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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-04-23

Charlie Hague, of Larned was In Dodge
City last week.
A Mr.. Boyer was here from Edwards
county this week, looking over Ford
county real estate,
Mr.. WIS. Lowe, field superintendent
for Kansas Of the Christian church will
be hert next Tuesday to speak in The in
lerest Of home Missions
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-04-23

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Judged nv His Ynioe,

One day Sir Algernon West, a well
known member of parliament from
London, was observed by one of the
doorkeepers talking to a gentleman
who had a rasping, raucous voice and
demonstrative, excited manner. While
the conversation was in progress Sir
Algernon received the card of another
member of parliament and an intima-
ton that its owner wished to see him.
Sorry; I'm engaged" was the answer.
Next moment up came another card
from Il well known peer. Again an
apology was returned. In another min
ute the doorkeeper came carrying a
huge card and saying that the lord
mayor and sheriffs of London wished
very urgently to see Sir Algernon. The
latter excused himself from the gentle
man with whom he was converSing.
This was too important to resist.
There amt nobody here" whispered
the doorkeeper when he got the mem
Der outside, "only was afraid a mad
man had been shown in to you by mis-
thke, and wanted to warn you"
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
SCIENCE slFTINGs.

The chemical forces are nearer akin
to the vital forces than to the physical
forces.
A body weighing one pound on earth
would weigh twenty-seven and half
pounds upon the sun.
The mechanical force of the sound
emitted from 100000 to 10000, 1000
comets would equal but one horse
power.
The highest speed which matter has
been known to reach is that attained
by the eruption of hydrogen and other
gases from the sun, which is at times
several hundred miles a second.
The star Sirius, which is shown to be
about double the size of our sun, emits
from forty to sixty fold more light than
the sun owing to its matter being much
more diffused
Two hundred and eighty stars north
of 20 declension have a velocity
through space of twenty miles per sec
ond The speed of our solar system Is
but 12.4 miles per second.
The most delicate scale is made by
fixing one end of a fine thread Of glass.
The atom to be weighed is placed at the
free end and the degree of the bending
of the thread under it noted. This has
to be done under glass which magni-
fles hundred times.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
A PUBLIC scoLDINe.
The Way a Scotch Minister Rebuked
His Wife In Church.

The Way q Scotch Minister Rebuked
His Wife In Church.
81 cherish a story I once heard in
Scotland" said a we'll known author,
"a story that is, I think, typical Of
certain portion of the people.
'This story concerns a minister who
caught a member Of his congregation
sleeping and rebuked him from the
pulpit. Awake, Saunders he said.
Man, it's a disgrace to sleep In the
kirk
up and said:
"'Look to yer ain pew, an mayhap
yell find ithers sleepin' here besides
myself
''The minister looked. and there was
his wife slumbering soundly. He
awakened her, and he told Saunders
that if she fell asleep again he might
call attention to her by holding up his
hand. Then he proceeded with his
sermon.
"Some weeks went by, and one Sun
day Saunders, sure enough, put his
hand up. The wife was asleep again.
The minister thundered out her name,
bade her rise to her feet and said to
her before the whole congregation:
Mrs. MacGregor, anybody kens
that when got ye for wife I~got no
beauty; yer friends ken I got no siller;
now, if dinna get Gods grace I shall
have puir bargain indeed kansas
City Journal.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
MEXICAN CUSTOMS.

Female friends kiss on both cheeks
when greeting or taking leave.
Gentlemen speak first when passing
lady acquaintances on the street.
When a Mexican speaks to you of his
home he refers to it as your house."
The sofa is the seat of honor, and a
guest waits to be invited to occupy it.
Men and women in the same social
circles call each other by their first
names.
Mexican gentlemen remove their hats
as scrupulously upon entering a bust
ness Office as in private residence.
Dinner calls are not customary, but
upon rising from the table the guest
thanks his host for the entertainment
After dance the gentleman returns
his partner to her seat beside her par
ents or chaperon and at once leaves
her side.
The fashionable call of a few min
utes is unknown. A lady who arrives
at o'clock will remain until 6 or 7.
The calls of intimate friends are half
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
A TEMPEST OF BATTLE.
Stirring Description of q Cavalry
Charge at Gettysburs.

