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Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
A Korean Custom.

In some parts of Korea, and among
some Korean families, it is the custom
for bridegrooms to dwell under the
roofs Of their fathers-in-law until the
first son has been born and attained to
years of manhood. Should any Ko-
rean, however, stay in the house of his
brides people for more than three
days after his wedding, he is COM
PEELED to remain for an entire year.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
The Serious Poet.

Sometimes" said the poet, 81 am
almost afraid that ! take myself too
seriously"
"Oh, well, never mind" replied his
hind hearted friend, there's no harm
done if Fou do, Everybody else re-
CARDS you as joke. Chicago Record
Herald
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
stupid.

Perdita-It doesn't matter If this is
the third installment of the story. The
synopsis is printed, telling how the
first chapters went, so you can start
reading it from here Penelope Yes;
but how stupid of them not to have
the synopsis tell how it ends.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
Same Thing.

."He's employed by the railroad COM
pany now, understand"
Yes; he has charge of the puzzle
department"
''The what2"
"He makes out the time tables."-
Philadelphia Press,
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
He Advised Him.

Hadley-He asked me to give him a
little advice. Bedding you gave
1t to him? Hadley-Oh, yes; didn't
care much for his friendship, you
know.-Boston Transcript.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
He Wasn't Afraid.

When Bishop Phillips Brooks was
commanded" as the phrase goes, to
speak before the queen some one ask
ed him if he was afraid. NO." he re-
piled, smiling, 81 have preached before
my mother"
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
Too Violent an Innovation.

You told me you had an original
idea in your novel"
II had" was the reply, "but the pub
Usher discovered it in the proof sheets
and made me take 1t out,"-Washing-
ton Star
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
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
Postoffice and / will call on you.
Estimates furnished without cost
on any kind of building. Will
make plans and specifications for
you. mar2tt
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
A Use For Her Money.

Felicia-Do you buy many books,
Patricia? Patricia me, no. 1t
takes every cent Of my pin money for
cab hire and beauty culture-Indian-
apolis Journal.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
A Birthday Present.

Dick = She's real jolly, isn't she?
Smiles all the time. Nick-Yes. but
she can't help it; it's inherited. Her
mother used to pose for dentifrice ad.
Detroit Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
DR.. E. v. LONIGO

From the Medical School of Florence Qtaly)
A graduate besides from the Medical Depart
ment University of the State of California,
and eX-Surgeon to the City Receiving Hospi-
tai of San Francisco, begs leave to inform
you that he has opened his office in the town
of jackson, Kay's building, formerly DR.. Rob
ertson's of1ce, where all who call will be an
swered day and night
General Surgery & Obstetrical attendance his
specialties. Telephone No 467.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15

Refuse not to be informed, for that
shows pride or stupidity. - William
Penn.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15

nR. +. y. TIFFANY
Physician and Surgeon
PLYMOUTH. CAL.
OFFICE-Forrest House. HoURs-s to Il. M
and to and to p. m.
Telephone Main A.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15

DR. L. f. PHILLIPS
Physician and Surgeon
JACKSON CAL
OFFICE-Weil & Renno Building. Residence,
north Main street, opposite California
Hotel.
Telephone No. 40l.
Amador ledger., 1904-07-15
DOCTORS.

E E. ENDICOTT. NJ. d.
Physician and Surgeon
JACKSON, CAL
ONCE: Webb building. All calls promptly
attended to at all times.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
A Handsome Magazine For Nothing.

Possibly some of our readers have not
seen The New-York Sunday Tribune re-
Gently. If so, it would pay them to get
copy, if for nothing more than to examine
the new Sunday Magazine, which is given
free with that paper. The Sunday Tribune
gives in handy form, easy to find, all the
news of the world, with special articles on
timely topics and handsome illustrations.
1t has now added to these features an in
dependent magazine, with colored picture,
separate. suitable for framing. This Maga-
zine itself is worth 10 cents of anvbody's
money. 1t contains original stories by the
best authors, bright verse and all the other
specialties that go to make up a first class
publication for family perusal. For sum-
mer reading it is just the thing. 1t is lively
without being vulgar, and is so nicely
balanced that the boy with passion fol
outdoor sports will find it is interesting as
his more serious minded parents. As fol
the girls, they all like it, regardless of theil
temperament or disposition.
Buy it from your newsdealer or send s;
to the Office in New-York for years sub
scription.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
CHESWOLD.
Public Schools VIII Close Friday-JuniOr
League Will Hold a Picnic-LOcaI Hap
penings end Personal Mention.
Special Correspondence to the Times.

