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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-08-13

Ell gobernador ha flrmado hoy la fran
quicia otorgada por ell Consejo Eje-
cutivo Mr.. Robert A. Miller, sus
herederos y tutores. para tomar una
porci6n de las aguas de la Quebra-
da del Aqua en- la Aunicipalidad
de Pctuelas, para ell uso en- su resi-
dencia, jardin Y plantaciones.
Pagara uA canon de $40 anuales.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-08-13

Parece que en- Vieques han ocurri-
do algunos disgustos con motive de
que Sc trata de dcstituir al Alcalde de
la municipalidad, por su condici6n de
sXtranjero.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-08-13

Flag
de senal Los paran
)ano-f Daily, Sundays
day only. Domingo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-08-13

.L y. .gissiSHe=,
Supt. de Obras P1blicas.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05
What - I'm McClures.

McClure's for April has the freshness
and cheerfulness of spring, You will
want to read it all Its articles, stories
and verses, have a rare charm for the
shortening evenings. Mary Stewart Gut
ting's Symphony in Coal which heads the
table or contents is another Of those fasci-
mating, sympathetic stories Of married
life. The most hair raising chapter OF ad-
venture that has been published in long
time is the sixth installment Of Carl
Schurz's "reminiscences Of Long Life;
Rescuing Kinkel from Spandau Jail, is a
story Of intrigue and hairbreadth chances
the shadow OF the gallows, told with the
happy swing OF youth, that holds you from
first word 70 last.
The number is beautifully illustrated
by such artists as Alice Barber Stephens.
Charlotte Harding. w. Hatherll, Martin
Justice, George Varian, N. c. Wyeth and
Mary Preston.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05
BARRIER BREAKERS.

Peter Cooper-Was only one year at
school.
Oliver p. Morton-Lame; walked on
crutches.
Chief Justice Chase-Nearsighted
had an impeachment In his speech.
Elihu Burritt-Son Of a farmer; be
came an apprentice In a blacksmith's
shop.
Estey, the organ maker-Given away
at four years of age; had scarcely any
schooling.
Nelson W. Aidrich-Entered Provi-
dence on foot, with his clothes strung
over his back.
Andrew Carnegie-Son Of an immi-
grant; worked as bobbin boy In a mill
for S1.20 a week.
Alexander ii. Stephens-A dwarf;
with a broken scythe he overmatched
In the harvest all those who had per-
feet ones.
Thurlow Weed-So poor In boyhood
that one cold March day he had to
wrap pieces OF cloth about his feet In
place OF socks and shoes.-Craft's "Suc.
cessfui Men OF Today"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05
WHIPS OF FLAME.
Picturesque aud Pushing Fire Dance
of the Indians.

Oh tne In0ioms.
Mysterious are many OF the ways Of
the red man DIR. Matthews Of Wash
ington gave an interesting account OF
q fire dance which he was fortunate
enough to witness In the far west. The
spectators we're seated about large
ed ruddy fire.
Suddenly sounded a loud blowing Of
buffalo horns, mingled with strange
cry like the call OF sand hill crane.
Nearer and nearer II came, and then
there bounded into the circle ten men,
naked to the waist and bearing long
bundles of shredded cedar bark.
Round and round the fire danced the
little procession. chanting and waving
the flexible fagots. After some time
the leader abruptly stopped and lighted
his fagot OF bark. The others followed
his example.
Now began a wild race. At first the
Indians kept close. splitting upon each
others back a substance supposed to
have medicinal virtue. Soon they ran
without concert, the long. brilliant
streamers Of flame faring behind them.
As they sped over the ground round
the circle they applied the fiery brands
to the bodies Of themselves and COM
rades. Not man turned as the Wig
orous, burning blows descended on his
naked back. Sometimes they would
seize the brand In their hands and rub
II over their flesh as II 1t were Il
sponge and they were giving them
selves bath of flames. On they
danced and whipped and rubbed unit
all seemed dazzling ring Of fire to the
oniookers.
And were there sore and blistered
backs the next day under the careless
ly worn blanketsi Apparently not, for
DR.. Matthews saw and talked with the
actors directly after the dance, and
they seemed to experience no discom-
fort.
His explanation Of the secret does not
include the mysterious compound which
the Indians spat upon each other. That,
he thinks, was probably Of no value
But cedar bark ignites at low tenn
perature, and the white earth with
which the men were thickiy COATED was
an excellent nonconductor.-Youth's
Companion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05
WHEREIN IS CHARM OF CHINA.
Beauty Of Its Landscapes, the Tea
houses and Its Landscap

