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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-23

THERE CANNOT be an honest election with
Hammers for judges. This proposition
will not be disputed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-23

Parties re7aoUisg from one place TO another. and
kesi,ng papers changed shoula ct7ay' g1Ue Jorn's'
ps ireI as present address.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-23

&C CHAMsERs, President.
HEBER j. GRANT. vice-Presidenk
FIJI DYER JOHN T. CAME
r. A SMITH THOMAS MARSHALL
Ill RATLINS r.. YOUNG,
,. w. JUDD. GEO. CUIIiNs.
hosN r WISDrR SIMON BAMBERGER
HORACE G. WHITNEY,
Business Manager.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-19
A vERAcIoUs LAWYER.
Tells the World What He Knows Abou
COpperhead Snakes.

Tells the " Ortd N1aC he Knows ADOuG
Copperhead Snakes.
A veracious lawyer relates his expert
ence to the Kingston Freeman in these
words: 81 have had an antipathy to cop
perheads since was a boy and saw this
kind of snake at Marbletown. 1t is
sneaking, mean snake. There was
path the men used near the house where
lived, and the copperheads would lie
along the path in the sun and strike
their poisonous fangs at whoever came
near them. One man was bitten through
the clothing. and his leg swelled as big
as a key and BECAME blue as indigo.
He narrowly escaped with his life, not
withstanding the fact that most OF the
poison was absorbed by the clothing
and did not reach the wound. Each
year thereafter, at the date when the
man was bitten, his leg would become
spotted an4swell and break out just as
though he had been bitten again"
One of the safeguards used by farm
hands when at work in hay or grain on
ground infested by these reptiles is to
bind twisted bands of hay around their
legs. The snakes Jump up and strike
their fangs in the hay without reaching
the flesh. There is a legend of one
chap in Wawarsing, famous as mower
with scythe, to the effect that he car
ried on his legs three copperheads half
way across a field while moving. The
snakes in striking at the man became
fastened in the haybands and dangled
from his calves, to the terror of his fell
low workers who saw him When in
formed of his danger he said that was
nothing He was acquainted with the
snakes. To prove it he bet gallon Of
whisky he could show them a dozen
copperheads in less than three minutes.
The bet was taken. He drew from his
pocket whistle, blew shrin blast, and
all over the fields the heads of copper
heads could be seen above the grass as
they raised ON their tails to ascertain
the meaning Of the unvpnted sound
The bet was paid, and the man drank
the whisky and cut and gathered che
hay alone, for no one else could be
hired to work in that field from that day
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-19
THE SONAL. ISLANDS.
One OF the Natives 1aaa the Stars .rl
Strines TattnoeH on Him.

One OF the Natives 1aaa Ghe Stars .tas
Stripes TattnoeI on Him.
The existence. of the Sonal or Phillips
islands in the Pacific ocean, which has
been mooted among mariners for years
and finally discredited, has just been
reaffirmed by the captains Of the Brit
ish ships Lock Eek and Swanhilde, and
the little group is likely to be replaced
on the marine charts. The maritime
exchange Of this city has just got pos
session Of all the facts, says the Phila~
delphia Record
Capt. Pettendrigh, master of the Brit
ish ship Lock Eek. which cleared this
port in September last for Hiogo,
Japan, sighted the islands in latitude
s:O6 north and longitude 1A0:20, in the
South Pacific ocean, and reported the
facts Of his discovery to the branch by
geographic office in the exchange in
this city. He reported the islands to be
three in number, and to form range
In the path Of vessels plying to China
and Japan, running in 3. southeasterly
direction for six or seven miles, being
connected by low-lying rocks 1t is be-
lieved that the third island is OF recent
formation, having come to the surface
Of the water within the last six months,
and the entire group within the last
year.
It is thought they were of volcanic
origin, but Il subsequent vessel, the
British ship Swanhilde, not only con"
tirrned the position of the islands, but
also found them inhabited. Capt, Mer'
kie, of this vessel, fully confirmed the
Lock Eek report.
While drifting off the island he was
surprised to see two canoeloads OF
natives come out to meet his vessel.
They spoke in some unknown language.
The party numbered thirty, and ali
were naked, but for dried leaves around
their waists. Nearly every man was
tattooed in bright red colors, entirely
different from the manner of tattooing
in the United States. One of Them who
appeared to be a chief, was marked
with an American flag, the stars reach,
ing from the thigh to the knee, and the
stripes from the knee downward.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-19
RICH MEMS FANClES.
A New Yorker Who Captures Discarded
Newspapers in Hotels.

