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Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
A SISTERS COURAGE.
Presence of Mind of an Eighteeutl
Century Irish Woman

PRESENCE OF MIND OF an Eighteenth
Century Irish Woman.
In looking over some family papers
and bundles of old letters 1 discovered
one by Mrs. Jeffereys of Blarney cas-
tie, County Cork, which contains an
account of circumstance interesting
in itself as an instance of heroism on
the part of the narrator toward her
brother, the Earl of Clare, and SO valu-
able as bringing to light remarkable
event connected with the history of
those troubled times that feel am
only discharging n duty in submitting
it to the notice Of the editor.
The letter is dated 8 Molesworth
street, July, 1907, and, among other
matters Mrs. Jeffereys writes as fol-
lows:
ION the day Lord Fitzwilliam was
recalled, when my brother (as chancel.
lor) was returning from the castle aft
er having assisted at the swearing 10
of the newly arrived lord lieutenant a
ferocious mob of no less than 5000
men and several hundred women as
sembled together In College green and
all along the avenue leading to my
brothers house. The male part of the
insurgents We're armed with pistols,
cutlasses, sledges, saws, crowbars and
every other weapon necessary to break
open my brothers house, and the wo-
men were all of them armed with
their aprons full Of paving stones. This
ferocious and furious mob began to
throw showers of stones into my broth
er's coach, at his coachman's head and
his horses. They wounded my brother
in the temple in College green. and If
he had not sheltered himself by hold
ing his great square official purse be-
fore him he would have been stoned to
death before he arrived Through the
back Yard at his own house, where
with several smithy sledges they were
working hard to break into his hall
door, while others of them had ropes
ready to fix up to his lamp iron to hang
him the moment they could find him,
when l arrived, disguised In my kitch,
en- maids dress, my blue apron full OF
stones. l mingled with this numerous
mob and addressed pale. sickly man.
saying: My dear jey'l, what'll become
of hus! l am after running from the
castle to tell yeas all that regiment
Of hos is galloping down here to thram-
pie hus, etc. Oh, yea. yea, where will
we goY Then they cried: Hurry, hur-
ry, the hos is coming to charge and
thrample hus! Hurry for the custom
house And in less than moment the
crowd dispersed.
Il then procured a surgeon for my
brother and guard to prevent another
attack, and thus saved Lord Clares
life at the risk Of being torn limb from
limb If had been recognized by any
of the mob. b."'-LOndon Notes and Que
ries.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Delay In Divorces.

"The underlying reason why so much
time usually elapses between the filing
Of petition and the hearing or trial in
divorce proceedings Is not generally
understood" remarked q LAWYER who
makes a speciality of this character of
practice. Perhaps it is within the cir
Gle of truth to say that in majority
of cases, if either husband or wife,
whichever side be plaintiff, should
stop, look and listen,' as it were, the
trouble would be adjusted out of court
entirely. AS a rule, judges are inelin-
ed to afford ample time for domestic
partners to ponder well before pursu-
ing further toward legal redress for
matrimonial difficulties. Divorce in
haste and repent at leisure is logical
paraphrase. OF course, if after ma
ture reflection different opinion does
not ensue, the average jurist would IA
vor progressing the suit"-New York
Press.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
ANCIENT LITERATURE.
How Some of 1t Was Luckily Saved
From Destruction.

How Some of 1t Was Luckily Saved
From Destruction.
Considering that the whole of ancient
literature was confined to manuscript,
it is wonderful that so much of it has
come down to us. The preservation Of
some old writings has been almost
miraculous. To a single copy preserv-
ed in monastery Of Westphalia, for
instance, do we owe all that we have
of Tacitus. This Is the more remarka-
BILE since the emperor of that name
had copies of the works of his distin-
guished ancestor placed in all the i'm
perial libraries and caused ten copies
of them to be transcribed yearly. Still,
only the one copy has been found in
modern times.
A page Of the second decade of Livy,
we are told, was discovered by a man
Of letters on battledoor while he was
amusing himself in the country. He
rushed up to town, but he was too late,
for the battledoor maker ''had used up
all his parchment the week before"
Two manuscripts Of Cicero on GLORY"
were presented to Petrarch, who lent
them to an old preceptor. This latter
gentleman, being pressed by want,
pawned them and died without reveal
ing the name of the pawnbroker. Two
centuries afterward they were men
toned in q catalogue of books be-
queathed to convent, but could not
be found. 1t is supposed that Petrus
Aleyonius, the physician to the insti-
tuition, appropriated them and, having
transposed some Of the thoughts to
his own writings, destroyed the origi-
nails.
The original Magma Charta of Eng
land has certain mutilatlons, presuma-
bly, from a pair Of shears. 1t Is said
that Sir Richard Cotton, calling one
day at his tailor's. discovered that that
man was holding in his hand ready to
cut up for a pattern copy of the
great Magma Charta, with all its ap-
pendages and seals.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
END OF THE UNIVERSE.
How It Will Come According to the
NOrseIand Myth.

