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The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
RELICS OF THE c0NFEDERAcy

They remained in their original trunks
until short time ago, when they were
transferred to specially constructed
chests of polished pine.
In another small, dark room in the
Treasury building stand seven large
packing boxes, filled with confederate
money, a portion of which was cap
tured from southern banks and from
confederate soldiers and which was
forwarded through the war depart
ment to the treasury. The larger
share of it was collected by treasury
agents. who conducted the cotton busi-
ness of the United States in 1854 and
succeeding years. Every variety OF
confederate note or bill may be found
in these boxes.
Among the confederate archives
there is a scrapbook containing litho-
graph copy of the letter written by
Pope Plus TX. to Jefferson Davis. re-
plying to Davis letter thanking the
pope for his open letter to the arch
bishop of New York and New Orleans,
urging them to endeavor to restore
peace This is about the only one OF
the relics of the collection which vis-
itors are permitted to inspect.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
The ideal wife.

A Chicago clergyman preached a
practical sermon on the ideal wife.
The necessary attributes he dwelt on
especially were truth. gentleness and
pleasing appearance.
To attain the realms of the ideal d
wife must be absolutely truthful to
her husband; she should never criti-
else her husband, nor be a scold; she
must look her best at all times, and
1t is sin for her to be careless about
her personal attire in the presence oi
her husband.
These are the quite sensible points
made during the course Of the sermon,
but there was one essential virtue
omitted. The reticence that will pre-
vent woman from ever confldjog to
people outside her home what trou-
bles she may meet with there
But when are the clergymeD going
20 tell the world what the ideal hus-
band should be?
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

N the mining country Of Montana
We have to deal with that curious spe-
cies Of man that comes from Cornwall
and contiguous sections Of Merrie Eng
land. and we have our hands full" de-
clared Shad Butler. Westerner. to
New York Sunday Telegraph man.
Those Cornish miners are the limit.
Among the innumerable things they
do not know is the art of driving. A
man reaches the height Of opprpbrfum
when he says that some other man
knows no more about driving than a
Cornishman. There is usually fight
over such a statement And the we'll
known inability Of the Cornish section
of the population was formerly the
cause Of one of the weirdest spectacles
Montana presented. even in the old
mining camp days.
When one of Cornwall's former cit
azens dies II is the custom to preserve
The remains in some fashion until Sun
day, when. all of his compatriots have
day of and ali can attend the funer-
al. Next to getting drunk, the average
Cornish miner enjoys funeral more
than anything else in the world.
I'm Butte fifteen or twenty years
ago Cornish funeral was a sight to
behold. have frequently seen 500 car
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
SPEED or RAILWAY TRAINS

record of not having killed pas
senger during the last eleven years.
President Underwood Of the Erie road
compares fast train to skyscraper,
saying that man who falls from
the top of such building receives in
juries no greater than does man
who falls from the fifth story. Presi-
dent Barr OF the Seaboard Air line,
says that high-speed trains receive
more care and greater protection than
slow speed trains do, as all employees
are required to facilitate and protect
the movement of high-speed trains to
the utmost. G. NJ. Basford. editor OF
the American Engineer and Railroad
have a more uniform installation Of
the signaling system. as in England.
we should not greatly increase the
speed of trains. And yet, asked why
1t is that the fatalities on English rail-
ways are so much smaller than on
American railways, President New
man of the New York Central. said:
Il do not believe there is any such
great disproportion in fatalities on
roads in this country and in England,
considering the differences in condi-
tions. 1t Is. indeed, impossible to
make fair or Just or intelligent COM
DariSOn"
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
ron r,ar rIoHrEss.
Portable Drssshirs Apssrstus an In
| Nanffna af Much Maeif