stIrrinS Description of O Cavalry
Charge ut Gettysburg.
4 cavalry charge met by a counter
charge of cavalry is still perhaps the
most terrible spectacle witnessed in
war. If the reader has never seen such
a charge he can form little conception
of its awe inspiring fury Imagine
yourself looking down from Gettys-
burg's heights upon the open, wide
spreading plain below where 5000
horses are marshaled In battle line
Standing beside them are 5000 riders
armed, booted and spurred and ready
to mount. The bugles sound the
Mount" and instantly 5000 plumes
rise above the horses as the riders
spring into their saddles. In front of
the respective squadrons the daring
leaders take their places. The futter-
ing pennants or streaming guidons, ten
to each regiment mark the left of the
companies. On the opposite slope Of
the same plain are 5000 hostile horse
men clad in different uniforms ready to
meet these in countercharge. Under
those 10000 horses are their hoofs, iron
shod and pidless, beneath whose furi-
GUS tread the plain Is soon to culver.
Again on each slope of the open field
the bugles sound. Ten thousand sabers
leap from scabbards and glisten in the
sun. The trained horses chafe their re
straining bits, and as the bugle notes
sound the charge their nostrils dilate
and their tanks swell in sympathetic
impulse with the dashing riders. For
wardr' shouts the commander. Down
the lines and through the columns In
quick succession ring the echoing COM
mands, Forward, forwardr' As this
order thrills through eager ears sabers
fash and spurs are planted In palpitat-
Ing flanks. The madly flying horses
thunder across the trembling field, fill
ing the air with clouds of dust and
whizzing pebbles. Their iron trimmed
hoofs In remorseless tread crush the
stones to powder and crash through the
flesh and bones of hapless riders who
chance to fall. AS front against front
these furious riders plunge, their sweep
ing sabers slashing edge against edge,
cutting a way through opposing ranks,
gashing faces, breaking arms and split
ting heads, it Is a scene of widest war,
a whirling tempest of battle, short
lived. but terrible-General John B.
Gordon in Scribner's.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
King snake and water Moce,.in

King Snake and Water Mocc1sin.
1.-TWO years ago." says a writer in
the Scientific American, at was my
good fortune to witness a combat be-
tween king snake and a water moe
casin. 1 was attracted to the scene
by negro laborer. When l reached
the spot l found the snakes coiled to-
gether in pool of water, the king
snake gripping his enemy with the tip
of his tail just back of the head. 1t
was clearly his intention to drown the
moccasin. For the purpose of taking
photograph l lifted the two strug-
Cling, writhing serpents to rock. Just
before l took my photograph the king
snake pulled the moccasin's head in
the exact position he wished and quick
ly stretched his jaws over it. Thought
lessly enough, 1 put the snakes back
into the water, thinking that the king
snake would also drown. Very soon,
however, he left the pool, stretched his
victim straight out before him and
leisurely began to swallow him. In
my efforts to take another photograph
he was frightened away. Both snakes
were nearly the same size, being about
+hree and . half feet in length"
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
A Famous Bell,

One of the biggest bells in the world
Is in Cologne cathedral and is known
as the "Gloriosa." 1t was cast from
twenty-five French cannon captured in
the Franco-P Prussian war and was pre-
sented to the cathedral by the kaiser.
scriptions. One, in Latin, expresses the
emperors gratitude for the divine mer-
cy in granting him victory. The other,
In German, declares: Il am the emper-
or's bell, and 1 proclaim his glory.
fill sacred post, and 1 pray heaven to
grant peace and prosperity to the Ger
man empire"
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
LIFE BY THE CCoCR.
Doing Things on Time May Be Car
rted to Dangerous Extremes.


