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Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
Downing Street,

Downing street, London, perpetuates
the name Of clever man from Massa.
chusetts, Those were the days before
TIE Fourth Of July had any significance
in American annals, and George Down.
ing, the first scholar In the first public
school in Massachusetts, and the first
graduate sent out by Harvard college,
came to England and became a chap
lain in Cromwelrs army.
By q remarkable stroke Of fortune
he was sent to represent England at
The Hague when Europe was trem-
bling before Oliver, and during three
distinct eras in England's history he
held the Office of British ambassador
ut the Dutch court. He was as popu-
lar or as clever under the Merry Mon.
arch as under the protector and the
commonwealth, and 1t came to pass, in
the reign Of Charles II, that the man
from Massachusetts was granted q
great tract of land at Westminster,
where he built huge mansions and laid
out Downing street.
To this day Downing's street is
Downing street still. and, though
George Downing is forgotten. there Is
no name in the British empire which
is more familiar to us than his.-St.
James Gazette.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
He Wa. n E,nane,er.

Two members Of the Chicago Stock
Exchange went to a restaurant for
luncheon. and after a hasty glance at
the bill of fare each announced what
he wanted.
I'm for fried bass" said one.
Ditto" said the other. Waitress,
two fried bass, please"
In few minutes. the two bass on a
platter and two plates were placed on
the table. One bass was larger than
the other, and the financier before
whom the platter had been placed
calmly passed the smaller bass to his
companion.
Now | call that a downright mean
trick!n said til man who received the
smaller bass
What is a mean trick7"
Why, to give me the smaller bass
and keep the big one for yourself
What would you have done if you
had been serving the flsh2"'
Il should certainly have given you
the larger one"
''Well, in that case should have had
the larger one. I've got it now. What
more do you want?'
The argument did not seem convinc-
ing, but at the moment the other man
was unable to find a satisfactory an
swer to it.--Chicago Chronicle
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
Period of GrnHfh.

Children born between September
and February are, some authorities
state, not SO tall as those born in the
summer and spring months. and the
growth Of children Is much more rapid
from March till August. The extremi-
ties grow rapidly up to the sixteenth
year, then there is slow growth till
the thirtieth year. The legs chiefly
grow between the tenth and seven
teenth year.
Comparing the general results. it ap-
pears that there are six periods of
growth. The first extends up to the
sixth or eighth year and is one of very
rapid growth; the second period. from
eleven to fourteen years. growth is
slow; the third period, from sixteen to
seventeen; the fourth period shows a
slow growth up to the age Of thirty FOR
height. up to fifty for chest girth: the
fifth period is one Of rest. from thirty
to fifty years: the sixth period Is char
acterised by decrease IN all dimen-
sions Of the body,
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
COFFEE ApuLTERANrs.
The List Runs Through the Alphabet
From A to w,

rTO" "A 10 W.
II all of the substances that pass
through coffee grinding machine dur
ing the year should be written in al
phabetical order, IA would begin the
list with acorns, and 'w'' would end it
with wormwood, sprouts of which are
sometimes used to give the debased
coffee slight aromatic bitter taste.
Adulteration occurs largely in the
coffee that is sold in the ground form,
Several coffee berry factories have
been discovered in Europe which were
doing a large and profitable business
by molding an admixture Of tanbark.
stove rust, clay, sawdust, chicory.
coffee sediment and coffee meal into
neat berry by the aid of some agglu-
tinant, and these berries were so well
made that the deception was not dis
covered for long time. This produc-
ton had large sale among the lower
classes of Russia and Poland, and,
mixed with the genuine coffee berry,
It's sale was quite lively in other parts
of Europe.
Unroasted coffee berries are often
made from oat and rye -four and corn
meal. The natural aroma of these
grains is destroyed by some process.
and after the proper amount of coffee
aroma is added the berries are formed
and caused to maintain their shape by
some adhesive substance The test
usually employed to discover this de-
ception is to place the beans in n re-
eeptacle containing warm water. which
will dissolve them In a few hours
Honolulu Star.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
A sacred Chineaa Coin.

