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Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
ANIMALS WANDERINGs.
Rats the Most MISUNDERSTANDING
Race With Death.

Rats the Most MISUNDERSTANDING
Race With Death.
The fable of the country mouse and
the town mouse has a foundation in
fact. Mice occasionally migrate In
large numbers when food grows scarce
and travel considerable distances to
fresh houses. Farmers in a part of
Perthshire had a good reason to be-
come aware of this fact when a couple
Of years ago vast swarms of mice in
vaded their cornfieIds at harvest time
But the mouse only travels when 1t
has to. The rat, on the contrary, seems
to take u yearly outing in very much
the same fashion as dc human beings.
Rats are the most migratory creatures
In the world. Whole troops of rats
leave the towns at the end of summer
and spend month or two in the coun-
try, apparently in order to enjoy the
change of food, which the county af-
fords at that time of the year in the
way of fresh fruit and grain. Before
the cold weather sets in they are all
back in their old quarters.
REINDEER migrate With the same regu-
larity as swallows. They move south
when winter sets in, but as soon as
ever the snow begins to melt they
travel steadily north, sometimes for as
much as thousand miles.
To end holiday by deliberate sui
eide is so strange a phenomenon that
for long time naturalists looked upon
the stories of the migration of the lem
mings as an improbable fiction. Yet
the facts are beyond dispute. At ir-
regular intervals these rat-like crea-
lures start out from their homes in the
Businesses of northern Scandinavia in
huge droves, numbering tens of thou
sands, and travel steadily southwark
Death pursues them in hundred
forms. Hawks and other birds of prey
hover above them. Foxes, wolves and
man decimate them. Thousands are
drowned in rivers. Yet the rest strug-
gle on until they reach the sea, They
do not stop. They plunge in, swim out
and struggle on until at last their
strength fails and they drown. Not
one ever returns from this journey of
death-London Answers.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
A Soft Answer.

1t was in 1872 that George Chesmore
Bromley, author of Long Ago and
Later On" became a member of the Bo-
hemia club of San Francisco and soon
found himself "Sire of the Low Jinks."
which occasion he vividly recalls, and
especially his arrival at home after
ward. He writes: "My dear little wife
awoke at my entrance and inquired the
time. l looked at my watch and re-
Piled, Ten minutes past 10,' and then
laid the watch on the mantelpiece.
Having some doubts as to the correct
ness of my reply, the little woman
arose and looked for herself. What
time did you say 1t was? she asked
again Ten minutes past 1O,' said 1.
Ten minutes past 10! Why, it only
lacks ten minutes of g. said she. is
that SOP said L. why, bless my soul,
how time flies! 1 had no idea that I
had been home SO long, This was an
other occasion when l realized that "a
soft answer turneth away WRATH"
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

When an attorney offers to settle,
listen
Some men try to get business by
fighting people.
The successful business man is one
who knows what people will not do.
When man gets discouraged and
quits, the doctor says afterward that
that was just the time when he should
have held on.
When one Of the town boys marries
an out of town girl it creates more
feeling" than when a town girl i'm
ports a husband.
When a man wants to sharpen a
knife he hunts up a milestone. When
woman wants to sharpen knife she
takes few swipes on crock.
1t often happens that the woman
who has reputation far and wide as
judge Of a good bargain seems to fall
down when she picks out a husband
Atchison Globe
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Rossettrs Awful breakfast.

1t was at one time arranged that
Dante Gabriel Rossetti his brother
William and Swinburne and George
Meredith should live together In a
certain house. Meredith happened to
see Dante Gabriel Rossetti at break
fast and changed his plans. Meredith
himself tells the story. at was past
noon,' says he "Rossetti had not vet
risen, though it was an exquisite day.
On the breakfast table on huge dish
rested five thick slabs of bacon, upon
which five rigid eggs had slowly bled
to death. Presently Rossetti appear
ed in his dressing gown, with slippers
down at heel, and devoured the dainty
repast like an ogre" That meal was
too much for Meredith, and he sacri,
feed three months rent rather than
see 1t repeated.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
MediaexaI Mnnarchs

Almost every medieval monarch
claimed the whole or a part of the
dominions Of almost every other and
insisted on inserting his claim in his
list of official titles. In treatises and
all official documents the whole list
was religiously copied, and as it often
happened that the two negotiating
monarchs had some Of the same titles
1t became usual to insert a clause in
the list, non praejudicando, in order to
Indicate that, no matter how absurd,
inappropriate or untrue were the titles,
they were understood to be inserted be-
cause they pleased the monarch who
claimed them, that they did not confer
a valid claim, and so no harm was
likely to result from their use
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Five Cents Per Copy.
Conditions That UNIT For Marriage.

