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Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
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Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
General GordOn's Wife.

Through the entire civil war General
Gordon's wife accompanied him, never
leaving his side save when the ex-
fgencies of campaign made her pres
ence impossible. To the faithful de-
votion of his wife General Gordon
owed his life. In the bloody battle of
Sharpsburg, Gordon, while in the
midst of the carnage, was shot five
times. AS soon as he fell his wife
rushed to his side and carried him to
safety, stanching the flow of blood and
attending his wounds until medical aid
could be procured. She remained with
him in the hospital until he had recov-
cred, and when General Gordon went
back to join his command Mrs. Fan
ME Haralson Gordon followed her hus-
band
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
Accommodating.

The buzzards enjoy the same "sa-
credness" in the New river district of
West Virginia as they do in tropical
countries. A breaker boy was brought
before a squire in coal mining town
on the charge of having killed one of
the only scavengers of that country.
After severely reprimanding the boy
the old squire, who was a German
said: 81 fine you $10p'
II hain't got thet much," replied the
boy.
"Den fine you $5w
II hain't got S."
"Vell, how much haf you got?"
"Three dollars and seventy-fve cents" !"
"All right; den 1 fine you $3.75r'
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
The Vice of Nagging.

Nagging may or may not be a vice
of the thin, as famous physician sug
gests, but that there is some truth In
his theory that there is a scientific
basis for this ugly habit seems likely.
Perfect health" he says, "has as one
of its factors content of mind. A nery-
GUS man or woman who is anxious,
discontented, gloomy, dissatisfied, wor-
ried from any cause, cannot enjoy good
health. This mental turmoil produces
as one Of its primary effects on the
body an inability to digest food prop
erly. The blood which should supply
the force necessary for the function
Of digestion is continually drawn away
from the stomach by excitement in
the brain, and the woman who nags
suffers. While there be those whose
tendency to lay on fat is so great that
nothing will stop it nagging man or
woman is generally thin. Their habit
Of mind has partially starved their
bodies"
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
WILLING TO HELP.
An Old Seaman's Scheme to VIII
Honor For FavOrite

An Olu Seaman's Scheme to Win
Honor For a FavOrite.
An amusing story is told of an old
seaman on one of the United States
cruisers in the north Atlantic squad
ron. He was not person of wide af-
fections, but he had a warm place in
bis heart for young ensign who had
been kind to him in many little ways.
One day a landsman fell from the
rigging to the water, and as he could
not swim he would have been drowned
but for a young officer who sprang in
after him and held him up till assist
ance came
Later the young officer received a
complimentary letter from the secre-
tary of the navy. Every one rejoiced
but the old seaman; he coveted the let
ter for his ensign.
That's nice thing to have, a letter
like that" he said a few days later.
you ought to have one"
Il don't quite see how 1 can get one,"
laughed the ensign.
"Well, see here" said the old man
eagerly. Tomorrow night I'll be in
the main chains, fussing with some
thing or other, and might fall in, and
you could jump after me-"
THAT would be very good of you,"
said the ensign gravely, but you see,
I'm not a good swimmer by any
means"
"Ho, that's no matterp' said the old
seaman. 'I'll hold you up till the boat
comes"
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
A LESSON IN MANNERS.
The Way a Clever American Woman
Managed Duke.

The Way a Clever American Woman
Managed q Duke.
A story which belongs to a time sew
eral years ago when an English duke
was much sought after parsonage in
New York society is told by Mr.. James
l.. Ford in The Brazen Calf"
This duke, contemptuously noting
the eagerness with which New York
ers fawned upon him, had formed the
habit of gCing out to dinner without
troubling himself to put on evening
dress. l;iy had invited him to din
ner without knowing of this peculiar
ity and was awaiting his ar / when
her butler opened the door and cast
glance at her over the hSads of inter
vening guests which said plainly that
something was wrong
She fastened into the hall to find the
duke standing there clad in the checked
sack suit and flaming red tie which
had seemed to him good enough for
dinner party of American calf wor-
shippers. This woman, however, had
presence of mind, and she advanced
upon him radiant and smiling
NO." she said decisively as she took
him by the hand; Il won't accept any
excuses. You've come round to tell me
why it is that you can't dine here to
night, ana it's ever so much nicer of
you to do that. than just to send a note
The dinners a little late, and you've
just time to go home and dress and be
back here before we begin"
The nobleman opened his mouth to
reply, but his hostess shut him off in
second: mo; you needn't make any
explanations or excuses. Remember,
you've only twenty minutes, so you
must hurry
A moment later the astounded duke
found himself hurrying toward his ho-
tel and perhaps wondering what new
social force it was that was impelling
him in that direction
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
An Italian Brigand,s Horse.

