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The Monte Vista journal., 1909-11-27

| A tornado that struck Dexter. No.
November 22d. demolished fifteen
houses and wrecked the Stoddard
county fair buildings, including the
amphitheater. Two women and two
children were injured.
A tornado that passed over Hamil.
ton, Ohio. q few days since damaged
property to the amount OF $4,000
Barns and outbuildings in the rural
districts were blown down. In Ham
ilton the roofs were blown off mum.
Der of business houses and factories.
The American Federation Of Labor
closed Its convention at Toronto Sat.
urday. after selecting st. Louis as the
next place of meeting. President
Samuel Gompers, vice-President John
Mitchell. Secretary Frank Morrison
and other executive officers were
unanimously reelected.
Representative Nicholas Longworth
has emphatically denied the state
ments published as coming from wo-
man In Berlin, to the effect that his
wife, while she was still Miss Alice
Roosevelt. had been photographed by
him astride the sacred elephant Of the
Koreans at their national capital.
Director Lowell OF the observatory
at Flagstaff. Ariz., reports the first
apparent Antarctic snowfall OF the
season on Mars. Two patches appear
at the altitude 62.72 longitude 1O0.l 1870.
The first was November IL, and was
small. with great increase Novem-
Der 16. The second was observed for
the first time on the latter date.
Former President Castro, an exile
in Santander. Spain. is accused daily
by the highest officials OF the Vene-
zuelan government Of attempting to
foment revolution against the Gomez
regime. Everyone believes Castro
never will rest until he has made an.
other effort to ruin those who were
responsible for his downfall.
Letters urging an immediate re-
vision OF the methods Of football play
have been written by President Jud.
son. Of the University OF Chicago;
President Cyrus Northrop. Of Mime.
sofa; President Van Hise, Of Wiscon.
sin and Chancellor Samuel Avery. Of
the University Of Nebraska. That the
sport is fast becoming a menace to
the life and limb OF all participants 10
the opinion Of the educators.
Reports were received at Nairobi
November 22d that all the members
OF the American hunting expedition
were we'll and would return to Lon.
dianai November Both. During the
hunting on the Guas Ingisu plateau
Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit Roose.
Welt. In company with the Chicagoan,
Carl E Akeley, killed four elephants
for the American Museum OF Natural
History in New York.
The Wright Company Of New York
has been Incorporated. with $1,000.
900 capital. TO manufacture. sell
operate and otherwise use at any
place on the North American cont
nent and the islands adjacent thereto
machines, ships or other mechanical
contrivances for aerial navigation. It
The directors are Wilbur Wright. Or
vile Wright, OF Dayton. Ohio; George
A. Stevens. Henry F. Hooker and 4
F. Barnes, OF New York.
The American Federation OF Labor
in It's convention In Toronto. in add.
ton to indorsing the attitude taken
| by President Gompers In the Bucks
Stove q Range Company injunction
proceedings. voted to continue the
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-11-27

Many persons would not sue q
banker for tombardinx them with 4
package Of money. which an axsrisv~d
citizen Of Washington makes his
cause Of action. Tho more practical
man Of business would seize the pro
3rctils and make quick run around
the ends for goal.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-11-27
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The Monte Vista journal., 1909-11-27
Rather Opposite.

DO you think your son will be an
able factor in elevating the standard
of living?"
able, nothing! He will do more
in the line of raising n."-Balti.
more American.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-11-27
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. the antiseptic powder.
1t makes tight or new shoes feel easy. II
Is certain cure for sweating. callous and
hot. tired. aching feet. Always use 1t to
Break In new shoes. Sold by all Druggists,
25c. Trial package mailed Free. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted. Leroy. New York.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-11-27

When two women begin to talk over
the back fence his satanic majesty
hears lot about their neighbors that
he never even suspected.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

An old Scottish lady during her last
Illness was assiduously attended by
physician, to whom she invariably
gave n guinea when he came to see
her He told the friends with whom
she lived that her death would proba'
bly, be very sudden, and one day when
she seemed to have become uncon'
scious the doctor was hastily sent for
On his arrival he found that his pa
tient had ceased to exist, and, taking
hold of her right hand, which was
closed but not rigid, he calmly ex
tracted from it the customary fee, re
marking as he did so to the attendant
friends, Sensible to the last!"
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
In Modern Egypt.

