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Amador ledger., 1903-01-30

MAD ANTHONY" WAYNE.
Be Was the Sanest, Coolest Soldier
In WnshingtOn's Army.


John r. Spears in Harper's demon
strates that General Wayne, commonly
known as Mad Anthony" was in
reality the sanest, coolest soldier in
Washingtons army.
'They called the hero of Stony Point
and the Maumee rapids Mad Anthony
Wayne" says Mr.. Spears. THE title
was originated by an Irish soldier who
had been confined in the guardhouse at
the order of the general, and it was
taken up by the people because of the
wild enthusiasm and determination
the supreme moment of battle came.
But observe that when the war of the
Revolution impended he 'ransacked his
tory for accounts of battles that he
might learn military tactics, and he
gave his days to the training Of his
men in spite of his wound, but in pre-
pairing for the battle he appealed to
the pride of his men by parading them
clean shaved and with hair well pow
dered,' while the prelaid plans includ-
ed even the slaughter of the dogs, that
no yelp should betray the approach of
the assaulting host. When in Virginia,
he charged the hosts of Cornwallis
with only 800 men to back him; when
in Ohio, where the honor Of the nation
and the integrity Of its territory were
committed to his care, he took a legion
Of boys and miscreants' gathered from
the slums and trained them until their
skill with the musket equaled, if it did
not surpass, that Of the most noted
backwoods Indian fighters.
Mad Anthony Wayne as a leader
in battle was unsurpassed, but II
should also be remembered that hts
record as drill master is unequaled." "
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Faithful to the Last.

In many Scotch families the old man.
servant is 4 permanent institution. He
enters the service Of a family when he
is a boy, sticks to his place and re-
signs only when the inf1rinities of age
are upon him. Naturally he grows IN
time to claim as rights what were at
first granted him as favors and If he
is opposed asserts himself with spirit
of independence. An English paper
tells Il story illustrative of this.
A lady's coachman, a crusty old fel-
low, who had been in the service Of
the fam.i., : r fathers time, gave
her greet trouble and annoyance on
several occasions by not carrying out
her instructions. AT length his conduct
became unbearable, and she determin-
ed to dismiss him. Calling him into
her presence, she said with as much
asperity as she could command:
81 cannot stand this any longer, John
You must look out for another situa-
ton. You will leave my service at the
end of the month"
The old servant looked at her in
amusement for a minute, and then the
characteristic loyalty" came to the
surface.
ma, ma, my lady" he said. 81 drove
you to the kirk to be baptized, drove
you to your marriage, and I'll stay to
drive you to your funeral"
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
A VAST SALT FIELD
How the Product Is Obtained Ins the
Middle of the Colorado Desert.

How the Product Is Obtained Ins tho
Middle of the Colorado Desert.
In the middle of the Colorado desert,
little to the north Of the Mexican
border and 264 feet below the level Of
the sea, lies field Of crystallized salt
more than thousand acres in extent,
presenting a surface as white as snow
and beneath the MONDAY glare of the
sun so dazzling that the naked eye
cannot stand it's radiance. 1t stretches
away for miles and miles about Salton,
Colo, an ocean of blazing, blistering
white.
Heret daily throughout the year men
are ats work overturning the great de-
positfwith massive plows and scrapers
getting it into great piles preliminary
to putting it through the refining proc
ess. The salt plowS used to secure the
harvest are great four wheeled imple-
ments driven by steam and managed
by two men. The salt crust is thrown
up in parallel ridges; then laborers
with hoes work it to and fro in the
water, washing out the dirt ,prelim-
mary to stacking it in mounds to be
taken to the mill
Salt springs in adjacent foothills are
constantly contributing to the deposit,
and SO heavily laden are theytwith al
most pure salt that the plow has hardly
passed on before q new crust has
| formed in the furrow left. This fact
renders it unnecessary to operate more
than a small portion of the vast de-
posft.
As may be supposed, work in these
| fields is performed under the most try
ing conditions. No white man can
stand the intense heat, and for this
reason the work is done wholly by
Japanese and by .Coahuila Indians. Of
these fthe Indians are by far the better
adapted to the work, the japanese per-
! forming only one portion, sewing the
sacks in which the salt is shipped. The
atmosphere, laden as it is with parti-
| cles Of salt, gives rise to a painful
| thirst, and the only available drinking
water comes from a single we'll 1t is
warm and i'll tasting.
Beautiful mirages frequently appear
above the great salt field in the day
! time, sky pictures rof magnificent cities
and flower dotted, tree shaded fields.
The moonlight, too, produces Won
drously beautiful effects upon the
great field of cleaning salt For sew
eral weeks in the year the thermome-
ter on the salt field averages 14O de-
grees, and the reflection of the sun
produces a glare like that from a fur
mace. The deposits vary in thickness
from ten to twenty inches and form
a solid crust oversthe great marsh. 1t
Is estimated that about 700 tons are
now plowed up daily.-New York Trib-
une.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
WISDOM OF THE WIDOW.
Views of Man Who Does Not Agree
With Tony Weller

