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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
IN TURMOIL

WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 20. Minis
ter Powell cabled to the state department
today that there are now three. separate
revolutions in progress in San Domingo
and the warship Newport is inadequate for
the protection Of American interests
The navy department Immediately in
structed the commander Of the South At.
lantic squadron to send one more ship to
the scene.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
JAPS VOTE
WAR CASH

TOXIC, Dec. Practically unlimited
credit for military defense was voted to
the government last night.
Three other ordinances passed provide
for closer official control of the Seoul
Fusan railway, revision of the military
headquarters in war time, and the crea-
ton of a war council.
Japan is now prepared for all emer-
gencies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
A FATAL WRECK

GALESBURG, H.. Dec. ga Bur.
lington freight ran into an open switch
at Denrock this morning.
Fireman Bangor and Brakeman John
Long were killed and Engineer Healy seri-
ously injured.
The engine and Is cars were demolished
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
7 YRF|ANN

BERLIN, Dec. 29.-Solokof, leading
Russian lawyer, and son of the cars
chaplain, has been arrested on orders of
the Russian minister of the interior, Plev-
ne, because Solokoff represented the Jews
at the Kishinef trial
Plevhe has decreed that Gentle lawyers
shall not be permitted to represent Jews
in the law courts. 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
BURGLARS

Burglars entered the bicycle and cutlery
establishment of F. P. Fentress Sunday
night and stole about 800 worth of knives,
razors and revolvers. They made their
entrance through an unused trap door in
the roof. They then broke through the
ceiling to the floor below. Next door to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
DIPLOMAT
IS (RAzE:[)

MADRID, Dec. 30 The Cuban minister
to Spain, Senior Merchan, became sudden
ly insane today and is under constant SUI
pervision.
Arrangements have been made to take
him to Havana direct.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29

station few minutes telephone message
was received that Potter had escaped from
the county hospital. 1t is believed that
the man is, temporarily at least. insane.
He is being held in the city jail until
he can be examined by the insanity board.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
FORGOT HIS NECKTIE

With white sheet his only covering,
j. w. Potter was found wandering about
the streets during last night. Patrolman
Hubbell found him and took him to the
police station. After he had been at the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
GOMPERS TO
THE FRONT

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec, 20.sam-
uel Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, in the American Fed
erationist urges all unions to resist a
reduction of wages.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
POPE ASKS
FOR PEACE

ROME, Dec. 29.-The pope is addressing
all Catholic crowned heads, asking them
to use their utmost endeavors to prevent
war in the Far East.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29

securities from the Norman estate. broke
jail last night. cutting the bars, and es-
capped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
HE OBJECTED
To A TRIAL

NORWICH. Conn. Dec. 29.-Abbott
Stoddard Of Ledyard who is under arrest,
charged with stealing $4,000 worth of.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1903-12-29
COMMITTEES
ANNOUNCED

President Everett G.. Griggs of the Pa
cific Coast Lumber Manufacturers associ-.
alton has announced the standing commit
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
Lawyer Who Was a Terror

of his sojourn he never crossed any
mans threshold, and no man crossed
his. In riding the circuit he always
rode alone, permitting no companion.
ship, and while in attendance on court
he would, if the weather permitted,
live in a tent pitched in the neighbor-
ing wood, where he might not have to
look on the hated face of his fellow
man. Yet this modern Timon, thou
sand times more embittered and malig-
nant than he of Athens, was a devout
Christian, assduous in his ATTENDANCE
at church, and always speaking with
intense religious conviction. But his
strange, invisible wife did not appear
on the Sabbath. AS lawyer he was
a terror. His knowledge of law was
prodigious and his memory of authori-
ties almost superhuman. He could
write out any of the verbose, involved
common law pleadings word for word
as they appeared in Chitty without
looking at book. He was a master
of every technicality by which his ad-
versary could be Inundated and over
thrown, and when he arose to speak
none could resist the fierce torrent Of
his fiery eloquence. He spared no
one and feared no one; but while he
never suggested resort to personal
violence, he always carried two PTS
tolls in the pockets of his long black
coat, in readiness to repeal any at
tack. In 1855 he reappeared
one day in our Supreme Court, much
aged, but still erect, proud, scornful,
and malignant, and after looking
around on such of his old opponents
as survived, departed without speak
ing to any one, and went forth upon
his lonely way, whittier no man
knew"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
Ga THAT CONTRACT W
Es%A @ WITH 90
SA5 NARY BARKER

