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Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-20
0eneral Aleer for D. s.. ssuate.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 2O.-General R.
A. Alger announced himself today as q
candidate for United States senator, to
succeed the late Senator MCMILLAN.
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Shah Visits King Edward.

London. Aug. 2O.-The Shah proceed
ed to Portsmouth this morning for the
purpose of visiting King Edward on the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert.
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Death Of Noted Inventor

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 20. ~ Joseph
Shtrk, inventor of the Colt revolver and
the grain cradle, died today at his home
here, aged SO years.
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President Starts Friday,

Oyster Bay, l.. l., Aug. 2O.-President
Roosevelt will start on his New England
trip on Friday.
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How are Your K1dneysV
Dr. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney lila aa,n
Ole free Add. sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or MI
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St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. so.-Wool steady
unchanged.
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Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
The Queen Bee.

She possesses the power of choosing
which of her offspring shall be drones
and which workers. Some have
thought that this was automatic and
that the narrower worker cell touched
the button, so to speak, that brought
forth fertilized egg. But the queen
will lay worker eggs in drone cells If
she thinks fit, so that settles that.
If the drone is male and the queen
female, what is the worker? The new
woman Of Beedom. She has given up
her motherhood for a business career.
Sometimes, though, she lays eggs. but
they always hatch out drones, of which
it is strictly true to say they have a
mother, but no father. If the queens
wings are crippled so that she cannot
make her marriage fight, her children
are all drones. An Italian queen in
hive of black bees will beget work
ers Of mixed blood, but her sons are
pure Italians. Drones are useful as
fathers Of workers, but they cannot col
lect the honey they eat. Their tongues
are too short.-Ainslee's
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
Claddagh Rings.

The old "poesy rings" are a much
sweeter souvenir than more modern
ones. A friend has one which had be-
longed to her great-grandmother, such
narrow gold circlet. The motto, en-
grayed inside in old lettering, was as
follows: "God above increase our
love-" The "Claddagh" rings of Ire
land are now very difficult to procure
that is, the genuine specimens, Of
course. There are many limitations.
These rings were heirlooms with the
people of the Claddagh, a distinct gyp-
sylike race of fishermen, and were
handed down from mother to daugh-
ter as a wedding ring, a marriage be-
ing scarcely considered legal if an Or
dinary ring were substituted. They
were made Of massive gold, decorated
with a heart, bearing a crown sup
ported by two clasped hands, signify
ing loyalty, love, friendship.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
Underwater Fruits.

The most conspicuous examples Of
plants whose fruits ripen only under
water are furnished by the species
Vallisneria spiralis, plants found most
ly in the south of Europe, but also
cultivated elsewhere in aquariums.
The male flower is short and insignifi-
cant, while the female grows on very
long stem Of corkscrew shape and has
something Of the appearance Of a
snowdrop. 1t floats on the surface of
the water until the fertilization, by
means of the pollen, is complete. The
spiral then contracts, and the fruit Is
withdrawn under the water to ripeu.
Notable specimens Of underwater rip
ening in England are furnished by
bladderworts and species of wallis
Reria known popularly as the water
soldier" OF marine plants certain va
rieties of seaweed, notably the red,
also ripen under water. - Pearson's
Weekly
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
Leominster's Old puekinr stool.

In the old Priory church of Leomin-
ster is very interesting specimen of
the old cucking or ducking stool, uni
versal mode Of punishment of scolds,
scandal mongers and women with too
long O tongue. 1t was also inflicted on
brewers and bakers, etc, transgressing
the law. who in such a stool were i'm
mersed over head and ears in stercore
(stinking water). This mode of pun
ishment dates back to Saxon times,
and the Leominster specimen was the
last used in England of which we have
any record in 1909. Several other spec
linens still exist about the country, as
at Montgomery. Warwick, Fordwich
and Leeke.-Travel.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
An Expressive sentence.

A Cleveland lawyer tells the follow
ing story of an argument made by
rural barrister before justice in
country court in Ohio: The case was
one in which the plaintiff sought to re-
cover damages from a railroad COM
pany for the killing Of COW. During
the course of his argument the coun-
try lawyer used this expressive SEN
tence:
'If the train had been run as 1t
should have been ran, or if the bell
had been rung as it should have been
rang, or If the whistle had been blown
as 1t should have been blew, both of
which they did neither, the COW would
not have been injured when she was
killed"
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
The Legion of Honor.

