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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
AN gxAmPLE EoR RoosEvELr.

IT IS VERY EVIDENT, even to the
most casual observer, that a certain
young man in Lander, Wyo., is ex-
tremely DESTROYS Of securing the not
unimpOrtant position of press agent TO
President Roosevelt Note the careful
manner in which he is working out his
plans. AS is well known to the news
Daper-Teading public. President BOose-
veit is now in the far west, in Nevada,
in fact.
Every day he is reading the western
newspapers and studying the style Of
the writer's therefor. Now if there is
Dne thing President Roosevelt prides
himself on more than another it is his
prowess as q hunter. And he is a hunt
Pr. mighty hunter. OF that fact there
is no question. Now comes the young
man from Lander. He takes his pen
In hand and writes in great detail about
an encounter between a ranchman and
mountain lion
We are told with all possible circum-
stantiality that AIr. Sercon found a
rave containing a litter of baby lions.
BE was about to remove the infants
with intent to destroy them when he
happened to turn around. Wen was It
for him that he did so, according 10
the chronicler, for he was just in time
TO see the tawny form Of the mother
lion descending upon his back.
He had no weapons with which to de-
fend himself. not even a hatpin, a
toothpick or a penknife. Therefore, he
was obliged to fight with the weapons
nature gave him. These included his
two hands and, say, thirty-twO teeth
After he had tried unsuccessfuIly to
throttle the Honess. which was biting
and tearing him all the time, Sercon
pushed its head back and sank his
teeth-thOse are the words Of the CORE
sDondent-in the animals throat, even
10 the jugular vein.
That finished the beast. Within a
few seconds it bIed TO death and the
ranchmau went on home in triumph
The lion is said to have measured ten
feet from tip 10 tip and to have weighed
l9o pounds. from which we may under
stand that It was particularly 1.-THE and
zfneu-v Those who do not believe the
story NAV see the hide any time they
choose TO VISIT the. SercQf residence.
~ his veracious chronicle doesn't
make President Roosevelt sigh for a
nav press agent we don't know what
viii. Heretofore the best his publicity
department has been able to do for him
we're stories Of how he killed mountain
lions with knife. Never yet has he
slain one with his teeth. although those
teeth are prominent features OF the
Roosevelt anatomy
W. trust the president viii read the
story from Lander and act in accord
ance with the hearts desire Of the cor
respondent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
GEORGE STEWART. HERO.

IT Is NOT GIVEN to every man to
write his own epitaph, but surely
no litter words could be chiseled on
the stone which is TO mark the last
resting place OF George Stewart, en-
gineer. than those that composed his
last utterance in life As he lay torn
by the inevitable struggle that just
precedes dissolution ne said. speaking
of his family;
''Teu them I did my duty and died
at my post. It was me or the train. T"
George Stewart was one Of those
humble heroes of whose brave deeds II
is the privilege of The Herald every
little while to speak. He did not &C
cupy a very exalted position News
paper reporters were not camping con-
stantIy on his trail in search of inter
views: he did not sit in a private Of
fee with a battery Of clerks outside to
guard his seclusiOn; he did not com
mand an army, a regiment. n battalion
or even a company Of soldiers He was
just a plain workingman who wore
oiI-stained overans and held a throttle
every day on a Rio Graude locomotive
Last Monday Stewart sat as usual
on the right side of his engine cab
Behind him rolled long train Of
coaches containing perhaps 200 peo-
pie. Their lives were in the hands Of
Stewart Suddenly. on the track just
ahead, the engineer saw a great mass
of rock. Something had lOosened l.
from its resting place high on the
mountain side and it hal rolled down
between the rails.
There was no time to stop the train,
there was only time for the engine
crew to jump to safety Stewart knew
this and his desire for life must have
surged up strongly in his breast as he
thought of the wife and children at
home. We can never know what his
thoughts were. though What we do
know is that he shouted to his fireman
to jump and that he stayed with his
engine.
The air brakes were set. the reverse
lever thrown back. the train was
saved. but Stewart died at his post So
strong was his sense of duty that he
counted his own life as nothing if by
sacrificing it he could remain true TO
his duty. He was faithful to the end,
! this hero in the OiI-stained Overalls,
and in the end let US hope his reward
/ was great. Let US hope that the world
/ old promise was fulfilled in his case
/ as it was fulfilled in the case Of The
( faithful steward:
Thou hast been faithful in few
/ things, I viii make thee ruler over
many things"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
Sixty Years Experience OF an OLD