which shall have to go back and
work till 10 o'clock. That's what l
call dogs life. It's shame to work
fellow that hard"
How about dinner?" said Mrs. Nab
ley. MARY is under contract to have
it ready at o'clock, and you will have
to eat about $780,"
That's So" groaned Mabley. But L
guess we can talk Mary over all right.
She seems a real nice sort OF girl"
Mary Barker was undoubtedly a.
mice sort of girl" but she refused to
be talked over in the matter of chang
ing the dinner hour.
Here Is me contract" she said.
would yez," she asked, want me TO
go back on me wor-r-rd?"
Bother your word" muttered Nab
ley, irreverently, but Mrs. Mabley, who
had a highly developed sense of honor
of her own, frowned upon him reprov-
ingly and said: Heaven forbid.
am glad, Mary, that you regard a
promise as something sacred"
Nevertheless she spent the greater
part of the following forenoon in try
ing to persuade Mary Barker that her
duty to her employers called for the
, preparation of a piping hot meal at
| S.: 80 o'clock instead of at z. But all
her arguments were unavailing. So
| for the remainder of the month Mr.
Mabley dined alone down town at $3.50
and Mrs. Mabley, in order not to waste
the excellent food prepared by Mary
Barker, dined alone or with invited
guests in her own home at the speci'
fed hour. When the month was up
| they talked about a new contract.
do yez want me to sign for swim
o'clock again." asked Mary.
mol" Numbered Mabley. Don't
mention any regular time to me again.
Get the meals ready at any old hour
that suits you. Maybe they will hap
pen to hit us at least once week"
Under the new arrangement dinner
and the Mableys manage to coincide
rather oftener than that, for Mary Bar
ker is inclined to be accommodating
OF course, nobody is really happy,
but then, as Mabley philosophically re.
marks, that would be too much to ex-
pect in this dyspeptic world.-New
York Times.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

of business on Chelsea street, he
listened gravely to funny stories; he
even told them himself; he talked
ward politics until the wise ones be-
gan to look upon the smallest man in
town as remarkably we'll informed
citizen.
Recently some of the precinct chiefs
cot together and cast about for a rep
resentative for the Common Council.
Somebody suggested the small man.
The next day one of the big ones"
went to Frederick's place of business.
He took the young man under his
arm and led him aside.
Were going to send you to City
Hall What dye think of it?"
Mcdonald squared his four feet and
eighty pounds of stature, then smiled
serenely into the eyes of the boss
81 can make good" he replied briefly
Thus 1t is that the campaign cry
In Precinct of Ward 3 is Vote fol-
the smallest man for councilman. He
will make good"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

Dinner at the Mableys was a nova
BILE feast. Sometimes they had it at
8 o'clock, sometimes at $3.50, and some
times not at all unless they went to
the restaurant around the corner and
had 1t there.
This irregularity in dining was not
due to an aversion on the part Of the
Mableys to methodical habits. On the
contrary they are the most systematic
people alive, and would have preferred
to dine promptly every evening at Z
o'clock. For many years, however, the
accomplishment Of that desire had
been prevented by the vagaries of
their long succession of cooks. One
evening when Mr.. Mabley came home
at $3.50 and found that dinner had been
stone cold for more than an hour he
dismissed the present incumbent of
the kitchen, and early the next morn
ing went around to the employment
agency and hired new girl. That
girls name was Mary Barker. Mr..
Mabley talked to her kindly but firmly.
Mary" he said, 1--WE will sign con-
tract for one month as a trial term. |
will pay you the exorbitantly high
wages of 81 week, And if. at the end
OF month, you have furnished us
with three meals a day, we'll cooked
and properly served, will give you
present of $40 extra"
Then he wrote out contract in
which it was specified that If, in one
single instance, Mary Barker failed to
have an appetizing dinner ready for
the Mableys to sit down to at z D. m.
she should be forthwith dismissed
and Mary signed it in the presence of
witnesses.
For one week after the advent OF
Mary Barker the Mableys were hap
pier than for any corresponding period
In their housekeeping career. The
reason they did not continue to live
in such idyllic conditions was not the
fault of Mary Barker, but of the man
ager of the firm where Mr.. Mabley was
employed.
They've made a lot of changes in
the staff down at the Office" said Nab
ley irritably. after next Monday
shall have to report at the Office about
2 o'clock. From to Z | shall be al
lowed a recess of two hours, after
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

