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Amador ledger., 1908-07-03
SUFFER- CREEK.

July 2.-MlSS jennie SanuefSOn,
who is employed in the post Office de-
partment in Goldfield, and her sister
NJ ISIS Margaret, of San Francisco,
after a short visit here with their
father, left last Friday for their
homes.
Will kelst and sister, Miss Lilly,
left last Sunday morning for short
visit in Sacramento and Reno, New.
Miss Emma ParIow returned this
week from Stockton, where she has
been attending business college, and
will remain at home during the sum
mer months.
Miss Amy Pharis returned Tuesday
evening from a brief visit in Oakland
and San francisco, where she went
to attend the wedding of S. j. t'utter
and M ISIS Isreal.
Fred Werner and sister, Miss Wer
ner, went to San Jose last week, and
attended the graduation exercises at
the Normal, where Miss Norma Wer
ner was graduate. They returned
Saturday, Miss Norma accompanied
them home, having completed her
studies and graduated with honors.
V. w. Norton and family took an
outing Sunday and enjoyed a surrey
ride to Ritchey, and spent the day
with Mr. and Mrs Cover of that place.
Miss Alice Stewart of Berkeley,
arrived here Wednesday evening, and
will spend the summer months with
her sister, Mrs r. G. Martin.
John b. Martin, son of Fred &.
Martin of this place, was married in
Norfolk, Virginia, May 23d, to Mrs
Lillian M. Kelley of Seattle, Wash
ington. Johnnie was Suffer Greek
boy, born and reared here, and is
we'll known, having host of friends
who wish him pleasant future. lie
has position as warrant officer in
the United States cruiser Chicago.
Arthur Davis returned home from
Nevada Monday night.
Edward Jones came up from Vallejo
Wednesday night, to spend the fourth,
and visit his family a short time.
He was accompanied by his grandson.
Verne Jones, of Crockett.
Mrs Major Lathlean and daughter,
Ida. left for Angels Camp Monday,
tn spend the fourth and visit with
her daughter, Mrs will Kerr and
family.
Miss Ethel Tanner has closed her
school in Elk Grove. and is at home
to spend her vacation.
Mrs II. Cregler, after an extended
visit here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Wearne and family, returned to
her home in Sonora tuesday. She
was accompanied home by her
sister, Miss Levina Wearne.
Nh and Mrs Joseph Minasian and
daughter, took their departure for
Colusa Wednesday morning. where
they will reside in future.
Frank Johnson and family, Miss
Emma Waechter, Neal Williamson
and wife of San Francisco, left We'd
nesday morning on camping trip to
Bear river.
Mrs Bayliss G, CLARK returned Tues
day evening from brief trip to Oak
land.
John Daneri went to Michigan Bar
Thursday with the body Of Mrs Mary
McFarlane, who died at the Goodman
hospital on Tuesday. Interment will
Amador ledger., 1908-07-03
DIED.

In San Francisco, June
30, 1905, George, dearly beloved
husband of Emily j. Tucker, and
loving father of William D., George
j.. Herbert }. and Alfred Il. Tucker
and Mrs Sophia S. torshey, and
brother of William and Maggie
Tucker, native of Liverpool, Eng
land, aged 53 years.
Amador ledger., 1908-07-03

A girl seventeen years of age would
like to get work in a small hotel
waiting ON tables or chamber maid,
or small family without big
children but baby. Wages $50 a
month, small family sl5 month.
Address Miss Isabel Bowling, De
fender, Amador county, Cal.
1e ~ I'm
Amador ledger., 1908-07-03
BORN.

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BOITO. In Paloma, June %, 1908,
to the wife of Jos Bottos son.
BANJOR. In jackson. July, 1908,
to the wife of Nick Banjor, a sou.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09
MOTORING ON THE FARM.
Big Machines for Crop WorI<-Run-
abO uts for Going to Market.

