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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22
Board of Education.
Notice OF Examinations
jackson, Cal. May, 10. 1905

Jackson, CAL, May. -, 1908.
70 Whom 1t May Concern:-
The Board of Education of Amador
county will meet in the suporinton-
dents office, Saturday, June 9th, to
adopt questions for the Grammar
Grade Diploma examinations to take
place Tuesday and Wednesday, 9th
and 10th in the following places.
Jackson, Sutter Greek, Volcano, Ply.
mouth and lone.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
June 18th, 18th, and 18th, the Board
will meet to grade the papers and
issue the diplomas.
June 18th, 10TH, 18th, 18th, 18th and
10th, the Board will be in session re.
Vising the course of study and adopt
ing questions tor the teachers ex-
animation to commence June 22d.
and continue until Friday the 2Gth.
saturday the 9th, Monday 18th,
Tuesday 30th, the Board will grade
papers issue, certificates, grant recon
mendations for State Documents and
adopt library books.
Very respectfully,
W. Ii. GREENHALGH.
may y Supt. Of Schools.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22
A Caustic Reply.

A gentleman once said to a barrister,
"That was very good sermon OF your
fathers today" TO which he replied:
Eyes. He must have cribbed it from
some one" But the father overheard
this remark and reminded him that the
Bible says, THE OK knOweth his owner
and the ass his masters crib" This
caustic reply silenced the barrister.-
London Telegraph.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22
SUBSTITUTE FOR Do6WooD.

The supply of dogwood and per-
simmon shuttles in the Southern
States is nearly exhausted. This
statement will not appear significant
to the average man when he first
hears it. But when he is told that
The entire supply OF shuttles, bobbins,
and spindles used in the cotton and
wooden mills in all parts of the
country is furnished by the dogwocd
and peIsimmon growing in the south
ern states, the seriousness of the
situation is apparent. The textile
mills of the country represent a
capitalization of nearly billion
dollars, and bobbins, .shuttles and
splndles are just as necessary parts of
these mills as the throttle is to the
LOGON olive.
Fortunately the shuttle manu-
facturers have found another source
of supply in the dogwood stands in
the far northwest part of the country.
Two large companies manufacturing
spindIes, shuttles, and bobbins have
erected plants in the Cascades in
Oregon, whose dogwood forests are
the greatest in the world, the tree
often attaining a height of 70 feet and
diameter OF one TO two feet. The
southern dogwood is rarely more than
G inches in diameter. Extensive
stands Of dogwood are also found in
California and Washington. UP to
the present time, lumber users in tho
Pacific northwest have found dogwood
valneless except for fuel, and it's
utilization tor the manufacture of
shuttles will bring about consider
allie increase in stumpage values of
this tree.
These companies, at their Oregon
plants, will not only manufacture the
articles named but will utilize every
part of the tree, turning to account
the waste wood and producing such
by-products as pyroilgneous acid,
acetic acid, protecetate of iron
acetate of lime, methylated spirits,
solvent naphtha, wood tar, wood
pitch, and various forms of charcoal.
Dogwood is Indispensable in the
manufacture of shuttles, bobbins and
spindles because it is the only wood
which takes high polish and veal
perfectly smooth by friction under
water.
The discovery Of the adaptability of
the Pacific dogwood, however, has
not aided the eastern manufacturers,
and they have been obliged to look
tor substitutes nearer home. The
most promising of these are mesquite
and tupelo gum. The wood of the
mesquite is heavy and very hard,
close grained, and has a compact
structure. 1t is probable that it
would be eminently adapted for the
manufacture of shuttle blocks, as it
appears to have all the requisite
qualities OF weight, hardness, and
susceptibility to high smooth pol
ish Already it has proven well fitted
for the manufacture of spools and
bobbins for which white birch is now
so largely used. The tupeIo gum is
medium hard and heavy, and has a
compact tihrous structure. 1t has
not yet been utilized to much extend
in the textile Industries, though it is
quite probable it will play an impor-
tant part IN the future, since it com
blnes with several necessary qualities
the eXacting property of wearing
smooth by friction.
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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22
Tho Ranid Rise Of Give.

