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Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Chinese Anatomy.

Chinese physicians have some curious
notions in regard to human anatomy.
The truth is they know nothing about
anatomy as that word is understood by
American physicians, their principal
authority on the subject being q work
entitled "Neitjing." of which Huang
I'll, who lived from 2697 to 2597 B. O.,
is said to be the author.
According to Chinese physicians, the
human heart occupies almost the same
position as is assigned by European
and American physicians to the stom-
ach, and bile, they maintain, has its
origin in the back of the head. They
also claim that human being has 365
bones, W. respond to the 365
days of the year; that a man has
twelve ribs and woman fourteen and
that mans skull is composed of eight
and woman's six pieces.
Moreover, they say that in every hu-
man body there are twenty-five parts
which are important and fifty-six
which are unimpOrtant, and they lay
great stress on the necessity of taking
good care of the important parts.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
His Comnromise.

Mr.. Potter was giving his son few
words of fatherly counsel as to his
treatment of his young wife. Nov,
when you have any little differences
of opinion" said Mr.. Potter in his most
judicial manner, IF you can't per
suade Margaret that you are in the
right, you must compromise, my boy
compromise with a good grace"
'I'n try to-" said the son respect.
fully.
81 well remember a little experience
1 had with your mother the summer
after we were married." continued
Mr.. Potter. 81 wanted to spend six
weeks at Saratoga, and your mother
preferred to spend the time in taking
trip through Canada. It's thirty ode
years ago, but 1 well remember the
arguments we had before compro
missed"
How did you do it?' asked the son.
1--WE spent five weeks and a half II
Canada," said Mr.. Potter, "and from
Friday night till Monday morning il
Saratoga"
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
blind Men as shampooers.

81 do pity these blind men So" said
a stranger in the city who had been ap-
preached by so many blind" men in
walking down the avenue that he won
dered how these beggars picked him
out so readily.
"And yet" said his host, there are
many lines of work which they could
do instead of begging. For example,
most Of the shampooers in Japan are
blind men. Some are so well to do
that they own their own houses, and
their patrons go to them for treatment.
Others who have not succeeded so we'll
go from house to house, and the rest
of the people from sympathy guide
them from place to place. Some of
them walk alone, blowing on bamboo
whistles. There was time when some
Of them were doctors as well as sham
pooers. New York Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Ants Magnetic Nests.

Port Darwin, in South Australia,
boasts of some of the most remarkable
ants nests in the world. They are
known as magnetic" nests, for the
simple reason that they are without
exception built in a due north and
south direction. Consequently a trav-
eler journeying through the district in
which they abound may readily direct
his course by their aid. No living man
knows why these tiny architects build
them in this way. They are merely one
out of the many marvels of the great
land down under" 1t seems, how
ever, probable that instinct leads these
tiny creatures to so construct their
dwellings that the fierce monday sun
shall have the least possible effect upon
their interiors.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Appealed to the Powers.

The late Joseph Medill, editor of the
Chicago Tribune, besides being an in
defatigable editor, had decided vein
of humor in his composition.
During the last years of his life, as
his strength permitted, he watched
over his paper as zealously as in his
younger days, and it was his custom to
scan the columns of certain favorite
exchanges and clip from them eX-
tensively, marking them on the mar
gins, 81. M.-Must," meaning that the
extracts must go in. 1t was one of his
great griefs that there was not always
room for all of them, even when col
umns of live editorial matter had been
crowded out, as they were sometimes,
to make room for them.
One night he went up to the room Of
the night editor with a bundle of clip
pings in his hand.
"Mr. RANSOM" he said to that Off
cial, with a twinkle in his eye, 81 wish
you would use your influence to have
these printed in the paper tomorrow
morning. Companion.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
RELIGION Of THE BLANKET
How the Navajo Squnw Prays as She
Spins and Weaves.