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Is the
prescription of one Of the hest female
physicians and nurses in The United
States and has been used for sixty years
with never-fafling success by millions %
mothers for their children During tha
process OF teething its value is incalcula-
bic. 1t relieves the child from pain cures
diarrhoea. gripping in the bowels and wind
collie. By giving health to the child IL
rests the mother. Price . cents a bottle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
FINE OFFICIAL sARCA SIN.

1T IS DOUBTFUL if a finer example
L Of official sarcasm has ever been
given than that contained in the reply
Of the British under secretary for for
eign affairs, Lord Cranborne, to the re-
quest from the house of commons for
further information relative to the mas
sacre of Jews in Kishineff, Russia.
Lord Cranborne said:
The total number killed was about
double the number given in the official
Russian report. Otherwise the facts do
not differ from those already pdo-
lished-"
In other words, Russia lied strenuous
" about the number Of fatalities but,
except for that little detail. her. official
reports gave the facts regarding tie
massacre. Of course, the death list was
a mere incident. NobD5y thinks that
amounts to anything worth mention
ing; that is, nobody in Russia They
don't seem to care very much over
there how many Jews they kill L is
all a part of the daily routine. regard
less Of what other naticns think about
it.
The report that Lieutenant General
Raaben, governor of Kishinef, has
been removed was confirmed in the
dispatches published yesterday.
Raaben is the Individual who, in
stead Of attempting to check the
massacre. remained in hiding in his
official residence and allowed the
slaughter to go On. Tacitly, at
least, he encouraged the outrage
and he IS just as guilty as if he had
taken an active hand in it.
Russia viii not have discharged hec
obligations to humanity until she
probes this affair to the bottom. The
removal of Raaben from Office is not
sufficient He should be courtmar-
tailed and summarily punished Then,
too. it is surely possible to locate the
ringleaders Of the mob. We are told
that the police and soldiers aided and
encouraged the mGrdere-s. These Off
Gals can be brought to justice without
difficulty.
No protestatiOns that Russia can
make VIII avail to excuse her as long
as these red-handed rufians go unpun-
ished- Nothing less than the most rig
orous execution of the laws against
murder-and it is to be presumed that
Russia has such laws-wiu serve IN
this instance. The civilized world
stood aghast at the Boxe- uprising in
China and the powers did not rest IN
til that semi-barbarous nation had
been soreIy punished.
The fact that the victims Of Kishi-
nen were Jews of the humber class
does not make the offense any less
enormous. OF course, the United
States cannot interfere in behalf of the
poor victims. but we can at least reg
lister our protest and voice vigorous
denunciatiOn of the whole unspea ka Oily
awful Ksshineff business
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21
INVESTIGATE THE IMFlRMARY.

II THE STORY told by George H.
4 Kellogg is true, the busy little
James II. Anderson, county commits
sioner, sometimes known as "Fussy
Jimmy" has been devoting too much
time to politics and too little to county
affairs that properly come within his
province. It is a generally recognized
fact that the individual who devotes
q large proportion Of his waking hours
10 other peoples business rarely has
time 70 devote to his own affairs. This
was perhaps the case with Pussy"
Mr.. Kellogg, who has recently re-
turned from an extended sojourn at the
county fnhrmary, declares that for
weeks the inmates Of that institution
were without steam heat, notwith-
standing the fact that the building con-
tains a complete steam heating equip
ment. It is easy to understand how
there might be a breakdown that would
cripple the plant for a day or two, but
gross incompetency exists somewhere
when FOR weeks at time the plant is
valueless.
It might be a good idea for the grand
jury to investigate the management Of
the inhrmary- IF Mr.. Anderson has
been filing important positions out
there with individuals whose sole rec
OmmendatiOn lies in the fact that they
are heelers for the Republican party
generally and for M. Anderson in par
tieular. 1T is high time the people knew
about it.
This is a matter that comes peculiarly
within the province Of the grand jury.
The unfortunates who. by reason of age
or sickness, are compelled to live upon
the bounty of the public are entitled to
at least a reasonable amount of care
and comfort We all know that during
March and April we had a great deal
of cold, damp weather, when heat was
an absolute necessity. True, stoves
were Installed at the inhrmary but they
fafled to answer the purpose for which
Ehey were intended.
There may possibly be other things
about the infrmary that should be in
vestigated. The grand jury viii not be
doing its full duty if it fails to pay a
visit-an unexpected visit, If possible
to the infirmary with a view to sitting
the charges of Mr. Kellogg and such
other matters as VIII suggest them
selves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21

