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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-22
Out of His Line.

"Good morning, sir" says the LADY,
entering the studio Of the famous por'
trait painter. 81 wish to engage you to
paint my portrait"
~ shall be delighted, madam"
81 want 1t painted with my new ha'
on"
Pardon me, madam, but l am not {
landscape artist. New York Life.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-22
SUPERIOR COURT
PROCEEDINGS
HON F. V. WOOD, JUDGE

George l.. Thomas VS.. Lazar Sku-
Itch. Compliant filed, summons and
attachment Issued.
Estate of Geo. Ii. Rinehart. james
Nichols, Robert Reed and William
Haney appointed appraisers of pro
perty situated in Amador and San
Joaquin COUNTIES. S. q. Spagnoli,
Warren b. Brown, and Ed. McDuH
appointed appraisers of property in
Contra Custra county.
Estate of s. W. Bright. Decree es-
tablishing notice to creditors.
Estate of Julia Giuoochio-Orde
made appointing Alfonso GInocchio
administrator, upon fling bond in the
sum OF $4,000.
Estate of Patrick Mccormick
Order made confirming sale of real
estate.
Estate of Robert McLaIan. Petit
tion of W. Going for letters is dis
missed.
New Cases
Application Of VIM. Ross for writ
Of habeas corpus. w rit issued and
hearing partially had or Jan. IS, and
thereupon continued until Jan. 20.
at which time the court ordered the
petitioner discharged from custody,
the evidence being insufficient to war
rant his detention.
Estate Of Henry Stark, William
Stark petitions for letters OF admins.
tration. Deceased died about the
Sth day OF July, 1904, leaving real
estate consisting of lot 2 block 49,
jackson, of a value not exceeding
$500. The heirs are Mary Stark
widow Of deceased, Amanda Troyan
residing at San Jose; Henry Stark
of jackson; Adolph Stark, residing
at Baltimore, Mt; and HenriettG
STARK, residing San Francisco. Jan
uary 30 set for hearing.
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Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-22

Torturing eczema spreads its burn
irg area every day. Doan's Ointment
quickly stops its spreading, instantly
relieves the Itching, cures it perman
emily. at any drug store.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-22
AMADOR LEDGER
JACKSON, CAL. JANUARY %, 1909
TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL

This table gives the highest and lowest tenn
perature in Jackson for each day, together with
the rainfall, as recorded by self-registering
instruments kept at the Ledger office.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-22
Ordinance No. a.

An Ordinance Imposing a
Street Poll Tax in the City
of Jackson.Amado County
State of California, for the
Year 1909, and Providing
for the Collection of Street
Poll Taxes.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1909-01-22
DOCUMENTS RECORDED.

tfhe following instruments have been filed
for record in the recorders ONCE since our last
report. We publish complete list OF docu-
ments recorded, and must decline to accede 70
any request to suppress any document from
these columns. Don't ask us to do SO
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
Tree Death Trap for Birds.

Queensland Australia, has a curious
tree which ensnares and kills insect
life and sometimes birds also. A
traveller says of it: The seed vessels
of the Queensland upas tree, 'Ahmoo'
of the blacks (Pisonia Brunoniana),
which are produced on spreading leaf
less panicles, exude a remarkably Wis.,
cid substance approaching birdlime in
consistency and evil effect. Sad is the
fate of any bird which, laundering in
it's flight happens to strike against any
of the many traps which the tree in
unconscious malignity hangs out on
every side. In such event the seed
clings to the feathers, the wings be-
come fixed to the sides, the hapless
bird falls to the ground and as it
struggles heedlessly gathers more of
the seeds, to which leaves and twigs
adhere, until by aggregation it is in
closed in a mass of vegetable debris as
firmly as a mummy in its clothes"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04

