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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-22

Winnipeg. Man, April 22.-The grand
trek Of the Barr colonists commenced
from Saskatoon yesterday. Twenty-Five
transports left at 4 O'Clock. A large
party win leave today, probably 40
wagon loads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-22

London, April 22.-The reports in
culation in Havana that Mr. Car
the British minister to Cuba, vii
withdrawn because of Cuba s pre-
entail treatment of imports from
United States are declared at the
eign office here to be quite unfoun
Mr.. Garden is merely coming home
vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-22

New York. April 22.-The Pressed
Steel Car company has declared the
regular quarterly dividend of per cent
on the common stock and the second
quarterly installment of IL of 1 per
cent of the extra dividend of 1 per cent
recently authorized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-22

Detroit. Mich April 22-Karl Schu-
lenberg. the well known manufactured
of billiard tables. died here today Of
congestion of the lungs, aged 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-22

London, April 22-At the Epson
spring meeting today the City and
Suburban handicap was won by Bran
billa. VaIenza was second and over
Norton third. Fifteen horses ran.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-22

New York, April 22.-The Northern
Securities company has declared the
regular quarterly dividend of Us per
cent payable on May 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-22

New York. April 22--Hearing on the
complaints of William r. Hearst
against the Pennsylvania and other
railroads was continued today before
the interstate commerce commission.
Counsel for the complainant continued
his argument.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
Australians, Big Appetite.

Perhaps the most astonishing statis-
tics in Mr.. Coughlan's book, "Seven
Colonies of Australasia" are those that
describe what the average Australian
eats and drinks. Apparently he has
the best appetite, if not the best diges-
ton, of any human being on the planet
He eats every year 264 pounds of meat,
which works out an average of two
sheep and one-fifth of a bullock for ev-
cry man, woman and baby in Australia
sia. He eats more than twice as much
meat as the average Englishman, three
times as much as the average French
man and four times as much as the av-
erage German or Swiss. He eats, in
addition, about 875 pounds of wheat,
225 pounds of potatoes and almost 100
pounds of sugar. If he is a Tasma-
nian, he eats a quarter of ton of po-
tatoes in year, quite surprising feat.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
Marriage by Capture.

Marriage by capture is a very old
and very widely spread custom. II
prevails among the Hindoos, the Kal-
mucks and Circassians and the primi-
tive races of Australia, New Zealand
and America, but instead of abduction
being considered an outrage by these
half civilized peoples 1t is looked upon
as preliminary marriage rite, and, as
general rule, the coy damsel is by nc
means averse to the mild violence.
Abduction became so common in Eng
land in the reigns of the Tudor princes
that statute was passed on the sub
ject, and this was followed by an act
Of Elizabeth which took away the ben
eft of clergy from the offender, and it
was not till so late as the reign of
George ". that the crime ceased to be
a capital offense and punishable with
death.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
A Stubborn Husband.

A most interesting phenomenon is
the stubborn husband. He is not bad
man. He is contrary, and he has to be
managed. He is usually married to a
clever little woman, who is constantly
devising schemes to accomplish the
things which make their joint lives a
success.
He has no suspicion of this. If he
had, he would be so mad he could un-
doubtedly eat her. So all through life
she goes on swinging a turnip ahead
of his nose to make him go the same as
though he were balky mule. She is
CHEEKY little body, and she grows
plump with every year, and she does
her smiling behind the door or she
chuckles in her sleeve when he Is not
by. The stubborn husband is as inter
esting as bug.-London Standard.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
The Mind During sIeep.

During Sleep" says an authority on
mental subjects, "the workings of the
mind are under no control, and yet II
seems to have wonderful faculty of
building up and arranging scenes and
incidents. I remember once having a
vivid dream of going into a house the
furniture and inmates Of which be-
longed to the middle ages. So clear
was the dream that I had no difficulty
in recalling 1t, and then as went over
each detail of dress, armor, jewelry, Or
naments and other objects seen in my
vision realized that everything had
beheld was historically accurate-t
is to say, that probably in a fraction Of
second my mind had conjured up a
scene to construct which, with the
same faithfulness to detail, while
awake would have taken me several
hours"
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
HOW to Sell Goods.

