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Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
How He Proposed,

He wished to propose to the girl of
his choice, but he was nervous. First
he thought of the old romantic style:
''By my halidom, fair one, 1 would
fain take thee for my bride. Say thou
wilt be mine, and ere the sun gilds the
turrets of yonder castle the friar shall
unite US in holy bonds"
In the face Of the prevalent rage for
dramas Of the olden style, this form
seemed satisfactory. Being an eminent.
ly modern young man, however, he
thought again and determined to test
the theatrical mode.
But just at that moment the fair
Mary tripped into the room, and he
blurted out:
"Er-Mary-er-will you-er-welP'-
But Mary was far from being con.
trary. ooh, that's all right, George
said she, 81 know what you mean
Why, of course, I will. Papa will be
delighted. d."-New York Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
ODD FRUITS OF JAVA.

Fhe Most Common One, the Durham,
Is the Strangest of All.
'"The fruits of java" writes a CORE
spondent Of the Pittsburg Dispatch,
form an interesting study in them
selves, there are so many and Of such
strange varieties. The most common
is the strangest of ALL It is called the
durian and grows like huge excres-
cence from the trunk Of a tree some
what similar to our pear tree The
fruit, which is pear shaped, grows to a
great size, often several feet In length,
and has a yellow skin, rough like a
pineapple. The most remarkable thing
about the DURAN, however, Is Its odor.
To say you can smell 1t a block of is
putting it mildly. A combination Of
aged eggs and the ripest cheese could
not be compared with 1t. When you
break open the hull to find what can
be the cause of all this disturbance to
your olfactory nerves and find a great
cluster of snow white kernels which
taste like some strangely delicious Gus
tard, your amazement is greater still.
Another strange fruit is the serpent
fruit, so called from the fact that its
skin is the exact counterpart Of that Of
a snake. There are the pomoloe, like Q
great orange; the potato fruit, which
resembles that vegetable In all but its
fine flavor; the custard apple, with q
yellow custardlike pulp. having rsth-
er decided taste Of turpentine; the pop
pae, like a melon growing on tree; the
great jack fruit, of rather coarse ia
vor; small yellow fruit, with an nh
pronounceable native name, incased IN
great bur like chestnut, and hun
dred other varieties. with none but ma
tive and scientific names, some good.
some Indifferent and some entirely un-
palatable to any but native. The Or
ange is rather scarce fruit, but the
pineapple and banana are abundant
and delicious, especially the former.
There are more than twenty dihereht
varieties of bananas native to Java
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
BUSINESS AMERICAN ART.

Not Mathematics, but . Matter Of
Creative Imaginesied.
"The idea Of business IN q County
that has reached the height Of ifs az
velopment is dry as dust affair."" says
Hutchins Hapgood in Ainslee's. 1T Is
the miserable system Of keeping what
one has, system in which the temper.
ament and the Imagination do not play
a part. The American, however, pufs
Imagination into business. Busipeas Is
the art Of this country. To the Amef1-
can Of affairs there are In his work ex-
citement, charm and color. To him It is
not matter of mathematics, but Of
the creative imagination. Great proc
esses. great inventions, great corpora
tions-the organization of such things
requires genius.
Nobody is stupider, more avaricious
and more economical In small way
than a French peasant or a German
hausfrau. Nobody is less avaricious
and more economical in big way than
a great American inventor. anancier
or business man. Through his brains
production becomes cheaper and conse-
quently more abundant, and more good
to the common people thereby accrsies
than by all the small savings ever made
since civilization began. It Is better to
be able to make than to save. and to
make much large outlay in money,
energy and brains Is necessary. 10
save pennies is a sign Of commercial
incompetence and national decline.
when an individual or a nation be-
gins a system of housekeeping on a
small scale, it Is sign that the life
blood is ebbing. Old people, drier and
less resourceful than young people, ate
notoriously more economical. They, like
old nations, want to hang on to what
they have rather than strive for more
The wisdom Of tho French peasant
consists in keeping down his expendi-
ture and the size Of his family to q
point where the nation as a whole is
weakened. As Bacon said, He that
hath a state to repair may not despise
small things and perhaps the decay Of
the country is the cause rather than
the effect Of French economy. Anyway
the two things hang closely together"
Does your dealer keep
Jesse Moore Whiskey?
If not, insist on his
Getting it for you.
The finest in the world.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
A LAWYERS EXPERIENCE.
The Story of a Convicted Man, q
Pardon and q Pointer,

