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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-04-14

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-04-14
An A ga Limit.

ONGRESS is wrest-
ling with a most
pulling question
just now and one
that IS causing
wrath, fear and
anxiety among the
federal employees
in this city. The
wise men in thu
house and senate
are endeayoring 10
q e Y $ e S o IN e
scheme whereby
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-04-14
Much Specula tin g.

OR its size the city
OF Was hington is
said t 0 contain
more spectators
and patrons of the
. b Il C X g t shop
than any othec
place in the coun-
try There are in
active operation
here about p bro
kerage houses, OF
W h i C h probably
five are straight
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-04-14
A Rule Not Observed.

ISlTORS at the
capitol will notice
in the elevators
and in the corri-
dors pl a c a r d 8
bearing the legend
." n o Smoking. "
They will then see
m c n p a S S ! q &
through the halls
putting cigars and
cigarettes with as
much freedom as
hay wOllld on the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-04-14
Brighter Than the Snu

The star Canopne snrpasses our sun
II llgb giving power some 10000
times.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-04-14

The Congressional guests gather about
the reception room and lobby and iu
Ca.e Z !. service OF sacred songs. The
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-04-14

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Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
JAPS USE HAND GRENADES
Explosive Weapon Is Said to Be Very
Effective by Swiss Army
Officer.

Explosive grenades have played a
great part in the Manchurian war;" said
Lieut.. Louis Rieber of the Swiss army.
"The grenades are filled with dynamite
and are thrown by hand. The Japanese
have taken many trenches at Port Ar
thur by the employment of the gren-
AIDES. which they never could have car
ried by the bay onet alone. The gren-
AIDES, about the size Of your American
baseballs, are thrown by the arm at
distances of so to 100 feet The Japanese
are issuing them to the soldiers more
and more. One experience Of the war
has taught them that the grenades are one
of the new contrivances which are emil
nently practical. | think myself that
grenades will be recognized as much
a part Of the equipment of the modern
infantryman as are rifles. cartridges and
bayonets. ! have travelled on my own
account in the far east, but | intend
making report to my government ON
the matter Of grsnades, and will strong
ly recommend that the Swiss army bG
equipped with them. Yes. have beer
in Manchuria, but l will not tell where
The war promises to be long. Neither
side is nearly whipped yet. The Rus
slams from now on will be left to dc
the attacking. and that Is a disad-
vantage in modern war;
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
OPEN PUBLICITY THE BEST
GJIH RH NTY M EFEDF~

~ Aa
When the maker of a medicine. sold
through druggists for family use, takes
his patients fully into his confidence by
frankly and fearlessly publishing broad
cast as well as on its bottle wrappers.
full list of all its ingredients In plain
English, this action on his part is the
best possible evidence that he is not
afraid to have the search light of inves-
tigation turned full upon his formula
and that it will bear the fullest scrutiny
and the most thorough investigation.
DIR. Piorce's Favorite Prescription for the
cure OF the weaknesses, periodical pains
and functional arrangements of the or
ganS distinctly feminine, is the only medi-
cine put up for sale through druggists for
woman'S special use, the maker of which
is not afraid to take his patients into
his full confidence by such open and
honest publicity.
A glance at the published ingredients
on each bottle wrapper, will show that it
is made wholly from native, American.
medicinal roots, that it contains no poi,
SOnouS or habit-forming drugs, no mar
coticS and no alcohol-pure. triple-refined
glycerine, of proper strength being used
instead of the commonly employed alco.
hol, both for extracting and preserving
the active medicinal properties found in
the roots OF the American forest plants
employed. 1t is the only medicine for
women's peculiar diseases, sold by drug
gists, that does not contain largo per-
centage of alcohol, which is in the long
run SO harmful to woman's delicate, nerv-
GUS system. Now, glycerine is perfectly
harmless, and serves valuable purpose
by possessing intrinsic value all its own,
and besides it enhances the curative
effect of the other ingredients entering
into the uFavoritc Prescription"
Some OF the ablest medical writers and
teachers endorse these views and praise
all the several ingredients of which VIA
vorite Prescription is composed = rec
ommending, them for the cure of the
very same diseases for which this world
famed medicine is advised. No other
medicine for women has any such pro
fesStondl endorsement-worth more than
any number of ordinary testimonials. If
interested, send name and address to DIR.
r. Y. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, for his little
book of extracts from the works of
eminent medical writers and teachers,
endorsing the several ingredients and
telling just what DIR. Pierces medicines
are made Of. It's free for the asking,
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
BUILD ROADS BY MACHINERY
Labor-Saving Device Lays 1,77o Feet
of Track Every Hour-Re-
quires Few Men.

