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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
A New Classification.

DIR. Francis R. Lane until lately
director of the high schools of Wash
ington, is fond of repeating the fol-
lowing extract from composition sub-
mitted to him for approval during the
days when he was a worker in the
school-teaching ranks. The extract
runs as follows: Beings are divided
Into names, according to that which
they feed on. The lion eats fiesh-tha
lion is carnivorous. The COW eats
grass-the COW is herbarious. MAJ
eats everything. Therefore, mai ~
omnipotept"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
Rec.ifyina the Record.

The following incident is related ~
having occurred in South Africa: OIL
of the soldiers who had been reported
killed in n certain battle and against
whose name in the regimental books
Eote to that effect had been made
afterward turned up and reported HIM
self. Then the sergeant made another
aote in the book: Died by mistake"
The man was placed in the hospital
and few weeks later succumbed to
he injuries he had received. This fact
was communicated to the sergeant
through the colonel of the regiment
and then 4 third note was made.
"Redied by order of the colonel"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
Londoners Eat Horse Flesh.

A considerable quantity OF horsefeeh
is eaten in London. One firm OF
slaughterers kill $4,000 horses annual
ly. and they receive the carcasses OF
another 10000 which are killed in all
parts of England. Curiously enough,
London is the only town in Great
Britain where the catsmeat man
fourishes. and there appears to be
surplus of sixty tons of sound horse
flesh weekly of which the cats of the
metropolis do not account for. There
are sixteen licensed butchers in the
metropolis. who are mostly patronized
by Germans and Scandinavians, and
although the trade is carried on sub
rosa, it is hinted that very large
proportion of the timed delicacies
which figure on our breakfast table
owe their origin to the horse.-London
Daily News.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
BOTH FEEL
What Proper Food Does for Both
Mind and Body. n

Physical health. mental health, In
deed almost everything good on this
earth depend in great measure upon
proper food.
Without health nothing is worth
while and health can be won almost
every time by proper feeding on the
scientific food Grape-Nuts.
A California trained nurse proved
this: Three years ago l was taken
very sick, my work as trained nurse
having worn me out both in body and
mind, and medicine failed to relieve
me at all. After seeing a number of
physicians and specialists and getting
no relief 1 was very much discouraged
and felt that l would die of general
nervous and physical collapse.
My condition was so bad never
imagined food would help me but on
the advice of friend l tried Grape
Nuts. The first package brought me
SO much relief that l quit the medi-
cines and used Grape Nuts steadily
three times a day. The result was
that within months l had so COM
pletely regained my strength and
health that l was back nursing again
si'u ASSi luo improvement III my
brain power Just as plainly as l do il
physical strength.
After my own wonderful expert
ence with Grape-Nuts 1 have recon-
mended it to my patients with splen-
did success and 1t has worked wonders
in the cases of many invalids whom l
have attended professionally" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich. -
Look in each package for a copI<yj
the famous little book THE Road 5
Wellvills."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01
A Remarkable Woman.

Kokomo. Ind, Nov. 23.-Mrs. Anna
NJ. Willis Of this place. charming old
lady of "A years. has given for publ
cation very interesting letter.
Mrs. Willis is widely known and
highly respected and the recommenda-
lion she gives Is well worth the con
sideration of anyone who may be in
terested. Mrs. Willis address is R. f.
No. 6. Kokomo. Her letter reads as
follows:
II have been troubled with Kidney
trouble for 20 years. 1t was SO bad
that 1t affected my heart and my back.
IT hurt 50 that could no. get M
when down. and began to think that
would be past doing anything.
was recommended to get Dodds Kid
ney Pills and purchased some at the
drug store of Mr.. G. e. Neck. After
using several boxes i was completely
restored. / feel 20 years younger,
and am able to do all the usual work
IN the house and garden which per-
son who lives on the farm has to do.
although am "A years of age"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

H. B. MarriottWatson, VINO says the
American woman is destroyer Of
civilized iociety, should stick to
straight fiction in the form of the
novel There is no demand for fiction
In the diluted form of the critical
essay.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Miss Ellen NJ. Stone has managed to
restrain any impulse she may have
had to write a fiattering obituary of
Sarefof, the Macedonian insurgent
leader.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

The Senate has been compelled to
hesitate in deciding some vexatious
questions. But lis marriage failure"
is not one of them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Never mind Ann. The Memphis
Commercial-Appeal says: There is
a girl over in London who has twelve
different personalities. What kin is
she to Joe Chamberlain"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

That Canadian statesman who sus-
sests that Uncle Sam is trying to get
the north pole preparatory to annex
ing Canada deserves fame as the first
man who has discovered a practical
use for the pole.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Bishop Potter severely condemns
the one-child family and expresses
deep pity for that most unfortunate"
child. By the way, why don't some
OF these propounders Of the race sui
eide theory specify about what would
be the happy medium?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

