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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24

robberies, and he succeeded in making
up as rough workman so success
fully that he actually stood by and
saw the robbers dig up quantity of
diamonds and jewelry buried on the
lake front.
tons fertility in eXpedientS may be
mentioned the case of a South Caro-
lima negro murderer named johnson,
whose guilt was strongly suspected but
could not be proved. One morning
when Johnson went to his work in
field he was to piow he found the
ground spattered with blood. AS he
moved along the burrows he came now
and then upon little pools Of blood and
when he started back to the stable he
was startled to find the bloody i'm
print of a human foot on the barn
floor. This continued the next day,
when he found every hoe. spade. rake,
ak or other farm implement that he
picked UP spattered with blood. Which
ever way he went he found blood,
whatever he touched had blood on it,
and that night the poor wretch,
wrought up to a frenzy of terror
through his superstitions fears, and
believing that the spirit of his victim
was haunting him, cut his throat from
ear to ear. It is needless to state that
Allan Pinkerton was responsible for
the blood stains.
Though so pitiless a hunter of GRIM
inals, Mr.. Pinkerton was the first to
aid the men whom he brought to
prison to Lead decent, honest lives,
when their sentences had expired. He
pitied criminals, never despised them.
Dozens of burglars and thieves, like
William Forester and Joseph Parish,
could tell of his generous efforts for
their reform. Here is $50 for you,"
he would say, "try to make a new
start and when this money is gone,
come to me for more" He would
spend hours talking to men whose
lives had been bad, showing them how
they might do better, and never re-
fused material assistance.
Never Touched a Card or Made n Bet.
In his whole life Allan Pinkerton
never touched cards, never made a
bet, or INDUCED il any form of
gambling. He was fond of driving
and horseback riding and in his later
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24

powerful workman, and in the name
of the law ordered him to desist. The
leaders only answer was an oath and
an attempted blow, but before his fist
could strike, Pinkerton had caught
him round the neck in an iron grasp.
Then by the adroit use of the hiplock
throw, learned in wrestling practice,
he hurled the fellow ten feet through
the air, landing him stunned on the
ground. Taking advantage of the as
constituent of the others, he started off
toward the Jail, dragging the heavy
body unmindful of the rabble who
pushed after him with oaths and
blows. Occasionally he would stop to
sweep them back, Samson-like. with
drive of his heavy arm, and then pro-
coed. Thus. with much noise and strug-
Cling, this curious procession moved
slowly to the Jail, and as they APP
preached, the jailer stood at the open
ed door ready to lock it against the
mob as soon as Pinkerton and his
prisoner were inside, but Pinkerton,
perfectly cool at this trying moment,
told him to leave the door open. In
moment the crowd in their fury had
swept inside the jail. forty or fifty in
all, and did not realize the trap that
had been set for them until the iron
door closed behind and they~ were
prisoners. Mr.. Pinkerton was delight
ed with the success of this ruse and
thought the few bruises he had re-
ceived cheap payment for such rare
sport.
worth.
On another occasion, several years
before the war; his immense strength
was shown in an encounter with John
Wentworth, at that time the editor of
the Chicago Democrat and Familiarity
known as Long John" Wentworth
was a giant in stature, standing six
feet seven inches and Weighing 800
pounds Everyone regarded him as the
strongest man in Illinois, and he did
not hesitate in the columns of his pa
per to insult his enemies as he pleased. |
knowing well that none would dare to
hold him personally responsible. He |
had been writing bitter articles about !
Allan Pinkerton for some time, and |
one day the latter, meeting him on the |
street. said pleasantly: Good morn
ing, Mr.. Wentworth; the next abusive /
article that appears in your paper re- |
garding me viii cost you thrashing."
Who will do it?" asked the giant ed
itor.
Il will" answered the detective
Mr.. Wentworth thought this a great
joke, and having related the incident
to a number of his friends, published |
in the next issue of the Democrat an
attack more bitter than any that had |
appeared. The same day
Mr.. Pinkerton met him in front of one
of the large hotels, thrashed him with
in an inch of his life in the presence of |
a wondering crowd, and then carried |
him into the nearest drug store and /
sent for a, doctor. Years afterward the |
two men became firm friends.
Attempts to Take Pinkerton's Life. !
when my time has come to die" he |
used to say, Il will die; until then, |
these fellows waste their time shooting
at me-" One night in 1857 as he was
passing along the street he noticed a |
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24
ROTATING CROPS.

