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Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
PARRY A COMPLIMENT.

Accept One Always, but Never Take
1t Seriously.
The famous Mime. Recamier said that
to make her guests seem welcome. Up
on their arrival she exclaimed, "At
lastp and when they took their leave
she said "AlreadyT" If taken literally,
we should deprecate the flattery. Flat
terry is insincere praise and wrongs
him that gives and him that takes.
1t is sometimes kinder to accept COM
pliment than to parry it.
One may say "Thank you. it is pleas
ant to be seen through such kind Tor
partiaD eyes," or perhaps. 1T is COM
fort to know that friendship is partly
blind as well as the NEUROLOGICAL boy"
or any nonsense that serves to show
that one appreciates the spirit that
prompted the kind expression. howev-
er wide the truth.
The frequent repetition of the name
Of the person addressed holds subtle
compliment, implying more complete
concentration of the speakers thought
upon his or her personality.
De Quincy says: more is done for
the benefit of conversation by the SIM
pie magic of good manners than by all
varieties of intellectual power"
1t is the sympathetic and responsive
listeners that call forth the best efforts
Of talker. For such are reserved his
choicest stories, his finest thoughts.
A ready smile acts as inspiration,
and interest shown in the conversation
of others stimulates and WHITES their
thoughts.
To good listener the diftident will
say what they think, and the verbose
will think what they say.
There is nothing more trying than to
find that ones conversation is receiv-
ing but divided attention and moth
ing more rude than for a person to
pick up book or paper and look over
it while pretending to listen to what
one Is saying.-New York Herald.
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Crushed the obiector.

Booker T. Washington told an anus
ing story of an old colored preacher
who was endeavoring to explain to his
congregation how it was that the chill
dren of Israel passed over the Red sea
safely, while the Egyptians, who came
after them, were drowned. The old
man said:
my brethren, it was this way: WheI
the Israelites passed over, it was early
in the morning, while it was cold, and
the ice was strong enough so that they
went over all right; but when the
Egyptians came along it was in the
middle Of the day, and the sun had
thawed the ice so that it gave way
under them, and they were drowned" !"
At this young man in the congrega-
ton. who had been away to school and
had come home, rose and said: 81 don't
see how that explanation can be right,
parson. The geography that I've been
studying tells us that ice never forms
under the equator, and the Red sea is
nearly under the equator"
"There, now," said the old preacher.
That's all right. I'ze been 'spectin'
some of you smart Alecks would be
askin' jest some such fool question.
The time / was tall1in' about was be-
fore they had any jogafries or 'quators
either"
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
NEWFOUNDLAND TRAGEDY.
A Fisherman's wild Sail 20 Procure
Medical Aid.


"The lack of physicians is one of the
horrors of the isolation in which the
Newfoundlanders of this coast live"
says Norman Duncan in Ainslee's.
There is none within fifty miles of
most harbors; none within reaching
distance of many. 1t is related of q
well to do fisherman who was some
thing Of a merchant that his wife,
whom he fonGly loved, lay In agony
for many days while an autumn gale
ragged. No man in the harbor would
put off in a skiff to fetch the nearest
physician, who lived fifteen miles down
the coast, for there was no possibility
that he who ventured could survive.
On the fourth day the wind moderated.
Two men volunteered to accompany
Allerton. They set sail In the first
hours of a snowstorm, which abated,
however, before they reached their des-
tination. Fighting doggedly, they took
the boat safely in, after indescribable
hardship and through ever present dan
ger. The gale had gone down when
they knocked on the physicians door.
A heavy sea was running, but the dan
ger of wreck on the return voyage was
quickly passing.
whats the matter with the wom-
an? the physician asked.
HE was Informed.
'The husband minutely described his
wife's agony. Then he offered what
amounted almost to half his fortune as
a fee.
",1'll take that said the doctor, if
you fetch her here. Go back and get
her, and I'll attend to the case
"Tn an open boatP the husband ex-
claimed. He pointed out that his wife's
condition put such an arrangement be-
yond the bounds of reason.
"'Well, can't do anything said the
physician. If you bring her over. I'll
attend to her.
when the husband got back to his
home, the child had been born. but the
woman died the next day."
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Some English Ads.

