t, turns and advances a second
tool into action. Each cutting tool
around the turret has its distinct work
to perform-one cutting a thread, an
other shaping a head, another putting
on point, another drilling hole, still
another putting on knurling. The tur-
ret automatically brings each of per-
haps six tools into action, and when
the work is finished the completed
screw drops into pan, while the
"stock" is automatically fed forward
to begin the complex operation again.
A stream of machine oil pours contin-
uously on the work to carry away the
heat, and the little metal cuttings col.
lect In heap under the machine
Hour after hour this wonderful au-
tomaton goes through its cycle of oper-
ations, the turret clicking every mo-
ment as 1t brings new tool forward.
Small brass pieces, on which but one
tool cuts, are dropped at the rate of
four a second. Large screws of COM
Piicated design upon which a whole
turretful of tools must work are cut
from a steel rod at the rate of one or
two a minute. So perfectly are these
screw machines constructed that an un-
skilled workman can operate a row of
them. All he is required to do is to keep
them fed with 'stack." In some shops
girls tend the machines Success.
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Effective, but Dangerous.

To cleanse glass vases, carafes or bot
ties of any sort nothing is better than a
little muriatic acid. A tablespoonful
rinsed slowly around In a vase or de-
canter will cleanse it thoroughly, re-
moving from the glass every particle of
foreign matter. The acid can then be
poured into another vase to perform
the same office and even then returned
to the bottle of supply for service on
another occasion. After the acid is out
of the vase or bottle the latter must
be rinsed inside thoroughly first with
hot soapsuds and then in several clear
waters. Muratic acid is a deadly poi
son and must be used with great eau
ton and only by an intelligent adult.
A child or servant should never be in
trusted with its use.-New York Post.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
ELECTRIFIED HOUSES,
The Simple Explanation of a Very
Ordinary Phenomenon.

The Simple Explanation of q Very
Ordinary Phenomenon.
An instance Of nonfamiliarity with
simple scientific facts is illustrated by
an article that goes the rounds of the
press once or twice annually-namely,
the story of the electrified house. The
article usually states that some one
has discovered that everything he
touches in his house the radiators,
picture frames. banquet lamps, ETC.
gives him an electric shock; hence he
fears there Is some connection between
the arc light wires and the water pipes
near his residence. The electric light
inspector Is therefore summoned and
reports that the wires of his company
are intact and that the electricity must
come from some other source
1t does not dawn on any of the peo-
pie consulted that the discoverer of
the phenomenon is unconsciously per-
forming one of the simplest and oldest
Of electrostatic experiments, the shut
fling of his shoes over the dry carpet
raising the potential of his body to
several thousand volts, which discharge
at every opportunity. One may even
get electric discharges from his knucr
kles against the brass lock of hand
bag which he may be carrying while
walking on a stone pavement during
cold, dry weather.
But, dlsmiSSing newspaper science,
1t is somewhat astonishing, in view of
the many ways in which in cold. dry
countries electricity is unintentionally
developed and manifested by spark
ing, that the first knowledge concern
ing this phenomenon did not come to
the ancients in this way rather than
by the attraction of light substances
by amber. The explanation of this,
however, may be that the scientists of
bygone days did not reside in cold, dry
countries.-Cassier's Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
FLOWER AND TREE,

Salpiglossis is a pretty, snowy an.
nual, easy to raise and worthy a place
IN the garden.
The birch grows farther north than
any other tree. Next comes the ST.
berian larch and then the fir.
The dark spot in the center of a bean
blossom is the nearest approach to
black that occurs in any flower.
Sunfowers may be transplanted quite
easily If the work is done on a rainy
day or in the cool of the evening.
Preserve a green lawn in the center
of the garden, however small. This is
needed to set off the flowers and for
purposes Of relief.
Mignonette is so unobtrusive that its
presence is often betrayed by its sweet
scent merely, but a large bed of mi
gnonette should be in every garden.
Dissolve fresh lime in water, allow
sediment to settle and saturate earth
in which small, white worms have
been noticed with the clear solution
thus made,
That 'ft is never too late to set out
roses" is true word about gardening.
But the earlier the better, so long as
the frost is out of the ground" Is a
maxim no less worthy of dependence.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
Ancient Trade. un,on..