Special Correspondence to the Times.
CHEswoLD, May 23.-Mr. 7. d. Garrison
while driving young horse to a covered
dearborn, experienced very sudden upset
from which he fortunately emerged unhurt,
one day last week, caused by his little dog
running to him with hoisted umbrella.
The Junior League of Cheswold Church,
Miss Belle Moore superintendent, will hold
a picnic on the lawn of w. G. Savin next
Saturday afternoon, May 2Sth.
Our public school is expected to close Fri
day of this week for the remainder of the
school year.
Rev. A. W. GOodhand will preach special
sermons next Sunday to the Jr. o. U. A. M.
Council No. % in the morning at Cheswold,
and to the Grand Army Post No. of Dover
at $50 p. IN. at Bethel.
The committees appointed for Children's
Day at Cheswold have decided to hold the
exercises publicly June IN the evening at
7.9O D. m. in the church. A good program
is assured.
Taking for his subject 'The Seven Noun
tains," Pastor Goodhand preached vigOT-
our and popular discourse at Cheswold on
Sunday morning In the afternoon we
learn he was greeted by a very large con-
gregation at Bethel. The Epworth League
devotional followed by an evangelistic SER
vice occupied the evening at CheswOld.
PERSONAL J. w. Belts of Will
mington Conference Academy, and sister
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ross Mum
bers, near CheswOld, Sunday and Mr.. Belts
gave very nice talk to CbeswOld Sunday
School on the lesson of the day.-Miss Ida
Neal of Dover was the guest of Mrs. NJ. D.
Casson over Sunday.-Mrs. NJ. A. Barnard
| and Mrs. Esther Collins of Brooklyn,
mother and sister respectively of Mrs. 7. D
Garrison of near Cheswold, are her guests
Mrs. Charles Clark, of Downs Chapel, is
a guest of her daughter, Mrs. w. S. Cant
well.-Mrs. Mary Slaughter of Leipsic, is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Byron
Creadick Miss Deborah Goodhand spent
Saturday with friends in Leipsic.-Mr. D
J. Swain and family are visiting old asso
Citations at SeafOrd.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
THOROUGHFARE NECK.
Warm Weather Good on Cora and Farmers
Seem Happy - Sunday at Friendship
church-LOcaI and Personal.

Special Correspondence to the TIMES.
THoRoUGHFARE NECK, May 24.-The pres
ent warm weather makes the heart of the
farmer glad for it is just what his corn
needs.
Farm buildings are being touched up
with the whitewash brush. which adds to
the charm of the many pretty farms in this
community.
Pastor Chandler delivered a we'll prepared
sermon from Matthew 27 IA: 1T would
have been good for that man if he had not
been born" at Friendship NJ. E. Church,
on Sunday. Miss Katherine Keiser, the
delegate sent to the Sunday School Con-
vention at Laurel from Friendship, gave an
excellent report covering every part of the
dOings of the Convention, for which she
was given a vote of thanks by the church.
Several new books have been added to the
church library and will be ready for distri.
button next Sunday.
PKRsoNAL-AIiss Helen Weldon of Towns
end. is visiting her sister, Mrs. George
Burge, ofnear Deakynevllle.- Reese
Boyer and Thomas r. Boyer, of Taylor
Bridge, are visiting relatives in Delaware
Oity.-Mrs. Hannah Reynolds is on the sicl
list.-Mr. Wesley FARRELL had an operation
performed on his left hand last week fo
contraction of the tendons.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
BLACKBIRD.
Teachers Elected for BIackblrd Sunday School.
Closing of Van Dykes SchOOl-LOcaI
Happenings aud Personal Mention.


