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Amador ledger., 1908-01-24
Free Seeds.

by the favor of senator Frank +.
Flint we are in receipt of one hun
bred packages of vegetable seeds from
the department of agriculture, for
free distribution. Each package con-
tains five small packages of seeds,
namely, beet. collard, lettuce, radish
and watermelon. Farmers and gar
deners can have package tree on
application to the Ledger office. We
expect to receive other descriptions
of seeds from the department at an
early date, of which due notice will
be given. We cannot except at
special request, send packages of
these seed by mail.
Amador ledger., 1908-01-24
The Worlds Gold Supply

1t is mainly from Africa, America
and Australia that the world draws
its supply of gold, some $500, 900, 600
worth. won regularly every year.
Africa leads with about $3.50, 900, 900;
next comes the United States with
about 800, 900, 900. Australia ranks
third with some SS5, 900, 600; while
Russia, both in Europe and Asia,
Mexico, Canada, and several other
countries also make up the balance. -
Argonaut.
Amador ledger., 1908-01-24

The report that anarchstc plot blow up of the
baeshps of the American fleet while in the harbor at Rio
Janiero largely dscredtea probably pure fabrica
on If there any foundation it, it doubt
the idea of crank, to which special Importance
should be attached.
Amador ledger., 1908-01-24

Ledger and Chicago Weekly inter
Ocean, both papers for one year, $3.50
In advance.
Amador ledger., 1908-01-24

Balance unapportioned. ...... $50. So
Indicates Joint Districts.
Amador ledger., 1908-01-24

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
LEWISES TO FIGHT
FOR FUTURE RICHES

NEW YORK. June Sat the National
Athletic Club. East o4th street. tomorrow,
night two of the ceverest men i'm tho
American prize ring will meet in a grudgc
match of six rounds. Harry Lewis and
decide a personal difference and with
practically fortune at stake--for the
winner will fall into ii number of profitable
matches.
Willie Lewis has a great deal at stake
he must redeem himself for the poor
showing he made against second-rate
men before his departure for Europe,
where he defeated the best men the
continent could produce. He will meet the
conqueror of Honey Melody, who defeated
Willie Lewis for the welterweight cham
pionship. and Willie will do his best to
win back his aurels 1t will be Willie's
first appearance since his return from
Paris. where he spent three months under
the tutela2c OF Frank Erne. former cha M
pion and one of the c!everest and head
lest lighters America ever produced.
Harry Lewis showed his class at the
National by defeating Charley Hitte. and
Willie knows he must be in champion
ship form to get the decision. The me-.
will weigh in at $50 pounds Mt o'clock
and both are in perfect condition Harry
has been training at Stratford and Willie
has been working at Kingston
Jim Colfroth. the San Francisco fight
promoter. will be at the ringside Abe
lttte!l. who is coming east today to meet
Charles Griffin of Australia in a six
round contest at the National June -, will
attend. Coffroth expects to sign Ketchel
FOR match al his club a colna. and
hopes 10 get Attell 10 meet Owen Moran
at that club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
OCEAN YACHT RACE
WON BY THE VENONA

