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Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
killing a King Cohrn.

Tales of tiger shooting in India are
common enough, but one does not hear
much about king cobra hunting. A.
Mervyn Smith tells how, accompanied
by two natives, lie went to a spot
where pair of king cobras were
known to be. On arrival at the place
be was made to get under q basket,
the meshes of which were too small
for a king cobra to put his head
through. While he was beneath this
basket one of the snakes came out and
was shot with arrows by natives. The
other cobra then appeared and endeav-
ored to overturn the coop. Describing
the incident the writer says: "The ter
ror of that moment l cannot express.
What if it should overturn the basket?
The strength of thirteen feet of muscle
must be enormous, and if used in the
right direction would soon overcome
my pull at the cord. What would then
sure. Again the whiz Of an arrow and
I saw gaping wound along the neck
Of the fierce brute as it quilted it's hold
to look for this new foe Fixing my
knee on the cord, 1 now placed the
muzzle of my gun just through one Of
the square openings in the basket and,
aiming at the hood, fired both barrels
In rapid succession, and had the salts
faction of seeing the horrid brute fling
up the leaves and dust in it's death
throes."
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
THE TOWER OF HUNGER.

Famous Prison of Pisa Long Since
Destroyed.
'The Tower of Hunger" was a name
given to the tower of Gualandi, In
Pisa, celebrated because of the refer
ence made to it in Dante's Inferno"
UgOlino, count of Gherardesca Q220-
S9), was the head of a leading Chi
belline family in Pisa. DESERVING the
Ghibellines, he went over to the
Guelphs. Afterward he returned to
his own side and Joined that uncom-
promising faction which regarded
Archbishop Ruggieri as their head, un-
til dissensions arose between him and
them after he had killed the archbish-
ops nephew in a quarrel
In the summer of 1888 Ugolino was
seized by the Ghibellines and sent a
prisoner to the tower of Gualandi,
with his two sons and two grandsons.
Here they were kept till March, 1899,
when the door Of the tower was fas-
tened, the keys thrown into the Arno
and the prisoners left to die Of starva-
ton. The tower, which was ever after
known as the Tower of Hunger" was
in ruins at the end of the fifteenth cen
tury and was finally destroyed In 1866.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
A LEPAGE PICTURE.
The Work That Brought the Artis
Public Recognition.

The Work That Brought the Artist
Public Recognition.
The label on a certain spring water
still in use was designated by Du
Maurter, who was probably not over
paid for it, and a New York artist who
has since gained distinction eked out
the hardest part of his early struggles
by designing advertisements for a
commercial house. There have been
many more perhaps, but the most con-
spicuous ON record is Bastien Lepage,
who through this very fact was forced
into fame. He was pursued by unmer-
ciful disaster through his youth in his
efforts to study art His mother worked
in the fields to keep a sickly boy at
school. At fifteen he went alone to
Paris, starved for seven years, painted
without success, but still-painted. He
had just finished a picture to send to
the Salon when Paris was besieged,
and he rushed with his comrades to
the trenches.
On the first day a shell fell into his
studio and destroyed his picture, and
another shell burst at his feet, wound
ing him. He was carried home and Law
Ill and idle for two years. Then he re-
turned to Paris and, reduced to abso-
lutte want, painted cheap fans for a
living.
One day manufacturer of some pat
ent medicine ordered a picture from
him to illustrate its virtues Lepage,
who was always sincere, gave his best
work to this advertisement He paint
ed landscape in the April sunlight.
The leaves Of tender green quivered in
the breeze. A group of beautiful young
girls gathered around a fountain from
which the elixir Of youth sprang in a
bubbling stream. Lepage believed there
was real merit in it.
LET me offer it at the Salon?' he
asked his patron.
The manufacturer was delighted.
"But first paint rainbow arching over
the fountain" he said, with the name
of my medicine upon it,
Lepage refused.
''Then 1 will not pay you sou for
the picture
The price of this picture meant bread
for months, and the painter had long
needed bread. The chance of admis-
sion to the salon was small He hesi-
tated. Then he silenced his hunger and
carried the canvas to the salon. 1t was
admitted.
Its great success insured Lepage
public recognition, and his later work
gained him a place among the greatest
of living artists.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OFFICE OF THE TAX COLLECTOR,
OF THE COUNTY OF AMADoR.


