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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
He Was Blessed in His Parents.

Burns speaks of his father as a man of
stubborn. ungainly integrity" and lit
was his dearest wish and prayer to have
it in his power to keep his children under
his own eye till they could discern be
tween good and evil" Mr.. Murdoch, the
school teacher at Alloway, says that Will
liam burns was by far the best of the
human race that ever l had the pleasure
of becoming acquainted with. He was an
excellent husband: a tender and affection
ate father. He had the art OF gaining
the esteem and good Will of those who
were labOrers under him.
Certainly Burns was blessed in his par
ents and by their sacrifices was given a
better education than most lads of his
time He knew Latin and could read
French readily. He was familiar with the
classics and among the books he left are
volumes of Shakespeare, Allan Ramsay's
works several volumes of Addson's
Spectator: Locke's Essay on the HUI
man Understanding. and similar vol
umes which show signs of usage. and
their pages were undoubtedly familiar to
him
Burns himself says that he acquired his
knowledge of the SuperStltionS of the
Scottish peasants from woman VINO
lived in the family and who was remark
able for her ignorance, credulity and
superstition." She had, | suppose. the
largest collection in the country of tales
and songs concerning devils. ghosts.
fairies brownies witches warocks,
spunkies kelpies. elfcandles. headlights.
wraiths apparitons. cantraips enchanted
towers giants. dragons and other trump
cry This he writes. cultivated the
latent seed of poesy in my mind. and
had so strong an effect upon my imagi-
nation that to this hour in my nocturnal
rambIes | keep sharp lookout in sus-
p:cious places.
This was the situation in which Robert
Burns was placed by providence. These
were his most favorable surroundings.
Although his father was failure far
as money making was concerned, and
drifted from place to place and farm to
farm sometimes under favorable ana
sometimes unfriendy circumstances he
was never successful either as farmer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13

the poet may be here. including the origi-
nal manu> cripts of some of his most ia
nous poems. his Commonplace Book,
commenced at Edinburgh in 1877. and a
collection of fifty autograph poems, which
were given by Burns to Mrs. Gen. Stew
art They are very neatly inscribed and
include a dedication to that good lady.
a lament for the death of her son, Sweet
Alton" and Tam o Shanter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
Cottage Where He Was Born.

The cottage is preserved as nearly DIS
possible as it was when the poet was
born 1t has had many occupants. ana
at one time was a public house, and that
means "A waySide saloon. But in 1881 the
Burns Monument Association. which was
organized to erect an appropriate memo
rial for the poet in Ayr, purchased the
little farm restored the cottage TO It's
original condition, and has since built a
museum on the ground. which contains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
Burns and the First Steamboat.

In frame hanging upon the wall is an
old woodcut OF The first steamer ever
built. being tried, with Robert Burns on
board on the lake at Daswinton, Dunn
frieshire. October 4, 11SS.' The steamer
was invented and built by Patrick Miller
OF Dalswinton, who was also on board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
BURT'S
Fall Clothing l9'oo
FOR MEN

What NIGHT be said in description of
this remarkable assemblage of Mems Suits and
Overcoats at 1900 would seem exaggeration.
have provided for business men, profcs-
Sonal men, college men, men about town and
the older High School men, Clothing that will
delight YOU in fit. fabric. color style
1t is 'F.B.Q.' make, of course, which is a
guarantee OF quality.
econdd floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
Must Attend Lectures.

The lectures will boon the fundamen-
tails of good citizenship. They will prob
ably be given by high school principals
and will be non-partisan in character. The
subjects which will be discussed are:
September 25-''What Are the Principles
of Selfgovernment? October WHAT
Is An Election For, and the Ballot or
Elective SYSTEM October 9-"History
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13

or a business man. And ROBERT BUTTS
was very much like him. Like so many
men of genius he had no business IN
stincts. was utterly irresponsible in man imam
cial matters and 'dinna ken the dlltef-
ence het Heen copper and guild.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13

