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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10

at all After a desperate struggle the
poor boy found himself clasped close
and helpless in the mans arms.
An, you little Villain was the snarl-
ing, threatening exclama ton, 'T'll have
to tie you
man fetched a clock cord and with il
pound James fast hand and foot. Then
ne proceeded to strike a. fire with punk
ana Hint, gathered dry wood and soon
i ba , a great PIaze by the light of which
ne looked critically at his victim, as a,
fowler might at a. fat chicken or goose
IL !! need lots of Goals to roast Won
zone zone ne observed, again lighting his
maIadorous pipe.
James scarcely felt the pain caused bv
the tlSht-drdwn cord, SO terrible was
the thought of being laid upon the fire
ana az cooked like a pig. He took mo note
snow; his horror shut out every other.
consideration. Indeed he could never re.
member how the night dragged by.
a keel-boat loaded with cotton bales
from a large plantation above and pro-
pelIed by crew of negro slaves under
command of white man CHANGED to-
pc passing down the river, and just be-
lore day-break all hands were startled
by wild laughter and screams Coming
from the wood on the bank. At the same
time great flame was fiaring and leap
ing apoVe the ur1derbrush. The screams
of a boy and the ravfner of a hosaTse
man. the cracking of dry wood in the
fire and a certain strange information of
the cries caused the overseer to order,
his crew to land Immediately. They were
lust in time. The maniac had stripped
James and was in the act of laying him
upon the roaring fire when he was
knocked down and roughly kicked into
submission.
James got back to the inn at last
quite safe; but he never forgot than
night 1t was afterwards found out that
the crazy man had formerly been a. sail
or and came near being eaten up by cam
nibals. He suddenly lost his mind while
trampiDg through the country as a
clock tinker. and his mania revived the
experience with man-eaters causing him
to imagine himself one of them. Nearly
fifty years later James told this story
to me far down ON the Indian river in
Florida.
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anna'h. when suddenly 1 came across a
erik On de bank wuz a pail of wot
looked like fish bait, but dere wuZ no
fishermen around. / fought were dere
Wuz fishin' dere mus be lunchin, an
l sneaked up to de pail. Jes' den a
snake comes out of a tree an makes for
de bait can. troo stick at him an he
let's go a fearful hiss. Den he runs at
me an makes sneak. Purity soon 1
looks behind me and dere he is, an 1
sees he's one O. dem hoop snakes, wild
his tail in his mout.' / run to beat de
card. am 1t wuz all up hill I but de hopper
o de hill 1 sez to meself, No use, Pete,
he'll ketch We on de down grade Den 1
thinks of wot l used to do in de circus,
an | waits for de snake an jumps on his
royal hooplets. An down de hill we goes,
me foldin me arms and smlin' at de
farmers and keepin' me feet jes' SO. You
have 10 go jes' so or off you goes. 1
learned de trick wild barrel when L WEI
boy. You never see such a s'prised
snake. He dassent take his tail out of
his mout. 'fraid I'd squash him, an
every time me Trilbys battered on his
conk he jes' tried to hiss, but he couldn't.
He KEEP his back stiff an we came down
de hill mighty quick. An now, if any
servant a slight supper
But where's the snake?"
wy, you see, comm down de road we
raced wild one of dose bloomer girls an
she beat us. an his hoops was so mad
dat de first stone he struck he punchered
hiself, he wuz so puffed. l lef him i'm de
blacksmit shop down dere for repairs
Tank you, sir, tank you, genrs.'-
Buffalo Express.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10

await further orders in the case. AS
we thanked him and took our leave,
Mrs. Bullitt sobbing and laughing by
turns and the others with tears in their
eyes, the president repeated as if to
himself:
Henry NJ. Luckett! No, no, there
will be no shooting nor hanging in this
case"
A few weeks later Mr.. Luckett was
released and rejoined his friends in the
north. Without delay and poor as he
was he journeyed to Washington to eX-
press his gratitude for his rescue from
a violent and ignoble death. He called
me from my seat in the House and met
me exactly where / had met those who
came to plead for his life a few weeks
before. He wanted to call and thank
the president in person for his greA
Kindness, but the circumstances at the
time were not favorable to such a call.
and it was not made He remained
with me only a few minutes, and then
in a hurried manner of one who has
much to do and whose time is short,
moved away and [ saw him no more.
He died soon after, and nearly all the
other actors in the incident [ have re-
lated, have since followed him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10
AN AWFUL NIGHT.
A Boys Terrible Experience in the
Wood with Maniac.
BY MAURICE THOMPSON.

