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Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
rhe F,ne.t En01i,h ode..

Among the many fine odes In the
English language Macaulay has char
acterized Dryden's "Alexander's Feast"
as the noblest, and DR.. Richard Gar
nett agreed with him in thinking 1t the
finest ode we have. The full title Is
"Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of
Musician Ode For st. Cecilia's Day"
Sponsors "Epithalamium." Milton's
lode on the Nativity" Keats odes ITO
a Nightingale" and "On a Grecian Urn"
and Shelley's "To Skylark" are all
notable Instances Of this class Of poem,
and to these must be added, though
their form is irregular. Wordsworth s
magnificent 'Intimations Of Immor-
tality" and Tennyson's lode on the
Death Of the Duke Of wellington"
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05

GENTLY SHE EXPLAINED THAT SHE HAD
BEEN HIRED TO TEACH THE SCHOOL.
ulate herself that the boy against
whom everybody had warned her was
not so bad after all.
In vain his fellows looked for some
outbreak, and finally Tommy English
twitted him on his susceptibility.
HE wants to marry her when he
grows up," he jeered. Hell be bring
ing her apples an candy next. The
amt afraid; he's just soft, that's ALL"
The gibe struck home, for Tim had
a big apple in his desk that he was
thinking of giving Miss Murtha if he
did not feel tempted to eat it himself
during the noon hour.
'T amt a-skeered of her." he said
contemptuously. Il was just waitin'
till could think somethin' up"
"Yah," jeered Tommy. 81 didn't say
you was a-skeered. I said you was
stuck on the teacher"
The iron entered Tins soul and,
with a dark "You wait and see," he
raced off to the we'll
He came stamping in when the bell
rang and went to his desk with swag-
ger that was quite like his old time
bearing. The desk next him was emp
ty, and with infinite care he twisted
two bits of slate pencil into rubber
band and dropped them into the other
desk. The unwinding band ratified the
pencils around in the empty box with
crash that stopped the Fourth Reader
class and directed the eyes Of the
whole school on him. Tim tried to look
unconcerned, but he could not refrain
from casting a glance of triumph at
Tommy English, and therein lay his
undoing, for the teachers eyes were
quick and her intuition keen.
"Tim," she said sharply. You will
stay in after school tonight"
81 amt done nothin'," he declared
stoutly.
'I did not say that you had," she said
quietly II said that 1 wished you to
remain after school this evening"
Jaw" cried Tim, that amt fair!"
She said nothing, but went on quietly
with the class work. Tim had expected
her to answer, that he might talk back
again. He could not understand this
quiet ignoring of the matter and sat
silent and uncertain.
During the noon hour Tommy Eng
lish sought to persuade him into defy
Ing the teacher, but when o'clock
came and he made as though to go out
with the others a firm hand was laid
upon his shoulder, and Miss Murtha' s
quiet voice reminded him that he was
to stay in.
To stay after school meant to spend
certain time in study. Tim scuffled
back to his desk and sat there swing
ing his feet idly. He was determined
that he would not study and wondered
vaguely if the teacher would try t.
thrash him for his disobedience.
Presently the others were gone, ant
Miss Murtha went back to her desk
Another scholar had been kept in to re
write the spelling lesson, and Mis-
Murtha waited quietly until the tasl
was done. At last they two were alone
and she called to him. Not once haC
she noticed him before, and Tim wen
forward wonderingly.
''They told me that you were a bat
boy" she said, "but 1 did not thinl
that you would act so toward q WON
an"
whats the difference?" he demand
ed. you get paid to teach us, dom
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
Running For Exercise.

A professional runner gives the fol
lowing suggestions for exercise: Rise
at $50 a. IN. Put on old clothing, easy
shoes and q sweater. Time for dress
ing, five minutes. Walk one-fourth Of
a mile; time, five minutes. Then run
q mile at dog trot in eight minutes,
arranging your circuit Of mile and
quarter so that you will finish at
your door thirteen minutes after start
ing. That exercise will expand your
lungs and stimulate your heart action
and land you at your doorstep at GAS
q. IN. painting for breath, thoroughly
exhausted and perspiring at every pore.
You are then ready for your bath and
shave and breakfast and for the nat
ural routine of the day. The man of
sedentary habits who patiently pur-
sues this exercise may kiss all drugs
crnnIhu
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05

SAFE DEPOSIT.-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank Of Amador County at the
small expense Of IS cents q month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't owe 0ok this opportunity
of protecting your valr Oles.
SAVE MONEY troniZe o home institu-
tion. Send money say through the Bank Of
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over ostof1ce or express. Money sent
parts OF the world. We-have the latest quota
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
deposit money in the Bank of Amador County
They receive deposits from S. up. Commence
the new year by opening up bank account.
man woman with q bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money; ;
when you die 1t can't be found and you are lia-
BILE to be robbed while alive
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
False Economy.

