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Amador ledger., 1910-07-29

"Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what l did
eat distressed me terribly. Burdock
blood bitters cured me. u. II. Wal,
ker, Suunbury, Ohio.
Amador ledger., 1910-07-29
BORN

KUSELJ--In Jackson, July 26, 1910,
to the wife of John Kuselj, a daugh-
ter.
Amador ledger., 1910-07-29
Special SmaIl Ads.

Advertisements under this head, not exceed
ing lines, will be inserted at soc per month, 5
cents per line for less than one month
Amador ledger., 1910-07-29
phears' Express,

Ring up Sam Pbear for prompt de-
livery OF trunks, baggage aud express
packages. Rates reasona Bile. Leave
orders with p. L. Cassinelli, phone
Main 35; and Express Office, Main "a;
residence Main II.
Furniture Moved.
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Mrs. Fairbanks q Horticulturist.

Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks is an
enthusiastic horticulturist and is rec
ognized as one of the leading authori-
ties in the country on the varieties
and the growing of bulbs. Many con-
~servatories in New York, as we'll as
in Washington and Indianapolis, her
home city, are the richer for her gifts.
Many Of the bulbs she has distrib-
uted among her friends add to the
natural beauty of their bloom the in
terest of historic associations. The
narcissi that grow IN the Campo San
to, in Pisa, the cemetery soil Of which
was brought into Italy from the Holy
Land, are famous among flower grow
ers all over the world, and several OF
Mrs. Fairbanks friends have been
delighted recently by presents Of a
few of these precious roots which
Mrs. Fairbanks had imported for her
own hothouses. A few fine varieties
of cyclamen, hitherto unknown in
America, also have come into Mrs.
Fairbanks possession in the last few
weeks, and her friends are waiting
hungrily for cuttings Of these.-New
York Press.
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Evolution of Cherry Blossoms.

The evolution of the cherry BIOS
BON from the simple, single little wild
mountain flower to a great, wide
spread, two-inch blossom as big as a
Cherokee rose, and to great ~rosettes
Of "many-fold," "hundred-petal" and
''thousand-petal''' flowers is as amaz-
ing as anything in the necromancy OF
Japanese gardening.
Beginning with the stock Of the
Wild mountain or Yoshino cherry, the
gardeners grated the shoots of the
towering varieties close to the ground
then enlarged the petals, changed
stamens to petals, and multiplied the
petals. These they curled in cup
like forms beyond the possibilities OF
q plum blossom, and, beside the one
tndention of the traditional heart
shaped petal, cut deep notches like
q sparrow's beak or made serrated
edges like the petals Of a pink OF
aaisy.
They called the latter flower the
s'little chrysanthemum." They curled
and brcadened the stamens, stood
them upright like the sail of a junk
and in some cases left two pistils Of
pale green in the heart Of the rosiest
flowers as a charming color contrast
Century.
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But Not TaXprOof,

A model concrete house has been
built by a corporation at Montclair,
n. j. 1t weighs five hundred tons
and has only two ingredients-con-
crete and steel. 1t is, in effect, a
solid chunk of rock, and is expected
to last forever. 1t is freproof, water
proof, rat and nous proof-every-
thing but taXproof.
To make IN imperishable house
that is not taXproof seems sort Of
futile, but after all it may be no more
uneconomic than to make an immor-
tai soul and neglect to make it proof
against sin. A world Of all-concrete
houses and sinproof souls might not
be so interesting as this world we
know. There would be no fire en-
gines, no insurance companies and no
churches. 1t might seem dull.
The perishable nature of mundane
things probably helps to make us toll
Grant of them. Imperishable things,
like souls, were wisely planned to be
unsubstantial. If souls weighed five
hundred tons We might wish they
didn't last so we'll, and that perma-
nent house in Montclair may be blown
up in the next generation by a public
out of all patience with it's style,
Life.
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Indebtedness Paid in Kind.

