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The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
No Drums In the Middle ACES.

AS we come to the middle. ages.
when the nations Of modern Europe
were struggling into existence. we find
that at first the drum was not used
at all SO. although melody had been
known and practiced for many cen
turies. rhythm had been quite fOrg, +
ten. for what there is left to us OF
the music Of the middle ages contains
no bars. and we know that it was
slowly and monOtonOusly chanted,
without the least accent.
In the eleventh century, however,
things began to improve. more paTtic-
ularly as the crusaders brought into
Europe all sorts Of percussion instru-
ments from the east. Various kinds of
drums. tamNourines and cymbals were
then seen in Europe for the first time
since the days Of savages. and they
have been used. with very little
change. ever since.-St. Nicholas.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Safeguarding Crime.

1t is inexplicable how those pessi-
mistic caTpers who are accustomed to
hit all the minor chords with the loud
pedal on can fail to see all about them
the unmistakable signs Of progress and
the reddening dawn Of a new day in
the social yeast. And especially is this
true in matters pertaining to crime.
There is no doubt that the general
standards of crime have been immeas-
bly, raised Of late. Nowadays a
Ian can do almost anything and get
away with it, provided he can arouse
the sympathy Of the special lady writ
ers and pay the experts. All, brothers.
who can say that all this does not
make for the general uplift? How
can we hope to realize the better
things of life until crime has been
made perfectly SATELLITE.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Sneezind.

Sneezing has an extensive folklore
in many countries. Sometimes the act
is considered Ominous Of good and
sometimes of evil. Among the Jews
it has always been regarded at an ap-
propriate moment, such as the conclu-
sion of a bargain, as prOpitious, and a
belief still fingers in many parts Of
the country that the regular habit Of
sneezing, particularly after meals, is
conducive to longevity. and precau-
ton against feveTS. The old English
custom of saying God bless your
when a person sneezed. so as to avoid
evil consequences, has its counterpart
in many far distant parts Of the globe
The early settlers in Brazil found the
sneezer saluted with God preserve
you" while in Fiji it was customary
to retort, May you liver In super
stitiOus Suffolk there is a sneezing tar
iff-Once a wish, twice a kiss, thrice
a letter and four times a disappoint-
ment.-LOndon Sphere.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
THE CONSULTATION.
What Her Sister Heard When She
Listened to the Doctors-it
Was Not Expected.

One of two sisters who lived togeth-
er was suddenly taken with lung at
tack she feared was serious, says the
London Telegraph. She therefore sent
for a specialist and asked her doctor
to meet him. Talking over his coming
with her sister, she said: Mona, /
wish I could know Sir Henry BIS real
opinion. Neither he nor DR.. NJ. will
tell US If there is anything really
wrong, but 1 would much rather
know"
Her sister replied: do not worry,
dearest. You shall know everything,
for I will go down to the dining room
and stand behind the big oak screen
and listen to every word they say"
"And viii you be sure to tell me,
Monar'
''You may rely On me. dearest. I will
tell you every word"
Even If am not to get wellT'
Even then, dearest" promised the
loyal Mona
The hour for the consultation arriv-
ed, and the sister went to the dining
room and, standing behind the great
oak screen, ensconeed herself and pre-
pared to listen.
By and by the two doctors were
heard descending the stairs, and mo-
ment later they came S1to the room.
Walking over to the fireplace, the spe-
cialist sank into an easy chair and the
local doctor sank into another. Then
followed a moments silence, broken by
the specialist, who leaned little for
ward.
MY dear NJ" be saFd slowly as he
looked across at his colleague, "of al
the ugly women that's the very ugliest
| woman I've ever seen in my life"
els sheT' replied the local doctor.
''You wait until you've seen her sis
| fer"
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
ROMANCE OF HISTORY.
These Things Read Like Legends, but
Are Matters of Fact.

