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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27

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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1903-01-27
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Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
An American waterloo.

Wellington at Waterloo and Meade
at Gettysburg each held the highlands
against his antagonist Wellington on
Mont Saint Jean and Meade on Gene
terry Ridge had the birdseye view of
the forces Of attack. The English bat
teries on the plateau and the Union
batteries on Cemetery Heights COM
manded alike the intervening undula-
t1ons across which the charging coll
umns must advance. Behind Mont
Saint Jean, to conceal Wellington's
movements from Napoleon's eyes, were
the woodlands Of Soignes. Behind
Cemetery Ridge, to conceal Meade's
movements from the field glasses Of
Lee, was sharp declivity, protecting
and helpful depression. AS the French
under Napoleon at Waterloo, SO the
Confederates under Lee at Gettysburg
held the weaker position In both cases
the assailants sought to expel their op-
ponents from the stronger lines. l
might add another resemblance in the
results which followed. Waterloo de-
creed the destiny of France, of Eng
land, Of Europe. Gettysburg, not so di-
rectly or Immediately, but practically,
decided the fate of the Confederacy.-
General John B. Gordon in Scribner's.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
Ladies Who Wore Knives.

In early English days knives We're
worn by Englishwomen in imitation Of
the anelace, a dagger carried at the
girdle. Chaucer speaks of them in the
prologue to his Canterbury Tales"
Hir knives were y-chaped not with brass,
But all with silver1Srought, full clean and
well.
In Ross church, Herefordshire, is a
monument to lady of the Ruddle fam
lily, temp. Henry VIII, who wears a
purse and a knife Brand tells us that
knives were formerly part of the ac-
couterments of bride. In a play,
temp. Edward Ill.," occurs the pas
sage:
Here by my side do hang my wedding
knives
In the "Archaologia" Mr.. Douce, the
antiquary, wrote paper on this prac-
dce Of wearing knives by European
ladies in the sixteenth century, and an
engraving shows a specimen of a case
of these wedding knives, dated 1910,
which are described as having amber
handles and cases of purple velvet en-
broidered with gold.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
Professional Trust.

To any who regard the whole legal
profession with suspicion l can only
answer: You are probably right in
saying that if 81 lawyer had played
the vulture he W ould not tell of it, yet
in truth these evil birds of prey are
not the majority in the law. If they
were more than a small minority our
profession could not sustain the almost
boundless confidence it enjoys from the
whole business world. Remember, a
lawyer is judged day by day, and by
his deeds he is justified or condemned.
If a significant number of us were
traitors to our clients or if by our
hypocrisy we undermined the body of
professional ethics, the keen and un-
deceived men Of this generation would
not be placing i'll lawyers hands every
day their most momentous interests
and trusting implicitly in the honesty
of their advice. Suppose we do have
our little professional attitudes and
poses and composites; those are but
superficial mannerisms which may
make us awkward and tedious when
we, too, would write popular article,
but which have nothing under heaven
to do with our faithfulness to our eli
ents. On that faithfulness we meet
our Judgment day six times a week.
Everybody's Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
ZERO AN ANCIENT TERM.
1t Was In Use In Babylon Thirty-siz
Centuries Ago.

1t Was In Use In Babylon Thirty.six
Centuries Ago.
The term zero, which is used to desig.
nate a cipher and in meteorology the
entire absence of heat In the atmos-
phere, was. according to a mathematic.
al historian, Moritz Cantor, used by the
Babylonians about the year 100 B. O.
This, however, is merely a supposition
1t has not been definitely esta blished
that zero was In use any earlier than
400 A. D. About this time 1t was used
in India, and several centuries later the
Arabs began to employ it. Through
the Arabs its use became known to Eu-
ropeans during the twelfth century. II
was not generally adopted in Europe
until several centuries later, notwith.
standing its great advantages. For q
considerable time there were two par.
ties among the European educators.
One party, known as the algorists, IA
vored the adoption of the Hindoo sys-
tenn of notation falsely called Arabic),
with its position values, while the other
known as the abacists, favored the Ro-
man notation, without zero or position
value
The general adoption of the Hindoo
system was greatly facilitated by the
facts that it was explained in most of
the calendars for more than a century,
beginning with 1900, and that the me-
dieval universities frequently offered
courses devoted to the use of this nota-
tion.-Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
Some Pygmy Animals.

