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Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
STREETS IN A BIG STORE.
The Piles of Merchandise Are Num-
bered Like Houses.

bered Like Houses.
In a large wholesale grocery house in
Kansas City the lanes that intersect
the great piles of merchandise have
been named as streets, and the stacks
of boxes, bags and packages have each
been marked with number, as the
houses upon city streets are numbered.
The other day a member of the firm
gave the following order to u trucker:
go over to Easy street, get that
bunch of swells and take them to
parlor s.
A stranger in the big store would not
have known what that order meant.
The trucker knew.
All canned goods that swell from the
formation of gases inside are called
"swells' in the grocery trade. In this
house all "swells" are kept in room
upstairs called ''parlor s. Easy
street. is a lane that leads down to
"Fairyland," the big room where many
girls work putting up packages.
"Chbber alley is the lane which
pas9c. through the great stacks of
condensed milk "Corncake lane" goes
through tn. cornmeal packages and
barrels.
The system of naming the streets
and dividing the different brands of
goods into numbers facilitates the busi-
ness of order filling to the extent that
almost twice the work can be done
now by the same number of order fill
ers that could be done a few years
ago.-Kansas City Star
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
A STUDY IN MILEAGE.

Almost Every Country Has a Stand
ard of Its own.
English speaking countries have four
different miles-the ordinary mile of
$3.50 feet and the geographical or nau-
teal mile of 6,0S5, making a differ
ence of about one-seventh between the
two; then there is the Scotch mile of
5,92S feet and the Irish mile of 6,720
feet-four various miles, every one of
which is still In use.
Then almost every country has its
own standard mile. The Romans had
their mile passuum, 1000 PAGES, which
must have been about 5000 feet in
length unless we ascribe to Caesars
legionaries great stepping capacity.
The German mile Of today Is 24,31S
feet in length, more than four and
half times as long as our mile.
The Dutch, the Danes and the Prus-
slams enjoy a mile that is 1S,440 feet
long, three and half times the length
Of ours, and the Swiss get more exer-
else in walking one of their miles than
we get in walking five miles, for their
mile is 9,153 yards long, while ours is
only 1,160 yards. The Italian mile is
only a few feet longer than ours; the
Roman mile is shorter, while the Tus-
can and the Turkish miles are 100
yards longer. The Swedish mile is six
and a half times and the Vienna post
mile is four and a half times the
length of the English mile.-Pearson's
Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
A MONKEYS ROLES.
Defined by Customs Men as a Bird, {
Package and Il Dog.

PackQGe and u Dog.
On the travels of a monkey from
Genoa to Heidelberg an amusing farce
might be written. A German gentle
man brought from southwest Africa a
tiny monkey weighing barely couple
of pounds. From Tanga to Genoa all
went we'll with the lilliputian animal.
1t was favorite with every one and
travelled free until Genoa was reached,
when Its troubles began.
Brought under the notice of the Geno-
ese custom house authorities, it was
promptly deprived of its identity. 1t
was no longer an animal; it became
bird, and as bird, on which % cents
was charged, it was conveyed to the
Swiss frontier where at stroke of the
custom house officers wand 1t was
transformed into a cat at the increased
assessment of $1.56 and borne by train
to Zurich.
On its arrival there it ceased as q
cat to exist and became a mere pack
age, an item of luggage that was con-
veyed to Constance for the nominal
sum of 16 cents.
Still as luggage, though metamor-
phosed from package into a hand
bag, it went on its way to Stuttgart,
where a great honor awaited it. 1t
was on payment of $2.O4 exalted into
dog, and it was as a dog that it end
ed its journey at the university town
of Heidelberg.-Stray Stories.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
"a GOOD LOCKER"
Appearances Have Much to DO With
Success In business.


"Send me a good locker. l don't
mean pretty, you know, but one who
knows how to dress.-the tailor made
kind who visits the hairdresser and
the manicure. or course l know it
costs, but we are willing to pay for it."
This was telephone message received
by large employment agency from a
business man who required the serv-
ices of young woman bookkeeper and
general office assistant.
A shabby necktie or soiled linen or a
cheap, well worn hat may cost you
very dear, for it may be a turning
point in some ones mind who has been
thinking of patronizing you. Business
men are keen eyed, very sharp and
often influenced by little things.
Many a worthy youth has been sent
away when applying for a situation
because of some telltale in his dress or
manner which made bad impression.
Young men may so far emphasize
the matter of dress that their good ap-
pearance is about all there is to them.
At the same time appearances have
much to do with ones advancement,
especially in large cities. In New York
it is almost impossible for young men
to get 4 start who are obliged to over
come the handicap of an unfavorable
impression. 1t seems as though New
Workers would forgive anything quick
er than a slovenly or a poverty strick-
en- appearance.-Success Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
HOW LINCOLN WON.
A Bad Looking Legal Case That Was
Saved by Frankness.


