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Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
A Plea For De.crintive Title.

Setting aside the flood not to be
counted as literature, the naming of
book that is worthy of a name is
matter of real moment Two methods
seem to have been followed-tha of
using the name of leading character,
as Jane Eyre" and Rob Roy" the
other that of giving some hint of the
nature of the book, as in VANITY Fair"
and "The Cloister and the Hearth"
The first method has no Justification
What we plead for is that title shall
contain the soul or the keynote of the
book. Then the author and reader
start on fair terms. Jane Austen, a
consummate artist, understood this
well, as in pride and Prejudice" but
forsook her advantage in "Emma"-a
better book and susceptible to as tell
ing a title. 1t is difficult to estimate
what would have been the loss to lit
erature if 'The Scarlet Letter" had
been labeled "Hester Prynne" and
"The House of Seven Gables"-a title
that has worked its way into architec
ture-had been called "The Pyn-
cheons."-Dr. Theodore T. Munger in
Booklovers' Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
TIMING EXPOSURES.
A Work In Which Photographers
Become Remarkably Accurate.


The photographer was about to take
a picture of young woman. Its so
dark here" he said, ''that 1 guess I'll
give you about thirty seconds" and,
drawing out the slide and removing
the cap, he began to count in a meas
ured and mechanical tone, zone, two,
three, four, five," and so on. When
the exposure was finished the sitter
said: "You gave more than thirty sec
onds to that plate. You counted very
slow-I'm sure it took you a full min,
ute to count thirty"
The photographer handed his watch
to the young woman. He said: "Pn
count thirty again. Time me-" And
he made the count exactly as before
and he was just twenty nine seconds
making It, zone second off-not so
bad Near my old record, in fact"
said the photographer. "Ten years
ago, when made more pictures than
1 do today, could by counting make
exposures up to five minutes without
being more than second off Usually
I'd be second under; but, over or un-
der, it was only by one second that
I'd be out of the way. But" he added,
this gift is not remarkable. Nearly
every photographer has it. Nearly
every one of US can guess spaces of
time running from a half a second to
five or six minutes with what is for
all practical purposes perfect accu-
racy."-Philadelphi Record
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
In an Old Time House.

To go down into the low ceiled kitch-
en-, with its heavy, rough hewn tim
bers and its great fireplace with the
logs fast turning to Goals; to look into
the old brick oven, where bread for a
regiment could easily have been baked,
and, perchance, to be asked to sit down
on the old wooden settee under the lit
tie window where the pot of flowers
stands and drink tea from a quaint
blue cup will complete the charm the
place has thrown about you. Many
fantasies will throng the mind, and
the shadows cast upon the walls by the
wavering light make this house their
home-one booted and spurred and with
a military step, the other a rustic of
silk and Whit of rare perfume.-Four
Track News.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
One WAY to Keen Accounts.

In a book of accounts found on the
premises of bankrupt dealer in city
In the west of England were the fol
lowing names of customers to whom
credit had been given and which would
have puzzled all the official receivers
in the kingdom: Woman on the key,
Jew woman, coal woman, old coal wo-
man, fat coal woman, market woman,
pale woman, a man, old woman, Iittel
milk girl, candle man, stableman,
roachman, big woman, lame woman,
quiet woman, egg man, littel black girl,
Jew man, Mrs. in cart, old Irish wom-
an, woman in Corn street, lad, man
In the country, long Sal, Mrs. Irish
woman, Mrs feather bonnett, blue bon
nett, green bonnett, green coat, blue
britches, big britches, the woman that
was married and the woman that told
me of the man.-London Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
THE SOUP PLATE.
A Seventeenth Century Cookbook
Tells Why 1t Was Invented.

