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Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Cinders In the Eve.

Persons travelling by railway are
subject to continued annoyance from
the flying cinders. On getting into the
eyes they are not only painful for the
moment, but are often the cause of
long suffering that ends in a total loss
of sight. A very simple and effective
cure is within the reach of every one
and would prevent much suffering and
expense were it generally known. 1t is
simply one or two grains of flaXseed.
These may be placed in the eye with
out injury or pain to that delicate or
gan, and shortly they begin to swell
and dissolve glutinous substance that
covers the ball of the eye, enveloping
any foreign substance that may be in
it. The irritation of cutting the men,
brane is thus prevented, and the an
noyance may soon be washed out. A
dozen of these grains slowed away in
the vest pocket may prove in an emer-
gency worth their number in gold.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
PlCKlNGS FROM FICTION.

The love of no man is an insult until
it begins to demand.-"Daniel Ever
ton"
A plant in the room on washday is
worth more than bunch of flowers on
Sunday.-"Nature Portraits"
Men folks is like pickles, some. Wo-
men is the brine they're picked in.
They don't keep sweet without 'em.-
Mrs Tree"
Readiness to answer all manner of
questions involving book learning is
the beginning of a species of idiocy.-
'The Unspeakable Scot"
A person who can't argue is like a
person who can't chew; he swallows
the facts of life unprepared for diges-
tion.-"Those Delightful Americans"
The good right arm of the breadwin-
ner is strengthened more by an unex-
pected caress or an encouraging word
from loved ones than by all the roast
beef in Christendom.-"Buel Hamp-
TOM
Thar never was a plant as hard to
git rooted as charity is, and a body
ought to have it whar they kin watch
it close. 1t III die heap O. times eff
you jest look at it, and it mighty nigh
always has bad soil ur drought to
contend with.-"Abner Daniel"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Took the order LiteraIlv.

A suburban golf club has Japanese
steward named Ocka. He is an eX-
cellent cook and his neatness and good
taste are beyond question, but he has
very slight knowledge Of English,
and this sometimes causes him to
make ludicrous mistakes. A young
woman gave a tea at the clubhouse
and sent for Ocka few days ahead of
time, so that all the details of her
party might be perfected. She ar
ranged for everything and at the end
said: "Now Ocka, at the tea we must
have apple pie order" Eyes, madam,
apple pie" Ocka returned. mo, apple
pie order," said the young girl. "All
right. Me understand Apple pie"
Ocka repeated with an obstinate smile.
"Apple pie order," the other corrected
again, and Ocka took his leave. He
served at the tea along with the dainty
little sandwiches and cake twenty huge
pieces of apple pie. - Philadelphia
Record
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Alexandrian Scientists.

Among the great scientists of the
AleXandrian school, or, rather, mathe-
maticians, were Pappus, one of the
greatest of ancient mathematicians;
Theon, and his unfortunate daughter,
the famous Hypatia-who appears to
have been better mathematician than
her father-the story of whose life and
tragic death is familiar through Kings
ley's novel. Unfortunately none of her
works is extant. She was the last of
the Alexandrian philosophers who at
tanned any fame. She lived about Ais
A. D.
Not only is this old university re-
nowned for the impulse which it gave
to science, but it also extended its
protection and aid to literature, poetry
and the fine arts. For example, Ptole-
my Philadelphus did not consider it
beneath him to count among his per-
sonal friends the poet Callimachus, the
author of treatise on birds, who hon
orably maintained himself by keeping
a school at Alexandria Among the
most distinguished poets may be men-
toned Lycophron, whose work Gas
sandra" still remains, and Theocritus,
whose exquisite bucolics prove how
sweet poet he was.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
A TRYING ORDEAL.
The FatteninE Process of MaF-
riageable Girl In Tunis.

The marriageable girl in Tunis has a
trying ordeal to go through after her
betrothal to the man not of her choice,
but whose choice she is. She has to be
fattened to the required size before the
ceremony can take place.
AS soon as the betrothal takes place
she is taken to a room and there
cooped up till the fattening process is
concluded. Silver shackles are fastened
round her wrists and ankles, and the
task of her parents and future hus-
band is to increase her bulk till her
wrists and ankles fill up the shacl1les.
If the husband is a widower or has
"discharged' his first wife, the girl
has the shackles of the first spouse
placed on her, and she must fill them
out.
1t takes long time to do this as Il
rule, and sometimes it cannot be ac-
complished in spite of all efforts. 1t is
then open to the future husband to cry
off the bargain or waive the condition.
In the case of a bachelor he takes care
to see that the bracelets and anklets
are not too large-that is, if he is fond
of the girl-but if he is being forced
into the marriage by his parents, he is
a great stickler for custom. Stout
girls are the more quickly snapped up
in Tunis.-Pictorial Magazine
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Historic City of India.

