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Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
The Tailor Rird

The brilliantly plumed birds of the
tropical forests are exposed to many
dangers, and if they were not gifted
with peculiar yet useful instincts they
would fall ready victims to their ene-
mics. Chattering monkeys and big
snakes steal and eat their eggs, while
their offspring are preyed upon by
foes on every side. But it takes sly
monkey op snake to get ahead of the
tailor bird, a small East Indian sing
ing bird. She hides her nest so skill
fully that her enemies cannot find it,
no matter how hard they try. This
she does by using her long, slender
bill as needle. With the tough fiber
of a parasite plant abundant in the
tropics as a thread she sews a dead
leaf taken from the ground to liv-
ing one near the end of slender and
hanging branch, and between these
leaves she builds her nest, where nei-
ther monkey nor snake can approach,
because the branch will not bear their
weight.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
DRESDEN POLICE.
They Are Permitted to Impose Small
Fines on Offenders.


One advantage accrues to the respec-
table member of the community from
the minuteness with which the Dres-
den police look into the affairs of every
inhabitant of the city. If he is a care
full man and always carries papers
which may serve to establish his iden-
tity he is practically immune from the
hdignity of being arrested and march
fd off to the police station unless, in
Heed, he commits some especially he'll
nous crime. Does he drive faster than
the law permits, does he cross a bridge
ON the left hand side, he is stopped by
the guardian of law and order and re-
his papers with him the policeman may
then and there impose fine of from
l to 3 marks. If then he admits that
he is in the wrong and pays the fine
the incident is closed If, however, he
wishes to appeal from the policeman'g
decision lie may do so. Even iH that
case he is not arrested, but a day or
two later he is notified to appear in
court and answer to the charge against
him. But then If he is found guilty
the lowest fine that can be imposed
is 3 marks. That this custom of per-
mitting the policeman personally to i'm
pose small fines is little understood by
foreigners is shown by remark made
to me by gentleman who had lived
in Germany the greater part of his life
and in Dresden for a number of years.
In reply to my inquiry as to whether
there was ever any question of cor
ruption in the police department he re-
piled:
mo; none whatever as far as the
higher officers are concerned. The in
dividual men, however, may be bribed
occasionally. For instance, if 1 were
to walk on the grass in the Grosser
garten and policeman caught me at
1t would give him a mark or two,
and that would end the matter."-
adelphia Ledger.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
LEFT MINDED PEOPLE.
The Way the Brains Orders Are An.
nOunced and Obeyed.

nOunced and Obeyed.
Both sides of the b2ain are capable
of performing the duties of giving
commands to the limbs, but the orders
only come from one side, either from
the right or left, but If the side upon
which the speech center lies gets in
jured and is rendered incapable of per-
forming its duty then the other side
takes up the work, though 1t requires
some time before 1t can do so properly.
Supposing man meets with a bad
fall or accident of any kind, which
damages the speech center ON the left
he becomes dumb for the time being
Then the right side slowly learns how
to give orders, and the man guadually
regains power of speech after some
years, but in many cases he becomes
left handed because now the orders
from the brain are transmitted more
rapidly to the left than to the right.
You have often experienced, l sup
pose, the curious feeling that you have
done something or met some one at
some time or other when in reality you
have not done so at all.
Supposing the left side of your brain
conceived the idea that you were go
ing to tie your boot lace and that the
right side was, say, thousandth part
~ second behindhand in grasping
the same idea, the result, when the
right side did grasp it, would be that
you would imagine that you had al
ready tied your boot lace.-Dr. With
row in London Answers.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
How He Won Her.
'Then you will be sister to me?'
s'That is all can be-"

'Then you will be sister to me?'
''That is all can be-"
He paused and looked at her thought
fully.
81 already have seven sisters" he
said, "and am not quite sure 1 can
make room for you They are very
kind to me, and on several occasions
my socks have been darned a half doz-
en- times in the same spot. They are so
thoughtful too. Each of them has pick
ed out wife for me; but, strange to
say, not one of them mentioned you. OF
course you won't feel hurt if 1 add that
there is general and deep rooted i'm
preston among them that you are not
half good enough for me- Sisters are
like that sometimes, you know"
The girl flushed hotly.
mot good enoughr' she cried. "I'll
show them Consider my refusal with
drawn"
And so she married the foxy fellow
out of spite and made him very happy.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
PROFIT

The matter of feed is Of
tremendous importance to the
farmer Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
The '2-to-date farmer knows
@af = iced his COWS to get
not milk, his pigs to get
IL in:s,t pork, his hens to
3 the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children i?
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped, a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemia1
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. 1t is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
Feared He Had Been "pone.y .