Conditions That Unfit For Marriage.
The low paid employee today can sue
ceed as well alone as with a wife.
which his ancestors could not do. At
the same time his selfish enjoyments
are greater without her, for he may live
irresponsibly, without a motive to save
and with all his surplus available for
wayside pleasures of an antisocial sort.
The disintegrating forces Of a great
city upon homeless youth are too obvi-
GUS to need emphasis The wage earn
Ing girl, on her part, is likely to acquire
the taste of fragmentary, pointless and
unproductive spending. Both form
habits harmful to the altruistic mo-
dves of group living-of the home idea.
A man who goes from the saloon, street
corner or cheap pleasure club, a girl
who leaves the dance hall and pave
ment glitter to make a home for him.
the bare necessities of which are hardly
met by his wages, are not qualified by
their experiences TO bring to a success
full issue the supreme test of character
that makes stable a high Standard
Professor Simon n. Patten in Inde-
pendent.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Wrestling with the spaniard.

When Walter Williams, from Column
bus, Miss, was in Spain in the sum-
mer of 1903 he called upon a provin-
cial editor in the interest of the st.
Louis exposition. The next day the
paper had the following: "Walter Will
liams of the United States purchased
the state of Louisiana and next year
will give celebration, to which he in
vites his fellow journalists of Europe" !"
MIR. Williams again called upon the ed
itor and thoroughly explained matters.
The editor apologized and printed this
correction: Governor Francis of Mis-
souri, has purchased "a large tract of
land in the Great American desert, and
Walter Williams is here to invite the
Journalists of Spain to a show which
the governor will give next year." Mr..
Williams fled the place, fearful the ed
itor might explain some more.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
AN ODD FISH.
Queer Marine Monster a Natural EN-.
envy to whales


envy to Whales.
While operating at a fishery in Ad-
| mfralty island, Alaska, one summer nv
attention and the attention Of the fish
Ing crew were almost daily attracted to
a large marine creature that would ap-
pear in the main channel Of Seymour
canal and our immediate vicinity.
There are large numbers Of whales of
the species rorqual there, and the mon
ster seemed to be their natural enemy.
The whales generally travel in schools,
and while at the surface to blow one
would be singled out and attacked by
the fish, and battle was soon in order.
1t is the nature Of the rorouaI to
make three blows at intervals of from
two to three minutes each, and then
sound deep and stay beneath the sur
face for thirty or forty minutes. As a
whale would come to the surface there
would appear always at the whales
right side and just about where his
head would connect with the body a
great long tail or fin, Judged by five
fishermen and a number of Indians,
after seeing 1t about fifteen times at
various distances" to be about twenty
four feet long, two and one-half feet
wide at the end and tapering down to
the water, where 1t seemed to be about
eighteen inches in diameter, looking
very much like the blade of the fan of
an old fashioned Dutch windmill.
The great club was used on the back
OF the unfortunate whale in such
manner that it was a wonder to me
that every whale attacked was not in
stantly killed. Its operator seemed to
have perfect control of its movements
and would bend it back until the end
would touch the water, forming a
horseshoe loop; then with sweep it
would be Strengthened and brought
over and down on the back of the
whale with a whack that could be
heard for several miles. If the whale
was fortunate enough to submerge it.
self before the blows came, the spray
would fly for distance of hundred
feet from the effect of the stroke, max
ing report as loud as yachts signal
gun.
What seemed most remarkable to me
was that, no matter which way the
attacked whale went or how fast (the
usual speed Is about fourteen knots,
that great club would follow right
along by its side and deliver those tre-
mendous blows at intervals of about
four or five seconds. 1t would always
get in from three to five blows at each
of the three times the whale would
come to the surface to blow. The
whale would generally rid itself of the
enemy when 1t took, its deep sound,
especially If the water was forty
fathoms or more deep. During the day
the attack was always offshore, but
at night the whales would be attacked
in the bay and within 400 yards of the
fishery.
1 do not know of any whales being
killed, but there were several that had
great holes and sores on their backs
Questioning the Indians about it, was
told that there was only one, that it
had been there for many years and that
1t once attacked an Indian canoe and
with one stroke of the great club
smashed the canoe into splinters, kill
ing and drowning several Of its occu-
pants.-Forest and Stream.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
A Chineae Columbus

