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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
LINC0LN'S JOKE.
Fixing the Responsibility For the Loss
of Harpers Ferry.

President Lincoln's jokes, especially
when perpetrated in connection with
grave matters, usually had a purpose
in them. After Lee had taken Har-
pers Ferry the president, realizing how
great calamity it was to the north
ern arms, determined if possible to fix
the responsibility for the loss of the
important position.
Halleck was summoned, but did not
know where the blame lay. VERY
WE'LL" said Lincoln, "I'll ask General
Schenck." The latter could throw no
light upon the question, further than
to say that he was not to blame. Mil.
roy was the next to be called to the
presence of the commander in chief
and to enter a plea Of mot guilty"
Hooker was next given hearing, and
Fighting Joe" made a very emphatic
disclaimer of all responsibility.
Then the president assembled the
four generals in his room and said to
them: Gentlemen, Harpers Ferry was
surrendered and none of you, it seems,
is responsible. 1 am very anxious to
discover the man who is" After strid-
ing across the room several times the
president suddenly threw up his bow
ed head and exclaimed: 81 have it! l
know who is responsibility
who, Mr.. President; who is it?'
asked the distinguished quartet as they
looked anxious if not troubled
Gentlemen" said the president,
with a meaning twinkle in his eye,
General Lee is the man."
There was a lack of mirth in the
laugh created. and the four generals
took their departure with determina-
ton that they would not again be
placed under suspicion.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
PAS POLITICAL FAITH.
Pa says the government should own
the telegraph and telephone,

Pa says the government should own
the telegraph and telephone,
Because the plutocrats have planned to
cheat us out of house and home
He says we'll have an awful smash
unless we stop the millionaires;
The public's got to take a hold and
have new deal, pa declares;
But, gee. you ought to see him jump
and grit his teeth and shake his fist
When anybody dares to hint that he's
become socialist.
eff people only had some sense, ''said
pa to me and ma one night,
"We'd soon have public ownership of
nearly everything in sight;
The trusts are shown how It's done,
they re gettin' things all in a bunch
And some day, when the time is ripe,
the governmental get bunch;
If all the railroads can be run by Mr.
Hartman of Hill,
1t stands to reason, don't you see, that
we could run them better still.
Ma listened steady for a while; | seen
that she war worried, though;
She kind of looked at pa as if he
must be crazy, talkin' so;
He said the government should run the
savings banks and own the mines
And make the gas and pipe the soil
and operate the trolley lines;
He spoke Of revolutions and he hit
the table with his fist,
And then ma said "Why, pa, it seems
to me that you're a socialist.
ga socialist" pa answered back, and
nearly tumbled from his chair;
He got a sudden look of pain, it
seemd almost too much to bear;
otis lucky that you re not man,
pa said as hercely as he could,
Or would make you eat them words
l want to have 1t understood
That I'm a good republican, just as
my father used to be
A socialist, JersusaIem! 10 think
that should be said to mel"
When Mr. Green and Mrs Green came
in while the other night,
They got to talkin' politics, and pa
lit In with all his might;
He told them all about the Tway the
government should take a hold,
And break up all the trusts and leave
the wealthy robbers IN the cold;
Then Mr. Green said: Brother, ] too
have become a socialist. "
And as he said it, pa let fly and knock
ed him sprawlin' with his fist.
Chicago Record Herald.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
SLEEP MYSTERIES.
Tasks Often Performed While the
Worker Sumbers.

asks often performed While the
Worker Sumbers.
A psychologist was discussing the
miracles of sleep.
"One can become so accustomed" he
said. ito n monotonous task that one
can fall asleep and still keep on work
ing. Thus in India there are punka
coolies. men who turn fan all night
long in the hot weather while their
English masters rest. and it is not I'M
common for Il punka cody to acquire
tie knack of sleeping Mt his task. On
and on he sleeps through the hot, per-
fumod hours of the Indian night, but
his hand mechanically and steadily
turns the punka pulley.
Men have composed great literary
works in their sleep. Coeridge's 'Ku-
bla Khan is the most famous example
of this: but, then. Colerldge was a
morphinomaniac, and his sleep was
scarcely natural. But Il. l.. Stevenson,
Corelli and Longfellow have also done
good work while sleeping.
divers sometimes fall asleep deep
down i'm the sea. but some unknown
part Of their brain keeps watch, and
at the proper moment, though asleep,
they give the order to be hauled up.
This is n good deal like the miracle
that happens to all of us-the miracle
whereby if we tell ourselves on retir-
ing that we must wake at 7 we in
varlably do wake at that hour-how
or why it is impossible to say. Some
part of us watches works, keeps
awake all night, so that at 7 1t may
call us"-New Orleans Times Demo
cr0t
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
SKYScRAPERS or ROME.
Ancient Regulations Regarding the
lieiaht of Buildinaa.

