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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
A soutAern OpiaiOn Of Gen, GRAM

The Montgomery Ala. Advertiser;
"A splendid sun has set, It's light IL
out sud its dark places have follow.
ed Its bright ones below the trees
and hills. Those on whose down
fall the temple Of his fame was build.
cd will SOW no thorns on his grave
10 prick the vlolets planted by his
people there, Whatever were his
faults, his errors, his failures, but
yesterday he stood Ia the eyes OF the
world the foremost figure OF the
Western continent. His career was
iiulshed long years before he died,
aud when, nine months ago, the
wings OF deaths angel blew u breath
against his cheek To warn of his
coming doom he was already an old
man around whose darkened life
had gathered thesympathy and pity
of all men. Looking on the life and
character of General Grant from the
hnoadest national standpoint, Il IL
true 10 say that no man since Wash.
inglon has better illustrated the
genius OF American institution OF
the temper OF Americans as people.
The close Of his military career was
Ia generous treatment of his fallen
Zoe that sent thrill of grateful
recognition through the heart Of the
South. His conduct toward Gen.
Lee aud the Southern army at
Appomattox, and his tirm stand in
defense OF their rights as prisoners
and his own honor rs soldier, will /
slways b. model for the action of
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02

A stoveplpe out at the elbows Of
ten causes 4 deal Of trouble.
Is the "ocean greyhound" an i'm
provemerton the old sea-dog?
The drum fish has not, as might
be supposed from its name, two
beads.
Banjols The name Of New York
man, and he makes no bones Of let
ting it be known.
A brush between two artists may
not end in q draw, but it certainly
begins with one.
The man who invented the
phrase, "A long pull, a strong pull
pull altogether" was u politician.
Noah was just like all other sail
ors. The moment he got ashore
after his voyage he went and got
drunk.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking abont it. You may
youself be one of the many who
know from personal experience just
how good a thing it is. If you have
ever tried it, you are one of its
staunch friends, because the won
derful thing about it is, that when
once given u trial, DIR. Kings New
Discovery ever after holds a place
in the house. If you have never
used it and should be afflicted with
a cough, cold or any throat, lung or
chest trouble, secure n bottle at
once and give it u fair trial. 1t is
guaranteed every time, or money
refunded. Trial bottles free at Dan
lei j. Fry's drug store.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
The First Step.

Perhaps you are run down, can't
eat, can sleep, can't think, can't do
anything TO your satisfaction, and
you wonder what ails you. You
should heed the warning, you are
taking the first step into nervous
prostntion. You need nerve tonic
aud In Electric Bitters you will find
the exact remedy for restoring your
nervous system to It's normal,
healty condition. Surprising ~.
suits follow the use of this great
nerve tonic aud alternative Your
appetite returns, good digestion Is
rostOrcd, aud the liver aud Kldneys
resume healthy action, Try bot
tie, Price 80 cents at Daniel j.
ErV'S drug store.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02

other victorious leaders, and is
green leaf that hides many a shadow
on bis subsequent career. But
amid II all no personal prostitution
Of his place for money has ever been
traced to bis door. He never shirked
responsibility, never deserted a
friend, was an honest soldier and
made no war on women.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
A New Method Of Treating Disease
HOSPITAL Remedies.

What are they? There is a new
departure in the treatment of dis
ease. 1t consists in the collection of
the specifics used by noted special
lists of Europe aud America, and
bringing them within the reach Of
all For instance the treatment
pursured by special physicians who
treat Indigestion, stomach and liver
troubles only, was obtained aud pre-
pared. The treatment of other
physicians, celebrated for curing
catarrh was procured, and so on till
these incompatible cures now in
clude disease of he lungs, kidneys,
female weakness, rheumatism and
nervous debility.
This new method of tone remedy
for one disease" must appeal to the
common sense all sufferers, many
OF whom have experienced the i'll
effects, and thourghly realize the alb
surdity of the claims of Patent Med
lcines which are guaranteed to cure
every i'll out of II single bottle, and
the use of which, as statistics prove,
has ruined more stomachs than alec
hol. A circular describing these new
remedies is sent free on receipt of
stamp To pay postage, by Hospital
Remedy Company, Toronto, Cam
ada, sole prOprietors. l-l'ly-eod
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
HnrklrnIs Arnlrn NnlNn-

