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Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
THE IAPANE SE.
He Is Child, Fanatic and Emotional
SAVAGE All In One,


He is bundle of contradictions, and,
measured by American standards, he is
bedlamite, straight from topsy turvy
land. He may be a Chesterfield and
cheerful liar one minute and a red
Indian the next-a sycophant and a
welsher today and a Napoleon tomor-
row.
We westerners have been taught to
regard the little Jap as an amusing
and precocious child given to obstruct-
ing sidewalk traffic with his polite con-
tests in kowtowing, to suspendiug from
the branches of the cherry tree his
dainty poems addressed to his friends
and to dawdling for hours over the GER
emonial tea, and when we see him IN
der the tent flap, bowling and laughing
and playing checkers, he seems a vel
vet paved kitten in khaki. And yet
you and 1 have seen him in battle a
ramping, raging tiger, greedy of Slav
bayonets and afterward dragging him
self to the field hospital, shot to rags,
unwhimpering, q mere bull hide wrap,
ped around will.
We never know a character until we
have seen it put to the test under
stress-least of all the combination Of
sphinx and Janus known as the jap
anese. So studied, the embattled brown
boy strikes me as a strange compound
Of Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter the
Hermit and Sitting Bull-child, fanatic
and emotionless savage, all in one
Appleton's Magazine
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
Men as Boarders.

A woman who has made a modest
competence by running private ho-
tel says she would rather have women
as boarders than men. Perhaps they
are little inQuisitive about one an
others affairs, she admits, and dis
posed to find fault oftener than they
are justified in doing. On the other
hand, they usually voice their COM
plants either directly or in such a
manner that the criticisms soon reach
the landlady's ears. Men, on the con-
trary, don't lodge so many open COM
plants, but they make bitter remarks
one to another, and it is seldom their
remarks are repeated to the hostess
until too late to offset their bad effect.
This woman puts herself on record as
saying that when men are inclined to
be at all disagreeable they are much
more difficult to deal with than wo-
men. One can always soothe disgrun-
tied women by little extra attention
to their comfort, she says, but the
male boarder or hotel guest who I'M
dertakes to criticise a place harshly is
a hopeless case.-Kansas City Star.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
ReadvertIsed.
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1S7s.-
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


United States Land Office, Sacramen-
to, Calf, June 27, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that in com
pliance with the provisions of the act
of Congress of June B, 1878, entitled
Gal Act for the sale Of timber lands
III the States of California, Oregon,
Nevada, and Washington Territory. -
as extended TO all the public land
states by act of August 4, 1892, George
Lucot, of Jackson, county of Amador,
State of California, has this day filed
in this office his sworn statement No
1856, for the purchase of the southeast
quarter OF Section No. Is, in Town
ship No. N Range No. IL E., M.
ID. M, and Will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable
for its timber or stone than for 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
LaughIin, h. ID. Boydstou, Edward
Santerfo and William Lagomarsinu,
all of Volcano, Calf.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the ahove-descriped lands
are requested to file their claims in
this office on or before said 10th day
OF September, 1907.
JOHN +. ARMSTRONG;,
Register.
First publication July 2, 1907
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
OLD VIOLINS.
Reasons Why Ancient Riddles Are Bet
ter Than New.

ter Than New.
Fabulous prices are sometimes paid
for old violins, and many an enthusi-
astic musician would part with his
last dollar to possess one Of the mas
terpieces of Stradivarius or Guarneri-
US or another of the famous makers of
century or two ago.
The questioned superiority of these
old and often battered instruments has
been variously ascribed to the peculiar
quality of the varnish used in their
construction, to the elasticity of the
wood employed and to the ripening and
improving effects Of age and long use.
OF late years, however, much Gre
dence has been given the suggestion
of an eminent authority that the real
cause Of the superiority of the old in
struments is due to a peculiar warp
ing Of the wood to a higher arch, a
buckling caused by the position Of the
''F'' holes and sound post.
1t might at first thought be suppos-
ed that the same effect could be pro-
duced by giving an equal arching to a
new instrument, but the effect, If at
tanned, Is not permanent, because with
age the arching increases until too
great a degree Of rigidity is the re-
sult.-Philadelphia Record.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
"PIuaainav a Hotel Guest.

