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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
LIFE INSURANCE ACTIVITY.
The New York LIES Business Nearly
Up to the Legal Limit

The New York Life Insurance Com
pany announces that its new paid
business during the half year just end
ed was over seventy million dollars.
AS the new law allows no life com
pany to write over one hundred and
fifty millions per year. It would ap-
pear that this company is working
nearly UP to the limit The New
York Life gained such Roadway be-
fore the law was passed and suffered
so little, comparatively, from the Arm
strong investigation. that the question
with its management has been how to
keep business down to the limit, rath-
err than how TO reach it, No other
company is writing nearly as much
as the law allows. The New York
Life has evidently become pre-
ferred company.
The company's payments to policy
holders during the six months end.
ing June 80 were $21 ,66076t. 1t is
interesting to note that this amount
was almost equally divided between
payments under policies maturing by
death and payments made to living
policy holders. Thus, while death
claims We're $11,1S0,626, the amount
paid for matured endowments, annu.
tiles, trust fund installments, for pur-
chased policies and for dividends was
$lO,4SO,135. Modern life insurance, as
practiced by the best companies, en-
braces a wide field, and covers many
contingencies. 1t is money saved for
the aged, as well as money provided
for the families of those who die pre-.
maturely.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
FIGHT Duel with White Hot Irons

Pittsburg-Louis Yourick and Adam
Buick former cavalrymen and ex,
perts in fence, fought duel with
white hot iron bars in the mills of the
Carnegie Steel company.
In a spirit of fun Buick had hid.
den Yourick's shoes. Yourick became
Infatuated as result and, leaning 10
the furnace, pulled out a white iron
bar Buick also got one of the bars
and rushed an Yourick.
Each time the bars came together
there was shower of sparks. and
each time one of the bars touched the
opposing fencer there was an odor
OF burned flesh. The bars slowly
cooled as the mems strength waned
but were still red hot when the two
finally fell from exhaustion.
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MEAT OR CEREALS.
A Question of interest to All Care
full Persons.

Arguments on food are interesting
Many persons adopt a vegetarian diet
on the ground that they do not like to
feel that life has been taken to feed
them, nor do they fancy the thought
OF eating dead meat
On the other hand, too great con-
sumption of partly cooked. starcbv
oats and wheat or white bread. pastrv
etc, produces serious bowel troubles
because the bowel digestive organs
(where starch is dlgested), are over
taxed and the food ferments. prodpc.
Ing gas, and microbes generate in the
decayed food, frequently bringing on
peritonitis and appendicitis.
Starchy food is absolutely essential
TO the human body. It's best form Is
shown in the food Grape Nuts. where
the starch is changed into a form of
sugar during the process Of its mann.
tacture. In this way. the reonired
FOOD is presented to the system In a
pre-digested form and is immediately,
made into blood and tissue, without
taxing the digestive organs.
A remarkable result In nourisbme,.
is obtained; the person using Crane.
Nuts gains quickly in physical and
mental strength. Why in mentaI9
Because the food contains delicate
particles of Phosphate of Potash oh.
tanned from the grains. and this upites
with the albumen of all food and the
combination is what nature uses to re.
Duiid Worn out cells in the brain.
rms is a scientific fact that can be
easily proven by ten days use Of
Grape Nuts. There's a Reason -
Read The Road to Wellyiller in
pkgs. 80
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his funeral. He makes request that
his sons dig his grave At first he
requested that they dig 1t certain
depth and then make tunnel. and
his remains We're to be placed In this
tunnel Later he changed this plan
and said that the tunnel should be
ieft out, as 1t would require too much
work. He does not, under any cir.
cumstances, want to be under obliga.
tons to any one. Mr.. Wilson is in
good financial condition.
He lives by himself in a log house
which is said to be 100 years old. He
is prosperous farmer. He sleeps in
the same room in which his coffin
rests on two chairs, A few years ago
he %as said to be the strongest man
In this section of the country. Being
perfect physically. he made a reputa
ton for his strength.
IL is said that his sons will carry
out his requests as to his burial. Mr.
Wilson goes out to the spot selected
FOR his grave. beside that of his sec.
ond wife. and says he talks to her
every day, Mr.. Wilson takes pleasure
In showing his coffin to those who
call at his home to view It,
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Barney Petty. of the ST. Louis
Browns. is one of the star box artists
at present and is winning games regu.
larly. Petty was worked from the
start of the season by McAleer. al.
though he was in miserable form. In
fact, he pitched so poorly that he lost
his first five games. Then. he shut
out Boston, a team against which he
has always been successful. Two de.
feats followed and then the Browns
went east. Washington was beaten
five to two, the Nationals making only
six hits on the Hebrew twirler. Phil.
adelphia came next and was shut out
with five hits. Boston was shut out
with four hits and New York with five
hits, making a total of two runs
scored and 20 hits secured off him in
fnnr games.
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WILLIAM RICHARD, MANUFAc-
TuRER OF METAL WORK, RE.
MEMBERS HIS OLD TRADE.
TELEPHONES WIFE FOR HELP
Through seuttle She, with Aid Of Pc.
lice, Gets Husband Out Of Bio
Office Building, Where He
Was imprisoned.

