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RIsTORI AS A DIPLOMAT.
How the Great Actress Won Gort-
chakof to Her Cause.

chakOf to Her Cause.
Ristori was charged with the mission
of bringing round Prince Gortchakof
to the side of Italian unity when she
went in 1860 to play at st. Peters
burg. AS the court was in mourning
she was commanded to come and recite
Maria Stuarda" at the Winter palace.
Nine. Ristori recited her great part and
electrified the court. The car shed
tears.
After she retired from the room
where the imperial party was to a
salon filed with courtiers, the czaro-
witz brought up Prince Gortchakof
and presented him. He had something
to say about the emotional character of
Ristoris recitation. He wondered how
she could have been SO deeply stirred
by the sufferings of one who had per-
Ished so many centuries ago.
Il was not thinking Of her." cried
Ristori. 81 was thinking of a living
and discrowned martyr, supposed to be
dead, but living. 1 was thinking of my
beloved Italy. 1 wanted, under the
image of Maria Stuarda, to represent
to the minds of their imperial majesties
the cause of Italian independence and
unity, and think they vibrated in uni
son with my patriotic efforts. 1 now
want to convert you, prince, for 1 am
afraid you think that Italy must not be
resuscitated, though she has risen as If
from the dead and is full of life, ener-
gy, hope"
Gortchakof answered in diplomatic
commonplaces. At length he appeared
moved by Ristori's eloquence and said:
Il promise to refer the matter to his
imperial majesty. You have not plead
ed In vain."
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Confedernte Camp Flags.

The Confederate stars and bars were
in 1868 supplemented by the camp flag.
This was in size and shape like the
other, except that it was white, with
no stripes, and the battlefag in the
upper corner next the staff. 1t was
found deficient in actual service in
that, displaying so much white, it was
sometimes apt to be mistaken for a
flag Of truce, and on Feb. "a, 1865, it
gave place to the last flag of the Con-
federacy, the outer half being a red
vertical bar. Appearing so late in the
war, it was not so familiar as the 9TH
ers-in fact, it was comparatively little
known.
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How New York s1eens.

New York is city of infinite variety.
There are those who have beds with
out sleep and those who sleep without
beds Three thousand of her winter
residents slumber in the cradles of the
canal barges that come each year from
the canals of New York state, from
the great lakes and Lake Champlain to
spend the winter months moored in
New York harbor. In the tenement
districts man, his wife and his four
or six 'or eight or more children sleep
in single room, and one who goes
about the city finds many a device for
slumber and repose. On Washington
street, on the west side, where the
Turks, the Greeks, the Assyrians and
the Egyptians live near neighbors to a
colony of Irish, is a queer little orien-
tai hotel on the top floor of a tenement.
-Leslie's Weekly.
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Ralph Waldo Emer.on,. Spree.

There is an old tradition that tells
how Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Sage
of Concord, once went on wild, reck-
less spree. Weary of Marcus Aurelius.
Alcott and the serene heights of Con-
cord, he resolved to make plunge into
the vortex of crime and folly in a great
city to see vice and the vicious at close
range and thus learn by experience of
the underworld.
He went straight to the saloon Of one
Brigham in Boston, in those days far
famed among Harvard students as the
aboriginal inventor of more "fancy
drinks" than any one since the days
of Father Bacchus. Bewildered by the
festive scene and the endless list Of
beverages he had never heard of, he
asked Brigham which one Of the whole
bibulous catalogue might be relied on
to impart the largest sum total Of ex-
perience in the shortest possible time,
to which devout inquiry genial Brig
ham, who at once took In the situation,
is said to have replied, "Oh, I guess q
glass of lemonade wouldsbe the right
thing for youP-Boston Herald
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Much Ado About an 49,"

The printing of the Bible is the most
strictly guarded. work in existence, n
fact which appears strange until we
reflect on the mischief an inaccurate
Bible might bring about. The kings
printers and the two universities of
Oxford and Cambridge give to the
world all the Bibles printed In the
United Kingdom except some printed
by special license. A few years ago
the question arose whether the word
"spirit' in Matthew iv, 1, and Mark 1,
II. should have capital 49," it having
been previously printed with a small
one, and, although the word was obvi-
ously wrongly printed, it was not until
after the ruling powers at the universi-
ties and the kings printers had met in
solemn council that leave was given to
use the capital letter.
Nothing sanctioned by authority In
1911 may be changed without creating
something akin to revolution In the
places where Bibles are printed.-Liv-
erpool Post.
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Wonders In the canine Foot.