The belief in Chinese Columbus was
first allowed by scholars only in the
first half Of the last century. The
claim is that Buddhist priest in the
fifth century crossed the Pacific to this
continent and returned, making writ
ten report Of his discovery. The report
still exists. 1t was translated into
French in 1901 by NJ. de Guignes. 1t
gave narrative of a voyage eastward
By a priest for 10000 Ii, where he found
a country which he named Fusang.
People similar to the Indians were de-
scribed, as well as American plants.
The only doubt about the matter is as
to the distance meant by 10000 Ii. The
priest may have reached only some is
land In the Pacific ocean.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
The Professors Love story.

An amusing story is told concerning
Professor Duncan of ST. Andrews uni
versity, who was in his younger days
a teacher in Dundee. The embryo
professor proposed to lady, who curt
ly refused him. Shortly afterward Mr.
Duncan became Professor Duncan, and
the lady heard no more of him, not
even by letter.
Some time after she went to st. An
drew's to try the effect of sea bath
ing. She saw Duncan often, and he
talked to her on every subject except
the subject she was now apparently
interested in.
At last she courageously screwed up
her courage and, coming to the point,
said:
"N1r. Duncan, there was a subject
you once mentioned to me some time
ago, and really I am rather surprised
that you have never required to it, for
I have changed my mind since that
time"
The professor simply remarked:
Eyes, but 1, too, have changed my
mind" London Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Siam.

The worth thing that can happen to
a man nSiam is to get into debt, from
which there is never any escape, owing
to the exorbitant interest charged.
Once in debt there is no appeal, the
debtor being stripped Of his clothes and
compelled to work in fetters, generally
for the rest Of his life, to pay the inter-
est. Drunkards are not permitted to
give evidence in the law courts Of
Siam. The Buddhist priests, clad in
yellow robes, are to be seen every
where in Bangkok, and it is quite COM
mon for young men to enter the priest
hood, which affords them an easy and
luxurious existence, owing to the lib
erality of the populace toward any one
sanctioned to the service Of Buddha.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Am Ingenioua schem.

A story is told of a Chicago girl
whose verses were always declined
with thanks" who hit upon the fol-
lowing unique plan for having them
published. She would send line Of
verse from one of her poems to the
query column of some newspaper and
ask from what poem such a line came,
the name of the poem and of the au-
thor. A friend, also a rhymester,
would send the querist's own poem to
the paper with the desired informa-
uon, and Of course it would appear in
print. The querist would do the same
for the friend and so on until between
them they had all their poems" print
ed
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Feathered Barometer..

There are lots of birds which proph-
esy rain and storm in their actions.
Grows, gulls, wild duck, snipe, plovers,
woodpeckers, cormorants, wild and
tame swans and most Of the wadinR
birds show great restlessness when
stormy weather is approaching. They
fly swiftly and often aimlessly up and
down, futtering from tree to tree and
place to place, and usually scream loud
y and harshly-Nature
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
The snhinx,s Riddle

The riddle which the sphinx pro-
pounded to the Thebans and the solu-
ton of which she made a condition Of
her withdrawal from the state was as
follows; "What animal has one voice,
at first four, then two and at last three
feetF Qdipus discovered the answer
to be man." who in infancy, from
using his hands as well as his feet in
walking, may be said to have four feet
(all fours, in after life employs but
two, and in old age to these he adds a
staff, which may be reckoned a third.
Upon this solution being given the
sphinx is said to have thrown herself
headlong from the citadel.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27