STATE OF CALIFORNIA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE
= taxpayers OF Amador county that l. T. x.
NORMAN, TaxCollector of Amador county.
ulu on the lOth day of October. 1904 receive
from the County Auditor of Amador county the
original assessment books for the wear 1900
containing list of the persons assessed for
real and personal property and the amonnt NJ
State and County taxes due thereon for said
year. S'--0
That said taxes are now due and payable to
me at my office in the court house, in the town
OF jackson, county of Amador, State of Cali
fornia. - O"i
That the taxes on all personal property Sc
cured oy real property, and one-half of the
taxes on all real property were due and PAYABLE
on the second Monday in October. 1904, and will
oe delinquent on the last Monday in November
next thereafter, at O'Clock p. m, and that un-
less paid prior thereto, fifteen per cent will he
added to the amount thereof, and il said one
nan be not paid before the last Monday in
April next at O'Clock p. m, an additional five
per cent VIII be added thereto.
That the remaining one-half Of the taxes ON
az a. real property Will be payable on and after
Gne nrSt MoDday In January next, and will be
delinquent on the last Monday in April next
thereafter, at O'Clock p. m, and that unless
paid prior thereto, five per cent will he added
to the amount thereof
That all taxes may be paid at the time the
and payable - 1o
personal property, due October 10TH 1904.
First lnstallment, one-half real estate and all
personal property, delinquent November 9th
1904, at O'Clock p. m.
Second installment, one-half real estate, due
January 2nd, 1905. ~
;, second installment, one-half real estate, de-
1uquent April 24th, 1905 at 6 o'clock D. m
All the taxes may be paid in full at the time
the first inStallment is due
:, Taxes not paid according to law will be de-
nnquent and 10 per cent and per cent and
other costs Will be added thereto.
Positively no checks received for the pay
ment of taxes.
7. K. NORMAN,
oc14 Tax Collector of Amador Counfv
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
PROVERBS OF MEXICO.

The noise is more than the powder
the Mexican way of saying it is "hot
air.
When it rains, we all get wet-the
Mexican way Of saying, "Misfortunes
never come singfy."
The devil is not astute because he is
the devil, but because he is old-used
to express the value Of experience.
When bread is cut, crumbs. are left,
expressing the fact that we all have a
share In our neighbors' good fortune
After the child is drowned, cover up
the well-the Mexican way of saying,
AFTER the horse is stolen, lock the
stable"
1t is better to go around than to fall
down, expressing the fact that it is
often better to avoid a difficulty than
to try to overcome it.-Chicago Jour-
nal.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
AFRICA.
The Way That Name Was Bestowed
Upon the Continent.

The Way That Name Was Bestowed
Upon the Continent.
The name Africa was given by the
Roman conquerors, after the third
Punic war, B. G. 146, to the province
which they formed to cover the terri
tory Of Carthage. 1t was most prob
ably adopted from the word AIRY
gah," the Carthagenian term for a col
ony.
This original Africa was limited in
extent. Its borders reached, according
to Pliny, from the River Tusca on the
west, which divided it from Numidia,
to the bottom of the Syrtis Minor on
the southeast, though Ptolemy carries
it as far east as the bottom of the
Great Syrtis, making it include Numi-
dia and Tripolitana.
In later days the whole African con-
tinent took Its name from this part,
which in it's narrower limits CORE
sponded with the modern regency of
Tunis and was called by the Greeks
Lydia. Africus, the stormy southwest
wind, was so called in Italy because it
blew from Africa.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Implements of Warfare.

