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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-09

The Boys Life OF Abraham Lincoln. BY
Helen Nicolay With Illustrations by Jay
Hambidge and Others. The Century Co.
Publishers. Now York.
This is n graceful and good book for boys
and girls. The story is told In a stroighrfor
ward way. and is based upon the Standard
Life OF Lincoln, written by his secretaries.
John C. Nicolay and John Hay, Nothing
more inspiring TO the average youth OF the
United States could possibly be presented to
them than the career of Lincoln, and this
work presents that career with vividness
and force. The heads OF the narrative arc
"A Presidents Childhood. Captain Lin
coin. Lawyer Lincoln. Congressman Lin
coin THE Champion OF Freedom The
New President Lincoln and the War.
Unsuccessful Generals - Freedom for the
Slaves. THE Man Who Was President.
Tho Turning Point of tho War The Con"
queror of a Great Rebellion" The Four
teenth OF April Under these titles the
great story is told. and IL is told well. IL Is
an admirable and praiseworthy book in every
respect.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
Massachusetts Members De-
clare Inquiry an Outrage
HUNDRED ATCOURT HOUSE
The District Attorney Has Decided to
Question Only About Twenty Five
About Anti-Bucket Shop
Bill.

p
Boston. May Ia.--vac hundred meme
hers Of the Massachusetts, legislature
appeared at the office Of District Attor-
summonses issued by the district attors
ney, who has placed before the grand
Jury evidence in connection with alleged
bribery IN the defeat Of the anti bucket
shop bill. Only twenty-five senator's ana
were detained for ex.
animation before the grand jury, the
district attorney having announced
that he would abandon his plan oil ex.
amining the Legislators III alphabetical
order for the purpose Of enabling the
members from the distant parts Of the
state to return To their homes over sun
day.
There was Il marked change yesters
day In the attitude Of the legislators
with regard to Mr.. Moran's proposed
wholesale examination Of the members
Of the general court. On Wednesday and
Thursday the whole affair seemed to be
generally considered as something Of d
joke, but yesterday men upon whom
siderable impatience. and Iii the corri-
doris OF the county court house Mr..
Moran's action was the subject of strong
condemnation, many senators and repre-
sentatiyes characterizing his inyestiga-
ton as an outrage and n serious rchec-
ton on the state and its legislature.
Before the grand jury went into SEES.
sion Yesterday that body appeared be-
fore j,idge Bond and asked for fm,ther
Instructions in regard to tie matters
now being considered in the grand pdrs
room.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
HOME RULE WANTED BY D. {.
Washington People Clamor for Right to
Elect Their Own Oficials

Washington, May ~ Washington
people VINO have been elamoring for
years for the right 20 90 70 the polls
ana east the ballot tie same as other
Americans have entered on a campaign
of great yigor ID SECURE the right Of
suffrage. An organization 81 residents
Of the District OF Columbia has heen
formed, and every effort wil be male
to convince congress that II ought to
give Washington the ballot.
II IA hot desired that suffrage apply
III national elections. but that in the
selection Of local officials che people Of
the District Of Columbia have voice.
Now they have not the slightest say on
such matters, and the result is there Is
a carpet bag" government.
The recent appointment by the Presi-
dent OF his assistant secretary, MIR.
Barnes, to the postmasters in, despite
intense opposition IN Washington has
emphasized the helplessness 81 the Dis
trict Of Columbia as To who shall be lis
officials, though, of course. if suffrage II
granted il viii not apply to the selection
OF the Washington postmaster.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
Buck Fever

The saying, "a fool for hlck.' was
never more clearly illustrated than in
u little anecdotc told by Col. Evans in
his book on California. The author
speaks Of buck fever as being one
OF the most violent diseases which has
ever attacked the human system. lt
has been the undoing Of many an ex-
perieneed hunter, but in the case cited
BY Col Evans il proved to be the max
ing of regulations A farmer in Illinois
named Wheeler had never fred a gun.
One winter, however, he heard 80 intn.h
talk about tho sport Of hunting that
his ambition became excited and borrow
ing a gun he started out. When he
came back be brought magnificent
buck. shot by himself square in the
middle Of The forehead He said little
Of the achievement, but got the credit
Of being crack shot, reputation which,
although he went hunting no more, he
held for some years. Then one day he
sold bis story and lost his name as
q sportsman. lie had seen doe drink
ing out of creek at the foot Of a
bluff about twenty feet high. With
wild excitement he got his gun to his
shoulder, shut his Dyes, set his teeth
and pulled the trigger 10 bis astonish
inent he saw the doe bound away an
hart. while at TIE same time glorious
buck pitched hcadIUng from The bluff
into lie creek stone dead.
The IAsck lnd leen looking down al
the die, and Wheeler had not seen him
~ III, blt his shaking gun sent us
Shot an i fatal although uiIitendrd NJ
fnnd Aulthz COMPANION.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
The Times Daily Short Story.