The picture represents low. fiat barge.
with two mas and a railing around the
deck. The engine is on the deck and can
he seen distinctly in the picture. This
is one of the inventions which claims
precedence over Robert FultonS Clare
mont. which did not appear on the Hud-
son until many years after
In one of :he cases is a printed volume
with this title: Proceedings of the Very
Reverend. the Synod of Glasgow and
Ayr, Held al Ayr. on the Thirteenth and
Fourteenth of April. 1850 Relating to
Some Late Publications of The Reverend
Dr. William McGill. With Final Decisions
in That Case This famous trial of a
respected and beloved minister of Ayr
for liberality of thought and action was
the occasion of The Kinks Alarm one
of the most famous of Burns poems. in
which he attacks the orthodox church
with singing satire:
20. DIR. Mac, O. Dr. Mac,
You should stretch upon rack
To strike evil do"rs wi terror.
To fDn faith and sense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
He Made Things Live.

But the nature of the man is so Iowa
BILE, his vices and his faults are all
genuine and SO very human that we can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
Secretary Wilson's Birthplace.

Secretary Wilson was born about TWEEN
ty miles farther south. on what is known
as the Fitzpatrick farm. on the River
Stinchen, near the town of Girvin and his
parents emigrated to America from there
when he was a child. Several other
prominent Americans came from the same
neighborhoOd.
There is a good hotel at the station. be-
longing to the railway company, and the
tourist finds his luncheon all ready for
him when he arrives, so that no time is
lost He can take a carriage or a tram
car to Alloway. and in about three hours
make his pilgrimage to the shrine that
draws many thousands of Americans
every year, while four hours will give
him abundance of time to see every
thing. The principal objects of interest
are the Burns cottage. the old kirk
where Father Burns is buried, the monu-
ment to the poet, which is an ugly thing
and the ''auld brig that spans the Bon
ME Doom" whose banks and braes'' are
just beautiful as they were a hundred
years ago. Somehow another al
most everybody comes here with an i'm
preston that the poet submerged in
poverty and wretchedness. that his do
nestle life was unhappy and his material
surroundings miserable On the con-
trary, this is one Of the loveliest spots on
earth, and although the family were hum
BILE "cotters''-that is. small farmers who
ilNe III cottages ana cultivate their farms
with their own hands-he had an excellent
education. His father was a highly re-
spected member of the community and a
man of much more learning than the
average of his class. AS Burns SAYS his
father. William Burns. or Burmese as
he was known during the early part of his
life. was thrown by early misfortunes on
the world at large. He was a gardener
and nurseryman before taking a lease of
seven acres of land on the banks of the
River Doom, where he went into business
for himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
Effect of Burns Satires,

1t is the almost universal testimony
nowadays that the satires of Burns upon
the bigotry of the Presbyterian Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
The Poets First Home.

1t was a humble cottage to which he
brought his bride. Agnes Broun, in De-
cember. 1917. and two years later the
poet was born
To his father Burns owed his mental
powers and to his mother his taste for
music and a great love for the folklore
OF the peasant class. She is spoken of
as a shreWd and sagacious woman with
education enough to enable her to read
her Bible and the auld songs, but she
could not write, not even her name.
Both William and Agnes Burns were
brought up in the strictest sect of the
Presbyterian faith and the beautiful
picture of the family devotions in THE
Cotters Saturday Night is accurately
William Burns is the pious, prayerlu
! sire who
Turns DER with pariarchal grace
The big ha Bible ance his fathers price.
That identical Bible is now preserved
| in the museum attached to the cottage
and was purchased by the trustees OF
! the Burns Monument Association in 1904
from Bernard Quaritch, the London anti
| quarian, for $500. 1t is a large quarto,
printed with long primer type, two col
umnS to the page, and the old-faShiOned
| form of letters. The Family Record
| contains the dates of births and deaths
| and marriages for three generations, and
| ii appears that the wife of the poet
presented him with two pairs of twins
| the first, September ;. 1IS6. and the sec
| ond. March 3, 17SS, although their cir
| cumstanceS at that exact time was such
! that they did not need many chill
! dren After the death of Robert Burns
| the entries are made in the handwriting
| of his sons. James and Robert. and the
| book finally passed into the hands of Will
| liam Nicol Burns. the poets second sur
| viving son, who left it at his death TO
Mrs Hutchinson. his niece, and she sold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
ROBERT BURNS HOME
AIIoWay, the Beautiful Village
Where the Poet Was Born.
PARENTS WORTHY PEOPLE
THE Cotter's Saturday Night" Truly
Reflects Their Home Life.
COTTAGE WHERE HE WAS BORN
A Glimpse Into the Life of Scot
lands Frail But Lovable and
Immortal Bard.
COTTAGE WHERE HE WAS BORN
BY WILLIAM F.. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.