look as you do. He is old, very, very
old. He speaks sometimes as you do,
sometimes as they do in Yian. / speak
also in both manners"
Then speak as they do in Yian,"
urged, impatiently, speak as-why,
Ysonde! why are you crying? Have
l hurt you'll did not intend-I did
not dream of your caring! There,
Ysonde, forgive me-see, beg you on
my knees here at your feet"
l stopped, my eyes fastened on a
small golden ball which hung from
her waist by golden chain. | saw it
trembling against her thigh, saw it
change color, now crimson, now pur-
pie, now flaming scarlet. 1t was the
symbol of the Kuen-Yuin.
She bent over me and laid her fin
gers gently on my arm.
why do you ask me such things %
she said, while the tears glistened on
her lashes. 1T hurts me here" she
pressed her hand to her breast-''it
pains-I don't know why All, now
your eyes are hard and cold again;
you are looking at the golden globe
which hangs from my waist. Do you
wish to know also what that is?"
yes" l muttered, my eyes fixed on
the internal color flames which sub
sided as l spoke, leaving the ball a
pale gilt again.
"It is the symbol of the Kuen-Yuin,"
she said, in trembling voice; why
do you ask?"
'Is it yours?"
"Y-yes."
where did you get it," I cried,
harshly.
"My-my stepfa-"
Then she pushed me away from her
with all the strength of her slender
wrists and covered her face.
If l slipped my arm about her and
drew her to me-if l kissed away the
tears that fell slowly between her
fingers-if told her how l loved her
how it cut me to the heart to see
her unhappy-after all, that is my own
business. When she smiled through
her tears, the pure love and sweetness
in her eyes lifted my soul higher than
the high moon vaguely glimmering
through the sunlit blue above. MY
happiness was so sudden, so fierce
and overwhelming that 1 only knelt
there, her fingers clasped in mine, my
eyes raised to the blue vault and the
glimmering moon. Then something
in the long grass beside me moved
close to my knees and a damp acrid
odor filled my nostrils.
"Ysonde!" cried, but the touch OF
her hand was already gone and my
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
cANNIRALIsM is STILL ALIVE.
Evidently Work Remains for Mission
aries in Africa.

You may be interested to know"
says j. j. Reynard of the Cape-to- Cairo
telegraph construction staff, that can
nibalism still survives and is, to my
knowledge, practiced by the Chikanda
dwelling along the Zambezi and Shire
rivers. A case came to my notice last
year. The body of a celebrated hunter,
who had succumbed to fever, was ex-
humed and devoured At one impor-
tant center of the Shire the cemetery
has to be guarded to prevent the ma
t1Ves devouring the newly buried
bodies.
AS far as 1 know, cannibalism is
not practiced openly by tribes in the
country with which | am acquainted.
The natives who devour our dead be-
lieve that if they eat the body of
European they will acquire his intelli-
gence, just as they eat the heart of
Lion because they believe they will
gain the courage of the lion.
The Mambwe, of the Tanganyika,
regard the lion as sacred, and believ-
ing implicitly in the transmigration
of the soul, hold that the spirit of a
dead chief enters into the body of a
lion or python. Those animals are
therefore taboo, unless they kill man,
when the taboo is withdrawn"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
CHAPTER VII.

What the DEVILS the matter with
him.? muttered Pierpont, lifting me
in his arms like child; "has he been
stabbed, Barris?"
In few minutes | was able to stand
and walk stiffly into my bedroom
where Hewlett had a hot bath ready
and hotter tumbler of Scotch. Pier
pont sponged the blood from my throat
where it had coagulated. The cut was
slight, almost invisible, a mere pune
ture from thorn. A shampoo cleared
my mind, and cold plunge and alco-
hol friction did the rest
Now" said Pierpont, swallow your
hot Scotch and lie down Do you
want broiled woodcock? Good,
fancy you are coming about"
Barris and Pierpont watched me as
l sat on the edge of the bed, solemnly
chewing on the woodcock's wishbone
and slipping my Bordeaux, very much
at my ease.
Pierpont sighed his relief.
49," he said, pleasantly, sit was
mere case of ten dollars or ten days
IHOuSuI YOU udu DecH SldDUeu-
81 was not intoxicated" l replied
serenely picking up a bit of celery.
only jagged?" inquired Pierpont
full of sympathy
Nonsense" said Barris, 'let him
alone. Want some more celery, Roy?
1t will make you sleep"
Il don't want to sleep" l answered.;
when are you and Pierpont going to
catch your gold-maker?'
Barris looked at his watch and
closed it with a snap.
In an hour; you don't propose to go
with us?'
But / do-toss me cup of coffee,
Pierpont, will you-that's just what |
propose to do. Hewlett, bring the new
box of Pantella's-the mild imported;
and leave the decanter Now, Barris,
I'll be dressing, and you and Pierpont
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04

