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HIS OLD TRICK. Enter, the end seat hog Behold, He sits him down and, as of old Will never yield an inch to one Who coming swiftly on a run, O'ertakes the car, but finds, alas, The end seat hog won't let him pass:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25

A bunch of bananas suggested a poem to poet the other day. It would never suggest anything to us but indigestion and tarantulas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25

Lids are heard slamming in all parts of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25

the favored ones who enjoyed such un- fair and illegal advantages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25

Being well fed and well fixed, William Jennings Bryan is in a position to look another nomination square In the face.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25

 sentiment when he feels it in the air. The wine-growers are not political schemers, and they will readily rejoin the third republic. It is not ideal, but it is better than monarchy. It is reported that Mississippi can- didate for office ruined his chances irretrievably by trying to pay for g meal in a farmers house. San Francisco is about to embark on a trial of good government. It's maiden efforts should not be too keenly criti- cised. Give it chance.
 
 Premier Stolypin is now working as the understudy of the Czar, who is a weakling shut up in a palace out of sight of his capital city.
 
 People desiring to realize the dreams of their boyhood can do so by going out to California and taking part in a stagecoach holdup.
 When Wizard Burbank perfects his odorless onion that healthy vegetable will be brought into the fold of re- spectability.
 Senator Beveridge's bride-elect may dream that some day she Is to be mis- tress of the White House and simpli- fled spelling.
 The Czar has kicked the douma out and the Russian people will kick an- other of the same sort back in it's place.
 The court injunction is ready to spring out of bed at any hour of the night. It is working day and night.
 
 Dr. Pearsons is philanthropist who gives out money without beating base drum or tying any strings to it.
  It is probably a source of regret to blatant Houston that the Mississippi river doesn't run through Texas.
  Taft doesn't eat like a man who is afraid of indigestion. He tucked away $2.65 breakfast at St Louis.
  San Francisco may have to govern itself, for it's mayor has, no doubt, a two years engagement in jail
 --.-- The rubber trust has decided to get along without seating it's president in the United States Senate.
  No amount of attention given at this late date to Appleyard and Orchard will help the fruit crop
  Some people will insist that simple is simple and vastly simple" doesn't make it any simpler.
 
 Bumper crops begin to loom up again. Nebraska has a winter wheat crop of that sort
 The iceman is again King He was kept out of his own a long time by the weather clerk.
 The adulteration of wines led to civil war in France, and so it is to be stopped.
 The Cossacks are the real support of the autocracy and the bureaucracy.
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Total. ........ .16. .15s, ,72O,OO0 15,72S, ,9O9 OOO
 EUstirna
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25

An Alabama negro named James Doug anything in a name, he should be an aristocratic leader of germans in "cullud'' society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25

woman seeking divorce says her hus- band has been intoxicated ever since he married her, eighteen years ago. Matri- mony effects some men that way.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
Children Washed Overheard.

San Francisco.-A tragedy OF the
sea was revealed on the arrival OF
the steamer President from Puget
Sound ports. The officers OF the Pres
ident reported that when OFF Gray's
Harbor November 22. three children
we're presumably washed overheard by
a heavy sea. The children were
missed about o'clock in the after
noon. After a strict search Of the
vessel 1t was recalled that at 2:2O
o. m. heavy sea struck the vessel,
and II Is supposed that at this time
the children. who were playing on
d. tx, were carried overheard.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
You're Feellnq Thankful.

Taste better'n they do in summer
time,
Cause they're scarcer, maybe.
OF course there's a lot OF other fix
in's
That goes with these,
Like jellies.
There's grape. an currant. an cral
apple,
An few other kinds.
An piccalli. an peach preserves.
An celery.
And lot OF other things l don
never
Morn taste around.
I'm stayin' for the big show at thu
end though.
For the pusdin' that Mary Away
makes
With nuts. and raisins. and fruits.
And a good, stlnf batter beat up ant
steamed.
And served with a hefty sort OF sauce
And then there's pies.
Like pumpkin. and mince. and apple
And sometimes one or two more.
For finish we always have walnuts
And a glass of cider or two.
Now I'm tellln you
When you get outside OF that the
kind of a dinner
You're feelln' thankful.
And you've reason to be.
You've had somethin' to eat
That's worth eatln
You amt had no indigestion breed
ers
That's a goin' TO keep you
A worryin' with cramps.
No.
You've Just had
A good. old.fashioned Thanksgivin
dinner.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN
HOLD A CONFERENCE
Nebrsskan Calls Upon the Chief Ex-
eeutive, But Refuses to Give De-
tails Of the Interview.