Portable 0nssthino Apparstus IN In
ventien Of Much Merit.
u Europe . respjratory and life
considerable success BY miners. ire
men and others. who are required TO
perstrate mines or apartments that
are filed with smoke or unbreathable
gafes. especially after accidents such
as explosions. with this apparatus
Sufficient air and oxygen are carried
to support respiration for two hours.
even while the individual is working.
Tho apparatus consists of mask or
helmet. which completely covers the
face. but exposes the ears. SO that
while the eyes Of the wearer are pro
tected from the smoke he can hear
distinctly.
There are connected with the mask
two rubber bags-one for the exhaled
al and the other connected with the
oxygen and the regenerated air. The
former is contained in steel cylinders.
ard by means Of proper reducing
valves acts on the air after the car
bonic acid which has been exhaled is
absorbed by granulated potash. The
instrument weighs about twenty-eight
pounds. but Is sure In its action, and
has been used successfully by the
Paris fire department. where, In ad-
dition. portable electric lights with
flexible cables form a part Of the
Equipment, and thus allow firemen to
penetrate dark and smoky rooms and
cellars to save life or cut of gas or
or perform some other use
fui duties. In mines the apparatus
Is valuable in case of accidents due to
fre.damp or explosion. and 1t is COM
Ing into extensive use for this pur-
Herald.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

l can only fall down with my burden and
trust in thy grace alone.
And, oh! where fall thou hast found me.
and. OH thou art lifting me up!
ana INTO the sea of thy mercy the sin and
-, suffering drop.
The arms of thy love are beneath me ,bs
seal OF thy troth on my hand;
On, love that Is infinite, holy, oh, Pre-
science supernal and grand.
1 give thee my striving and strayine and
take back heaven Of peace
give thee my efforts unskilIful and
fruftle ess-thrice blessed release:
take back Omnipotence, holy and tender
and loving and true.
on, barter the wonder of wondersi Oh
grandeur that glimmers in view,
Oh law that is fiawless and dreaded, Oh.
victim OF Calvary slain.
In thee are fulfilled its requirements. ON
thee are the wrath and the pain:
OE, Lamb that didst bear in thy fIIlness
the curse and the woe that were.
mine,
Nhs sword uplifted to slay me is sheathed
In the Victim Divine
William Jefferson Kennon in l,alti-
more Sun.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
SERMON DRAWN FROM TRAGEDY
Some Of the Causes That Led Up to
"Wasted Life"

WaetSu 1ucs
All the sermons are not preached
from pulpits. although the substance
of most of the texts may be found in
the scriptures. During the week a
man preached sermon with a bullet.
He wrote this text first:
"A wasted life-all my own fault
and wasted opportunities"
A wasted life is simply the sum OF
wasted opportunities. Life is made up
Of opportunities, either improved or
neglected. Usually ones surroundings
at the outset determine whether op-
portunities are to be seized and ntil-
lied as they present themselves, or
are to be allowed to pass by practi-
eally unnoticed.
The man who left the text before
ending what he considered a wasted
life was the son Of retired distiller
Presumably he had in his formative
days the advantages that wealth can
give-which means that he also had
number of formidable disadvan-
tages. Seldom is 1t good for a boy to
prepare for life in the easy ways fur
nished by practically unlimited sup
ply of cash.
1t Is assumed. therefore, that this
unfortunate man started with Sc
rious handicap-his fathers wealth,
thoughtlessly dispensed. made life too
easy for him, unified him for the tri.
ais of business or professional ca.
-eer.
So he wasted his opportunit rs, the
stepping stones to efficiency and
achievement. His college training
gave him no advantage; his fathers
wealth was as milestone around his
neck. The wasted days ran into vast
ed weeks and wasted years. and the
most lamentable thing is that he had
sense enough to know that he was a
failure, yet not sense enough to real
ize that in himself he had the ele-
ments that turn failure into success
At 35 no life should be called vast
ed, for the best part of life still lies
ahead. The opportunities that have
come will not present themselves
again; but there will be other oppor-
tunities. and much progress may be
made, even II the first half of life has
been misspent.
Perhaps this mans rich father was
largely to blame for the failure; but,
after all, success is an individual mat
ter. No man can waste another mans
life; he must do this for himself. And
there is no hour from the cradle to
the grave when he may not stop the
wasting = without self-destruction -
and make the rest of his life. be it
hours or years, useful to himself and
to his fellows.-Chicago Post.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
LITTLE WORTHY TO oFFER