Delhi is the most historic city in all
tadia. 1t may not be the Oldest, al
though it lays claim to a respectable
middle age, dating from 1000 B. @. At
that time the master of Delhi called
himself emperor of all the world, and
emperors, at least of India, have ruled
there almost ever since. Old Delhi,
without the walls, is a city of pictur-
esque ruins; imperial Delhi, the mod
ern city, was created by Shah Jehan,
contemporary of Queen Elizabeth.
From the date of the first Moham.
medan incursion, A. D. 715, perpetual
warfare ragged round Delhi until at
length she yielded to the irresistible
power of the Moguls. The city was
alternately Mohammedan and Hindoo
during great many years and finally,
in 1903, was made British by General
Lake. Delhi has the finest and largest
mosque in India. 1t took 5000 men six
years to build it. The noble tomb Of
the Emperor Humayan marks the
change of creed which followed the
Moslem invasion, while the observa-
tory of Jai Singh and the deserted hall
of the seventy columns recall the short
triumph of Brahmanism.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

1t is said that the frigate bird can
fly an entire week without stopping to
rest
Some of the cats in Liberia are of
a bright red tint, and they are very
conspicuous in the moonlight
The cry of young seal when wound
ed or about to be attacked resembles
that of a child in distress, and tears
flow from its eyes.
The common herring is the most diff
ficult Of all marine creatures to catch
alive for an aquarium. A whale is
the most difficult to preserve alive.
Cranes, storks and wild geese fly
fast enough to make the trip from
northern Europe to Africa in week,
but most of them rest north of the
Mediterranean.
A fox is dainty as well as crafty
and prefers the tongues Of lambs for
food. He has been seen to chase sheep
until they, on becoming tired. hung
out their tongues, which he then tears
off and eats.
A caterpillar cannot see more than a
centimeter ahead-that is to say, less
than two-fifths of an inch. The hairs
on the body are said to be of as much
use as its eyes in letting it know what
is going on around.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
AN OXFORD CUSTOM.
Methods That Enforce an Elaborat.
System of BOOkkeeping.

Methods That Enforce an Elaborate
System of Bookkeeping.
An American student at Oxford says
that in certain of the university col
leges a man may go for dessert to the
hall store-that is, the room below the
dining ''hall," where the fancy grocer
les of the college are displayed for sale.
There are oranges from Florida and
Tangier, apples from New England,
figs and dates from the Levant, prunes
from Italy, candied apricots from
France and English dollhouse grapes.
All are spread upon the table like q
gorgeous Venetian picture, but at Ell
ther end of the room stand two Oxford
scouts" with account books in their
hands.
A man takes a tangerine and makes
little gesture toward the scout, who
silently records, "Brown, orange, two
pence" and looks up to catch the next
Item.
Some one asks, "How much are
chocolate creams, Higgins?"
"Three ha'pence for four, SIR" and
share his pennyworth.
The minuteness Of this bookkeeping
is characteristic of precise English
ways. The weekly bills always bear
a charge of twopence for salt and the
like, and once, when I had not ordered
anything for the day, there was an .un-
specified charge of a penny in the
breakfast column. l asked the butler
what it meant He looked at me hor-
rified
''Why, sir, that is to keep your name
on the booksr'
1 asked if such elaborate bookkeep-
ing were not very expensive. "In
America" 1 said, 1--WE should lump
the charges and devote the money
saved to hiring better cook"
He explained that it always had
been managed so. That was sufficient.
Youths Companion.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
She strnxe tn Plnnse.

The waiter girl at our table was i'm
bued with sincere desire to give satis-
faction. She did her best to get from
the kitchen precisely what each board
er asked for, and she succeeded very
well indeed.
The other evening at dinner she said
interrogatively to each man in turn,
Chicken or tomato soup" and one
made answer, ''Tomayto," and the Sec
ond said ''Tomawto soup, please" and
the third added, ''I'n take tomatto''
Whereupon the intelligent maiden
delivered the several orders into the
kitchen in this wise, Zone tomayto
soup, one tomawto soup and one to-
matto soup"
Thus each guest received precisely
what he had asked for and was happy
until the next order was taken.
But that is another course-Judge.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
HE WENT TOO FAR.
What the Sweet Girl Did, Could and
Could Not Accept.