Rotating the farm with different
crops serves not only to prevent loss
of fertility, but also assists in killing
weeds with no extra cost than that
required for cultivating the crop that
may be grown during the season. Corn
has proved of much value to farmers
in compelling them to kill weeds as it
has in providing grain and fodder, and
if farm should be devoted wholly to
crops that are drilled or broadcasted.
and which cannot be vated-such
as wheat, rye, barley and Oats-there
would arrive time when weeds would
have full possession. To prevent this
condition of affairs the farms are made
to grow crops that must of necessity
be cultivated, and in doing so there is
a saving of labor in the killing of
weeds. The rotation of corn as the
only cultivated crop, however, is too
limited, as the land is thus made to
produce grain of some kind every
year, which is detrimental as depriv-
ing of certain plant-foods, and leaving
an excess, comparatively, of that
which cannot be used by grain crops.
Greater Diversity in Crops.
One cause of weeds flourishing on
some soils is that they thrive on plant
foods left over by the grain crops, a
condition which renders the soil i'm
poverished for other grain crops, yet
very fertile for weeds, because the
weeds are able to get a good start,
make rapid growth, secure abundant
moisture below the surface, and de-
prive the land of that which was not
utilized by the crops, the result being
that the soil is still further impoverish-
ed. This may be prevented by grow
ing root crops after corn, to be follow
ed by clover or some grass crop. No
two crops of the same kind should be
grown on the land in succession, and
a crop that is sowed or drilled should
be followed by planted crop the
next year to keep the soil clean.
Wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, corn and
clover, followed by wheat again, is a
rotation practiced by many progress
i've farmers but turnips, carrots, beets,
cabbage, millet and peas or beans are
added to the list whenever it can be
done with advantage.
Rotation Adds Fertility.
turned under, add nitrogen to the
soil, while millet and Hungarian grass
kill out weeds, even without cultiva-
ton. The soil can be made very fer
tile by the use of artificial fertilizers,
if a rotation of crops is followed, be-
cause the clover lessons the cost of
nitrogen. but there will be a loss of
the fertilizer used unless appropriate
crops are grown for conveying the
whole of the plant-food into some
thing salable, and to keep the soil
balanced" In the nourishment to be
provided to crops. Rotation and the
use Of green manurial crops keep the
land always in proper condition for
supplying the next crop, and prevent
weeds from robbing the soil, while the
texture of the soil and its capacity for
supplying and absorbing the moisture
are also increased. The best of all
crops used in rotation is clover, as
it always enriches the soil and leaves
the land in better condition than be-
fore and for that reason it should
never be omitted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24
TI,fE FOR OUTDoOR lvORK.

The season for outdoor operations on
the farm is here again, writes John w.
Delk in the Epitomist. The fences may
need repairing: it is likely there are
some posts broken off. a staple pulled
out or a wire broken; in some in
stances the water-g ates-where they
were not taken out before the heavy
winter rains commenced-are washed
away; the drain bitches are filed up
or levee is broken, allowing the water
to run over and stand on the land,
thus keeping it wet and retarding the
work that should be done Immediately;
some of the gates are broken and need
repairing. the land needs to be cleared
of the stalks, weeds, briars and grass
that grew the previous year. and a
great many other things must be at
tended to before the successful farmer
commences to prepare his land for the
coming crop. The tools should be seen
after. The plows, harrows, hoes, Gull
tivators and clod-cruShers should be
taken out and all deficiencies in them
should be repaired. The dull ones
should be sharpened, loose bolts, etc,
frightened and broken harness mended
And it is essential that the collars be
of the right size, and that they be
fixed so as to wear easily on the
horses shoulders. Everything should
be overhauled and put in 'ship-shape"
before we commence work in the field.
If we do this, many annoyances and
inconvenience will be thwarted. An
old and true adage says: "A stitch in
time saves nine
The soil should be well prepared be-
fore we plant any kinds Of seeds. Half
broken and clody land cannot make a
full crop, no matter how thorough the
after culture may be. Another very
important item is to have all low, wet
ground sufficiently drained before
planting, because such lands are capa-
BILE of making the heaviest yields IL
given a chance.
When our ground is thoroughly pre-
pared our motto is 10 commence plant
ing all field crops just as soon as the
weather viii admit. We have learned
that the earlier our crops are planted
the better the yield; that is. to be in
the bounds Of reason.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24
BLACKBERRY CULTURE.

