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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Spainps Buried Wealth.

The Carthaginians and the Tyrians
regarded Spain as Ell Dorado. 1t is
but poor country today, but potential
wealth lies in it's rock bound hills, just
as in the days of the ancients. When
those acquisitive mariners, the Phoe-
nicians, first set foot in the country
they exchanged their commodities,
says Aristotle, "for such immense
quantities Of silver that their ships
could neither contain nor sustain the
load, though they used it for ballast
and made their anchors and other i'm
plements Of silver" So rich in silver
was the country then that the people
are said to have made their commonest
domestic utensils of the metal and
even their managers. The Romans
found that their greedy forerunners
had sadly diminished the precious
store, yet enough was left to satisfy
not few proconsuls.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
PAYING THE PENALTY.
The Way Beckmann Begged FrankeP'
Pardon Before Witnesses.

The Way Beckmann- Begged FrankePs
Pardon Before Witnesses.
One day Beckmann, the comic actor,
was induced to take off a we'll known
newspaper editor, Frankel by name, in
one of the characters he was repre-
senting in Berlin. He performed his
task so cleverly that at the close the
audience broke out into loud calls for
Frankel. The journalist brought an
action, and Beckmann was condemned
to go to the house of the insulted par
ty and there beg his pardon in the
presence of witnesses. At the hour ap-
pointed Frankel sat in the circle Of his
family, together with a number Of re-
lations and friends who had been con-
vened for the occasion, waiting the ar
rival of the delinquent. He tarried
long, and half an hour had passed in
weary suspense when at last the door
opened, and Beckmann put his head in
and asked:
Does Mr. Meier live here?"
"Oh, no." answered Frankel. "He
lives next door,"
"Ah, then, beg your pardon said
the actor and hastily withdrew, hav-
ing thus acquitted himself of the i'm
posed penance. to the great annoyance
of Frankel and the intense amusement
of the assembled witnesses.-London
Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
GUM ARABIC.
The Two Glasses, AmherIike and
Bieached, and Their Uses.


Gum arabic, which forms one of the
more important minor exports CT
Egypt, is really the sap from a special
kind Of tree which grows from three
to five yards in height, whole forests OF
which are found in the Kordofan prov
ince and also near Gedid, in the White
Nile province The natives are free
to collect the gum. The season during
which the trees yield their sap runs
from December to May. Prior to gath
ering the crop the natives prepare the
trees by slightly cutting the bark in
numerous places. The sap then ex-
udes, solidifies in the shape of large
and small Jumps and is afterward gath
cred by hand, such gathering being
done before the rainy season COM
mences.
There are two main classes of gum
amberlike and bleached. In the latter
the gum is merely exposed to the
strong action of the sun-generally in
Omdurman-while in the former in
stance it is allowed to retain its nat
ural amber color The confectionery
trade is perhaps the principal purchas-
er of gum arabic, though a very large
number of other industries--che
works, printing and dyeing mills, let
ter press printers and so on--are inter
ested in this product of Sudan-Chica-
go News
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
A Lonu Swim.

A tramp has beaten all known rec
ords by swimming twenty-seven miles
in thirty minutes. He did not mean to
do it. He merely tried to steal a ride
from st. Louis to Chicago on the rear
Of a locomotive tender. When the
train started he fell over backward
through the open manhole into the
water tank. The noise Of the train
drowned his cries for help, and he was
Obliged to swim until the first stop
was reached at Alton. When taken
out he was nearly dead, but the engi-
neer was so unfeeling as to call his at
tention to the fact that the water was
only four feet deep, and he might have
stood up. The conductor, also unfeel-
ing asked him for his ticket, but the
tramp said he had not come by rail,
but by water.-Youth's Companion.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
A Pretty Fast Clock.

