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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Mark Hanna refused to express any
opinion on the Urbana affair. he is too
busy with politics to pay any attention
to the maintenance of the supremacy Of
the law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Had our morning contemporary put
the qualification TO its statement about
deprecated silver dollars Tuesday
morning that it put Thursday morning,
we should never have been caught
..napping''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

The real, roaring fun in the senate
Will begin when schedule E (sugar)
comes up for consideration. Discus
sion of it will add to the gaiety of the
ma atoms
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Claus Spreckels hasn't got any judg-
ment against the San Francisco Ex-
aminer yet. If he ever RECEIVERS his
judgment he will withdraw his suit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Now the Republicans are contemplate
ing stamp tax on bank checks. If an
additional tax on beer is a war tax,
what kind of a tax is this on bank
checks?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

One of the best evidences that Ayers
Hair vigor is an article of exceptional
merit is the fact that the demand for
it is constantly Increasing. No one who
uses this incompatible dressing thinks
of trying any other preparation for the
1,o it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

The Harvard student who painted the
statue of John Harvard red has been
discovered and has resigned. He should
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Turkey has decided to hold Thessaly.
1t is more than likely that Turkey will
have to come off the perch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Why not offer the Spanish mission to
Uncle Abner? He has been looking for
something for a long time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Durrant has received a reprieve at
the hands of Governor Budd. That man
is destined to die of old age.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

A Chicago preacher says San Fran
cisco is hell" If he tells the truth.
then hell is a delightful place
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

York aquarium are two white whales.
A Jonah viii be added in due time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

There isn't such terrible difference
between the methods of executing JUS
tice at Habana and Urbana.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

The czarina has given birth to a sec
ond daughter. AS the Sale law doesn't
obtain in Russia it is all right.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Let no man think that Tillman has
disposed of his pitchfork.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

The straw hat keeps coming and go
ing. After a while it will come to stay.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Two bad men of Butte were tarred
and feathered. And they just flew out
of the town
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

The SHOWS of thirty winters have
rested on the heads of some summer
girls.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

The sultan has come to the conclu-
sion that Angeles visits are few and far
between.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

More people were disguised with the
Maher-Sharkey fake than with the
Corbett-Fit zsimmons fight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

ening out when he is only hattening
out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

then it is clear case of piling Pelion
on Ossa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Surrounded by royalty and its satel-
lites. Willie Wallie Astor feels perfectly
at home
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11
Stocks and Investments.

q. C. NJ. l. Stock.
Deseret National Bank Stock.
State Bank of Utah Stock.
Home Fire Insurance Co. Stock.
Utah Sugar Company Stock.
And any dividend-paying stocks bought
and sold. Good investments for Home
JoiN C. Cutler. JR.. Sc Main st.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Flatulence is cured by Beecham's
Pills.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Governor Ramsdell, New Hampshire:
l think circumstances may arise under
which the exercise of lynch law is war
rantable.
The prompt and vigorous enforcement
of the statute law is the best way to
suppress lynch law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Governor Powers, Maine: The frequent
lynchings in this country are dis
grace to our civilization. Where the
courts are open and justice and punish
ment certain, as in Ohio. there can be
no pretense or excuse for violence.
Every person engaged in the lynching
at Urbana should be promptly tried and
convicted of murder Laws should be
passed giving the state the right TO
change of venue in all cases of lynching,
if necessary to have justice done.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

Special Dress Goods Sale for
Saturday afternoon and evening.
40 and so cent Goods will be sold
for 25c a yard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-11

All our Lawns and Dinities, in
figured and stripes, will be sac
rihced Saturday afternoon and
evening.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
Chancellor L,v,nss,on.s Library.