houses and Its Landscapes.
With all the offensive sights and
smells there is no denying a myster-
ious and alluring fascination In China
for all who come In contact with her
people under their native conditions,
says Guy M. Walker In the Chautau-
guam. Even the recollection Of the
discomforts of travel by the native
means cannot blot out the beauty OF
the landscape. the terraced mountain
sides. the persimmon groves, the tea
houses, the diminutive gardens. the
little patches of ripening grain. and
the great toiling throng always cheer
full and contented In spite of their un-
ending tasks.
All who have been visitors to China
seem irresistibly drawn back to the
country. They hear the call Of the
east and never cease to look forward
to the time when they shall return to
II again.
Those who have once lived In China
are never satisfied to live ywhere
else. Soothing and insinuating. the IA
talism Of the Chinese creeps upon
them and they. too. learn to accept
things as they come. Other land
scapes lose their interest. the Oldest
ruins of other climes seem cheap and
new, while the hustle and haste of oc-
cidental life with its harsh customs
and abrupt manners bruise their spirit
and they long for the peace of Cathay.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05

If you ever bought box of Witch
Hazel Salve that failed to give salts
faction the chances are 1t did not
have the name "E G Dewitt & Co."
printed on the wrapper and pressed
In the box. The original DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve never fails TO give
satisfaction for burns, sores. boils,
letter, cracked hands, etc. For blind,
bleeding. itching and protruding piles
IL affords almost immediate relief. II
stops the pain. Sold by W. |. Bene-
dict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05
Bank Of ENGLAND.

the Bank of England. known all
over the world as the Old Lady of
Threadneedle street, as the Treasury
at Washington is known as Uncle
Sans Pocketbook, was founded by a
Scotchman in 1894. and is in class
by itself. rs capital is 2.765 900. its
reserve s15.627.365. and the gold and
silver coin and bullion in its vaults
amount to ss,600,O00. Tn, Bank OF
England is purely business bank, and
any one who keeps his account there
liz o. X. But besides being purely a
business institution II is John Bulls
repository and depository.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05

A tale of horror was told by marks
of human blood in the home of j. W..
Williams, a well-known merchant OF
Bac. KY. he writes: Twenty years
ago had severe hemorrhages OF the
lungs, and was near death when be-
gan taking DR.. Kings New Discovery.
1t completely cured me and [ have
remained well ever since" 1t cures
hemorrhages, chronic coughs, settled
colds and bronchitis, and Is the only
known cure for weak lungs. Every
bottle guaranteed bv Cornell Bros !,
druggists. SOC and sl.00. Trial bot
tie free.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
(oFFIcIAL.

Council Chamber, Friday March 5oth.
1906.
Adjourned meeting
Meeting called to order by the Mayor.
Roll Call: Present Mayor Bricker, Aid.
Madden Cornell, Hudson, Smith.
Absent-Ald. Putnam, Stout.
Moved by Aid Cornell, seconded by
Aid. Smith that A. B. Hull be appointed
Inspector of election in the third ward TO
fill vacancy. which motion prevailed.
Yeas-Ald. Madden. Cornell, Hudson,
Smith, A. Nays; none.
Moved by Aid. Cornell, seconded by
Aid. Smith that E w. Rowley be appoint
ed inspector Of election in the second ward
to fill vacancy which motion prevailed.
Yeas-Ald. Madden, Cornell. Hudson,
Smith, 4 Ndys, none.
Moved by Aid Madden, seconded by
Aid. Smith that the following bills be au-
dted and allowed which motion prevailed.
Yeas-Ald. Madden, Connell, Hudson,
Smith, 4. Nays, none.
Charlie Murray. blacksmithng As
Bedding Veterinary hosp. medicine 90
T. Frank Ireland, supplies %
L. D. Pierce, g SO
W. R. Tebbe feed 30
w. A. Wilder. expenses to lonia So
Belding- Hall Mfg Co. Pumping for
February 20 %
Motion made by Aid. Smith. seconded
by Aid, Madden to adjourn, which motion
prevailed.
Yeas, Aid. Madden, Cornell, Hudson,
Smith, 4. Nays, none
WV. G. FISHER.
City Clerk.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05
A Thousand Dollars, worth of Good.

