davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-27

District Attorney Jerome Ready
to Prosecute Peabody of
the Mutual Life.
COERCION OF THE AGENTS
EVIDENCE SAID TO BE EASILY
AVAILABLE.

New York Dec 26-District Attorney
Jerome has written a letter TO ID. Cady
1terrick of counsel for the Mutual Life
Policy-holders association, saying he is
now willing TO take up the matter con-
corning charges against President Pea
body Of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pRny of coercion in connection with the
election of trustees of that company
These charges were brought to the at
tentiOn of the district attorney some time
ago by Mr.. Herrick. Mr. Jerome refused
10 act on them at the time on the ground
that he did not want his office FUSED to
influence the election of trustees in the
Mutual Life
Letter of Secretary Fish.
The district attorneys letter was refer
red by Judge Herrick to John Dewitt
Warner, chief counsel for the Policy-hold-
ers' association, who in turn handed IT
over TO Russell W. Fish. secretary of the
association. Mr.. Fish, in a communica-
tion to Mr.. Warner, sets forth the atti-
tude of the association regarding Mr. Je-
rome's determination to take up the mat
ter now. In it Mr., Fish said
As TO the attitude of this association
in bringing the charges against Mr.. Pea
body. ! understand your purpose was to
prevent the continuing of the crime of
coercion of employees in behalf Of the adj
ministration ticket, rather than to bring
AbOul the punishment or q competed
crime after the criminal had prOfited to
the fullest extent.
Too Late to Prevent Crime.
While the punishment of the crime is
important and he association trusts that
the district 1ttorney will take up the
matter vigorously, nevertheless. in view
of the fact that the election is over and
by Mr. Jerome's acquiescence-Air. Pea =
BODY and his fellow lawbreakers have al
ready reaped the fruits of the illegal ac-
lions. so that our interest is only that
Of all citizens. we feel that any criminal
action to be taken at this time is the
concern of the district attorney as such,
rather than ours. The witnesses in this
matter were, as the district attorney is
aware, clients Of Albert S. Nard, who will
no doubt arrange to produce them at Mr..
JerOme'S request.
We think they will oe easily available
If convinced that Mr.. jerome means bust
ness"
The witnesses referred to were Herbert
n. and 7. Reid Fell of this city, Edward
O Sutton of Springfield. Mass. and Fred
o. Paige of Detroit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-27
LETTER WILL PAY THE
FUNERAL EXPENSES

{ washington, Dec. 26.-The coroner's
Jury today returned a verdict of ..up-
ayeidable accident" in it's inquest over
the body of Samuel West, the 14-year-
old colored boy who was run over yes
terday and killed by Joseph Letter s
automobile. Mr.. Letter viii pay he
funeral expenses, and also an allow
ance for the family of the dead boy.
The chauffeur has been released.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-27
FINE OF $500.

Milwaukee, Wis. Dec. 26.-FOrmer
Supervisor August Pulls this afternoon
pleaded guilty OF bribery in connection
with county contracts, and was fined
S70O.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-27

Call at The Lyric bar. opposite p. o..
cor a Newhouse Skyscraper. new
drq5lk invented by Max Florence and
Leo Levin.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

Even the unemployed do NOT begruds
recognition OF merit where II Is de
served At least. so II would seem by
n story told In the London Daily Mail
A stalwart Bedford police constable
was escorting a small army Of men who
were out OF work, the other day, seeing
them safely on the premises, as II
were. This Is John Bunyan's house
we're coming to-" he said
who's 'e1' reared dozen men from
the ranks.
wy" ventured one man. "'e wor a
tinker. worn't 'e?"
-Ay." chorused a dozen more.
IVY, wot's the extry special bout
being tinker" queried a discontinued
Il be tinker. too. but no.
body's a-cooming around looking at
my 'ouse."
For two good reasons. AIRY"
~Wot be thcmT'
You amt got no 'ouse to begin with,
and you amt John Bunyan. ayther."
Loud laughter greeted this sally.
But wot else did this ere Bunyan
10 asides tinkeringY'
wy, re chump, e wrote a book
allied Pilgrims Progress or summaL"
IVY, then. that be all areet for u.s.
We be pilgrims sure enough, and we be
making progress. so three cheers for
'wd John Bunyanw
The hundred and fifty Of the unem-
,loyed burst into ringing cheers and re-
umed their march.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