New York Practically imprisoned
In the den adjoining his Office and sur
rounded by anvils, furnaces and in.
struments reminiscent of the days be.
fore he was wealthy and when his
hands were calloused by pounding
white iron, William Richard, manu-
facturer OF ornamental metal work,
the other night gained his liberty by
making a key to the lock which stood
between him and "A long mornings
vigil.
III was about six o'clock when Rick.
ard went into his den on Wast Forty.
second street. Near by are his of.
hces, and on various floors his fac
tory apparatus. Richards books
needed attention and he decided to
take them into the den, which few
employees have entered
On dusty table Richard placed
she books A safe stood upon one
side, and numerous models of orna.
mental work on the other. The cob
webs that We're ostraclsed from the
main offices swung from the moldy
rafters, Richard, a self-made man
VINO had forged his way up to riches
from the iron foundry. was at home
in this environment.
The half hour sped by, and then
Rickard, satisfied with the result of
mis- lonely work, put on his hat and
coat, and went to the door. 1t was
locked from the outside The watch.
man, evidently believing every one
had left the establishment, had closed
every door Richard yelled Justify for
awhile. There was no answer but a
hollow echo from the gaping forge In
the corner
richards keys had been left out,
side and the Waterman had taken
them, believing his employer had for
gotten to thrust them into his pocket.
Pounding on the door and hurting
OF shoulders against 1t proved futile.
Richard sat down and pondered Then
ne made an impression of the keyhole.
and, starting up the old blast furnace
he used to pump before he wore
boiled shirts. he laboriously con-
structed a key
After few plunges of the key into |
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cially constructed coffin to be used
for his body when he dies, and from
present indications he expects to
shuttle on this mortal coil within
short time
The coffin was constructed by his
own hands. aud this is the second box
ne has built TO be buried in. The first
box, which was in some respects sim.
liar to the one just completed. was
given to a neighbor for the burial of
4 relative. as no coffin could be Sc.
cured in time to bury the remains
The second box is filled with equip
ments for first-class funeral. His
clothes, in which he wants TO be
dressed, have been packed in the
box. with quantity of tobacco TO
Keep insects from destroying them.
All that is required to complete the
outfit is white shirt. This is now
being made by woman.
Tip Wilson, who lives near the
town OF Harmed. is So years old and
has been married twice. Both wives
are dead, but number of his chill
dreti are living. He has written mum.
Ger of sheets of paper with instruc-
ticns to be carried out In regard to
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
Europe's Extinct Aurochs.

Professor A. Martens of Magdeburg
has reviewed all the early literature
and documents relating to the famous
wild OK of Europe, the aurochs, or
urus. and shows that it was not iden.
ty, $4,000 won't pay for the build.
animal alco lived in Europe in the
time of the aurochs. 1t is on record
that a herd of thirty aurochses were.
living in Poland in 1864. In 1927
a few half-domesticated aurochses
were still in existence, but the race
has since become extinct. The typ
fcal color Of the aurochs was black,
but there was gray variety in Po-
land and red one in Germany.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
PADDY and Taxes.