Big Machines for Crop Work-Run-
abOuts for Going to Market.
The saving effected by the modern
powerful gasoline engine OH the farm
is estimated to be from 20 to 80 per
cent over horse, man or steam power.
When not running the engine is not
consuming fuel, and its keep through
the winter when in storage is nothing.
1t does not eat its head off and it takes
very little storage space.
Manufacturers have made special
lines of farm engines in various sizes,
ranging from to 100 horse power, both
for stationary work and portable use.
Upward of $4,000 such engines have
been sold to American farmers in the
last two years, and the demand for the
present year will exceed any past rec
ord.
There is a gasoline farm engine
adapted for dragging heavy gangs of
plows across long fields, followed by
harrows cultivators, seeders and har-
vesters.
In fact, the land can be titled, plant
ed and the crops harvested with ma
chine of this sort without the aid of
single horse and with very little hired
help.
In the great Northwest the portable
gasoline threshing outfits are conspic-
uous features at the harvest season.
They are much lighter than the old
steam threshing plants, are self-pro-
polling and on rubber tires, SO that they
can be run easily and quickly from
farm to farm.
The farm help problem is thus being
partly solved in the great Northwest
Even in the new Northwest of Canada
scores of these machines have been put
in operation in the last year. The great
wheat crop could not be harvested and
threshed without such appliances.
The gasoline motor is no less impor-
tant in marketing products. The mod
ern touring cars and runabouts sold to
farmers are for utility first and pleas
ure afterward.
By their aid one farmer says that he
LSdIlZCu POOO uIOIc III Ole SetSOH IOE
his articles than if he had sold them in
the old way, taking the market prices
as they varied from day to day.
Another farmer having a lot of fancy
poultry made in one trip SO more than
the regular profits through rushing Il
load to market during a day of high
prices.
The farmers wives and daughters
have learned to operate the machines,
and it is not unusual to see them ped
ding farm produce from automobiles
in many cities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09
Why People Sleep.

If it were always daytime, we should
never sleep. So says a scientist, accord
ing to Answers. There is particular
reason why we, or any other animals,
should rest, on an average, eight or
nine hours day.
The period Of rest has been determin-
ed by the fact that eight hours is the
average time when there is a lack of
sufficient light to enable us to move
about in comfort.
This most fundamental distinction
between day and night is wholly rela-
tive to the sense Of sight. 1t only af-
fects those types Of life which have de-
veloped eyes.
Plants, being dependent for their
growth upon the action of days OF
sunlight which fall upon their leaves,
have a wide distinction between day
and night functions.
They eat and digest in the light, and
grow during the hours Of darkness.
The lowest forms OF animal life-the
sightless denizens Of ocean depths-do
not rest at regular intervals. They
prOwl round necessarily, seeking prey
by the sense Of touch alone. When they
rest, it is at irregular periods. In 9TH
er words, they have no distinct period
lefty of their own.
But as soon as eyes are developed,
and in proportion to this development,
animals begin to divine their time into
two main portions a waking and a
sleeping time. While there is light they
perform all motive functions, when
darkness comes they retire to nest or
lair to rest
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09
BRAIN THE SOURCE OF YOUTH.

Maintain It's Activity and Preserve
SuppIeness of the Body.
Vital as is the physical side of con-
serving youth, however, it's true founr-
ain is in our brain, says Scribner'S
Magazine. If we maintain activity Of
it's cells it Quickens the circulation of
the blood, the vital organs, gives light
to the eyes, preserves the suppleness
of the body, removes to a distance i'll
ness, age, death itself.
Remember the lesson of the bicycle |;
how the laboring man and the busy
hOusekeeper, ready to drop from the
days work, would go for a spin and
return, after an hours exercise OF
those same weary leg muscles, rested
Body ache is often nothing but brain
rust.
"He looks much older than he is"
said Won Moltke Of q fellOw-Officer !;
che has used his body more than his
mind" Age was to the French wo-
men of the salons no excuse for dull
ness. To the very last one must be
pointed, animated, alert. Because an
age has come when ordinarily the crust
Of custom begins to encase our free
spirits is exactly the reason for keep
ing them elastic.
One of the most remarkable things in
the career of DR.. Richard StOrrs was
that by far the greatest portion of that
career was after he had passed the
age of 80. The duke of Marlborough
began his career as a great commander
in 1902, when he was 80 years old.
Lord Lyndhurst on the eve of his S0th
birthday made brilliant speech in
parliament. Sophocles wrote his
masterpiece at so. Goethe finished
Faust in his S2d year. Alfieri began
Greek at Al, and at 81 mastered it.
Mrs. Piozzi preserved her fine faculties,
Imagination and unexampled vivacity
to the end. On her S0th birthday she
gave a great ball, concert and supper
in the public rooms at Bath to over 200
persons and opened the ball herself.
Our Lady Grey painted beautifully
though she only began to be an artist
when she was quite an old woman.
She always went out sketching with
thirty-nine articles, which one servant
called over at the door, another muir
muring Here" for each article, to
make sure that nothing should be left
behind.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09
Danger in TeIephoning.

