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Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
The Lunatic's Idea of 1t.

81 was going through one Of the
wards the other day." said the super
intendent of a lunatic asylum, when
one Of the patients-incurably insane,
walked up to me to an
nounce that he wanted to be dis
charged.
"'Why?' 1 asked.
"'Because I've been here three
years. and that's long enough he re-
piled. And 1 want to be discharged
today, too he added.
Il looked at him steadily for several
seconds and then said:
"'My dear fellow, do you realize
that have been here seventeen years
and have not been discharged yet?'
"The question appeared to puzzle
the man for an instant Then he snap
ped at me:
"'Well. you ought to have been dis
charged long ago. New York Globe.
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05

ported by Consul General Bordewich,
the sawdust bought at sawmills is kiln
dried, then ground between millstones,
and finally passed through a vibrating
sieve Of special cloth having $500 to
40C0 meshes to the square inch. Only
perfectly clean, bark free spruce and
pine sawdust is used. The flour is
made in six or seven grades, packed in
sacks by machines, and exported to the
United Kingdom, Germany, France, and
in small quantity-to the United States.
The shipments in 1907 aggregated 62l8
tous, valued at about $50, 000
In the incubators used by bacteriolo-
gists, very careful adjustment and re-
gulation OF heat is necessary, and to
overcome the difficulties of gas-heating
a new type Of incubator is kept at the
required temperature by means of in
candescent electric lamps. These lamps
are controlled by new mercury regu
lator. To retain the heat, the apparatus
is inclosed by triple wall, providing
water jacket and air space, and the
whole is covered with asbestos finished
in white enamel In test for a period
of As days, the temperatures have been
controlled with practically no variation.
A material lately shown as "cork
metal" at an aeronautical exhibition
has been claimed to be 40 per cent
lighter than aluminium, and to have pro
perties making it rival of that metal.
The secret of its composition being care
fully guarded, F. J. Willott has under
taken a chemical analysis The surface
has lusterless, whitish-grey color, and
the metal proved to be practically mag
nesium, alloyed with 0.4S per cent of
zinc, slight traces of sodium, iron and
aluminium being found.
Calcium cyanamide, the new artic-
fetal line saltpetre, " has serious
drawbacks in its causticty and the
emission of ammonia and hydrocyanic C
vapors. An Italian method of making
it inoffensive consists in making it
slightly acid with dilute sulphuric acid,
then drying and pulveriZing.
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
A LONG Dive.

"A circus came to little town in
Tennessee" said Colonel Robert NJ.
Gates I'm the Saturday Evening Post,
"and one of the attractions was n high
diver, n chap who dove from the top
Of the tent into n shallow tank, which
is a feat common enough. but which
created n deal of talk in that locality.
"The wiseacres we're talking about
II at the store. Many of them thought
it could not be done without killing
the diver, Int one old man insisted
that it was perfectly feasible.
"'What do you know about divingT
he was asked.
"'Waal,' he replied. 'nothin' in per
ticker about that kind of divin', but
/ used to have cousin who was the
longest diver We ever see.'
"Longest diverY scoffed the other
sitters. 'Where'd he diver
"'Onct, replied the old man, he bet
a thousand dollars he could dive from
Liverpool to New York
"'Did he do itT
"'Nop. not that time. Ye see, be
kinder miscalculated an come up In
Denver"
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
The Captains Reqret.

"Some years ago" said a military
man, "there was a certain German
private soldier named Andree. This
was a short time after Aeronaut An
dree's sensational departure for the
north pole in his airship. Well, the
kaiser, reviewing some troops one day,
asked number of men their names,
and Andree was among this number
The kaiser smiled at him good humor-
edly.
$50 your name is Andree, eh| the
kaiser said DO you know you've got
q very famous namesake?
"'Yes, your majesty, the soldier an
swered.
"'And who told you that| said the
kaiser.
"'N1y captain, your majesty said
the soldier
"'Aha. your captain, eh? And what
did your captain tell you about An
dreeY
"'He said. your majesty, that he
only wished Anlree bad taken me
with himr"
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
FISH Thai WALK.
Climbing Perch Travel Over Land
From Water to Water.


