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Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
ARRE6TlNG Old AGE.
Modern Life ana the Lengthening
Period of Youth.

1t may seem strange to US, though
the fact nevertheless remains, that the
veterans of the grand army of Ma
poleon, weighed down by age and
glory, were men of whom few had
passed their thirty-fifth year. 1t was
time of rash and short living, with an
early age and no oyertures of real
youth-a time when we find Thackeray
ridiculing Du Florac for holding claims
on being still a young man at the age
of thirty-five! The upmistakable tend
ency of our time to rejuvenate life and
to prolong or. rather to vanquish age.
is placing its stamp on every event of
individual existence. The average man
today carries the spirit and power of
youth into an age which a century ago
was regarded as bordering on the
shady side Of existence. The buoyancy
and vigor characteristic of our present
middle aged man make it in most
cases extremely difficult to approach
any fair degree of accuracy in deter
mining the age of a person passing
along the ascension scale between for
ty and fifty-Gve And what is said of
man refers, Of course, in equal if not in
still mora accentuated decree to wom-
an. One Of the causes of this remark
able arrest OF old age lies undoubtedly
in the increasing Indulgence Of our
time in healthy outdoor sports, with
their care free and worry free aban-
don. The occasional freeing of the
mind from the Strenuous life" the de-
termination for longer or shorter
time to force business and routine in
terests to tlse wall and give uD oneself
without scruple or narrow minded con-
ventional restraint to the spirit of the
sport undoubtedly telGs to liberate
forces of orisilal pristine strength
DR.. \. E. Gibson ia Medical Brief.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
Franks OF the Txnes.

Tom Moore wrote the line, Had
taken up in heaven his position" but
the printer made it read, Had taken
up to heaven his Physician" In a
weekly story paper love story con-
tanned no less than twenty ridiculous
errors. Instead of falling into a rev.
erie the young lady fell into the river;
''bull pup" appeared for pull up"
nasal" for natal and trombone"
for trembling" The fair heroine was
awfully hungry" instead of angry
Her heart was filed with ''et ceteras"
and not "ecstasies," and when she
meant TO say thine" the types made
her say, 4 am thin, am wholly thin -
\ newspaper in telling of a COW cut
into halves by 4 railway train said the
COW was cut into calves
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
BLUE PAPER.

The Process CT Making 1t Discovered
by an Accident.
"a woman" said a paper maker, ''in-
vented blue paper 1t was by accident
that she did it though Before her time
all paper was white.
''She was the wife of William tastes,
one Of the leading paper makers of
England in the eighteenth century. In
passing through the paper plant one
day she dropped a big blue bag into a
vat of pulp. tastes was a stern chap,
and so, since no one had seen the acct
dent, Mrs. tastes decided to say moth
ing about it.
'The paper in the vat, which should
have been white, came out blue. The
workmen were mystifed, tastes en-
ragged Mrs. Eastes kept quiet. The
upshot was that the paper was sent to
London, marked damaged to be sold
for whatever it would bring.
''But the selling agent in London
was shrewd. He saw that this blue
tinted paper was attractive. He de-
clared it to be a wonderful new inven-
ton, and he sold it off like hot cakes
at double the white papers price.
Tastes soon received an order for
more of the blue paper-an order that
he and his men wasted several days
in trying to vainly fill
'Then Mrs. Eastes came forward
and told the story of the blue cloth
bag. here was no difficulty after
that in making the bluA paper. This
papers price remained very high, the
Eastes having a monopoly in it."
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
A Cutting RehuEe.

In some parts of Scotland it is Gus
tomary for bride to bring dover to
her husband, no matter how little.
One couple who had experienced the
strife of welded bliss for some years
were having the usual row, when the
husband tainted the lady with the
paucity of worldly goods with which
she had endowed him.
"Awa~ said he. when We marrit
me a We brought was cask O. whisky
an the aud Bible"
''Weel, Jock" was the response, gin
We had paid as muckle attention to the
book as We did tae the whisky, We
would haze been q meenister O. the
gospel the moo"
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
Sheriff of the county of AmadC
By II. r. Kay, deputy sheriff.
TIE ANCIENT iNcAs.
Fhey Knew Neither IdIeness Nor
Riches Nor Poverty.

