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Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS
oLETA.

Dec. S--As the Oleta correspondent
has been having vacation ! hope all
will excuse the delay and scarcity Of
news of late.
We had terrible cold spell OF Several
days last week also a snow storm which
fell Saturday night, it is raining terrible
hard to-day.
Ben Bacon, who is employed at the
Preston school at lone, has been home
on visit for couple of weeks past.
Grant Schroder's wife of Lodi is here
on a visit to his parents for few day.
Miss Viola Shealor is home on visit
to her mother at present.
Miss Annie Wilson of Lodi, has been
up on visit to Miss Lulu Bradigan for
two weeks past. 1t is the first time she
has seen her home town for over ID
years, as she used to reside here. All
were glad to see her smiling face again.
James Vogeli was up on a business
trip to our burg last week. He is in
terested in mining at present.
Mrs Mary Ardtto of San Francisco,
made flying visit to her sister, Mrs.
Sara Clark, also her mother at Amador
City.
Mr. Frank Taylor is having some i'm
provements done on his house for the
winter Chas Bloom is doing the work.
Allen Woolfork, who has been en-
ployed at Electra is here on a visit to
friends and relatives.
Claud Wilson made flying trip to
Drytown last Saturday coming home
Sunday. He attended the lodge while
there. Pansy.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
PLYMOUTH.

Dec. l5-B. Levaggi and Fay Chad
bourne drove over to Jackson one day
last week on business concerning the
st Bernard mine.
Frank Carter of Oakland arrived here
on Friday last and left for Sacramento
Sunday accompanied by A. F. Morgan
Wallace Potter was passenger Sunday
monring on the outgoing Carbondale
stage, en- route for Oakland, where he
will visit his sister, Miss Ethel Potter,
who is employed at the Mills Seminary
near there.
Chas Bloom Of Oleta, who has been
visiting in Jackson for the past week.
passed through our town on his return
trip on Friday last.
Several new sidewalks have been
laid in our town. A new walk was laid
from the Central hotel to Deyore S
saloon, and from Shields saloon across
the burned distric. to meet the old walk,
and from the Fo.est House to Rosen-
valid and Kail'5 store, making quite an
improvement
A mistake was made in the date OF
the entertainment and Christmas tree
given at Shenandoah school-house, il
will be given on the 23rd instead oil
the 25th.
Mrs Fenton and Miss Maggie Smas
of Latrobe were visitors in townSunday.
Walter Ball and family have moved
down on the Levagg property, known
as the Frank Potter place, so as to be
nearer his work. He is employed at
the ST. Bernard mine.
Mr. Packard and family, who have
been travelling around for the summer,
returned to their home here one day
last week,
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
Eat What
You want of the food you need
Kodol will digest it.

You need a. sufficient amount of
good wholesome food and more than
this you need to fully digest it.
Else you can't gain strength, nor
can you strengthen your stomach il
1t is weak.
You must eat in order to live and
maintain strength.
You must not diet, because the
body requires that you eat suflic-
lent amount of food regularly.
But this food must be digested,
and it must be digested thoroughly.
When the stomach can't do 1t,
you must take something that will
help the stomach.
The proper way to do is to eat
what you want, and let Kodol di-
gest the food.
Nothing else can do this. When
the stomach is weak it needs help;
you must help it by giving it rest,
and Kodol will do that.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
Our Guarantee

Go to your druggist today, and
purchase a dollar bottle, and if you
can honestly say, that you did net
receive any benefits from it, after
using the entire bottle, the drug
gist will refund your money to you
without question or delay.
We will pay the druggist the price
Of the bottle purchased by you.
This offer applies to the large
bottle only and to but one in
family.
We could not afford to make such
an offer, unless we positively knew
what Kodol will do for you.
1t would bankrupt us.
The dollar bottle contains 2h times
as much as the fifty cent bottle.
Kodol is made at the laboratories
Of E. @. Dewitt g. Co., Chicago.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
SCHOOL AppORTIONMENT.