One of the fundamental rules Of
society is that If an invitation to an
entertainment is accepted, an invita-
ton to a similar function must be
sent to hostess and host. A woman
may not accept the courtesies Of 9TH
ers if she is not prepared to do for
them as much as they have done for
her, and that she may make no error
a list of social Indebtedness becomes
imperative where an acquaintance is
large.
When a woman has been invited
to any special function the fact and
date should be written beside the
name of the hostess, and then there is
no difficulty in keeping the obli5a-
ton clear.
A woman, married or single, who
invites another to a dinner must be
given a similar invitation in return.
Of course, if she is married, her hus-
band is invited, toe, though the host
ess may be a single woman. But a
dinner requires a dinner, and a single
woman cannot expect to be invited to
them if she asks her women friends
only to luncheons, or what might be
called "day" affairs.
A married woman whose husband
does not know or does not care to
have the acquaintance of'the husband
of another woman may invite said
woman to a. luncheon, thus keeping
the friendship between the two wo-
men, while the husbands may never
meet. And a married woman need
not ask to dinner another who has
entertained her only at luncheon.
A bridge" dinner, so called be-
cause bridge Is played after dinner,
may be taken as an equivalent to q
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dinner theatre party, the point being
that the entertainment includes more
than dinner. A bridge luncheon is
more than a luncheon alone, and a
luncheon and matinee might be taken
as a similar courtesy. The point lies
in returning as much hospitality as
one receives.
It Is not incumbent upon a woman
to invite to a meal Of any sort n
who has not extended the same
thought, but If the latter has been
asked to a bridge, or if in any pro-
nounced way a desire for her &C
quaintance has been shown, she may
send an invitation for luncheon or
dinner, always providing that the one
giving the first invitation to a meal
is not the latest arrival in a place.
It is always the privilege of the older
resident to give the first invitation
to a meal, unless the other woman
has also lived so long in the town
that she Is no longer a stranger.
Invitations to a tea require moth
ing more than a similar card, for they
are only notices of being at home to
ones friends on a certain day, n
nothing further may come from them
unless one woman or the other really
wishes to pursue the acquaintance
Rosanna Schuyler, in the New York
TELEGRAM.
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Not in Stock.

A Boston sportsman, who has just
returned from the Maine woods, tells
of an incident which happened in n
of the small country stores in the
Pine Tree State. Laid up with a
cold one day, and consequently
forced to remain indoors, the hunter
went to the village store in search
for something to read. Robert Brown
ing he held as his favorite author,
so he promptly asked the rather ell
derby s]hopkeeper to look over his
shelves and see if he had Brown
ing's works among a small array or
books tucked away in an obscure
corner.
Nope" replied the storeman, rum
ming over his shelves; ives got blue
ing, backing and whiting, but I
don't see no browning anywhere
Boston Herald.
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II the plan has been carefully thought
out, and as nine out Of ten OF the best
known women of society care to wear
a gown only a limited number OF
times, and then to appear in some
thing quite different for an equally
short period, it is not surprising that
they have hit upon this plan of max
ing their dress money go further.
Many Of them have dummy figures,
exact copies of their own, so that they
do not need to lose any time in being
fitted, and by giving only a little
thought to the matter a have a
chic addition to their wardrobes
whenever they want it. When order
ing their best frocks these women
have a watchful eye for new effects
in lines and color combinations, so
that when their bargains" are being
made they can suggest some little
finish that will give that touch OF dill
ference that distinguishes the ordered
gown from the one known as home
made."-New York Tribune.
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Natures Protest Against Selfshness.


All along our eastern seaboard lie
abandoned farms. Some of these
farms. many Of them, indeed, were
once as we'll cultivated and productive
as any in the land. At $50 al acre
they would have been called a gilt.
Now no purchasers are in sight at So.
What is the explanation Of the trag-
edy. for tragedy it is, which lies be-
hind the swathe of desolated farm
land, when men say the more acres
a man owns, the poorer he Is, AND
where the pine and the broomsedge
fourishing in undisturbed possession,
bear silent testimony to the grim
truthfulness of the saying?
1t is natures own protest against
selishness. For years man has been
getting from his land all he could
and giving back nothing. Men who
would not be so foolish as to suppose
that their horses could work or their
COWS give milk without food have
thought that their land could go on
Welding without being fed. Now
they know better. But for Lany the
knowledge has come too late.
Ruined farms means ruined men.
Farmers are not the only people
guilty of such conduct. Every selfish
man is making the same mistake.
He is starving his farm. Some day 1t
will starve him. 1t must be so. Ma
lures laws must be obeyed.-Wash-
ington Herald.
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R y 7$ @sS