The story opens in New York Roy Car
densiue. the Story-teller, inspecting
queer reptile owned by George Godfrey of
Tiuany's Roy and Barris and Pierpont,
two friends, depart on hunting trip to
Cardinal Woods, rather obscure local
1ty. Barris revealed the fact that he had
Joined the secret service for the purpose
OF running down a gang of gold makers.
Prof Lagrange, on discovering the
gangs formula, had been mysteriously
killed Barris received telegram of in
structions. He and Pierpont set out to
locate the gold making gang. A valet re-
ported seeing queer Chnaman in the
supposedly untenanted woods. Roy went
hunting. He fell asleep in a dell On
awakening he beheld a beautiful girl at a
small lake. A birthmark. resembling a
dragons claw, on Roy's forehead had a
mysterious effect upon the girl, who said
her name was YSonde. Suddenly she dis
appeared Fleeing in terror Roy beheld
a horrible Chinese Visage peering at him
from the woods. Barrs and Pierpont re-
turned Barris exhibited a reptile. like
that owned by Godfrey. A ball of sup
posed gold, he held. suddenly became
alive. He told of the Kuen- YUM, a Chi
nese nation of sorcerers. numbering 100,-
900. 900, and explained that the Moon Ma
ker. their ruler, whose crescent symbol
was a dragon claw, was supposed to have
recently returned to earth. Barris Pier
pOnt and Roy failed to find Ysonde's dell.
Later. Roy, hunting. came to the beauti-
full SPOT. where he found Ysonde She
told him how her stepfather, evidently
Chinaman. made gold and of his mysteri-
Gus actions.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04

two clenched fists were cold and damp
with dew.
"Ysonde!" l called again, my tongue
stiff with fright-but | called as one
awakening from a dream-a horrid
dream, for my nostrils quivered with
the damp acrid odor and l felt the
crab-reptile clinging to my knee. Why
had the night fallen so swiftly-and
where was I-where?-stiff, chilled,
torn and bleeding, lying flung like
corpse over my own threshold with
Voyou licking my face and Barris
STOPPING above me in the light of
lamp that flared and smoked in the
night breeze like torch. Faugh! the
choking stencil of the lamp aroused
me and l cried out:
"Ysonde!"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
MARGARET Was IouIcaI.

One afternoon l overheard my two
children talking about the Sunday
school lesson.
Dick, who was much smaller than
Margaret, believed all she said about
1t. So he asked her what God looked
like. and she quickly answered: God
looks like a stalk of corn, because
mamma said he had ears on all sides,
and stalk of corn is the only thing
l know that has ears on all sides."-
Delineator.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
10 Badness DooMEDf
Baltimore Specialist Says IL Is Un-
necessary, and Proves II.

Baltimore, Feb. 21.-The intense in
terest In the wonderful work that is
being accomplished in Baltimore and
other cities by VIM. Chas. Keene, pres
ident of the Lorrimer Institute, con-
tinues unabated. Many cases of bald
ness and faded hair of years standing
have been remedied by the remark
able preparation being distributed from
Mr.. Keene's laboratory, and its fame is
spreading far and wide and thousands
OF persons are using this remarkable
hair food with gratifying results.
What makes this treatment more
popular is the fact that free trial out
fits are sent by mail prepaid. Those
who wish to try it are strongly ad-
vised to write to Mr.. Keene at the
Lorrimer Institute, Branch 20S, Balti-
more, Md. They will receive the full
trial outfit free Of charge and much
useful information about the hair
which will put them on the road to a
rapid and certain improvement.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04

Professor Munyon has just issued a
most beautiful, useful and complete AL
manac; it contains not only all the scien-
tific information concerning the moons
phases, in all the latitudes, but has il
lustrated articles on how to read char
acter by phrenology, palmistry and
birth month. 1t also tells all about
card reading, birth stones and their
meaning, and gives the Interpretation
Of dreams. 1t teaches beauty culture,
manicuring, gives weights and meas
ures, and antidotes for poison. In fact,
1t is Magazine Almanac, that not
only gives valuable information, but
will afford much amusement for every
member of the family, especially for
parties and evening sntertai ments.
Farmers and people In the rural dis
tricts will find this Almanac almost
invaluable.
1t will be sent to anyone absolutely
free on application to the MUNYON
REMEDY COMPANY, PHILADEL-
PHIA
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
Her LouIc.

