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Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
BUSINESS AND HOMES.
The Cause of the Trolley Car ana
the Street Railway.

The Cause of the Trolley Car and
the Street Railway.
On one point the American is deter
mined-he will not live near his work,
says Charles NJ. Skinner in the Allan
tic. You shall see him in the morning,
one of sixty people in a car built for
twenty-four, reading his paper, cling
ing to strap, trodden,, jostled, smirch-
ed, thrown into narrowing relations
with men who drink whisky, chew to-
bacco, eat raw onions and incontinent-
ly breathe, and after thirty minutes Of
this contact, with the roar of the
streets in his ears, with languid clerks
and pinguid market women leaning
against him, he arrives at his office.
The problems Of his homeward journey
in the evening will be still more diff
cult, because, in addition to the work.
ers, the cars must carry the multitude
of demoiselles who shop and go to
matinees.
To many men and women of business
a seat is an undreamed of luxury. Yet
they would be insulted if one were to
ask why they did not live over their
shops, as Frenchmen do, or back Of
them, like Engishmen. 1t is this un-
easy instinct of Americans, this desire
of their families to separate Industrial
and social life, that, makes the use of
the trolley car imperative, and the
street railway in this manner widens
the life and dominion of the people. 1t
enables them to distribute themselves
over wider spaces and unwittingly to
Symbolic the expansiveness of the ma
tion
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
AuEustin DaIy,s Wit

An actor who knew Augustin DAILY
we'll told this story of the great theat-
rical managers ready wit:
I'VE both CHANGED to be depositors in
and victims Of bank which suspended
payment. Like others. when the news
of the disaster became known we hur-
ried off to the bank to pick up what in
formation we could, and coming down
the steps from the offices into the street
Mr.. Days foot caught in the mat, and,
with some difficulty, he managed to
save himself from falling. 1 was en-
tering the building, and, seeing the
mishap, ran up, saying:
81 hope you have not hurt yourself
"'Oh, no; thank you.' he replied. I
only lost my balance"
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
A BARGAIN IN HATS.
The Reason One Woman Rejoicez
While Another One MOurns.

~
While Another One Mourns.
A Philadelphia woman moving in
good society has been cured of a ma
mia for attending rummage sales, but
it took a heroic treatment to effect the
cure. The other day she went to
sale of the description named in aid of
a worthy charity in which she is inter-
ested and came away minus twenty
five dollar hat. 1t happened this way:
A feature of the sale was q counter
filed with untrimmed hats, advertised
Your choice for so cents" Now. the
North Thirty third street woman didn't
want an untrimmed hat at 80 cents,
but there was one that caught her
fancy by reason of its odd shape. and
she simply couldn't resist the tempta-
ton to try it on. So she took off the
handsome hat she was wearing, placed
it on the counter and picked up the un-
trimmed one. Then she looked around
for a mirror. There was only one, and
that was away at the other end of the
long room.
She pushed her way through the
crowd, and in the meantime a fat col
ored woman's eyes were glued to the
hat she had left behind ON the pile
marked, "Your choice for 80 cents"
1t was golden opportunity not to be
missed. Counting out so cents in Dimes
nickels and pennies, she showed them
at the innocent young attendant and
made good her escape with the fash
ionable woman's shat.-EXchange
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
THE TRAMP's PARLoR CAR,
Pre-empted Home From Which He
Is Often DislOdEed,

A casual observer might wonder why
the rods bolted through the timbers at
either end are placed under freight
cars. They are not put there for hoboes
TO ride on, but to stiffen the floor of the
car. Sometimes there are four, two
close together on each side, but more
often there are six, separated by equal
distances.
At the center, where the rods are rid
den, there is often room between them
and the bottom of the car for a man to
sit almost upright, though with his
head bowed forward, but where there
are six rods the hobo usually lies
across them like steak on a gridiron.
While the train is moving slowly it is
easy as rule to drive him off by
throwing coal or rocks at him. If it is
going very fast, there is danger of kill
ing him, and that is likely to get the
brakeman in trouble (from ten years to
life is customary.
There is one other way of removing a
hobo from the rods under freight, but
the brakeman must be man of steady
nerve, quickness and physical strength;
also he must know exactly where the
hobo is before he comes of the top to
get him. Dropping from the train a car
or two ahead of the one under which
the man is riding, the brakeman has
time to brace himself before that car
reaches him (the train should be NOV
ing only slowly; then he seizes the
hobo by the coat collar or by his arms.
The motion of the train does the rest,
and the hobo is dropped on the ground.
-Leslie's Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
The Skin of My Teeth.

