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Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
About Writing Ones Name.

People who sign their letters with
wild 1ourishes or initials only and give
no address offer one of the worst of
compliments to their correspondent by
egotistically assuming that their hand
writing must be of such familiar i'm
portance to him or that they and their
affairs are so present to his mind that
further Identification is unnecessary.
Having their signature cut from the
end of letter and the address from its
heading pasted on the envelope which
incloses reply is a bad compliment
which many persons bring upon them
selves by an objectionable illegibility.
1t is a singular fact that accidental mis-
spelling or mispronunciation of ones
name generally constitutes a greater
affront and is provocative of more an
noyance than studied insult.-All the
Year Round
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
THE COOKBOOK.

A cup of butter means sixteen table
spoons. When we measure butter in a
cup, we measure 1t packed solid.
One cup of sauce means one cup of
liquid. regardless of the amount of
thickening and butter that you use.
A novel and dainty way of cooking
little new onions is to boil them and
serve them on toast, similar to aspara-
gus.
Stir all sauces with a wooden spoon
until they thcken and begin to leave
the sides of the pan. Add fiavoring es-
sences after taking the pot from the
fire.
After boiling ham let it cool in tie
water in which 1t was cooked. This
helps to make it more tasty. moist and
tender. The same rule applies to tongue
or corned beef.
Sardines broiled in a chatting dish are
nice for Sunday night suppers. Use
just enorgh of the oil in the box to
cover the bottom of the dish and keep
the fish from sticking. When they are
Drowned on both sides. sprinkle liber-
ally with lemon juice and serve bot.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
GraIn Moved In streams.

Nowhere in North America will you
come on a more thrilling night scene
than the fresh water cargo tank un-
loading at Buffalo, says Rollin Lynde
Hartt in The Atlantic. Here she lies
beneath the towering grain elevator.
which thrusts a long pumping pipe
Called the "leg'0 down through her
hatchway. Mount the gangplank,
lodging the spinning ropes that make
your head reel, stumble about on the
dark deck, look down, down, down
through the open hatch, and, zounds,
what a sight! The hold glows with
electricity. 1t is misty with blown
dust. 1t roars with mechanical activ-
ity.
An enormous steel Shovel" big as
the inside of a house and manipulated
by countless flying ropes, charges back
and forth through the whole length of
the ship, pitching the yellow grain be-
fore it and heaping it up where the leg
can get hold of it to whisk it into the
bin that is somewhere up in the sky.
Beneath, in the hold, an army of blue
clad men with wooden scoops" barely
dodge the deadly shovel as they swing
the grain into its path.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
Wore His o1d Hnt Home.


They were talking about getting bald.
"Men wear their hats too much" the
doctor was saying. 81 have noticed
that great many business men wear
them in their offices. The bead should
be kept bare as much as possible" ;"
My partner always wear an old straw
hat around the store" replied a Market
street merchant. "He wears this in
winter as well as in summer. or at least
he did until last winter. when he had
an experience that cured him of it,
Zone very cold afternoon he left the
office early, and as he walked briskly
through the street he noticed in rather
absentminded way that he was attract
ing considerable attention. People turn
ed and looked after him and laughed
1t was not until he had walked five or
six blocks that he realized what it all
meant. He met lady of his acquaint-
ance, and when he went to raise his
hat he found that he was still wearing
the old straw one, having forgotten to
change 1t when he left the office For
tunately there was hat store near by,
and he went in and bought one more
suitable to the season." "-Philadelphi
Record.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
Carried Further.

Not long ago lady was giving lee
ture. Her subject was the human fig
ure and the requirements in the way of
proportion for beauty. She herself was
of generous-one may say unwieldy-
size, and her manner was supercilious
and lofty. She was trying to demon
strate the relative sizes of the limbs as
they really ought to be.
For example," said she, twice
round my thumb'-she held it up
"once round my wrist; twice round my
wrist, once. round my neck; twice
round my neck. once round my waist
Here she paused, and shrill voice
from the audience exclaimed:
Twice round your waist. once
.nrouHd Hyde parkr'
The lecturer hastily passed on to an.
other branch Of the subject London
Answers.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
FLOWER AND TREE,

