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Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
The Benefit. of Prayer.

''Now, honestly" said the unbeliever,
"have you ever been helped by prayer2
Can you point to a single instance in
which you can truthfully say that
praying has done you the slightest
service?"
II should say I couldr' replied the
good old elder. eff hadn't stopped to
say my prayers the other morning I'd
have caught the 7:4O train into the
city, and instead of sixty-one passen-
gers killed and injured in the wreck
I'd have probably made the sixty sec
ond." Chicago Record-Herald.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Leap Year Proposals.

The origin of the peculiar woman's
right of leap year is said to date back
to the fifth century. ST. Bridget, SO the
story goes, was troubled because the
women under her charge insisted on
their right Of proposing to the men.
Accordingly she went to ST. Patrick
and begged him to settle the matter by
fixing certain seasons in which women
might take the initiative st. Patrick
promised them every seventh year, but
then, pleased by the persuasive elo-
quence Of st. Bridget, he said they
should have the longest year in the
calendar, and that was every fourth
year, when February had an extra day.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
The Mean Thing.

my dear" remarked Mr.. Jones to
his wife as he gathered up his mail on
the first Of the month, "you have
missed your vocation. You should
have been a member of the state legis-
1ature.'
What do you mean by that?'' asked
his innocent wife
"You are so indefatigable in intro
ducing bills" replied Jones.-Cincin-
natl Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
MANY Sudden peaths on snnanr

Many Sudden Deaths on Sunday.
did you ever notice there are more
sudden deaths in Philadelphia on a
Sunday than any other day in the
week?" remarked a policeman at is
true, and the records prove it. The
police book in the electrical bureau in
the city hall contains this record
Sometimes the fatalities of this nature
are double the number of any week
day. How do 1 account for it? don't.
l simply hazard a guess or two. 1t
may be that folks eat more heartily
on Sunday, and this fact no doubt ag-
gravates certain ailments, bringing on
acute attacks of heart disease and indi-
gestion. For fifteen years I have no.
tfced the excessive number of deaths
on Sunday, yet have never heard any
one give reason other than I have
mentioned. ."-Philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Notice for Publication
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
SACRAMENTO, CAL,
May IL, 1904.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
IN compliance with the provisions of the act
OF Congress Of June 8, 1873, entitled IAN act for
the sale OF timber lands in the States of Cali
fornia, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Terri
tory" as extended to all the Public Land
States by act Of August 4, 1899, WILLIAM h.
BLAKELY, of Pine Grove, county of Amador,
State of California, has this day filed in this
ONCE his sworn statement No 1e49, for the pur-
chase OF the M of SE1l, SWH of SEA, Sec. 26,
and NW14 of NE4 Of Sec. No. 35 in Township
No. 8 N, Range No. ID E., NJ. D. M, and will
offer proof to show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber or stone than for agri-
cultural purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before Richard Webb, U. S. Com
missioner at Jackson, Cal, on MONDAY, the
25th day Of JULY, 1904.
He names as witnesses: Geo H. Rinehart,
of Pine Grove, Amador Co., CAL; Otis W. Rine-
hart, of Pine Grove. Amador Co., Cal; John
Andrews, of Pine Grove Amador Co., CAL; T.
A. Chichizola, of Amador City, Amador Co.,
Cal
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
their claims in this office on before said 25th
day OF July, 1904.
JOHN F. ARMSTRONG,
msy2O Register.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
So Long.

With respect to the origin of the ia
miliar parting salute, $50 long," there
is a suggestion that it is derived from
the Norwegian "Saa laenge," a com
mon form Of farewell, equivalent in
meaning to Eau revoir," and pronounc-
ed like $50 long" with the ''g'' soften
ed. There was a fair number of Nor
wegians among the settlers in Ameri-
ca, to judge by names, and it is quite
likely the phrase was picked up from
them. 1t is in general use among tie
Dutch in South Africa.-London Globe.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
$4,000
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SAFE DEPOSIT-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense Of 35 cents month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise Don't overlook this opportunity
OF protecting your valuables
SAVE MONEY-Patronize home institu-
ton. Send money away through the Bank OF
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postoflce or express. Money sent
to all parts of the United States and also all
parts Of the world We have the latest quota.
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
deposit money in the Bank OF Amador County.
They receive deposits from S5 up. Commence
the new year by opening up bank account A
man or woman with bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money
when you die 1t can't be found and you are La
BILE to be robbed while alive.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
The Polite Butcher.