The evidences Of Gives genius, said
Lord Curzon, were incontestable. In
nine years he had risen from being
poor and unknown clerk to be one of
the most famous captains of his own
or any other age.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22
MINING BILL PASSED.

We in receipt of eegrapc dispatch from congress
W. F. Englebright dated Washington, May 21s
ing that the bill to establish mining bureau has passed
the house" This largely due the ndefatigabe
efforts of the congressman from this district who has worked
devotedy this recognition of the mining industry
the hands of the national government There doubt
the bill will become law the present session of congress-
1t will prove great benefit the mining interests through
out the Union.
dispatch says that the jury the Rue have been
discharged From this infer that they failed agree
upon a verdict
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22
LIABILITIES.
Notice to Creditors.
state of Mol sky deceased

Estate of Nick Sky deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate of Nick Sky, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice to
the said administrator, at the law
Office of VIM. j. McGee, Court street,
Jackson, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of said
estate, in said Amador county.
Dated, May II, 1908.
II. n. POTTER,
Administrator of the estate of Nick
Sky, deceased.
VIM. j. MeGee, attorney for admin
lstrator. may %, At
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22
Ledger Roll Of Honor.

The following sums have been re-
ceived as subscriptions to the Ledger
during the past month This acknow-
Judgment is equal to receipt for the
sums named II any have paid whose
names do not appear on this list, they
will oblige by promptly notifying this
nilice.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22
His Early Struggles.

"Tell me about your early struggles,
grandpa"
"Oh, never had no early struggles,
Johnny. l allus took things jest as
they come" - Louisville COurler-Jour-
nal
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22

4 certain medieval sultan had all the
mirrors removed from his palace, so
that he might avoid the pain of see
ing his own face. This sultan called
on his grand vizier one day and by &C.
cidcnt happened 70 catch sight of his
reflection. His hideousness overpow-
cred him, and he broke into violent
eobbing in this outburst the vizier
joined. FINALLY the sultan Gained
down, wiped his eyes and got ready to
smoke and talk But not so the vizier.
He eobbe1 on and on. Ills master, tap
ping his slipper inpatiently on the
cushions, waited for him to cease. At
length the sultan got angry and eX-
claimed:
"Why do you weep longer than 1,
vizier?"
"Alas," the grand vizier replied, you
wept. o commander Of the faithful,
because you saw your face but for an
instant but 1 see it all day and every
day."
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22
Reasonably Sure.

She-Lols writes for the magazines.
He-She'l get 'em if she sends the
price.-Judge.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22
Hnrl at Slime Plant.

John Cademartofi, while employed
i'm attending to the slime plant of the
Kennedy mine, slipped aud tell
heavily on the edge of one Of the
sluice boxes, striking on his back.
The accident happened on May II.
lie was confined TO his home on
stump street for a week, and hence
Jittle was known on tho street about
the occurrence. The fall strained the
muscles, SO that il will be some time
before he has sufficiently recovered
as to be able to return to work. lie
is now able to get around with the
aid of a cane, but is quite lame. 1t
will be two weeks before he is strong
enough to attend to his duties In
the meantime, Tom Mello IS working
in his place.
A dozen members OF tho Uniform
Rank left Sunday for Long Beach in
southern California, to be present at
the competitive drIIl and convention,
which has been in progress for The
past few days. Those who went are
Thos Burrows, Chiso and s. f. Dal
Porta, Lincoln Vaudamaut, Geo w.
Brown, dad" HosEing, Jim Camerlo,
Joe Ratio, Emil Marcueci, Henry
Stark, Al Devicchio and VIII Perry.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-05-22