A few pieces of charcoal dropped into
the water assist in preserving cut flow
ers.
The hole for q tree should be made
wide and deep and the bottom be filed
with rich earth.
The seeds of nearly all forest trees
do best if not allowed to become dry
before planting.
For the finest flowers sow pansy seed
In the fall. Protect the young plants
through the winter. and you will be
well rewarded.
The sweet william is q biennial, but
will SOW their own seeds and come up
year after year. as-do hollyhocks, thus
making them practically perennials.
One of the handsome perennials that
flower in July is the digitaliS which
has long spikes of blue thimbIe shaped
flowers. 1t makes striking clump.
The principal advantage in fall SOW
ing of flower seeds Is that the plants
grow stronger. root deeper and flower
earlier and longer than those from
spring sown seed.
The grape is one of the most desira-
BILE fruits to plant. 1t is inexpensive to
get a start with, it bears early, it is
productive and easily managed, and
the fruit is delicious and wholesome.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
FLOWER AND TREE

A single leaf of the orange. tree. care
fully planted. will often take root and
grow.
Seven-year-old tea plauts yield four
ounces of leaves apiece, or 100 pounds
of tea to the acre.
New Zealand has in its edelwesS Il
plant differing but slightly from the
famous Swiss variety.
An oak tree at 100 years averages II
inches in diameter, larch 40 inches.
an elm 90 inches and yew incnps
A white pine tree 20 years old ought
to be about % feet high, and at 80 or
40 years of age it ought to measure
about 60 feet.
The pest of British Columbia forests
is a plant called the devils club, 1t
has spikes which, when they enter the
flesh, break off and produce poisoned
wounds, which fester
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
The Humming Birds flight.

The flight of the little humming bird
is more remarkable than that of the
eagle. We can understand the tapping
of the eagles immense wing supporting
comparatively light body. But our
little bird has a plump body. His wings
are not wide, but long, so he must
move them rapidly to sustain his
weight, and this he can do to perfec-
ton. The vibrations of his wings are
so rapid as to make them almost invisi-
BILE. He can use them to sustain him
self in midair, with his body as motion
less as if perched on twig. In this
way he can sip the nectar of the deli
cate, fine stemmed flowers without
alighting for a moment. He never
alights while so engaged. He moves
from flower to flower with a graceful
and rapid movement, sometimes chas-
ing away bee or humming bird moth,
of which he is very jealous. Nor is he
much more favorably impressed with
any small birds that seem in his way.
He knows his power of flight, and he
has no fear of any other bird.-Henry
Hales in st. Nicholas.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
observations by Mildred.

Scene: Tramcar. Dramatis person9:
Four-year-old girl, mother and several
passengers.
Child Gin high, shrill treble)-Mamma,
did you get papa's birthday present?
"Yes, dearest"
"What did you get, mamma"
"Cigars, lovey."
''The cheap ones that Aunt Millie told
you about"
Silence from mamma, but heighten-
ed flush on her face that was not entire
ly the reflection from dearest lovey's"
red velvet hat.
Mamma, that man over there has on
a dreadfully dirty necktie. You told
papa the other day that no gentleman
would wear a soiled necktie."
Man glares and pulls his coat about
his neck.
Mildred, stop talking"
Mildred was silent for little while.
Mamma, that lady over there forgot
to polish her shoes this morning.
London Spare Moments.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
Too Late For Regrets.

Tired Of life and the ever present
necessity of earning his daily bread by
working he had taken a dose of car
bolic acid and laid down to die.
But the meddlesome doctors pumped
him out and saved him to society.
"Oh, Horace" moaned his wife. lean
ing over him, "why did you take that
awful stuff? Laudanum would have
been less painful and so much surer!'
Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
The Rctort Courteous,

A story oft told IS that of Lord =,
who when a young man was opposing
Mr.. Sugden, subsequently lord chancel-
lor of England, in parliamentary con-
test. Hes the son of a country bar
ber," said the noble lord.
Replying afterward, Mr.. Sugden said:
"His lordship has told you that am
nothing but the son of country bar
Der, but he has not told you all, for |
have been barber myself and worked
in nay fathers shop, and all | wish to
say about that IS that had his lor,lship
been born the son of country barber
he would have been barber still. That,
to my mind, is quite clear" ."-Household
Words
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
WHEN GARFIELD LAY DYING
A Pathetic Incident of His Remova
to Long Branch.