Newspapers IN Hotels.
800 you see that man?" asked De-
tective Phillips, Of the Fifth Avenue
hotel, New York, of a Telegram re-
porter, as a. tall, we'll dressed man,
with full grayish beard, entered the
reading-room and took a seat near a
man who sat reading a newspaper.
s'Hes after that paper; just watch him. ~
A few moments later the man who was
reading tossed the newspaper upon the
table and sauntered out of the room.
He was hardly out of sight when the
tall man seized the paper, folded it
carefully and placed it in his pocket,
which was already stuffed with other
papers, and then moved over to the
other side of the room, where another
man also sat reading a newspaper.
Hell get that other paper before he
goes" said the detective, laughing.
"Who is he?' asked the reporter.
81 don't KNOW, but he's a gentleman
and appears to be a man of some means;
at least he always dresses well and is
very quiet IN his way. But that is just
hobby of his. He has been coming in
here for long time, generally about
ten o'clock in the morning and again in
the evening. He never says anything.
but just hangs around the reading-room
and picks up all the papers he can get
his hands on. He won't take a paper
off the file and never buys one or takes
one off the stand, but as soon as any
body lays paper down he grabs it and
generally goes away with his pockets
full.
ssAnother crank who comes around
here,'' went on Mr.. Phillips, ''just
marches up and down in front of the
house watching for cigar stubs. He's
there every morning and watches the
smokers closely. I have seen him when
his pockets were full of stubs. What
he does ', it'll them don't know. His
name is O'Brien and he lives on Second
avenue somewhere and has barrel of
money am told. Strange, what Curl
Gus people.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-19
BARGAINS I'M
P1 a. NOS

Our stock of square pianos taken in trade for
new uprights accumulates SO rapidly that we
are OBJ ICED from time to time to sail them out
regardless of cost. In most cases these pianos
are perfect in tone and action, but, being
squares, take up too much room in the small
tenement houses of the city. This would be no
objection in the more commodious country
house. If children have talent they can learn
on square as we'll as an upright, and we offer
them for less than the cost Of material and
workmanship. Write for circular and price
list. We are also sole agents for
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-19

County Delegate, F Leonard, Jordan.
Division No 1, Belle Plaine-President. Dr. r
Maloney; vice-prssident, James sheehan; rec
sec. H Conlon; fin eec, J Kilduff; treasurer,
Daniel Callahan; insurance sec, James O'Neill;
meet list Sunday Of month.
Division No. 2, 1t. Patrick 's-Preside Thos
Hy]and; vice president. John 4uain; rec Sec
William Quain; fin sec, Patrick Sweeney; treas
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-19

County Delegate, Thomas Coleman. Fridley.
President T NJ Ryan; vice president 81 Don
nelly; rec sec, A L Manning; fin sec. Jas Green;
treasurer. Thos Moore; ms sec, Riley: SER
alarms. Thos Clark; doorkeeper, Jas Smith;
marshal Nancy; meetings. I'd and 4th Sun
DAYS of each month.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-19
aRAorv111E, BIG STONE COUNTY.

County Delegate, p IL UHaTa.
President. HeiIy; vice president, D
O'Neill; rec sec, X Grove; fin sec, D Nc
Fadden; treasurer, Martin Higgins; sergeant. at
marshal, Macy: meet LIST Sunday of month.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-09-19
NATIONAL OFFICERS.

WILHERE, u, Pn1ladeiph1a, ia.
MI sLArrERY, Ms, Albany, N Y.
THos DUNDoN, N T, Columbus, Ohio.
National Directors-P: J. O'Connor, chairman.
Savannah, Ca; John w. McGreeyy. Thos: j.
O'Brien, Cornelius Horrigan. John e. Tyrreu.
STATE OFFICERS-M lNNESOTA
STATE DEMONSTRATION Mccarthy. OF Still
water.
STATE sEoRErARY-Geo. NJ. Giltinan. of St.
Paul.
STATE TREAsuRER-John sheehy, OF Mont
STATE BOARD OF D1REcreRs-William De-
laney, St. Paul; u. F. McDermott, Clonta +;
John Flood, Duluth; j. T. Rowan. Winona; w
J. Murphy, st. Cloud.
President CT Insurance Fund, John T. Byrnes,
Yice-President. Job 4dcCavthy, saltwater.
Insurance Secret" John A. O'Shaughneesy,
Of saltwater.
Directors of Insurance Fund, J. j. Kennedy,
St. Paul: J. w. Craven, Norwood; +. A. Nc
Carthy, Morris; T. II. Grant, St. Paul: Geo. W.
Murphy, Fari .nu:t,
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sIBL.EY COUNTY.
County Delegate-W. T. Fahey.