There is considerable Of the irony Of
fate in two small items in yesterday s
llfsnatcbez. one from Fairfield, Ia.
aid OF how a railroad man Of thirty
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21

years experience stepped from one
train in front Of another The other
was from Creseoe. Ia, and said that
another railroader of thirty years
training had been killed while at
tempting to board moving srain- In
the light % these Instances L Is not
surprising that so many men of little
experience are killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21

The individuals who put poison into
the whisky intended for Jett. the al
legged Kentucky assassin, should be
run down and punished severely. This
should be the case, not especially be-
cause Of the attempt to do away with
Jett, but because their action is cal
culated to strike a severe blow at one
Of Kentucky's most cherished indus
tries Why, it might make all Ken
tuczians afraid Of their own liquor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21

Today occurs the reception at the
home of Mrs. Edwin Kimbau. at which
she, Miss Mary KimbaH and Miss aKte
Williams viii be the hOstesses.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21

Mrs. Elizabeth Towne of Holyoke,
Mass, spent yesterday in the city on
her way home from a visit to Portland,
Ore. Mrs. Towne is the proprietor
and publisher of the Nautilus. a mag
azine devoted to the new thought ideas,
and is most able exponent of her the
Dries.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-21

The most difficult thing TO believe
about the story of the cowboy wh9
the cowboy was unarmed- People ger
orally have the notion that cowboys
sleep with their artillery hooked some
where on their persons.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
One WAY.

David Hunt OF Holt county
set out to improve the road
that runs by his farm. He split
a log about 10 or IL feet in
length IN two and attached the
two pieces together with cross
pieces. The split or sharp sides
of the log were placed in front.
He hitcned team to this split.
log contrivance and drove up
and down the sides of the road
in front of his farm. He did
this right after the rain. The
loose soil was thrown to the
center Of the road. Being high
in the middle and low on the
sides. the middle soon dried
and became as bard as clay can.
After doing this Il few times a
remarkable betterment in the
road was observed. The simple
split-log device had accomplish.
ed far better results than had
even been secured by roads
built up by the big road scrap,
ers. Today the road that runs
in front OF Mr.. Hunts farm, no
what the weather is, is
like a race track.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
One Travelling Man.

One of Armour's crack trav-
cling men and well known id
this city, is up against it. Now
boys his name is Dean Colds.
berry and for goodness sakes
don't call him beans
A young man boarding
at o1e of our hotels has been
presented with a fancy glass
waiter, three small shell glasses
and fancy bottle, the bottle
filled with good red liquor. His
table is a small one and off to
one side, but, we'll, you know
the failings o. we drummers,
they want the cream of the
earth and then some.
Dean walked into the dining
room and across it, a few even.
ings since and plunked himself
INTO Johns chair and when
served, not knowing the differ.
ence between good red liquor
and sour apple juice, flooded
his dish of beans with the liq-
uor.
Yes, the liquor was spoiled
and so was the beans and the
travelling mans face was a
sight to sec.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
Manager Wanted.

We desire to employ a trust
worthy lady or gentleman TO
manage our business in this
County and adjoining territory.
Our house is we'll and favorably
known. $1,000 s,Straight Cash
Salary and all Expenses paid
Each week by Check direct
from Headquarters, Expense
money advanced; previous ex-
perlence unnecessary; position
permanent. Address Thomas
}. Cooper, Manager, 1910 Cax-
ton Building Chicago. [ /.
3.10.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
The Senate Learning A Lesson.