The west Is a country of big things
and railroad building by machinery is
one of them. Even the roadbed on
which the track rests is made up by
the steam and horse grader, great holes
filled up to the track level automatically
and the ballast to hold the ties and rails
in place distributed in the same man
ner. In fact, such has been the de-
velopment of mechanical aids it Is not
an idle boast that with them two dozen
men could span the continent with a
band of steel. A few statistics may give
clearer idea of the Quickness of it
all. To put down 60 feet of track means,
of course, to set in position 120 feet of
rails. The average rail is 80 feet in
length, so that four rails are required to
cover the 60 feet. The track-laying
machine has laid 1,180 such rails In
ten hours. This means the laying OF
no less than Ito feet of track every
hour, or nearly one-third of a mile.
Yet to accomplish the feat all the ties
must be placed on their beds and the
rails not only laid upon them but fas-
service. The marvel of 1t all is the
amount of manual labor that is saved
by the genius of the inventor. First
come the scrapers, doing all the work
OF the hand shovel, yet two men only
are needed for each machine-one to
guide the horses and the other to ad-
just the blade and chute. With the
steam shovel are an engineer and his
assistant, for the shovel fills and emp
ties its scoop into the cars without
the touch of a hand. Compressed air
unloads the cars, but the dirt train usu-
ally has half a dozen men aboard for
emergencies, besides the engineer and
fireman. On the track-laying train two
men load all the ties on the tie car
and one man moves 1t to and fro. For
bolting the rails and handling them on
the rollway six men are enough. About
twice as many arrange the ties on the
roadbed and fasten the rails. Add the
locomotive crew and you have the act
ual working force. In putting the fin
ishing touches to the track perhaps 20
men may be needed after the ballast
train has passed over 1t.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
Notice of Assessment.

Jose Gulch Mining Company, cor
poratlon, duly organized and existing
under and by virtue of the law of the
state of California, having its office
and principal place of business at
Butte Basin jackson post otfice) },
Amador county, California, and its
property and works at the same place.
Notice is hereby given that, at a
regular meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Jose Guloh Mining
Company, held on the 4th day of
April 1906, an assessment of i've (5)
cents per share was levied on the
subscribed capital stock of the above
named corporation, payable on or
before the 10th day of May, 1906, to
the secretary of the said corporation,
j. P. Little, at Butte, Basin, Jackson
post otfice), Amador county, Call
fornia.
Any stock on which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on the 10th day
of May, 1906, will be delinquent and
will be advertised for sale at public
auction, and unless payment is made
OF the assessment with accrued costs
before the 31st day of May, 1906, said
delinquent stock will be sold on that
day May 31st, 1906), to pay the de
linquent assessment together with
costs of advertising and expenses
of sale.
j. 2. LITTLE,
Secretary of the Jose Gulch Mining
Company.
Office at Butte Basin, jackson post
otfice), Amador county California.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
THE OCTOPUS.
ITS Terrible Army of Suckers and Ita
Powerful Jaws.