fhere. The best man was sitting in
front of her holding one of her hands
IN protecting, big brotherly fashion,
while she vainly tried to keep back the
tears that seemed to be rising as quiet
y and relentlessly as a flood. 1t was
40 use. Higher and higher they came.
| She winked hard and shut her teeth
irmly. Then she snatched her hand
away and covered her face.
MY poor little girl" murmured the
iest man softly
weddings are always sad, don't you
lhlnk?' she gasped out, dabbing at her
eyes with her handkerchief and giving
little hysterical laugh. "Still, don't
usually behave like this You see, when
-FOUR best friend marries-she-tha is
everything is different and''- She gave
up trying to explain the situation in de
spair and ended with an incoherent,
But it's all very ridiculous, and don't
know why l should say all this to
you"
She was the picture of helpless, girl
lsh misery, and the best mans heart
aehed for her. Momentarily his sympa-
Thy took the edge off his own loneli-
ness. He WINGED at the thought of her
having to suffer alone the maddening
sense of loss that tormented him.
Perhaps it's because misery loves
company" he said gently perhaps
you feel that this wedding hasn't been
altogether like other weddings to me
either" he went on, with a matter Of
fact air, as if it were the most natural
thing in the world that they should
be confding in each other.
She was watching him with a dawn
ing understanding in her eyes, and he
met her gaze with whimsical smile,
as if he were offering her the open
book of his soul to read if she would.
DO you mean that you, too
There was no need'to complete the
question, for it was answered before it
was spoken. Involuntarily her hands
went out to him in quick, warm sym
pathy, and though her only comment
was breathless "Ohp it was eloquent
with feeling.
Little by little her composure came
back to her,
i'It was so good of you to tell me-"
she said gratefully. 81 think feel as
Robinson Crusoe did when he discoy-
cred the man Friday.
mot that I'm glad that you're I'M
happy, too," she added quickly; ''only
it doesn't seem so lonely now that
know that there is some one who un-
derstands. After all, that's what makes
life worth living, isn't 2" she finished,
looking up at him with what seemed to
him the sweetest look he had ever seen
in girls face.
When at the end of six months the
bride and groom returned from their
honeymoon abroad the best man and
the maid of honor were among the first
of their dinner guests,
'See here; it seems to me that you
two have been making hay in our alb
sence," laughed the bride, noting with
womans' s'quick instinct the deep, strong
understanding that seemed to exist he
tween the two, whereupon her listen
ers exchanged a somewhat humorous,
albeit confused, glance, but refused to
explain.
The following June they were mar
ried. Just before the Lohengrin march
the organist played Consolation" at
which such of the guests as recognized
the selection elevated their eyebrows
and wondered. But the bride and groom
alone were in the secret 1t was case
Of in memoriam.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
The One Who was Mad.

A corpulent German came rushing in
to the circuit court one morning before
court was called and said:
81 want to git variant for man to
kill tog.''
"Well, my man, you don't come to
this court to get warrants in cases of
that kind. If you want the dog killed
you should go to a police court" said
the judge.
The German started to leave, when
the judge inquired in an interested
manner:
did the dog bite you?"
yeas, he bit me-"
"Well, was the dog mad?"
''Vas de tog madt? No. l vas madt,"
Buffalo Commercial.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
The Simple Life.

In my wanderings on foot when I
walk through the provinces of Europe
and talk to the people and fish and
learn 1 find that what people lack most
In life is simplicity, the poor man as
well as the rich. 1t consists not in
plain dress, but in plain living, in sim
plicity of heart, of personal beliefs and
respect for the beliefs of others.-Rev.
Charles Wagner.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
His Opportunity Came,

Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, U,
S. N, was once advanced after long
and patient wait from commander to
captain. On the day that he was pro-
NOTED he went ashore and kept the
launch which was to take him to his
ship waiting beyond the appointed
time When he finally strolled down,
Paymaster Charles w. Slamm, who
was in charge of the launch, said: Gap
tain, you-you have just been promot-
ed, and you-you have made bad be-
ginning. You have kept the boat wait
ing ten minutes, SIR "Be calm, Mr..
Slamm," said the new captain, with q
tantalizing grin; I've been waiting
years for the privilege"
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Well Timed.

'"That was a great sermon you
preached this morning." said the old
churchwarden, "and it was well timed
too
"Yes," rejoined the parson. with a
deep sigh. 81 noticed that"
Noticed what2" asked the puzzled
warden.
'That several Of the congregation
LSeked at their watches frequently"
answered the old man, with another
deep sigh.-London Telegraph.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Violated the Rules.

Assistant-Here's an account from
jour tailor among this mornings let
ters. He writes on the back that he
wants a settlement at once. Editor
Return it with printed slip stating
that communications written on both
sides of the paper are unavailable.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Preparedness.

