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Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
1T WON HIS CASE.
The Incident That Brought About
the "StOvepipe Verdict

The Incident That Brought About
the "StOvepipe Verdict"
1t was a characteristic of a certain
Tennessee colonel that when once his
oratory had begun to flow before the
jury nothing could stop it till the fount
was exhausted. On one occasion he
had just finished tearing his oppo-
nent's argument to tatters when the
courtroom stovepipe fell with crash.
"ThereW cried the colonel as the
clouds of SCOT arose. There is simile
furnished by nature herself! Just as
that stovepipe has come unjointed and
fallen useless to the ground so my ad-
versary's argument has fallen with as
loud crash. One is not more hollow
than the other, not more in need Of
polish.
"And, gentlemen Of the jury, what do
those clouds of SCOT and smoke resem-
ble-those black masses shutting all
they light upon-what do they resem-
BILE more than the malicious libels, the
black scandals, which my adversary
has poured into your ears and with
which he has endeavored to blacken
the character of my client?"
His case had seemed hopeless, but
when he had finished the stovepipe
comparison the jury was converted
and returned what became famous in
western Tennessee as the "stovepipe
verdict in favor of the colonePs cli-
ent.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Two Old Word Forms.

Jail and gaol are now ear and eye
forms respectively of one and the same
word. In earlier days each had its own
distinct pronunciation, as is attested
by the family name Gayler. Gaol, our
Oldest sound form, owes It's survival to
the influence of the French geole,
though the anomaly of "g" sounded soft
before "a" has been vigorously protest
ed against. So far as modern French is
concerned, the difference in sound be-
tween English "ga" and French "ge" is
a fatal objection to gaol. Instead of fol-
lowing the French in regard to orthoe-
py our ancestors ought to have reject
ed the Jail and kept the venerable gaol
sound form. The struggle for existence
between the two word shapes is of old
standing.-Notes and Queries.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
SUNDAY SPORTS.
They Used to Be FOstered In Eng
land by Royalty.

They Used to Be FOstered In Eng
land by Royalty.
Both Richard II. and Henry ". had
acts passed ordering Sunday sports,
particularly the useful practice Of
archery. Queen Elizabeth issued IL
censes to conductors of such festivi-
ties, which contained directions to pub
lie officers to overlook such games and
to do their best to make them sue
cess
One such document authorized John
Seconton, a poor man fallen into decay
and having four small children, to
have and use some plays or games at
or upon several Sundays within the
county of Middlesex and to remain in
one place not above three several Sun
days-that is to say, the shooting with
the broad arrow, the leaping for men,
the wrestling, the throwing of the
sledge, the pitching of the bar"
James l. in his "Book of Sports" en-
couraged Sunday games "after even
ing service" but ''the meaner Sort
were forbidden to engage in bowling.
Stopped later by parliament, this was
republished by order of Charles 1. and
finally suppressed by the long parlia-
ment.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
INDIA SUPERSTITlONS.
A Typical story Illustrating the b
lief In Animal Ghosts,

A Typical Story illustrating the Be-
lief In Animal Ghosts.
India is full of animal ghosts, from
the Himalayas to Cape Comorin, if the
natives may be believed Here is a
typical story:
"By the beard Of my father, sahib, 1
speak straight words" said an old Mo
hammedan mahout. Zone evening we
were hunting wild elephants in the
jungle for our lord, the maharaja of
Gidhaur. l saw a large tusker alone
by a pool. His color was grayish
white, and my heart beat fast, for 1
thought Allah had been gracious to
me and had placed in my hands that
greatest Of all prizes, lord white ele-
phant. Cautiously l urged my own
tame elephant toward him, hoping that
while they made friends l could bind
him fast to tree by the rope My
beast trumpeted in terror and trembled
violently, but 1 goaded him on, and
then when put my hand on the white
elephant felt nothing but air. 1t was
a ghost elephant, one of those ele-
plants which come back after death to
walk the earth because in this life they
went forth and murdered men. l went
from the spot as if Shaitan himself
were at my heels, and soon afterward
1 made a pilgrimage to Mecca to avert
the curse. But my elephant fell sick
and died."
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
Their Use at Weddings the Survival
uf an Ancient Custom.