1t is fine assumption of courage
and sangfroid which the Canadians
are now giving, considering that no.
body is holding Algy Sartoris.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

A couple who were married on top
of the Montank lighthouse came down
to earth soon after, Just as do other
couples when they are welded.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Two boys, and years old. have
Just travelled from Scotland to Seattle
alone. It's a great deal easier to
check a child on railway than 1t
is sometimes to check child at
home.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

You can never make a woman be-
Hsve that the grocer who stops to ad-
mire the baby is giving her short
weight.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Santo Domingo's people are deter
mined that they will be no longer
ruled by person of the name of Wos
y Gil. and who can blame them?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

From Sir Thomas willingness to
give up the cup races it must be in
ferred that being called a jolly good
fellow is not quite so effective a jolly
as had been supposed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Rev. Anna II. Shaw declares that
the Daughters of the Revolution are
Inconsistent, but, after all, isn't that
lovely woman's privilege?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Chile takes this occasion to invite
public attention to several excellent
bargains in battleships only slightly
used and as good as new.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

The report that a hen &c years old
is on exhibition at Budapest Is prob
ably true. At least we are sure that
the hen is as far away as Budapest. or
our landlady would have purchased it
by this time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Every man has his price, but most
OF US are able to remain ostensibly
honest because we can't get it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

IAN artistic swindle" is impersonal.
but it involves one or more artistic
swindlers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

1t is reported that the recording
angel having charge of the New York
political books is suffering from writ
er's cramp.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Probably a considerable part of the
expenditure of s1.336.O00 for target
practice in the navy is required for
new targets
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Japan and Russia continue to deny
that they are anything but the best
of friends, but no soldier or sailor on
eithe7 side would find it prudent to
ask for a leave of absence.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Sometimes the man who proudly
wears campaign button in his coat
lapel has to fasten his suspender with
a nail.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

1t will pay you to be just as eco
nomical with coal this winter as you
we're a year ago, even though there
may be no necessity.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

II the Princess Radziwill gets that
100000 from the estate of Cecil
Rhodes, Charles NJ. Schwab might
show her where she could invest it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Nine. Melba refuses to be inter
viewed by reporters. Must be afraid
of striking a false note.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Most of the strike troubles are con-
fined to Spain and the United States.
Maybe this is a punishment to the
two countries for warning with each
other.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

The day still may come when the
American trotting horse will be used
to set the pace for autowo obile races.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

1t would be a weak kind of patriot
Ism that could not survive if deprived
Of the toy pistol.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

As wonder, the two-minuts trotter
lasted tust about that long.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Love Is blind, you know. papa"
said the pretty girl Guess you are
right" replied the stern parent. THAT
is the reason people in love can never
see the clock"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

Old Sofas. Backs of Chairs. etc, can
be dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-01

The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Willis Sweet as attorney gen.
eral of Porto Rico.
Senator Quay has introduced bill
granting statehood to Oklahoma. The
bill is the same as that introduced in
the House November 18th by Delegate
Mcclure.
The Senate, in executive session. con-
firmed the following nominations:
George r. Carter, Honolulu, Hawaii,
to be governor of Hawaii; Sanford B.
Dole. Hawaii, district judge of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii.
The Senate committee on military af-
fairs will designate a subcommittee to
go to Cuba to take testimony regard
ing the conduct of General Wood. The
personnel of the committee has not yet
been agreed upon. nor the number of
members. 1t is asserted that SO much
has already been said about the con-
duct OF General Wood in Cuba that 1t
will be necessary to examine witnesses
in that island who cannot come to the
United States.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
No Serious Drawback.

Bridget was engaged to be married
TO a young plumber, Terence Dolan by
name, and when, two weeks before the
day set for the wedding, she fell down
the cellar stairs she was in the depths
of woe.
1--WE broke out one O. my front
teeth" she walled to her mistress, "and
my teeth has been my best beauty,
ma'am! Manny's the time Terence has
had me show 'em to his friends and
remarked how fine they were! Oh,
what'll 1 do? What'n do?"
Tell Terence all about it when he
comes tonight, and I'm sure he'll say
he's only glad you were not more Sc
verely injured" said her mistress, but
Bridget shook her head and refused to
be comforted.
"'Twould be better for me if I'd
broke some of my bones," she said
gloomily, "and maybe all of 'em."
That evening after Terence had come
and gone Bridget appeared before her
mistress, the gloom gone and her face
set in a broad smile
Il towld him all about it." she said
gayly, "and he says to me. What's q
tooth more or less when it comes to
cookin'?' he says carelesslike and pass
ed on to Cassidy's wake as if twas no
matter at allr'
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
CHARM or THE ORANGE.
Hhe Evolution of the Universal
Fruit of Commerce,