Boy dn butchers shop)-My mother
sent me back to let you see what big
bone there was in the pound of beef
she bought last night, and she wants
another pound without bones. Butcher
Tell your mother the next time kill
a cow without bones I'u send her leg
for nothing.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
An Easy Couundrum.

Jokey-Here is conundrum for you:
What's the difference between a man
and his wife. Henpeck-None, unless
the man is so unwise as to have an
opinion of his own. = Philadelphia
Ledger
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Her own Ticket.

"Well, of course I don't know how
the young man will turn out. Marriage
is lottery"
eyes, mamma, but girl should hard
ly be expected to let her mother select
her ticket?'- Pittsburg Dispatch.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
A ROmanceP.

'I see Jones is going to write a
novel,"
81 never thought he had Imagination
enough for that"
'The deuce he hasn'tl He's been
making out expense accounts for near
ly eleven years. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Tommy Gets Rash

Teacher-Did any of you ever see an
elephants skim Bright Boy-Please,
sir, I have. Teacher-Where was it,
my boy? Bright Boy-On the elephant,
sir
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
ENCOURAGEMENT.

she-Yes, 1 just love dogsl He-Then
I'd like to be dog. She-Never mind;
you'll grow.-Harvard Lampoon.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
The Tactfu1 Barber.

do you shave yourself, sir?"
"None Of your business"
Il was only going to say, sir, that
it's done as well as any professional
could do it,
That netted him an extra tip.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Johnny,s Premonition.

Come, Johnny" coaxed his mother
''You may as well confess that you ate
the JAM"
mo, 1 won't" blubbered Johnny.
'T'll be switched if 1 dop-Chicago
Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22

Some people seem always sure they
are right and then do the other thing.
Philadelphia Record.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22

consequence of self abuse and excess produc.
nance dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
head, ringing in the ears, loss of confidence
difndence in approaching strangers, palpitation
loss of memory. pimples on the face, coughs,
consumption, etc.
DIR. GIBBON has practtced in San Francisco
over 40 years, and those troubled should not
fail to consult him and receive the benefit of
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures guar
anteed. Persons cured at home. Charges reas-
enable. Call or write.
DIR. J. F. GIBBoN, 69s Kearney street, San
Francisco Cal.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22

There is a difference between being
busy and being industrious.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22

The innocent seldom find an uneasy
pillow-Cowper
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22

Men have a more acute sense of
smell than women.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22

Ignorance is bold and knowledge re
served-Thucydides.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-22
Sutter creek. Cal.
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBON

This old reliable and
themost successful spe-
cialist in San Francis
co Stillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Dtseases,such as Ghon-
orrhea, elect, Structure,
Syphilis in all it's forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De bility. Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
II --- "a
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

Water constitutes about two-thirds
Of the weight Ut the hcdy ana enters
into the composition Of aI Tie tissues
and fluids 10 keep me necessary pro
portion, a large quantity needs TO be
gsieL one of the great dletctic er-
rors is the neglect 10 take a sufficient
quantity The amount found in foods
is insufficient, ana about five cupfu'4
should be taken daily in beverages. 4
vegetable diet dimuishcs he need Of
water while one composed largely Of
animal food Increases this need
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

There is a story told Of the eminent
nr, Abcruethy. who was MS blunt as
he was learned. He was called TO
prescribe Ter an Old lady in failing
health who pridcd herself upon being
and who looked the very pink of neat
ness Her dress was SpotIess ANA her
cap immaculate, ana her friends spoke
of her as that sweet old lady After
much questioning, which was almost
mpcrtincnt, and a careful diagnosis Of
the case The doctor said gruny,
madam, you are i'll because Of NTH"
OF course she was Mortified, but ho
went on, Your bed is not properly
aired and iii consequence YOU are be-
Ing slowly poisoned to DEATH
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

Don't YOU think it lis putting it a
li-tle strong" asked the friend of the
summer hotel man when you say in
yeHr advertisements tina; YOU guar.
antee bright moonlight every night
"Oh don't know, answers tho
landlord why last season we gave
q positive guarantee tha, we had no
ana yet there were no
complaints about it
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06
AT DENVER.
Denver, 4, DeS Moines, G.