For almost two months the
crowded galleries of the senate
have had eyes for no senator
but Quay. At peculiar juno
lures the temper of the senate
has been at the boiling point,
while Quay remained "calm,
cool and collected" Great ap-
preparation bills have been TAX
en- up for passage only by
Quay's consent. The senate
has been taught a lesson not
only of one senator's power,
but of its own powerlessness
under its rules to hold off a
hold.up. Unlimited freedom of
debate is a great thing, but the
power of one senator to hold in
his hand the possibility of an
extra session and the lives of
treaties is a great evil that
should not go.long uncorrected.
the Boston Transcript
(rep.)
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
Indian Greek.
late for last week.

Too late for last week.
Mrs. Maggie O'Daniel enter
tanned number of her friends
at her home 3 miles west Of
here Tuesday.
j. E. Carrico and family are
slowly recovery from an attack
of LaGrippe.
Miss Mayme Carrico is on the
sick list.
Miss Mary Wimsatt, the Yea
ger school teacher, is quite sick
with the measles. Her sister
Miss Fanny is teaching in her
place.
George Hays is the proud
father of Il 6 pound boy born
Friday Feb. q. DR.. Corley re.
ports mother and sou doing
nicely.
Ebert Yates moved to his
new home 4 miles east of here
Monday and Walter Hagan
moved to the place vacated by
Ebert Yates.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
Well Again.

The many friends of John Blount
will be pleased to learn that he has
entirely recovered from his attack of
Chamberlain Pain
Balm cured him after the best doctors
in town (Monon, Ind, had failed to
give relief. The prompt relief from
pain which this liniment affords is
alone worth many times its cost. For
sale by All Dealers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
Needed The Rest.

Mrs. Nagger: I'm so glad
you've convinced my husband
that he needs to take a rest at
Palm Beach.
DR.. Shrude: Yes?
Mrs. Nagger: Yes, because l
do want to go to Palm Beach.
DR.. Shrude: Good. You may
go when he comes back. That
will be double rest for him. -
Philadelphia Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
Follow Tle Flag..''
by WAWhuhNMv\
VITCIA
BANNER ROUTE.


New York, Niagara Falls, De-
troit, Toledo, Omaha, Council
Bluffs, st. Paul and all points
north, east and west.
Though Chair Cars (seats
free) and Buffet Sleeping Cars,
Kansas City and Moberly to
New York, Detroit, Des Moines
and st. Paul and Omaha; ana
st. Louis to Chicago, Buffalo.
New York and Boston.
Compartment Sleeping Cars
between st. Louis and Kansas
City.
Magnificent Dining Cars be
tween st. Louis and the east.
Fine road bed-elegant equip
ment and fast time.
C. S. CRANE, H. E. WATTS,
G.P. &T.A. P.&T.A.
St. Louis Moberly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
When Bailey Hunted Change.

When the Batley's were walk.
ing home from the park Satur-
day afternoon, they turned
down side street and ran
across a brio Il -brac store in the
window Of which was exhibited
the most charming character
sketch in stucCo that Mrs. Bat.
ley had ever seen. Upon prlc
ing it she found that the mas
terpiece could be brought for
90 cents. She was little dis,
appointed because it didn't
cost more, but decided to take
it, anyway.
Have you got the change,
John?' she asked her husband.
Nope" said Bailey. I'm
busted. Just spent my last
penny tor paper"
Mrs. Bailey sighed. Then"
said she, I'll have to break
that ten.dollar bill mother sent
me last week"
After fumbling around in the
folds of her shirtwaist for sew
eral minutes she again turned
to the proprietor of the shop
and waved a ten dollar bill in
his face. The swarthy little
dealer shook his head sadly.
''Nota gotta change he said.
''Thisa Sat'day afternoona.
Banks ALA mona this NORMA"
This was another setback to
Mrs. Batley's artistic aspira-
tions, but she was equal to the
occasion. Cant you send out
and get the bill changed?" she
asked.
"Nota gotta anyboda send"
explained the Italian. Ma
partner gone Coma Island,
leava me ALA Iona"
BY the time she had encount.
cred all these difficulties in the
way of a bargain the value OF
the sketch in stucco had run up
to several times 80 cents, in
Mrs. Batley's eyes, and, as she
afterward expressed her feel
ings, she would have fallen
dead in hel tracks rather than
to go away without it,"
Again she appealed to Mr..
Bailey, John, dear" she said
"you take the bill and go out
and get it changed, won't you?
Surely there is cigar or drug
store some where in the neigh
borhood where they will &C
commodate you"
: Mr.. Bailey pocketed the bill
and started out on his errand.
He was gone thirty-five min
utes. In that time he walked
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12