The splendor of black velvet Is
everywhere.
The new fat-front couture means
death to rats.
Small hats are predicted, but none
are yet in sight.
Two shades Of green which bid fair
to be exceedingly popular are SOFT
almond and a pistache.
Black net collars, studded with nall
heads or embroidered with jet bugles,
are being worn with black waists.
Loose weaves and heavy threads
are characteristic notes of many or
the popular materials for walking
suits.
Colored correspondence stationery
is once more in vogue. The delicate
grays, dove and pearl shades are ex-
quisite.
Shoes are a bit less pointed, n
the new vamps are very short, the
effect being to make the foot look
rather shorter.
Because most Of the lingerie gowns
will be collarless and with short
sleeves, comfort will be characteristic
Of the seasons wear.
Narrow bands of fur are supplant-
ing velvet and ribbons for the coll
fure. Chinchilla is, Of course, a ia
vorite for brunettes, while sable is IN
favor for blondes.
However elaborate a scarf may be
in itself or in it's trimmings, the edge
is usually finished with a selvage all
around. The selvage varies from a
quarter to two inches in width.
On many of the handsomest dinner
and evening gowns the decolletage is
modified to something not far from
the low Dutch neck, the very low
neck being now considered by some
authorities as outside the mode.
Wool embroidery will be a favorite
trimming on the new gown. 1t is
heavier and coarser-looking than the
silk handworE to which we have been
accustomed, but when the design is
attractive and well done it is decided
ly attractive.
A new writing paper fashion, high
in vogue among college girls. con-
sists in having the name by which
you are best known engraved in color
across the top. The paper is to be
used for correspondence only with
intimate friends.
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Changes in Religious Effort.

The real ground, therefore, of our
superiority to our ancestors is not so
much that they were all selfish while
only a few Of us are, or even that they
lacked zeal for human welfare, as
that their altruism was m~isdirected,
first to loving individuals rather than
the mass, and then to laboring for
their salvation from imaginary dan
gers in the next world. rather than
from real trouble in this. We have
learned first to confine u efforts in
this world, and second, to work at
wholesale rather than retail.-Ernest
C. Richardson in the Atlantic.
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l to See Him.

A Boston father the past summer
sem his boy Reginald and his three
sisters to visit a relative in Maine.
Though it was understood the visit
was to consume three weeks, their
stay heightened to two months.
WELL" asked the father, upon the
return of his offspring, was your
Uncle William glad to see you?"
WAS he?" reiterated the boy, as
though surprised by the query. "Why,
dad, he asked me why we didn't bring
you, mother, the cook, the maid and
the dog!"-Harper's Magazine.
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Mother Calls Wrong Caller

A young man had been calling now
and then on a young lady, when one
night, as he sat in the parlor waiting
for her to come down, her mother
entered the room instead, and asked
him in a very grave, stern way what
his intentions were, says the Philadel-
phia Ledger.
He turned very red and was about
TO stammer some incoherent reply.
when suddenly the young lady called
down from the head of the stairse:
Mamma, mamma, that is not the
one"
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THE RETURN.

When Johnnie went away to school
He rigidly conformed to rule.
AT first he Joined a college fra,
And lost an arm and leg at that.
And then he made the Delta Phis,
Who gouged out one of Johnnie's eyes.
A "rush" that launched the college year
Deprived him of a useful ear.
He was so good, and glad to please,
That Johnnie made the team with ease.
He left a hand at Cleveland, o.
A kneecap at st. Louis, Mo-; I
His sternum cracked at Baltimore q
Inferred his nose at Portland, Ore;
At every contest, win or yield,
He left q portion on the field.
Thus gradually he was bereft
Till little Of the boy was left.
We got his baggage home by rail-
The rest of Johnnie came by mail.
Buffalo News.
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Treat Husbands With Politeness.

