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AkHes=+sHHAz kAt#A NJ AAEAa
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No 3
resolution and proposition C.
amend Section Is 81 Article " Of
the city Charter. and providing for
the submission Of such proposed
amendment t. the qualified voters 81
the Its ot Seattle at the next sen
Be Il resolved hY The city Council
Of the city Of Seattle
That Section ~ Of Article " OF
the. tltx Charter. 81 the CITY ef Sc
attic he amended hY adding thereto
a subdivision t. be known as sub.
division faftysthira.. 10 read as
fellows
afertY-thlta. The city Council
may order the planting Of shade ~
or either side OF the streets OF thu
city and may provide FOR defraying
the whole OF any portion of the cost
and expense thereof hx the nollee-
ton ef special assessments upon the
property specially benefited thereby
IN the same manner az II provided
Tor other improvements OF streets
alleys. lanes. Squares or public
places Of the city. under this char.
ter and the laws Of the State Of
Washington.
And he Il further resolved. tina,
the foregoing amendment be aud the
Aafnc Is hereby submitted 10 the
qualified voters Of the city OF Sc
attle for their ratification or reiess
ton al the next general election to
he held on the srd day Of March
Passed the city Council the aath
day OF December. 1907. and signed
By me IN open session In authentfs
euttan OF It's passage thls seth dAN
OF December. 1au7
Il. T. REYNOLDS.
President pro TEN OF the cts
Council
Filled the seth day OF December
1897.
II ". CARROLL
city Comptroller aud q offieio city
Clerk
nate Of first publication. Fetruar,
I. 1905.
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rnuIs3eEn AMI MOMENT NJ. :.
A resolution ard proposition q
aasHA Subdivision Sixteenth 81 Ser
llaH - - Article ~ af the city
HsSaetah - Haeh Proposed amend
saat e. ihs auaHflea voters n fhs
city 1t Seattle 1t tho neat Kenefas
asHezaan
H. Il rsHafsea - TIE eItY Council
q - - e 7ssti,s a., - fei, - a..
tlaa IS q Article ~ II tie eita
Charter - tie city 81 Seattle, pre-
agfiiiHE eeftain powers uf tas CITY
Council - HmeHdea So ~ 10 read
taeafh-wa establish and req.
uaate nlhfketNs and Ia provide fer the
weighing measuring and imposition
nf All commodities offered Tor sale
tteFNat. OF 81 any uthsr place within
the city iiWlte. % enforce taF keep.
3HF e esHpsF legal weights and
rtHaAurta ~ all spn HerH IN tins city.
hna u provide fer tiss iHeHte tlen
thereof. - provide b. ordinances for
tils erection and maintenance % city
srsleM at suitable points Ntthin tie
eitx limits fhe weighing thereon 81
Hneh commodities - the ettK council
mas ~ ordinances designate HHA u
fe1Hire shn delivery 70 the purchaser
af au official certificate 0f the
weight Of such commodity a. show q
"a saeh aeAies. and Ia provide prop
- penalties Tor tie violation 81 any
- the gF9Niaiana nf such ordinances
And BE- Il further resolved that the
foregoing amendment BE- and ~.
eaue - hereby submitted 10 the
qualified voters ef the city 81 sns
attic fer their ratification or rNIer.
tiaa ~ tias nsst general election %
be held Oh the zna day q March.
isns
Passed THE city Council the seth
aak - neeelnhnF 1897. and Hisuei By
nte fri open N#sHian ia naturalization
IS If fseaAEs It's sHth day Of fses
eeMhst. 1907.
Il =. REYNOLDS.
President pro ten OF the city
gaHuefi
Fiied ~ mo this seth day Of De.
rrmtef, 1907.
II. ". CARROLL.
city Comptroller and ex-offleio city
CLERK
bats Of first publication. February
l. tank
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ftEsafat4f AFa NJ HfHf4
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No +
: resolution ana proposition t.
smana Subdivision Twentx afsf 81
Hafffan il II Article ~ 81 fha HIfN
Charter. HHa providing fof the cub.
iHfa4faa ~ hush proposed AmHaas
msai - tie qualified voters 81 the
city - Seattle al the uett Esuerai
Hs Il resolved h. tie eifr Council
uf tan cts If Seattle aH fatl0usz
That aahHIslaleH Twenty 81
Section Is e Article - u the ctr
Charter af tile city u Seattle. Pre-
saflhlas certain powers If the cry
council - AMENDED 80 So % Fead
&c follows
s.rmentf first To regulate TIE
burial 81 fhe dead. 20 regulate Gem
F8effea aifliH ST without ths city
llmitn 81 acquire Hand fer cemetery
SURPRISES wlsAast tie eltx limits -
ss8fr45aa4 condemnation HF afEaf=
= saH - cause cemeteries q - Re
naaseA beyond ths nssf Unite AID u
prohibit tie establishment Of aHY
aHIastaFf wafNiu tMa Aalsa e NE
Boundaries = thH aHt1 The eatshs
IiHhmsuf 81 rtAtttnK ~ aew eefHas
4nssaH as HHa extension 81 existing
esmetefisa slthin the limits u ti#F
tafF If seattle Is hereby pfahibifea
Ana - il further RESOLVED thaf
ths FafssainK amendment be HHa che
aAmts Il hereby submitted IL TIE
qualified voters Of The tftH OF seat
lie for fAeIf ratification - rHHes tiau
A. tire HeAt general eief sAau IL ba
hFta the afa aAf 81 MnHNh. fa#H
Passed tie City ksauMHff tire Hatf
aa8 ~ taehsaahaf. iaeE. and signed
- me ~ asssH eNHNfnn IN hHHAaH&za
eAEiaH Of its passage this SETH aaf
If fseHHmhrH. faHT
n T. REYNOLDS.
President pro tfm Of the city
Ea#Hftt
fsIeH Is mae this sesh aaY Of be.
nsnIhef. ieaT.
IL " CARROLL.
city campsfaiist sna ss.effisie eltf
HszafH
f.Ate q FIRST publication. February
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rMnIluNl.L AMENnA III No 8