A gentleman near this city, says the
Riverside. Cali Reflex, who has been
engaged in the blackberry culture for
several years has given us the following
facts:
Blackberry culture is one of the most
profitable as well as pleasant employ
ments of the rancher. 1t is perhaps the
most profitable of the small fruits pro-
duced. not excepting the strawberry.
The producer, of course, must under
stand his business and proceed in a
business-like way.
In the first place, good thrifty roots
are especially essential, not over one
year old; to be taken up in spring and
the top cut off, leaving the stock and the
root twelve or founteen inches long Set
them in rows eight feet apart and three
feet apart in the row; and in two years.
with the right kind of treatment. the
row will be full of stocks, so much as
to require continual thinning out.
The ground between the rows must
invariably be kept clear of briars. Ev-
cry sp. ing after setting out plow the
ground thoroughly with a brake plow
and use a mattock between the vines.
If the ground is reasonably rich they
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position. On the contrary, he was mild
in manner and not easily aroused. but
when pushed to the limit, as he was
more than once in his adventurous ca
reer, he could and would fight like a
lion, and was afraid of no man.
Boldly Facing "a Desperate Mob.
At the time of the great lager beer
riots, back in the fifties, Allan Pinker-
ton, then deputy sheriff of Cook coun-
ty, found himself on one occasion in
the midst Of an angry mob, who were
threatening to set fire to the city. Be-
ing in citizens dress, the detective had
not been recognized by the crowd, but
realizing the danger of the situation,
and careless of his own safety, he
walked I'D to fha lsa6er Of the rioters,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24

four or five thugs, one of whom jostled
him, while another placed a revolver
against his ear and told him to throw
UP his hands. He did throw up his
hands, but in a. different way from
that which his assailant expected. His
right hand closed like a flash round
the hammer of the revolver, so that no
shot could be fired, while g powerful
blow from the left stretched the fell
low fiat on the deck. The man turned
out to be ''Dick'' Barry, an old time
burglar and counterfeiter and pal of
the Reno gang. He subsequently
turned states evidence and confessed
that the attempt on Allan Pinkerton's
life was the result of conspiracy, in
which not only a number Of criminals
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which he learned in Scotland and sub
sequently practiced in Canada and the
United States.
Pinkerton's search for a location and
opening took him TO Chicago and then
on to Dundee. Kane county, Illinois,
thirty-eight miles from Chicago. There
he lived for nine years, the coopering
business growing under his energetic
!. management, so that in 1850 he had
twenty-five men working under him.
and was counted one of the most pros
porous persons in Kane county.
First Amateur Detective.
wildcat money, the country was full of
counterfeiters, and the store-keepers in
Dundee were frequently swindled. One
day a saddler named Burton Walker
who had just been victimiZed by some
false bills, called Allan oinkerton's at
tention to a. suspicious looking individ-
ual whom he believed to be one Of the
counterfeiting gang. This at once
aroused the hardy young cooper, who,
in characteristic fashion, proceeded to
make the wrongs of the community his
own. Disgusting himself as a laboring
man, he followed the stranger without
arousing his suspicion, and finally
traced him to an island in Fox river,
which ever after ward bore the name OF
Bogus Island. Ills; was 1Ound TO be
the headquarters of gang, and all
were captured, with their entire outfit,
as a result of the amateur detectives
discovery.
The fame of this exploit, together
with his success in capturing horse
thieves on various occasions, gave Al
Ian Pinkerton a wide local reputation,
and he was made deputy sheriff Of
Kane county, in which capacity he
soon became the terror of cattle
thieves. horse thieves, counterfeiters
and mail robbers all over the state.
The man was born detective, with
such rare genius for the craft and
such an extraordinary personality that
there was no keeping him in obscurity,
and being much spoken of in Chicago,
he was soon rendered the position of
deputy sheriff of Cook county. This
position he kept only a short time, for
the officers Of the Illinois Central &,
Rock Island railroad, having suffered
much from train robbers, urged him to
establish q detective agency, which he
did.
I'inkertOn's Great Physical Strength.
Allan Pinkerton was a man of great
physical strength. He stood nearly six
feet and weighed 200 pounds, with no
waste flesh on his solid frame. He was
a formidable antagonist in a rough
and-tumble fight. Not that he was
fond of fighting or quarrelsome by dis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24
BY CLEVELAND MoFFETT.
,
ited.l

