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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-04-03

When a hat, a good dress, or other
garment is little faded and old in
fashion it need not be thrown away.
Color it with DIAMOND DYES.
Va have a special department Of advice, and will
answer free any questions about dyeing. Send
sample Of goods when possible.
Direction book and As dyed samples free.
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-04-03

ing Of the crop to the best aefvant-
age. Each association has man who
secs to the selling Of all Of the
berries raised b the members of the
association.
The most of the berries which are
marketed in Sioux City come from
southern Missouri and northern
Arkansas. Tennessee supplies a
great many stra berries. In fact,
they are raised quite generally over
the entire south. The strawberry is
easily the most popular berry OK
tant, and the growers are always
assured of good demand for them.
Sioux City Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-04-03

j. K. DARBY,
H. onee more before tho. public A.
aa,auoti0oeer. Will cry all kinds of
sales aud guarantee. Will have
Aotes~ eashed as cheap ii not cheaper
than sHyone else~. See. him before
securing your al2etionse1 for to<ms
Ind aetes.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
A Famou, new york n,nk

Early last century a charter was
granted company to set up a chemical
works in New York, and in considera-
ton of the boon these works would bs
a clause was added granting banking
privileges. The astute men at the head
of the concern saw possibilities of de-
velopment on banking lines not ap-
parent in the manufacture of chemicals
and decided to make the business a
banking one. To retain the privilege,
however, it was necessary to manufac-
ture chemicals, and so then, as today,
an admirable pretense was made of do
ing this. In the fine establishment of
the great Chemical National bank on
Broadway a little shop is apportioned
to manufacturing chemist, who pot
ters about mixing ingredients. He Is
not much troubled with business, but
now and again New York citizen will
startle visitor by taking him into this
fine bank and asking for a dimes
worth of castor oil-which is supplied.
This was the only bank which did not
suspend specie payments during the
civil war.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
A Long Dance.

William Kemp, an English comic ac-
tor who f1ourished during the last years
of Queen Elizabeth and who belonged
to the same company as Shakespeare
and created" Dogberry, danced from
London to Norwich, a distance of ia
miles. He was accompanied by a serv-
ant, an umpire and man with tabor
and pipe. Crowds hindered his start
on Feb. IL, 1900, and many met him at
every place. Several tried to dance
with him, but none could rival his pace.
The most successful were women. Al
though delayed by snowstorm, he did
1t in nine days, and on the way accept
ed challenge or two, each time COM
ing off best, except when Chelmsford
maiden of fourteen danced till he was
ready to lie down" On his return he
wrote an account of 1t, which ends
with warning to those with whom he
had made wagers that if they did not
pay up he would publish their names.
The mine Daies' Wonder" as the title
runs, is merry, readable pamphlet.
Among other curious information. in 1t
is the statement that the customary
way to deal with pickpockets at the
theater in those days was to tie them
to a post
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Military Geese

Even the geese in Germany march
with military precision, which may be
the reason why the famous drill style
of the German infantry is called the
goose step" A writer In Travel thus
describes the great goose armies which
are so interesting to the health seekers
at Bad-Nauheim:
at is worth while to go to Ober-
Moerlen at o'clock in the afternoon to
see these geese returning home from
the fields. The village is white with
them; hundreds and thousands, regi-
ments and brigades of geese marching
along with military precision. AS they
near home they separate of their own
accord; sixteen to the right, twelve to
the left detachment up lane, and so
on-all quacking loudly, but bearing
themselves with that keen sense of or
der and discipline which distinguishes
the vaterland"
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Women. strength In Tears.

The weakest woman in all the world
is armed with one weapon against
which mans pride and strength are
powerless. Her tears will win when
everything else has failed. A woman's
tears move her own tender sex as well
as the sterner masculine brutes. Old
and young yield to their potential
spell, and when the woman happens to
be pretty there is no telling what will
follow when her bright eyes grow
misty with these messengers from a
wounded heart. 1t is folly to attempt
to stand out against woman's tears.
They have caused revolutions. They
have made and unmade many a great
cause. They can be met in only one
way = unconditional surrender.-Ex-
change.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
WHY Corn Pons.