A species of dwarf elephant used to
live on the island of Malta and in vari-
GUS parts of Italy. Judging from the
bones which remain, these animals,
about the size of a large sheep, were
somewhat numerous. A dwarf elephant
is rarity now and no longer forms a
distinct species, but is considered rath-
er freak.
A very beautiful species of pygmy
deer is found on the Sunda islands.
These little creatures are not much lar
ger than cat, but have all the points
of ''well bred" deer.
Among horses Shetland ponies are
the pygmies. The ordinary musk of
central Africa is a pygmy, or dwarf, of
only about twenty inches in height at
the shoulder and three feet in length.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
The Kind of Ear That T. R.r.


The ear that Darwin illustrates in his
Descent of Man as being allied to
the pointed type belonging to our SIM
ian relatives is not as uncommon as
many may imagine. 1t is my observa-
ton that this popularity of the fold
In question is oftener to be observed
in women, and in many of these cases
the persistence of the wisdom teeth
is also characteristic. 1 have in
mind two cases of this sort, one of a
man, the other of a woman, both resi-
dents of one of our leading cities and
among their social and intellectual
forces
The latter 1s remarkable reversion
to an earlier type in ear, in teeth, in
length of arm, in painless childbirth,
in f1exibility Of hand joints and in
other marked characteristics. 1t ap-
pears to me that the ear, like the YER
inform appendix, the suspension OF
the viscera, the position Of the orifice
of the bladder and the unprotected
condition of certain main arteries. Is
yet in transitional state and not fully
adapted to the newer human conditions
imposed by the erect position and the
artificialities Of ivilization.-Science.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
Flour and Teeth.

A valuable letter from a correspond
ent drew attention to an important and
admitted cause of the national degen-
Grafton of physique which we have
striven to emphasize in these columns.
The roller mill has undoubtedly d.
minished the dietetic value of our
bread. The entire wheat grain is of
value-the husk (Which is a valuable
intestinal stimulan0, the brown ex-
terror and the white central core Ex-
cept for certain invalids white bread
is an indefensible absurdity. Better is
brown bread. consisting of all but the
husk. and best is a whole meal bread,
assuming such to be obtainable. The
deficiency of salts in white bread is
unquestionably related to the deterior-
ation-also familiar to our readers-in
the national teeth. We may illustrate
this by an argument from Sir Thomas
Lauder Brunton. "Why has America
the eleverest dentists?" Answer: BE
cause she has the best -four mill max
ers." The better the mill is, the finer
the -four. the poorer the bread, the
worse the teeth and the better the
dentists Perfectly simpleLLondon
Chronicle
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
DIET AND DISPOSITION.

The Food We Eat Has n Direct In.
huence Upon Our Manners.
To say that food has q direct infiu-
ence upon disposition is to utter COM
monplace dietetic truism now accepted
and acknowledged by every one who
has even a rudimentary knowledge of
physiology. If one is inclined to doubt
this let him experiment upon the lower
animals. Feed a pair of baby lions
from the time they are born until they
are as large as a fox terrier dog on
nothing but bread and milk, and you
will have couple of docile, gentle and
loving pets as playful and harmless as
kittens. Take a pair of ST. Bernard
puppies, the gentlest of all the canine
family, and as soon as their teeth come
begin feeding them raw meat, and you
will soon have a couple of snappish,
snarling, quarrelsome dogs, inclined to
fight each other and ready to pick a
fight with every dog in the street. If
the meat diet is persisted in they will
become a menace to a whole neighbor-
hood
Is it any wonder, then, that some
men and women are snappish, snarling
and quarrelsome? We give much less
attention to what we feed the human
animal than we do to what we feed
the lower animals. What does the
growing, garrulous, grumpy old scold,
who makes life a burden to his family,
eat anyway? On what does the nag
ging woman feed? Why not look into
these matters Pittsburg Chronicle
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
a WESLEY INCIDENT.
Harst Methodist Lay Preacher Fol.
lowed In N Year by Twenty,

TaPst Methodist Lay Preacher Fol.
lowed In n Year by Twenty.
The societies met on Sundays, but
never at the hour of church service,
and, when neither Wesley nor any
other clergyman was present. spent
the hour in prayer and religious con-
versation or eXhortation. From ex-
hortation before the society to formal
preaching before it was only a step,
but to Wesley it seemed a very long
atep
While i'll Bristol be learned, one day
in 1879, that ono of his converts,
Thomas MaXfield, had been preaching
before the Foundery society. He hur-
ried up to London to stop it. But his
mother, who since the death of her
husband had been living in a room of
the Foundery building, met him with
protest, "John, take care what you
do with reference to that young man.
for he is as surely called to preach as
you are" Admonished by this coun
sci from one whose caution on all
churchly matters he knew to be quite
equal to his own, Wesley reluctantly
consented to hear Maxfeld preach
After listening, he exclaimed: "It is
the Lords doing. Let him do as seem
eth to him good" Convinced in spite
of deep rooted disinclination, he sane
toned the first Methodist lay preacher
Within a year there were twenty.-C.
F. Winchester in Century.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
>S()FTCORE