Seven thousand years ago there were
trades unions in Nineveh and Babylon.
and SO strict were their rules that in
some cases the penalty of death was
inflicted for infringing them. Each
mans work was strictly defined, and
even the number of hours that he was
allowed to work was stated in the
charter of his guild or union. Later
exactly the same state of affairs ex-
listed in Pompeii, and inscriptions have
been discovered stating specific ap-
pointments of officials to trades unions.
The most powerful of these appears
to have been that Of the Fishermen's
guild.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
PLACEBO PRESCRIPTIONS.
An Old Doctor Tells a Secret of His
Profession.

"Never tell a patient that there is
nothing the matter with him." said the
old doctor, who was revealing the Sc
crets of his profession. eff you do, you
make lifelong enemy and lose your
patient, who sends for another doctor.
Give him something, if it is only flavor
ed water. If the disease is only imagi-
nary, cure the Imagination with
harmless dose, and your patient gets
well. In the profession we call such
prescriptions 'placebos,' and more won
derful cures are effected by placebos
than the world wots of. So, also, when
you run across a patient who an
nounces the first thing that he cannot
take certain sorts of medicine, don't
tell him he must. Agree with him and
give him the medicine, if he needs it,
In disguised form.
There are thousands of people who
labor under the conviction that they
cannot take quinine and will tell you
that they have never taken it in their
lives, while at the same time they may
be taking large doses of it. The taste
Va IS W DuC.
administered in a pill the patient can
be made to take it and never suspect
what he has swallowed, The trouble
is the patient is apt to recognize
quinine pill by its appearance, to sus-
pect, bite into the pill and thus dis
cover your ruse. To obviate this diff
Guilty druggists now have pills of qui-
nine made in odd shapes and colors.
Pink pills, containing nothing but qui-
nine and little harmless coloring mat
ter, are favorite form for use in cases
where an antiquinine crank has to be
medicated. In giving placebo it is not
wise to have it taste too well. The pa
tient is apt to suspect if you do. And
be sure that you gravely impress upon
the patient that only a teaspoonful is
to be taken at time and that at stated
intervals. The whole virtue of q place
bo exists in the solemnity and impor-
tance with which you surround it,
New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
SHYLOCk

Shyfock was the man who
wanted a pound of human
flesh. There are many
Shyloeks now, the GONZALES
cent, the eonsumptive, the
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh
and they can get it-take
SCOTS Emulsion,
SCOTS Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle.
Etfeeds the nerves, strengthens
he digestive organs and they
iced the whole body,
For nearly thirty years
SCOTS Emulsion has been the
great giver of human flesh.
We will send you couple of
ounces free.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists.
4oo-4i5 Pearl Street. New York.
soc. and ff.oo; all druggists,
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
The Shortest Lived City.

Which of the large cities of the world
had the shortest life?
In the ancient world the answer is
Palmyra. The period of its prosperity
extended only from lit to 273 A. D.,
156 years. In the fifth century B. G.
Persopolis was the capital of the Per-
sian empire for thirty years only, but
this was merely an accident of war
and politics. Carthage was the shortest
lived seat of empire, for it only en-
dured about 500 years. In modern times
the answer would be Amarapura, the
former capital of Burma. Founded in
1888, it had in 1900 a population of
175,O00. Sixty years later the seat of
government was transferred to Man.
dalay, and Amarapura is now repre-
sented only by few ruined temples
and bamboo huts.-London Answers.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
A Spiny Monster

For sheer ferocity of appearance, un-
redeemed by any milder facial attri-
butes, lizard called after "Moloch hor-
rid king" Moloch horridus is pre-emi-
nent among reptiles. The body of this
Australian reptile is so covered with
spines that, as it has been put, nature
seems to have endeavored to ascertain
how many spines could be inserted on
given area. But. unlike its tutelary
ueity' who seems really to have spelled
himself Molech, the lizard does not de-
mand the blood of children. 1t is, in
deed, vegetarian and only fiery in that
II has curious faculty of absorbing
and drying up water. A specimen
placed In shallow dish was observed
to attract the water like a niece of
plotting paper.-Westminster Gazette.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
What's In q Namef

Her name is Margaret, but all her
friends call her Daisy. 1t is pet
name she has been known by since
she was child. There is a pretty,
bright, charming freshness about her
which the flower suggests. But not
withstanding the appropriateness Of
the nickname the girl, who has recent
ly attained the dignity of an engage
ment ring, has discarded it once and
for all, and no one is a friend of hers
who does not call her Margaret. 1t is
all on account of the new name she is
to take. She will eventually be Mrs.
Field.
"And it is very nice name, too,"
says the girl, "but do not intend to
be daisy field New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
A Plea For Courtesy.