Faey hneW NeItler Idleness Nor
Riches Nor Poverty.
The focks of llamas belonged to the
sun and the Inca. 1t was death to
XIII one, At certain seasons of the
year they were collected from the hills
and shorn. Large numbers were sent
to supply food for the court and to be
used at the religious festivals and sac
rifces. Male llamas only were killed.
The wool belonged to the Inca and
was stored in the government deposi-
tories and dealt out according as the
peoples wants required. In this way
they Were provided with warm cloth
ing. When they had worked up enough
wool into clothing for themselves they
were then employed in working up
material for the Inca. The distribu-
ton of the wool and superintendent
Of its manufacture We're in the hands
of officers appointed for the purpose.
No one was allowed to be idle. Idle
ness was a crime and was severely
punished.
All the mines belonged to the Inca
and were worked for his benefit. The
various employments were usually in
the hands of few and became heredi-
taIy. What the father was, that the
son became. A great part of the agri-
cultural products was stored in grana-
ries scattered UP and down the coun-
try and was dealt out to the people as
required 1t will thus be seen that
there was no chance for man to be-
come rich, neither could he become
poor. The spirit of speculation had no
existence there.-Chambers' Journal
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
A FAMOUS DANCER.
Sir Christopher HattOn Won Royal
Honors by His Grace.

Sir Christopher HattOn Won Royal
Honors by His Grace.
In Queen Bess' time Sir Christopher
Hatton won his way to the lord chan
cellorship by his ability or agility in
terpsichorean lines He first attracted
the notice of Queen Elizabeth by his
graceful dancing in a mask at court
He henceforth became reigning ia
Yorite, and his promotion was rapid
He was successfully made a gentle
man of the queens privy chamber,
captain of the board of gentlemen pen
sioners (he bodyguar0, vice chamber
lain and a member of the privy coun-
Gil. This delight of the queen to honor
him caused much envy Complaints
were uttered that under the existing
government nothing could be obtained
by any others than dancers and car
pet knights, such as the Earl of Lin
coin and Master Hatton.'' On the
death of Lord Chancellor Bromley the
queen offered Hatton the great seal.
Even while chancellor Sir Christopher
exhibited his skill in dancing. Attend
ing the marriage of his nephew and
heir with a judges daughter, he was
decked, according to the custom Of the
age, in his official robes, and when the
music struck up he dotted them, threw
them down on the floor and, saying,
"Lie there, Mr. CHANCELLOR danced
the measures of the nuptial festivity.-
St James Gazette.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
THE BLACK BALL.
A Clever scheme That Was Spoiled
In the Drawing.

Clever scheme That Was Spoiled
In the Drawing.
Two young men in a French village
were called on to draw for conscrip-
ton. One only was wanted to complete
the number, and of the two who were
to draw one was the son of a rich farm
err and the other the child of a poor
widow.
The farmer ingratiated himself with
the superintendent of the ballot and
promised him present if he could find
means to prevent his son from going
in the army. In order to accomplish
this the official put into the urn two
black balls instead of one white and
one black ball. When the young men
came, he said:
There are two balls, one black and
one white, in the urn. He who draws
the black one must serve Your turn
is first" pointing to the widows son.
The latter, suspecting that all was
not fair, approached the urn and drew
one of the balls, which he Immediately
swallowed without looking at if.
''Why," said the superintendent,
'have you done that?" How are we to
know whether you have drawn a black
or a white ball:"
"Oh, that's very easy to discover"
was the reply. Let the other now
draw. If I have the black, he must
necessarily draw the white one,''
There was no help for it, and the
farmers son, putting his hand into the
urn, drew the remaining ball, which, to
the satisfaction of the spectators, was
a black one.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
A Tongue Tvister.

Try it yourself, very slowly and care
fully until you can say it easily; then
pass it along to your friends. Here
it is:
"she stood at the gate, welcoming
him in"
Ten to one a person trying to pro-
nounce the sentence for the first time
will tumble it laughably. Tongue
twisting sentences, however, are good
evolutionary exercises. They give you
control of your vocal organs so that
you can enunciate properly, just as
finger exercises on the piano or organ
give control of the fingers. What an
immense amount of mechanical prac-
tice does it require to establish any
thing like a close sympathy between
the brain and the physical organsi
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
Phi1antI,ronic snnrrorrs.