A voice from the jungle oil Bul
is heard in the following letter y
a missionary correspondent 10
Christian Herald: THE Lord has
me $40 from friend in New "
which will buy thatch for the ~
native houses and an addition 10
one l live in and pay for its trans
here besides. Another gift also "a
and with it | have paid TINS
mans wages for one week, Dousp'
small supply of dried fish, paia y
fresh supply of stamps ana lel'
tie for daily needs. Our store o.
is fast melting away and dalP
prayer Is offered at morning anu 3.
Ing worship, before the children
heather visitors, that the Lofa
send money for more rice, TOT p'1
and for the taxes. which are
due"
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scnttle and shouted down. Soon foot.
steps were heard and Rickard, laugh
ing, popped out Of the dark hole. Mrs.
Richard laughed, too. when she put
her arms around the big mans neck
Il raised 81 varieties of rows down
there on the fourth floor" said Rick
ard. IF any Apache Indian yelled the
way I did I'll buy him drink and a
dinner. l tried to break this scuttle
open, but the carpenter was wise and
made it too strong, so the telephone
was my only refuge"
When Richard appeared on the
street the crowd, which had learned of
the affair, cheered for several min
utes, while Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
waited for cab.
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ESCAPES FROM DEN
BY FORGING A KEY

cold water the merchant made II fit
and he was out in the spacious rooms
beyond the den But he couldn't open
the front door. nor did his yell attract
any attention.
Going to another office, Richard
burst open the door and telephoned to
his wife. The little woman hustled
downtown and got policeman and
squad was summoned. They got
ladder and tried to span the space
between the Richard place and an ad.
Joining house. They failed.
Let's get up through this adioIn.
ing house and break open the scuttle
of 25,' she said.
Up went the little body of rescuers.
and over the roof the woman in the
van. The policemen ripped open tho
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-07-25
CAUGHT Tile FAIR Gu, ;,
How the Naval Officer Recov.,..
Lost Buttons "a

II happened on one =, q,
States cruiscrs now at Hams s "
says tie Washington Herald u
tenant. having met two verv u, a
ladies while ashore, invited tss.
board for luncheon. They o. ue'l
were shown over the shin Tss
serea loag in the lleutenants
which was daintlly furnlshs,
they admired his photographs oi,l
When he was summoned an y
left them there. ReturnIns ~
them to luncheon and, having IN u
duty in the afternoon he evnns,
self SO as to get into uniform
ne found that every button on n,
coat had been cut off and tbon u
membered that one of his Alr ~
has been rather importunata
souvenir question. He got bas !.
after luncheon and accused bor II
theft and after some prevarica,,o.
confessed that the buttons were !
ccrsage. With some firmnesa N.
tenant led the culprlt to his II
pointed silently to the depudsd J
on the bunk, produced need. /
thread and, going out, locked tbs }
ON the outside. In half an bon,|
returned. unlocked the door n
that his coat was once more in n
lent order and then, with great
lantry. bowed the lady over the !
She has not been invited to luueS|
ON the same ship since.
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Her Pointed Rstort.

when the old lady put her head out
Of the window and INQUIRED OF the
Young railway porter what the tram
was stopping for the young man
thought he would have a little tuh at
the old lady's expense.
Engine was out late last night
ma'am. he remarked with a smile
80 she's got a thirst on her ms
morning; they're giving 'er drop O
wine"
"Ahl it's water, said the old lady.
"If you'll wait a minute, maam'
he grinned "T'll inquire whether
they're givln' her port wine
Never mind came the answer,
don't you trouble, young man. |
thought perhaps by the way we've
been getting along she was run on
sloe gln,'-London Tit-Bits.
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Photoaraphlna the MIraq..