Finally a scientific sharp comes to
our rescue and in science explains the
phenomenon of the popping of pop
corn in an extremely lucid and interest
ing manner. The learned gentleman
says:
"The starch polygons are of such ma
ture and construction as to facilitate
expansion and render it explosive in
character. There is a fracture of a
particle along its two radii, the endo-
sperm swelling very considerably, the
peripheral portions cohering with the
hull, but the fractured quarters turn
ing back to meet below the embryo"
And there you are. Deliciously sim
pie, isn't it?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
ROMANCE IN VARIED GUlsE.

Definition of the Word Is Susceptible
of Wide liberalization.
What is romance? Even the COLO
quial use of the term is varied. When
we say you are romancing' or call
anything romantic as distinguished
from what is real or what is true we
mean one thing, but quite another
when we apply the term romantic to
natural scenery. And in this applica-
ton we must distinguish between the
effect upon us of that which we call
romantic because of human associa-
tions with certain sights or sounds and
that wildness of nature which we call
romantic because of its absolute dis
sociation from anything human.
Keeping out of mind the use of the
word in artistic and literary criticism,
let us try to find what element of
reconcilement there is in the diversities
Of colloquial usage.
In all that is generally called ro-
mantle in the cases above mentioned
there is the common element of
strangeness. We easily revert to what
WuoI ho'O poeH the oIieludl Seuse VI
the word in its connection with those
medieval notifications of the Latin
tongue known as the romance Ian
guages. The Saxon or Celt would
have found his native tongue sufficient
for all ordinary needs, but If he
caught the Roman air in any way, by
travel or refinement of taste and habit,
he would, to meet the newly developed
need, borrow the graces of the Roman
speech-that is, he would romance
Harper's Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
No Language of Their own.

Among the peoples of the world the
Swiss are alone in having no language
they can call their own. According to
recent visitor to the little country,
about three-fourths of the people of
Switzerland speak German, while the
remainder divide four other languages
among them, mainly French and Ital-
ian, the languages varying as a rule
according to the proximity of the peo-
pie to each country whose tongue they
speak. Public documents and notices
are printed in both French and Ger
man.
In the Swiss congress, or national
parliament, the members make their
speeches either in French or German,
for nearly all the members understand
both languages. The orders of the pres
tdent are translated by an official in
terpreter and furnished to the newspa-
pers in both languages.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Rockefeller and the Buns..

In former years John D. Rockefel-
lers supervision of Standard Oil COM
pany affairs took in even the smallest
detail. On one occasion, according to
Ida M. Tarbell in McClure's, COM
menting on a monthly statement, he
called a ref1ner's attention to a dis
crepancy in regard to bungs, articles
worth about as much in refinery as
pins are in household. Last month" !"
he said to the subordinate official con-
cerned, you reported on hand Lilo
bungs. Ten thousand were sent you
at the beginning of this month. You
have used 9,527 this month. You re-
port 1,012 on hand. What has become
Of the other $50" Apparently Mr..
Rockefeller's idea was: Take care Of
the bungs and the barrels will take
care of themselves.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
EMERsoN's PROSE STYLE.
Held to Be Lacking In the Quality
of Writers Called Masters.