A messenger boy was sent by an
official of one of the big banks to pur-
chase pamphlet. When the lad re-
turned and handed over the little pack
age he stood toying with his cap until
the banker said:
"Well, my boy, guess it's all right"
"Gee," said the boy, Frightening up
Immediately, "dats q load off my
mind. When dat bookman took de half
dollar an didn't give me nothin' but
dat weeny, dinky bit of readin', gee
whiz, l says, he's a-doin' me up fur
fair! Why, 1 don't pay only a nickel
fur my books, an dey're twice as big
as dat New York Press
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
Made the Cannon Bali. Fit.

The first battle of the war of 1872
was fought at Sacket's Harbor,( July 9,
1872, and consisted of an attack made
upon the village The inhabitants had
but one gun of sufficient size and
strength to infiict damage, 80 pound
er, for which they had no shot This
difficulty was overcome by the patriot
ism of the housewives, who tore up
carpets from the floors and with strips
wound the small balls to fit the can
non
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
Dream. of Peace Allure to Death


Dreams of peace have always allured
mankind to their undoing. Human des-
tiny has been wrought out through
war. The United States Is an illus
tration. Little of the soil which now
acknowledges the sovereignty of the
Union has not been subdued by arms.
The first settlers slew the Indians or
were themselves slain; next the Ameri-
cans and English conquered the French;
afterward the Americans turned on the
English and, with the aid of France,
elected them. In 1912 we again fought
the English to defend the national
unity and subsequently took California
from Mexico by the sword. To consoli-
date homogeneous empire we crush
ed the social system of the south, and
lastly we cast forth Spain The story
is written in blood, and common sense
teaches us that as the past has been, so
will be the future. Nature has decreed
that animals shall compete for life, or,
in other words, destroy or be destroyed.
We can hope for no exemption from
the common lot-Brook Adams in At
lantic.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

Land Office at Sacramento, Cal, Dec l. 1903
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN following g-named settler has filed notice of
his intention TO make final proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore r. Webb, U. S. Commissioner at
Jackson, Amador Co., California, on Saturday,
January 10th, 1904 viz: Giovanni Rossi, of
Amador Co., Cal, upon H. A. No. 70i1 for the
E12 of NWA and VIZ of NE4 of Section 10, It.
2 N, R. 13 E., NJ. d. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Guiliermo Depauli, of Vol
cano, Cal, p. o.; Severino Juliani, of Volcano,
Cal, P. o.; PaulO Scapula, of Volcano, CAL
P. o.; Giovanni Deluchi, of Volcano, Cal. P. n
d'e6t JOHN +, ARMSTRONG, Register.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIOR

Land Office at Sacramento. Cal, Dec. 1, 1903
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN following named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore R. Webb, u. S. Commissioner at
jackson, California, on Saturday, January 9th
1904, viz: John W. Kirk, of Amador Co., Cal,
upon II. A. No. 1852 for the NE4 of Section IA,
7. 8. N, r. II E., M. d. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land viz; ]. W. Joses, of lone, Cal,
2. o.; G. FL. Henderson, of lone, Cal. P. o.
Joseph Dufrene, of Ranlett Cal, p. o.; John
Tonzi, of lone, Cal P. D.
JOHN F. ARMSTRONG.
deetet Register,
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
The Deluge,

In answer to correspondent news
paper says; 'The deluge mentioned in
the Bible was threatened in the year
1856 B. c. and began on Dec. Z, 1856
B. c., and continued 377 days. The ark
rested on Mount Ararat OH May 6,
1866, but Noah did not leave it until
Dec. IS following" Any reader who
imagines that it would be an easy task
to figure these details from a Biblical
account can find basis for his calcu-
lations in the seventh and eighth chap
ters of Genesis.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
Nothing Done.

