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Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
HAIR AND Boards.
They Have Played Important Parts
In the Worlds History.

They Have Played Important Partn
In the Worlds History.
In centuries past the human hair
played an important part in all judicial
proceedings. Those that were permit
ted to wear beard and hair had rights
that could not be claimed by the. shorn
and shaved. When men made oath
they touched their beard and hair, and
women placed the finger tips Of the
right hand on their tresses.
Servants were obliged to have their
hair cut, and if a freedman went into
slavery he had to divest himself of his
hirsute adornments. An adult adopted
by foster parents was obliged to have
his beard shaved, and the shaving of
beard and hair was a punishment in
f1icted on criminals. The Jurisprudence
of our ancestors dealt with punishment
''by skin and hair" for small offenses
and "by neck and hand" for greater
crimes.
There has always been more or less
superstition about hair. Great strength
was implied by it, and wizards and
witches knew of concoctions of hair by
which they poisoned enemies. Cats
hair was especially named in the cate
CORY of poisonous hairs, and even at
the beginning of the seventeenth cen
tury Paulus Zacchias, famous physi-
clan, writes of the virulent poison of
the hair of cats.
Among civilized people such supersti-
tious beliefs have gone out Of existence,
and only Malays give their enemies
tiger hairs in broth to kill them.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
Death of SiIas VotaW.

An old resident of Cosumnes town
ship died last Saturday, at his home
in Bridgeport school district near the
Amador county line Mr. Votaw was
native of Mississippi and had reach
ed the age of 80 years. His wife died
a few years ago and he had been
gradually failing for a long time.
They had large family and several
sons and daughters are still living.
James. Charles and Austin Votaw
are weIl-known in that part of this
county and in Amador county where
their business has most frequently
called them. Milton Votaw and
Laura Votaw have resided on the old
home place with their parents during
their old age. Mr. and Mrs Votaw
were people of unusually fine char
acter and were jnstly held in high
esteem by all the early residents of
that part of the county. The funeral
took place at Oleta on Monday.-El
Dorado Republican.
The Volcano mine is another good
property about three miles from town
on the Amador side. Sinking is going
on, and machinery is on the way for
more extensive work. An immense
body of ore has been struck ID the
tunnel and the 10 stamps of the mill
can be heard here. The mine gives
employment to about % men and is
under the management of q. j.
Numan. Prospect.
Q a g. oRE Ia.
Bears tba A The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sf LxAzzzMr
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
rheumatism and Tan.

The discovery of a remedy for rheu-
matism by means OF tau was aeci
dentally made by a. tanner of Ulm,
Wurttemberg. One day he fell into one
of his own vats, and, as no one was
near, he had to remain in the tanning
liquid for over half an hour When
rescued he found, it is said, that his
rheumatism had entirely left him. He
then turned doctor and treated by
means Of system called electrotanno-
therapia.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
~~~-~--@N|-N]--7-E1---77
A Friend That Was a Friend.

Don't frown-Iook pleasant. IT
you are suffering from Indigestion or
sour stomach, take Kodol dyspepsia
cure. Hon. Jake Moore. of Atlanta,
Ca, says: 81 suffered more than 20
years with indigestion. A friend re-
commended KodoI. 1t relieved me
in one day and 1 now enjoy better
health than for many years. Kodol
digests what you eat. relieves sour
stomach, gas on stomach, belching,
etc. Sold by F. W. Ruhser.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
STAMISLAUS FOREST RESERVE.
Applications for Grazing Permits.

Notice is hereby given that all
applications for permits to Craze
cattle, horses, and sheep within the
Stanislaus Forest Reserve during the
season of 1906, must be submitted to
S. L. N. Ellis, Forest Ranger in
charge, Sonora, California, on or be-
fore April first, 1906. Full inform
alton in regard to the grazing fees to
be charged, and blank forms to be
used in making application, VIII be
furnished upon request addressed to
the above named officer.
THOMAS Ii. SHERRARD,
mr2-4t Acting Forester.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
Curious Astronomical Calculation.

A European astronomer has recently
made some remarkable calculations.
He figures that If all the living repre-
sentatives Of the human race were
strung out In space and separated from
each other by intervals Of a mile the
line would only reach one-third Of the
distance to the planet Neptune. If sep
arated by distances as great as that be-
tween London and Constantinople the
line would only reach halfway to the
nearest star.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
His First IntimatiOn.