of Writers Called Masters.
What shall be said of Emerson's
prose? Was Matthew Arnold right
when, as an experienced critic calmly
judging the favorite author of his
youth, he denied that the Essays"
the lectures and English Traits form
ed body of prose of sufficient merit
to entitle Emerson to be ranked as a
great man Of letters? 1t seems as II
the time had come for Emersons coun-
trymen frankly to accept this verdict.
Because of deficiencies, both of style
and of romance, Emerson does not
belong to the small class of the great
masters of prose. His style, despite
the fact that Nature and many of
the essays contain pages of eloquent
prose almost equal in power and beau
ty to noble poetry, was nearly always
that of the lecturer or preacher rather
than that of the writer. He too fire.
quently lost the note of distinction and
was content If he satisfied his far from
exigent audiences. In diction, to be
sure, he was conscious and consum-
mate master, and it need scarcely be
said that few writer's have surpassed
him in the ability to compose a preg-
nant sentence. But, as is generally ad.
mitted and as is shown by his prac-
tice of piecing his notes together, he
was rarely able to evolve a paragraph,
much more a whole essay, in a mas
terly or even in q workmanlike fashion.
1t may be granted that critics have
overemphasized his lack of conference,
that there is more logical unity in his
essays than appears on first reading,
that English Traits" and the later
volumes are far from being mere
strings of "orphic sayings" but the
fact seems to remain that the prose
style of Emerson from first to last
lacks the firmness, the compass, the
precision, the f1exibility, the individ-
uality we demand of the prose writers
whom we denominate masters.-Pro-
fessor Trent in Bookman
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
GUARDIAN CRANES.
They Take the Place of Shepherd
Dogs In Venezuela.

Dogs In Venezuela.
The natives of Venezuela and ad-
Joining countries on the north side of
the river Amazon often avail them
selves of the services of a native crane
to care for their poultry and also, in
the place of collies or shepherd dogs, to
guard and herd their domestic animals.
This remarkable bird, which the In
dams call yakamik, and the ornitholo-
gfsts Psophia crepitans, is found in
wild state in the great forests which
lie between the northern coasts of
South America and the Amazon river,
particularly in Venezuela and British
Guiana. The birds never leave the for
ests unless shot or captured. They may
be trusted with the care of a flock of
sheep or domestic fowls and every
morning will drive the ducks and poul-
try to their feeding places and, care
fully collecting any stragglers, bring
them safely home at night. A yakamik
soon learns to know and obey the voice
of its master, follows him, when per-
mitted, wherever he goes and appears
delighted at receiving his caresses.
1t pines at his absence and welcomes
his return and is extremely jealous Of
any rival. Should any dog or cat ap-
proach it flies at it with the utmost
fury and, attacking it with wing and
beak, drives it away. 1t presents itself
regularly during meals, from which it
chases all domestic animals and even
the negroes who wait on the table If it
is not well acquainted with them, and
only asks for a share of the eatables
after it has driven away all who might
aspire to a favorable notice from the
family.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Where the Ladie, Propose.

Between the mountains of India and
Persia Is powerful tribe, among
whom an extraordinary custom pre-
walls. Woman's rights have apparent
ly received full recognition, for the Ia
dies Of the tribe can choose their own
husbands. All single woman has to
do when she wishes to change her state
is to send a servant to pin handker
chief to the hat of the man on whom
her fancy lights, and he is obliged to
marry her, unless he can show that he
ID too poor to purchase her at the price
her father requires.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Curiositie. of Color.

After any severe shock you will be
very likely to find that you have be-
come temporarily color blind.
Your perception of green light has
probably gone, at least partially. White
objects will then appear to you of a
reddish purple and green objects to be
very much duller in hue than ordi-
narily.
Any one can make himself or herself
temporarily color blind by wearing a
pair of ruby red glasses. The prolonged
action of red light on the eyes ends by
firing out the nerves which receive red
light. Consequently when the glasses
are at last removed rainbow appears
to have only two colors-yellow and
blue.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
MIGHTY TREES OF SIERRA.
Greatest In Size of All Creations of
the Living World

the Living World.
During all the ages nature has ia
vored the growth of forests on the Pa
ciic mountains, providing the peculiar
conditions which make them far differ
ent from, greater in size, more luxuri
ant, than any other in the world. Of
all the creations of the living world
none is so great in size, SO majestic in
presence, as the mighty trees, of the
Sierra and the Cascades. For here the
air is always fertile with moisture,
clouds blown in from the Pacific ocean
rest among the mountain SUBMITS, even
crowning the tops of the trees them
selves, and here discharge their rain
The soil is deep and spongy with cen
turies Of decOmposing vegetable matter,
furnishing an unequaled nurturing
place for vegetation, and there are no
extremes of heat In summer or depths
of cold in winter, says the Century
Magazine.
Every condition has been favorable
to unexampled exuberance of growth
not only of the largest trees, but of all
manner of underground, vine, shrub
and brake. A huge tree falls, decays
and is yellowed with thick moss. I'm
mediately scores of young frs and ce-
dars spring up along the top Of 1.-THE
first chance of bare spot in the wood
Old burned stumps. gathering soil in
their hollow interiors, ara nurseries for
colonies of young trees, some strong
individual finally shouldering out the
others, growing larger, and, as the
mother stump drops away, sending its
roots downward into the earth through
the disintegrating textures until 1t in
time becomes a great tree.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
THE LARGER FOOT.
See If This Shoe SaIesman's Theory
Fits Your Case.