To the young people the chief attrac.
tIon OF Clermont. after Its owner and
his wonderful tales. was the library.
In Mrs. Lambs History Of New York.
1t Is stated that this consisted of more
than four thousand volumes. and was
then held to DO the finest private library
In the State. Mrs. Smith and her broth
or made u catalogue of 1t for their cOu.
sin. and found II to number more than
six thousand books mot vOlumcs), be-
sides quantities OF pamphlets"
The room itself was q grand one. LOT.
ty and well lighted. Its broad windows
overlooking the Hudson and the cloud.
capped Catskllls beyond II. and all the
wnll-spaces filled from floor to ceiling
with the best books of the day. not only
In English and the learned languages
but In Spanish and French. both of
which tongues the chancellor read and
spoke with ease. u most unusual accom-
plishmcnt for an American of his day.
Indeed" said Mrs. Smith, "hIs knowl.
edge OF French was so perfect that
have seen him move q group of French
persons to weep or smile at his pleasure
rs readily rs In his younger days he had
swayed and borne away the victory
from such famous opponents as Alex,
ander Hamilton ana Aaron Burr
Century.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
Old Egyptian Builders.

There are stones In the pyramids Of
Egypt that weigh as much rs $50 tons
each. There are stones thirty feet In
length which fit SO closely together that
a penknife may be run over the sur
face without discovering the break be-
tween them. How did the builders
move such great stones? How did the
masons fit the stones SO perfectly to.
gcther? Both questions are almost I'M
answerable. 1t Is certainly a fact that
even In this great age we have no ma.
chinery so perfect that 1t will make two
surfaces thirty feet In length which
will meet together as the stones in tho
pyramids meet. 1t has been suggested
that they We're rubbed backward AMI
forward upon each other until the sur.
faces were assimilnted. making them
the worlds wonders In mechanical skill
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09

and the measure of value will not be In
their hands and heads. but In bank
books. out Of which their manners have
been bought with mingled affection AMI
vanity. Surely, II anything Is more
intolcrablc than a vulgar woman. 1t Is
a vulgar child. The poor little thing Is
produced by all nations and races. from
the Anglo.SaXon to the Slav. Its father
was happy In the struggle that ended In
success. When 1t grows old. Its own
children will perhaps be happy In the
sort Of refined existence which wealth
can bring In the third generation. But
the child of the man grown suddenly
rich Is living misfortune between two
happincsses-nelther u worker nor an
enjoycr; having neither the satisfaction
OF the one nor the pleasures Of the 9th.
or; hated by Its Interiors In fortune. and
n source of amusement to Its ethic AMI
csthctIc bettcrs.-Century.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
Anccdotc Of Sydney smith.

In his monographs, Personal ana
Social" Lord HoughtOn gives an anec-
dote of the Rev. Sydney Smith. for the
authenticity of which, he says. he will
not vouch. but which seems to him good
enough to be true: On being settled on
his small living In Yorkshire. sydney
willingly assisted his nclglibors In their
clerical duties. ON an occasion of this
kind he dincd with the Incumbent on
the preceding Saturday. and the even
Ing passed In hllnrity, the squire. by
name Of Kcrshaw, being conspicuous
for his loud enjoyment OF the strangers
Jokes. II nm very glad that ! have
amused YOU" said Mr.. sydney Smith ut
parting. but you must not laugh ut my
sermon tomorrow" ~ should hope |
know the difference between here AMI
ut church." remarked the gentleman
with sharpness. II am not sure Of
that replied the visitor. 'I'll bet you
a guinea on It," said the squire. Take
yOu." replied tho divine. Next day the
preacher assembled the steps Of the pul.
pit apparently suffering from a severe
cold, with his handkerchief to his face.
and ut once 'sncczcd' out the name
Kcr-shaw. several times In various In
| donations. This Ingenious assumption of
the readiness with which man would
recognize his own name In sounds I'M.
pcrccptlble to the ears of others proved
accurate. The poor gentleman burst
Into guffaw. to the scandal of the con.
grcgation; ana the minister. after look
Ing ut him with stern reproach. proceed
ed with his discourse. and won the bet.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
A Terrible Record.