From Water to Water.
It may seem absurd to speak Of fishes
as walking The flying fish is well
known, but its flight looks much like
swimming in the air. We naturally
think of fishes as living always in
water as being incapable. in fact, of
living anywhere else. But nature main.
tans no hard and fast lines of distinc-
tiOn between animal life which belongs
to the land and that which belongs to
the water. If we can believe the ac-
counts of naturalists, there are fishes
that traverse dry land
1t is reported that Dr. Francis Day
of India has collected data Of several
instances of the migration of fishes by
land from one piece Of water to an
other
A party of English officers we're upon
one occasion encamped in a certain
part of India when their attention
was attracted by a rustling sound i'll
the grass and leaves. Investigation
showed it to be caused by myriads of
little fishes that were making for one
direction and were passing slowly on.
There were hundreds Of them moving
by using their side and small fins as
feet, now upright, now falling down,
squirming. bending. rolling over, re-
gaining their finny feet and again
pressing on.
These fishes were the famous climb
ing perch. and they were passing over
the country to avoid a drought When
the stream in which they have been
spending the season dries up they
scale the banks and directed by some
marvellous instinct, crawl to another
Pearson'S Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
AIros. Too Cruel,

A New York lawyer said at a dinner,
apropos of a certain legal decision:
'It was n cruel blow, as cruel as that
which a Bayside cook served on a
tramp. This filthy tramp. knocking at
the kitchen door, whined:
"T'm turrible hungry. lady Could
We gimme a small wedge o. fresh pier
Were just out of pie, said the
cook. "but here's cake for you
"And she handed the tramp a cake
of soap."
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
He Eauorite sona.

There is young optician In Denver
who sings very well. says the Post Of
What city. The other night he was
making Il call on couple Of sisters up
on Corona street when he was asked
to sing
"What shall it be?" he asked as he
went to the piano.
Your favorite song" said one of the
girls.
"All right" he replied, and then
the optician sat down and sang "The
Night Hath a Thousand Eyes"
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
Ono Difference.

One Of the differences between love
and a puppy is that a puppy ceases to
be blind when 1t is about nine days
old. Sometimes it takes love little
longer to get its eyes Chicago
Record Herald.
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
LEGISLATIVE

SENATOR'S FROM CALIFORNIA
George G. Perkins and Frank P. Flint
CoNGRESsMEN FROM CALIFORNIA
First district. ....... VIM. Englebright
Second district. Duncan E. McKinlay
Third distrsct Joseph X. Knowland
Fourth district. ct...........J Julius Kahn
Fifth district e. A. Hayes
Sixth district. .... James G. Needham
Seventh district James McLachlan
Eighth district. ...........S. G. Smith
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05

MISCELLANY
Reported weekly for the Ledger.

Mechanical Autombile Regulation Sheet
Notwithstanding by Day-A
Position Finder for Air-Ships-lron
That Does Not Grow--Telephone
Time Powdered wood-Ovens for
Unvarying Heat-An Unpromising
Metal-The New Fertilizer.
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05

Regulates the bowels, promotes easy
natural movements, cures constipation
Doan's Regulets. Ask your druggist for
them. rs cents box.
Baby won't suffer five minutes with
Group if you apply DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil at once. 1t acts like magic.
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
One Is ENOUGH.

Before she married him, you know,
she used to say there wasn't another
man like him in the world"
Eyes: and now she says she'd hate
to think that there was"
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
Ns>ue In the Zoo-

"Were you bull or a bear in Wall
streetT
Neither" answered the cautious
man. mot having funds to invest,
was q giraffe / just rubbernecked."-
Exchange.
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
Deferred,

The Pessimist-We'll pay for all this
fine weather later on. The Optimist-
Well, cheer up! That's the regular
time for paying for things, isn't it7--
Puck
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
Imnertinet,

Mrs. Hanz-lf you won't do no work
yer won't git no dinner, and that's all
there is to it.
"Tel you what am willing to do. l
will give you lesson in correct Eng
lish Is 1t a goT-Life.
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
The Worm.