lineage kPcOTu-hPrau-
AYR Scotland. September I. 1908.
Robert Burns was born at Alloway.
little village four miles from this city.
January % 1853. and died at Dumfries. at
the other side of the county. July II.
1896. He lived al so many places during
the thirty-seven years of his life that no
one town can claim to have been his
home, but his childhood was spent in this
neighborhOod: the most characteristic of
his poems We're written here and related
to incidents and legends of this commu-
nifty, and his father and sisters lie in the
old kirkyard so that Alloway seems to
have the greatest strongest claim upon
him
Ayr is on the west coast of Scotland.
about thirty miles south of Glasgow. 1t
is a prosperous-looking town, with many
fine houses surrounded by gardens
great and small. that look attractive and
comfortable. Rich people who have
tired from business. manufacturers, mer-
chants and bankers. find it an agreeable
place to live, because the climate is sup
posed to be more genial than that of the
cities father north: the society is good.
the cost of living is comparatively small
and everything is in their favor. There
are several trains a day from Glasgow
that make the journey in an hour and
half. and everything is arranged for the
accommodation of tourists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13

20. Or. Mac! q. DR.. Mac,
You should stretch upon n rack
To strike evil do"rs wi terror.
To Join faith and sense
I'nder any preIense
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LinQIeum, 55c Square Yard.

We have Just received another
shipment of that splendid imported
LinOICum that is such bargain.
We will offer il for the same price
soc. Leave your order at once, for
1t will go quickly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13

We are making special
inducements for early buy
ing which YOU will be wise
to take advantage OF. We
will gladly lay any arti-
Gle aside for future de-
livery upon payment OF a
deposit.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-01-17
Prominent Business Man
lnSpeCtS Idaho Interests

F. |. Gunnell, cachier Of the First
National bank and one of Lovelocka
foremost business and mining mei
has returned from Alexander, Idahe
whittier he :ai gone to inspect hi
stock interests. Mr.. Ganpell is ON.
of the officer. and also p large stocl-
holder in the Idaho Ranch compan
which has headquarters at Alexandet'
During his absence Mr.. Gunne
visited in Salt Lake City and Logar
Utah, and Pocatello and other Idah
towns. He said there was a decide
increase in business both in Utsl
and Idaho since the first of the yea
and that the future prospects were
very bright. "A great deal of inter
est is being shown in the Sevsr
Troughs and other mining districs
around Lovelock," Mr.. Gunnell sail
land a number of big investors hay.
announced their intention of visitins,
this section in the spring with viep
of securing mining properties AMI
other interests"
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-01-17

such protection. A resolution was
introduced in the senate and con-
Cured in by the assembly asking the
retention of the troops. The resolu-
tion follows:
RESOLVED. By the senate of the
state of Nevada. the assembly con-
curing, that,
WHEREAS, Conditions exist in the
state of Nevada that border upon
and threaten an immediate state of
domestic violence, and,
WHEREAS. Said state of Nevada
has no state militia or other adequate
police force at its disposal sufficient
to protect it's inhabitants against do
mestic violence, therefore be it,
RESOLVED, That application is
hereby made by the legislature of
Nevada to the president of the
United States to retain in the Gold
field mining district of Nevada suf-
ficient force of the United States
army to protect said state against
domestic violence and to insure to
he inhabitants of that community
and the state domestic tranquility.
the preservation of law and order
ani the observance of the laws of
the United States and the state of
Nevada. and that such portion of
the United States army be maintained
in said district until the state of
Nevada, through its legislature now
in extraordinary session assembled
shall be able to provide by law for
the organization and equipment of a
state consta bulary or other police
force, sufficient to maintain law and
order, and suppress any domestic vic
lence that may occur.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-01-17
Good Showing on National