The Story of a Convicted Man, q
Pardon and a Pointer.
"a good many years ago." said a well
known Michigan lawyer who was rem
iniscencing the other day, II became
greatly interested in a state prison
case. A young farmer was charged
with having driven off ten out of a
flock of twelve sheep and sold them to
butcher. He put up fair defense,
but was convicted and sentenced to a
term of three years.
There were plenty of people who be,
lieved that he was perfectly innocent
and even the butcher who bought the
sheep came in time to doubt if he had
identified the right party. After the case
had stirred up whole county took q
hand in it. In my petition to the gov.
ernor 1 had the evidence Of the young
mans father mother and sweetheart
and 1 got eight of the jurors to sign It.
l made out such a good case that the
governor took it under advisement and
finally agreed to issue a pardon. In
speaking to me of the case he said:
mind that this was a case of mistaken
identity, and 1 shall be only too glad to
restore the young man to liberty
"It became my pleasant duty to drive
seven miles over the muddiest of roads
to bear the news to the parents that q
pardon was to be issued. The old mar
was under the weather and in bed in q
room off the parlor. The wife received
me and sobbed over the good news and
then went in to break it to her hus.
band. That partition wall was thin
and they both spoke in loud tones, and
plainly heard her say:
"'Oh, Samuel, there's a man here
who says our John is to be pardoned
tomorrow
"'You don't say! he exclaimed.
eyes; it's certainly so.'
"'Going to be pardoned right out
ehp
eyes; he is
WAL, waal, that's good news. Say
Mary, what a fool John was not to gel
the other two sheep while he was about
| it.
81 left the rejoicing farmhouse, in
tending to wire the governor to with
hold the pardon" said the lawyer, 'but
it presently struck me that had ad
vanced about twenty good reasons why
the young man couldn't be guilty, ant
1 therefore decided to sing small ani
let things go on. He was duly pardon
ed and sent home, and the governor
never met me for years after withou
congratulating me on rehabilitating al
innocent man wrongly convictedT-De
| troit Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
CHINESE WASTE PAPER.
Every Scrap With q Printed Charac-
ter Upon 1t Is Sacred.

Every Scrap With q Printed Charac-
ter Upon 1t Is Sacred.
You will never find upon the street
or in the rubbish heap a scrap Of pa
per with Chinese characters written
OF printed upon it. An intelligent
Chinaman, questioned as to the rea-
son, explained the matter in this way,
"Melican man never tears up and
flows in stleet his Bible or hymnbook.
Chinee lifting all same to Chinaman as
Mclean mans Bible"
Then he still further elucidated the
mystery by leading the way to the eel
lar of Race street house, in which,
piled up before a gigantic furnace,
were bundles of paper and sacks of let
tiers and newspapers printed in Chi
nese hieroglyphics.
Interpreted into plain English the old
Chinaman's story was that the orien-
tails regarded the written characters
as so sacred that this furnace was es-
pecially set apart, after being blessed
by the priests, for the incineration of
all Chinese letters and documents.
So sacred indeed was the Chinese
writing regarded by the orientals that
the most compromising letters of the
highbinders and the private CORE
spondence of families were left with
confidence in the care of the furnace
attendant, it being perfectly well
known that he would not risk his i'm.
mortal soul by committing the deadly
sin of prying into correspondence com.
mitted to his care to be given to the
flames.
Nor does the oriental regard the Chi,
nese writing as safe from the hands of
the tnfidel even when every scrap of IL
has been reduced to ashes. After the
paper has been burned the ashes are
carefully collected, and when enough
has accumulated to make a load they
are shipped on board boat belonging
to the Chinese Merchants company
by which .,."tv all such matters are
managed, and taken to sea, where they
are scattered over the surface of the
ocean.
To the Chinaman it is horrifying tt
see the white mans newspapers USED
for wrapping purposes, his letters
scattered around the streets to be
walked on and his old books fluns
around when read as though Of nc
more sacredness than old boots. A
letter, an envelope, the printed slips
extolling the virtues of preserved gin
ger or the characters that advertise
laundry for sale become, after theil
usefulness has passed, as sacred as
the gilded ornaments that add to the
glory of the joss.
One man is employed in Chinatown
to collect the waste paper. He calls al
the stores and the rooms and gathers
1t up with the utmost care, tying it il
sacks so that not shred shall escape
With his sacred burden he goes to the
| furnace room and hands the sacks t.
the important parsonage in charge
there, who slows it away ready for the
next burning day. Twice a week The
furnace is lighted and the sacks of pa
per solemnly committed to the flames
with many incantations.-Phila
Record
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
Fish That XIII Each Other.