Anna Margaret had great many
toys, and her mother thought she
ought to give some of them away be-
fore Christmas to less fortunate chill
dren. Anna Margaret was willing to
part with the broken trunk and the
cracked set Of dishes and the one
legged Teddy bear, and few other
toys that were in the same dilapidated
condition. But when 1t came to her
pet baby doll, the one that went to
sleep with her every night, she re-
belled. Mother assured her that Santa
Claus would undoubtedly bring her an
other doll, even better; but she re-
fused to be comforted.
Mother" she walled, IF God sent
Aunt Jessie another baby, would she
give Baby Jean away?" She kept her
doll.-Harpers Bazaar.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04

keep still and listen to what have 10
say. Is that door shut tight?"
Barris locked it and sat down.
Thanks" said L; "Barris, where In
the city of Yian?"
An expression akin to terror flashed
into Barris' eyes and I saw him stop
breathing for a moment.
There is no such city," he said at
length, have l been talking in my
sleep?"
1T is a city," l continued, calmly.
where the river winds under the
thousand bridges, where the gardens
are sweet scented and the air is filled
with the music of silver bells"
Stop" gasped Barris, and rose
trembling from his chair. He had
grown ten years older.
Roy" interposed Pierpont, coollv.
what the deuce are you harrying Bar.
ris for?"
| looked at Barris and he looked at
me. After a second or two he sat
down again.
go on, Roy" he said.
Il must" | answered, "for now am
certain that l have not dreamed"
told them everything; but, even as
/ told it, the whole thing seemed so
vague, so unreal, that at times I
stopped with the hot blood tingling in
ears, for it seemed impossible that
sensible men, in the year of our Lord
1896, could seriously discuss such mat
ters.
l feared Pierpont, but he did not
even smile. AS for Barris, he sat
with his handsome head sunk on his
breast, his unlighted pipe clasped
tight in both hands.
When l had finished, Pierpont turned
slowly and looked at Barris. Twice he
moved his lips as if to ask something
and then remained mute.
''Yian is city," said Barris, speak
ing dreamily; was that what you
wished to know, Pierpont?"
He nodded silently.
''Yian is a city," repeated Barris.
where the great river winds under
the thousand bridges-where the gar
dens are sweet scented, and the air is
filled with the music of silver bells"
My lips formed the question:
"Where is this city,"
1T lies" said Barris, almost uuerul.
ously across the seven oceans and
the river which is longer than from the
earth to the moon"
What do you mean?" said Pier
pont.
"Ah," said Barris, rousing himself
with an effort and raising his sunken
eyes, Il am using the allegories of an
other land; let it pass. Have l not
told you of the Kuen-Yuin? Yian Is
the center of the Kuen-Yuin. 1t lies
hidden in that gigantic shadow called
China, vague and vast as the midnight
heavens-a continent unknown, i'm
penetrable"
'Impenetrable," repeated Pierpont,
below his breath.
Il have seen it." said Barris, dream
lily. 81 have seen the dead plains of
Black Cathay and / have crossed the
mountains of Death, whose SUBMITS
are above the atmosphere. have seen
the shadow of Xangi cast across Abad-
don. Better to die a million miles
from YeZd and Alter Quedah than to
have seen the white water-lotus close
in the shadow of Xangi! l have slept
among the ruins of Xaindu, where the
winds never cease and the Wulwulleh
is walled by the dead"
"And Yian," l urged. gently
There was an unearthly look on his
face as he turned slowly toward me.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
CANNIRAl Ism IS Still 1--WE
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

the seat OF the disease Catarrh blood or consti-
tutonal disease and in order cure 1t you must take
internal remedies Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternay and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack medi-
cine 1t was prescribed by of the best physicians
In this country for years and is regular prescription
IL Is composed OF tho best tonics known. combined
WIN the best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination OF the
two ingredients is what produces such wonderful re-
suU In curing catarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo. O.
Bold by Druggists price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
Invention of Porcelain.