F. NJ. Frazier, who owns property
in Limerick canyon, twenty miles
east Of Lovelock. has returned after
completing his annual work. Mr..
Frazier is highly elatei over his
property, the National l and 2, and
is satisfied that with proper develop
ment he will have producer. A
very strong ledge has been encount-
cred at depth of a very few feet.
Five inches of the ledge lying next
to the hanging wall carries gold to
the tune of $500 to the ton. Mr..
Frazier recently sold an interest to
Dudley Newton, the contractor, and
the owners propose to develop on a
large scale during the coming sum.
mer.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-01-17

been more than twice the size. In
taking it down it dropped and was
broken into six different pieces.
They were all picked up and the eu-
tire lot weighed IA pounds. The
showing is simply remarkable at this
point in the stope and the high grade
streak shows a width of fully forty
inches-better than any yet found in
the mine. Conditions throughout the
entire workings are becoming better
each day.
-Four hundred pounds of extreme
ly rich ore has been reduced by l.. G..
Tyler, the Loyelock assayer. From
this amount bullion to the value of
$ll 900 has been obtained. Mr..
Tyler will continue to treat some 2O0
pounds per day, and through this
means enough money can be secured
to more than pay the running ex-
Denses of the mine."
When asked about shipments, Mr..
tiiCuHldu odiu tudI HO SdtiSi dClOfJ
contracts could be made with
the smelter trust. He added, how
ever, that Jesse Knight, who is
largely interested in the Seven
Troughs company, and who is also
one of Utah's big mining men, was
building a smelter at Tintic which
will have capacity of 500 tons per
day. The smelter will be completed
within 80 days at which time regu-
lar shipments will be commenced.
Stopping has been commenced at
most all of the levels down to 500 the
foot point and the management
states that over two cars of ore that
will average close to $500 per ton,
have been broken down and sackei.
II e mine is becoming congested with
sacks of ore and arrangements will
have to be made to store the picture
rock elsewhere until a shipmen. can
be made.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-01-17
Prominent Business Man
Back From Coast Trip

c. Unacke, banker, business man
and genuine booster" for Lovelock
and her surrounding mining camps,
came up from Oakland the early part
of this week to look after some i'm
portant business matters. He re-
turned to the Bay city Wednesday but
will be back in Lovelock by the first
of the coming month and will remain
here indefinitely.
Mr.. Uniacke is very enthusiastic
over the future outlook of this sec
tion and says that a boom is sure to
come during the early summer
months. A great deal of interest is
being taken by capitalists of Cal
ifornia in the Seven Troughs and
other mining districts surrounding
LoveIock and that number Of prom
>inent mining men have announced
their intention of coming here with a
veiw to making investments.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-01-17
PlOttefS Steal Letter
To Governor Sparks

According to a dispatch from Car
son City sensation developed there
when it became known that special
employe of the state building, who
has access to the Governors apart
ment, is under suspicion of having
stolen the letter sent by President
Roosevelt to Governor Sparks in which
the President states that the troops
will be withdrawn from Goldfeli
shortly after the Legislature con-
venes.
This letter was mailed from Wash
ington on January l and should have
been received by the governor sew
eral days ago. That it had not been
received became known following
statement by the governor in which
he said:
Il have never received a copy of
the letter that is being published. No
word, such as is being quoted in the
press, has ever arrived in my Office
from President Roosevelt. Until [
receive such word from the president
| will refrain from any public con-
ment."
The stealing of this letter is said
to be a part of deep political plot.
and when the facts become known, it
is said that a scandel of great proper
tions will be revealed. Some arrests
are expected to follow.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-01-17
GOLDFIELD man
PRAISES CAMP
Gives Promise of Becoming
Second GOIdfieId.
Noted Mining Engineer Visits Famous
Seven TrOughS District and Says
Showing Is Wonderful for Develop
ment Done. Expects TO Return Soon