One of the queerest sharks is the
thrasher, which has the upper lobe of
its tail so much developed as to equal
in length the body of the fish itself.
This tail is controlled by powerful
muscles and is used as a weapon.
Swordish and thrasher sharks have
been seen on many occasions to attack
whales in concert and kill them, the
sharks lashing their victims with their
tails while the swordf1sh pierce them
from below. On the other hand, sharks
themselves are often killed by por-
polses, which will surround a shark
and lash the enemy to death with their
fiukes.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
COOKING HINTS.

For a change try boiling apples in
sweet cider. When apples begin to
get tasteless, this makes a change.
Cocoa loses that raw taste if it is al
lowed to simmer for a good five min
utes after being added to the boiling
milk.
A cut potato dropped in the fat in
which vegetables are to be fried will
indicate the proper temperature by
turning brown.
Have charcoal fires for broiling If
you wish for perfect cookery. The hot
flames close the pores quickly, and the
result is very tender meat.
For preparing soup for invalids
make great point Of delicate flavor
ings. Avoid much turnip or carrot,
and instead have suspicion of bay
leaf, sweet herbs and mace.
When roasting chicken in the
oven, roast it in the usual way until it
is nicely brown, then turn it back up
ward and let it remain so until cooked.
1t will be found that the juice of the
chicken runs into the breast and makes
it moist and delicious.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
Coins of EARLY DAYS.

The early Biblical references tc
pieces Of silver do not in the original
convey the idea of coins, but Of weights
shekels. The Mosaic collation. to God
was half shekel, and the shekel Is ex.
planned by Josephus as equal to fou1
Athenian drachme Of value of about
551a cents in American money. The
first Jewish coinage under authority
was, 1t is believed, struck by Simon the
Maccabee, about the year 40 B. G. II
consisted Of shekels and half shekels.
This coinage had its value signified
upon it, "Shekel Israel" in Samaritan
characters.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
She Played the rrump Card.

"How did she get here?" At famous
dancing assembly this was the quite
audible comment made by several mar
! ried bellies when beautiful young ma
tron as yet on the outskirts Of the ex-
elusive set entered the room. The new
conner, whose first appearance it was,
proved herself quite equal to the occa-
sion. She had nodding acquaintance
with nearly every woman in the room.
Some Of them even went to her lunch
con parties. Calmly turning to the most
eupercilious critic in the room, she ech-
oed as though in reply:
"How did I get here? I drove here,
my dear Mrs. Crossbeam. Did you
walk kr-Lippincott' Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
A FAMOUS PAINTING.
One Figure In a Japanese Picture
Visible Only at Night.