ti5 IerTIDAe army or suckers ana ItA
Powerful Jaws.
Both the octopus and the cuttlefisl
have arms that are clothed with 0
formidable array Of suckers which art
the sucker comes into contact with ar
object the central piston, having pre-
viously been raised so as to complete
ly fill the cavity Of the sucker, Is st
once withdrawn and a peI%ect vac
uum produced, explaining the great te
nacity with which the suckers cling
They number upward Of 100 pairs tt
each arm Of the octopus, and once they
obtain a grip on the victim, unless the
arm is actually torn away from the
body of the octopus, it is practically
impossible for its prey to disentangle
itself.
In addition to these suckers the octo
pus has a powerful pair Of jaws, shap
ed like the beak of a parrot, behind
which is a formidable armor plated
tongue used as rasping organ. The
octopus will attack and kill crabs and
Holsters Of considerable size, ripping
open the body by means Of its powerful
jaws and devouring the contents. In
spite Of being a creature Of such awe
inspiring looks the octopus has several
enemies in various species Of whales
sharks and conger eels. In fact, the
latter are particularly fond of devour
ing the smaller Octopuses.
Conger eels hunt for the octopus and
when found, proceed to browse on its
limbs. The octopus tries to hug the
slippery, Shiny conger tight, but il
vain, and, finding its limbs growing
less, discharges its ink in the face OF
the foe and under cover Of the turbid
water beats hasty retreat 1t is to
escape the too pressing attention OF
its foes that the octopus possesses the
power Of changing its color to CORE
spond with that Of its surroundings.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
Some Dig Oysters.

The usual size of the shell of an oys-
ter is three to five inches, but away
back in tertiary times there were oys-
ters in California that had shells thir-
teen inches long and seven or eight
inches wide. The animal and shell
doubtless weighed fifteen or twenty
pounds, since the shells were five inch
es thick. These oysters have long been
extinct, but their fossil shells are abun-
dant. If the oyster farmer could pro
duce individuals of such enormous size
now and the flavor were good in pro-
portion to it's size we would be most
fortunate. In that case a single oyster
would be enough for one stew at the
church festival.-St. Nicholas.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
STAGE EPIGRAMS.

The theater is the chastener of life
Euripides.
An actor is a public instructor
Euripides.
The theater is the mirror of life
Sophocles.
Actors are the only honest hypo-
crites.-Hazlitt.
The theater is the devils own terri
tory.-Edward Allyn.
The stage represents fiction as if it
were fact.-Betterton
The stage is the field for the orator
as well as the omedian.-Roscius.
A passion for dramatic art is inher-
ent in the nature Of man.-Edwin For
rest.
The drama is the most refined pleas
ure of polished people.-Dion Bouci-
cault.
1t is in drama where poetry attains
it's loftiest flight.-Don Luis I. of Por.
tugal.
The stage is more powerful than the
platform, the press or the pulpit
Anna Dickinson.
4 comedy is like a cigar; if good, ev-
cry one wants box; if bad, no amount
of pulling will make it draw.-Henry
James Byron.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
Timber Land Act June 3, 1878.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,

Sacramento, Cal.
November q, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that In COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
of Congress of June 3, 1878, entitled
can act for the sale of timber
lands in the states of California,
Oregon, Nevada, and Washington Ter
ritory," as extended to all the Public
Land States by act of August 4, 1892
Sllas Berry Henson of Pine Grove,
county of Amador, State of California,
has this day filed in this Office his
sworn statement, No 1894, for the
purchase of the S E14 of s W ID of
Section No % in township No s N,
range No IA E, NJ u. M, and will offer
proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes, and
to establish his claim to said land
before Richard Webb, U. S. Com
missioner, at jackson, Cal. on Fri
day, the 25th day of May, 1906.
He names as witnesses: Frank Will
liams, of Pine Grove, Amador county,
CAL, l.. Ii. Cook, of Volcano, Amador
county, Cal, A. Liversedge, of Vol
cano, Amador county, CAL, A. Jones
of Pine Grove, Amador county, Cal.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims IN this
office on or before said 25th day of
May 1906.
JOHN F. ARMSTRONG,
Register.
dec8-10t
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
How ExcIamations Originate.

"Halloo" and "hurrah," which are
among the exclamations in common
use, can be traced to curious origins.
The author Of 1.-THE Queens English"
tells us. that the people Of Carnwood
forest, Leicestershire, when they wish
to hail any one at a distance call out
not ''halloo," but "halloup." This, he
takes it. Is q survival Of the times
when one cried to another "a loup! A
loup" or, as we should say, ga wolf!
A wolfw "Hurrah," according to high
authority, is derived from the Slavonic
'huraj," "to paradise" a battle cry
which voiced the prevailing belief that
all soldiers who fell in the fight went
straight up to paradise. - Pearson's
Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
WHEN WE STAND UPRIGHT.
A Special Complex Mechanism Ena.
bIes Us to Do 1t.