Fits Your Case.
''The question of which foot to fl
first Is an important one to u.s." said the
shoe salesman. "It may seem strange to
you, but it is rarely that we do not ex-
perience some trouble in fitting one
foot while the other is easily covered
A popular BELIEF obtains that the left
foot of every person is the hardest to
fit. md consequently many shoe clerks
always try shoe on that foot first. 1t
Is not true, however, according to my
observation, that there is any inflexible
rule as to which foot to try first. 1t is
true. nevertheless, that in a majority
of cases if you succeed in fitting the left
foot you will have no trouble with the
right. My practice is to try both feet
before l pronounce a pair of shoes q
perfect fit Then am sure of avoiding
any mistake growing out of peculiar
tiles of foot formation. No two per
sons have feet formed exactly alike,
and the shoe salesman who thinks so
and is governed accordingly will meet
with many complaints.
'For some time l pondered over the
problem of fitting shoes to feet, and es-
pecially as to why the left foot should
be considered tie standard by which
to be governed The only rational the
ory l have ever been able to evolve is
very simple one when you come to
consider 1t. Nine out of ten persons
you meet are right handed, as we say.
About one person in ten, or perhaps the
per cent is even less than that, uses his
left hand. If you will observe persons
who use the right hand when they are
standing and talking they invariably
rest their weight on the left foot And,
vice versa, left handed person will
rest his or her weight on the right foot
The result is that with right handed
persons the left foot is probably frac-
ton larger than the right foot, and the
shoe clerk must inevitably find this to
be a fact sooner or later"-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Absence.

1--WE are here today" said the solemn
looking man with thin neck and a col
lar three sizes too large for him, "and
gone tomorrow"
"That's right" agreed the dyspeptic
looking man with the ivory black CT
gar, "and when we get back six months
later some of our best friends want to
know where we've been for the last
Two weeks" Puck.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Placing Him Right

As a northern express drew up at
station in the early morning for few
minutes wait. pleasant looking gen.
tleman stepped out on the platform,
and, inhaling the fresh air, enthusias-
tically observed to the guard:
isn't this invigorating?"
mo, sir; it is Normanton," said the
conscientious employee.
The pleasant looking gentleman re-
tired.-London Telegraph.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
The Mistress, Character.

The London Globe prints a "char-
acter" which an English servant leav-
ing kindly gave her mistress: "In an
ser to your letter, it's not bad place;
the Mrs. understands her dutys, and is
sivel and obliging, but troubles about
getting up early in the mornings. There
is plenty, and If you don't mind place
where only one other young lady is
kept besides yourself, you might give
them a months trial. I like more So
ciety, which is why am leaving
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Mot a student of Form-

Willie, If one horse can run
mile in two minutes and another
horse can do it in three minutes how
far apart will they be at the end Of
eight miles?
Madam l was brought up
strictly. Above all things, my parents
have warned me to avoid horse racing.
Consequently 1 cannot answer your
question.-Toledo Blade.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
His Narrow Legic.

IF I had my way" said the man of
high principles, there would be no
money In politics"
But" said Senator Sorghum, '1f you
didn't put any money in politics it
isn't likely you could have your way"
Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
A Stamp Wasted.

Pettishly she stamped her foot. They
were standing on the corner. He had
offended her in some way. Again she
stamped her foot.
"Well," he said slowly, there Is let
ter box, but you must know you can't
drop your foot in it. You are simply
wasting postage. Judge.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
self Convicted.

