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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-02-19
BIRTH RATE Low.
College Graduates Fail TO Repro
duce Themselves.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE declal
alton of Charles w. Eliot, of Har.
ward University, that education
reduces the reproduction Of the
human species, and the publiea-
ton of group of statistiOs to prove
his assertion, has startled the col.
lege world. Careful research in the
field of vital statistics by eminent
psychologists in this city confirms
Prof. Ellot's findings generally.
While Harvard's President has
ascertained that college men failed
to reproduce themselves, falling
q per cent short of it, n vastly
more astounding condition is
found in the case of college wo-
men.
Only about one half of the
American girls who graduate from
colleges marry, aud in one in
stance that is now a matter of sta.
tistical record and is here made
public for the first time, one child
was the net production in II years
of class Of 20 women graduates
from Bryn Nawr College, 10 of
whom married.
This was the class of 50, ani the
child is Margaret Rhoades Ladd,
the daughter Of Mrs. WIN. Coffin
Lnld, Of IIaverford. Penn. who
msrried five years after her grad.
uation. Margaret is now four
years old Strangely contrasting
with this, it is pointed out, are the
Government statistics which show
that nine out of every ten average
American women marry, aud in
1900 an average of Al children had
been born to each wife.
Prof. Edward Thorndike, head
of the department of psychology
in the Teachers College of Colum.
bia University. founded by ststis-
tics gathered at the New York
University, that about seven Fights
as many college men marry as do
native born males. He also discover
ed the fact that the ratio of college
women who marry, to the average,
is as -four or five to eight"
1T cannot be denied that fewer
highly educated people marry
than do the average, and that the
production is less"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-02-19
$32.85 TO CALIFORNIA.

Daily, from Feb. 18th to April
3Oth,i the Illinois Central railroad
will sell tickets from Evansville
to all California common points
for S32.S5; tourist sleepers every
Tuesday and Friday from Prince
ton, KY to Los Angeles, San
Francisco and intermediate points.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-02-19
Crime In Union County.

Sam Carter, aged nineteen, shot
and killed Ben Shaffer, agea ten,
at Uniontown. He took the gun
from the boy, who was hunting j n
the woods, and fired at him. He
resisted arrest and was shot in the
arm by officers. He confessed
his crime.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-02-19
Mysterious Circumstance.

One was pale and swallow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the diff
ferenceY She who is blushing with
health uses DIR Kings New Life Pills to
maintain it. BY gently arousing the
lazy organs they compel good digestion
and head of constipation. Try them.
Only 2Jc at B X Woods d Co.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
The prick,x Pear of Africa.

Mischievous though the prickly pear
is, it is not without its good qualities.
Its juicy fruit, though rather deficient
in flavor, is delightfully."- cool and re-
freshing in the dry heat Of the sum-
mer, and kind Of treacle is made of it.
Great caution Is needed in peeling
the prickly pear, the proper way being
to impale the fruit on a fork or stick
while you cut it open and remove the
skin, and woe betide the fingers of the
unwary new chum" who plucks the
treacherous fruit.
In dry weather at the cape these
spiteful little stings do not even wait
for the newly arrived victim, but fly
about, light as thistledown, ready to
settle on any one who has not learned
by experience to give the prickly pear
bushes a wide berth.-"Home Life on
an Ostrich Farm"
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
THE AMERICAN SAILOR.
He Works and Plays Hard and Spin.
Great Yarns.

