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Amador ledger., 1908-09-25
Deer Hunting Party.

a party OF four, namely, John s.
Garbarini, Willis Hoss, X. Ousby aud
N. w. Dalpotta, started from this
city week ago last Saturday on a
deer and bear hunting expedition on
Blue creek, tributary OF the Moke-
lumne river in CaIaveras county, and
scme twenty miles atove West Point.
They drove up an old horse. which
they killed in the bear haunts in the
hope of deooying one of the bruin
species to the trap set for him. Bears
will not eat the carcass of a dead
animal until decomposition has set
IN. so in order to hasten deoomposi-
tion, portions of the body were sub.
iected to fire. But no bear came
around while they were in That
region. Deer, however, we're there
in plenty. j. Garbarini succeeded in
killing one, weighing fully 200
pounds undressed. lie brought the
carcass home. The largo spreading
antlors were sent to Electra to be
mounted. Willis Hoss also managed
to capture a deer The party return
ed home Friday night.
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25
Logan for Best Baby Photos.

Logan, the premier photographer
of Stockton, has won substantial
reputation by his splendid work in
photographIng the little tots. He has
pleased thousands with his work and
can certainly please you. Next time
you are in Stockton, bring the
youngsters along and have them
photographed. Every comfort for
mother and child in his big up-to-
date studio at Nc. 10 S. San Joaquin
street. aug. T-2t
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25
The Gaelic LANGUAGE.

The old Gaelic language was spoken
by all the branches Of the great Celtic
race, for, while a dialect of the Celtic
language, 1t was so like the other
Celtic dialects that no Celt would find
difficulty in speaking 1t, Specifically.
1t was the speech of the Manxmen,
Welsh. Scotch highlanders. Cornish
men, Bretons and many Of the Irish.
1t is still spoken In some parts of Ire
land. Wales, the highlands and the
isle of Man.-New York American.
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25
Gambling

your life against 20 cents is Just ex-
actly what you are dong IL you
neglect q cough or cold on the chest
instead of treating it with Ballard s
Horehound Syrup. A % cent bottle
of this splendid remedy will cure an
ordinary cough. heal the lungs and
act as tonic for your entire system.
Sold by Ruhser's City Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25
Hopplty Hop.

Are you just barely getting around
by the aid of crutches or Gamer I'm
less you have lost limb OF have a
detofmity il your trouble is rheu-
matIsm, lumbago, sprain, stiff joints,
or anything of like nature use Bal %
Iard's Snow Liniment and in no time
you can throw away your crutches
and bs as we'll as anyone Price 20c,
soc aud 500. sold by Ruhser's City
Pharmacy.
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25
Unclaimed Letters.

j. Bos, Ed. Ellsworth, Mrs N. Gill
bert, Mrs Frank Ginnochio, K. II.
Hodge, &c, W. L. Krighaum ,, j..
M. Laesan, Basilio Lencioni, Size
Poobrat, Mrs Ann Ii. Rainey p G,
Tony Pedro, K. Teesdale p C.
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25
FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS
Correspondents Wanted

We want a regular correspondent in
Amador, Drytown, Plymouth and
Volcano. We will send daily paper
free, also stationery supplies and
stamps to any one who will act as
correspondent in each of the above
places. Let us hear from you. We
want the news.
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25

We exaggerate misfortune and hap
plness alike, We are never either 50
wretched or so happy as we say we
hre.-Balzac.
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25

Special taxes were levied IN the
respective districts as follows:
lone union high school % cents
Sutter Creek fire district 10 90
Oneida school bonds redemp-
tion 80
Communication of Mrs Gardella
in regard to purchase of the Big Bar
bridge read.
Adjourned until Oct 5.
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25