The best salve IN the world for
cuts, bruises, sares. ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sorcs, letter chappcd
hands, chilblains, cOrns aud all skin
eruptlons, and positively cun-s piles
or no pay reQulretL IL Is guaranteed
Ia give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cent@ per box.
For sale by Daniel I Fry, drug
glSi,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
A Friend TO the Family.

DR.. Il. S. Holden: | have used
your Ethereal Cough Syrup in my
family for many year, and be-
lieve it my duty to recommend it to
all as sure and effectual cure for
colds and all disease of the throat.
l.. COFFIN.
The Dalles, Ogn., May Is, 1880
Large size 81, small so cents. For
sale bY all druggists.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
MARKET REPORr.
A synopsis 81 the Marhets-Buyine and
Selling Prices.

! synopsis 81 the harhets-Buying 2
Selling Prices.
SELLING PRICES.
shoulders. sugar. cured, per ID, ,l211z q Il
Breakfast bacon-l5 TO lie.
Hams-s5ugsr cured, per III, IS q lsc.
Beef-8 "a l2i$c.
Pork-6 n l0Czc.
Mutton-l0n.
Neal-l0 n TIC.
Timothy seedZPer pound, Sc; selling.
Red clover seed-Per pound, l2c.
White clover seed-Per pound, 2Oc.
Beans-5c per b.. selling.
Oat meal-selling at 4 20 &c.
BUYING PRICES.
Wheat--62IS'aglISc net.
Flour-Per barrel, $40.
Oats-Per bushel. ~ ep 30c.
Barley-Per bushel, 50c.
Bran-Per ton. 3l2.jO ut the mlll.
Shorts-per ton, SlI.5O.
Chsp-Per ton, so.
Hops-Quoied az S69c per ID.
Eggs-85c per dozen.
PotatOes-Per bushel, 65c,
Corn meal--3c per pound.
CheeSe--ltpBl l5c per pound.
Dried apples-Per h., GG7c.
Green apples--J0cdsl. Per box
Dried plums-Per 10. Bd7c.
Dried peaches Per 10. l0c.
Dried prunes-Per ID. 100 lBc.
ButteT--3Dc per pound for good
LaTd--l06t lic per Id.
Hams-Per pound ,l09l214c.
Bacon sides-iO per ID.
shoulders --7n9c per Id.
Chickens sgl0c per pound
Hogs-On foot 81
Beef-On foot 2l5
WoOl-Per pound, Doc.
Turkeys-Per pound, l6c.
Hams, old--Per pound, l0c.
Young chickens-Per pound, e6sc
Geese--sJ ~ s. per d1Z.
Ducks--S5 to 81 per dOz.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02

INDIA is the latest candidate
for free government. Two thou.
sand delegates net at Bombay re
Gently and condemned the INDIAN
bureaus, claiming the same control
over their government that the
. English people pos. ess over theirs.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02