1t is a religion to make a Navajo
blanket. Through the kinky, bristlins
twine of the warp are woven the hopes
and aspirations of an immortal soul.
In the warm colors are expressed the
ardors of passionate hearts, the sand
storms they have faced, the cloudbursta
under which their backs have bent, the
smiling sunshine that has dried theis
wool: all the adverse and the good for
tunes that have befallen are wrought
into the intricate designs. The squaw
prays as she pushes the wool card, and
she prays as she twirls the distaff in
her hand or rolls it on her thigh; she
prays as she arranges the healds; she
prays as she Justify pounds down the
woof strands with her scrub oak bat.
ten.
A blanket is all a prayer, a human
document, a biography bright with the
joy tints of canary yellow, dark with
the olive green of pain. One is drawn
to it because ones heart is moved By
its ineffable, intiHgible humanness
One is strangely moved to both laugh
ter and tears by it's eXQuisitely variant
colors, each expressing an emotion bJ
its warmth of blended fibers, eacf
throbbing to note of triumph or o!
woe.-Southern Workman.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
A Pun Tint EniIed.

At public dinner a careless waiter
stumbled when bringing in q boiled
tongue. The tongue slipped over the
edge of the dish upon the tablecloth.
"Never mind,'' said the chairman
cheerfully, its only lapsus lingu@"
(slip of the tongue).
The joke was received with burst
of laughter. A gentleman present,
who had no knowledge of Latin, yet
saw what boisterous merriment it
caused. secretly determined that he
would repeat the whole performance
at his next little dinner party at home
and give his guests great laugh at his
wit.
The occasion arrived. There was to
be leg of mutton, and the host had
instructed the waiter to let it fall when
coming in. The waiter did so, to the
great dismay of the guests.
"Oh, never mind" cried the host
cheerfully, cts only lapsus lingu9." !"
To his great disgust and astonish-
ment, however, nobody seemed to see
it, and now he is suspicious that some
thing must have gone wrong some
where.-PearsOn's.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
English In ENGLAND.

"You must learn the shop language
before you can go shopping in Eng
land" says a girl who has just re-
turned from there and has many sto-
ries to tell of the difficulties met in the
shops. "Shoes are not shoes unless
they are slippers, all boots are high, and
you can't to save your life get a spool
of thread because there is no such
thing-only reel of cotton. If you
wish cotton, sheeting for instance, you
ask for calico, and the tape needle to
run the ribbons in your gowns is a
bodkin. There is not such a thing as a
shirt waist to be had in all England,
for they have nothing but blouses, and
one would go continually with wet feet
If she did not learn to ask for ga
loches."
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Outward Show In Italy.

All over Italy social life is character
lied by a great love of outward show.
Here is an anecdote which Mr.. Luigi
Villari relates in Italian Life In Town
and Country" to illustrate this national
feeling:
An American gentleman who was
spending the winter in Naples had
taken a fiat in palazzo, the first floor
of which was occupied by noble fam
lily in somewhat reduced circum-
stances. He noticed to his surprise that
every day he met servant going up
or down the stairs carrying a pair of
carriage doors. At last the mystery
was explained. The said noble family
shared carriage with some other peo-
pie, but each had its own doors with
the family coat of arms, to make their
friends believe that they both had
carriages.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
A Nourishing Drink.

The whites of raw eggs are very
nourishing. A good way TO prepare the
drink, according to one who knows, is
to break the white into jar with
what milk is desired and shake the two
thoroughly together. A pinch of salt
should be added An English special
ist recommends to adult patients suf-
fering from anamic condition the daily
consumption of eight or ten egg whites.
They can be taken clear and with ease
If the eggs are kept very cold, broken
into a cold glass and used at once.
Another excellent drink is made by
beating the white of an egg to froth
and adding a tablespoonful of rich
cream and spoonful of brandy. This
is very nourishing cordial for an In
valid.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
ALMACK's OF LONDON.
a Famous Woman's Club of "a Gen.
tury or So Ago.