The photograph represented p
grove, lake and a caravan Of Id
camels and white-robed Arabs NOV
in stately wise across the pale des'
That is a picture of mirage Orf
morgana." said the traveller. 4 q
it in the Sahara, not far from II
bouktoo. There was really roth
there but sand-wastes on wastes
sand, but my dazzled eyes saw
mirage and my camera saw H.
This is the only mirage picture d
ever got. / have tried in Ceyloni
Egypt and in Morocco to photosI'
various mirages, but always in Y
There are scarcely six mirage pn'
in existence"
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Griffith After collene Star

wallace Schultz, the star twirler OF
Mercersburg academy nine. has re-.
ceiVed a telegram from Clark Griffith,
manager of the New York Americans.
asking him to name his terms for an
engagement with the Highlanders.
Schultz also received offers from both
major league clubs in Boston and the
Philadelphia Americans. He refused
TO enter into negotiations with Crit,
nth. as he expects to enter the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania next year.
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Generous MIR. Kraft

Mr., Kraft. the merchant" said the
college president. has offered TO do.
nate $4,000 for a new building to be
known as Kraft hall"
But said the dean of the facul.
~ $4,000 won't pay for the build.
Ing we want"
OH no. You see, Mr.. Kraft's gen.
erous offer is contingent upon our Sc.
curing donations of $4,000 each from
zen other philosophical citizens. =
Philadelphia Press.
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Unklnd Advice.

Two Irishmen were eating their
lunch, when one asked the other:
Pat. an what be you thinking about?"
Pat replied: 'Shure, Mike, I was a.
thinking how l would be getting me
clothes over me wings when | would
get to heaven"
You would better he thinking how
you would be getting your hat over
your horns when you get to the other
place answered Mike.-Ally Sloper.
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kEhTUCKIAN SLEEPS IN
ROOM WITH HIS COFFIN
TIP WILSON OF GREENSBORO is
ALWAYS PREPARED FOR HIS
BURIAL IN STYLE,

greensboro, Ky.--Breckenridge coun.
W has one of the most remarkable
inhabitants in Kentucky, known
throughout the country as Uncle Tip"
Wilson, Mr.. Wilson has become so
well known by his peculiar ideas that
his home is visited by many people
out of meer curiosity.
Uncle Zip has Just completed sne.
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Music Good Eor Llver.

Where the trouble is physlcAh \.
as failure OF an organ, mus
congestion of the liver ana 4
strong. firm, martial music VIZ Ia
best results. according to Dr. - A
editor of Health Culture. :" ,.,I
class OF treatment the key OF
is particularly recommended
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preary Guest Chambers

who does not remember the :
chamber in some old country Nv
a place with damp sheets ana - :
mosphere like that of a vault
rooms are hotbeds of neurals'a
pneumonia" writes DR.. WlihaD
O'Birge in Health.
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all In a Name.

Thomas Justice, colored. was '
trial and he said to the judge
de Lawd sake. Mister Jease,
gimme what my name call tef'
lanta Constitution.
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HOW SAM
STRUCK OIL

