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Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
A WALK IN THE WOODS.
Emerson Says It's One of the Secrcts
For DOdginG Old Age.


Few men know how to take a walk,
The qualifications of a professor are
endurance, plain clothes, old shoes. an
eye for nature, good humor, vast curl
osity, good speech, good silence and
nothing too much. If q man tells me
that he has an intense love of nature, l
know, of course, that he has none,
Good observers have the manners of
trees and animals, their patient good
sense, and if they add words tits only
when words are better than silence
But a loud singer or story teller or
vain talker profanes the river and the
forest and is nothing like so good COM
pany as dog.
When Nero advertised for a new lux
ury walk in the woods should have
been offered. 'Tis one of the secrets
for lodging old age, for nature makes
like impression on age as on youth.
Then l recommend it to people who
are growing old against their will. A
man in that predicament, if he stands
before mirror or among young peo-
pie, is made quite too sensible of the
fact, but the forest awakes in him the
same feeling it did when he was boy,
and he may draw a moral from the
fact that it's the old trees that have all
the beauty and grandeur. I admire the
taste which makes the avenue to a
house, were the house never so small,
through wood; besides the beauty, it
has positive effect on manners, as 1t
disposes the mind of the inhabitant
and of his guests to the Difference due
to each. Some English reformers
thought the cattle made all this wide
space necessary between house and
house and that If there were no cows
to pasture less land would suffice. But
a cow does not need so much land as
the owners eyes require between him
and his neighbor.-Ralph Waldo EN-
erson in Atlantic.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Baron RothschiId,s Pm.

Owen Wister, the novelist, was talk
ing about puns. IL detest puns," he
said, "but Fanny Kemble, who was my
grandmother, used to tell one made by
a certain Baron Rothschild that was
good of its kind. The baron was din
ing out, and some one spoke of veni-
son. t. said the baron, never eats
venishon. 1 think it ish not SO coot ash
mutton 'Oh, absurdv some one ex-
claimed If mutton is better than ven
ison, why isn't it more expensiver
The baron laughed, overcome by the
brilliancy Of the pun that had just
come to him. Then he said. and his
dialect came in very handy, The rea-
son why venishon ish more expensive
than mutton ish that the peoples al
ways prefer vat ish deer to vat is
Sheep"
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
PITH AND POINT.

The man who changes jobs frequent
ly never has good one
When company goes there is a feel
ing about the house that suggests an
easy old shoe.
1t is the opinion of every mother that
a boy never loses an opportunity for
attempting to break his neck.
Because a friend shows a desire to
be sympathetic don't pull the family
skeleton out Of the closet to entertain
him.
AS man gets older he finds that
more of his friends are visiting the
cemetery when they go riding than
formerly.
The people who are used to good
things when at home are very patient
with the poor accommodations met
away from home.
1t often happens that a girl who is
not disciplined enough by her parents
gets the kind of husband who disci-
plines her too much.-Atchison Globe.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
To pass by Us would be an Injustice to your POketbook
THAT Unfit 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-
ttves Of group llving-of the home idea.
A man who goes from the saloon, street
corner or. cheap pleasure club, 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., 1905-03-10
Eternity.

Eternity is incomprehensible. When
the LATEST snail has carted every drop
Of water in all our oceans and every
grain Of sand in all our lands to the
farthest away star and brought 1t all
back again, stopping for a century
rest at each planet on the way both
ways, then will we see the first rays
Of the sunrise Of eternity's endless day
In the east Of the beginning.
This being the case, it is suggested
that we don't cram ourselves with this
worlds foods and drink so much of
earthly water that it will take half of
the everlasting to get our systems in
shape to enjoy what's left Of eternity.
-Hayf1eld Mower.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
The sphinx,s RiddIe.

The riddle which the sphinx pro-
pounded to the Thebans and the solu-
ton Of which she made condition Of
her withdrawal from the state was as
follows: what animal has one voice,
at first four, then two and at last three
feet?" Gdipus 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 third
Upon this solution being given the
sphinx is said to have thrown herself
headlong from the citadel.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
A PRAIRIE DINNER.
Cooking Utensils May Be Dispensed
With In Preparing 1t.