Like the running brook, the
red blood that flows through
the veins has to come from
somewhere.
The springs of red blood are
found in the soft core of the
bones called the marrow and
some say red blood also comes
from the spleen. Healthy bone
marrow and healthy spleen
are full of fat,
SCOTS Emulsion makes new
blood by feeding the bone
marrow and the spleen with
the richest of all fats, the pure
cod liver oil.
For pale school girls and
invalids and for all whose
blood is thin and pale, SCOTS S
Emulsion is pleasant and rich
blood food. 1t not only feeds
the blood-making organs but
gives them strength to do
their proper work.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists,
4oo-4IS Pearl Street, New York.
soc. aud $I.oo; all druggists,
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
PhilaaeIphia'. First Book.

The first book of any kind published
in Philadelphia was Atkins Almanack
for the year 1886. 1t was an unpaged
pamphlet of ten leaves, only two copies
Of which are now known to be in ex-
istence. The first copy of the AL
manack printed was sent to Colonel
Markham, Penn's deputy, who report
ed to the council that the book had
enormously declared Pennsylvania to
have been founded by Lord Penn"
The council disapproved such a high
sounding title and directed the author
and printer (William BradforO to
forthwith and effectually blot out ye
words Lord Penn" This had the eff
feet of recalling the whole edition and
the abolition Of the obnoxious words.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
A Mortified Wife.

The Rev. John Mathews, who was
pioneer Methodist preacher of Ala
bama, has been remembered for his
strict views and many peculiarities. ac-
cording to Lippincotts. His wife, who
was naore liberal in her ideas, was fond
of dress and once sold bureau and
with the money bought new hat. The
following Sunday Brother Mathews
being disturbed at the beginning of his
discourse by several of the congrega-
tion turning to see the late arrivals,
said: Brethren and sisters, don't
bother to look around any more; I'll
tell you who comes in." This he did,
calling each one by name, much to the
modification Of the tardy members.
His wife was among the last, and
when she walked down the aisle he
said: Make way there for Sister
Mathews. She is coming with bureau
on her head"
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
His Second stomach.

Smugglers' brains are proverbially
fertile, and clever expedient was once
adopted to import brandy into Paris
without paying the octroi duties, says
the Golden Penny. For several weeks
a splendid elephant and his keeper be-
longing to a circus had constantly gone
in and out of one of the Paris gates,
when one day a custom house officer
suddenly thrust his probe into the
creatures side. The spectators were
Mortified, but the elephant did not ap-
pear to feel any pain, while from the
wound fell four tiny barrels of brandy.
The keeper, considering that little
extra size In the unwieldy shape of his
change would not be noticed, had in
cased its stomach in the old skin of a
larger elephant and had filed out the
space with brandy-a very profitable
enterprise.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
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enjoying better health
than ever before in.
my whole life.' y

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Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
HANGMAN'S PAY.
The Way an Oriental Executioner
Helps to FIJI His Purse.


Helps to FIJI His Purse.
In the east hangman's trade is very
profitable. AS soon as q person is
condemned to be hanged notice is sent
to the executioner, who has the privi-
lege of erecting the scaffold wherever
he pleases, and at sunrise the next
morning he begins his work Accom-
panied by his assistants. who guard
the condemned man and carry material
for the scaffold, he goes to some promi-
nent place in front of large dwelling
and there proceeds to erect the scaffold.
A few minutes later the owner of the
large dwelling rushes out and implores
him to go somewhere else.
Il don't want to have a man hanged
in front of my house." he explains.
All right" says the hangman. I'm
willing to go elsewhere provided you
paine for my trouble in coming here
and for the time which l have spent
at the job"
Though the sum which he names is
pretty large, the owner of the large
dwelling pays it without a word.
whereupon the hangman goes to an
other large dwelling, where similar
scene is enacted.
In this way several hours are spent
by the executioner in extorting money
from all the magnates in the neighbor-
hood. When his purse is at last well
filed he erects the scaffold in some
dark wood, and soon the unfortunate
man, who has been tramping after him
all day, is at rest.-New York Herald
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
A Long Felt Want.