Their Use at Weddings the Survival
Uf an Ancient Custom.
Authorities speak of the use of or.
ange blossoms at weddings as due to
the fact that the orange tree, bearing
its ripe golden fruit and fragrant flow
ers at the same time, is q symbol of
fruitfulness, and this, we may take it,
is the main reason of the pleasing GUS
tom.
In Crete the bride and bridegroom
are sprinkled with orange flower wa
ter, and in Sardinia oranges are at
tached to the horns of the oxen which
draw the nuptial carriage. DIR. Brewer
says that Saracen brides carried or
ange blossoms at weddings and sug-
gests that our modern custom is a sur
v1val or revival of theirs.
The custom appears to have been in
troduced from France into England
about 1S20-30. According to Littre,
Women at their marriage wear a
crown of orange buds and blossoms;
hence the orange blossom is taken as a
symbol Of marriage"
In vanity Fair" Thackeray speaks
of orange blossoms as touching en-
blems of female purity imported by us
from France" This happy thought,
however, is merely fancy of his, for
orange blossoms, according to French
scholars and writer's, simply indicate
that 'mademoiselle" has attained the
status Of madame"
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
OUR TREASURY SEAL.
The Inscription 1t Bears and It's
EARLY Significance.

The Inscription 1t Bears and It's
EARLY Significance.
Probably few Americans, young or
DID, have had sufficient curiosity in ex-
amining a bank note to translate the
Latin device on the seal of the treas
ury and to inquire how it happened to
read as it does. A writer in the Wash
ington Star believes the inscription
throws light on the hopes of our fore
fathers regarding American dominion.
"Thesaur. Amer. Septent. SSgil" is
the legend, an abbreviation Of "The-
sauri America Septentrionalis Sigil-
lum," "Seal of the Treasury of North
America"
The Continental congress in 177S au-
thorized q committee, consisting of
Messrs. Witherspoon, Robert Morris
and R. H. Lee, to design seals for the
navy and the treasury. The treasury
seal has come down to us with very
little change.
In those days it was still hoped that
Canada would eventually join the Rev.
olution or would at least be wrested
from Great Britain before the struggle
was over and would become one with
this country. That was apparently a
project dear to Robert Morris, and he
looked upon his country as the whole
of North America.
Later, when authorized to establish
a bank and a mint "of North Ameri-
ca" Morris maintained the legend on
the seal, showing that he still hoped
for a continental nation. Whenever
the seal has been recut the original
legend has been adhered to.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
WATERsPOUTS.
What They Are and the Condition,
That Generate Them.

What They Are and the Conditions
That Generate Them.
A waterspout is q miniature tornado
originating in strong upward draft
of air which occurs above the surface
of body Of comparatively warm wa
ter. Its effect first becomes visible in a
circular motion at the point in the
clouds to which it ascends. This be-
comes a whirl, which condenses the
vapor at its center, causing the portion
of the cloud there to drop downward
in the shape of gigantic jelly bag. At
the same time the continuing upward
draft increases the rapidity of it's orig
inal swirl and of the condensed yapor
caught within it until the ascending
and descending masses join to form
the waterspout.
Necessarily by this process the air
beneath the spout is rarefed, and thus
where the phenomenon occurs at sea
the water always seems to be sucked
up into 1t, although this is not really
the case to any considerable extent.
For similar reasons where a water
spout or tornado passes over a build
ing 1t does most of its damage by ex-
hausting the air outside, causing what
Is within to expand and blow the
structure to pieces.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
THE THEATER USHER.
An Incident That Raised Him In the
Old Patrons Estimation.

Old Patrons Estimation.
81 have never been able to appreci-
ate the insolent theater usher in the
past" said the confirmed patron of the
Lighthouses. 'Tt is different now.
anpened to be in a theater the other
Y2ning when puff of smoke, which
i.Ilf the audience saw, made it touch
ana go for Il few seconds whether or
not the always dreaded fire panic would
follow. Enter at this point our old
friend the callous usher Down the
aisle from the rear he strobe with
disgusted look on his face.
CAV, sit down! he said to the
chairs. 'Aw, say, sit down! What's
the use! There amt any fire'
"The bored flavor of the fellows
voice was the fear absorbent the audi
ence needed. Had he yelled excitedly
or moved his arms he might have pre-
cipitated Il scramble. 1t was a hard
faced usher's 'Aw, say, sit down. that
worked the wonder. Hereafter shan't
say things out loud when the paste
board locator shows me into the wrong
pair of seats and chases me and my
wife out again five minutes later, for
I've found at last that the theater ush-
er has his uses."-New York Globe.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
HARD WATER.
1t Is Produced by the Absorption OF
Carbonate of Lime.