HA MIl.TON. Bermuda, June S.-With
her starboard rail under water and driv-
ing under three lower sails in Il twenty
knot breeze. the Eenona. owned by
George T., Bliss OF Boston and carving
the fla. Of the Eastern Yacht Club
crossed the finish line at a:,4 yesterday
afternoon. winning in class G. in the race
from AIarblehead to Hamilton the start
of which was made shortly after II "A m
last Wednesday. When the Nenona
crossed. no other contestant was in sight
The elapsed time was ~ hours. ~ min
utes. Il seconds. and the corrected time
as hours. l. minutes and Ii seconds.
The Eennna is the smallest boat in the
fleet. and Capt. Bliss and his crew were
delighted with her victory They ac-
count for the fine run by their keeping
we'll to the eastward Thursday and Fri
day, SO that they picked up the sout beast
gale last night and ran for the island
with Stacked sheets
The little yachts best run was 1913
miles rom Eoon Saturday to noon Sum
day. and the only accident she expert
enced was the carrying away of her main
topsail Saturday.
The yachts experienced heavy weat her
June 3 at Z o'clock In the evening and
were In the gulf stream the following day
at IL In the morning. The Venona lost
sight of the Marchioness, one of her
rivals i'll class c. owned by John &.
'Srozer of Philadelphia, late Wednesday
and saw no other yacht since that time,
The sea moderated after crossing the gulf
stream and an easterly gale set i'm about
noon Saturday. but Capt Bliss was en-
abed to lay 4 straight course for the fin
ish and his little craft made grand RIM
in the last fifty miles. with a beam sea
and at top speed The committee boat
barely reached the finish line in time to
see the winner cross.
Soon after the Venona finished another
yacht appeared on the horizon 1t proved
to be the sloop Warehouses. She was
fully twenty miles behind the winner.
being we'll to the northwest and had a
long beat to come to the waiting boats Mt
the finish.
The Marchioness, when sighted was
carrying a double-reefed mainsail and a
full jib. She wallowed badly in the sea for
the heavy wind of the previous night
had thrown up nasty chop and she had
Il hard beat around the reefs north of the
| island.
There was great surprise here that the
small boats should beat the three larsa
schooners. Al dark nothing had been
seen of the other yachts. The Venona
arrived in Hamilton harbor at I; o'clock in
the evening and was given an enthusiasts
tic welcome by host of yachtsmen. The
Ncnona sailed in with all flags flying.
Mrs. Bliss met the owner of the Yacht
who appeared TO be in excellent condi-
tion despite the hard weather of the last
twenty-four hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
Literature and the Navy.

From Army and Navy Life.
There is some connection between the
pursuit Of literature and the conduct of
naval affairs II has existed from
the days of Charles II. when Sam
mel Pepys filed the Office of the
''acts of the navy" or clerk of the
kings ships and wrote his piuuant.
naive and humorous diary. until the time
or Theodore Roosevelt, sometime assist
ant secretary of the navy and author OF
The Naval War Of 1872 and other lit
erary works. President Martin Van Bu-
rem recognized the relationship between
books and ships when In 1898 he offered
Washington Irving the naval Ortfolio
The honor was declined. Many years later
when visiting i'm Washington at the house
of Secretary of the Navy J. =. kennedy.
Irving was quite taken with the Navy
Department. and discovered much
poetry" in its materials and incidents.
Undoubtedly. it is one Of the most inter-
esting departments of the government.
The old navy, with it's picturesque sailing
ships, strikingly beautiful under their
clouds of snowy canvas. it's perilous voy-
ages in unknown seas to unknown peO-
pies. and Its gay. debonair and duel-lovng
officers. had q charm and romance all its
own. The new navies are more prosatc
and mechanical Still, their huge battle
ships and queer-lookng submarines have
served as fit subjects Of poetry and fiction
for recent writer's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
BREWERS FOR PUBLICITY.
Convention of National Association
Opens at Milwaukee Tomorrow.

MILWAUKEE. Wis. June S.-Brewers
from throughout the country were arriv
ing today on every train to attend the
convention of the National Brewers As
ISOLATION. trustees of which are in session
today. The convention will open tomorrow.
For the first time In the history of the
association the public meeting will be
held at one Of the local theaters.
The brewers say they want publicity.
They want the question of prohibition
spread before the people in all it's phases.
believing. as they do. that msrepresenta-
lions have been made by the adherents
of prohibition. At this open meeting will
be presented the side taken by the brew
ers as well as arguments for prohibition.
Arthur Brisbane of New York will talk
on THE Relation of the Drink Problem to
the Public" and f. J. Giddings Of Guth-
RE, Okla, will speak on Practical Ex-
perience of Prohibition Henry Fink Of
Milwaukee, will have as theme 'Incon-
sistencies of Prohibition"
Among the trustees here today are John
Gardiner and Fl. Schmidt of Philadelphia,
August Lieber OF Indianapolis and the
president. julius 1iebmann. who is crair-
man OF the board of trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
LEE TALBOT PICKED AS THE
COMING CHAMPION WEIGHT
THROWER OF THE COUNTRY