scratched upon stones, written on the
soles of shoes.
One of the most remarkable OF
these freak wills was that scrawled
on the door of a miners shanty In
British Columbia. The accompanying
illustration gives the entire Will
which, with the signature, comprised
only fourteen words. Tim Merrick,
who willed his estate in this highly
original manner, was miner living
near the town of Golden. Since his
coming to the district, in 1868, he had
worked steadily, and, it was supposed,
with great success.
One day, in 1886, he was found by
one of the mounted police lying dead
in his little cabin. The place was
searched for papers but none OF any
special value were found. Merrick's
will was discovered, however, written
with chalk on the inside Of the door OF
the cottage. 1t read "The State may
have all they find. I've got no heirs"
The authorities made hasty inves-
tigation of the premises, but without
discovering anything, and the search,
as far as they we're concerned, was
abandone2.-Ne}I York Herald.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

And the neglected spot is the last
resting place of the hero of the Black
Hawk and Florida wars Here is the
dust OF that great soldier who with
1000 American riflemen drove in re-
treat 10000 Mexicans under Santa
Anna at Buena Vista. Here are the
remains of the American Cortez and
President of the United States. He
who conquered the swamps and ever
glades of Florida and made Mexico
surrender is forgotten by his country
men. Not one in ten thousand knows
the place of his sepulchre.
The plaintive words Of Rip Van
Wrinkle are appropriate, How soon
we are forgotten when we're gone!"--
Cleveland Press.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

At the last meeting of the Arkansas
Bar Association, says Law Notes, the
President, George B. Rose, delivered
an interesting address on THE Bar of
Early Arkansas" in which he set
himself the task of rescuing from
oblivion some memories of the early
leaders of the Bar and reconstructing
the conditions under which they
worked. Among them Is presented the
curious figure of John Taylor, whose
might well furnish hint for a modern
Sir Walter Scott, If we were fortunate
enough to possess a successor to the
great novelist:
John Taylor was only a sojourner
in Arkansas from 1887 to 1914, but
he was so remarkable man that he
should not be forgotten.
Everybody who heard him agreed that
in capacity for invective, for wither-
ing, clustering, envenomed eloquence
he excelled any human being that ever
spoke, and that he seemed possessed
of demoniac power. He was a tall,
lank, red haired man, repulsively ugly,
with little green eyes that glistened
like those of snake, and with a
fashion of licking out his tongue that
was strangely serpentine. He talked
to no one save on business. When
he settled in Little Rock, whittier he
had come from Alabama after he had
been defeated in his candidacy for the
United States. Senate, all the Bar
called on him, but he received them
with repelling GOODNESS, and returned
no visits. He had wife, but nobody
ever saw her-wonderful thing consid-
ering the small size of Little Rock
at the time. During the seven years
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
Tomb of Zachary Taylor
~. Taylor. Died 1850"

~. Taylor. Died 1850"
That is the inscription on the tomb
Of Zachary Taylor, twelfth president
Of the United States.
A correspondent who recently Wis
tied the tomb of "Old Rough and
Ready" says for over half a century
it has lacked the care of kindly
hand and is fast falling into decay.
Apparently nobody cares.
The tomb lies five miles from Louis
vile, and is off the road. Ivy riots over
the weather beaten blocks OF granite.
The fastenings on the door are red
with rust. So far as is known no key
has turned the locks for fifty years.
Visitors are rare. 1t is doubtful il half
q dozen tourists visit the tomb during
a twelvemonth.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
Horses Made Deaf by Lightning.