One of the coins Of the Chinese EN-.
peror Kanghi is very much sought aft.
er by the Chinese, who use it in MAX
Ing rings for the finger 1t is slightly
different from the other cash issued
under the same emperor in the form Of
one Of the characters that indicate the
regnal period. The Chinese call it 10
han cash." the word Lo-han being a
transcript in Chinese characters Of the
Sanskrit word Arhan. venerable" !"
the name applied to the eighteen at.
tendants Of Buddha, who are frequent.
ly seen ranged along the two sides Of
the principal halls in Buddhist tenn
pies.
The tradition is that while the en-
perer was intimately associated with
European missionaries he became i'm.
bued with feeling Of contempt for
Buddhism and illustrated this phase
of his faith by having set of eighteen
brass Lo-han images melted down and
cast into cash. This brass is said to
contain considerable portion of gold;
hence the demand for the cash,
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
The Force of Example.

When we read the life stories of men
and women, we ourselves participate
to some extent in their own expert
ences. Insensibly we place ourselves
in the situations In which they found
themselves, and the problems which
confronted them seek their solution in
our own brains Their difficulties, their
stumblings, their triumphs, become
personal lessons by which we may
get wider experience of life than
comes to us in our ordinary avoca.
tions, SO that when the time comes
when we are called upon for some mo-
mentous decision or to pursue some
special line Of conduct we have a prec-
edent to guide US to the right course
Scottish American.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
How a spaniard Smokes.

The Spaniards are the most expert
smokers in the world. A spaniard. ac-
cording to an observer who has tray
eled through Spain and South America,
takes heavy pull at his cigarette, in
hales it, takes up wine skin or wine
bottle, pours a half pint down his
throat, holding the vessel foot from
his mouth and not spilling a drop, and
then with sigh Of satisfaction closes
his eyes and exhales the smoke from
his nose and mouth In clouds. He will
also inhale the smoke. converse for a
few minutes In natural manner and
then blow out the smoke.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
A Question of Dinner Time.

a cardinal who commanded the
troops of Pope Boniface IN. in the
march of Acona, finding himself on one
occasion in position in which he must
conquer or die, promised his soldiers
that if they secured the victory those
who fell should dine that very day
with the angels. They marched to the
combat with alacrity, but finding that
the cardinal was careful not TO expose
himself, 'How Is It," said one Of them.
that you show no anxiety for the ce-
lestial banquet to which you have in
vited us so warmly" Because it is
not yet my dinner time, and am not
hungry. ALL the Year Round.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
Pla cling Himself.

One day a drill sergeant in the Brit
ish army had number Of recruits to
drill and wanted the married men sep
arated from the single ones, so he form
ed them in line and gave the word
of command, Single men advance
and married men fall back in the rearv
All took their positions except one,
an Irishman, who stood still. The SER
geaut asked the reason why he had
not moved, but no answer came from
Pat.
Come, my man, are you marriedf"
"No," replied Pat.
Then you are single!'
mo"
'Then what are you?"
Il am courtin' Biddy," was the re-
ply.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
HARD TO GET STARTED.
Things Which Overcome q. Writer
When Beginning an Article.

Things Which Overcome q. Writer
When Beginning an Article.
There is a feeling Of ttnidity that
oftentimss o7ercomes q writer when
beginning an article. AS in writing o
letter, It is getting started that puzzles.
1t is rhe custom to begin with slow
moving piston and work gradually into
full speed until the flow Of words is
free. and then the difficulty with some
Of US is to find the brake valve. Again,
q writer sometimes discovers that his
beginning Is more fitting ending. and
vice versa. The newspaper style is to
throw general conclusions up strong
under the headlines. while the sermon.
ieer reserves them until his final cli-
max.
Thacksray remarked once that be
could never tell exactly what he was
going to say until his pan was in hand
and under motion and then did not fully
realize just what he was saying until It
was written. There is a subconscious-
ness that shapes writing as 1t does
speaking. This. know, disturbs some
we'll known theories of speaking and
writing-as to weighing everything and
then measuring 1t out as q druggist
compounds prescription-but my OBJ
servations are that the preparation is
more in getting full of a subject and
then letting the mind work free under
the impulse Of the dominating idea.
There are as many ways and meth
DDS in writing and speaking as there
are individuals, and yet the fundamen.
tai law In the transmission of thought
and speech runs largely in the same
groove. whether 1t be the jargon of the
Hottentot or the polished periods of
the scholar. Human nature has its.
own primitive impulses that defy all.
rules of rhetoric and the power Of ex-
pression-that is, the power, mind you
lis deeper seated than any artificial
formula Of stylists. National Maga.
zine.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
She Had to diet.