He was standing in front of the cir
cular elevator indicator in one of the
office buildings, watch in hand. 1t was
the morning after, and suppose that
he had forgotten to concern himself
with the frivolous detail Of winding
his timepiece the previous evening.
His equilibrium was far from stable,
and his eyes, unsteadily following the
indicator hand, blinked with efforts at
comprehension as he tried to set his
watch.
"'Diculous clock (hic)-very 'musing
(hic)-very fast pace we live (hic)
thesh days hic)-pretty fast fer my
ole timer -'diculous-can't seem
t catch it Observation-Disclosures you are
gone again (hic). Pshaw!-'diculous
clock"
1 left him still trying to get his
watch into conformity with the speed
ing indicator.-Boston Traveller.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Mental MecIicinn

A somewhat eccentric physician who
recently died would order patients to
take walks, say daily, on the left side
Of the street, returning by the other
side; another he would order to arise
each morning at a certain hour and
eat cheese with ginger beer; another to
take supper precisely at midnight and
eat only apples, or he would instruct
the patient to put just so many grains
Of salt on the egg he was to eat and
part his hair in different way each
day. His object was to get the mind
OF the patient on something else than
symptoms, and this scheme worked
well in many cases, especially when
the patient was suffering from melan-
cholia.-New York Times.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Posters In Paris.

French law gives the authorities of
every village and commune complete
control over posters. mo one" writes
our consul general, SIS permitted in
France to deface streets and public
places with crude, ostentatious an
nouncements of his business or other
subject. Billboards are infrequent in
Paris and are generally built perma-
nently into a wall, where they are tax
ed according to their superficial area.
When building is in construction and
board screens are erected to shield the
public from dust and other annoyance
such temporary screen will soon be
covered with posters OF amusements
and other business, but each poster so
displayed has been previously submit.
ted to the authorities, license obtain
ed, and each sheet bears the Cancelled
revenue stamp, according to it's size"
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Women Who Wear Well.

It is astonishing how great a change
few years of married life often make in
the appearance and disposition of many
women. The freshness, the charm, the
brilliance vanish like the bloom from d
peach which is rudely handled. The
matron is only a dim shadow, faint echo
of the charming maiden. There are two
reasons for this change, ignorance and
neglect. Few young women appreciate
the shock to the system through the
change which comes with marriage and
motherhood. Many neglect to deal with
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
nesses which too often come with mar
riage and motherhood, not understanding
that this secret drain is robbing the cheek
of it's freshness and the form of it's
fairness.
As surely as the general health suffers
when there is deNsQgement of the health
of the delicate woman}g organs, so surely
whe6 these organs .are>established in
healSb the fece and&oFfAat ONCE witness
to the fact in Resolved comeffnesA Nearly
q million women haze found health and
happiness In the use Of DR.. Pierce's Fa-
yorLte Prostitution, 1t makes weak wom-
en- strong and sick women well. Ingredi-
ents on label-contains no alcohol or
harmful habit forming drugs. Made
wholly of those native, American, medic
lnal roots most highly recommended by
leading medical authorities of all the sew
eral schools of practice for the cure of
woman's peculiar ailments
For nursing mothers, or for those broken
down in health by too frequent bearing of
children, also for the expectant mothers,
to prepare the system for the coming of
baby and making its advent easy and
almost painless, there is no medicine quite
so good as 1Favorite Prescription" 1t
can do no harm in any condition of the
system. 1t is most potent invigorating
tonic and strengthening nervine nicely
adapted to woman's delicate system by a
physician of large experience in the treat-
nnent of woman's peculiar ailments.
DR.. Pierce may be consulted by letter
free of charge. Address DR.. R. v Pierce,
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. z.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
CHESS CLOCKS.
There Are Specially Constructed onea
Used In the Game.