He scolds best that can hurt the
least-Danish Proyerb,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-03

the slippered toe Of another softly
beating time beneath the faded hem
OF her gown. At the final happy and
lightsome chords of the gay little in
termezzo there were a dozen old Ia
dies where there had been eight. A
clapping Of hands. also. rewarded the
efforts of the artists.
That was beautiful" breathed the
admirer of Hiawatha, happily: u
could listen to that all night"
You don't know What You Gwine
to Do When the Rent Comes Round?
do your" timidly inquired q particu-
larly saint-like old soul, leaning feebly
forward from her rocker, e~mboldened
by the success Of her predecessor.
The vaudeville artists laughed aloud.
They were beginning to get some fun
out Of it, too.
Il should say we did" replied Miss
Radford heartily, and Rufus Rastus"
brought more than one crocheted slip
per to beating time to his irresistible
rythm. From every corridor came
gentle creaking Of doors, and down
the stairs came softly trooping a
steady line of the lame, the halt and
the blind.
When Rufus Rastus was finished
there were not half chairs to accom-
modate the eager and enthusiastic
audience. Poor old Anna flaming
had left of her weeping and stood a
little back from the open door. STEP
ping lightly back and forth to the mu-
sic and humming to herself.
Il don't suppose you-could-sing
something kind of-lively, could your"
The questioner was bowed and Grip.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-03

pied and old. Her face was drawn
with grief and her eyes we're faded
with weeping. but her heart bespoke
the immortality of youth.
The girls looked at each other,
flushed and laughing. This program
was certainly different from what
they had expected.
Singing rag-time," said Miss Rad
ford. isn't exactly my style (how I
wish we had Jim hewlett here)," she
interpolated to her friend. but I
guess" She whispered q few words
to Miss Lockwood. who. nodding and
laughing. swung her fingers on to the
~jolliest, catchiest bit Of rag-tims they
could remember,
Miss Radford laid her violin and
her dignity both on top Of the piano
and. assuming q coquettish. cake-walk
air, trolled out In q voice that. to the
hungry ears before her. rivaled any
Melba or Games. HE Certainly Was
Good to Me-"
There we're 40 eager listeners now
where had been eight, and the other
ten we're leaning on their elbows,
with heads propped up and ears
strained to catch every blithesome
note.
Between verses Miss Eockwood's
fingers fairly flew over the keys in
broken measure, while heads nodded.
toes tapped and old Anna flaming
stepped gayly back and forth In the
hall. while Miss Radford's body
swayed to and fro as II at q breath
she would be OF and away down the
long parlor, feet twinkling and skirts
flying. just az did the gay little dancer
every afternoon and evening 1t the
Temple.
Back and forth pirouetted Miss
Alicia Radford, violin virtuoso and
soloist, apd louder and louder grew
the applause, while tears again rolled
down aged cheeks, but no longer from
memories aroused. Never In all their
lives had anything % perfectly deli
cious happened to them.
When at last Miss Radford dropped
laughing, painting and disheveled into
chair, ana Miss lockwood turned
flushed and laughing also from her
stool, an eager and happy throng sur
rounded them.
beautiful" said one voice. its
qualities revived a. they had not been
In years.
II never enjoyed myself so in all
my Mfe," acclaimed another, hobbling
on two crutches to lay . wrinkled
hand on Miss Radford's shoulder.
From every aged face beamed smiles
and glances Of appreciauve delight
when finally Miss Radford had boxed
her violin and Miss lockwood had en-
eased her music.
Il was supper time when the old
ladies returned 70 the parlor, and as
Ct the sound Of the gong they filed
haltingly ont to the dining room. un-
wonted smiles lighted the passage and
the walls Of the dining room echoed
gaysr laughter and happier converse
tion than oyer their monotoned sur.
faces had done before.
Until the last light wa out and the
last aCed form had crept away to rest.
tAore eame u intervals from unlatched
door and from open ward = broken
straln. hummed By long unused lips,
erog he Certainly was Good to
NJ
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
CHINESE AIOBkS
HAVE GREAT TIME
Splendid Concert. And
Ball AT K. Of P.
Hall