win In preparing IL.
Suppose you start on a trip across
the mountains. You have plenty of
''grub," but you accidentally left your
cooking utensils behind-not dutch
oven, not frying pan. not tin plate,
even tomato can. Do you suppose
for a moment 1 would sit down on that
sack of flour and starve? Not quite.
Build big fire and when it gets low
shove lot of good old spuds under the
Goals. If you have fresh meat the way
Is clear for broiling. If not, slice your
bacon, impale it on stout switch and
when your spuds are done break them
open and allow the good old bacon
grease to drop on them as it broils on
the end of that stick. You want cof
fee. Rip the jacket off that canteen,
bring the water to a boil, funnel your
coffee in, and your coffee is ready. But
how about the bread? No pan to mix
the dough in, no article in which to
bake the bread. You don't like ash
cakes? All right. Just mix your bak
ing powder carefully in the top Of the
sack, form the flour into a funnel
shape, pour in very little water at a
time-don't be afraid of getting your
fingers balled up-miX that dough right
there, and when it is the desired con-
sistency roll it out like snake. Cut
cane from any old thing, wrap this
snake shaped piece of dough around it
in a long coil, turn it before the fire I'M
til it is good and brown, and you will
have finer bread than grandma ever
made.
If the average Arizona prespector can't
take care of himself when he has plen-
ty of raw grub it is strange.-Mescal in
Tombstone Epitaph.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
WORKING A FRAUD.
Typical swindling Scheme ms Car.
ried on Through the Mails.

ried on Through the Mails.
One of the most typical of the frauds
carried out through the mails was one
wherein the receiver of the circular
was told that he was entitled to a
prize which he had won from a maga-
zine called the Mississippi Valley
Planter, published by the Mississippi
Valley Publishing company.
The real kernel was the statement
that the recipient of the circular was
entitled to certain prize which would
be shipped on receipt of the freight
charges. In nearly every case the ad-
dressee had won premium No. 7, a
horse and Lilly buggy and harness,
valued at $215." With equally remark
able uniformity the freight charges
were placed at $29.e0.
Never was a bubble blown with less
actual soap. There never had been
such a concern as the Mississippi VAL
ley Publishing company or such pub
lication as the Mississippi Valley
Planter.
The fraud order intercepted 600 mon
ey orders and number Of registered
letters. All these people, with the hun
dreds who had come before them, were
reaching out after valuable prizes
which they in the nature Of things
must have known they had never
earned or even competed for. "He has
mistaken me for some one else, but
I'll take the horse and buggy just the
same" must have been the thought
which flashed through those 600 heads,
and it is an unpleasant commentary on
the wickedness of human nature. The
prime swindler simply makes victims
Of men not unwilling to be his accom-
plices.-Leslie's Monthly Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Shakespeare as an ArSa-.

About the year 1890 one of the Lon
don companies received an addition in
the person of a young man who was
not only a skillful and useful actor, but
who also possessed the accomplish
ment of being able to adapt older plays
to the taste Of the times, and even
proved to have the gift of writing toll
erably good plays himself, though older
and jealous colleagues might hint at
their not being altogether original,
This young man, whose capacities be-
came of no slight use to the company
and the theater, was named William
Shakespeare. - From "a History Of
Theatrical Art"
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Stories of the Gravediggers.

Grimly humorous is the tale of the
gravediggsr who complained that he
did not get constant work.
But George" said the minister, "if
you were to be constantly employed in
the duties of the Office you would soon
bury the whole parish"
''That micht be, sir, but hoo am 1 to
keep a wife and family unless 1 get
regular work? Deed, sir, 1 havena
buried a levin soul for the last six
weeks"
Harder still was the case of another
gravedigger who was asked to reduce
his fee for digging a grave because,
mind ye, James, she was an auld wo-
man and was sair spent. t."-Chicago
Tribune
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Alphonse Karr,. Daxrsr.

On the wall in the study of Alphonse
Karr's dwelling there used at one time
stories had poked a good deal of fun at
woman named Colet. Mime. Colet,
enraged at being made a butt of,
stabbed Karr. He on his recovery
hung the dagger she had stabbed him
with above his desk, with this inscri. =
ton beneath 1t:
Presented to Alphonse Karr-by
Nine. Colet-in the back"
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Pnternal Pride.

when have occasion to punish my
son." said the austere man, 81 always
tell him that it hurts me more than it
does him."
II DON'T" replied the plain, practical
citizen. Johnny may be little head.
strong and disobedient, but he has too
much sense to believe anything like
that."-Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Prenaredneaa.

Begin the morning by saying to thy
self, 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 Aureliua
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
ADeep Sea Ynmnire,

An exquisite sea flower, something
like an aster, grows at great depths in
the ocean. 1t looks innocent enough,
but it is charged with such a deadly
poison that a small fish touching one
Of the beautiful petals is instantly
killed, and it's body Is then drawn
down by the waving leaves to the
plants mouth and is literally eaten.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
The Simple Life.

In my wanderings on foot when 1
walk through the provinces of Europe
and talk to the people and fish and
learn 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., 1905-03-10
Holland CMeere.

Holland is the land of f1atness, wind
mills, dikes, canals and cheese Of the
latter they produce 10000 tons and
fourth part. Alkmaar, one of the most
noted and historical towns In the coun-
try, is the great cheese market, and In
its streets over 100000 pounds are
sold annually.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Taking Ont Letters.