County Delegate-W T. Fahey.
Div. No. !. Green Isle President, Daniel
Myers; president, Nj. Mcmahon; recording
secretary, John MoGrann; financial secretary,
ance secretary. Thomas Dolan. Meeting LIST
Sunday in each month.
Div. No. 2, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Patrick
Ternoy; ice-president, P. W: Morrison; record
ing secretary, r. F. Brown; financial secretary,
E., McMullen; treasurer ana insurance sec
rotary, j. II. Lester; sergeant-a arms, F. f.
Brown; marshal, e. ). McMullen; meets last
Sunday of each month in Jessenland.
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Particular attention paid to the priv
ate trade. No family should be without
| our table beer. 1t it the finest Of all
beers
The advocate., 1891-06-24


the number Of employees 10 be lsaa than
three-quarterS Of q million C7O4,743l III
1890. Verify, President StIckney was
right when he said he would not believe
railroad man under oath. But be- Che
number Of employees great or small, they
are as much in politics now as they
would be If the government was running
the roads. The railroad kings can now
manage their employees as effectively AZ
any presidential candidate could do It;
and may they not now throw the entire
vote on the side Of their chosen candi-
date, whom the corporations usually
nominate, as effectively and certainly as
any political party could dOit?
Mr.. Carlisle speaks of the impossibili-
ty of limiting individual wealth, and alb
surdly talks Of few thousand dollars.
How would it do TO stop giving millions
to corporations, thus enabling them,
Through corporate robbery and extortion,
to limit and almost to abolish every
bOdy's wealth except their ownY Et ID
the limitations of the wealth OF men
who earn money that | am opposed TO.
Men should be allowed to retain the
wealth they earn. In order to insure the
personal earnings Of the workers we must
curb the power and accumulations Of
corporations, who boast their millions
but have never earned a cent. II Ia time
that the workers who earn money had
their rights, and that the limitations Of
their few hundreds or thousands be re-
moved. In order to do this and TO allow
the money earners to retain their richly
earned rights and their frugal accumula-
tlOns, we must remove the mailed hand
of the great corporation robbers who
now spoil and devour everything who,
contrary to the doctrines of Jefferson
aud Lincoln and the patriot fathers, in
slst on placing the stolen dollar above
the earned dollar; who insist on placing
capital above labor! But the intelligent
people of this great nation are now wax
Ing up all along the line. The day Ii
dawnIng. The axe Is heard In the polit-
cal woods. The giants of wrong and OPP
preston are fated to fall. The voices Of
the plowmen are heard In the fields. The
noxious weeds will be buried and the
common people will yet have free access
to the soil, and will be permitted to eat
the bread they earn and to dwell In the
houses they build. The sun 10 lighting
the hill-topsl JOHN DAVIS, n. @.
Junction City, Kan.
The advocate., 1891-06-24