These Things Read Like Legends, but
Are Matters Of Fact.
. A peasant girl called half witted did
promise to defeat the victors Of Agin-
court and did it; 1t ought to be a
legend, but it happens to be a fact.
A poet and poetess did fall in love
and eloped secretly to a sunny cline;
it is obviously a three volume novel,
but 1t happened. Nelson did die in the
act Of winning the one battle that
could change the world; it is a gross
ly improbable coincidence, but it is too
late to alter it now. Napoleon did win
the battle OF Austerlitz; it is unnatu-
raj, but it is not my fault When the
general who had surrendered a repub-
lican town returned, saying easily, ''I
have done everything" Robespierre
did ask, with an air OF inquiry,
Are you dead?' When Robespierre
coughed in his cold harangue GARNER
did say, The blood OF Danton chokes
you" Strafrord did say of his own de-
sertion of parliament, IF I do it may
my life and death be set on hill for
all men to wonder at" Disraeli did
say, 'The time will come when you
shall hear me"
The heroic is a fact, even when it is
fact Of coincidence or Of miracle,
and a fact is a thing which can be ad-
mitted without being explained.-G. X.
Chesterton in London News.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
An EpistolarV Hint,

In the letter from Boston was a
special delivery stamp.
What did she send that fOr?" the
woman wondered. The information
she wants can be sent in an ordinary
letter. 1t won't need to be sent spe-
cial"
That stamp" said the man, lis a
delicate hint to be quick about answer
ing. 1t is a hurry up device used by
many men. 1t is very effective. A
two cent stamp does not always spur
one on TO any special effort, but a Spe-
cial delivery stamp means that the
writer wants what he wants when he
wants ii. and the most dilatOry cor
respondent alive is not going TO let any
grass grow between the scratches OF
his pen when answering New York
Press.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
When an Ostrich Kicks.

The only safe place in the neighbor-
hood Of a kicking ostrich is just be
hind it." said a zoo keeper. 'An ostrich
can kick a mule to death, but it's kicks
are delivered at an angle Of 40 degrees.
Within those 45 degrees, right abaft
the 'pope's nose Of the bird, there is
absolute safety. On the ostrich farms
of California, when the herds are being
driven, you will always see thelostrich
boys holding on to the tails Of bad
kickers. The kickers tear along, and
their scaIy legs shoot out like piston
rods, but the boys In the shelter Of the
pope's nose are safe."-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
SCHWARTZ
-
MODERN ROYALTY.
HopelessIy Handicapped by the Prog
ress of Mankind.

HopeIessIy Handicapped by the Prog
ress of Mankind.
What is a modern king for II not to
set q pattern Of the brave, courteous,
urbane gentleman and make a eOmely
fgurehead for state OccasiOns2 II ne
falls there of what earthly use Is he7
He cannot govern. he dare not at
tempt to rule. He Is 30 outciassed In
professional training by his own gen
erals that he would never be tolerated
as an active commander in chief in
time OF war. He is bOpelessly below
the requirements Of the age If he
dreams OF leadership in art or learn
ing, literature or science. If he cannot
make a brave showing Of the virtues
and graces Of more primitive times
when he gets a chance he fails utterly
The truth is that modern loyalty IS
handicapped hopelessly by the progress
of mankind. The age Is far too com
plex to enable king to play the part
be is cast for In the great drama OF
the worlds work and struggles. He
would be more than human If he could
live up to the demands Of his birth
and the traditions Of his vocation
Kings were formerly tragedies when
they were evil and great benefactors
when they were both good and wise
Now they are perilously near the bor'
der line Of comedy. which slides easily
down into farce.-Cleveland Leader.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Sea Air

At a meeting of the French Thera-
peutical society NJ LaumOnier showed
that the therapeutic effect of sea air
on the coast is quite different from
that Of the open sea-. e.. twenty or
thirty miles out On the coast the eff
feet tends toward excitement and con-
gestion and, moreover. is irregular in
it's action. Out at sea it is tonic and
regulating, and in addition the patient
gets quiet, a regular life and contiD-
uOus bath OF pure air. These advan-
tages are not so patent on board great
liners on account Of the vibration and
the smell from the engines, but on .
sailing ship they are evident.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Mantle Rays.