"'You must know how to talk with a
customer so that she will buy is one
Of the things the buyer says over and
over again in his lectures down in the
basement. Even when the girl is be-
hind the counter at work the buyer
will often step up and give her hint
For instance, he will give a new name
to an old piece of goods. There is ev-
erything in a name. He came up to
me one day and said, Call that line of
goods the Marlborough and it was not
long before had sold the entire stock.
The sweller a name is the better, of
course. Cumberland pins will sell much
better than plain pins even if they are
the same thing. French names are
much in vogue, too, and they are some
times coined. Names taken from swell
sports are also very good sellers. An
other thing, of course, which helps
girl sell the goods is genuine knowl-
edge Of them" m."-Leslie's Monthly.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
Language.

Language is the subtlest instrument
ever played on by man. It's variations
are illimitable-that is, they are limit
ed only by the powers of the human
mind and soul in all possible situations.
The power of words or speech exceeds
that of music because language is more
than music and even includes music.
Language in the hands of a master is
pregnant with every meaning.
A nations language is at once an ex-
preston and mold of its character,
rejecting from century to century the
development of its civilization and its
advance In intellectual and moral cul-
ture, in learning and refinement The
flexible Greek tongue was the product
and the instrument of the subtle Greek
intellect. The distinctive qualities of
the classic speech Of the Roman de-
clare the dignity and the virile energy
which were inseparable from the old
Roman.-Portland Oregonian.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
How Roman. Took Their Food.

The Romans reclined at their BAN
quets on couches, all supporting them
selves on one elbow and eating with
their fingers from dishes placed in the
center Of the table. Each was supplied
with napkin, and knives were used
though it does not appear that every
one was supplied with one. Nothing,
it would seem, could be more fatiguing
than to partake Of repast in such an
awkward posture or less conducive to
neatness, it being almost impossible to
keep the hands clean even with water
supplied by the slaves or to prevent the
food and wine from falling on the
clothing and the draperies of the couch.
This manner of eating disappeared
during the dark ages so far as the
couch was concerned, but the peculiar
ity of taking the food with fingers from
common dish continued afterward
for more than 1000 years.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
Buddhist Prayer Wheels.

In the sacred city of Ourga, the head
quarters of Mongolian Buddhism, are
numerous prayer Wheels inscribed
with prayers and dedications to Bud
dha, and the more they are turned the
more religious they make you Many
of the more devout persons turn small
er wheels held in the left hand while
manipulating the large one with the
right hand. Curious bits of rags fly
ing above the palisades of the inclo
sures of the town are prayer flags"
No Mongolian house is without them
the more the better-for each one is
supposed to convey a prayer to Bud
dha
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
A FISH OUT OF WATER
The Unfortunate Frolic That Causet
Its Unffmely Death

The Unfortunate Frolic That Caused
Its Unfimely Death.
A German scientist-he could only
have been a German-once conceived,
we are told, plan to train a fish to
live out of water. He placed a thirty
ing little carp in small tank and with
Infinite patience and great exactness
removed from the tank one spoonful
of water every day, at the same time
increasing gradually the amount of
oxygen in the water. In time the wa
ter barely covered the carp, and still 1t
thrived. The quantity Of water con-
tinued to diminish, and, by slowly
adapting its method Of breathing to
the new conditions, the fish began to
breathe air and indeed became quite
terrestrial in its habits before the tank
was entirely dry. The scientist had
grown to love the carp. He fed it from
his own hand, and now that 1t was liv-
Ing in the same element with himself
he took 1t from the tank and left 1t as
free to follow its own devices as was
the family cat. The little fish also
loved its master. 1t followed him about
from place to place, Topping along aft
er him, stopping only occasionally to
leap for passing fly. One day the
scientist was crossing bridge. The
carp. as usual, was at his heels, enjoy
ing the pleasant air of the countryside
and uttering from time to time little
sound expressive Of delight and con-
tentment About the middle Of the
bridge fat househy was summing It.
self on the rail. The carp spied the
fly and jumped for 1t, but miscalculat-
ing the distance went over the rail into
the river-and was drowned. = Great
Round World.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
What the White House Is.