tury or So Ago.
About a century ago the seventh
heaven Of the fashionable world of
London was club known as Almack's,
Of which the patronesses were Lady
per tafterward Lady Palmerston), Lady
Seton, Mrs. Drummond Burrell (after-
ward Lady Willoughby), the Princess
Esterhazy and the Countess Lieven.
Their smiles or frowns consigned men
and women to happiness or despair. 1t
is hard for us to conceive the impor-
tance which was attached to getting
admission to Almack's. OF the 300 otfi-
GERS of the Foot guards not more than
halS a dozen were honored with cards
to this temple of the beau monde. The
government was a pure despotism, as
every government by woman is bound
to be, and host of intrigues was set
set In motion to get an invitation.
Very often persons of rank who had
the entree anywhere were excluded
froE, the club. Such as were admitted
had to dress in conformity with the
edict of the tyrants, no gentleman be-
ing allowed to appear at the assemblies
except in knee breeches, white cravat
and crush hat. On one occasion the
Duke of Wellington was about to
ascend the stairs to the ballroom
dressed in black trousers when the
guardian of the establishment stepped
forward and said, 'Your grace cannot
be admitted in trousers" WherelpOn
the duke, who had great respect for
orders, quietly walked away.-New
York Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
No Need to Adjourn.

The legislature of certain state was
tardy in adjourning one session, al
though there seemed to be no impor
tant business under consideration.
Judge Jones, one of the legislators
was met by friend in the street one
hot morning, and the two stopped Il
talk under the shade Of an awning.
"Goin' to clear out pretty soon
jedgeT'
81 suppose so," answered the states
man, mopping his brow.
Anything much goin' on down al
the capitolT
NO"
"Why don't they wind up, thenT
"Well, that's just the trouble. There's
nothing but lot of petty business tc
bother us, and we don't mind that.
wish something important would come
up, and then the motion to adjourn
would be in order"
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
The Guillotine and Its Inventor.

One of the most widely disseminated
of popular errors is that DR.. Guillotin
invented the grim machine which still
bears the name. The real inventor of
this sinister contrivance was DR..
Louis, well known medical man and
permanent secretary of the Partisan
School of Medicine, or Academic de
Medicine.
Dr. Guillotin, who died in 1914, ener-
getically but vainly protested against
the use Of his name in connection with
this disagreeable subject-an evidence
if one were wanted, of the great diff
Guilty there is of correcting a popular
error. Needless to say that the legend
that Dr. Guillotin was among the vic
tins of his friends ingenious and mer-
ciful instrument of destruction is
wholly apocryphal. He died at a good
old age and in his bed, surrounded by
his children, who, however, obtained
permission to change their name.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Cbem,cnI EfYects of Iirbtntnr

Lightning works chemically. 1t has
the power of developing a peculiar odor
which has been variously compared to
that of phosphorus, nitrous gas and
most frequently burning sulphur. Wa
fen mentions a storm on the isthmus of
Darien which diffused such sulphur
GUS stencil through the atmosphere
that he and his marauding companions
could scarcely breathe, particularly
when they plunged into the wood
Chambers Journal.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
MoGui Village Criers.

Among the picturesque features of
life in the Moqui villages are the town
criers, who take the place of the daily
newspapers in civilized communities
There are two of these functionaries,
one representing the "hostiles'' and the
other the ''friendlies," the opposing DO
litical parties in the Tusayan villages.
Twice a day these officials ascend to
the housetops and, wrapped in their
scarlet blankets, their figures outlined
against the clear blue sky, call out in
long drawn, resonant tones whatever
announcement or record of town hap
peningS may be in order.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
A Woman's Heart.