Douglas Sloden's book on Egypt
contains some curious anecdotes. For
instance: my doctor was called to see
an Egyptian who was in a very low
state What is the matterY he asked.
L think it is only depression. l have
been a fool and lost law case. l
would not backsheesh the other mans
lawyer, and he backsheeshed mine
Later on when another Egyptian told
my friend that he had won a law case
my friend said, 4 suppose you back
sheeshed the other mans lawyer
The Egyptian gave a beautiful smile
and said, How did you known"
And again 81 was at Luxor when
they were recruiting for the army. If
a young man was found to be phys
tcally fit his relations were plunged in
grief. Professional mourners were
hired to squat outside the police sta
ton where the recruiting took place,
yelling and weeping. If, on the other
hand, he was rejected as understood
or weakling or tainted with a loath-
some disease, his relations and friends
flew to him rejoicing and kissed him
and hung on his neck"
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
"Goes" of Whisky.

Forty "goes" Of whisky had been
consumed by the licensed victualer,
and still he was sober-at least so he
told the city coroner. Goes is a com
mon term in this connection, but it
lacks the full appropriateness to the
situation of its Scottish equivalent in
the story of another big drink told by
Dean Ramsay. 1t was at a party near
: Arbroath, held to celebrate the recon
citation of two farmers who had long
been enemies. When the party at last
broke up, at a morning hour, the Pc
nurious lady of the house, who had not
been able to sleep wink for anxiety,
called over the stairs to the servant:
GLOW many bottles of whisky have
they used, Betty"
81 dinna ken, men," was the answer,
"but they've druncken six gang O. wa
ter"
To the poor girl, who had to gang"
to the well for the qualifying fluid.
these were "goes" indeed.-London
Chronicle.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

I A well known actor tells story of
a ne'er-do-well in a little New Eng
land town where he has often spent
his summers. Il was walking down
the main street one day." said he,
"when l saw old Silas grinning from
ear to ear. l hardly thought that lie
was that glad to see me. SO after
speaking to him l said: Why the smile
that won't come off, Silas? What has
happened to make you so happy this
morningY I've been a-gittin married
this mornin',' was the unexpected re-
ply. Married! YouY | exclaimed.
why, Silas what on earth have you
done that for? You know you can't
even support yourself as it is WAL
said Silas, you see, it's this way:
ken purity near support myself, an 1
kind of figured out that she could fin
ish up the job. '"-Argonaut.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
An Amateur Coniurar.


During a little pedestrian trip a gem
tleman came Unexpectedly upon
country race course and on one por-
ton of the groun@- found a thimblerig
establishment in full work. Notwith-
standing the remomtrance of his com.
panion, the gentleman, who was a bit
Of a madcap, insisted on watching the
game
"Now, would the gent like to wager
a crown he could find the pear re-
marked the expert
Yes" was the reply.
The money was on both sides depos-
tied, and the pedestrian, lifting up the
thimble, pointed out the required pea
and took the stakes.
A second bet, double or quits" end
cd TO the surprise of the expert, in the
same result
Then a third ~wager, "a pound or
nothing" steadled the nerves of the
loser and the trick was accomplished
with great caution The gentleman
lifted up the thimble and showed the
pea, at the same time pocketing the
stakes.
"Shelp me-" etc, 81 didn't put 1t
there" exclaimed the bewildered art
ist.
mo, but | always carry my own
pea" rejoined the man who had come
out right as he went on his way with
the spoils of war-London Tit-Bits.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
zone Touch of Nature Makes the
Whole World Kim"

When rooster 6nds big fat worm
he calls all the hens in the farm yard
to come and share it. A similar trait
of human nature is to be observed
when a man discovers something ex-
ceptionally good-he wants all his
friends and nelghbors to share the
benefits of his discovery. This is the
touch of Dature that makes the whole
world kin. This explains why people
who have been cured by Chamber
lain's Cough Kennedy write letters to
the manufacturers for publication,
that Others similarly ailing may also
use it and obtain relief, Behind
every one of these letters is warm
hearted wish of the writer to be of
use to someone else. This remedy is
for sale by Jackson Drug Store, Spag
noli, Prop.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