At display Of porcelain in China
an exhibitor said that Chinese litera-
ture ascribes the invention Of porce-
lain to period some rs centuries be-
fore Christ. Foreign experts are By
no means certain that the art existed
before the seventh century of this era.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
HERE'S A NEAT LITTLE PUZZLE.
Seems Simple, But VIII Occupy You
for q Few Minutes.

The Paris Temps publishes this
story: while in the Orient French
man bought diamond studded cross,
which he sent to his wife in Paris. To
guard against possible theft he noti-
fed her that counting from the bottom
to the top there were seven diamonds.
and counting from the bottom to the
end of each branch there were also
seven diamonds, thus:
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
This Will Interest Mothers,

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren. used by Mother Gray, a nurse in
Children's Home, New York, cure Constf-
patton, Feverishness, Teething Disorders,
Stomach Troubles and Destroy Worms;
10000 testimonials of cures. All druggists,
25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen S, Ohm
stcd, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
CHAPTER -VI.-Continued.


"Where is this city," l asked,
family.
'Yian? | don't know. 1t is sweet
with perfume and the sound of silver
bells all day long. Yesterday l carried
a blossom of dried lotus buds from
Yian, in my breast, and all the woods
were fragrant. Did you smell it?"
yes"
II wondered, last night, whether you
did. How beautiful your dog is; love
him. Yesterday l thought most about
your dog, but last night"
Last night" 1 repeated, below my
breath.
81 thought of you. Why do you wear
the dragon-claw?"
l raised my hand impulsiveIy to my
forehead, covering the scar. What do
you know of the dragon-claw?" I NUT
tered
ut is the symbol of Yue-Laou, and
Yue-Laou rules the Kuen-Yuin. my
stepfather says. My stepfather tells
me everything that / know. We lived
in Yian until l was 16 years old /
am is now; that is two years we have
lived in the forest. Look!-see those
scarlet birds! What are they? There
are birds of the same color in Yian."
where is Yian, Ysonde?" | asked,
with deadly calmness.
"Yian? | don't know"
But you have lived there?"
"Yes, very long time"
rs it across the ocean, Ysonde?"
1T is across seven oceans and the
great river which is longer than from
the earth to the moon"
who told you that?"
who? My stepfather; he tells me
everything"
'WiII you tell me his name,
Ysonde?"
Il don't know it, he is my stepfa-
ther, that is ALL"
"And what is your name?"
you know it, Ysonde."
"Yes, but what other name?"
''1'hat is all, Ysonde. Have you two
impatiently?"
Does your stepfather make gold?
Have you seen him make it?"
''Oh, yes. He made it also in Yian,
and | loved to watch the sparks at
night whirlng like golden bees. Yian
is lovely-if it is all like our garden
and the gardens around. I can see
the thousand bridges from my garden
and the white mountain beyond"
And the people-tell me of the peo-
pie. Ysonde!" l urged, gently.
'NThe people of Yian? I could see
them in swarms like ants-oh. many,
many millions crossing and recrossing
the thousand bridges"
"But how did they look? Did they
dress as l do?"
Il don't know. They were very far
away, moving specks on the thousand
bridges. For 16 years | saw them
every day from my garden, but never
went out of my garden into the streets
OF Yian, for my stepfather forbade
me-"
"You never saw a living creature
near by in Yian?" / asked in despair.
My birds; oh, such tall wise-look-
ing birds, all over gray and rose
color"
She leaned over the cleaning water
and drew her polished hand across the
surface.
why do you ask me these ques
tions," she murmured; ARE you dis
pleased?"
''Tell me about your stepfather," |
insisted Does he look as | do? Does
he dress. does he speak as l do? Is
be Americana"
American? | don't know. He does
lot dress as you do and he does not
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04

when he returned home he found
that two diamonds mad been stolen
from the cross, but that from top to
bottom the number was still seven,
and that counting from the bottom up
to either branch there were still seven
diamonds, as designated by him in
his letter Of warning. Figure it out.
it's nice little puzzle"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-03-04
His First Practice,

The old farmer stood in front Of the
Human Frog" in the museum. How
did yeou ever find out yeou were a
contortionist?" he drawled, curiously.
"'Sh!" whispered the contortionist.
TITS secret, but once tried to dress
sleeper"