There is q vast difference between
the economy which administers wisely
and that niggardly economy which
saves for the sake Of saving and
spends dimes worth of time to save
a penny. 1 have never known a man
who overestimated the Importance Of
saving pennies to do things which be-
long to large minds.-Success Maya
zina
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
5ou, Just like a man?"


Gently she explained that she had
been hired to teach the school, but that
she could not remain If she could not
handle the pupils. If he and some of
the other boys persisted in being dis
obedient, she would have to give up
the school and they would have de-
prived her of q chance to earn living.
When she had finished, Tim looked up.
"Say," he said penitently, ''Pll let
you lick me if you want to. I won't
fight back"
81 don't want to whip you," she said
as she stopped and kissed him. 81 want
you to be good boy; that's ALL"
Tommy English was waiting for him
as the subdued Tim went out. "Did
she lick you" he demanded eagerly.
81 didn't hear you holler."
With howl Tim sprang at him and
thrashed him as relief for his over
wrought feelings.
can I'll do 1t again If you say any
thing about Miss Murtha," he promised
as he released his victim, "an' I'll lick
any of you fellers what makes trouble
for her."
1t took but week to make that fact
apparent, and those who had taken ad-
vantage Of the fact that Miss Murthe
did not believe In physical punishment
learned to behave.
Then came Rem Hanway upon the
scene, and 1t soon became apparent
that Marion had fallen In love. The
proposition was almost too much for
Tim to grasp, but in vague way he
realized that the teacher cared great
deal for Ren. He was not Jealous,
though he resented the lost walks home
with Miss Murtha, because now Ren
called for her with his buggy, and Tim
was left behind.
| But the course OF true love never did
run smooth, and one afternoon Tim
| came back to the schoolroom to find
| Miss Murtha, with her head bowed on
her arms, her slight form shaken by
sobs. Softly he stole out Of the room
and made for the village.
Ren would probably be in the Office
Of the lumber yard, and thither he bent
his steps. Hanway was working at
his desk when the door burst open and
Tim was upon him like a young cata-
mount, pummeling and kicking indis.
criminately, The attack was SO sud
den that 1t was several minutes before
Hanway could grasp the youngster.
Tears Of rage stood In Tins eyes as
he struggled to get free.
"You let me alonep' he shouted. "Pve
got to lick you. said I was goin' to
lick any feller that made Miss Murtha
cry, an I licked 'em all except Billy
Hendricks, an | threw stones at him. II
T didn't make her cry" laughed
Hanway, though his face went very
white. "What makes you think sof"
"You used to drive her home," cried
Tim, "an' now you don't come any
more, an 1 went into the schoolroon
this afternoon, an she was cryin', witt
her head on the desk, an I knew Il
was your fault, an want to lick you
Hanway's face glowed with pleasure
There had been small quarrel, but Sc
successfully had she hidden her feel
ings that he did not think she cared.
"Pll hitch up and go right over t.
tell her I'm sorry" he said. "Will tha'
do"
"If she says yes," agreed Tim. Han
way went out.
That evening Tim was at the Presby
terian social when Miss Murtha an(
Hanway came in. Miss Murtha ben
over and kissed him.
my little champion" she whispered
"You have made me SO happy"
"Then won't lick Ren again" prom
ised the pleased Tim. 81 thought you't
want me to-
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
Their Mecca.

"But, DEAR" said the caller, 81 don't
see why you should care to change the
name of your charming little country
place. Idlewhile is so romantic. 1t
seems to signify dreamy idleness."
That's just the trouble" replied the
housewife. ''It was too suggestive"
"In what way?"
"Why, it attracted all the tramps in
the county" y"-Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
Dangerous.

Kind Lady-My poor man, will you
never keep away from booze?
Rummy Roblnson-Well, mum, ders
is one boose keep away from.
Kind Lady-And what booze is that?
Rummy Robinson-Why. de caboose.
OATS where de brakemen ride.-Chica-
go News.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
Working Hard.

The little boys father had come
home from his office early and was
lying down for a nap before dinner.
The little lads mother sent him up
stairs to see if his father was asleep.
He returned with this answer: Eyes.
mamma, papa is all asleep but his
nose"
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
The German 1 and You.