If a woman spending the evening
with friends would treat her huspano
with the same politeness and consld-
! Grafton she gives to other men, host
esses would less often dread asking
husband and wife to the same func-
tion. For many women know there
are married men and women who are
agreeable If alone, but who, when &C.
COMMANDED by wife or husband, as the
case may be, are almost offensive IN
their behavior. And the trouble OF
ten Is that the wife does not make
the same exertion or show the same
consideration for her husband lei
thew are with others that she natural
ly gives to other men.
Few persons enjoy playing bridge
at the same table with a husband anu
wife a often one or both criti-
else the play of the other. The same
woman. if sitting at another table,
would tell her partner or opponent
what she thought Of his game. II
she yentured any comment it would
be tactful and polite. But she seems
to feel privileged to descend with
verbal onslaught on her husband with
total disregard of others present. NO
one fancies that a wife is always 60
ing to talk to her husband with the
same formality she would use with
other men, but all agree, if they stop
to think, that to adopt the informal
ity OF home when in company IS MOI
always pleasant to others.
1t may not be sweetness of nature
thss restraints woman from comment
ing or retorting to her husband when
she is annoyed; it may be wholly con-
sideration for others. The fact that
she does keep still then may be en-
tirely a matter Of good breeding, for
consideration is that sometimes,
should she possess an opinion that is
decidedly contrary to her husbands,
she shall hold it and tell him later,
but she must make the communlca-
ton when no one else is present.
Nothing is more unpleasant than to
be obliged to hear a matrimonial crit
icism or alteration. Listeners are
not interested, and any atmosphere
of entertainment is in this way entire
~ destroyed.
If a woman is playing bridge at
the same table with her husband she
must treat him, for the time, as she
would any acquaintance. II she does
not like his of playing she Is
not at liberty to tell him then, be-
cause she will make the other two
persons uncomfortable. If she wishes
to discuss the hand he has just played
her W manner must have the same
politeness that it would with her host,
and if her husband does not agree
with her she must drop the matter
then, taking it up later when at home
Il she thinks it best.
No husband and wife have the
right to make other guests uncom-
Portable when they are out socially.
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PITH N POINT.

Music Teacher why don't you
pause there? Don't you see that it's
marked 'rest?'" Eyes, teacher, but
I aren't tired."-Life.
what is a mud-guard, pa?" I
believe it is intended for use on an
automobile, but it would seem to fill
a long felt want Of a candidate for
oflce."-Judge.
docs Mr.. Smith live here?" mo,
sir" "Does he live in this ~street?"'
Eyes, SIR" "Do you know his num-
ber?" mo, ,!r; but you'll see it on
his door."-Punch. ~
I love to see the hero strut
Throughout a play.
I'd like to be as noble, but
Not every day.
Crawford-"Don'r you miss the
theatre, living out here in this one
horse town." Suburbs-"Why, man,
we zee plays here that you never see
in New York!"-Puck.
Nell-"Has Maude been observing
Lent?" Belief should say she
has. Why, she has won enough at
bridge to pay for her whole Easter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Record.
He-"A philosopher says The
only thing worth while in life Is try
ing to do something you can't-and
doing it." She (sweetly)-"Is that
why you play bridge?"-Life.
Visitor-"I saw your husband in
the crowd down town to-day. In
fact, he was so close that I could have
touched him" Hostess That's
strange. At home he is 20 close that
nobody can touch him!"-Puck.
The dudes a walking fashion plate,
With but a single charm.
Upon his watch chain it is found,
Chicago News.
"What a conscientious woman Mrs.
D'Eaubags isl" "Well, I should say!
You know she made an assignment
for the benefit of her creditors last
week, and she listed all the party
calls she owed as liabilities "-Cleve-
land Leader.
Little Girl-"Mother, that's such a
nasty little boy; whenever he passes
me be makes a face" Mother-"Very
rude of him. 1 hope you don't do IT
back" Little Girl-"Oh, dear, nok
I simply turn up my nose and treat
him with despisery."-Punch.
The Rev. DR.. Neutrality-suspicious.
con Goodleigh walked right out OF
church in the middle Of my sermon.
I wonder If I offended him" Mrs.
Goodleigh-"Don't let that worry
YOU, doctor. He has been a somnam'
bulist for years. "-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Kind-Hearted Matron (giving him
a plate of beans) you were the
youngest in a family Of ten? No
wonder you didn't turn out well.
Your mother had no time to look at
ter you" Goodman Gonrong-"No,
ma'am. I wuz what they call the
submerged tenth. "-Chicago Tribune.
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The Experts Opportunity.

