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Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OFFICE OF THE TAX COLLECTOR,
OF THE COUNTY OF AMADoR.

OF THE COUNTY OF AMADoR,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO THE
: ' taxpayers of Amador county, that l. II. *
NORMAN, TaX-Collector of Amador county,
did on the 10th day of October. 1904, receive
from the County Auditor of Amador county the
original assessment books for the year 1904
containing list of the persons assessed for
real and personal property. and the amount of
State and County taxes due thereon for said
year.
That said taxes are now due and payable to
me at my office in the court house, in the town
OF jackson. county of Amador, State of Cali
fornia.
That the taxes on all personal property Sc
cured by real property, and one-half of the
taxes on all real property were due and payable
on the second Monday in October. 1904, and will
be delinquent on the last Monday in November
next thereafter, at O'Clock D. m and that un-
less paid prior thereto, fifteen per cent will be
added TO the amount thereof and if said one
half be not paid before the last Monday in
April next at O'Clock p m, an additional five
per cent will be added thereto.
That the remaining one-half of the taxes on
all real property will be payable on and after
the first Monday in January next and will be
delinquent on the last Monday in April next
thereafter, at 3 O'Clock p. m, and that unless
paid prior thereto, five per cent will be added
to the amount thereof.
That all taxes may be paid at the time the
first installment, as herein provided, is due
and payable.
First installment. one-half real estate and all
personal property, due October 10th, 1904.
First installment, onehalf realestate and all
personal property, delinquent November 9th,
1904, at O'Clock p. m.
Second installment, one half real estate, due
January end 1905.
Second installment, one-half real estate de-
l1nquent April 24th, 1905, at o'clock p. IN.
All the taxes may be paid in full at the time
the first inStallment is due.
Taxes not paid according to law will be de.
| l1nquent and 10 per cent and per cent and
other costs will be added thereto.
Positively no checks received for the pay
ment of taxes.
7. K. NORMAN,
oc14 Tax Collector of Amador County.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
Notice of Intention to Become
a Sole Trader.

In the Superior Court of the State of California,
in and for the County of Amador.
In the Matter of the application of Annie
Pearce, to become a Sole Trader.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT L,
IN ANNIE PEARCE, wife of Samuel j.
Pearce, resident of Amador City, County of
Amador, State of California, being desirous of
availing myself of the provisions of Title XII,
Part III of the Code of Civil Procedure of the
State of California, intend to make application
to the Superior Court of the County of Amador,
State of California, on Saturday the 10th day
of December, 1904, at the opening of the Court
on that day, or on such other day to which the
hearing may be postponed by the Court for a
Judgment and Order of said Court, authorizing
me to carry on and transact business in my own
name and on my own account as Sole Trader.
The nature of the business propose to carry
on and conduct is that of hotel wholesale and
retail liquor business, at Amador City, County
of Amador, State of California.
Dated and signed this 1lth day of November
1904. (Signed) ANNIE PEARCE,
Petitioner.
Cbas H. Crocker,
Attorney for Petitioner. novl2td
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
Ancient BYnkers.

Among tie most valuable evidences
of the life aud customs of the people
of Babylon and Nineveh 700 years B.
G. were found, during The excavations
at various times, veritable letters of
credit, bills of exchange, with and with
out warranty, money obligations of all
kinds, sight drafts made payable to in
dorser or bearer. These denote the
existence at Babylon, 600 B. c., of a
bank which must have done a con-
siderable business and shows that it is
not only in our day that capital is used
to give impetus and keep alive in
dustrial pursuits.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
HIS APOSTOLIC MAJESTY.
Title of the Emperor of Austria a,
King of Hungary.

Title of the Emperor of Austria as
King of Hungary.
The title of apostolic majesty Is
borne By the emperor of Austria as
king of Hungary.
Hungary WAS ruled by dukes from
its conGveat by the Magyars to the
year 1000 lte regal tile being assumed
first by Walk, whose education had
beea intrusted by his father, Geyza,
who had married a Christian princess,
to Adalbert, bishop of Prague. On sue
ceeding his father Walk embraced and
established Christianity. applied for
ari received from Pope Sylvester II.
the title of apostolic king" was
crowned as Stephen l. and afterward
known as st. Stephen.
The title was renewed by Clement
Nil. in 173S and, though abolished in
1913. was reassumed as apostolic maj
esty" in 1851 and restricted in 1868 to
the Austrian emperor in his character
as king of Hungary. The privilege of
being preceded by cross bearer was
granted With the original title.-Lon-
don Standard
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
MAGIC IN ZUNI TRIBE.
Priest Apparently Lifted u jug 0i
Water With Feather.