rfed to Dangerous Extremes
An eminent physician at a recent
gathering of his profession directed
notice afresh to the daily tension under
which most Americans do their work
We rise on time, he remarked, in the
morning, whether by an alarm clock,
by the call of servant or by habit, eat
breakfast and read the paper on time.
clock in every room and a watch fire.
quently in our hand. We then, on time,
meet office and outside enga agements
always preconsidering the amount Ct
time that will be required and timing
the next engagement accordingly. Of
ten we subdivide this time and note by
our watches exactly how long we can
discuss a subject
Doubtless punctuality is a virtue.
Doubtless also the practice of doing
things exactly on time has won for US
as people large measure Of indus
trial success. But, carried to an ex-
treme, as it often Is, 1t is wearing to
the individual. The people whose
nerves break down from exhaustion
incident to overwork are often not so
much the victims Of overwork as the
habit of compressing every bit of work
within prearranged limits Of time. Let
any one try the experiment of doing a
given piece Of work steadily and with
application, but without noticing by
his watch or clock how much time he is
consuming, and he will be amazed to
fnd how much easier 1t will go than
when he is timing himself and schem-
ing to bring the prescribed task within
a fixed number of minutes.
We know great deal more about
sanitary matters than our fathers and
grandfathers knew. We have hunted
down microbes. We have concocted
serums. Diseases which were once re-
garded as visitations of Providence we
now know to be preventable, and we
take suitable means Of preventing
them. All these discoveries and new
remedies ought to diminish the death
rate and to promote longevity. They
have not done so, as a matter of fact.
Perhaps they might do so If they had a
fair chance. The trouble Is that along
with these devices for lengthening life
we are adopting practices which tend
to shorten it. One of the most wear
ing of these is the habit of bringing all
details of our work within exact time
limits.-Boston Transcript.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
HAPPY HITS.

Don't open set of account books
when you do kindness for anybody
Advantages always look larger than
disadvantages, even when the scales
are balanced.
Don't marry money. You can spend
the money, but you can't spend the
trouble you may get with 1t.
Somehow when a brother and sister
quarrel it comes nearer to what q man
and wife say than any other thing.
Occasionally you know a man you
can't help admiring, but who is such
fool that you want to beat him to
death.
Somehow a scrambled egg reminds
us Of failure. The cook didn't get the
egg out whole, so she scrambled it.
Some people make scrambled eggs of
half they do.
When a mans folks are away and
he goes to a restaurant to eat it seems
pretty tough to pay 35 cents for a meal.
At home he doesn't realize that he is
paying anything.-Atchison Globe.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
when beautiful woman smiles some

When beautiful woman smiles some
pocketbook is weeplng-Schoolmaster.
A Fling at Tennyson.
In the New Letters and Memorials
of Jane Welsh Carlyle" is a letter to
her husband in which occurs the fol-
lowing amusing little fling at Tenny-
son:
did you know that Alfred Tennyson
is to have pension of f2oO year, aft
er all? Peel has stated his intention of
recommending him to her gracious maj
esty, and that is considered final-'A
chacun scion ga capaciteP Lady Har-
riet told me he wanted to marry; must
have woman to live beside; would
prefer a lady, but cannot afford one,
and 30 must marry a maidservant.
Mrs Henry Taylor said she was about
to write to him in behalf of their house
maid. who was quite superior charac-
ter in her way"
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
rhe Revo1utton In a ND,,heu

The following contribution to historic
literature on the American Revolution
was made by little lady to short sto-
ry competition in Philadelphia news
paper. The writer, a schoolgirl of ten
years, epitomizes the whole Valley
Forge experience in the following terse
sentences:
There was a Revolutionary war. The
British revolutioned Philadelphia. So
Mr.. Washington took lot of soldiers
to Valley Forge. Mr.. Washington
haden't eny thing for the soldiers to
eat, so they had to go barefoot. Mr..
Washington felt very bad, so he asked
Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Frank
lin felt bad, to, so he asked the king of
France. The king of France sent lot
Of soldiers, so we licked the British"
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
The Parsons Idea.