There is story Of a privateer's
crew of forty to fifty men capturing a
Turkish galley with 500 seamen and
soldiers on board by means of a swarm
of bees judiciously thrown among the
unspeakable ones. However this may
be, there are enough authentic in
stances of strange methods Of attack
to provide amply sufficient material
for the casuist in deciding what is fair
and what unfair in war. Burning
naphtha, boiling lead, birds, carcases
Of men and horses, Chinese stinkpots,
besides the implements already men
toned, have all been used for offensive
or defensive purposes in actual war
fare
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Entangled In a Live Wire.

If person is tangled in a live cleo
tric wire and you want to extricate him
therefrom do not take hold of the vic
TINS hands, as is often done in q case
of this kind. You will be shocked If
you do Be sure to grab the clothes
alone, and then you are safe, and the
current cannot reach you. Do not let
anything come in contact with your
bare hands but his coat and trousers.
Of course If you have thick leather
gloves op you can handle with impu-
nifty the individual in distress.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
EXc1usiveness.

Exclusiveness Is brand of nothing,
used by nobody who is anybody, to
protect somebody from the dangers of
nothing. You'll find it everywhere,
more in Boston than in New York,
more in New York than right here in
Hayfield, but Hayfeld isn't rid of it.
Exclusives. are people who don't know
enough to go at large. Exclusive soci-
ETY. is a rickety, leaky, lopsided asso-
ciation Of idiots, fools, tailors' dunn
mics, languiders and hangers on, SO
substantia[less that you have to feed
q couple of dozen of 'em into hopper
to grind out dwarf.-Hayfield Mower.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Appropriate Ending.

The thoughtful little boy with the
high forehead tied an oblong receptacle
made Of tin to the dogs tail and
watched the animal go tearing down
the alley.
"For a Scotch collie" the boy ex-
planned to the bystanders, 81 thought
be wasn't quite as canny as he ought
to be"-0hfcago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Prank of the Lightning.

In 1914 a fishing smack off one of the
Shetland isles was struck by light
ming during a fierce storm. The bolt
first struck the mast, which it splin-
tered completely. 1t then passed to a
watch in the pocket of q man sitting
close to the mast and completely melt
ed it. The man not only was unin-
jured, but he did not know what had
taken place till he took his watch from
his pocket and found it fused into a
mass.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
would Make Sure About the SOAP.

WOuIu make sure ABOUT the soap.
A little boy who had been blowing
bubbles all the morning, firing Of play
and suddenly growing serious, said,
Read me that thory about heaven; 1t
ith tho gloriouth."
II WILL" said the mother, but first
tell me, did you take the soap out Of
the water2h
"Oh, yes; Pm pretty thure did"
The mother read the description Of
the beautiful city, the streets of gold,
the gates Of pearl. He listened with
delight, but when she came to the
words, mo one can enter there who
loveth or maketh lie," bounding up,
he said:
81 gueth I'll go and thee about that
thoapp-New York Observer
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Chinese Music.

The notes Of Chinese music read, like
the written characters, from right to
left, and the intervals Of the scale are
different from those of the scale adopt
ed by the nations of the west. The
music is not very harmonious and
sounds meaningless and jangling to
western ears, but it has a pretty, music
al cadence that makes it attractive
and interesting in spite of its frequent
6iscords
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10

consequence Of self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
nance dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
head, ringing in the ears, loss of confidence,
diffdence in approaching strangers, palpitation
of the heart, weakness OF the limbs and back,
loss OF memory, pimples on the face coughs,
consumption, etc.
DIR. GIBBON has practiced in San Francisco
over 40 years, and those troubled should not
fail to consult him and receive the benefit Of
his great skill and experience The doctor
cures when others fail. Try him. Cures guar
anteed. Persons cured at home. Charges reas-
enable. Call or write.
DR.. J. F. GIBBoN 6ss Kearney street, San
Francisco. Cal.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
WiuduiIla.

