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Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
Editorial Column,
LINCOLNS MEMORIAL DAY.

Next Friday February II, being the one-hundredth ami
versary of the birth Of Abraham Lincoln will be ttingy
throughout the United States By the national
and saeegsatures the day has been apart for apprcp
ate exercises One special feature will be solemn pause in
all lines of industries for five minutes at the hour of
Factories and workshops mines and all departments of labor
will halt far practicable for that brief space respect
the memory of Lincoln No figure in American history looms
up grandy that of the first martyr president of this
public OF humble birth Kentucky by the sheer force Of
his energetic spirit he made his way the foremost
rank among the llustrions that adorn the list of
heroes of this continent Like all great the correct
appreciation of his character and services grows brighter as
the years since he trod the stage of human affairs fade away
in the past True he great extent the creature of
circumstances Called pilot the nation the critical
period of it's e the of the mghties civil that ever
afflicted the world he proved equal to the emergency He fit
ted into the niche of destiny and filled perhaps other
Of cotemporaneous times would have done WE'LL He
great in mind and heart of broad views statecra
and was always firm in eadng the path of right Owing to
the passions and preudces engendered by the conflict of
arms in the effort dsmember the union he the object
bitterlannosities during life and fell martyr the
of human freedom One victims of the struggle
perpetuty of the uno in behalf Of which holy cause
he the central figure STILL he essentially man OF
peace and cung the idea of settling the sectional strife by
diplomacy without the dread alternative of until all hope
in that direction dspd by the insane act of the firing
upon the federal garrison in fort Sumpter That immortal
document issued amid the clash of hostile armies which
struck the shack1es from onr million slaves equally i'm
PEELED by the pressure of circumstances.
The name of Lincoln will be held in grateful re-
membrance by the American people Indeed it is revered
and honoed throughout the civilized world Every scrap
of information from his boyhood days up eagerly sought
In Washington the house where he died from the assassin
bullet devoted museum in which articles associated
with his life and work treasured among precious heir
looms nation In the midst of the stormy days of his
administration his beautiful character rkingly 1usrat
ed in his own famous declaration. with charity for all
with malice toward none and with frmness in the right
Such creed such time stamped him far above the
dinary mold.
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Your Turn Coming.

Remember, Johnny Wise, that you
Will "get along" some day
And then may have some children, too,
Who'll likewise think that they
(Though they've had scant experience
In things you've been clear through
Have infinitely better sense
And know lots more than you.
Kansas City Times.
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Mushy Miriam.

A soulful young woman named Miriam
Wheneer she had beaux would quite
weary 'em.
With languishing signs
She would roll up her eyes
And would darling and ducky and deario
'em.
Judge
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The Fair CRATER.

She had quite a passion for whist,
And few were the tricks that she missed.
If you CHANGED to get heated
And claimed that she cheated,
She smiled so you couldn't insist.
Judge.
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Had None,

Miss Tersleep-No, l shan't marry
Mr.. Stoplate.
Miss Rubber-What are his short
comings?
Miss Tersleep-His long goings.
Cleveland Leader.
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Usual Way.

I tried all remedies new and old.
And very few were free,
Until at last broke my cold,
And my cold. alas. broke me.
Milwaukee Journal.
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Stout.

Taft I've seen in many poses.
And most every picture shows
That the pose which is the greatest
Is his awful adi-pose.
New York Telegram.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
OFFICIAL MAP
OF.
AmadOr County

veys by D. G. CARLTON, showing
township and school district bound
aries, ownership of all lands according
to assessment roll of 1904, mineral
claims, canals, location of all school
houses; also townsite map of princi
pal towns, namely jackson, Sutter
Creek lone, Amador City, Drytown,
Plymouth and Volcano.
Size by 81 feet.
Price, colored & mounted $40
Plain and unmounted $5
Sold only at
AMADOR LEDGER OFFICE
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Wronaed.

"Of course you got the copyright"
They said. ION your famous song"
''I did not" said the luckless wight;
"They printed my copy wrongw
Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
Stung Again.

Sapleigh-I am-aw-such poor COM
pany for myself, doncher know.
Miss Cutting-Another case of "two
souls with but single thought. DE
troit Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
severinq His Connection.

you're going to quit old Spotcash's
employ, are you? When does your res
ignation take effect"
"Er-last night."-Smart Set.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
A Slip.

"When you make a request for
man to throw something in your way"
remarks the observer Of events and
things, ''you do not want it to be a
banana Sl1in."-Yonkers Statesman.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
Bombarded.