The red ribbon which superseded the
titular distinction Of pre-Napoleonic
days has rarely been given to women,
but 1t has a feminine side for all that
Napoleon, after Austerlitz, founded
three splendid educational establish
ments for the daughters of the deco
rated. Most Of the women who have
been admitted to the order have been
superintendents Of these establish
ments. Marie Laurent was honored
not as an actress, but as president Of
one Of these institutions. An excep-
tion was made in the case of the late
Rosa Bonheur;- upon whom the cross
Of the Legion was conferred in 1855.
Nine. de Stael's witticisms at the ex-
pense Of messieurs les honores contrib
uted to the causes Of her enforced ex-
fle.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
The La..nront of Naples.

A century ago there were 10000 'laz-
zaroni' in Naples. Neither disease
nor want has diminished their number.
Their children die at a fearful rate,
but there are many hospitals for the
survivors, and neither board nor lodg-
ing costs them much when, at ma
ture age, they are turned loose into
the world to become lazzaroni in their
turn, like their unknown fathers and
mothers.
"What is a lazzarone?" 1t may be
asked. According to Colletta, he is
being who lives how he can without
working. If he puts his hand to hon
est labor, he is no longer a lazzarone.
1t may be doubted whether the laz-
zarone will ever become extinct. The
'resanitation" scheme will not oust
him nor make him change his habits.
He is more than half what his climate
makes him.-National Review.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
A Celehrafeh Goat.

On April 2s, 1772, there died at Mile
End a celebrated goat. She had been
twice round the world, somewhat of
feat in those days, once on the discov-
cry ship Dolphin, under Captain Wal
lis, and once on the Endeavour. under
Captain Cook. She was admitted to
the privileges of an in-pensioner of
Greenwich hospital by warrant Of the
lords of the admiralty, but before she
could avail herself of the honor she
died. DR.. Johnson wrote couplet
which the distinguished animal for
some time wore round her neck.-Lon-
don Opinion.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
The Unattained.

The quickest way to make any man
weary of his life is to give him all his
hearts desire. The struggle for the
unattained is the secret Of joy. Here
is a man who has been giving his years
to a reckless round of pleasure. Now
you see him waking up to ind that the
deepest needs Of his soul are still un-
touched. Or there is another man who
has given twenty-five years to the ac-
cumulation Of knowledge, and at last
We see him, like DR.. Casaubon in Mid
dlemarch," dying with the stores of
knowledge all around him, which he
does not know how to use.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
HOW Wine Judge. Keep sober.

If youlhave ever gone into wine
merchants Office and sampled different
vintages, says the Philadelphia Ledger,
you will have observed that the dealer
never swallows the wine he puts into
his mouth, but holds it there for time
while he lightly breathes through his
nose. His palate tells him whether the
wine is rough or smooth, but his sense
of smell detects its aroma and is large
ly depended on to determine its quality.
Of course it is the brain to which the
smell is communicated that is really
instrumental In fixing values, and as
the effect on the brain is only mo-
mentary great deal of wine may be
sampled in this way without Ill eff
fects, but when the wine is permitted
to pass into the stomach the fumes
which arise from it continue to assail
the brain as long as the liquor remains
there in its original state and if taken
in large quantities results in muddling
the brain.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
HER CARRIAGE LUXURY.
II Doesn't Last Long, but 1t Fills Her
With Exquisite JOY.


"Of course" said the New York
young woman who earns her own liv-
ing though a natural born lady" Il
can't afford to ride in carriages, and
ordinarily / get around in the. street
cars, but there is q moment or two in
any life when l rise superior to COM
mon things and take to wings.
Il have some friends who are able
to live at the Waldorf, and l go there
to see them once or twice a month. But
do l go in the cars? Never. l come
down from home in the cars, but at
Thirty-third street and Broadway get
out and interview cabby at the stand
there. always pick out the incest
looking turnout, and l offer the driver
so cents to drive me to the Waldorf
He looks at me as if 1 were daffy, but
tell him l know what l am about
and If he wants to earn so cents in
about two minutes he has the oppor-
tunity.
"He smiles and tells ME to get in,
and l order him to drive up to the
Thirty third street entrance with a
whirl and a dash. There are always
two or three flunkies there, and it does
make me feel too good for anything
just to swing into the curb and have
the crowd Of them simply fall over
themselves to wait on me and bow
me in.
''It is all over in very few seconds,
but such exquisite pleasure as l get
out of it couldn't, in the nature of
mortal things, be of long continuance
The human system couldn't stand it."
New York Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
THE BAPTISM OF BELLS.
A Custom That Dates Back to the
Reign of CharIemaxne.