The foot of a horse is one of the most
ingenious and uneXampled pieces Of
mechanism in the whole range of ami
NAL structure The outside hoof is
made, up of a series of thin vertical
lamin3 of horn, about 500 in number.
Into this are fitted about 500 more thin
lamin2, which belong to the coffin
bone, both sets being elastic and adher-
ent. The edges of a quire of paper in
serted leaf by leaf into another quire
will furnish good idea of the arrange
ment Of the lamin@ in all the feet,
amounting to about 1000. These are
distributed in the most secure manner
and in way that every spring is acted
upon in an oblique direction. Verify
there is display of natures wonder
everywhere,
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Eng1,.h Name. ror rorns.

Many names of towns in England
have been appropriated for a similar
use in this country. These names fire.
quently indicate in themselves the ori-
gin Of the towns. For instance, names
ending in "chester" or "cester" or "cas-
ter" such as Dorchester, Worcester and
Lancaster, undoubtedly apply to sites
of old military settlements or camps,
and the termination is derived from
"castra," the Latin word for camp.
If the name Of place ends in "coln,"
like lincoln, then it, too, is of Roman
origin, because the Latin word for col
ony is colonia. When the syllable 'by"
ends the word. like Rugby, we then
know that the Danes are responsible
for the name, for the Danish word for
town is by.
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Rome. Churches.

The guidebooks are responsible for
the popular impression that there are
1856 churches in Rome, one for every
day in the year, but that is mistake
The exact number is 352, including the
four great basilicas outside the walls.
Besides these there are about 91S chap
els connected with monasteries, nun
neries, schools and private palaces and
large number of shrines erected by
individuals in different parts of the city
TO fulfill vows or show gratitude for
deliverance from peril or sickness.
There are 6S monastic establishments,
AZ for monks and &c for nuns.
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A COOL RECEPTION.
rt Was Not Surprising, Though, In
View of the Explanation,

rt Was Not Surprising, Though, In
View of the Explanation,
Letters of Introduction are not inya-
riably serviceable. For one reason,
they may be too frank. Harry Flrniss
In his Confessions of a Caficaturist"
says that when brother artist was
setting forth on his travels in foreign
climes he was provided with letter
of introduction to a certain British
consul.
The writer of the letter inclosed it
In one to the artist saying that he
would find the consul q most arrant
snob, a bumptious, arrogant humbug,
a cad to the backbone. Still, he would
probably offer some courtesies to any
one who had a good social standing
and thus compensate the traveller for
having to come in contact with such
IN insufferable vulgarian.
On the return of the artist to Eng
land the writer of the letter asked how
he had Jared with the consul.
"Well, my dear fellow" drawled the
artist, che did not receive me very
ndAhAiy, anu uS ulu hOl uSh Lie u uIll-
ner. In fact, he struck me as being
rather COOL"
swell, you do surprise me-" rejoined
his friend. Hes cad, as 1 told you
in my letter, but he's very hospitable,
and l really can't understand this state
of things. You gave him my letter Of
introduction
"Why, 1 thought so; but. do you
know, on my journey home discov-
cred it in my pocketbook. So must
have handed to him instead your note
to me about himp'
The explanation was quite adequate
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Verdi and His Admirer.

Verdi was once travelling in the same
railway carriage with General Tour
non, commander Of the Ravenna dis
trict. They got into conversation,
which soon turned on the subject of
music, and the general, who did not
know his companion, expressed most
enthusiastic preference for that of It
ally. 81 can hardly go SO far with you,"
replied the other. "For me, art has no
frontiers. and 1 give German music
the preference over Italian"
aTndeed, SIR" said the general testi-
ly. "For my part, would give all the
German operas in the world for one
act of 'Rigoletto.'
"You really must excuse me from
following you any further on this
ground" replied the composer. blush
ing little. 'I am Verdi"
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SunnIied the Want.

A certain writer while in San Fran
cisco visited the new house of, an old
friend, gentleman Of Irish extrae-
ton. The hostess evidently took great
pride in the house, the furnishings Of
which were new and beautiful and
gave every evidence of taste and ro-
finement. The writer, who has an eye
for the beautiful, gave unstinted praise
to everything he saw.
But" he said, 'I am sorry to see
that your house, beautiful as it is, lacks
one ornament which no Irish house
should be without"
what is thatT she asked unsuspi-
ciously.
"a pig" replied the writer, with a
satisfied chuckle.
The hostess eyes sparkled.
at did," she said Indignantly, "but
you have supplied the want."-New
York Times.
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Natures Wonders.

