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Amador ledger., 1907-08-09

Eishernan's Luck.

Speaking Of fishing, 'fishermen's
luck" "lucky fishermen" etc, what
does it all mean anyhow? To say
man is a lucky fisherman is merely to
admit his superiority as a fisherman
over other fishermen. The fish are in
the water. We all have the same chance
to get them, yet some ''lucky fisher
men, always come home with their
fish boxes full and the other fellow
gets nothing. In the parlance of the
fisherman, the word luck really
means knowledge" The lucky fish
erman," you will find, knows the rock
holes where the grouper turks; he
knows the channels in and about the
patches and passes where the amber
jacks and barracuda live; he knows
where and how to find and capture the
silver mullet for bait; he knows how
to bait his hooks for different fish as
occasion may require; he knows the
style of hook to use for every kind of
fish; he is a judge of what style Of
fishing to do under certain conditions
of wind and weather, and, above all,
he is untiring in his efforts to use all
Of his knowledge when he is out for
fish.-Miami Fla.) Record.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
ReadyertIsed,
TIM Der LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1875
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

United States Land Office. Sacrament
to, Calf, June 81, 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
OF Congress of June 3, 1878, entitled
An Act for the sale of timber lands
IN the States of California, Oregon,
Nevada, and Washington Territory, :"
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August 4, 1892, George
Lucot, of jackson, county of Amador,
State Of California, has this day filed
in this office his sworn statement No.
1856, for the purchase of the southeast
quarter of Section No. Is, in Town
ship No. I N Range No. Ii E., NJ.
ID. M, and Will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable
for its timber or stone than tor agri-
cultural purposes, and to establish
his claim to said land before the
Register and Receiver at U. S. Land
Office in Sacramento, Calf. on Tues
day, the 10th day OF Septem Der, 1907.
He names as witnesses: A. b. Nc
Laughlin, 4. ID. Boydston, Edward
Santerfo and William Lagomarsinu.
all of Volcano, Calf.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above described lands
are requested to file their claims in
this office on or before said 10th day
OF September, 1907.
JOHN +. ARMSTRONG.
Register.
First publication July 2, 1907
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS.
Those of England Called the Most
ObIiaina and Helpful.

There Is no country where the mat
ter of landing from American passen-
ger ships is so easy and so expeditions
ly done as England, says the Travel
Magazine. OF course it is a free trade
country, the freest in the whole world.
There are duties levied on tobacco and
spirits, but travellers are allowed a
half pound of tobacco in any shape and
a half pint of spirits, which also in
GUIDES perfume. Sugar is dutiable,
whether in grain, sweets or in jam, but
a small quantity is freely passed. In
all cases, however, these goods must be
the actual property of the passenger
and be for his use and control. Cocoa,
coffee and tea are also dutiable, as are
reprints of English books. Outside Of
these things, as named, passengers can
bring in anything - motors, cycles,
horses, but not dogs, which animals
not to exceed six months quarantine
awaits. Keep dogs on the American
side. The customs officials are life ap-
pointees-under the civil service-and
will be found most obliging and help
full. In fact, they are a model to the
customs world. Tell the truth at all
times to these officials and you will be
all right. They are marvelously keen
on spotting the supposedly smart liar.
Lying doesn't pay anyhow, HINES
sy" at home or abroad,
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
II Paws to Advertise,

A theatrical manager was holding
forth on the value of publicity the 9TH
Ell day and pointed his moral with this:
"When the teacher was absent from
the schoolroom, Billy. the mischievous
boy of the class, wrote on the black
board:
"'Billy Jones can hug the girls bet
ter than any boy in school,
Upon her return the teacher called
MIN up to her desk.
William, did you write that?' she
asked pointing to the blackboard.
"'Yes, ma'am,' said Billy.
"'Well, you may stay after school,
said she, as punishment
''The other pupils waited for Billy to
come out and then they began guying
him.
"'Got licking, didn't your
Nope said Billy.
"'Got jawedF
"'Nope
"'What did she do?' they asked.
"'Shan't tell said Billy, but it pays
to advertise "-Des MONIES Register
and Leader.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
British Army,s First Trousers.