PROPOSED AMESnA No s
r~#aiutlaa saA proposition -
amend HAea5aH - nf Article N e
the g8tN Charter ard HHH2iHamN fHf
sha 50 sshs8mNaan af eHeh PROPOSED
Amendments e else qualified eNHsfe -
tie elte e sssttle Il tive ueet Nsne
- Il resolved Is The rls caansii
a. the cts - Seattle sc failpma
THat Section - af AfflHfe ~ ~
ths gafv Charter nf ffe cts ~ So
aftls prescribing certain powers af
aAEiHH a9hstfsaHiaH "a - Nn0Wn
as subdivision twelfth e
Rad a. fDit4@e
Fwsffth~M To provide hY aFdis
operating stone qHafriees eifh#f
wsshlH e. WIthaat she eifF Hm4ts.
ami for tire erection nf asphalt
plants and the preparation. nlaHas
faNtuFs ard sale ~ ais HHeH AfaHS
al aenhAtt ueafiaefs 81 compositions
mssf in STREET construed ION af main
fenAnnss avs to rs the price at
which aafh saateTiais shall hs NeIa
And ~ Il further te#eiesa that
the same Il Hereby Submitted - fbn
qualified voters ~ cts city af He4
Attic fer their ratification 81 feiee5
tlaH A. the HHNt NHHafat sieetluu -
he hsEd on Tire ard daY % March.
isNs
paced tie city Council the seth
HaF ~ December. faHz. and signed
b fue IN apHn session in a4fhegtf
cation n ffs passage ti4iH seth d.
Of uaeamhKS. tea1
II r. REYNOLDS.
presidea. pro TEN Il taa ciiy
Council
f4ied hg me this seth day q ps.
eemHaf. isa7
II W CARROLL.
Clerk
pals Of first publication. February
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date beyond nseemhsr Sat. 1911
mHHu1IfN If tie giIN uaHnH4s IN
Guiding nuf lees than enc thifa ef all
the members eleeted. shall have the
ftaHH aud power Ia iHNehe "a refer
aHsfum veto uu s franchise ordinance
wIthaul tie HiiHa IT any petition
therefor
TIE pfotiaIunH af Section e. Ar
ftFia ~ 1T liz Charter. heiaE In Hua
fliEt viii the provisions It this see
UaH= HHU HafeHA aHHHfaHdad
WIlaaa4 Iaf Haaa lhIa Iai daE q Feb
II " eAH1I9fIs
gHn Comptroller and - ofl5ele EItf
nats Of flfat publication. February
T. Hauk
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aa
nFsNsf. f1FfuN NJ tfss
pBnfstHasn AAEN%ft1ENN NJ l.
fHaaiHtina Ard proposition -
eMaHd Ae4t4aa z ~ Article NNtt e
shH t8sf sfAstHH and Provides for
sAs sahusasAiaa e Aaah nfafz saasszt
anFaaAsHt Is tits qualified 4asafa
IT -. cts ~ Seattle ~ the neat
general stea4Anh
lte Il RESOLVED - The eitr ceunstl
# the Alts - Seattle
~ ss9tf t.i.sstaf - &c e.tts Il -
nst1s g amended - - g fead 80
ssetsaa Z Al saeinsssu smpio1est
aaa e si4aHNa e an steam egalas
lsrsnas1 hnnwafle after an esA#ina-
ten ~ - fItHeas AHa sspaetif IN
fhe FnfiaAHaA #nHhHsf size EfNAI
ssF4Gee Eanastsstna shan aIkaimf
beard 81 examiners - iAfee ia
n8emlaNm Nha shall ssaH4ine ans
certify al applicants fee uakinnef =
license naaeF saeA FHIe# A. HAAS be
res ziizeH - the civil Service tasn-
sHE#sHHf YssN H4HfafsH8H nf EHH HzasRa
~ Examiners aHati fHFefsa Maah sat
AIRY nr ransEHusaftau - the ettf
GaHHeiA may ~ ordinance Hfe##eitsz
Ansf ha Il further resolved that
TIE foregoing amendment - and the
eaass = hssessy eaesssista1 = u
attia Tor their rAfifieatiaR 81 fetee.
tlab af fha neaf general eGselfan 70
- held Match u fses
PASSED the ts5fF eoHHeiH She saa
8af uf IMHnafa asek. aaH siNHet -
fss IN uneu tnesitn 81 Authorization
~ ifn pase44n this SnH aAg af 4aN-
uafY. teak
q n BURNETT III.
Tresideat Of the CIV Council
NIieh fha and t4N ~ January 1865
~ " CARROLL
cts Comptroller and essafftgia cts
ffsHk
tate ef fret publication. February
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HEsoi.uTlos No iiss
ruDFaaF.p ANENpNENT No