The common flea leaps 200 times its
own length. To show like agility a
man six feet tall would have to leap a
distance of 1,200 feet. The cheese
mite is about one-quarter of an inch
in length. yet it has been seen to take
the tip of its tail in its mouth and
then, letting go with jerk, to leap out
of a vessel six inches in depth. To
equal this man would have to jump
out of a well from depth of IA feet
And equally strange things are found
among the plants and vegetables. A
well known student of nature once
tried the growing force of a squash
When it was eighteen days old and
measured twenty-seven inches in cir
cumference, he fixed sort of harness
around it, with long lever attached.
The power of the squash was measur
ed by the weight 1t lifted, the weight
being fixed to the lever When it was
twenty days old. two days after the
harness was fixed on it, it lifted sixty
pounds. On the nineteenth day it lift
ed 5000 pounds.
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PERFUMES AND HEALTH.
How Flower Scents May Be Obtained
In Three Ways.

IN AAECc Naybs
Pure violet essence is said to be es-
pecially suitable to nervous people, but
1t must be obtained from the flowers
themselves, not from the chemical imi-
tations. Chemically derived perfumes
are irritant, poisonous even, to persons
of especially sensitive constitution.
True flower scents are obtained in
three ways-first, by spreading fresh
blossoms upon glass thickIy smeared
with pure grease, letting them stand in
the sun and as they wilt replacing
them until the grease is as fragrant as
the flowers; second, by repeatedly in
fusing fresh petals in oil, and, third,
by infusing them in ether, which is
then distilled to dry solid
AS this solid sells for about $3.50 an
ounce it is easy to understand why the
ether process, though far and away the
best, is not commonly used. But the
scented grease and the essences made
by sleeping it in pure spirit are never
cheap. After all the scent possible has
been extracted from the grease it is
still fragrant enough to make the very
finest perfumed soap.
All the citrine scents, bergamot, ne
rol, orange flower water. are refreshing
and in degree stimulating If properly
prepared. To make lasting perfume
some animal base is essential-musk,
civet or ambergris.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04
Stopping n Fast Train.

People often wax impatient because
express trains cannot be stopped at
some unimportant little station at
which they wish to alight. They should
consider the cost of satisfying their
whim. A train going at rate Of sixty
miles an hour can be stopped within
120 yards from the first application of
the brake. Now, enough power is lost
to carry this same train fifteen miles
over a plane surface. First there is
the momentum acquired by the train
flying at this remarkable rate of speed,
then the loss of steam in applying the
brakes and lastly the extra amount Of
coal to compensate for all these losses,
for all of which impatient passengers
would not care to pay.
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BOATS BEFORE THE ARK.
Paintings In Egypt Show That Noah
Did Not Invent Ships.

Did Not Invent Ships,
1t is popularity supposed that Noahs
ark is the first ship of which we have
any record, but Egypt, that land Of
mysteries and surprises, shows paint
ings of boats that were built and nayi-
gated at far earlier period than 2S40
b. O., which is the date usually as.
signed to the flood. 1t may have been
one of her boats thus pictured that pro-
vided Noah and his three sons withr.a
proper model for the ark, though the
proportions must have been different or
fewer animals must have existed.
j. de Morgan, the French Egyptolo-
gist, several years ago discovered in
brick vaults near Cairo a number of
boats that are certainly as old as the
date at which the ark was built and
perhaps a bit older. They are, 1t is
true, but small craft, measuring 33 feet
long, or s wide and 30 to SO inches
deep. They resemble in general form
the pictures painted by early Egyp-
tian artists, which show what boats
wese used seventy and even eighty GEN.
turies ago. And today when the fellah
steps aboard his small oar propelled
skiff he uses vessel the shape Of
which has been little tmpoved during
the ages that have passed since the
shepherd kings ruled the valley of the
N1le.-Philadelphia North American.
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Brains Make Soldiers.