The hotel detective stepped out Of
the elevator and walked over to the
counter.
"Well, plugged him." he said.
Plugged him? Who? What for?
Where did you hit him" quickly asked
a friend who was standing by.
Didn't hit him anywhere. Just
plugged the keyhole of his door. New
er hear Of plugging before? When we
have guest whom we suspect is get
ting ready to leave without settling or
whose credit is exhausted and fails to
settle up, we just wait till he leaves
his room and plug the keyhole in his
door. Then he has to settle up or leave
his baggage. The plug fits over the
end of a key. 1t is, placed in the lock
and turned. The key is then with
drawn, leaving the plug in the door,"
Kansas City Star.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
A Fools Identity.

Some Of the best known people pass
unrecognized by those to whom they
should be known. Harold Frederick
sat one night at dinner next a man
whose very silence and taciturnity
caused him the more closely covertly
to survey him. Not a word was ex-
changed between the two. "Who was
that hopeless idiot that 1 sat next to at
dinner?" asked Frederick at the close
of the meal. THAT hopeless Idiot was
Cecil Rhodes" he was answered. 1t
was the fact. The Colossus had been
in one of the moods in which he would
not talk, and Frederick, though he had
seen his portrait hundred times, had
not recognized him.-St James Ca
Zptta
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
Bobby Remembered,

Binks after inviting his friend links,
who has just returned from abroad, to
dinner is telling him what fine men,
DRY his little son Bobby has.
"And do you suppose he will remem-
Der me" said links.
Remember you! Why, he remem-
hers every face that he ever saw"
An hour later they enter the house,
and after links has shaken hands with
Mrs. Binks he calls Bobby over to him.
"And do you remember me, my little
man?'
Course I do! You're the same Teller
that pa brought home last summer
and ma wuz so mad about it that she
didn't speak to pa fur a whole week"
Galveston News.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
Sauacity of the Ancients.

Many quotations came from the
works of Thales, the Greek philosopher
and one of the seven wise men. 1t was
he who said, know myself" Few
words are sign of prudent judgment"
SEARCH after wisdom and choose what
is most worthy" There is nothing
more beautiful than the world" "Time
is the wisest thing, for it invents and
discovers all things" He also said
that it was the hardest thing in the
world to know oneself and the easiest
to admonish another. In his youth
Thales was urged to marry, but he
said, at is too soon," and later in life
upon being urged again he said, ct Is
too late"
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
A COINCIDENCE.
Peculiar Combination of Events Re.
lated by Andrew Lang.

Peculiar Combination of Events Re.
lated by Andrew Lang.
AS to 1.-The long arm of coincidence"
it may be as long as is necessary.
Nothing is impossible to coincidence.
An instance of my own experience,
said Andrew Lang. convinces me of
this fact. j had been reading a foolish
book, 'Out of the Hurry Burly," and
some of the rhymes ran in my head.
They began:
Bury bartholomew out in the woods
In a beautiful hole in the ground
In the afternoon l drove with a par
ty of friends, and we took the refresh
ment of tea at a house where there
were several other guests, all unknown
to IRE even by name. AS two of these
lived st place on our homeward
route, they accompanied us in our We
hicle. AS we passed wood on a hill
size one of these anonymous strangers
said to ne, This is the burial place of
the AIurrays Of Glendhubreac" I alb
senGy and automatically replied:
Bury Bartholomew out IN the woods
In beautiful hole IN the ground.
A kind CT chill blight settled on the
party, though che of them tactfully
asked me what poet was quoting.
When We had set down our two
strangers at their own home 1 was
asked whether knew the name of the
gentleman on whom | had expended
my p0etical quotation? Of course did
not know, and of course his surname
was Bartholomew, while, as he seemed
in lad health, my citation had an air
Of brutal appropriateness. "Thus does
fortune banter us" for Bartholomew
Is most unusual name in Scotland.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
Where The Relief Would Be.