An incident which, the writer de-
clares, raised the pugnacious sparrow
several degrees in his estimation is
described in Outing. 1t shows that the
sparrow has other good qualities be-
sides his sturdiness and self reliance.
For several days four or five sparrows
had visited a certain place on the roof
near my window They always brought
food for another little fellow, who
never tried Il flight from he.spot. The
visiting sparrows never came empty
billed. They would drop tiny morsels
of food near the little sparrow. When
it began to eat the crumbs the others
set up a great chirping and then flew
away. After watching this for few
days l went out on the roof and APP
preached the lone bird 1t did not fut-
ter away from me and made no resist
ance when I picked it up. The spar
row was blind It's eyes were covered
with a milklike film.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07

and the X Ray Quartz Mine. all
situated in said mining district
county and state, all of which we're
located by ". Ii. Emerson on the
tirst day of Deem Der, 1896: aIse ali
other mining properties now owned
by the Nildman Gold Mining Com
pany, situated in the said county Of
Amador, state of California. Also
all right, title and interest. which
said Wildman Gold Mining Company
mas or may hereafter ACQUIRE i'm ard
10 those Certain mines, mining claims
and properties situated in said min
lug district, county and state embrace
ing what is known as the sHector
Property" particularly described as
follows, towit Mineral Lots mum.
bers 43, Sd, and 81 in Section 6 Town
ship q north, range IL east, hereto
tore known respectively as the South
Lincoln, Mahoaey and South Mabouev
Mines, hut commonly known as and
called collectively. "TEe Maboney
or Hector Nine A certain interest
IN mining claim lying north of said
Mahoney Mine and east of the Lin
coin Mine, known as and called the
Hubbard and McAdams Quartz
Miue1'.
Lot II in block l of the townsite of
Sutter Creek, upon which is erected
a forty stamp mill of the Hector Min
ing Company. The right to the sur
Plus water flowing through the Lin
coin ditch as said right is defiued hy
decree entered in the United States
Circuit Court, ninth circuit, northern
district of California, in an action
wherein the Lincoln Gold Mining
company was complainant and the
Hector Gold Mining Company was
respondent, pipelines and easements
and rights of way for pipe line and
water ways heretofore used aud en-
loved by said Hector Gold Mining
Company or the Wildman Gold
Mining Company in operating said
mines or mill
Public notice is hereby given that
! will on Saturday, December 18th.
l9U6, at O'Clock, p. m. of said day,
in, front of the court house of tbe
county of Amadar, sell at pupIlc
auction for lawful money of the
United States. all the right, title,
claim and interest of the said defen-
dant, Wildman Consolidated Mines.
Ia corporation) }. of in aud to the above
described property, or so much there
OF as may be necessary to satisfy said
Judgment, with interest, costs, ETC..
to the highest and best bidder.
Dated, jackson, this 9Th day of
November A. D., 1906.
L. X. NORMAN,
Sheriff of the county of Amador.
By II. r. Kay, deputy sheriff.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
Common Case

The Scotchman's disposition to re-
gard his own judgment as the'best that
can be found is well illustrated in a
story once told of the moderator of a
Scotch presbytery. This mans opinion
differed widely on a certain question
relating to church discipline from that
of the associates with whom he was
ostensibly consulting. At last he said
that he would lay the matter before the
Lord in prayer and then wait for his
guidance. 20 LORD said the mod
orator fervently and with perfect sin
certify of purpose, 20 Lord, grant that
we may be right in this matter, for
thou knowest that we are very de-
cided."
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
SUNDAY TRADING.
Mnrl<ets and Fairs IN Churchyards In
EARLY England.


EARLY England.
1t may safely .be asserted that from
the time of the Conquer6r Q066-10SD
Sunday trading received much atten-
ton. In early ages markets and fairs
were held on Sundays and frequently
in the churchyards.
In 1905 the Inhabitants Of Cocker
mouth presented petition TO parlia-
ment. as their market was fast declin-
ing through the Inhabitants Of Cros-
thwaite dealing in corn, Eoap, beans.
flesh, fish, at their church on Sundays
and that thereby they were unable TO
pay their tolls to the king edward -.
An order was issued for closing the
church market at Crosthwaite.
At Bradford, Yorkshire, during the
same reign the market was held on a
Sunday, doubtless in the churchyard.
The toll yielded IS per annum
In 1885 statute was passed enact
ing that hencaforth neither fairs nor
markets be held i; clurchylrds, for
the honor Of the d, i.
In 1872 q market WIS granted to the
town of Sedgeheld, Lu-Aam, to be held
on Friday, but was soon changed TO
Sunday.
In 1867 the archbishops of Canter-
bury and York delivered charges di-
rectng, among other things. that I'VE
firmly forbid any one to keep a mar
ket in the churches, the porches and
the cemeteries thereunto belonging or
other holy places on the Lords day or
other holy festivals" = Notes and
Queries.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
DUDES OF OTHER TIMES.
Dress of Dandy of the EARLY Nine.
teenth Century