He Works and Plays Hard and Spins
Great Yarns.
The sailors life is not altogether one
of hard work, and ON the whole he has
very good time. Dancing, gymnas-
tics, fencing, boxing and boat racing
fill his leisure hours. His natural fond
ness for pets is proverbial, and there
are few ships without a mascot, be it
goat, dog or Dennis the pig, which
serves to tighten the hours of the dull
watches at sea-, Many stories are told
Of the prowess Of ships pets at night
on the forecastle, when the hammocks
are down and the pipes lighted. One
man spins q yarn Of cat that was
born in an old boiler, cruised $4,000
miles in one ship, established a great
reputation as q fighter In all parts of
the world and finally ended his adven-
turous career on the coral reefs of Sa-
moa, says a writer In the Worlds
Work Another tells of q monkey
without ears or tail, with which he
sailed In the China seas, whose fond
ness for liquid paint produced period
ical attacks Of blindness. There is a
story of dissipated dog who never
lost an opportunity to get drunk and
who always recognized the bugle call
for the gig and invariably ran to the
gangway when it sounded to go ashore
with the captain. But the best of all
is the one of the pet bear who chased a
young officer up the miZzen rigging.
Fortunate indeed is the animal that
falls into the hands of a sailor.
"The sailor man has his vagaries,"
once said the bishop of Shanghai over
the coffin of a sailor who had taken his
own life, "but he is the tenderest heart
ed creature into which God ever
breathed the breath of life"
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
STANTON'S IRISH STEW.
A Story of the Great War Secretary
RS Told by His BodyEuard.

A story of the Great War Secretary
r. Told by His BOdyguard.
An attempt by Secretary of War
Stanton to cook an Irish stew while
holding the war department office
against the removal order of President
Andrew johnson is one(of many anec-
dotes related by Louis Koerth, at the
period mentioned the gneat war secre-
tary's bodyguard
Feb. 81, 1868, President johnson ap-
pointed General Lorenzo Thomas Sec
retary of war ad interim, but the pow
er of removal having been taken by
the tenure of office act from the presi-
dent. Mr.. Stanton refused to resign or
to vacate the Office of secretary.
He camped in thei office, determined
to hold 1t until the result of the i'm
parchment proceedings against the
president. which were then pending in
the senate, should be determined. For
sixty days Mr.: Stanton held "the fort, I"
and during that period his faithful
bodyguard, ex-Sergeant Louis Koerth,
then in the United States general serv-
Ice, assigned to the war department,
kept him company.
On the day in which Mr.. Stanton re-
ceived the official notification of his
removal by the president he made i'm
mediate preparations for a siege. He
dispatched Sergeant Koerth to Mrs.
Stanton for blankets and pillows, but
that lady refused to sendj them, insist
ing that the secretary should come
home and give up the office.
Mr.. Stanton smiled on receiving her
message and simply said:
'Koerth, go to your own house and
bring blankets, pillows and such cook
ing utensils as we may need"
The Irish stew was the first effort
of the secretary and his bodyguard.
KOerth, being a German, needed in
structiOns in the mysteries of prepar-
ing the savory stew, and the secretary
named the various ingredients, which
he ordered the servant to purchase.
Both men had spent busy and la
boriously exciting day, and both were
tired out when the pot was put on the
fire to cook the stew.
The consequence was that the great
war secretary and his bodyguard fell
asleep. The secretary was the first to
be awakened by the smell Of the burn
ing stew.
"Koerth, Koerth! Wake up, man?'
shouted Mr. Stanton. 1.-THE stew is
burningv'
Koerth sprang to his feet, but, alas,
too late to save Mr.. Stanton's Irish
stew. 1t was burned and smoking,
while the pot was glowing red. Rue
fully the secretary rolled himself up in
his blankets on the sofa and went to
sleep for the night supperless.-Wash-
ington Post.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
Appreciated Himself.

A little boy while playing near the
Serpentine fell into the water. An
Irish laborer who was passing at the
time courageously jumped into the wa
ter, clothes and all, and rescued the
boy, says Spare Moments.
A lady who had observed the brave
deed went up to Pat and, shaking his
hand, said:
II feel 1t an honor. my brave man,
to shake hands with you. Many q
worse man than you has been present
ed at court"
Faith, you're roight, num-" replied
Pat as he proceeded to wiring the wa
ter out Of his coat 9TH last tonne OF
was presinted at court OF only got one
month, whole me mate got two, begor-
rap
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
ANATOMY OF AN OYSTER.
The Bivalve's Organs Are Numerous
and It's Heart Quite HumanIIke.