Begin the morning by saying to thy
self, l shall meet the busybody, the un-
grateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious
and unsocial, but 1, who have seen the
nature of the good, that it is beautiful,
and that of the bad, that it is ugly.
can be injured by none of them.-Mar-
Gus Aurelius.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
n1 HE above picture of the
man and fish is the trade
mark ofScott's Emulsion,

- and is the synonym for
strength and purity. 1t is sold
in almost all the civilized coun-
tries of the globe.
If the cod fish became extinct
it would be a worldwide calam-
ity, because the oil that comes
from it's liver surpasses all other
fats i'll nourishing and life-giving
properties. Thirty years ago
the proprietors of Scott's Emul-
sion found a way of preparing
cod liver oil so that everyone can
take it and get the full value of
the oil without the Objectionable
taste. Scott's Emulsion is the
best thing in the world for weak,
backward children, thin, delicate
people, and all conditions of
wasting and lost strength.
Send for free sample
SCOTT s. BOVINE, CHEMISTS
4os-41s PEARL STREET, NEW YORK
soc. and s1OO. All druggists.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Serious Mistake.

DR.. Cutts-I made an awful mistake
when 1 diagnosed that mans case as
appendicitis. DR.. Slash-What did tho
operation disclose? DIR. Cutts-That he
didn't have a cent.-Cleveland Leader.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Cause For sorroM.

Brown-Smith is down with brain
fever. Green-You don't say SO! Brown
Yes. The doctor says if he RECEIVERS
his mind will be a. blank. Green
Well, I'm sorry to hear that. He owes
me $40.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
The Retort AmiabIe.

Mistress-I don't want you to have
Sc much company. You have more call
ers in day than 1 have in a weEa.
Domestic-Well, mum, perhaps if ycu'd
try to be little more agreeable you'd
have as many friends as 1 have.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
Spfteful.

Kate-Do you think it's true that
people catch anything through kissingf
Madge oh, don't think so. See how
often you've been kissed and you've
never caught anybody yet.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
A. H. KUHLMAN
Contractor and Builder

Will do work in any part of
Amador County. If you want
to build, send note to Jackson
Postoffice and l will call on you.
Estimates furnished without cost
on any kind of building. Will
make plans and specifications for
you. mar2tf
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
An Inherited Quality.

Nike (the cop}--Faith, an phwat an
ould fashioned kid thot is! Katy (the
nurse)-Shure it is. An no wondher
thot she is, fer some av her ANCESTORS
lived nearly 400 years ago,-1udge.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
An Unpardonable Fault.

Figg- Goodman is dead. He has leJi
q most beautiful and a correct life.
Everybody praises him. Fogg-
confound him, he trumped my ace orc.
when we were playing partners at
whist.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27

NEW MAP OF AMADOR COUNTY, correct
~ ed up to August, 1904, with townsite map of
each town, now ready. Price, mounted and col
ored $40 each. The map shows occupied and
unoccupied 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., 1905-01-27
Sorry He Smoke.

caller-What did sister say whei.
you told her 1 was here? Tommy
She said, "Oh, thunderr-Boston Trav-
eler
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27

2 ECEIPT, BOOKS for rent or general pur-
N poses, in books of so or 100 each, for sale at
the Ledger office. Specially printed for Anna
dor county. $50 per 100 receipts, 15c for so.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27

Ledger and Chicago Weekly Inter-
Ocean, both papers one year for $3.50
in advance.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
N o Ic E i.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
We the undersigned declare that we will not
be responsible for any bills or accounts con-
tracted by F. L Erickson.
ERICKSON & PETTERSON.
Oct. p, 1904 Contractors
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27

Rhythm and time in the art of music
have to come from the heart, not from
the machine.-Dr Joachim.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27

He who brings ridicule to bear
against truth finds in his hand a BLADE
without hilt.-Landor
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
College of Notre Dame
MARYsVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

MARYsVILLE, CALIFORNIA.
Boarding and Day School conducted by the Sis
terS of Notre Dame (Namur). Founded in 1855
The curriculum embraces all the branches of
solid English education. Preparatory and
advanced courses in art, language and music.
For further information address
api0-tf SISTER SUPERIOR.
Amador ledger., 1905-01-27
THE LOST PARADISE
THEORIES AS TO THE LOCATION OF
THE GARDEN OF EDEN.

rhe Consensus of Learned Opinion
Supports the Belief That Adam and
Ewes Original Home Was on tho
Great Babyronian Plain.