All boys. old as well as young. were
deeply Interested In a report concern
ing the fate OF that romantic spot In
the south Pacific Ocean known as the
Island OF Juan Fernandez. where dear.
delightful old Robinson Crusoe made
imperlshable fame for himself. largely
because there We're no theaters or fra
ternal organizations 10 distract his at
tention- At least. that Is what many
believe. though a few who profess to
know stoutly aver that Crusoe never
existed except In the vivid Imagination
OF Daniel Defoe. author OF the story,
who based his yarn on events In the
life OF Alexander selkirk. a scotchman.
who spent several years In the solitude
OF -this rocky protuberance In the vast
Pacific. 400 miles or the coast OF Chill.
During the recent quake that shook
up Valparaiso II Is said the Island OF
Juan Fernandez disappeared. leaving
neither track. trace nor semblance OF
the romantic spot What a pity IL
must have made the water bubble when
II went under. for II was about sir
miles broad by eighteen In length and
covered with rocky peaks. the highest
having an elevation OF about 1000 feet
The Island OF Juan Fernandez was
discovered In the sixteenth century BY
the companion OF Pizarro. for whom II
Is named II was once nest OF pl-
rates. then a fortified Spanish station.
later became a Gillian convict station.
and OF late has had over a score OF |
inhabitants clustered In a val
ley hamlet.
sharb, the English buccaneer. made
Il the station from which be and his
men sailed forth to ravage the Chilli
m coast Pursued by a spanish car
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29
BEAVER FARM NO OILERS HOME
Furry csIoaist. Drfv. on Those whs
VIII Not work.

Furry CoIonfst. Drive on Those Wha
van Not work.
ON the farm OF the Rev. w. r. Chris
mas. a few miles from this town. ex'
lists one OF the few beaver farms Of
Canada. says New York Post writer
AZ Oxbow. sask. within the limits OF
the farm are nye large dams. peopied
nv some 200 beavers. The banks OF
the souris river, which runs through
the farm. are frlnged with poplar trees.
supplying the beaver with tho best OF
building matelal and also with his
daily bread. According 10 a Law pass
Ell In 1890. Il Is Illegal To kill beavers
until the fall Of 1905. consequently this
colony is waxing strong and multi
plying very rapidly. Having been pro
terted from the trappers for tho past
ten years. they are becoming very Eams
and do not seem 10 mind a casual o.
booker. although they do most OF their
work BY moonlight. one night these
beavers cut down nfty-two trees. ae-
eordlng % the Rev. Mr.. ehrismas. who
takes a great deal OF Interest in bis
little tenants and watches carefully 70
see no harm comes 20 them.
These beavers are very industrious.
and have no use for one Of their mum
Der who refuses 10 do his share Of the
work. when such a member OF the
noek Is noticed the others drive him
away 10 live Ia solitude. and wben such
beaver "a found By a trapp~r they
are known as bachelors. IL takes the
beavers but short time % fell large
sized tree. and they are able % throw
u In any direction desired wb~n once
felled the tree Il quickly cut up tnto
lengths for houses. dams. OF food. 40
may b. required The house Of the
beaver Il built on the bank Of the
river. with is entrance under water.
Once haVlax built the enfrzne~ the
rest Of the house IL started. the ~hols
-oIony working AZ the house untii II
Is flashed aud when completed II 10
yarn. DRY and eozy. Alth0ogh u 10
mpossfbls for beavers 70 live for i0nx
ind@r water. the entrance 70 bullt for
ONE distance under the wassr. snd
ben therp IL a ionx tunnel coanecsinx
hs house with the water.
A beaver family usually eonsists Of
our or ave. and CONES into sh< world
Eith Ia eyes wide opea- Ths younx
nes live With their par~nts FOE two
ears aud then tb~y arr msds 70 shirr
" theuiselFeA Tho fuilsrvwn beaver
ieasurrs about tro fe~s In i~nxfh.
nth a tall some ten inches toax. which
. eau use a. q spade or a tsouel az
ell a. a paddi~. The average age IL
ycars. although sons hare bs~u
Down 10 BE- "a old az -. bot sueh
sAss ere said 70 30 rsr~. wh~a tho
nimai 10 years Of sxr in psit IL AZ
q prime. and wili fetch from SO
} si2 Ia Minneapolis
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