Tells Why 1t Was Invented.
A valet of Louis XIV. published a
cookbook in 1866 in which he gives as
follows the reason for the invention of
the hollow soup plate:
The plates of the guests will be hol-
low in order that they may help them
selves to as much soup as they may
want without being obliged to take it
spoonful by spoonful, because of the
disgust they may have for one another
on seeing the spoon go from the mouth
to the tureen.
Guests, it will be seen, used their
own spoons to fill their plates, the large
spoon to be used for serving the soup
not being invented till some time later.
Yet even hundred years after the in
vention of the soup plate Q749) a work
on civility advised that all the dishes
should be so placed on the table that
every one could reach them with his
spoon and that If the soup was served
in a dish (tureen) every one should
help himself with his own spoon with
out seeming to be in hurry. A work
on manners that appeared just before
the French revolution deemed it best
to advise its readers that it was impo-
lite to pass the spoon back and forth
between the mouth and the tureen.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
Oriental JugEIery.

An eyewitness Of celebrated feat
of oriental jugglery tells the following
story of what he. thought he saw
band of Indian fakirs accomplish:
"They produced chain seventy five
feet in length and in my presence
threw one end of 1t toward the sky,
where 1t remained as if fastened to
something in the air. A dog was then
brought forward and, being placed at
the lower end of the chain, immedi-
ately ran up and, reaching the other
end, disappeared in the air. In the
same manner hog, panther, lion
and tiger were successfully sent up
the chain, and all disappeared at the
upper end. At last they pulled down
the chain and put it in bag, no one
ever discovering in what manner the
different animals were made to van
ish."
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
ROMAN HOT BATHS.
They May Have Caused the Down
fall of the Imperial City.

fall of the Imperial City.
When Rome was in her glory and
men were strong and women beauti-
ful, they set first Importance upon
the bath. There were 800 public baths
in imperial Rome
Before taking bath the Roman took
a little exercise. In the later history
of Rome the room in which he un-
dressed was heated, and after undress-
ing he was anointed with oil. Then
came the scratching and rubbing Of
the skin with the strigil. Following
this perspiration was promoted by
heated air or hot bath. The bath
was completed with a cold douche or
cold plunge. Finally the body was
anointed again.
1t is believed by many writers that
the introduction of the hot bath in
the place of the cold bath among the
Romans was the principal cause Of
their downfall. The luxury of the hot
bath was weakening and destroyed
that personal valor and hardihood for
which the Romans were notorious in
their earlier history.
Little by little the enervating inf1u-
ence of the hot bath gradually sapped
away the vitality of the Roman soldier
until the more hardy men of the north
found them very easy foes to con-
quer.-Medical Talk.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
Hat Etiauette.

Tipping the hat is rare thing among
men when there are no women around.
A few fine old fellows cherish the habit
of tipping to each other and to stran-
gers when introduced, but ordinarily
the hand never touches the brim. In
business offices there is no sort Of eti-
quette. Men in the sweep and rush of
business have no time to give thought
to hats. But certain decencies should
prevail. On entering private Office
look at the head of the occupant. If
he has his hat on, keep yours on; if his
hat is off, remove yours. The removal
of your hat is compliment and a
courtesy and does not indicate that you
are inferior or ubservient.-New York
Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
PAYING TELLERs' ERRORS.
Those Officials Are Usually Ready to
Rectify Mistakes


Rectify Mistakes.
A bank officer, referring in a recent
address to the responsibility of paying
tellers, declares that the idea that such
ot1cials were rarely willing to rectify
mistakes had little basis in fact. He
added: How is 1t that there exists in
the minds of many the idea that pay
ing tellers are inclined to resent even
the suggestion that they make errors
in counting money? I have never
known one who made the slightest
claim to infallibility. Who has not
heard the ancient and oft told story Of
teller who was asked by person for
whom he has cashed a check if he had
not made mistake? AS the narrative
usually runs the self satisfied money
counter behind the desk is inclined to
become indignant and replies In
pompous and abrupt manner that he
never makes mistakes The consider
ate party then states that the amount
paid him exceeded that named in the
check, but the teller still maintains
that there can be no error either way,
as he never makes mistakes.
Where is the teller who upon being
told he had made an error would fail
to politely inquire as to the nature of
the same? The inference is that tell
ers are possessed of so much vanity
and conceit that they lose the amount
said to be overpaid rather than ac-
knowledge an error. How unlikely
and ridiculousr'-New York Post.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
PASSING of the ArI.tocrat..