Washington. President Roosevelt
and william Jennings Bryan were In
conference for half an hour in his pri-
vate office on Saturday.
IL was not invited to call" Mr..
Bryan said on leaving, but | called
up on the telephone and asked II the
president would receive callers. On
being informed he would, came
simply to pay my respects to the pres.
ldent"
Mr. Bryan was not willing to dis
cuss the details of his interview. but
was free to add details TO the financial
plan which he proposed few days
ago In reviewing every measure of
relief which had come to his notice,
Mr.. Bryan said that nothing seemed
to be intended to meet the situation
as effectively, and at the same time
as simply as the plan he suggested.
This plan, he said, was simply to
have the government insure deposit
ors In national banks against loss by
reason of the failure of the banks. It
was not intended, he said, to have the
government collect a fund for this.
purpose, to be kept on hand. When
ever a national bank should be re-
quired to pay its depositors, it would
be the duty of the government to
make an assessment on all national
banks TO meet the amount Of loss by
reason of the failure. This assess
ment, MIR. Bryan said. would be in
hnitesimal.
Opposition to this plan, Mr.. Bryan
conceded, might be made by state
banks, which would be left out of the
plan. The answer to this. he said,
was that the states should individu-
ally take up the same scheme and
stand as a guarantee against loss by
depositors in state banks.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
THE ADAMS Jury
FAILED TO AGREE
Stood Eight for Acquittal and -Four
for Conviction of Man Accused
Of Numbering Fred Tyler.
Second Trial Of Man Accused Of Foul
Murder Results in Disagreement
OF Jurors, Who Were Dis
charged After Five Ballots
Had Been Taken.

Rathdrum, Ida.-After consultation
between the attorneys and the court.
the jury in the Steve Adams case was
called into the court room on Sunday
and discharged. They stood eight to
four for acqulttal, and there was no
change in the balloting from the first
Four men were convinced of the guilt
of Adams on the charge OF numbering
Fred Tyler. and eight were equally
confident OF his innocence.
Judge Wood questioned the jurors,
and they expressed the firm conviction
chat a verdict was impossible. Five
ballots were taken.
Sheriff Bailey of Shoshone county
arrived here Sunday with warrant
for the arrest of Adams in the event
of his acquittal, on the charge of the
murder of Boule, an alleged claim
jumper, who was an associate Of Ty-
Ter, and in whose murder Adams i'm
plicated himself in his confession.
Attorney Hawley admitted to the
attorneys for the defense that Adams
was entitled to bond on the present
charge. He declared, however, that
he could not state what action the
Colorado authorities might take in the
event of Adams being given his lib
erty.
It was because of the fear that
Adams might be Immediately re-
arrested that Attorney barrow has
decided not to take up the bond
proposition for some time. 1t is GER
tain that the state authorities will not
allow Adams to be taken out of the
state until after the Pettibone case is
disposed of.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27

