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Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
A GREEDY CORMORANT.
He Devoured Two Pounds of stones
as Part of a Meal.

He Devoured Two Pounds of stones
as Part of a Meal.
When was keeper in the National
Geological park in Washington 1 OBJ
served a remarkable example of the
well known greediness of the cormo-
rant
-Four little cormorants came to the
zoo and were placed in a cage in which
dogs had once been kept. Outside was
pebbly yard in which the dogs had
exercised. The cormorants waddled
about this yard and seemed to be hav
ing fine time until one morning no
t1ced that one of them was sitting on
the ground unable to rise. He did not
waddle up to get his meal of whole
fish, each usually about half as long as
his own body, and as the others came
rushing toward me to get their share
knew that he was I'll. 1 went into
the cage and lifted him up. What was
my amazement to hear something graf
ing and clanking inside of him! And
he seemed surprisingly heavy. I at
once called the head keeper, who de-
ctded to Investigate by means of sur
gical operation.
He took out two pounds of stones,
one Of which was four inches long, two
and half inches wide and about half
an inch thick! The poor chap seemed
to feel relieved. In few days he be-
came convalescent, ate his food regu
larly and seemed to be doing well.
Then that hooked bill reached under
the feathers and tore out some Of the
surgeons stitches, which were un-
doubtedly irritating, as the wound was
beginning to heal. As a result of this
Interference the wound opened, and,
as the weather was hot, the patient
died five days after the operation.-St
Nicholas.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
DEMAND THE BRAND
Experts.

Experts. -ts
At the trial recently Of a man charR.
ed with robbery at Manchester, Enc
land, according to the London Globe
1t was announced that the lock Of itis
cell door would have to be pieised b.
a locksmith before he could be bRoueAa
into the dock. While the arti6cer phea
his tools on the door the prisoner
fered expert criticism and encourage
nent from the inside. He did not thiHh
much Of the bungling amateur. There
was similar instance not long ae0ifS
Lancashire. The oficials being unahls
to open a safe in court, a barristsA.
who had just got a prisoner Of for
burglary, suggested that his client
would open 1t for them. This he az
instantly with a piece Of string and
two hairpins.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
In Praise of Cockneys.

Cockneys are the best natured people
under the sun. 1t IS notorious that a
big London crowd is Of all crowds In
the world the most harmless and the
easiest to manage. But see them also
In their ordinary collections, outside the
gallery door of a popular theater or
drowding in the carriages Of an excur,
sion train-what fun and kindness and
wholesome give and takei A deliber-
ately rude or offensive cockney is hard,
II to be mate. s. Street in Pail Nal
Gazette.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
The Greatest Thing. Are the Simplest

The trouble with us Is that we look
too high and too far away for our
chances. We forget that the greatest
things are the simplest. In hunting for
roses we trample the daisies under our
feet. We are blind to the chances and
blessings near us because we are look
ing SO far away for them. Everything
depends upon the power Of the mind to
see opportunities. 1t is the eye that can
see the chance, the pluck and determi-
nation to lay hold of it and wiring from
1t every possibility that we lack rather
than the chance Ito make good.
son SWEET Marden in Success Maya
zine.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
Araip,t Her Principles.

Don't you think" asked Mrs. Old
castle, that everybody is affected more
or less by environments"
YES" replied Mrs. Packenham, III
they're foolish enough to take such
things, but I always turn down my
glass and never touch it,"-Chicago
Record Herald
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
LONDON MAkVELS AT SIX
PYGMIES.