The man who marries a girl just out
or school has need of much shrewdness,
tact and fortitude, for the first year of
n!atrimony will produce violent revO-
hutton in her mind. AS she learflS to
know her husband-she who has never
coat on-she will deem him n brute and
will be disappointed and disgusted, for
she will compare him with that impos-
sible ideal of manhood which every
girl has in her mind and of which he,
o. course, falls short. But with ex-
perience will come wisdom. In time
she will understand that her girlhood's s
ideal, if she were to have him in the
flesh, would lie an unbearable prig,
and that her husband is about as good
as men so and even-if she loves him
a little better than the next man.
A widow has all this knowledge of
men and of the world, which spinster
lacks. A man talks to widow freely
as to one who has found him out She
is expert in the arts of pleasing him,
and If bright young widow sets her
cap for man he can escape her only
by flight. A widow has no illusions
and no ideals She is well trained and
used 10 going double, while the spinstel
Is an unbroken filly and is bound to
kick up good deal when she first feels
O tug at the snaf1le.-San francisco
Bulletin.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
A school of Poisoners.

A merciless school of poisoners once
fiourished in Venice. During the fir-
teenth century even the government of
the state used poison without any dis
guise as Il weapon. A body called "the
council of ten" was appointed to deter
mine who should be dispatched, and
they dealt with the lives of princes,
kings and popes as one would deal with
supertluous trees in a wood. A curious
document is still eXtant In which the
proceedings of this council are record
ed. 1t shows that one John of Raguba
prepared selection of poisons and
scale of fees. The fee varied with the
Importance of the victim and the length
of the journey TO be made for his dis
patch. For poisoning the Duke of Nil
an he charged 60 ducats, for the pope
100 ducats, for the king of Spain L..
ducats, for the great sultan" 500 due
ats.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
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NESTING WoOD DUCKS.
The COurtship Period Is Followed
by II Very PrOsaic Married Life.

by Very PrOsaic Married Life.
When Il pair of wood ducks find
water and hollow tree to suit, little
time is lost in preparing the nest. This
task and the covering of the eggs are
performed by the female, for, to the
best of my knowledge, the male does
little more than sit around ON handy
limbs aAd look pretty. During the
period of nest building and while the
duck is laying he is the beau ideal Of a
handsome and loving cavalier, ever at
tentive and seemingly most anxious as
to her whereabouts should she happen
to get out of his sight. But with the
waning of the honeymoon he seems to
feel rather bored with the whole bust
ness, and gradually he gets clubby--i.
e., wanders from his own fireside and
hunts up another drake or two to help
him loaf away the summer. The busy
little duck keeps her own counsel and
''sits tight on the dozen or more highly
polished ivorylike eggs crowded to-
gether in a bed of soft decayed wood
and 'Ivn from her breast.
Quite ii =. ..ently the nest Is at the
bottom of a hollow several feet deep,
and no doubt the strong, hooked claws
of the wood duck are special pro-
vision for the oft repeated climbing out
of the hollow.-Edwyn Sandys in Out
ing
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
The Other Side.

