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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-12


he election held in Hunt county was
invalid on account Of the irregular
posting Of the election notices. Pro
aibition has been In effect in Hunt
county for several months. but this
decision puts her again in the wet
column for time at least
On the first indications OF kidney
trouble, stop II By taking Foley's
Kidney Cure. Bonner & Bonner.
CHURCH SOCIETIES.
The Parsonage and Home Mission
Society OF the Broadway NJ. E. church
meets the FIRST and third Tuesdays Of
each month at the parsonage.
MRS. HESTER woLvERToN.
President
The L. T. LIS meets every Sunday
afternoon from to 4 at the First Pres
byterian church.
MISS MAUD TENNERY. Pres.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the First
Baptist cuhrch weets with the mem.
bers each week.
MRS. HEATH Pres.
The Foreign Missionary Society Of
the Broadway NJ. e. church meets the
first Thursday OF each month.
MRS. T. X. KEARNEY, Pres.
The Epworth Senior League Of the
Broadway NJ. f. church meets every
Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the
city hall.
PROF. HUMPHREYS, Pres.
The Epworth Junior League Of the
Broadway M. z. church meets every
Sunday afternoon at the parsonage at
3 o'clock.
The Aid Society OF the First Pres
byterian church meets the second and
fourth Tues6 avs OF each month with
some member OF the society.
MRS. MAGGIE FOSTER. Pres.
The Home and Foreign Missionary
Society OF the First Presbyterian
church meets the first and third Tues
days OF each month with some member
OF the society.
MRS. JOSE CARR, Pres.
The Aid Society Of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church meets every Tues
day with one Of the members.
MRS. II. l.. PoTTERF, Pres.
The Aid Society OF the Christian
church meets every Tuesday with one
OF the members
MRS. MAUD DOUGLAS, Pres
MRS. ED SANDLIN. Sec.
The Christian Endeavor OF the Chris
tian Church meets every Sunday af
ternoon at o'clock.
ERRET DUNLAP. Pres.
The Aid Society Of the Central Bap
tlst church meets every Tuesday at
O'Clock with one of its members.
MRS. BRUCE, Pres.
The b. Y. p. U. Of the First Baptis
church meets every Sunday Afternoon
at the church.
MISS DAISY NICHOLS, Pres.
The Benevolent Society meets ever!
Thursday from to with one of tn,
members.
MRS. ]. W. GoLLEDGE, Pres.
LITERARY SOCIETIES.
The Ladies' OF the Leaf meet ever
Monday from to s o'clock with
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-12

The Aid Society OF the Christian
church meets every Tuesday with one
OF the members.
MRS. MAUD DOUGLAS, Pres.
MRS. ED SANDLIN. Sec.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-12

The Aid Society Of the Central Bap-
tlst church meets every Tuesday at S
O'Clock with one of its members.
MRS. BRUCE, Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-06-12

The Christian Endeavor OF the Chris
tlan Church meets every Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
ERRET DITNTA proc
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
Care In Choosing Glnsses.

A dealer in optical instruments de
clared that it gave him real pain to
note the careless manner in which half
the persons in New York wear glasses.
'Tt is a wonder to me-" he said, that
they don't bring on blindness. In the
first place, the frames should always
be fitted to individual faces instead of
being picked up indiscriminately with
out regard for facial peculiarities. The
size of the lenses is another important
consideration. Most of the glasses I
see on the street are too small. They
should be as large as the face Of the
wearer will permit, for a lens of good
size not only affords better protection
to the eye, but is more becoming than
smaller one. Another tribulation of
the weak eyed is due to the reflection
from the edges of unframed glasses
The eyelashes should be attended, to in
order to get the best results from a
pair of spectacles. Many lashes are
worn so long that they brush against
the glass. This is decidedly injurious
New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
THE SEWING MACHINE.
Unsuccessful Inventions That Pre-
ceded Hove's Patent In 1916.

