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Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
PAROLES NOT REVOKED.
General Grant Laid Down the La,
to President johnson.

General Grant Laid Down the Law
to President johnson.
Daniel R. Goodloe, for many years
distinguished resident of Washington
and chairman of the commission to free
the slaves of the District, once told this
story:
"One morning soon after the surren-
der at Appomattox 1 was one of a
group of gentlemen standing on Penn
sylvania avenue, discussing the mo-
mentous questions Of the day. As we
talked General Grant rode toward us,
smoking his usual cigar. Recognizing
several of us, he dismounted and joined
us.
whats the newsP he asked.
"I answered, We are discussing q
piece of news which comes to us di-
rectly from the White House and
which gives me no little concern
What is itT asked the general.
q understand that President An
drew Johnson intends to revoke the
parole of General Lee and other gener-
ais of the late Southern Confederacy.'
"Who was your informantY asked
General Grant
II gave him the name of the gentle
man who had given the information.
General Grant quietly said, Thank
you, gentlemen remounted his horse
and rode rapidly away toward the
White House.
1--WE leisurely turned our steps in
the same direction, and as we entered
the portico we saw Grant coming down
the steps looking more excited than I
had ever seen him before. went up
stairs and met q friend who had been
In conference that morning with Mr..
Johnson on the subject above men,
toned. He said to me: If you have
any request to make of the president
this morning, keep it until some other
time. He is angrier than have ever
seen him. A moment ago General
Grant strobe into his presence and per-
emptorily demanded, do you intend
to revoke the parole of General Robert
e. Lee and other officers of the late
ConfederacyT
"'I am considering the subject"
Johnson replied. "You need not consfd-
er it. Those paroles were signed by me
as general commanding the army Of
the United States. My promise to them
shall be kept In good faith If it takes
the army of the United States, plus the
army of the late Confederacy. to en-
force it."
Saying this, Grant retired and lefi
Johnson white with rage
"We never heard any more Of the
revocation of the paroles. s."-Indianap6
lis Sentinel.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.

A German Hotel Keepers Opinions
on Hotheaded Peoples.
"I think that the Americans are alto
gether too quick to pick q quarrel"
said German hotel keeper in Harlem
who had Just had petty tussle in put
ting out an unwelcome customer.
'They are not to be compared with
the French" said an American lawyer
who happened to drop in. "Why, you
know about those French apprentices,
how they are always ready to fight
and often lose their lives over a few
words"
1--WE heard about these apprentices"
said the German. 1--WE have them in
our country. They roam around the
country. But what Of thatT
"Yes," was the answer. "a party Of
them, with leader and representing
some craft, will, for instance, meet an
other party of apprentices. They are
organized into different societies, each
intensely jealous of the other. and If
two such bands are different societies
there is a fight In an instant. First the
leaders come to blows. and then the
melee becomes general They fight
with fists and sticks until the road is
Uttered with the wounded and some
times the dead"
The German, not to be outdone by
the French, said before he had thought
twice: That's nothing. Why, our stu
dents in the universities have fights.
They belong to different societies and
fight with sabers. Because of some lit
tie insult often one will have his head
fairly cut Open"
"And yet you complain about the
Americansp said the lawyer as he
laughed to see how the German had
stepped into his own trap.-New York
Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
carefu1ness of Surgeons,

1t is an object lesson in godliness to
see a surgeon washing his hands after
performing an operation, says the Chi
cago Chronicle. He works of course
with sleeves rolled up to the elbow. 50
that the washing extends from the cra-
~ bone to the tip of the finger nafl.
First there is hard scrubbing with
plain soap and sterilized water. This Is
followed by swabbing with tincture
of green soap and sterilized water.
Then comes a genuine securing with
equal parts of quicklime and soda in
sterilized water and finally rinsing IN
a solution Il to 2,000) of bichloride Of
mercury. Without these four separate
washings no surgeon would think Of
venturing out to scatter germs Of dis
eaSe.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
A MONTE CARLO LEGEND.
The Story the Croupiers Tell of the
Wandering Jew.

