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Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
THE NEW TAX LAW.

Considerable difficulty is being ex-
perienced by the taxpayers of Sacra-
mento, and City Assessor W. d. Com
stock and his deputies are accom-
modating themselves to the new tax
law exempting property under 800
of assessed valuation from taxation.
Two classes of objectors are met with
by the city officials. The man who
wishes to pay taxes on $50 valuation
as under the old law in order to get
his name on the tax roll insists on
paying his usual tax But the other
man, who wishes to escape altogether,
when his property valuation falls
near the 500 limit tries to sway the
A Assessors judgment few cents
worth in order to escape taxation of
any sort. t.-SacIamento Union.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
RELATIVES BARRED.

The Watsonville Pajaronian says
School trustees throughout the state
will be interested in recent ruling
made by the Attorney General at the
request of state superintendent T.. j.
Kirk in regard to the employment of
census marshals and janitors. The
law also applies to the appointment
of teachers. 1t is to the effect that no
minor child or wife of a school trus
tee shall be engaged for any of these
positions, inasmuch as the official
would be directly interested in the
payment of money to the employe.
There are many trustees in different
communities who have daughters, sis
ters or sister law holding such
positions. The election of April 7th
will probably see general shaking
up in regard to the matter.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
THE SPIRIT.

'Tis the spirit that does it, my dear,
my dear;
Ills the spirit that does it ever,
And the power of the will is resist.
less still
AS the rush of a mighty river.
'Tis the spirit that moves the noun
tains, dear,
That tunnels IN awesome wonder
Till the steam steed' s spray aud
its brazen bray
Are merged in vaults of thunder.
''There shalt be no Alps!" NapoI-
eup cried.
"Unconnditional surrenderl
Gallant words, indeed, that prove
our need
Of defjer-and defender
'Tis the spirit that plans, creates
and delves;
'Iis the spirit that, often cheated
And lashed by the fail of adversi-
ty's bail,
Is ne'er conquered, though oft de-
feated.
''ris the spirit that does it, my
dear, my dear;
"Tis the spirit that does it ever,
So here's to the will that's resist
less still
AS the rush of mighty river!
Kate M. Cleary in Philadelphia
Press.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
SAYS MEN HAND
SOMER THAN WOMEN,

Mrs. Gilman, an American author.
ess, told select gathering of ladies
at the Women's institution at Vic
toria this week that women we're not
nearly as beautiful as men. She en-
couraged them to try to become as
beautiful as men. The subject OF
her lecture was "Women and Beauty. -
The audience listened with what was,
perhaps, silent amazement when she
told them that the statues made from
measurements of typical young peo-
pie in America proved that man was
the more beautiful. Women we're
too short from the waist downward.
She said one reason for this being
that from time immemoriaI they had
carried too much clothing around
the waist. A modification of the
living frame had taken place.
She poured scorn on some of the
deficiencies of women. 'When a
woman runs" she said, sit is an
agitated waddle; climb she can not,
and people take hold Cf her elbows
and help her up and down things.
| call it an insulting practice, unless
woman has a wooden Ieg.''
Mrs. Gilman argued that the physi-
cal freedom of boys should be given
to girls.
'There is no reason,' she said,
"why women should balk at fence
like she does. You can vault it
easily in skirt, and it is the easiest
and most ladylike way of getting
over.
Mrs. Gilman was intensely scorn-
full at the suggestion that women had
more taste than men. 'Have you
ever heard OF the science of anti
macessars?' ~ she asked. "The great
art treasures of the world we're the
work of man. Women really belong
to beautiful race of animals,'' she
said, encourgingly.
The audience were invited to enter
into discussion, but Mrs. Gilman
had apparently stunned them into
silence. Three shame-faced reporters,
the only men folks in the place, crept
out stealthily, leaving the room still
in dead silence.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
PRODUCING LIFE.