There are y rays and Y rays, and
there are also rays from those mantle
things that you put on gas burners to
improve the light The speaker, a
photographer, pointed to a batch Of
fogged plates. Il know to my cost
that there are mantle rays" said he
For a month l stored new plates in
a closet along with a mantle, and all
Of them got logged. The mantle, you
see, contained thorium, a radioactive
substance that penetrates a cardboard
plate box as easily as it penetrates
glass. I didn't know that till my doc
tor told me so last week. My igno-
rance cost me over a hundred plates. -
New York Press.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
MAMMOTH MINERS.
The Experts Who Prospect and Dig
For Prehistoric Creatures.


For Prehistoric Creatures.
Mammoth miners are experts who
know where to prospect for mann
moths and how to dig them out, even
as the mining engineer knows where
to prospect for silver and how to ex-
tract it.
In the west, in Alaska and in Sibe-
ria mammoth miners are always at
work. They are always unearthing
creatures that died 100000 years ago.
Siberia was the mammoth's true
home. Siberia 100000 years ago was
one luxuriant forest Here the fur
covered beasts, with their ten foot
trunks and their fifteen foot stature,
Swarmed. Then an earthquake re-
moved a barrier range between ST.
IBERIA and the Arctic ocean, and those
low lying forests were inundated. All
their animal and vegetable life was
killed.
The first Of the drowned Siberian
mammOths was found in 1890 by an
Eskimo villager on the banks Of the
Lena. 1t was imbedded in vast cake
Of ice. The villagers melted the ice,
they feasted on the ,000-year-old
flesh. and then they sold the tusks.
Only the bones remained when ZlO-
tower of the Petersburg Imperial mu-
scum reached that Outlandish village
after i journey Of 1900 miles. He
took the bones back to the museum,
where you may see them mounted to-
day. He bought the tusks from the
ivory traders and fixed them on the
skeleton, and the book he wrote about
his find is still a text book among the
mammoth miners Of our day.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
The Water Clock

The earliest application of the clep-
sydra principle to produce motion was
by Tsiang Hung, A. D. 126, who made
an ''orrery" representing the apparent
motion Of the heavenly bodies around
the earth, which was kept going by
dropping water. In the sixth century
Of the Christian era an instrument was
in use in China which indicated the
course Of time by the weight Of water
as it gradually came from the beak Of
a bird and was received in a vessel
on balance, every pound representing
a one-hundredth part Of the day of
twenty-four hours. About this time
mercury began to be employed in
clepSydras instead Of water.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
A Subtle Hint.

A representative in congress, who is
the father of several bright girls, tells
a story whereof one daughter is the
main figure.
For a long time" says the repre-
sentative, 81 had the bad habit Of
hanging about the lower floor when
the girls had men callers. One even
ing l had settled in an easy chair in
the reception room just off the draw
ing room when one Of my girls, who
was talking to a bright chap from our
own state, called out:
dad"
"'What is 1t, daughter?
TITS o'clock, the hour when Tom
and 1 usually go into committee -
Harper's Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
THE GREAT B0MBARDMENT.
A Constant Rain of Missiles Upon the
Worlds Atmosphere.

= Constant haIn OF missiles upon the
Worlds Atmosphere.
The regions of space beyond our
planet are filed with flying fragments.
Some meet the earth in its onward
rush; others, having attained incon-
ceivable velocity, oVertake and crash
into the whirling sphere with loud det-
onation and Ominous glare, finding de
struction in its molecular armOr or
perhaps ricochetting from it again into
the unknown. Some come singly, va
grant fragments from the infnity Of
space; others fall In showers, ike gold
en- rain, all constituting a lombard
ment appalling in its magnitude.
It has been estimated that every
twenty-four hours the earth or its at
moSphere is struck by 100000. 600 mis-
siles Of iron or stone, ranging from an
ounce up to tons in weight. Every
month there rush upon the flying globe
at least 12,O0O,00O,OO0 iron and stone
fragments, which, with lurid accompa-
niment, crash into the circumambient
atmosphere.
Owing to the resistance offered by
the air few Of these solid shots strike
the earth. They move out Of space
with a possible velocity Of thirty or
forty miles per second and, like moths.
plunge into the revolving globe, lured
to their destruction by its fatal attrac-
ton. The moment they enter our at
mOsphere they ignite, and the air is
piled up and compressed ahead Of them
with incOnceivable force. the resultant
friction producing an immediate rise in
temperature, and the shooting star, the
meteor Of popular paTlance, is the re
suit.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Victim of Circumstances.