In the book of Job appears the SEN
tence, II am escaped with the skin Of
my teeth" which is modernized .'by
the skin of my teeth" aud gives the
idea Of narrow escape, one SO close as
to be just by the thickness of the skin
on the teeth, which is So thin that no
microscopic has yet been able to find
it. ITO cast in the teeth" means to
throw defiant reproaches or insults
spitefully. as one would cast stone at
the exposed teeth Of snarling dog.
Tooth and nail'' denotes the manner
Of an action full Of frenzied fury, typi-
fed by biting and scratching, as when
two belligerent cats make the fur fly.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
Heroic Courtesy.

A French writer on 1.-THE Revolution,
the Empire and the Restoration" cites
an amusing instance of what he calls
heroic courtesy. Percy, Lord Beverly,
invited to dine with him a marquis
who was one of the most valiant SOL
diers of the army of Conde. Wishing
to honor his guest and the cause which
he served, that of the French king, the
English peer ordered his butler to
bring him a bottle of fine wine 100
years ago, "a ray of sun shut in crys-
tall" He opened it carefully and Of
fered glass to the marquis, saying,
''If you deem it worthy the honor, will
you drink in this wine the health of
the king?
The marquis tasted the wine. "How
do you like itF asked the host. ''Ex-
quisite,' replied the marquis. 'Then,"
said Lord Beverly. "fnish the glass.
Only in full glass can one drink the
health of so great and so unfortunate a
king" Without hesitation the MARQUIS
did as he was hidden. Only when the
Englishman tasted the wine did he
learn that what he had forced on his
guest was castor oil,
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
MISSED THE PARTY.
Why One Girl Had to Keep Secluded
For Over a Week


For Over a Week.
They were two pretty girls, and when
frey happened to meet on one Of the
QIiet streets of the city the girl in
gray turned and walked in the direc-
ton the other one had taken.
Now, let me know all about the par
ty, said the one who had turned. rive
been just dying to see you and have
YOU tell me-"
"Oh, but wasn't there at ALL" said
her companion. ''This is the first time
I've been out of the house for more
than week"
'Why, have you been illY' her friend
inquired, surprised and solicitous.
No, really think it was worse than
that" she replied.
You know I'm little proud of my
hair. for it's my one redeeming point
modestly-"and because it is naturally
wavy it is always fullest after it has
been shampooed.
"a day or two before the party
washe-i ny lair using what thought
was borax in the water. When 1 at
tempted to dry my erstwhile bonnie
brown curls' they were stringy and
hard and looked as if they had been
frozen in wisps. Then to my horror 1
discovered that I had used powdered
alum in the water. 1t took me a whole
week to get it out of my hair I miss
ed the party had set my heart upon
attending and wouldn't let any of my
friends see me, for I was a perfect
fright!-Duluth News-Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
A Curious Tree.

There is peculiar tree in the forests
Of central India which has most curl
GUS characteristics. The leaves of the
tree are of a highly sensitive nature
and so full of electricity that whoever
touches one of them receives an cleo
tric shock. 1t has a very singular eff
feet upon a magnetic needle and will
influence it at a distance of even seven
ty feet. The electrical strength of the
trees varies according to the time of
day, it being strongest at midday and
weakest at midnight. In wet weather
its powers disappear altogether. Birds
never approach the tree, nor have in
sects ever been seen upon it.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
Acids ard Ink Snots.