Starbottle stood in the doorway, evil
IDENTIFY much worried, and with his
clenched fist threatened a dark cloud,
which, though receding, was still
darkening the horizon. The cloud
was an immense swarm of grasshop-
pers. and hundreds of these pests
we're still crawling around on the
ground and on the fence rails.
Starbottle was furious. He knew
that he was ruined. as was nearly
everyone else in that section. Then
he went into his neighbor Habakkuk
jenkins store.
The owner of the store was alone
when Starbottle entered and said;
Il think better get my nags
out of the stable and go west. ! cal
kerlate therell soon be lot of cheap
land and a lot more of tramps,"
Jenkins smiled.
Il guess I'd do the same thing
take along all could carry and skip;
but. of course, l. cant do it because
OF the kid Sammy, where are you?"
A shrill voice was heard. 1t came
from an empty flour barrel, and
dwarflike. misshapen figure came
crawling out.
Il am right here, and I have heard
every word you've said
Well there was no secrets in it,
growled Jenkins
mo, but lots OF foolishness,' cried
the boy. Now. lookee here. pop!
With a cat-lile bound he jumped to
the counter and began to tell the two
men his plans.
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men his plans.
Two weeks later anyone who passed
might hear Starbottle curse in the
most awe-inspiring manner, but no
one paid much attention, for swearing
had become rather common in the
community since the visit of the
grasshoppers.
He stood ready to start off, in the
yard, close to his horses, which
seemed in just as bad humor as their
master.
They shifted at the bucket of water
he held to their noses with every sign
of disgust that an equine face can
possibly show. And really when one
looked at the water in the pail one
could hardly blame them. for the wa
ter was covered with a kind of film.
which shone in all the colors of the
rainbow, and the smell was hardly
more inviting. Starbottle shook his
head, looked at the contents of the
pail, smelled it. and finally showed
it to some of the neighbors who had
come to see what caused Starbottle
to use even more profane language
than usual
They, too, looked at the peculiar
fluidium, dipped their fingers in 1t.
smelled it and looked duly surprised.
Where did you get that STUFF"
someone asked.
Where do you suppose? From my
well, of course"
There was a rush for the well and
another bucketful was hoisted up.
looking exactly like the rest The
news spread like widfire all over the
country and state that oil had been
struck
1t was not long before spectators
began to show up. The well contin
ued to produce oil, showing that there
must be an immense reservoir some
where near it. Everybody advised
Starbottle and jenkins to sink wells
on their land, but they refused.
jenkins said he did not believe in
the oil business and Starbottle said
he would do so when his well ceased
to yield oil But yield it did and soon
number of barrels We're filed and
jenkins, who had a lot of oil in his
cellar. could not sell it because Star
bottles price was cheaper. OF course
they began to quarrel, and soon ba'
came deadly enemies, much n tho
delight OF the spectators. who now
told each of them that IL he SINH
wells on his place he would probably
tap the others well. And after awhile
they were successful Jenkins prom
ised to sell his lot for the very roo
sonable price of $4,000. StarhottIe
heid out for more, but at last he cola
MS farm, which was not worth cent
more than $1,000. for 5000
That night the whole town .Ion.
as soundly as never before in its hie
tory and its inhabitants consumed 90
lluch hquor in one day, for Jenkins
and starbottle had been as Iihera1
iators. '''e specu'
" men they gathered the next dav IN
discuss the bright future of the con,
as an oil center they wnro
surprised to find that Jenkins ans
9'aroottle had both disappeared Gnr u
,u , 'he nisht and on the well was
sign In chalk; Sans well,'
AT. Al this time the two missing men
were, seated in barroom next to tbe |
, ,,Iee Oh the steamship agent 20 miles
vision OF their spoils. '1' VI
Well said starbottle two n
o 80 halves and that makes tuo %o'e
''em $4,000 for each of us" '''' an
mere is where you are mistoi,ou ,
, ,a,u Jenkins Am to get notbino
'r Ihe 100 barrels of oil / sunnIin a'ln az
But l supplied all the water rp , GU,
'ottle replied "'e'' star
sammy snort by
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-24
LITTLE MISS GATEWOOD
SPONSOR FOR STEAMER
Daughter Of Naval Architect at Yard
viii chrlsten the Geo &c
w. Fenwick.

Miss Mary Gatewood, the little dau.
shter OF MIR William Gatewood. naval
architect at the local shipya,d. has
been selected MS the sponsor for the
Hammond Lumber Company's new
lumber steamship, Gcorsc w. Zen.
wick, which Will he launched from
the ways on the south side of shin
trestle No. |. at the yard, about
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The
launching ceremonies viii he entirely
informal and the event will bc wit
messed only by II few of the yard Of
ficials. the members of the christening
party and the representatives here or
the owners.
This will lie the third steamship
that has been put overheard nj the
local yard this year, the Mallory liner
Bra2os having been put over in June
and the c. A. Smith lumber steamer
Mann Smith having been launched on
October O. Six dump barges and three
car floats have also been put over
hoard at the yard this year.