Ye Poet-Nothing can stop time.
Ye Troubadour-I don't know. I
stopped three alarm clocks when 1
sung under my lady's window the
other night.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
The Popping of Pepper.

young person named Percival Pepper
Once proposed to a girl prim and proper.
She replied: "It's go.
Still, it's more CONNIE II faut
First to pop to papa. Mr.. Pepper"
-Lppincott's Magazine.
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stinsy.

Her Husband-Why are you so dis
tant?
His Wife-Because you are so close.
Cleveland Leader.
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Appearances Aoainst Him.

"He has great gifts as a money
maker"
comparatively few friends" Brown
ings Magazine.
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Anyhow.

Anyhow.
Dolly-If you marry him in haste
you'll repent at leisure.
Polly-Maybe so. But 1 can't bear
to think of having any other girl re-
pent at leisure with him.-New York
Mail.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
The Sequel.

A missionary first we send
To save the heather wary;
Then we send battleship
To save the missionary.
-Harper's Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
His Mothers Voice.
IA fool noen I

His Mothers Voice.
IA fool poem.1
Wilfred owned phonograph,
And when the thing spoke low
The little fellow always had
To wind it up, you know.
And once his mother had q cold,
And when this prankful pup
Heard her speak soft and low he said,
Ma, you need winding up"
New York Telegram.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
A Bad Case.

Figures won't lie."
"Well. know some that won't stand
either"-Baltimore American.
Amador ledger., 1909-02-05
English as She Is Spoke.

"Its impossible"
"You mean impossible, don't your
II mean that 1t can't be did."-Judge.
Evening star., 1909-09-12

river at Newburg: to Philadelphia, re-
turning via Lancaster and York. Pa.
Tire punctures caused stops to be made
between Philadelphia and Washington
at the start and finish, the remainder of
the trip being without repairs of any
kind.
That Sam Luttrell can drive racing
car as well as operate flying machine
was demonstrated last Wednesday at the
automobile races at Richmond, Va. when
he captured the one-mile event, f1ve-mile
and two ten-nile races, with ease. In
each Of the events he drove model II
Buick and had it not been for three punc-
lures, which put him out of the running
in the f1fty-mile race, he would probably
have walked off with that event also. AS
1t was he pulled away from the bunch
at the start and had things his own way
when his tires went to the bad. His time
for the various events was unusually
good considering the track. Richard
King, also Of this city, put up a game
fight in the fifty-mile race and landed
second place, winning a handsome cup.
He drove model 10 Buick, which stood
well up with its twenty horsepower
against cars of thirty-horsepower.
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FIRST SNAKES, THEN PIPES.
Chester Boyd's Versatility Gets Him
Into Trouble.

A few days ago colored man named
Chester Boyd. who sal hide resided at 1729
I street. alarmed other colored employees
at Hoy's Hotel. Louisiana avenue and 9th
street. by telling them there were snakes
in a room in the cellar. He was not afraid
of the snakes. he told them. and was will
ing to look after their work in that par
ticular room.
When Chester was arrested and charged
with robbing his employer. whisky, he was
alleged to have stolen was found in the
room he said was infested with snakes.
At that time Boyd was permitted to for
felt $40 collateral in the Police Court. Last
night he was again arrested
The charge preferred against him last
night was that Of stealing two pipes.
worth 10 cents. from a eth street store.
Detective Cornwell taking them from his
pocket. He claimed he bought one of
them.
Chester will be given an opportunity to
explain about the pipes to Judge Null
lowny.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
CANADIAN p. MS IN BLUE BOOK
Carried on Rolls Of Uncle Sam for
Fifteen Years.