Nearly all the acids remove spots Of
ink from paper. but it is important to
use such as least attack its tissue.
Spirits of salts diluted in FIVE times
or six times the quantity Of water may
be applied with success upen the spot
and after minute or two washed off
with clear water. A solution of oXalic
acid, citric acid or tartaric acid is at
tended with the least risk and may be
applied upon the paper or plates with
out fear of damage. These acids, taking
out writing ink and not touching the
printing, can be used for restoring
books where the margins have been
written upon without attacking the
text.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
SHE DROPPED 1T.
The Story of Visitor, Parrot and
Costly Vase.


A story is told wherein figure two
well known Columbus ladies and q par
rot. Mrs. 4. paid a special call at the
home of Mrs. B. the other day and was
ushered into the living room by the
maid of all work to await the appear
ance of Mrs. B.
Mrs. B. had come into possession of
parrot only a short time before and had
been keeping the bird in the living
room. Polly has very good command
of English and appears to know when
to use it. Mrs. A. sat down with her
back to the bird without noticing it,
and as Polly made no sound she re-
mained in ignorance of its presence.
Observing a beautiful vase on the
mantel, Mrs. A. arose from her seat,
and, crossing the floor, took down the
dainty piece of bric-a-b brac to examine
it. She gazed on it rapturously, COM
pletely absorbed by its elegant decora-
tons. when suddenly from just behind
her came the shrill and stern COM
mand:
drop it! Drop itp'
Mrs. A. .obeyed and turned, with
scream. TO face the imperturbable gaze
Of Polly. who sat in her cage with her
green hcsd slyly perked to one side. On
the floor lay the beautiful vase smash
ed to bits. At this most embarrassing
moment Mrs. B. entered the room. Be-
fore Mrs. A. could explain the situation
Polly shook out her feathers and re-
marked:
you're it! You're it! You're itp-
Ohio State Journal.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
How Vaccine Virus Is Obtained

The preparation used to produce what
we call vaccination" is known among
medical men as vaccine virus, to pro-
duce which it is necessary to go
through surgical operation, the sub
ject being a young COW or even calf.
After scarifying the belly of the ami
NAL, the parts having previously been
shaved, the wound is inoculated with
virus from an animal already in use.
A sore is thus formed without lasting
injury to the beast, and after week or
ten days a thin vaccine matter begins
to flow from the abrasion. This pus or
matter is the vaccine virus of COM
merce.
Goose quills which have been scrap
ed with a knife until they present
rough exterior are rubbed in this virus.
The virus from one abrasion is sufi-
cient to coat 10000 quilts. which after
being so prepared are technically called
points" These points when ready for
shipment look very much like ordinary
goose quilts, the virus coating not being
visible to the naked eye.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
Wanted All Good Peo,1e N,ca

Those who have complained that vir-
tue is uninteresting have usually been
branded as cynics or, worse, as people
trying to be clever. To all such this
true story of little girl may come as
consolation, for "out of the mouths"
etc.
Little Alice had been put to bed and
told to say her prayers. 20 God," she
prayed, make all the bad people good
and make all the good people-all the
good people-al the good people
nice!'-New York Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
Ruxinr of Wives.

Wives are still obtained by purchase
in parts of Russian Europe. In the
district of Kamyschin. on the Volga,
for example, this is practically the only
way in which marriages are brought
about. The price of pretty girl from
a well to do family ranges from f10
to. EGO, and in special cases much
higher sum is obtained. In the villages
the lowest price is about f5. 1t is Gus
tomary for the fathers of the intending
bride and bridegroom to haggle for a
long time over the price to be paid for
the lady. A young farmer whose ia
ther cannot afford to pay for wife for
him need not think of getting married.
London Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
A piligent Police omcial.

A man who was wanted in Russia
had been photographed in six different
positions, and the pictures were duly
circulated among the police depart
ments. The chief of one of these wrote
to headquarters few days after the
issue Of the set Of portraits and stated:
"Sir, 1 have duly received the portrait
Of the six miscreants whose capture is
desired. I have arrested five of them,
and the sixth is under observation and
will be secured shortly"
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
He Blundered.