General fund 49, cents
School 16.3
State High School fund IL
Interest and sinking O.8
University of Calf. 200
Total $4,000
The following communication from
w. Ii. Groenhalgh, superintendent of
schouls was received as follows:
10 the board of supervisors, ANA
dor county - Gentlemen-A ccording
to section 1877 of the political code,
it becomes my duty to report to you
that the minimum amount of county
school funds needed for the school
year is Sis, $50. Very respectfully,
W. Ii. Greenhalgh.
The toIIc wing was received from
Ii. ID. Ranlett, resident of board of
trustees, lone union high school.
j. K. Huberty. county clerk and
auditor-At a special meeting of the
board of trustees of the lone union
high school, the board unanimously
voted to raise the amount we asked
for (S2400) to larger amount, name
Iy an amonn6 of 28 cents per 800 on
the assessed value of our district,
which amount, we understand, is:
Railroad valuations -'" Sl71. .539
District valuation - 745, $50
Total s9l7, C69
% cents on said amount would be
S2567. 70, which Is the amount we ask
for instead of S24O0 formerly asked
for. Yours truly,
II. ID. Ranlett.
1t was moved, seconded and carried
unanimously that the levy to be col
Iected upon each Sl00 valuation of
the taxable property of the county
ha as fOlIOws.
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25
Suffer Creek. Cal.

BUILDERS OF WATER WHEELS OF
ID latest and most approved patterns, and
all kinds OF sheet iron pipe. Every description
OF mining and milling machinery made ~ the
shortest notice. We desire 10 call the attention
OF blaeksmiths and other workers In iron 10 the
fact that we Keep constantly on h1nd y large
aud complete stock OF bar refined and NORWAY
4 -On. gas pipe. gas fittings. etc, which We Will
sell az the LOWEST CASH PRICES.
Amador ledger., 1908-09-25

8. N, KNIGHT
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
Had the Wrong Conception.

Washington gas bills are printed on
paper of a peculiar brownish-salmonish
shade, says the Saturday Evening
Post. The Washington bureau of the
New York Tribune uses copy paper of
about the same shade.
A few nights ago George Griswold
Hill of the Tribune took a night off
and went to the theater. He sat in the
third sea- from the aisle. Next to
him was a gray-mustached old man of
a most severe appearance. Hill left
word at the office that he should be nc
titled if anything turned up that needed
attention.
Several stories broke that night and
the ushers brought him various notes
on the Office paper. The severe man
with the gray mustache was asked to
hand the notes to Hill. Finally, a note
came that made it necessary for Hill
to go to the telephone. The usher
handed it to Hills neighbor, and Hill
had to Chamber over him to get out.
The old man was testy. His enjoy
ment of the play had been spoiled by
the notes. As Hill climbed Owe him
he said: "Dod CAST it, young man, l
think this is a shame. Why in thun.
der don't you pay your gas bill?"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
One Of +
Essentials

OF the happy homes Of to-day is . vast
fund Of information as to the best methods
OF promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products.
Products Of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of tho
Well Informed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only, but Of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One Of the products of that class, OF
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and CON-
mended by the Well Informed of the
World as a valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
What the Boy Wanted.

A boy picked up a bit CT dried
orang peel from the pavement.
It was an action that must have ap
pealed to the tender sensibilities of a
stout lady, who was passing with q
man, presumably her husband. for she
stopped to exclaim:
THAT poor child's hungry! Wait,
pa, I'm going to give him money to
buy one good meal, anyhow"
She opened a silver-meshed hand
bog blazoned with gold initials, and
went toward the boy. She didn't give
him money, however, for just then he
fitted the peel into q bean shooter
and sent it whizzing toward another
boy a few yards ahead. The really
beautiful pity died out OF the stout
woman's face. and as she joined her
companion she shut her bag with q
snap.
THAT little rascal doesn't want
food. He wants a whipping"
But pa Just laughed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
ANTS AS WEATHER PROPHETS.
Their Method of Giving Warning of an
A~pproachinn Storm.


Ants as weather prophets afford new
testimony to the cleverness of these
small animals. When you go Ii on
a spring morning and find the ants
busily engaged in clearing out their
nests and dragging the sand and bits
of earth to the surface you may be
sure that no matter how cloudy it is
there will be no rain that day, and
the probabilities are for several days
of good weather.
If, however, you see the ants about
the middle of a spring or summer
afternoon hurrying back to the nest
and a sentinel trotting out in every
direction looking up stragglers and
urging them to go home as soon as
they can get there, you may figure
on 2 rain that afternoon or night.
When the last of the wanderers is
found one picket hurries in and the
nest Is securely sealed from the in
side to keep ont the water. 1t is sci
dom that ants are taken by surprise
by the approach of a shower.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
WONDERED WHY
Found the Answer Was Coffee"