The Story the Croupiers Tell of the
Wandering Jew.
All gamblers are superstitious, and
some of their pet superstitions are now
80 old as to have acquired the respec-
liability of venerable traditions. The
croupiers of Monte Carlo have an in
teresting set of traditional supersti-
tions Of their own, most of which are
entirely unknown to the many thou
sands Of visitors who toy with the
tiger" in that gilded court of chance.
The most striking Of these is the
story of the Wandering Jew, which the
croupiers believe as fervently as they
do that the bank will down any "sys-
TEN" that ever was invented. There
is one day. and one day only, in the
year on which the rooms Of the casino
at Monte Carlo are closed-that is on
Good Friday. When the rooms are
opened on the following day, they say,
the first person to enter the Grand
Nouvelle Sale de Jeur' is an old man
Of venerable appearance. He wastes
no time; but, walking straight to one
of the tables, he places with the trem-
bling fingers of extreme old age
piece Of money upon certain number.
The wheel is turned, the croupier's ma
sal cry falls upon the ear, announcing
that the number selected by the old
man has won. With a bitterly savage
exclamation the aged man seizes his
winnings, throws them about him and
hurries from the room to disappear, no
one knows where.
He is the Wandering Jew, and until
he can lose a bet at Monte Carlo he
must continue his wanderings. Get on
the "blind side" of any of the old crou-
piers of Monte Carlo, and they will tell
you this legend. Have they seen him?
Of course they have and are fully per-
suaded that the aged and mysterious
stranger is none other than the man
condemned to perpetual earthly wan
derings nearly 1000 years ago.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
A scripturnl Weapon.

Children tumble into strange morass-
es when they grapple with theology.
They trip over words. For example.
the other day teacher at Stepney took
for the Bible lesson the story of Sam;
son. At the end of the lesson questions
were put to test the understanding of
the scholars. with what weapon did
Samson slay a thousand PhilistinesT
was the question. For q space there
was silence. Then a little girl spoke
up with the ak of the apostles" she
said.-LondOn Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock $4,000
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoli John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey OF jackson.

SAFE DEPOSTT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of IS cents 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 poStoffice 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.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
deposit money in the Bank of Amador County.
They receive deposits from s. up. Commence
the new year by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with a bank account has q
financial standing. Don't bury your money =;
when you die it can't be found and you are lia-
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
sTEERAeE PASSENGERS.
immigrants For America Are Looked
Upon as Cargo.

immigrants For America Are Looked
Upon as Cargo.
One of the biggest liners sailing out
of France, with 800 steerage passen-
gers aboard, was selected for observing
the manner Of handling steerage pas
sengers bound for America.
A firm conclusion reached after the
experience of that trip is that an immi-
grant of this class has to put up with
much unnecessarily unpleasant treat
ment-first, simply because he is an
immigrant and therefore In judgment
meriting 1t, and, secondly. because, be-
ing what he is, he has not yet learned
10 protect himself. The picture con-
Iured up by the term Immigrant" In
the minds Of those who have their care
en- route is not at oil the color Of the
vision that arises before US with the
word. Here In America we have q
notion Of band Of earnest and, it may
be, If we are uncharitable, worn and
unwashed men and women with fam
lies, though the family and the wash
ing are really outside for the moment,
hurrying from hard conditions Of life
scant, underpaid labor, ignorance, op-
preston, misrule- pressing on to what
they must conceive to be a bright land
of promise or they would not be rush.
ing here; to a glorious young country,
where all men are free and equal and
all that sort of thing. But the man
who has to see that these immigrants
are given food and bunk and that they
do not fall sick below has no such
fancies. His sympathy, he will tell
you, is not for the immigrants, but for
the country that is to get them.
Those in charge Of the immigrant
from southern Europe will tell you that
he Is not a desirable creature. They
have handled many, many thousands
Of his kind, and they should know
something Of him now. The company
transports him, 1t is true, but as to
that, he is freight freight of good
profit. The company would take freight
to the highest degree distasteful If so
be the rates were paid. Indeed, yes, 1t
is business. There is large profit in
the immigrant-oh, yes-but as q fel-
low passenger he is-oh, well, repul-
sive, repugnant or whatever you say In
your language.-James B. Connolly in
Scribner's.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
OLD FASHIONED.