PROPOSED AMENDMENT No Z
a resolution. aud proposition to
amend Section ) 81 Article XVII II
the city Charter. and providing for
The submission ef saen pfepesssl
ef the city 81 seattle Al the next
general election
Re Il feaaiVea hy The CitF Council
Of the CITY Of seattie as follows
That Section I Of Article XVII Of
the CITY Charter 90 the eiIy OF Sc
sttie he amended 30 as % read as
section I. Tire mayor shall Re.
eetFs annually n salary Of g. GOO 90
10 be paid monthly The annual sal.
aries IF the following Officers ~
this city shall be payable monthly.
aud shali be am follows Corpora
1900 %. city Gompt roller aud ess
efficte city CLERK 81 200 ge
And be u further resolved that
the f9feKaiHR amendment be and tiIe
same T. hereby submitted 20 the
qualified voters Of the city Of sas
lection at the next general election
g be held the 5rd day Of March.
Passed the city Council tho aoth
haF Of December. 1907. and signed
b ne iH open session In Huthenti
cation Of lie rassaee this seth DAY
Il r. REYNOLDS.
frse.aident, Pre- TEN 81 the city
PILED ~ me this aoth DAY Of De
isgi n ". CARROLL.
CITY Comptroller and ex-offieio city
pate Of first publication. February
T. ia0s.
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UIN0I f1I0N - TIT
PROPOSED AMENDS ENf ~ 4