According to a report by a medical
officer from Westminster to the Lancet
a startling result has been obtained
from a test to discover whether tuber-
culosis germs exist in telephone mouth
pieces.
One of the postOffice public telephones
on the central exchange was wiped
around with q swab to remove any eX-
listing germs in the mouthpiece, and
the contents of the swab used to inocu-
late two guinea pigs One guinea pig
was killed twenty-three days after inoc-
ulation, and post norton examination
showed pronounced signs of tuberculo-
sis. The second guinea pig was killed
twenty-seven days after incubation
and showed similar signs Of infection,
thus proving that the deadly germs Of
tuberculosis can be transmitted by the
public telephone as at present in gen
eral use.
1t is added that this proves conclu-
sively that all telephones, whether in
public or private use, need to be peri
odically disinfected, as is the case on
the London stock exchange, where the
fifty telephones are sprayed daily with
a disinfectant under an agreement with
the general pOStOffice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09

The termination Of diplomatic rela-
tloLs between two countries Is justly
regarded as a matter Of great gravity,
which may, although it not necessarily
does, become a preliminary to war.
There are three occasions for the re-
call Of foreign minister: the fact that
he is persona non grata, that Is, per-
eminent to which he is accredited; I'M
fitness for his position ia the eyes Of
his own government; and lastly, diff
culties between the two governments
which seem incapable of adjustment by
peaceable means. The recent with
drawal Of the representative Of the
United States in Venezuela belongs to
this last class. No government is I'M
der obligation to send or to receive dip
lomatic agents, but inasmuch as official
intercourse is impossible without them,
any country which should decline to
make use of them would by so doing
place itself outside the family Of ma
lions and the pale Of international law.
This being the case, the breaking off
Of diplomatic relations is regarded as a
sign Of the deepest displeasure, and as
an Intentional affront 1t is as if the
one nation should say to the other, II
consider you to be no longer fit to asso-
ciate with. Henceforth, therefore, 1
shall refuse to speak to you, and you
will refrain from speaking to me-"
When States have determined upon
war, the withdrawal Of the diplomatic
representatives on both sides is a pre-
liminary to the opening of hostilities.
But the trouble which led to the end
ing of the diplomatic relations may be
adjusted, unless war has actually been
declared. Such a case occurred in
184S, when the British ambassador at
Madrid was ordered to leave the coun-
try because of his alleged encourage
ment of revolutionists. AS q result,
diplomatic relations between Spain and
Great Britain were suspended for a pc
Rod of two years but they were re-
newed again without war.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09
BORROWING CHURCH MEMBER.
Makes the Leading Brother Wish He
Were Outside the Fold.

Were Outside the Fold.
A man who wore the emblem Of q
fraternal organization on his coat
lapel dropped into a lower Broadway
store, according to the New York Sun
While clerk was waiting on him one
of the members Of the firm, noticing
the button, fell into conversation with
him.
"As I understand it, the principles of
your society are good fellowship and
benevolence," said the merchant
"When one Of you meets another you
greet each other cordially, but If one
of you asks the other for money the
person asked does not necessarily give
it, does he?
',That's what 1 thought. One OF the
great drawbacks of the fraternal order
to which l belong is the constant ap-
peal for loans. l can hardly walk half
dozen blocks down the street before
some brother member sees my emblem
and asks for temporary loan. The
loan usually becomes permanent
"The fraternity borrower isn't such
pest as the fellow church member
borrower, at that. l belong to the old
- street church and l never go to
prayer meetings or to a Sunday night
service without some one greeting me
on the steps with Good evening" broth
er. Very glad to see you with us at
meeting tonight. Twas a powerful
sermon that Brother SOandso gave us
tonight, wasn't it? Brother, 1 regret
to say that L haven't cent in my
pocket and would be very grateful for
the temporary loan of dollar.
Thanks, and God bless YOU
"NOw, what are you going to do in
case like that? If you refuse to
give up to member of your own
church he accuses you of un-Christian
conduct and there is no telling what he
may say about you to other members
Of the church. The church bOrrowe:
is such a nuisance that I wish some
times that l had never seen the inside
Of house Of worship
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09

