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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-20
B. F. B.
WoodHll, ID.
SECOND.
Horace Sudler, la
IN D. u p tVfII,,
THIRD,
FouRTu.

Thomas s. Lambden, d: ............... 2s3
Joseph @. Warrington, X. r.. ......... g.
BENZ. H. Elliott, U. R................ 400
Elliott's plurality. y..................... III
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-20

First district-Matthew V. Ford, D.,
46s; George w. Gordon, r. R., "a :
Joseph L. Carter, U. R., SOC: Carter's
plurality. IS.
Second--John Taylor, D., 3s6: James
+. Taylor, R., 424; james F. Taylor's
majority, IS.
Third-George c. Reihm, D., 366
George R. Messick, r. r., II; John
I. Re:hm, y. r., BAG; George G.
t'ourth--Joseph NJ. Wiley, D., 27T
joseph I. Rash, R., 30s; Rash's ma.
iority, 81.
Fifsh-William P. Goodwin, D., 4s3
Augustus B. Moore, R.. 45s; Moore'l
majority. %.
Sixth-Rohert II. Greenlee, D., 4ol
William Il Shookley, r., 2l0; Green
lees majority, ls9
Seventh Joseph Barber, Jr., D., 303
Edward u. Noll, r., 455; Nolls ma
jority, l52.
Eighth-John W. Taylor, D., a25
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-20
Want a cooI. at Your Hnus. .

An Every Evening want ad. will bring
you one, and you will have several 10 select
from. The daily experience OF Others proves
this.s
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-20
FIFTEENTH.
Blackbird Hundred).

Andrew J. Samuel O.
Wright, D. Derrickson. R.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-11-20
KENT uouNrY-sEcoNn nIsrl IN.
TtIII,p.
FOURTH.
vinson's plurality
NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
frt..t.- - 49, = -

Willard IL. Moore, R. R................ Q
Henry Vinson, U. R.......t............ 29s
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

Water in which mignonette has been
placed should be changed often, since
1t quickly becomes foul.
The best use to make of old bcneE
is to break them up and bury them
near the roots of fruit trees and grape
vines.
By sowing nitrate of soda in small
quantities in showery weather under
trees a most beautiful verdure will be
obtained.
1t is not a good plan to fill an old
orchard with young trees. The soil
is too much exhausted by the growth
Of the former occupants.
Geraniums bloom most satisfactorily
when grown in comparatively small
pots and soil which is termed rich, but
not rank with excessive manure.
Stir, spade, rake and pulverize soil
thoroughly before planting or sowing.
The Importance of this work cannot be
overestimated if you desire fine bios
SONS.
Geraniums that have been used for
summer boomers will not flower again
until the late spring months. Plants
for winter blooming should be grown
especially for this purpose.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
Good Points of a Mule.

Rightly used, kindly treated, given
the same good care as horse, the mule
has always shown himself kind, good
tempered, willing, docile and intelligent.
Moreover, while he has none of the
horses graceful, sympathetic ways of
showing affection and responding to
appreciation, the mule is capable of
genuine devotion to a kind master.
Both the horse and the ass have af-
fectionate dispositions, and the only
reason the mule does not evince such
is because nothing calls it out. Jack
Is not demonstratfve, but he does re-
spond visibly TO kind treatment.
He makes, moreover, an easy paced,
careful, kindly riding animal when well
treated. Taken altogether, he is use
full, intelligent, much enduring, little
appreciated brute, whose melancholy
position is that of a dog with a bad
name-his good qualities rarely men
toned, while his bad ones are credited
at their full value.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
Dangerous Criminals,

"Why," said lady reproachfully to
her husband, you know when l say
Denmark l always mean HollandP'
Perhaps the city girl in the following
story, told by the Philadelphia Tele-
graph, allowed herself a similar lati-
tude Of expression:
She was sitting on the porch, lazily
rocking to and fro and watching the
firefies fitting about through the
shrubbery. Suddenly she turned to
her companions and said in a musing
tone:
81 wonder if it Is true that firefies
do get into the haymows sometimes
and set them afire"
Everybody laughed at what was ap-
parently a pleasantly. but the young
lady looked surprised.
why" said she. lit was only yester-
day that saw in the paper an article
headed Work of Firebugs' 1t said
they had set a barn on fire. Really"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
A Model Fireman.