The Revolution, in giving us a sepa-
rate nationality, had not destroyed
time honored traditions. Our manners
and customs were English, bred in the
bone; our point of view that of the
mother country. Freedom and equal
ity were political terms that no one
dreamed of applying to social life.
What gave position at that time was
inherited distinction. Its possession
was free from self consciousness-sim
ply an advantage of birth, which that
Providence who had always shown an
affinity to hierarchies saw fit to bestow
on a favored class. The community
was divided by the grace of God into
gentlemen and others; perhaps it
would be more exact to say gentlemen,
their servants and others The privacy
of these gentlemen concerned them
selves only. There were no social
happenings" heralded in their newspa-
pers to force notoriety upon family life.
How 1t would have astonished those
early aristocrats If they could have an
ticipated the fictitious importance later
days would attach to their privileges
Elizabeth Duer in Smart Set
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
A Famous Emerald.

The emerald is mentioned by St.
John in his Apocalypse. An emerald
of inestimable value ornamented the
bezel of the ring of Polycrates, king of
Samos. That monarch, having been all
his life favored by fortune, determined
to put his luck to a severe test He
threw the ring into the sea. The next
day he went fishing.
The record of that days sport still re-
mains unbroken. His majesty caught
fine fish, and in the inside Of the fish
he found his ring. That happened in
the year 230 Of the foundation of Rome,
and the ring, considered as talisman,
was placed among the royal treasures
of the Temple of Concord.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
weighing a Field of rurnip..

The English farmer makes use of
mathematics in his work, says a Lon
don paper. Suppose, for example, that
he wishes to know the weight of his
turnip crop while it is still in the
ground, which is sometimes a matter
of Importance, simple calculation
will give him the information.
1t is the custom in England to plant
turnips in ridges twenty eight inches
apart; this makes ninety ridges to the
acre. The farmer selects a row where
the crop seems about the average and
pulls up all the turnips in a measured
yard of the row and weighs them.
Assuming that they weigh ten
pounds, simple calculation shows
that the crop averages a little more
than twenty-eig tons to the acre. If
they weigh eleven pounds, the average
will be about thirty-one tons to the
acre.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
Spanish Brides.

There are no bridesmaids at a Span
ish wedding, but instead a madrina
Qiterally godmother) is present with
the witnesses. There is no bride cake,
but there is reception and very often
a feast after the ceremony. Before
the wedding takes place the brides
new home is made ready for her re-
ception, for the honeymooners do not
start on their travels until the day
after their marriage.
Before their departure they pay a
polite visit to their respective parents.
On their return dainty sweetmeats in
pretty boxes are sent round to their
friends. No visits are paid till little
cards have been sent Offering their
house"
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
A Typographical Error.

give come" said the visitor, "to see
why you called me political jobber in
your paper today"
IT regret that error of the types
quite as much as you," replied the ed
itor.
"Ah! Then you didn't mean to call
me that?'
mo, sir. 1 wrote 'robber' very dis
tinctly."- philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
FIowers and Scents.

Some flowers appear to change their
scents at different times. The COM
mon jasmine flowers when first
opened have a delicate, fresh perfume
which, after a time, becomes grosser
and attracts bluebottle flies. Flowers
of the orchid Odontoglossum hebraicum
have cinnamon fragrance and haw-
thorn scent at different periods of their
bloom.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
Americas Largest Snake.

The largest American serpent is the
anaconda, which may attain length
of thirty feet. 1t inhabits tropical
America and is a handsome animal,
with dark round spots scattered over
its whole body on a groundwork Of
rich brown. 1t is very fond of water
and haunts the banks of rivers, lakes
and streams, there lying in wait for
any deer or peccary which may come
to the margin Of the water to drink.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
Her Age.

MADAM" replied the judge sternly,
you must answer the question. What
is your age?"
81 was born the same year your
honor was. That would make me
about
'It isn't necessary to go into partic-
ulars," interposed the judge stifiy.
Gentlemen, have you any further use
for the witness? You may stand aside,
madam"
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
A Lightning Change Artist.