Water With a Feather
'The most startling feat l ever saw"
said man who had made q study of
Indians in various parts of the United
States for his own edification, "was
performed by the priests of the Zuni
tribe in Arizona, or, as they were call
ed, The Ancients of Creation They
seat themselves in circle on the clay
floor around a jar that will hold per-
haps gallon, an ancient and sacred
earthen vessel, which is filled with wa
ter. The chief priest carries in his hand
two ordinary eagle feathers, which are
tied together at the quill ends so that
they make a fork. Behind the circle
of the priests are other members of the
tribe and the musicians with their
drums and gourds, who join in the
chants with emotion.
1.-THE incantations continue for sew
eral hours, and when the participants
and spectators are brought up to
proper pitch of excitement the priest
dips the feather tips into the water,
lifts the jar with them and holds it sus-
pended for a minute or two at q height
level with his face or breast. Then he
lowers it slowly to the ground This
feat is repeated several times during
the performance. Apparently there is
nothing in the hands Of the priest but
the feathers, and they appear to be In
serted into the mouth of the jar only
two or three inches. OF course there is
some trick about it, but I was never
able to discover it."-Seattle Post-In-
telligencer.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
Liked Wooden ships.

Admiral Farragut was a "very old
fashioned sailor, with a strong preju-
dice in favor of wooden ships" says
Captain F. s. Hill in his Twenty
Years at Sea-" The admiral had gain
ed his victories in such ships and de-
clared himself "too old dog to learn
new tricks" In the Mobile fights his
flagship was the wooden ship Hart
ford, though he was urged to take the
new ironclad Tecumseh. 1t was a note
worthy coincidence that the Tecumseh
was the only vessel lost in the battle
She was sunk by torpedo and went
down with her captain and more than
a hundred of her crew.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
Eyes ns a Sign of lntel1eat.

Generally the special point of differ
ence between unimportant and remark
able people lies in their eyes, in the
clear, steady, piercing gaze which is
able to subdue or terrify the beholder,
writes Lady Violet Greville in the
Graphic. Sir Richard Burton's look
could never be forgotten; neither, 1
imagine, could Napoleon's or Victor
Hugos or that of any other great man.
The eye is the window of the brain,
and through it shines the intelligence.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
4 AMERICAN MATCHES, CLOCKS JEWELRY y y
AND SILVERWARE
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
SOUTH EUREKA MINING COMPANY.

SOUTH EUREKA MINING COMPANY.
Location of principal place of business, San
Francisco, California. Location of works, SUIT
ter Creek, Amador county, California.
NOTICE is hereby given that at meeting of
~ the Board of Directors, held on the Both day
'of November 1904, an assessment NO AZ of
1.-Two (2) cents per share was levied upon the
capital stock of the corporation, payable imme-
'diately in United States gold coin, to the Sec
$50 California street. San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
'remain unpaid on the 31st day Of December, 1904,
public auction, and unless payment is made be-
fore, will be sold on Saturday. the 21st day OF
January 1905, to pay the delinquent assess
ment, together with the cost of advertising and
7expenseS of sale.
BY order Of the Board of Directors.
W. II, WILLIS, Secretary.
Ofice-590 California street, Room 28, San
Francisco, California. deco
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
AIOes.

The most valuable aloes come from
the island Of Sokotra, which lies just
off the east African coast from Cape
Guardafui The drug itself is the bit
ter resinous juice Of the leaves of the
aloe plant that has been hardened in
the sun. These leaves are of a fibrous,
fieshy nature, and, in addition to the
juice, the natives make this fiber into
rope, many insisting that it makes a
better rope than hemp.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
PardonabIe ignorance.

A young American woman, an author,
while seeing Rome for the first time
was anxious to include a visit to the
tomb of Caesar. Meeting citizen on
the street she inquired. in her best
Italian, the location Of the tomb. The
man looked greatly embarrassed. 81
am desolated, signorina," he apologiz-
ed, speaking in excellent English. 81
do not know. Caesar has been dead
so long"
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
Expected Aculi.itiens.