In the present-day spread Of educa-
ton, of the habit of reading and infer
ring. deducing and projecting, it is per-
haps not remarkable that crime should
share in the general advancement. But
If, as asserted, there were 152 murders
In one city Philadelphia the
year ended on April 1, in only fifty
eight of which cases an arrest was
made, it would appear that life in a
large city is on an insecure footing, at
least, as the result of more careful
planning or execution, or more effective
concealment of crime, or all three.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09
BURGLARS, KEEP OUT.

He appeared apparently oblivions to
the attention he created. His appear
ance also did not accord with precon-
ceived comic-paper ideas of one from
the rural districts, neither did he have
anything to sell or to exploit. He was
approached by IN inquisitive one:
"Say, if it isn't impertinent, do you
mind telling an impatient and curious
populace what that sign on your arm
means? Is it an 'ad' or are you court
ing disaster? Don't you know that
there are lots Of pickpockets in this
town who would love to take a chance
at that pocket just to relieve their
minds Of the suspense? They may think
it's a dare" he was asked.
eff they're curious l lOse," said the
stranger. mo, 1 amt no suburban
tie either. Nor have l got anything
to sell. You see, it's this way. At
little celebration last night out where
| live we discussed the subject of wick
ed Chicago. There were a lot of men
from other cities who were knocking
Chicago. Said it was so tough that
a man couldn't walk through the
streets in broad daylight without hav-
ing his pockets picked. They had
heard all about strangers being held
up and beaten and all that rot, you
know.
"Well, wanted to do all 1 could
for the city's fair name, SO 1 allowed
that 1 would put my bank account in
my coat pocket, too-outside- walk
through the crowded stores and streets
and elevated platforms and other
places in town where there are a few
people and dare them to steal it. l
also pinned this sign on. They thought
that was bravadO. I knew different
That is what has saved my bank ac-
count. If there were any thieves
where I have been they thought l was
advertising something. See my idea +?
Cute, wasn't it? Now all l have to
do is to show the aforesaid bank ac-
count-it's $10O-to the idiots who
made the bet and l win. See? Kind
of foolish, though, don't you think
Still, it was conceived at celebration.
and you know what celebration is,
Chicago News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09

A fashion of our grandmothers seems
TO have come back this year at the
summer hotels. The sunbonnet is in
vogue The poke" prevents tan and
freckles, (which are no longer fashion
able" the curtain protects the neck
from sunburn, and the general effect
Of the dimity or calico creation is quite
as piquant as grandfather Sound it.
But the wearers will doubtless remem-
Der that grandmother had charms more
substantial than a good complexion,
not the least OF them being that she
never worried much about it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09
CONCRETE FOR HOUSE BUILDING.
Mixture Is Cheap and 1t Makes a.
Good Structure.