Jackson,
To ofTustees of Amado county,
Ladies and Gentlemen
have the pleasure that the first aoonmen Of the school
commencing July h 90 is of county and the record that the clerk
make library and county funds. .....a.o
Amador reported that Sl95058
available for apoonment this added the balance on hand me
Sl207 10 apporoned shown below
SS leaving balance of $3.50 the unoroned county fund Down
children Ranchera district
pended district
be January and Of
Bridgeport and Greek joint districts
Respectfully
W. H. GREENHALGH
County Superintendent of Schools
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
phears' Express.

Ring up Sam Phear for prompt de-
livery OF trunks, baggage and express
packages. Rates reasonable. Leave
orders with p. l.. Cassinelli, phone
Main 35; and Express Office, Main "a {;
residence Black 374.
Furniture Moved.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Jackson, Amador Co.. California
Nov. 22nd, 1909.
To Whom II Nav Concern

To Whom 1t May Concern:
The Board of Education of Amador
couny will meet in the Office of the
couny superintendent, of schools Satur-
day, December 18th, 60, at 10 A. NJ.
to adopt questions for the teachers eX-
animation to be held in Jackson, Deem
Der 18th. IA, Is, l6 and 18th. On De-
cember % to issue certificates on exam
nation and credentials, adopt books and
to perform all other duties required of
the board.
Very respectfully,
w. H. GREENHALGH
Supt. of Schools
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
MARRIED.

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KITCHENS FRAZiER-ln Jackson, De-
cember Is, 1909, by A. Goldner,
Justice OF the Peace John W. Hitch
ems of Sacramento to Frances A.
Frazier of Suttter Greek.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
DIED

lOCE. In Sacramento, December l3,
1909, John Noce, a native of Cali
fornia, aged Al years.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
A. BASSO
JaCkSOn'S Harness Man

Main street, opposite Globe Hotel
The finest assortment Of Harness i'm Jackson.
Anything in the Harness line can be had here
reasonable rates.
All kinds OF repair work done.
Boots and Shoes repaired. au20
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17
BORN

WINTER. In lone. December 8, 1909
to tie wife of George Winter, son.
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17

FOR SALE-l20 acres of timber land
near the old Barney place. Big wages
can be made cutting logs, making posts
and laggings, shakes and shingles. A
good worker can cut enough logs in one
season to pay for the land.
Address, T. J. HIGHTOWER,
Elk Grove, Cal
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17

AT CITY PHARMACY, JACKSON
Amador ledger., 1909-12-17

NAME OF DISTRICT
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Teach Children Confidence

Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ think the best way to bring up
children is in ones love and confidence.
The parent or guardian has a great
responsibility before him. AS a gen.
era1 thing if one is careful and under
stands a child's nature, if they will
work to the right point, with the proper
air, they can gently guide them into
the sweet channel of love and con-
fiding trust. To do this one must ap-
peal to youthful hearts.
Outlines parents are too strict and
narrow in their religious views, thus
turning children from them and Chris
tianity when they might otherwise love
it. For myself, / do not care for
worldly pleasures in particular and if
I think anything is going against my
conscience I at once quit it and with
out any regret whatever.
I desire a true Christian character
above all else. But it is not so with
many. When they are forbidden to
do certain things in which they see no
harm they are apt to at once become
contrary and do it anyway, so I think
usually, if they are determined to do
1t they should have no opposition. This
will no doubt take the desire away in
many cases.
However, If they are brought up in
the love of God and man It will be a
pleasure to do only what it right. Train
a child up in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not depart
from it.
MARGUERITE RUTH STANLEY,
San Bernardino. Age Is.
Welcome home again, Marguerite.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Would Not Frighten Children
My Dear Aunt Laurie:

My Dear Aunt Laurie:
I think the best way to bring up
children is to make them mind. And
always teach them manners and the
very best things. Parents should teach
them to be kind and gentle to their
friends and parents as well.
The parents should never put their
children in dark rooms and tell them
falsehoods and ghost stories, because
when they grow up they will be afraid
of everything and they will be very
likely nervous.
Sometimes it takes harsh words, in
kind way, to make good children.
The childrens fathers and mothers
most always know best about things
and the children should do what their
parents say. When children grow up
and they are kind and have a smile for
every one they get compliments and
are honored as well, because they are
kind at home and every place.
I don't think spoiled children are as
good to their parents as children that
have been brought up in the right
way, and again I don't think children
think any more of their parents when
they are humored and made over as
those that are made to mind and
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