1t is surprising when any one takes
the trouble to notice how many letters
begin with the pronoun az" To Ger
mans this is egotistical, and their etl-
quette in letter writing forbids it. 1t
is probably on the same principle that
they write L Qch) always with small
letter and you (Sie) with capital re-
yersing the English custom.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
Character.

The first thing that a human being
should recognize about himself is that
his character is his distinguishing fea-
ture 1t is not the amount Of money,
the amount of power, the amount Of
brains, that man has, but his char
Rcter.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
Discouraging.
You look discouraged"

"You look discouraged.
'I am. Another college has just con-
ferred the degree of LII. D. on my
Uncle Benjamin. There isn't likely to
be much left for me when he dies."-
Chicago Record-Herald.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
A Menn Dig.

Miss Passe-I have had many chances
to marry. Only n short time ago q
man told me of his love. Miss Pert
Did he also tell you the name Of the
lady v2-Meggendorfer Blatter.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
SWeIIa.

She (sentimentally) - How like life
are the waves of the sea! He-You
bet Come to the shore in great style
and go away broke.-Detroit News.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05

For Sale.-A five roomed dwelling
house on broadway. jackson; price
reasonable. Apply to Theo. Crccker,
Olympus Saloon.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
Ledger'S Clubbing Rates

Ledger and Daily Call, one year s 9 90
Ledger Ind Weekly Call one year 8 20
Leuso4 and Daily Chronicle, one
year 900
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle,
one year go
Ledger and Weekly Chicago In
ter-ocean 2 80
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Maga-
zine, one year. r............ 2 rs
Ledger and McCall's Magazine,
year, including free pattern. 2 so
Fte above Rates are Strictly in
Advance.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05

The gifted man Is he who sees the
essential point and leaves all the rest
aside as snrplusage.-Carlyle.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
,, Receipt ]

Receipt books, location blanks, deeds
mortgages, promissory notes, etc.,
for sale; also mining signals on
cloth, graduation diplomas, at the
Ledger Office.
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
Capital Stock 4: : $4,000

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoli John Strohm.
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey Of jackson
Amador ledger., 1907-04-05
JACKSON. CAL.

DISTRIBUTING AGENTS FOR ]. F. MAR
L. tell Cognac, Moet Chaudon, White Seal
and Private Cuvee Champagne; Morgan Bros
Puerto de Santa Maria Sherries: Royal Wine
Company, .pporto, Port Wines; Dubos Freres
BordeapzG GlSGets and Sauternes; CANADIAN
tied, Walkerville, Ontario, Canada; John de
Kuyper Zoon, Cotterdam, Sin; GiIka Kuem
mel, from ]. A, Gilka, Berlin; Barthloomay
Brewery Company. Rochester, N. Y, Knieker-
Stout and Bass Ale (bottled by Read Bros.
Londonl; Cantrell s. Cochrane, Belfast CinSe1,
Ale; Naglee Brandy; Reimported American
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18

sir; III do without the ribbon before
I'll walk dat way.' And I'll do
without my ribbon before I''ll walk
your way.
Sincerely yours:
O. b. Martin,
State Supt Of Education.
Governor Ansel's Le, er.
This letter - n reply :, -. fol-
lowing:
estate of South Carolina,
"Executive Chamber,
"Columbia, October Is, 1907.
"Hon. 0. B. Martin, State Super
of Education, Columbia, s
C. Dear Sir: | have appointed the
Hon. Hayne r. Rice, Aiken, S. c., as
a member Of the state board Of educa-
tion to fill the mexpircd term of
Prof. j. f.. Boland, resigned. Mr..
Rice has taken great interest in
school matters for Years. and feel
sure that he will make Il very useful
of the board Of education.
"Yours very truly,
"M. T.. Ansel, Governor"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18
SHOT NEGRO WOMAN.
Only Short Time Before She Tried
to Kill DR.. Linder-A Remark
able Case.