1917 feet. Two gas engines of 100
horse power each are expected to give
a speed of so miles an hour, carrying
a cargo of two tons or more, besides
crew.
Centrifugal force is the active agent
in some interesting phenomena, such
as keeping bicycle upright, causing
top to return TO certain position
after being distributed, and giving to
soft iron disc the rotary tension
that enables it to cut through heavy
armor plate. A disc of cardboard
revolved rapidly in a lathe behaves
like sheet metal. A report of Ger
man experiments states that the card
board can no longer be bent, and IL
struck with a hammer it emits
sound like that from bronze. Even
paper acquires quite unusual proper
ties. An inch disc of good paper,
perfectly circular, was placed on the
shaft of an electric motor, and when
rotated at the motors highest speed
it easily sawed through cigar box
wood. Centrifugal force may give
many other curious effects. Fer ex-
ample. small chain may be fitted as
closed ing on a rotating drum in
such way that 1t can be slipped off
when the drum reaches its highest
speed. and the chain will then roll on
a table like a solid ring and bounce
up like hoop on striking the
ground.
Flapping wings have Eeen tested in
a SMALL model by the Aeronautical
Society of Great Britain. IL was
shown, K. r. Moore claims, that a
horizontal thrust of 20 to " pounds
can be obtained, result far in excess
of the to pounds given by the pro-
peller of Wilbur Wright. In the
view of Mr. Moore, a true tlier. with
the tapping wings of nature, would
be far superior to any 'power kite"
or "power gasbag" for travel in the
air. 1t would be far more independ-
ent of the weather conditions. more
self contained, and more capable of
high speed. A dem onstration is pro-
missed when the full-sized machine
can be provided.
A kite station, with facilities for
daily ascents of kites or balloons
under almost all weather conditions is
the scientific novelty of the German
Go, eminent on Lake Constance. A
vessel of $50 horse power, capable of
- knots, provides the means for max
ing the ascents. 70 make a light
wind effective, the vessel Is run
against it; and when gale is blow
ing the force on the kite is reduced
to safe working by running with the
wind. The observations made are
telegraphed daily to the chief fore
casting Offices.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
Eyes Only For Her.

Martha-You don't mean to say you
have accepted that Mr.. Spooner? Why
he is so awkward, you know! ! saw
him holding an umbrella over you the
other day, and all the water it caught
he allowed to drain right on to YOU
Nancy - What better proof could
have that he is in love with mel He
hadn't the least idea that it was rain
ing, the dear man!-BostOn Transcript.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

MISCELLANY


Passing of Another Illusion. Ants in
the Geological Survey. All in the
Dose. - Sanitary Distributing
Can Cracks in the Air. Amt. Scale
Electrifloation. The Fluid Tele-
scope Mirror. Saving with Paper
Wing Push per Horse Power. "A
Kite Flying Regulator.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
Not Surnrised.

Mrs. Gramercy-She must have been
surprised when her husband gave her
such an expensive present. Mrs. Park
Not surprised, my dear, but suspi-
ciOus.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
LEGISLATIVE
SENATORS FROM CALIFORNIA

SENATORS FROM CALIFORNIA
George G.. Perkins and Frank P. Flint
CoNGREssMEN FROM CALIFORNIA
First district ...... VIM. Englebright
Second district. Duncan E. McKinlay
Third distrsct Joseph K. Knowland
Fourth district. .......... Julius Kahn
Fifth district e. A. Hayes
Sixth district -. james G. Needham
Seventh district :. James McLachlan
Eighth district. ...........S. Q. Smith
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

Ledger and Daily Call, one year. s 9 90
Ledger and Weekly Call one year 20
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one
year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9 90
Lee ger nd Weekly Chronicle,
one year Observation-Disclosures. 3 90
Ledger and Daily Examiner 1year 8 90
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
State Government.
EXECUTIVE

Governor James N. Gillett
Lieut-Governor Warren II. Porter
Secretary of State. Charles f. Curry
Con troller "A. Is. Nye
Treasurer WIN. r. Williams
Acknowledgement. 80. Ulysses S. Webb
Surveyor-General. VIM. S. Kingsbury
Supt. State Printing w. w. Shannon
Clerk Supreme Court. F.. L. Caughey
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

You may try to do many a days
worry, but you can do only one days
work at time.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

FOR RENT hree furnished rooms
for light housekeeping on the Mason
tract. Apply at this office.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

For Sale-Lot of benches, formerly
used in Webb hall; 6 and s feet long;
suitable for show place, churches, etc.
Will be sold cheap; apply at Ledger
office.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

RAILROADS wants young men for
telegraph aud station service; coed
positions guaranteed. Address Iele-
graph dept, Hibernia building, Mar
ket aud Jones SITS, San Francisco.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