assures him of making the Olympic team.
wrestling Is not the only event In which
! he is likely to win points. In hammer
throwing. hurting the discus and putting
he shot there are few men in the couu-
try his superior. With the discus he
ranks second in the east 10 Martin Sher-
idan. and In Throwing the hammer he Is
the man John Flanagan and Matt Nc
Grath. the champions. most fear.
In talking about the weight throwers
recently John Flanagan said: Il really
think Talbot is the coming clSJmpion-
! in fact. he is within striking distance Of
the best men in. the country today. He Is
j young and powerfully built. and is inn
proving every day. Although McGrath
and myself might beat him this year and
perhaps next. there is no doubt In my
mind that within two years the boy will
defeat US.
Although Flanagan is in excellent con-
d!tion and will in all probability make
the Olympic team. there is great doubts
as to whether McC:rath will accompany
tie team His knee Is in bad shape. and
because OF the pain from 1t he has been
able TO do little or no training. With
McGrath out Talbot is likely to win sec
ond place with the weights In the tryouts
and score points for America in the Olym-
pic games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
OLYMPIC TEAM TO
BE PICKED TODAY

NEW YORK June S.-The' American
Olympic games team of athletes will be
selected today at meeting of the COM
mittee at the office Of the chairman of
the committee. James T.. Sullivan. y
Warren street. The results OF the trials
have shown that the American team
will be a high-class aggregation this year.
and it is predicted that tie Olympic will
be a duel between America and England.
with the chances of America the better
The task of selecting the team is gigantic
because of the wonderful amount of talent
shown in the trials.
IT is predicted that Rector Of Virginia
will he selected for the 1Oo-meter event.
Cartwel' Of Pennsylvania and Robertson
Of the Irish-American \. \. being other
leading candidates. The men for the 100
meter hurdle will probably be Shaw, Dart
mouth: Snithson. California. and Garrels.
Michigan. Sheppard of the Irish Ameri-
can is practically Il cinch for the $40
meter. with other leading candidates in
Sheehan. Parsons. Jones. I.ightbody.
Glasner and Bromlow. The steeplecllase
is hard race the candidates lacking
class. The 2UU-meter race will bring out
the same men as the 1UO-meter event.
For the 4W-meter hurdle Harry Hillman
and Charles Bacon are leading candidates.
Halstead. Cornell. is leading man for the
1.oOO-meter race. with Lightbody. Coe and
Rowe competitors. The 4O-meter men
will come from Taylor. the colored cham
pion; Carpenter. Cornell, and Alice,
Princeton.
For the field events the leading candi-
dates are Plat Adams, javelin: Gilbert,
Dray, Nelson of Yale and Cooke. Cornell,
pole vault; Coe and Rose. shot put: Por-
jumps; Dearborn Sheridan and Harry
Horn. discus: Cooke jumps: Flanagan
and Talbot and McGrath. hammer. and
Adams, hop. skip and jump.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
AL EXANDER-FISHER
TEAM WINS DOUBLES

NEW YORK. June ST. E. Alexander
and f. p. Fisher won two doubles matches
on the grass courts of the Oakland Golf
Club Yesterday. In the first Richard IL.
Palmer and Gustayc r. Touchard were
the. opponents. Only in the opening set
was their work a: all successful. Then
T0uchard proved match for Alexander
at short-rangc vollcyinE. while Palmer
scored som" beautiful passes on his left
hand drives After this set Palmer and
Touchard failed to keep the pace and hold
TO their good work. so that Alexander and
Fisher smashed out victory at the net
to the score of 81. G-l, 6-1.
Edwin =. Larned and G. Frederick Wat
son. jr.. prolonged the second match to
five sets by some splendidly accurate line
driving. only to be defeated in the end.
AS in the other match. Alexander and
Fisher failed to settle into their game at
once. They won the set and then slack
ened their speed. so that Larned and Wat
son captured the next two. From that on
Alexander almost played the game alone.
finding all the holes In the opposing court
and slashing the ban through SO that his
side won by the final score of fO-S, &c,
1t, CO 6-2.
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Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
continued from Twelfth Page. }