Who shall fathom the heart of wo-
man? If he had not been so young, he
would not have tried to-
But the ingenuousness of youth was
upon him.
There was no uncertainty about his
action as he put his arm around her
waist and, drawing her to him, kissed
her fervently-kissed her with that ac-
quired ease, that sureness of touch,
that lack of embarrassment, that
comes from a perfect understanding.
And she did not even blush.
Dearest" he said, 81 have just been
thinking that we have known each
other whole week.
1T seems, oh, so much longer than
that!' she replied.
Doesn't it? Isn't it wonderful how
much feeling, how much love, can be
compressed into such short time?
like to dwell upon it."
sit is nice"
eyes, he went ON. "The first even
ing we met as 1 looked into your eyes
1 felt that 1 loved you, and yet did
not dare that night to do anything
more than press your hand as we part
ed
But afterward you were''-
"Yes; the next evening, with that
sort of confidence that came to me 1
know not why, went further. held
your hand in mine, 1 drew closer, and
then l suddenly left you, not daring to
frighten you with the sudden intensity
of my love-"
'And then the next night"
"Ah, then it was that my arm un-
consciously and as it were inevitably
stole around your waist, and, inspired
by your sweet acquiescence, 1 kissed
you. Since then 1 have loved you more
and more until now feel must show
you some real substantial token of my
love-"
He drew froEl his pocket a small
package. He handed it to her trium-
phantly. She opened it rapidly. 1t was
diamond pin.
There was silence. Then she hand
ed it back to him slowly, reluctantly.
"Whatr he cried. care you not go
ing to accept it?
She shook her head.
81 cannot" she replied. "Don't you
know that it wouldn't be proper for me
to accept anything more than flowers
or candy from a man 1 have known
only a week?'-Tom Mason in Bran
dur Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Her New Jacket.

A naval officer engaged in ordnance
duty on a home station was given to
talking in his sleep. One night he
awakened his wife by starting up in
bed and exclaiming in accents of pity
ing distress:
"She must have a new jacket!
must manage to get one for herT'
The wife, knowing her husbands
slumbers had never before been dis
turbed by the requirements of her
wardrobe, became vastly agitated and
gripped him by the arm.
'William! WilliamP' she breathed
earnestly into his ear, hope meanwhile
rising high in her breast. "Who is
she?"
'My three inch gunw sighed the
oyertaxed ordnance man.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
The Shortest Lived City.

Which of the large cities of the world
had the shortest life?
In the ancient world the answer is
Palmyra. The period of its prosperity
extended only from 1T to 273 A. D..
156 years. In the fifth century B. G.
Persopolis was the capital of the Per-
sian empire for thirty years only, but
this was merely an accident of war
and politics. Carthage was the shortest
lived seat of empire, for it only en-
dured about 500 years. In modern times
the answer would be Amarapura, the
former capital of Burma. Founded in
1888, it had in 1900 a population of
175,000. Sixty years later the seat of
government was transferred to Man
dalay, and Amarapura is now repre-
sented only by few ruined temples
and bamboo huts.-London Answers.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Halls Thanks.

"My niece Mary was always a well
meaning girl, but she would say the
wrong thing almost every time" said
one old gentleman to another, "and
she's got boy that's going to be her
very counterpart"
The old gentleman's eyes twinkled,
and his plain, good natured face was
puckered with enjoyment as he drew
from his pocketbook a small sheet of
note paper.
Il sent Hal toy monkey that plays
all kinds of pranks when it's wound
up," said he, chuckling; "sent it to him
for his birthday. Now, you listen to
this letter Of thanks 1 got from him
today. He's just eight years old:
Deer Uncle Ned-I am delighted with
the munkey, thank you. He makes me
think of you very often. And whenever
mamma winds him up and he begins to
jump mamma and I feel as If we were
back at your house where all those TOYS
are. and mamma will look at the TOW and
say, That's your Uncle Ned all over
Goodby from your grateful HAL"
-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
LIKE Michiean,s Water

Lake Michigan has no visible inlet.
Where, then, does it get its replenish-
ment? From the Rocky mountains.
Through rents and crevices, down in
to caverns at the roots of these noun
tains, pour ever the waters from melt
ing snow. -Four thousand feet they
sink to strike a gravity incline that
levels with their floor under Chicago.
Under that city and elsewhere on the
west side of Lake Michigan-this is
the proved theory, theory as good as
proved = the snow covered Rocky
mountains are constantly sending their
waters to supply flowage and evapora-
tion that are ever going forward in the
watery eXpanse.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Why He Didn't Vote.