Il never knew till now why this was
such a windy country" said the bright
little girl travelling through Illinois.
"And have you discovered why~
asked her father.
"Of course. See all the windmills Ga
these farms we're passing. g."-Philadsl-
phia Ledger.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of 35 cents month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
of protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronize home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postoffice or express. Money sent
to all parts of the United States and also all
parts OF the world. We have the latest quota
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
deposit money in the Bank OF Amador County
the new year by opening up bank account.
man or woman with a bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money;
when you die it can't be found and you are liza
BILE to be robbed while alive.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Irritatfn0 Iteration.

II don't see why you call him stupid
He says q clever thing quite often"
"Exactiy. He doesn't seem to realize
that 1t should be said only onceh-..
Philadelphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Cause For Sorrow.

Brown-Croker's down with brain fe-
yer. The doctor says if he recovers his
mind will be blank. Green-Tm sor-
ry to hear that. He owes me $40.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
SDfteninE 1t.

Roothlet-What do you mean by say
ing Pm the worst actor you ever sawq
0oolly-Well I've no doubt it did seem
rather harsh; but, then, you know,
there are SO many actors have never
seenEboston Transcript.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Readv For sometbinr Else

The New Boy-What do you do IN
your Sunday school? The Rev DR..
Saintly-We study the Bible. The New
Boy-But I've been through that
Brooklyn Life.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
His Method.

Mrs. Newpop-Why don't you stoV
whipping the child? You make it hol-
Ter. Mr.. Newpop-Tm licking it to
make it stop hollering.-C Chicago Jour
nal.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
The Wall of the Victim,

"You can't get something for moth
ing" said the man who affects prov
erbs.
NO." answered the easy man; 81
can't, but the people with whom do
business seem to manage it every now
and then."-Exchange
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10

Pity is the virtue Of the law, and
none but tyrants use 1t cruelty
Shakespeare.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10

That they are sinners few are willing
to deny; that they are shining few are
ready to admit.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBON

This old reliable and
themost successful spe-
cialist in San Francis
CO stillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases,Suc as Ghon-
orrhea, Gleet, Structure,
Syphilis in all it's forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De bility. Impotency,
Seminal Weakness,a and
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
For the Serious Moment.

Foy the serious Moment.
'T hear he refused to take chloroform
when he was operated on"
Eyes; be said he'd rather take q
when he paid his bill"
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
Ledger'S Clubbing Rates

Ledger and Daily Call, one year 8 9 90
Ledger and Weekly Call one year 8 20
Ledger and Da7, Chronicle, one
year r....................... 900
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle.
one year .........:.. 8 so
Ledger and New York Tribune
Farmer ................ $50
Ledger and New York Tri- Week
V Tribune. ................. 90
Ledger and Weekly Chicago In
Uor-Ocean -.................. 80
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Maga-
zine, one year" " 9 Is
Ledger and McCall's Magazine,
year, including free pattern. 2 so
The above Rates are Strictly In
Advance.
Amador ledger., 1905-03-10
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock : $4,000

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of Jackson.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-25
THAT CROSS STREET
Ksl!y thesBaker's Threatened Pro-
 cesdinss Are Quiet as Yet.

Whats the matter with the man damus proceedings which Thomas Kelly threatened to try with view to getting street opened from Bank street to Benedict street? Can 1t be possible that Kelly baked, or worse still, Is 1t SO that his attorney has as sured him that such proceeding would not amount to anything Mir Kelly has been seen in consultation with a prominent member of the Wa terbury Bar association on and off during the past week, and this led many to believe that the mandamus proceedings would be commenced soon, but as nothing has been heard from 1t, it is evident that the baker learned a thing or two about law since he under took to force the hand of the city off cials. The attorneys claim that Mir Kelly cannot do anything fin the courts which would be likely to help his case. but the attorneys and everybody else admit that 1t would be a move in the right direction to make an effort to have something appropriated for the work this year. It will do no harm to bring the matter to the attention of the aldermen and see what they think about it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-25
New York Market..