Mike O'Hagan had never been q sue
cess. He had been discharged from
the service of bus company for al
lowing his bus to be smashed by a
tramcar and from the service of a
tram company for humping into a car
riage.
Finally, however, he landed in the
fire brigade, and all his friends ex-
pected that he was settled for life
He was not, however, for in less than
a month he was again looking for a
job.
"How did it happen, TimT' said
Mixes friend Pat to Mikes brother
Tim.
"Oi'll tell We, me bhoy," replied the
latter. "Shure, there came foire, an
Moike he wint. An whin he got there
there was man on the top ov a blaz-
in buildin' scr'amin' for help. 'What'n
Oh do at allT says he. 'Hould on says
Moike, an he t'rows him rope. Tie
it round yer neck says he."
"And what did Mike do then?"
"He pulled him downp-London An
swerS.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
The Hawaiian ms a Diver.

The working crews of the Hawaiian
Islands were quartered in suitable
camps near their field of labor. They
were natives, good fellows, willing
workers, admirably adapted to the
duty required Of them, which was
largely in boats and in the water. !
well remember one who excelled in
diving. On a certain occasion, when
the placing Of a deep water mooring
had just been accomplished, it became
necessary to detach under water the
end of hawser, which had been made
fast to the submerged part of a spar
buoy about forty or fifty feet below
the surface Of the sea. The man was
told to take his sheath knife down
with him and cut the hawser as near
its end as he could, so as to lose as
little as possible of the valuable cable.
Taking his knife in his teeth, he dis
appeared beneath the water and re-
mained out Of sight so long that he
was almost given up for lost, when
he suddenly reappeared, and on being
asked if he had cut the hawser as he
had been told to reported that he had
unbent 1t without cutting off any part
Of it whatever.-James D. Hague in
Century.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
TEST DRINKING WATER.
Two Methods by Which You May De-
termine Its QunIity.

termlne It's quality.
The supply of drinking water for the
family should be tested at least once
a year. Water that at one time is
pure and wholesome may become too
impure for use, yet it may be without
color, and have no odor or taste to
show its dangerous qualities.
A simple test of drinking water is
the Meisch sewage test. Fill a clean
pint bottle three-quarters full of the
w;tter to be tested, and dissolve in it
half teaspoonful of granulated sug-
ar. Cork it and set it in warm plao,
for two days. If during this time it
becomes cloudy or milky it is unfit for
domestic use. If it remains perfectly
clear it is probably safe. Be careful
that the bottle is absolutely as clean
as you can make it and the sugar
pure.
The second test is also a simple one.
Obtain from a trustworthy druggist
5 cents worth of saturated solution of
permanganate of potassium. Add
about five drops of this to pint bot
tie of water. This will turn the water
a beautiful rose purple. If there is
any considerable amount of organic
matter the color will give place in the
course of few hours to q more or
less dirt. reddish brown. If the color
Of the water in the bottle remains for
twelve hours unchanged from the rose
purple it assumed when the perman-
ganate of potassium was first added
it may be considered free from organic
aminatiOn.-Health Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
oFCARDul1
MEN WHO DELIVER MAIL,
Heart Tragedies That Line the Route
uf Ierrer t,arriarS

Heart Tragedies That Line the Route
ut Letter Carriers.
Tell YOU a story? Why, yes, might
rfu a 2oou many stories if that was In
ruy nne.'' The letter carrier blew g
uearlv wreath of smoke upward and
necked the dead ash from his cigar,
saws the Denver News. LET me see.
There's an old lady on my route down
i'll Alabama who sits knitting the live
long day by the front room window.
livery morning and afternoon when l
whistle at the door of her next door
neighbor she lays down her knitting
and peers with a tired, eager face out
of that window until l go by. She's
got a boy somewhere out west. He
doesn't write to her twice year, yet
twice each day the whole year through
she sits there, with that anxious look,
waiting, waiting, waiting. I feel a
twitch at my own heart every time l
pass by and see the look of expectancy
fade into disappointment. Sometimes
I'd give $50 to be able to stop and give
her five lines from that good for moth
ing boy of hers for whom she's eating
out her heart"
''That reminds me-" said younger
man who heard the letter carriers sto-
ry, ''of a pretty baby on my route in a
Louisiana city. She's a dainty tot
about four or maybe five years old.
She has blue gray eyes like wood vic
let that look fellow straight to the
heart. Some little girls can do that
after they are older This tots man.
ma died six months ago, and for a
month afterward she used to come
tripping down the walk to meet me
with q little white note in her hand.
and, looking me to the heart out OF
those big trusting eyes, she would say.
Mr.. Postman, won't you please take
this letter to my mamma in heavenF
used to take the dainty missive from
the wee pink hand. 1 couldn't tell her
how far away her mamma was. One
day she came without q letter, and
there was pain in the great, sweet eyes
Mr.. Postman, baby wants letter
from mamma. Please, Mr.. Postman.
tell my mamma me wants some letters
too And. boys, every day for week
l had to pass that baby with the pain
in the gray blue eyes, and l wondered
the angels did not find some way some
how to make her baby heart under
stand"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
BOILING 1T DOWN.
A Valuable Lesson In the Gentle Art
of Omitting.