Aho SIX Fygm1eS brought Dy COI.
Harrison from the great unknown
forest of Central Africa have arrived
in London at last, after many delays
and Interruptions on the way.
A few years ago Stanley set the
world to talking of the strange little
men whom he discovered in his great
march across Africa Now the six
pygmies, first of their race to leave
the swamps and forests of Central
Africa, ride through London in a
couple of fur wheeled cabs, one of
them smoking Havana cigar as
naturally as stock broker. Since
Sir Walter Raleigh brought his red
Indians to England over 300 years ago
there have been no such STANCE visit
ors as these little human monkeys
from ~ darkest depths of Africa.
On she SIX pygmies, four are men
and two are women, but even Col.
Harrison who discovered them in
their forest home, knows no relation
ship between them. The little men
treat the little women as inferior be-
iDgs, who ought to do as they are
told. There are no signs of affection
among them, save perhaps that
Gorrigi, the younger and better look
ing of the women, spends most of her
time in gazing upon Mongogo, the
youngest and liveliest of the little
men, who is one yard tall in his bare
feet
The names and ages of the six pyg-
mics; Monogo man, about 20;
Maroupi man, about 80; Muttuka
man, about %; Monogo man, about
20 Maroupi woman, about39; Gorrigi
woman, about 16.
Magani, the chief is tour feet high,
and the tallest of the six pygmies. He
is splendidly developed, with broad
shoulders, deep chest and grizzly gray
whiskers. He walks with dignified
swagger, gets most OF the cigars and
generally comports himself like a
forest king.
Col Harrison found the pygmies Iiv-
ing near the Equator, in the forest
southwest of Lake Albert, at the head
of the Nile. They reach maturity at
an earlier age than even, the Hindus.
They marry az 8, and at 20 they have
grown up children of their own, and
are ''too old at 40" for anything ex-
cept the grave. The only language
they speak is Swahili, the tongue of
the Uganda folk.
Prehaps the most interesting thing
in connection with this phase of dark
est Africa is the manner in which the
pygmies chant their forest songs IN
the heart of civilization. Quietly the
four men rise to their feet and stand in
circle, gazing at the ground. The
old woman pygmy and the lovely
princess sit silently aside. For some
moments the four are perfectly still.
Next, old Magani of the grizzly
gray beard, pats the brown mat gently
| with his right foot, and Mattuka of
the large and shiny nose begins to
mum like grooming babe.
Then the song and dance of the
pygmies begins. The dance is as
ceremonIous as mInuet, and all four
dance exactly alike. In the circle
they move round and round, with
heads jerking and feet patting stamp
ing gently on the ground. The song
they sing is composed chiefly of vowel
sounds. 1t is very melodious but
dirge like.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
The birds Tnte.fsr..

you know" said the Rev. Mr.. Good.
man, "the Bible assures US that what
ever we SOW that also shall we reap
Which proves" replied Subbubs,
that the Bible isn't infallible. Sup
pose you SOW garden seeds and your
neighbor keeps chickens T-Philadst
phia Press.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
HERE'S A STATE OF THINGS.

Only one boy born at, Carson City,
the capital of Nevada, in one year.
The total number of births was fifty
seven. Of these young Nevadans,
fifty six are girls.
Physicians state that, while it is
not unusual for the rate to be in favor
of the girls, they never knew such a
condition OF things as the present.
They are at a loss to account for it.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
AppeRRanaAa.

Never be Influenced By external an
pearances In forming your judgmeat
Of a persons worth. This Is an impor-
tant rule, for many noble spirit q
covered by habiliments Of poverty,
while not infrequently a snowy exta-
rior conceels villain Of the basast
kind,
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
The Potato.

The circumnavigator Francis Drake
has the credit of introducing the potato
to Europe, but the Spaniards had
brought it with the tomato from the
Andes some time before, and it was es-
tablished there and in Italy, where they
called it tartufoli, long before Sir Wal
ter Raleigh shipped his cargo, in 1928,
from Virginia to England. According
to Humboldt, it has been cultivated in
England since 1884, in Saxony since
1928 and since 1873 in Prussia.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
Unsafe.

Il understand, senator, that you re-
gard your colleague as an unsafe
man.
'I do 1t would be just like him to
get scared and turn states evidence at
the first indication of danger. ."-Chica-
60 Record Herald
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
How the Trouble Began.

81 am going to compile book of my
baby's smart sayings" declared proud
Mrs. Noowed What do you think
would make an appropriate title?"
Borrowed Brightness suggested
Miss Sulfuric.
This was why they stopped speaking.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

Holland Hello, Jones! What do you
think of this for weather? Jones-rI
tell you when 1 come back from the
BARRIERS. 1 am always sure to get full
information on the subject from the
man who shaves me.-Boston Tran
ScriOt
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
The Mortality List.