Many pale, sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer SO
and eventually discover that the drua
-caffeine-in coffee is the main cause
of the trouble.
Il was always very fond Of coffea
n drank it every day. W haze
much flesh and often wondered why
l was always sc pale, thin and weak
About five years ago my health
completely broke down and 1 was con
fined to my bed. My stomach wa.
in such condition that I could hardly
take sufficient nourishment to sustain
life.
During this time I was drinking
coffee, didn't think l could do with
out it.
after awhile I came to the con
clusion that coffee was hurting me
and decided to give it up and try
Postum. | didn't like the taste of II
at first, but when it was made RICH,
boiled until dark and rich-I soor
became very fond of it.
I'm n week I began to feel better
l could eat more and sleep better. My
sick headaches were less frequent, ant
within five morths l looked and felt
like a new being, headache spells en-
tirely gone.
my health continued to improve
and today l am we'll and strong, weigh
148 lbs. l attribute my present health
to the life-giving qualities of Postum
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Well
ville,' in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
KILLING A DEVlLF!SH.
Sport on the Gulf Of Mevico That En-
tails Muscle Racking,s rar~ Work.

The task Of hitting a deyilfish from
a fourteen foot boat was left to the
bachelor of the party, the married
member explaining that he felt his
duty to- the one at home excluded
him from anything that smacked so
Of suicide. Accordingly, when near
the next fish, the skiff was put out
from the stern of tie Irene, the spear
man standing in the bow while the
skipper stood the big boa away SO as
to give the fish a clear field at the
first rush.
The plan developed perfectly-the
throw was sood, the fish half filled he
boat with the first splash, and then
rushed away in a great swinging
circle, so that in fifteen minutes it was
possible for the sloop to cut across
and catch up, when by some maneu-
vering it became possible to pass the
inboard end of the line up to her bow
spirit. After that it was a fight to a
finish, with the devilfish on one end
of the line and the ten-ton sloop on
the other. For a long while it SEEM
ed as though the devilfish had the bet
ter of it. He towed the big boat stead
ily out into the gulf for three hours
and twenty minutes. 1t was exactly
like being in tow of a fair sized tug.
The progress Of the boat was not fast,
but as steady as il 1t were being driv-
en- by the Irene's own engines.
It may he fair to remark that kill
~ a devilfsh entails as much gepu-
.De muscle racking hard work
as any task on earth. 1t Is much the
same as pulling for hours against a
yoke of oxen who are moving on en-
tirely Indifferent to ones futile Ell
forts. The devilfish will not let sim.
pie towing tire him. II left to himself
he will sound to bottom, and after
resting proceed on ad infinitum. 1t IS
to prevent such resting that one must
work constantly by hauling the tow In
close to him, thereby frightening him
to constant effort. II he can be strain
ed to the point Of weakening. then ne
may be hauled close enough to har'
poon again.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
ESCORT SETTLED The MATTER.
Fale Ones inclination Really Not Of
Such Great Moment
Two people were waiting for 4 ca

Two people were waiting for . car.
She was a white princess-buttoned
up-in-the- back young woman. with
long black gloves and &1tremendous
black hat with q dotted veil Topping
over the brim.
He was just An ordinary nice-faced
young man.
While they waited she called his at
tention to a lineman who was doing
things to an electric lamp swung high
up in the air.
Il am going to tell you something"
she said in a voice that showed she
wasn't quite SUR if she were Cissie
Lotus or Sarah Bernhard. You see
that man on the pole? II he were to
fall it would be horrible, but"
Don't worry yourself" interrupted
he nice-faced young man. Those
chaps know their business"
You don't understand, dear. I
want to tell you that tragedy has a
fascination for me, and l long to see
somebody killed."
You long to see-what?"
His derision settled 1t. She was
Bernhardt, all right.
Don't make it SO hard for me, dear.
I am simply letting you know the
worst about me, instead of keeping it
from you as most girls would do. |
tell you, sincerely, that l don't want
that man to fall merely to oblige me,
but, suppose the day comes when |
feel differently about it-then l will be
wicked, won't l dear?"
Not a bit of it, old girl. You'll just
be plum crazy. Here's our car
He boosted her into a crowded trail
err, and the person who had also been
waiting for the car and had secured
a seat behind them noticed that Bern
hardt had given way to a chirpy young
person who might live anywhere in
Washington, from Georgetown to Cap
itOl Hill.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
CAPITAL SOCIETY IN FURRY.
Matrons Said to Be Jealous Of Mrs
Meyers Entertainments.