A general servant advertised. in a
Bristol paper for place the other day,
but required mo inquiries, no caps or
aprons, every evening out, good
wages" and a journalist advertised
himself as of "no particular ability" as
a recommendation. A clerk recently
sought a place "where great strength,
personal appearance or ability are not
required" Good butter, siXpence
pound. Nobody can touch it," was am
biguous and may have been wrongly in
terpreted by the public, and Glouces-
tershire paper which inserted the
advertisement, "Our one and nine pen
ny dinner at $50 p. m. Funerals
promptly attended to-" apologized next
day for mixing UP two separate and
distinct announcements.
But it is a fact that church paper
appealed lately for "Old man, lame,
deaf. epileptic. Will any Christian
take him for a gardener" and that in
leading Scotch journal an advertiser
asked for "f65 to pay debts incurred
through losses at betting" = London
Standard.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Sayings About Breadcrumbs.

In the days when the bread loaf"
was dear careful mothers had a set Of
thrift sayings which are seldom heard
in this time Of the big. cheap loaf.
Crumbs were regularly swept up and
kept for some useful purpose. If a
child threw crumbs in the fire. the old
fashioned mother lifted a warning fin
ger and said, eff you throw crumbs in
the fire, you are feeding the devil"
Children were told that the better part
of loaf was the crust and when a
child was sent to the shop for bread
the order was to ask for "a crusty
loaf" If child left its crust. came the
warning: Eyes, my lady Tor my lad),
you'll want for loaf some day You'll
find hungers a sharp thorn" Notes
and Queries.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
DISAPPEARING WRITING.
The Way Big swindIe Was Success.
fully Worked In Paris.

A number of Partisan financierS were
recently defrauded of very consider
able sum of money by a swindler who
relied for the success of his scheme en-
tirely upon the peculiar properties of
lodide of starch. Posing as man of
considerable wealth, whose money was
tied up in such a manner that lie could
not realize without heavy losses and
pretending to have the option of some
valuable concessions in China, he OBJ
tanned various large amounts of money
In exchange for bills dated to stand
for three months.
NO one for moment suspected that
there was anything in the least degree
shady about the man or his transac-
tions, and when he made it public that
he had been successful in selling his
chinese concession at large profit his
creditors felt absolutely certain that
he would meet his bills.
To their immense surprise, however
'shen they came to look through their
papers to find the bills they only found
bills with blank spaces in the places
where the swipdler's name should have
been and had actually been. They
clamored round him for an explanation
of the strange affair. but he denied that
he had ever given any of them bills and
def1ed them to sue him for repayment
Of the loans, and the fact that the bills
were devoid of the swindler's sigma
ture rendered them absolutely worth
less.
The matter was put into the hands of
the police, who were able to discover
that in signing the bills the man had
used a solution of iodide of starch,
which, when first used for writing, ap-
pears much the same as ordinary ink,
but completely disappears in the course
Of a few weeks, and, although traces
of the chemical may subsequently be
discovered, nothing can make the writ
ing show up again. Finding that his
victims had discovered his method, the
schemer decamped, despite the fact
that the chances of the police obtain
ing conviction against him were very
remote indeed.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Why Snow Is Not Black or Red


Why is the snow white? is a ques-
ton frequently asked. Because black
snow would be dangerous; so would
red or yellow. These are warming
up colors," and they change the suns
rays to heat. Such snow would soon
melt again and prove a very poor pro-
lection. But white snow throws back
the sunlight in just the form in which
1t receives it, and thus the snow can be
long on the ground. Throw dirt on
the snow and it's dark color quickly
makes it eat its way in whenever the
sun shines on it. After snowstorm,
once let the horses feet mingle the
dirt of the road with the snow and
sleighing will soon be over.-Professor
s. @. Schmucker in Ladies' Home
Journal.
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Treachery of Tropical Nature.
ut is very like fairy story" said
Esther under her breath.