replied warmly.
When l rejoined Nelly she was chop
fallen She had written her mother OF
her engagement, giving my age and r
guess at my income. Her mother had
written that / WAS too old for her,
especially as she must go 20 school two
years longer.
"If she thinks I'm going to be barred
up in that horrid Geneva prison two
years longer she Is nightly mistaken"
she said; and swore would clope
with her IL 1t came 10 that
A few days later | met Tom hurry
ing along. and whenI asked him where
he was going he told me that he was
about to receive his fiancee. who was
coming little ahead OF time to attend
TO some important private affair. He
asked me 10 60 with him to the sta
ton, and consented. When the train
came IN and the lady alighted from the
coach who should see but my old
friend the widow OF another old friend.
Bob Smith. Then 1t flashed upon me
that she was the mother of my Nelly.
why, Walter JONES' she exclaimed.
''Can 1t be?'
Eyes, 1t Isl
Tom, seeing that he had no occasion
to introduce us, led the way to a car
rlage. The widow and dropped a
little behind. and she whispered,
Don't say anything to Mr. Sayles, but
come and see me tonight at or
She declined to permit either of us
to drive with her TO her hotel and told
Tom that her fatigue would prevent
her seeing him till the next day.
Tom didn't get much out of me on
our walk. Ills fiancee did look young.
but not, TO me, under thirty-flw. was
laying my plans for the evening. when
expected q struggle for her daughter.
I called punctually at 0 and found her
alone.
Its singular that | did not know
you" she said. from Nelly's descrlp.
ton. She gave your last name"
Jones Is common name,r | re-
piled 1t Is singular that did not
place vos from Toms description"
smith Is not unusual" she replied.
with q faint smile Besides. Tom il
not competent to describe me as am.
II have been surprised" I said, ''that
you object to my union with Nelly on
account OF the difference III our ages.
Tom tells me that there is about the
same difference between his age and
yours. He gives yours at from twenty
six to twenty eight He is over forty"
She looked down at the door. Pres
entity a smile began to hover about her
still, beautiful bps.
Suppose she said - suppose we
make bargain. ! will give my con
sent to your marrying Nelly, though
think she Is still too young to marry.
As for me, you viii permit me TO re-
MAIN"
II agree to your terms
congratulated Tom the next morn
ing that DO WINS TO become my step
fathcr-in-law and tried hard to keep
his flancee's age at q low figure we
all saw the carnival together and
mother and daughter chaperoncd each
other CORA AStiW0RTH
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
PAPER TRUST sURRENDERs.
Victory for the Government in Fight 70
Dissolve Combination.

81 Paul, Mimi, May Az. The United
States government yesterday secured an
unconditional surrender Of the so-called
paper trust" III the United States cir
cult court before Judge Sanborn The
attorney general began suit on Der
cember p, 1904, To dissolve an alleged
combination between the General Paper
90. ard twenty other defendants
on the ground that All agreement had
been entered into BY the defendants
in restraint of Interstate commerce.
Attorney Kellogg for the government
and Attorney Flanders for the defend
ants, appeared before Judge Sanborn,
sitting as circuit Judge, and Mr. KEEL
logg moved that the mandate. from the
United States Supreme court affirming
the order that the witness must testify
be flied, Judge Sanborn so ordered
The witnesses then appeared before
the United States examiners and offered
10 testify. The defendants then with
nounced that the government did not
care to examine the witnesses and nov
ed for a decree in favor Of the govern
mcnt- Judge Sanboin ordered that the
decree be entered for the government
for the relief prayed and that the decree
should be settled on June Is.
The three witnesses who refused to
testify, G. L. McNair Of the North.
western Paper company, a. G. Rossard
Of the Itasea Paper company, and b.
j. Nelson Of the Hennepin Paper com
paRy. paid 500 fines for contempt OF
court in refusing to answer questions
put TO them at former hearing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
AMERICA HOLDS ALooF.
Every Other Power Has Accepted the
Morocco Bank Shares.