Unsuccessful Inventions That Pre-
ceded HOwe's Patent In 1916.
The technical beginning of the sew
ing machine industry in this country
was Sept. 10, 1916, when Elias Howe,
Jr., obtained patent for what grew
into the first really practical sewing
machine. Only three of the first Howe
machines were made, however, and
one Of these was deposited in the pat
ent office in Washington as q model.
It was not until after 1850 that fac
tory for the making Of sewing ma
chimes was built, so the enormous busi-
ness of today has grown up In short
half century.
While Howe's invention marked the
beginning of a successful industry, he
was by no means the pioneer In ef-
fortSeto substitute mechanical for hand
sewing. AS far back as ITO THOMAS
Alsop patented in England a machine
for embrd1dering. Another machine
for embroideIdng in loom was invent
ed by John Duncan in 1904, and twen-
ty-five years later another Englishman
named Heilman patented still another
embroidertng machine.
The first recorded attempt at me-
chanical sewing was the invention of
Thomas Saint, who took out a patent
in England in 100 for machine which
executed the old crochet stitch. II
was not a success, but some of the
features of the Saint machine appear
In the perfected machine of today.
Bartholemy Thimonnier patented IN
France in 1890 the first sewing ma
chine put to practical use. Eighty of
his machines were in use for sewing
army clothing IN 1S41, when a mob de.
stroyed them because convinced they
would drive seamstresses out of emf
ployment. Thimonnier built new and
better machines, but all his work was
again destroyed. by angry artisans in
1S4S.
John ]. Greenough took out the first
patent for a sewing machine issued in
the United States in 1S42. It was In
tended to sew leather, but was Of no
practical use.
Walter Hunt of New York built q
sewing machine in 1884. but failed to
protect 1t by q patent. After Howe's
machine appeared Hunt declared 1t
embodied the ideas of his machine of
1884, but be was unable to establish
his claim.
A small army Of inventors appeared
after Howe's patent had proved sue
cessful, and their genius was devoted
to perfecting every part Of the ma
chine How well they have succeeded
is shown In the $500 patents for sew
ing machines and attachments issued
by the United States since 1850 and in
the fact that the American sewing ma
chine leads all others in every country
in the world.-New York Herald
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
To judge a river. nrsaasn.

Ii Is necessary to make use only OF
the eyes and the brim of hat to meas
ure the width of any ordinary stream
or even OF good sized river, and here
is the way to do 1t:
Select part of the river bank where
the grounds run back level and, stand.
Ing at the waters edge, fix your eyes
on the opposite bank. Now, move your
hat down over your brow until the
edge of the brim is exactly ON q line
with the water line ON the other side.
This Will give you visual angle that
may be used on any level surface, and
II, as has been suggested, the ground
ON your side of the river be fat you
may LAY off" corresponding distance
on it. To do this you have only to hold
your head perfectly steady, after get.
ting the angle with your hat brim, sup
porting your chin with your hand, II
necessary, and turn slowly around until
your back is toward the river. Now,
take careful note of where your that
br1m cuts the level surface Of ! the
ground as you look over the latter and
from where you stand to that lpoint
will be the width of the river, a. dis
tance that may readily be measured by
stepping. If you are careful IN all
these details, you can come within O
few feet of the rivers width.-Detroii
Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
STEERA0E PASSENGERS.
immigrants FOrlAmerica Are Looked
Upon as Cargo.

immigrants ForlAmerica 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 it. 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 all the color of the
vision that arises before US with the
word. Here in America we have a
notion Of band Of earnest and. It may
be. If we are uncharitable, worn and
unwashed men and women with fam
lilies, 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 bright land
Of promise or they would not be rush.
ing here; to 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 a fell
low passenger he is-oh, well, repul-
sive, repugnant or whatever you say In
your language.OJames B. Connolly in
Scribner's
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
Her Latest Break.

MY six-year-old girl is an awful
chatterbox," said a broker, and the
worst Of 1t is that when we have guests
at the house she is continually making
breaks of the worst sort-breaks that
tend to rattle the dry bones Of the fam
lily skeleton in the closet Recently
when we had company art dinner she
allowed her tongue to run AWAY with
her, as usual, the result of whichk was
that she very much embarrassed Iboth
her father and mother, although, the
guests, I am free TOT say, seemed, de-
lighted. 1 had verytserious talk with
her and impressed upon, her, or tried TO,
that she must not tell any family Sc
cret The next time we had company
she was permittedjto come to the table
only by promisingtthat she wouldn't ut
ter word. She behaved beautifully
and had nothing to say until the, des-
sert was about to be taken away. Then
her lips begans4o qufver, and finally she
burst into tears. Why, what's theAmat-
ter. darlingT her mother asked. II
want some eJmore ice cream. If that isn't
a family secretp she walled between
sobs." ."-Philadelphia Record.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
A Lesson In Hospitality.