Special Correspondence to the Times.
BLACKBIRD, May 22.- At the meeting of
Blackbird Sunday School last Sunday, the
following teachers were elected; Adult
Bible Glass, Mr.. Cole2 Ferguson; Young
Mems Normal Glass, Mr.. Theodore Fergu-
SON.. Young Ladies' Normal Glass, Mrs. L.
T. Brockson; Junior Glasses, Miss Martha
Ferguson, Mrs. Theo. Ferguson; Interme-
diate. Mrs. S. j. Brockson; Primary, Miss
Jennie johnson 1t is hoped that now the
weather is so favorable, that the attendance
may increase.
The Epworth League was led last Sunday
evening by Mr.. Theodore Ferguson, whose
topic was False and True Ambitions"
Miss Martha Ferguson is the leader for next
Sunday evening.
A scare-crow placed in Mr.. Thomas Hob
sons yard has caused great deal of fun.
1t is the figure of woman, with excelsior
for hair, and from a distance resembles a
living being. Several people have been
surprised, when in the dusk of evening, the
woman did not speak when spoken to.
Now that the corn is planted and the rush
If work is over, the farmers are taking ad-
vantage of the nice weather and are white
washing their outbuildings. The lines
cost is very little compared with the differ
ence it makes in the appearance of the
buildings.
Van Dykes school, taught by Miss Kath-
crime Ratledge, will close on Thursday and
they will hold their annual picnic in the
grove surrounding the playground, on
Friday
PERSONAL Clara Records, of Phlla-
delphia, spent Sunday with her parents
Mr.. Bassett Ferguson, of Delaware College,
is spending his Senior vacation with his
parents. He will graduate from the college
in June.-Mr. w. A. Watson. Jr., is in
Dover, Delaware. Mamie Pierson has
gone to Newark, Delaware. Eva Scha-
fer has returned from Wilmington.-Mr.
w. A. Watson has been improving his
house near the store with a coat of paint
Mr. and Mrs. James Reed and daughter
Sadie have been visiting in Wilmington
Miss Ethel Fenemore is visiting in Towns
| end
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25

MIR. and Mrs. Dawson Jester of Will
mington were guests Sunday of her
mother Mrs. Smith.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25

Route Agent W. II. Tunis, Sr., of
Wilmington, accompanied by his wife
spent Sunday with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Tunis, near town.
While here he was taken sick and is
confined to the house. His condition
is not serious and he will be about in
a few days.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
CLAYTON DEPARTME
CLAYTON.

Items Of Interest Cleaned From the DOlngs
In and About Town:
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
KENTON.
Fined Sz2. 50 by Magistrate Jones for Assault
log a LOlOred Man Sunday Morning
Happenings and Pers sOual Mention.

Special Correspondence TO the TIMES.
KENToN, May 24-In an alteration be-
tween Nathaniel Origins and a fellow col
ored man Sunday morning the latter was
abused and to add to the indignity was
stoned by some small boys, pushed on by
Driggins The cOlOred man, who is 65
years of age, aggravated by the assault, and
his face bloody from the wounds, went at
once to Magistrate Jones and had warrants
issued for the offending parties. Origins
and the boys were subsequently tried,
found guilty and fined with costs $22.5O.
The Children's Day services at Downs
Chapel has been postponed, no date being
given
The children are making all possible eff
forts to make our Children's Day services
one OF tine best ever rendered at this
church. They will be given Sunday even
ing, June 5th.
PERsoNAL.-Miss Clara Lafferty of Smyr-
ma, spent few days with Mr.. and Mrs. f.
A. Johns-Mrs. Ella Hutton, of Dover, is
visiting Miss Emma Attix.-Mr. Thomas
Baxter, of Princeton College, is the guest OF
/ friends IN town.-Mrs. Mary Graham and
Mrs. John Bell were visitors at Smyrna or
Monday. DIR. and Mrs. r. F. Corley, ot
Dover, were gu ests at her home on Sunday
Miss Carrie Stevens, principal of Kento1
School, has returned to her home, neal
Media Pa.-Misses Ethel and Katharine
McFaul were out of town On Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
Not a Sick Day Since.

81 was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. l tried all sorts of medi
cines, none of which relieved me. One
day saw an ad. of your Electric Bit
ters and determined to try that. After
taking few doses l felt relieved, and
soon thereafter was entirely cured, !, and
have not seen a sick day since.
Neighbors of mine have been cured of
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Liver and
Kidney troubles, and General De-
bility." This is what B. F. Bass, of
Fremont, N. c., writes. Only SOC at
Benton N. Weldon's drug store.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
WhoopIng Cough.

''In the spring of 1901 my children
had whooping cough" says Mrs. d.
W. Capps, of Capps, Ala. Il used
Chamberlain's Cough remedey with
the most satisfactory results. l think
this is the best remedy 1 have ever
seen for whooping cough" This
remedy keeps the cough loose, lessons
the severity and frequency of the
coughing spells and counteracts any
tendency toward pneumonia. For sale
by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25

The marriage of Miss Ada L. Wal
ker, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 81. G.
Walker. and Charles Il. Robinson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. David Robinson,
we'll known young people living near
Murphey's Mills, has just been annou-
need, to the surprise of their many
friends. The ceremony was performed
September II, 1908, in Clayton, by
Rev. G. r. McCready.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25

Mr.. Samuel Fortner. who recently
sold out his interest in the Stoeckle
House to Mr.. Reuben Warren, will
not start in the basket business in
Smyrna as reported last week, but has
moved his family to Kenton where he
will engage in the lumber business.
Mr.. Fortner owns tract of timberland
aud he will devote his attention to
preparing this lumber for market.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25
shake into Your SHOES.