BY MAURICE THOMPSON.
Copyrighted, 1895, by Maurice Thomp-
sony
Before the days of railroads, when
travel overland was by theslow means
of oX-teams and horses, there were lit
tie inns at regular intervals beside the
highways of the country Some of
these houses we're quite comfortable,
others were badly kept and sometimes
unsafe. All of them as a rule had
some sort Of sign, more or less rudely
painted, hanging in front to indicate
to travellers that board and lodging
could be had for man and beast One
such hOusf stood long ago on the bank
of the Alabama river in a lonely and
sparsely settled region.
In May, 1892, this inn, a squat and
dilapidated building. was kept by Sam
uel Bateman, a very old man who had
for his only companion a grandson
named James, then about fifteen. In
connection with the inn Mr.. Bateman
kept the highway ferry which was
crossed by a scow and rope, when
horses and vehicles were handled, and
in a dugout canoe, when a pedestrian
called. The river at this point was
narrow, but deep.
One day in the month and year
above mentioned, old Mr.. Baiteman set
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out al dTgFbreak in the morning, on
an errand to distant plantation, ex-
pectlng to return in the afternoon of
the same day, leaving his grandson
James to keep house and attend the
ferry, which he was quite capable of,
telling him to be sure not to go away
out of hearing. An old fat negro wo-
man. who was cook, waitress, cham
ber-maid and sole housekeepeF Of the
inn, was given her orders; and so all
seemed to promise well when Mr..
Bateman rode away.
James, in order to pass the time
Pleasantly. tool rod and line and
went down to the ferry to. fish. AT
about II o'clock a man called from
the other side asking to be rowed over.
He was a tall, gray-haired, strong
looking person, well dressed for the
time and place, and he carried a small
leather bag or case in his hand. At
first James thought it was a certain
country doctor whom he knew: but
the man proved to be a stranger go
Ing about lnending clocks and watches
and door-locks. He was quiet in man
ner, yet his face had rather a queer
expression and his voice did not please
James from the first, although there
was nothing particularly repeIIant or
dangerous suggested
The boy padded the dugout across
the river and the stranger got in.
standing bolt upright, a very difficult
position to keep in such skittish
boat
You'd better sit down." said James,
"or you'll be almost sure to fall out"
The man laughed and showed some
decayed teeth. He motioned James to
II ax,I
moved he balanced himself perfectly
and chuckied louder. There was no
danger of his falling: he was as quick
as cat and showed by every motion
that he knew all about navigating a
dugout. James looked at him with "a
boys curiosity, and with the vague
suspicion of some Interior evil; but
nothing happened until they reached
a point nearly in the middle of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10

out he sprang and ran like a mare into
the woods And close at his heels
came the maniac, laughing boisterous-
Iy and crying out:
"Oh, no! Oh, hor'
The race was short. In the darkness
the underbrush hindered James, but
seemed not to interfere with the man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10
The Good Qualities

Possessed by Hoods Sarsaparilla are almost
beyond mention. Best of all, it pur1fies the
blood, thus strengthening the nerves. 1t regu-
lates the digestive organs, invigorateS the kid
aeys and liver, tones and builds up the entire
system. - cures dyspepsia, scrofuIa, catarrh
and rheumatism. Remember, HOODS Cures
Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly and
effectively, ON the liver and bowels, 2oo.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10
OH, DOESN'T SHE:

You call it a summer Irritation,
This little affair Of our hearts,
To you it was eNhilaration-
Some practice, my dear, for your arts.
To you tbs the joke of a summer,
A meek imitation of love,
And Cupid's mime or a hummer
To be cast aside like your glove.
To you It's the least of romances;
To me It's the proof of your guile.
You DON'T know the power of your CLAM
ces:
You don't know the depth in your
SMILE Truth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10
A SNAKE STORY.