A Pathetic Incident of His Removal
to Long Branch.
A pathetic incident is related apropos
of the day of fasting and prayer which
was appointed by all the governors Of
the United States at the time President
Garfield was removed from Washing
ton to Long Branch in the hope that
the change might help him to recover
from the bullet wounds inflicted by
Guiteau.
"Crete," said the president to his
brave little wife about II on that
Thursday morning as the ringing
strokes from the belfry of the Episco-
pal church almost across from the cot
tage reached his ears, "what are they
ringing that bell for?"
'That" said Mrs. Garfield, who had
been waiting for the surprise That's
the church where we were when you
first came down. They're all going to
pray for you to get WELL" and, falling
on her knees, she said, "And Pm going
to pray, too, James, that 1t may be
soon, for know already that the other
prayer has been heard"
From where he lay Garfield could see
the carriages draw up and group after
group go in. He could even hear the
subdued refrain of "Jesus, Lover of My
Soul" as it was borne by on it's heaven
ward way. Thrilled with emotion, a
tear trickled down the presidents face.
Then he closed his eyes and turned his
face as sweet woman's voice arose
singing from one of Sir Michael Costa's
oratorios. Turn thou unto me and
have mercy upon me-" sang the voice,
"for l am desolate-I am desolate and
afflicted; the troubles of my heart are
enlarged. Oh, bring thou me out of my
distresses-out of my distresses-my
God"
The people in the church sat almost
spellbound under the voice. for the
singer was affected deeply and made it
seem to all, what 1t must have been to
her, prayer in music.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
Ho,x Old sniaera Live.

Old spiders, which have neither web
nor the materials to make one, often
hunt about to find out the webs of 9TH
er spiders, younger and weaker than
themselves, with whom they venture
battle. The invader generally succeeds,
and the younger spider is driven out to
make new web, and the old spider re-
mains in possession until a stronger
spider invades the web and drives it
out. When thus dispossessed, the spi-
der seldom ventures another attack, but
tries to subsist upon the few insects
that may fall accidentally into its
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
Couldn't Stand Satire,

A burglar, while attempting to rob a
bloated bondholder of Maryville, by
mistake got into the humble residence
of an editor next door. After unsuc-
cessfully fumbling about for suitable
assets for some time he was disgusted
to observe the tenant of the house sit
ting up in bed and laughing at him.
"Ain't you old Skindersen, the capi-
talist?" inquired the housebreaker.
Mary time" chuckled the Journalist.
I'm the editor of The Screaming
Eagle"
"Jerusalemw said the burglar, look
ing at his stemwinder. "And here I've
been wasting four precious hours on
this branch almshouse. l say, old quill
driver, you never poke fun at your sub
scribers, do your?
mot the cash ones"
Exactly" said the burglar, taking
out his wallet. Here's six months
subscription to call this thing square.
If there's one thing on earth l can't
stand, it's e."-Tit-B Bits.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
FLAVOR IN FOODS.
This Quality Is as Much n Necessit!
KufriInRnf

This Quality Is as Much n Necessity
as Is Nutriment.
Chemists tell us that cheese is one Of
the most nutritious and at the same
time one of the cheapest Of foods. Its
hutritive value Is greater than meat,
while it's cost is much less. But this
chemical aspect of the matter does not
express the real value of the cheese as
a food. Cheese is eaten not because Of
amount of proteids, fats and carbohy-
drates that it contains, but always be-
cause of its flavor.
Now, psychologists do not find that
favor has any food value. They teach
over and over again that our foodstuffs
are proteids, fats and carbohydrates and
that as food flavor plays absolutely no
part. But at the same time they tell us
that the body would be unable to live
upon these foodstuffs were it not for
the flavors. If one were compelled to
eat pure food without flavors, like the
white of an egg. it is doubtful whether
one could for a week at time consume
a sufficiency of food to supply his bod
lily needs. Flavor is as necessary as nu-
triment 1t ;ives a Zest to the food and
thus enables us to consume it properly,
and, secondly, it stimulates the glands
to secrete, so that the foods may be
satisfactorily digested and assimilated.
The whole art of cooking, the great
development of f1avoring products, the
high prices paid for special foods like
Holsters and oysters-these and numer-
GUS other factors connected with food
supply and production are based solely
upon this demand for flavor. Flavor is
necessity, but it is not particularly
important what the flavor may be. This
is shown by the fact that different peo-
Piles have such different tastes in this
respect. The garlic Of the Italian and
the red pepper Of the Mexican serve
the same purpose as the vanilla which
we put in our ice cream, and all play
the part of giving a relish to the food
and stimulating the digestive organs to
proper activity.-Professor 81. W. Corn
in Popular Science Monthly.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
Children Especiallys Liable.