A discussion recently took place in
the smoking room of a Swiss hotel be-
tween a German and an American as
to the merits of their respective armies.
The former believed in discipline and
trained troops. The American believed
in training, too, but held that lot de-
pended upon the material trained.
"Given," Quoth he, that brains are
lacking, no amount of physical train
ing will make up for them. Take the
American troops, comparatively un-
trained, and see how well they fight.
It's because of their brains"
Nonsense" rejoined the aroused
German. UNFRAMED troops can never
stand against well drilled ones. Take
your country, for example, with prac-
tically no drilled army. What would
you do He paused impressively and
then said. what would you do if Ger
many landed an army of 25O,OO0 per-
fectly drilled and perfectly equipped
men on your shoresP
Bury them," was the quiet but COM
plete ejoinder.-Detroit Free Press.
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The Chief Sense.

All the great families of living things
have a dominant sense. We lead our
life by sight and make artificial lights
to render darkness tolerable. But the
creature whom next to ourselves we
prefer, the dog, lives in a very different
universe. His dominant sense, like that
Of many other quadrupeds, is the very
one we most neglect, the sense of smell.
The dog will track his master. never
lifting up his head to search the dis
tance; often with hair falling over his
eyes he follows on, not troubling him.
self to shake 1t aside.
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Ludicial Dinerentiation.

Dipper (at wayside tavern)-That was
Judge Close, who just took a solitary
at the bar; know him, suppose.
Tipper-Oh, fairly well.
Dipper-Exacting fellow. owed him
a small bill at one time, and, being tied
up at the time, went to him for a lit
tie indulgence, and he wouldn't even
give me thirty days.
Hardcase Gnterposing)-Excuse me,
gentlemen. but / had little different
experience. didn't owe him anything,
and he gave me seven years.-Boston
Courier.
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The Umbrella Conscience,

A correspondent contributes another
to the series of umbrella myths. Dur
ing smart shower a gentleman who
was unprovided hurriedly overlook an
acquaintance whom he CHANGED to see
some distance ahead of him carrying an
umbrella, intending to ask if he might
be permitted to share its shelter. He
was almost up to him, when suddenly
the other turned around and with a
guilty look thrust it into his hands and
apished.-London Globe.
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G0ldhsh.

It may not be generally known that
there is cruelty in the keeping of gold
fish. Half Of such captives die from
sheer want of rest. AS fish have eyes
so formed that they cannot endure the
light, in glass vessel they are in an
entirely wrong place, as is evident from
the way in which they dash about and
go round and round until fairly worn
OUT
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A Happy Thought.

Eyes. Jones struggled along with his
toric plays and melodramas, but they
wouldn't take. Now he has a wonder,
O record beater."
"You don't sayl What's the plotf'
II don't know, but the play ends in
the middle of the last act"
'@The lindsay, what are you giving
me2"
"Straight goods. The idea is to fool
the people who always begin putting on
their wraps before the curtain falls."-
Baltimore News.
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How to Make a Bulldog Let Go.

AHO" To IHHh>S H nUIIUUB Ltt UO'
Says a breeder of bulldogs: "The
quickest way to release a person from
the Jaws Of bulldog, If he be unfortu-
nate enough to be bitten, is by catching
the dogs hind paw, in the center of
which is an exceedingly tender spot
called the heart. This should be pressed
or, even better, the paw taken into the
mouth and bitten with the teeth. The
dog will relinquish the hold at once 1t
is desperate remedy, but a sure one
and one that is resorted to by the pro
fessional dogfighters.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04
Different Kind. of Coats.

II am sorry ! kept you waiting SO
long. Harry. DEAR" murmured the wife
as she entered ready for the theater.
ut took me SO long to put on my coat"
ibid you put on only one coatf" he
asked blandly.
She turned quickly and found his
gaze resting on her cheeks.-Ohio State
Journal.
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Neglect Means Danger.

Don't neglect biliousness and con-
stipation. Your health will suffer per-
manently if you do. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers cure such cases. NJ. B..
Smith, Butternut, Mich, says "De-
Wits Little Early Risers are the most
satisfactory pills ever took. Never
gripe or cause nausea. Kerr's Phar-
macy, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04
There Is a Difference.

City Editor-Why do you say, "He
ran into the police station putting and
blowing?" Putting" and ''blowing''
are synonymous.
Reporter-Not at all. There's a vast
difference, for instance, between puff
ing a man up and blowing him up
Catholic Standard and Times.
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PecuIiarities of the Opossum.