The Henpecked Husband-Is my
wife going out, Elsie?
Eyes, sir"
"Do you know if am going with
herT-Exchange
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
State Government.
EXECUTIVE

|Governor ...... james IN. GllleLb
II Warren X. Porter
Secretary of State. Charles F. Curry
Controller "A. B. Nye
Treasurer WIN. r. Williams
Attorney -. Ulysses S. Webb
VIM. S. Kingsbury
|Supt. State Printing w. w. Shannon
Clerk Supreme Court. F.. l.. Caughey
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Township L., John Stronm, jackson
Township 2 ...... B. II. Bagley, lone
Township 3......,,A. Grillo, Volcano
Township AID. A. Fraser Sutter Creek
Township 5......L l.. Burke, Plymouth
GChairman]
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05
DIRECTORY
National Government

EXECUTIVE
President William Fl. Taft
Vice President. James S. Sherman
JUDICIARY
U. S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICES
(Chief Justice Fuller
First circuit. .....O Oliver w. Holms
Second circuit Rufus w. Peckham
Third circuit t...H Henery w. Brown
Fourth circuit. Melville W. Fuller
Fifth circuit. . Edward W. White
Sixth circuit ......JOhn M. Harlan
Seventh circuit .... William r Day
Eight circuit ....... David j. Brewer
Ninth circuit .... Joseph McKenna
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
pacific States and Territories)
Circuit Judge. William w. Morrow
Circuit Judge .... Eskire M. Ross
Circuit Judge ..... William B. Gilbert
b. S. Commissioner for Amador coun-
Richard Webb
Amador ledger., 1909-11-05

EXECUTIVE
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

tons, set between waist1ine and hips.
Small let buttons in rows ornament
blouses and TUNES and often give char
acter to plain colored fabrics which
should lack distinction without this
sparkling touch.
Jet is so becoming to younger
women with fair skins and hair that
it is no wonder they have borrowed
the ornaments once deemed suitable for
dignity and years. The somber Jet
makes the skin seem milk white by
contrast, and golden hair never seems
so golden as when bound with a Jet
tillet or bit of black velvet. There are
exquisite Jet aigrettes for the hair, the
cut Jet sections. mounted on flexible
wires, twinkling and trembling with
each movement Of the head. Jet but
terf1ies with gauzy wings made Of jet
mounted on net, or on fine wires. are
equally effective in light hair. and
sometimes these jet hair ornaments are
matched by dangling jet earrings, and
by high " dog collars" which make
decollette bodices more becoming to
many faces.
Three of the new let dog collars are
Illustrated, the center one showing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31
The Chic Black Touch Has
Become the Seasons Feature

ga touch of black often makes the
whole costume kim" paraphrases a
clever New York dressmaker, the Pa
risian dash and cachet of whose cos
tunes has made her famous 1t is
fact that the well-plaeed black note
often blends warning eolors and brings
about a harmony, or at least smart
ness, which makes a toilet distinctive
and interesting.
Black has been the fad in Paris for
the past twelvemonth, and the black
craze reached America last spring.
Since then we have had black frocks.
black hats, evening wraps lined and
trimmed with black, black buttons ON
our linen coats. black neckties on our
colored frocks, and goodness knows
what not beside, adding this inevitable
black touch.
Black and black and white-or
"magpie'' effects-bid fair to remain
in high favor all through the winter.
Already the milliners are assuring us
that the big black and white hats
are smartest of the smart; and some
of these hats showing combinations of
white heron aigrettes, with sumptuous
black plumes, are rarely beautiful. The
all.blac1 hat tones down a colored
frock and is, besides, almost invariably
becoming. Black hats may be worn
with everything and are always a wise
choice for the woman who may not
invest in many ehapeaux. Handsome
black ostrich feathers, moreover, may
be used again and again, and a black
hat. loaded with these feathers. will be
very smart, as well as a very sensi-
BILE, selection for the coming winter.
The eouturiers, also, have introduced
the black touch extensively in fall cos
tunes. Cheruit is using black chiffon
tunics over colored frocks of serge and
other wool fabrics. and her lead has
been followed by American dressmak
ers. A charming frock, seen in Fifth
avenue tearoom the other afternoon,
was of shepherd checked cheviot with
a knee-length tunic of black chiffon
cloth over it. The tunic fell straight
over the skirt and was finished at the
bottom simply with very deep hem.
The checked pattern of the cheviot
Siu"cu tAAouSA II iiidAhiN- anu dt AilS
neck was set a little yoke of white
Irelande lace. Black chiffon blouses,
mounted over white lace, and showing
the pattern through, are also having a
certain vogue Tor restaurant wear, the
fad for transparent effects being very
pronounced this fall.
The smaller touches of black are in
troduced in all sorts of ways Jet but
tons are a favorite method of adding
the inevitable black note to a colored
garment. Navy blue topcoats with
black facings and jet buttons are very
chic. both in Paris and here. ana black
buttons are seen on many of the long
suit coats in dressy style. \ green
cheviot coat. with black MORE silk
revers reaching to the waistline. IS fas-
tened by means of three huge Jet but
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