Burns, bruises and cuts are extreme
ly painful and if neglected often result
in blood poisoning. Children are es-
pecially liable to such mishaps because
not so careful. AS remedy Dewitt IS
Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled.
Draws out the fire, stops the pain, soon
heals the wound. Beware of counter
feits. Sure cure for piles. 'DeWitt S
Witch Hazel Salve cured my baby
of eczema after two physicians gave
her up" writes James Mock, N. Web
ster, Ind. ''The sores were so bad she
soiled two to five dresses a day. -"
Kerr's Pharmacy, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
A COLUMBUS STATUE.
The Story of a Brass Founders
Transformation of Gambrinus.

TRANSFORMATION of Gambrinus.
A story is told of a brass founder
who was one day visited by a friend
acting as agent for one of the cities of
Central America. The agent asked
what 1t would cost to cast statue of
Christopher Columbus for the public
square of the city The amount was
far in excess Of the sum which the man
had at his disposal. He was about
leaving IN despair of being able to Sc
cure the statue when the brass founder
said:
Come back in the junk yard and let
us see what can be found there"
He went back, and the brass founder
showed him colossal statue of Gam
brinus. recently removed from the
front of large brewing establishment.
Under his feet rested beer keg, in his
hand was large and overfiowing
schooner, his beard was long and shag-
gy, and about his brows was wreathed
garland of barley and hops.
"Why, this will never do" said the
commission merchant 'T want a stat
ue of Columbus"
"Wait until have touched this one
up. Come back In about q week and
see what you think Of it. If it suits
you, you can have it for the amount
you have at your disposal"
As soon as the visitor had gone the
brass founder set two men at work on
the figure of Gambrinus. They re-
moved the beer keg from under his
right foot and placed there an anchor
and coil of rope, from his hand they
removed the goblet and substituted a
globe, with the continents traced on
it; from his brow they took the wreath
of barley and hops and substituted a
wreath of laurel and then proceeded to
trim up his whiskers. The finishing
touch consisted in putting at the base
of the statue "Cristoforo Colombo"
When the commission merchant came.
he was delighted with the figure and,
purchasing 1t, shipped it to the Central
American city, where it adorns the
public square and is looked upon with
veneration by the citizens of that town.
New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
How the SUI sey Succeeded d In
Breaking Bad News Gently.

lrG-T
How the sup Rey Succeeded IN
Breaking BAD News Gently.
"what do you want, little boy?"
'Is thisTMhere air. NE9phn lives,
ma,amr a
"The Mr.. 5ohn- that inms the
bankT sss19ses
HE is an officersip the banis,S
'The Mr.. Upjohn that went down
town on trolley car this morning"
81 presume he went on a trolley car.
What
''Is he the Mr.. Upjohn that was in
that horrible street car accident%
81 haven't heard of his being in any
street car accident"
Didn't hear at he'd sprained his an
kle jumpin' out O. the car when the
train run into itT''
"No, my listie hoy; you frighten me.
What has
"DidL near how he run into drug
store for piece O. courtplaster to stick
on little cut he'd got over the eye?"
"Not at all For mercy's sake
"He isn't in. is he. ma'am"
mo; he's
Names John U. Upjohn, isn't itY
'Yes. that's his name"
"Then he's the same man. He won't
be here for an hour or two, guess,
cause he's stoppin' to have one O. his
teeth frightened that got knocked a lit
tie bit loose when he was jumpin' out
O. danger, y know"
Little boy. tell me the whole story.
think | can bear it now"
"Well, ma'am. he's in the hospittle
with four ribs broke. an one legs in a
sling. an his nose is knocked kind O.
sideways. but he's gettin along all
right, an he'll be out again in about a
month, an here's a letter FIN the doc
tor tellin' v all about it, ma 'am."-Bos-
ton Traveller.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
All Cheese Is Densc1y Populated.