'FJhe sByscraper is no modern inven-
ton" says Il st. Louis architect well
read IN the history of his profession.
I'm all the anciert cities where brick
or stone was available high houses
within the walls of the city were very
numerous because of the lack of ground
space for building.
ain the days of Augustus the tene-
ment houses of Rome became so high
as to be dangerous, and laws were
passed condemning number of tenc-
ment rows and ordering them to be
taken down, while at the same time q
law was enacted limiting the height of
all future tenements to n hundred feet.
For palaces and public buildings there
was no limit.
after the burning of the city in
Nero's time the streets, which before
were no wider than our alleys. were
made broader. Some of them through
the business part of the city were for
ty feet wide and some of the great
thoroughfares were sixty.
"The tenement height was lowered to
eighty feet, and as n consequence the
city spread far beyond its walls. The
average height Of a ceiling in a Roman
tenement was a little over five feet.
The windows were open holes in the
wall, stopped in cold weather with
board shutters. SO the worst modern
tenement is a palace compared with
the skyscraper home of the poor when
the empire was at it's best."-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
LET AMADOR COUNTY
WAKE UP.
Sacramento, Cal, June 6, 1908

sacramento, Oal,, June U, lJOo.
Editor Ledger, jackson, Cal.
Dear Sir:-l read in your issue Of
May 10Th, under the heading "Foot-
hills for Fruit" that Amador is
bound sooner or later to get the
benefit of this movment of population
from the more densely settled por-
lions of the state. Before making up
their minds it would be we'll for
these home-seekers to I'ok over the
bargain counter of AIMING Busw'y."
Now | want to SUI
all that you claim Sutter Creek State
is true, and while tyound np as speed
county no doubt IRE does not seem
features that home-se( ikeliAood of it,
to have and at prices thd continr
Irresistible, yet you will pa..Ou me
for saying that in order Ito attract
attention to her bargain counter,
Amador ought to put out her sign.
You are publishing newspapers, and
know that 10 business can succeed
without advertising. On the same
theory you can hardly expect people
who are coming into the state to rush
off to place they know little about
or that they never heard Of
| am led to these remarks from the
fact that in all the activity manifest
ed by different counties and different
portions of California of late years
to put their advantages in evidence,
Amador has remained very quiet.
The best possible means of advertis
ing locality is through the medium
of exhibitions, and California is GO
ing to participate in two big eXposi
tions in the course of this year and
next. We have the State Fair this
fall and the laska-Yukon exposition
next spring, and if Amador would
like to have the people know that
she is on the California map, these
expositions afford good opportunity
for her to accomplish that object.
What ought to he done is to have
few of your enterprising citizens get
together and ask the board of super
visors for a little money to collect a
representative show of your products
and bring them down to the State
Fair. At the close of the fair every
thing you have Of non. perishable
and desirable character will be taken
off your hands and later taken to
Seattle at the expense of the state
and installed there to your credit.
Thus you would have the bnetit of
being in evidence at two expeditions
for less than the usual cost of one.
10 reap the full harvest of this work,
however, your exhibit should be
backed up by some terse literature,
explaining more in detail the oppor-
tunities and advantages of the local
lty from which the exhibit came.
Now you, brother editor, are in a
position to take up this work and
push 1T through, and take my word
for it, il you do it and succeed, while
some natural kickers will cuss and
tune at your enterprise, the best
people of your county, when they
contemplate what you have done Will
rise up and call yon bIest.
Yours very truly,
j. a. FILCHER,
Representative of the governor.
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Ledger e. Chicago Inter- Ocean, So. 90
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
You Never Can Tell

Just exactly the cause of your rheu-
matism, but you know you have it.
Do you know that Ballard 8 Snow
Liniment will cure itY-relleves the
paln-Ieduces the swelling aud linn
bers the joints and muscles so that
you will be as active and we'll as you
ever we're. Price Doc SOC and 81.
Sold by Ruhser's City Pharmacy.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
His Inference.