A Valuable Lesson In the Gentle Art
of Omitting.
at was this way" was explaining
a quite fresh and young appearing
gentleman to much older companion
as took seat near them in the res
taurant. 81 thought that it was quite
clever short story. and as the pro-
fessor had asked me to read it to him
for the purpose of criticism he listened
patiently for the thirty minutes that it
took me to go through 1t.
"'Good for the first writing he said,
but you must learn the art of emitting.
You have unnecessary sentences. Find
them, omit them and come and read it
again.
81 followed his advice, and the next
time it took me twenty minutes to
read it.
"'Better.' he said Try it again. for
there is more you can omit
81 didn't show the annoyance that l
felt, but did some more cutting and
condensing. Then | read it to him
again in fifteen minutes
That is nearer to the correct thing
he said, with an approving nod. but
there is chance for little more prun-
ing
"It was with an effort that | re-
strained myself, but knowing that he
is an authority in literary matters for
the third time I went to the slaughter
of the innocents and, returning the
next day, read it to him in ten minutes.
"That is something like he ex-
claimed, slapping me on the back.
Another little omitting seance will fix
it.
"This is a little too much,' l an
swered as I seized my manuscript,
with show Of feeling. You had bet
ter tell me to omit every word of it.
That's it. my boy, that's it, he re
piled. Tt is too much. Omit the rest,
and you will never hear a word of ad-
verse criticism
"I'll be hanged if l didn't take his
advice again and throw the story in
the wastebasket." York Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
LOOkfnE In

The lecturer pleaded with the crowd
to 'look up" In impassioned tones he
cried: God always helps the man
that looks up! Never look down, my
friends, and do not waste too much
time looking sideways. Look up, and
keep on looking up! never knew a
man to fail If he looked up. Is there
q man in this audience who can say
that he always looks up?
A seedy stranger arose in the back
row to say: 81 can say that l always
look up. l have steadily looked up
for thirty years, and am no better off
for it. Looking up is my business"
"What do you do for a living, my
good manT
'I'm ceiling decorator"
The uproarious applause that greeted
this sally broke up the meeting.-New
York Press.
The Voice of Experience.
Singleton-The woman I marry must
be an ideal housekeeper.
Wederly with sigh)-Take my tip,
old man, and freeze on to a practical;
one.-Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
The Extinct Northern "sea oow.n

The Extinct Northern "Sea Cow"
In the year 1854 the Bering explor-
ers discovered gigantic species of ryti-
nae, or northern sea cow. These enor
nous manatees were similar In gener-
al habits to those of the South Ameri-
can coast and were from twenty to
thirty feet in length and from ten to
twenty feet in girth. They were very
stupid, harmless beasts and lived by
browsing on seaweeds and other ma
rine growths near the land. The sail
ors were not slow in finding out that
a sea cow steak beat seal meat "al1
hollow" From 1854 until 176S they
were the principal food Of the sailors
and explorers on our western coast.
This being the case, 1t is not at all sur
prising that the northern sea COW, nev-
er a very numerous species, should be-
come extinct in the short space Of four
teen years. The last Of the giant man.
atees was killed in September, 176S, a
few months less than fourteen years
after the discovery of the first one.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
CURING A BALKY HORSE,
Simple Methods May BE Employed
without Using the Whip.


Without Using the Whip.
An expert states that the vice of
baking in horses is almost invariably
caused by improper breaking and han
ding of the animal while young, SAYS
the Chicago Chronicle.
1t is only high strung and i'll tenn
pered horses that balk, and these are
handled with more success by humor-
ing and patience than by severe meas
ures, which generally make matters
worse. 1t is almost impossible to fol
low rules in case of this sort. What
will succeed in one case is useless in
another, so that a driver must exer-
else good judgment-"horse sense''-in
handling a case.
a very good treatment is to watch
the animal closely in places where it
would be likely to balk, and with the
first sign of stopping the driver should
say Whoa" then get off and loosen
or pretend to change the harness in
some way; also take up foot and tap
the shoe with stone. Spend a few
moments leisurely in this way, and In
nine cases out of ten the animal will
forget its inclination to balk and will
go on at the first bidding. 1t is also
well to give a lump of sugar or a
handful of oats or an apple. This will
always produce better results than Sc
we're measures.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
WOMEN WARRIORS.
Fnny Have Fought BraveIy-Esca-
paaes of a Queen.