Manager (of great exposition}-What
alarms meds our mortality list. Assist
ant-Afortality list7 Why, it's next to
nothing at all! 'I know better than
that. Morethan one-third Of the people
that come through the turnstlles Are
Aaadhoaha"
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
Truth Didn't Save HIM.

Father-Did you break this vasef
1ohnny-Yes, father; cspnot lie. Fa-
ther-No, and you. won't be able to sit
either when I've lone with you. Go
and fetch the strap.-New Yorker.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
WE
CURE.

Suffering
from delicate dis
eases, such as
physic and
mental decay,
Varicocele,
Structure, Piles,
Blood Diseases,
ProstaticDisease
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

We make specially of printing all
kinds of notes, receipts, checks, etc.
Send your orders to the Ledger.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
Hadn't Tested 1t.

He-It's impossible to please every
body in this world, isn't it? She-I
don't know. ] never tried it.-Detro!t
Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
Wnraf nf All.

so the specialist said you'd have to
give up smoking for awhile, ehf'
Yes, and he also said I'd have to
give up $15 for good."-Collier's Week
ly.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
LooLinr Forward,

The InvalidIThe doctor says must
not smoke OF drink for year. Friend
oh, well, he knows you4l have 30
seonanrize to meet-his biHs-New YexS
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

Fresh picked olives of the season
just received; 65c per gallon; Nettle's
market.
Piccardo keeps every new device in
he harness or saddle line.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quihine TaE-
let's. ALI druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. b. W. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

Your money back if not satisf fed
after trying "Alti-Tone. Sole agent,
City Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

The slander Of some people 10 a.
great recommendation a. the praiss
Of others.-FieldinR.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

For up-to-date millinery go to
Ethel Fullen's, opposite Globe Hotel
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

Time is the great comforter Of grief,
but the agency by which It works is
exhaustton.-Lan6on.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

Total amount necessary to redeem S2l7 40
No bids will be received or accepted for said
property for less than the amount of all the
taxes levied upon said property and all inter-
est, costs, penalties and expenses up to the
date of this sale, together with all subsequent
taxes that may have been levied upon said
property up to the date of the issuance to the
State of the deed referred to in said Controll-
ers authorization, with all interest, COSTS pen
alties and other charges thereto added to such
subsequent taxes.
Given under my hand at Jackson, in the
County of Amador, State of California, this 9TH
day of July, 1905.
Il. X NORMAN,
Tax Collector of the County of Amador, State
of California. jy7-4t p
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
safer Where He Was.

The man who had been arrested for
having eight wives was awakened by
a fellow prisoner, who hoarsely whis-
pered:
"Come on, sport. We've got some
false keys and unlocked the cell doors,
and we're all going to escape"
"Look here said the octagamist des-
perately, "unless you promise me that
when you all get out of the Jail you
will lock the doors carefully again I'll
raise a racket and expose your prof.
ect.''
"Why, what's wrong? Don't you
want to escape?"
Escape! You lock me in here and
go on about your business. Don't you
know these steel bars are all that sep
arate me from my eight wives?"
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
Mahins q HE Is greater than making
a living. Chicago Tribune.
Than He SulLed-

Mrs. Guschley remarked to me that
II must be pleasant to be married to a
clever man." said Proudley's wife.
"And what did you say?" queried
Proudley.
II told her, of course, that 1 didn't
know; that ! had only been married
once"
OF all the cants in this canting world
though the cant of hypocrites may be
Ne worst, the cant Of criticism Is the
most tormenting.-sterns.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
Information Burenu.

The small courtesies sweeten lif'
the greater ennoble it.-Bovee.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
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 1 will call on you.
Estimates furnished without cost
on any kind of building. VIII
make plans and specifications for
you. mar2tf
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
PRAIRIE DOGS.
Choked Up a River While Travelling
From Oklahoma to Texas.