What has become of the old fashion
ed man who called a boil a gather
ing?"
What has become Of the old fashion
ed man who referred to coal as "stone
coalr
What has become of the old fashion,
ed woman who bought wall paper and
hung it herself?
What has become of the old fashion
ed boy who believed that eating gum
powder would make him fierce?
What has become of the old fashion
ed mustang pony that had to be bro
ken every time 1t was hitched up? .
What has become Of the old fashion.
ed person who said to a child that had
fallen, "Come here, and I'll help you
up?"
What has become of the old fashion
ed woman who used to say to her boy
when he came in late, 'T'n attend I'd
your case after supperY Y'-Atchison
Globe.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
An Obstacle to Piety.

A story told by a western congress
man is about two brothers, Ed and
Jim, who dealt in wool at their home
in Iowa. Jim went to a revival meet
ing (unthinkingly, the congressman
says) and "got religion" In his first
burst Of enthusiasm he told his brother
Of how much better he felt since his
conversion and urged Ed to come into
the fold. The latter pondered gravely
for a time and then said: "Ain't any
doubt but what religions a good thing,
and I'm glad you've got it, Jim, but l
guess you better let me alone just
now" he continued refiectively. you
see, Jim, one Of US has got to weigh the
WOOL"
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Romance of q Marriage License

There is a record of marriage u
cense issued to two parties, and written
across the face of the entry in red ink
is the note by the judge: Returned un-
used. See page so and So" On turning
to the page referred to there is another
record and the same red ink note. In
short, the record shows that license
was procured and returned unused four
different times. The fifth time, howey-
er, was the charm, and they were mar
ried, he at the age of sixty-four and
she at forty-eight years.-Ottawa Re
publican.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
A True Friend.

It takes a great soul to be a true
friend-a large, catholic, steadfast and
loving spirit. One must forgive much,
forget much, forbear much. 1t costs to
be friend or to have a friend. There
is nothing else In life except mother
hood that costs so much. 1t not only
costs time, affection, strength, patience,
sometimes man must even lay
down his life for his friends. There is
no true friendship without self abnega-
ton, self sacrifice
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Notice to Creditors.
ESTATE OF AGosTTNo cuIcu1zo1 -

ESTATE OF AGosrINo CHICHIzoLA, DECEASED.
NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned
~ executor OF the last will and testament
of Agostino Chichizola, deceased, to the credit
ors OF and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them. with the
the first publication of this notice to the said
executor, at the law office of John F. Davis,
Summit street, Jackson, Amador county
california, the same being the place for the
transaction of the business of said estate in
said county of Amador.
Dated January %. 1908.
JULIUS CHICHIZOLA.
Executor of the last will and testement of
Agos tino ChichiZola, deceased
John f. Davis, attorney for administrator
ja235t
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Born With Them.

Mamma" said the little girl, her
eyes wide with excitement 'T do be-
lieve the minister told storyp'
"Why, the ideaW said her mother.
"You don't know what you are say
ing"
But do. mamma. 1 heard papa
ask him how long he had worn whisk.
ers. and he said he had worn them all
his life"
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Chase That Ernwn.

Learn to laugh. A good laugh is bet
ter than medicine. Learn how to tell a
story. A well told story is as welcome
as sunbeam in sickroom. Learn to
keep your own troubles to yourself.
The world is too busy to care for your
Ills and sorrows
Learn to stop croaking. If you can
not see any good in the world, keep the
bad to yourself. Learn to hide your
pains and aches under pleasant smiles.
No one cares to hear whether you have
the earache. headache or rheumatism.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13

Mrs. Trubbles-Doctor, can YOU do
anything for my husband2
Doctor-What is the matter2
Mrs. Trubbles-Worrying about mon.
ey.
Doctor-Oh, can relieve him of that
all right
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13

Visits, but Doesn't Put Up There.
"My boy Josh writes me that he is
stoppin' at the best hotels" remarked
Mrs Corntossel.
els he a commercial travelerT
"No. He's drivin' transfer wagon"
Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13

Mammal was surprised and shocked
by the coldness with which you greet
nd Miss Boersum when she called.
Ethel-Yes, mamma, but 1 made up
for 1t later.
Mamma--Did you?
Ethel-Yes, indeed. You should have
seen how cordially 1 bade her good
by."-Philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
TransnligratiOn.