"You know, they say money talks"
suggested the woman with the SUBJ
scription paper, cheerfully.
"Well, 1 never was any hand for ex-
travagant speeches." replied the close
fisted onaire-Syracuse Herald.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Sacramento. Cal, Dec /, 1903.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN following named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before r.. Webb, U. S. Commissioner, at
jackson, Cal, on Saturday, January 9th, 1904,
viz: John Tonzi, of Amador Co., Cal, upon H.
A. No. 67s4 for the So of SEA, SEA of SW4 of
section IL, and NE14 of NWA of section l3, T.
N, R. IA E., NJ. D. NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Chas. Henderson, of lone,
Cal, P. o.; John W. Kirk, of lone, Cal, P. o.;
Edward Greilich, of Drytown CAL, p. o. Henry
Greilioh, Of Drytown, Cal, P. o.
9.4et JOHN E, ARMSTRONG. RegisteE
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
An Eve, Rre,L

"She's a girl after his own heart,
he says"
eyes, and he's man after her mon
ey."
'But you know it's whispered on the
quiet that she hasn't any money"
"Well it's a notorious fact that he
hasn't any heart" Houston Post.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18

Quickly Solved.

"Yes, for year and a half she was
in doubt as to whether she loved him
enough to marry him or not"
"And how did she succeed in finding
outT'
There was another girl who got to
acting as If she wanted Chicago
Record Herald.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18

Keep in the sunshine and go where
men and women are hopeful. If it
rains keep enough sunlight in your
heart to last till the sun beams again.
Schooimaster.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18

"Quick as thought is not very quick.
While a light wave would travel
around the equator in a second nerve
wave makes but about 100 feet sec
ond.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
The Means.

Old Lawyer Why do you feel that
your client will lose his case? Have
you exhausted every means at your dis
posal to-
Young Lawyer-No, but have ex-
hausted all the means at his disposal.
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18

Base envy withers at another's Joy
and hates the excellence 1t cannot
Eeach.-Thomson. -
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18
NOTICE OF SALE.
Of Property of the State Pursuant to Sec
tion 1887 of the Political Code.

Office of the Tax Collector of the County
Of Amador, State of California
Amador ledger., 1903-12-18

NNT HEREAS, on the 2lst day of November.
w 1913, there was received by me and filed
inmy office written authorization. under the
hand and seal of the Controller of the State of
California, which said authorization was and
is in words and figures following:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-01
Assessment of
Timber Lands
Assessor Cornelius Explains the
System by Which He Arriv.
ed at Valuations.

The county board Of equalization has
not yet made any changes In the 1908
assessment roll. nor will any altera-
iions ensue until complaints are all In.
Up TO he present time the objections
come from ownrs OF timber lands. and
the property In township 8 north Of
range vest In the bone OF contention.
Assessor Cornelius yesterday ex-
plained fully he manner In which the
assessments were made. The county
was mapped OF into townships and
cruisers were sent out TO estimate the
amount OF timber standing on each
i60.acre tract. The timber on what 10
known as the Nehaiem slope was as
sesssd at 20 cents per thousand feet,
while that standing on the Columbia
slope was assessed at 10 cents The
difference IN the value Of timber In due
10 the proximity OF that on the Column
bia slopa 10 the market. Mr.. Cornell
ius yesterday estimated that there was
Ave times as much timber on the Me-
halem slope as on the Columbia slope.
Township north OF range 9 west.
situated In the southeast corner OF the
county. is most density covered Of all
tho townships OF the county. The
dilsrter-sestions there contain from
100000 TO 100000 feet OF timber. but
the assessment does not 20 higher than
s S.OoO.0Oo feet, that having been fxed as
the maximum limit. Claims containing
only small amount OF timber. such ~
$50. 600 feet, are not assessed except as
10 the probwoIe value Of the land.
Mr. curtiss, one Of the heaviest own
ers Of clntsop timber lands. was before
the board. but said he was satisfied
with the assessment, IN view OF the
fact thet all had been treated alike.
The complaints thus far filed are from
lneE who claim that their land has
been logged. or that the tim
Der on II is not Of merchantable quail
ity The justice OF the assessment
meihod is generally conceded.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-01
SENT TO THE AID SOCIETY
Wayward Girls Committed Yes
terday by Judge Trenchard.