Among south Italian brigands even
their horses are taught to resist the
officers of the law. During the en-
counter at Rama Bucca, in which the
brigand Mirto was killed, the gen
darmerie was amazed by the furious
behavior of his horse, which lashed out
on all sides, and succeeded in iniuring
one of the officers. On inquiry after
ward among the prisoners taken it was
ascertained that the horse had been
trained to behave in this way by being
repeatedly tiOgged until he kicked one
of the brigands. dressed as carabi-
neer, approaching him. The horse at
last became such an adept that he
might be relied upon to kick and rear
furiOusly at the mere sight of a uni
form.-LOndOn Globe.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
Rough cn the Lawyers,

They have way of settling lawsuits
in India that it would be well to copy
here, according to the Springfield Re
publican. When dispute arises over
the ownership of land two holes are
dug near together and the two oppos-
ing lawyers nicely planted up to their
waists. The first one to become bitten
by bug or becomes so exhausted that
he has to be exhumed loses the case
for his client. This does away with
unnecessary talking and adds an in
teresting element of chance to the
game.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
ON THE PARIS 'CHANGE,
A Place Among the Seventy Costs
About Three Million Francs.

A Place Among the Seventy Costs
About Three Million Francs.
1t may be said that a seat among
the seventy (they call it CHARGE costs
about 100000 francs S6O0,OOO) or
sometimes 100000, and a charge
earns from to 10 per cent (neO a
year, so that the annual profits are
from $4,000 to 100000, or more in ex-
ceptional years. But these are usually
divided among several associates, for
1t rarely happens that an agent is the
sole owner of his seat. More often he
has paid for only half of it or a third
of it and has three or four silent part
ners, who own the rest and who may
again have subpartners, so that you
will hear of person owning an eighth
or sixteenth of a seat or even thir-
ty-second, these seing simple invest
ments that carry no rights or privi-
leges on the bourse.
AS to procuring a charge, the thing
has none of the Stock Exchange sim
plicity, where the main requirement
for getting a seat is to be able to pay
for 1t. Here a candidate must be a
Frenchman and at least twenty five
years old. He must have served four
years in certain forms of business. He
must be personally acceptable to the
agent from whom he would purchase
the seat and often to his family, in
Guiding the ladies'. He must be passed
upon by the seventy with formal vot-
ing, as If he were joining some select
club, which he is. There must be no
stain on his business record and no
slur on his personal character A can
didate was rejected recently for bad
habits and another for no fault of his
own, but because his brother had been
concerned in questionable transactions
With all this favorably settled there is
still needed the approval of the minis
ter of finances and the sanction of the
head of the government.-Clevela
Moffett in Century.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
The Apple.

The apple is not considered to be a
complete food in itself, but on the food
list it has value far above the nutri-
ment it possesses. Apples aid the
stomach in the digestion of other foods,
and therefore the best results are OBJ
tanned from eating them after rather
than before meals. After partaking of
an unusually heavy dinner the eating
of an apple will be found to facilitate
an early digestion and afford great re-
lief from the sufferings attendant upon
Indigestion.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
The Coconnnt Tree.

There is no tree so widely distributed
throughout the tropics as the cocoanut.
Even on remote atolls of the south
seas, which biologists say were only
recently formed by the subsidence of
q volcano and the growth of coral up
from its base, one finds the cocoanut.
The parent tree leaning over the beach
of one tropical island drops its fruit
into the sea. to have the nut carried
away perchance halfway round the
world. Then in some faraway place
the waves cast the cocoanut ashore to
sprout and propagate another forest
after it's own kind.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
A RICH GOLD MINE.
For Several Years Eager Fortune
Seekers Worked Over 1t.

For Several Years Eager Fortune
Seekers Worked Over 1t.
A tale is told of rich gold mine in
Idaho with a ledge of ore which once
extended above the surface of the
ground in clear, solid ridge several
feet high and entirely distinct from the
surrounding formation. This ledge was
long and unbroken and lay directly
across the course which hundreds of
prospectors took every year to reach
other gold fields. This obstruction of
rock, the great value of which was
long unknown, was too high to be sur
mounted by pack animals, so the pros
pectors cut trail directly through it.
For several years these eager gold seek
ers passed backward and forward over
this trail in search of gold mines. One
night prospector camping near this
ledge of rock picked up bit of it and
from force of habit took it to a creek
near by and washed 1t. Then he exam
ined the stone, and, to his great aston
ishment, he found "colors' in it-bits
of sparkling gold. The prospector does
not mistake gold when he sees 1t. He
is not deluded by iron crystals or bits
Of mica, as the 'tenderfoot'' frequent
ly is. The gold sparkle is clearer and
brighter than that of any other miner
al and it is the same in sunshine and
shadow
The prospector, tremendously eXcit-
ed, broke off more pieces of the ledge
and found more of 1t bearing free gold.
Then he located his claim, and that
was Cle beginning of rich mine. Yet
for years the sagest of prospectors had
passed over this trail through the cut
in this ledge, never suspecting its val
ue, although by its very prominence it
seemed to invite inspection. - Leslie's
Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
Brain Growth,