'How long," asked the youth, fought
a young man to be acquainted with a
girl, Miss Flyppe, before he may ven
ture to call her by her first nameT
How long have you known meT she
asked in turn.
"About six months"
"Well, if he's the right young man,
that's long enough time"
'Then, SUSIE
"But you're not the right young man,
Mr.. Spoonamore."-Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
Cruel Blow.

care you aware of the fact" re-
marked Miss Cutting, "that l am a
mind reader?"
''Nevah suspected it, WEAKLY" an
swered young Softleigh. "Would you
aw-object to weading my mind, don
cher know?"
Certainly not" she replied. Bring
it with you the next time you call."-
Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
He Needed the Money

"Will you please raise my salary"
''Why, gave you raise only last
week because you told me that you
had your mother to support"
81 know, but my mother got mar
ried, and now l have two to support"
Ohio State Journal
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
A Genius.

'There goes great geniusp exclaim-
ed the Georgia citizen as tall figure
slouched by.
"Novelistr
"No, but he reads all the novels the
other fellows write"
"You call that 'genius?"
"Well, if it amt exactly genius it's
the patience of it."-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
Desperate Resolution

Rivers exhibiting it)-This is a neck
tie my wife gave me.
Brooks-What are you going to do
with It?
Rivers lheroically putting it on)-I
am going to try to live it down.-Chi.
cago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
His Straddle.

He-l see Oldboy is pretty gay vet.
If he is aging.
She-Oh, yes; he's got one foot in the
grave and the other in society.-Yo
kers Statesman
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at 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 home institu-
ton. Send money away through the Bank of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over poStoffice 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 a bank account
man or woman with a bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money;
when you die ii can't be found and YOU are liza
BILE TO be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
Comnosite Snccess.

Sidney-Rodney. you live by your
wits, don't you?
Rodney-Well, partly and partly by
ether peoples Lack of wits.-Detroit
Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
Density and Rarity of Air.

If well could be dug to the depth Of
forty-six miles, the density Of the air
at the bottom would be as great as that
Of quicksilver. By the same law cubic
inch of air taken 1000 miles above the
earth's surface would expand sufi-
ciently to fill sphere 2,000,000,000
miles in diameter.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
NJ. E. Church Services.

Preaching every Sunday at II a. M and 7:SO
p. m. Sunday school, p. m; Senior Epworth
League, 6:45 p. m. Midweek Prayer meetings,
Thursday, 80 p. m.
Rev. G. H Van Vliet pastor
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01

T AIDES We want a good representative in
II each locality and offer any woman who will
work position which will easily pay SIS per
week. This is no deception and if you can
spare only two hours per day. Address MISS
MABEL E. RUSH, Secretary, Box b, joliet, Ill
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01

The Bengal cavalry, which consti-
tutes the bodyguard of the governor
general of India. was raised as far
back as 1175.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01

When you find yourself hating a man
as much after meal as you did be-
fore, 1t is time to call halt.-Atchison
Globe.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01

Something special Sure thing. The
Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and this
paper $3.50 for one year. Ask us what
it means.
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock : $4,000
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spsgnoh John Strohm,
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of jackson
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01
He Enjoys It.

He Enjoys 1t.
Borem-You can't find a man any
where who enjoys joke better than I
do. -
Biffkins-Guess that's right. I've
heard you tell the same old joke twen-
ty times, and you laughed every time
you told it.-Chicago News.
The keep of one dog costs as much as
the keep of sixty hens, and sixty hens
will lay 600 dozen eggs.
Does your dealer keep
Jesse Moore Whiskey?
If not, insist on his
Getting it for you.
The finest in the world
This paper and the Chicago Weekly
Inter Ocean 81. so for one year. Spec
ial deal"
Amador ledger., 1902-08-01

ITO PRINTERS.-A COMPLETE OUTFIT
L for 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
ht; good as new Address, Ledger office, Jack
son, Cal.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS. S.