Of Thanksgiving for me-" she thought
drearily, as she sat in her Widows
weeds in the square wooden pew.
The long, long prayer was finished.
Patience liked the prayer for in It she
could hide her face. 1t was never too
long for her. although modern
church-goer would be aghast at having
to listen TO even a sermon of such
length. The psalms of rejoicing had
been sung These had been harder
TO bear The preacher had settled into
his discourse. He had turned his hour
glass, and was already at thirdly"
God In his providence has ex-
ceedingly blessed us in delivering
us from danger-he was saying. Pa.
thence shuddered. What good was II
to her to be delivered since John had
persisted under the Indian tomahawkl
figure appeared in the doorway
Such figurel Gaunt. tattered, wild.
eyed, unkempt, barefooted, bleeding
mere skeleton covered with ragged
shreds of garments II stood in the
doorway quivering and motioning
strangely.
'Patiencel Patience!" II cried.
TITS some crazy exhorter such as
used to come and harrangue the con
gregations in my grandfather's time"
said Judge Fletcher. whose ancestor
had been judge in the days OF the
persecution of Anabaptists and
Quakers. The tithlng.man stalked
down the aisle to put out the intruder
Some OF the men half rose, but sat
down again when they saw that the
matter was being attended to. 1t was
dreadful thing in those days to dis.
turb a meeting. But John Halcombs
widow, unmindful OF disturbance. start.
ed up at the cry and fairly ran down
the aisle.
1T is John! 1t is joint she
cried
Never had religious service in
Bethlehem Hill been broken up like
this one. The minister stopped I'm
the very middle of his most important
sentence The dreaded tithing-man
himself, who bore upon his soul the
-~''AN' 'NoBohoibiiiNg VI tNtIy iidu anu
woman. boy and girl In the meeting.
house. forgot II all and cried out like
a frightened boy: 1T is a ghost!"
But II was not a ghost. It was
John Halcomb himself safe.
The story OF the Indian attack on
the village of Wyoming in 1878 is a
story OF marvellous escapes as well as
of torture and massacre. No adven-
ture In II seems more marvellous than
that OF John Halcomb which is one OF
the well attested stories OF his
tory.
With 10 other captives, John Hal.
comb had been ranged around a large
fiat stone while a woman fury called
Queen Esther" who seemed at the
head of this ceremony of sacrifice OF
prisoners. crushed the heads Of one
after the other with a great stone
death maui. Two of the captives sud.
denly leaped to their feet and dashed
into the forest. The Indians pursued
them but did not shoot. probably be-
cause their plan was to bring them
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27

II you ever got chance at Masvs
sweet potatoes
You'd eat a peck.
They're that good.
And cranberries,
or course nobody forgets them when
turkeys on the bill.
And hefty chunk of baked squash
Amt TO be sneeze.l at.
And. as for me.
Though some FOLDS wouldn't care for
II,
I'll take an allowance Of lye hominy.
And I don't want too small an allow
ance, either.
And some how Mary always manages
To keep a few ripe tomatoes.
And they're good. tell you.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
More Teaehers Needed.

Washington.-The bureau OF In.
sular affairs has received a telegram
from the governor general OF the
Philippines indicating that probably
800 teachers will be required at the
beginning of the next school year,
which opens in June. These teachers
will be selected from among those
passing the teachers" or Assistant
examination by the United States civil
service commission. The age limits
are 20 and 40 years The bulk of APP
pointments will be made at the en-.
trance salary of $1,000.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
Crime Of Insane Man.

New York.--A double tragedy, wife
murder and deide, was discovered
early Saturda. " fremen, who had
been called oul to subdue a blaze in
the house of MEX Smith, a wealthy
manufacturer of New Rochelle.
When the firemen burst In to the
house after the flames had been con-
trolled they found Smith and his
young wife dead each with a bullet
wound I'm the body. Mrs. Smith had
been shos In the breast and appar-
emily Instantly killed Smith had be-
come insane and committed the crime.
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she had not come away from her hus.
band against his desires-so she saith
ever-she would at least have died
with him"
That is wicked repining,' said the
aunt sententiously. "She, ought to be
dealt with by the meeting. She
should be thankful that her Me was
spared when her neighbors were
taken. Doubtless II was a leading of
the Spirit that caused her to come
here e'er the savages fell upon wy.
oming. She above all others, surely
has reason to be thankful. You
should deal with her. sister. and check
this untoward spirit" said Mistress
Lovojoy sternly Mistress Prudence
sighed.
Il know not rightly how to do 1t
when she is In such sorrow" she said.
"She hath ever been a willful and un.
reasonable child, but very loving
one"
you have ever spoiled her. and her
husband did the same. Perhaps this
is a punishment TO you both" said
Mistress Loyeioy
Mistress Patience, a bride of year,
had left her home In Wyoming valley
for visit with her mother in an
older settlement She had begged and
pleaded to make this visit with will.
full demand that would not be denied.
II was an unusual occurrence. The
journey through the wilderness was
too long and toilsome to think of Wis.
its. Most OF the mothers who said
farewell to daughters going to pio.
neer homes could hardly expect to see
them again. But Mistress Patience
who was anything but patient in spite
OF her name-would not submit to this
state OF things. She begged and
pleaded to go until her husband-to
whom her lightest wish was law-gave
his consent He was the more ready
TO do this as there were ugly rumors
OF alliance between the British tory
forces and the Indians and the settle.
ment of Wyoming, standing on a dis.
puted tract, and not so well protected
as other regions was peculiarly liable
TO attack. But Mistress Patience did
not know this or she would not have
gone. She was very much In love
with this grave, mlddle-aged husband
who treated his young wife like a pet.
ted child. Many ot 2 settlers had
shaken their heads Mistress Pa.
tience's going. "He sht not TO let
her do H." they had said.
Il will only stay a little while.
will come back soon" she had said
at the parting. regretful at the last
minute for her action, But the saw.
age Indians had come down upon the
village Of Wyoming and swept It on
from the face Of the earth The houses
were burnt, the people massacred or
carried away captive Every day
brought fresh story OF horror, espe.
cialy dreadful had been the tale of
John Halcomb and 10 companions who
had been carried of and sacrificed In
a sort OF religious ceremony.
"She must be reused. She must see
people. ! would make her go to the
Thanksgiving service" said Mistress
Lovejoy. She was a notable manager.
and her sisterin-law, with all the vii.
lage. we're wont TO submit TO her
sway; and Patience went 10 the sery.
Ice.
There can never more be a day
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
Would Make Chicago a DRY Town.