Crags-Did you tell Shippers you
thought was a man without any bal
ance? Butts-Well, l naturally inferred
that If you had balance you would
draw on 1t for the amount you owe me,
Philadelphia North American.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
His Preferenee.

Nurse-Come indoors at once, Master
Richard, and be a good boy, You won't
so to heaven If you're so naughty.
Master Richard-I don't want to go to
heaven. want to so with fatherl-
London Sketch.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
Folger's EXPRESS.

All baggage promptly delivered.
Orders strictly attended to. Folger's
Express, jackson. Mrs M. Folger,
phone Black 40l. Leave orders at
Wells Fargo express office, Main "a.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
MUST BELIEVE 1T
When Well-KnoWn Jackson People
Tell 1t So Plainly.

When public endorsement is made
by representative citizen of jackson
the proof is positive. You must be-
lieve it. Read this testimony. Every
backache sufferer, every man, woman
or child with any kidney trouble will
find profit in the reading.
Ben. Gilbert, living in jackson,
CAL, says: 81 used Doan's Kidney
Pills and they proved of great benefit
to me. | suffered from backache for
a long time and the trouble gradually
grew worse in spite of the different
remedies | used. got so that
could not do my work and at night
was so tired and played out that
could not sleep. A friend finally
advised me to give Doan's Kidney
Pills trial and | procured box at
the City Pharmacy. felt their good
effect Immediately and continued
taking them until | was cured. When
ever have felt any symptoms return
ing, | have used Doan's Kidney Pills
and they have always given satisfact-
DRY results.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Doans'
and taken no other.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12

Ledger and Chicago Weekly Inter-
Ocean, both papers for one year $3.50
ia advance,
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12

The curriculum embraces all the branches of a
solid English education. Preparatory and
advanced courses In art, language, and music
For further information address
ml4 SISTER SUPERIOR
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
Ledger & Chicago Inter- Ocean, S2.5

clad dyspepsia or indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
Blood Btters cured me. ID. Ii.
Walker, Sunbury, Ohio.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-12
College of NOtre Dame
MARYsVlLLE, CALIFORNIA

Boarding and day school conducted by the
Sisters of Notre Dame Namur), Founded
in 1856
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
PATROLMAN TAKES
BURGLAR SUSPECTS
James Mccormack and Freder-
ick Prentice Caught While at
Work With a Jimmy"

Two men whom the police suspect of
being the authors of the numerous
burglaries in saloons and saloon hold
ups recently were arrested at an early
hour yesterday morning by John Nc
Donnell, a Morse patrolman. The sus-
poets gave their names as James Nc
Cormack and Frederick Prentice. They
are held at the city prison to await
identification by their victims.
Mcdonnell was patrolling his beat at
2 a. m, when his attention was at
tracted by the suspicious actions of the
two men. He passed along, pretending
not TO see them, and. secreting him
self, watched their actions. In a few
moments the men approached the sa-
loon Of p. H. Donnelly, $40 Golden
Gate avenue, and pried off the large
paddock. They were beginning on the
lower lock with a Jimmy" when Nc
Donnell thought 1t was time to make
himself known. When they saw him
approach they ran and Mcdonnell pur-
sued them and captured them after a
chase of four blocks. He covered them
with his revolver and they surren-
dered- He whistled for assistance and
Policeman ]. ]. Lyons responded
When the men were taken to the city
prison they were searched and a
heavy revolver strapped in a holster
was found under McCormack's arm.
and box of cartridges was found In
his pocket
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
COCKFY O'BRIEN'S
LIBERTY CURTAILED
Jailed for Vagrancy, Surprises
Police by Producing
Cash Bail