Esther under her breath.
"Very," said he. "And in fairy sto-
ries there are witches, enchanters and
horrible things that come out of the
forest, are not there? Well, so it is
there in South America. There is a
background of danger One must keep
ones eyes open. Here in England ma
ture Is safe and kind, eh? You can
play with her as If she were an old tab
by cat, but out there she is a striped
iger, beautiful and fierce and never to
De trusted.
There is everlasting strangling 60
ing on in the woods. Even the flowers
are not kind and harmless. The or
chids twist and perch and swing and
bloom on branches they are hugging to
death. You break twig of something
that looks like a vine, and its milk
raises blister on your hand; you touch
what you think Is a leaf, and it gal
lops off on a hundred legsl The ami
mails pretend to be vegetables and the
vegetables to be animals. Every liv-
Ing thing is trying to protect itself
with all its little might and main and
to get the better of its enemies, Just as
the people in towns do. Oh, the high
woods of the Andes are not moral. they
are not Christian, assure you! Ma
ture is opulent, and she is splendid,
but she isn't good."-"The Alien," by
E. F. Montresor.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
A Judicial RetOrt.

Sir William Meredith, chief justice Of
Ontario, Canada, was formerly a very
prominent politician as well as a ia
nous lawyer. He was especially noted
for his success as prosecuting attor-
ney, and few criminals escaped convic-
ton when he addressed the jury.
During one of his political campaigns
he was speaking at a meeting in the
city of London, his native town. The
audience was turbulent and he was
frequently interrupted. Finally voice
from the gallery cut into one of his
finer flights with a sarcastic "Oh. go
and get your hair cut"
Sir William, who wore his hair
somewhat longer than is usual, was
stopped by burst of laughter. But
as soon as he was able to make him
self heard he turned the laugh and won
the audience by this reply: my friend,
if I'm not mistaken, I've had your
hair cut before thisv'-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Painting.

The direct cause of fainting is d.
minished circulation of blood through
the brain. To revive person who has
tainted it is necessary, therefore. to al
ter this condition as quickly as posi-
BILE. In order to do this the individual
should be laid quite fiat, the head on a
level with the body. so that the feebly
acting heart will not have to propel the
blood upward. The neck and chest
should be exposed, fresh air admitted
freely, water sprinkled on the face and
stimulating vapors, such as ammonia,
held at intervals to the nostrils. When
there is difficulty in restoring anima
tion, friction over the region of the
heart with the hand or a rough cloth
should be applied vigorously.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
WAVES OF WATER.

Slow rivers flow at the rate of three
to seven miles an hour.
The amount of water flowing out of
the Nile is sixteen times that of the
Thames.
The English channel is nowhere more
than 900 feet deep. The Irish sea is
2,130 feet deep.
The largest gulf in the world is the
gulf of Mexico-S00,000 square miles
almost twice as big as the bay of Ben
gal.
The Parana of Brazil and Argentina
is 2,200 miles in length and after the
Amazon is the largest river in South
America.
The shallowest of all seas are the
Baltic and the Adriatic, which average
only forty-three and forty-five yards
depth respectively.
Askal Chin, in Tibet, is the lake
which lies at greater height than any
other In the world. Its level is 10000
feet. The lowest is the Dead sea-
1890 feet below sea level.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Unexpected EruditIon.

IAN absentminded professor of Ian
guages dropped into a restaurant one
day for luncheon.
What will you have. sirT asked
the waiter.
Fried eggS' replied the professor.
"Over?" said the waiter. meaning. of
course. to ask whether he wanted
them cooked on both sides or only one.
"Ovar' echoed the professor. sur
prised at his apparent familiarity with
Latin. Certainly. That is what | or
dered-Ova gallina."
This the waiter interpreted as mean
ing extra well DONE" and that is the
way they came to the Youths
Companion.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
When VIII a Man BE Too Rich.


What will eventually be the limit Of
individual wealth? Half a century
back "ten thousand a year" was con-
sidered to be vast fortune. Then
fifty thousand a year" was the phrase
commonly used to describe the income
of fabulously rich men or women. Lat
er we took to speaking of million
aires" In quite recent times the ''mul-
timillionaire' with twenty millions had
reached the limit Of private wealth;
then forty millions. Now the limit has
risen to hundred millions, and al
ready the word "billionaire" has come
into use in the United States. VIII the
multibiIlionaire ever replace the multi
ire?-London Standard.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
On the Free List.