Madrid, May f2Ali the powers sig.
natories Of the AIgeciras convention have
accepted the shares in the state bank
OF Morocco which have been allotted
TO them, except the United States, which
refused TO participate.
When the questions regarding the es
Establishment Of state bank for Morocco
were settled, it was announced from
Washington that the national govern
ment could not lawfully subscribe for
any of the stock, and that ii the one
share IF the United States, valued at
100000, was To be held at all in Amer
lea. it must be taken by some banks
by arrangement with the state depart
mcnt.
THE settlement Of the Moroccan bank
question gave France three shares. in
Guiding those of the French syndicate,
and the other nations one share cnch.
Four supervisors are to be appointed
for the bank, one each BY the Bank
Of England, the Bank 81 France, the
Imperial Bank of Germany and the
Bank ~ Spain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
INTERESTING FACTS


v = seems strange IL me- remarked
prominent physician the other dav.
why 50 many people make light OF what
~, "a many respects, one Of the most
dangerous diseases grip. Scores 81 pet .
PIE whom + know seem IL regard this
ionable. M ''s'''
Possibly there il ito disease that Is
as Tar reaching in its effects AS this
same fashionable grip. Fashionable III.
deed! When ! stop to think Of the
appalling results Of grip that have come
under my observation, it makes me shud-
der. Would you consider it fashionable
70 have weak heart, affected lungs or
impaired eyesightg Would ii be i Joke
to spend the remainder III your days iii
an insane asylum, These are not mere
tancies; they are pictures drawn from
life showing the awful results from grip.
" course all persons suffering from an
attack Of grip are not left with these
ahiictions, but / have vet to discover
? person who has had this disease who
has not been left with some portion
q his system weakened. 1t ii this
weak spot that il susceptible To every
unhealthy influence that comes along.
uhe best way % prevent grip Il To keep
thc system IN such good condition that
y Wall throw on any tendencies toward
thls prevalent disease"
me best way TO fortify yourself
against grip is to take Magee's MALT
Emulsion. II gives you the strength
and vitality necessary to stand severe
weather. and can always be depended
upon. II y 2 nutrient Of the highest
value, and after period of low vitality
n puts hope into the patient and makes
life worth living " replaces the wasted
tissues and holds all gains.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
BA RGAIN
LIN N G z
[orIginall

lorlginall
There is nothing more conducive to
lovemaking than sightseeing A pleas
ant party. with nothing to do but go
about looking at beautiful works OF
art and curiosities Of dead past, will
result In a match II there is any mate
rial out of which match can be made.
You have the beautiful and the de-
cayed The fancy is fed by the former,
and we know that oil life springs from
the latter
speak advisedly, because in the
party have in mind was the male
part of the material from which a
match was made was thirty-three,
and Nelly Smith WAS eighteen. We
had started in for a Irritation at Rome
at least she had; IL she hadn't chosen
me she would have chosen the only
other unmarried man in the party. Colo
mel Peters. man of fifty-continued it
of Florence and closed 1t up on the
Grand canal in Venice Fortunately
for us her mother was iii Paris and
could not watch us. SO IL there wds any
damage 1t was done before 1t could be
helped. Whether any had been done
could not be determined till the mother
joined JIG, WHICH was TO be expected in
few days. Then she would look me
over and determine the matter.
We were watching the feeding of the
pigeons in the center OF the ducal PAL
ace or some other rectangular COURT
was too wrapped In lovemaking to take
any mental note Of such things when
who should come numbering along but
my old friend "Red Headed Tom,' as
We used TO call him, but whose real
name was Thomas Sayles Though
Tom was forty and red headed. was
dad IN my heart that lie had not joined
IL sooner, for had no confidence lest
W. Hirtatious Nelly would have at
Ifasf used him 20 bother me. | intro
duced him TO all our party, and ut noon
took him off to cafe to lunch.
well. there was pair of us. be-
gan By pouring my food OF happiness
into his ear. but noticing impatience
asked him If bored him. He took adj
yanfaee Of being permitted to speak to
poul counter current into my ear.
ia Ind met widow In bis travels. had
done endless picture galleries, crossed
thc Alps III her company and was mad
Il III lore When | asked her age his
ace fell. and he told me TINT she was
ar TOO young for hlmfrom twenty
,c,rs 10 twenty-eight- | comfortcd him
lr telling him that there were fifteen
years between me and my little Nell.
T,s lady was to meet him at Venice.
IA they were to see the carnival to-
rwkIl make her one o. our party"
u are sax shell be delighted be
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
Chancellor Day in New At
tack on Roosevelt
HINTS AT IMPEACHMENT
And ills All on Account Of tine stand
Taken against the Trusts
Mcclure Knocks the
1ancellor.