For a number of years there were borne
on the rolls of the Post Office Department
the names of several places In CANADA
with the names Of the postmasters and
tho amount of their compensation For
go. vears from about 1884. these
nan,es appeared. and during that period
the postmasters served both the United M
Sta+es and Canadian governments. This
io aYn,ainable by the fact that there were
hetter facilities from Boston to Europe
than was possessed by Canada. and an ar
ranpen,ent was made through the British
,,inister and the American Secretary OF
State for the mails between Canada and
England to be carried through United
states territory by way of Boston.
In return for this priilvege mail to and
from the states and Canadian points was
.,ostaue due the United States collected
there In this way the accounts were
nassed on by the departments here. hence
their names and compensation graced the
United States blue book for q period OF
fifteen years or more.
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EGYPT'S INFANT MORTALITY
DISTRESSING FEATURES OF
LIFE IN THAT COUNTRY.
Investigations by DR.. Carpenter
Lack Of Attention Before
Birth the Cause.
Foreign Correspondence of The star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, September 4. 1909.
One of the most distressing features of
the native life in Egypt, says the Cairo
correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette. is
the great infant mortality. Statistics show
that during the decade 1899 1908 there were
621 .396 natives born in Egypt. OF that
number 176,3O1. or 2s.3 per cent. never
survived the first anniversary of their
birth. and in the eight years from 1901 to
1908 119.9O7 children died under ten years
Of age. With regard to foreigners. the
toll is just as heavy. In the decade there
were II, 400 births and 4.646 deaths under
one year, and between 1901 to 1908 2.7s3
children under ten years Of age sue
cumbed.
So serious has this feature become that
the Alexandria municipality recently COM
missioned DIR. Carpenter to investigate the
subject in that town, and his report mas
lust been issued. The result confirms the
official statistics; in fact, by comparison
it shows how serious is the need or re-
pairing this evil DR.. Carpenter compares
the infant mortality In Alexandria In
1907 with that of other countries, and one
is Mortified to find that its record-Sl9 per
cent-is beaten by only one other state
namely, Chile. with 32.6 per cent. AS
matter of fact, If the report had only
taken Cairo into consideration it would
have found that the capital came an even
closer second with 32.3 per cent. Egypt
has total infant mortality rate of 3O.9
per cent and the nearest foreign state is
Russia, with 26S per cent. These data
are for deaths below one year, compared
with the births in that period. The grav-
ity of the situation can be gauged from
the fact that the nearest manufacturing
town in England-Preston-had an infant
mortality rate of only PA per cent.
Death is mostly due to Intestinal trou-
ble bronchitis pneumonia and premature
causes DIR. Carpenter considers that this
is contributed to by lack of attention be-
fore birth, by poverty. and by want Of in
struction in bringing up children accord
;p1 IN hveienic laws.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
William Radke Arrested by Local
Police for Maryland Authorities.

William Radke is accused of having
inflicted serious wounds upon Henry
Stack Of Prince George county, and was
arrested In this city last night by De-
tective Fortney of the second precinct
and turned over to Deputy Sheriff A. B.
Suit Of Maryland.
The deputy sheriff came to this city two
days ago and asked Inspector Boardman
to have Radke arrested. telling him that
the man wanted was frequenter of the
o street market when in the city. De-
tective Fortney said he knew him, and
would get him for the Maryland author
tiles. Last night he appeared at the
market and was arrested.
It is charged that Radke cut Stack
Monday during a Labor day celebration
held at Oakland. Prince George county.
Radke returned to Maryland with the
deputy sheriff last night.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
Inspecting Lighthouses.

William ]. Diamond of Carroll county.
Md. has been appointed to clerkship
in the Office Of Commander Robert Rus
sell, u s. NJ, lighthouse inspector for
this district, with headquarters at Bal
timore.. Inspector Russell is aboard the
lighthouse service steamer Holly. Can't
Miles. on an inspection tour of the fifth
district. He is looking over the lights
and buoys in the district to see that
everything is in good shape for the
equinoctial gales which will begin. it is
expected. within the next two weeks
The tenders Maple and Violet are busiIy
engaged in carrying supplies of all kinds
to the various stations on the bay and
its tributaries to make them ready for
the coming Of the col~ and stormy
weather Of the fall
Evening star., 1909-09-12
Funeral Of Charles Bechtel.

Funeral services for Charles Bechtel of
900 Sd street northwest, who died We'd
nesday afternoon. were held yesterday at
st. Aloysius Church. Rev. Joseph Mallon
celebrated the mass. The interment was
In Mount Olivet cemetery. Mr.. Bechtel
was forty-two years old. and had been
employed in the government printing Of
fee for the last fourteen years. His wife
survives him.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
Plans for Gompers' Recention