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder. 1t cures
painful, smarting, nervous feet and ingrOw-
ing nails, and instantly takes the sting out
of corns and bunions. It's the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy. 1t Is a certain cure for sweating,
calious and hot, tired, aching feet. Try il
to-day. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe
stores, Csc. Don't accept any substitute.
Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25

Mr.. Fred Williams, relief dispatcher
on the Delaware division, has been
assigned 20 Rehoboth for the summer
and will take charge of the railroad
ticket Office at that point.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25

The following letters remain un-
called for in the Clayton postofice: @.
Alleman, Miss Annie Coombs, John
Deamer, Mrs. Thomas and DIR. II. J.
Weiser.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jones of Will
mington, and Mrs. Nan Jones and son
of Coatesville, Pa, were guests Sun
day of Mrs. John Jones. Mrs. Nan
Jones and son will remain for the
summer.
Smyrna times., 1904-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Skinner aud
daughter of Chester, Pa, are visiting
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Skin
ner. Mr.. Skinner will remain with
his family for the summer, where he
will recuperate from a spell of typhoid
fever which has undermined his
strength.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-07
CARMELITA BECKWITH,
Editor of an Electrical Magazine

son to the dry dock, was admitted to
the scene of operations, talked to the
construction superintendent and the
workmen, witnessed the workings OF
the machinery, then went to her Office
and wrote clear. concise story of the
new electrical dry dock.
Il wasn't going to sit in the office
and write about a dry dock" said she.
Again. perhaps. it will be to inter
view Edison, Tesla or some other bril-
liant achiever in the electrical field
that she goes out. The interview af-
terward reported for her magazine is
always entertaining reading. Miss
| 8cckWith has a peculiarly sunny, cheer
full style of writing. Her style is like
herself OF the magazine of which she
has charge she is editor. leading writer,
reporter and boss OF the makeup. If
Is one of the handsOmest and most ar
tistic of periodicals, with its illustra-
tions ranging from full page scenes
to dainty little pictures set into the
margin of the pages
I But this young woman does much
| more than edit a trade periodical. Ev-
cry time we enter 4 street car we
amuse ourselves reading the illustrated
advertisements. MANY of them rise
into the realm of real art, they are so
taking and pretty. Miss Beckwith de-
| signs such street car posters for her
i company Every year she designs
| and publishes scores OF cards, leaflets
| and pamphlets. all ot which make
| mention, directly or Indirectly, of the
merits of electricity. One of these
| cards with an artistic red head is
labeled. About Telephoning." 1t con-
| tains suggestions op the best method
OF using a telephone, among others
| these:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-07

81 shall not be free till the after
noon" telephoned Carmelita Beckwith.
"A shin has just come in that has
some new kind of electrical heating
apparatus, and 1 must 80 uo"H " ''o
dock to see it.
1t was a characteristic message from
Mice Rackwith. Wherever anything
new is to be seen in the electrical line.
whether in the field of lighting, heat
ing. power or anything else. there she
goes to inspect it and see II II is Wor-
fhv of mention in the monthly bulletin
of electrical news which she edits. She
has charge of the advertising depart
ment of one of the leading electrical
light and power companies In amer
len Numerous women are writer's Of
advertisements in other orahches OF
business. Miss Beckwith is the only
one who writes electrical machinery
advertisements. and not only that but
she Is the manager of her company s
publicity department.
IT is surprising the variety or things
this young lady does. If great am
ner is to be given and the banquet hall
is to adorned with electric lights. Miss
Beckwith arranges the decorations, Ia
BILE and other, till the whole room
seems a CLEAN of gems of many colors.
Then when all is to her mind she sum
mons the two expert photographers
who are at her command. and just at
the right moment the feast is snapshot
ted. Miss Beckwith has the strangely
beautiful electric light pictures repro
duced in her magazine the next month,
little time ago a dry dock oper-
ated by electrical machinery was COM
pleted. Miss Beckwith wanted to print
o description of it She went In per
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-07