Mrs. Margaret Wilson Young is said
to have signed Mr.. Roosevelt 5 name
more than 10000 times She l. special
secretary to the President. and from
present prospects she will sign Mr..
Taft 5 name fully as often as that Of
his predecessor. The office which Mrs
Young now occupies was created in
1912. when it was decreed that all pat
ents from the land Office should be IN
the name Of the President and signed
bv him Before President Arthur :
time the office was always given to a
man at a salary Of 1900 year. Pres
ident Arthur asked Congress to an
thorize the appointment of one female
clerk to sign the land patents Her
salary was fixed at $1,000 q year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31


The puffs and the rats, and even the
cherished pompadour, are things of the
:. long ago; they are as dead as 'fyester-
day seven thousand years.
In their place has come the demurest,
sleekest style of hairdressing you ever
saw.
At last you can 60 to the theater
and get full view of the stage; you
can 80 to church and see the preacher
no chance to slumber sweetly in the
shadow of your neighbor S puffs.
brand-new style of hairdressing
has come and it bids fair to be popular.
The hair, instead of being deliberately
pulled and curled, is down perfectly
straight and wound tightly around the
head A switch may be eunningly in
terwoven into my Iady's tresses, but
never puff.
The other night at the theater I
sat behind a statuesque, red-headed
beauty. Her masses of hair were wound
tightly around her head and held II
place by huge jade headed pins, and
long jade earrings dropped from her
ears. The effect was startling, but nm
d6ubtedly picturesque.
For the maiden of straight and classic
features this style will be very becom-
ing, but l think the girl with the turn
ed-up nose had better stick to her curls
and fiuffiness. There is no sense in
adopting a style simply because it is
style. regardless of its becomingness.
Another new and unusual fashion,
which will be of interest to girls. is
that of tying kerchief around the
head. \ three cornered silk or satin
scarf at one side just above the head,
the bows coming at one side just above
the ear. These are worn in London
even with everiqg gowns. To some
girls they are extremely becoming, es-
pecialIv if few curly locks escape
around the edges of She kerchief.
1t is the revival of a very old and
very artistic headdress. Marie LIE
Brun. a famous artist and beauty,
painted a wonderful portrait of herself
with muslin kerchief tied about her
lovely curly head. [ saw the portrait
some years ago in the UfZzi Gallery in
Florence and stood spellbound before
its delicate witchery.
II vou have not time to do your
hair prettiIv in the morning. try the
kerchief It will look dainty and gay
at the breakfast table.
It's an irresistible temptation to all
women TO try new styles of wearing
the hair; one does grow so weary of
wearing II the same way year in and
year out But remember that your
good looks depend very largely on how
YOU do vour hair and don t be carried
away by the desire for change or to
be N to date.
IF YOU have a big nose. it stands
to reason that You can't indulge in a
Psyche knot
Don T. on any account, try the new
style unless You mean to do your hair
neatly. Untidv hairdressing is bad
enough at any time. but in style of
this kind II would be deplorable.
Never 10 your hair in a fashion that
Your husband or sweetheart dislikes.
Remember that it is very important
that vou please the eve of the man you
love. The wise woman never wears
anvthinq that her particular man dis
likes; she ALWAYS tries to make her
self as GOOD looking as possible in his
ewes. The prettier she looks, the more
1 proud Of her is he.
/ think the men will like the little
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

white pearl beads in combination with
jet. There are also Dutch collars Of
jet designed for wear over black ehif-
fon and silk bodiees. Some of these
round, low collars are made entirely of
jet beads, in Melted effect and with
narrow bead fringe at the edge;
others are of black tulle. beautifully
embroidered in airy patterns with the
small jet beads.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