The following article appeared as a
leading editorial in the New York Tri
bune of March 9th. 1t is not less
significant because at that date hon.
Whitelav Reid, owner of that paper,
was on a visit to California:
" The way in which Prof. jacques
Loeb, of the University of California,
keeps on trying to make people be-
love that he can procure life artifi-
clally is extremely discreditable.
Every few months one sees an account
OF some lecture or interview in which
he tells the old familiar story of his
experiments with sea urchins' eggs and
salt water. Only last week one of our
New York contemporaries rehearsed it
10 the form of a dispatch from San
francisco. If these announcements
Twere followed by correction or de-
NAL by Prof. Loeb himself, the pub
lie would believe that he had been
inaccurately reported, and that his
than would appear from the newspa
pers. AS we have never observed any
thing which looks like reputation, it
is fair to hold him responsible for the
false interpretations which are being
put on his work. The notion that life
could be developed out of dead mat
ter was generally prevalent in the
middle ages; but more than two CEN
turies ago an Italian naturalist, Redi.
undertook some experiments which
exploded the idea Since that day
all reputable biologists have held that
no life could originate without pre-
vious life.
Any person of average intelligence
can, without special scientific train
ing, distinguish between creating life
anew and stimulating life that already
exists. When farmer plants a ker-
mel of corn, the moisture in the soil.
in combination with the warmth of
the sun, causes it to sprout and grow.
Ii he plants shoe peg, all the cul-
ture and coaxing in the world will be
without effect. The seed has an ele
ment of life, a germ, impaired by an
cestral grain. The shoe peg has not.
So, too, with the sea urchin's egg.
Ii, as Prof. Loeb pretends, he pro-
notes Matching by application of salt
water, he does so by stimulating a life
principle already residing in the egg.
and left there by it's parents. 1t is
to pretend that he creates
life,- or that he has any encourage
ment to think creation, in the true
sense of the term, Is possible at his |
hands. Suppose he try salt water, or
ethyl acetate, or acetic acid, or any |
other possible chemical compound,
on charge of bird shot. Would he
get any sea urchins or other living
creatures? Not much?
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
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 % sleeping rooms bar, dining
room and complete equipment in every way,
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, GeyG 4
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14

Some unknown party stole a horse
from the Lincoln mine III Sutter
Creek, and took him as far as Dry
town and turned him into the ranch
of W. o. Clark.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14

Max Ladar has the most com mplete as
sortment of gents ready-made clothing
and piece goods for custom made cloth
ing in Amador county,
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14

By new decision of Commissioner
of Internal Revenue John W. Yerkes.
no dealers hereafter will be allowed
to use for display or advertising pur
poses what are known as dummy,
cigar boxes. All boxes hereafter must
have the stamp OH them if they pur-
port to contain cigars.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
A. H. KUHLMAN
Contractor and Builder

Will do work in any part of
Amador County. If you want
to build, send a note to Jackson
Postoffice and l will call on you.
Estimates furnished without cost
on any kind of building. Will
make plans and specifications for
you. mar2tf
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14

Assaying "a cents. BULLION, amaal-
gam, rich ore. etc., bought in large or
small quantities, Prompt returns.
Mail or express, 1000 ID. COLONIZATION,
mill and cyanide tests. Pioneer Assay
ing Co., l57 New Montgomery St., San
Francisco, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
NEW LAW AFFECTS MARRIAGE
LICENSES.

On and after May 18th it will be no
longer possible for the prospective
bridegroom to appear at the county
clerks office alone and swear to the
facts concerning himself and his in
tended, but he must be accompanied
by the woman who is to become his
wife, aud both must make their own
answers to the legal questions, and
also swear to their ages. A law con
tanning the above provisions was
passed by the recent legislature, and
will go into effect on the date men
toned. Moral: Get married before
May 17.-Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14

Piccardo keeps every new device in
the harness or saddle line.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14

Pioneer Flour is the "LNy Of
Valley" the 'tPearl Of Perfection
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
DOCTORS.

nR. T. ID. NJ. QUINN
Physician and Surgeon
AMADOR CITY, CAL.
Once hours-2 to and to p m Telephone
at residence.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
College of Notre Dame
MARYsVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

Boarding and Day School conducted by the Sis
ters of Notre Dame (Namur). Founded in 1856
The curriculum embraces all the branches of
solid English education. Preparatory and
advanced courses in art. language and music.
For further information address
aplOtf SISTER SUPERIOR.
Amador ledger., 1905-04-14

The forthcoming ball by the Athletic
Club of Electra on May 9th will be
very attractive affair. Lovers of
dancing should not fail to be there.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-21
Skim Milk and It's Substitutes for
Calves.