The lawyer whose honesty is proved
has the confidence of the judge and
Jury. A story of Abraham Lincoln Is
an Illustration. He was appointed to
defend one charged with murder. The
crime was a brutal one, the evidence
entirely circumstantial, the accused a
stranger Feeling was high and against
the frlendless defendant. On the trial
Lincoln drew from the witnesses full
statements of what they saw and
knew. There was no effort to confuse,
no attempt to place before the jury
the facts other than they We're. In the
argument, after calling attention to the
fact that there was no direct testimo-
ny, Lincoln reviewed the circum-
stances and, after conceding that this
and that seemed to point to defend
ants guilt. closed by saying that he
had reflected much on the case, and,
while it seemed probable that defend
ant was guilty, he was not sure and,
looking the jury straight in the face,
said, Are your The defendant was
acquitted, and afterward the real crim-
inal was detected and punished. How
different would have been the conduct
of many lawyers! Some would have
striven to lead the judge into technical
errors with a view to an appeal to a
higher court Others would have be-
come hoarse in denunclation of wit
nesses, decrying the lack of positive
testimony and the marvellous virtue Of
reasonable doubt. The simple,
straightforward way of Lincoln, back
ed by the confidence of the jury, won.
ID. J. Brewer in Atlantic.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
The Free Lance,s Paradise.

The literary free lance is bred natu-
rally in New York and thrives in its at
mosphere because the market for his
wares is stable and infinitely varied.
The very life Of metropolitan publish
ing lies in the search for new men and
variety. Publishers spend great sums
upon the winnowing machinery that
thrashes over what comes to their edi-
tors desks, and no editor in the me-
tropolis grudges the time necessary to
talk with those who call in person and
have ideas good enough to carry them
past his assistants. Publicly the edito-
rial tribe may lament the many hours
spent yearly In this winnowlng process.
Yet every experienced editor in New
York has his own story Of the stranger,
uncouth, unpromising, unready Of
speech, who stole in late one afternoon
and seemed to have almost nothing in
him, yet who afterward became the
prolific scribbler or the great D'Auber.
j. II. Collins in Atlantic.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
What q Jubilee Is.

Some years ago, before Queen Victo-
ria's death and about the time that the
queens jubilee was to be celebrated,
the following conversation between
two old Scotchwomen was overheard
one day on a street corner in London:
"Can We tell me, wumman, what is it
they call jubilee?'
well, it's this" said her neighbor,
'When folk has been married twenty
five years, that's silver wuddin', and
when they have been marrieA fifty
years that's golden wuddin', but If
the mons dead then it's a jubilee
Harper's Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
Wedding Gifts of Long Ago.

In the list of presents received at the
wedding of the daughter of Mr.. Moor
of Losely, in 1867, from NJ. Balam.
Esq, out of Marshland, in Norfolk, ap-
pear the following: Cranes 9, Hern-
shawes 3, Curlewes 1, Ducks Mallards
Al, Teeles &c, Plovers 8 dozen, swannes
0, larks 3S dozen, Bytters 16, Knots
dozen and 4, Styntes I dozen, Godwytts
D." 1t is a formidable list, including
some $50 birds, of which 456 are larks,
and must, one would imagine, have
been something of an embarrassment
to Mr.. Moor's daughter. Life.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
Caution.

"Sister Henderson" said Deacon Hy-
pers, you should avoid even the ap-
pearance of evil"
"Why, deacon, what do you mean%
asked Sister Henderson
Il observe that on your sideboard
you have several cut glass decanters
and that each of them is half filled with
what appears to be ardent spirits"
"Well, now, deacon, it isn't anything
of the kind. The bottles look so pretty
on the sideboard that 1 just filed them
halfway with some floor stain and fur
niture polish just for appearances"
''That's why I'm cautioning you, SIS
ter" replied the deacon. Feeling a
trife weak and faint, I helped myself
to dose from the big bottle in the
middle. life.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
Seven In Human Life.