The Bivalve's Organs Are Numerous
and It's Heart Quite HumanlIke.
Every oyster has a mouth, heart, q
liver, a stomach, besides many curious
ly devised little intestines and other
organs = necessary organs, such as
would be handy to q living, moving,
intelligent creature. The mouth is at
the end of the shell, near the hinge and
adjoining the toothed portion of the
oysters pearly covering. This tiny lit
tie apology Of mouth is oval In shape,
and, although hardly visible to one un-
used to making such anatomical exam
nations. it can be easily discovered by
gently pushing a bodkin or q piece Of
blunt, smooth wire along the surface
of the locality mentioned.
When the mouth is at last located,
you can thrust your instrument through
between the delicate lips and u consid-
cradle distance toward the stomach
without causing the oyster the least
pain whatever. From this mouth there
is of course a miniature canal leading
to the stomach. Food passes from this
Cuudl 10 lue SIOIudCu ullu ITOlu Tile ldI-
ter organ into the intestines just as
readily as though the little bivalve
were as large as an elephant or a rhi-
noceros.
Remove the shell (this operation is
rather rough on the oyster, but can be
done in a comparatively painless man.
ner by an experD, and you will see the
crescent, which lies just over the so
called heart. This half moon space is
the oysters pericardium. Within is
the true heart, the pulsations of which
can be readily seen without the aid of
a glass. The heart is very humanlike,
made of two parts, one of which re-
ceives the blood from the gills through
a network of real blood vessels; the
other portion contracts and drives the
blood out through the body. The other
organs Of an oysters anatomy are all
in their proper places and perform
their several functions
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
POULTRY POINTERS.

A healthy fowl will drink fifteen or
twenty times day.
Sharp gravel should always be sup
piled to fowls that are fattened in close
confinement.
Box nests are all right IL made large
enough, the size depending upon the
breed of fowls.
Linseed meal Is excellent as an egg
producing meal, but it should be fed in
connection with coarse or bulky foods.
Soft eggs laid before the shell has
formed are caused by overfeeding. Give
less food and more pounded shells OF
lmewater.
A varied diet for poultry is neces-
sary help to their general health and
has much to do with their value as
breeders.
If disease appears and resists RENE
dies, it is better to begin with new
stock than to breed from those that
have been sick long time.
A light, sandy soil is always best for
poultry yard. A heavy clay soil is al
ways damp and, unless care is taken,
will cause roup, while a sandy soil, be.
ing dry, will promote warmth.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
Assessment Notice.
KENNEDY MINING AND MILLING coMpAr

KENNEDY MINING AND MILLING COMPANY.
Location of principal place of business, San
Francisco, Cal.
Location of works, jackson, Amador County
California.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
IN q meeting of the Board of Directors. held
on the 10th day Of March, 1908 an assess
ment (No. ~ of One SD Dollar per share was
levied upon the capital stock of the corporation,
payable Immediately in United States gold
coin, to the Secretary, at the office OF the COM
pany. 4O7 Montgomery street. San Francisco,
Cal
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the Goth day of April 1908,
will be delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction; and unless payment is made
before, will be sold on Monday, the 11th day Of
May. 1903, to pay the delinquent assess
ment, together with costs OF advertising and
expense of sale.
By order of Board of Directors.
E. G. HUTCHINSON, Secretary.
Office 407 Montgomery street. San Francisco,
Cal mario
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
A Fighting Bishop.

On one occasion Bishop Selwyn was
going down the river Watkato with q
Maori when the latter, who was very
lazy, left off padding the canoe, at the
same time muttering that if selwyn
were not a bishop he would-well, "go
for him." In moment the bishop told
the man to turn the canoe ashore,
where, stripping himself Of everything
episcopal, he said, pointing to his
robes, etc: "The bishop lies there; the
man is here. am quite ready; come
on" The Maori did not "corne on"
however, but quietly resumed his work
without another murmur.-London Tit
Bits.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock : ): $4,000
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio s. G. Spagnoli ,lJohn Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of jackson.