We have lost the old flowery forms
OF politeness, and now we never waste
''Thank your ON a fellow creature who
is not Of our own immediate circle A
tradesman does, but he knows it will
be charged in the bill. wonder what
will bring US back to the old sweet
ness Of manner? Why should not the
customer in the teashop or the custom
er in the postoffice say "Please" when
he gives his order and the other spare
"Thank your when he has paid his
bill? 1t makes life run so much more
sasily.-GirPs Realm.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
Paper Hunting.

One Of the most exciting of all rid
ing games is paper hunting, or follow
Ing trail made by dropping pieces of
paper. 1t can be made as dangerous
as steeplechasing or no more SO than
an ordinary gallop over the fields. The
danger is in the fences to be ridden
over, says Country Life In America.
There is no limit to the pace but the
speed of the leading horse and the ne.
cessity Of keeping the trail. The HARE, ~
as the man a-horseback who lays the
trail is called, is expected to foil his
pursuers, the hounds" as often as he
can by the arts of the fox or by his
own ingenuity, only restricted by GER
tain rules of the game.
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CUTTING HIMSELF OFF.
Rae Blunt Way In which CharIAfz
Cannon Refused a Fortune.

Hae Blunt Way In Which CharIafz
Cannon Refused a Fortune.
The Rev. Edward Cannon, chap
lain to King George ~, was dog.
gedly Independent man. On one occa-
sion he refused to compliment his roy
al master on his singing and for a
time fell into disfavor His manner
was high handed and not always too
courteous, but his actions were always
on the side of right and justice. The
biography of his friend Barham, the
author of the 'Tngoldsby Legends" /"
contains, among other anecdotes Of
Cannon, the story of how he disinher-
tied himself.
A silly old lady summoned him to
her house and pretended to be declin-
Ing In health. She told him she had
made her will, by which the whole of
q considerable fortune was to be lef |
to him.
L don't believe it," said Cannon aft
er a pause, In which he eyed her
doubtfully. The lady assured him that
the document was lying in a desk in
the room.
II won't believe it," persisted Can
non, unless see it,
Smiling at his incredulity, she placed
the will in his hands. Cannon read it.
"Well," he said deliberately, "qf I
had not seen it In your own hands. I
could not have believed you were such
an unnatural brute"
mi
Thrusting the paper between the bars
of the CRATE, he continued in a severe,
low voice: "Have you no one more
nearly connected with you than I-no
one to whom your money should go,
who has a right to be provided for
first and best? Pooh! You don't
know how to make a will. I'll send
for a lawyer, and he shall make your
will. You shall leave me a legacy.
There's no harm in that, but I'm not
going to take it all to please you.
Good day, ma'amW
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
A Useful Rhyme.

II poisoned. take mustard or salt, table
spoon,
In cup of warm water and swallow
right soon,
For burns try borax and wet bapdass,
too;
II blistered, then oil and dry flannel will
do.
For children's commissions warm baths
are the rule;
With castor oil dose, too. but keen the
head cool.
Give sirup Of ipecac when Group is in
store;
For fainting stretch patient right out on
the floor.
To soak in hot water is best for a sprain;
Remember these rules, and twill save you
much pain.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
Ivory and Climate,

The American climate, with its ex-
tremes Of heat and cold, is very trying
upon ivory, and ivory backed mirrors
Of European manufacture almost in
variably crack across the back after
Q few months Of use upon this side of
the Atlantic. The American manufac-
turers have hit upon the expedient Of
leaving a space between glass and
frame in order to. allow for contrac-
ton and expansion.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
Discerninr Germs

What is this stuff" asked the testy
husband, sputtering over a mouthful
Of the strange dish which he finds on
the breakfast table.
"That," answers the thoughtful wife,
sis the new health food"
ut ought to be healthy" declares the
husband. "Tll bet no germ of any
sense would try to live on it!"-Balti-
more American.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
Breaking 1t to Him Gently.