For the first time in his short but
tempestuous career, Cockey O'Brien,
the sage of Fillmore street, and the
champion of all the lunch hookers,
played a stack in the city's bastile
last evening. After Cockey's name
had been duly inscribed on the prison
register, the vulgar word "vagrancy'
was placed opposite. but the terror of
the sandwich pile only scoffed as he
flung a glittering twenty and a flyer
on the counter for bail, and stalked
proudly out of the Bush street station
while the assembled officials of the
police department staggered and
spared for wind.
Cockey fell prey to the vigilance of
Detectives Calvin and Schoembs last
evening at the corner of Fillmore and
O'Farrell streets and the man respon-
sible for lowering the sages dignity is
Thomas Garrett, proprietor of the
Evening Post.
According to the complaint of Gar
rett, Cockey was in the habit of re-
ligiously marshaling his gang at the
corner each evening and leading a
chorus of "rousts' at the portly form
of the editor as the latter sauntered by.
Pettish names and expressive SEN
tences are alleged to have escaped from
the mouths of the lively youths.
The nightly doings of Cockey and
his crowd soon became a sort of fixed
event at the prominent corner and
hundreds of persons found idle amuse-
ment in gathering there and listening
to the chorus when Garrett hove In
sight. These sessions finally became so
oppressive that they are said to have
overtaxed the nervous system of the
man of letters, who evidently was
neither game nor nimble enough to
rout the OBrien contingent without
the aid of the minions of the law.
After being released Cockey did not
conf1de his plans to any of the police
men, but he was heard to mutter in a
stage whisper, TIL have to see Jimmy
Coffroth about this. He will help me
get back"
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
PARK COMMISSION
RESCUES STATUE
ImperiIed Goddess of Liberty on
City Hall Dome to Be
Placed in Museum

The imperiled lady whose figure
surmounts the city hall dome has been
rescued. At least strong defenders
have reached out their arms to save
her. The gallant members of the park
|.conmission have claimed the lofty
dame as their own and propose to give
her an honorable place in Golden Gate
park museum.
BY virtue of the charter the com
mission claims jurisdiction over all
statutes. monuments, etc, and the skyey
pointfng beaconess on the dome comes
within the category.
The board of works recently in an
unfeeling sort of way let contract TO
the William B. Abbitt company TO
wreck and take away the dome and all
pertaining to it, Secretary Fred HeaIy
of the park commission pointed out
Yesterday to the works board that the
statue was out of it's jurisdiction and
whatever might be done to the dome
itself the goddess of liberty, or what
ever you please TO call her, must be
held sacred.
LOSES INTEREST IN LADY
Abbitt has lost interest in the lady,
and will not be responsible for bring
ing the statue safely to earth unless
he is paid for 1t.
The works board discussed the tan
gle yesterday and hope to hit upon
some plan satisfactory to both con-
tractor and commission
Henning & Burke were awarded the
contract for the erection of the tenn
porary Lafayette school, In Thirty
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
SUES FOR A DIVORCE
WHEN CALLED "HUSSY''
Mrs. George H. Burkhardt
Makes Other Allegations of
Husbands Cruelty

George H. Burkhardt, described as a
businessman Of Los Angeles, with an
income Of $500 q month. was sued for
sivOrce in the San Francisco superior
court yesterday by Lulu E. Burkhardt
IN the ground Of cruelty The COM
olaint sets forth that last May they
n4tuaily agreed 70 lNe apart
Mrs Burkhardt charges that almost
rom the day Of their marriage her
husband has treated her cruelty, beat
nR her and calling her vile names.
Among the epithets he applied to her
was ~hussy In their Los Angeles
aome he IS alleged to have seized her
~ the throat and choked her. struck
aer on the head, knocked her down and
beaten her with a hairbrush. Mrs.
5urkhardt asks for $50 a month for the
lupporr of her 4 year old daughter.
Katheryn r. Doyle sued James II.
AoSle for divorce, charging extreme
F5eity
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
Personal Mention