One % the Traditional stories Of TIE
town q Falrnsld. coun.. r~cpunts a
Wild dash frOsn tho pulpit made By a
worthy and bcioved pastor Of ths Epls.
eopal noek. Or. Labarre.
Il was on a Sunday morc than q
hundred year, ax0 Tis servicu had
becn read. The prayers said. the hymns
sung. and the parsoa began bis sef.
mon "A b. prpcecded his gestures b..
cane very energetic. Tie Brought his
right hand down with great forcc.
Then be turned pale. cleared th~ pulpit
stairs At a bound. dashed out the
church door and ran fo4ard the rond
short distance away
The congregation followed IN b~wll.
dsred pursuit.. and saw their vrnerabls
pastor with fyinx robe rush lotto the
water until u cams 10 hls neck. Then
turning rouud. be- faced his assonishsd
audience and said:
Dearly beloved brethren. I am not
crazy. ~ no doubt many % you think.
but yesterday At the drug stor. I
bought a bottle Of nitric acid. and care
lessly left u IN my pocket to-day.
MY last gesture broke the bottle. I
knew the suffering the acid would
cause when it penetrated my clothlns.
and rushed for the water to save my.
self paln.-
lie drew several picccs Of glass from
bis pocket In witness u the tale. Then
he dismissed the company and hurried
home.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

In the lower Amazon country the
temperature ranges about eighty seven
degrees In the shade all the year
round. says the author Of Ten Thou.
sand Miles IN Yacht Az Manaos.
one thousand miles no the river. the
temperature IL six or eight degree.
higher.
Thermometers are little used IN that
country,an little understood. SO when
a yachtsman returned down. river and
was asked by an ohici.,i nj para. How
Is the temperature at ManaosY- his ~.
ply, Eight degrees hotter than here
ELECTED stare Of not.-omprehensIou.
AT Manaos," said the yachtsman In
explanation. II used TO wilt six collars
a day. Here In Para I only need. three
a day"
This was perfectly clear to the IRA.
lillian, whose face lighted with undsr.
standing.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

After a wordy argument In which
neither scored two Irishmen decided to
fight It out. 1t was agreed that when
either said 1--WE enough the fight
should cease.
After they had been at 1t for about
ten minutes one Of them fell and Inn
mediately yelled: Enough I've
enough"
But bis opponent kept on pounding
him until a man who was watching
said:
why don't you let him up7 He
says he's got enough"
II know he says So" said the victor.
between punches, but he's such liar
you can't believe a word he says
Washington Post.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

dencs. and I was thus able to intercept
II. IL was addressed to 'Cantab," and
had been forwarded. unopened. BY the
editor Of the review. The envelope bore
a German stamp, but the posf-mark had
been smeared and was quite undistin--
guishable. The letter was neatly written
IN English. IL consisted almost entirely
Of the most violent personal threats
against my father. The writer declared
that he would soon find out ''Cantab's''
real name. and would suitably repay him
for his ISLANDERS against the greatest
scientific work Of the century. l was
very frightened about Il, but several
friends to whom l showed the letter
laughed away my fears. saying II was
undoubtedly the work of some mailman.
and advising me TO burn il. This | did.
l never mentioned the affair TO my faith
er. whose health was giving me great
anxiety ar the time.
During September my father had tax
en- a cottage on the Cornish coast. aud
when the end Of the Long Vacation
came. the doctors forbade his return to
Cambridge. l had hard work TO per
suade him that il was best to obey their
orders; bur at last he gave In. and we
settled down for the winter.
The cottage was built at the foot Of a
low hill strewn with boulders and torn
by the autumn rains. Upon It's summit
the chimney OF an abandoned tin mine
rose against the sky like a vast flag
pole. with roohess buildings grouped 1
around il in melancholy decay. II was
always a depressing spot TO me. and /
rarely visited il. tough the view was
splendid About half a mile before the 4
cottage the moorland ended abruptly In
a line Of glorious cliffs. two hundred and
hfty feet Of granite and shining porph-
yry from brow to breaker. This was my
fsvorits walk / ioved to crawl to the
edge. that l might peer over at the reefs
that spranx out from the tumbled rocks
at the elf foot like the bones Of a giants
hand havs Lain thus for hours watch
ing the great rollers advancing In that
stately, memorable march Of theirs. rank
following rank. until they burst In thun-
.srous green fountains Of foam Some
times. when a fierce wind blew from the
southwest, the spray they hurled into the
lir would wet my face. even whore l Lay
10 Infinitely far above them
Between the cottage and the elin the
round dipped into a little glen. or goyal.
Is the country folks called II. cheksd
nth storm-twisted trees and deep with
'orss and ferns Through II ran our
art track. winding down to the fishing
'illags Of Poueven. where the tiny. stone /
oofed houses chung to a gap In the clin
rail- Ike bzrnacles on a rock
Besides my father and myself. Mar ,
Dry, our eook-housekespsr. who had
cen with US ever since I could remem-
or, was the only other inhabitant Of the
ottags- On Tuesdays and Thursdays J
ed-chesked maiden, who had quite re- I
iarkable powers Of breaking eroekery. q
anne to help from Polleven-
SO were we living on Nov. 81. From
nat date I will chiefly rely upon my
lary for the details Of my terrible ex-
erience. Please do not laugh at the 4
'rm in which l wrote H. Mr.. Harland
rs asked me TO make no alterations. and
} here IL Is n
Ito be eontinued-) d
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