How It Will Come According to the
NOrseland Myth.
One Of the most striking of the Morse
and myths is that in which is pictured
the end of the universe, when all the
gods of Asgard and Niffieheim and the
inhabitants of Jotunheim and Midgard,
together with their habitations, would
be destroyed. That this catastrophe
would come to all the visible creation
they firmly believed, for their untaught
minds could not conceive of immor-
tality.
And this is how they pictured the
fearful time: Three winters would
come upon the earth, one after another,
without the tempering influence of a
single summer Snow would fall from
every quarter of the heavens, wild
storms would sweep over the earth.
with tempestuous winds that nothing
could withstand. and the sun would
lose its heat.
Three other winters would succeed
the first three, during which red Wis
aged war would stalk over the uni
verse, leaving blood and death in Its
ruthless track Then the earth would
begin to tremble in uncomfortable fear,
the sea would rush from it's bed, the
heavens would be rent, and the eagles
Of the air would feast upon the still
quiyeFing flesh of multitudes of men
slain without warning.
Fenris, the wolf monster, would
throw off his bonds; the Midgard ser
pent, whose gigantic form encircled the
world, would rise from Its lair, and
Loki, the evil genius of the universe,
would desert the gods and go back
among their enemies. Surtur weald
lead his followers to the Bifrost bridge,
devOuring flames before and behind
them, and, having destroyed it in
their passage, they would join Lok
and the frost giants on the battlefield
of Vigrid, where Fenris, the Midgard
serpent and the hosts of Hela had al
ready assembled
Meanwhile Heimdall, the watchman
of Asgard, the abode Of the gods, would
sound the alarm with the Giallar horn,
field. Odin, clad in all the splendor
of his supreme office, would lead forth
the gods in martial array. Fenris,
pressing forward, would throw him
self upon Odin with a fierceness that
the deity could not Withstand, and the
All Father would fall, pierced with a
thousand wounds from the monsters
fangs.
Then Vidar, the son of Odin, would
fall like thunderbolt upon the blood
reeking wolf and avenge his celestial
fathers death. Thor, the all powerful,
would slay, with his great hammer,
the Midgard serpent, but even as the
monster gave up Its life Its venomous
breath would wreak vengeance upon
the slayer, and Thor would sink down,
suffocated to death
Meanwhile Loki and Heimdall have
been seeking each other, and, having
met, they would fight with the fury of
demons until both were slain. Thus
all over the bloody field gods and
giants. good spirits and evil, would
meet and siay each other, and when
the dreadful carnage was ended Sur
tur would send his fiery flames abroad,
and the universe would be burned.
The sun would lose its light, the
earth would disappear, the stars would
fall from heaven, and time would be
no morei
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

Wild dogs never bark and so always
bite,
A gray horse lives the longest, a
black one the shortest.
A coon's fur Is so thick that it can
rob bees without being stung.
A blue eyed cat is always deaf, but
all deaf cats are not blue eyed.
An Asiatic squirrel climbs a tree like
a telegraph pole climber 1t has large
horny scales on its tail for the purpose
The flying fox or tropical bat viii
pass the night drinking from the yes
sells in which cocoa, is distilled and go
home intoxicated in the early morning
or sleep it off at the foot of the trees.
The big snowshoe rabbit or northern
hare is something of a dresser. 1t
wears white coat in winter and
gray one in summer the better to con-
ceal itself from its enemies by looking
as the ground looks in the two seasons.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Hard ON Beggars.