DR.. Story, the late principal of Glas-
gov university, taking a holiday in the
country once, was met by the minister
Of the district, who remarked: Hello,
principal! You here? Why, you must
come and relieve me for a day." The
principal replied, Il don't promise to
relieve you, but might relieve your
congregation"
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
COMING and Goinq.

what kick have you against mar
ried life?"
"Well, if don't keep my wife dress
ed in the height of fashion have trou-
BILE with her, and if 1 do keep her
dressed in the height of fashion 1 have
trouble with her dressmaker."- Hous.
ton Post.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19

Gladys-Edith is so sorry she toos
Herbert's ring back to price it. Pene-
lope-Why SO? Gladys-Why, the jew
eler said seeing Herbert hadn't been
In to settle for 1t, as he promised, he
guessed he'd keep 1t.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
M,da Sure Of IL

Molly-When you spoke to father, did
you tell him you had $500 in the bank?
George-Yes. Molly-And what did he
say? George-He borrowed lt.-Sketchy
Bits.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
Normal, Engineering

Tuition may be used in any of these schools
at students convenience. Students have the
benefit of the cooperation of all our schools III
securing positions. Write to Heald's College
in the city of your choice jne2S-6nI
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
All Hers.

I'm told" said Miss Pepprey, ''that
your bride is very pretty
Yes, indeed" replied Mr.. Con Sect.
Several of the guests at the ceremony
were pleased to call it "A wedding Of
beauty and brains"
Really? She must be remarkable
woman to have beauty and brains too"
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
LIS. S Clubbing Rates

Ledger and Daily Call, one years 9 90
Lee gar and Weekly Call one year 8 20
Lee scr and Daily Chronicle, one
Lee nd Weekly Chronicle.
Ledger and Weekly Chicago In.
eo2an s0
Leg d Cosmopolitan Maya
Il year. org
Ledger and McCall's Magazine,
year, including free pattern. 20
Advance. ~
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19
JAcKSoN..........cAL.

n DISTRIBUTING AGENTS FOR J. F. MAR
- tell Cognac, Moet & Chaudon, White Seal
and Private Cuvee Champagne; Morgan Bros
Puerto de Santa Maria Sherries; Royal Wine
Company, Oporto, Port Wines; Dubois Freres
Bordeaux Ciarets and Sauternes; CANADIAN
CLUB WHISKY Hiram Walker & Sons Linn
ited, Walkerville. Ontario, Canada; John de
Kuyper & Zoon, COtterdam, Sin; Gilka Kuem-
mel, from J. A, Gilsa, Berlin; Barthloomay
Brewery Company. Rochester, N. Y, Knicker
booker Beer; Dogshead Brand of Guinness,
Stout and Bass Ale (bottled by Read Bros
London; Cantrell & Cochrane, Belfast, Ginger
Ale; Naglee Brandy; Reimported American
Whistles
Amador ledger., 1907-07-19

card at arms length and studied it
critically.
Its lovely, Pen you ought to
charge more for your work. You could
get it, you know. Rich women love to
patronize girls like YOU
'Who once ate off their plates, in
stead of painting plate cards for them?
l think 1 will charge Mrs. Fitch half q
dollar more for each of these cards.
They were done to match her Italian
villa dining room, you know"
what l do know" pursued Pencil
ope's caller, "is that you are going
with me to Archie Hunters studio tea
this afternoon. The way you have
shut yourself off from all of us, just
because your father dropped money il
the wrong copper mine, is ineXcusable.
Pen-there are so many who loved you
in spite Of your money and love you
more now because you haven't any
won't you Gomez"
st. Anthony himself couldn't refuse
you, Kathie," said Penelope, pushing
aside her work. 81 am going, and
what is more, 1 shall wear my new
spring frock, made over from one that
last year 1 might have given to my
maid"
Penelope could say such things with
out touch Of bitterness. She seemed
rather to glory in the fact that she was
self supporting, able to face the world
which had promised her so much and
hen withdrawn its hypocritical smiles.
Through the open door of Hunters
studio came the click of teacups and a
confused murmur of we'll bred voices.
Jolly glad to see you," exclaimed
Hunter. looking up into Penelope,s
Fergus County Democrat., 1907-03-19
THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED.
BY Failure of Prof. Iinfield and AS
sistants to Reach That Place.