Premier stoIypIn. For daring reckless
ness this attempt has few parallels,
even in Russia.
VI. stolypIn was holding a reception
at St Petersburg in his summer resi-
dence in Apothecary Island, wooden
building. The guests had assembled,
when there arrived four men, to all
appearances ordinary visitors. But, as
the list Of intending visitors had been
closed, the servants would not allow
them to enter. They thereupon At
tempted to force an entry into a room
adjoining that In which the guests
were assembled In the struggle one
Of the men let fall q bomb, which sx-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

ploded with terrible force. Thirty poo
pie were killed and thirty were In
jured VI. stoiypin escaped unhurt. but
his daughter and little son were badly
injured. the Tiri having bad both Of
her legs shattered Among the killed
were a prince. a general. a colonel.
captain and two court ofieials OF the
four tcrrorists three were killed and
the fourth was promptly arrested
This attempt upon the life OF Premier
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

Stolypin Is only one Of many others,
some Of them successful. made upon
high officials In the Russian public
service Almost every day the reyolu.
tionists strike at some Official some
where In the empire. One day II is
In st Petersburg. another day in Mos
COW, again It Is In Finland, again I'm
Poland. Ofiicial assassination ia open.
~ preached and practiced. 20 that the
upbolders Of Russian autocracy are
trembling for their lives. Neither life
nor property Is safe, and even the Car
on his throne has been singled out for
slaughter Never In any land, nor in
any age, with the possible exception
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29
CHAPTER XIII

II was in the winter Of 1899 that my
fathers health began TO fail In the
May Of the following year returned
from my school near Paris, and instead
Of entering at Girton. as my father had
previously arranged. became his secre-
tary. I was then just eighteen. I did
the very best I could. and In his dear.
kind way. be made me forget my mis-
cries at the endless blunders I commit
ted. You see. there were only we two;
for my mother died shortly after I was
born. and / was their only child. We
saw few people at our little house. which
was on the Trumplngton road. just out
side Cambridge. Ladies | met would
often pity me for the dull and lonely life
/ led. and that used TO make me very
angry. We were never dull or lonely,
my dear father and 1.
II may seem absurd that so distin-
guisbed a man as DIR. Weston, VI. A..
ID. &C.. +. r. s., the Regius Professor
Of Physic at Cambridge. should have re-
lied on the help Of half-educated school
girl. But he was always pleased to say
that my love and sympathy were worth
far more to him In his work than II he
mad been served by the cieverest woman
hat ever headed an honor list.
| well remember the appearance Of
Prof. Marnac's book, Science and Re
igion," which was published simultane-
,usly in German and English at the be- |
rinning Of the June Of that year. Ny |
ather was violently opposed to 1t, but I |
vas far more concerned over the state
nto which II threw him than was about |
he book. which, a. matter Of fact. I |
lever read. He dictated to me a most
evere criticism, which at his instructions
sent to the editor Of the University
review at 102A, Henrietta street, Co
'ent Garden, London The artiels was
ixnsd "Csntab," a pssudonym that my
athsr often used, ~ he had the greatest
bjsction to publicity.
About ten days after the August uni
srsity appsarsd-that being the number
rhich contained his srticis-my father
sceivsd an anonymous letter. 1t was
" duty to open and sort his eorrsspen-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