Choked Up a River While Travelling
From Oklahoma to Texas.
"The prairie dog migration from
Oklahoma to southwestern Texas dur
ing July, 1874, eclipsed anything o.
that sort witnessed by white men in
this country" said veteran who saw
1t. Millions Of the frisky little bark
ers must have been in quest Of new
pastures or perhaps feared the ap-
preaching legions of home seekers
would surely exterminate the dogs and
plow up the dog towns. The prairie
dog migration from the north to the
southwest lasted six days during the
month Of July, 1874. The travelling
dogs while crossing the Red river In
terfered to a great extent with the
cattle that came to that stream tc
uuench their thirst. Some cowboys
that were on the banks Of Red river
during the time when the prairie dogs
swan across say that the stream was
chock full Of the little rascals for
many miles up and down the river,
The thirsty cattle were either unable
or unwilling to stick their mouths into
the water through the moving mass Of
living prairie dogs. The cowboys were
getting ready to drive the famishing
stock to a distant stream, but the Red
river became clear of the repelling
swimmers after blocking the useful
drinking place for about a week. 1t
was generally supposed that the dogs
halted when they had reached the
staked plains of Texas. kansas City
Times.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

Contracted Disorders, Loss Of Vital
Power, Kidney and Bladder Troubles,
Lost Manhood, Mucus Drains, Etc.
We have the most modern, rational
and perfect method of treatment for the
quick and permanent cure of all newly
contracted, nervous and chronic dis
orders of men and guarantee cure
in every case undertaken or no charge.
We are permanently located In Stockton.
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07
NOTICE OF SALE.
Of Property of the State Pursuant to Sec
tion 1897 of the Political Code.

Office of the Tax Collector of the County !
Of Amador, State of California
Amador ledger., 1905-07-07

OIIIC6 Ul IN6 7 ak OOIItCtOr OF the COUNTY
Of Amador, State of California.
" HEREAS, on the 2Sth day of June, 1905,
w there was received by me and filed
in my office a written authorization, under the
hand and seal of the Controller of the State of
California which said authorization was and
is in words and figures following:
NOTICE.
Controllers Department,
State of California.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
Reads Like a Miracle.

Moravia, N. Y, July 17th.-(SpeciaD
Bordering on the miraculous is the
case of Mrs. Benz. Wilson, of this
place. Suffering from Sugar Diabetes,
she wasted away till from weighing
200 lbs. she barely tipped the scales at
130 lbs. Dodd's Kidney Pills cured
her. Speaking of her cure her hus-
band, says:
my wife suffered everything from
Sugar Diabetes. She was sick four
years and doctored with two doctors,
but received no benefit. She had so
much pain all over that she could
not rest day or night The doctors
said that she could not live. :.
"Then an advertisement led me to
try Dodd's Kidney Pills and they
helped her right from the first. Five
boxes of them cured her. Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills we're God-sent remedy to
us and we recommend them to all suf-
fering from Kidney Disease"
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney
Diseases, including Brights disease,
and all Kidney aches, including Rheu-
matism.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
CRUDE BELLS OF JAPAN.

sest Are Cast Of Copper and Tin, but
Hammers Are Too Light.
THE Japanese have the largest
tells, but the crudest," said Joachim
PerrarO of San Francisco. Il went
10 Japan once as an agent for bell
foundry and gave the Japanese bells
much attention. So unski}led are the
Japanese that many of their bells will
not ring, and so they are obliterated
from the list of bells. The best bells
are of a mixture of copper and tin,
with hammer one-twentieth the
weight Of the bell. Japanese bells,
even if cast correctly, have too small
hammers. Or they are cast to sound
like tin and the hammer does not
strike roundly. One of these, the Lit
tie Giant, has never been weighed.
It Is used to announce births and
deaths in the royal family. Its clapper
Is small, elongated affair that strikes
with double sound and the Little Gi-
ant is easily recognized when heard"
milwaukee Free Press.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
STOLEN GEMS HARD TO SELL.
Man Who Stole Tiffany Diamonds
"a, Gathered In White EIeuhant. 8 II

