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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-03-07
TRUTH
THE WESTERN WEEKLY

THE WESTERN WEEKLY
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Salt Lake City Utan
]. H. Garrett, Manager.
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COMPLAINTS ABOUT PAINT.

The time to complain about paint
is before the painter applies it. The
man who puts up the money should
not shirk the responsibility of choos.
ing the paint. True the painter
ought to know paint better than the
banker, the professional man or the
merchant. The trouble is, the house.
owner too often deliberately bars the
competent and honest painter from
the job by accepting a bid which he
ought to know would make an honest
job impossible.
Secure your bids on the basis OF
National Lead Company's pure White
Lead and pure Linseed Oil and see
that you get these materials.
No one need be fooled by adulter.
ated white lead. A blowpipe testing
outfit will be mailed to anyone inter.
ested in paint.
Address, National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building, New York City.
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lar and gave him tremendous swing
Jerking him high in the air and driy.
ing him against another invader with
blow that knocked both fellows
spinning into corner.
Come on TO the library" shouted
Larry, and Bates. who had got me ia
my feet, pushed me down the hall to.
ward the open library door.
We were now between two 1res
The sheriff's party had fought valiant.
ly to keep us out of the library and
now that we were within. Stoddard's
big shoulders held the door half closed
against the combined strength OF the
men in the hall This pause was for
tunate. for 1t gave us an opportunity
TO deal singly with the fellows who
We're climbing in from the terrace
bates had laid one of them low with a
club and Larry disposed of another
VINO mad made murderous effort ia
stick knife into him. was with
Stoddard against the door. where the
sheriff's men were slowly gaining
upon me.
Let go on the jump when say
three" said Stoddard, and at his word
we sprang away from the door and
into the room. Larry yelled with joy
as the sheriff and his men pitched for
ward and sprawled upon the floor !;
then we were at 1t again in hand-to.
hand conflict to clear the room
Hold that position, sir" yelled
Bates.
Morgan had directed the attack
against me and | was driven upon the
hearth before the great fireplace. The
sheriff, Morgan and Ferguson hemmed
me in. 1t was evident that | was the
chief culprit, and they wished to elm.
mate me from the contest. Across the
room. Larry, Stoddard and Bates were
engaged in lively rough and tumble
with the rest of the besiegers, and
Stoddard, seeing my plight, leaped the
overturned table, broke past the trio
and stood by my side, swinging a
chair.
At that moment my eyes, sweeping
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THOUGHT 1T NATIONAL TRAIT.
Driver Couldn't Understand American
Not Being in Hurry

A traveller returned from Jaffa tells
tale at his own expense. Having
iourneyed to the historical seaport on
his way TO Jerusalem, he succeeded
in hiring conveyance to carry him
to the station. BY speech and gesture
he informed the native driver that he
wished to be carried in a leisurely,
sightseeing fashion through as many
as possible of the principal thorough.
fares of Jana, and to be delivered at
the terminal just in time to take the
outgoing train.
He had no sooner seated himself in
the vehicle, however, than the driver
whipped up his horse and whirled the
dismayed traveller at a furious pace
through all the dust and over all the
stones of the VIGOROUSLY rough streets
of Jana. The passenger was too bus
lily employed in saving his bones to be
able to see anything OF the interesting
town.
Arriving at the station, he found
that he still had two hours to wait.
"Why In the world" he demanded
Indignantly, did you ever hurry like
that?"
You American" responded the
driver with an expressive shrug. "Al
American like go very much fast
Youths Companion.
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BOY KEPT SCRATCHING.
eczema Lasted Years-Face Was All
Raw-Skin Specialists Failed, But
Cutcura Effected Cure.