To the American people the White
House represents the personality of the
president of the United States. To the
politician the magic words may stand
for the goal of an ambition too often
associated with the deepest and most
poignant disappointment, while to the
historian the name may typify deci-
sions that have marked epochs in the
affairs Of nations. In the mind of the
people, however, the official character
Of the building has always been subor-
dinate to its domestic uses. Popularity
speaking, the White House is the place
not where the president works, but
where he entertains.- Moore in
Century.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
A Rare Old Book.

The second book printed in the Eng
lish language was "The Game and
Playe of the Chess" which the title
page says was "Fynyshid the last day
of Marche, the yer of our lord god a
thousande foure hondred and LXXIIj."
Only twelve copies of the work are
now known to exist. In 1913 an Eng
lishInan of the name of Alchorne sold
his copy for sum equal to $270 in
United States currency. Fifty-six years
later, in 1869, the same volume ian i'm
perfect copy was sold for $3.50. The
British museum has refused an offer of
$4,000 for its copy, which is imper-
feet to the extent of having seven
leaves missing.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
{ Concluded From Page Two

IaXeS ~ COSIS
Sutter Creek being lots 20 and % in
block p, and personal property ... 10
Finn, Ray--A tract of land being the
northwest quarter of section %
township range IL, 100 acres 80. II 45
Hodge, VIM Alex--A house on Lincoln
mining ground in Sutter Creek 80. 817
Hodges Geo = A house and lot near
Frakes place in Sutter Creek, and
personal property Observation-Disclosures. "a
Heyden, Mrs Julia, estate OLA house
and lot in Sutter Creek being lot
l3, block NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 06
Holland, PA lot in Sutter Creek near
Frakes place ...........- .......... 81
Lubitich, S-A house and lot in ANA
dor City being lot 20 block 8, and
personal property ......... 81
Morgan, Mrs c E B-A house and lot in
Sutter Creek being lot 8 block 81,
and personal property .............. II rs
Marden, A S--A tract of land being the
north half of southeast quarter of
section 10 township range II, so
acres, and the northeast quarter
of southwest quarter of section Is
township range II, 40 acres, and
the southwest quarter of northeast
quarter of section 15 townshp7
range H. 40 acres ........... ....... 12 55
Nichols, Mrs S A house and lot IN
Amador City being lot block 3,
and personal property ............. IA
O'Neil & Thomas-Real estate in Anna
dor City being one-half interest
IN lot ~ block k3..................... 3. 30
Perano, Jno estate OLA house and lot
in Sutter Creek being lot S% block
II and a house and lot in Sutter
Creek being part Of lot block II
and saloon and lot in Sutter
Creek being part of lot block IL,
and personal property. .............. SO
Gercich. Geo-IntereSt created by mort
gage executed by w L Rose and
wife on lot block 5, realty in Sut-
lOI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Oh
Raghusina, D-A house and lot in Anna
dor City being lot 81 block ....... IS
Reeves, Frank-A house and lot in
Amador City being in block 1, and
personal property y.................. 604
Smith, CA house and lot in Sutter
Creek being lot block 4, and per-
sonal property OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 274
Stusal, Mrs H-A house and lot in SUIT
ter Creek being lot Q block A. and
personal property. 437
Thomas, Mrs Geo - Lots in Amador
City being lots % and 23I .. 157
Templeton, Mrs E E-A house and lot
in Sutter Creek being lot block Q,
and personal property ....-....... 554
Western Gold Mining Goa tract of land
being fraction of section township
O. range IL, 140 acres, and the west
half OF southwest quarter of Sec
tion 4, township range H. so
acres. and the Maximillian mine,
being in section 5, township6 range
ii, and personal property. ......... 125 80
Wabash Mining Co-The Wabash mine
being the northeast quarter of
northwest quarter of section 6
township range IL ................ 927
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
Don't knou Too Mnoh

There is nothing else a man so much
needs as the ability to make up mis-
mind" Men who have crowded their
minds have a great difficulty in "mak-
ing them up" and indecision is the IA
tai consequence. He who knows a lit
tie and knows how to apply 1t is more
fortunate than those with a superior
culture which paralyzes their action
Boston Globe
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
Notice for Publication of Time Ap-
pointed for Probate of Will.