Chicago.--Some 200 volunteer de-
teotives from the subsidiary organiza-
lions of the Chicago Law and Order
league visited saloons in Chicago on
Sunday in an endeavor to obtain evil
dence that the Sunday-closing law of
Illinois was being violated. The ac-
ton is in furtherance of a campaign
inaugurated by the league after the
successful election struggles for local
option waged in seventeen counties of
the state earlier in the month. The
evidence collected viii be presented to
tn srand jury.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
Tired Of LIES struggles.

New York.-A special cable from
London to the Times says: Another
story rejecting the bitter struggle for
existence OF section of the literary
and artistic life here came TO light
Saturday with the discovery In the
Thames of the bodies OF Alexander
Good and his wife. Both were authors
and Mrs. Good was also a painter OF
considerable talent. The couple tied
themselves together and jumped into
the river after losing hope in battle
against big odds. Mr.. Good was the
author of several books.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27

A Figure Appeared at the Doorway.
back alive and torture them to death.
One of the two-and II was John Hal.
comb-tripped on a vine and rolled
down the steep river bank. Then he
gave himself up for lost. But the
fall. instead OF bringing him TO death,
saved his life. He lodged under the
heavy branches of fallen tree and
the pursuers, sure that he was ahead,
dashed past II without discovering
him. He lay concealed In this lucky
hiding place until darkness came.
Then wounded. lame, and almost fam.
ished, he started out on the Journey of
days through the trackless forest In.
tested with hostile Indians that lay
between him and Patience. A man
less brave Of heart would have given
up score OF times. but there was no
give up 10 John Halcomb. He might
be so weakened that he could only
crawl, but he crawled on. lettering,
stumbling. crawling, dragging him.
self along his painful way by inches
and in danger Of his life all the way.
he covered the toilsome miles and
came 10 make for his wife Patience
a real Day OF Thanksgiving.
Copyright 1901. by Wright A. Patterson.)
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
The Annual Products Of Manufactures
Amounts to Fifteen Billions.

Washington.-Fifteen billions OF
dollars represents the value OF the
annual production of manufactures in
the United States. After careful estl.
mates were made ~ experts. John M.
Carson, chief of the bureau of manu-.
features, was able to make this state
ment In the annual report of the OPP
erations Of his bureau made public on
Monday, The figures do not repre-
sent finished products entirely, but In.
clude products in various stages OF
progress.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
PLANS FOR FINANCIAL AID.
No Lack Of Theoretical Remedies sug-
gested to Secretary cortelyou.

No Lack Of Theoretical Remedies sus-
gested to Secretary cortelyou.
ashington.-Details Of many new
projects for improving the currency
are being submitted to the president
and Secretary Cortelyou and are re-
ceiving such attention as the other ex-
igencies for the financial situation
permit. Secretary Cortelyou is a good
listener, and usually digests quickly
essential parts of the various plans
which are submitted to him. Meas
ures relating to the currency which
are being discussed among bankers
and incoming members of congress
may be roughly grouped under four
heads. a central bank issue, cen
trail organization of the existing ma
tional banks, the issue of additional
circulation against various classes OF
bonds other than United States bonds.
and the issue of circulation upon gen
eral assets with the security of
guaranty fund.
The project OF central bank based
upon the general outlines of the Bank
OF France or the Imperial Bank OF
Germany has apparently been attract
ing more attention of late than any
previous time In recent years
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
MuTlNY OF FLEET.
Reports Of a Critical Condition OF
Affairs In Portugal.