Doctors sometimes give their direc-
tlons for taking drugs or other treat
ment in language beyond the compre-
hension Of the patient Occasionally
tragic, but more often amusing, mis-
takes occur thereby. Judge tells one
Of the amusing kind, although it might
have been uncomfortable at least.
A small colored girl went to a drug
store and said to the clerk, "Ma man.
my wants some of de handsomest dye
ye got"
"The handsomestT repeated the
clerk, "Well. I don't know. What
does she want it for7'
"She done got de misery in her stum-
mick, and de doctor say she must dye
it, and she say if she hab got ter dye
it she want it a handsome color"
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
Hfs Special 0raos. i.

YES" said a teacher In south side
school the other day while endeavor-
ing to explain to her class how the
same word may have different mean
ings. there is more than one kind Of
grace. Grace may be girls name.
and grace means beauty. too: so that
when we say lady or anything else
Is full Of grace we mean that she or 1t
is beautiful In form and In character.
Now. there Is another kind Of grace.
I wonder who can explain what it is.
Freddie. what does your father say
when he sits down to breakfast In the
morningsT"
"'Oh. gosh. ma. wish things wasn't
always put on the table SO sloppy that
they spoil fellows appetite "-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
The First Knitting Machines,

In the reign Of Queen Elizabeth first
mention is made of hand knitting. Will
liam See in 1850 invented the first
knitting machine, called a knitting
frame or stocking frame. He was re-
fused a patent in England and went to
France and established factory at
Rouen. This machine was introduced
into the United, States shortly after
the Revolutionary war, was modified
and improved by Yankee and fac
tory established at Cohoes, N. Y, in
1229
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
One 1yits,. Canton. Claim

rs your wife one Of those women
who look at their husbands and say. !
made man Of him?" asked the I'm.
pertinent friend.
"No," answered Mr.. Meekton. Hen
riettta is very unassuming. She mere
ly says she has done her best."-Wash-
ington Star.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
rhe ne.t She Could no.

There is only one reason" he said.
why have never asked you to be my
WIFE"
What is that?" she asked.
II have always been half afraid you
might refuse"
".Well," she whispered after long
silence, 81 should think you'd have
curiosity enough to want to find out
whether your suspicion was we'll
founded or not" Chicago Record-Her-
old
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
An Old Smallpox Cure.

The following primitive "cure" for
smallpox has been discovered by the
Leytonstone England Guardians in
one Of their registers for the year 100;
Take thirty to forty live toads and
burn them to cinders in new pot;
then crush into a fine black powder.
Dose for smallpox. three ounces"
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
London,s Postal serxice.

So complete are the postal arrange.
ments Of London that there is not q
house more than 200 yards from a let
ter box or 400 from a postoff1ce and
money order Office. There are over
10000 pillar boxes 1--WE call them letter
boxes, which are cleared every hour
from 10 in the morning till 5 in the
evening, and there are twelve deliver.
les q day in the citv.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
Initiating the Music of a Ca,c,a.

Certain tribes on the Amazon have
been fascinated by the music of the
waterfall. Musical instruments were
found in use among them consisting Of
a complicated mechanism by which
water was poured from one bowl into
another, in imitation Of the cascade.
and then returned by the receiving
bowl into the vessel which had poured
1t, so that by a repetition of this mech
anism constant murmur of cascade
could be kept up so long as the audi
ence desired or the player was able to
perform il,
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
Doing a. He Wa. Told.