Further details for the reception a,
Samuel Gompers. president of the Amer,
lean Federation of Labor, upon his re-.
turn to this city from his European trir
will be made at meeting OF the Gompers
reception committee at 10 o'clock thi,
morning in Typographical Temple, 42s
G street. President Gompers is schedules
to reach Washington October IL. Az
rangements are being made for a torch
light parade and mass meeting in Con
vention Hall in his honor
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Fairfax county. The trip was made in
Mr.. Otterbacks new Studebaker f.
touring car.
Clarence Barnard has returned from
where he enjoyed the cool ocean breezes
with, the members of his family.
F. A. Blundon and William E. Blundon
made their initial run to Benedict, Nd,
last Sunday. arriving on the banks of the
Patuxent river about sundown. in the
formers Overland roadster William E.
Blundon was at the wheel. In a large
four cylinder forty nine horsepower
Haynes touring car which accompanied
them were their families. The night was
spent at Benedict. returning the next
evening. The deep sand proved rksome,
and greatly retarded progress while trav,
cling at night when they were home
ward bound.
1t Is safe to say that the larger part of
tire valve trouble is caused by the cut
ting away OF small particles in the rubber
washer which is fitted within the top of
the valve cap, and the falling of these
small particles into the inner parts of the
valve. where they often work between the
seat and the valve and cause leaks. A
writer in the Motor prescribes an easv
cure for this difficulty. Simply cut small
discs of hard leather, he says, which will
just ht into the cap, on top of the rubber
washer The rubber still gives its cush-
Joining effect, but 1t Is protected by the
leather. which will not be cut by the
screwtng up of the valve cap.
~
j. w. Bean spent last Sunday speeding
his Washington roadster over the roads of
Prince George county, Md. Mr. Bean is
one Of the late purchasers OF Washing
ton car and is making good use of his
car in business way as well as for
pleasure.
4
MIR. and Mrs. H. Clifford Bangs returned
Wednesday evening from an auto trip to
Philadelphia and Gettysburg. Pa. in their
new thirty-horsepower Pullman touring
car. They left Washington last Sunday
morning and drove over the "short route
to the city of Brotherly Love. They
were accompanied by L. b. Switzerland,
WHo is now engaged IN the automobile
| business In that city. From there they
| motored leisurely to the battlefield at
Gettysburg and thence home. They thor
oughly enjoyed the trip, although they
encountered some rough travelling at
| times.
=
In -cylindered engine try always
to keep the four cylinders running evenly.
Have all the valve springs of the same
strength. and see that the tremblers on
the coils are evenly adjusted.
r. W. Powers is on an extended trip to
Akron, Ohio; Cleveland. st. Louis and
Chicago He is visiting his home in St.
Louis. and after a short stop in the
Windy city will return to this city In
about two weeks.
n. H. Herman and family In a Wash
ington tourabout spent last Sunday visit
ING friends In st. Mary county. Md. The
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facturers. At the drawing for space yes
terday in New York, sixty automobile
manufacturers drew for space In the
southern show.
Those Aho were fortunate enough to
secure preferred spaces in the main hall
include the Oldsmobile. who secured the
first choice, and Maxwell, Mitchell, Day
ton. Packard, Hartford, Cadillac.
Woods Franklin, Stevens, Pierce, Winton
and Peerless. Those who drew space in
Taft Hall. which is nearly as large as the
main hall and located on the main floor
In the front part of the building, are Ram
bier. White, Mora, Premier. REQ, Marion,
Ford. Buckeye and Locomobile.
On the mezzanine floor overlooking the
main hall are such representative con-
Germs as Marmon. Glide. Doris. Austin.
Knox, Chalmers-Detroit. Elmore. Stearns,
Matheson. Hudson, Babcock and Apper
son. Other cars which will be located in
Cartercar. Brush. Standard. Mcintyre,
Jewel. Speedwell. Hupp. Overland. York
and Selden. In the basement will be To-
Gated Columbus Renault, Sultan. Streator,
Fiat. Black. Interstate. Great Western.
Rauch Lang. Allen Kingston and
rapid commercial vehicles.
DR.. A. o. Bliss has announced his in
tention TO become an automobilist and
has placed his order for Hudson "2O
roadster. fully equipped. with rumble
seat.
New Jersey motorists are proving their
devotion to law and order by supporting
the state motor commissioner in his cru
sade against reckless driving. The COM
missioner has revoked nearly a score Of
licenses within the past few weeks. Each
case was carefully investigated first, and
noi word of criticism OF his action has
been heard.
w. D. Arrison and family drove a
Washington touring car to Philadelphia
last Friday, making several business
calls in that vicinity and returning to
this city Sunday, accompanied by his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Arrison of
North East, Md
y
E r. Stilson OF New London Ohio, ar
rived in this city a few days ago from
the Buckeye state in his model II White
steamer, only one blowout marring the
pleasure OF the trip. He came via Pitts
burg and reported the roads very dusty.
After spending few days In the Nation
al Capital he returned over the road
yesterday for home
A. P. Warner arrived in Washington
from Haserstown. where he went to Sc
cure the new 1910 model Crawford car,
which he drove over the road via Fred
erack and Rockville, Md
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Otterback. ac-
companied by Guy Neely, took a trim TO
Beivoir, Va, Labor day. Deep sand WAS
encountered. and in several places un 70
the hub Belvoir Is on the southern bann
OF tne Potomac river about six iniies.be-
low Mount Vernon. The town derived ira
name from an ancient English castle
owned by Lord Fairfax. and is located In
Evening star., 1909-09-12

Miss Bessie E. Cooper. daughter OF
Capt. and Mrs. William M. Cooper OF
Sharptown. Nd. was married to Henry
T. Fletcher.
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hills of that section make a very fasci
mating trip for tourists.