Brain development is found by Pro-
fessor Seggel of Munich to have two
periods Of acceleration, from ten to
eleven and from seventeen to eighteen
in girls and from twelve to thirteen
and nineteen to twenty in boys. At
the period of most rapid increase in
height, from twelve to fourteen years,
the growth Of the brain is less than
one-hundredth that of the body, but at
seventeen to nineteen it grows one
thirtieth as fast and at twenty reaches
one-seventh of the body growth.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
The Annual Bath In the Ganges.

The largest regular assemblage of
people in the world is said to be the
crowd which gathers annually at
Benares, in India, to bathe in the
Ganges. A large temple, or rather
series of buildings, is on the shore at
this point, while steps reach down to
the waters edge. The Hindoos crowd
upon this bank in enormous numbers,
the crowd at times numbering upward
of $4,000. AS the natives are dressed
in the brightest colors, the crowd gives
the impression of an enormous bed of
flowers
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
A Serious Ofense.

Mr.. Banks had acquired dictatorial
manner in his youth, and it had grown
with his years. When he gradually
became nearsighted, he refused to
wear glasses and held other people re-
sponsible for any difficulties into which
his failing sight led him. One day he
clutched by the coat sleeve a man who
was -hurrying past him on the street
Il want a word with you, Mr.
Griggs," he said sharply. 81 will de-
tain you only moment"
MY name is not Griggs. You have
made mistake" said the man.
"Your name isn't Griggsr' said Mr.
Banks, still OBTAINING the stranger and
peering into his face. 81 should like
to know why notP'
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
THE WORD "CHAPEL."
1t Comes From Latin and Originally
Meant Cope or Canopy.

Meant Cope or Canopy
The word chapel" comes from the
low Latin capella, a cope or canopy,
and was applied to a recess or chapel
attached to the altar.
Used originally of the place where
the cappa or cope of st. Martin was
preserved, the word came in the eighth
century to signify any sanctuary where
holy relics were kept and thence con-
secrated building connected with a
church or cathedral. At this period
also domestic oratories and places of
worship for such corporate bodies as
colleges began to be called chapels
Apart from its present day meaning,
as applied to any place of worship
which is not parish church, such as a
chapel of ease or a nonconformist
chapel, the word denotes the ecclesi-
astical staff of sovereign, the sacred
Office recited by the pope with his
household and the working staff of a
printing Office, because the first one in
England was set up by Caxton in
Westminster abbey.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
Ion Much Realism.

'Do you not feel at times" remarked
the f1reside critic, that realism can be
carried too far on the stage?"
YES" replied the tragic actor, with
q sigh. "The last man was working
for did it. He wanted to pay us all
off in stage Cincinnati Times
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
Scott Was Rated a, n Ounce.

As boy Walter Scott gave few in
dications of his coming greatness and
was described by one of his early pre-
ceptors as "the boy that has the thick
est skull In the school," Afterward at
Edinburgh university the future "wiz-
ard" was thus epitomized by one of the
leading professors: Ounce he is, and
Ounce he will remain"
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
DiSannOinfed.

A small miss who had but recently
mastered her catechism confessed her
disappointment with it thus: Now,
obey the fifth commandment and honor
my papa and mamma, yet my days are
not bit longer in the land, for I'm
put to bed every night at Z o'clock just
the same"
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
Proof of Adams Existence.

Dennis-This hathen noospaper says
there was no such man as Adam. Mike
Are you sure there was? Dennis
I'm surprised at man O. your sinse
talkin' so. Where did your Adams
apple come from?-New York Tele-
gram
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
The Worst of All.

"Pa, is retribution the worst thing
person can haveW
mo. 1t isn't half as bad as the feel
ing one has after he has confessed and
then discovered that he wouldn't have
been found out if he had kept quiet
Chicago Record-Herald.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
Survived Many Attacks,

What do you consider the most re-
parkable characteristic of Shake
speare's plays?'
After a moments thought Mr. Stor-
mington Barnes replied:
Endurance. Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
Coming and Going.

Hello, Mike! Do you find much tC
do now?"
"Yis. I'm jest after cuttin' down q
tree. and tomorrow I'll have to cut il
-up."-Kansas City World.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20

If the world would only give a man
credit while he is doing things there
would be more incentive to those who
hustle.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
Seldom Saw Him

Nell-She said she had to marry him
to get rid of him. Belle-And how did
itiwork? Nell-Splendidly. You see, he
belongs to six clubs.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20

conscientious in Withholding than be-
stowing.-Landor.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20

The sign of an intelligent person is
not possession of knowledge, but thirst
for knowledge.-Rev. Frank Crane.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
The Little Things That Fret.