Let men tremble to win the hand of
woman unless they win with it the ut
most passion of her heart. Else it may
be their miserable fortune when some
mightier touch than their own may
have awakened all her sensibilities to
be reproached even for the calm con-
tent, the marble image of happiness,
which they will have imposed upon her
as the warm reality.-Hawthorn
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Talking Through the Body

To talk through human body, or a
row of human bodies, for the matter Of
that, is one of the weirdest of the elec-
trician's feats. If telephone wire be
severed and the two ends be held by a
person, one in each hand, but far
apart, it is quite possible for two indi-
viduals to carry on conversation
through the body of the medium as
readily and as distinctly as if the line
had been properly connected.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Notice to Creditors.
ESTATE OF AcosrINo cnICnIzoLA, DEoEAs

ESTATE OF AGosTINo CHICHIzoLA, DECEASED.
NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned
IN 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 %. 1903.
JULIUS CHICHIZOLA,
Executor of the last will and t5Stement of
Agos tino ChichiZola, deceased
John f. Davis. attorney for admins "ator.
ia23-ht
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Economical.

Farmer Skipf1int (reading sign)-
"Eyesight Tested Free of Charge"
Gracious! Mandy. in go an find out
if it's hurtin' my eyesight tew read the
paper.
Mandy-An' if it is are yew goin' tew
squander good money on spectacles?
Farmer Skinf]int-No; Pm goin' tew
give up the paper.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Saf deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of 50 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 postofflce 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 bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die IL can't be found and you are liza
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Gold Only For Royalty.

1t is notable fact that in Abyssinia
hone but those who are related to the
monarch is permitted to wear gold in
my form. They may deck themselves
with diamonds and other precious
stones, but the jewels must not be set
In gold. The penalty for infringement
of this law is death by decapitation.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
The Woes of Cupid.

Men is sho' fickle," said Miss Miami
Brown. 'Dey goes back on you on de
slightes' provocation."
Whats been happenin'?" asked
Miss Olina Jefferson Tompkins.
Mr.. Rastus Pinkley come aroun'
tryin' to kiss me, an, SO as not to seem
too willin' an audacious, l smashed
i'm wifi Il flatiron, an jes' foh dat he
Tilted me."-Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
The Branch of Pence.

"How did you come to select Olive
rs name for your baby?"
'Well, you see my wife's father OBJ
5ected to our marriage, and when the
little one came he forgave US, so we
thought it was no more than right to
let her have proper credit. ."-Chicago
Record Herald.
1t is easy to discourage a man who
realizes that he gets all the trouble in
sight.-Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Thanked.

She-Yes, told you I'd always be a
sister to you. and I'll be glad to hear
anything you have to say to me.
He-SiX months ago you told me I'd
thank you some day for refusing me.
Let me do so at once. You can't hold
candle to the girl I'm engaged to
now
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06

1t is remarkable how virtuous and
generously disposed every one is at
a play. We uniformly applaud what
is right and condemn what is wrong
when it costs us nothing but the senti-
ment.-Hazlitt.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Summons.
In the Superior Court of the county of Amador
State of California

In the Superior Court of the county of Amador,
State of California.
Consolidated Volcano-Amador Hydraulic Gold
Mining and Land Company, plaintif, VS. c. j.
Decker James Ward Hall, U. s. Arbuthnot.
E o. Arbuthnot, and g. j. Roote defendants.
Action brought in the Superior Court of the
county of Amador State of California and
the complaint filed in the Office of the clerk of
said county of Amador.
John F. Davis, attorney for plaintiff.
TNHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CAL
Il ifornia send greeting to c. j. Decker,
James Ward Hall U. S. Arbuthnot. E .. Ar
buthnot, and G. j. Roote, defendants:
You are hereby directed to appear and an
Swer the complaint in an action entitled as
above, brought against you in the Superior
Court of the county Of Amador State of Cali
fornia, within ten days after the service on YOU
of this summonS-if served within this county
or within thirty days if served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that, unless the
defendants so appear and answer, the plain
tiffs will take judgment for any money or dam
ages demanded in the complaint as arising
upon contract, or will apply to the court for any
other relief demanded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Su-
perior Court Of the county of Amador, State of
California, this 29th day of September, A D.
1902
C. L. CULBERT, Clerk.
Seal of Super
| ior Court. ByJ.R. HuBERTY,
dec52m Deputy Clerk.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Raising His Snlary.