Is Washington s~ociety-the official
society of the national capital, al least
Jealous of n of it's foremost mem
bers? With the resumption Of social
gayeties this question. which formed
the basis of many a choice bit of gos-
sip during the winter, and which main
tanned it's interest even through the
quiet Lenten season, will doubtless be
vested with a new Importance, just as
society itself has become respondent
in it's new spring apparel.
Not only Mayfair, as the more frivo-
lous term the fashionable precincts
Of Dupont circle and the western hills,
but all Washington has been i'm
pressed with the brilliant but exclu-
sive social campaign and the regal
leadership of Mrs. Meyer, wife of
Postmaster-General George L. Won
pered in capital circles. not a little
jealousy and heartburning has been
engendered thereby.
Mrs. Meyer has entertained on a
scale that has been the wonder and
despair of official Washington. Fresh
from triumphs in two European courts
she has invested her functions with a
splendor and an atmosphere Of ex-
c~lusiveness hitherto almost unknown
in a republican capital.
1t is said that at the Meyer house
are entertained more distinguished
house guests than at any residence in
Washington, outside, Of course, of the
White House. And humanity has not
progressed to the stage where secret
envies and gnawing jealousies have
been banished from the heart.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
No Further Proof Needed.

Ranter-I thought this paper was
friendly to me?
Editor-So it Is. What's the matter
now?
last night and you didn't print a line
of it,"
"Well? What further proof did you
want of our friendship"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
PATENTS
List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.

Reported by Lothrop & Johnson.
patent lawyers, 910 Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, Mimi: G. w. Bar
Der, Red Wing, Mimi, journal box; J.
L. Carlson, Vermillion, S. D., dipping
car; II. Dougherty, Minneapolis.
Mimi, grain bin; e. Lindblad, kost.
Mimi, cream pump: w. B. seymour.
Kennebec, S. D., folding square; N. S.
Stalker. Duluth, Mimi, grain car door;
l.. A. Wheelock, Waseca, Mimi, rail-
way gate.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
Deferring the Evil Day.

Her Friends lin chorus) - But
what's o u idea in not letting him
propose?
She-Well, as soon as we are en-
gagged it will be my duty to make him
ecOnOmiZe!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
CHAPTER <.

A Lesson to Learn.
Clement folded the letter deliber-
ately and put 1t back into the en-
vslops. and, after looking at the ad-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07
K. HOOKING.
CHAPTER ,x.-fcontinued.)

CHAPTER lx.-(continued.)
But when you discovered that Mr.,
Mayhem was dead"
WHO told your"
"A telegram came for you the day
you left. opened 1t when l got back
home"
mi. Pinder did not tell me. He
said he had returned fathers letter.
That came the day following. l
have brought It with me-
II should have written for it when
I had got some settled address"
you must let Mawgan Chase be
your address for the present"
She looked at him for a moment
and her eyes filled. ''Yeu are very
good to me-" she said; but oh. l
wish had gone down with the
Nebraska"
"You must not say that" he re-
piled. earnestly. Nothing will give
me greater happiness than to be al
lowed to be your friend"
You may think so at this moment"
she said, quickly, "but you do not
know"
But l do know" he Interrupted,
warmly. Would I have come all the
way to Exeter II I didn't know"
She looked at him for a moment
with q puzzled expression. There
wal something in his tone as we'll rs
his words. something In the look OF
his eyes, which almost startled her.
She had seen him in this mood
before, and she did not know exactly
what is meant.
Il am glad you came" she said,
after . pause. Il wanted to see you
very much"
you should have returned at once
to Nawgan Chase" he interrupted.
II could not do that very well. I
have been trying to find out things.
You may be able to help me find out
other things"
What other things?"
Things about Mr.. Mayhem, and
about others. Your sister told me
that your father was swindled out Of
NC011y IL HIS OItulIC yCdlS dRO. a
well, what has that to do with the
natter"
Not much. perhaps; but is 1t
true."
It's true enough. but I don't see
Wont you tell me all about it,"
she interrupted. Il. I'M curious, and
for reasons l will tell you later"
"Oh, there isn't much to TELL" he
said, indifferetnly. you see. father
was seized with a mania for specula'
ton, and SO fell an easy prey to
sharks. There was one man particu'
larly he trusted-a clever, persuasive
rascal, by all accounts-who managed
somehow to get my father to believe
In him."
what was the mans name?"
''Oh, well, as 1t happens, you bear
the same name," he replied, with a
laugh. mot an uncommon name, OF
course"
what was his Christian name?"
Richard, I believe; but he gen.
orally went by the name of Dick
West"
And whta became Of him after he
swindled your father"
''Oh. he cleared out Of the country.
~ iact' tney al disappeared Oeiore
the bubble burst !.
Inen mere were more tnan one!
We'is vest was 'ne pr,nclpal
mover. Deiieve mere was a lawyer
10 Win MN. VINO shared tne
monsy foung Lord urovely' VINO
- cnairman u tne bogus
mere nsure mead, mos. people
snink was enough; Dut
secnnlcaiiy ne was party 70 the Iraud,
ma he mad 20 ieave the country a'so.
no wns. Dec."e " 'ne"!
re V know. \ was reported
~ young LORD urossiy died q Ie"
81 iater. rernaps tne Memoers ~
NJ ialniiy Anow, Dut na.uraiiy It's =
subject they VIII no.
And va yOuI Istnor Ing only Y
iererT
on. no; tnouen 4 oe!leve NO specu-
Iated the ia!sest smoun. H1 mac un.
bounded faltn a 2 aOIll.y, and
Tor some cas- never MS
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07