Carrie-When that fat Mrs. Soper
eame in, there was tall hat in one of
the chairs, and she sat right down up
on 1t.
Harry-By George. but that was a
good one! If I'd been there, believe
l should have split with laughter.
Carrie-I don't think it, Harry. You
see, it was your hat.-Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
Homemade barometer.

A convenient barometer for the
kitchen may be made with an ordi-
nary glass jam jar and an old oil
flask. Fill the jar three parts full of
water, and after cleaning the flask
place it in the jar downward.
The rising of the w. in the flask
will indicate fine weather Unsettled
weather will be foretold by the sink
ing Of the water.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
DecenfiYe.

"Dey oughter pass a law" said Hun
CRY Higgins, nursing his leg, ter COM
pei people ter call DER dogs be appro-
pirate names"
"Wot's de matter now?' inquired
Dusty Rhoads.
"Why, woman down de road said
If 1 didn't git out O. her yard she'd call
Fido. o. course 1 LATED. Den she
called Fido, and Fido didn't do a ting.
He was a big brindle bullr"-Chicago
Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24

consequence OF self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
head, ringing in the ears, loss of confidence,
diffdence in approaching strangers, palpitation
OF the heart, weakness Of the limbs and back
loss OF memory, pimples on the face, coughs,
consumption, etc.
DR.. GIBBON has practiced in San Francisco
over 81 years, and those troubled should not
fail to consult him and receive the benefit Of
his great skill and experience. The doctor
cures when others fail Try him. Cures guar
anteed. Persons cured at home. Charges reas-
enable Call or write.
De. J. F. GIHBoE, ea6 Kearnsy street, San
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
Not to BE Exnecfed

"Pshaw" exclaimed the professor to
the student who was rehearsing his
Latin Grafton, you are too solemn.
There's no life in your speaking at all
"Of course not" responded the std
dent lively enough. "You don't expect
IT. in a dead language, do your
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
Not Modest.

First Yacht-Nancy's not at all mod
est, you know.
Second Yacht-How's that7
First Yacht-She was seen hugging
the Jersey coast as she passed in.-New
York Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24

The records left by the Phenicians,
Assyrians and ancient Persians show
that among all those nations the use
of perfumes was very common.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
Very Close.

II was surprised to hear you speak
Ing against Flyntskyn. You told me
some time ago he was your nearest
friend"
THAT'S so. He couldn't be any nearer
than he is, the stingy old beggarp,
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
ghe way a woman begins.

S rVoS ~ NFohhth pc8IAS,
''Have you finished that new MOTEL
yetP he asked.
"Oh, dear, no. I've hardly begun"
she answered. "In fact, I've only read
the last chapter. r."-Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
A s.Rirdv AnxMax-

Mrs. Spenders-That's what | call a
"duck'' of a bonnet.
Mr. Spenders-Yes? I'd call it "pel-
ican."
Mrs. Spenders-A "pelican?"
Mr.. Spenders-Yes; on account of the
size of the ll.-Philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24

Germany's trade with Mexico In
creased more than 6 per cent last year.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24

The cost Of producing and planting
young salmon is under 81 per 1000.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBoN

This old reliable and
themost successful spe-
cialist in San Francis
costillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases, such as Ghon-
orrhea, ,Gleet, Structure,
Syphilis in allits forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De bility. Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
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. N. 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.
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24

Stamps are first mentioned by Syne-
sius, bishop of cyrene, about 800 A. D..
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24
Brides

=
tiful " and always
ohappy accord
Ing to the society
reporters, and in
this case the re-
port is mostly true.
There may Be un-
happy brides In
fiction, but there
are few in real life.
But how hard it Is
to look upon many
of the wives we
know and believe
that they were
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24

G. H. McKenney, the lone tailor,
makes monthly trips to, Jackson, and
brings with him 500 of the latest and
most up-to-date samples in season. It
will pay you to examine his samples
before placing your order. He has the
best lot of spring and summer suitings
I'm Amador county. jly 1a.tt
Amador ledger., 1902-10-24

Pioneer Flour is the LILLY of the
the "Pearl Of Perfection"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-05
Crack Women Golfers of the Middle West

Who Took Part in the Competition for the Woman's
Championship of the Transmississippi Golf Association on
the Links of the Omaha Country Club photographs for
The Bee by a Staff Artist.