Carbonate of Lime.
Rain water as it descends from the
clouds is practically free from mineral
impurities, but so soon as it reaches
the earth and begins to percolate
through strata it is charged with va
rious mineral and earthly matters. If
the strata be chalk or limestone, the
water, through the medium of carbonic
acid gas which it contains, takes up
the lime in solution and forms car
Donate of lime, and it is the presence
of this mineral in an excessive quanti-
ty in the water which gives to it the
peculiar property Of hardness"
The degree of hardness varies and
is determined principally by the pro-
portion of lime and the length of time
the water is in contact with it.
This hardness is called temporary,
because 1t can be reduced by boiling,
as is seen by the crust in kettle or
boiler, when the water deposits the
lime it contains. There is also a per-
manent hardness caused by the pres
ence Of sulphates, chlorides and nj
trates Of earthly metals
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
THIS WILL INTEREST YOU.

The Ledger has made rates with sew
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price of the Ledger is 81. so year, but
our arrangements are such that we are
able to present clubbing rates as below,
and no lover of good reading should fail
to take advantage of our offer These
rates are payable in advance, and we
invite old subscribers as well as new ones
to interest themselves on this subject.
We have not forgotten the ladies, as
you can see by referring to the list our
offer on the Cosmopolitan Magazine,
also McCall's Magazine, which you
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Take advantage of our offer, and keep
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Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
The Four O'Clock.

The four o'clock, ornamental plant, a
native of Peru, is so called because it
blooms from about 4 p. m. until the
next morning. 1t is regarded as a sym
Dol Of punctuality. The notion was un-
doubtedly suggested by the remarka-
BILE regularity with which during sun.
ny weather its daily opening occurs
When the sun is shining and the plant
is in a favorable position to receive the
light the time of opening will not vary
ten minutes.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Infantile Development.

1t is wonderful enough that infants
of a few weeks or months should make
unmistakable manifestations of the
simpler emotions of fear, affection and
anger, but that an emotion so complex
as Jealousy should appear so early as
at the age of ten months is especially
remarkable and indicates a degree Of
development at this age which in the
absence Of observation might justly be
deemed incredible. Darwin observed
jealousy in an infant of fifteen and
one-half months, but adds, "It would
probably be exhibited by infants at an
earlier age if they were tried in a fit
ting manner"
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Proving the conve.ity of the Earth

frOV1ng the C0nvex1ty of the Earth.
An experiment was made a hundred
years ago or SO on the Bridgewater ca
nal, in England, to prove the convexity
of the earth. At intervals of five miles
in a straight stretch of the canal three
posts were driven until their tops We're
precisely six feet above the surface of
the water. Then careful measurements
and observations were made from Ell
ther end, with the result that the top
of the center post was found to be
some distance above a line drawn from
top to top of the first and last posts.
The experiments were repeated
number of times. always with the same
result. This proves for ordinary per-
sons that the earth is convex, but sci
entists reached the same conclusions
by more scientific ways.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
A Sure Thing.

A witty individual one morning wa
gered that he would ask the same ques-
ton of fifty different persons and re-
ceive the same answer from EACH The
wit went to first one and then to an
other until he had reached the number
Of fifty. And this is how he won the
bet: He whispered, half audibly, to
each:
Il say, have you heard that Smith
has failed?"
What Smith?' queried the whole
fifty, one after another, and it was de-
cided that the bet had been fairly won.
London Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Trunes,

Whether plainly boiled, like the hum
BILE potato, served in a snow white
napkin and eaten with shavings of
cold butter, or inlaid in tiny blocks like
miniature black dice into goose liver,
turkeys breast or pigs feet, or, again,
shredded delicately over the creamy
surface Of supremes de volatile, the
truffie, despite its costliness, is deserv-
edly a favorite esculent throughout the
civilized world.-London Telegraph.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
A Hard Foul.