A writer divides the human life as
follows: At three times seven man
reaches a competent age in the eyes
of the law; at four times seven he is in
full possession of his strength; at five
times seven he is fit for the business of
the world; at six times seven he be-
comes grave and wise if he is ever des-
tined to; at seven times seven he is
In his apogee, and from that time he
begins to decay; at eight times seven
he is i'll his first climacteric, at nine
times seven he is in his grand climac-
teric, and at ten times seven he has
reached the allotted span of life.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
Arnold and His Circus.

Matthew Arnold used to travel in
company with Mrs. Arnold, his two
daughters and the agent, whom he ele.
gantly called his "impresario" They
usually had railway passes given to
them, and on several occasions, when
presenting these to the conductor he
remarked in a condescending tone,
"Oh, the Arnold troop, 1 supposew
Just as if We were a travelling cir
Gus" said Mr.. Arnold, with hearty
laugh.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

and showed that treatment should
have been a diet correcting the eX
cessive use of meat by the mother.
Carrier pigeons are put to novel
use In a thinly settled district in the
north of Scotland. On long rounds
a doctor takes several pigeons with
him, and when a prescription is to
be filled at once he sends a message
to his surgery, where an attendant
prepares and forwards the medicine.
If patient is liable to need an extra
call, a pigeon is left to send for the
doctor.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
A HenrfY Lnurh

Never lose an opportunity for relax
alton from the stress and strain Of
your business or profession. Every
draft of laughter, like an air cushion,
eases you over the jolts and the hard
places on life's highway. Laughter Is
always healthy. 1t tends to bring ev-
cry abnormal condition back to the
normal. 1t is panaeea for heartaches,
for life's bruises. 1t is life prolong-
er. People who laugh heartily keep
themselves in physical and mental har-
mony and are likely to live longer than
those who take life too seriously.
Do not borrow trouble. The interest
Is too high.-Dallas News.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
A Tough Chicken.

A New Orleans man has proved that
a chicken can live twenty-three days
without food or water. He makes af-
fidavit that when his family moved re-
Gently Il chicken securely nailed in a
box was in the cellar of the new house,
having been forgotten by the former
tenants. Twenty-three days later the
cook was moved to explore the cellar
and discovered the chicken, emaciated,
but still much alive.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
THUNDER.
Odd Beliefs That Used to Exist In
Days of Old.


Days of Old.
Thunder, just because it Is a ncise
for which there is no visible cause, has
always excited the imagination of the
unscientific, so it is natural that the
most outrageous superstitions about
storms should date back to the time
when everybody, more or less, was I'M
scientific. One old writer explains the
belief of his day that "a storm is saiG
to follow presently when a company
of hogges runne crying home," on the
ground that "a hogge is most dull and
of a melancholy nature and so by rea-
son doth foresee the raine that COM
eth" Leonard Digges, in his Prog
nostication Everlasting" Q556), men
tions that thunder in the morning
signifies wind; about noon, rain, and in
the evening, Il great tempest"
The same writer goes on to say,
"Some write Out their ground 1 see
not that Sundays thunder should
bring the death of learned men, judges
and others; Mondays, the death of
women; Tuesdays, plenty of grain;
Wednesdays, bloodshed; Thursdays,
plenty of sheep and corn; Fridays, the
slaughter of a great man and other
horrible murders; Saturdays, q gen
eral pestilent plague and great dearth." !"
After this the gay and lightsome man
ner shown by Lord Northampton to-
ward these grave matters in his de
fensative" is most cheering "It
chaunceth sometimes" he writes, "to
thunder about that time and season of
the years when swannes hatch their
young, and yet no doubt it is a para
dox of simple men to think that a
swanne cannot hatch without crackle
of hunder."-London Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
Getting q Fit.

''What's the matter across the way"
ambulance backed up to the aocr OF
his rival.
"A customer fell in a fit, and they
are taking him to the hospital" was
the reply.
'Thats strange" said the tailor. Il
never knew customer to get At
In that establishment before"
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

Don't speak too plainly. If a man
were to set out by calling everything
by its right name, he would be knock
I'd down before he got to the corner of
he street.-EXchange
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
AKaa.