$50 dey convicted dat feller dat was
swinging high society bluff so as to
lift jewelry," said Plodding Pete.
"Yes," answered Meandering Mike
"He's got his prison clothes on now.
Dey've changed him from a social lion
into a zebra. Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Quite Natural.

isn't it strange that humorists are
nearly always melancholyT
"Oh, don't know. You see, they sell
all their good humor, and then they
have to get along the best they can on
what's left."-New York Herald.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
The Other Man.

"Dar am two sides to a victory" said
Uncle Shad. Oars de pint OBJ view OBJ
de victor and de pint OBJ view OBJ de
man dat gets licked. Mos ebery victo-
ry means defeat for de udder chap
San Francisco Bulletin.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Thnrough Work.

Mrs. Youngwife-A friend has sent
me a basket Of ounces. and 1 don't
know how to use them.
Mrs. Oldwife-Nothing is simpler.
Pare and core them, make preserves Of
the best pieces, marmalade of the 9TH
ers, and jelly of the cores and peelings.
Mrs. Youngwife - Well, declared
And what shall make of the basket
they came in?-New York Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Photography.

She-I took this picture with my ''ko-
dak" while abroad.
He-What is it?
She-Well, that building that stands
up perfectly straight is the leaning
tower of Pisa; those leaning buildings
are the perpendicular edifices in the
vicinity.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
A synonym,

what? Fifty cents box for those
pills" cried the customer. "Why, it's
robbery"
"I wouldn't say that" returned the
druggist coolly.
"No?"
mo. Since pills are under discus
sion. I'd try to be humorous and call 1t
'pillage.' philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
on and On.

"How will you have your hair cut t?'
queried the talkative barber.
"OfP" snapped the disagreeable pa-
tron.
And the barber cut on.-Boston Globe.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13

When Dame Fortune goes calling,
she utterly disregards "at home" days.
Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
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., 1903-03-13
TWINS Artificial

Ella-What would you do if you had
my head of hair?
Stella-Take it back and exchange it
New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13

1t is stated that on the lower Elbe ns
village or farm is free from malaria.
Malaria mosquitoes abound.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Speeding the Parting,

There Is neither thunder nor light
ming within the arctic circle.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
N. E. Church Services

Preaching every Sunday at II a. IN. and 7:3
p. m. Sunday school, ? p. m.; Senior Epwortl
League, :45 p. m. Midweek Prayer meetings
Thursday, 7:30 p. m.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
Rev. G. H. Van Vliet. pastor.

Old Judge whiskey. Try it, and you
will want no other.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBoN

This old reliable ant
themost successful spe
cialist in San Francis
CO stillcontinues to curt
all Sexual and Semina
Diseases, such as Ghon
orrhea, ,Gleet, Structure
Syphilis in all its forms
Skin Diseases, Nervou,
De bility. Impotency
Seminal Weakness, ,ant
Amador ledger., 1903-03-13

consequence OF self abuse and excess producl
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counteI
nance dark spots under the eyes, pain in thd
head ringing in the ears, loss of confidence]
difidence in approaching strangers, ,palpitationI
Of the heart, weakness OF the limbs and backl
loss OF memory, pimples on the face, coughsl
consumption, etc.
DR.. GIBBON has practiced in San francisco
over 40 years, and those troubled should ncd
fail to consult him and receive the benefit OF
his great skill and experience. The doctor
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures guar1
anteed. Persons cured at home. Charges reasI
enable. Call or write.
DIR. J. F. GIBBoN, go Kearney street, sa.
Francisco, Cal.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-12
DIR. HILLS LECTURE,
He Idealizes Ruskin--Represents Him
AS an Example for Rich Men OF the
Present Day.

The lecture on John Ruskin by DIR.
Dwight Hills Wednesday night was
one of the finest attractions that has
been at the college this winter. A
good sized audience greeted the great
orator, and applauded his humor and
success in illustrating truth with
words.
He began the lecture by quoting
from Ruskin and from Emerson, and
his talk was as full of wisdom as the
works OF Ruskin and Emerson all the
way through. He said;that Ruskin,
Emerson, and score more of the
great men of the world were the re-
suit Of several generations of culture
and study among their ancestors. The
lecturer thinks the contest between
the very rich and the poor is to be
harmonized by the principles illustra-
ted in the disposition John Ruskin
made of his wealth.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-12
Thomas jefferson in Rip Van Wrinkle.