This story was narrated at the post
office by tramp, who said he was foot
ing it to jamestown, where he hoped
to get work in a knitting mill doing nit:
Il wuz comm troo de fields over dere."
he said. waving his hand in such man
ner as to let his hearers include all the
territory bounded by imaginary lines
drawn from Hartford to Boston and Saw
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10
Buckien,s Arnica salye.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains. Corns and all Skin
Eruptions. and positively cures Piles
or no Pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price, Csc per box. For
sale by q. C. NJ. I. Drug dept.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10
TWO GOOD STORIES
OF PRES'T LINCOLN.
How He Spent Whole Day Get
ting a Hearing in the
Pension Office.
SAVED FROM EXECUTION.
RESCUED 4 MINISTER WHOM LIN
COLIN HAD KNOWN FOR YEARS.

"Reminiscences of General Hamilton
and Senator VOorhees-HOw the
Pension officials Hustled at the
Instance of General Scott.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10
LEADING BUSINESS FIRMS OF SALT LAKE CITY
BREWERS
LAWYERS.

LAWYERS.
RAY VAN COTT,
Room 5O7 Mccormick Block.
PENCE & ALLEN,
20 and 80 Atlas Block.
BOOTH, LEE G. GRAY,
62-65 Commercial Block. Tel. 5O7.
ANDERSON & ANDERSON,
Eagle Building. Rooms 2-S
COCHRAN & MURPHY,
JENNINGS VIM. c., '' 0A'
U. S: Commissioner. Il Eagle Block
POWERS. STRAUP & LIPPMAN,
., Eagle Block. Tel 4Ss.
sos McCornick Building.
SHEPARD RICHARD B..
37-40 Commercial Block
sTAYNER CHAs. W.-,512. McCornics
Block. Chancery cases. Coll. in Europe.
FLAvoRING EXTRACTS.
AMERICAN MFG. CO.,
275 South West Temple
PIANOS, ORGANS AND MUSIC.
CALDER's MUSIC PALACE,
AZ West First South
DAYNES & COULTER.
coALTER & sNELGRovE co. ''-'
So South Main.
BATHS.
BECKS YOT SPRINGS.
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CHICAGO, ST. LOUIS AND EAST.

You leave Ogden OF saIt
Lake in the evening. and
after breakfasting in the
lsumptuous diningcers Of
the Santa Fe Route. on
the third morning, you ar
rive in Chicago, or ST.
Louis, in season to attend
TO business or connect with
all fast trains for the east
Someone has said recently
that the track of the At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad was in such per-
feet condition that the
long distance run of the
Flyer" on the New York
Central could be equalled.
if not exceeded, by it's
magnificent trains.
GEORGE E. GILMAN.
Gent. Agt. Pass. Dept 81
West Second South ST..
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10

ONLY
TWO
DAYS
LOST
VIA
SANTA FEE
ROUTE
TO
CHICAGO
&c
ST. LOUIS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-08
Train;nc Carrier Tist ons.

Dc Wit: C. lockwood writes AZ &C
COM. o! tno s"Carrier Pigeons q!
Santa Catalina. Csl.:" describing the
rapid mail service established between
two places, n the st. Nicholas. He
says.
It laust be understood, however:
that in certain pigeons, especially
those known as the Belgian variety.
the homing instinct is Developed n
remarkable degree : and it is :aa birds
intense love Of home, and the almost
uryary;ng certainty Of their return
thitber alter having been taken soma
distance away, and then released,
which make them valuable as carriers.
.Che methods used in training pig
con for special service NE not by any
means similar. as manE people seem
to think, to those employed II teach
ing a dog to run after 4 stick, or
white-spotted pony to dance the
polka. ! carriers edueatlon consists
in conveying him away from homo.
and letting him go, when be simply
flies back to the Loft where he belongs.
This sounds almost as thrilling az
The story Of the enterprislng mouse
that first ran up the clo;k and then
ran down again; and Of course it con-
veys no idea Of the immense amount
OF care and patience involved IN the
rearing and breeding of the birds
the special cultiratioli % those quail
tics which produce the best results,
and so OH.
In training the birds ior Catalina,
three OF four were usually placed to-
gether in pasteboard box, perforated
with holes about the sizs Of q two-bli
piece-a quarter Of dollar. Then
they we're carried to spot mile or
so from the loft. in direct line fol
the coast and Catalina. and released,
4 few days later the same birds were
taken a greater distance away-say
three or four miles from homeland
liberated. In this manner the several
succeeding journeys were gradually
heightened until San Pedro. the see
port OF Los Angeles, twenty-five miles.
distant, was reached.
Then the pigeons were taken
aboard the steamer, aud set at liberty
few miles out OF sea, increasing the
distance upon the four occasions that
followed, until at last the end Of The
route was reached, and the birds
would fly: without fail, across the sea
and over the land to their home.
While these birds were taking thelr
first lessons in geography. another SET
1as being domesticated on Catalina,
and later we're taught by the same
process to convey messages the ether
xay--that Is, from Los Angeles t.
Avalon.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-08
His Time Hadn't Come.