HtEHttHa LUTON 81 AAHA
PROPOSED AAEknsE NJ 4
A resolution aud proposition G.
amend sahai sialan Of heettan
aud providing for the submission Of
such proposed amendment G. Tue
auaIifIed voters nF tie 1fIf 81 Sc
aItla At lhH Heat general election
IL il ordained b tie city Council
nf the gltF ef Seattle as follow
That subdivision e # HHften
Of Article y 81 the 1ttN that = /
If tile CltV st seattle hf amended
30 a. a. feai as follows
HauhsiIttaifu q faafh WemhHf af
the cts Council shall receive an an
nnat salary at $500 90. pa ahin
monthly A deduction IF fle ee t1f
each absence shall be uade from Us
aaiarF of each memtsF Nha Hhati
- absent fHeH any regular meeting
81 she cts guHHHIls
And b. 4 further resolved that
the faFsHutnk amendment be aad
the same ia hereby submitted g the
qualified voters - the cts 81 Sc
attic faY their ratification er feises
itau at the neat general etes len ta
he held on tie afa daY ef March
i.asssa the clty Council The seth
daf Of December. isa5s aud slkItssl
- me tn .ersn HsasieH n spisssll
u ''s'''' Il REYNOLDS
President pro TEN Of the sltt
Fliei b. me this 10th day Of pe.
ssss'sst' II " eAnnoff4
city Comptroller aud ss-eftieie city
i,sis Of frs, qualifications. February
+ taak
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I.naIsalaHIa AMENnAIENf NJ 3.

IHNHtH5AtattaAt AZ - Eae4 - ?
A resolution and nranesitian u
HnaHAd Article - af tUH cts NHsfs
Ter and ufus laiHe faf Tie submits
sleu 81 HHea proposed amendment
to the anaHHe8 voters Of tHa tttY
Il seattle At the neat general elses
IL II resolved b. tie city Council
nf me e8ts ~ seattle as follows
THAT Article II - ths cts char
fsf - tie CTS af Seattle - aHHHHd
"a bS adding thereto q HeetIan e -
known as essilen la 70 rad ss
sAsrtiau "a Thefu shall = sstah
hHAs8 - ordinance contingent
fund. into which shall - HHffHHfi7
afHf ffHn tie fssaNHHA NHHa = AHa -
vlth which - eaf employees e tHH
fIfF DISCHARGED between regular
~ an4m paginanfs shall - made
hs the Treasurer from said f0nH On
eanfiHeAEIan - tie g8f3 EHMnfHai
lev Of amounts due said fund shall
- rsfashasuna On ffH nHxt fssseW
rs pa d. - tfaHsfef thststa ttsssa
lhe fHaaa liable faF - Htsaas HsasHs
fHaHafrNn Another HHattnRaht fund
shall - established into which shall
- appropriated from tie EsaeFai
fuHa IS shs CITY IaHnHti tee aR -
= u@sa - tes 20 .zHk = . frsskat
postage and Incidental espsHasH ut
ilAe Character ST gHa dlffesHat d.
r4rfaanntH mf tha CITY Payments
shalt - made ff0m tHts fHnd - fhs
FrHaa4Fsf an Qualification 81 tas
Comptroller eAE1 fund - - FstsHs
AArsst mnathis ffam funds iiahtw
for payments khefefF@Hs
AHH - Il faEkHsf resolved th@k
tHe fo9aKnfaN amendment lie aafH TIE
aAuaa e hereby Submitted 81 taH
qualified voters ~ fhe CITY IT seat
Ia fnf their ratification af aFisF
tfam AZ thN naEt NrneKal election t.
- held eH fAs zHi HaF e AagsN
fHHs
Aa# af pHeeHahsF 1887 au8 hsNnNai
~ me 81 aHsa ssss5aH 90 aHtHHHfls
cation 81 It's passage this AafA as3
20 fseesnbsfs tfef
II REYNOLDS
President pro term 81 TIE city
r4fsa b. tas ttfa seth aaY = tass
eefmAHfs faHs
y ". e&Nn0H.ft
eIt4 eo9aHEfaflss ahA - affisss e8tF
CLERK
f1afe n fret pHhiieatsou. Fshfaaf1
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RESOLUTION NJ af2f
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No Il