The Nebraska Experiment Sta
tion has just issue Belletin No. 81.
The first part of the bulletin gives
the results of an experiment in rear
ing calves on hand separator skim
milk and butter-fat substitutes. The
foods used to replace the butter-fat
were Hnseed-meal, corn-germ oil
meal and corn-oil.
Eight calves formed a group, and
each of the three groups was fed
on a ration similar to the rations of
the other groups except in the but
ter-fat substitute.
The calves were fed for six months
and records kept of grain in weight,
amount of food given, and cost of
ration.
The following table will show
briefly the results of the test:
Linseed- Corn-germ Corn
meal oil-meal oil
Average gain IN
weight during
test ........ 229 237.37 22412
lbs. lbs. lbs.
Average cost
per pound of
gain .$O.O46 $O.o47 $O.O59
The conclusions of the experiment
were as follows:
Linseed-meal is not only an excel
lent food for replacing butter fat in
skim-milk for calf feeding, but also
an economical food in comparison
with others. Corn-germ oil-meal
gave about as good results as inseed-
meal, and may be recommended as
calf food.
Corn-oil in this test proved too ex-
pensive and required too much work
for profitable calf rearing. A per
cent oil mixture proved rather laxa-
tive for obtaining the best results.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-21

not be necessary to have so much
extra hose.
Any reader of The Progressive
Farmer who desires to have this in
formation in printed form, can Sc
cure a circular dealing with this
subject upon application.
FRANKLIN SHERMAN. JR..
Entomologist, Department of Agri-
culture. Raleigh, N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-21

The calves fed linseed-meal and
corn-germ oil-meal were in good con
dition at the end of the test and most
of them were weaned.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-21

,ump. Field pumps are especially
r,commended for the larger potato
and strawberry growers of the East
arr mart of this State. The Watson
Fo,,r-Row Potato Sprayer, which /.
-borr in the illustration, may be
boreht of Mr.. Percy L. Banks, Nor
folk Va. or from the Field Force
Pump Co.. Elmira. n. Y.
-uose. NozzIes, A Agitators. Extension.R Rods,
Etc.
TIose-The hose through which the
-rorino material is conducted will
rot or wear out in time, and should
bo replaced with new when needed
Order the hose from the same place
where you purchased the pump, state
kind of pump you have, and length
Of hose desired. You may be able to
nurchase suitable hose from some
dealer. As a rule, only about four
feet of hose is furnished with a
nump. but for almost all purposes
more is needed and should be order
ed with the pump.
Nozzeles.-The nozzle fits on the
end of the hose and regulates the
fneness of the pray that is thrown.
Some dealers make nozzles of their
own pattern. but in general, there are
two types that are in favor. These
are the Vermorel and the Bordeaux
nozzles. The Vermorel throws a cone
shaped spray, while with the Bor-
deaux nozzle we get a fiat or fan
shaped spray. Both of these types
are good. and a grower can take his
choice. but it will do no harm to have
a nozzle of each kind. Personally,
we much prefer the Vermorel nozzle.
Agitators. = Spraying mixtures
must be kept stirred or the ingredi-
ents are likely to separate. Some
pumps are furnished with devices
which automatically stir the mixture.
This is a very important matter
which must not be lost sight of. If
your pump is not furnished with
such an agitator, it will take con-
siderable more work to keep the mix
ture stirred.
Kerosene Pumps.-The mixture of
kerosene and water is used for COM
batting many insects. Oil and water
do not mix readily, and some dealers
have offered pumps so constructed
as to make a fine mechanical mix
ture of the oil and water. While
these pumps do away with the neces-
sity of mixing the mixture by hand,
yet they are not entirely reliable.
and hence we recommend that they
be not purchased. The orcharoist
can make up his own emulsion by
hand when needed. We send full
directions to any one upon request.
Extension Rods.-If your nozzle
Is fastened directly to the end of the
hose, you will have to tie it to pole
In order to raise it up to the tors of
Your trees. A very great aid in the
spraying of fruit trees is to have an
extension rod. These NAV be pur-
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-21