A few weeks ago the barn OF a
Walled Lake (Mich) farmer was
struck by lightning. A team Of horses
were in the building at the time and
ever since then they have been stone
deaf. Their owner is obliged to drive
them with open brides, flourish the
whip when he wants them to go and
pull on the lines when he wants them
to stop. They are utterly irresponsible
to the old words of command, even
when shouted at the top Of their own
er's voice.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
+ MIDGET WOULD BE ALDERMAN
City Of Boston May Have Four-Foot
Repre-

City OF Boston May Have Four-Foot
Representative.
The smallest man in Boston wants
to represent Ward in the Common
Council. The boom began as a
Joke. It may end by creating o four
foot city representative, Fred v. Nc
Donald, of Charlestown.
Young Frederick has seen exactly
twenty-five summer suns come and go
over the top of Bunker Hill. He
attended school, flew kites and spun
tops like the rest of the boys in
Charlestown, but unlike them he re-
fused to grow.
Forty-eight inches was Frederick's
height when he appeared before the
registration commissioners and claim
ed the distinction of being a voter
He wore knee breeches and his chin
came to the top of the railing, but he
succeeded in convincing the officials
that he was twenty-one.
On election day boylike person APP
peared in Precinct 4, smooth faced
ruddy checked youngster, in the same
knee breeches that had startled the
registration officials. Mcdonald was
the smallest voter that had ever
marked a ballot in Charlestown.
The little voter was a straight demo
crat. but the dignity which he as
sumed was too much for the humor
of the big democrats of Precinct a.
Somebody said Wen send Freddie
to City Hall, knee breeches and all"
The joke was forgotten by all save
the boy.
He thought about it, and the more
he thought the more City Hall seemed
a possibility. He began to cultivate
the democratic leaders.
When they dropped into his place
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

Bringing the Cows.

There daybreak and noon and after
Night time and Sunday when Bill courts
But morning or eve, Mlrandy allows,
There's no time quite like when ToWse
brings the cows.
The great sun has set In glorified red
And mock-birds have put their young
ones to bed
The whip-poor-will calls his mate in the
The OWLS faint halloo rights Dame
Mouse's brood
Then Towse comes a-yelp behind the bo-
Straight up the long lane they jog in a
The brindle cow leads with bell loudly
"Bob-tai" in the rear. the worst of the
The farmer shouts. "Poigh" to call the
fat stock
That below and squeak DER fruit OF
the shock
The chickens at roost on building and
tree
Are chuckling Good night" as soft as
can be-
Here's plenty and peace. and still some
In store,
And when thai is gone there's always
some more.
So no! for the time when faithful old
Towse
Sets forth on his task of bringing the
cows.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

On the Beach.
She sat upon the sand
In sweet and pensive mood,
Her moulded form petite
In graceful attitudel
The seagulls In the light
Reversed with dizzy wheel
And there upon the beach
| felt my senses reel!
Before the maid so fair
knelt I'm knightly style,
Intending, too, to tell
My burning love meanwhilel
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
Saturday, Wedding Day.

Saturday is to be the fashionable
day for weddings this season. Here
tofore the last day of the week has
been eschewed by brides, but Dame
Fashion has dictated a new order of
things, and every autumn and winter
bride to be derigueur must be married
on Saturday.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
Robert Louis stsvenson,s Books.

Lieut.. w. e Stafford, recently Of
the navy, now of the agricultural de-
partment, has about 200 books that
used to belong to Robert Louis Steven
son, among them tho Bible of Steven.
sons good old Scotch father. He
bought them in Samoa and took them
with him to Guam and Manila.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

The Man.