AafHHENhaNE AE#HaN NJ HHAA
PROPOSED AMENDMENT No Is
fvsniHtiaa aud proposition 20
amend s.rtiNn : Of Nftseie IA ~ Sire
CITY CHARTER and providing fef the
HuhmtAetuH Of auth proposed efaes#as
naeut 81 fhe qualified gutsfa II ths
tasg af seattle Is tbs neKt general
ef3Httah
ne il resolved ~ she g4ty cuunett
Of the civ II Seattle
THAT snttipn . II Article IN Of
tEe city Charter 81 TIE city af So
attie be smeaded 90 feaa IS fall@N
section 3 There SHALL BE city
tfHaAHssf. whe shall except as nshs
rfwtae provided ~ law ta ek9fs
faEAo tax collector
Ard BE- IL further Resolved that the
feFsEelHs amsseimeHf - and Tire
same il hetahY submitted e. the
qualified voters ~ the city ef Sc
attle Tor thelf ratification 81 re tess
ton 81 Tire nest general election 70
BE held March q. fs#s
Passed the city Council the nd
aaF Of January. 1895 and signed BY
me In open session in afnhentifAtto
- sts passage this ard aaa 81 Jan
G. It. uunNETT lt.
President 81 the cts Council
Tiled the And daY uf January tNNh.
n ". CARROLL.
city Comptroller aud ex=effteie city
Clerk
pats Of fret publication. February
I. ICES
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nHsnI.f rIuS M afasHH
TsltutsAHgn AMENDMENT NAs Il
a resolution ana ssaupesl &
sic gftf Charter. aud NFus isAsfDs fal
thn sAhnssatssn - AAeh pfnIaaNrl
e lie CIV II seattle 81 the eel
seuasaE assstsaH
IL 4 fseatge4 Is chs egsf reaueil
II tAe cts II SEATTLE
That hsTfiaa I - Artistic MY -
the eztf charter e me tttX ~ -
sssls = sassaslsa - - e fsAa -
nesstan Tha tafaffan sisn ~
elected ~ EFA Assafsf aHH sHhffss Il
renewal ~ TEL HHH HsHaEt Possesses
aaah aaaiafta&ttesae Attn respect e
ssHef8aagn. ability asEs8s#sfsR. es@H
fosai capacity ard ssetasa sF ~ ths
gs5taf8 #tna fea4asfs nstrf evil
vef4aee stsisa ~ sNstl ~ ard wfti
Hhe euHmHat ef the library boa ~
have the apretatfNeat ARD Feasas a
q Al aahafAahase employees af ths
An8 b. Il further resolved tai
fNa s8feRoin& aHsa U8HseHt he ard
She seine u herwhF HatMfttea 10 ths
austtftHa sHtwF# IF she city Of SCI
afile for thesf ratification uf r. ne
tian 81 tHe seat general eteetiuN &
BE- hssa ths sra asN Of AeHsh !. ICES
PASSED tbs Nat# GHNne4t the saa
8as = January. tFes. and signed -
rise "a HeeH session rs aaHhahtieafine
e IL rssssae tEla sua iay ef Jass
aaFN. ieHA
& N BURNETT. H.
President 81 the CITY EuaHFIA
F1fad tie zaa asag ~ 1anuAfY. lass
N " CARROLL
city campsFosiss Hmd ss-effleia e4ss
t7tHHN
iyats 81 tifsi publication. rebruafy
I. 1905
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RESOLUTION 80 III ),
PROPOSED AMENDMENT y