Members OF parliamentary bodies
sometimes like to satirize their deliver.
ances as a whole, rs well as to make
fun distinctly ana individually of one
another. One day a member of great
legislative body was conversing with Il
gentleman when another member came
up.
".AllOw me-" said the first member,
ito Introduce to you Mr.. Blank, the
man who has written more stupidities
than any other living person."
".Ah," said the second member. ian
editOr"
"No; he's the official stenographer of
the HOusew
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09

Clallemel Lacour, the French states
man who died few years ago, had an
appointment with Schopenhauer, the
German philosopher, one day at a
Frankfort hotel, and found him just
finishing dinner at the table d'hote.
There were several officers at the table,
and in front Of Schopenhauer lay gold
piece. He said to the Frenchman. rs
he arose and put the coin In his pocket:
II have had this gold piece on the table
every evening for month. having
made up my mind to give 1t to the poor
the first time these officers here spoke
on some other topic ut table besides
promotion. horses or women. have
the money still"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
Tho Chiluren OF the Rich.

Then there were children. consplcu-
Gus among them the vulgar children of
the not long rich, rcpulslveIy disagree.
able to the world IN general. but pa
thctlc In the eyes of thinking men ana
women. They are the sprou,lng shoots
Of the gold-trec, beings pre-dcstined
never to enjoy, because they will be
always able to buy what strong men
fight for. and will never learn to enjoy
what Is really to be had only for money;
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
NoTIOM,

OFFICE OF THE AMERICAN GLOVE Co.,
IL Churchill It,. Chicago, ILL.,, Jan Q, 1867.
stockholders Of the American Glove Company Of
Chicago, Illinois. held at Is Churchill street. CHI
cagO, ILL.,, on the 9th day Of January, 1897, the
($b0. OOOl Dollars, and that tlle certificate, OF
such change have been filed In tho office OF the
Secretary Of State and IN the office Of the kecOr.
der OF Deeds In the County Of Cook ~ prov ded
BY law. Pr. REIsENHUs, President.
ii. i. REISENHUs, Secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
HON. ERNEST G. SCHUBERT,
Cook Choice Who Stepped


Hon. Ernest q. Schubert. Represent
alive from the Eleventh Senatorial
District, deserves great credit for his
unsclfsh withdra wal from the Speak.
ership contest. Mr.. Curtis. the new
Speaker of the House. should feel very
grateful to Mr.. Schubert. for Mr.. Schu-
bert had the votes to elect him speak.
or. and his withdrn wal from the race
ut the time he did insured the election
of Mr.. Curtis. Ernest q. Schubert Is
of German pnrcntagc. hi, was born
In Chicago In 1862. and has always
lived In this city. and In the Eleventh
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09

Senatorial District he 50 ably repre-.
scnts In the House. All who know
Mr.. Schubert esteem him highly us Il
gentleman of high moral character
strict integrity. and eminently quail.
fled to ably represent his people IN
the Legislature. lie Is only - years
of age. u thorough champion of the
cause of Rcpublicanism. and cspccinl
~ popular with the young men Of hi.
party. Mr.. Schubert Is one of tn,
brightest members elected from Cool
County and a leader on the Republican
side of the House.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-11
(es(a aE.BlsTA.P'GRee

"rhcy're talking nowadays right
smart about the great Napoleon" said
Uncle Dan, but when t'other day the
boys asked me who thought the greatest
man, | says i don't know. There's Wash
ington. an Alexander, an Napoleon, an
lots of others. but, my way of thinkn',
Old Abe Lincoln is ahead of cm all
"Greatness isn't jest Il bcin' stern and
solcmn-like. Now, Uncle Abraham could
hoe his row with any of 'cm argyin'. an
yet some way he had the swing of them
old prophets That struck me when the
war broke out. an afore | knew it
caught the fever. carried coal oil lamps
around with the rest of the crowd. got
howlm' about John Browns body molder
ing in the ground, and By links, says |
IN jine!
"Of course. Billy must stay at home to
plow and SOW and make the corn and hay.
He'd just turned fifteen. but as marched
away blest if there wasn't ma cryin' in
his arms an Billy yellin' like mad. 4
want Il chance to strike for liberty! Bless
me again! in less than year if | didn't
hear one day that Billy had enlisted. too.
"IIow | watched that boy! Sometimes
praying when he kept 10y my side in bat.
tie, sometimes swearing too. maybe,
when he exposed himself too carclcssly.
AT NickSburg he fell back. crushed and
manned by the pnrapct fire. and | took
him III my arms and bore him back, AN.
half crazy with fears, dashed ut the fort
again. Well, he rallied from the wound,
but somehow he never seemed so sound MS
before. There was n wandering strange
ness in his manner, like he didn't 'zactly
know his mind, and one night. when skir.
mishes were daily, an Sherman an Hood
was trying to get the chance for win
ming fight, Billy was placed ON picket duty
where danger hovercd thick. told him
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-11
sOlOIEFS ON WHEELS
Can cover Great Distance. n
and Garry Full Vnickly