An author who illustrates his own
novels has submitted to an interview.
you find that it pays, don't your"
you bet-in lots Of ways. For in
stance, get paid for the storyf"
yes"
'"Then the illustrations Of the author
of book are worth double those of the
ordinary artiSts?"
"Of course"
"Then some fool of q rich fellow
comes along and offers a fabulous sum
for the original drawings and wants an
introduction to you and invites you to
dine with him, and your fortune is
made and your future is safe! It's q
great scheme tell you, and authors
are fools who don't make the most of
it!'-Atlanta Constitution.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Walters Who Get Most TIPS.

Walters who receive the most tips,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean, are usu-
ally those who have everlasting and
Job-like patience, those who do not
easily take an insult, who ever have a
pleasant smile for their patrons, who
try earnestly to please them and are
always ready to accommodate every
one. A waiter should never place him
self in position of expectancy in the
matter Of receiving a tip and should
avoid approaching Il guest if he sees
him in the act of drawing change from
his pocket. A waiter should never pose
as an object of pity with view to Sc
curing a tip. If he deserves tip, he
should let the guest feel within himself
that he deserves it, and if the guest
wishes to give him tip he will usually
manage to catch the walters attention
or leave the tip beside the plate. Should
the waiter receive tip previous to
waiting on the guest, he should leave
it lying on the table and then do his
level best to earn it.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
A Little child,s Loneliness.

Little Mabel, says the Woman's Jour
nal, had been put to bed alone. Pres
emily she appeared in her nightgown
at the head of the stairs, saying plain
lively, I'm lonesomep' Her mother
gave her favorite rubber doll named
Happy to take to bed with her and for
q few minutes she was quiet. Then
she reappeared with her plant of lone
someness. This time her mother re-
minded her that God was with her and
sent her back to bed with q reproof.
Soon she was heard weeping bitterly,
and when her mother went to her little
Mabel summed up her sense of misery
by eXclaiming, 81 don't want Happy,
and I don't want God; 1 want some
body with a skin facer'
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Commissioners Sale.

In the Superior Court of the county of Amador,
State of California.
Bella Leslie, plaintiff. VS. H. F. vogt ct al
Notice of Commissioners sale on foreclosure
of mortgage.
| H NDER and by virtue of q decree of fore
~ closure and sale, duly given and made, and
an order of sale issued out of the Superior Court
| of the county of Amador State of California on
the 26th day of December, 1902, in the above en-
| titled action in the said Superior Court where
| in the above named plaintiff obtained a judg-
| ment and decree of foreclosure and sale againS st
| the above named defendant. H. f. Vogt, on the
27th day of October 1902 which said Judgment
and decree was thereafter recorded in Judg-
ment Book 3, page 400 ct seq. Of said Court, Ito
| which judgment and decree reference is hereby
| made for the terms, conditions and manner of
| sale, and the amounts due) 1 am commanded to
| sell all that certain property, situated in the
county of Amador, State of California, and being
| particularly described as follows, to wit: The
southeast quarter Of the northwest quarter
| the northeast quarter OF the southwest quar-
| ter, the northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter and the north half of the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of Section
! Thirty-two, in Township Six north of Range
| Twelve east, OF Mount Diablo meridian in Cali
fornia, containing one hundred and forty acres,
| according to the Official plat of the survey of
| the said land returned to the General Land
| the one inch pipe leading from Reservoir Gulch
| to the dwelling house on said property above
described, and continued and uninterrupted
| flow in said pipe from said reservoir to said
| house. without any claim or right to said reser-
voir situated in said Reservoir GulcE as afore-
| said.
| Together with all and singular, the tene-
| ments, hereditamentS and appurtenanceS there
unto belonging and the rents, issues and profits
| thereof.
And public notice is hereby given that on
| Saturday, the 3lSt day of January, 1908. at 2
O'Clock p. NJ of that day in front of the Court
House OF Amador County in the town of Jack
son, California, 1 will, in obedience to said
order of sale and decree of foreclosure sell the
| above described property, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary to raise sufficient money tC
satisfy said judgment with interest and costs
ETC., to the highest and best bidder for gold of
| the United States of America
| Dated at Jackson, Cal, this Goth day of De-
| cember, 1902. H. d. EMERSON
Commissioner appointed by said Superior Court.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
The American Iron sePIant. {.