ooh, / sometimes think how
glorious thing is thought. Thought
makes the mare go. Thought
threads tunnels with trade and trav-
erses the follies. Thought fills the
granaries and jalls Of the earth
Who can safely monkey with
thought? She builds churches,
schools and colleges, bridges the tor
rent, declares dividends after paying
large salaries, glorifies the pulpit,
places a wreath Of fame about the
knobby brow OF the statesman, erects
monuments 10 the courageous dead
giving the names Of the heroes in
lower case and the sculptured names
of the donors In full, Gothic extend
ed letters, together with the cost OF
the monument and other thing
which do not relate to the deeds Oi
those whose dust lies buried there
"Who can overtake or put sail
upon the tail o. thought?
"No one can!
"'You may coun; the volts In
stroke pf lightning and charge th'
same up to the consumer, but you
cannot mu2zle thought. You cau
harness the tornado and make II
pump water for your stock, but you
cannot even read the thoughts Of
petit jury. Who knows what
petit jury thinks? You know how
lon 1t takes the light of the faint
.st fixed star to reach the United
States. You ctn weigh the planets
and map out the political divisions
# the moon, but you cannot even
prove that petit jury thinks.
'"Then let us do more thinking as
we journey adown life's pathway.
Let u, 80 far as possible, think our
'wn thoughts unless we are able to
employ thinkers to advantage. Let
us encourage thought In others and
do ,me of 1t ourselves.
Thought scars beyond the
beautiful rainbow and finds out
how 1t Is done SO that art and science
md manufacture may even initiate
IL. Thought skins the Milky Way.
and combining 1t with the mush of
our busy life, makes food for still
more thought.
"'Oh, let us, therefore, encourage
thought even among people whose
lime seems to be mainly taken up
With other things. Let US put the
thinker on its back, as one might
say, and bld 1t do its best.
"'Show me the nation that has
tsphalt pavements and honored
wives and mothers, and / will show
you the nation that thinks and pro-
sresses. Show me the people who
Try to do business over cobble stones
md WOO their wives In the tumult
ia stone paved street, and / will
show you people who cannot
think unless they have u roll of
cotton In each ear. Show me
nation of people who do not think,
and | will show you "a nation of
people who eat their enemies and
whose victuals do not agree with
them.
Thought Ii really very desir-
able thing. a man may be a good
penman and yet be poor thinker.
Give me n man with studlous
look, however, and big round
house for the engines Of thought,
and | will overlook the bagness
wherewith his trousers are wont to
bag and the general menacing way
he has of waltzing. God made some
men good walters and gave to
others an earnest view of life
together with thoughtfulness and
biliousness. We must accept the
great work rs we lind II, and honor
every man for the good he does.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
wEDNnspAY--..-.-.-..--.JANuARY.l J.

ATTORNEY GENERAL GOODWIN,
OF North Dakota, says the prohibit
tory law is now In force In that
sfafa
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
BOAREING.

DRIVA re EBOARDING.-A few ladies or
i gentlemen can obtain, a. reasonable
rates, good beard with nicely furnished
rooms in the finest part of the city, right
by the street cars, by calling at 367 Winter
street, corner of enter street.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
SOCIETY NOTICES.

HNIGHTSOFP Regular meet
N ing on Tuesday night of each week at
1870 y. m.
l.. r. STINSON, G. c.
w. ii. II. WATERS, X. of II. and =.
OLIVE LODGE No. Is, I. .. o. F., meets
" in Odd Fellows Hall up stairs. Corner
Commercial and Ferry streets, every Sat
urday at 1880 p. IN.
j. +. GREGG. VIM. CLARKE,
Secretary. N. g,
n A. R.-Sedgwick Post, No 10, Depart
We ment OF Oregon, meets every Monday
evening Mt the hall over the Oregon Land
compary's office. Visiting comrades arn
cordially invited to attend.
a. W. DRAYGER, Post Commader.
Il. +. SoUTHwICK. AdIuta ~.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
FOR RENT.

NOR SALE OR RENT-pianos IN rent or
II for sale cheap for cash, good upright
pianos. For particulars call at 367 Winter
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02

Some mems affairs don't get
Strengthened out until about the
same time they do themselves.
Burlington Free Press
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02

Nee fourth page for terms Of subscrip-
tiOD.
he same day should be handed in by ]
O'Clock.
Correspondence containing news OF IN.
terest and importance IN desired from all
parts Of the state.
No attention will be paid 10 anonymous
communications.
Persons desiring the CAPITAL JOURsAL
served nj their houses can secure II by pos
AL card request, or by word left at this
Office.
Specimen numbers sent free on applIca-
tion.
Ofice, corner Court and Liberty Streets.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02

The good die young applies most
emphatically TO chickens.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-02
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