The legal title has always been in the
people, and there is not, and never has
been Legislature or a Congress that has
ever attempted to ALLEVIATE the proprietor
ship of our railroads. They can neither
sell nor give them away. This settles
their legal status. This Is the doctrine
Of the courts. That part of the matter
is settled as much as q proposition can
be settled.
As to the equity Of the matter the case
is almost as plain. The ten billions of
capitalization Is frightful at first glance,
but on examination 1t Is about as harm
less as the shadow Of q bush in the
moonlight. The best authorities, like
PoOr's Manual, admit that one-half Of
the capitalization is water-fraud, forgery
and sale of fraudulent costing
only the printing and sale, but bringing
into the corporations billions of hard
cash. That, having been paid for once
to the corporations, 1t should not be
bought second time. This gives US,
then, only five billions of alleged capi-
talization. Whence and how came this
FIVE billions? In the lands, bonds and
cash the people and their governments
have paid, at the lowest possible estimate,
one billion dollars Of this. This leaves
four billions of alleged investment to be
provided for.
Now if the corporations have issued
and sold five billions of watered stocks
and bonds, and have received four or FIVE
billions of dollars from the public for 1t /;
if they have had from the people one
billion dollars In the form Of lands, bonds
and cash; and il on all these billions,
which cost the corporations nothing, they
have been receiving dividends and inter
est, at the rate of hundreds of millions
per annum, for an average period Of
twenty years, have they not had their
alleged four billions Of honest investment
back again about twice? If not, why
not? But, IL so, then where have they a
single cent Of honest Investment, gener-
ally speaklngF
So then welcome to the general truth
about this way: The corporations do not
own the railroads. They never have
acquired the title and cannot acquire 1t.
And, as a general proposition, they have
now no honest investment In them. If
they ever had, 1t has long ago been REIN
bursed to them several times over by the
sale Of watered stocks, and by dividends
and interest on stocks and bonds that
cost them nothing.
This is the general view.
Now there may be special cases where
investments have not been reimbursed.
Hence, we should bring each railroad
corporation into q court of equity. A
ledger should be opened. On one page
should be placed the full value Of the
road In question and all its buildings,
equipments and appliances, at full lib
eral valuation. On the other page should
be placed all payments by the public in
lands, bonds, money and income from
sales and collections on Watered stocks.
If the corporation has had from the pub
lie all the property is worth, 1t has no
investment. If, however, 1t is found that
the honest investments have not been
The advocate., 1891-06-24


q tangle and cannot get out, the govern
ment has frequently taken charge Of the
roads through receiver, cleared up the
tangle and then handed the roads back to
the bungling and incompetent corpora
lions. And, further, il is generally known
that the government finds difficulty in
running the army, the navy, the postofflce
and several other very important branches
of business. Among all enterprises
known the pOstofice department ls the
most complicated, and at the same time
1t Is handled the cheapest and smoOthest
of all. Scarcely jar anywhere. And it
yields general satisfaction.
AS to the influence of railroad men in
politics, the workingmen on the roads are
not to be feared. Their interests are the
same with the rest OF the people. The
danger that Is to be feared in politics is
the power of the corporations. That
power Is now In politics. It actually
runs the government, sapping the very
foundations Of popular liberty, with great
United States Senators and partisan news
papers readyto do Its bidding by binding
and misleading the people. But their
days are about TO be numbered. The
people are reading, thinking, writing and
talking az never before. The sunlight
will chase away the shadows Of night.
Pigments and mole hills that now look
so formidable will disappear. Our public
highways will be redeemed from their
present state of confscstiOn and be made
the servants Of the people instead Of their
masters. Cincinnatus left his plow to
save Rome, and the men Of the pillow, the
reaper, the pick and the rail will save the
American republic!
A single practical consideration may
here be suggested. In every case whore
q railroad has passed temporarily from
the hands of the corporations into the
hands Of the government, the govern
ment management, in the form of q re-
ceivership, has proved the more simple,
economic and satisfactory. Now should
the entire corporate capitalization Of the
American railroads be removed by equita-
BILE cancellation and payment, as here
described, four hundred millivns per
annum Of present expenses, now paid on
stocks and bonds, would be saved to the
people. One-half Of this incomprehensl-
bic sum could remain in the hands Of the
people through lower frelghts and fares,
and the other half could be spent on the
worklngmen who operate the roads, CIV
ing them shorter hours and better pay.
AT least so per cent. should be added
to the present number of men now en-
ployed on the railroads, and their pay
should enable even the lowest paid man
to live comfortably, to dress his children
fit for school and himself and wife for
church, and to lay up something for sick
ness and cd age. This would fill the
hearts Of all with hope and love Of cOun-
try. 1t would Danish the marks Of dis
tress and despair from young and hope
ful faces. Instead Of such a course be-
ing a political danger, It would be a
means Of safety. 1t would Danish from
our politics the cooperative king, with
his millions Of money and troops of SER
vile medals, and In his place give us
The advocate., 1891-06-24
Testimonials.