IN certain baoS-country districts Of
E sland, on Jan !, which is called
Ctslcermas, every child is soundly
spanked before breakfast, The date
is supposed 70 be the anniversary of
the actual day upon which Harod
slew the mnocents. Therefore. to
keep the memory Of the slaughter
fresh I'm the minds Of the rising ger
Grafton, subscribers to the ancient
customs are hidden TO whip their
children before they rise ON the morn.
lu@ Of that day
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06
sHODDY CLOTH.
Il Is Made Trom secondhand Yarns
spun over Cotton warp.

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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06
PAPER MAKING MACHINES.
They We're Invented by Louis Hoh
crt, Young Errnehmnm.

They We're Invented u, Louis Roh-
crt, Young Frrnehmnm.
The inventor Of machinery for paper
making, as distinguished from mere
pulplng machines, was Louis Robert, A
clerk In the employment Of NIcssrs.
Dldot Of the Essunnes paper mills.
near Paris. In 179S lie completed a
small model for continuous web Of
paper on an endless wire cloth. To
which rotary motion was applied Con
tlnuous length was thus secured.
though at first the width was only
that of an ordinary piece of tape.
a machine soon followed producing
a width Of twenty-four inches, for
which Robert had a patent from ne
French government ana reward Of
5000 francs Messrs. Didot bought
this patent and the machines, and in
1901 induced a well known English
firm Eourdrinnier to take il up.
Helped hy 4 clever Young mechanic
named Donkin Of hartford paper mills
they 50 improved the machinery that
Il Fourdrinnicr machine is stil the
practical equipment of every paper
establishment the world over.
--London Globe
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

The most celebrated warlkc women
among the anclcntS, apart from the
tabled ana2onS, were the Helvetian
ladies, Caesar praises highly their
military achievements, In more than
one in>tancc the lecions Of Rome turn
cd their backs on the fair ones of Swift.
rerlana. During the crusades women
often performed the most romantic and
cMvalrouS deeds dying cheerfully ny
thp sides of their lovers and husbands.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06
BALL CHAT
FOR CAIRO FANS

Henderson, Jme 5.-The Blue Biris
broke the winning streak OF the
champions in today's game, notwith-
staRding the visitors ont hit and out
folded stho locals but too many bases
on balls by Wilder lost the game.
The cQniest was pretty and at so
stage Of the came did the locals feel
aafe.
TIE score:
Cairo 40 90 oo 0 00 IL Gu
Hes ...0 90 , 600 0 X--2 ;
Batteries Wilder and RuiEjge
MeNutt and MoKcnna Umpire
shuster
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

The Old Man Iiumph. When was
your agc | didn't wear Md gloves and
n cane, Agy Gn an injured tone
Well, father. | should think you'd e1-
pcct TO find some Improvements in the
family since that time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

Al the cnd Of thirty years Hiram had
accumulated a fortune His wife and
daughter were delighted, FOR" said
they with becoming modcSty, I'VE now
not only have money enough to cut a
splnrco but poor, dear pgpa is too
broken down to appear among the best
peonle - Life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

A fast game was played nv tvs
amateur seams yesterday afternoon
on tine gas house grounds. in which
stld HilAurns defeated the Rough and
Readys, the score being 9 10 E These
are two crack amateur teams anl
may develop some fast players III
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

How lid Paaucah beat Cairo 81
badly Hopkinsyille New-Era
To be eandid-tell the truth an6
shame the devil-OUTCLASSED.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

The DeaconDo you believe mar
riage is a lottery? The Parson 1 do.
Why, | really can't tell whether I'm
going 10 get $40 or 80 cents out of one,
i0i'"'iS S'"''0'i'"i' asy44-.j
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

McNutt Of Henderson has always
bcen a hard one for Cairo to crack
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06
DIAMOND DUST.