"Beer?" said Mr.. OttinScr. "hesei
Why, I helped to kill Il t.pou1d
grizzly Just week aGp at Nawol7.
Old Jim Duncan, the slayer Of niuety'
sour bears. and went out on horse
back about ten miles from town alter
grouse. We walked i've or SIX miles
in the hottest weather. and after get
ting six grouse and a hundred mos
quitoes we thought OF turnlng lack.
But I was So thirsty that | said:
wait here in the clearing. jim, till !
90 down the caavon to get 3 driuk. !
went down about 20J feet and 'lal to
lie sprawling over some rocks ii order
to drink. I only look one swallow
when two snnshots rAn5 out. Startled
at the sound, I rose up AMI rau is we'll
as my weight would l=t ne back t" the
clearing. Pulling oul blowing, L
leaned up against 4 tree and witnessed
the strancest sight that ever saw. \
big pile Of fur lay il heap on the
ground, and the old hunter was Just
about to jab bis bowic,knlfc .ato It
when the bundle rose up like 4 dash
and let out 4 blow that sent jim $
musket spinning fifty feet in tho al
With that there was the most exciting
fight that I ever saw.
"Tle bear reared " again suo Dun
can barely lodged his claws, but bruln
caught his clothes at tho neck and
ripped them down 10 his hoots stall
leaned against the tree, to weary
from nv run and too surprised to &c
up AMI shoot The bear. could see
Duncan slip around anil his feet got
tangled in his torn clothes !Ac fell
fighting, with the bear atop; bus tue
bears throat was cut from ear Il ear.
The old man cxtrieated hiul<cl', and
sliding on tic CARCASS, called e*er to
me through his nose:
"'Wall, my time hasn't come yet.
Young man, give YOU credit for q
great deal OF copIness for a greenhorn.
l'm glad you didn't open Your mouth
in this fracas, so many OF these 1el'
lows think they have to talk when I'm
killing bar.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-08
Bnucht His Own Furniture,

An amusing story is told Of q gen
tleman living in London. As the
anecdote goes, it seems that lie had a
passion for the purchase Of second,
hand furniture at auctions, and that
in making "good bargains" no had
filled his house with antiquated and
almost useless articles. Upon one oc-
casion his wife took theresponsibi'ity,
without consulting her husband, to
have portion Of the least useful o1
the pieces removed tc an auctionroon'
10 be sold. Great was her dismay
when, on tho evening OF the DAY o'
the sale, the majority Of the articles
came back to the house. The hus
band had stumbled into the auction
room, and, not knowing his OWL
furniture, had purchased it st a better
bargain than atArst. -Harper's Round
Table.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-08
STOMACH AND HEAD PAINS.
A REMEDY.
Women ASe Subject to Both, On Account
OF Tight Lacing.