Copies of the license ordinance Of
the City of jackson in pamphlet form
may be had at the Ledger office; price
l5c. each
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

Ledger and Weekly Chicago In
tsr-Ocean INSTRUMENTATION.
Ledger and Cosmopolitan Maya
zine one year. .............
Ledger and McCall's Magazine, l
year, including free pattern. 80.
Ledger and Pandex of the Press
Ledger and Pictorial Review. -.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

Receipt books, location blanks, deeds
mortgages, promissory notes, etc.
FOR safe; also mining signals on
cloth, graduation diplomas, at the
Ledger office
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

Acknowledgment blanks for nota-
ries, specially printed for Amador
county, may be had at the Ledger
office. Price SOC per packet of 80,
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

Furnished Rooms to let: inquire at
Ledger office.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
Two Dollars per year

If paid strictly in advance; otherwise So will be charged
OUR CLUBBING RATES:
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

Pioneer -four is the best; have no
other
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

White Leghorn BOOSTERS for Breed
ing 81 to l.50 each. Jasper johnson
lone.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

Mining Signals on cloth, required
to be posted in all mines. for sale at
the Ledger Office.
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

A LII Kinds of Blanks for u. S. Land Filings
n Homestead, Timber and Mineral blanks
may be had at the Ledger Office; also deeds
mortgages. mining locations, proof OF labor
and other legal blanks kept for sale,
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
Special Small Ads.

Advertisements under this head not exceed
ing lines, will be inserted at SOC per month, or
cents per line for less than one month
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

President. ....,.T Theodore Roosevelt
Vice President. Charles w. Fairbanks
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
National Government.

EXECUTIVE
Amador ledger., 1909-04-09

For the Merchant and Business Man
For the Taxpayers and Citizens General
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06

Another thing that Is running 70
seed in the hog business Is the mas
todon type. like a large, smooth.
fancy hog-a twoyear-old boar OF 700
or 500 pounds, yearling GOO pounds,
and under year 400 is big enough. I'm
my opinion. for my purpose. l saw
what hey call the big types at Des
Moines. They were tall. narrow. big
cared. creased, coarse and everything
that our agricultural colleges say Is
not wanted IN economical feeding. AS
read the paper l notice that the big
type OF hogs averaging 426 pounds sold
for $3.50 and loads OF medium type
averaging 240 10 $50 pounds sold from
$745 to $3.50. practically 81 per hun
dred difference. l may be wrong, but
I can't see where the money is in rails
Ing something that the market de-
mands don't call for.-J. G. Hanna.
Iowa. IN Chicago Live Stock World
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06
PEOPLE OF THE DAY


Abbott Lawrence Lowell. author and
lawyer. who has icon chosen 10 SIC
ceed Charles w Eliot as head ~ liar
ward. has been professor ~ the seienc,
uf government at tie university To-
the past nine years.
A memhcr q famous Boston fam
lly, graduate az Harvard and Of the
Harvard LAW school Professor Lowell
( Is thoroughly inibned with Harvard
tradltions. re Is regarded as an able
administrative alacer. strict dlsci-
plInarlan and one who. while recognize
ms the Joys Of athletic competition,
deplores excess In intercollegiate sport.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell was born
In Boston on Dec. l3. 1856. and was
graduated from Harvard Ia lsT7. He
then took law course and was nd
mitted 10 the bar IN 1880 For seven.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06
HINTS FOR FARMERS


As soon as the pigs are old enough
20 eat green feed have II ready for
them. IN addition 10 the shorts that
they have learned 10 eat with the SOW.
! have a small Geld Of winter rye
sown Ia the fall and another field OF
oats. barley, rape and clover which is
sown IN tho spring. writes a Mime
sofa farmer Ia the New England Home
stead This Is fenced with woven
wire fence. The cats and barley make
good early pasture. and the clover and
rape come on later la the season. This
pasture. with shorts morning and night
and little shelled corn, keeps the
pigs growing right along In another
field ] have oats. barley. Canada Beld
peas. rape ana clover sown together.
which are ready for pasture a little
later.
This feed lasts until field Of early
sweet corn, with rape and clover
sown at the last cultivation, Is ready.
Pigs are turned into this field 10 bar
vest the crop and turn II into pork
Finally they are turned into n field OF
late corn. with rape and clover sown
nc the last cultivation. and at eight
months old they should weigh 21O
pounds each and sell at top prices.
BY this method one man can raise.
fatten and sell 100 hogs year with.
out hiring any help.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06
Twain'a RAINY pay Yarn.