Perhaps the army revolution of deep
est interest to the soldier himself was
that effected in 1923, when for the first
time he was put in trousers. The an
nouncement from the horse guards
took the following remarkable FORM
"His majesty has been pleased to ap-
prove of the discontinuance of breech-
es, leggings and shoes as part of the
clothing of the infantry soldiers and of
blue gray cloth trousers and half boots
being substituted" In order to .indem-
nifty the clothing colonies for any
hardship which the new order might
cause it was decided that these gentle
men should no longer be called upon
to provide the waistcoat of Tommy,
bus that Tommy should himself supply
it out of his shilling a day. To reas-
sure him it was pointed out that he
was in a position to do so with COM
fort, because he would no longer have
to buy gaiters.-London Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
TESTAT0RS' LAST WISHES.
Strange Requests Regarding the Ar
rangement of Funerals.


Sir James Colquhoun's desire to be
buried in full evening dress costume
recalls, says the London Standard, GU
rious last wishes of other testators.
George Herring directed that his re-
mains should lie beneath a sundial at
the Haven of Rest, Maidenhead. Queen
Victoria planned the entire programme
for her funeral, even choosing the mu-
sic to be played, the anthems to be
sung.
A couple Of months ago young lady
who died at Reigate on the eve of her
wedding was buried in her bridal
dress, the friends who were to have
been her bridesmaids attending the
funeral in the gowns which they should
have worn at the wedding and carrying
In place of wreaths the wedding bou-
quets.
More singular was the funeral of
Major General Algernon Stewart at
Hascombe, Surrey. The coffin was
drawn to the grave by the dead mans
horse. The mourners walked, and the
bearers wore old fashioned smocks,
each with its collar adorned with
text. The same men appeared in their
mourning garments at the church serv-
ice on the following Sunday.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
IL Was All Riaht,

They had evidently been quarreling
before entering the Suffer street car at
the ferry.
81 would thank you, Mr.. Johnson, not
to sit by mel" she said Jelly.
ooh, Lucy, I'll never go with her
again-never, never, dearie!'
Gradually the harsh tones melted to
soft, endearing phrases. The car had
become very crowded. 1t stopped at
Van Ness.
The conductor, wedging among pas
sengers midway of the aisle, could not
see the rear steps. With his hand on
the bell cord, he suddenly yelled:
'How is it back there now"
Its all right. We've made up again."
impulsively responded the young man.
ooh, Willard, he didn't mean us!'-
San Francisco Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09

The word barbecue" is derived from
the Spanish word "barbacao" and is
native Haitian term for wooden
framework supporting meat or fish to
be smoked or dried over a fire. In
its popular sense it means large So
cial or political entertainment in the
open air at which sheep or oxen are
roasted whole and all the feasting is
on a most liberal scale. Georgia is
probably the native home Of the bar
becue and is called the Barbecue State.
Who prepared the first barbecue Is I'M
known. Deer, bear and other game
constituted the meat roasted in the
barbecues Of fifty years ago.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
What Ais You!

Do you feel weak, tired, Respondent,
have frequent headaches, coated tongue,
bitter or bad taste in morning, "heart-
burn" belching of gas, acid risings in
throat after eating, stomach gnaw or
burn, foul breath, dizzy spells, poor or
variable appetite, nausea at times and
kindred symptoms?
II yorAave any considerable number Of
the above Symptoms you are suffering
from iIiousnsss, torpid liver with indi-
gestion, >arJdHypep siAH d.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery Is made up Of the most
valuable medicinal PRINCIPLES known 70
medical science for the permanent cure OF
such abnormal conditions; 1t is most
efficient liver invigorator. stomach tonic,
bowel regulator and nerve strengthened.
The rGolden Medical Discovery is not
a patent medicine or secret nostrum, a
full list of its ingredients being printed
on its bottle-wrapper and attested under
oath. A glance at its formula will show
that it contains no alcohol, or harmful
habit-forming drugs. 1t is a fluid extract
made with purs, trlple-refined glycerine,
of proper strength, from the roots of the
following native American forest plants,
viz, Golden Seal root, Stone root, Black
Cherrybar Queens root, Bloodroot, and
Mandrake root.
The following leading medical authorities.
among host of others, extol the foregoing
roots for the cure of just such ailments as the
above symptoms indicate: Prot. r: Bartholow.
N. D.. OF jefferson Med. College. Phila.; Prof.
a. c. Wood, NJ. D.. of Univ.of Pa. :sProf. Edwin
NJ Hale. NJ. D.. of Hahnemann Med. College.
Chicago; Prof. John King. NJ. D.. Author of
American Dlspensatory; Prof. Jno NJ Scud-
der NJ D., Author of Specific Medicines; Prof.
Laurence job son. NJ. D.. Med. Dept. Univ. of
N. Y; Prof. Finley Ellingwood. NJ. D.. Author
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Tredient OF which 1Golden Medical Discov-
ery"i Is composed.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
inyigorate stomach liver and bowels. They
may be used in conjunction with UGolden
Medical Discovery 4" il bowels are much con-
stlpated. They're tiny and sugar-coated.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
Too Much Curiosity.