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense Of IS cents a month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
Of protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronize a home institu
tion. Send money away through the Bank OF
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postoff1ce or express. Money sent
to all parts OF the United States and also all
parts OF the world. We have the latest quota
tions on foreign exchange.
y SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
deposit money in the Bank of Amador County
They receive deposits from S5 up. Commence
man or woman with bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die it can't be found and you are liza
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
New York Sherfffs,

The reason why the sheriff of New
York cannot be elected to two success
sive terms is this: 1t is the sheriff's
duty to carry out the process of courts
against official delinquents during trial
and after conviction. Should a sheriff
endeavor forcibly to hold over for q
second time after having been defeated
for reelection he would be the instru-
ment of the courts process against
himself, a paradoxical position which
the law avoids by making him ineligi-
BILE for reelection.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
TWO OBLIGING MEN.
Each Was the Victim In n Street Cal
Fare Transaction.

Each was the victim In street OAr
Fare Transaction.
1t was in a Boston street car. When
the car stopped at a crossing, a lady
got up and went to the door. AS she
rose there was the chink of a coin on
the floor, but before it occurred to any
one to stop her she was out of the car
and across the street. Two ladies who
had sat next to her looked with anx-
ious Indifference on the floor. One of
them leaned slightly forward, but said
nothing. Just as the conductor was
reaching for the bell rope young man
spied the coin and dashed out of the
car. He caught the lady who had left
the car, handed her the coin. ran back,
caught the step Of the car as the mo-
tors began to sing In crescendo and sat
down breathless. One of the two ladies'
opposite him leaned forward and said
coldly. Young man, what did you do
with the nickel 1 droppedf The pas
sengers Uttered. An old man at the
other end Of the car turned to his
"of something that happened to my
wife years ago.
at was before the days of conduct
ors, when we used to drop our ntcKe1s
into u slot, and they ran down a groove
to the box behind the driver.
"My wife had started out with lit
tie change and one of those trouble
some five dollar goldpieces which used
to be more commonly in circulation
than they are now. Her eyes were not
good, and so she was nervous about
her goldpiece and had 1t on her mind
all the way downtown.
when she took car for home she
met a friend and grew interested in
conversation with her. She put her
coin in the slot absentmindedly. The
driver turned as 1t struck the box. You
remember the coin fell into glass
compartment first, and then the driver
pushed lever which sent 1t into the
strong box below.
"As my wife heard the click Of the
lever she thought Of her FIVE dollar
goldpiece. She looked in her purse.
Sure enough, It was gone. She went
forward and spoke to the driver. He
said he hadn't looked very carefully,
but he thought there were only three
nickels In the glass receptacle when he
pushed the lever.
MY wife insisted. The driver said
If she would ride to the end of the line
the cashier at the station would open
the box. This meant Journey Of two
miles beyond our street, and my wife
was In hurry.
IAN old gentleman who sat by the
door said he was going to the end Of
the line and offered to give her S4.95
cents and get the goldpiece at the sta
ton. My wife thanked him and took
the money. When she got home, she
found the five dollar goldpiece in the
lining Of her purse.
Next day l went to the station. The
cashier said an old gentleman had made
him open the box. There was no gold
piece. The old gentleman had left in
a rage, refusingNto give his name. He
said he had been swindled and did not
want to be known for fool.
1--WE advertised In the papers, but we
never heard from him."-Youth's Com
panton.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
The Gallant Leonidas.

Henrietta" said Mr.. Meekton, "did
you hear that lecture In which it was
stated that the fact that Adam arrived
on earth before Eve indicated that men
should assume a certain precedence
over womenF'
81 did," was the somewhat icy reply.
isn't it absurd? 1t simply shows
that Adam was expected to get the
garden in shape for Ewes comfort, just
as the modern man gets up in the
morning and lights the fire. wash
lngton Star.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
Where Horse Destinies Are shuaet

A sales stable is place where horse
destinies are shuff1ed by reckless and
unthinking hands; also its doors open
on the four corners of the worlds
crossed highways. You might go from
there to find your work waiting be-
tween the shafts of bakers cart just
around the corner, or you might be
sent across seas to die miserably Of
tsetse stings on the South African
veldt-Sewell Ford in Horses Nine"
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
Assessment Notice.
ALMA GOLD MINING COMPANY.