You told me last week that you
would try to raise my salary" said
Briggs.
"Oh, yes" replied his employer.
"Wen, 1 did 1 raised it after some
trouble. Believe me, l had very
hard time raising it this week"
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
EOr Two RenSOns.

Neighbor-Did that artist who board
ed with you paint your doors and win
dows?
Farmer-He did not. At first he re-
fused to do such common work, and
after 1 had seen one of his pictures l
refused to let him do it.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
N. E. Church Services

Preaching every Sunday at II q. m and 7;SO
p. m. Sunday school, p. m; Senior Epworth
League, 6:45 p. m. Midweek Prayer meetings,
Thursday, 80 p. m.
Rev. G. II. Van Vliet pastor.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Not n bargain Dnx.

The Husband during the quarreD-
You're always making bargains. Was
there ever time when you didn't?
The Wife-Yes, sir; on my wedding
day.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06

Nothing is more distressing than
young men trying to act old or old
men trying to act young.-Chicago
News
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Politics,

"You can never tell what will turn uI
in politics" observed the ward heelcr.
"Yes, and that isn't the worst of it, y
rejoined the ex-candidate. You can
never tell who will be turned down.
Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
His Mistake.

"Is this a commission house?' asked
the tall man.
eyes, sir" said the commission mer-
chant. what can we do for you?"
"Well, if you sell commissions I'd
like to buy one, if they're not too dear,
for my son. l want ieutenant's conn.,
mission in the army, for my son wants
to be soldier, and he's too lazy to go
to West Point, Baltimore Herald.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Plenty of Proof.

Alice-What makes you think your
new photographs are so horrid?
Gladys-All my girl friends ask fol
one, but my male friends don't.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
UurensOnnble.

Customer want a shoe that is both
comfortable and stylish.
Shopman-I'm very sorry, madam
but the age of miracles is past.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06

An easy way to soften hard water
delightfully."- is to throw orange pee
into it Just before the water is used.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
His Embittered Existence.

His Embittered Existence.
Checks--You're the sourest, worst
tempered man in town.
Blackwell, you see, 1 live next door
to a public schooL---Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06

Prussian blue paint is made fromlthe
ashes Of the burned hoofs of horses,
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06

Old Judge whiskey. Try it, and you
will want no ether.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
LEDGER'S CLUBBING RATES

Ledger and Daily Call. one year .....s7 81
Ledger and Weekly Call, one year . s ed
Ledger and Daily Bulletin, one year ..... 6 Sd
Ledger and Semi-W Weekly Bulletin, l yer ID
Ledger and Weekly Bulletin. one year.. 8 81
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one year.. 7 ID
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle. one year s Sd
Ledger and Weekly Examiner, one year. s Sd
Ledger and Daily Examiner, one year -. 8 81
Ledger and N. Y. Weekly Tribune, yer s O1
Ledger and N. Y. Tri-Weekly Tribune, ly s 81
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Magazine, yr s 81
Ledger and S. F. Weekly Post, one year Cd
Ledger and McCall's Magazine, one year 2 7l
Ledger and St Louis Globe Democrat, 1y s OF
Ledger and Twice Week." one year s O(
ss-The above rates are strictly In advance.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06

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., 1903-02-06
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.
BANK Of ANADOR 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.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06

consequence of self abuse and excess produc1
ing the following symptoms: SalIow counteI
head, ringing in the ears loss of CONFIDENCE
diffidence 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 40years, 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.
DIR. ]. F. GIBBoN, go Kearney street. San
Francisco, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBoN

This old reliable and
themost successful spe.
cislist in San Francis.
CO stillcontinueS to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases, such as Ghon.
orrhea, ,Gleet, Structure,
Syphilis in all its forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De bility. Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
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