WHEAT-Weaker cables and less bun, lsh Argentine news provoked liquidation In wheat. as a result Of which prices broke half cent: December. siitGsihc.; May, M l-lsNs1isc.
 FLoUR-Dull and unchanged. Mlnne- s9se Patents; Sn. n;. ASgs; winseT straights patents, MO045.
 CORN Although opening steady on wet weather vest corn later eaSed of with wheat. December. b57kc.
 BUTTER-Creamery. extras. per pound. 1lc. tMercantile Exchange official quo- tation. extras. l4c.l; hrsts, 1dzSc, sec onds, lsF4c thirds, lsaise held ex- tubs extras. 2c.. nrsts. 12c.. seconds, lSQ1Oc.; thirds, led11c.
 cHEEsE-state, full cream. small and large. coiored and white. September. fan- cy. i5sc.: late made, average best. izi.a lI4c.. fair to good. fee: light skims choice. loi5qlic. part skins. prime. si,d s,tc: good- sasHss se common to fair. ia
 EGGs-state. Pennsyivznlz and nearby selected. white. fancy. fresh. 1s1foc choice. Sd91c-. mixed coiors. extra. Ec. SC: held and badly mixed. z1aEc.. dirt. les, ISdTr.. checkN lsafTc refrigerator April packed. fancy. Zc-: 7rsts. z1dzlitc. May packed. 2A41d1zc.. summer. ls19tc.;
 LIVE POULTRY = Chickens. spring. nearby. per pound. Izr fowls izr. oid rccsterS. G.. turkeys. l4c.s psEeuus. per
 DRESSED PouLTRY-Turkeys. spnuz. selected. drY picked. per pound. Itr.; av- craze run. Enilc-. Door to medlum. i17 iscNf scalded. i1fisc. old Its51sr.. br8iIers. ( pounds to pair and under. Fhflsfefphia dry picked. DO 1tc-. New York and Tenn eyirania. lf1Ec.. chrkens- roaefina. ' pounds Co pair and over. PhiIadelphia dry picked. lsf 1oC-. NeW York and Prunsyl- Tanla. 1111tc-. fowls. Philzds1phIa. dry picked. l.114c-- old c1ckEs drT picked. ac. scalded- eltc-s E-ese. white fEE 1r dark. 151lsc-. a1-1ate. prime. lzrEe- white. pef dozen, tlsadf. nixed- tzazz. dark. rs;
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-25

worlds goods go. He has a rented house in Washington. presided over by his daughter, Miss Helen, where he en- tertains extensively. Uncle g Joe is quite social feature in the national capital.
 Joseph c. Cannon was born in North Carolina in 1886. His parents were Quakers. He went early to Indiana. attended school till fourteen, then clerked in store till be had saved $500. He then studied law and began practicing in Illinois. For several years he was district attorney, then went to congress. where he has served over thirty years. He was offered the nomination for vice president last year, but vigorously declined it. His friends say he Is worthy higher place.
 J. A. EDGERT0N.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-25
"JuMPp CRIED J. p. MORGAN
How Financier Urged His Grandson Pierpont to Leap From ship.

How Financier Urged His Grandson
 Pierpont to Leap From ship.
 When the White Star steamship Gee. anic reached her pier at New York from Liverpool the other day the most eagerly expectant person awaiting was Mir. J. Pierpont Morgan, who was there to greet Mir. and Mrs. ". T. Hamilton. his son-in-law and daughter, and the four little Hamiltons-Law- renee. Pierpont. Helen and Alexander, says the New York Times.
 Mir. Morgan walked to the end of the pier while the big liner was being warped in. waving bis hands to the four youngsters. who had managed to push themselves before their elders and were standing in a row against the railing of the ship. Their hands be. gan to hutter actively when they caught a glimpse of the fnancIer amid the crowd.
 When the ship was about eight feet from the pier Mir. Morgan held out his hands and playfuliy shouted to Pier. pont. who was nearest:
 Jump. Pierpont; jump over to grandpa"
 A cautious hand from behind checked the boy or he might have taken the leap.
 When the Esngplank was run out to the ship Mfr. Morgan was the first to cross it. He kissed each of the HamIl. tons with a resoundlng smack. Then be helped to hustle the new arrivals into a waiting carriage