and has been getting a long and careful
preparation.
me passing of McCarter. which is on
the verge of a breakdown. Tobs the turf
OF one of the best horses over three years
Old which are eligible for the many rich
nXtureS that must be decided before the
season is over. McCarter won Il cheap
selling race Tuesday. after being with
drawn from the Brooklyn handicap the
day before. for which he would have been
strong second choice. This led 10 the
sporfsmanlike action OF Andrew Miller
and Tom Welch. the owners of the New
castle stable. being misconslrued ny some
racegoers as an effort TO get u price for
purely betting purposes. The absurdity
OF this is hardly worthy OF comment. but
II does seem unjust for men who gave
up the chance of winning Brooklyn
handicap for the good OF racing to be
accused of sharp practice. McCarter came
through his race in fairly good condition.
and II is possible that he may win others
before his days Of usefulness are over.
but that is all the more reason why the
action of the Newcastle stable in with
drawing him from the BROOKLYN handicap.
where he would have attracted a heavy
play, was the more laudablc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
Arizona's Big Dam.
rom the Pathfinder.

l. rom the iathEnder.
The Roosevelt dam. which Is now i'm the
course of construction near Phoenix
AriZ.. will be one of the greatest dams i'm
the world wien il is completed 1t lis be-
ing built across the gorge I'm the Apache
mountains, through which Salt river runs
Ii will fertilize nearly 27a.tND acres of
desert land, will be 30 feet high and hold
three times as much water as the AS
souan dam on the Nile. The 1000 people
living in the little town of Roosevelt will
have to move away. the town is in the
valley just above the dam. and as the
water backs up the town site will be COW
cred. The government is building the
dam and has constructed its own cement
works on tire spot. owing to its ina biiity
to contract for cement at a loW-enough
price. Sawmills, machine shops water
works. electric plant and other plants
have been established there. all of them
drawing their power from power canal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08

The first surprise of the Olympic tryouts
came Tuesday night. when Lee j. Talbot
of Cornell. the giant weight thrower. caps
tured the heavyweight wrestling bout
Until a few days before the bout few fol-
lowers of athletics We're of the belief that
the field athlete even contemplated max
ing bid for wrestling, honors
With scarcely any training in wrestling.
Talbot buried from his studies at Ithaca
and arrived in New York city to try his
hand at the graphing game. He was
without the necessary wrestling tOgs and
was compelled to compete in pair of
running toss which he borrowed from one
of his eliminates. Although lie did not
succeed in throwing his opponents, he so
far outclassed them that at the eNpira-
ton of the time limit he was awarded the
decision.
Those who saw him compete declared
that with n months training Talbot
would develop into one of the creates;
amateur heavyweight wrestIers in the
country.
Although Talbott's victory practically
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
Be Thyself!


When noted alienist remarked recent
ly that most pre-eminently SUGGEST full
men. while not exactly insane. are close
to the border-line because their minds
are abnormally developed. the public was
severely shocked. Here was a man. ad-
mittedly an authority on such matters
virtually declaring that genius indicates a
lack Of mental balance.
At first thought it would seem that
expert or not, he would bring down upon
his head torrent of ridicule. Yet nc
keen observer attempted to dispute the
statement. and. like As not, none will
Because. 10 shine effulgently in modern
life. one must perforce have a pronounced
personality. an individuality all his own
some faculty SO highly developed that
he's marked man among his fellows.
Sometimes one is endowed with peculiar
gifts. We have probably all seen the
mathematical prodigy who could run his
glance up six long columns of figures but
once and Immediately give the correct to-
tai Occasionally Ii is an requirement.
due to years of application and study of
particular subject.
One man. when occasion arises. calls a
score OF ploughboys from the fields. boys
who never handled gun. and converts
them in short order into a company of
noble warriors. Another is capable of
gathering about him mastery executives
who conduct chain of enterprising news
papers SO capably and probably his own
efforts are needless.
Now. every man knows his strength as
we'll as his weakness. The tendency in
business is altogether too strong to ig-
more or subdue ones innate powers. Men
are inclined 10 suppress those intellectual
or social distinctions which make them
conspicuous. oftentimes because they are
the subject of comment not altogether
agreeable. and there Is thus a general
merging toward a common mold until
many are much alike in manners.
thoughts and capabilities.
But the man who hopes to become no.
tably successful can III afford to stifie his
personal points Of prowess. He must be
man, different from other men, and so
different that It's noticeable either in con-
tact with him or in the nature of his
works.
Another way of looking at It: Unless
you are the exception there is some direc-
ton In which you can. eventually. attain
-eminence, if only your more potent
faculties are properly cultivated. Doubt
less you know what these are better than
any one could tell you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
PRINCESS IN PRISON.
She Is Charged With Blackmailing
in Mexico