ian SoVer Great Distance. n
and Carry Full uppii.se enietl,
In the month of Septamhon
people of Helena, the capital ot r@', 'A'
tana' were surprised to saa VI .i non'
through their streets Il nortr -, "ulhs
colored soldiers ana a wbitE opio Ci eIsnt
the United States army all mo,'l n.er Ol
on bicycles. They were weotho,ra pn'ea
en- and covered with the dust ,,Ve'' =, eS
NILS and plains; and they earn
great weight of rations, blanket. ~
cooking utensils and extra tirps ''no, auS
parts of bicycles, besides riaos aui a-u
thirty rounds of ammunition to oro- u
man. every
lhese Wheelmcn were detachmor.
OF the Twenty-tilth Regiment of Tu,,
ed States Infantry. They had conn.,
their whels from Fort NIssonIo br
way of Fort Yellowstone and tbp M
tional Park, having covered altogotho.
Il distance of eleven hundred milov +,
twenty-five days. In the meontima
they had made and broken comn II
the rain, ridden through mud sand
dust and water; and over rocks mt,
ana stones. They had crossed mOrr
tain ranges and forded streams in
fact, they had stopped for uolhiog
Much OF the distance had been rougb
riding in every sense of the word
The journey was really made to test
the question whether the bicycle is Sult
able for such military purposes as il
would have to serve if used in Western
campaigns. 1t was not test of raDld
ity, but of durability.
The eight soldiers carried everything
necessary to an actual campaign IN
an enemy's country. Baggage, arms
ammunition, ratiOns, blankets, tent,
and spare apparatus made, in fact
such a load as ordinary bicycllSts
would think it impossible to carry over
good roads. But these men were com.
mon soldiers, and in no sense experts
on the wheel.
No such test of the bicycle has prob.
ably been made before. The military
tests of the wheel in Europe have in.
volved no riding over so rough and
mountainous a country to such dis
tance.
The machines and the men stood the
work well. No man and no wheel broke
down, though to the wheels a Ger.
tain amount Of repair was, of course,
necessary. Lieutenant Moss, who com.
manded the expedition, regards It as
entirely a success, and as demOnstrat-
ing the utility Of the bicycle for actual
military purposes. He believes that
soon every regiment in the army will
have it's bicycle corps.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-11

was McNamar. The New Salem people
pronounced him an impostor. A few let
ters We're received from him by Ann. but
finally the lover ceased to write TO her
In the spring of 1885 Ann agreed to be.
come Lincoln's wife. New Salem took n
cordial interest in the two lovers, and
presaged happy life for them, and all
would undoubtedly have gone well if tho
young girl could have dismissed the haunt.
ing memory of her old lover. The possi.
olllty that she had wronged him. thot ba
might reappear, that he loved her still
haunted her so persistently that she tool,
10 her bed. Her death speedily followed
l-incoln's grief was intense. He was seen
walking alone by the river and through
.ne woods, muttering strange things to
himseit' lie seemed to his friends TO be
IN the shadow of madness. They kent
close watch over him; and at last Row..
ing Green, one of the most devoted friends
Llncoln then had, took him home to his
little log cabin, half mile north of Now
salem, under the brow of a big blrfr
here, under the loving care of Green and
MS good wife, Nancy. Lincoln remained
untll he was once more master of bimseIf
But though he had regained self.con.
trol, his grief was deep and bitter. Ann
kutledge was buried in Concord Gene.
tery' country burying ground seven
miles northwest of New Salem. To tbis
.onely spot Lincoln frequently journeyed
10 weep over her grave. "Iy heart 10
buried there" he said to one of his
friends. Strange to say. McNamar prov.
su TO be an honest man and a faithful
though careless lover. u
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-11