Dir mes had an odd liking for in
genious desk accessories in the way of
pencil sharpeners, paperweights, pen
holders, etc. The latest contrivances in
this fashion-probably dropped down to
him by the inventor angling for nib
BILE Of commendation-were always
making one anothers acquaintance on
his study table. He once said to me:
I'm waiting for somebody to invent a
mucilage brush that you can't by any
chance put into your inkstand. 1t would
save me frequent moments of humilla-
tion." n."-Thomas Bailey Aldrich in Cen
tury.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
Beecher,. Application.

One Saturday afternoon two Brook
lyn men were on their way over Fulton
ferry to the City Of Churches. Mr..
Beecher happened to be on board. AS
the ferryboat felt its way into the slip
Mr.. Beecher seemed to be looking on
abstractedly. AS the boat struck the
piling at the side, which creakingly
yielded, Mr.. Beechers face lighted up.
One of the men, who knew Mr.. Beech
er's method Of sermonizing, remarked
to the other: There will be something
about that in tomorrow's sermon. Let
us go and see" The men were in Plym-
outh church the following morning as
suggested. Sure enough, in the course
of the sermon Mr.. Beecher made some
such reference as this: There are in
every community men who perform
for society the service that yonder pill
ing does in the ferry slip-when they
are struck they gracefully yield. yet
are not quite swept from their position.
They stand for principle, but they tact
fully yield in nonessentials. Those
buffer souls are valuable members of
society"
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
HARPooNtNe A TARPoN.
An Exciting Sport That Demands
Goodness and Dexterity.


Goodness and Dexterity.
The harpoon Is cast There Is
crash In the water and big wave rolls
outward. AS the skiff is driven for
ward by your boatman you recover
your harpoon pole. As you take It
aboard your first spare glance discov-
ers the line drifting rapidly over the
bow.
The line is seized loosely and paid
put hand over hand. If clutched
tightly there will be torn and blistered
fingers. If the line is hard twisted
it will suggest red hot wire. 1t will
tear the flesh; it will kink and squirm
and writhe. Beginning gently, an in
creasing strain Is put upon the line un-
til the boat is in rapid motion. As the
tarpon feels the strain a gyrafng.
glistening, silvery mass hurls itself SIX
or eight feet clear of the water.
The sight Of the skiff gives him new
life. His next dash carries him
through a narrow channel and you lose
line to him. In making a sharp turn
your skiff grounds on an oyster bar.
By the time you are again af1oat you
have out nearly 300 feet Of line, with
not a dozen coils left. But the boat
is soon under headway, the boatman
pushing frantcally and the stretching
Of the line helps. You have taken up
the tarpon's gait, bis speed slackens;
once more you recover line and again
breathe freely.
Fifteen minutes Of alternate rush
ing, leaping and sulking, with bubbles
of air rising more and more frequently
to the surface, and the end comes. The
great fish rises to the surface, and, roll
ing over on his side, surrenders as
completely as he has struggled tena-
ciously.- y.-Country Life In America.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
Making Sure of Him.

81 think said the thoughtful moth
er, "that you ought to object to young
Brown paying so much attention to
our daughter
"Why?" demanded the thoughtless
father. "He impresses me very favor
ably"
That's just it," returned the thought
full mother. I'VE must do something to
make his ambitious mother think we
regard ourselves little above them So
cially if we are to make sure of him."
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
How the Forgetmenot Was Named.

How the FOrgetmenOt Was Named.
Everybody knows the pretty little
forgetmenot and likes the flower more
perhaps because of its name than its
beauty. How was it so called? The
Germans account for it by quite a pa
thetic romance. 1t seems that once
upon time a knight and lady were
walking by the bank of the Danube
when the latter asked her gallant
gay to pluck for her tiny blue flower
which she saw growing in the stream.
No sooner said than done, but the
knight overbalancing, fell into the
river, and owing to the slippery nature
of the bank and the weight of his own
armor was carried away by the cur
rent. AS he threw the flowers ashore
to his lady he cried out with his last
breath, ''Vergiss mein nicht" C"For-
get me notn) And ever since the
flower has been looked On as the en-
blem of fidelity.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
A Desperate Man,

1t was in restaurant, and the young
wife looked anxiously at her husband
as he devoured double portion Of lob
ster salad.
Il wish you wouldn't eat that, dear"
she urged. You know 1t never agrees
with you, especially at night"
ut doesn't. but don't care" he said
as he tackled huge mouthful. ITS
my turn to take care Of the baby to-
night, anyhow."-New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1903-09-18
Coral From Italy.

Much of the costly red, white and
pink coral used for ornamental pur-
poses is obtained from the coast of
Italy. Men go out in boats and drag
the rocky bottom of streams with
wooden frames or nets, in which the
coral becomes entangled, but the del
icate branches are crushed in this way.
The finest coral is obtained by diving.