One Figure In Japanese Picture
Visible Only at Night.
Some of the finest japanese paint
building of that nation, the Japanese
ambassador being a collector and con-
noisseur of the art Of his native land.
The Japanese style of painting is alto
gether unlike that of Europe and
America, and the reason Japanese
painters are able to produce color ef-
fects that are the despair of Euro
pean and American artists is owing to
the pigments they use, large number
of which are secret and unknown out
side of Japan.
In Japan there is q very famous
painting which no amount of money
could buy and which is the master
several centuries ago. Viewing the
painting in the daytime, one is disap-
pointed. 1t shows nothing more than
a very commonplace landscape, unre-
lieved by mountains or hills. AS soon,
however, as night falls one begins to
ture, for upon the canvas there ap-
pears luminous water buffalo (cari-
bou) browsing upon the grass at it's
feet.
The artist who painted this picture
discovered a certain phosphorescent
paint, which he obtained from the bod
les of certain mollusks, or fish, and
with which he painted the buffalo that,
invisible in daylight, is luminously
brilliant in the dark. The secret of
making this paint died with the artist.
The picture, which hangs in a Bud
dhist temple, has proved fertile source
Of superstition, the priests claiming that
the buffalo hides away in the shade
behind some trees in the picture dur
ing the heat Of the day, coming out at
night to graze.-Washington Post.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
sucking Poisonous wounds.

Among all people the sucking of the
wound has ever been considered the
most effective remedy Of immediate ap.
plication for snake bites. In Africa a
cupping instrument is employed in
emergencies of the kind to draw out
the poisoned blood. The ancients fol.
lowed the same methods, and when Ca
to made his famous expedition through
the serpent infested African deserts he
employed many savage snake charm.
ers. called psylli, to follow the army.
They performed many mysterious rites
over men who were bitten, but the eff
cacy Of their treatment appears to have
consisted in sucking the wounds.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
An Irish Rull.

Bridget and Pat were sitting in an
armchair reading an article on 'The
Law of Compensation"
Gust fancy" exclaimed Bridget
"accordin' to this, whin mon loses
wan av is sinses another gifts more de-
veloped. For instance, a blond mon
gifts more sinse av hearin' an touch,
an
"Shure. an it's quite thrue," answer
ed Pat. "Oi've noticed it meself
Whin mon has wan leg shorter than
the other, begorra the others longer
philadelphia Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
Making Him Cheerful.

She was woman who was method
fcal in her discipline.
"Now. Willie" she said, you have
disobeyed me, but I won't whip you
now because we're going to have COM
pany for dinner. and I want you to
look bright and cheerful and pleasant,
but after they've gone Pm going to
give you the worst whipping you
ever had. Now, hurry up and get
dressed, for I want you to look nice
and happy."-Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank Of Amador County at the
small expense of IS 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 poStofhce 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 S5 up. Commence
the new year by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with bank account has q
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die IT can't be found and you are liza
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
Electric centipeds.

Least attractive among the insects
which give light are the so called "elec-
tric centipeds." black crawlers with
many legs which have been likened to
serpents' skeletons in miniature. They
move in a snakelike fashion, forward
or backward. leaving behind them a
bright track Of phosphoric light. How
ever, they are most accustomed to ap-
pear in the daytime, when the illumi-
nation they afford is not visible.-Lon-
don Times
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
Mans Unkind Cut.

"AIiss D. doesn't have single for
eign label on her trunks and bags. not
a sign that she ever has had them out
Of the country" said the girl who at
the end of a six weeks trip abroad
surveyed her plastered over luggage
with pride and admiration.
"Ah, well, you see Miss D. doesn't
need to-" replied the unkind man. "She
goes across so often, and every one
knows it."-New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
A Bad Case.

81 see that the bees have to visit
100000 blossoms in order to gather a
pound Of honey"
"Foolish bees. One trip to my sweet
hearts lips would be quite enough
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
Not Reduced to That.

Gottlieb Schneider-I hear you haf
new bicycle got. Do you get much
on it?
Louie Piltzheimer-I haf neffer had
it to a pawnshop alreatty.-Columbu
(Ol State Journal.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
Nothing Too Good.

Nose Johnson-Dat nn1ment you sold
me did nah wife lots OBJ good.
Druggist-Why, that was horse lni-
ment! You said you Wanted it for a
horse!
Nose Johnson-Ah did, sub; but dar
amt muffin too good fo' nah ole wo-
man needer. Jess yo' understan' dat!
Puck.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
The Dress Is the Thing

"She's going in for athletics, she
says"
"What particular kind of athletics%
"Oh, she won't settle that until she
has studied up the various costumes"
Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
Not Too Liberal.