You don't belong to one of the old
est families, do youf" said the super
cilious woman.
NO." answered Mrs. Cumrox. But
after we get the girls married we ex-
pect to have several of the oldest fam
Star.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
EsTRAY NOTICE.

one small bay mare, star in forehead weight
by proving property and paying charges, The
animal was formerly owned by H. Newmeyer,
the blacksmith at Electra, some eight months
ago. octsS
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23

NEW MAP OF AMADOR COUNTY, correct
IN ed up to August, 1901 with townsite map OF
each town, now ready. Price, mounted and col
ored, SlU each. The map shows occupied and
unoccupled lands, mineral patents, township
and school district boundaries location OF
schoolhouses, etc. For sale only at the Ledger
office. The number is limited. Apply at once
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
Sorry He Spoke.

Boarder (warmlyl-Oh, know every
one Of the tricks of your trade. Do you
think l have lived in boarding houses
twenty years for nothing? Landlady
frigidly)-I shouldn't be at all sur
priSed
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
A. H. KUHLMAN
Contractor and Builder

Will do work in any part of
Amador County. If you want
to build, send a note to Jackson
Postoffioe and 1 will call on you.
Estimates furnished without cost
on any kind of building. Will
make plans and specifications for
you. mar2tf
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
Her Age.

Tom-Dld Maud tell you the truth
when you asked her age3 Dick-Yes.
Tom-What did she sayf Dick-She
said it was none Of my business,
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23

We reduce life to the pettiness of our
daily living; we should exaIt our nv-
ing to the grandeur of life.-Phillipe
Brooks.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
Hot and Cold.

Bilks (disconsolately)-Yes my cred
itors are making it hot for me. JfIks
(consolingly) = Well, this is a cold
world.-Pittsburg Post.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23

We make speciality of printing all
kinds OF notes, receipts, checks etc.
Send your orders to the Ledger Office.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23

D ECEIPT BOOKS for rent or general pur.
N poses in books of 80 or 100 each, for sale al
the Ledger of1oe. Specially printed for Anna.
dor county. Csc per 100 receipts, 15c for So
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23

Every man has just as much vanity
as he lacks understanding.-Pope
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
College of Notre Dame
MARYsVlLLE, CALIFORNIA.

Boarding and Day School conducted by the Sis
ters Of Notre Dame (Namur). Founded in 1856
The curriculum embraces all the branches OF
solid English education. Preparatory and
advanced courses in art, language and music
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23
PROFIT

The matter of feed is Of
tremendous Importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his COWS to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children? ?
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped, a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and blood
food if there is anemia?
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. 1t is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
Amador ledger., 1904-12-23

For further information address
ap1O-u SISTER SUPERIOR.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14

DR.. J. NJ. Pruett, who for years was
a resident and practlcing physician
of this city, but who is now a resident
of Oakland. Cal, tells interesting
stories of Joaquin Miller. the Poet
of the Sierras." near whose home DR..
Pruett lives i'm Oakland.
lowing to the worldwide fame of
the poet said DR.. Pruett to the
East Oregonian, while on a visit to
the city recently, strangers from all
parts of the United States call upon
him every day. People of the highest
literary tastes, and standing, refined,
educated and erudite. all expecting to
find the poet in a sumptuous study.
surrounded by the wealth of art and
refinement.
"Imagine their surprise to find
Miller curled up in bed i'm the front
room of his cabin, with his boots
and clothes on, at all times of the
day.
81 am not sick, ladies' the poet
will say in excuse for being in bed;
but / am tired and can't afford to
pull off my boots between visits, so
just keep them on. Come in and
sit down, and excuse me while l put
on a coat he will smilingly say, as
he pushes a rough stool toward his
visitors and vanishes into the only
other room in the cabin, to complete
his toilet"
Miller's home is on Oakland
Heights, where from his rough cabin
porch he can look over the bay and
out through the Golden Gate. He
spends most of his time in wandering
around his premises, lounging in bed
to rest after being bored by visitors,
and i'm talking with a few intimates
who live near him.
Close beside the cabin, which is
made to appear as near like pioneer
cabin in construction and furnishings
as possible. stands his funeral pyre,
on which he has ordered that his
body be burned after death. and
from which his ashes are to be
thrown to the winds.
He has piled up a huge stone mon
ument, with furnace inside, in
which is placed IS cords of dry fir
wood and which is to be used in his
cremation. He has prepared the pyre
with sedulous care. and often makes
/ changes and additions to the details
to insure its perfection.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14
GENERAL NEWS.