The x. Of p. hall last evening was
a Hycl. place from 1880 p. III. uatn
miIuipl. wr.r Jho Cnlln.e Aloha
Club gave their frat benefit concert
and dance. which s.a.u. ID b. . biz
Success, for nearly nyc hundred PEG.
pie attended the KoaUhi celebration.
Il was swell one, too, and II will be
some time before the members and
those who had the opportunity to at.
tend it will forget the good time.
At 8 y. m, the first number in The
program, a selection by the Catholic
Mission Orchestra, was rendered and
It was such fine music that the musI.
clans Of the Catholic brothers was
called upon to play again. Miss Deck.
or sang a solo that was so pleasing
to the audience that she was forced
TO respond to three encores. The Raj.
limai GIcc Club. under the leadership
Of Henry Kailimai Jr., also made a
big hit. It was Il swell Quartet and
the songs rendered were repeated
over and over again. Eallimal. Jr.,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
Short History
OF One League
BY PRESIDENT A. X. vIERRA

The Kalanianaole Baseball League
was organized July 5, 1907, on which
day It duly and legally adopted its
constitution and bylaws. At the
time of its organization six teams
constituted the league; today, not
withstandlng the trials and tribula-
tions It has undergone, the same six
teams are still represented in the
league meetings, showing the forth
tude and staying qualities of the re-
sDective representatives.
The following are the teams and
by whom represented:
Chinese A. Captain, Chi But;
manager. Il. Ayau.
Kaala A. c. Jr.-Captain, ]. o. vi
ezra; manager, NJ. Comes.
Twilight A. Captain, NJ. Sc
bastian; manager, NJ. r. Marshall Jr.
japanese A. c. Jr.-Captain. Roy
Hoshina; manager. X. sadayasu. {.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, j. X. Not
ley; manager, c. X. Wakita.
Chinese Aloha-Ho Tong, captain
and manager.
Following are the officers of the
league: S. X. Vierra, president; w.
7. RapOsO, vice president; Aug.
Guerrero, secretary; NJ. T. Marshall
Jr., treasurer. League managers
Robert and benjamin Asam. League
umpire-Edwin Fernandez,
As good ball games as have ever
been seen on the Islands have been
played by this league TO as many as
four thousand people at time, and
Its object is to promote true sport
and good fellowship among its men,
hers.
The championship of the league
will soon be decided and the winners
will become the possessors of the
Chillingworth Cup, with lien on
the Kalanianaole Cup. This lies be.
tween the Kaalas and the Chinese
A. c., the former being champions OF
the first series and the latter of the
second.
A series of games, winner of two
out of three, will be ratified as cham
plon, at a meeting to be held Mon
day evening to talk over the remain
der of the season.
The league will, some time next
month, give a fancy dress ball, on
which occasion the trophy will be
presented.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
HOlOkuS And
KimOaOs Are
Bali Uniforms

On Monday afternoon at 1880
O'Clock a great game OF baseball be-
tween the Alliance and G. A. G.
teams will be fought out at Aala
Park. All the players OF both teams
are members of the c. 4. c., but in
order to make the game interesting,
1t has been agreed that those who
are members of the Alliance and the
Club will play for the former and
those who are not connected with
the student body play for the latter
The athletes will appear on the
diamond with their regular uniforms
and it is rumored that the scholars
will attire themselves in holokus and
kimOnOs. One thing Is sure, and
that Is all the Chinese damsels will
lie out in force to cheer for the stu
cents, as they are undoubtedly as
fine a bunch of niCe-lOoking young
men as ever belonged to a Chinese
club. +"
Beside these attractions there is
something else that should not -
omitted. Alloy Soong, better known
to his friends and others as "Oili,' or
"SamCthng" will be seen clad from
head TO foot in Chinese costume. His
long silkcn robe with the same mum.
her of colors as the coat of Joseph,
took the tailor three weeks to make.
His pair of footwear came from Shang.
hal, and the cap with red top and
decorated with yellow peacock feath,
ers was sent all the way from Picking
Last but not least, his real genuine
queue is worthy a remark. He has
not had haircut for the last four
months, and 1t is now long enough to
be braided.
AS soon as he steps foot on the
park, he will receive salute of so, 200
frecrackers. 1t will certainly be q
great day for the Chinese when they
celebrate their national holiday.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
Bulletin NswsieS
Want Game With
Sweet Violets