"What on EARTH" said gentleman to
his son. "are you doing up there. John.
ny. sitting on the horses back. when
you ought to be at schoolS.
Teacher said was to write com.
position on horse" said the boy. "and
I'm trying to. but it's awful dif'cult.
COS he will keep moving so. s'pose
that's why teacher gave It to us to do,
amt tt?"
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
Doubling rp.

A boy Of eight years was asked by
bis teacher where the zenith was. he
replied. THAT spot in the heavens d.
rectly over ones head"
To test his knowledge further the
teacher asked:
"Can two persons have the same ze-
NTH at the same time?"
''They can"
"Howp
"If one stand on the others head"
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
His Cleyerness.

The Lady-Jack. why don't you write
q book or paint a picture or do some
thing clever?
, The Gentleman-Because selected a
millionaire for a father, and | think
that was clever enough TO last a life.
fima
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
A Rit ofIrformatiop.

The London Chronicle casually drops
the bit Of information that the people
of Missouri are called Pixies, "af,er
their great peak" Thus is American
history made in the Euglish papers.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
A Startling Metanhor.

For a Startling metaphor" take Sgd
ney Smiths when he saw little girl
stoop down and stroke the shell Of
turtle.
why are you doing that. Bsllsi" be
asked.
ITO please the turtle"
my child. you might as well stroke
the dome Of st. Paurs to please the
dean and chapter"
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
A bad Int.

hewitt - Yes, old Goodmans three
boys are bad lot. Two of them at
least ought to be in Jail.
Brown - Some redeeming quality
about the third one, eh?
Newitt-Yes; he's already there
Catholic Standard and Times.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
Nothing ohean There.

Mr.. Noorich Gnstructing architect
don't want to spare no expense. !
want palace an nothin' less. Have
two staircases, one to go hup an the
other to so down, an have the coal
hole frescoed. I'm agoin' to show peo-
pie there's nothin' cheap about me-
Tif.R .Rife
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
He Did II,

Teaeher-No one can arrest the flight
Of time.
Pupil-Well, as was coming to school
this morning stopped two minutes
Detroit Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank Of Amador County at the
small expense OF IS cents a month, thereby se-
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 poston1ce or express. Money sent
parts OF the world. We have the latest quota
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
deposit money In the Bank OF Amador County
They receive deposits from IS up. Commence
the new year hy 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 lia-
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
As Good as Any one There.

Brown-were you the best man at
Hobson's wedding?
Green-No, I guess not, but | was
Just as good as any man there.-Chica
20 News.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
4 slight Difference,

Collector left bill here Yesterday
for some shirts your husband got Did
he look it over?/
Lady of the House-No; he overlook
ed it.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11

Something special ? Sure thing. The
Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean and this
paper $3.50 for one year Ask us what
it means.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11

Towue-He's the most disagreeable
fellow ever played poker with.
Browne-A hard loser, ehf
Towne-No; an easy Rinner.-phlla.
aelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
M. E. Church Services.

Preaching every Sunday at II 4. III. and 30
p. m, Sunday school, > p. IN; Senior Epworth
League, Gas p. M; Midwcek Prayer meetings,
Thursday, 7:30 p. IN.
Rev. u. H. Van Vliet pastor.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
Quito fho Cnntrarr

When hope looks backward, II is
transformed into regret.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
Too Mnch For Papa.

Too Much For Papa.
"Papa, do you know how to reach
conclusion?"
Certainly. Do you?"
easy. Just take train"
"What are you talking aboutp
"a train of thought"
go to bed."-New York Herald.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11

Not Enough "Move Up There"
ianager-I'm afraid that new con-
ductor will not be a success.
Superintendent-Wby?
Manager-He treats the passengers
with too much consideratlon.-Towp
and Country.
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
Iuter Ocean 81. 80 for one year. Spec
ial deal"
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey Of Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11

ITO PRINTERS.-A COMPLETE OUTFIT
i for Seven or Eight Column Paper, IN.
cluding Washington Hand Press, body and dis
plsy type, rules leads. etc. Will be sold cheap
for cash
Also, one Mustang Mailer, and Mailing Out
ut; good as new. Address, Ledger once, jack
son. Cal
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11