An Englishman was once persuaded
to see game of baseball, and during
the play, when he happened to look
away for a moment, a foul tip caught
him on the ear and knocked him sense
less. On coming to himself he asked
family, "What was it?" "a foul-only
a foul" Good graciousr' he exclaim-
ed. II thought it was a mulev'
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
An Eve to business.

$50 you are going to send his letters
back, are you" asked the blond.
Yes" replied the brunette, with
tears in her eyes. "But not until l
have copied them all. They will make
a splendid book, and l have a lovely
title for them already, The Letters of
Lazy Lover Cincinnati Times
Star.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
A Recipe From the Forest.

When the oak leaf is the size of a
squirrels foot take a stick like crows
bill and make holes as big as a coon's
ear and as wide apart as fox tracks;
then plant your corn that it may ripen
before the chestnut splits and the wood
chuck begins his winters sleep.-Er-
nest Thompson Seton in Century.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
His Wheel,

That's a pretty noisy passenger
you've got in there" remarked the man
who was smoking on the front plat
form. "Is he crazy or only drunk?"
Neither one" said the motorman.
He's just got fiat wheel in his head"
Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
His Balance.

Jinkins-How is your son getting
along in his literary labors? Jorkins
oh, famously! You should see how
gracefully he carries his pen behind
his ear.-Boston Transcript
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Classified.

She says she is very fond of music"
Instrumental"
"Well, it's instrumental in making
the neighborS swear when she gets at
the piano."-EXchange
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Her Danxerous Rival.

Jess-They went to the lake district
on their wedding trip, and Ethel was
wretched. Bess-What was the trou-
BILE? Jess-George fell in love with the
scenery.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22

ITO PRINTERS.-A COMPLETE OUTFIT
L for Seven or Eight Column Paper, in
cluding Washington Hand Press, body and dis
play type, rules leads, etc. Will be sold cheap
for cash.
Also, one Mustang Mailer, and Mailing Out
lit; good as new. Address, Ledger office. Jack.
son, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22

What is experienced A poor little
hut constructed from the ruins of the
palace Of gold and marble called our
Illusions.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
Economical Stroke.

"I'm afraid I'll have to buy my
house," said Subbubs.
why so?"
81 can't afford to rent it."-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
A Telltale Sign.

"Old Blinker is confirmed bachelor,
isn't he2"
Eyes, but am sure that he was once
engaged"
"WhyT
Because he tells me there was GER
tain period Of his life when he went to
church regularly detroit Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22

consequence of self abuse and excess produc.
ing tne following symptoms: Sallow counte
mead ringing in the ears, loss of Confidence
u oil1oence In approaching strangers, palpitation
" inc heart, weakness of the limbs and hack
consumption, etc. i"0o' coughs
DIX GlBBON has practtced in San Francisco
over 4Oyears, and those troubled shonid not
tall 70 consult him and receive the benefit of
nI,s ms great skill and experience. The doctor
anteeo. PERSONS cured at home Charges Teas
enable. Call or write e0' ie'S-
Francisco. Cal. ''to0' 0"n
Amador ledger., 1904-04-22
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBON
This old reliable and

This old reliable and
themost successful spe-
cialist in San Francis
CO costillcontinueS to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases such as Ghon-
orrhea, elect, Structure,
Syphilis in allits forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De b1lfty. Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-27
Cartoons of Ancient Eoypt.

The London Chronicle is reproduc-
ing in its columns some Egyptian war
cartoons 1900 years old. Pharaoh's
chariot is drawn by dogs, his soldiers
are represented by rats. The enemy's
army is composed of cats. A single
combat between a rat and a cat, each
armed with a sword, is graphically
depicted. 1t is explained that this
drawing was the work of caricatur-
list of renown in the year 11C0 B. c.
Another cartoon represents a donkey
and a lion playing war game of
draughts. The caricaturist was also a
writer. He describes the soldier of
the period as the victim of bad vic
tuals" and water. This would indi-
cate that, like Uncle Sam, the Egyp-
tians had their "embalmed beef"
problem. Many of the ideas ex-
pressed by the ancient cartoonists In
their productions are found in the
drawings of modern caricaturists.
There is no thing new under the sun.
Apparently the cartoonists and the
joke-makers of the twentieth century
are revamping some mighty old ma
terial
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-27
CURSE THAT WAS EFFECTIVE.
GsfesdIo Hearn Tells story Of Jsps.
nese Superstition.