you get done whipping them they do
not know what it is for
1t does some children good when they
get a whipping. But most children will
do the same thing over. whipping
is not a good punishment for come
children When / get a whipping it
does me good.
Once when / was in the kitchen with
my mother and brother and cousin I
got little cold water in a cup and
went up behind my mother and poured
it down her neck. She got mad at
me, but didn't whip me, she only
scolded me and said not to do it again.
1 have a little sister years. old and
when mamma gives her a whipping
sometimes she laughs and when man.
ma gives it to her harder she cries.
KATHERINE LUCID,
La Habra school. grade 4, Fullerton,
Cal, r. F. D. g.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

Sometimes one Of us does laugh out
loud. and then there is trc- Die.
On the other hand, our class teacher
talks SO quietly to us that you could
hear a pin drop. She puts us GFf~0ar
honor and we all respect and love her
and would be ashamed to displease
her. The teacher that talks so loudly
to US hasn't a bit of control over us
at least she doesn't seem to have.
I don't think corporal punishment
does very much good, but I do think
that one who tries to control children
should control themselves first and rule
by love and not by fear. If 1 were de-
prived of a book / should think of it
good deal more than if I were given a
whipping.
I think that everybody should earn
their own spending money. I earn
mine. I think that one can always find
a way to do it, In summer we have
fruit on our place and / sell that to
our neighbors, sometimes getting only
half price, but that is better than moth
ing. ELIZABETH MCKINNEY.
Give your address and school and
grade the next time you write, Eliza
beth.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Earns Dollars

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I want to tell you about 1.-The Best
Way to Bring Children
When we get some whippings for do
ing anything wrong we ought to not
do it again. We will get it harder than
ever the second time or we will get
tied to a tree with a rope like the
horses do.
When we are good we will not get
any whipping again.
When my sister gets a whipping she
always laughs when it is over.
I do not like to get a whipping, be-
cause mamma and papa whip too hard.
Sometimes my papa or mamma will
send me out to work.
1 will earn 81 or 81. When 1 get the
money I will go and buy some clothes
and other things. Then 1 will be
pleased with the money 1 will get
candy, cookies and other articles with
it. 1 like to have the money so 1 can
buy things with it.
MYRTLE SEXTON.
La Habra school, grade 4. Age 9
years. Fullerton, R. F. D. No. g.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Demand Obedience Always

Dear Aunt Laurie:
think parents should be kind to
their children from babyhood to man
hood and womanhood They should
have good government, but not too
strict; they Should demand obedience
from the very first.
Parents should not always be saw
ing they will do certain things for
punishment and then not do it, but
not say SO much and punish a little
more. I do not think seedlings do
much good. I think a scolding once
in while is all right, but not to be
constantly scoiding. 1 think parents
ought to buy toys and things to inter-
est their children at home and not let
them be running the streets or playing
with children that are rough and use
rude language.
Parents ought to let their children
associate with other children enough
to know how to play with them and
not to be selfish. 1 think children
ought to be sent to school or have a
private teacher at the home; either
way, so as to get good education.
With the boy I don't think the father
ought to set a bad example by using
tobacco or liquor. Boys should not be
who do these things. The mother
should not do things she would not
have her daughter do.
EDNA SPAULDING,
Inglewood school, grade s. Age 13.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

girls are old enough let them wipe the
dishes and clean the house. Let the
boys and girls take good exercise and
let the boys go hunting, and when they
are little let them go out in the dark.
Teach them not to be afraid.
If you can let the children earn their
own spending money let them do light
work at home and pay them for it so
they will feel more like working. Do
not give the children money without
they do something to earn it.
Let them play games that are healthy
and lots Of fun. If the games are a
little rough teach them not to be
afraid.
When they are Is or 16 let them go
out in company more and have COM
pany come to their home, and let the
children entertain.
PAUL YOUNG.
Inglewood, Cal. Grade s. Age IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Win chiId's Love
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
This is a matter which I believe
should be widely known. The boy or
girl who is most carefully trained
grows up to be the man or woman Of
whom every one will approve.
Kindness toward a child is the first
rule to be minded in his bringing up.
If the parents are kind to the child
they will soon be rewarded.
The next thing is obedience. Chill
dren should be made to understand
that they must obey, and you should
begin to teach them at their earliest
years. If you wait until children get
older before you teach them obedience
you will probably have to use the
switch-but all in vain.
A switch will not make a child love
you, and if the child does not love
you he will not obey you. Love makes
all things easy; therefore do what
you can to make your child love you.
Teach them to be gentle, loving and
trustful.
Don't overindulge the child If he
has his way when very young 1t will
be difficult matter for you to make
him obey your command.
Tell the child to bring all his troubles
to you-to tell you them. Teach them
that they must Dot be afraid of you.
Show them that you love them and
do all you can to make them love you.
Your affectionate niece,
EDITH c. WALKER.
Bell school, grade 8, Bell, Cal.
P. 81 don't think that this corporal
punishment does any good. 1 think
what will have a more serious effect
upon children will be to Danish them
from your tender caresses and pet
names. If they get one cold look they
will not want to disobey again. E. w.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Reasonable Parents