Some years ago there was a tollgate
on a plank road leading to Elmwood
cemetery, Detroit. All funerals were
allowed to pass along this road with
out paying.
One day DR.. Pierce, a well known
physician, while paying his toll. jok-
ingly remarked to the gatekeeper:
considering the benevolent charac-
ter Of our profession, think you ought
to let US pass free of charge"
mo, no, DOCTOR" said the gatekeeper;
ave can't afford that. You send too
many deadheads through as it is."-
New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Children Especially Liable.

Burns, bruises and cuts are extreme
ly painful and if neglected often result
in blood poisoning. Children are es-
pecially liable to such mishaps because
not so careful. AS a remedy DeWitt's s
Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled.
Draws out the fire, stops the pain, soon
heals the wound. Beware of counter
feits. Sure cure for piles. "DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured my baby
of eczema after two physicians gave
her up" writes James Mock, N. Web
ster, Ind. "The sores were so bad she
soiled two to five dresses a day. "
Kerr's Pharmacy, Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
A Story of Bunsen.

Sir Henry Roscoe in privately print
ed book Of lectures tells story of Bun
sen. remembered from the time when
he and the German scientist were trav-
cling together in England. They met
lady who mistook Bunsen for his
cousin, the Chevalier Bunsen.
Have you finished your book. God
In History yet" she asked him.
mo, madame" he replied. "I regret
that my untimely death has prevented
my doing so."
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Grow Handsome,

Would you like to be truly beauti-
full? Thoreau says: 1--WE are all sculp-
tors and painters, and our material is
our own flesh and blood and bones.
Any nobleness begins at once to refine
a mans features and any meanness or
sensuality to imbrute them" So there,
now, you sour visaged, plain faced
people, go along about your business
and grow handsome.-National Maya
zine
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
ExempIifying an Adaee.

YES" said the old conductor, 81
have followed the railroad about all
my life. 1 wasn't exactly born on a
train, but l was married on one at
the rate of forty-five miles an hour"
"That was a good deal like marrying
in haste"
at was. And we got tired Of each
other while we were making the return
trip on a freight train.
"That was 4 good deal like repenting
at sure."-Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
A Prisoner.

'T thought you guaranteed that suit
Of underwear you sold me not to
shrink" said the customer who en-
tered the store and stood in a some
what cramped attitude.
81 did," replied the merchant "If it
shrinks, bring 1t back"
81 have brought it back" said the
customer in evident embarrassment,
"but I got caught out in the rain and
can't get it off."-Ohio State journal.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Cleaning Light Eur.

One who says she has tried it recon-
mends naphtha for cleaning light fur
She says: Pour naphtha over the fur.
then fluff and pat the article until the
soil has been worked out, and when
this is done press the naphtha out by
drawing the hand firmly over the fur.
Then shake and hang in the air to dry
Be careful of fire.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Repairing
Neatly
Done

Never thought of such a
sign for a medicine did you?
Well, it's good sign for
SCOTS Emulsion. The body
has to be repaired like other
things and SCOTS Emulsion is
the medicine that does it.
These poor bodies wear out
from worry, from over-work,
from disease. They get thin
and weak. Some of the new
ones are not we'll made..-and
all of the old ones are racked
from long usage.
SCOTS Emulsion fixes all
kinds. 1t does the work both
inside and out. 1t makes soft
bones hard, thin blood, red,
weak lungs strong, hollow
places full. Only the best ma
terials are used in the patching
and the patches don't show
through the new glow of health.
No one has to wait his turn.
You can do it yourself-you
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Discretion the B.tter Part.

Miss Gushington-But were you nev-
Gr frightened, captain, when you saw
the enemy advancing?
Captain Kandor-No; l felt safe SO
long as l had couple of life preserv-
ers with me.
Miss Gushington-Life preservers?
Captain Kandor-Yes; my legs
Catholic Standard and Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
You Know What You Are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle showing
that it is simply Iron and Quinine in a
tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Painful All Around,

Dumleigh-It was an awful trial for
me to make that speech tonight.
Mildmay-Don't mention it, old boy;
Just think what the rest of us suf-
fered
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Eirure II Ont.