Towne-so Greathead is dying. ebl
Is he resigned?
Browne-Yes, he is now, but the ex-
element over the San Francisco dis
aster had him worried for a time
Towne-Why, how7
Browne-It occupied 20 much space
in the newspapers he was afraid his
obituary would be siighted--Philndes-
phia Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29
Juan FERNANDEZ kOSr
otses 4 Aexaod<r 3slklrN
+. n; ssoics$ essiKe " y ~siA
Uekoe PVT HIS
!, RusperN usspz

avail. they ned. leaving behind the black
man who reappears In story as crusoes
man Friday. The English vessel. the
Cirque Ports. arrived In i7O4. having
for mate Alexander selkirk. the orig
lnal OF Robinson Crusoe. No need TO
go into the familiar story OF his adven-
lures. nor to question how closely the
novelist adheres to fact In what is un-
doubtedly the most fascinating story OF
adventure ever written.
The narrow ridge where Selklrk
watched Is now called The Saddle. be-
cause at either end OF II a big rocky
hummoek rises like pommeL Boys and
girls OF two or four generations ago
viii recall very readily those lines OF
cowper on the life OF Alexander Sell
kirk. beginning as follows;
am monarch Of all survey,
My right there Is none 10 dispute:
From the center all round 10 the sea.
am lord Of the fowl and the brute.
o solitude where are the charms
That sages have seen In thy faeef
Better dwell In the midst Of alarms.
Than reign in this horrible place.
On one OF these rocky hunimoeks
there had been placed large tablet
with Inscriptions commemorating Alex
ander selkirk's long and lonely stay. IL
was placed there In 1888 BY the officers
OF the British ship Topazs and reads
as follows:
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29
TERRORISM IN RUSSIA.

Pren,fer stofypfa's Life
The desperate frenzy which ala the
minds Of the Russian revolutionary
party. leading II to any extreme In
order to visit punishment upon those
whom II accuses OF obstructins the at
taInment OF political rights and a fuller
measure OF freedom. Il well Illustrated
In the recent attempt upon the life Of
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29
No Prefenss.

80 you want to work.
please don't misunderstood me. I
don't want to work, but I've got to-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

Within the Antarctic circle there has
never been found a Towering plant In
the Arctic region there are 7e2 different
species of nowera
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

Of France during Its revolutionary out
burst In the eighteenth century. has
such a reign OF terror prevailed a. now
relgns In Russia.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

The nrst three lines Of . wedding
notice stating who married whom. Is
all the Information there IL IN IN.
Item.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

Ever notice that sfunny" looking
peopis nave funny" looking Company
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

This Tabirt = erected near selhirk's
lookout BY Commodore Powell and the
Officer. Of the II. ". $. Topz.. A ID.
1868.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

DO you think your latest mstr,mo-
Mai venture will be for the bettsr or
the worseT"
II can't say" answered tho se,.s.
uonai actress with a look OF resIgna-
ton. Everything is now in the hand.
OF my press observation-disclosures, s,.r
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

lie Died Lieutenant Of II. ". b wey-
mouth, A. ID. IT'S. aged AZ yezrA
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-29

He Wa. Landed from tbs Cinqus
Ports. Galley. Us tons. 10 runI A
ID. i7o4. and was taken e6 In
The Duke Privatesr. i3rh
Feb. 100.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24
WALLACE is CAPTAIN.
He is Elected By Company c to
Succeed Captain Skipwith.

Company G. Seventeen Regiment. held
Its election Monday night for captain. to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Captain George N. skipwfta. which
resulted in the election OF Sergeant
Charles 81. Wallace.
Captain Skipwith who retires from the
ective service of the State on account of
business reasons. sent in his resignation
some weeks before Christmas, and the
election OF Monday was the result.
After the meeting the retiring com
nIander Captain Skipwith. invited the
company TO Sanger Hall to a farewell
banquet. a number of eloquent speeches
We're made and Were well received. en-
thusiasm marking the. occasion From
the meeting Monday night 1t is evident
that Company c is In no danger of going
70 pieces. In fact. 1t gives every indica-
ton of being on very firm and lasting
foundation.
Captain Sktpwith, who retires. has been
captain for the last three years, and was
previously first lieutenant. He has been
In the service for fourteen years and is a
veteran OF the Spanish War. The new
commander, Captain Wallace, has been
IN tho military service of the State for
several years, and has represented the
city In the General Assembly for several
terms.