/ have been AFFLICTED with kidney
and bladder trouble for years, passing
gravel or stones with excruciating
pain, SAYS A. III Thurnes, a well known
coal operator of Buffalo, o. got no
relief from medicine until 1 began
taking Foley's Kidney Cure, then the
result was surprising. A few doses
started the brick like substance and
now have no pain acroJs my kidneys
and / feel like a new man. IL has
done me $1,000 worth of good. Foley's
Kidney Cure will cure every form of
kidney or bladder disease. Sold by
w. |. Benedict.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05
Press Notes for April Designer.

ITess NOtes lOE aPhb DOo.e"'
The April Designer is full Of the tidings
of springs approach, not only with dainty
apparel for women and young folks. but
with fiction. verse and illustrations partic-
ularly appropriate for this time OF year.
Easter brides will find designs for we'd
ding toiettes and for pretty lingerie for
the trousseau, and special article shows
how to arrange the bridal veil. Advance
suggestions and photographs OF spring
hats will also prove useful. Easter in Mo-
rayia. by Julia Davis Chandler, Making
Eastern Novelties, by Winifred Fales. and
Butterflies, by Craig S. Thoms, are three
oharmingly illustrated articles. and short
story, The Milk Of Human Kindness. by
Ada Marie Peck, has Easter for its key
note.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-04-05

For bloating, belching, indigestion
etc, eat a Rings Dyspepsia Tablet
after meals. Sold by Connell Bros.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
COMPARES TWO SYSTEMS.
It Takes Three and 0ns-Third Times
as Long to Write the Roman
Numerals.

Moved by the apparent loss Of time
and increase of errors caused by the
traditional use of Roman numerals in
designating volumes in photographic
references, DR.. R. M Yerkes, of Harvard,
has submitted the matter to a simple
scientific test. Choosing ten well-edu-
Gated persons, he determined for each
the time required for writing and for
reading the Roman and the Arabic nu-
merals from to 100, and also the rela-
tive number of errors committed. His
conclusion is. says Youths Companion,
that it takes three and one-third times
as long to write the Roman numerals
as the Arabic, and the chance of error is
81 times as great. 1t takes three times
as long to read them, and the chance of
error is eight times as great. An illus
tratlon is the number 80, which in
Roman style is iXXXVIIl. In the In
ternational catalogue of scientific lit
erature the volume numbers are printed
in heavy-faced Arabic type.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
PRINCESS AND PLEASANT,
Royalty Aids Poor Who Suffered Ac-
cident from Auto-Failed to
Recognize Party.

Last summer, when the duchess
and Nine. Dene were going for a
run in their motor at Peterhof,
they CHANGED upon an aged peas
ant driving home from town in a
dilapidated cart, in which he had
managed to store away at least
three generations of his family.
The instant the motor came in
sight the horse bolted, scattering
to right and left the occupants of
the vehicle. The German crown
princess, of course, at once
stopped and ordered her chauffeur
to assist the old farmer to catch
the runaway animal, while she and
Nine Dene set to work in helping
the women and children out of the
bitches. Now, the princess has a
marked aversion to fine feathers,
and usually walks abroad in sim
pie blouse and skirt and a sailor
hat; consequently when she ap-
peared on the scene an irate old
woman of the party shook her fist
in her face and bade her get "to
the devil" The duchess, though
naturally somewhat dismayed by
this reception, would not be GUST
ed, and at last persuaded the old
woman to allow her to drive her
and her children home in her car.
Up to the present day the farmer
and his wife are ignorant as to
who the tall young lady might be.
neither do they know the source Of
various mysterious gifts that find
their way periodically to their
humble home.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
WOMEN WHO YORK NIGHTS
An Army Of Female Employees En-
gagged in Various Kinds
Of Labor.