A Richards, a Richards. orr King.
dom for q Richards.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

There is no excellence without Ia.
Dor. Writ.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06
AT ROCK ISLAND.
AT DECATUR

Batteries Hardy ami O'C0nuer
Case ana La.imcr ten innugs.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

PaducaA has four games postponed
on account al rain yet 90 play Cairo
has two, GAINESVILLE Two Henderson
two, Hopkinsyille three and Yiacen-
nos five. These games may be q yery
Important factor in deciding tile
championship Cairo win play of agr
postponed game from May l3 VIII
Hapkiusvila ami May rs with Clar&s.
vile on the n-Xt series with eheec
cHbS oH tde Cairo grounds as douhlo
headers il us'hia4 prevents
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

3om Richards the man we nee.J
bAay and who can mi that Ua!y hele
81 hort wrotc hers on MAY 2q that
hie wife had recovered from brr re
cas mel Of illness ami ne was ready
to Yenort 10 Cairo il WE sall uee3ea
bits serYFres AS yat no satisfactory
re- aonse has been made The local
management should wire him a lex
FL ana order him 70 report 10 the ci8h
al Njnceunes ON Wednesday morning
Riehayi', in addition to his Geldng
AMI hitting ability. possesses au ol1
haal and viii add p perfect balance
70 he team Wake MP, before II Isl
te0 iaie
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06
WESTERN LEAGUE.


ST. Joseph, 3 Sioux City L.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

T,lcdo /; Milwaukee, 10.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
AT COLUMBUS.


= = = = = W " = y
Columbus. p Minneapolis. Is
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

AT COLORADO SPRINGS.
Colorado Springs. e. Omaha, 2.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

AT LOUISVILLE.
louisville ST Paul,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-06

PARTS AND Il, NOW RE4QY, CONTAINS:
Administration Building U,a@d States Government
An impression Of Distance Building
East Front Of Electricity o'na1a Su'ang
corner q Liberal Arts o1f.i.e. a1,.Js N''''''
The National Commission North rront palace Of
. Palace Of Machinery Manufactures
Varied Industries. ne japanese Commission
Dedication Group. General View Embracing
Entrance to Palace Of Ma. Palace Of Electricity, Man
ehlnery ufactures and Education
The House That Grant The Galveston Flood
But The Protest Of the Sioux
Palace OF Electricity lew Jersey Building
The Era Of staff Chinese euiGna
Chnas Debut al Words Palace Of Mines ard Metal
FAR iurgy
MESQUITE MANSION House Waterway Promenade
The Blizzard ra.a and avn
meHcos Eorwardness Way The Forest city7
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
State Fair Races.

Nominations for the Minnesota State
Fair races must be placed with Seere-
tary E. w. Randall, Hamline, MIMI,
very shortly, as the entries positively
close at II p. m., July l. Last years
records on the Minnesota track, as well
as the very large number of entries
and the enormous attendance at the
fair, have added to the reputation of
this annual meet, and horsemen every
where are now talking of the proba-
bilities for the meet of this year, which
opens on August %. Interest has been
heightened by the increase in the
amount of money offered by the state
fair management. The purses have
always been liberal, there having been
for a number of years past none less
than 81, 900 for harness horses, but this
year the management has added 50, 1000
to tho total, which now reaches the
handsome sum of 5000.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

a. Tue nouho iap1e divorced from the
o1oo' luncheon priv
ileges which go with a comfortable ex-
istence uptown. The library is apart
from the tide of traffic, out on Capitol
hill beyond the capitol, and when con-
gress is not in session is as far away
from most men of affairs as If it were in
some other town. It is mile and
half from the clubs, the hotels, the res
taurants and the best residences of the
city. So to save himself from bookish
isolation, Putnam, who likes compan-
ionship and conversation decided to
make the place attractive enough to
bring his friends up on to the hill to
keep him company.
He established the Round Table club,
in which he invited several kindred
spirits to join him. DR.. Tittman, the
chief Of the coast and geodetic survey,
the only scientific bureau of the gov
eminent anywhere near the library, be-
came a charter member Prof. Simon
NeWcomb, the astronomer, was glad
to join, although it means quite a trip
for him to make the meetings. And
there are others of like tastes. Every
day at noon they meet at the round
table, and each one of the members is
entitled to the privilege of bringing one
guest at any time, so that the Round
Table club has developed into one of
the most interesting gathering places
In most interesting city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
Is Not Game.