"Parson," said the colored brother
don't you think dat by dis time de
place what Satan live at orter be chock
full?"
''Well," replied the parson, "'cordin
ter all human calkerlations hit orter
be. but you kin depen' on one thing"
"En what's dat?'
Satan amt gwine let 'em fool him
in de real estate business en- gobble up
de outlyin' coal lan's whilst dey's one
sinner lef' in de worrp'-Atlanta Con-
Btitution.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
TAXES, INTEREST AND COSTS
Total amount due .

IotaI amount due ............ 500 81
No bids will be received or accepted for said
property for less than the amount of all the
taxes levied upon said property and all intsr-
est, costs, penalties and expenses up to the
date OF this sale, together with all subsequent
taxes that may have been levied upon said
property up to the date of the issuance to the
State of the deed referred to in said ControII-
er's authorization, with all interest, costs, pen
altles and other charges thereto added to such
subsequent taxes.
Given under my hand at Jackson, in the
County of Amador, State Of California the Isl
day of September 1908.
T. K. NORMAN,
Tax Collector of the County of Amador, State
of California. 9-1-4t
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
Rival. In Misfortune.

People are very often proud of the
properties to which they are heirs. but
surely few landed estates are so vaunt-
ed, few castles are so boasted about.
as are the ills to which the flesh is
heir. Human nature fairly revels in
its misfortunes, and this revelry leads
to rivalry and to many complications
None is so proud. none is so jealous,
as your travelling invalid. = London
Queen.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
A Water Moccasfn.

81 never could understand" began
the cheerful idiot. who had just been
listening to a dissertation on poisonous
snakes.
Never could understand what| put
in the rubberneck.
ri never could fully understand why
a rubber shoe wasn't entitled to be
called a water moccasin. Baltimore
American.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04

SAFE DEPOSIT deposit boxes can H
rented from the Bank of Amador County at th
small expense of 35 cents month, thereby 81
curing you against any possible loss from fl
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunit
of protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronize a home institl
tion. Send money away through the Bank (
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent an
upward over postoffice or express Money ser
to all parts of the United States and also a
parts OF the world. We have the latest quot
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything |
deposit money in the Bank of Amador Count,
They receive deposits from IS up. Commend
the new year by opening up bank account.
man or woman with bank account has
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die it can't be found and you are Lii
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
ReciprOcity,

Sure" said Patrick, rubbing his
head with delight at the prospect of a
present, II always name to do me
duty"
'T believe you," replied his employer,
"and therefore shall make you pres
ent of all you have stolen from me dur
ing the year."
Thank yer honor" replied Pat, "and
may all your friends and acquaint-
ances trate you as literally. London
Telegraph.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
A Good Reason.

Mrs. Greene-What do you have an
alarm clock in your chamber for if you
don't have the alarm wound up?
Mrs. Gray-If you could have heard
the awful things my husband said
when the alarm went off, you wouldn't
ask me-Boston Transcript.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
eeMy Sons," "

said a great business man, care nj
partners and they need all tt
strength and courage l can gil
them" and he forthwith paid for
$1,000, 900 policy in The Mutu
Life Insurance Company of Nd
York. Not without the most car
full investigation, however, exten|
ing over six months. He was col
vinced by just such facts as led Il
President of a National Bank
New York to make the curious an
shrewd provision in his will, whid
is contained in ga Bankers Will
Write for it and also for I'll
account of the 81, 900, 900 polio
"The Largest Annual Premiums
This Company ranks
Fi,5t-In Assets
Firyt-In Amount Paid Policy-helde
FiySf-In Age.
The MUTUAL LIFE INsURANd
COMPANY OF New York,
RICHARD A. MccuRDY. President.
stanly Forbes, Manager - San Franei
California. je1
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04

A person who cannot argue is like a
person who cannot chew. He swallows
the facts of life unprepared for diges-
tion.-Philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
.e Dictionary Habit.