"How did you find out you could
drawn" inquired the admirer of the
celebrated illustrator.
"By the marks l received in school
for the excellence and fidelity Of my
work." replied the eminent one my
work was a caricature of my beloved
teacher on the blackboard, and the
marks came from the teachers cane"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

The Hay Fever Problem. An Insect
Larva Used as Tool. Glass Dressing
tor Wounds.-The Modern Philoso-
pher's Stone.-Status of Hypnotism.
Manganese in the Organism. Cop
per Bacteria.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
No Quitting.

Marryat-You don't believe in d.
vorce, then? Mugley-No. sir; I've got
too much sportin' blood. Marryat-
What has that to do with it? Mugley-
I believe in fight to the finish.-Phila-
delphia Press.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
She Knew His Secret.

Tell me honestly, now, Clara, did
Harold confess his love last night?"
Confess! What do you think 1 am,
L chief Of police T'-Milwaukee Journal.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
In Blossom.

Clara-Fred's mother called on me
shortly after our engagement She says
he is the flower Of the family. Maude
Il guess that's right His Uncle John
hys he is q blooming idiot.-Chicago
News.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
A WOman's Way.

Edith-What luck did you have in the
last race? Maud-None at all. 1 back
ed all the horses with a pretty name,
but didn't find the winner.-Illustrat-
ed Bits.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30

Miss Budd Ito famous pianisD-That
music was truly divine, monsieur.
"Ah, mamselle, zat is indeed praise,
foc who but an angel would know di.
vine music?"
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
The Angel.

In New Holland scars, made carefully
with shells, form elaborate patterns on
the ladies' faces.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
Has Stood the Test 25 Years.

The old, original Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. You know what you are
taking. 1t is iron and quinine in
tasteless form. No cure no pay. SOC.
Amador ledger., 1906-03-30
ROYAL
Baking Powder
Makes Clean Breed

With Royal Baking Powder there is
no mixing with the hands, no sweat of
the brow. Perfect cleanliness, greatest
facility, sweet, clean, healthful food.
Eu instructions in the Royal Baker and Pastry Cook
book for making all kinds of bread, biscuit and cake
With Royal Baking Powder. Gratis any address,
ROYAL BAKING POWDER NEW YORK.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
H. H. ROGERS IS OUT.
Both He and Rockefeller Retire from
Mutual Life Board.

New York, July 18.-The committee
Of trustees of the Mutual Life Insur-
ance company appointed to nominate
new board of trustees to be voted for
at the annual meeting of the company
in December, made its final report to-
day, and in doing so disclosed the
fact that Henry H. Rogers and Will
liam Rockefeller had withdrawn from
further connection with that body.
In seeking from President Peabody
the cause of this action on the part
of the Standard Oil interests, Mr.
Peabody gave out a personal letter
from Mr.. Rogers, upon which he said
he would make no comment In this
letter Mr. Rogers said:
when the troubles came upon the
company I felt it my duty as a trus-
tee to stand by and do anything
could of service to my fellow mem bers
and policy holders. I believe I have
rendered them some assistance.
1.-THE statement has been frequently
made that [ caused your election to
the presidency of the Mutual COM
pany. No one knows better than you
how false this is. You know that
had bat the slightest acquaintance
with you before your election; that I
never exchanged a word with you re-
specting your candidacy. nor was
in any sense the inspiring cause of
your selection.
apparently the people who are
most active in their hostility to the
present administration are using the
fact of my connection with the Stan
dard Oil company as a ground for
criticism. While this is a sufficient
reason for my refusal to be a eandi-
date for trustee since no one has a
right to put such large interests in
jeopardy for the sake of achieving a
personal vindication. it is yet true
that aside from the relations of Mr.
William Rockefeller and myself as
policy holders and trustees. neither the
Standard Oil company nor anyone oc-
cupying an official position in that cor
gree had any business or other rela-
ton with the Mutual Life Insurance
company. And in the case of Mr..
Rockefeller, who is now absent. his
policy matured some months ago, and
was paid and he. therefore, IS no
longer a policy holder. He also wishes
to be relieved from any further service
as a trustee.
s.If anyone fnagines that the
Standard Oil company or any of its
officers have profited out of my fela-
ton to the Mutual Life Insuran &c
company. he must be strangely ig-
norant of the facts.