Man Who Stole Tiffany Diamonds
a. Gathered In asNthite Elephant. i
4 In the opinion of Detective "Char-
lie" Heidelberg, the man who stole
the great Tiffany diamonds has a
white elephant of prodigious size on
his hands. While the stones represent
fortune in themselves, there is alb
solutely no way in which the thief
can dispose of them without subject.
ing himself to immediate capture. The
only satisfaction left him is to gaze
at the gems in the solitude of his
home and weave dreams about great
possibilities contained in those three
sparkling bits of carbon.
"All the diamond cutters in the
world may be numbered on the fin
gers of both hands," said Heidelberg.
''They have all received accurate de-
scriptions of the stones and if they
are presented to any of these experts
to be cut, the person in whose custody
they are will Immediately be arrested.
Some days ago it was reported
that there was a diamond cutting ex-
pert In Pittsburg who had not been
included in the official list. An inves-
tlgation was made at once and tie re-
port proved to be false. There is one
cutter In Chicago, but none nearer.
The description Of the missing gems
has been scattered broadcast, and so
much publicity given to the matter
that even the most daring fence
would, not take the diamonds at a
1.-THE Of their value.
In my opinion, the theft was not
the work of an outsider" added the
detective. "The stones were taken
by some one in the store who was
familiar with the methods of the es-
tablshment.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
Bath in GoIdfeId,

"All trouble and inconvenience
growing out of the scarcity of water
in the new mining camps of Nevada
is rapidly disappearing" remarked
Oscar J. Smith, lawyer and capitalist
of Reno. "They have quite as much
water in Goldfield now as will satisfy
the requirements Of the camp. I was
down at Goldfeld recently, and notic-
ing sign on building which pro-
claimed the fact that baths were to
be had there went in and announced
that would like to get bath. The
fellow in charge handed me a ticket
and took my money.
"'Well, see here said I, I don't
want a bath ticket. 1 want a BATH
"'Oh, you'll get a bath all right,
and the bathhouse manager. Let me
see your ticket, No. 813. There are
about 812 people ahead of you. Come
around in about three or four weeks :"
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
4 UNIVERSE ALL ALIVE.
Creed 81 Man Who Gives His LIE 70
~ ! 'f Study OF Plant Creation. I.

Creed 81 Man Who Gives His Life 70
II ~ /. Study OF Plant Creation. !
n I asked Mr.. Burbank this. question :
Has anything developed in your
life-work, and in your study Of the
great elemental forces of nature: to
imperil true faith or render, dead a be-
lief in God or the Immortality of the
soul?" n Z ~ :. H5s=s
He answered: -. So
my theory of the laws and underly-
ing principles of plant creation is
in many respects Numerically op-
posed to the theories of the material
lists. am sincere believer in q
higher power than that of man. All
|. my investigations have led me away
from the idea of dead. material uni
verse, tossed about by various forces,
to that of universe winch is absolute
ly all force, life, soul, thought, or
whatever name we may choose to call
it. Every atom, molecule, plant, ami
NAL, or planet is only an aggregation
of organized unit forces held in place
by stronger forces, thus holding them
for a time latent, though .teeming
with uncomfortable power. All life
in our planet is, so to speak,
just on the outer fringe of this in
finite ocean of force. The universe
is not half dead. but all alive.
lam S. Harwood, in the Century.
The Cook County herald., 1905-08-19
A Proper Distinction,

Here is a story that the Rev. Mox-
ON of Springfield tells of John Fiske,
which illustrates his frankness:
1t seems that one day his wife had
to report to him that their son had
been guilty of calling Mrs. Jones, a
neighbor, a fool and Mr.. Jones a much
worse fool.
Prof. Fiske sent for the youngster,
and when he appeared in the library
said to him sternly: my son, is it
true that you said Mrs. Jones was a
fool?"
Hanging his head the boy replied:
Eyes, father, I did,
And did you call Mr.. Jones a worse
fool?"
"Yes, father"
After a moments reflection the fam.
Gus historian said slowly: well, my
son, that is just about the distinction
should make. Record,