A dangerous operation was being per-
formed upon a woman. Old DR.. A., a
quaint German, full of kindly wit and
professional enthusiasm, had several
younger doctors with him. One of
them was administering the ether, He
became so interested in the old doc
tors work that he withdrew the cone
from the patients nostrils, and she
half reused and rose to a sitting pos
ture, looking with wild eyed amaze
ment over the surroundings. 1t was
a critical period, and DR.. A. did not
want to be Interrupted. Lay down,
dere, woman" he commanded gruf1y.
"You hat more curiosity as medical
student"
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
Our Bodies Are Machines.

How many people, l wonder, ever
pause to consider that their bodies are
merely machines to do work, furnaces
III which necessary fuel is burned,
" orllshops in which wornout parts are
supplied and storerooms in which fuel
and food are laid away for use when
needed? Further, like any other piece
of apparatus, the body works better
under certain circumstances. It's fires
burn better with fuels of certain sorts.
mixed in certain proportions, and it
cannot keep i'll perfect condition unless
furnished with proper materials Man
thinks he eats because he is hungry:
he really eats because his body is cry
ing out for building materials with
which to repair the waste that is al
ways going on and for fuel to keep it
self warm, and 1t is rather ''finicky"
as to the supply it wants for each Of
these purposes. At pinch it can use
almost anything digestible for either,
but it groans and complains and pun
ishes its unfortunate possessor if it Is
not properly Observation-Disclosures Mar
riott in st. Nicholas.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
pu Maurier and the Fenian Leader.

When John O'Leary, the Fenian
leader, was released from prison in
1870 after spending five of the twenty
years to which he was condemned for
a felony he went to Paris, where
he spent the next fifteen years of his
exile. The revolutionary leader used to
tell how when crossing In the packet
to France he met Du Maurier, then a
young man, going to Paris to study
art. They became warm friends, lodg
ing together in the same building,
where they became acquainted with
two other artists, whom Du Maurier
afterward made famous in his popular
story "Trilby" as The Laird and The
Baronet. 1t was to O'Leary, who had
been a medical student in Paris long
before he threw in his fortunes with
the Fenian movement, that Du Maui
rier owed his first glimpse of bohe-
mian life in the French capital.-West-
minister Gazette.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
A GAME OF POKER.
II Was an Object Lesson on Playing
Cards With Strangers.

It Was an Object Lesson on Playing
Cards With Strangers.
A card sharp well known to the
stewards of the great ocean liners was
a passenger on recent trip across.
He received q line at Queenstown,
which had the effect of keeping him
out Of the large games in the smoking
room. He contented himself with Pc
nuchle and bridge at 20 cents a hun
dred points. On the evening before
landing one Of his bridge party, none
of whom knew that he was a profess
sional with bad record, proposed
changing the game to poker "It's
bad practice" said the card sharp, ''to
play poker with strangers. There's too
much risk, but it's all right in this
case" The others said there was no
risk If man had good sense and kept
his eyes open. The deal fell to the pro-
fessional and when cards had been
drawn by each man he said: "Now
I'll show you how much you know.
Mr.. A, you have the winning hand
Mr.. B, your three queens look good,
but what show have they against Mr..
Cs four fives? And what good are
they against AS four kings? Does it
tally?"
1t did, and A said, 'Well, it's my
pot"
II was afraid that might happen, so
I dealt myself straight flush" He
showed it, arose from his chair and
said: "Give the steward what put in.
This was an object lesson-don't play
poker with strangers" = New York
Tribune,
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
Drawinu Room.