Fnny Have Fought BraveIy-Esca-
pades of a Queen.
The muster rolls of the civil war
show number of cases of soldiers who
'vcre discovered to be women.
One of the most remarkable women
was Christian Cavenagh, who lived in
England in the nineteenth century. She
wHs married and had three children.
Her husband was carried off to Hol-
land. where he had to enlist as pri-
vate soldier. His wife dressed as q
man and enlisted so as to be near her
husband. She was wounded at the bat
tie of Landen. made prisoner by the
French and carried to St Germain-en-
Laye, where she remained until she
was exchanged. Then she quarreled
and fought duel with her sergeant
and was transferred to another regi-
ment. Again she was wounded at Ra-
millies, when her secret was discover
ed. She was. however, permitted to
remain with the regiment as a cook.
Many English officers recall the case
of DIR. James Barry" This woman
served in the British army about fifty
years ago us a surgeon at the Cape, at
Malta and at Barbados. At the Cape
''he' fought duel with an officer who
had called him" woman.
Mrs. Lindley. the wife of a soldier,
went through some of the sharpest en-
gagements of the civil war. She en-
listed in Company D, Sixth Ohio cav
airy. and fought at Fort Magruder,
Hanover Court House, Bull Run, Antie-
tam and Boonsboro. She is said to be
still living and the mother of several
children.
Christina, queen of Sweden, was edu-
Gated and dressed like a boy from her
birth because her father was disap-
pointed at not having a son. She was
more king than queen and after
four years of rule resigned her crown
and went off to amuse herself in Eu-
rope. She was dressed in mems clothes
and acted as uproariously as any man
who ever owned his clothes by right
Of sex. She was only twenty eight at
the time.-Savannah News.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
A Bit of rravers' Wit.

Among the many stories told Of the
inimitable William r. Travers is the
following:
A New York clubman whose repu-
tation as a conceited and insufferable
bore was a byword was attempting to
impress group of men as being a So
ciety pet.
What hospitable fellow Blank is,"
he said, naming one of New York's
cleyerest men. II dropped ifk on him
the other night, and he and his wife
fairly insisted that stay for dinner.
Such time as I had getting away!
Why, when l started to leave, they
came right out in the hall and backed
up against the front door,"
"After you'd g-g-gone QUIT" inquired
Travers.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
Arm In Arm With a rigress.

1t is related of Sir Edward Bradford
that he once walked arm in arm, SO to
speak, with a tigress. He was out
shooting and. always fearless sports
man, had come to close quarters with
his quarry. He fired, and either the
ball failed to take effect or but slight
ly wounded the animal. She sprang
at him and seized his left arm above
the elbow. The pain must have been
terrible, but Sir Edward kept cool,
and, realizing that it would be death
to drag his mangled arm away and al
low her to spring afresh at him, he de-
liberately walked a few agonizing
PAGES until his comrade was able to
take aim and kill the brute. Thus his
courage saved his life, though the am
putation Of his arm at the shoulder
proved necessary.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
wild Brook front.

Hawthorne describes an ideal break
fast as consisting Of hot cakes, brook
trout, roast potatoes, fresh boiled eggs
and coffee. The piece de resistance of
this breakfast is the brook trout. In
spite Of all the efforts of fish cultur-
lists, the wild brook trout remains the
finest morse1 the epicure can seek.
Cultivated trout taste too perceptibly
Of liver to be food greatly desired.
The wild trout that springs in his ma
tive mountain stream is far superior to
any cultivated fish. Cook it in the SIM
plest manner, dipping it in Oil, salt and
pepper and broiling it over hot Goals.
Serve it simply with butter and slices
Of lemon.-New York Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
A Wise Answer.

The shah once asked group of court
iers whom they thought the greater
man-himself or his father. At first
he could get no reply to SO dangerous
q question, the answer to which migl.
cost the courtiers their heads. At last
a willy old courtier said, "Your father,
sire, for, though you are equal to your
father in all other respects, in this he
Is superior to you-that he had great
er son than any you have"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County aI the
small expense of 35 cents month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
of protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronize a home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postofice or express. Money sent
parts of the world. We have the latest quota
tions 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 by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die it can't be found and you are lia-
BILE to be- robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
CnndRnaRd.