Mixture Is Cheap and 1t Makes q
Good Structure.
Each summer brings changes in the
design of houses of moderate cost anu
in the materials used in their construc-
ton, says the New York Post.
Within recent years concrete has
been used extensively and it is becom-
ing more and more popular concrete
is only q mixture of cement, sand, stone
and water, the proportions varying
with the particular application. fof
ordinary building purposes, one part OF
cement. two and one-half to three parts
of sand, and five to seven parts OF
stone, moderately we'll moistened WIFI
water, make a good mixture.
Concrete has been used for centuries
During the days OF King Solomon, walls
and arches were built of it, and many
of them are still in q good state OF
preservation. The invention and devel-
opment of machinery for making the
mixture and molding it into blocks mas
rendered it possible to use quantities Oh
concrete During the past year 30,OOO,-
600 barrels of cement were USED III
the United States alone, as compared
with about 100000 twenty-five years
ago Millions of dollars are now in
vested in plants manufacturing cement,
concrete mixers and molding machines.
A better house can be built of con-
crete for the money than of WOOD,
brick or stone. A concrete house can
be erected at a cost nearly as reason
able as a wooden one, for about one
half the cost of brick, and one-qua"-
ter the cost of stone, and it has the
further advantage Of costing less to
keep in repair.
Sand and stone are generally found
near the building site, so the freight
and carriage bills can be kept at min
imum. Again. only q few skilled labor
ers are needed in mixing and placing
the concrete. while with brick or stone
high-priced men are required and the
waste of materials is much greater.
Hollow. machine-made blocks from
sixteen to twenty-four inches in length
and from six to twelve inches in thick
ness are uScu. 4NOW iii
can be built with them for about ST.
GOO. A few years ago such building
could not have been undertaken for two
or three times as much. 1t is easy to
obtain a variety of architectural eff
fects. as fancy cornices, imitation stone,
etc. by using different-shaped molds
for the blocks and adding colors to the
concrete.
The air spaces in the blocks have
MANY advantages. The cushion of air
keeps the house at more even tenn
perature, making it warmer in winter
and cooler in summer. The spaces are
also sometimes used for electric wires
and ventilating ducts, etc.
Concrete houses are well adapted for
the country, where fire departments ara
not as efficient as they are in cities.
Concrete is non-cOmbustible and such
houses may be insured for lower rates
than wooden structures
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09

Eiffel Tower in Paris. The main build
ing will be thirtyfour stories high.
The tower will contain twenty-eight
stories more, and the whole will be
capped by a cupola, the top Of which
will be four hundred and twenty feet
above the roof of the main structure.
The officers Of the company explain
that the site Of the present insurance
building is too valuable to be occupied
by a low building-that is, one eight
or ten stories highland that is the
reason for the new plans.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09

the chair is constructed in the form
of a cabinet, reached by hinged door
Within the cabinet are hooks for the
reception Of coats, wraps and similar
garments, with space also for an UNI
brella or cane. Below the seat Of the
chair is a space large enough to &C
commodate either mems or women's
hats. Such a chair would be found
very useful in clubs, etc., eliminating
the bother of checking the apparel,
at the same time knowing that it would
be readily. accessible when wanted.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09

Statistics gathered by the General
Education Board show that the gifts
Of individuals to American colleges and
universities amounted during the last
year to more than twenty-three million
dollars. Giving money to educational
institutions is one Of the most expensive
habits that American millionaires have
contracted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09

Parisians do not like the telephone
which calls up central" automatically
when the receiver is taken from tkS
hook They have been used to the old
fashioned ringing of bell to signal the
operator. The minister of commerce
has had to remove the new instruments.
The Parisians, deprived of their oppor-
tunity of relieving their feelings by
turning the crank when central" was
slow, hammered and pounded the in
struments until they were broken. The
minister says the highly trained
Americans may get along with the
silent call all right, but it will not do
I'm France.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09
Not the Only One.

He had just returned from a CONT
mental trip, and was telling his adven-
lures.
And above ALL" lie said, II actually
had the distinguished honor of playing
poker with king"
The man in the overcoat had listen
ed in silence up to this point, and now
his lip curled scornfully as he re-
piled:
That's nothing; 1 once played with
four kings"
"ReallyT'
"Yes. Four kings and an ace"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09

which extends a tube. The latter is
bent to conform to the curve Of the
shoe, so that the end can be forced
down to the toes. The end of the tube
is perforated, allowing the powder to
escape freely when the bulb at the
upper end is pressed. With the aid of
this apparatus the powder can be cas-
lily forced into the remote corners of
the shoe, thereby greatly assisting in
slipping it on the foot, especially if the
latter is damp from perspiration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-09-09

TWIN CAL1PERs portion of the work in
hand. In many instances while in use
the difference between the ends of each
pair of pointers may be so slight as to
lead to some confusion and errors on
the part Of the workman making use
of the wrong end of the instrument.
This possibility of error is eliminated
in new implement which has been re-
Gently patented, and which is shown
in the accompanying cut. The entire
instrument is about twenty-five inches
In length. One pair of arms has q ca
pacity Of twelve inches and the other
six inches, and the difference in the