Neither Mr.. Rockefeller nor my
self have been identified with any I'M
derwriting scheme. nor have we been
engaged in any business affairs with
the Mutual company by which we
have been the gamers. On the con-
trary we have given business to the
Mutual and its allied companies from
which they have largely benefited"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18

yesterday pitched for his home town.
Hillsboro, against Marion and won
his game by keeping the few hits of
his opponents we'll scattered. The
score was 6 to 8.
The White Sox are now at the top
in the Western association. They
earned this position by winning four
games from Webb City in two days.
With the two series which follow on
the home grounds it is expected when
they leave again they will leave with
good lead over the other teams.
On every street corner on Kansas
avenue from Ninth to Fifth streets re-
ligious bands of varying creeds held
services last night The town seems
to be overrun just now with itinerant
preachers. They do no harm unless
it is to make a lot of unnecessary and
Objectionable noise, and occasionally
they do some good.
You know that pen and ink drawing
The Passing of the H0rse2 A man and
girl driving yesterday afternoon took
part twice in tableaux vivants
representing it, They passed two
broken down automobiles with the for
naer occupants clustered around sug-
costing and explaining tc the perspiring
man on his back under the machine
Wherever John Philip Sousa may
nave been last night, it is likely that
ne passed an uncOmforta bic half hour
A band which practices nightly in a
room on Kansas avenue essayed to
play 1.-THE Stars and Stripes Forever
and if eNer-a musical composition was
murdered and then torn to shreds that
one was, but then everyone has to
learn.
The new fire station in the Fifth
ward is about completed. When the
floor is completed the station house will
be ready for occupancy. Though Chief
Wilmarth has been hunting for the past
month and half for a good team for
the new station he has not been success
fUG yet. The city pays good price for
its horses for fire department service
and some one can make a good sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
SLEPT IN THE RAIN.
President Roosevelt Spends a Night in
Camp at EatOn's Neck.

Oyster Bay. July 1S.-President
Roosevelt camped on the shores of
Cold Spring harbor Monday night.
With him were his sons. Quentin and
Archie, their cousins. Philip and Geo.
Roosevelt, DR.. Alexander Lambert of
New York, the presidents personal
physician, and Lieutenant BuImer
commander of the yacht SyIph The
camp was pitched on Eatons Neck
which in the fall season during past
years has always been the scene of a
merry juvenile bivouac with the presi-
dent as the central figure telling camp
fire stories The camp on the shore
was varied somewhat on this occasion.
No campflres were needed, as it was
the Warmest night the summer season
has produced in the vicinity OF oyster
Bay. Before morning it rained in tor
rents.
The president and his party went to
Eatons Neck on the Sylph before dark
Plenty of time was taken in locating
and pitching camp. The beach was
found the most available place and
after the usual jolly evening in camp
and sleep time came. the party rolled
up in summer coverings and went to
sleep. Then came the rain. The
Sylphs landing boats had been pulled
upon the shore and overturned. sailor
like. When the rain came the boys
were the first to wake up They hur
riedly beat a retreat to the overturned
boats where they remained during the
storm. The president, DR.. Lambert
and Lieutenant Bulmer had no shelter
and simply rolled tighter in their
blankets and took the wetting.
When the. rain ceased sleep was
again in order and it was not until the
morning sun was beginning its hottest
record of the season that Sycamore
Hill was reached on the return.
President Roosevelt today did some
hard farming. He pitched and moved
a load of hay just in time to save it
from terrific thunder storm which
swept Long Island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
SURVEYORS NEEDED.
Philippine Commission Has a Plan
for Providing Them.

Washington. July 18.-The bureau
of insular affairs has been advised by
the Philippine commission of an act
passed to educate students who will
serve the government as surveyors
and thus meet the great demand for
civil engineers caused by the extensive
transfer of friar lands and other lands
for mining and agricultural purposes.
It is provided by the act that each
year a large number of students is to
be certified to the bureau of lands for
five years of instruction in surveying
The students are to attend the nau-
teal school or the school of arts and
trades at Manila in the mornings and
in the afternoons will receive their in
struction in surveying.