A cure for the confirmed raiIer
against modern dress might be a course
Of inspection through file of old
fashion magazines or the perusal of
such accounts as are given by the
author of Sketches of Lynn" The
description is that of a suit worn in
the first part of the nineteenth century
The boots were an important article
Of dress. The toes were made as broad
as the ball of the foot, with the cor
ners we'll rounded, giving the shoe the
resemblance to the snout of Il shovel
nosed shark. They were very snug and
required strong straps. In order to get
into a fashionable pair the heel of the
stocking was well soaped and some
pulyerized soap sprinkled into the boot
The length of time it took to get one
on depended on the strength of the
owner and the strap.
The stylish oveTcoat displayed five
capes, one above the other The tT0u-
sers were expected to fit as tight as the
skin. Just how they were put on is
mystery. The coat was especially snug
under the sleeves, and the velvet collar
scraped up the back of the head. The
camlet overcoats after a little wear,
became as stiff as birch bark.
The thing worn about the neck was
called a stock. This name was appro-
pirate in its suggestion of an instru-
ment of punishment The stock was
from three to six inches high, and was
made stiff. A man was forced to look
straight ahead. Only by careful man
agement could he see a little on either
side About halfway between his eyes
and ears two little points of collar
stuck up like toothpicks.
Ruffied bosoms and wristbands FIN
ished the costume, with the addition of
a tall silk hat. When inclosed in this
manner, with dash of altar of roses
on his handkerchief, the man of the
period was considered irresistible.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
XcrN HnIitc

The politest man has been discovered.
He was hurrying along the street the
other night when another man, also in
violent haste, rushed out of Il doorway,
and the two collided with great force.
The second man looked mad, while
the polite man, taking oa>his hat, said:
My dear sir, l don't know which of
US is to blame for this violent encoun-
ter but l am in too great a hurry to
investigate. If I ran into you, I beg
your pardon; if you ran into me, don't
mention it,
And he tore away with redoubled
speed.-Chicago Journal.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07

SAFE DEPOSIT Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bankof Amador County at the
small expense of 80 cents a month thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't owe 0ol this opportunitv
Of protecting your vGlr dies.
SAVE MONEY troniZe home inStitn-
ton. Send money say through the Bank of
Amador County; you viii save 10 per cent and
upward over postoffiee 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
They receive deposits from s. up. Commence
the new year ey opening up bank account A
man or woman with bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money;
When you die 1t can't be found and you are Iia-
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07

Here is our condensed opinion of
the original laxative cough syrup 4:
Nearly all other cough syrups are
especially thuse con-
tanning opiates. Kennedy's Laxative,
containing honey and tar moves the
bowels. Contains no opiates. Con
forms to the National Pure Food and
Drug Law. Sold by f. W. Ruhser. {
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
Easing His Conscience.

The Rev. Mr.. Goodman inspecting
himself in mirror)-Caroline I don't
really believe I ought to wear this wig.
1t looks Ike living lie. Mrs. Good
man-Bless your heart. Avery, don't let
that trouble you. That wig will never
fool anybody for one moment.-Chi-
cage Tribune
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
Nerve.

''The great requisite for playing
cards or the horses" remarked Mr..
Everwise, sis nerve"
Yes" answered young Miss Torkins,
sit must take a great deal of nerve to
enable man to come home so often
and tell his. folks that still further
economy will be necessary. Wash.
ington Post.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
Ledger's Clubbing Rates

Ledger and Daily Call, one year $ Q 90
Ledger md Weekly Call one year 3 20
Lesss- and Daily Chronicle, one
year M
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle,
, o. one .a. year =, so
Ledger and Weekly Chicago In
Oeo"u --.--..s..--.-.. 2 90
L9dger and Cosmopolitan Maya
zlne' one year. 2 rs
Ledger and McCall's Magazine,
year, including free pattern. . so
Advance.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07

Magistrate--Y0 were begging in TIE
public streets, ard YET you had fifteen
shi.iings in your pocket Prisoner
Yes your worship. may not be as
mdustrious-as some, but I'm no spena
thrift-London Express.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
Fooled.