Union, Oct. 15.t-At one O'Clock
this afternoon DR.. Will l.. Linder,
prominent Young physician OF this
city. shot three times Lucy Lipscy,
a negro woman, who, going to his
Office on The morning Of March IS, Of
this year, shot him in the back with
out warming. The weapon used to-
day by DR.. Lindlcr was Il 32-calibre
pistol. one ball entering The right
breast and the second slightly below.
IT is understood that the wounds are
! considered mortal, and the end will
; come soon.
The shooting occurred on Main
street, DR. Linder being on the side
walk and the woman in the door of
Swi%ert $ cash store. in the act Of
coming out. AS DR.. Linder fred the
shots, his father, DR.. S. S. Linder,
chanccd to be coming up Main street
and was only short distance away
He sprang towards him and attempt
cd to prevent him from firing another
shot. In the slight struggle that ensu-
ed Dr.. s. S. Lindcr is said to have
called for help and was heard by Dr.
M. d. Huiett, who was in the Palmct-
to Drug Company, two doors below
DR.. Huictt ran to his assistance and
was handed the pistol by Dr.. Will
Lindcr.
AS she was shot the woman is said
to have fallen to the pavement and,
falling. cried ont "My God, I'm
dead.' Her sister, who had been in
the store with her. caught her as she
fell.
Tn a short while DR.. J. IT. ITamil-
ton and DR.. Hardy reached her side
and after an examination she was
placed in hack and taken to the
Rice Drug Co.. and then to hor home
near the old baseball grounds.
Immediately after The unfortunate
affair Dr. Lindcr. with his father
went to Chief Of Police Long and
surrendered himself. TIE was inrncd
over to Sheriff Sanders by Chief
Lon" and is now in Jail.
DR.. Lmdrr'S regular counsel. Mr..
). \. SAWYER. left yesterday for New
York. but in the event Of thc death Of
the woman there will be no delay in
Dr.. !indcr applying to be released
on bail.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18

Brazil, Ind. Oct. 15.-Twcnty-tivc
to thirty persons are dead and dying
and 600 injured and every house in
Fontanet destroyed, 700 residents
homeless, is the result Of the cxplo-
sion Of the mills of the DUPONT Pow
der Company near Fontanet today.
The first explosion in the Glazing
Mill was quickly followed in the 9TH
er mills and the men ran for their
lives. AT the first explosion the
town inhabitants ran from the
building, thus saving themselves and
no one was killed in the town, al
though not a single building is left
standing. Ninety minutes after the
lirst explosion the heat from the
burning mills exploded the great
powder mazagines severaly yards
away. A freight train on the switch
was partly destroyed by the concus-
sion and caught fire. The neat from
the burning mills made the removal
Of the bodies impossible. Eighteen
mangled bodies were taken to the
morgue to await Identification. Tho
injured We're found everywhere. The
front roofs, sides and foundations of
many buildings were blown to atoms.
a brick school building quarter of
Il mile away, was wrecked and many
children were injured, many serious
w.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18
TWO CONVICTS ESCAPE.
From the State Pcnitcntiary in Co.
lumbia-Both Were From Green
vile County

Columbia, Oct. lG.~--Two more cs-
rapcs from the South Carolina pcni-
Tertiary, following up two Of few
days since, has caused a great deal
Of speculation. Yesterday morning
about 4.30 o'clock, Walter Allen and
JAS. Suddati, both TRUSTEES. escaped
from the prison. They had been
sent to milk COWS, along with four
negro convicts. The men were given
a good deal Of liberty, and it was not
thought they would make an attempt
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18

to gel away. They were reported by
'hc negro prisoners to have been seen
throwing down fodder TO the COWS.
Allen had been sent mp for seven
years for murder in GrrrnvilIr coun-
IT,. and had served four years as a
trusty. Allen had killed Il man nam
ed TrammcIl
Suddath was serving term for
moonshininG.
II has been the custom to allow the
mountain men GOOD deal Of liberty
and they have never before been
known [" Violate the privileges given
them. bM ncrA~iunS men from ihr
mountain districts have been sentence
ct to Il prmllcMtiarv sentence. and al
!uWcd 10 come 10 ihr prison without
a guard, and they always came back
promptly. Thc officers .:TrW 10 have
"rrai faith in lhr word Of these
mountain men. and this was why the
prisoners Wh" escaped today had been
allowed 50 many privileges
Nrhin" naS been heard IRON Dean
and Smith vino escaped from the pen
itcntiary few days since.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18
ZIMMERMAN REFUSES TO SET
TILE.
Disclaims all Responsibility in Stol-
ell Bonds Matter-Former State
Treasurer Notifies Attorney
General that he Refuses
to Settle.