The American opossum is one of the
most curious animals living in the
United States. 1t is the only one that
carries its young in a pouch like the
kangaroo. 1t is the only animal that
can feign death perfectly. 1t is re-
markable for hanging by Its tail like a
monkey. It has hands resembling those
of human being. Its snout is like a
hogs, while its mouth is literally fur
nished with teeth. Its eyes are like a
rats, and 1t Kisses like snake.
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Too Attractive.

"Now, here" said the salesman, sis
very fine umbrella. The handle, you
will observe. is especially attractive"
"That's just what I want to avoid.
Every umbrella ever owned has been
entirely too attractive."-San Francisco
Post
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His Weak SBot.

Casey-Did We hear about poor Flan-
merry?
Cassidy-Sorra the word.
Casey-Sure, the big stame hammer
in the foundry dropped down on his
chist an killed him.
Cassidy-Well, Dim not surprised,
for he always had wake chist.-Phil-
adelphia Press
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She Drew the Line.

He-Won't yo' make up dat quarrel,
Miss Black, an low me to escoht yo'
home? Yo's too good chu'ch men,
bah not to fo'gib dem what has offend
ed y0'.
She-I fo'gib dem, Mistah Johnson,
but doan' low dem to escoht me
h9me.-Jpdge,
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Her Hone.

He-When we get better acquainted.
shall call you by your first name.
She-All right. And I hope our ac-
Quaintance will reach the point where
my friends can call me by your last
nams-Chicag0 News.
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An Intense Admiration.

"Thinnerton represented an Indian
brave at the masked ball."
"Oh, was that it? have been labor
ing under the impression that he went
Us a feather duster." = Washington
Times
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Luck.

| am a firm believer in luck. Why,
some people are so unlucky that were
they to travel backward they would
stub their toe.-San Francisco Bulletin.
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He Could Prove II.

my wife," he said proudly, "can
keep a secret as well as any woman on
earth"
"Why, man." exclaimed the other
fellow, you know she tells everything
she knowsw
'Well, isn't that what said dP-Bal-
timore News
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HelninE Him.

Cinder Charley-I told dat lady was
merely tryin' to keep soul an body to-
gether.
Billy Trucks-What did she say?
Cinder Charley-She gave me a safe
ty pin.-Philadelphia Record.
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Philosophy of Mr.. Peckem

Mrs. Peckem-John, hear that
Jones' house burned down week after
he was married.
Mr.. Peckem-Well, troubles never
come singly, you know.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

I suffered from very obstinate case of dyspep-
sia," writes R. Z. Secord, ESQ, of 1s Eastern
Der of remedies without success 1 finally lost
faith in them all. was so far gone that could
not bear any solid food on my stomach for long
time; felt r;eiahcholy and depressed. Could not
sleep or follow my occupation (tinsInith) Some
tQpg months ago friend recommended your
Golden Medical Discovery After a weeks
treatment had derived so much benefit that I
continued the medicine. ! have taken three
bottles and am convinced 1t has In my case ac~
complshed permanent cure. can conscien,
tiously recommend 1t to the thousands of dys,
peptics throughout the land.p
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery" There is nothing y Just
as goodn for diseases of the stomach,
blood and lungs,
DR.: Pierce's Pleasant Pellets stimulate
the liver
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04
N. E. Church Services.

Preaching every Sunday at II a. m. and 7:S
p. m. Sunday school, p. m.; Senior Epwortt
League, 6:45 p. m; Midweek Prayer meetings
Thursday, 1880 p. m.
Rey. q. H. Van yliet, pastor.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

The Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean
bears the reputation of being the best
weekly newspaper in the world. We
have arranged specially to supply it
and this paper together for one year at
the low price of $3.50 for both.
Pioneer Flour is the "Lily of the
Valley, p" the 'Pearl of Perfection.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

You can get better value for your
money at the White House than any
where else in town. Don't take my
word for it, but come and be convinced.
The White House.
Subscribe for the Ledger. Only $3.50
q year.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

If you want to please your family
and girls-go to Louvre restaurant for
oyster cocktails, price Is cts. Oyster
loaf any time, day or night.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

Debt is, like any other trap. easy
enough to get into, but hard enough to
get out of.-H. w. Shaw.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

There are people who never give
away any milk until after they skim
It. and then they want credit for cream.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

Old age makes a speciality of discov-
ering lost opportunities. = Chicago
News.
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

If you wish to see good piano call
at Cademartori's bakery. z. 7. lustus,
agent,
Amador ledger., 1902-04-04

Ever notice that as soon as you get
one fiddler paid another begins to tune
up?-Atchison Globe.