GerlA-i-a-You have been i'll, haven't
you?
Gerald-Yes. was threatened with
brain fever.
Geraidipe-Wnat a big joke on the
fever.-New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07

THE first instance of collaboration in
English literature was that Of the
plays written by Beaumont and
Fletcher.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07

The only failure a man ought to fear
is failure in cleaving to the purpose he
sees to be beSt-George Eliot
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07

Time appears long only to those whs
don't know how to Use If
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07

Alfonso Glnocchio, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of Jackson.
Amador ledger., 1906-12-07
L. oETTINGER s. N. KNIGHT
KNIGHT & co.
Foundry MaChine Shop
Suffer Creek. Cal.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President. Alfonso Ginocchio
Vice-PreSident ..............S. G. SpapnoIi
Secretary and Cashier $500. Frederick Eudev
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-04-20

much drainage as they are irrigation
projects. In the klamath project, 1885,
OOO acres, or more than half of the
area OF the total project, is rich tule
and covered by eight or ten feet OF
water, and is to be drained and CON
verted into over a thousand farms,
Inc topographic branch of the Geo.
logical Survey, of which the Reclama.
lion Service is also a branch has al
ready run its lines over many of the
great swamp areas of the eastern
states and as soon as the Stevenson
Dill becomes law the Geological Sur
vey engineers will be ready to launch
out into immediate activity in drain
age projects.
Would Start with a Million Dollars.
The fund provided by the bill would
pc small as compared with the fri
cation fund-it would approximate
half million dollars year and would
start off with about $1,0OO,O00, the re-
ceipts from the sales for the fiscal
year 1905 being included-but on the
other hand the cost of drainage would
not be SO great as that of irrigation.
The Importance Of this work of
wholesale drainage, in order to pro-
vide homes for the increased popula-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-04-20
Roth Lucky and Odd.

Midway between sentiment and SUI
perstition lies a feminine trait which
cherishes odd little trinkets that seem
to bring luck. That any jeweled bauble
can possibly change the capricious
whims of Dame Fortune remains as al
ways, a shadowy possibility. That a
pleasant memory attached to some
small ornament can be constantly re-
called by the treasured trinket is with
out doubt. So with divided affection
women still cling to the savage luck
charm as closely in 1906 as did their
barbaric sisters whose calendar was the
setting sun.
1t is with the most up-to-date bust
ness women that one finds the most
novel trinkets. Actresses particularly
wear unusual luck ornaments, and not
the least fetching of these is a gold
chain which never leaves the neck of
d very pretty leading woman in pop
ular theatrical company. Caught be-
tween the delicate links at intervals Of
two inches are all sorts of semi-pre-
cious stones as we'll as genuine gems.
Each individual stone represents the
gift Of some good friend who has been
associated with her in her stage ca
reer, and the chain already holds
twenty jewels as well as souvenir
pendant gold and enamel brownie with
diamond eyes. The different stones
include rare yellow diamond and
topaz, several oddly shaped water
pearls, and clasping the chain at the
back large square garnet of richest
hue.
Then there is a very popular teacher
in one of the big cities who has been
at the head of shorthand school for a
number of years. Her luck souvenir is
coin waist belt made entirely of ten
cent pieces. 1t was started by her first
class of girls, every one of whom was
devoted to her. When their term was
over, however, their very meagre peck
etbooks would allow the majority Of
them to give only ten cents apiece. Sc
one of their members conceived the
happy idea Of having the dimes Joined
in the form of bracelet, and eacf
girls initial was scratched on Lib
erty's cap.
AS class followed class, the idea tool
root and the ten-link bracelet has
grown to a good sized waist belt witt
four rows of coins. Some are thicl
and some are thin, and many bear hard
Fly resemblance to the newly mintet
dime, but they all carry the initials o.
some young pupil to whom the cheer!
teacher was an inspiration, and thu
coins stand for everything in the worlC
to their owner. In fact SO much par
of her has the belt become that sh'
never thinks of going anywhere with
out 1t, and she sleeps with it unde
her pillow at night.
i In contrast to this luck charm o