Ida Nylund and Lucy Martin were
yesterday committed 10 the Boys and
Girls Aid Society. The order was made
by county Judge Trenchard upon petit
tion by DistrictAttorneyAllen andSher-
ift Linvlile. No objections were inter-
posed by the parents and the girls will
he taken to Portland today. This, un-
der the circumstances. is believed to
be the most satisfactory disposition to
make OF The gifts. In fact, as she
state has no girls reformatory, its the
only course of legal procedure to be
followed In such cases.
The case of Maud Hill, whose way
wardness has led her into the meshes
Of the court, will be taken up tomorrow.
Her parents will also be afforded an
opportunity TO give their assent to their
daughter being sent away from home
so as to avoid. If possible, the necessity
Of again airing the case In court.
The officers are determined to pre-
vent any further offenses along the line
pursued by these girls and their Sc
ducers. and other girls who persist in
wayward conduct, may expect the
same fate met by these.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-01
City's Receipts
Show Increase
Record Year for Police Court
Fines and Forfeitures and
Sundry Licenses.

Police court receipts for the year 1903
exceed the total receipts for 1909 BY
VI. the total receipts for 1900 by
si477.60, the total receipts for 1893 by
1891. and the receipts for the first nine
months Of the previous record year by
t7sS.5o, The total Of fines and forfeit
ures for the month just passed was
s7s2. as compared with s7e0 for 1892,
s7s5 for 1901. $3.50 for 1900 and ;51s for
1899.
With the exception Of two months,
the receipts Of the present year have
surpassed those for the record year Of
1901, and. II the last three months OF
1908 net as much as the same months
Of 1901. the total for this year VIII ex-
ceef si0,000-the best showing ever
made BY the police department OF this
city.
The following statement shows the
receipts by months for. the first nine
months Of ths years 1901, 1909 and 1903:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-01
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANTS
Case of Gilbert VS.. Balm and SOr-
ensOn Settled.

The jury trial of the case of Alex.
Gilbert VS.. N. d. Balm and N. P, Sor-
enson was concluded yesterday before
Judge Mcbride. and the jury returned
q verdict for the defendants after be-
ing out only short time, The suit was
instituted 10 recover $3.50 and interest.
alleged to have been due on Seaside
lease. The defendants acknowledged
as obligation of nalf the sum and inter-
terest, in which amount the jury found
for the plaintiff.
An order was handed down by Judge
Mcbride awarding custody of the
child, Hazel, aged years to the mother
in the case of Benjamin F. Perrin vs..
Ida l.. Perrin. The plaintiff sues for
divorce on the grounds Of desertion and
The child is to remain in
the mothers care until further order Of
the court. A decree of divorce was
handed down in the case of Sarah E.
Leasy VS.. John Thomas Leasy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-01
Walked All the
WayFromSalem
Long Tramp Of Charles Winters,
Who Escaped Last Week
From Insane Asylum.