Chufas for Hogs: Preparation, Cultiva-
tion, and Harvesting.
Messrs. Editors AS you have ask
ed me to write you my experience on
growing chufas, I will proceed, di-
vidir~ my statement into three parts,
covering preparation, cultivation and
final results.
I-Preparation.
In the fall or early spring take an
axe and cut the trees, letting lay on
the land until the first or the middle
of April. Then burn and clean off
the brush and the largest trash. /
prefer land that has lain out and
grown up in broom-sedge; if you
haven't the land of this kind, you
may clear the larger growth. Being
cleared in this way prevents grass
from coming up.
H.-Cultivation.
After preparing the land as | have
state, take a B. d. or Golfer with
small hoe, ard break the land thor
oughly. Then let the land lay until
just before planting; then repeat the
same process as before. Furrow
your land lightly about 212 feet
apart Put about 100 pounds acid
per acre, strewing your acid ON one
side of the furrow, and dropping the
chufas on the other side. about one
foot apart. Ridge with small wing
of B. ID. lightly, planting about 18th
or Goth of May.
About two weeks before time to
plant, put the chufas in a sack plac-
ing them In a tub or some vessel and
cover with water and soak until you
plant. When the plants begin to
come up take a drag-log and drag off
the ridges. Take .cultivator with
small hoes and cultivate and work
nicely. In about two or three weeks
takl B. ID. with medium wing, and
run one furrow on each side of the
row, bursting the middles with Stone
Wall or sweep, just which is prefer
able, and leave them to mature.
uI.-Final Results.
About the first of October the |
chufas have reached maturity; then |
fence off in small lots so hogs will |
not turn them all up at once. Be |
sure and have your hogs of large |
size, as chufas are not much to pro-
duce bone and muscle, but cannot |
be excelled in the production of fat.
On about 212 acres fattened 1000
pounds of pork, and have nine pork
ers yet which will make 1000 pounds
or more before April.
Also the tops make good hay when
saved at the proper time. You may
cut the tops with moving blade,
and house as other hay. l find that
chufas are a great deal easier culti-
waited than peanuts, and much more
productive.
zF L DATNHET Or
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-21
Ring Worm in Cows.

Messrs. Editors: [ want some in
formation from you, but I expectgou-
will laugh when you hear it. I want
you to tell me what is the matter
with my cows. I think they have the
skin disease. It is hard, white,
caky substance forming on the
neck. One was taken; then several.
W. S. COGGIN.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-21

From the brief description given
it appears these COWS are suffering
from ring-worm. I can ascertain
this definitely if your correspondent
will scrape the diseased surfaces and
send the scurfy scrapings to me.
This trouble is more common in
young animals, but it also occurs
in older ones. It is due to the at
tack of a living organism-fungus-
and is accordingly communicable
rom one animal to another.
It is most easily cured after the
cattle have gone on pasture. If an
attempt be made to treat it while
the animals are being stabbed,
thorough disinfection of the stables
will be necessary. The affected
parts should be washed thoroughly
with warm water and tar soap, so
as to remove all the dry scurf or
scales possible. To aid in, this, the
surfaces may be scraped, then apply
tincture of iodine once day, for
several days, or thoroughly saturate
with a mixture of one part of zeno-
leum to ten parts of water every day
for two weeks.
TAFT BUTLER.
North Carolina Department of Agri-
culture, Raleigh.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-21

Messrs. Editors AS you have ask
ed me to write you my experience on
growing chufas, I will proceed, di-
vidir~ my statement into three parts,
covering preparation, cultivation and
final results.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-02-25
London Newspapers Indignant.