New YORK. May g.-thanceilorJamc
X. Day Of Syracuse University has re-
newed his attack on President Roosevelt
in long letter liust given out for pub
location. In part hid said:
Private commercial business iii what
ever form, corporate OF otherwise, I'M
der the law and until adjudicated to be
in fault by the law, must not be attack.
ed in name by presidential proclamation
The President OF the United States
should not make himself lecturer gem
eral to the people and tarnish the Dig
nifty Of his office and cheaper his words,
which always should BE- golden, BY the
discussion Of subjects interdicted hy the
best forms of good society
hit means anarchy If Judges are III
be Yet practically aside, or If their YER
diet is 70 be held up to criticism BY the
President. II is an invasion Of a co-or-
dinatc branch of government which
should alarm every thoughtful citizen.
and is scarcely across the border OF pos
lsible impeachment, ii rebuked as its
merits demand.
"The act Of the President in naming
d business and thereby it's officers in a
proclamation, and the Judging pt their
cause by brand of infamy or guilt upon
ok parte statement il monstrous abuse
and threatens fundamental principles.
The President urged the building up OF
"a new competitive business for the pur-
pose of destroying the business he took
upon himself to condemn. Ii this is
not anarchy, what is anarchy AS a
humble citizen with inalienable rights
insist upon halt. Our President must
not be prosecutor nor prosecutor.
'ltis an hour for dispassionate con-
illusions. Safety II III calm legislation.
Danger ii in impulse and haste and APP
peal to prejudice and resentment. Let
our President go back into the presi.
dcncy and stay there, and every loyal
citizen will pledge him the last drop Of
his blood in the defence of his Office.
Sentiment Is being created as in the
appalling days of the French revolution
and similar periods in England When
the President lends his proclamation to
sHca procedure, il IL time for party
lines to vanish and for our loyalty to
MAKE anxious inquiry as to whittier we
are drifting ais country"
From Washington comes d statement,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
AZ CURE
FOR CHRONIC INVALID
San Francisco's General Health Also
Better, Probably Due to Diet
and Living Outdoors.

san Francisco, Cal, My IL Health
officers report the mlmbcs # cases Of
illness has diminished steadily since the
fire, due in great part 10 The fact that
the pcpulace has been living in the open
air and under the sanitary regulations
prescribed by the military.
The earthquake. according to pnysi.
clans, has effected many remarkable
cures Of chronic ipyslids .Paralities have
regainsl the atsn a. their limbs. ani still
more singular has been the complete
restoration to health OF dispeptics AMI
persons with torpid livers and similar
ailments. the sufferers appear to have
regained their sppctites and health with
the shaking mp oftheir digestive appara
tus,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12

Bryan Not Candidate Unless Circum-
stances Seem to Demand It.

Chicago, May IA despatch to the
Tribune from st. Louis says; NJ. c. Wet
more Of this city, personal FRIENDS Of
", j. Bryan, yesterday received from
Nj. Bryan, who il in Egypt, letter
in which he says; Il am satisfied that
the things have been lighting for are
growing, hnt who will BE most available
in lg0S is question that cannot be an
swerei now | shall not do anything 70
secure another nomination. and do not
want il unless circumstances seem to
demand it; time alone can determine
this This is the first authoritative
statement of Mr.. Brvan's attitude to-
ward the presidency Of 1905. The let
Ter Is personal, and his comment on the
national situation is tine more interest
ing to the public from the fact that il
Is The frank utterance of party leader
to d confidential friend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12

from Mayor Mcclure Of Syracuse, n,
y, in which he says, anent The con
troyersy;
a understand from reliable source
that Chancellor Day has personal POI
ltical grievance against President Rocse.
Welt. One u his nephews IN the gov,
ernment service got into some kind d
trouble, was either disciplined or drop
ped, and the chancellor, like many an
other disappointed ofiiee-seeker, is sore
on the President for not acee1ing TO his
requests for reinstatement 81 Inc
nephew.
4 may say that ! was not fatorably
impressed with The Day argument. srhe
statement was pregnant With seitislness
narrowness and the spirit III subservi'
eney TO the power Of money
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
MILLION IMMIGRANTS A YEAR.
A Benefit If Wisely Distributed, Says
Sargent