Lord. it is utterly nothing, nothing bring
Thou hast let the light of thy heaven
down so can plainly see:
thought had wealth and worth to bring,
and a portion of love and bliss;
No. dreamed the whole of my fanciful
store could shrivel and fade to this.
Lord. it is utterly nothing bring with
shame and tears:
The gathered griefs and sorrows of fruit
less and fafthless years,
Ths tires that have burned to ashes the
hopes that are dead and lost;
Elowcrs nourished and cherished fondly
grown sere with the early frost
Lord. 1t is worse than nothing yet ali
that l have to bring
Is here in the hapless burden laid down al
the feet of my King.
[ would l could make 1t worthy, could
tighten with stars the night
Could wiring out the sin and the sorrow.
and wash the offering white.
Il is finished.my bootless labor. my quest
for living tree,
wa0se branches might swceten and
brighten the Mara of misery
It AJ finished. my useless striving my
struggles for worth of my own:
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
Pay Tribute to Negro.

The citizens of Centralia. in the
state of Washington, lately paid a
high honor to the memory OF a negro
who was the founder of the town.
He bore the name of George Wash
ington, and was SO years old. He be-
came man of means, at one time
estimated to be worth $150,O0O, and
had presented to the city with tract
OF land for park. and given literally
to other local causes. When his fun
eral took place all the stores Al the
city were closed in his honor.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
First to Use valuable Method,

1t is said of Albera Gallatin of Sac
ramento, CAL. who has Just died. thai
he conceived and first carried out the
modern method of the long-distance
transmission of electric energy for
power and light by carrying electric
ity to his city, twenty-five riies. from
water power a. Folsom. It is claimed
that when he carried this power to
run the street car service of Sacra-
mento he was the pioneer, and until
he made a success of 1t Tie schsme
was looked upon with increduiity.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
Saw No Value. Ia Number,.

When Ell Menebhf was chief min
lister to the sultan OF Morocco he Wis
tied London and was much impressed
by the beauty of the houses of parlia-
ment. He inquired what the building
was for and was informed that some
600 wise men assembled there to set
tie the affairs of the nation. six
hundred" he exclaimed in amaze
ment. How do you get anything
done? My master settles everything
himself"
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
There Was an Agitation.

When the little man with two watch
chains had ascertained that the other
man was from Powderville he asked:
Excuse me, but want to ask after
man whom l think lives In your
town. His name is Barclay"
Joe Barclay?"
Yes, that's the ene. used to know
him in Indiana. Is he in politics :"
Il believe so.'
What party does he belong TOT"
Hes al agitator."
DO you mean a labor ag-tator?'
Il wouldn't exactly say that. but l
know he's an agitator."
But I don't exactly understand
We'll. he was my opponent for the
ONCE Of mayor last fall, and he agi-
tated things around SO that was
showed under by over 400 votes, and
havc been agitated half to death by
his Growing ever since."-Exchange.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
Arts Surrender to Utility.

George Washington was sitting for
one Of his numerous and highly differ
entiated portraits.
'2f might venture a suggestion"
the artist said, with becoming respect
and difference. Il think little less
sternness Of expression might be"
No" interrupted the Father of His
Country. Il intend this one for the 2
cent stamps Of the twentieth cen.
tury."
Composing his mouth inso the firm,
rigid lines now familiar to all of us, he
waved his hand as q sigral that the
artist might proceed.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

When man is down he need fear
nothing but kicks.
AUn't overlook the smallest oppor.
tunity. 1t will grow.
Firefies shine only when In mo.
tion. Moral: Keep a-movin'.
People enjoy most the favofs they
are not expected to return.
Joys of solitude have little in
common with lonely dollar bill.
You will hear poor sermon II the
preachers mind 10 on the collection
Dress some men up in feminine ap
parei and you couldn't tell them from
women.
Some widows dye their hair black
out Of respect for the memory of the
dear departed.
By this time the ice.cream freezer
has departed for the cellar on a pro.
longed vacation.
1t is far better to take people al
they are than to waste valuable time
in trying to make them as they
should be.
Fifty-cent cotton umbrellas will new.
er become popular 30 long as a man
can borrow - silk one for nothing
Chicago News.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
OPPORTUNITY MISSED BY czAs
In His Weakness He Alienated Most
Powerful Supporters.