The Bulletin newsboys are going
to play game of baseball tomorrow
with the Union-Pacific Transfer Com.
pany. They met this team once before
and defeated them, and are all primed
TO turn the trick again. The newsies
now are champions In their class, and
they are looking for bigger game in
the form of the Sweet Violets team.
The "UXtra" lads have won sixteen
games straight out of eighteen played.
The lineup will be as follows:
Bulletins-M. Ogen, c.; J. Cabral,
p; a. Mendances, h.; Johnny James,
2b, Joe Mandances, 3D.; NJ. Antoine,
ss,;; NJ. souza, CT; W. Martin, rf.;
f, Medeiros, IT,; subs ]. Jones, Man.
uel Bato.
Union-Paclic Transfers - Arruda,
S.; William, p; f, Sebastian, h.;
Caetora, IT,; G. Silva, CT; T. Burns,
3d.; Ed Johnson, RI; Mike, c.; Ala
media, 2b Subs: +. Souza M. Souza,
Perry, Cumbra.
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Worse than the Fourth of July
that noise down town last night, Ell?
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
HERE'S SOME DOPE!
GAN YOU GUESS?
Mystery Shrouds Big
Doings on Wash
ingtOn's Day

An awful air of mystery pervadcs
in and about the studio of Jimmie
Wilder these days. The place fair
lyN reeks with It. Jim's Gigantic
Aggregation of Jovial Joy-makers"
are getting ready for the big doings
at the Hotel de la PLACE" on the
night of Feb. 22d.
Stunts!-Say! there'll be stunts
out there that will make anything
else that has ever been pulled of
here in the amusement line look like
DR.. Wallach after they get through
with him at Aala Park tonight.
We'll, what is 1t going to be?"
said our sporting and dramatic ed
ilor. trying to read the Sphinx-like
features of Joyful jim.
Nothing doing. NUNS the word
, cant tell you a thing till after the
invitations are out. When the time
comes yoN'll know,-so will every
one else, for we'll tell Charlie Hall
and Clarence Waterman. Nuff sed,
eh?"
We'll, who's going to be in it,"
Cant tell you that, either: but
you can guess. Ever heard of Geo
o'Neil, Jack Bergstrom, The Only
Buchly, Harry Cobb, Ella Wheeler
Wilcox, Howard Adams, Handsome
Charlie Hall, Mamie Phillips, Geo.
Fuller, Harold Giifard, Billy Will
Hanson, Willie Roth, Dick Wright,
Cookie and CONFESS? Are you good
at guessing? Well, go to 1t. But
remember it's going to be the best
ever"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01

certainly has a club that understands
mugic The biggest hit Of the even.
ing was pTo5aly the singing Of comlcal
songs by the two Kaluluhi twins. John
Noble Jr.'s. whistling solo needs no
praise as his ability i'm this line is
known and unsurpassed.
In a few appropriate remarks, w.
Tin ChOng. the secretary Of the club,
introduced 4. l.. G. Atkinson to the
audience as the speaker Of the even
ing. Atkinson's speech was a great
one and was fun of good advice to tho
members, and they are now preparing
to get q transcript Of Il.
After .he closing Of the program, the
dgncc took place and was so well at.
tended that the floor was hardly large
enough 10 hold the crowd. a. Il. Vi
ezra, the president Of the kalaniana-
ole League, filed H. position Of floor
manager 20 the satisfaction Of all and
proved himself very popular among
the konohi crowd. The dance con.
tinucd until midnight.
TO The following committee Is large.
" due the credit for the success OF
the celebration: Ho Tong, chairman;
A. Akana. w Tin Chong, VIM. Lee
Kwai and l.. Mon Tai
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The annual meeting or the Homo
lulu Golf Club will be held in the
Scottish Thistle Club room, Oregon
block. on Tuesday, ith inst, at S
p. m, according to u. w. Anderson,
the secretary of the club.
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Football followers will see good
game this afternoon at Makiki when
the Males and the PunahOus clash.