That Englishman is a funny chap" 8"
remarked the hat salesman in the big
hotel; ''he hasn't been out of his room
today"
mo; he is a victim Of circumstances" >"
confided the coffee salesman.
Victim of circumstances"
Eyes; he put his shoes outside his
door last night. according to the Eng
lish custom, and somebody threw them
at cat down the areaway. y."-ChicagO
News.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Chinese Idea Of Government

Here is a Chinese idea Of prosperity
I'm a nation: When the sword is rusty,
the plOw bright. the prisons empty. the
granaFies full. the steps Of the temple
grass grown, when doctors go afoot,
the bakers on horseback and the men
Of letters drive In their own carriages,
then the empire is well governed.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Rehuke.

A chill, dark autumnal morning. A
breakfast table with an overcrowded
tribe Of clamorous children. \ wor-
ded mother and an irritable father
muttering something about no decent
elbow room \ small child upIifts
solemn eyes from his plate and says,
Hadn't one Of Us better die?'-Lon-
don Academy
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Condemnation.

What do you think Of members Of
European aristOcracy as sons-in-lawT
asked the old time friend.
We'll" answered Mr.. CUmrOx, 'the
way their relatives boss them around
indicates that they ought to make easy
husbands. s."-WashingtOn Star.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Shl,ntrd-

Editor-Is this your first effort?
Budding POet-Yes. sir. Is it worth
anything to you?
Editor with emoton)-It's worth a
guinea if you viii promise not to write
anything more for publication until
after this has been printed [ want
your entire output. you understand
Budding POet-I promise that. all
right When will it be printed?
Editor-Never while I'm aIive-Lon-
don Telegraph.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
The Idiotic Affair,

Irate Parent-Am / to understand
there is some idiotic affair between
you and that impecunious young ass,
Lord BilaTis? Fair Daughter very
sweetly)-Only you, papa illustrated
Bits.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26


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The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Getting Ready For Him.

Dearest. what did your father say
when you told him loved your
He didn't say anything, Harold;
simply went over to the gymnasium
and arranged for a course Of boxing
lessons. -Pittsburg Press.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
knaX His Dad

Teacher-SeveraI of your examples
in arithmetic are wrong. Johnny Why
didn't you ask your father to help you ?
JOhnny-'Causo I wasn't looking for
trouble. that's why-Excbange
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
For Good.

It never seems to occur to persons
who are getting married that they
ought to take each other for good as
well as for better or worse.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

Great men are they who see that
spiritual is stronger than any material
force e-EmerSOn.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

The tears Of a penitent are the wine
Of angels.-Bernard.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

a Kindness done TO the good is never
lost.-Plautus.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

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Amador ledger., 1910-03-18
SUPERIOR COURT.

Estate Of Enrico Ginocchio-Report
of appraiser on inheritance tax filed and
read Order made adjudging that no
inheritance tax is due the estate.
Estate and guardianshipgof Ruben Up
ton ct al, mnors-Proof of posting
made showing that due and legal notice
has been given. Order made confirming
sale of real estate of W Detert for
s666 &C.
Kennedy Extension Gold M Company
VS. Argonaut Nj Company Stipulation
filed March II, 1910, granting the de-
PENDANT company until March 81, in
which to answer or demur to the COM
plant
Estate of II Bonham- Petition for
distribution and final discharge filed; ;
April I'd appointed for hearing
Estate OF M Whitmore for
partial distribution filed. Amount in
hands of executors subject to distribu-
tion is $500 with interest from Febru-
airy 5, 1908, March 10 has been set for
hearing petition.
Estate of E S Continued until
April s.
In the matter of the petition of
Giuseppe Buonacorsi for naturalization
Order made admitting petitioner to
I citizenship.
In the matter of the petition of Luigi
Casazza for naturalization Continued
until April Is.
Guardianship of Frances Seiffert, a
minor-Nomnation of Mrs Lavins
O'Neil as guardian filed.
Depositors Association OF the Suffer
Greek State Bank VS. w H Huey ct al
Action dismissed as to defendants John
Levaggi and Mike Levaggi at the request
of plaintiff
Amador ledger., 1910-03-18
St. patrick's Entertainment