ALMA GOLD MINING COMPANY.
Location of principal place of business, San
Francisco California.
Location Of works, Jackson, Amador County,
California.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
IN meeting of the Board of Directors held
on the 18th day Of March, 1908, an assessment
mo. l0) OF fifteen Q5) cents per share, was lev
led upon the capital stock of the corporation,
payable Immediately in United States gold
coin, to the Secretary, at the Office Of the Com
pany, $50 Sansome street, San Francisco, Cali
fornia.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 27th day of April, 1908,
will be delinquent and advertised for sale at
public auction, and unless payment is made
before, will be sold on Monday, the 18th day of
May, 1908, to pay the delinquent assessment,
together with cost of advertising and expenses
Of sale.
By order Of the Board of Directors
HENRY II. PAULSEN, Secretary.
Office $50 Sansome street, San Francisco,
Cal mar27
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
Saved by the soloist,

An old lady who at the best was GER
tatnly not very musical attended
church one morning little while ago.
During the service an anthem was
sung by the choir, during which GER
tain Mr.. Wood rendered solo. When
returning home, the old lady remarked
to q friend:
Dear, dear! What a mess they made
Of that anthem, to be sure. Why, If it
had not been for Mr.. Wood they would
have broken down entirely In one
part."-London Standard.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
Animal Worship Among the Hebrew


The Old Testament records show,
Notwithstanding the various revisions
through which these venerable books
have passed, many indications Of ami
NAL worship among the 1sraelites.
which must have lasted for ages be-
fore the prohibition inculcated In the
second line of the Decalogue was for
mulated. At comparatively late date
Jehovah was worshiped under the
popular symbol Of bull, while the
twelve oxen upholding the laver in
Solomon's temple, as well as the horns
adorning the altar, were drawn from
the prevalent bull worship"
Modern research has also proved that
the cherubim were represented In the
form of winged bulls. NJ. Lenormant
In his famous book on the beginnings
Of History" says that during the time
of the kings and prophets most as
suredly the cherubim, as there describ-
ed. are animals"
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
Matched.

Towne-Met Gabbie and Perkins at
smoker last night and introduced
them to each other.
Browne-Oh, say, it's q shame to in
troduce bore like Gabbie to anybody.
Towne-It's evident you don't know
Perkins or you'd see the humor of 1t.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
The cred,t Tbex Give Won.

"What is success?" asked the man
with liking for the abstruse.
Success" answered the cynical
friend, "is something that impels your
old acquaintances to smile significantly
and remark, "A fool for luck"
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
Crfticisinr His 0wn.

"But, my dear husband, 1t really is
unjust Of you to abuse mothers-in-law
30. There are good ones"
"Well, well; never mind. haven't
said anything against yours. It's only
mine Pm grumbling about" - Boston
Traveller
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
Slow.

Wabash-How long did it take you to
do that picture?
French Artist proudly)-I am on
gage upon eet for seek months!
Wabash-Just as l thought. You're
dead slow over here. Why, I've saw
fellers In Chicago turnin' them things
out while ye wait.-Philadelphi Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
COnlnnrIanna

Miles-That fellow Puffem reminds
me of a bass drum.
Giles-Hand 1t to me slowly. I'm
troubled with ingrowing nerves.
Miles-He makes a lot of noise, but
there's nothing in him.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
Had Proved It.

"a great deal may be said ON the sub
ject." said the prolix person.
THAT" said the weary auditor, 81
the one point on which you have con
vfnced me" e."-Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24

Things look dim to old folks. They
need have some young eyes about 'em
to let 'em know the worlds the same
as II used to be.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24

consequence OF self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
head. ringing in the ears, loss Of confidence
d1mdence 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
Cal.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
You Know What You Are Taking

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle showing
that it is simply Iron and Quinine in a
tasteiess form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24

The cost of 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, tn. GOODMAN,
PASS. TRAFFIC MGR. GEN. PASS. ACT.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Amador ledger., 1903-04-24
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, ,Gleet, Structure,
Syphilis in allits forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De bility, Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
LOSS of Manhood tho