For centuries the orange was the ex-
elusive possession of the Latin, Mon
golian and Malay races. Then 1t was
carried to India. then to America and
fell under the improving touch Of the
Anglo-Saxon. Bringing together the
incompatible Jaffa, as q Seeding, from
Palestine, the Melitensis from Malta
and others, he budded and grated in
Florida until the fruit was brought,
through blending and selection, to the
highest pitch Of perfection, as it SEEM
ed
But, strangely enough, there came
out Of the province of Bolivia, Brazil.
still another seedling-one of those con-
summate blossoms of perfection
through centuries of waiting on ma
ture by the Latin which the American
accomplishes by cross pollination in
five years-the Bahia or navel orange.
It had reached the acme Of quality not
only in flavor, bat in its attribute Of
seedlessness.
Now, Is not that a proper food for the
ultimate mana fruit which has no
progeny, no future, no possible func-
ton except as minister to him2 The
orange has been called the universal
fruit Of commerce, and so It is, for its
aroma carries it unharmed, the acrid
juices of its peel protect 1t against in
sects, its toughness endures long trans
portation, and everywhere on earth
men eagerly seek its subtle charm and
its exquisite nectar.
The orange is not strictly-a food, but
It is greater. It Is the connecting link
to higher status, the guarantee and
preserver Of health and Of intellect. The
gross gormandizing on meats, the curse
of drink, burning the brain, hardening
its delicate convolutions-these are the
fountains Of ills innumerable, the pangs
Of gout, the sudden and black terror of
apoplexy. But this gentle and benign
pharmacopeia of nature, these fruits
with their wonderful blending Of cor
rective acids and cordials, are the ready
medicament of the ultimate man. As
we advance in horticulture and develop
other seedless and perfect fruits we
shall approach the perfect regimen Of a
higher humanity. = Florida Tmes-Un-
iOn
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
THE COOKBOOK.

Dip sliced onions in milk before fry
ing.
Use bacon fat for frying chicken.
game, oysters and CLAIMS.
A ham is greatly improved If, after
being boiled, it Is wrapped in buttered
paper and baked for an hour.
In making sauces always dissolve the
butter in the saucepan, add the flour
first and after that the water or stock.
A mingiing Of Glove and lemon fiavors
In the afternoon tea is delightful. Drop
a whole Glove In each cup just before
serving.
In taking a pie with a meringue from
the oven, If it is left in the warm htch-
en- the meringue will remain fluffy, but
If taken into the cold it falls.
If turnips are parboiled twenty min
utes in water to which a little baking
soda has been added and then this wa
ter is thrown of and fresh water used
to finish cooking, they will cook more
tender and be of much better flavor.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
JOKES BY COLLEGE MEN.
Some of Them Are Handed Down
From Generation to Generation.

Some of Them Are Handed Down
From Generation to Generation.
There are some college jeux d'esprit
which time and the absence Of their
own sustaining atmosphere have not
wholly desiccated, says William Math-
ews in the Saturday Evening Post-as,
for example, the reply of q senior,
whose class was studying mental phi
losophy, when asked, ''Does an effect
ever go before a causeT "Yes, sir;
sometimes" "Give an example" "a
man wheeling barrow" That student
would certainly have distinguished him
self at special pleading If he had be-
come lawyer who, when asked by his
professor one Monday morning if he
had attended church the day before
replied, Eyes, sir; attended the First
church." and to the question, "Are you
not aware, sir. that there was no serv-
Ice at the First church yesterday" re-
piled, 81 meant, professor, the first
church 1 came to-"
We doubt If Tom Hood or Horace
Smith, quick witted as they were, could
have made happier reply than that
made by a wit in Waterville college
(now Colby of the class of AS to Pro
fessor Martin B. Anderson, afterward
the famed president of Rochester uni
versfty. One morning he read in the
classroom sparkling essay, and the
professor, knowing or suspecting it to
have been cribbed from some public
print asked as the reader sat down,
''Is that essay original, Mr.. Jones?'
''Why, yes, sir,' said Jones with imper-
turbable coolness and that pasteboard
look which he always wore, II suppose
it is. 1t had original over it in the
newspaper took it from"
1t was Brown university student
who had the front to ask Professor
Oaswell whether his name would not be
as wen without the @.
1t was a Brown graduate who at the
ageOf sixty led to the hymeneal altar a
bride Of twenty-five and who, being
asked by college ciassmate how he
contrived at his frosty time of life to
win the affections Of so young woman,
replied: 'Oh, it was easy enough. I
just addressed to her two lines of poe
try. l wrote:
''If love is flame that is kindled by fire,
Then an old stick is best because it's
drier''
1t was a Harvard student who many
years ago had the courage at the sud
den apparition Of Professor P. at a
bonfire which the youth with other stu
dents had kindled in the college yard
to stand and confront him when, as in
the case Of Casabanca on the burning
deck. "all but him had fed" 81 am
surprised, Thomson, to find you in such
companyr' exclaimed the professor. II
see nobody here but you and me, pro-
fessor," was the reply.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