The inmates of the state institutions
will not eat caviare sandwiches as a.
result of the seizure by the game and
fish commission of 600 pounds of caviare
at Beaudette. Officials in the ATTORNEY
generals Office held that caviare is
neither game nor fish, and that under
the law the game and fish commission
is not obliged to turn over the caviare
to the state institutions. The state
board of control did not want the
caviare, so Mr.. Fullerton will sell it.
Caviere costs about 80 cents pound.
Executive Agent 8. F. Fullerton, of
the state game and fish commission.
says that through the cooperation of
game wardens of Minnesota and Can
ada illegal sturgeon fishing in Rainy
river and Lake of the Woods has been
reduced to the minimum.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

loving cup. Over
thousand men joined in the trib-
ute, which was all the more
striking because, aside from his
newspaper activity, Mr.. Noyes has never
occupied public position and has con-
fined himself to the seclusion of the
editorial room of the Star.
If anybody can be called the first cit
izen of Washington, Crosby Noyes is the
one. He has become so identified with
the local life of the town that there is
nothing of local interest with which he
may not be said to have some associa-
ton either through his newspaper. or
through his personal promotion. He
has been identified with every charity
and with every prominent work: vet in
a community where Office holding may
be called a universal habit it has never
occurred to him to seek official position
or to mingle in politics. He has seen
the city grow from the mud hole of the
f1fties to the splendid. capital of TODAY.
and he has been one of the prime fac
tors in advancing its. beauty and aiding
its. development
He came here from Maine door how.
walking most of the way, partly. he
cause he had no money and partly he
cause he was in feeble health and need
ed exercise. Now he is one of the
wealthiest men in Washington as he ID
the best known. y. ..<s< y ( st. 9 81
! : y. :. .t=,s. & LOUIS =: COOLIDGE.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01
News Notes.

The Third regiment of infantry,
Minnesota national guard, went into
camp at Lake City. 81 ~. "'''>.
The thirty-second annual conven-
ton of the Minnesota State Fireman'a>
association met at Pipestone.
Francis Burbage, the 2-year-old son
of Frank Burbage Of Minneapolis.
was. found dead in, the clubhouse on
the place. ..,:~gs =. .<.."H
VIM. Ellingsworth, aged about As.
residing in Elysian township, Le
Sueur county, hanged himself TO-DAY.
No cause for the deed is known. " ~
Deputy Sheriff Beers arrested three
men at Hardwick on a charge of rob
bling the residence of Mrs. Carl Rel
mer at Luverne, and Sheriff Black
arrested two others at Magnolia ON
suspicion OF completely in the affair.
i the officials OF the St. Louns ex-5
position are unable to supply pure.
cold water ii which to Keep fish sent
there from Minnesota and other
states, it is probable that Minnesota
will send an exhibit OF dead Ash pre-
served BY e solution Of formaline. II
IS said that when dead nsh are treat
ed with this solution, they appear
.Nutee s.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-07-01

most any other newspaper man ia
America, and all the boys who have
watched with interest his tumultuous
career will hope that he has struck It
right this time. Of course, there is the.
usual search for the "backer," with
general agreement that a Tammany
syndicate put up the money. At any
rate the first copy of the paper under
Mr.. Quinns management contained
strong editorial endorsement of Mayor
McClellan's candidacy for the presi-
dency-that was for Murphy-and an
article upon the rival claims of useful
ness of the physical force and parlia-
mentary parties in twisting the British
lions tail for old Erin. That was for
Mr.. Quinn himself, for he was raised
under Boyle OReilly, and has never
forgotten the '98.
The Mcclellan candidacy, by the
way, is not taken very seriously in
New York, least Of all by the young
mayor, who refuses to permit his head
to be turned by the attention the idea
has attracted outside.
AS matter of fact, Boss Murphy
cares little more who is president OF
the United States than Croker or Kelly
did before him. But he does care for
two things:
First, he wants to extend the Tam
many machine into Brooklyn, and, sec-
ond, he wants to oblige the great Met
ropolitan Street Railroad company.
which has always been on the closest
terms with Tammany, and which wants
to provide Tammany aldermen. with an
excuse for denying franchise favors to
rivals, If any should be desired. Either
motive seems pitiably small to tangle
up presidential canvass.