Miss Stella Josephine Teller of Har-
ris County, Texas, who has developed
remarkable ability to locate oil and
sulphur lands, recently earned fee of
$4,000 paid by ten land owners upon
whose property two productive wells
were struck after Miss Feller had loeat-
ed oil not far from the Humble field
Miss Teller, it is said, has accumulated
a fund of over 100000, and is erect
ing an orphan asylum in Beaumont
with the money she received for loeat-
ing oil and minerals.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

The women of Chicago are urging an
increase in the number of milk inspec-
tors for that city. They say that it is
impossible for the eight inspectors now
on duty to make sure that even a small
part of its supply is in wholesome con
ditiOn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

The Hon. Mrs. Asheton Harbord of
England maintains that ballooning is
not only less dangerous but also far
less expensive than motoring. She was
once caught in an electric storm while
crossing the English Channel in bal
loon and on another occasion was
obliged to make a descent at such
speed that the members of her bal
looming party entered Holland on their
heads In neither instances did Mrs.
Hartford or any of her party expert
ence anything worse than a severe
shaking up.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

The Wesleyan conference of England
recently passed by large majority q
motion TO admit women as lay dele
gates. This resolution has to be APP
proved by the synod before it can be
come a rule of the denomination.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31
CONCERNING WOMEN.

Miss Mary Nye of Columbus. Miss
Bertha SaIzgaber of Bellaire and Mrs.
Irvine c. Miller of Springfield. O., have
been appoined deputy inspectors of
workshops and factories.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

and trying the tightly bound hair and
the pretty kerehief
AT least You might spend half an
hour before your mirror trying the new
style, and if it suits you. adopt it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31
THE PASSING OF THE PUFF


(By Beatric Fairfax in Denver Post)
Listen to this, all you gentlemen who
have in the past so bitterly complained
of the size of woman s headdress.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

Aren t they queer with their cast-iron
likes and dislikes and their absurd
opinions on how women ought to dress7
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q a.s@as..a.o~.~0so~a. .a.sssEsa.sss.s:g

kerchief, if you put it on properly
They all seem to be united in their dis
like of hats, but most of them vii
solemnly tell you how much they ad
mire a shawl on woman s head
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

But, queer as they are, we like to
please them, which is very natural and
quite as it should be.
To please them to the extent of Civ
ing up our beloved hats would be to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

expect too much Of mortal woman, but
why not humor them to the extent of
discarding a few puffs, sFrats,' ETC.,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-05-13
This is not News But

Roxburv. Va. MAJ we VIII
not preach a sermon nor write a love
etter this time. But viii contine
our letter to facts. We are all SO
busy now that It has been week
since we had a sip from his honey
dew lips. Cupid is as busy as the
potato bug. But IL takes a man with
nerve 10 get married when flour IS
$3.50 per barrel and a peach-baskct.
hat for his better half. four feet in
/ circumference al a cost Of $500.
We learned in our youth 10 go 10
church. attend Sunday school.
This we were taught oy our mother
and promised 10 follow It through
life and hoped when the roll was
| called St Peter would say enter into
jovs. This IS the third year since
We hav. been unable 70 60 10 church
all because OF those abomlnaol'
merry widow hats. Now come
the peach basket. cheese-box vari
!. ETY.. Just as impossible TO see tn
preacher as II IS to see a pin from
the depth of a coal mine. SO W
stay at home and mind the babies
while our better-half goes TO sho'
that $500 peach basket. So dilap
idated have our trousers become ths
!. we can not turn around for tear "
! expose our ignorance.
There is at this place a sad o'
wiser young man. Mr.. Henry Pos
and all because ne broke the Sai
bath day. The report Of lars
school of herring passing up n
Chickohominy Swamp near IN
: place Saturday got this young ms
" and his friend. Mr.. B. II. Evan.
excited that they went after the m
r tribe SUNDAY instead of going
kchurch. With poles and net IN