Friend What queer language your
husband uses! He pronounces every
word half dozen different ways.
Wife-Yes, he has half dozen diff
ferent dictionaries
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04

WHEREAS, on the lst day of September
w 1908, there was received by me and fled
in my 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:
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04

Deliberate with caution, but act with
decision; yield with graciousness or op
pose with firmness.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
NOTICE OF SALE.

tion 1887 of the Political Code
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04

Once of the Tax Collector of the Countyl
of Amador. State of California. (
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04

Every mans task is his life preserver.
Emerson.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
Unwelcome Advice

UnweIcome Advice.
Fortune Teller Ito gayly dressed girD
Your husband will be poor man
unless
Maiden (eagerly-Unless what7
you dress more economically after
marriage than you do now."-London
Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spsgnol John Strohr
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of Jackson
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
Do as They Please.

DO as They Please.
Dick Those folks next door have an
iwful good time.
Dora-How?
Dick-Oh, they don't have to go any
where. and they don't entertain.-Ex-
.hange.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04
DICHARD WEBB
United States Commissioner
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBON

This old reliable and
themost successful spe-
cialist in San Francis
CO ostillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases,such as Ghon-
orrhea, elect, Structure,
Syphilis in allits forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De bility. Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
LOSS of Manhood the
Amador ledger., 1903-09-04

consequence of self abuse and excess produc
nance dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
head. ringing in the ears, loss OF confidence,
dihdence in approaching strangers, palpitation
loss Of memory, pimples on the face, coughs,
consumption, etc.
DR.. GIBBON has prscticed in San Francisco
over 40 years, and those troubled should not
fail to consult him and receive the benefit of
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures guar
snteed. Persons cured at home. Charges reas-
enable. Call or write.
DR.. J. F. GIBBoN, $50 Kesrney street, San
Francisco Cal.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-10-26

horticulture. animal industry. printing
49, .'iectianlcai work and for the girls
.vrh;s 80, @o,ciicc, heeuIe work, etc.
q" % ioi traihlhs, and out Of it the pupils
Sai., aiter some experience, nearly or
quite earn pay FOR their necessary school
expenses. as board ana tuition,
nope this school will be opened soon.
am planning for it with one of the best
educators in Georgia to take hold of the
actual work. a man of wide experience.
miiieiy educated and trained along the
nnes suggested, active and energetic and
think Just the man for the head of it.
ne mas lived and taught in east Tennes-
see and north Georgia FOR 4 number of
years and fully understands the people
ana the pecuiar conditions and environ
ments under which We must build up this
work
4 have no fault 10 find with MIR. Car
negie's great gift OF 5000 600 TO a negro
school But with a small fraction of
such 4 sum, Infinitely better results for
our state and for humanity. as l see it,
could be worked out in sucn school as
We are developing"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-10-26
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

contempt. The higher education,' in
fact, encounters its greatest obstacle in
the shortcomings Of the lower schools.
The cause of this decrease Of efficiency
n the schools that give the average boy
all the education he ever gets IS to be
found, 1t is believed in the multiplicity
of subjects taught at the ditcatlon Of
faddists, interested publishers ana lsnor-
ant school authorities The latter are
perpetualy adding to the curriculum
some new science or accomplishment.
thus laying new burdens on the back OF
he harassed teacher. In almost every
grade the boy also suffers. being forced
20 cram a far greater variety OF subjects
than " studied by the boy of the same
age who is being educated in an eX-
pensivc private school. Both teacher md
pupil have more than they can 90 The
former is unable to give mis- individual
attention to each of his many pupils. and
the latter lack the mental capacity 10
absorb the multifariOus sciences. al is and
crafts presented to their undeveloped FAC
u!tics. The system is at fault. The
boys get no thorough grounding IN es
sentials, but are hurled on from Grade
10 grade, digesting such scraps OF knowl-
edge as they can The remedy IS 10
sweep away the ruck OF clog es which
prevent Il thorough training and recur
With constant emphasis 10 the three Rs.
Reading. writing and arithmetic. taught
with old-fashioned attention tn spelling.
would satisfy the educational require
ments of the great majority of boys
vastly better than the present chaotic
curricula. A way must he provided for
bright boys who want more, hut the
needs Of the average boy who goes into
business" should be the first concern OF
our school authorities. AS things go.
education for the latter is 4 mockery.
well-tlied maxim. not many things. bat
much. "