You'll have to send for another
DOCTOR" said the one who had been
called, after a glance at the patient.
Am I so i'll as that?" gasped the
sufferer.
II don't know just how i'll you
are" replied the nan Of medicine,
but l know you're the lawyer who
cross-examined me when 1 appeared
as aniexpert witness. My conscience
won't let me kill you, and III be
HANGED If I. want to cure you. Good
day."-Philadefphia Inquirer.
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Is Danger or diabetes
and fatal Brisht's
disease. Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure sick
kidneys and impart
strength to tn
whole system.
Harry Hause, 80
Bound Ave-, Milton,
Pa, says: Eight
ear 6 I had to
take to my bed. I
consulted one ply
stefan after another,
but in vain. My
back was so sore |
could not sleep, and
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matching Up" Expensive Waists.

The very latest method OF fashion
able economy in the way of smart
clothes Is to buy some exquisitely
embroidered chiffon or net waist,
match 1t up" in a soft satin or silk
and wool crepe, and have a simple
skirt made in the house by a good
sewing woman. This same genius
bitches the two together skilfully,
adds a few deft touches Of her own
needlework where the embroidery
design needs extension and introduces
a few bits of expensive trimming in
very small pieces to keep the cost
down. The result is n to boast of
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Certain negro characters are OF a
highly evolved type" said Professor
Arthur Keith in a Hunterian lecture
at the Royal College of Surgeons in
London, land I have a suspicion that
some of the negroes Of the Congo
Free State had an old civilization
which flourished when Britons were
in a primitive state"
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Free TO Our q

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago,
for 4S-page illustrated Eye Book Free;
Write all about Your Eye Trouble and
they will advise as to the Proper Applica-
ton Of the Murine Eye Remedies dies in i'm Your our
that Murine Relieves Sore Eyes, Strength
ems Weak Eyes, Doesn't Smart, !Soothes
Eve Pain, and sells for SOC. Try It in Your
Eyes and in Baby's Eyes, for Scaly Eyellds
and Granulation.
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A SONG OF CONTENT.

Above an emerald sea of sod
Blow linen sails like snow;
The floors are sanded, and the hearth
Cleans with the Affairs glow.
A wholesome smell of bread, new-baked;
The spinning-wheel's low hum;
These, with an hundred homely tasks,
Make of her day, the sum.
Yet search the whole world thro' and
thro',
Her happiness to match
Her drowsy babe upon her breast,
His hand upon the latch!
Edith Vaughan Michaux, in The Crafts
man.
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headaches and dizzy spells bothered
me. After taking Doan's Kidney
Pills, I passed gravel, and soon I was
cured"
Remember the name-Doan's. Fol-
sale by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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There is an inmate in the Colches-
ter workhouse, England, who is nine
ty-six years of age, one who is ninety
two, twentyone between eighty and
ninety, and ifty-three between sew
enty and eighty.
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Seventeen species Of shark, some or
them twenty-five feet in length. in
habit the far eastern seas, while the
basking shark of the Indian ocean
frequently attains a length of fifty
feet.
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a; Macaroni Cutlets.-Cook one-half cupfdl of macaroni
e s broken in halfinch pieces. Add q thick sauce n same as
q g for the croquettes, using all milk in place OF milk and oyster
q liquor; then add one-fourth of a cupful Of grated cheese, and
season with salt and pepper; cool, shape in the form II cut
g lets, dip in crumbs, egg, and crumbs again, fry in deep fat'
> G and drain on brown paper. Insert a Observation-Disclosures
. niece of uncooked macaroni in each outlet, arrange outlets on
= d parsley.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softensthe gums, reduces lnhanma
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DELAY is

When the kidneys are sick, the
whole body is weakened. Aches and
pains and urinary ills come, and there
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A flexible rubber ~mouthpiece for
telephones is a novelty, the idea being
to prevent breakage should a desk
instrument be upset.