Dear Aunt Laurie:
You asked us all to say whether we
think that corporal punishment does
any good. think not
don't like to remember this or
speak of it, but when 1 was little papa
ano mamma believed that children
must be spanked. 1t seems such a
dreadful thing for a grown person
to deliberately hurt a child and / knew
that my papa and mamma didn't want
to do it and that made it all the more
an outrage. am quite sure that other
ways are better.
once heard a teacher roast a bow
dreadfuily and say, Now go and sit
down and think what a mean dispo-
sition you have" 1 know that boy
would just feel mean and angry and
every time he saw that teacher he
would remember, "She thinks am
mean" Such scolding or whipping just
pounds the badness in
1t makes a bad kind of shame and
children harden themselves to keep
from feeling it.
There is another kind Of shame that
is healthy. That is when you feel that
what you have done is not part Of
you, and you are not going to do it
any more, and your guardians have
faith in you. / had a teacher who
could make the children feel that way.
Once when I had neglected my
studies and done other wrong things,
papa and mamma went on a trim we
had been planning and left me at home
to make up my lessons When thew
got home they said they kept thinking
of me, and my little brother missed
me. l felt bad because 1 not only
missed the pleasure myself, but I had
detracted from the happiness of the
whole family. 1 resolved never to do
it again.
My parents take pains to help me be
reasonable and do right, so 1 won't
need punishment They let me decide
good many things for myself. but
some things they require absolutely.
If | want to do something thew ask
me why L want to and then if they.
have reasons against it they give
them. Then they give their decision,
and after that it is no use to say any,
thing. But 1 feel that / am treated
right because they have taken time to
hear me.
have a little monthly allowance
from papa, so I know just how much
l have and it makes me learn to choose
what L want. Papa never gives me
money to buy presents for Christmas,
I earn it or save it out of my allowance.
Once mamma went to visit a friend
and have rest, and 1 kept house for
papa the whole week and took care of
my brother, years old. cooked and
all, and papa gave me wages. Back
east papa raised berries and hired them
picked and sometimes I picked berries
to earn Christmas money.
ELLIDA MATHEWS,
Ocean Park, box s. Age r.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
RoYs Earn Money

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When I told mamma what the topic
was for this Sunday she laughed and
said that you ought to ask some old
maid or somebody who had raised one
girl to tell how to bring up boys.
have only one sister, but six brothers,
SO of course I could tell you how 70
bring up boys. I do not think spank
ing and scolding a boy Is right, but
when boys need it I would give them
a good taking down. But if that didn't
do any good I would spank or scold
him or her. If I'd have to bring up any
girls 1 would make them get up in the
morning, and if they were sleepy
headed I'd make them get out and get
the boys breakfast. I'd make them
wear their hair in two bratds and tie
it with a shoestring.
I think boys should study hard in
school and earn a living by honest
work No matter how little you are
you ought to show respect for the girls.
] think children should go to Sunday
school as we'll as day or night school.
Children should have all the fun they
can when they are young.
HOLLISTER TARNE.
San Pedro. Fifth street school, fifth
grade. Age L.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Manners Are important
Dear Aunt. Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
From the time children are old
enough to understand things they
should be taught morals and manners.
The children should learn to mind by
loving word as well as a harsh word
I don't think they always need to be
spoken to harshly
I have known children to come into
the room where their mother was en-
tertaining company and ask her what
she was saying. That, l think, is very
bad manners.
When the children are old enough to
do work think they should be taught
to love their mother and father. My
mother taught Hazel and me to bake
and do housework. Now when she is
sick and cannot do the work it is easy
and a pleasure for us to do 1T.
I think a great thing along with
manners is to keep your temper.
BEULAH M. FOUST,
Seventh grade, Orange avenue school.
IL years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
A whipping does not