A curious and regrettable revival Of
the word draw" in the sense of with
draw" occurs in drawing ROOM" Here
the original meaning of the word is
lost because of its lamentable pronun-
citation by the uneducated. Nobody,
hearing it mentioned as "droying
room" at its best or as 'droring room"
at its worst" would suspect it of being
a room to which to withdraw for relax
alton Most words of the kind, though,
have no better claim to our admiration,
and many have a worse one to our
sense of language. "Parlor" Is an ugly
growth from the old monasterial par
loir," or room where speaking was al
lowed, and "boudoir," that early Victo-
rian expression of gentility, began by
being a room to sulk in. Sitting room"
is a strange instance of the confusion
of cause and effect, and so is Giving
room" We come back to drawing
room" as to honest words, at least
London Notes and Queries.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
RAISING CHURCH FUNDS.
The kaffirs Mix In Lot of Fun With
Their Generosity.


Their Generosity.
The gentle Kadir when he does be-
come Christianized has his own ideas
of the best method of raising funds
for the support of the cause" From
the subjoined description of q native
meeting sent home by missionary it
would appear that native generosity,
although of a rough and tumble char.
acter, is distinctly productive of ways
and means:
Recently 1 attended a native tea
meeting, at which more than f12 was
raised by this very poor congregation.
Their way of doing it was Characters
tie Gud amusing. They paid 2 shillings
to sit down to tea. Then some one
would pay 3 shillings for such and
such a man to be required to get up
again and leave the table. The man
thus assailed would pay IS. Cd. for
leave to sit down again. There was a
special table at which six could sit
paying an extra shilling each for the
privilege. They had just got seated
when a man paid Z shillings to clear
them out, and they paid another shil-
lings to sit on, and so invent on. They
arrange all this themselves, and this IS
their way of giving to the cause. One
man had tin of strip. He said he
would pay 2 shillings to pour it over
another mans head who had got him
self up we'll in a large collar, ETC.; this
man paid 8 shillings to be let off, the
first man shillings again to do it, the
other shillings to escape, the first 6
shillings to do it-and did it, and, oh,
the laughter and the mess"
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
THE SCHOONER.
Where the Fore and After Beats the
Square Bigger.

Square Bigger.
The ability of the schooner to meet
the requirements of present day con-
ditions, while the square riggers have
been found wanting, can be readily
understood when we take into consid-
Grafton the numerous advantages pos
sessed by the fore and aft rig that are
essential to the ideal carrier.
Operating expense, that prime factor
in all transportation problems, is here
reduced to a minimum, for there is no
motive power so cheap as the free
winds Of heaven and no other craft so
we'll adapted to utilize and control this
force. The sails are of handy form
and can be readily handled from the
Seck by a handful of men or with
steam power If desired. The schooner
can sail several points nearer the eye
of the wind than a square rigger is
able to do.
Built on the old clipper model, they
sail like witches and owing to their
peculiar constructions can be readily
loaded and discharged. They require
but little ballast and having no heavy
top hamper can, if necessary to the
trade, take on immense deck loads
In the lumber traffic of the Pacific
northwest we find these vessels leav-
ing port with huge deck loads tower
ing ten to fifteen feet above the rail-
Occasionally they get caught in blow
and have to sacrifice a portion of the
deck load, but where one meets such
a mishap dozens reach their designa-
tons safely and land their cargoes in
tact.-James G. McCurdy in Outing
Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09


t'Please. num-" said tramp, would
you be so kind as to let me have a
needle and threadY'
well, YES" said the housewife at
the door; II can let you have that"
'Thankee, mum. Now, you'd oblige
me very much if you'd let me have a
bit of cloth for patch"
Eyes, here Is some"
'Thankee very much, mum. It's a
little different color from my suit, I
see. Perhaps, mum, you could spare
me some of your husbands old clothes
that this patch will match"
"Well, 1 declare! You're clever, my
man, and I'll give you an old suit.
Here is one
''Thankee grestly, mum. see it's a
little large, mum, Dat if you'll kindly
furnish me with a square meal mebby
l can fill it out."-Woman's Home
Companion.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
The Voice of the PeopIe.

Bob Toombs Of Georgia was massive
in frame and giant in intellect. A
back country paper criticised bill he
was putting through the legislature.
This sheet" he roared, dourishing it
aloft at public meeting In Marietta,
sis about the size of boys shirt tail
and is called Vox Populi-the voice of
the people! 1t has been established
eight years and has a circulation Of
100 weekly in state with 100000
population. Voice of the people! Why,
it is the voice of one of the people,
and he is an illiterate ASST
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
Croutons.