The following letters will show our
readers something Of the reliability and
success OF one OF our advertisers:
NEWTON, Kan, April IA, 1891.
Mrs. J. @. BARE:-The berry plants came
all right and are doing fine. We set them
out Saturday evening, and the April showers
came all day Sunday. guess IL was just
right for them. wish we had room for
larger patch. There is not one wilted. They
all look fine this morning.
MIaa r, M. WALLACE.
The advocate., 1891-06-24
MISS F. M. WALLACE.
TECUMsEH, Neb,, May 10, 1891.

MRs. BARE:-Your descriptive circular on
the cultivation of strawberries came TO hand
in due time, and ! waited so long for the
ground TO become dry enough for planting.
! showed your letter to my brother-in-law,
Mr.. Holmes, who also wanted 500 plants; so
we placed the two orders together. The
plants came in good condition, and ! hope
to be the means Of sending you more orders.
am anxious TO see you make it profitable
TO advertise in the "WOmsn's Tribune"
Our plants are growing finely, and we shall
give them thorough culture.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. L. II. RUssHkL,
CLEARwArER, Kan., April %, 1891.
Mrs. j. c. Bare, BdIdIOtn, Kan:
KIND MADAM:-Please find draft for $3.50.
/ will not wait to the end OF thirty days, and
will just send your money nov, I ann 20
pleased with my plants. ! will mot lose q
single plant. Hope TO buy from y0n again.
Success TO you, Yours respectfully,
!. r, SorNn
The record-union., 1891-02-15
WILLIAM TECUMsEH SHERMAN
Sketch of a General
Loved by ALL

geographical sketch of q General
Loved by All.
William Tecumseh Sherman was born
in Lancaster, Ohio, on February s. 1870.
His branch of the family is traced to Sam
uel Sherman of Essex, England, who
came to this country in 1854 with his
brother, the Rev. John Sherman, and his
cousin, Captain John Sherman.
Roger Sherman, signer of the Declara-
ton OF Independence, traces his lineage
to the Captain and General Sherman to
that of the Rev. John. Che father of
General Sherman was lawyer, and for
five years was a Judge of the Supreme
Court. William was the sixth son. He
was adopted by THOMAS Ewing, and at
tended school in Lancaster till 1886. In
July of that year he went to West Point,
and graduated in 1910. In that year he
was commissioned "a Second Lieutenant
in the Third Artillery and sent to Florida.
Next year he was made a First Lieuten-
ant.
In 1913 he began the study of law. In
1916 he was sent with troops "around the
Horn to California to take part in the
Mexican war. He acted as Adjutant-
General to General Stephen W. Kearney.
Colonel Mason and General Persifer Il.
Smith.
Returning to Washington in 1850 he
married Miss Ellen Boyle Ewing, daugh-
ter Of the Secretary of the Interior. He
was appointed Captain in, the Commits
sary Department in the same year and
sent to st. Louis and New Orleans
He resigned from the army in 1853, and,
was Immediately appointed manager of
the branch bank of Lucas, Turner u Co.
in San Francisco. He held that position
four years, and then went East. In 1860
he became superintendent OF the State
Military Academy at Alexandria, La,
Il 4 ,l..N.,
May, 1861, he was commissioned Colonel
of the Thirteenth Infantry, and reported
to General Scott at Washington. He was
put in command of a brigade in Tyler's
division that marched to Bull Run.
In October he was commissioned Gen.
eral, and in 1862 was assigned to the army
of the Tennessee. He was credited by
General Grant with having won the bat
tie of Shiloh, where he was wounded in
the hand. He was afterwards employed
constantly where promptness and energy
were needed. He was made Major
General of Volunteers in 1862. In his
command at Memphis he efiectually
suppressed guerilla warfare. He
became Brigadier-G General in the reeu-
lar army in July, 1868. Next year he re-
ceiyed the thanks of Congress for his
services in the Chattanooga campaign. e
His famous march to the sea is too well
known to be repeated. When he had
made savannah marine base for future
operations, he wrote President Lincoln:
II beg to present you, as a Christmas
gift, the city of Savannah, with $50 guns,
plenty of ammunition, and $4,000 bales
of cotton.' In January he received the
thanks of Congress for his ''triumphal
march,
From 1865 to 1869 he was in command
of the military division of the Mississippi
When Grant became President in 1869
sherman nd IN as, II
was placed on the retired list, with full
pay and emoluments, in February, 1884.
He was an admirable writer and good
speaker.