A Special Complex Mechanism Ena-
bIes Us to Do 1t.
We are so accustomed to standing
upright as a natural attitude that few
Of us think what a special complex
mechanism is required for this pur-
pose. A moments consideration will
show that the ordinary explanation of
the erect position (the center of gravi-
ty to be directly above the feet is in
sufficient. When a man is suddenly
shot, whether from the front or behind
he drops on his face, for the truth is
that there is much more weight in the
front Of the spinal column than be-
hind it.
The fact is that when we are stand
ing a large number of powerful mus
cles (both front and back are stimuli
taneously at work, the effects Of their
action being to neutralize each other.
Thus the legs would fall forward were
it not that they are kept vertical on
the feet by the strong tendon (the
"Achilles'9 at the back of the heel
At the same time the muscles of the
thigh are tightened so as to prevent us
taking a sitting position, and the mus
cles of tee back are pulled tense so that
the trunk does not stoop forward. The
head is prevented from dropping on the
chest by the ligaments in the nape of
the neck
That the upright is not its normal
position is easily shown by the fact
that man mods as he is falling asleep,
for as soon as the controlling nervous
force is deadened the head drops for
ward by its own weight, only to be
pulled back into position again with
a jerk when the brain becomes sud.
denly aware of an unusual attitude.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
HOW LINCOLN CLIMBED.
A Long, Hard Path to Reach n Good
Fee Before the Supreme Court.

Fee Before the Supreme Court.
from five dollar fee in suit before a
justice of the peace to $1,000 fee be-
fore the supreme court of his state has
long and hard path to climb. Lincoln
climbed this path for twenty-five years,
with industry, perseverance, patience
above all, with that self control and
keen sense of right and wrong which
always clearly traced the dividing line
between his duty to his client and his
duty to society and truth. His perfect
frankness of statement assured him the
confidence of judge and jury in every
argument. His habit of fully admitting
the weak points in his case gained him
their close attention to his strong ones,
and when clients brought him question.
able cases his advice was always not
to bring suit.
'Yes," he once said to man who of
fered him such case; there is no rea,
sonable doubt that can gain your case
for you. 1 can set Il whole neighbor-
hood at loggerheads; l can distress a
widowed mother and her six fatherless
children and thereby gain for you 5000,
which rightfully belongs, it appears to
me, as much to them as it does to you.
1 shall not take your case, but 1 will
give you a little advice for nothing.
You seem a sprightly, energetic man. l
would advise you to try your hand al
making 5000 in some other way"
He would have nothing to do with the
''tricks" of the profession, though he
met these readily enough when prac-
ticed by others. He never knowingly
undertook case in which justice wa1
on the side of his opponent. That same
inconvenient honesty which prompted
him in his storekeeping days to close
the shop and go in search of woman
he had innocently defrauded of a few
ounces of tea while weighing out her
groceries made it impossible for him to
do his best with poor case. "Swett," "
he once exclaimed turning suddenly to
his associate, 'the man is guilty. You
defend him; 1 can't" and gave up his
share of large fee.-Helen Nicolay in
st. Nicholas
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
An Eskimo Dainty.

The greatest treat known to the Es
kimo boy or girl is a lump Of sugar
Perhaps you think there is nothing
very strange in that. The strange part
is the very funny way they have OF
eating the sugar. They roll the sweet
morsel in piece Of tobacco leaf. This
they place in their cheek and, smack
ing their lips delightedly, hold it there
until it is dissolved. This dainty is
called 'laloop" and Is the choicest NOR
sci known to the little Eskimo stomach
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
The First Skates,