The Burlington will build a branch
from Garland, wy, into the Kirwin
mining district, 10 miles south of
Cody.
Walter Duesler, a young farmer at
Sammonville. n. Y, accidentally dis
charged a pistol while cleaning it.
The shot instantly killed his 20-year-
old sister.
A wire cable being. stretched for
the new suspension bridge at Steu-
benville, o., broke. In the rebound
it completely cut off the head of Ste
phen McIlvaine, a workman.
John Madden, an American, will be
hung at Oaxaca, Mexico. for the mur-
der of DIR. Richard d. King, also an
American. The case has been through
the highest courts of Mexico.
Senator Fairbanks, republican can
didate for vice president, first offered
to vote this year at the wrong pre-
cinct in Indianapolis. He is said to
have been annoyed because bystand-
ers laughed.
The largest bet recorded on the
result of this years election was
made and won by r. S. Richardson,
of New York who staked $4,000 on
Roosevelt. The name of the loser is
not made public.
John Schumacher, at Elmhurst, n.
Y, left a note declaring his intention
of suiciding While in the act of
loading a pistol, it is presumed with
the intention of shooting himself, he
fell dead with an apoplectic stroke.
Julius Katmar, a New York drug
gist, threatened suicide. His wife
tried to restrain him, but while he
held her at arms length with his left
hand he poured out with his right
hand a dose of carbolic acid, drank
it and died in moment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14
STARTING A sAwNIILL.
II. n. Robinson and W. l.. Rhodes to
Operate a Mill on Upper Mckay.


Operate a Mill on Upper Mckay.
H. n. Robinson, formerly proprie-
tor of the Pendleton Business college
in this city, and w. L. Rhodes, have
made arrangements to start new
sawmill in about two weeks. on Mr..
Rhodes land three miles above the
forks of Mckay Creek and 30 miles
south of Pendleton.
The capacity of the mill will be
about 10000 feet per day and 1t will
employ about 10 men after it is in
running order.
Mr.. Rhodes owns a large amount
of timber and 1t is estimated that
there is enough timber In the vicinity
to run for three years.
II will be a custom mill, strictly,
those having logs to cut to do their
own logging, the mill to saw them at
given price per 1000. the price to
be governed by the kind of lumber
desired
1t will be a steam mill, complete
throughout and has been long needed
in that community.
Mr. Robinson has Just moved dowT
from Meacham to the mill site ant
will have charge of the engine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14
Paul show-Away Ill.

Paul Showaway. the well known
Umatilla Indian. is critically Ill at
Union, with an abscess in his head,
and his friends fear that he cannot
recover.
Yum-sum-kin and wife. relatives of
Show-a-way, left this morning for
Union to be at the sick bed. Show
away was on his return from Idaho,
with a party of Umatillas, when he
was taken sick on the road and was
compelled to stop at Union for medi-
cal attention.
For the past year he has been
troubled with deafness in his left ear
and 1t is thought that an abscess has
been forming in his head and owing
to the fact that his superstition
against medicine has caused him tc
neglect 1t, 1t may prove fatal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14
NORTHWEST NEWS.

The state land board November IL
.accepted SO applications for lands,
the total of the sums loaned being
;$49,450.
John Olsen was caught November
" on trestle in the western part of
Spokane by Northern Pacific train
and instantly killed.
with $1,000,000 capital and W. II.
Fleet as president to start an iron
and steel mill at Tacoma.
Hopgrowers and dealers in the
Willamette valley are holding onto
their stocks, confidently expecting 35
cents per pound within the next few
weeks.
Lewiston is to have an ice plant
and cold storage depot, work upon
which will be commenced at once.
The o. r. & n. is building sidetracks
to the site.
Harvey H. Coyle, a well known
stockman, died without warning Sun
day morning at his home in Marion
county. 1t is said he had never been
i'll. He was so years of age.
John c. Bickle, in Jail at Lewiston
charged with burglarizing the Cac-
tus saloon, attempted suicide the
might of November IL by cutting ar
.teries in his wrist with a case knife
william Miller, a native Of Scot
land, died at Salem November 1s
aged SO years. He had lived in thu
Willamette valley 5S years, excepting
1S4S-50. which were spent in Califor
mia.
by Minnesota parties. ran behind las
season $4,000 and will be close'
down indefinitely. The closing is
severe stroke to Seaside business in
terests.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14
COMING EVENTS.