There Are Specially Constructed onsa
Used In the Game.
Hourglasses, or sandglasses, were
formerly used for the purpose of meas
uring time at chess matches, but now
specially constructed clocks are in gen.
eral use for this purpose. These clocks
consist of two clocks mounted ON O
common base, which moves on a pivot,
the two clocks therefore being on the
arms Of sort Of seesaw. The beam,
or base, is so constructed that when
one clock is elevated it stands perfect
~ perpendicular, while the depressed
clock lies over at an angle, but as the
mechanism of each clock is so con-
structed that it only moves when the
clock is perfectly perpendicular it fol-
lows that when the upright clock is
going the depressed clock is at rest.
Another and more modern variety
has the two clocks fixed on the same
level, but with small brass arm
reaching from the top of one to the top
Of the other. This arm acts on a pivot
and can be brought down into actual
contact with one clock at time by a
touch of the finger. When it is thus in
contact by an ingenious device the
clock is stopped and the desired result
is attained. The working of the clock
during match is simplicity itself. At
the commencement of the match the
hands of each clock point to -. Then
at the call Of ''time to commence play
the clock Of the first player Is started;
then as soon as he makes his first
move he stops his own clock either by
depressing it or by touching the arm
referred to, the same motion starting
his opponents clock. So it goes on
during the entire course of the game,
each move being marked by the stop
ping of one clock and the starting of
the other
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
COUNTERFEIT BILLS.
The Check Letter Test on United
States Currency.


States Currency.
The United States government prints
Its currency and numbers its bills in q
series of four, so that every piece Of
paper money turned out bears one Of
the check letters-A, B, G, D. One Of
these letters is always found in two
places on United States bill, in the
upper left hand corner and in the low
er right hand corner. The placing Of
the letter on the bill is not determined
by the number Of the bill. The rule is
to divide the last two figures on the
note by four. Should the remainder be
one, the check letter must be A; should
it be two, the check letter Is B; three.
the check letter is G, and nothing, the
letter D.
For example, have before me q
five dollar certificate. It's number Is
S14S9730. The terminal number is 80.
Divide by four. The result is seven
with two over. The check letter is B.
Here is a yellow back gold certificate
with twenty-three as its terminal num-
Der. Divide this by four, and we have
five with three over. G Is the check
letter.
Should this rule of four fail to work
on any United States currency note
you may bet all you have that the
money is bad. Some counterfeited bills
are right to their check letters, but a
great many are not so if the rule Of
four works. The bill may be still bad,
but If 1t doesn't it is surely bad. This
rule applies only to United States cur
rency and not to national bank notes.
Minneapolis Journal.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Readvertlsed.
TIM FER LAND, ACT JUNE 8, 1s7s.-
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office, Sacrsmen-

United States Land Office, Sacrsmen-
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
San Act for the sale of tim Der lands
IN the States of California, Oregon,
Nevada, and Washington Territory, I"
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August 4, 1892, George
Lucot, of jackson, co6nty 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. N Range No. Is 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, h. ID. Boydston, Edward
Santerfo and William Lagomarsinu.
all of Volcano, Calf.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the ahove-descriped lands
are requested to file their claims in
this office on or before said 10th day
OF SeptemO Der, 1907.
JOHN f. ARMSTRONG;,
Register.
First publication July 2, 1907
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
The Truthful Woman.

1t is no exaggeration to say that
more or less truthful woman is looked
upon with grave suspicion. What is
more, nobody believes her. If she
quite truthfully pronounces her age to
be Twenty-Five everybody at once says
then she must be at least thirty-fve,
while if she should ever be cajoled in
to admitting the number of proposals
she had in her youth it will only con-
firm the popular impression that she
had been very lucky to catch q hus-
band at all.-London Ladies' Field.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Your dog never bothers any one.
When the joke is ION" you it is never
very funny.
There is good deal of inhumanity
in human nature.
How loud the door bangs when some
one else slams it.
1t is easier to keep a secret than it
is to keep promise.
Every one is superstitious enough to
believe in the dollar sign.
You can't judge the speed of loco
motive by the way it whistles.
There are lots of happy people, but
they are unnoticed in the noise the
wretched make.
AS we grow older we are all COM
PEELED to give up much Of the spunk
we displayed in youth
If you think you are right, go ahead,
if you want to, but don't expect every
one to go with you.-Atchison Globe.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
CLAWS Ready Wit.