VNILMAN FORD, attorney at law, Salem,
Oregon. Office upstairs in Patton's
bllck.
J. SHAW, attorney at law, Salem, Ore
" gon. Once upstairs in the Patton
block.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27

A tiny coach, about the size OF . Sara
toga trunk, and drawn by . pair OF Bhei
land ponies, passed up Wabash avenue,
Chicago. the other evening and stopped
10 front Of the Auditorium Theatre. The
little driver was sttired in full livery. Il
vas the diminuiive footmsn who opened
the door. As soon ~ the door wss open.
cd funny looking little man stepped out.
He was fsultlessly dressed in elegant sv.
ening attire. He extended bis hand spd
helped out . little lady. whose mature
face and gray hair we're 10 striking con.
trast With her stature. for she resem bled
iage-szd w doll more than living
creature. Then another little gentleman,
also elegantly dressed. stepped out, and
the interesting trio attended the ibeatre.
The lady hss been known ia years gone
BY rs the Siie Of the late General Tom
Thumb, and together they formed pair
Of the most famous midgets the world hss
W kno~n. Since the Generals death
~ i.iow bss become the y life OF Count
Ms1iL
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27

The little crowd atthe crossroads gro.
cery" bad taken . drink after concluding
its game Of pitching horse,shoes" Ut q
peg and was sbont I, break up when jim
Peters rode mp. "Howdy." said jim.
Light and look u yer saddle. jim. said
the grocery keeper.
Bleeged ter yer, but bsin't got time.
Whar you beeD9 asked one OF the party
rs be bit of the end Of twist Of ',long
green" tobacco.
Ter town.
Whnts or goin' on in town?
Cont IL or settin. an they has or pow,
eriul Gus sawt or cuss fer er jedge, TOO. |
went in an sot down on er bainch iss' a.
ther shelf bruDg sam Smodley 10. The.
jedge sot up In Is pulpit an be says, s'se
yer charged with stealth NV er
havg' Air yer guilty or not guilty' Smed.
leys voice shook en- be said, 30 slowPand
sorter pitifuI s'se, Guilty.
Wbut have yer TO say why sentence
should not bs pronounced?
Smed)ey's lawyer got up sa hs maJ,-r
talk. Then the jedgs says. Stan up,
and up he got. lookio' white snd
weak er bout the eils, The ,jedse says,
Use:
Snsdley, yer lawyer says yer have all.
srs bin bones Till nov; yer have been or
good man, yer bsin't had no bad habits,
yer b lint ben q drunksrd ncr er fighter,
md yer air or good neigLbor, and Or
rood citizsn, an he wants me 10 let You
III easy. i am glad to hear wbut sr good
eler yer air, Smedley; like 10 know yer
int no drunksrd ner fighter. Hit pleases
ne powerful TO fn' yer air er good neigh
'or an er good citiz,n. All these things,
'msdley. make me 10y III j-s' give yer the
init, five years 10 the pen. and I'm
'owerful sorry can't sen yer for life.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27

! remember . negro in the Southern
states some yesrs ago. said the old sol.
der ~ he rested bis war worn frsns 10 .
chair At the Monongshels house. lie wss
an old man; and when tired snnniug him /.
sell on . log 10 the Isnswsy be was 90.
custoned TO retire 10 the shade snd doxe.
He bad . class of twenty or 90 little boys
TO whom be used 10 give bible lessons,
generally on Sunday sf,erpoon.
II vas his practice 10 give out on one
Sunday the lessons to be prepared for she
ncIt The old fellow was little blind
snd good bit deaf. sud this fact iod used
the young fellows to pnt mp joke on him.
In tbs old b,y's sbserc- iby glued tSo
pages OF tbs Bible together. and .on tbs
folIowipg Sunday ss, eIf1ctant of hov
their lite game would work. The old
tntor pnt on bis 'specis. aud piyios .
sympstbetic gisnc. st hi- class opened the
Bible st the passage sbJat S1.h'. srk snd
began 10 read.
lie spelled out tbe lesson 70 the epd o.
the page. and Noah took with bin into
the sfk ooe Of every kind. aud 90 on. snd
one wife. and turning over c,a,inned. she
vss li2 cubit. long snd 80 ~iie. built en-,
tirely Of eypfers wood sod pitched inside
and out.
For de L,wd's sstei What . won sol
exclaimed the old dsftsy. gisneiog 700
deripgiy over the book 81 bis gris1ins
class He paused and ponisreI over ib.
wonderful Dimensions OF NosLis vile for
many minutes. snd then sid:
Boys. We musn't doubt snyibio' the
book ssys. but take It - ibs other pssssss
farier 90. which ssyG We are fesrfsiiy
sud wonderfully made.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27