November 15-16-State Bar Asso-
citation, Portland.
November 16-26-National Grange
meeting. Portland.
November 15-1S-National Irriga-
ton Association. El Paso. Texas.
November THANKSGIVING in the
United States, Porto Rico, Hawaii
Guam and the Philippines.
November 25-27-Oregon Y. NJ. c
A. state meeting, Salem.
November 25-26-State convention
county clerks and recorders, Port
land.
December 13-15-Oregon Good
Roads Association, Salem.
January 30-Inland Empire Sun.
day School Institute. Pendleton.
June l, 1s05-Opening Lewis ant
Clark exposition.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14
HOLDMAN HAPPENINGS.
Movements i'm the Busy Farming Dis
trict Northwest of Pendleton.

Holdman, Nov. 14.-George War
burton has moved over to his ranch
on the Umatilla river near Echo.
Thomas Campbell having bought his
lease on the F. H. Holdman ranch.
Frank Harris has sold his sand
claim of 44O acres to Charles Vinson
for SO per acre.
A. j. Harp has left for visit to
the st. Louis exposition, and expects
to visit his old home i'm Missouri be-
fore returning.
Coroner Henderson and County
Surveyor Kimbrell visited in the
Holdman district the last of the
week.
Frank Hanna has traded a quarter
section of land and $1,000 to r. n.
Beavert. for a quarter section near
his home ranch.
c. F. Cunningham, Mrs. Lizzie
Thorne and Tommie Campbell moved
down from their farms to Holdman
for the winter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14
HE KNEW.

and will formally declare the home
open for the reception of the INDECENT
widows and orphan children of the
states of Washington and oregon. In
addition to Judge Ellis address the
trustees are arranging to secure some
pioneer citizen of Walla Walla to
make few remarks of local nature
relative to the founder of the home.
The buildings and grounds have
been put in perfect shape and every
thing is in readiness for the dedica-
ton.
Rev. Alfonzo r. Olds will be the
superintendent of the home; Mrs. Ell
ia c. Olds, matron, and DR., NJ. Stiles,
physician.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14

Carelessness is responsible for
many a railway wreck and the same
causes are making human wrecks of
sufferers from throat and lung trou-
bles. But since the advent of DR..
Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton, coughs and colds. even the worst
cases can be cured, and hopeless res
ignation is no longer necessary. Mrs.
Lois Cragg of Dorchester Mass, is
one of many whose life was saved by
Dr. Kings New Discovery. This
great remedy is guaranteed for all
throat and lung diseases by Tallman
& Co.. druggists. Price soc and 81.
Trial bottles free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14
The PendletOn.

w. w. Robinson, Portland.
A. Underdahl, Portland.
Justus Wade. Summerville.
Edwin L. Charleraft, Chemawa.
Seth Catlin, Portland.
F. F. Suyfang, Portland.
H. d. sill, Portland.
James A. Snyder, st. Louis.
Eli Francis,f Wenatchee.
G. H. Summers, Walla Walla.
A. ]. Perry, Chicago.
Thomas r. Browne, San Francisco
F. Brant.
F. Muellhaupt. Portland.
AL Young, Portland.
G.. w. Hunt, Portland.
r. A. Seeds, Spokane.
f. Costello, Starbuck.
F. w. Bond, city.
NJ. Ford and wife, Athena.
Edwin Switzler and wife, city.
w. Markilla, Portland.
Joseph Damain, city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-11-14

If you are take a look at Tallman's
drug store window on Thursday, Nov.
II. and then take a guess at the
money that you will see displayed
therein. Probably your guess will be
productive of two of the best reserv-
ed seats for the performance of
Darkest Russia" at the Frazer opera
house. Thursday evening. Nov. II.
This is a guessing contest inaugurated
by Manager Taylor, and every one
has an equal chance to secure these
tickets. 1t all depends on how near
you can guess the exact amount of
money in the window.