When we speak of the night work.
ers OF the great CITY," said man who
reports the New York Sun, is one of
them, "of the printers, Of the surface
and the elevated and now the subway
car men, the hotel and restaurant and
saloon men, the telegraphers and the
bakers and the market men, the police
men and the hremen, the telephone
men and the newspaper men, and 80
on--we have in mind men only an a
rule. Yet there are nowadays a great
many women night workers as we'll,
women who work nights and sleep
days. just as the night working men
do.
There, for instance, are the scrub
women, plenty Of them, who work at
night in great office buildings, cleaning
after the tenants have gone; the wom-
en- employed In restaurants and in
restaurant kitchens; the little army Of
women employed in telephone ex-
changes; the women nurses employed
in hospitals and in homes; women
stenographers and typewriters; the
matrons in police stations, who work
as the policemen do, in relays, some
by day and some by night; the stew
ardesses on steamboats,; the women's
cloak and hat room attendants; wom-
en- cashiers in drug stores; bakers
wives who help to get the bread and
rolls ready for early customers, and
so on, and so on. Then there are last.
but not least, the women newspaper
sellers, who are up and out long be-
fore 'daybreak to get their morning
newspapers.
"The men, to be sure. still count up
by far the greater number, but at a
moderate calculation there are now
some Thousands Of women, a very fair
brigade Of them, regularly 30 en-
ployed, who are entitled to be enrolled
in the city's big army Of night work.
ers."
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
PROVINCES OF VAST EXTENT
Alberta and Saskatchewan About to
Be Organized by the Dominion
Of Canada.

F. A. Lawrence said in q recent
speech in the dominion house of COM
mons:
I'VE are informed that each of these
pF'-f--- will comprise no less an area
than G1> 900 square miles. The mind of
man almost fails to grasp the signifi-
canoe, the vastness, the greatness of
the figures. We can only family do so
by comparison, and may be permitted
to say that each of these provinces will
be nearly six times as large as the great
state of New York, with it's population
Of 7,250,000;; each of them will be five
times as great in point of area as the
large state of Illinois, with its popula-
ton Of 100000; each will be six times
as large as the large state of Pennsyl-
vania, with population of 6,5O0,000;
each of them will be seven times as
large as the state of Indiana, with its
population of 100000.
''In point of fact, each of them is
larger in area than the states of Massa-
chusetts, New York, Illinois, Iowa,
Maine, Michigan, Delaware and New
Jersey all combined together. Each of
them is twice as large as England,
Wales, Scotland and Ireland, with their
immense population of 100000 peo-
pie; each of them is much greater than
the German empire in Europe, with its
population of 55,750,000; each of them
is much greater than the republic of
France in Europe, with its population of
39,00O,O0O.
by a simple comparison Of that kind
we are enabled to realize the immensity
of the heritage which we as Canadians
have in our great northwest"
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
Britain's Ancient Monuments.

In our own land ancient monuments
for the most part take care Of them
selves. or depend on the irregular as
sistance proffered from time to time by
their private friends. Only in the case
of very few is the protection Of the
ancient monument acts available,
though in Ireland the national monu-
ments are far better treated, If the
Importance Of the preservation of the
remaining specimens of our older town
architecture were once firmly implant-
ed in the public mind, it would be found
possible in very many cases to devise
a way Of meeting modern requirements,
while yet preserving what is old.-Lon-
don Builder
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
WATER POWERS OF TEXAS.
In Proportion to Its Great Size the
Resources Of the State Are
Not Adequate.

Many an empire has boasted less ex-
tensive domain than does the single state
Of Texas. Mere acres. however, do not
constitute greatness. To soil must be
added water, trees, men, farms, cities,
factories; and perhaps the most impor-
water. In proportion to the size of the
state the water resources of Texas are
not sufficiently abundant to make con-
ditions in that commonwealth ideal for
farmer or manufacturer. Before the
highest development can be reached,
men have need to tax their wits, utilizing
every waterfall and storing every rain
drop. Very suggestive to those inter-
ested in the industrial progress Of the
state II report entitled The Water
Powers Of Texas" which has recently
been published by the United States ge-
illogical survey.
In addition to the main rivers of Tex
as, there are at least 20 streams west
Of Colorado river which rise in springs
and which constitute potential factors
in the water supply and water power Of
the state. These springs occur for the
most part in the Edwards plateau, the
most notable exceptions being those at
Fort Stockton, Santa Lucia. and at the
head OF T oyah creek, in trans-Pecos
Texas.
The water power in many localities
Is only partially developed. There are,
however. many plants in the state which
have been built upon scientific princi-
pies, with modern machinery, and which
obtain high efficiency. A large per-
centage Of the plants now in existence
are located on Guadalupe, Colorado
and Brazos rivers and their tributaries
Guadalupe river easily takes rank as the
most effective of the power-generating
streams in the state. There are more
power plants on Neches and Sabine riv-
ers and their tributaries than on the
rivers farther west, but these plants are
usually only small mills of to 30-horse
power, which are used for ginning cot
ton. saving lumber or grinding corn.
In eastern Texas the country is heav-
lily wooded and Is traversed by many
small streams which are for the most
part tributaries Of Sabine river or
Neches river and are not subject to sud-
den fluctuations In height. The water
is held back by the leaves, roots and
low-growing vegetation which cover the
earth and 1t flows OF gradually, so that
there is little occasion for shutting
down plants on account Of low water.
The power plants in western Texas are
larger, but the streams are subject to
sudden rises and falls, especially the
streams that flow through the noun
tains of Edwards plateau, such as the
Colorado, Guadalupe aad Nueces.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
octopus clings to Steamer.