Teacher-Tommy, what did tell you
yesterday that it was called to take
out several letters2 Tommy Figgjam-
Abbreviate. Teacher-Then make
sentence correctly using the word ''ab-
breviate." TOMMY saw the letter
carrier abbreviate the mail box on ths
corner.-Baltimore American.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Not His Turn to Laugh.

Stranger are the only gentle
man in the room. Guest-In what way,
sir? Stranger tripped in the
dance and went sprawling on the floor,
tearing my fair partners dress, you
were the only one in the room who did
not laugh. Guest-The lady is my
wife, and paid for the dress.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
A Good scheme.

Husband = Why do you scold the
butcher? 1t isn't his fault that the
meat comes to the table all dried up.
Scold the cook Wife-I don't dare to.
but I'm in hopes that Il keep on scold'
ing the butcher he'll get mad and come
around and scold the cook.-New York
Weekly,
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
A Negro and English.

you are almost an octogenarian,
sah," said the semieducated young
yellow negro pompously.
"Wha-what's dat yo' say?" snapped
the venerable but unlettered darky.
II specified, sab, that you are almost
an octogenarian."
"Well, don yo' do it ag'in, boy, or
I'll done bust yo' head wild my stick.
Yo' heahs my prognostification? ?"-New
York Tribune
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
The Retort AmiabIe.

M1stress-I don't want you to have
SO much company. You have more call
ers in day than have in a week
Domestic-Well, mum, perhaps if you'd
try to be little more agreeable yousa
have as many friends as 1 have.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
knew When to Stop.

Farmer Corntassel-Ye don't mean to
tell me we've stopped smokih'! Farmer
Longjaw- threw away m pipe
this mornin' Been smokin' nigh on to
f1fty-seven years an was afraid if
didn't quit pretty soon I'd git the hab-
it.-Puck.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Justihable Suspicion.

Mistress Ito pretty housemaid)-By
the way, Mary, should my husband
ever attempt to kiss you just box his
ears soundly. Maid-Shure, ma'am,
he's felt the weight of me hand twice
aiready.-Minneapon Times.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
SDftefUl.

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., 1905-03-10
wenIth,s Changes.

Wilby-There goes that beautiful
Mrs. Kofure with her wealth of au-
burn hair. She wasn't always so rich,
was she? Nash-Oh, no! 1 knew her
when she was red headed. = Boston
Transcript.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Sutter Creek, Cal.
Hotel Business for Sale.

TNHE UNION HOUSE BUSINESS, situated
Il on Main street, Jackson, is offered for sale
with all furnitures and fixtures complete. The
house contains 20 sleeping rooms, bar, dining
room and complete equipment in every way,
and recently refitted throughout Doing good
business. rooms all filed. This is an excellent
opportunity for any person wishing to engage
in the hotel business. Good reasons for wish
ing to SELL For particulars apply to F. Sim
cich on the premises. dec9-tf
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Strenuous Times Since.

Pa-Now, don't ask me any more
questions. 1 don't see why your his
tory lessons should bother you SO.
They didn't bother me when 1 was
boy. Willie-Well, there wasn't so
much history made when you was q
b0y.-Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Cause For Sorrow.

Brown-Smith is down with brain
fever Green-You don't say so! Brown
Yes. The doctor says If he recovers
his mind will be a blank. Green
Well, I'm sorry to hear that. He owes
me $40.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Cruel Fate,s Fnyors.

The Poet-My mail contains nothing
but rejected manuscriptsl Ills Wife
And mine nothing but invitations 10
millinery openingsl- Brooklyn Life.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Serious Mistake

DR.. Cutts-I made an awful mistake
when 1 diagnosed that mans case as
appendicitis. DR.. Slash-What did the
operation disclose? DIR. Cutts-That ks
didn't have a cent.-Cleveland Leader.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
On and OF,

Knobbs-They say poverty egged
him on to the stage. Snobbs-Yes, and
the gallery egged him off.-Princetcs
Tiger
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10

Purity Of heart is that quick and SEN
sit1ve delicacy to which even the con-
.eption of sin is Chalmers.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10

Will do work in any part of
Amador County. If you want
to build, send a note to Jackson
Postoffice and 1 will call on you.
Estimates furnished without cost
on any kind of building. Will
make plans and specifications for
you. mar2tf
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10

The hardest work some men do is
looking for chance to put the blame
on the other fellow.-Atchison Globe.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10

He only employs prejudice who can
make no use Of reason.-Cicern
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-05
THr INAUGURAL ADpRHSs