"When my little boy was six weeks
old an eruption broke out on his FACE.
took him to a doctor, but his face
kept on getting worse until 1t got so
bad that no one could look at him.
His whole face was one crust and
must have been very painful. He
scratched day and night until his face
was raw Then | took him to all the
best specialists in skin diseases but
they could not do much for him. The
eczema got on his arms and legs and
we could not get a nights sleep in
months. got set of Cuticura Rene
dies and he felt relieved the first time
/ used them. / gave the Cuticura
Remedies a good trial and gradually
the eczema healed all up. He is now
seven years old and think the trou-
BILE will never return. Mrs. John G.
Klumpp, so Niagara ST., Newark, N
T., Oct. II and 20. 1907"
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MEAN TRICK OF THE PARROT.
And Just After Its Mistress Had Made
Neat Bluff"

Young Hankinson (making cal)-
You have had that parrot a long time,
Miss Laura.
Miss Laura-Yes, we have had him
several years.
Young Hankinson-Quite intelligent,
is he not?
Miss Laura-Very. Can initiate al
most anything.
Young Hankinson--They have a re.
markedly clever parrot over at the
Casterlins', Miss Laura 1t can imi-
tate the sound of a kiss to perfection.
Is that among the accomplishments of
our feathered friend here in the cor.
ner?
Miss Laura Indignantly No, sir.
He does not attempt an imitation of a
sound he is not accustomed to hear,
Mr.. Hankinson. OF that | can assure
you.
The Parrot-Wait, George, dear. till
] take this bird out of the ROOM
Taller
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the broken outer doors, saw the face
of Pickering. He had come to see
that his orders were obeyed, and re-
member yet my satisfaction, as, hem
med in by the men he had hired to
kill me or drive me out, / felt.
rather than saw. the cowardly horror
depicted upon his face.
Then the trio pressed upon me. AS
/ threw down my club and drew my
revolver, some one across the room
fred several shots, whose roar
through the room seemed to arrest the
fight for an instant, and then, while
Stoddard stood at my side swinging
his chair defensively, the great chan
delier. loosened or broken by the
shots. fell with mighty crash Of Its
CRYSTAL pendants The sheriff, leaping
away from Stoddard's chair, was
struck on the head and borne down by
the heavy glass.
We were all getting our second wind
for a renewal of the fight, with Nor
gan IN command of the enemy One
or two of his men, who had gone down
early in the struggle, were now crawl
ing back for revenge. / think | must
have raised my hand and pointed at
Pickering, for Bates wheeled like a
flash and before | realized what hap
pened he had dragged the executor into
! the room.
| you scoundrel-you ingrate!
howled the servant.
The blood on his face and bare chest
and the hatred in his eyes made him
hideous object; but in that lull OF the
storm while we waited watching for
an advantage, heard, somewhere in
the wall. that same sound of footsteps
that | had remarked before. Larry
and Stoddard heard 1t; Bates heard IT,
and his eyes fixed upon Pickering with
a glare of malicious delight.
There comes our old friend the
ghost" yelled Larry.
CrO BE CONTINUED)
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the wood. the sheriff and Morgan
81 -ntiy In advance of the others. |
expected them to slscken their pace
"nen they came to the open meadow.
put they broke into quick trot at the
water tower and came toward the
mousse as steady as veteran campajgn.
ers. ia - II
Looks like business this time," ex.
CLAIMED Larry. Spread out now and
the first head that looms over the hal.
ustrade gets dose of hickory"
The attacking party now divided
half hating between MS and the bridge
and the remainder swinging around
the house toward the front entrance.
An, look at that" yelled Larry
ITS a battering ram they have. c
man of peace! have | your Majesty,
consent to try the elephant gun,
now?"
Morgan and the sheriff carried be
tween them stick of timber from
which the branches had been cut
and, with a third man to help. the,
ran 1t up the steps and against tn,
door with crash that came boominl
and echoing back through the grea
halls of the house.
A gun roared again at the side O
the house, and | ran to the library
where Larry had pushed furnitur,
against all the long windows save one
which he held open. He stepped on
upon the terrace and emptied revol
yer at the men who were now Green
ing along the edge of the ravine be
meath us. One of them stopped an,
discharged a rifle at us with deliber
ate aim. The ball snapped snow from
the balustrade and screamed ava,
harmlessly.
Bah" such monkeys!" he nut
tered. Il believe I've hit that chap!'
! One man had fallen and lay howlin,
in the ravine, his hand to his thigh
while his comrades paused, demon
allied.
Serves you right, you blackguard!
Larry muttered.
/ pulled him in and We jammed
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cabinet against the door and returned
to the hall.
Meanwhile the blows at the front
door continued with increasing vio-
lence. Stoddard still stood where
had left him. Bates was not in sight,
but the barking of revolver above
showed that he had returned to the
window to wreak vengeance on his en-
emies.
Stoddard shook his head in depreca-
ton.
"They fired first-we can't do less
than get back at them" l said. De-
tween the blows of the battering ram.
A panel of the great oaken door
now splintered, but in their fear that
we might Use the broken panel as
| loophole, they scampered out into
range of Bates revolver. In return we
heard a rain of small shot on the up
per windows, and few seconds later
Larry shouted that the fanking party
was again at the terrace,
This movement evidently heartened
the sheriff, for, under a fire from
Bates, his men charged again ana the
log crashed into the door, shaking II
free from the upper hinges. the low
or fastenings were wrenched loose an
instant later, and the men came tum'
hing into the hall-the sheriff, MOT
gan and four others l had never seen
before. simultaneously the hanKlns
party began smashing the small panes
of the library windows. we coulu
hear the glass crack and tinkle above
the confusion at the door
In the hall he was certainly a lucky
man who held to his weapon mo
ment after the door tumbled IN.
h,azed at the sheriff with my reVol
var but he stumbled and half fell al
the threshold so that the ball passed
over him. and he promptly grippeu
me NV the legs and had me prone ana
half dazed by the rap of my head on
the floor. 49, win.
suppose l was two or three MIN
utes at least getting my Wits l was
6rst conscious of Bates grappihE
nth the sheriff, who sat upon me- and
no thew struggled with each 0ther
got the full benefit of their comoiheu
swerying. tossing weight. Morgan anu
Iorrv were trying for chance at eacn
o,har with revolvers, while morgan
SoaLad the Irishman slowly towarc
the library. Stoddard had seized oh'
of the unknown deputies ny 'He W.
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DESERVED TO WIN HIS CASE.
Really Able Argument Put Forward
by Accused Sailor.