A curious Instance of provincial hos
pitality in small Tuscan town is re-
corded by Luigi Villari In italian Life
In Town and Country"
A lady Of very noble birth and Of
considerable wealth was giving a mu-
steal party-it was the first time she
had invited friends to her house that
season. The entertainment Slogan at
2 p. m. and lasted till Z. No refresh-
ments were provided for the guests
but at half past a servant appeared
and solemnly presented cup of choco-
late to the hostess and one to her moth
er. This, Of course, would only be pos
sible in a very provincial town. In the
more civilized spots excellent refresh
ments are always offered to the guests.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
Nutritious Value of Oysters.

The popular belief that the oyster is a
most nutritious article of diet does not
rest upon any scientific basis. Thetoys-
ter as food could not satisfy the de-
mands Of the human body. WhileNthe
oyster, when not stewed, b very pa'la-
table, wholesome and easily assimilat-
ed by weak, impaired stomachs, it can
not be contended for q moment that it
contains such elements and nutrition as
may be found in beans, rice or potatoes.
There is very little, If any, fatmaking
or muscle building material in the oys-
ter. Its composition is largely nitrog-
enous, and, being rich in phosphates,
1t is generally regarded as an excellent
food for the brain, but a man reduced
to an exclusive diet of oysters would
soon find himself deficient in adipose
tissue and in those elements that go to
make up physical force and vitality In
the human body.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
NERVOUS ENERGY.
Don't Overdrnw Your Account In the
Bank of Nature.


Bank of Nature.
You have deposit of nervous energy
placed to your account in the bank of
your body. 1t may be large, in which
happy case you are millionaire in
strength and accomplishing power, or
it may be so microscopic as to need
careful husbanding and little expendi-
ture to keep it from dwindling out al
together
But many millionaires become pau
pers. and some "dime savings" swell
into millions. 1t depends upon the way
the capital is managed. You may
think you have so much that there Is
no need to be economical. You get up
In the morning and feel the blood
bounding through your veins like noun
tain cataracts, and you think you can
turn the mill wheels of the world
You work day and night or you play
day and night which is sometimes
more exhausting, and go at the limit of
your speed all the time. You are over
drawing your bank account of energy,
and that needlessly. for you probably
have enough to last long and useful
lifetime. 1t pays to sit down and sharp
en- your tools, and it adds cent per cent
to your body bank deposit.
Another with not half your brains
or hustle will get ahead Of you in the
end, for he makes every act, every
thought go straight to the mark. He
wastes no effort. Everything he does
means something. 1t helps toward some
given end. You spend great deal of
ammunition on your quarry because
you are overanxious. He keeps cool,
takes steady aim and wings his bird.
You get wrinkles and frost tipped
temples and become bankrupt in VI
tality when you should be in your
prime. You have overdrawn the best
and most valuable bank account the
Lord ever placed on the books of life
the ability ITO love and to work and to
play and to look up at the stars"
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.
A German Hotel Keepers Opinions
on HOtheaded Peoples.

German Hotel Keepers Opinions
on HOtheaded Peoples.
Il think that the Americans are alto
gether too quick to pick a 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 q few
words"
1--WE heard about these apprentices"
said the German. "We have them in
our country. They roam around the
country. But what Of thatP'
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 q 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
Americansl" said the lawyer as he
laughed to see how the German had
stepped into his own trap.-New York
Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
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-
tons 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 VIII 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 a
piece of money upon a certain number.
The wheel is turned, the croupier's na-
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 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
dertngs nearly 1000 years ago.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
A FEAST THAT FAILED.
The story of RaccOon That Was
Not Served For Breakfast.