IsfcsdIo Hesrn Tells story Of Jsps.
nese Superstition.
In one OF his recent stories Lafcadio
Hearn deals with a singular supersti'
don In Japan. A woman had, accord.
ing to q very common custom In ia
pan, given her mirror to go into the
melting pot to make bell for Bud.
dhist temple. After she had given
II she remembered that 1t had been
her mothers and her grandmother's
and that It must have reflected a good
many happy smiles. So she regretted
giving 1t. She ionged for the chance
of stealing It back, but It never came.
As the mirror was given grudgingly
II would not melt. She was sure that
everybody must know who had done
such a dreadful thing as to grudge a
gift to temple, so she drowned her
self. leaving a farewell letter contain.
ing these words: "Wher I am dead.
II will not be difficult to melt the mir
TOR and to cast the bell. But, to the
person who breaks that bell by ring
ing II, great wealth will be taken by
the ghost Of me-" This was a magni-
flcentIy effective curse. because every
body tried to ring the bell till 1t should
break. The priests were driven to
the verge of madness by the ringing
and threw 1t into swamp. so that
nobody could ring 1t any more.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-27
Arriving at a Verdict.

Kushequa, Pa, Aug. 1.-(SpeciaD-
In this section of Pennsylvania there
Ia q growing belief that for such Kid.
ney Diseases as Rheumatism and
Lame Back there is only one sure
cure and that Is Dodds Kidney Pills.
This belief grows from such cases as
that OF Mrs. M. L. Dawson of this
place. Sac tells the story herself as
follows:
II have suffered from Rheumatism
for thirty years and find that Dodd's
Kidney Pills have done me more good
than any medicine I have ever taken.
l was also bothered with Lame Back
and can only say that my back
hasn't bothered me since took
Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Considering that Mrs. Dawson only
took two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills,
the result would be considered won.
derful II 1t were not that others are
reporting similar results daily Kushe-
qua is fast arriving at verdict that
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the one sure
cure for Rheumatism"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-08-27
BUNCH TOGETHER
Coffee Has Curious Way Of Finally
Attacking Some Organ.


Ais that come from coffee are
cumulative, that is, unless the coffee
is taken away new troubles are con-
tinually appearing and the old ones
get worse.
ITO begin with" says a Kansan, II
was a slave to coffee Just as thou
sands of others to-day; thought
could not live without drinking strong
coffee every morning for breakfast
and | had sick headaches that kept
me In bed several days every month.
Gould hardly keep my food on my
stomach but would vomit as long as
could throw anything up and when
l could get hot coffee to stay on my
stomach / thought l was better.
well. two years ago this spring
was that sick with rheumatism
could not use my right arm to do any
thing, had heart trouble. was nerv-
Gus. My nerves were all unstruns
and my finger nails and tips were
blue as IL I had chill all the time
and my face and hands yellow as q
pumpkin. My doctor said II was heart
disease and rheumatism and my
ne!ghbors said had Bright's disease
and was going to die.
well. l did not know what on
earth was the matter and every morn
ing would drag myself out of bed and
go to breakfast, not TO eat anything.
but to force down some more coffee
Then In little while | would be so
nervous. my heart would beat like
everything.
Finally one morning told my hus-
band believed coffee was the cause
of this trouble and that / thought I
would try Postum which | had seen
advertised. He said All right so we
got Postum and although l did not
like 1t at first l got right down to
business and made II according to
directions. then II was fine and the
whole family got to using 1t and I
tell you 1t has worked wonders for
me. Thanks to Postum in place Of the
poison. coffee. now enjoy good
health. have not been In bed with sick
headache for two years although had
~ for 80 years before began Postum
and my nerves are now strong and
have no trouble from my heart or
from the rheumatism.
IL consider Postum a necessary ar
ticIe of food on my table. My friends
who come here and taste my Postum
say 1t is delicious" Name given by
Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
Get the book, THE Road to Well
vile" In each pkg.