These are the real facts about the
standing of the noblest work Of God
man. He is first known as the SON
of his mother, then the husband Of
his wife and ends by being known al
the father of his children -Atchison
Globe.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
ANDREW PICCARDO
Freighter and Teamster
Jackson Gate Rc& (

Freight hauled from Martell depot
and other points at lowest rates.
All parties wanting freight from
Martell delivered promptly should
have the same addressed in care of
A. Piccardo, and send bills of lading
care Peter Piccardo Water st.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
Rreakin-It Gently.

How much coal is there, Susan?
How long will it last?"
"Well, ma'am, it will last quite
awhile If you don't have any fires"
"Then there isn't much left?'
"There isn't any left, ma'am."
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
The Best Return,

After ALL it isn't the way we live o.
the work we do that matters, but the
ideal we put into it. Is there any
work too sordid, too prosaic, to yield a
return of beauty?-Ellen Glasgow.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
Nothing tn Steal

Minister'S Wife-Wake up! There are
burglars in the house, John. Minister
Well, what of it? Let them find out
their mistake Christian
Register.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
The insanity,

Il want to get a divorce from my
husband"
The lawyer was interested. what
are your grounds:' he asked.
Insanity"
WAS he crazy at the time of the
marriage?'
'Oh, dear no; | was"
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

MISCELLANY
Reported weekly for the Ledger.

Dark Photography for Fancy Work. -
Meteori Scar.-A Great Vault
An American Failing. Papered
Iron. Alcohol in Bread. Effec is
of Changing Diet. - A Novel
Messenger Service. - Fir eman s
Veil.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

''rhey like the taste as we'll as
maple sugar" is what one mother
wrote of Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup. This modern cough syrup Is
absolutely free from any opiate or
narcotic. Contains honey and tar.
Conforms to the National Pure Food
and Drug Law. Sold by F. W..
Ruhser.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

The fireman's cheat veil" lately
tested at Cologne is made from cane
fiber 1t Is soaked in water before
attaching to the ordinary brass he'll
net, and the moisture is long retain
ed, giving great protection against the
heat of q fire.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

Receipt books, location blanks, deeds
mortgages, promissory notes, etc.,
for sale; also mining signals on
cloth, graduation diplomas, at the
Ledger Office.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

Food don't digest? Because the
stomach lacks some one of the
essential digestants or the digestive.
jnices are not properly balanced.
Then, too, it is this undigested food
that causes sourness and painful in
digestion. kodol tor indigestion
should be used for relief. kodol Is
solution of vegetable acids. 1t
digests what you eat, and corrects
the deficiencies OF the digestion.
Kodol conforms to the National Pure
Food and Drug Law. Sold here by
Il. W. RuhSer.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

Copies of the license ordinance of
the City of jackson in pamphlet form
may be had at the Ledger office; price
15c. each.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

Ledger & Chicago Inter- Ocean, $3.50
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
DENTISTS.

TAR. C. A. HERRICK
- DENTIST -
JACKSON. CAL.
once in KAY bui.oing. Hours from a. m. to
SPIN.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11
Five Cents Per Copy.

In the valley will be issued to Hon
Frank A. Miller of Riverside as soon
as the necessary surveys can be COM
pleted. The plans of the proposed
hotel have been approved by the
| department.
Hon. Il. b. Hale, chairman of the
executive committee on California
Harbors, has sent to the members of
the delegation a copy of the resolu-
tion passed at San Diego at the Sixth
Annual meeting of the counties COM
mittees of the California promotion
committee, showing the need for i'm
provement IN the harbors of the state.
and asking that congress appoint a
eomission OF federal engineers to
make a thorough examination and
report. The delegation fully realizes
the great Importance of the object
aimed at, and will assist 20 the extent
of its power. They realize that the
maritime cities of the Pacific coast
should be placed in condition to
handle the increase in Pacific COM
merce which will surely come. San
francisco, Oakland, Monterey, and
San Diego have claims which the
government can scarcely ignore, and
the delegation will press them until
some action Is assured. Oakland's
commercial interests are peculiarly
wide awake, the growing commerce
of the port pressing hard upon
facilities. They desire to send a
delegation to present their case before
the committee on rivers and harbors.
Senator Perkins and congressman
Hnowland brought this to the notice
of chairman Burton, who promised
to notify them in case the committee
should fail to agree on the plans re-
commended, when they will endsavor
to secure hearing for the commercial
and shipping interests. The bill can
not be reported before the middle of
January. The chief engineer of the
war department has called on Col.
Heuer to verify the estimates in the
plan OF widening and deepening
Oakland arbor, and for details of
the five estimates. 1t is thus seen
that the war department is earnestly
engaged in the consideration of this
important matter.
General Macarthur has written to
senator Perkins regarding the need of
an appropriation for the improve
ment of the Presldio grounds, plant
ing trees, building roads, etc. He
places the amount which can profit
ably be expended at $4,000 year
for ten years. The delegation will
take up this subject and endeavor
to secure continued appropriation
which will enable the needed work to
pe done.
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