William T. Stead writes of the czar
of Russia: when Nicholas III. came
to the throne he was young man of
ga raw and inexperienced youth un.
accustomed to the exercise of respon-
sible authority but given to indulge in
idealistic aspirations as to what he
might be able to do for Russia.
When the premature death Of his ia
ther summoned him to the throne he
was weighed down, not unnaturally,
by sense of his own incapacity to
step at once into the great position of
Alexander III. Naturally modest and
retiring, he had never pushed himself
forward. The overshadowing person
alities Of his parents did not leave
much room for the development OF
much independence OF character.
Hence, when Nicholas became emper-
or he naturally chung 10 the old ad-
visers Of his father, the veteran minis
ters of the crown, and distrusted his
own judgment. Difident. shy and In
tensely conscious of his new post, he
almost of necessity did as he was told.
1t was at this moment that the Philis-
tines fell upon him and caEied him
of into captivity.
1T was done in this wise. All the
representatives OF the nation, mobiles
mingling with peasants, delegates
from the zemstvos with the mayors of
great cities. were gathered together in
January. 1894. in the winter palace to
greet their new sovereign. Such a
scene of loyal enthusiasm had not
been witnessed in Russia in the life.
time of generation. The advent of q
new and youthful emperor had revived
the hopes of the nation. The assem-
blage in the winter palace was COM
posed Of men boiling over with en-
thusiasm, full OF exuberant loyalty.
prepared to welcome with effusive
gratitude single kind and generous
word from the lips of the new mon
arch. When Nicholas II. entered the
hall a profound stiffness fell upon the
throng. Advancing into their midst
he stopped and. standing hat in hand,
he spoke to his subjects in clear. ring
ing tones. At first he used the ordi-
nary words of courtesy, but then he
uSCldTeu III WOTuS ludt Dlt ike UTe INTO
the hearts of his audience that the
hopes which some of the zemstvos had
expressed were idiotic dreams and
that he was resolved to maintain in
tact his autocratic power.
TT was a set lesson, learned by rote
and spoken with the mechanical pre-
cision of phonograph When it was
oyer the emperor turned and left the
hall with all the relief of schoolboy
who had spoken his piece and finished
his lesson. But If the effect of that
blighting speech was evil in the ma.
tion it had still more disastrous re-
suits for the emperor. The words
which had been put into his mouth on.
Grated like one of the magic formulse
which in fairy tales suddenly trans.
forms palace into prison and ban.
| ish the hero far away into the heart
| of an enchanted forest where he must
sleep unseen until the hour of his de.
liverance. He had alienated the only
force which would have given him
strength to assert himself against the
| bureaucracy"
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
Viewed from . susIness standpoint.

Viewed from 4 Business Standpoint.
Walker and Goodrich are undertake
ers and business rivals In one Of our
northern New England cities. AT a
children's dancing party last February
the birthday Of Washington was being
observed in pleasing manner. Little
Margaret Walker was the center of
one animated group of children who
were eagerly discussing something
they had overheard concerning the
great man.
Why, don't you know that Wash
ington is dead?" volunteered one little
girl. proud of her superior wisdom.
Are you sure?" asked Margaret;
papa didn't say thing about It, !
guess Goodrich got him."
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
TIN pnvsicAL MAxIMs-

i'm pUvoSCAI MAAsWos
1-oblige all candidates for mat
rimouy to undergo physical ~ well
as moral examinations.
aEAfter healthy child has been
Drought into the world keep II healthy
BY developing its body.
3-When the child II . boy he
should be taught how to box and
wrestle.
when the child is girl she
should be taught all the out-of-doo'
exercises.
Swimming is one of the best ex.
ercises and 1t is a crime to keep chill.
dren Of both sexes from learning how
to swim.
6-Out-of-door exercise II the
healthier. But In our large cities
much Of 1t must be taken indoors.
I'll see no reason why Christian
people should not dance IL they dance
in proper places. with proper com
pany. at proper times, In a proper
manner.
SAIL kinds Of indoor games are
good fo- both sexes. They train both
the mind and the eye in numerous
ways.
s-Amateur theat,icals are good for
the young people.
10-It is the duty of every parent
to see to 1t that the child receives q
bodily development commensurate
with his mental capacity. II the par.
ent does not do SO he is doing an In.
justice to the child for which God will
call him to account.-By the Rev
John L. Scndder, Pastor of the First
Congregational church and of the
Peoples Palace. Jersey City.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
WITH THE sAoEs.