Parishioner-The people are COM
planning that you are too liberal.
Unorthodox Pastor-Oh, that's Q
mistake, my dear sir, great mistake.
am just as stingy as the rest of you.
New York Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
APoIiticaI Pointer

Hilton-They say politics makes
strange bedfellows.
Weller-Yes; but it doesn't matter II
you get a good berth.-Boston Tran
acriDt
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20

The Bengal cavalry, which consti-
tutes the bodyguard Of the governor
general Of India, was raised as far
back as 1775.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
The Parrat.

she-Isn't that beautiful parrot?
He-Well, like the cage better than
1 do the parrot.
"Pshawl The cage can't talk"
"That's the reason I like it."-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
Tried to ExnIain Il

Mr.. Fatley-Yes; I'm a self made
man.
Professor Studiosis-Er-um-get the
material at a bargain Chicago
News,
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20

This would be much more peaceful
world If lots Of grown up people as well
as children could only be seen and not
heard.-Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20

When you find yourself hating man
as much after meal as you did be-
fore, it is time to call halt-AtchisoD
Globe.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
ANTOINE RAT 70
Carpenter and Contractor

EsTIMATEs GIVEN ON ALL KINDS OF
ID work. Jobbing and repairing work at
tended to promptly. Address at Fregulia's
shop. broadway jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20

consequence Of self abuse and excess pI
ing the following symptoms: Sallow q
nance dark spots under the eyes, pain
head. ringing in the ears, loss Of conft
oimoence IN approaching strangers, palpit
loss OF memory. pimples on the face. &C
consumption, etc.
DIR. GIBBON has practiced in San FrsI
over 81 years, and those troubled shoul
fail to consult him and receive the ben
his great skill and experience The
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures
anteed. Persons cured at home. Charges
enable. Call or write,
DIR. J. F. GIBBoN, sa5 Kearney street
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20

Fish are sold alive in Japan, the ped
dlers conveying them through the
streets in tanks.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20

So long as one loves one forgives.-
La Rochefoucauld.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock $4,000

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio S. g. Spsgnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
Quite the Contrarx.

Towne-He's the most disareeable
fellow ever played poker with.
BrOwne-A hard loser, eh?
Towne-No; an easy winner.-Phila-
delphia Press. u
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20

Wealth doesn't always bring happi-
ness, but it can generally furnish Q
pretty good imitation.-Somerville Jour
nal,
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
LEDGER'S CLUBBING RATl

Ledger and Daily Call. one year ......s
Ledger and Weekly Call, one year .......
Ledger and Daily Bulletin. one year 80.
Ledger and Semi Weekly Bulletin, yer :.
Ledger and Weekly Bulletin. one year. /:
Ledger and Daily Chronicle. one year. -.
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle, one year
Ledger and Weekly Examiner, one year.
Ledger and Daily Examiner, one year :.
Ledger and N. Y Weekly Tribune, yer :
Ledger and N Y. Tri-weekly Tribune, iy
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Magazine, yr
Ledger and S. F. Weekly Post, one year.
Ledger and McCall's Magazine, 6ne year
Ledger and St. Louis Globe Democrat, ly
Ledger and Twice Week." one year :.
sFThe above rates are strictly In advsI
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
WANTED>

Reliable man for Manager of a
Branch Office we wish to open
in this vicinity. Here is good
opening for the right man. Kindly
give good reference when writing
The A. T. Morris Wholesale House
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Illustrated catalogue cts. stamps.
mar14-6t
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20

ITO oR1NTERs-A COMPLETE OUTFIT
i T. Seven or Eight Column Paper in
clJ,dir Washington Hand Press, body and dis
play sype. RI es leads. etc. Will be sold cheap
-or c. 2.
Also, one Mustang Mailer, and Mailing Out
1T; good as new. Address, Ledger ONCE, Jack
son. Ca
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20

This paper and the Chicago Weekly
Inter Ocean $3.50 for one year. "Spec-
ial DEAL"
Amador ledger., 1902-06-20
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