An Alabamian tells this story of his
negro coachnan, who invariably voted !:
On one particular election day he re-
turned home in the afternoon with a
countenance that looked as if it had
been taking some familiarities with a
buzzsaw.
whats the matter, Zack?' 1 asked,
with some solicitude.
'It's this way, boss: went up there
to the votin' place, and there wuz the
county undertaken, sab, a-sittin' with
a big book open 'foah him, and he sez
to me right sharplike, What's your
nameT Zack Taylor 1 sez, humble.
Let's see,' says the undertaken. And
he turned over the leaves of the book.
All of a sudden he stopped turnin' and
begin to run his finger down the page,
mutterin' to himself, Taylor, Taylor,
Taylor, Taylor-Zack.' And putty soon
he hcllered out: 'Heah it is. You black
scoundrel, 1 dun buried you ten year
ago! What you mean by tryin' to
vote? Just then a passel of white
men TUX and threw me out, and den
dun come home 'foah dey could bury
me againp'
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
A Little Slow.

Zone day." says an exchange clerk in
a Philadelphia department store, "an
old fellow from the country came up
to my desk and. laying down a pack
age. said:
young man, here's a suit Of under
wear that bought here seven years
ago. 1t is too small for me, and
would like to have it exchanged
81 was thunderstruck at the nerve Of
the man, but l managed to say some
thing about the time limit on such
transactions.
"'Well,' said he, 4 know that, but
I've never had 'em on, and this is the
first time I've been In town since the
day bought 'em.'"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
ECCENTRIC METHODS.
WAY Alexandra Dumas Did Not Sue
ceed as n Publisher.

ceed as n Publisher.
The Mousquetaire, a Partisan jour-
hal founded by Alexandra Dumas,
e,r, " and fourished for a short time
and then became extinct 1t was car
ried on during a brilliant existence
with an astonishing disregard of busi-
ness methods commonly in vogue. Its
staff was the largest and most varied
ever known. Persons would walk into
tue office, propose working for the pa
per and find themselves at once ac-
cepted.
What will you allow me?' a new
man would ask
Whatever you like, my boy" Du-
mas would return. "By the way" he
would explain to every new aspirant,
eve must understand one thing:
mean you to be handsomely paid. You
must have 1000 francs month, and
if you should want a months pay in
advance now, don't scruple to ask for
it."
Everybody was dazzled, and Dumas
himself more than all the rest. No
business enterprise, however, could ex-
ist on such basis, and the journal be-
gan to languish. Then a man named
Boule proposed taking the speculation
out of Dumas hands. He offered the
great man 100 francs a day, which
meant more than $1,000 a year.
Here" said Boule, is a checkbook
| full of those little tinted leaves you are
so fond of. Every morning you have
only to write your name at the foot Of
one, send it into the office and touch
| your 100 francs.
Dumas loved money, and his face
beamed with delight. But suppose" !"
said he, that some day l should want
300 or 400 francs?"
"Well, all you have to do is to send
in three or four of your checks. Moth
ing is more simple"
The book lay on the authors desk, a
delightful and ready resource. Did a
creditor call? A slip of paper, and he
was paid. A poor woman was about to
be turned out into the street. A few
more slips, and, she was relieved. At
the end of the week nothing was left
of the book but the cover. Then Boule
changed his mode Of procedure
| Youths COMPANION.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Old London Street Names.