A very good story has recently been
told in the feet of an incident which
happened when Admiral Evans was in
command of the Indiana. An old-time
bluejacket was at the mast before
Capt. Evans, charged with getting
food out of a mess chest outside OF
meal hours. This getting of food for
night watches is a common and strong
dehire on the part Of most men aboard
ship.
Capt. Evans asked the man what he
had to say; and the man, sizing W
the delicate situation, said:
Captain, didn't take no food outer
that chest. Why, captain, there
weren't no food in that chest
looked in that chest, and, captain,
met a cockroach coming out of tha
chest with tears in his eyes."-Har
per's Weekly.
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A Kansas Girls Advice.

A Lincoln county girl writes this ad.
vice to the Kansas City Star: why
do young men do so much loafing? Go
to work. Push ahead! l am but a
young girl, but l clothe myself and
have money in the bank. l lay up
more money every year than any
young man within three miles Of my
home. When they get dollar they
go to dance and go home a dollar
out. l advise all girls to cut clear OF
loafing boys. Stand by the boy who
works. and never put your arm
through the handle of jug"
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You Would Not Accept Counterfeit
Money, Why Accept Counterfeit
Goods?

Good money Is made by the Govern
ment in which you have implicit faith
and confidence. Good goods are made
by manufacturers who are willing to
stake their regulations on the quality
of the material offered to you through
the medium of their advertisements in
this paper. Counterfeit goods are not
advertised. The reason for 1t is they
will not bear the close scrutiny to
which genuine advertised goods are
subjected. Counterfeit money pays
more profit to the counterfeiter. Coun
terfeit goods are offered to you for the
same reason.
Insist on the Genuine-Reject the
Counterfeit
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Out Of the Wis 'on.

Tu the olden times It is said that
II was possible for a man to render
himself invisible.
"Pshaw! That's not at all remark
able! Men in this country are doing
it every day -
you don't say so! How do they
manage it, ,,
"By marrying famous women!"-
Smiths Weekly.
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Laid OFF.

"And you say you are looking for
work." asked the kind lady of Fraz-
zled Franklin.
That's right, mum, but l can't find
anything to do"
How did you lose your last posi-
tion?"
Il was pardoned, num-"
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Bears the
Aristocratic Disease.