MEXICO CITY. June S-Princess Mary
Cnantoon who says she is the wife Of a
hereditary prince of a Burmese state. is
in Belem prison. charged with bla ckmail-
ing. With her is a young Englishman of
good appearance and pleasing address
who gives the name Of Arminie Wode-
house Pearce.
The woman says she is 3 novelist and
that her books had wide sale in the
Straits settlement. She came ostensibIy
10 write book Mexico. but it is
charged that she attempted 10 exact paid
articles from many prominent foreigners.
Owing to the fact that certain MEM
bers of the diplomatic corps received
threatening letters. the affair created ex-
element in the capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
1.-two Of q K-k-ind.

From Everybody's Magazine.
\ tall man, inpatientiy pacing the
platform of wayside station. accosted
q red haired boy of about twelve.
"S-s-say." he said. "d-d-do y-you know
ha -ha how late this train is?''
The boy giinned but made no reply.
The man suffered out something about
red-headed kids in general and passed
into tie station.
conversation. asked the boy why re
hadn't answered the big man.
'D-d-dye WSntcr see me E-g-cA ~
a-faface punched?'' stammered the 80.
"D-d-da; big s-g-guy'd tink ! was -
mo.mockinS him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
Balloonist Killed Instantly.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. June S.-Luther
Edward Jones. twenty-seven years old
nalioonist. attempted an ascension al Mil
dred Park Yesterday afternoon. As the
balloon arose the parachute swung Jones
against sharp limb of a dead tree,
iy. He had a wife i'm Hot Springs, Ark.
and she is an aeronaut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
Identified as Hold-Up Artists.

P1TTSBURG. Pa. June S-Thomas
Manning. the alleged bandit shot and
killed by Detective John Englert Satur-
day. and John Patterson. with whom he
lived who was arrested in the same raid
were last night positively identified by
the motorman and conductor as the men
who week ago last night held up a troll
ley car and robbed the crew and eleven
passengers of their valuables near Nc
keesport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
Murder and Suicide on Sidewalk.

SAN FRANCISCO. June S-George
Scott. drug clerk. yesterday shot and
killed his wife. Blanche. and committed
suicide. The tragedy occurred on the
sidewalk at Golden Gate avenue and
Webster street. They had been married
only short time. but 1t is said they had
frequently quarreled on account of Scotts
jealousy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
PIE CUTTER AND CRIMPER.
Cuts Of the Surplus Dough and
Crimps Upper Edge Of the Pie.

IL pie cutter and "crimper'' recently
designed and patented Pennsylvania
inventor provides an article for use by
bakers which is adapted to cut the surplus
dough from around the outside OF a pie
in a pan and at the same time crimp the
upper edge. The principal operative Gle
ment of the device consists OF a barrel
shaped crimper. the surface Of which is
in the form of corrugations. The cutter
comprises a disk. having the edge bent
inwardly. insuring an accurate cutting of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
Pennsylvania Capitol Builder Dead

PHILADELPHIA, June S-George r.
Payne of George +. Payne Z Co.. builders
OF the new state capitol at Harrisburg,
and defendant In the capitol conspiracy
case died at his home In this city yes
terdaS, aged iifty-tive years. Death was
caused by a complication of diseases
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
Cruisers Shaking-Down Trial.

BOSTON. Mass, June S.-The new
scout cruiser salem was given her "slak-
Ing down" trial on the measured mile
course off Provincetown yesterday, and
made 2J.3 knots in her best mile. the
mean OF several lligh-speed runs being
.',':' knots. The contract calls for TWEEN
ty-four knots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
Oldest Member Of Order Dead.

LAWRENCE. Mass. June S.-Brother
Lawrence. said TO be the oldest member
of thte Augnstinian order in the United
states. died here today. He was ninety
eight years old. He was admitted to the
Augustinlan order i'm 1S47 at Villanoya.