AS late as the sixteenth century
skates in England were very primitive,
for we learn that the London appren-
tees used to tie bones to their feet and
under their heels. Writing in 1861,
Evelyn speaks Of 1.-The strange and
wonderful dexterity of the sliders" in
st. James park, performed before
their majesties by divers gentlemen
and others with scheets, after the man
ner Of the Hollanders, with what swift
nesse they pass, how suddainly they
stop in full carriage upon the ice"
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amador County at the
small expense of 80 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 instiu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank OF
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postofice 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 S5 up. Commence
the new year hy opening up bank account. A
man 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., 1906-05-18
Different Service,

Eyes, sir" said the soldierly looking
man, 81 have spent fifteen years of
my life in the service of my country"
$50 have l." volunteered the low
browed individual, offering his hand.
''What were you in for?"-Houston
Post.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
A Question.

you'll let me come to your wedding,
dear, of course?"
well, I can't promise. My people
are SO enraged at my choice that I
hardly know whether 1 shall be allow
ed to go myself"
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
A Dyer,

He-Do you think blonds have more
admirers than brunettes? She-I don't
know. You might ask Miss Turner.
She has had experience in both capaci.
ties-New Yorker.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
The Way Nf II.

The Missus-Mary Ann, please ex-
plain to me how it is that 1 saw you
kissing q young man in the kitchen last
night. The Maid-Sure, dunno how it
Is, ma'am, onless yez were lookin'
through the keyhole.-Cleveland Lead
er.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
The RRnsOn

Teacher-You've been a very good
boy for the last day or two, Bobbie
l haven't seen you fighting with the
other boys or romping in the school
room. Bobbie-Yes'm. 1 got a stiff
neck.-Cleveland Leader.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
To Cure a Cola IN One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tai
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. f. W. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
Ledger'S Clubbing Rates

Ledger and Daily Call, one year s 9 90
Ledger and Weekly Call one year 20
Ledger and Daily Chronicle. one
year .--...................., 90
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle.
one year ......., so
Ledger and Weekly Chicago In
ter-ocean .,............,. ? so
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Maga-
zine' one year -..--........... 2 Is
Ledger and McCan's Magazine,
year, Including free pattern. -. 2 so
The above Rates are Strictly in
Advance.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18

In Bohemia courtships are abnormal
ly long. In that country engagements
frequently last from fifteen to twenty
years.
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
PICHARD WEBB
United States Commissions
JACKSON. AL.

JACKSON, AL
Will attend to Homestead and other filings
taking of final proofs and all other Land
Business.
Deeds and other legal documents drawn up.
Agent for Phoenix Assurance Company OF
London, and Washington Providence Fire In
InsranceCOmpanies. ie22tf
Amador ledger., 1906-05-18
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock : $4,000
BOARD oE DIRECTORS:

Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of Jackson.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-15
A Brick.

Knicker-Which side of the house
does the baby resemble? Bocker-1he
outside. Don't you see how red he Isl
-uarper's Bazaar.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-15

Our home made pies cannot be
beaten yendoms Cafe
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-15
Values of Fats and Oils.

There is remarkable misapprehen.
sion. particularly among many per.
sons of the more intelligent class OF
our people. says the Dietetic and Hy-
gienic Gazette. as to the food value OF
the fats and oils. The muscle or red
meat is Il valuable source of proteid.
but the excessive consumption of pro.
ted invites various diseases which fig
IRE very prominently in the causes CT
death. The fats and oils increase or,
resistance against cold and some Of
the causes of disease. The health OF
many so called scrofu!ous children
would be improved by teaching them
TO eat more fat. Fats in abundance
constitute very essential part of the
dietary of the tuberculous patient. \
larger proportion of the fatty elements
of foods would go long way in add
ing TO the robustness of many persons
and saving them from the subsequent
development Of tuberculosis.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-15

WHY does WOMAN buttca her gar.
ments on the left side?" The question
is discussed in the London Tailor and
Gutter fy several correspon Tents. one
of whom advances this theory: Fol
ladies u have the buttonholes in the
right side Of their garments has lis
origin in the times when il was neces-
sary for a lady when gong out at night
TO have a gentleman escort. who sup
ported her upon his left arm. leaving
Lis right or sword arm at liberty.
Thus the lady's left hand would be free
to fasten or unfasten her cloak at ber
own pleasure and without inconven-
iencG"