The rapidity with which chameleons
change their color is marvellous. You
gather one from an outdoor shrub and
it Immediately becomes dark, almost
black, kissing and with its mouth wide
open, threatening to bite. Meanwhile
1t is never still, but continues to crawl
upward whenever possible-up you, up
your sleeve, always upward. By de-
grees the angry black changes into
whatever color is nearest. If ones
dress is Of brownish color so is the
chameleon's.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
GrAa6

Don't you think that people pay too
much attention to money nowadays"
mo, I don't" answered Senator
Sorghum. "Time was when a five dol
lar bill looked as big as a farm to
member of the legislature. Now he
won't pay any attention to it what
ever."- Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
Rejoicing With Her.

Minnie-WeIl, I'm glad Kit Spurlong
is going to be married at last
Lutie-The tone Of your voice doesn't
indicate it.
Minnie-But am. When the list of
marriage licenses is published every.
body will find out she's thirty-seven
years old.-Chicago Tribune
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
Your Wife

can be provided with an annu|
income for life, in event of vol
death, at less cost than you Cd
make the same provision for vol
children.
The low rate makes very attra
tive this form of contract, devise
and introduced by The Mutu|
Life Insurance Company of Ne
York.
On August 1899 young business man Of New York ID
ont Policy No 10OsT42 favor Of his wife He pal M
premiums of S69s 10 and in September. 1904 he died
Company at paid his widow 81 900 and will continud
pay her that amount annually as long she lives
In writing for terms, state til
amount of annual income you woul
like to provide for your wife, til
amount of cash you would lila
returned and give the ages of botE
The MUTUAL LIFE INsURANc
COMPANY OF NEW York.
RICHARD A. McCURDY, President.
St My Forbes, Manager - San Francis
California. jels
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
Absent Minded.

Butterfly is awfully absent mind
ed"
"What is his latestP'
"He was driving a nail and ham,
mered his thumb. He howled and put
the nail in his mouth and tried to
fling his thumb on the floor" ."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
Expert at 1t.

Townley-This paper says that one
Of those idiotic colleges is going to
make Senator Boodler a doctor of
laws"
Brownley-Well, that's appropriate
enough. He doctors the laws every
time he gets chance.-Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17

Men do not change much, after all.
Three hundred years ago wise man
wrote this: "a man knows little who
tells his wife all he knows."-Atcht-
Bon Globe.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
TWn EHiIa-

II can't imagine worse gilly than
the man who's forever indulging in
small talk"
"Oh, don't knowl He's no worse
than the fellow who is forever talk
ing big. ig."-Philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
For a Switch OF,

"I wish you'd send ma to one OF
those electricians schools, pop" I
'Why, what do you mean, my sonT
"She's altogether too careless with
the switch, pop."-Yonkers Statesman.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
Fully ExDIafned.

"Yes, she has a case of nerves."
"What's that?"
"Well, to be frank, it's the name we
use when wealthy patient is just
plain cranky" y."-Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17

People who grumble in cloudy wealth
er usually wear wells when the Huu
shines.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
A Money Saver.

City Guest-Why don't you have your
windows washed, landlord? I can't see
out.
Country Innkeeper-No, don't want
'em cleaned. If they were clean I'd
have to get curtains to keep the sun
out.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17

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 Icy opening up bank account
man or woman with a bank account has
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., 1903-07-17
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBON

This old reliable and
themost successful spe-
cialiSt in San Francis
CO stillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases,suc as Ghon-
orrhea, Gleet, Structure,
Syphilis in all it's forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De bility, Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
LOSS 0f Manhood the
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17

consequence of self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
head, ringing in the ears, loss of confidence,
d1ttdence 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 40 years, 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.
DR.. J. F. GIRBoN, $40 Kearney street, San
Francisco, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17

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 ali
parts of the world. We have the latest quota
tions on foreign exchange
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of S5 cents a month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
of protecting your valuables.
Amador ledger., 1903-07-17
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock $4,000
President. ........... .......Alfonse Ginocchio
Vice-President. ............S. G. SpagnoIi
Secretary and Cashier Frederick Eudey

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of jackson.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-09
PROGRAM FOR
JUNE RACES