Professor Adametz, who devoted con-
siderable time to the study of the fra
grant subject, said that the population
of an ordinary cheese when a few
weeks old is greater than the number
of persons upon the earth.
Professor Adametz made some inter
esting researches dealing with the mi
mute organisms found in cheese. From
a microscopic examination Of a soft
variety of Gruyere cheese he obtained
the following statistics: In fifteen
grains of cheese, when perfectly fresh,
from 10000 to 100000 microbes were
found, and when the cheese was sew
enty days old the population had in
creased to 100000 in each fifteen
grains. An examination of denser
cheese at twenty-five days old proved
it to contain 100000 in each gram
(about fifteen grains) and when forty
five days old 100000 in the same
small particle.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
Personal Element. of Success.

Personality" as it is called, Is a
thing apart, light that cannot be hid
den. 1t is difficult to describe. being in
its nature variable. Often 1t is COM
posed Of one part talent and two parts
character, and he who has It may in
spite of other deficiencies command
success.
e. Large successes are attainable by the
union Of aptitude and concentration Of
purpose, cOincident with opportunity;
the meeting Of the man and the occa-
sion, the suiting of the word to the
action, the action to the word: self
confidence, unflagging courage, abso-
lutte probity.-Henry Watterson In Sue
cnSS
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
spiders Arc Industrious.

No small insect ever escapes from
the web Of spider, a fact which is
not to be wondered at when it is con-
sidered that an ordinary sized snare
may contain as many as 10000 viscid
globules. The spinner is constantly
engaged in repairing injuries to the
web inflicted by wind, stray leaves or
captured insects. Once day the whole
snare is subjected to rigorous examina-
ton, and any broken or loosened
threads are adjusted.-Cornhill Maga-
zine
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
They Hold More.

do you ever wish you were grip
asked the visitor who was waiting in
the reception room.
"Only at Christmas time." answered
the boy, who was lingering in the DOOR
way.
"Why do you wish it then2"
because of the stockings they wear"
was the prompt reply.-Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
A MATTER OF Temperament.

'The day is fine," quoth Mary Jane,
"Yet, lest it should come on to rain,
My w terproof and umberell
And rubber shoes I'll take as well;
For, though these may be troublesome
In case the showers do not come,
Methinks 'twere better, after all.
To be prepared, lest worse befall."
''The day is fair" cried Jeanne Marie;
'"The day is fair-ah, tres-jolil
My gayest hat, my prettiest dresr,
I,shall put on. What happiness!
But il 1t rains-well, what Of thaS7
I'll get another dress and hatl
All, but I'll look SO fresh and gay
The sun will have to shine all dayl"
Alice Reid in Harper's
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
IrnnmakinR.

The first mention of ironmakfng in
Pennsylvania goes back to 1892. 1t Is
contained in a metrical composition en-
titled "a Short Description of Pennsyl-
vania," by Richard Frame, which was
printed and sold by William Bradford
IN Philadelphia in 1862. Frame says
that at "a certain place about some
forty pound" of iron had then been
made,
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
RrotherIx Helm

isis will be down in g. minute" said
her little brother.
I'm SO glad" replied Mr.. De Trop.
"She wasn't at home the last time I
called"
"Oh, yes she was, but wouldn't come
down."
"How do you know she'll come down
this time then?"
"'Cause 1 told her you was another
fellow."- Record.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
The Blind Leading the Blind.

Little Ina had always lived in the
country until her parents moved to the
seat Of the State Normal college. Ina
was sent to the practice school, Of
that institution, where during one hour
Of each day she was taught by MEM
bers of the senior training class.
When asked how she liked the school,
she replied, 81 love my regular teacher
dearly, but / don't much like it when
those false teachers come in."-Harper's
Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
The Primary Planets.

The primary planets are those which
are the centers of secondary systems,
consisting of small globes revolving
round them in the same manner as
they revolve round the sun These are
called secondary planets. satellites or
moons. The primary planets which are
thus attended carry the satellites or
secondary planets with them in their
orbits round the sun.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-10
Thunder.

Winter thunder is considered through
out Europe to be of very ill omen, but
April thunder is considered to be very
beneficial. In Devonshire and other
cider counties of England there is a
saying that when it thunders in April
you must clean up the barrels"-in
readiness, that is, for a plentiful crop
of apples.
The French consider April thunder
to be Indicative of good yield from
their vineyards and cornfields.