When Henry Clay was stumping
Kentucky for reelection, at one Of his
mass meetings an old hunter of wide
I've always been for you, but because
of that vote (Which he nameO Pm
goin' ag'in you"
LET me see your rifle" said Clay.
1t was handed to him.
''Is she a good rife?"
Eyes"
did she ever miss fireP
"Well, yes, once"
''Why didn't you throw her away"
The old hunter thought a moment
and then said, Harry, I'll try you
again"
And Harry was elected.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Muskrat Skin Cure.

''The skin of a muskrat taken and
worn next to the chest will cure any
case of asthma in the world" said a
Louisville man. 81 had an uncle who
suffered a thousand deaths with asth-
ma and tried everything that could be
bought in the way Of medicine. Final
~ one day an old time friend told him
Of the muskrat skin, and he tried it.
In two months he was as well as he
had ever been. Just how the skin
works about a cure is mystery, but it
will do t.'-NashviIle Tennesseean.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Polishing Small Articles.

1t is said that high polish may be
obtained after nickel plating on small
steel articles, such as screws, by tum-
bling them with leather and dry rouge.
The articles are placed in a tumbling
barrel with leather scraps Some dry
rouge is put into the barrel along with
the screws and leather and the whole
tumbled for some time. The rouge
coats the surface Of the leather and
causes it to act like polishing wheel.
Canvas scraps may be used in place Of
leather.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Metallic Metaphors.

at is most amazing" said a metal
lurgist, show the world relies on met
ais for its metaphors and SMILES.
Thus, an orator Is silver tongued or
golden mouthed. An explorer Is
bronzed by African suns. A resolute
chap has an. iron will. A sluggard
moves with leaden feet. An ostrich
has a copper lined stomach. A million
aire has tin. A swindler is as slippery
rs quicksilver. A borrower has BRASS"
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Stranoe Beouests.

In his will Stephen Swain of the
parish of st. Olave, Southwark, gave
to John Abbott and Mary, his wife,
sixpence each ''to buy for each of
them a halter for fear the sheriffs
should not be provided" aud John
Aylett Stow left the sum of 5 guineas
for the purchase Of the picture of a
viper biting the hand of his rescuer
to be presented to an eminent K. G..
as reminder of "his ingratitude and
insolence. "-Grand Magazine.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Hard on the Renor+ers.

II had strange dream the other
night" said the major.
what was it?" asked the young
thing.
II went to heaven and as an old
newspaper man was interested in their
Journal up there. 1t was a miserable
thing-not a well written story in it
and told st. Peter So"
What did he say?"
'He said: It's not our fault. We
never get any good reporters up here"
Philadelphia Press
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Politeness.

Lady Ito Irish gardener, who
"obliges" by the day)-WeIl, Dan, and
what do 1 owe you for today? Dan
Sure, ma'am, I'd sooner be taking the
half crown you'd be offering me than
the shfllings I'd be asking of you
Punch.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
In EuTomobiIedonn

Scientist-Light travels at the rate OF
about 1S7,000 miles a second. Chauf-
feur-Gee, that's goin' some! Auto
Enthusiast Slightly deaf)-Pardon me,
sir. But what make machine was It
you just mentioned?- Bohemian.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Chance to Prova hr,-oaalf.

She-I would never MARI a man
who was a coward. He--Ahout how
brave would it be necessary for him
to be in order to win your approval?
She-Well. he'd have to have courage
enough to-er-propose.-C go News.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13

Lessee and Lemaigre, who were both
as thin as laths, were discussing a mu-
tual friend.
Lesec-I met our friend Durand this
morning. He has grown so thin.
Lemaigre-Really! And he was so
stout
Lesec-Yes, it is dreadful. He is
thinner than both of US put together
now.-Pele Mele.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Her CIevar,ace

She-Mary Graham is certainly q
very clever woman, yet she has little
to say. He-That's where her clever
ress comes II. She leads a Iuan to be-
lieve that she thinks he is worth u.s.
tening to.--Pick-Me-Up.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
A Treasure.