Reign of CharIemssne.
Bells were solemnly baptized like
children, custom which is still ex-
tant in the Roman church. This is
probably not a primitive practice and
cannot be traced further back than the
reign of Charlemagne 1t is first dis
tinctly mentioned in the time of Pope
XIII. (9SS), when he gave his own
name to the great bell of the Lateran
church. Sleidan gives an account of
the ceremonial to be observed
'First of all, the bells must be so
hung that the bishop may be able to
walk around them. When he has
chanted few psalms in a low voice,
he mingles water and salt and conse-
crates them, diligently sprinkling the
bell with the mixture, both inside and
out. Then he wipes it clean and with
holy oil describes on it the figure Of
the cross praying the while that when
the bell Is swung up and sounded faith
and charity may abound among men,
all the snares of the devil-hail, light
ming, winds, storms-may be rendered
vain and all unreasonable weather be
softened. After he has wiped off that
cross of oil from the rim he forms
seven other crosses on it, but only one
of them within. The bell is censed,
more psalms are to be sung and pray
ers put up for its-welfare. After this
feasts and banquetings are celebrated
just as at a wedding."-Gentleman's
Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
HE MET His MATCH.
The Squire Got a Dose of His Own
DisuErecabIe Medicine

DibuSTecaDIe me01cIne.
Men, as rule, are more indifferent
and communicative concerning the in
roads of age than women are, but the
most amiable woman can generally
find a pertinent remark to make when
approached tmpertinently on this sa-
cred theme. "Old Squire Jones doesn't
speak to me now," said gentle faced,
silver haired lady, 'and I don't blame
him. He has excellent reasons for not
wanting any conversation with me.
Several months ago I was sitting in
our carriage near the city library,
waiting for Helen, when saw the old
squire drive up near me. He always
has something unpleasant to say about
how old we are all getting and what
wrecks we all are, so pretended not
to see him. He came nearer, however,
and accostsd me.
Isn't that you, Mrs. Brown? How
d'you do, Mrs. BrownP
81 turned around and greeted him,
How do you do, Squire Jones'?
My goodness, Mrs. Brown the
bluff old fellow went on, how you
have broke! never would have known
YOU
"'Why, Squire JONES' said 1, 4 was
just going to say the same thing to
you. never did see q man age as fast
as you have. What on earth has made
you fail so rapidly? I never would
have known you
"The poor old squire shrank down in
his buggy seat and wilted. he looked
half his usual size and ten years old
er and drove off without saying any
thing further. 1t was wicked, really,
to deal the poor man such blow, but
if elderly gentlemen want to receive
compliments" the silver haired lady
laughingly concluded, ''they must go
about dis:"ir:nting them."-Indianapo-
lis News.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
Legend of Standing Rock.

The Indian legend of the stone from
which Standing Rock gets its name is
as follows:
Years ago buck and his squaw were
ON a journey down the Missouri river
to visit some relatives at a distant
point. Where Fort Yates now is the
buck saw young squaw Of surprising
beauty, with whom he fell desperately
in love. In spite of the tears and en-
treaties of his lawful wife he refused
to proceed on the journey or in any
other direction, but resolved to stay
right there. The deserted squaw ex-
hausted her entreaties and her tears
and finally arose to leave the place
alone. AS she did so she stepped back
in the spot where she had been sitting
and turned to stone There she has re-
msined ever since, a standing reproach
to her faithless lord and master and to
all his kind. By faint stretch of the
imagination the standing rock from
which the agency gets its name can be
made to take the outlines of a woman.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
Some unsunE SONGS.

The following is sample of the sort
Of letters a certain well known pub
Usher often receives from persons de-
sirous Of having their names go down
to posterity as successful writer's Of
songs:
Mr.. -:
Dear Sir-i have to song with wirds and
music Composed my self which has
never Been Published would like you to
Bye them from me they are up to Date
songs one is Untitled the Rustic mill q love
song the music is Waltz time and the 9TH
er the same Both are high Class music
never Been on the market have wrote
songs all my life But these is my Best
Composing you Can let me now If you got
Room for them 1 have you to make me
and offer want $500 Dollars for Both Of
them and a Commission on the Dollar for
each song
will send you one of my songs any time
you want me to your friend Mr.. -.
ansor this and tell me which one you
like to bye
New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
.LusfiRed His Pnsittnn.

The story is told of an electioneer
in Mississippi who grandiloquently re-
ferred to the old saying, 'The office
should seek the man, not the man the
Office" A few days afterward the
speaker was noticed electioneering in
old fashioned style. Being called down
and asked about his assertion of few
days before that "the Office should seek
the man." he replied: 81 still maintain
my position. The office should indeed
seek the man, but, sab, the man should
be around when the Office is looking
for him."
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
Didn,t Care to Try.

A woman in a railroad station the
other day had a great deal Of trouble
with one of her children, boy of sew
en- or eight, and man who sat near
her stood it as long as possible and
then observed:
Madam, that boy Of yours needs the
strong hand Of father"
Eyes, I know it." she replied, ''but
he can't help 1t. His father died when
he was six years Of age, and I've done
my best to get another and failed. He
can't have what can't get. Would
you care to Try yourself?"
The listener had fed.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
HedgehORs.