London. Feb. ga strong chord OF
indignation is sounded by the London
daily newspapers this morning over
the semi-official statement relative to
the decision of the North Sea commits
sion giving to Russia the victory, but
It is still hoped that the publication
of the full text of the commissions
report may modify the impression
produced by the preliminary version.
which is one of intense disappoint-
ment.
The Daily Mail goes so far as to de-
clare that the decision has dealt a
death blow to arbitration. Some of the
newspapers blame the government
strongly for ever consenting to subject
such a matter to arbitration, while
some of the government organs find
cold comfort in the fact that the coun-
try by so doing avoided war with Rus
STA. No question is raised that the de-
cision must be respected. and Great
Britain's share of the heavy costs will
be ruefully paid: but it is considered
that the decision leaves the question
of a neutral's right on the high sea in
a deplorably unsatisfactory state and
creates a dangerous precedent.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-02-25
Fishing Through the Ice.

profitable sport which has been en-
gagged in daily by many people. both
young and old, residing in the locality
of Elkton, is minnow fishing in the
North East River. Each day for the
past two or three weeks scores of people
could be seen on the ice fishing. Holes
were cut in the ice. which ranged from
l2 to is inches in thickness, and the
fisherman drops lead minnow attached
TO the end of cord, down into the
water. The fish bite greedily and it
usually does not take long TO catch a
good string of fish. Yellow perch are
the principal fish caught. though bass
and pike are occasionally pulled up.
Several Swedes introduced the use of
the lead minnow several years ago. since
which time many persons have become
familiar with the use of them in fishing
during the winter when the rivers aud
creeks are covered with ice. The
minnow, about two inches long, is
nodded from lead. with an ordinary
small fish hook firmly embedded there.
in. leaving only the curve of the hook
projecting from the mouth of the metal
fish. The hook is concealed while fish
ing by piece of red fl ,nnel, which also
serves to attract the fish, A hole is
bored through the tail of the fish. to
which the liue is fastened. No cork is
used. While fishing the line is kept in
motion. Ladies as well as men have be-
come familiar with this mode of fishing.
and were seen daily enjoying the sport.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-02-25
BEEF TRUST sUBPoENAs
Ten Marshais Sent Out On Hunt For
1876 Witnesses.

Chicago. Feb. 22.-United States Of
flcials commenced one of the most ex-
haustive inquiries ever started under
the Sherman antitrust act by issuing
subpoenas for 1875 witnesses, calling
for federal grand jury to sit March
20 and making full arrangements for
producing complete evidence regarding
the operations of the packers in Chi
cago and other packing centers in
merited detail. Ten deputy United
States marshals were sent out to serve
the subpoenas.
The men summoned will be taken
before the grand jury and an attempt
will be made to indict persons re-
strained by Judge Grosscup's beef trust
decision, which recently was sustained
by the United States supreme court.
Much secrecy was maintained con-
corning the affair, and the deputy mar
shals were dispatched under orders to
serve the subpoenas Immediately and
to make public no facts concerning the
affair.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-02-25
FOUND BODY IN BANK OF ICE
Mans Partner Under Arrest at Allan
tic City For Murder.

Atlantic City. n. j., Feb. 23.-County
Physician Souder, after making an ex-
animation of the body of James Nc
MILAN. formerly of Philadelphia. gave
it as his opinion that the man had
been killed by deliberate blow from
a blunt instrument The body was
found covered in a bank OF ice and
snow in the woods near Weymouth
this county. Half of one arm was gone.
the back part of the head was crushed
in. and a log was thrown across the
chest. as ii it had accidentally fallen
on him. The autopsy showed that the
man must have been hit and tried to
defend himself. Charles Burns. a
former partner of the dead man. is I'M
der arrest, but he asserts his inno-
cence. The two purchased a farm to-
gether, but separated. Mcmillan had
been missing since Christmas Day.
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