From sire to son the names of
Jefferson and Trip Van Winkle" will
live for generations TO come, as Tho
mas Jefferson is now thoroughly es-
tablished as worthy successor to his
illustrious father, Joseph Jefferson.
He gives such splendid performance
of that delightful old vagabond
. RIP" as only Jefferson can give,
that he can go on playing it for years
to come, for the theatre going public
never tires of dear old Grip" and his
dog schneider There IS a wonder
full resemblance between the father
and the sou, both on and off the stage
OF course, be has taken his father for
model, but where could he find an
other so perfect? Then he comes on
the stage it seems as if the elder JEFF
ferson himself were there. His voice
is that of his father and his laugh re-
calls old associations with dear old
Grip
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-12
To the County OF Augusta.


There once was a gang from Agus-
tab,
They shook off the Warrington
dustah
From the soles of their feet,
And they won the first heat
BY reaching the capital fustah.
They worked in the lobby with gus
tab.
They swore they would win out or
bnstah,
They made big show,
For they spent lots of dough
To form an Augusta trustah.
Three counties beheld it and Gus
tab,
From their sabers they rubbed off
the rustah,
For all of them saw
1t was breaking the law
To create the county Augustah.
SO now they are scrapping with
blustah,
It's hard to tell who'll get the wus-
ssh,
But the bulk of the dough
VIII, be likely to 60
To the head OF tie Augusta trustah.
j. FL. r.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-12
A SOCKDOLLAGER.
Charleston Gazette Sums Up
the Augusta County Matter.

1T is Simply a Matter between the Con.
stitution and the Wishes Of the
People Who Want the new County :
They Cannot Get 1t Because the Con.
stitution will not Admit it.
The Charleston Gazette thus con-
clusiyely disposes of the Augusta
county bill:
In view of the fact that the bill
proposing to carve Augusta county
out of the counties OF Marion. Monon-
gala and Wetzel, has been ordered to
to second reading and will come up
tomorrow for further consideration, 1t
is well TO look at the constitutional
status of the matter, and be somewhat
guided thereby.
Section OF article Of the consti-
tuition says:
"No new county shall hereafter be
formed in this state with an area of
less than four hundred square miles;
nor with population of less than six
thousand: nor shall any county from
which new county, or part thereof
shall be taken, be reduced In area be-
low four hundred square miles, nor in
population below six thousand Nor
shall new county be formed without
the consent OF majority OF the voters
residing within the boundaries of the
proposed new county, and voting on
the question"
The constitution is mandatory upon
the subjct, the wsrd tshall" being
used with every several sub
division.
1t is therefore incumbent upon the
people proposing the formation OF
Augusta county or any other new
county, TO show the possession of the
required area, both In the county so
formed and remaining in each of the
counties from which it is formed; the
possession of the population required
TO be taken in the new county and
that required TO be left in the old
counties: the consent of majority Of
the voters residing in the proposed
new county, and voting on the ques
ton, which must be shown to have
been held and such vote taken.
With these things in view the ques-
tion OF the passage OF the Augusta
county bill shonld be made easy. II.
these requirements have been and can
be met, the bill should be passed and
the new county formed, for the people
who demand it have their right. If
the requirements have not been me t,
or cannot be, then the bill should be
defeated. The burden of proof is on
the advocates of the bill.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-02-12
NOtice.

j. L Smith has moved his office
from the Post Office building to the
MADEIRA Block on Chestnut street.
He is now ready to show any of the
people any of the valuable property
that he has in Morgantowu He
has property in all parts of town.
Last year he sold about three hun.
dred building lots and wants to sell
more this year. Every lot sold last
year that has been sold since was
sold for a good advance.
If you want to buy lots for good
investments or to build, don't fail to
consult him, before buying. The
title is absolutely clear OF all met N
erance on all the property hat you
buy from j.. L. NTH.