lecturers disappointed the people at
Professor Linheld and his corps of
this place last Satur lay. The largest
crowd that had ever assembled at
Straw undoubtedly would have been
present, had we not received tele-
phone message two days before that
they could not come. Nearly every
one within radius Of fifteen miles
had expressed desire to oe present
and the Straw band and orchestra had
been practicing for a long time to
assist in entertaining the crowd. Ev-
erything was done that could be
done to inform the people OF the
change in the program but many
came any way and were entertained
by the Straw band during the after
noon. Prof. Linheld promises a
meeting nthe future but it is doubt
full whether the people would rally
in swelling the attenuance in the
future after the disappointment they
received.
Fergus County Democrat., 1907-03-19

premiership to carpenters, or dress
makers, as Subscriber" suggests, bu,
1t is not the purpose of the school
to make mechanics or seamstresses OF
the pupils, but to afford a sufficient
amount of training along these lines
to indicate to pupil and parent the
natural bent of the child, as to give
the pupil some idea as to what he
will be fitted for when he has COM
pleted his school course
1t is said that many a good
mechanic is spoiled in the making of
doctors, lawyers and ministers, and
there is some degree of truth in the
saying. A certain degree of manual
training to children of the age Of
high school pupils will tend largely
to overcome that evil in our edu-
cational system. After a boy has
been through the high school, having
supplemented his course in mental
discipline with a course in manual
training, he will have much better
idea of the calling he should follow
than he would have without the
manual training. Besides, if he
should decide to follow some scien-
titic line, and the opportunities for
these i'll Montana are boundless, there
is not one of them, from the highest
professorships to the humblest posi-
ton in our mills, or upon our farms,
in which he will not find abundant
opportunity to get that training.
Subscriber" calls this "indoor
amusement" but it is not intended
as such, and is not such, as practiced
in this or any other school where it
has been adopted 1t is a serious at
tempt to add something to the prep
aration of the boys and girls of our
county for the serious affairs of life,
to better fit them for the duties which
they will have to assume as citizens
and as men and women. To say
that it virtually puts trades and
technical skill above all professions,
including the ministerial" is simply
bosh. No one connected with the
school is attempting to make such
substitution, but all cannot be pro-
tessional men, even ministers. The
majority of our boys will continue
to be mechanics, and to them a trade
and technical skill is all important.
Let us then assist in fitting them for
those occupations.
prejudice of your readers ignore his
communication.
| thank you for the space,
RUDOLF Won TOBEL
Secretary Board of Trustees.
Fergus County Democrat., 1907-03-19
REPLIES TO
SUBSCRIBER
RUDOLF Won ..TOBEL POINTS
OUT BENEFITS OF MANUAL
TRAINING.
Editor Democrat:

ANAtOi hSiIoNIdt.
Kindly accord me space for brief
reply to "A Subscriber in a recent
issue, opposing manual training in the
high school. Ordinarily an anonmy-
nous communication merits no reply,
and were this a personal matter
neither myself nor the board of
trustees would heed it. l would sug-
gest that "A Subscriber" attend the
high school and learn at first hand
just what is being done.
1t is true that the board has seen
fit to expend some money in fitting
UP a shop for manual training, and
have maintained class in sewing for
some of the girls. In this we are but
following the lead of thousands of the
best high schools of the United
States, and of many in Montana. In
Billings manual training depart
ment has been maintained for years,
and in Butte the board of trustees
has recently expended several thou
oaid NOildl III HttlHS up SllOp lOl
the manual training of boys, and a
good many other schools in the state
are taking the same action We
have no excuses to make for this part
of our action. But Subscriber" would
leave the impression, although not
caring to make the assertion in SO
many words, that in our school man
ual training is taking the place Of
mathematics, the sciences, or the lam
guages. This is not the fact, how
ever, and until since January 1st man.
ual training has been purely volun-
tary, and has not taken the place OF
single study in the regular course,
the work being done either after the
regular school hours or when it did
not interfere with school work When
the new class came up to the high
school, shortly after the first of Jam
uary, it being impossible to start
them upon the regular courses of the
school, for want of teaching force, it
became necessary to provide short
course for the remainder of the year,
and manual training was included in
that course as one of the studies.
1t is not the intention to make this
work a substitute for any of the
studies in the course, but to supple
ment the training of the head by a
systematic training of the eye and
hand. 1t is probably true that a
greater amount of training along
these lines could be secured by ap-
Fergus County Democrat., 1907-03-19
CUBA LOOKS TO
UNITED STATES
w. S. Shaw, Just Returned From
Visit to Havana, Says Annexation
Is Surely Coming.