The philanthropist, handing the beg
gar dime, said:
''The world is in a bad enough way,
dear knows, but I am not one Of those
men who say that it goes back instead
of forward. Take your case, for in
stance. You are practically unmolest-
ed, aren't you? A few months is the
most you ever get for begging. And
do you know what would have been
done to you in the fifteenth century ?
The first time they caught you begging
they'd have whipped you at the carts
tail. The second time they'd have slit
your right ear and bored hole in your
left ear with hot iron. Catching you
third time, they'd have put you to
death as a felon.'
"Gee," said the beggar, who'd "a
thunk it?"-New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Treating Wrong Disease.

Many times women call on their family
physicians, suffering, as they imagine,
one from dyspepsia, another from heart
disease, another from liver or kidney
disease, another from nervous exhaustion
or proStration, another with pain here and
there, and in this way they all present
alike to themselves and their easy-going
and Indifferent, or over-busy doctor, sep
arate and distinct diseases. for which he.
assuming them to be such, prescribes his
pills and potiOns. In reality, they are all
only symptoms caused by some uterine
disease. The physician, ignorant of tho
cause OF suffering, encourages this prac-
tlee until large bills are made. The suf-
fering patient gets no better, but probably
worse, by reason of the delay, wrong
treatment and consequent complications.
A proper medicine like Dr. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription, directed to the cause
would have entirely removed the disease,
thereby dispelling all those distressing
symptoms. and inStituting comfort in
stead OF prolonged misery. 1t has been
well said that "a disease known is half
cnred.S
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a
scientific medicine, carefully devised by
an experienced and sllillful physician,
and adapted to woman's delicate system
1t is mad9 of native medicinal roots and
is perfectly harmless in its effects i7l ana
condition Of the system.
AS powerful inylgoratingf tonic TFa-
vorite Prescription imparts strength to
the whole system and to the organs dis
tinctly feminine In particular. For over
worked, "worn-out,D rundown" dcbili-
tated teachers, milliners. dressmakers.
SeamstreSses, "Shop girls" houSe-keepers,
nursing mothers, and feeble women gem
orally, DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
is the greatest earthly boon, being un-
equaled as an appetizing cordial and re-
Storative tonic.
As a soothing and strengthening nerv-
inc "Favorite Prescription is unequaled
and Is Invaluable in allaying and sub
DUNG nervous excitability, irritability,
nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration,
neuralgia. hysteria, spasms, chorea, st.
Vitus'S dance, and other distressing, nerv-
GUS symptoms commonly attendant upon
functional and organic disease of the
uterus. 1t induces refreshing sleep and
relieves mental anxiety and dependency.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
the stomach, liver and bowels One to
three dose. Easy to take asNcandy.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Peasant and king.

Henry ~, the idol of the French
people, was also King Of phrase max
ers. During one of his tours through
France he arrived at small village
and ordered that the most intelligent
villager be sent to converse with him
while he dined. When the rustic ap-
peared the king ordered him to take a
seat opposite to him at the table
What is your name?" asked the mon.
arch. "Sire, am called Gaillard," re-
piled the peasant. What is the diff
ference" said the king, .between gail
lard" Il. G., jolly fellow "and pail.
lard" d. e., rake)? Sire" was the
reply, there is but table between
the two"
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Notice of Forfeiture.

70 H. +. Buthenuth This heirs or
assigns) = Yonr are herhey notified
Shat | have expended two hundred
dollars (S200l, in labor and improve
ments on the Mountain Queen and
Mountain King quartz mines, situated
in Niger Gulch, Volcano mining
district, Amador county, State OF
California. -
Notices of the location of said
mines are recorded in Vol. 6. OF
Quartz Records, pages 135 and 1876 of
Amador county, State of California,
In order to hold SAID mines under the
provisions OF section 9a24 Revised
Statutes of the United States, being
the amount required to hold the same
for the year ending December 81,
1906, and if within ninety 1907 days
from the service of this notice, (or
within I ninety (90) days after this
notice by publication) you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion
of expenditure as co-owner, your
interest in said claims will become
the property OF the sHbseI ibsr under
said Section 2324. Il. W. Pitts.
January 8, 1907 10 W.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
ERkfra.