In the Superior Court of the County of Amador.
State of California.
In the matter of the estate of Frank Hoffman,
deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. THAT
~ Saturday, the Goth day of June A ID. 1908
at iO o'clock a. M, of that day, and the Court,
0om-Probate-of said Court, at the Court
House, in the county of Amador, State of Cali
1orn1a, have been appointed as the time and
place for proving the will Of said Frank Hoff-
man, M deceased, and for hearing the application
of Ernest Fisher and Christina Rickert for the
issuance to them of letters testamentary
G. L. CULBERT, Clerk
w. j. MCGEE, Attorney for petitioner.
Dated jackson, June 5th, 1903 ie5-3ts
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
Not the Same.

TITS merciful dispensation of Prov
idence that makes consumptives al
ways hopeful. It's just heavens mercy
that keeps them from realizing how
bad they are"
"Huhl And what is it that keeps
some singers from realizing how bad
they are? Would you call that heav-
ems mercyT Catholic Standard and
Times
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
Notice to Creditors.
ESTATE OF JAMES NICHOLS, DECEASED

EsIAFE Ut JAMES NIUHULLS, DECEASED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY. GIVEN BY THE
IN undersigned, executor of the last will
and testament of James Nichols, de-
ceased, to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after the first
publication of this notice to the said ex-
ecutor, at the law office of j. w. Caldwell,
Court street, jackson, Amador County, Cali
forn1a, the same being the place for the
transaction of the business of said estate in
said county of Amador.
Dated June 3D. 1903.
J. B. BASTIAN,
Executor of the last will and testament of
James Nichols, deceased
j. w. Caldwell, attorney for said executor.
jne55t
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
A Mistake Somewhere.

'1s it true, Miss Gertie," he said,
that there are just two things wo-
man will jump at-a conclusion and a
mouse?'
NO" she answered; ''there is a third.
Mr.. Philip"
After thinking the matter over a few
moments he tremblingly made her an
offer, but she didn't jump at it, He
was not the right man.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
The Obserxnnt Youth

The pompous new resident had been
having set-to with the smart boy of
the neighborhood. This was the young
ster's parting shot:
cav, you don't need t. think you're
no whole legislacher jist becoz every
body's aPays presentin' bills to your
Baltimore American.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
The Nurse.

The London Hospital complains that
the word nurse" means too many diff
ferent things, from the board school
girl Of fourteen, who gets 2 shillings
week for minding the baby, to the
highly skilled nurse who follows the
army doctor to the very battlefield
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
No Cause For Alarm.

Insurance Agent-Now that you have
q wife, don't you think you ought to
take out life policy?
New Wed-Oh, L guess noti l don't
think she is going to prove dangerous
Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
Marvellous Memories,

Among men noted for wonderful
memories were Milton, who was said
to be able to repeat Homer; Professor
Lawson, who boasted that he could re-
peat the whole of the Bible, except a
few verses; Lord Macaulay, who made
the same boast about Pilgrims Prog
ress" and Paradise LOST" DR.. Lerden,
a friend of Sir Walter Scott, who could
repeat an act Of parliament on hearing
it read but once, and London report
er, who took no notes, but could write
out an unexpected debate verbatim.
Henry Clay could not memorize a sin
gle stanza of poem, but never forgot
a name. face or an argument.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
His Worst Exnerience.

"Hez you ever been kicked by a
mule?"
mo, thank de Lawd, 1 never hez ex-
perienced nuthin' wuss dan house fall
t"' on mew-Atlanta Constitution.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19

Mosquitoes are so numerous near the
coast Of Borneo that the streams of
that region are in SUMMER often up-
naYigahle,
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of 35 cents a month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this onnortnnitU n
of protecting your valuables
SAVE rMONEY-PatroniZe a home institu
tion. Send money away through the Ranl. Of
Amador county; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postoffce or express. Money sent
10 al parts OF the United States and also ali
parts of the world. We have the latest nuota-
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
aeposlt money in the Bank of Amador County.
They receive deposits from IS up Commence
the new year by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with bank account has a
hnanclaI standing. Don't bury your money:
when you die 1t can't be found and you are liza,
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19

Steel rusts seven times as rapidly as
iron.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
TOWNSHIP FIVE.
Taxes & Costs