F. 1. Chichester spent the week end
touring the roads of the Old Dominion in
his big White steamer. He left Saturday
for Warrenton, via Gainesville and Buck
land. returning via Middleburg and Fair
fax Monday night. He found the roads
rough and rocky and far from ideal for
motoring. He says there is need of good
roads in that section. all right. He had
as his guests on the return trip Mason s..
Curtis. Maury Curtis, L. Hodgkin and w.
r. Jeffreys, the latter two of Warrenton,
Va
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THIRTY-sEvEN CARS ENTERED.
Munsey Reliability Run Begins or
September 21.

to Boston and return September u
closed Friday noon, with a larger list
Of cars than participated in the Glidden
tour. Thirty-seven entries were received
thirty-two being of different makes, rep
resenting seventeen factories. ten dealers
and six private owners. The distance is
approximately 1900 miles and will con-
clude September 20.
The complete list of entries is as fol-
lows:
Tour number. car and eutrapt.
2. Hudson. Hudson Motor Car Company. De-
B. Mitchell, ". NJ. Cram. Philadelphia. Pa.
T. Premier, The Motor Co.. philadelphia, Pa.
wWsninIgton cfrter e Motor Car
9. Stevens, ,Duryea, F. W. Eveland. Philadel
7. Ford. Charles E. Miller & Bro, Washing
ton, D. C.
s. Jackson Jackson Automobile Company, New
9. Maxwell, T E: Lambert Automobile Com.
10. oldsmobiss, oids Motor Works Branch. Bal.
H. Maryland, sinclair-Scctt Co.. Baltimore, Md.
= Pullman Pullman York YORK Motor Motor Car Car Co. YORK P
H. spoerer. Carl Spoerer's Sons Company, Bal
15 Columbia. Sbf Frank P. Hall, washington. D. G
16. Croxton- keeton. cro1ton. .Keeton Motor oai
Company. Massillon. Ohio. -.
IT. Croxton- Keeton Croxton- Keeton Motor Cal
Company. Massillop, Ohio.
49, Corbin. Corbin Motor Vehicle Company, New
Britain, Conn.
TO- Hupmobiie. JOS. Wiesenfeld. Baltimore Md
20. winton. George F. Whiting, baltimore Md.
21 American simplex Simplex Motor Car Com.
pany, Mshawaka. Ind.
% Cameron Cameron Car Co.. Beverly, Mass
%. Atlas. Atlas Motor Car Co, Springfield. Mass.
"a Crawford, c. F. Eckenrode. Baltimore. Md
25 Acme, y. $. Fl. Sanders. Boston. Mass.
26 REQ, John J. Loughran. Philadelphia. Pa.
81 Matheson. Matheson Automobile Company,
New York y. Y.
oS Renault L. H. Shaab, Baltimore. Nd.
30 Hupmobile. Hupp Motor Car Company. De-
troit, Mich.
Ind.
81. Washington. Carter Motor Car Corporation,
Washington. D. c.
a2 Washington Carter Motor Car Corporation,
Washington, ID. G.
ss. FRANKLIN. Franklin Automobile Company.
New York, \. Y.
a. Selden. T. S. Patterson. Rosemont Pa.
35 Michigan. Michigan Motor Car Manufactur-
ing Company, Detroit, Mich
So Elmore. Frank Hardart, Philadelphia; Pa.
81. Pullman. H. Clay Waldman, jr., Baltimore.
Evening star., 1909-09-12

r. w. Powers is on an extended trip to
Akron Ohio: Cleveland. st. Louis and
Chicago. He is visiting his home In st.
Louis, and after a short stop In the
Windy city will return to this city In
about two weeks.
Evening star., 1909-09-12

In four-cylindered engine try always
to keep the four cylinders running evenly.
Have all the valve springs of the same
strength, and see that the remblers on
the coils are evenly adjusted.
Evening star., 1909-09-12

A P. Warner arrived in Washington
from Hagerstown, where he went to Sc
cure the new 1910 model Crawford car.
which he drove over the road via Fred
ersck and Rockville. Md
Evening star., 1909-09-12

n. H. Herman and family in Wash
inston tourabout spent last Sunday visit
ing friends In 81. Mary county. Md. The
Evening star., 1909-09-12

Highest grade workmanship;
full size; full spring edge,
spring head, handsomely and
artisticaIIy upholstered in guar
anteed Empire Leather. Golden
Chartered Oak frame; open,
sanitary steel construction;
biscuit tufted and filled with
white cotton and long hair.