A writer in the London Argus gives
the following peculiar old street names,
with the modern substituted:
Adam a Digging yard : st. Peter
street.
Aggat's passage - Cutler street,
Houndsditch.
Alphabet court-Clarc Market.
Baalzephon street-Long lane Ber-
mondsey.
Bully Rag row-Bethnal Green.
Jealous row-St. George East
Antigallican passage-Temple Bar.
Lally Pot lane-Foster lane.
The deriYations of these names, con-
tinues the writer, would be an inter-
esting study, but think it would be
found that in a large number of in
stances the love of eccentricity had led
to the selection.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Future Vengeance.

you'll be sorry for this some day"
howled the son and heir as his father
released him from the position he had
occupied across the paternal knee.
''Tll be sorry? When"
when 1 get to be man."
"You will take revenge by whipping
your father when you are big and
strong and am old and feeble, will
you, Johnny"
mo, SIR" blubbered Johnny, rubbing
himself, ''but I'll spank your grand
children till they can't rest?'-New
York Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Oriein of a Popular Myth.

People are expected to believe his
tory when such things as this happens.
In 1892 man living on a small farm
east of Wichita ran out Of coal one
evening. He was getting supper, and
he took an armful of corn and dumped
it in the stove. Corn was 10 cents
bushel, and the Wichita reporter fired
the story out over the country that
Kansas farmers were burning corn.
The corn burning story has passed
into history as fact If julius Caesar
had no better foundation than the
corn story he never existed at all
Wichita Eagle.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Owls In Asia Minor.

Perhaps Asia Minor is richer in crude
and interesting fancies than any other
country. When children hear an owl
hooting from the cypress groves, they
cry, Good news for US; good messages
for you" If they catch an owl they
hold it up by the beak and chant,
"Palm Sunday owl, how does your
mother dance" The meaning of the
rite is lost, but the habit fingers.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Different Lines.

She-Women haven't bit more curl
osity than men, Pm certain.
He-No, but it is manifested in diff
ferent lines. For instance, a woman
might own a sewing machine without
finding out how it is made, but she
wouldn't have a seamstress in the
house day without knowing all about
Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Charles Reade at Work.

. A friend once called on Charles
Reade and found him sitting at his
desk placfdly smiling, while with great
precision and deliberation he inscribed
his thoughts on a sheet of foolscap in
large schoolboy text. He might have
been writing love letter, he seemed
so happy. He was in reality scarf
flying "criticaster" in language that
made his friends hair stand on end
London TELEGRAPH.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Real ExertiOn.

"And so this is your gymnasium p
asked the guest. But where are your
gymnastic appliances"
'I don't need any," was the reply. II
find that l get all the exercise l need
just getting into and out of my ath-
let1c suits. ."-Baltimore American.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Saving.

"My wife has saving disposition"
said Hicks. "When we got our up
right piano, she made red plush cover
for it, so that the rosewood wouldn't
get scratched. Then she covered that
with a sort of linen duster arrange
ment, so as to save the plush. tell
you, women have great minds"
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County al the
small expense of 35 cents a 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 home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over poStofflce or express. Money sent
to all parts of the United States and also all
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 a bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money;
when you die it can't be found and you are ha-
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Unreasonable.

why did she leave him?''
"Oh. he was SO unreasonable She
wanted to frame her divorce DEGREES
and hang them in the library, but he
insisted that they were not artistic
and wouldn't have them there."-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Conservation of Energy

"What was your idea in having
Bertha learn typewriting?"
"Well, she was always drumming
with her fingers, and I thought she
might as well do 1t to some purpose"
Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
E. MARIE & BRO.
Wholesale Dealers and Jobbers
in Imported and Domestic
WineS*LiquOrs*Cigars
JACKSON, CAL.
JACKSON, CAL.

HTsTRTBUTTNG AGENTS FOR ). F. MAR
IL tell Cognac, Moet & Chaudon. White Seal
and Private Cuvee Champagne; Morgan Bros,
Puerto de Santa Maria Sherries; Royal Wine
Company, Oporto, Port Wines; Dubois Freres,
Bordeaux Clarets and Sauternes; CANADIAN
CLUB WHISKY, Hiram Walker s. Sons, Linn
ited Walkerville Ontario, Canada; John de
Kuyper s. zoon, Rotterdam, Gin; Gilka Kuem-
mel, from J 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); Cantrell s. Cochrane, Belfast, Ginger
Ale; Naglee Brandy; Reimported American
Whistles.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12
Blameless.

Amateur-When 1 stand on the stage,
I see nothing, and 1 am conscious of
nothing but the role am playing. The
audience disappears entirely.
Friend-Well, can't blame the au-
dience much for that-Illustrated Bits.
Amador ledger., 1902-12-12

A simple decoction of hemp was used
in China LOO years ago as an anes-
thetic in surgical operations, according
to Chinese manuscript in Paris H.
hrary.