Mark Twain's latest story Is about
friend Of his who was constantly re-
celving demands for loans from an
other friend. One day friend No.
was surprised to receive this letter
from friend No . This time have
decided 70 reverse the usual order OF
Things nnd instead Of borrowing
from sou I inclose herewith a check
Cor $50. which / shall ask you 10 lay
aside Tor rainy day" But the re-
clrieu, OF the letter couldn't find any
check. Thinking he might have drop
ped II. he searched under the table
ana all over the floor, but all 70 no
purpose Then. quite accidentally, he
turned over the sheet OF note paper
nud found this postscript: II have just
looked out of the window and find II Is
raining ike the very dickens"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06
IelIied Anolnr.

Peel and core firm, tart apples. Put
them over the fire In just enough wa
ter to cover them. sprlnkllng them gen
erously with white sugar. Cook slowly
at the back OF the fire until the apples
are tender. Take them out and ar
range In bowl. Bring the liquid left
from them TO boil and add TO It a
tablespoonful OF gelatin which has
been soaked for half an hour in a very
little cold water. When this is dis
solved pour all over the apples.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06
MADAM YOUNGSTERS Abroad

John 4. Madden. the famous turf
man and breeder, viii not race abroad,
but some OF the best produce OF Ham
burg Piace will figure largely in Eng
land and France Aside from the sale
OF sir Martin and Edward to Vivian
Goode, representing Louis Winans, he
has also sold to the same party eight
colts and nllies which under the law
OF the turf became two-year-olds the
first day OF the present month. The
career OF these horses In England viii
be watched by American breeders with
much interest In order TO see IL Amer
lean bred horses class with those bred
on the other side OF the Atlantic.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06
vnlu. 81 the nust Rath.

Many people do not realize the value
OF a dust bath for fowls. BY this they
scour of the scurf and scales OF the
skin aud rid themselves OF vermIn. II
IL the hens natural method OF bathing
The finer. lighter and drier the dust
the more effective IL Is as a cleanser
and vermin destroyer. The dust bath
should be IN the open air and in q
place where the sunlight can strike It.
The scratching shed is good place
for It. Here the dust settles quickly
and does not affect their breathing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06

In hemmlng tablecloths a double
hemstltch above an inch aud a half
wide hem makes very lne finish.
The ends must be cut by the thread TO
make the hem true With napkins 20
correspond and finished in the same
way this makes very fine table set
II the linen Is fine and heavy. with a
pretty pattern. II the hemstitch Is
thought 10 be too elaborate. the SO
called French hem az the end does
very nicely Turn half inch hem
neatly and fold back. sewing a fine
over and over stitch.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06
The SPORTING WORLD
prlseolI Never knoeksd out.

lem Driscoll, the English feather
weight champion who has defeated
many OF cur crack ruglllsts n the last
few months has been lnrincible On
the other side for the last three years
or more and has never yet suffered
the humiliation Of going down, with
one exception. when Griffin. the Aus
trallan. fouled him AZ the National
Sporting club la London. But that
doesn't count. His record Is an inylable
one, and II he stays Ia this country
long enough there VIII be many promi-
ncnt names added 10 his list.
Jcm takes. pride Ia telling Of tour.
nament he entered n England in 1902.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06

There are several things in favor of
raising geese. says National Stockman.
They do not require expensive build
ings, MS any ordinary shed Will do that
will keep on the snow and rain. In
bad weather they viii take to shelter.
but In nice weather they prefer 10 be
out IN the open, and any fence three
feet high VIII turn them They are not
troubled with lice and other ailments.
as are chickens and turkeys. II re-
quires four weeks TO hatch all goose
eggs except the Chinese varieties,
which take nearly five weeks. They
can be Matched with chicken hens, bat
the mother goose often makes the best
OF lncubators
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-06

Certain lizards are remarkable for
the fragilliy Of their tails The dia-
mond tailed gecko frequently owes It's
life 90 ,he eHse With which It's tail may
be snapped on. This reptile. which
VIII perch upon rock. head down
ward. Is liable 70 be prcycd upon by
hawks One IL these birds will swoop
down upon lizard and seize II by the
tail The brittle tail snaps of. and
the reptile wlgEles OF and grows an
other.