The Englishman was being properly
surprised at the rapidity with which
the skyscraper was going up.
"Deah meP' he exclaimed, 'it seems
as If your buildings grow as rapidly as
your maize"
"Yes, replied the westerner unblush-
ingly, "and the process of raising them
is much the same"
"Fawncy! Won't you explain fur
ther?''
"Well, you see, we just get an iron
plant, put it in the ground, have the
street sprinklers water it, and in a
month or six weeks the skyscraper ts
full grown"
And, taking another breath, the cous-
in from overseas managed to believe
it.-Memphis Commercial Appeal
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
A Witty Reply,

Whenever the United States supreme
court, on hearing the argument Of
counsel for plaintiff in error, is entirely
satisfied that he has no case, the chief
Justice is apt to say to counsel for de-
fendant in error that the court does not
care to hear further argument. At one
time Hon. Matthew Carpenter from
Wisconsin was counsel for plaintiff in
error and opened the case Before he
was through the court was satisfied
that. there was nothing in it, and so
when he had concluded and counsel
for defendant in error arose Chief JUS
tice Waite said, 'TThe court does not
care to hear any further argument"
Counsel was a little deaf and, al
though noticing that the chief justice
spoke, did not hear what he had said
and, turning to Mr.. Carpenter, who
sat beside him, asked what had been
said.
"Oh, hang itp' replied Carpenter in
tones audible to the bench. "The chief
justice said he would rather give you
the case than hear you talk. Youths
Companion.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
A Touch os s,rcosm.

Mr.. Skinfiint ton receiving a deputa-
ton from his employees)-Well, what's
the matter now?
Clerk (spOkesman)-We want to be
paid every week instead of every
month.
ugh! You get all that's due to you,
don't your
''Yes, SIR"
"And promptly to day?"
Eyes, sir"
"Then why do you want to be paid
weekly instead of monthly?'
please, sir, it's SO we won't be get
tin the lumbago carryin' home our
wages."-London Answers.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Mortar TOssers.

There is no hod carrying in Japan.
The native builders have a method of
transferring mortar which makes it
seem more like play than work to the
onlooker. The mortar is mixed up in Il
pile in the street One man makes this
up into balls of about six pounds
weight, which he tosses to man who
stands on a ladder midway between
the roof and the ball This man deftly
catches the ball and tosses it up to Il
man who stands on the roof. This
plan would scarcely work for skyscrap-
erS,
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
What potanists Do Not Know,

How water, commonly called sap,
necessary to the life of a tree, passes
from the roots to the topmost leaf and
evaporates is problem not yet solved
by botanists. 1t is known that the
ascent is made chiefly in cavities in
the sapwood only, the heart and bark
serving other purposes. That is the
extent Of our knowledge of the matter.
Beyond is mere conjecture, and every
theory yet advanced has failed to stand
the test of experiment.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
To aIarket ON Stifts,

An interesting and picturesque Gus
tom in southwestern France is that Of
going to market on stilts. Groups Of
young men and women mounted on
high stilts may be seen daily crossing
the marshy plains known as ''the Ian
des." "The Landes" are cut up into
small bitches, pools and hummocks,
and stilts are in consequence almost
necessary to those who desire to trav-
erse them
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Notice to Creditors.
ESTATE OF AGosTINo cH1cH1zoLA, DEcEA!

ESTATE OF AGosTINo CHICHIzoLA, DECEASED.
NJ Office 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
necessary vouchers, within ten months after
the first publication of this notice to the said
executor, at the law otfice 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 %. 1903.
JULIUS CHICHIZOLA, a
Executor of the last will and testement of
Agos tino ChichiZola, deceased
John F. Davis, attorney for administrator.
ja23-5t
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
The Choice of a Husband.

what lucky girl you are, Liddy, to
be able to choose between two such
handsome and stylish young gentle
men? Have you made up your mind
which is to be your husbandT'
''To tell the truth, I'm in a bit of a
fix. If 1 desire to wear my cream
colored dress at the wedding, l shall
take Alphonse, as he is dark complex
ioned, you know; but if decide to go
in my blue dress I rather think fair
Joseph will make the better match Of
the two"
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
The Cast Was Made.