to speak to them. A whipping does not
do me any good
Once my sister went to the store to
get some eggs. There were some stairs.
She was about years DID, Ny father
worked in the store. She crawled up
the steps and got the eggs: They
watched to see how she would get down
the steps. First she looked at the
eggs and then at the steps, SO she
threw the eggs down and then she
crawled down and picked up the eggs
and went home. When she got home
the eggs were broken and mamma
whipped her.
CHARLIE DALLMAN.
La Habra school, Fullerton.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Gentle Voice Is Effective

Dear Aunt Laurie:
l suppose when 1 grow up will have
different thoughts than 1 have now,
and 1 don't claim to know much about
"the best way to bring up children"
but think it is much better to be firm
and kind than firm and hard or cruel.
My mother sometimes sings the old
song, speak gently; it is better far to
rule by love than fear" etc, and I
think that is true. When I have been
bad and mamma speaks firmly but
kindly it makes me ashamed and sorry
much quicker than if I got a whipping
for it. She says 1 am too big to whip,
but sometimes I think / would rather
have her whip me and speak cross; it
doesn't hurt half so much as to have
her gentle and kind, for I know when
she feels that way she is more hurt
than 1 am. So I think that is much
the best way to bring up children. A
whipping is soon over, but when a fell
low knows he has hurt his mothers
feelings and yet she can be gentle and
kind, he can't forget it very soon, and
so it does more good.
OWEN NOTION.
809 Kensington road; Temple street
school, grade AT; age IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Admires Good Child

Dear Aunt Laurie:
know a little girl. She is very
kind and good.
Her papa and mamma trained her
that way.
She goes to church with her brother.
She and her brother are in the same
class.
They have a Bible apiece.
They also go to school and get a
good education.
The teacher doesn't give them a
whipping. She is a good teacher.
I wish she was my teacher.
The little girl acts well In school.
My teacher here is a very good
teacher. She gives me pretty hard
work, but get it.
CARL McFADDEN.
Age 10. La Habra school. grade g. Full
lerton. Cal, r. F. D. 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Children Learn Social Duties

Dear Aunt Laurie:
In the first place. children should
be treated with kindness from baby
hood till they are old enough to be
taught Of others. The children should
be taught nice manners in company
and at the table.
Children should not be spoiled nor
petted. When they are old enough to
go to school make them respect the
teacher and make them mind the teach
er. When the boy is old enough to
work let him be kept busy. When the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Petting SpoiIs Boys

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 think kind words and gentle ways
are the keynotes to the training of
children, and a right beginning does a
great deal toward a successful end
think child should have spend
ing money, but / think they should do
something in return for it, because it
teaches tenn to be independent
link boy who is made to fight
his own battles is made more manly.
I don't think a boy should be cuddled
at home by mothers and sisters. 1
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
WRITER'S CONTEST

Two prizes will be given in this contest each week.
One dollar for the best original paper submitted by
Angeles girl boy and dollar the paper submitted
by the girl boy living outside the city limits of Los Angeles
Papers be from $50 800 in length
side Of the paper only and with margins top side
each paper.
All contributions be signed with address
of school and grade.
Papers for this competition be addressed Aunt Laurie
Herald Junior The Herald Los Angeles Cal
reach the office not later than Saturday afternoon January 80
Topic: "The Place Was Born-How it Appears to
Me Now"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24
Teachers Control Themselves

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When bringing up children I think
teachers and mothers should not yell
at nor talk so loud to them. At school
one of our teachers in particular fairly
yells at us. When one of the boys or
girls does anything wrong she shouts
at him to leave the room or go to
the office or something else as though
she were hard of hearing. She is so
what we call funny that we have to
bite our tongues or hold our hand
over our mouth or use some other
method to keep from laughing aloud.