IN THE SOUTH.

No portion of the United
States has made greater prog
ress in the last year Or two
than the South. Northern and
foreign capital is rapidly in
vading that section, finding
profitable investments in the
various industries, and facto-
ries that are being rapidly de-
veloped and built. The great
influx of settlers is creating an
increased demand for lands of
all kinds and prices are grad
ually advancing, s'they will
for years to come. Work is
plentiful and poverty practi-
cally unknown. Alabama is
supplying coal and iron to all
the world. More money can
be made and with less labor in
the raising OF small fruits and
berries and oin'truck patching
on the Gulf coast than in any
other state in the Union. Straw
berries from Alabama reach
northern markets before those
from the states in the south
east. Cattle can be raised
with great profit, there being
millions of acres of cheap
range lands. If you are in
terested in the south and its
resources and desire informa-
tionon any subject, address
G. A. PARK
Genl Industrial& Immigration Agt
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R. R.
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12
Uncle Billy.

Uncle Billy,-W, O.-Fore,
man has been down to his
chum's, d. X. Yowell's, farm
and selected pretty place to
pitch his tent when the weather
grows warm. His tenting or
camping place will be on a knoll
near the woods where squirrel
hunting is good and is down
the hill where the fish bait
grows and where the fish bask
in the ripping brook begging
to be caught and when tired of
those sports, he says: Il can
sit in the tent flap and watch
Dan pillow corn" He may watch
for him, but not watch HIM.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12

twenty one blocks and visited
five drug stores, two groceries,
and six saloons. In all these
places the conversation ran
something like this:
Batley-Gimme a cigar. "
Throws down ten-dollar bill }
Proprietor-That the small
est you got?
Batley-Yes.
P.oprietor-Sorry, but you
ought to know better. This is
S aturday afternoon.
Batley--I know it. What f
it is?
Proprietor-C a MT II. a e
change. Guess you'll have to
go on to the next corner.
Batley's exciting chase for
favorable corner ended in the
sixth saloon. whose manager
had fortunately forgot to go to
the bank that morning. BY
levying on several of his Gus
toners that were lined up
against the bar the man collect.
ed SO in dollars, halves, and
quarters and Bailey hurried
back to his anxious spouse.
Here" said he, dumping the
handful of coin in her lap. Il
guess that's right. If it amt it
ought to be, tor L had a hard
enough time to get it."
Mrs. Bailey slowly counted
the change and added 10 cents
from her own fish scale purse.
Then she handed the whole
amount to the Italian dealer.
You'll be sure to send the
things up this evening,a won't
your" she said.
Bailey stared. What did
you give him all that money
for" he asked. II thought you
wanted changer"
so I did," said Mrs. Bailey
sweetly, but after you had
gone out I saw several other
things [ wanted, and l spent
t he whole $40"
Bailey thought of his long
walk, his bakers dozen of calls
and the many gibes and insults
he had endured in his pursuit
of change. and the iron entered
into his soul
well, he muttered-but
never mind the rest of it.--New
York Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-12

Cheap Excursion one way rates
via Wabash Route February Is
to April 30 inclusive, to points
in California, Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho, Montana and inter.
mediate. Through Touris Cars.
For full information in regard
to rates, time of trains, etc,
apply to nearest ticket agent
or address H. E. WATTS, P. &
T. A, Moberly, Mo.