Since the force e1erted by the hu-
man heart every twenty-four hours is
sufficient to lift 120 tons one foot high,
when a man tells his sweetheart that
''he loves her with all his heart" can
1t be that he means 10000 pounds an
hour?-New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24

Why He Never Attains Her Ideal.
A man who is earning the living for a
family doesn't have time to live up to
his wife's ideals, and by the time he
has made his money he is too old and
wants to be comfortable. - Atchison
lKan9 Globe,
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
PrnmnfIY GIYen.

He-My train goes in fifteen minutes.
Can you not give me one ray of hope
before I leave you forever?
She-Er--that clock is half an hour
fast.-Brooklyn Life.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
The Real Ritternean.

Mamma-But, darling, why should
you object to taking the good doctors
advice?
Bobby-It isn't his advice, mamma,
It's his horrid old medicine that l hate
to take.-Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24

The Nile is noted for the variety OF
its fish. An expedition sent by the
British museum brought home 2,2OO
sDecimenS
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
M. E. Church Services.

Preaching every Sunday at II a. m. and 80
p m. Sunday school, 2 p. M; Senior Epworth
League, 6:45 p. M; Midweek Prayer meetings,
Thursday, 1880 p. m.
Rev. G. H. Van Vliet, pastor.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
The RtrfhnIace

No matter where a man was born,
he swells up and claims to be proud of
it. There is no way of knowing if the
favored spot reciprocates the feeling
San Francisco Bulletin.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Her Age.

Judge-How old are you, madam?
Witness (hesitatingly)-I am-that
is, l.
Judge-Out with it! The longer you
wait the older you will grow.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Beware of Ointments for catarrh that
Contain Mercury

Beware of Ointments for catarrh that
Contain Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure. manufactured by f. j. Cheney u
Co, Toledo, o., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine. 1t
is taken internally, and made in To-
ledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bot
tie.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
Two 0f N Kind.

Guest-What splendid dinner! /
don't often get as good meal as this.
Little Willie (son of the host)-We
don't either.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
A Suggestion.

Suggestion.
The Angry Father-What do you ex-
pect me to do-send you all the money
you ask for or calmly allow you to get
into debt?
The Son-You might do both.-Life.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24

organs of digestion and nutrition. 1t
eliminates the effete poisonous matter
which originates in the system as con-
sequence of imperfect digestion. 1t gives
sound health to the whole body.
III wish to say to the world that DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery has proved great
blessing to me- writes Mrs. Ellen F. Bacon, of
Shutesbury, Franklin Co., Mass. uPrior to
September, 1897. 1 had doctored for my stomach
trouble for several years, going through course
of treatment without any real benefit, In
September, 1896, had very sick spells and grew
worse could eat but little. I commenced in
September, 1897, to take DIR. Pierce's medicine,
and in a short time I could eat and work.
have gained tIceHty pounds IN tao months"
FREE. DR.. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt
of stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Send 2I one-cent stamps for the book in
paper covers, or 81 stamps for the cloth
bound volume. Address DR.. R. ". Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24

and the bottle.
This picture represents
the Trade Mark of SCOTS
Emulsion and is on the
of every bottle.
Send for free sample
SCOTT & BOVINE.
400 Pearl ST.. New York.
soc, and 81. all druggists.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24

Railways use up over 100000 tons
of steel a year, almost half the worlds
product.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24

To be sure, faint heart never won
fair lady, but, on the other hand. dis
cretion Is seldom sued for breach OF
promise.-Indianapo News.
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24
GOOD LIVING

Quite often results in bad health, because
what is termed rgood living" is usually
the qualification of the palate without
reference to the nutrition of the body.
When the good liver is a business man
Amador ledger., 1902-01-24

and rises from a
full meal to plunge
at once into work
requiring mental
effort the result is
almost sure to be
disastrous, because
digestion draw S
upon the same
nervous forces S
W hich are en-
ployed in thought,
In time the ston-
ach becomes dis
e a S ed, the pro-
cesses of digestion
and nutrition are
imperfectly per
formed and there
is a phi 81 C al
breakdown.
DR.. Pierce S
G e II Medical
Discovery cures
di S e a S es of the
stomach and other