Fakirs is the name given to cele-
hrated class OF fanatics found in many
parts Of the east. but more particularly
in India. Some of them will make a
VOW to continue all their lives in one
posture and adhere to it strictly. 9th
ers never lie down, but remain in a
standing position all their lives, up
held only by sticks or ropes under the
armpits. They pretend to have sub
aned every passion Of mortality.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Notice OF Hearing OF Petition for
Pobate of Will and COdicil.

In the Superior court of the State
of California, in and for the county
of Amador.
In the matter of the estate of f. NJ.
Whitmore, deceased.
. Notice is hereby given that Satur-
day, the End day of March, 1907, at
ten O'Clock a. m. of said day, and in
the courtroom of said court, at the
court house in the city of jackson,
county of Amador, State OF Cali
fornia, have been appointed as the
time and place for proving the Will
and codicil to the will of said F. M.
Whitmore, deceased, and for hearing
the application OF W. h. Webster
and Alfonso Ginocohio for the issu-
ance to them of letters testamentary
thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
this court, this 18th day OF February,
1907.
J. K. HUBERTY, clerk.
(SeaD
John +. Davis,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Feb, 10, t.3
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
1t Is woman,s Way.

When woman undertakes to decap-
itate a fowl or anything with an ak
she grasps the tool close to the head,
raises her chin, squints both eyes,
clinches two rows of teeth and hacks
straight down. missing her aim by
about two inches. That was sufficient
for a Batavia lady to sever her left
thumb. She was not fainter and, re-
placing the thumb, which had been
chopped at the first joint, bound the
parts together and has excellent prom
ise of its complete restoration. The
game is not always lost when thumbs
are down" Detroit News-Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior,

Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Sacramento, Cali
fornia, Jan. 7, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that John
Mehrtens, of Clements, California,
has filed notice of his intention to
make final FIVE year proof in support
of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 6962. made June Is, 1900, for the
Lot & s l of N w u, Sec. 3, Lot /,
Section 4, Township = N, Range 10
E., M. d. NJ, and that said proof
Will be made before the U. S. Com
missioner of Amador county, Cali
fornia, at his office In Jackson, Cali
fornia, on Wednesday Feb. 20, 1907.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation Of the land,
viz.
George Ellis of Ritchey, California.
Edward Grelich of Drytown, Calf.
John Nash of jackson, California.
ID. g. Gibson of Clements. Calf.
JOHN f. ARMSTRONG,
jail It'd Register.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
THE STlCKLEBACK.
After Winning q Fight His COlOrs
Take on Brighter Hues,

After Winning a Fight His Co1ors
Take on Brighter Hues.
Most courtly and gallant of fish is
the three spined stickleback. the be-
loved fiddler" of British youth. These
little fish derive their name from the
sharp spines with which they are
armed and which they can raise or de-
press at will.
The female stickleback is the model
wife of model husband. She does
not leave her eggs to chance, but es-
tablishes nest or nursery for their
reception, over which her irritated lit
tie husband keeps jealous guard.
Woe betide the rival fiddler" who
rashly approaches too closely the domi-
cile of his neighbor during the breed
ing season. With all his spines fixed
for action the warlike parent steams
out to offer him battle.
The contest that ensues is desperate,
the combatants dartlng at each other
with lightning rapidity, biting and
striking at each other with their spines,
a we'll directed cut from which weap-
ON of offense will often rip up the
body of the adversary, sending him to
the bottom.
But most remarkable Of all is the
decoration which nature bestows upon
the victor. The brilliant green of his
mail becomes tinged with gold, while
his red throat bushes to a deeper hue
than ever.
On the other hand, his vanquished
assailant, should he be, fortunate
enough to escape with his life from the
battle. loses his brilliant, and martial
uniform Of red, green and gold and re-
tires to some obscure corner of his ma
tive pond, attired in humble civilian
uniform of sober and sorrowful gray
Dundee Advertiser.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
High Priced COnv.