ited.l
Allan Pinkerton, founder of the Ma
fional detective agency that hears his
name, friend and defender of A braham
Lincoln, easily the greatest detective
America has seen, was born August %,
1919, in Glasgow. HIS father, William
Pinkerton, was a police sergeant in
that city, and died in the discharge of
his duty Of injuries inflicted by pris-
oner. Until the age Of SO, Allan Pink
erton followed the trade of a cooper.
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theless, he continued his active life to
the end, taking constant exercise and
priding himself upon his skill in
punching the bag" this being
favorite recreation. He died at So of
cancer of the stomach.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24
FEW ANECDOTES
OF PINKERTON.
A Man of r1ost Remarkable
Strength and
Bravery.
WAS FIRST AN AMATEUR.
HIS BOLD STAND AGAINST A DES-
PERATE MOB.

Brush With "LOng john" Went
wOrth-SeveraI Attempts Made to
Take PinI1ertOn's Life--Was Thrift
~ and Managed to Lay Up About
$3JO,OOO.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-26
White Mountain Hotels.

Some important changes are about to
be made in several White Mountain
hotels for next seasons business. The
Mt. Pleasant House, situated half mile
east of Fabyan's, which has been under
the management of Barron & Merrill, is
to be greatly enlarged and pass into the
management of new parties. Andersen
Sc Price of Hotel Ormond at Ormond,
Fla, have taken lease for term of
years, and will make it strictly first
class hotel. Mr.. Anderson is a son of
Gen. Samuel Anderson, formerly presi-
dent of the old Portland & Ogdensburg
railroad, and is well known in the White
Mountains.
The Summit House on Mt. Washington
is to be enlarged and improved, before
the saeson opens. The building is to be
extended on the north, and all the I'M
pleasant featuressto the approach, which
have existed for time out of mind, are
to be changed. The house will also be
greatly improved and refurnished.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-26

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The Portland daily press., 1895-03-26
A DOCTORS EVIDENCE.
What lie Says About Medicine and
Cures.
HE TELLS WHAT HE CONSIDERS
THE BEST OF ALL MEDICINES.

There is One Remedy Which He Knows
Will do all it Claims.
A DOCTORS evidence regarding medi-
cines and disease is always considered
the highest authority. Every court in
the world accepts his Judgment as posi-
tive and indisputable evidence. There
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DR.. j. W. Minkler, of Bath, n. H., suf-
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him till he found the one remedy which
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The Portland daily press., 1895-03-26
REED THE COMING MAN.
Interesting Interview With Mr.. Wal
ter Wellman.

Who Gives Few Prophecies Regarding
1S96-He Says MIR. Reed is the Greatest
Republican of His Day.
Walter Wellman, one of the best known
newspaper correspondents at Washington,
and leader .of the Wellman Arctic expedit-
ion of last summer, is in the city for few
days. When asked by reporter of the
PRESS for the latest political gossip at the
national capital Mr.. Wellman replied:
I'm Washington it is generally conceded
BY Democrats as well as Republicans, that
one of three men-your townsman. Mr..
Reed, Gov. Mckinley and Senator Allison
will be the next President. Mr.. Reed is
without question the greatest Republican
of this day. We newspaper men are any
thing but hero-worsbippers We are icono-
clasts, as rule. We know the statesmen
at the capital so well that most of them
GROW smaller in our estimation. One of
the few men know who get bigger the bet
ter know them, is Mr.. Reed. There is not
his equal in public life today in either par
ty. Every other man is weak at some point.
Il would be difficult to say wherein Mr..
Reeds weakness, if he have any. is to be
found. He has learning. logic, eioquence,
leadership, tremendous force, nerve of sup
crime quality, honesty which never yet fell
under suspicion. Some day he will be Presi-
ent of the United States. If it does not
come in 1896 it will come later. Despite past
examples. do not believe this country pro-
duces so many really great men that it can
afford to pass by one like Mr.. Reed and take
mp with mediocrity. In Washington the
talk is that Democracy is going over to
free silver, while the Republicans will take
their stand on souDdsmoney aud fight it
out on that line, carrying every state east
of the Missouri river and north of the Ohio,
including Indiana, West Virginia. Maryland.
Delaware and New Jersey. Republicans
from all sections of the country, even from
the far West, talk of Reed as the coming
man.;