To cut bread into dice before frying,
If it is to be used as croutons, Is not
the most approved method. When done
in this way it becomes very hard and
indigestible. The bread should rather
be cut into thin slices and then stamp
ed out in circles little larger than
quarter or cut into squares Of about
the same size or In oblongs two inches
long and over one-half inch thick.
These tossed into hot lard and taken
out almost instantly in the frying
basket are the most palatable.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
A Peculiarly of Criminals.

Policemen, in spite of their trouble
in solving what appear to be more or
less simple problems, are fond of as
sorting that the ordinary criminal be-
trays an amazing lack or originality
In support of this they point out that
when a criminal is arrested after do
ing one stretch the second charge
against him is generally for the same
sort Of crime. They explain this by
saying that each failure or each loss
shows the "crook" some point of which
he had been ignorant, and it is easy
for him to convince himself that next
time he will avoid that mistake and
be successful. When he fails and is ar
rested the law shows him just where
he bungled, and the gamblers love of
taking q chance urges him to try his
luck at the old game once more. Then
there is also always to be considered
the unconscious and gritty" determi-
nation to make a success of the thing
anyhow.-New York Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
Overlooked the Side Issue.

Andy Horn. who was once well
known proprietor of large saloon on
the east side, New York, was hiring
as barkeeper a man since prominent
In political life and who told the story
with considerable glee.
"I'll give you $40 month";" said An
dy.
"Ten dollars! A man can't live on
thatr'
you forget the pickings," said Andy
in serious earnest. 1.-THE barkeepers
down here tell each other that my tilrs
the easiest one to work in New York. 1t
Il took the job without further argu'
ment," says the eX-bartender.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
BroiIed Prairie Doc,

prairie dog, Drilled, is darn good eat
in" said the zoo keeper, "but you
couldn't get plainsman to admit it.
1.-THE plainsmen claims that owls and
rattlesnakes and prairie dogs frater-
nize together, share holes and eat one
another's dead corpses at the end. They
claim that to eat prairie dog is the
same thing as to eat rattlesnake or owl.
"Of course it's only a superstition,
but it holds good on the plains, and
prairie dog is never eaten there. 1 eat
it, though, every chance get. 1t has a
fine taste. 1t tastes, by gum, like young
chicken!'-New Orleans Times-Demo-
Graf
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
The ButoherJs Smock.

The butchers smock was blue, 1t
looked much neater than the white
smocks of his friends, all smeared with
dried blood. Every butcher" said the
man, fought to wear a blue smock.
Why? Because dry blood won't show
on it. Dry blood turns blush, and on
smock Of this color 1t is invisible.
am descended from long line Of
butchers, and from father to son the
word has been passed down always to
wear, for neatness' sake, smock Of
blue."-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
Queer MARRIAGES,

In southern India marriage with In
animate objects is not altogether I'M
known. A man who has lost two
wives and wishes to marry another
will go through a formal marriage
ceremony with a plantain tree, which
Is afterward cut down. This stands
for the third marriage, which is con-
sidered inauspicious, and the man feels
free to make fourth marriage with
third woman.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
The Result.

A nervous passenger on the first day
of the outward voyage importuned the
captain to know what would be the
result if the steamer should strike an
iceberg while it was plunging through
the fog. ''The iceberg would move
right along, madam" the captain re-
piled courteously, ''just as if nothing
had happened" And the old lady was
greatly relieved.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
How to Prevent Niohtmare.

Referring to the frequency with
which unpleasant dreams, and more
particularly the classical nightmare,
occur, DR.. Kehrer, the Munich special
list says: Persons who are subject to
disturbances of this sort should allow
three or four hours to elapse be:Teen
the last meal and going to bed; should
not let this last meal be too hearty a
one and should make it a point to
avoid all indigestible dishes and alco-
holic drinks with the evening meal"
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
Beyond Her Sphere.

Mrs. Finicky-Norah, 1 just read that
a celebrated German doctor says a
broom is full of bacteria, so hereafter
you'll have to give your broom an anti
septic bath each day. The NElid-I'll
do nawthin' av the kind! It'll likely
git worse soon an thin rayquire alky-
hol rubs, massage thratemints, hyp-
pyrdermic infections an hot wather
bottles at night, an III have We under
sthand right now that I'm no thrained
nurse!-Puck.