The presidents inaugural address Is Characteristic
Of its author in style but is concise than the
average of his state papers
He wastes but little space in telling his countrymen
what they already know about the greatness and glory
of the republic On the contrary he quickly settles
to the point Of warning the people concerning the
sponsibites and dangers OF the future.
He reminds them, with regard to present conditions,
that never before tried and formida
BILE an experiment as that Of administering the affairs
of continent under the forms of democratic repub-
lie" He might properly have said, instead of con
tlnent" almost a hemisphere for we have practically
reached that scope under the later Interpretation of the
Monroe doctrine, with its accepted responsibility at
home and its recognized obligations abroad
But there is nothing in the present situation, In
the possible problems of the future that causes even
moment of distrust in the mind of Theodore Roosevelt
Auding the splendid heritage left by the fathers
and defenders of the republic he declares that I'VE in
our turn have an confidence that shall be able
to leave this heritage unwasted and enlarged to
children and our children's children" And to do
he says I'VE must show not merely in great crises but
in the everyday affairs of life the qualities of
tcal intelligence of courage Of hardihood and endur
ance and above all the devotion to lofty ideal, which
made great the men who founded this republic in the
days of Washington, which made great the men who
preserved this republic in the days of Abraham Lin
coin"
No other American president was inaugurated in
circumstances more auspcious for the future glory Of
the republic than those attending the Inauguration of
the thirtieth Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-05
THE CARS PITIFUL PLIGHT

The most pitiable creature in the eyes of the world
today is the emperor of Russia. His rescrpt to the
minister of the interior and his manifesto the
sian people indicate his utter helpessness.
The two documents show how completely he is
cowed by the imminent danger to his dynasty Recog-
nzng the force of advanced public opinion in his coun-
try he makes pretense of concession the people,
which is really only as chaf in the wind. He will con-
assembly of selected" representatives of the
people consider public affairs the selection being
made by the bureaucracy That is all the people get
in to their demand for popular representation
in the government On the other hand he declares that
the with Japan must continue in order to main
tain 'Russia's aspirations in the far east"
1t looks If the had missed the only opportu.
nifty for quietng his people and avoiding the most ser.
convusion in the whole history of the empire The
great of the Russian people had been led to be.
lieve that their emperor whom they seem love per-
sonally, about to grant the boon of participation
in the government But he has practically turned a
their appeal They asked for bread and have
been given a stone.
The situation in Russia is more critical now than
it has been at any time since the beginning of the
with Japan The foundation of the empire has
not been weak as it is since the first Romanoff
became emperor. Complete defeat of the czars spen
did army in Manchura which seems inevitable follow
ing the denial of the popular appeal is almost sure TO
arouse the Russian nation to the pitch of revolution
And yet the ezar is sinned against than sin.
ming. 1t is not from the heart that the mouth speakeh
in denial OF the piteous appeal of his people He knows
by the experience of his predecessors that he dare not
counter TO the will Of the powerful bureau aucraey in
whose hands he virtually CLAY in the hands of the
potter
Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-05
SPRING AT THE SEASIDE

March in Southern California is clmatically similar
to May in the eastern states There is an average
rainfall Of about three inches during March in this
section but the precipitation usually in the nature of
warm spring showers. All the of spring appear
fully two months earlier here than they do in the east
not even excepting the crop of spring poems.
In one noticeable respect the Southern California
spring is in evidence much more than two months be-
fore its arrival in the east That is the feature of
preparation for the early at the
side On the Atlantic coast the general work of restora
ton at the resorts does not begin until May, and
the public places not open for the reception of
guests until the latter part of June.
Here the Pacific coast in the vicinity of Los
Angeles the finishing touches already are being put
the improvements at the various seaside Even
in the early days of March the sunshine induces
thoughts of outing down by the ocean, where the
exhilarating breeze acts early spring tonic.
And strange it may to the newcomer who is
unfamiliar with the conditions spurt in bathing suit
costume, with swim douse in the surf is as pleas
ant in respect to temperature will be four
months hence at the Atlantic resorts.
What may be called the summer season in this
section of the Pacific coast begins in March,. 1t is not
easy to draw line of seasonal periods at coast
for the that there is time in the year
when they not enjoyable. They not merely
visited by great crowds people July August and
days September and then abandoned absolutely
the rest of the year.
The seaside summer season begins here with the
sackening of the socaed rainy in this month,
and it lasts until the coming of the next rainy season,
usually about the beginning of December. During the
whole of that long period there is rarely day when
outing the beach is not delightful
The various resorts Los Angeles will be
found more inviting this than they have
been before. Within the last three four years the
older have been in strenuous competition, each
striving to be more attractive and inviting than the
rest with the object of securing the lions share of
public patronage. And those older ones have been
obliged to hustle in California style hold their
ground against the several resorts that have
sprung up to claim public attention
The great rivalry the various attractions that
dot the coast line from Santa Monica to Newport Beach
has resulted in vast improvements during the last few
months. The throngs of people who will begin
to flock to the coast will find this season a marked
change many features of public catering compared
with the offerings in former The Pacific coast
beach Los Angeles is the finest in the world ac-
cording the of opinion expressed by COM
peent judges and its artificial attractions are more COM
plee than they were before.