The Jockey Club. at meeting at the
Hawaiian Hotel last evening, prepared
a program for the races Of June IL
There win be one days racing this
year.
The program includes: Half mile
dash, Hawaiian bred horses, trotting
and pacing. two in three; fve-furiong'
free for ali, dash. 2:sO class tiotting
and pacing; three-quarter mile DASH
2:1s class, trotting and pacing mile
run. free for all; free for. all. totting
and pacing. three in FIVE; mile and
half running race; polo pony race at
three furIongs; gentleman's driving
race; cowboy race; half mile dash for
Monies under fourteen hands. 4
There wiz be horses to I'LL every rage
carded. The absence of Hawaiian
bred running race is due to the fact
that there are not runners to make 1t
interesting. 1t was brought out that
there win be fine days sport
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-09

Twenty odd new statutes have been
passed by the Legislature. signed by
the Governor. and are now the law Of
the Territory. It viii be sixty days
probably, before these laws are avail
able in book form. Meanwhile they
are all being published. Immediately
upon their passage. in the Official and
Commercial Record. Subscribe for a
copy and find out what the law is.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-09
BUSINESS LOCALS.

The store Of May & Co. viii not b
opened on good Friday.
May Designer and new Standard pat
terms now ready at Kerr's.
Mrs. Gresham at the Wonder il
showing some fine Paris model Easter
hats
II you wish to buy real estate cal
on VIII. E. Fisher. room IL. Magoor
building.
Mrs. Hanna is exhibiting very fine
Easter pattern hats; Union and Hotel
streets.
A typewriter. roll top desk. horse. and
buggy are offered for sale; see classi-
ned ads.
Special remnant sale Of silk goods for
20 cents per yard at S. ozakFs 17S Hotel
street.
cantor's Millinery Pariors received
the very latest in Easter novelties by
the Ventura yesterday.
Hot cross buns delivered to any part
OF the city tomorrow by Hart & Co.
Order now as the supply wiz be limited
Ask your druggist for Pacheco's
dandrun killer. Also to be had at the
Union tonsoriai pariors. Tel Main 232-
The only places where the new laws
can be found are in the Advertiser
and the omcial and Commercial Rec
ord.
Limited supply just received-''Lovey
Mary" by the. author of Mrs. Wigs
OF the Cabbage Patch"-walI, Nichols
Company.
An experienced sales lady. one who
speaks Hawaiian. can secure a good
position at Cantor's Millinery Parlors
at IA Fort street.
If you have straight loan on your
property and want to pay 1t Off on
easy terms. see the plan Of the Phoenix
Savings. Building and Loan Associa-
ton.
Volcano mineral water Is now sold
for 800 dozen and delivered to any
part Of the city without extra charge.
Try a dozen; you win surely order
more
The wooden buildings ON premises at
King and South streets belonging to
the Honolulu Stockyards Company will
be sold today at public auction by
James F. Morgan
All persons owing moneys to or
having claims against the Oceanic Gas
and Electric Company. Ltd. are re-
quested TO make immediate settlement |
of sccount to L. c. Ables on Merchant
street
F. j. wallace who has been in the
Queens Hospital for the past six
months. is now at his home. 1925 Mat
lock aveneue. where he will take orders
for such work as polishing cabinets.
calabashes. ETC.
Choice rooms. all mosquito proof and
in very quiet neighborhood. away from
street and dust. etc. can be had for
$3.50 per week by calling at Helen's
Court. Adams Lane. in the rear OF the /
Elite building.
l. B. Kerr & Co. received by the
Ventura yesterday 80 cases of goods.
comprising a general assortment for all
departments. The goods are being
marked at quick return prices. and full
particulars win appear tomorrow.
Mrs Dow-currfer, who acted with the
waldorf Company. has decided to give
an Easter entertainment at the
Orpheum on Saturday night. She will
be assisted by several members OF the
Waldorf combination and local talent
The comedies 1.-The Circus Rider and
Betsy Baker, are to be presented.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-09
March Mortuary Report.

The mortuary report for March
shows but seventy-seven deaths or a
monthly death rate of Ls5 OF this
number forty-seven were Hawafians.
an unusually large number. There were
eleven deaths due to tuberculosis.