The Seven Troughs district, insofar
as the work that has been done and
the wonderful gold showing that is
had is far ahead of the Goldfield dis
trict at the same stage of develop
ment, and from what little | have
seen during my short visit. there is
little question in my mind but that
the former will outclass the latter in
a very short time"
The above statement was made BY
H. f. Tibbetts, to Tribune reporter
yesterday, after he had spent
three days in the famous Seven
Troughs district, as the guest of E.
A. Stauts. the well known broker and
mining man. Mr.. Tibbetts was in
Goldfeld for some time and was asso-
ciated with some of the biggest com
panies in the southern camp as con-
sulting engineer, and as conse-
quence his assertion carries great
weight.
He stated that while he had heard
many favorable reports concerning
the Seven Troughs district, he
was more than surprised at the
amount of high grade shipping ore
that is 10 be found. and the vast ton
mage of mill ore that had been opened
up. was a sufficient guarantee to es
tablish The future of the camp.
Mr.. Tibbetts left last night foi
San Francisco, and before leaving HI
stated he would return soon and woulC
more than likely become interested
ia the camp.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-01-17
legislature COnvenes In
Extraordinary Session

At noon Tuesday the extra session
of the Nevada state legislature,
which was called by Governor John
Sparks at the solicitation Of promi-
nent citizens throughout the state,
convened. The old organization of
the twenty-third session will remain
the same with the exception of the
appointment of attaches to fill va
cancies of those who are not present
at the special session.
After the organization Of the two
houses joint session was held and
the governors message read. The
,csssaee srts forth the object of the
Extraordinary session and dwels
gpoa the Immediate need of legisla-
,ien faF the protection of both life
ard property.
considerable has been written and
said about the attitude of the gov
ernor in having troops sent to Gold
field and from certain sources his
action has been severely criticised.
The criticisms have given rise tn the
belief that the legislature would not
sustain Governor Sparks in his action.
Since the session was convened, how
ever, this impression has been dis
PEELED end the keynote is that poll
tics will be entirely eliminated.
1t is likely that the federal troops.
or a portion OF hem, which President
Roosevelt had threatened to with
draw, will remain in Goldfeld until a
law is passed by the special session
providing for the organization and
equipment of a state constabulary
sufficient to cope with any trouble
that may arise which would require
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-01-17
UNPARALLELED STRIKE
IN SEVEN TROUGHS Mine
Famous FairvieW Claim Of the Seven TrOughs
Mining Company, Produces Specimen Sur
passing Anything Yet Found in the State
Weighs 81 Pounds and is Valued at $1,000.

Unquestionably one of the richest
and largest specimens of gold and
silver ore ever found in this country
and one that places its producer in
the foremost ranks of the high grad G
mines, vas on exhibition in Lovelock
Wednesday. The specimen was view
ed by hundreds of people and many
were the expressions that it was the
biggest specimen of high grade ore
ever seen.
The nugget, as it may well be call
ed, came from stop at the 300 foot
level in the main workings of the
Seven Troughs Mining company's
property near Vernon. General Man
ager l.. A. Friedman, brought the
specimen in Tuesday night and de-
posted in the bank. While it was on
exhibition Wednesday it was closely
guarded.
The specimen weighs a fraction
over 80 pounds, and its value can be
easily estimated at $40 per pound.
At this rate, the piece of rock,
though seemingly small, is worth
more than $1,000. A peculiarity of
the rock is the fact that the gold is
not confined to one spot, as is usual
ly the case with other and smaller
specimens, but is peppered all
through, and in some places the gold
is massed. Not alone does the gold
show in large quantities but ruby
and sulphides OF silver are found in
abundance. The specimen, together
with two gold bars, weighing aggre-
gately APO )S ounces, also products
from the Seven Troughs Mining COM
pany's property, will be taken
east by Mr.. Friedman and placed on
exhibition.
Had it not been for a misfortune
in dislodging huge rock" said Mr..
Friedman, the specimen would have
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1908-01-17
New Pump Installed
On frye-SCOtt Lease

Joe Scott, who is largely interested
in the Frye lease operating on the
Therien property in the Seven
Troughs district, was in Loyelock
Monday on h 8 way to his property
after months visit in Reno.
I'VE have just completed the in
stallation of new and larger pump
on the lease, said Mr.. Scott, ''and it
is our intention to resume sinking
Immediately. At the present level,
100 feet, we were pumping about
100000 gallons per day and with the
old pump we were unable to sink
deeper. With the new facilities we
can handle the water and when work
is resumed it will be hurried along as
rapidly as possible"
Mr.. Scott stated that the shaft
would be sunk on an additional 100
feet and that two shifts would be
regularly employed.