Sideshow Man - See here, your pa
per said the biggest snake in my state
fair show was twenty feet long when
it's really thirty-one feet.
Bditor-Sorry, but we were crowded
for space yesterday and had to cut ev-
eryth1ng down.-Indlanapolis News.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
FoIIoving Good Preacbipc.

Vicar severely, to his cook Mary,
you had soldier to supper last night
Cook-Yes, sir; he's my brother.
Vicar-But you told me you had NJ
brother.
Cook-So | thought. sir. until yca
preached last Sunday and told Us Ws
were all brothers and sisters. s.-Lcs&sa
Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
Logic.

'.The vessel is on the rocksr' shouted
the captain, thrusting his head in the
Slips saloon.
that's good news" remarked the
izssdc passenger who was taking his
Asst trtp abroad. $50 long as we are
u iAe rocks we can't sink."-Ohio
State Journal.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
Gern1dine,s Preference.

Mother-If you are good girl, Ger.
aldine, l will consent that you shall
have another piece of cake
Geraldine-I would prefer nav, that
you should make that indulgence de-
pendent on the cakes being good
Richmond Dispatch.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
A ChnnEe of Heart,

When man first loves, he feels un-
worthy for no particular reason. Later
be acquires the reason and forgets tr
feel uhworthy.-Smart Set.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
Worldly Wisdom.

Father-In choosing a wife one
should never judge by appearances.
Son-Thats right. Often the pretsi-
est girls have the least money.-Puck.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
NJ. E. Church Services

Preaching every Sunday at II a. m. and 7:3O
p. m. Sunday school, ? p. m; Senior Epworth
League, AS p. m; Midweek Prayer meetings,
Thursday, 7:SO p. m.
Rev. G. II. Van Vliet, pastor.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05

People who sell newspapers in the
streets Of Moscow are compelled to ap-
pear in uniform.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
The Misery of 1t.

The man who is looking for trouble
can find trouble without trouble Phil
adelphia Record,
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05

Best assortment of up-to-date suits,
at Max Ladar's.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05

Those who have disagreeable news
10 tell you always find you in.-Atchi.
son Globe.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
LEDGER'S CLUBBING RATl

Ledger and Daily Call. one year .....s7
Ledger and Weekly Call, one year ..... 8
Ledger and Daily Bulletin, one year .....
Ledger and Semi Weekly Bulletin, 1 yer q
Ledger and Weekly Bulletin, one year.. :. 8
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one year. n
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle, one year s
Ledger and Weekly Examiner, one year. 3
Ledger and Daily Examiner, one year q
Ledger and N. Y. Weekly Tribune, yer 8
Ledger and N. Y. Tri-weekly Tribune, ly s
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Magazine, yr s
Ledger and S. F. Weekly Post, one year. 8
Ledger and McCall's Magazine, Gne year
Ledger and St. Louis Globe Democrat, ly 3
Ledger and Twice Week." one year s
ss- The abova rates are strictly in advaut
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio, s. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey aud Alex Eudey of jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
E. MARIE & BRO.
Wholesale Dealers and Jobbers
in Imported and Domestic
Neutrality-suspicious.
JACKSON, CAL.
JACKSON, CAL.

nISTRIBUTING AGENTS FOR J. F. MAR
- tell Cognac. Moet Chaudon. White Seal
and Private Cuvee Champagne; Morgan Bros,
Puerto de Santa Maria Sherries; Royal VIM
Company, Oporto. Port Wines; Dubois Freres,
Bordeaux, Clarets and Sauternes; CANADIAN
CLUB WHISKY, Hiram Walker & Sons. Linn
tied. Walkerville, Ontario, Canada; John de
Kuyper & Zoon, Rotterdam, Gin; Gilka Kuem-
mel, from A. Gilka, Berlin; Barthloomay
Brewery Company, Rochester, N. Y, Knicker-
booker Beer; Dogshead Brand of Guinness
Stout and Bass Ale bottled by Read Bros,
London); Csntrell & Cochrane, Belfast, Ginger
Ale; Naglee Brandy; Reimported American
Whiskies
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05
s. N. KNIGHT

ITO PRINTERS.-A COMPLETE OUTFIT
Il for a Seven or Eight Column Paper in
cluding Washington Hand Press, body and dis
play type, rules leads. etc. Will be sold cheap
for cash.
Also, one Mustang Mailer, and Mailing Out
fit; good as new. Address, Ledger office, Jack
son, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-05

Advertise in the Ledger,