Wanted-Men. drivers and shovel
eTs, to work on the Santa Fe Central
Report at Kennedy station.
John Becker and Oscar Goebel, two
well known and popular citizens of
Belen. were here on legal matters yes
terday.
Hon. Alexandra Sandoval, a well
known politician of this county, was a
passenger going north to Santa Fe this
morning.
DR.. Woods, physician in charge at
the local government Indian school,
was a passenger for Bernalillo this
morning.
NJ. ID. Van Hulen and Mrs. S. f.
Champion will be united in marriage
at No. SO East street tomorrow even
ing at $50 o'clock.
Mrs II. b. FERGUSON and children,
and Miss Emma Huning. left last night
for Long Beach. Cal, where they will
remain several months.
After few weeks visit among old
Kansas City friends, Thos. McGeorge.
of the local Bradstreet's Office, return
ed to the city last night.
]. W. Edwards and w. V. Futrelle
VIII leave tonight Tor the upper PecOs
where they expect to spend a week
angling for the wary trout.
After a sojourn of a few days az
Camp Whitcomb, Messrs. Horton
Moore, McEwen and Lamb returned 90
the city yesterday morning.
Buckley, Louise and Irene Saint, and
Jim Sing, the Thornton restaurant
keeper, was here last night He re-
turned to Thornton this morning.
The New Mexico territorial medical
board will meet at Santa Fe today,
and DR.. w. ID. Radcliffe, of Belen, one
of the members, is there in attendance
Last night Miss Louise Saint enter
tanned quite party of friends at ping
pong. After the games, INDUCED in
by all present refreshments were
served. Misses Mabel Hunt, May
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-25
BACK FROM Ell PAS0.
The Albuquerque Delegation Return
ed Home This Morning.
ROYALTY ENTERTAINED.

p. +. McCanna, secretary of the New
Mexico Territorial Fair association.
and Sheriff Thos. S. Hubbell and Joe
Sheridan. a committee from the local
lodge of Elks, returned to the city this
morning, after a stay of three days in
Ell Paso.
They accomplished great work. and
proved conclusively to the sports of
the Pass city that they are not only
rustlers but orators as well.
SpeGA.ng of the "trip this morning,
Secretary McCanna stated that he and
the other Albuquerqueans are thor
oughly enthusiastic and delighted that
the FL Paso people centered on Harry
B. Chairman as the man to have charge
of that city's professional base ball
team at the territorial fair. which in.
sures crackerjack team to represent
the big southern clty at Albuquerque
in the coming October.
Mr. McCanna talked fair to a whole
lot of Pass city people, who are not,
strictly speaking, base ball enthusi-
asts, and he feels sure that several
hundred people from Ell Paso, besides
the base ball club and rooters, will az
tend the fair.
While Mr.. McCanna was talking up
the base ball end of the approaching
fair, Messrs. Hubbell and Sheridan
were around with the El Paso Elks
and it is actually stated-a statement
that cannot be denied-that Hubbell
made six speeches from the time the
band wagon and procession left Zei-
gers hotel, moving to the depot and
thence back up town and thence to ...e
park. He spoke in Spanish, Italian,
Russian, Arabian. English and once in
a language which could not be inter
preted, but nevertheless he received
genuine applause.
1t is also stated that Sheridan fairly
outdid himself, and when he referred
to irrigation" in one of his outbursts
of eloquence. he brought down his
hearers with low groans of approval
CD from all over the park en-
closure. Quickly observing what a
tremendous hit CD he had made
Mr. Sheridan caused merry
laugh to circulate around by referring
to the fact that he wanted everybody
especially the El Paso Elks. to vote for
b. s. Rodey for delegate to congress" "
The Albuquerque delegation say
that their trip was a royal one; the
treatment accorded them was like re-
ceptiOns given TO visiting kings and
! princes, and that the El Paso Elks fair
/ ly spread themselves in showing cour-
tesies.