Send Draft, p o. Order or Wells-Fargo Order
and we will send pass book.
-Monev to Loan on Real Estate
Amador ledger., 1907-01-11

THE OLDEST PAPER
Has the largest circulation
The best advertising medium
1t pays the Business Man to Ai-
vertiSe in the Ledger.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-10-14
Man Found With
Bullet Holes
In Head.
TWO ARRESTED.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 14.-What
looks like brutal attempt at muir
der was discovered about 445 o clock
yesterday afternoon in the woods
near the Terra Marine Inn at Hugue-
mot. The discovery was made by
Sergeant De, Yield Ruch of the sub
precinct station here While patrol1
ing his beat going down Huguend
avenue he saw pool of blood on tEZ
side of the road. \ He made an 1u~{
vestigation and saA signs in the
bushes of a struggle. Following tho
trail of blood for nearly, half mfle
he came upon a man with two bullet1
holes in his head. He was taken ~
the Smith Infirmary at New Brigbxbn
where he was later identified a.
Thomas Legonier, twenty years old
of 22 Eighth street, shoemaker T.
Bayonne, N. J.
Sergeant Ruch, upon finding -
man, telephoned to the sub-precfnct
station and the patrol wagon W194
two or three detectives and two ~
three patrolmen in command OF AEf&i
ing-Captain John Cook were aoa5
the scene. The man was put ~
train and upon reaching the
airy he was attended by DIR. H3&>
Within an hour about fWeu
detectives and patrolmen Wexe tot s.
ing the woods for some clue ~ tn
assailant. Detective Grover G. BroU1
arrested Charles Newman, propg<o(r
or the duck farm near that place, ~
a suspicious person. When NeWm4m.
was arrested at o'clock he Was r.
bed and professed knowing nothi1
of the crime. When his rom NI<0
searched revolver was found W11
three bullets missing. John Ar414
fifty-six years old, of BioominEd1& 7
avenue. Pleasant Plains, a watchul
on the water mains that are bc11x
laid on HuguenOt avenue. was 1}0
taken into custody as witness -
told the police that Newman he'd III
| a quarrel with this man SATURDAY.
night and that he had seen Newaln1
lwhile intoxicated, with pistol n 49,,
hand and a gun in the other BG1I
were locked up in the station her
Coroner Matthew J. Cahill was m
fed and went to the infirmary to
the mans ante-mortem staten
| but the man refused to talk.
loner Cahill ordered Newman brc
| to the infirmary with the hopes
! the man would identify him.
Itective Brown and Patrolman VI
, took him down from here o.
1875 O'Clock train last night
when they arrived at the inn
the man had become unconsciO1
| is still in that condition.
Newman was locked up aga
- Eightieth precinct static
| ,apleton. He will be arraigs
he second district court this
| ing. The police have been y:
on the case all night and a.
force was AIDED to run the
down.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-10-14
ENTHUSIASM
IN CAUSE OF
IMMIGRANTS

The society recently formed, for
the purpose of assisting Jewish immi-
grants who come to this city, held a
meeting yesterday afternoon in the
Temple Shaarey TifilOh
Rabbi Hodowitz, of New York, gave
a long talk on the subject, telling of
the Russian horrors and the fleeing
of Jews from their native country to
other parts of the world. This or
ganization was formed to aid those
who reach this city unable to pro-
vide for themselves Members of the
society have already contributed
about $3.50. They may open perma-
nent headquarters in the near future.
The temporary officers are: Her.
man Ellis, chairman; Meyer Karkus,
treasurer; L. Gurien, secretary. A
committee was appointed to increase
the growth of the society, and sever
al donations were made yesterday.
Harry Solomon, democratic can
didate for freeholder, was present
and might have made an address, but
the time was occupied by the New
York speaker and other business.