Burke, IA lot in Plymouth being
lo6 Z, DloCk To-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l 0;
Bulawsky, Jno--A house and lot in
Drytown being lot 3, block 6,
and house and lot in Drytown
being lot ., block Commandments. So
Bluejay and Klondike Mining Co
Bluejay quartz mine in section
IA, township Z, range 10, and the
klond1ke quartz mine in section
Ia, township Z, range 10 ....... s.
Belluomini, A-Interest created by
mortgage executed by John Bell
uomini and others on a parcel of
land described as follows: Com
mencing at northeast corner Of
Catholic cemetery on road be-
tween Drytown and Seaton
mine; thence east along said
road 80 feet; thence east DO feet
10 northeast corner of lot; thence
south 3S5 feet to southeast cor
ner of lot; thence west 5S3 feet
TO said cemetery and northwest
corner of lot; thence north 5S
feet to point of beginning (about
3 acres) Original and present
value OF mortgage $1,000; dated
The Sth day of November A d
lJuO- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 Is
Bryson & Levaggi-A lot in Plymouth
being lot II, block u........... N
Clark w GA tract of land being the
northeast quarter of northwest
quarter of section 81, township
7, range 10, and the fraction of
northwest quarter of northwest
quarter of section 2l, township 7,
range 10, and the fraction OF
southeast quarter of southwest
quarter of section q, township Z
range 10, and the northwest
quarter of northeast quarter of
section q, township 7, range 10,
and the southeast quarter of
southwest quarter and south
west quarter of southeast quar-
ter of section l6, township 7,
range 10, 230 acres: and a house
and lot in Drytown being lot TO-
block l, and lot in Drytown be-
ing lot 8, block 2, and lot in
Drytown being lot 4, block g. and
lot in Drytown being lot 5,
block s, and a lot in Drytown be-
ing lot g. block s, and personal
property Observation-Disclosures. II az
s estate OLA tract of land
being the west half of southwest
quarter of section 36, township s,
range 8, and the southwest quar-
ter of southwest quarter of Sec
tion 36, township s, range 8, 100
acres. ....-..................... Is 81
Jno-A parcel of land being
the fraction OF northwest quarter
of southwest quarter of section
.- %, township, range 10, l21a ac-
res, and personal property -. 50
MiAing Co-The Centen-
NAL quartz mine described as
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
Taxes & Costs
quarter of section IA township

Taxes & Costs
quarter of section II township
- range 10. 160 acres. Is O6
swain, VA tract Of land being the
northwest quarter of northeast
quarter of section 81 township
range 10, 40 acres -. ......... 96
Scoble and Others--A quartz mine To-
cation in section % township
range TO- 20 acres .................. So
Ihomas, VIVA house and lot in Ply
mouth lot block % ............. 26S|
Wentworth. & Goa tract of land
being the northwest quarter of
northeast quarter and northeast
quarter OF northwest quarter of
section 2S township range 9,
ou acreS..... Observation-Disclosures. 9T
Zibilich, Jno--A house and lot in Ply
mouth being lot block 25 and a
lou in Plymouth being lot
Dlock %, and lot in Plymouth
Delng lot block %, and personal
PiOperty. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3 80
Zenith Mining Co-The Zenith quartz
mine in Plymouth mining dis.
trlct IN section township
range 10, 20 acres, and ten stamp
mill and hoist on same. .......... 81 SO
Allison, Jas A-Interest created by
mortgage executed by Plum
mer on all interest in the Allison
mine in Plymouth mining dis
trlct Original and present
value OF security S475, to run
years ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 81
Allison, Jas A--Interest created by
mortgage executed by E D Long
on all interest in the Allison
mine in Plymouth mining dis
trict Original and present
value OF security Sl8335; dated
2lst day OF April 1897, to run
5years. .,...........'......... 449
Withrow, w S-A parcel of land being
the fractional part of southwest
quarter Of northwest quarter of
section township range 10, 20
acres ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2 68
7. K. NORMAN,
Tax Collector of Amador Co..
State of California.
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso G1nocchio, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm,
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of Jackson
Amador ledger., 1903-06-19
CoIonist Rates
TO
CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Every Day February / 5 to June 30

The cost of a ticket can be deposited at once
with any Southern Pacific Agent in California
and the ticket will be furnished to the passen-
ger in the East, while these low rates are in
effect.
Illustrated California literature mailed free
to any address.
E. o. MCCORMICK, T. n. GOODMAN.
PASS. TRAFFIC MGR. GEN. PASS ACT
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.