want no time to think. raised my gun.
The good old musket rang out the alarm,
the rebels turned and ran. The boy
There he lay, his form stretched out upon
the ground. asleep at his post!
"Ele turned to me an put his arm
around me lovingly. 4 couldn't help it,.
dad he said, smiling his old boyish smile,
and marched away between the guards.
l begged, | plead, | swore that Billy
wasn't like himself No use. The SEN
tence came. appealed to the generals
got only one answer: The death SEN
tence of the court has. been approved
Then | went to Washington to see the
President
1T was my last hope. They wouldn't
let me in. They even pushed me back as
carriage drove up. | saw who got out :;
tried to attract his attention. who is
this man? says he. Only a soldier after
an interview says the officer. Only a
soldier| says he, musingly. 'Periling his
life! Only Il soldier, fighting the battles
of this awful war! Thank God! to speak
to me you need no other name. Only a
soldier! Come in, my man. And he led
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-11
LlNCOLN'S SWEETHEART.
She Was, Beautiful Kentucky Girl
and Had Many Suitors,

Lincoln first met Ann Mayes Rutledge
in 1882, when she was 10. She was IL
beautiful girl and as bright as she was
pretty. So fair maid was not, of course,
without suitors. The most determined
of those who sought her hand was one
John Mcneil, young man who had ar
rived in New Salem from New York soon
after the founding of the town. Ann be-
came engaged to Mcneil, but it was de-
cided to put off marriage on account of
AIMS youth. After Il while Mcneil left
for his home in the East, saying that he
would return in time with his parents.
Then it came out that McNeill's real name
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-11

Conn.,, manufacturer, who exhibited
wheel of that description at the W
cycle show in Madison Square Garden
But the handle bars on his machlne
were on the front tube, and not Dehlnu
the saddle, which gave the rider a lean
ing position. Another curious featuN
of the English freak is that 1t Is driven
with grooved sprockets and bapd' III
place of toothed sprockets and chain
The new seat-post is decidedly noveL
1t is double -barreled affair, the 'op
and bottom bars being connected p'
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-11

me up the stairs, while ministers and gen.
erals waited outside.
81 told him. with sobs half choking me,
the story of my grief His face was sad
and furrowed, and he bowed his head
as he listened He looked over the pa
pers carefully. Then he turned, and
smiling gently, said, Wen let the other
fellows do the killing. | think the coun-
try will get along with this young fellow
running round alive And then he wrote:
This sentence disapproved. Restored to
his company. A. Lincoln Just there
lost my grip. | only cried like baby.
You tell your boy says he, 4 count on
him to fight
"ln six months Billy stood upon the roll
us second corporal. Then he became color
bearer of the regiment. We marched
through Georgia until we faced the guns
of Fort McAlister. A charge was order
ed, but at first the rebels fired at such
rate that the ranks wavered. Billy. with
face ailame, carried the flag far up in the
advance. Bring back the colors to the
regiment cried the colonel. Amid the
crack and crash of the guns, the boy re-
piled, You bring the regiment to the
colors! Then, with shouts and cheers.
the brigade rushed madly on, and before
they fairly sensed it, the day was won.
BILLY had gone down. They had TO
pry his fingers loose from the flag. There
was smile on his face thousand years
can't make me forget. Redeemed ut last
the general came and said, and placed
his name among the heroes. They wrap.
ped the Stars and Stripes around my son.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-11

steel hinges, which allow consldelaD.,, ~,
forward and backward play. 1t ~ ~,
likely to become popular The use =,
one of the tubes in the frame as pums
cylinder has been tried in this cVun ,,
try in a slightly different form wilnou. u.
success. But the English lnven,v,
claims that he has overcome all tne "a "a
ficulties experienced in previous eApI, sI.h
ments, and that he has a device VIM, ,,,,.
is easily applied to any wheel anu ~, .nt
nlshes a powerful pump that wiz aar uv
get out of order and is always re''''
for use.