"Do you cast things here?" inquired
a smart youth the other day as he
sauntered into a foundry and ad-
dressed the proprietor.
"Yes, we do"
'You cast all kinds of things in
iron, eh?"
Certainly. Don't you see that is our
business?"
"Ah, well, cast a shadow, will your"
He was cast out.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Fierce Indeed.

"Now, then. children" said the teach.
er, who had been commenting upon
polar expeditions, who can tell me
what fierce animals inhabit the re-
gions of the north polef'
"Polecatsw shouted the boy at the
foot Of the class.-Philadefph Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Discomfort.

Most men spend one-third of their
lives trying to make the world differ
ent, another third in learning to live in
it as it is and the remainder In ex-
planning how much better it used to
be.-Washington Times.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Notice to Creditors.
Estate of Benjamin Ross, Jr., deceased

NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned,
~ administratriX of the estate of Benjamin
Ross, Jr., deceased, 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 admins
tratriX, at the law Office of John +. Davis,
Summit street, Jackson, Amador county, Cali
fornia, the same being the place for the tran
saction of the business of said estate, in said
county of Amador.
Dated, Dec. 18th, 1902
GRACE H ROSS,
Administrative of the estate of Benjamin
Ross Jr., deceased.
John F. Davis,
Attorney for administrative deI2-5t
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30

SAFE DEPOSIT Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County ut the
small expense of 81 cents Il 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
tons on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
deposit money in the Bank of AnadOr County.
They receive deposits from - up. Commence
the new year h. opening up u bank account a
man OF woman with u bank account has u
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die il cant be found and YOU are liza
nie to hr robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Intellectual.

"Just fahncy, Weginald, I've forgot
ten ma cahrd case"
"Nevah mind, deah boy, I'll lend you
some of mine"
"But-ah-the name would be differ
ent, you know"
"Bah Joye, so it would! What head
you have, Algy!"
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
0nr Arisfncrn~.

"she claims, I believe, to be descend.
ed from a king"
'Yes. Before her grandfather struck
It rich he was known as the poker king
os White Hoss Flats."-Chicago Rec
ORD d-Herald.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
To Get O Divorce.

When 'love, cherish and obey" and
sickness, poverty and death" are left
out of the marriage ritual, what do the
happy pair promise" themselves
merely to keep the peace?-Boston Her
aid.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
III. E. Church Services

Preaching every Sunday at II a. m. and 7:SO
p. m. Sunday school, , p. M; Senior Epworth
League. 6 "a p. m. Midweek Prayer meetings,
Thursday, 80 p. m.
Rev. G. H. Van Vliet, pastor.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30

NJ. Born & Co., the largest tailoring
establishment in the world, guarantee
a perfect fit and. satisfaction. Their
agent, Redlick's, do not demand any
deposit when your order is given.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Browns Sympathy.

Jones-Charley fell from a street car
last evening.
Brown-Oh, I'm awfully sorry!
Jones-But he wasn't hurt at all.
Brown-I wasn't thinking about
Charley. I was thinking of the suffer
ings Of those who would be told about
that fall for months to come.-Boston
Transcript
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
Feed Him.

If you want to win the gratitude of
dog, feed him. AS to men, the mate
rial difference is the quality of the
food.-Baltimore News.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30

consequence OF self abuse and excess nrol
ing the following symptoms: Sallow cou|
nance dark spots under the eyes, pain in
head, ringing in the ears, loss Of confidel
diffidence in approaching strangers, pslpitaI
OF the heart, weakness Of the limbs and bd
loss of memory, pimples on the face, coua
consumption, etc.
DIR. GIBBON has practiced in San Franci
over 40 years, and those troubled should
fail to consult him and receive the beneh
his great skill and experience. The doc
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures "a
anteed. Persons cured at home. Charges re
enable. Call or write.
DIR. ]. F. GIBBoN, go Kearney street,
Francisco, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30
His Insomnia Completely Cured.

'grhey tell me you have cured your
self Of chronic insomnia"
Eyes, I'm completely cured"
'Tt must be great reliefr'
Relief I should say 1t was! Why,
! lie awake half the night thinking
how used to suffer from it."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30

Granite Is the only common rock
which shows no traces Of animal OF
vegetable life. ..-..
Amador ledger., 1903-01-30

Old Judge whiskey. Try it, and you
will want no other.