Women Are Subject to Both, On Account
OF Tight Lacing.
From, the Eosnin3 Ne,os, NevarE, ". J.
One Of the happicst women in this city Is
Mrs. George G. Reiss, Of % Montgomery
Street.
"No one to look at me now said MIS-.
Reiss to a reporter, "would think for mo-
nent that was 50 Ill that the doctors said
could not possibly be saved. About three
years ago I began to suffer from terrible
pains in my stomach and it vas almost i'm
possible for me- to do any work. Then had
geEere headaches that almost distracted me
and altogether was n a very sad condition
Of course wanted to be we'll again: and like
most people in such cases. consulted doc
tor. spent money foT medicine and took it
faithfully. To my infinite regret I got no
better, and another doctor was called iD.
More medicine was prescribed and this
took, but i did no good Those terrible
pains continued to make life miserable toT
me. The doctors blanaly told Ine that l
could not be cured entirely. ii at all. Pleas
ant news, wasn't it? Well. continued to
work about the house here and suffered uD-
told asonies. did not give up hope hut did
all I could to reic=e ny misery. NothiuS
cave me aur relief. bcTcrer and l had be-
gun to think that ali hope must be aoand-
oned. when. in realing the Ec'ni"7 Aers.
saw Dr.. Williams Pink Pills advertised.
The printed testimonial coming from resi-
dent OF this city led nc to believe that !. too,
might be benefited by these pills and not
A. o,,,i-f a
them.
"Almost as soon rs began 10 take them l
felt relieved and the first marked indication
OF Improvement Was when that tired. weary
don 't-care feeling disappeared. This va u
itself something 10 be grateful for. but otLer
and more pleasing results followed after
bad taken more Of the pills. Ny headaches
ceased entirely and the pain IN NY stomach
troubled me 20 more. Now once IN great
while I have an occasional ache or PAIN
Tut know the curc. Out comes the PINK
Pills. and after taking orc o- t"H o. them,
awaY the Jain goes. It al seems SO good TO
me that at times can scarcely believe that
it can be true and YET I know that Il had
not used these Pink Pills l would still be
suffering agony such as few people do n this
TorlI."
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in con-
dansed form. all the elements necessary to
give Eew life and rlchucss 10 the hEoo'i and
restore shattered uervrs. Ihcv ar" an un-
failing specific for such diseases rs lo29mo1cr
ataxi;:. Partial paralysis. 81. |i;us dance.
e,iatica, neuralgia. IncunatIsin. nervous
headache. the after effect Il 1t grippe. pal
citation q the heart. pale and sali9w conl-
plexions. ali torms u weakness either IN
male or female. Pink Pills arc sold hy all
dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt
nf price. 80 cents q box, or six boxes for
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-08

position, 1ith shot and shell playing
high rerel around him, and be sought
such shelter as Tes Afforded By large
oak tree which was in direct line Of
the fire. Wills handling bis piece G
bullet struck his gunlock and cut ii
the two first joints OF the foreinger Of
his right hand as clean as q knife
would have done It. The disenbered
finger dropped among the leaves, ana
As be WAS more particular about saving
the balance Of his body than about res
eulng Ell little thing as missing
finger he made his vay out Of the fight,
stanching the bleeding hand as hest he
could,
The war was fought to finish and
&ammons came buck ho:"e anil WenL
to work, charging up his MANNED hand
to the losses Of the ConGe,!eracy. Somc
tins ago he decided to revisit tI4 bat
tleheld, which he had not seen il
thlrtv-two wears nearly, and So h. be-
took himself to ChicEameuGa and
started TO stroll ovsr tho battlefield.
The tree where lie stood when wounded
occupied such conspicuous position
that he found little difficulty IL loclt
ing it, with all tbs scars and kuots on
its rugged trunk caused by the flying
missiles Of death. Having found tbs
tree he put himself IN Tue sano ro>l
ton in which he vas standing when
wounded, and thcn il occurred /" him
to look for tho homes of his Anlss'n3
finger. Scratching arcuuI an,uEg tho
leaves, much t. lis astouishment he
found the bones where tue tD3e: hal
fallen, and they correSpondcd exactly
with the finger b. had Lost. They had
lain there undisturbed ever since that
dread day. and it was with a strange
feeling that he took them, an after
establishing their identity t. his PEI,
feet satisfaction. wrapped thom npand
took them away with llm as strange
souvenir u his wartime experiences
Mr.. Sammons has them III his posses
sion now, and will preserve theiA Is an
evidence OF the TACT that he found
them on the battlefield after the lapse
of so many years. -Spohaue N"aSn.)
Spokesman Review.