w. S. Shaw. the well known Flat.
willow rancher and stockgrower. ar
rived in this city las, Thursday di-
rect from Havana, Cuba, where he
spent three weeks and is very en-
thusiastic over the future of the little
island republic.
In conversation with the editor OF
the Democrat concerning the trip Mr.
Shaw said:
1T was one of the most pleasant
trips l have ever taken. While you
people were shivering around your
, fires, | was enjoying the finest sum
mer weather | have ever seen.
Il spent three weeks in Havana,
Cuba, and, in the matter of climate, ii
is the best place I ever struck. It is
much cooler than the southern coast
of Florida, where the heat sometimes
becomes excessive. 1t is always COM
fortably cool in Havana, but one new
er needs anything but light summer
ClOtnlllS.
THE Americans have effected
wonderful changes in Havana and
throughout the entire island, so far as
that is concerned. Havana is a Clean
well governed city and is growing
very rapidly, thanks to the energetic
management of this country.
1t is my opinion that the day is not
far distant when Cuba shall become
United States territory. The better
class Of Cubans desire annexation.
The negro population can outvote the
higher class of Cubans and this is
certain to cause continual distur
Dances SO long as they attempt to
govern themselves as at present.
"There is to be an election next
month and it is reasonably certain
that there will be revolution follow
ing the announcement of the election
results. Then is when the United
States will step in, take charge of af
fairs, and that will likely mark the be-
ginning of the end Of the Cuban re-
public.
With stable government, the
commercial possibilities OF the Island
are wonderful Havana is but .hree
days run from New York and fruit
ripens down there several weeks be-
fore it does in Florida. This fruit can
Fergus County Democrat., 1907-03-19
TEDDY WON'T RUN.
Nicholas Murray Butler Says Roose
welt Will Stand by Promise.

Los Angeles, March l3,-In an in
terview here Dr. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president OF Columbia Uni
versity, said:
President Roosevelt will not run
for president again no matter what
pressure is brought to bear upon
him. The principles which Roosevelt
stands for are greater than the man.
The republican party must support
these principles no matter who it's
standard bearer may be at the next
election With Mr.. Root president
and Mr. Taft chief justice of the
supreme court, conditions would be
pretty near ideal. But | hardly look
tor such combination to succeed"
Referring to the Japanese question
on the Pacific coast, President Butler
said:
Il like the way in which the mayor
and school board of San Francisco
went to Washington and acted with
the president i'll bringing about hap
py solution of the Japanese question.
1t was diplomatical. 1t appears to me
that the conference resulted in finding
good way out of the difficulty. OF
course, San Francisco people object
to having adult Japanese i'll the
schools with their children. 1t should
not be allowed. Make other arrange
ments for adults as you would in the
case of the adult French, Germans or
people of any other nationality"
President Butler is at the Hotel
Wentworth. Pasadena, with his bride
on their honeymoon. Mrs Butler was
formerly Miss Kate La Montague of
New York
Fergus County Democrat., 1907-03-19
Estrdy Notice

For several months past there has
been i'll my pasture one large roam
COW branded with diagonal mark ac-
ross square on right rib One red
heifer, coming 3-year old branded on
right rib, indistinct One white faced
COW about four years old with calf
by side Brand indistinct. Owner can
have same by proving property and
paying for pasturage and this notice.
c. f. Mahana, Lewistown, Montana
Fergus County Democrat., 1907-03-19

be marketed in New York and other
big eastern seaports to the very great
island, Just as soon as internal diff
advantage of the fru;tgrowers OF the
culties are adjusted