How did you sleep, dear2 inquired th,
sndlsdy, severely. OF the young lady
boarder, rs she dshed out acme oatmeal
for her.
Not very well There seemed 10 be
some sort Of trouble with the oats in the
yard. never heard any thing like it.
Did you besr itP asked the landlsdy,
passing the sugar; il was my yellow cat
Toms fault lie sat down on the kitchen
window sill last evening, and the Aypaper
stuck to bis tail. He jumped out before
We could pull 1t Of. and there seemed 10
be trouble all night; but thi. morning he
came 10 With the paper still on him. and
there were four different colors OF fur,
. piece of soap aud slipper stuck on be,
sides.
Did you get the paper Off inquired
the young lady boarder, with mach To-,
terest.
Certainly not lgummed thel upper
'i1e and he's now out waiting for the other
slipper.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27
clsvssly O~s~,,s.a.

10 senimofe Cooper, 10 bic stcries Of bs,,
or"sdih escapes from lndisn.. never b,
!. upon more sstracrdinsry device Tor e,ud
u iog paruit than one which YES rels,ed n
tresidcnt Csruot during q recent tour IA
corsicA.A French traveller. 90 The story
vent veniured some yesrs ago 10 psss
through . mountainous district OF Corsica.
Without escort or any means of protection.
and 10 passing . particularly rough spd
crsssv region found himself pursued hy .
band Of brisands.
Az the traveller h,d some none, ON "A,
person and feared that, besides being rob.
bed, be would be held Ia captivity Tor ran,
SON, even II he were no, put To death. bs
took 10 flight.
knowing little Of the country, he soon
stumbled upon the border Of lake In tho
uoun'sins. There was no path arouoJ Il;
II vas impossible to swim across, and III.
brisands were behind him. though he wss
hidden from them - ye, by tho roci,.
Whsisver he did must bs done in IN
instant. Necessity quicksned hi. ~its; be
saw as once way out Of the difficulty aud
svsiled himself oil
He hastily cut With his knife one OF the
long. hollow reeds that grew on the shore
Of the lake. Thon he stopped up his ear,
and nos,rils with wet clay from the margin
look the reed In his mouth. and wsded
out into deep water. where he remained
submerged. With upiurned face. just al.
owing the upper end Of the reed 10 pro.
cot above the surface
On came the brigsnds, following the
ravelers tracks to the waters edge. But
That had become OF bim2 Had he Hown
cross9 Certainly be could not have
wum. There ives no other way Of escape
nd the surface had by this time s,illed TO
perfect calm.
Tho briasnds remained waiting on the
,ore for some time, but no sign OF the
aveler appeared, They concluded Al last
'st be was = sorcerer. who had caused
mself 10 vanish into thin air.
Then they disappeared. and the French,
an. who bad been under water all this
ne. breathing through his tube, came
t. lie managed TO keep under cover
d make his way to iIaccio; aud there
declared that he had been under wsts
II hours.
It Ia possible that his distress and alarm
y have caused this period to appear
ny times longer than it really was; but
confirmation Of the asin part Of bi,
~. the Frenchman brought with him
lei soaked, section Of a hollow reed
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27