Hedgehogs are very strong in the wa
ter, swimming with ease against &
rapid stream, and with their muscular
claws they turn up the nests of trout or
salmon and make goodly haul there
from. They will breast very rapid
stream, and cold water, as near the
freezing point as may be, seems to
have no terror for them. The eggs of
the salmonida are a welcome prey to
nearly every animal that will face wa
ter. Aquatic birds; rats (both house
and water), hedgehogs, beetles and
their laryee, the so called fresh water
shrimp, are deadly foes.-London Opin-
Ion,
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
What AIliSators Eat.

More than once curious things haYe
been found in the stomach Of a shark,
but never has such an extraordinary
collection been found as was discov-
cred recently in the stomach Of an al
ligator.
This alligator was killed in the Su-
dan and was more than twelve feet in
length. In its stomach were discov-
cred eighty-flve stones. several birds
claws, two human finger nails and
three hoofs Of donkey, to one Of
which piece of rope was attached.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
A Shattered Poem.

Beautiful, beautiful silken hair~
Philip murmured fondly, toying loving
ly with one Of her nut brown tresses,
soft as the plumage of an angels
wing, light as the thistledown that
dances on the summer air. the SHIN
mer Of sunset, one glitter Of yellow
gold, the rich red brown of autumnal
forests blending in enhancing beauty
in it's
And Just then it came off in his
hands, and he forgot what to say next
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of IS cents month, thereby se-
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
Of protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronize q home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank Of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postofhce or express. Money sent
to all parts OF the United States and also ell
parts of the world. We have the latest quota
lions 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 hy opening up bank account. A
man or woman with q 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., 1902-07-18
A Family Combine.

Deacon Jones-I know of three broth.
ers In neighboring town that would
afford excellent material for sermon
on the theme Of brotherly love.
Deacon Brown-Ill make a note of
It. Tell me more about them, deacon.
Deacon Jones-Well, John, the eld-
est is physician; Thomas, the second
brother, is an undertaken, and William,
the youngest, is marble cutter.-Chi-
eago News.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
EucouraGement.

Miss Birdie" stammered the young
man, 'I-I feel that can no longer
disguise the sentiments that I-you
must have noticed my preference for
your society-and-bave said too
much, Miss Birdie?"
mot yet. Mr.. Bashful." replied Miss
Flypee encouragingly.-Chicago Trib-
une
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
But She's Different.

"Yes," said Henpeck, 81 married her
because I thought her the most even
tempered woman had ever met"
"And now you know that she isn't"
"Well-er-not exactly. She's very
even tempered-always mad about
something."-Cathol Standard and
Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
Hated RiYals.

Harper - Well, ia like TO know
what's the difference between a shop
grip and "a saleslady" anyway?
Harper-I give it up, but the differ
ences between salesladies are some
times fierce.-Philadelph Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
IFS Effect.

Ding-Yes; it was like going from
the frying pan into the fire. You know
DR.. Hicharge cured my chronic rheu-
matism.
Dong-Well, then, what's the mat
ter?
II was paralyzed by the bill."-Balti-
more Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
Power of Gems on Bad Eyes.

The ruby was considered good for
arrangement of the liver as well as
for bad eyes. The sapphire and emer-
aid were also credited with properties
which rendered them capable Of inf1u-
encing ophthalmic disorders. and there
is a superstitious belief that serpents
are blinded by looking at the latter
stone
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
NJ. E. Church Services.

Preaching every Sunday at II a. IN. and 7:3O
p. m. Sunday school, 2 p m.; Senior Epworth
League, 6;45 p. M Midweek Prayer meetings,
Thursday, 7:3O p. m.
Rev. G. H. Van Vliet. pastor.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18

The business man who cutters up his
brain with some other fellows "suc-
cess maxims' is pretty certain to score
a quick failure.-Denver Republican.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18

It is true that the busiest man is the
happlest man. but he often doesn't
have time to realize it.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18

Something special ? Sure thing. The
Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and this
paper 81. so for one year. Ask us what
it means.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18

T ADIESi-We want a good representative in
II each locality and offer any woman who will
work a position which will easily pay SIS per
week. This is no deception and il you can
spare only two hours per day. Address MISS
MABEL E. RUSH, Secretary, Box B, joliet, ILL.,
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Alfonso Ginocchio, S G. Spagnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey Of Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
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Much valuable information gained study the political cond
involved in the elections held in these three
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
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Amador ledger., 1902-07-18

ITO PRINTERS.-A COMPLETE OUTFIT
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play type, rules leads, etc. VIII be sold cheap
for cash.
Also, one Mustang Mailer, and Mailing Out
At; good as new. Address, Ledger office, Jack
son, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-18
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