While steaming along the coast Of
Mexico recently those who were on
board of the ship Peru noticed that the
vessels progress was much slower than
it should be. The chief engineer was in
formed and he reported that the engines
were making the customary revolutions.
An investigation was made and across
the bow of the steamer manta, species
OF octopus, was found clinging. A sailor
was lowered over the side and he at
tached sharp hooks TO the monster and
with the aid of the capstan its hold was
released. 1t suddenly started away,
taking the hooks and line with 1t.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
TRADITION OF THE FLOOD.
Noah's Ark of Pueblo Indians Con-
tains Some Curious Animals
Have Tradition Of Deluge.

The children of the Pueblo In
dians have a Noah's ark of their
own, and some of the animals it
contains are very curious indeed
such animals, in fact, as civilized
young people are not acquainted
with. Among them are mountain
goats, queer creatures of the cat
tribe and prong-horned antelopes.
All of these animals are made out
Of clay and baked like pottery,
after which they are painted in
quite an artistic and lifelike fash
ion.
Like most other peoples, the Pu-
eblO Indians have a tradition of
great flood. The catastrophe oc-
Cured long ago, when they lived in
the ancient land of their fore
fathers. One day the earth be-
gan to shake and strange rum
blings grew louder and louder, un-
til at length an opening yawned
in the middle of the central square
Of the town. Out of the opening
gushed mighty stream of water,
overwhelming the houses and
flooding the valley, so that the in
habitants fed with their live
stock to the neighboring noun
tains.
Presently there rose out of the
hole in the earth the head of a gi-
gantic turtle, which lowered to the
very roof of the sky. Everybody
was terror-stricken, but the chief
man of the town-whose name
ought to have been Noah-plucked
up the courage to ask the great
reptile what he wanted. The tur-
tie replied that it was hungry and
that its appetite could be ap-
peased only by the sacrifice of a
young man and a young woman.
There was nothing to do but to
obey, and so handsome youth
and beautiful girl were delivered
up to the turtle, which took them
in its mouth and sank with them
through the hole. Immediately
all of the water flowed away and
in the place where the reptile had
appeared, there rose up a large
black rock, which, according to the
myth, may be seen at this day, tes-
tifying to the truth of the story.
Unfortunately, the deluge left
things in such damp and uncom-
Portable condition, after destroy
ing all of the houses and most of
the portablep property, that the peo-
pie thought it wisest to go away.
So they started on journey
northward, the whole tribe of
them, and the crane, which is sa-
cred bird, flew ahead to pick out
the driest route. At length they
came to the region which their de-
scendants now inhabit, and which
is so extremely dry that the water
supply is always a subject of
anxiety.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05
Incorporate Tea Drinking.

In this age of mental tension, high
pressure and overstrain tea is felt to be
doing much to overstock our lunatic
asylums. There can be little doubt that
tea-drinking is form of intemperance
in these days-a national and female
intoxication second only TO that of
strong drink and in some respects per-
hans even more injurious.
Receipt books for sale at Ledger
office; also all kinds Of blanks, min
ing location, deeds, mortgages, -etc.
Give us daily some good bread. Pho
neer -four makes the best.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-05

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of 35 cents a 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 a home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over poStof1ce or express. Money sent
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.
They receive deposits from SIS up. Commence
the new year by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with a bank account has
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