. Tn glad you came back 10 tell N
1 'Tss the fair thing TO do,
o The fair thing How much those wort
] meant TO me NJ that momrnt
lsn't Miss Deborah Flanders beau Il
ful lady cried Harold. In su ecstscy .
delight
She's an angel, replied with fervor
Lst's hurry. Haroldl We're late.
| We rau home together. ~ happy ss ,h,
birds that sang In the trees above us. W,
reached the housc just ~ papa was coming
10 at the garden gate.
Been good boy todsyi be inquired Of
Harold.
Yes, pspA Aud sister's been good. too
We've both bseo good. We've both told.
Both told Papa. somewkst mysiiaed.
seated himself 10 his easy chair. and took
Harold upon his knee.
Let me come, too. papa, l begged, let
me come. too. 10 night. You can hold me
very easily. ! can't be . bi, heavy. l know
l feel 90 very small.
Together We told our story. which he
listened stteutivsly.
could sce the corners Of bis mouth
witch occasionally. and there wss mer.
y twinkle in bis eye when We had DO.
shed.
Six and sixteen. he said, giving Us
both kiss. There isn't 40 very much
Inference 10 the figures. after oil, 10 there,
lsughterf
shook my head. Sixteen really seems
be smaller Of the two; because Il ought 10
e 30 much larger That's oil the differ.
noe that can see to night. papa.
Shall ! tell you y secretp be asked, put.
ng his lips down close to my ear.
Yes, do, please.
That's exactly the case, sometimes, with
10 figure forty.two' .
. pspai ! cried ocredulously. but he .
'ly answered. Just wait till you come TO
And Harold, patting both our faces
ith caressing little hands. repeated with =
eat satisfaction: We've both been brave "
day. i me and sister. We've been good - -
d brave. cause we've both told. u
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27

The old legsnd Of the bsesvsx lad. .
ship. srecked many. msny years ego on
the Oeegon cosst, hss again received COO,
nrmstiou William Eiwsrd. Who lives on
,L- N'bsism River. arrived st Astoria the
other d.y. bringing With him $50 pounds
of bse"sai Which be bad picked up with
the sssistsnes Of bis dsus sbis,. Minnie
Gaitse. on the cosst near The Nehslen.
rh- olieat whit. Inhabitants OF that see.
tion do not remsmbsf bearing Of . wreck.
bat Indians l;yiug 10 that part oi .hs
country s.y tbs, |. .~ wrecked over one
huadred years seo.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27

1
Perhaps this story is true and perhaps
1t isn't. II is retold here for what IL ID
worth:1
A pretty typewriter girl sat at her ma.
chine playing wind like ~al'z over the
keys. when quiet serious man in suit
Of overalls stepped up and motioned her
10 stop. The small white hands went
down. the soft brown eyes were raised and
TO their inquiriug look he asked: "WnI
you be my wife? l haven't auy time for
conrtship and that kind Of stnf. II you
want to get married. say 90. aud I'll trsst
you we'll.
A wave OF scarlet passed over the lovely
brunette face. the eyes dropped 1aud .
sweet voice said: would like TO think IL
over.
How lone'
This evening.
She thought sbout II, though siIirma,
lively. aud to-day she is Mrs Thomas Edi
son, queen Of al the Oranges.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27

j, Is not getting up too early. bat eoiog
% bed TOO iste. that ruins the bsalth.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-06

TIE greed of cattle barons in the
west receives an effective check from
the supreme court, in u decision re-
Gently rendered. The court holds that
"a man was not liable for tire sspass if
his cattle strayed from public lands into
unenclosed private lands" In various
sections OF the west cattle companies
control or own vast areas of land in al
ternate sections. BY this means they
sought TO exclude competitors from the
Intervening sections of public lands,
and their ~pretensions were sustaine ed by
some of tie lower courts. Had the claim
for damages been sustained, it would
have wrecked scores Of cattle growers,
and concentrated the business in the
hands OF syndicates and practically
doubled their landed possessions. Under
The decision the barons must fence their
land or waive their right to damages
from trespassers.