For the first year the students will
be paid 1920. After a year of school
the students will be examined for ap-
pointment as junior surveyors and II
they pass and desire to remain in the
service must sign a contract and re-
main with the government for four
years more. In case the students leave
the service in violation of their con
tract they are to be forever barred
from positions under the Philippine
civil service. This proposition for edu-
eating surveyors is believed necessary
by the commission because of the re-
fusal of American surveyors to accept
employment in the islands since the
Panama canal and irrigation works in
the United States have created such
great demand for engineers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
IN DEFENSE OF o. W. FINCH.
His Brother, r. C. Finch. Gives His
Side of the Garden City Trouble.

A letter has been received by the
State Journal from r. c. Finch. dated
Pueblo, Colo. in relation to the item
printed in the State Journal of July Z
concerning the double conviction of @.
W. Finch of Garden City for man
slaughter and burglary. R. c. Finch
is a brother of o. w. Finch. The bur-
glary case against Finch has recently
been appealed to the supreme court,
on the ground that Finch can not be
cinvicted of one crime While serving
sentence for another. r. c. Finch
says:
Il wish to say few words for pub
LEGATION to correct if possible any
wrong idea readers of the State Jour
nal may have obtained by reading that
article. It is true. to my great sorrow,
that my poor. unfortunate brother is
serving a term in prison for an acct
dent: just such an accident as occurs
every day some place. People as
rule are just and unprecedented in
verdict given on an accident, but not
so in my brothers case ON october
/, 1904, my brother, o. W Finch, Dor
rOWed a gun to defend himself against
a burIy attache of a circus who had
threatened him because he had inter
fered when he saw this bully knock
ing a couple of young boys around
one of the boys was a son of T. c.
member who the other boy was My
brother is not an able bodied man. He
has curvature of the spine. is a bad
cripple and quite unable to defend
himself had the bully attacked him.
When the gun went off, my brother
was showing the action of the gun to d
couple of men. He was revolving the
cylinder of the gun, his thumb slipped
and the gun Went off and killed Mr.
Brooks. who was standing 175 feet
from where my brother was His
father and little boy were standing
right near Brooks, watching the circus
go by. 1t was sad accident, but my
brother is just as innocent of inten-
tionally committing a crime as his in
nocent child. and every honest, fair
minded man in Finney county knows
this.
Nov comes the present case pend
ing in the supreme court. My brother
bought hides, and has probably bought
more hides than any other dealer IN
Garden City. Some time in May, 1905,
I believe he sold his hides to a hide
buyer He had them bundled and "
ing on the Santa Fe right of way,
fcer came and said that Bigeley's hide
house had been broken into and hides
taken. They found three or four hides,
believe. that they could not identify.
and because he could not tell who he
got them of. they want to drive the
red hot iron into him again. The
night this man Bigeley says his hide
house was robbed, my. brother was
sick. not able to be up, but that don {
count in Garden City, Finney county.
Kansas Since his Incarceration, ev-
dence has come to light which should
exonerate O. w Finch of this terrible
Charge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
PACAS HAS A RECORD.
Something Of saIvador's Representa-
tive to Peace Conference.

Washington, July 1s.-Senor Rosa
Pacas, whom President Escalon ap-
pointed TO come to the United States
and present Salvador's side of the Cen
trail American dispute to this govern
ment previous to the serious battles be
tween Guatemalan and Salvadorean
troops is the Salvadorean minister of IN
terior and attracted much attention in
1902, by denouncing Chief Justice Henry
Strong and Don H. Dickinson, with
whom he met in Washington to arbi-
trate the claim of the SalvadOrean Com .
nercial company against Salvador. 1t
Is now runored that Senior Pacas may
be named by Salvador to represent it at
the conference to be held on the United
States cruiser AIarblehead for the pur-
pose OF adjusting the disputes which
have involved Honduras, Salvador and
Guatemala This rumOr has caused
much comment IN diplomatic circles af-
ter the announcement of an unfavor-
Rble award in the Salvadorean CONNER
rial company case.
IN that case the American company
Eought to recover from Salvador $500,
600 for damages it suffered as the result
Of the seizure by the government of har-
aoor improvements the corporation had
made at one of the Salvadorean ports
lAfter long dispute the case was sub
snitted to arbitration in Washington,
with Senior PacaS representing salvador.