1t is within the memory of many
people that the custom of schoolteach-
ers boarding around" was the usual
thing in country districts. Although
custom which teachers seldom liked,
1t is doubtful If many of them had as
hard a time as young schoolmaster
who described his experience In the
New England Galaxy for 1917. The
article was written by Leonard Ap-
thorp, then an undergraduate of Bow
doin college The young schoolmaster
was to receive SIS a month and his
board.
From the first day 1 perceived that
| was at board on speculation and at
the mercy Of a close calculation, he
writes. One day the whole dinner con-
sisted of a single dumping, which
they called a pudding. and FIVE sau-
sages, which in cooking shrunk to the
size of pipestems. There were five Of
us at table.
A few days afterward, on my return
from school, my eyes were delighted
by the sight of an animal had never
seen before. 1t was a raccoon, which
the young man, Jonathan, had killed
and brought home in triumph. When
skinned, he seemed to be one entire
mass of fat and Of a most delicate
whiteness. / was overjoyed and went
to bed early to dream Of delicious
steaks which the morrow would bring
Long before daylight 1 heard the
family stirring, and the alacrity Of
quick footsteps and the repeated open
ing and shutting Of doors all gave as
surance Of the coming holiday.
I was soon ready for breakfast, and
when seated at table observed that
the place Of Jonathan was vacant.
where is JonathanY' I asked.
"Gone to market" said they.
Market What market, pray?
did not know there was any market
in these parts"
"Oh. yes" they said. ''he is gone to
-. about thirty miles to the south
ward Of u.s."
"And what has called him up SO
early to go to marketP
"He is gone" said they. "to sell his
raccoon."
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20

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 home institu
tion. Send money away through the Bank OF
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postofnce 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 IS up. Commence
the new year by opening up u bank account A
man or woman with a bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die 1t can't be found and you are liza
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
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 I'D 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 Pm glad you've got it, Jim, but
guess you better let me alone Just
now," he continued reflectively. you
see, Jim, one of US has got to weigh the
WOOL"
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
Rossini's Memory.

The composer of I'll Barbiere di
Siviglia" was blessed with a not very
retentive memory. especially for names
Of persons introduced to him, forget
fulness which was frequently the cause
of much merriment whenever Rossini
was among company. One day he met
Bishop. the English composer. Rossini
knew the face well enough and at once
greeted him. "Ah. my dear Mr.. -"
but he could progress no further. To
convince him that he had not forgotten
him Rossini commenced whistling Bish-
ops glee, when the Wind Blows" a
compliment which 'the English Mo-
zart" recognized and would as readily
have heard as his less musical sur
name.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
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 space there
was silence. Then little girl spoke
up. with the ak of the apostles" she
said.-Iondon Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
A TINE Friend.

It takes a great soul to be a true
frtend-a large, catholic, steadfast and
loving spirit. One must forgive much,
forget much, forbear much. 1t costs to
be friend or to have friend. There
is nothing else In life except mother
hood that costs so much. 1t not only
costs time, affection. strength, PATIENCE
sometimes a man must even lay
no true friendship without self abnega-
ton, self sacrifice.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
Born with Them.

Mamma" said the little girl, her
eyes wide with excitement "I do be-
lieve the minister told storyp
"Why, the idear' said her mother.
you don't know what you are say
ing"
But I do, mamma. I heard papa
ask him how long he had worn whisk-
ers, and he said he had worn them all
his life"
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
0uffcaI HluafOn.

A firm which was sued in an English
court for the price Of a sign defended
the case ON the ground that the ''o''
in their name was smaller than the
other letters. 1t was proved by meas
urement, however. that it wac a six
teenth Of an inch larger, allowance
having been made for the fact that,
owing to an optical Illusion, the letter
"o' always looks smaller than the
neighboring letters. Judgment was
given for the signmakers.
Amador ledger., 1903-03-20
Notice to Creditors.
ESTATE OF AGosrINo oH1cH1zoLA, DEC

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
necessary vouchers, within ten months after
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 23 1903
JULIUS CHICHIZOLA.
Executor OF the last will and testement of
AgostinO ChichizoIa, deceased
John +. Davis, attorney for administrator.
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