ne man.
The city man kicked the footrest
under his desk viciously and sighed.
IF | could only get out into the
country" he murmured, with visions
in his minds eye of red leaves and
babbling brooks, chatterinC squrl lis
and lowing cattle.
IF | could just hire an old horse
hitched to a democrat wagon ard go
nutting again, I'd be happy. wonder
IL the chipmonks still hide their nuts
in those hollow logs down in Days
woods. Long about now they must be
pretty busy quarreling with the gray
squirrels and the crowsl All. mel
What n slave ! ami"
I And the city man reached in his
pocket for a, dyspepsia tablet apl lore
ed himself to the carking grind again.
Out in the village park, where the
fall wind was whispering secrets to
the redolent woods, the country mer-
chant sat on a rustic bench and ca
joled.
"The same old story, day after day.
| wish lived in the city where | could
see a new face occasionally and get
out of this rut.
Wouldn't l like to so into Opolis
and spend about Two weeks seeing the
sights, instead of ripping off calico
and denims. I'd be happy there! My,
but this is hard lifel" and the bust
ness man sauntered over to the store
with ennui in his gait.
This is the way of the world.
ca
Wonder why men can't enjoy them
selves where they are, without being
miserable because they are not some
where else?
Sometimes, even when my rent is
paid, wish | lived in little dug-out
in Iowa, or Indiana or the Philippines
Doesn't II beat all?
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
WILL WRITTEN ON DOOR,
Strange Method ey Which Miner left
Last Instructions.

There is fortunately no provision In
the law as to the exact nature of the
parchment" on which a will should
be written. It has frequently hap
pened that property worth large sums
of money has been distributed in ac-
cordance with the wish Of the former
owner as a result Of directions left in
the most accidental manner Wills
that have proved valid have been
found carved on the trunk Of trees,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
Gathered Late Crop.

]. H. Brown Of Gambia, N. H., re-
Gently gathered ON this premises ripe
raspberrles strawberry and apple
blossoms and pond lily buds.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
Record of MororIst.

A prominent Cleveland (Ohio) mo-
torist holds a unique record. He has
been arrested thirty-seven times for
exceeding the speed limits Of various
cities and towns.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
n. rnak of Mature.

A freak of natire in the shape OF a
calf with two h'ads, two necks, three
backbonas and iwo tails was born in
Glover, Vt. rec'ntly'
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
I'm SWEET AND PENsGvE MOOD :

GIN SWEET AND PENSIVE MOOD :
But where | knel. to sue
A clam-shel sharp arose,
And that Is why | failed
To gracefully proposel
But she was deft and true,
And quickly moved. Her face.
Sumused with red, she lsped:
"Here-is-a-softer placer
Then long upon the sand
We watched the pillows roll;
And for that wounded knee
l claimed and got loves TOLL
20
Did you ever collect any toll Ike
that7 1t comes nigh, but our hired girl
says 1t beats washing dishes, all MOI.
low
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05
er's voice

The mariners compass is not what
It used to be before the introduction
of iron-plated ships. The steering of
these vessels is difficult because they
are magnetic themselves
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

A country editor tells OF some angel
cake that was brought him and adds:
1T was brought to our Office by the
angels themselves 1.-TWO beautiful
Smith girls), nesting in the midst of
the large boquet of beautiful roses
that adorned the center of our angel
cake, we found dainty note" The
girls must haIe looked real cute nest
ling, Ike raisins, in the center of the
CAKE. Pretty enough TO eat, too, prob
ably.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

Sometimes, even when my rent is
paid, wish | lived in little dug-out
in Iowa, or Indiana or the Philippines.
Doesn't Il beat all?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-06-19
Irishman's Ground For Suit.

Samuel Davis, court stenographer OF
the Second Circuit, says that an Irish
man who, several years ago, tried to
engage the legal services of his father.
had the oldest ground for a lawsuit be
has ever heard of. The Irishman want
ed to sue bis landlady for SIS. He ex-
planned tlat he made contract to pay
her So a week for board, hut she was
to deduct 25 cents for every meal he
missed. Having got the contract duly
signed. Pat began to board elsewhere
and charged the landlady with whom
he had contracted Is cents for every
meal he missed. He figured that by
managing this way he missed $5.25
worth of meals each week, for which
his contract required him to pay only
So, so that, by staying away be made
So 25 clear. The landlady refused te
pay him bis "profits." and he wanted
Mr.. Davis to bring suit against hel
for him. Father laughed at him 6
bit," Mr.. Davis says, land be got in
dignant. "A contract is cOnthract,
said Pat, and she ought to be made tt
live up to her'n just as we'll as me tt
nine There were several other law
yers in town, and some of them wert
pretty hard up for cases, but don
know of anybody that took that on
after father turned it down. n-Kansa
!City MOI journal.