During the siege of Kimberley the
editor Of the only daily paper there
was often hard put to find enough
news. One day in clubroom he found
Cecil Rhodes reading fairly new pa
per from Cape Town. He borrowed it
and rushed to his own office, where it
soon reappeared as special edition,
selling like hot cakes. That same even
Ing he met Rhodes, who inquired,
where's my Cape Town paperF' "0h,
1 cut it up for the printers" was the
reply. please don't do that again"
said Rhodes mildly. THAT paper came
through my native runners and cost
me $1,000"
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
MfRht Be XOrse.

When the poet Wordsworth died an
old lady at Ambleside lost no time in
telling the mournful news to an old
and confidential manseryant. "By, eyw
quoth Thomas. ITS a greet loss nae
doot, but efter a. it may not be sic a
parrish loss as ye're coontin' on. Mrs.
Wordsworth, they say, is gey, clever
body, and she'll be carryin' on the
business, we may be sewer"
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Timely PrecautiOn.

MARIA" said Mr. Quigley, entering
his home in some excitement, u want
you to promise me not to look at the
papers for the next three months"
',What for?" wonderingly asked Mrs
Quigley.
81 have just been nominated for a
public office he faltered, "and don't
want you to find out what kind of man
I really Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Tot ard Gold.

Pete Persimmon = Yeas, All reckon
Ah am fated to zoe q bachelor. All
lubed gal once, but she threw cold
watah on nah suit Henry Ham
Well, dat's bettah den gettin' mahhied
en- habin' yo' wife throw hot watah on
yo' suit. OATS what mine does ebry
time I stay out after 10. - Chicago
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Confidence.

Father Ito aspirant to the hand of
his daughter)-Suppose 1 should fail
and lose my last cent, would you still
ask me for nay daughter? Lover-Nat-
urally, know you TO be a man capa-
bic Of getting TO work again and MAX
Ing another fortune.-Ii Monde Umor-
istico.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
ys,. MARKS Are Inde,;b,..

We are not writing in the sand. The
tide does not wash It ont, We are not
Gainting our pictures on the canvas
lad with brush so that we can erase
he error of yesterday or overlap it
with another color today We are writ
ng our lives with chisel on the mar
bic, and every time we strike a blow
we leave mark that is indelible.-
Lyman Abbott, D. D.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
shreyvd Came.

"Extryr' yelled the bright neWsboy,
"All about the terrible wumpty-er-
wumpr'
''Eh?" asked the inQuisitive old man.
"What did ye say. sonny?"
81 didn't say it," replied the boy.
BUY paper an e."-Minneapolis
Journal
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01

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 owe )ok this opportunity
of protecting your valr oles.
SAVE MONEY troniZe home institu-
ton. Send money say through the Bank of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postofflce 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 by opening up bank account.
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 liza
bic to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
nhe Cause of Trouble.

she-I can't understand why Lord
Busted wants divorce. His wife had
half a million when he married her.
He-Yes, and she's got every penny
of 1t still. That's the trouble-Pick=
Me-UD
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
AIways Growing.

''..Binks is always growing that he
doesn't have justice done him" 'e
'Yes. When he gets a halo he'll prob
ably say it isn't q square thing."-New
York Times.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Constant complaints never get pity
German Proyerb.

Use little Kodol after your meals
and it will be found to afford
prompt and efficient relief. Kodol
nearly approximates the digestive
Juices. 1t digests what you eat. 1t
is sold on a guaranteed relief plan.
Sold here by f. W. Ruhser,
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Ledger's Clubbing Rates

Ledger md Daily Call, one year. s 9 90
Ledger Ind Weekly Call one year 3 20
LouSel and Daily Chronicle, one
year --.................., 90
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle,
one year ;....-..........' so
Ledger and Weekly Chicago In
ter-ocean 80
ledger and Cosmopolitan Maga-
line one year. ...-.......... 2 rs
Ledger and McCan's Magazine,
year,including free pattern. 2 so
FFe above Rates are Strictly In
Advance.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
Good Reason.

why did, Mrs. Flicker sue her hus.
band for divorce?"
Il suppose he was the only man she
could sue if she really wished to get
One."-Milwaukee Journal.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
No Danger.

Stella-Does she complain of being
misunderstood? Bella-No; her money
talks New York, Press.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01

No matter how witty the sarcastic
man is, he never seems to have a lot Of
frtends.-Somerville Journal.
Amador ledger., 1907-03-01
BANK OF ANADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock $4,000

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of jackson.