Say, pa" queried small Bobby,
what is gossiping, anyway
'Gossiping, my son." replied the old
man, "if we get right down to the
plain, unvarnished facts, is lying. But
why did you askP'
Because" answered the young in
vestgator, ma says you do lot Of
gossiping every time your business
keeps you late at the Office" - Ex-
change.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Shoe. ana the Feet.

"Maudie, dear, those shoes look tight
How do they feel on your feetT'
Perfectly comfortable, mamma" Uo
herself eff she had asked me how my
feet felt in the shoes she would have
had mer'-Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Her Performance,

Rellows-Does your daughter play on
the piano?
Old Farmer Qn tones of deep disgusD
1t, rakes it, scrapes it, jumps on it and
rolls over on it, but there's no play
about it, sir.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
AnticipatinE Him.

Jenkins, I believe you have some Of
the elements of success about you"
"Not a dollar, old man. Honor
bright You'd be welcome to it if 1
had."-Stray Stories.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
Unappreciated.

''Do you believe" said the lady with
the scar and yellow, that the good die
young?"
"How could II" exclaimed the fat
ierer. How could I, and you so good
-er-that is''-
"Sir!'-Baltimore News.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
A Cold Refusal.

Willie-This is an excellent picture
Of you, Miss Marie. l wish 1 swned
the original.
Marie-You may have the negative
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28

When our shafts fail to hit the mark
we generally have feeling that it is
because the mark is too iow.-Puck.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28

Revenge is a kind Of wild justice
which the more mans nature runs to
the more ought law to weed 1t out
Bacon.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
The "IF'S y
of Life

Make the guarantees of Life Insurad
valuable beyond all calculation. Ed
if P" has its corresponding definite assl
ance from The Mutual Life Insurad
Company of New York. Peculiar famI
or business conditions, require sped
investment arrangements. This compd|
has met every imaginable condition
the past and can safely suggest the p1
best suited to the emergency. The d
lowing instance is only one of thousand
The late Archibald N wat-rnouse. Of Phiadeiphia.
died suddenly last Friday. held policies amounting sd
In The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
forms Of insurance under which these policies issued
selected that his widow receive al once TO m
and an annual income Of 50 900 for twenty years and n
living at the end of that period she will receive
making the total received policies
only vi 492 %.
tFrom The PHILADELPHIA Record, Nov n, rooj
In writing for information about policj
of this kind, state what you would like
receive in cash at the end of limited I'd
nent period, amount you would like I'd
beneficiary to receive in event of yd
death, and give your age
THE MUTUAL LIFE INsURANd
COMPANY OF New YORK
RICHARD A. MccURDy. President.
stanly Forbes, Manager = San Franc
California. je
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28

consequence of self abuse and excess produc-
nance dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
head, ringing in the ears, loss of confidence,
diftidence in approaching strangers, palpitation
OF the heart, weakness OF the limbs and back,
loss of memory, pimples on the face coughs,
consumption, etc.
DIR. GIBBoN has practiced in San Francisco
over 40 years, and those troubled should not
fail to consult him and receive the benefit Of
his great skill and experience. The doctor
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures guar
anteed. Persons cured at home, Charges reas-
enable. Call or write.
DR. J. F. GIBBoN, go Kearney street. San
Francisco. Cal.
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DR.. GIBBoN

This old reliable and
themoSt successful spe-
cialist in San Francis
CO stillcontinues 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
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28

SAFE DEPOSIT deposit boxes can
rented from the Bank of Amador County at Il
small expense of 35 cents a month, thereby
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportuni
of protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronize a home instit
tion. Send money away through the Bank
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent al
upward over postofice or express. Money SCI
to all parts of the United States and also Q
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. Commen
the new year by opening up bank account.
man or woman with a bank account has
financial standing. Don't bury your none
when you die it can't be found and you are Ii
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1903-08-28
BANK OF AMADOR COUN1|
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock $5O,OOO|
President. .--....... ....... Alfonso Ginocch
Vice-President .........S. G. Spagnd
Secretary and Cashier. .... .Frederick Eud

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoli, JOHN Strohl
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of jackson