Breton sheep are not much larger
than fair sized hare.
The mandarin duck is one of the most
beautiful of aquatic birds.
The queen is always at the mercy of
the bees and Is a slave instead OF a
ruler.
A beetle one-third the size of a horse
would be able to pull against more
than a dozen horses.
The greyhound, which can cover a
mile in a minute and twenty-eig Sec
onds, is the fastest of quadrupeds.
The giraffe, armadillo and porcupine
have no vocal cords and are therefore
mute. Whales and serpents are also
voiceless.
The glowworm lays eggs which are
themselves luminous. However, the
young hatched from them are not pos
sessed of those peculiar properties until
after the first transformation.
To escape from dangers which men,
ace them starfishes commit suicide.
This instinct Of self destruction Is
found only in the highest and lowest
scales of animal life.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
Commissioners Sale.

In the Superior Court of the county of Amador
State OF California.
Bella Leslie, plaintin, VS.. H. F. vogt ct al,
Notice of Commissioners sale on foreclosure
of mortgage.
TNDER and by virtue of a 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 iudg-
ment and decree of foreclosure and sale again St
the above named defendant, II. 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). 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
ONCE by the Surveyor General; together with
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 Gulch 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, 1903. 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
how
may be necessary to raise sufficient money to
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. II. D. EMERSON
Commissioner appointed by said Superior Court
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
HER FRENCH 4 FAILURE.
The Tragedy of q BlacHing Bottl,
In the Latin Quarter.

The Tragedy of q Backing Bottle
In the Latin Quarter.
She was spending her first month In
the Latin quarter of Paris She spoke
English fluently. with a Boston accent;
also she spoke German, could make a
fair stasger at Italian and knew a few
words of Hindoostanee, but of French
not syllable.
One morning she found herself in q
wrestling match with bottle of
French shoe backing. The pesky bot
tie. understanding that It had to deal
with an alien, refused to give up its
cork. She had no corkscrew of her
own and did not know how to ask for
one, even If she dared suspect that her
next door neighbor might be possessed
of the luxury. The tine Of her pet fork
she had bent on the obstinate plug. the
point of her best penknife she had bro
ken of short, and nothing remained
except to throw the bottle out of a
window to get at its contents. She de
cided as a last resort to try breaking
the neck off the bottle. With a "stove
lid litter" she administered several
cautious taps in the region Of the jugu-
lar of the obstinate neck. "Nothin'
doin'." Then she tapped harder still,
and the backing came. All over her
fingers 1t came, all over her light wool
en- skirt and over much Of the floor and
window sill.
She decided to have the skirt cleaned
and, packing it into bundle. tripped
off to an establishment where she
found embarrassment because she
could not understand questions. Final
ly she got the drift of the conversation.
The cleaners wanted to know what
had caused the spot. Fortunately a
bottle Of shoe backing was standing
near by, and she pointed at this and
'ouid" and "ouid" until she left I'm
heightened spirits, feeling that she was
not helpless and that she had made the
cleaners understand. When the skirt
was duly returned the following week,
1t was dyed black.-New York Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
The Rite of the Sea Lion.

The bite of the sea lion is poisonous;
besides, it is an ugly wound from the
manner in which it is inflicted. Al
though the creature moves painfully
and slowly ON land, the motion Of its
head and neck is extremely quick. The
neck seems to have an almost elastic
quality. One is surprised at its reach.
The sea lion is like a bulldog. When
he has caught hold, he does not let go
at once, but sets his teeth firmly in the
flesh. Then he twists his head, the
teeth being still embedded in the flesh,
and, without relinguishing his grip, he
gives q quick jerk. The result is to
pull out a ragged piece Of flesh if the
animal has taken a deep hold.-Leslie'
Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1903-01-16
Hehrfdeau Proxerhs.

The daily talk of the Hebrideans has
a shrewd picturesQueness. Let the
loan go laughing home," they say.
That is. "Be careful of whatever you
have borrowed"
If q person were to be met coldly
on going to friends house, he would
say:
''The shore is the same, but the she'll
fish is not the same"
The impossible is denoted by "black.
berries in midwinter and sea gulls'
eggs in autumn"
Better thin kneading than to be
empty" That is, "Half q loaf is better
than no bread"
"The man who is idle will put the
cats on the fire."
"He that does not look before him
will look behind him."
"a house without dog, without 4
cat, without little child, is a house
without pleasure and without laugh
ter"