the strength of his tombstone cpl
taph.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07

Beware Of the spinster who asks
you for a match during leap
ear.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-08-07

STACK COVERS. AWNINGS. TENTS.
Flags etc. For and prices. write
American Tent x Awning Co. Minneapolis
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-20
The MEXICAN BORDER
How Both Sides Of the Line Are
Watched and Guarded.
UNCLE SANS BRAVE RIDERS.

The WeFk That IL Performed by These
Well Mounted, Well Armed and cour-
sasous Pasrols--Ths Mexican Ruralss
and Thsir Methods.
II business or recreation should take
you down to that long llnetwhlch forms
the boundary between the,unlted states
and Mexico. you may by chance meet
q well mounted rider. armed with rifle
and platols. pacing Observantly along
some bypath or canyon, He Is one OF
the United States boundary riders ap-
pointed by the treasury department to
patrol the border on the lookout for
smngglerH. cattle runners and other
persons whose presence ON the Amer
lean side Is generally undesirable.
For this position the man selected
must possess courage, Judgment and
no little physical endurance, for hIs
dutlea may call him forth at all hoars
and seasons. and he may be RESPONSE
bic for a stretch OF border land many
miles In length.
For example, between San Diego, ton
Yuma. In Arizona. there Is butt one
boundary rider to patrol line oftOver
100 miles. aud this Is in part over
a sparsely settled mountainous region
and partly through the waste Sof the
Colorado desert
As opposite him. on the Osherfside OF
the line. the Mexican government main
tains from fifteen to twenty rurales
for the same work. II II a good Illus
tration Of the trust reposed In single
American citizen by his government.
II II probable there 10 no other man
Ia the United States whom II would
be harder to and at a given, moment
than the boundary rider Of the San
Diego Yuma district
He may be down ON the Colorado
desert. watching near some water
holes for 4 Yenturesome hand oficattle
runners, or In some canyon OF thesmoun.
tains on the lookout for a wagon load
OF prohibited immigrant Cinnamon;
but wherever he Il. one may be fairly
sure Il Is not where the transgreasor OF
the customs laws expect him to be.
That be must possess both Judgment
and courage the following incident.
which took place during the career Of
the former boundary rider in this dis
triet. viii aptly illustrates:
For some time a band OF cattle run
ners had been working successfully
back and forth over the line IN spite OF
the boundary riders vigilance. They
seemed 70 be- able to divine his move
naenta. 20 that while he was watching
> tran Through the mountains they
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-20

Notice Of Dissolution of Partnership.
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing under
the firm name of Bentall & Henry
Is this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent, Robert Henry retiring and
Maurice Bentall continuing the BUSH
ness, collecting all accounts due and
paying all bills against the old firm.
MAURICE BENTALL.
ROBERT HENRY.
Dated Occur d'Alene. Idaho. Aug
ust 90. 1908.