Columbia, Oct. 14.-Attorney Cen
eral Lyon this evening received Il let
ter from DIR. w. II. Zimmerman, for
mcr State Treasurer. in reply to Mr..
Lyons letter of Saturday, in which
DR.. Timmelmt fan declines to rccog-
nize his liability for the theft of
bonds by his former clerk, Daniel
Zimmerman. and consequently the At
torney General will institute suit on
the former trcasurcr's official bond
for the amount lost during his admin
lstration. which is about $1,000, in
cludin" interest.
The letter from DR.. Zimmerman is
as follows: Batcsburg, S. c., Octob-
CT l4.-flon. j. Fraser, Lyon, Column
bia. S. C.-Dcar Sir: Yours Of 10Th
instant is received in reference to
stolen bonds claim. Tn answer there
to I will say that do not consider
myself morally or legally bound for
the value of the said bonds. T there
fore will abide the decision of the
conrts upon the question Of liability.
! will be slow to believe that the
State Of South Carolina will be so
unjust as to require Of me payment
for the stcalagc Of sclf-conrcsscd
! thief with the aid and instigation of
a convicted criminal, neither of whom
has yet received any punishment for
their crime. And especially since 7
was denied by statute the free cxcr-
else of my Judgment in the naming Of
clerks in the State Trcasurcr's Of
fec so 7 refuse to make settlement.
Very truly yours.
"W. TT. Zimmerman
DR.. Zimmerman reference to the
Fact that he was not allowed to put
III the Office clerks Of his own sclcc-
tion refers to the fact that when nc
went into Office he desired to ap-
point kinsman as bond clerk, but
under the statute forbiddin~ ncpo-
tiSm. he could not do so, and he then
retained Zimmerman. who had been
appointed by his predecessor, DR.. w.
T. G. Bates. Zimmerman has confess
cd the theft Of the 10 state bonds,
worth $l2.500, but his ease has been
appealed on a technical point. and
will not be argued until this winter.
Meanwhile he is on bond. His al
legged confederate was convicted Of
receiving stolen property, KNOWN"
to be stolen. hut Mr.. II. j. Gibson has
not been we'll enough to appear in
court and have the sealed sentence
read to him. so that he. too. is virtu-
ally free so far as the sentence of the
court is concerned. DR.. Bates was in
the city today, but he has not yet re-
piled to the Attorney Generals let
ter III regard to his liability for the
bonds stolen during his administra-
ton. Treasurer Jennings has indi-
Gated his probable intention to settle
without suit. J. II.
/
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18
AMERICAN HUSBAND A SLAVE.
A Mere Money-Maker and Washer
Of his Wife's Clothes, Says a
French Woman.

Paris, September ia French
woman has contributed her impress
sions of America to the Paris Matin.
Among other things she says:
'I nsed to believe that slavery was
abolished, but have learned in New
York that that is not the ease. Helots
still exist in the persons Of American
husbands.
"From their earliest years they
are apprcnticcd to their hard lot by
being made the butts and drudges Of
their sisters. American boys have to
give way to every caprice Of the
American girls. For woman in Amer
lea is a despot to be feared; she has
taken the place of the idol of stone or
wood to which the redskins offered
human victims.
GA husband in the eyes of an
American wife is a machine for max
ing money. He has no other reason
for existence, while ilcr part consists
in spending what he makes.
"Ask any young girl engaged to
some fine young fellow of moderate
mcars how she has passed some holi-
day with her lover. and she will tell
you trinmphantly:
"I've made him spend so many
dollars.'
GA pleasure that is not expensive
is never a pleasure to an American
woman. That the poor man in a sim
gle day mas seen a months earnings
disappear is matter Of no import
ance.
"When married this unfortunate
man sets forth to business early in
the morning. All the day he will
hardly take the time to swallow a
glass of milk without even sitting
down at the nearest bar; his time be-
longs to the Idol; he has no right to
so waste the least bit of it on his
personal needs.
"In the evening he returns, worn
out and worried, always to board.
ing house, for he has not even a
hearth, no American wife being will
ing to endure the work Of keeping
house. And then his wife will give
him for little relaxation her silk or
wool combinations to wash in the
WASH basin, these being all the under
wear she uses, while her dress viii.
cost about 5000; she, meanwhile, at
ease in a rocking chair, remains deep
III the delights of a novel.
"Thc worst result is that, having
reduced their husbands to slavery,
American women dcspise them be-
cause they are slavcs--which is natur-
al. They rcproach their husbands
with being fit for nothing but mater
ial work, while ii is they who de-
mand this material work.
"II"irrSScs dream only Of marry
ING men like those in French novels,
from whom they will nave to learn
in turn what it is to be ill-treatcd.
And as the result Of their toll and
mad devotion American men see
their money and their women fly to
foreigners.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18

This letter - n reply :. -. fol-
lowing:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18

The President s early morning swim
in Bear Lake i sanoihcr vinlication
of the theories Of Ex-Judgc Alton 3.
Parker.~-Ncws and Courier.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-18
TOWN WIPED OUT.

Fearful Explosion in Du Pont Pow
der Works, Followed by Others,
Kills About Thirty and Injuries
Six Hundred-Seven Hundred
Homes Wrecked.