Chief Justice Strong as the neutral
member of the commission and Mr.
Dickinson as the American representa-
tive.
The members Of the commission met
for weeks at the Arlington hotel in this
city and when the award was announced
Mr.. Pacas bitterly charged the two 9th
er members of the commission with
treating him and his government with
s+zrossest unfafrness."
Sir Henry Strong personally resented
the attack on his action and a scene fol
lowed. Senior Pacas starming about the
hotel in great rage. Salvador then pro-
tested against the decision of the arbi-
traitors. in violation of the cardinal
principles of arbitration and delayed
The payment of the award of 1928, 17S for
q long time. The state department was
compelled TO make representations to
salvador repeatedly. Finally attorneys
for the Salvadorean Commercial com
pany despaired of ever collecting the full
arncuut OF the award from the little re-
public and in 1903 g compromise was
azreed upon with Salvador and the case
Fl said to have been settled for about
100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
Canada to Share in seal Catch.

Victoria, B. c., July lS.-It is stated
by local seaIers that one of the con-
ditions of the proposed sealing treaty
reported almost concluded at Washing
ton to arrange for cessation Of pela-
gle sealing will be that Canada is to
have a proprietary right in the Priby
loft seal herds to the extent that Can
ada will be paid 25 per cent Of the
gross receipts of the roekeries. It Is
stated that this was to have been a
condition of the arrangements expect
ed to have been made by the joint high
commission which was dissolved be-
cause of disagreement over other ques-
lions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
Toneka Giants 8. Pawnee CITY 5.

Pawnee City. Neb.. July 1S.-By bet
ter playing the Topeka Giants defeated
the Pawnee City team here Tuesday af-
ternoon by a score of 8 to 5. The
Giants made nine hits and but one error
while the home team made three hits
and four errors. Batteries-Giants.
Noroman ard Srothers; Pavnee City
Merdy and Johnson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18

Washington. July 1S.-The application
of George W. Robinson, F. A. Amsden,
THOMAS Arnold. Charles W. Weber, J.
A. Brophy and others to organize the
National Bank Of Commerce of Well
ington. Kan. with $50. 900 capital has
been approved by the comptroller of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
Other people hav

to the truth than I like. They think
we are always after the Almighty
Dollar, and they say we generally
get it. Here is a smoking room story:
A wealthy man died and in his Will
appointed four executors. a German,
an EngIishman, Frenchman. and a
Yankee. He provided that they should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
CorteIvou Goes North.

New York. July 18.=Postmaster
General CorteIyou. accompanied by his
family. sailed for Novo Scotia on the
Prince Arthur. It is Mr.. Cortelyou' s
intention to stop at Halifax for a week
or two and go from there to Cape
Breton salmon fishing with Prof. Alex
ander Graham Bel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
snicide Ieares Prirnte Iletter.

salina. Kan, July 1S.-W. A. Mar
tin the Culver farmer who shot him
self. is dead. It has been learned that
Martin left a letter to his son explain
mig his action. but the son Will not
make the letter public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18

Baltimore. July 1s=Judge Thomas
Baer. of the supreme court of Balti-
more. and professor of law in the Uni
versitv Of MARYLAND. died at his home
in this city today, aged IS years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18
HiEIsboro 6. Marion 3.

Marion, Kan, July 1S.-The Hillsboro
nine played fast ball here Tuesday.
.Hillsboro winning to 5. Batteries
Roberts and Sheldon; Hillsboro. Riegie
and Eachus Umpire-Bil1ings Riegle.
who pitched for Hillsboro, is 4 Wash
hl1rn lad
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rbaraed with Forging transportation.

Y,alzin kan. July 1s.=On com
rfaint of a Santa Fe detective Edwin
r1er was lodged in Jail at this place
ehsrred with forging transportation
ever the santa Fe railroad. The trans
ssorfafion was issued from this place.
rsing the agents signature. Cramer
rae arrested at Peabody His pre-
lsy5iyqs~v was held yesterday afternoon
nd the prisoner bound OVER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-18

BRUSSELS. July I8=The entire Lib
eral left in the chamber Of deputies
has united in a significant telegram
to Major Dreyfus. felicitating him on
the triumph Of truth. over intrigue