Philadelphia, May Eve can adj
nit million immigrants every year for
ten years and if they are put in the
right place they will prove benefit
20 the United States" said immigration
Commissioner T. 7. Sargent Thursday
night. while discussing the immigration
problem AZ the senii.annsal meeting Of
the Philadelphia Baptist City Mission.
.'l'hc American people, he said, ARE
greatly stirred up today over the influx
Of immigrants. | do not think there
il any cause for alarm. There were
.026 900 admitted to this country last
year; there will I've million this year.
Let them come. We want the right kind
of immigrants"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
THREATENS CROMWELL.
Morgan Says He'll Find Some Way to
4 Make Him Answer.

N Washington, May l2.--Wiliam Mel.
son Cromwell, before the Senate inter-
oceanic canals committee yesterday, rel
fused 70 answer questions put by Seu-
ator Morgan relating to his connection
with the old Panama canal company.
At the conclusion Of long line Of these
Questions Mr.. Morgan served notice on
Mr.. Cromwell that some method would
bc found to compel him to answer.
Mr.. Cromwell was examined at some
length with regard to the acquisition by
the government Of the stock 81 the Pan.
anna railroad from minority holders
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
DONNA ASSERTS ITSELF.
Tells Car the Council of the Empire
Has Too Much Power

ST. Petersburg, May 12.--Prof. Serge
Andreievitch Mi,romtseif, who was on
Thursday elected president of the don
ma. or lower house of the national as
sembly, went to Pcterhoff yesterday
morning aud presented TO the emperor
his certificate of election.
Muromtsef expressed the opinion Of
his supporters that the council Of the
empire (thc upper house), as at present
constituted, is a barrier between the
emperor and his people MS represented
in the domna. The council. he said,
ought to have only consultative powers
and not, as now, the right OF veto and
practically executive authority.
IL is known that the twelve elected
members Of the council support this
declaration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12

Cincinnati, May l2.--Wlcn Mrs. Pat
tison was informed Thursday at Christ
hospital, where tie governor is. that
there Is a movement TO have her hns.
band ousted, she Indignantly declared.
1T is absolutely untrue that he did
not sign the appointments. ] saw him
do il and Dr. Holt was present Fur
thermore, his mind has been as clear
as bell at all times rnd he has known
what he was doing Why, it's absurd.
The doctors win tell you that he Is
doing splendidly."
DIR. ] G. Oliver, another OF tue ply
sicians, made a similar statement TO
that OF Mrs. Psttison, adding:
Everything the governor has done
has been ON his own initiative and the
result OF his own thinking
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
Eve on Chicago Banks.

Chicago, May III 70 safeguard Chi
caeo banks against the practice Of IN.
sound banking methods, the clearing
house committee has appointed james
y. McDougal as special examiner. Yes.
terday afternoon at special meeting
q The association bis appointment was
ratified II will be his duty to keep
d constant vigilance on local banks, and
when he finds one of them making Ell
cessive loans, OF indulging III my other
unsound methods, he viii at once re.
port the matter to the clearing house
committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
$4,000 TENT COLONY
TO CURE TUBERCULOSIS
Illinois Homeopathic Physicians Will
Follow Approved German Method
in Experiment.

Chicago, ILL.,, May IA Announcement
of plans OF The homeopathic physicians
OF Che state to establish at Ottawa, Ill,
q $4,000 tent colony for tuberculosis
patients was made Thursday night by
President j. n. Downs OF the annual
banquet OF the organization. II is pro
posed to give each patient special atten
ton and % follow the most improved
German methods.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-12
IT KILLS CROPS.
Heavy Frost Ruins the Peach Trees and
Vegetables.

Pomfret, c.. May 12.---The heavy
frost of Thursday night ruined the
peach and early vegetable crops in this
section Of the state, hundreds Of acres
of peach trees and q great quantity Of
vegetables being badly bitten as the
result Of thr unusually cold May night.
IL was one of the coolest nights in
May ever experienced here, and in many
places ice formed to the thickness Of
half an inch. More peaches are raised
hereobouts than in amy other section Of
the state.