electricity. Some o. ner first work
was editing a schoolboy's depart
ment in a monthly magazine. She al
so has done much work on New York
newspapers. But she first truly found
herself when she was put at the head
of n Photographic and typewriting de-
partment in Thomas A. Edison's offices
in New York. She herself now die
tates to her stenographer through a
monograph.
She knows all the parts of an cleo
trio motor and once wrote witty
little hook called 'Motoritis." in which
the old time electric car motor tells
the story of life and how it's eye
bolts. nose pieces and teeth had to
be adjusted. 1t was supposed to listen
to the conversation of those who were
arranging it for service and to wonder
when they spoke of its brushes why it
did not have any hair. Then they
spoke of Switches" for II, and these
served it instead of hair
Before accepting her present re-
sponsibe position Carn.o lita Beckwith
had ample preparation for 1t. She has
been private secretary to several firms
in connection with whom she became
well acquitted with machinery. cleo
trical and otherwise. But 1t is cleo
tricity and electrical machinery that
have always interested her more than
anything else. But she has a hope
and an aspiration not connected with
the life of the city. She longs for the
country, an existence among the trees
and flowers and under the blue sky
She hopes to own a farm.
Miss Beckwith is a prominent mem
Der and chairman of the committee on
membership of the Municipal Art
League of New York, whose object is
the identifying of streets and public
nIaces MARILLA WEAVER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-07

wipin' pair " shoes with his sleeve.
What do We do ye'er cookin' withT
says I? With a can opener says he,
givin' hearty laugh.
"Ah' so we whiled tn time away
till Saint Looey was reached. O'Brien
an his wife nursed me back to life I
rayturned on tn canal boat an here
am almost as well as befure I made
me pleasure jaunt.- I'm not goin' to
will bask in their comforts. 4
stay at home. whinever feel tn
desire to fly through space. I throw
four dollass out iv' tn window: put
cinder into me cye an go to bed
% shelf in tn closet.
Il guess, Hinnissy. whin We come to
think Nv 1t. they amt amy such thing
as luxury in thravel. We was meant
to stay where we found ourselves FIRST
an thravellin' Is country to nature. i
can go FIRM Chicago to New York in
twinty hours but what's tn matther
with Chicago? I can injye places bet
Their be not goin' to thin. I think Nv
Italy as tn home Nv tn Pope. but Ho-
gan. who has been there. thinks Nv 1t
as tn home iv Jth' flea. I can see tn
DOME Nv St. Pethers risin, against tn
sky but he can on'y see tn cabman
that charged him eighty liars or thirty
cents iv our money to carry him around
TIL block. think Nv New York as a
place where people set shinin' their
dimonds with satin napkins at tn
Waldorf an drinking champagne out
iv goold coal scuttles with Jawn w.
Gates but I know q man down there
that dhrives a dhray. I've always
wanted to see tn Rocky Mountains but
they don't look as tallinearby as they
do far away.
They ain't amy easy way iv thra-
vellin.' Our ancesthors didn't have
amy fast thrains but they didn't want
thin. They looked on a man thravel-
lin as q man dead. an so he is. Com
fort is in havin' things where ye can
reach thin. A man Is as comfortable
on a camel as on a private car an
man who cud injye bouncin' over steel
rails at sixty miles an hour cud go to
sleep on top " a donky milne. Tn
good Lord didn't intind us to be CAD
din account tn wurruld. TIL more we
thry to do 1t, tn harder tits made f'r
us. A man Is supposed to take his
meals an his sleep In an attfchood Nv
repose. 1t Amt nachral to begin on a
billed egg at Galesburg an end on 1t at
Bloomington. We wern't EXPECTED to
spread a meal over two hundherd miles
an our SHORES over a thousand. If
TIL Lord had wanted San Francisco TO
be near New York, he'd hav put II
there. TIL railroads haven't made 1t
amy nearer. It's still tin thousan'
miles, or WHATEVER 1t is. an ye'd be
more tired If ye reached 1t in wan day
thin We wud If We did II in two months
in covered wagon an stopped FIR sleep
an meals. TIL faster a thrain goes,
tn nearer tn jints iv tn rails ar-re
together. Man was meant to stay
where he is or walk. If Nature had
intinded ls to hy she wud'ye fixed lls
with wings an taught us to ate
chicken feed"
But tn RAILROADS assists Nature"
said Mr. Hennessy.
'"rhey do" said Mr.. Dooley. "They
make 1t hard to thravel"