Affairs In Portugal.
Paris.-Reports representing that
Portugal Is on the eve of revolution
are received here with caution, as DIS
patches coming directly from that
country have been censored and those
indirectly across the frontier are held
more or less under suspicion. Both
the reports of the Punishment of the
crown prince and the mutiny OF the
fleet are denied at the embassy here;
nevertheless. the making of arrests
the suspension of a newspaper and
other repressive measures which have
been taken by what Premier Franco
terms an administrative dictatorship.
seem conclusive that matters in PCr-
tugal have entered upon a critical
phase.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
EDITOR USES GUN.
Shoots Partners Because He Thought
He Was Being Robbed.

nc VI is BGTWJ HODDtu'
Kansas City.-General Richard
Horne. editorial writer on the Kansas
City Post, on Saturday shot and seri-
ously wounded o. ID. Woodward, pres
ident Of the company that publishes
the paper and then shot H. j. Groves,
managing editor. Woodward was shot
three times. twice in the right arm,
one bullet SCATTERING a rib and falling
out OF the wound. Groves sustained
a flesh wound in the right hip.
At the police station Horne justified
his action. saying his whole fortune
was invested in the paper aud he con-
sidered that he was being robbed.
Horne is being held at the Cit jail,
with no charge filed against him.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-11-27
WALSH GOT THE MONEY.
National Bank Examiner a Witness
Against the Chicago Banker.

National Bank Examiner witness
Against the Chicago Banker.
Chicago.--Approximately $20OO,O0O.
which 1t is charged by the federal
prosecutors had been transferred by
John II. Walsh from the vaults of the
Chicago National bank to the Golfers
of his several enterprises, had been
traced by means of entries in the
books OF the institution when National
Bank Examiner Il. p. Moxey stepped
down from the witness stand at the
adjournment of the Walsh case Tues
day. Mr.. Moxey, all told, identified
eighteen entries which 1t is claimed
by the prosecution are proof positive
OF misapplication of funds, as charged.
The aggregate of the amounts testified
to was 100000.
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Ihanksnlvlnn.

Thanksgiving makes our prayers
bold and strong and sweet, feeds
and enkindles them as with Goals OF
firo.-Lnther.
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90 CD &C.
His
Thanksgiving
Dinner
By WRIGHT A. PATTERSON

e/@ \@
When 1t comes to eatin'
There's nothin' ever quite so nice
As a good. old.fashioned
Thanksgivin' dinner.
Now there's no use a talkin' to me
about
Lobster a la Newberg. toasted on half
shells,
Oysters with scallops and valencen.
mes sauce.
squad au maraschino.
Daggo au gratin. and
Diplomatical puddln' ct all Parish
enne.
Not for me-
My innards don't banker after
That kind OF film.
What | want is just the good, plain
Twin
OF Thanksgivin dinner
Let 'er start on with turkey,
A good. big eighteen FOUNDER or so.
And put 'er right on the table close
to hand.
With a good. sharp knife fer carvln'.
want 'er stuffed full with stufin'
Of bread.
And some oysters.
And wee bit of sage.
And pepper and salt TO the taste.
Now that's the way Mary fixes up
turkey.
And ! tell you it's fine
You don't banker after much else
When you've disposed OF a gener.
Gus portion
OF that kind OF eatin'.
But then. of course.
You want some other fixIns.
For Thanksgivin dinner.
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daughter. young Mistress Patience
Halcomb, bent languidly over the spin
ning-wheel.
Mistress Prudence made a sign for
silence. but It was too late. The
face of the pale young widow grew
whittier, and without a word she rose
and glided away
Mistress Lovejoy looked at her sis.
ter-in.law inquiringly.
Hath she not yet become recon.
ciled to the decree of God?" she asked
Mistress Prudence shook her head
May" she said. "She saith ever that
II is not by the decree of God she sui
fers. but by her own wilfulness. II
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Let CT starr OF WITH turkey.
II for nothin' moren Just to say you
had 'em.
You want some sweet potatoes,
An you want 'em Drowned with
gravy.