John W. Considine of Seattle Is a
guest at the St Francis.
DR.. J. w. Robertson of Livermore is
staying at the Fairmont.
Senator Thomas Flint of San Juan
Is registered at the St Francis.
J. F. Mofltt, railroad contractor Of
Portland, is at the st. Francis.
Commodore H. n. Stevenson of Pitts
nelo, Mass, is at the Dorchester.
G. o. Whittemore a railroadman of
Los Angeles, is at the ST. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard. Walton TuIly
have apartments at the Fairmont
P. Sheedy, railroadman of Los
Angeles, is a guest at the Stewart.
George /. Carr, a mining operator of
Carville, is staying at the Stewart
Captain Henry Stevens Kiersted of
the army is a guest at the Fairmont
Frederick Lyon of Kennett. Cal. q
mining operator. is at the st. Francis
w H. Bard, a banker of Seattle. is
at the Manx, accompanied by Mrs. Bard.
L. c. Mccoy. banker of Portland. is
At the Stewart accompanied by Mrs.
n b. Church of Pittsheld. Mass. and
A. G. Bassett Of Menlo Park, are at the
Granada
J. J. Coleman, a merchant of Marys-
vile. and H. H-sHeft Of Denver are at
the Baltimore
George Calhoun and wife of Bakers
field and ]. r. McDunna of Santa Rosa
are at the Savoy.
H s. McGaven and wife of Sacra-
mento and w. II. Bard and wife of
Seattle are at the Manx
DIR. \. Y. Emerson and wife of Los
Angeles and Louis TAFT and wife of
Portland are at the Imperial.
Earl Terley of Munsey, Ind. and J.
B. Clayton, prominent real estate
dealer of Portland Ore, and Mrs Claw
ton are at the Holland.
Judge John McGinn of Fairbanks.
Alaska, and his family are at the st.
Francis. Later in the month they will
go TO Los Angeles to visit Judge Nc
Ginn's parents.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
CONFER WITH MAYOR
Representatives of Municipal
Commissions Attend Monthly
Cabinet Meefino

Mayor Taylor held his monthly cabi-
net meeting yesterday at the CITY hall
office, and the heads of the variaus
municipal commissions gathered at
p. m. to discuss the general conduct
of their departments
Presidents Ophuls of the health
board. Cutler of the police commission
Mccoy of the playground commission
Casey of the works board, Cornelius Of
the civil service commission. BOYLE of
the board of education and McCarthv
of the fire commission took part in The
conference. The mayor said at its
close that nothing in particular was
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
FEAR LYNCHING

GREENSBORO, Ala, Dec. Fearing
an attempt to lynch the negroes in Jail
here charged with the murder of ex-
Sheriff Drake. a heavy guard is pa
trolling the vicinity tonight under in
structions of Judge Miller, who is pre-
siding over the special term of court
called to try the cases. Ed Williams.
the first of the negroes tried, was found
guilty and given a life sentence this
afternoon. There was much dissatis-
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

Albert II. Elliott, a hospital nurse
from Livermore. visited the resorts on
the Barbary coast Thursday night and
early yesterday morning he was taken
Pacific street where he was beaten
and robbed of S2S, watch and stick
pin: Toney PARA was arrested and
Elliott identified him as the man who
robbed and beat him. Policemen Cam
eron and Clark searched the room and
found the coin and stickpin a bunch
of skeleton keys and two empty re-
volvers.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

sixth avenue near Pont Lobos, for
S3,677.85. The supervisors were asked
to appropriate $3.50 to prepare the
plans and specifications for the fire de-
partment machine shop building to be
erected at a cost of $4,000 on the cor
poratfon yard at Francisco and Stock
ton streets.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

WINDOW WASHER FALLs-Frauk Camp
'eD. while engaged IN washing windows yes
erday at 664 Sacramento street. lost his bal
nee and fen through ekylight 10 cement
ioor % feet below He removed TO the
isroor hospital. where Il was found that be
e6 sustained comparatively slight injuries
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

At meeting of the Local Council OF
Women TO be held at the Century club
this afternoon at 8 o'clock. Miss Cath
crime FELTON, of the Associated Chari-
ties will present her reasons for her
contention that city and county pa
tients should be treated and taken care
of in private hospitals
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05

Do You Want $5.OOs
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page 15.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-05
MISS FELTON TO MAKE ADDREss

faction with the verdict and the feeling
is high tonight.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-16

For the assembly the Republicans
yesterday placed in the field two ex-
cellent men, both rejecting honor
upon their callings, both Industrious,
capable, reliable and esteemed by
those who know them. AS a lawyer
of much learning, conservatism and
good judgment, Mr.. Lockhart will
be of assistance not only to his eoun-
ty and his associates from it but a
valuable gain as well to all the state.
The laws of the latter are sadly in
need of the attention of a man of
such calibre. His associate on the
ticket, Mr.. Grain, comes from the
ranks of labor. He is a splendid rep
resentative of the men who work
with heads and hands in the district.
To these and to the people of the
state at large, his presence in the
legislature will mean a valuable
friend and an able legislator at the
capitol, one who may be depended
upon to be on the side of right and
justice at every turn in the road and
with the courage to stand by his con-
victions at all times.