He who has many vices has many
masters.-Petrarch.
A stout heart may be ruined in for.
tune. but not in spirit.-Hugo.
Many foolish things fall from wise
men II they speak In haste or be ex.
temporal--Ben Jonson.
The sower of the seed is assuredly
the author Of the whole harvest OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
No soul is desolate as long as there
is = human being for whom 1t can
feel trust and reverence.-George
Eliot.
Eilh not enough to take steps which
may some day lead to goal; each
step Gust itself be goal and p step
lfkevise.-Goethe.
Wise men are instructed by reason;
mes. OF less understanding. by expert
ence: the most ignorant by necessity;
AMI beast by nature.-Cicero.
Remember that what pulls the
strings is the force hidden within;
there lies the power to persuade,
there the life-there, II one must
speak out. the real man.-Marcus
Aurelius.
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The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
peas.Mute. in Postal service.

TIE postmaster general has decided
to throw open positions In the city
postofhces throughout Canada to an
unfortunate class of citizens, namely,
deaf-mutes. Six such persons are to
be appointed at once in the Toronto
postofice and a proportionate number
in other city postofnces. They will
require to be suniciently educated to
perform the ordinary sorting OF mail
matter, and to be under the age of
thirty years.-MontreaI Star.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
stringent Rule Against Intoxlc.nt..

stringent Rule Against Intoxieants.
One Of the New York banks has
adopted most stringent rule against
the use of intoxicants by its employees.
Every man in the service Of the bank
has been required to sign an agree
ment that he will not even enter any
place where intoxicants are sold.
Tive. young men who had signed this
pledge were .summarily dismissed
recently for taking a couple of women
into fashionable restaurant after she
thester.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10
REFLECTIONS OF = BACHELOR.

There would be lot more fun In
the world II people wouldn't try 70
hard to have It,
All . man has to do to take grad
uate course in swearing is to think he
knows how to fit a stovepipe into =
chimney
Girls schools are good places to
learn how not to learn anything that
will be useful to them.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

In the recent storm that swept the
great lakes disaster overlook ship
ping. The magnitude of the losses
resulting from this brief spell of bad
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

People enjoy most the favoFs they
are not expected to return.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

1-obIigs all candidates for mat
rimouy to undergo physical ~ well
as moral examinations.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

Fireaies shine only when in mo
tion. Moral: Keep a-movin'.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

Joys Of solitude have a little in
common with lonely dollar bill.
The Dolores star., 1905-11-10

3-After healthy child has been
brought into the world keep It healthy
BY developing Its body.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-08
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
a County of Amador, State of California
In the matter of the estate OF MARY A HALL.
deceased
Order to show cause why order of sale of real
and personal property should not be made
w. ii. Steiner, the executor of the last will
and testament of MARY A. HALL, deceased
court and filed herein his verified petition pray
ing tor an order authorizing him to sell certain
real and personal property belonging to said
estate 10 Wit: All that certain piece or parcel
OF land known as Lot No. Eleven. in Block No
Nine (9), OF the TownSite of Volcano Amador
county, California. together with the improye-
ments, household furniture and cordwood there
on
And it appearing to the court that it is nee.
eSsary and that it would be for the advantage
OF said estate and those interested therein to
sell all OF said property for the reasons men
TONED in said petition. and good cause appear
ing, 1t is hereby ordered and directed that all
persons interested in the estate of Mary A.
Hall, deceased. appear before the Superior
Court OF the County of Amador, State of Cali
forr1a on the 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1905.
at ten O'Clock A. NJ. of said day, at the court
room of said court, in the town OF Jackson. in
said County of Amador. then and there TO show
cause why an order should not be granted to
said executor for the sale of said real and per
Sonal property.
And it is hereby further ordered that copy
OF this order be published once week for four
successive weeks, in the Amador Ledger a
newspaper printed and published in said town
OF jackson, County of Amador State of Cali
fornia
Dated November 4th 1905.
R. c. RUST, Judge.
First publication November 10th, 1905