Mrs. De Hitt-The Dobsons at last
have girl they hope to keep. Mrs. De
Witt-Absurd! Where is such girl
to be found? Mrs. De Hitt-She was
born to them yesterday. = Harper's
Weekly.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
The Picture Was GOOD. of course

The Picture Was Good, of Course.
Friend Ito artist)-Well, were you
successful at the salon? Artist-No.
They rejected my picture, the wretches!
Friend-Why? Artist-How should
know? The oil was bad perhaps.-Nos
Loisirs.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Not Like a Woman,

"Have you interviewed ths;t female
criminal?"
Il have tried to-
''Tried to-"
eyes, but she refuses to talk"
Refuses to talk. Head your article
Man In Disguise and make it three
columns on the first page" Houston
Post
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Amusement

First Old Lady-What kind of time
Cid you have at the funeral? Second
Old Lady--Well, I've enjoyed myself
more at others-Life.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13

Mistress-Mary, have you any rooted
objections to using feather buster?
This room looks as if you had. Maid
Yes, mum, have. I belongs to the
Audubon society.-Harper's Weekly.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13

Rats, according to a government bull
letin, eat $100090,O00 worth of grain
annually, and yet in spite of rats and
rates the farmers H1ua~p to "a pretty
we'll KnNSns CT, CO.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
The Same or Anothar2

"And you saw Murielr'
ST did"
"Tell me, is she married%
eyes"
"One question more Again or yetY'
Herald.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
LOVES TEST.

Where Her Great Help Was Needed
Her Heart Was Willing.
Professor" said the fair coed after
a pause, '1et me ask you if you ever
use the phrase different thanY"
Never" exclaimed the young pro-
fessor Of rhetoric and English litera-
ture. at exasperates me, Miss Pinkle,
whenever see it in print
Il am glad we have something in
common" she rejoined. "Neverthe-
less, Professor de Purey, 1 cannot be
your wife,
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
. - -. -
FORCE of Habit.

Redd-I see that man Finn has got
an automobile.
Greene-And it was quite amusing tn
see him the first week he had it.
allow sou
"Why, every time he'd blow hi,
horn he'd stop and look around. He
used to peddle fish, you knowr'-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13

30 exile or danger can fright brave
spirit
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
Let.s.. S Clubbing Rates

Ledger and Daily Call, one year. s 9 90
Ledger and Weekly Call one year 8 20
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one
year........................ 900
Lee nd Weekly Chronicle,
o. ..........,' 60
Ledger and Weekly Chicago In
t'@-oooan so
Lad d Cosmopolitan Maya
Il year. ....... ? rs
Ledger and McCall's Magazine, 1
year, including free pattern 2 so
re above Rates are Strictly in
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13

"Mr. Koopong," asked the young wo-
man, with downcast eyes, NOW that I
happen to think of it, do you ever use
the phrase different thanT"
81 certainly do not" said the enam-
ored capitalist. cit is not only incor-
rect, but utterly absurd
Il am glad to hear you say so. Still,
Mr.. koopong, it is useless to urge me.
never can be anything more to you
than friend"
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13

Let me ask you one question, Mr..
Pnoodles," she said. do you ever use
the phrase different than?"
"Why-er-I presume l have used it
carelessly sometimes, Miss P-Pinkle,"
stammered the embarrassed youth.
"But now that you have called my at
tention to it shall be careful to say
different from hereafter"
Claude" she exclaimed, cIasping her
hands ecstatically and gazing at him
with soulful eyes, my answer is yes
yes! You poor, dear boy, you need
helpmate, and I'll be the helpmateI'-
Chicago Tribune
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13

If you leap into a well, Providence
Is not bound to help you out.-Gernan
Proverb.
Yf you don't scale the mountain you
,an't view the plain.-(hinese Proverb.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-09-13
The Comparison.

nd Harry was elected.