A resolution and pfe 81 8
amend section 81 Of Arsle ,s.,s ~
Cft4 Gharter. and pfeNlaa.s.asl -
suhmIssIan Of such nfeIs.sa4s-e 4
ment t. tie qualities s ,,sxt ~
city Of seattle al sne w.
election. -. rife cta
ne ID resolved by ihe wa
If The CitY OF seattle .sl.,e Il
That section 81 q A W. e !
the cts Charter OF w resa d
tie be amended 80 a. ~
seeflan 81. \ daily n s,',.l| s'fI
rsaeHaI circulation aaa IN 0a
fhe sIfe. 10 be styled ,.slrna.
<ssFsH54.se. shall he assTshs a
fFs feliaWIag nanne.. -
81 PaNHe Works 49,
kldn1aY in AiiE
cause e. BE
gsaassa4zaik
"a tHe -
~ ~ to
HeANra
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next
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Rrs0f.rffoN NJ ffta
PROPOSED NffMENT No

pnuf6sEn AhENnNhNr No 3
a sesaiatien aud proposition g
Gle city Charter and prevailing faF
tile nuhmtasiau ~ HHah proposed
amendment q tie qHaiifiwt KofTts
81 tbs. eEtY e Seattle at tha naat
tie Il resolved - The eltf eaaneIi
81 fbH gAEY 81 seattle
FhaI section / - Article vii ef
the gHIf Charter Of tHa E1EH q Has
afIts g. amended 90 - - fsza A.
section 1 There ahail be ana Il
hereby created Hssarh uf tsHhlte
WeHks shieh shall eaaatat q five
Isl members - al
II The eatf knHsnssf 81 The
efa - InM kHpsftnssHasat es
IakhfHaz Ard Water WefEs a.
IRE Superintendent af buildings
80 TIE superintendent e Public
gHllfsfss
~ aHraiHssH annually - tie AaHss
HHs snsmhsfa II the hoafa. - #ash.
shall receive Na compensation
Aha - e further resolved fhaf
tns fars9Hine atneaanlant -. anf
ths saaas = hersaag s.lssai.t!sd e ne
atfis fuf thHif ratification ~ fNases
ttaH ~ 9As Hes1 EeHsfai sasHfiaa g
e hela 81 he ira aaY 81 Msfeh
faNK
faasssa fAs cts Eeanesl the zna
staN q January tssk All Hikr@a -
me In open session IA q neaEzsasaah
u lss FsnssKs this sHa ia9 % jar
#asf faAS
q II BURNETT. ia
President ~ fMA sitH tsHMhft4
FIfesa fhs Haa aaH 80 1aH#aest $50
II v gAftaaiaAs
ettf t.aHiHtfalisH ana vSsHffteta city
clerk
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ssetion Is Of tins Article. insofar sa
fhHN 49, IN conflict With TIE HHaN -
Ions I'd thla SECTION. aaa hereby aas
w1lssss nv 100 tbs let daY et feh.
fHHHV = II tHaH
civ eamnifailsf aud - offlsta 1lf
pste ef fret publication. February
I. lans
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
One Seam For Fifteen Years.

1t has been said that the most mo-
notonous form of labor is cumming
labels. But there are many others
which come very near it. In the boot
and shoe trade, for Instance, the work
is divided among as many workers as
possible. One will thus make single
cut in the leather and another give one
turn of the machine handle. In some
cases Il pair of shoes have passed
through fifteen pairs Of hands before
reaching completion. AS a natural re-
suit, there are workers who week after
week 80 on performing the same work
hundreds Of times Il day. Indeed in
one factory there is Il woman who for
fifteen years has sewed only one seam.
Her machine works so rapidly that she
spends as much time inserting and
withdrawing her work rs in the actual
sewing. Westminster Gazette.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
ELECTRICITY.
II Has Taken From Fire It's suprSsh-
aoy as Mans Servant.