Charles Winters, Finn. aged 40, who
WAS committed 10 the insane asylum
from Astoria. September zs, Is locked
up in the county jail. and an attendant
from the asylum will arrive today TO
return him to the institution. Winters
eloped last Wednesday evening and
walked the entire distance to Astoria.
where no arrived on Monday. Notice
Of his escape was received by Sheriff
Llnyilie and the police were asked TO
keep lookout for the man. He was
found Tuesday night on Astor street
by Officer Thompson. who turned him
over 10 the county authorities.
Winters Ii an interesting fellow, and
one would never Judge from conyer-
sation with him that he is mentally
unbalanced. He taIks about his con-
finement in a rational manner. and
says his mental condition now In satis-
factory. Winters twice escaped from
the asylum and walked to this city.
In telling his story yesterday he said:
II was sent to Salem two years ago
Mt time when had been drinking
heavily. I do not believe was crazy,
but that I was only suffering from
pains In my head. stayed there for
almost year and learned to like the
place and the people. But they didn't
pay me anything for my work, and /
asked the superintendent II / couldn't
leave. He refused TO let me go. so
about year ago came away. was
employed In the dining room and aft
er my work was done Just walked
away. came on foot 10 Astoria.
Last Wednesday night after finish
ed my work decided to leave for AS
toria. and did so. walked all the
way. At night would lie down by
the roadside and sleep until became
cold. when would get up and walk
some more. II took me two nights and
one day TO reach Portland, and three
nights and four days TO come from Port |
land TO Astoria. When arrived here
I went to the house In Uniontown
where used to live, but the man who
had charge of my luggage had gone
away. 80 went to another house. Tues
day night ! thought I'D go down town
and see some OF my friends, and the
police arrested me.
Il don't like TO go back to Salem, but
I guess can't help It,"
Asked whether or not he suffered
from exposure during his long walk,
Winters said he was used TO II, having
laid out many nights In his fishing boat.
He Is n single man and seems as sane
as anyone. He says he remembers
everything that has ever happened.
and expresses the belief that he should
not be held at the asylum.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-01
INDRApURA HAS BIG CARGO
Takes Flour and Other Freight
Worth $2Ou,O0O.

The Oriental liner Indrapura is on
her way down the river with one of the
most valuable cargoes ever sent out of
this port to the far east. Flour is the
principal item on her manifest, the
vessel having aboard 52,5s7 barrels,
worth slSs,274. The total value Of her
cargo is $2O4,64O. She takes 1910 boxes
of oregon apples. Among her 25 pass
engers are seven men who are being de-
ported. Three came in by way OF the
Canadian line and could not produce
the necessary papers when the govern
ment agents arrested them. The other
four recently came across the ocean
and attempted to land, but were not
permitted to do so by Secretary Cor
telyous local representative.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-01
WATER SUPPLY IS SHUT OFF
Residents OF Exchange street
Up In Arms.

s. C.. Morton. who lives In the block
bounded by Exchange street. Franklin
avenue, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. is pretty mad man. He
charges that Contractor Palmberg's
men. who are engaged In the improve
ment OF Exchange street, have torn up
the water main between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, with the result
that the residents OF the entire block
are without water. The gas main has
also been disconnected. and this has
added 20 the unpleasantness Of things.
1--WE are certainly up against a pref
~ hard proposition" said Mr.. Morton
last night. "The disconnection OF the
water main has made II impossible for
housewives 10 do any cooking unless
water II carried In paiis for a few
blocks, The shutting of of the gas
supply has rendered gas stoves worth
less, and generally the people are
seriously inconvenienced. The sani-
ltary condition OF the block win be SER
ious IL the present state OF affairs con-
tlnue for any length OF time. We APP
pealed TO the water Office, but all the
relief we could get from that quarter
was the shutting on Of the water'which
flowed out of the main in o. big stream
"The blunder resulted from the care
iessness OF the workmen employed on
the street. II does seem that the city
authorities should take precautions
against such occurrences. which are not
only great inconvenience, but mena-
ces TO health as well.
Mr.. Morton and other residents Of
the district, viii today lodge formal com
plaint with the city officials, in an ef-
fort to secure relief.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-01
FIVE APPLICANTS EXAMINED.

Five applications for the position OF
wheelman of the new customs launch
Patrol were examined yesterday by
Messrs. Mcbride and Shea. The posi-
tion pays $500 month. The applicants
who took yesterdays examination
were: Captain Sullivan, of the steamer
Hassalo; H. P. Kindred, Of the dredge
Ladd; James Heating. esBabbidge
and William Smith. The examination
was said to have been a difficult one.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-01
FOUND.

A place where you can buy fine wines
and liquors for family and medicinal
use, at reasonable figures. The Cali
fornla Wine & Liquor House, 422 Bond
street, phone 2174 black, are content
with small profits. No bar. Free city
delivery. s26-o26
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-01
MAY LOCATE HERE.

Elmer Russell, of Tampa, Fla, who
is looking over the Oregon country with
a view of locating, went up to Port
land last night. Mr.. Russell owned
and operated boat on Florida's coast
and it is possible that he will engage in
the same business here. Mr.. Russell
has been guest of S, 7. Manard.