My, but the old mans a most un-
reasonable growlerv
You think so?'
81 know 1t. Why, he's growlin' from
mornin' till night, an all on earth he
has to do is to pay all the bills for the
family. Constitution.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20

Never put money in the mouth. This
is a most dangerous habit.
Amador ledger., 1904-05-20

consequence of self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
head, ringing in the ears, loss of confidence,
dlfhdence in approaching strangers, palpitation
OF the heart weakness OF the limbs and back,
consumption, etc.
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Amador ledger., 1904-05-20
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-08
THE NATIONAL OUTLOOK.

The Republican forecasts from the
East have an air of certainty such as
marked those of 1872, in The Grant
Greeley campaign and those of 1900 in
the last McKinley-Bryan campaign
The betting, too, is heavily Repubii-
can. From the start there has been no
Democratic enthusiasm for Parker and
no serious business detection from
Roosevelt.
It is always difficult to GUST the party
in power while times are good or at
least passably good; and rarely diff
cult when times are hard. The last
term OF Cleveland was a disastrous
one to. the trade of the country and
this made it the easier to defeat Bry-
an Hard times this year might aave|
saved Parker or even have nominated
and elected Bryan; but things COM
rnercial are doing very well and the
people want them to be left alone.
Hence the strong probability that
Roosevelt will triumph in today's poll
ing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-08
DON'T WANT WAR.

The Evening Post declares that Mr..
Roosevelts letter says in effect to the
army: Elect me and your OPP
portunities to glut your warlike pas
sions will be increased; and to the
navy: Elect me, and your guns shall
be heard on every sea-" Shucks! The
army has not nearly as much wariike
passion per capita as the Posts edi-
torial staff. and the last thing the navy
wants is war. Fighting modern war
ships is as disagreeable a job as ex-
lists. If Colonel Roosevelt offered the
navy gun-play in every sea, the navy
would come ashore and vote for
Parker. The Post should apologize to
the service and mix in more bromide
with whatever it is taking. Men who
know what war is don't like it. Ameri-
can professional fghting-men are ell
ways for peace until war actually
comes. The folks who want war are
amateur fighting-men, reformers,
cranks, contractors, and some editors
and publishers of newspapers.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

Today the voters of this Territory
viii decide whether they want to be
REPRESENTED at Washington by Kuhio
or Motley. It looks as if Iaukea had
lost so many votes that he would come
out in the polling a bad third. His Ha-
waifan following is said to have gone
oyer, In the main, to the Home Rule
element; and it is the latter, rather
than the Democracy, which. looms dan
gerously in the foreground.
There is this to be said for Kuhio.
His one term taught him something
and every second term man gets more
consideration, If he has been honest,
than a first term man can have. Fur
1hermore, Kuhio has agreed to take
with him, il elected, a white secretary,
plsted on Hawaiian matters and able
to make an argument in the commit
tee rooms where a Territorial Dele
Iaukea nor Motley has consented to
take competent helper, evidently pre-
ferring such secretary as Wilcox had.
Their proposition is. whether they
know 1t or not, to give Hawaii just
such an experience as Wilcox did-a
term of utter impotence so far as work
nr the Territory is concerned. Nc
Clellan may be trusted to save Kuhio
from that; who have Motley and Tau
kea In sight to save either of them?
While the Congressional prospect at !!
best is not alluring, Kufio is the wisest !
rholce, and the Advertiser urges it's /
'soting readers to cast their ballots for
him and to argue his claims with every |
snan who is yet open to conviction.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-08
LEGISLATIVE.

The legislative ticket presents an is
sue OF conscience as well as of party
loyalty; but this ground has been so
zFeIl-tilIed that it is unnecessary to go
ever it again. What the Advertiser
desires to say here is that there is a
large number of Republican candidates
who are not handicapped by bad rec
urds or bad principles and who ought
TO be elected for tie good of the Ter
rzfory.
Among these are the three candidates
for Senator. Bishop, Dowsett and Lane.
They are good men and there is no
sound reason why they should not be
elected.
Andrade, Harris, Quinn and L.ilika-
lani deserve full party and independ-
ent vote. They are honest and COM
petent and if they could be carried
through to election the Fourth District
would have a representation to be
proud of.
The Fifth District Republican ticket
has some weak spots but enough good
men are to be found on it to satisfy a
political taste that is not too exacting
If it has one candidate who deserves
scratching. the Democratic ticket has
four
Nothing can go further to sustain al
honest Executive than an honest Legis
lature.