The entertainment in Loves hall last
evening for the benefit of the Catholic
church, was a notable success. 1t is
customary every year to give an enter
tainment in honor of the patron saint
for the benefit of the local church. The
play presented as because | Love
You. The ladies who had charge of
the affair are deserving of great credit,
and this year they we're unusually en-
ergetic and successful The hall was
crowded. Over 300 reserved seats we're
sold, and nearly all the general admis-
sion tickets at so cents. We are unable
to give the net receipts, as the returns
are not all in. All the performers were
local amateurs, and sustained their re-
spective notes very creditably. A dance
followed the drama, which was kept up
until an early hour this morning.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-18

An Italian named D. Braghero was
arrested in Sacramento on a charge of
passing or trying to pass counterfeit
paper money. II seems that the accused
has been for the past two months in
Jackson. He kept bar at Belluzzi's
saloon. He is a young man. and dressed
we'll 1t is not known that he attempted
anything in the way of handling bogus
money while here. He roomed at the
Central hotel on Main street, and was
known by the name above given while
here.
Last week he went over to the north
part Of the county. At Drytown he en-.
tered into negotiations for the purchase
of the saloon of Gazzera. He produced
what purported to be $50 greenback,
and offered it to the proprietor as part
of the purchase price, and to bind the
bargain Gazzera was not we'll posted in
paper money, and remarked that he
would take the bill to McWayne, the
local merchant and get his opinion
about it, Thereupon it is said the
intending purchaser grabbed the bill out
of his hand and put it in his pocket 1t
is reported that he also passed some
paper on another party in New Chicago.
The matter was reported to the sheritf's
Office, and deputy w. Connors went
over and arrested the man. Friday
evening he was turned over to constable
futile, who started to bring the prisoner
to Jackson. Reaching the top of Suffer
hill the pair alighted to take refresh
ments at Boros saloon. Rraghero eX-
cused himself and went in the rear of
the place, and failed to return. futile
in few minutes became suspicious at
the continued delay of his prisoner, and
upon investigating found that his man
had DISAPPEARED over the hill in the rear,
and escaped.
1t is claimed that the same night he
returned to Jackson, and had supper at a
boarding house near the brewery. He
slept that night at the Central hotel but
the following morning left. A warrant
was sworn out by sheriff Gregory and
officials all over the country were mott
fed, giving description of the man.
He was arrested by the police in
Sacramento on Wednesday evening.
Deputy Connors left yesterday morning
to bring him to Jackson. Passing bogus
money is an offense of which the
federal governments takes cognzance.
1t is said no evidence in the shape of
counterfeit money was found upon him.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-18
Louis LudekenS Jr. Passes
Away in Los Angeles.


Louis Ludekens ir, son of the late
Louis and Caroline Ludekens of Aque-
duct in this county, died at his home in
Los Angeles on the 7th of March, after
lingering illness. Deceased was born
in Pine Grove, this county, January 9th
1868. He was the seventh child of a
family of fourteen. Six brothers and
six sisters survive him. He leaves
also a wife and three children-Leo.
Fred and Lucllle-to mourn the de-
parture of devoted husband and father
The deceased has been a esident of Los
Angeles for about ten years past, en-
gagged in the grocery business most of
the time. In October last he submitted
to surgical operation on account of
some internal trouble. This failed to
relieve him, and from that time until he
passed away he was confined to his bed.
The funeral was held March 9th, inter
ment in Inglewood cemetery, Los
Angeles. His brother Frank of Pine
Grove went down to attend the last sad
rites.
The father of deceased was a super
visor of this county representing the
third district, or eastern section, for two
successive terms.