The following Special Prizes will
also be paid.
For the nearest correct estimate 70
oeiyed 6eiors August ], lsOa -. $1,000
For the nearest correct estimate re-
:, August IS ...::....;;.......... 10000
For the nearest correct estimate re-
ceived on or after August Is. and be-
fore September l.......................i 10000
For the nearest correct estimate 70
ceived on or after September !, and be-
fore september is. ........... 10000
For the nearest correct estimate re-
ceived on or after September Is. and
before October l..................... 10000
Total 1000 prizes, amounting TO- 81, 10000
In case Of 8 tie or that two or more estins-
tors are equally correct, prizes will be divided
equally between them.
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
CERTIFICATE OF BANK Pp

Publishing
in o. ylvania
r
Amador ledger., 1902-07-11
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY

Incorpotuted NoVemDeri I5Vo
Capital Stock $4,000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-16

WELL WORTH
SEEING.

People who spend money
and travel long distances to
J Expositions have right to
know whether OR not they arc
going to get the benefit of
their time and money.
"Is it worth sceing?" is a
} question asked of all exhibi-
tions and especially of all
Expositions.
} A Staff Correspondent of
B The News and Observer has
} visited many Expositions and
D studied them with care. He
, has made a special visit to
! Charleston to study the South
D Carolina Interstate and
D West Indian Exposition and
D in this issue of The News
D and Observer-The Charles
ton Exposition Edition-he
has set forth truly and fairly
D the great attractions OF a
truly great Exposition. He
has not told of every beauti-
full sight, of every great ex-
hibit, for that is an impossi-
D bi1ity as it is an ever-chang-
D ing panorama in the Ivory
D City" but he has written
. of the Exposition in a broad
sense and leaves the filing in
OF details to the visitor who
, goes to Charleston.
It is great Exposition, nay,
more than that, it is a mag
D nificent Exposition, and no
6 one who attends it will be
2 disappointed or have a mo-
D ment's regret, but instead
, there will be a supreme feel
D ing of satisfaction.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-25
POEITICS
Wide Awake at
Barberton.
Democrats Will Meet
Next Friday.
Spring Campaign will be Thor
oushIy Discussed.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial COrreSpOndcnce.)
Barberton, Jan. 25.-There begins to
be stir in things political here. The
approach of the spring election, and
the fact that the officers elected Will
be city officers, has added to the in
terest in the coming fight and has
caused an unusually early start to be
made. The Democrats Of the village,
realizing the Importance Of the coming
contest. have called a meeting to be
held at the Tracy Block next Friday
night, for the purpose of making pre-
liminary campaign arrangements. Pos
sible candidates will be discussed and
an effort will be made to select men
who have the best chances to win.
Mayor John Mcnamara has announc-
ed that he will be candidate for re-
election as Mayor. Leonard Miller Is
q prospective candidate for solicitor,
and several others have all but decided
to make the race, If nominated for the
offices of the new city, subject to the
vote of the people, at the spring elec-
ton.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-25
Child Worth Millions.

my child is worth millions to me-"
says Mrs. Mary Bird, of Harrisburg,
Pa, "yet l would have lost her by
Group had not purchased bottle
of One Minute Cough Cure" One
Minute Cough Cure is sure cure for
coughs, Group and throat and lung
troubles. An absolutely safe cough
cure which acts Immediately. The
youngest child can take 1t with entire
safety. The little ones like the taste
and remember how often it helped
them. Every family should have a
bottle of One Minute Cough Cure
handy. At this season especially it
may be needed suddenly.
william Warner. Gem Pharmacy, lis
S. Howard st.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-25
A Profitable lnveslms Mt.

II was troubled for about seven
years with my stomach and In bed
half my time" says II. Demick, SOM
erville, Ind. Il spent about $1,000
and never could get anything to help
me until l tried Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. have taken few bottles and
am entirely WELL" You don't live by
what you eat, but by what you d.
gest and assimilate. II your stomach
doesn't digest your food you are real
ly starving. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
does the stomach's work by digesting
the food. You don't have to diet. Eat
all you want. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
cures all stomach troubles.
William Warner, Gem Pharmacy. ii:
s. Howard g..