acy as Mans Servant.
As we hear the whlr of the dynamo
or listen at the telephone, as we turn
the button Of an incandescent lamp or
travel in an electromobile, we are par
takers in a revolution more swift and
profound than has ever before been
enacted upon earth. Until the nine
teenth century fire was justly account
cd the most useful and versatile sery-
ant of man. Today electricity Is doing
all that fire ever did and doing 1t bet
ter while 1t accomplishes uncounted
tasks far beyond the reach of fame,
however ingeniously applied. We may
thus observe under our eyes just such
an impetus to human intelligence and
power as when fire was first subdued
60 the purposes of man, WITH inc i'm
mense advantage that, whereas the
subjugaton of fire demanded ages Of
weary and uncertain experiment, the
mastery OF electricity IS for the most
part the assured work of the nine
teenth century and in truth very large
ly OF It's last three decades. 1t begins
at once to marry the resources of the
mechanic and the chemist, the engi.
neer and the artist, with issue attest
cd by all its own fertility. while its
rays reveal province after province un-
dreamed of and, indeed unexisting be-
fore it's advent Every other primal
gift Of man rises to a new height at
the bidding of the electrician.-F. Mel
son Tracy in Illustrated Sunday Maga-
zine.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
CELESTIAL WONDERS.
Color of the Sky and the Moon and
the Hues OF the Stars.

Color of the Sky and the Moon and
the Hues OF the Stars.
1t is the atmosphere that makes the
sky look blue and the moon yellow. II
we could ascend to an elevation of fif-
ty miles above the earth's surface, we
should see that the moon is a brilliant
white, while the sky would be black,
with the stars shining as brightly in
the daytime as at night.
Furthermore, as a most picturesque
feature of the spectacle we should no
tice that some of the stars are red,
others blue, yet others violet and still
others green in color. OF course all
of the stars, if we bar the planets of
our own system, are burning suns,
and the hues they wear depend upon
their temperature.
The hottest stars are blue. Thus
Vega, In the constellation Lyra, is q
blue sun hundreds Of times as large as
our own solar orb. We are journeying
in it's direction at the rate of millions
of miles a day, and at some future
time it may gobble us all up.
For after all, humiliating though the
confession be, our sun is only a very
small star-of the sixth magnitude or
therea bouts-and Of an importance in
the universe so slight as to be scarcely
within the pale Of respectability.-
Reader Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
The First Christmas Gift Book.

In the General Advertiser of Jan. 0,
1850, appeared the earliest known an
nouncement of Christmas gift book,
and in this case it was undeniably a
gift book:
"Given Gratis. BY j. NewbeTy, at
the Bible and Sun. in st. Paul's
Churchyard. over against the north
door of the church (only paying one
penny for the binding), Nurse True
loves Christmas Box; or The Golden
Plaything for Little Children, by which
they may learn the letters as soon as
they can speak; and know how to be-
have so as to make everybody love
them: adorned with thirty cushion
don Mail
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15
Rnannn For Objection.

Fond Mother-Why don't you like
your roommate at college. Reginald?
The professor told me he would be 81
good companion for you because he
studies so hard.
Young Colleglan - But. mother, he
uses so many sesquipedalian words.
Fond Mother-That settles it, my
son. | don't want you to be contami-
mated by association with anybody
who uses such dreadful language
Baltimore American.
Amador ledger., 1908-05-15

Nations like individuals overawed by display of
srength may never be actually exeed but the knowledge
that it is there ready for emergency has the whole
effect though the latent power in full operation
The great squadron of washps riding peacefully at anchor
in the bay of San Francisco is intended provoke
QUARREL Japan in particular which has sud
denly jumped to the front rank military and naval
power simply that the United States able to pro-
her interests throughout her vast possessions 1t IS
hoped that this nation will be called upon turn
loose these engines of destruction against either foreign or
domestic foe still the everncreasing ornaments of other
on mpel be in a of readiness 1t is regrettabe
that this is inasmuch the maintenance of army and
navy in this every other civilized country serious
drain upon the physical energies of the nation we'll
grave problem from financial standpoint The day must
surely when the nations from sheer inability to with
stand the drain, must call halt in this policy and adopt
enchment In the present spirit of international rivalry
armies and navies big scale cannot be dispensed with
and therefore every patriotic citizen feel proud in the
consciousness that i'll these respects America is keeping
abreast of the mighties in the arts of war.