From phat OF hears these society
women sa-ay," impaired Pat, the
coachman, to Bridget, the cook, they
do be dyin' off at tn receptions!"
AN plat is ut kills 'em?" inquired
the curious cook.
"A disease they calls 'ennui.' IL
lustrated Sunday Magazine.
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CHAPTER XIV.

h was me Fight in the Library.
ILL., nearly IL o'clock when the at
tha s pa, party returned after a parley
h ~ ,e behind the boat house. The
tbon, us We're on the terrace ready
~ They came smartly through
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FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinknam invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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First Cheap SPORT saw McGann
comm out of the poolroom lookin' like
hard loser.
Second Cheap Sport-He lost all he
had
First Cheap Sport-How much?
Second Cheap Sport-The price of
his mornings eye-opener.-Illustra
Sunday Magazine.
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This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia IL. Pinlsham's Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1856 Lawrence
St, Denver, Col, writes to Mrs.
Pinkham:
~ was practically an invalid for six
years, on account of female troubles.
l underwent an operation by the
doctors advice, but in few months
was worse than before. A friend ad-
vised Lydia Il. PinlSham's Vegetable
Compound and it restored me TO perfect
health, such as have not enjoyed in
many years. Any woman suffering as
/ did with baclxache, bearing down
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
to use Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Componnd.n
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1t is no disgrace to be mistaken;
It is a crime to be hypocrite. That
is the sin against light-the worst OF
all.-John Oliver Hobbs.
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important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
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IN a Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT-EAsE

A powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, Csc. Accept no sub
stitute. Trial package, FREE. Ad'
dress A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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Those who await no gifts from
chance have conquered fate.-Richter.
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Your grocer returns your money Il you don't
like Schilling's Best, we pay him.
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The way to buy tea is in
packages; somebody is
responsible for it.
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Il was pardoned, mum"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-28
SAVED FROM SUICIDE;
TELLS TOUCHING STORY

With a rock Weighing So pounds
tied 90 a ropo around his waint.
John pillsah was found sitting on
the Lake Union tnosile By officer
lien Thompson this morning aud
prevented from committing suj
eide
Had u not been that the man
alto iH t2 wears OF age and feeble
Ia frame. stopped Is brood over the
past aud let his mind wander over
the ruin Of his life. he would nov
In all probability be beyond all
Interference or aid
Thirty five years ago DUiecha
wife died. and he has been a lonely
man since. without klth aud hln
aa far as lie knows lie came o.
Washington go years ago. and By
thrift aud Industry secured farm
on the Neaaually river iu Tharat0n
county which promised Ia make
him a man 81 means tial hard
timea came be moftEaKcd the plot
IT land h. had cultivated. ard then
lost n Since then. according "a
the STORY he told the poliee this
morning. be has heen wandercr
Sick With disease aud despair. BE-
has often contemplated suicide
Two weeks aru hs attempted tho
deed he had often contemplated
Spending the last money be had
IN the World he purchased a &C.
volYsr and cartridges lie tried
the empty Sun. aud the ffiksrf
pulled ard the hammer clicked
lie tbrn. according 20 hla oNu
story. vent cut in the woods Nhrfe
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no one could find bis body intend
ing 10 vnd bis life uui the load
ed revolver missed fire and To
some Nay became 30 cloggcd a.
Ia bo unstable niaeafding the
weapon be had paid hla last dol.
lars fof be thought OF other means
uf nudluE his eNiHtonc. which. he
declares. was too miserable 10 con
tiuue
NerY early this morning he tied
the heavy rock to the fape around
his waist. dragged hia way 10 The
Lake linton bridge. and prepared
IA drop Into the satcr below Then.
he told the police this morning. he
stopped 20 think OF the home BE-
had loal. Of the Nlfe who had died
30 years before. aud Of hls loaE
HuffrHihHa ilaE long he SAT- IN
thought he does not know u Nas
Z o'clock when olflcuf Thompapa
came upon him and placed him
under arrest
The plilable appearance and
story Of the old man excited the
sympathy 81 the Officers. and the
Humane society Nas appealed to
The aoelety wiil rudcaxur 10 have
The man committed 90 tho Stella
ruum insane hsxiu,g. not 80 much
because q belief that the man Il
dangerously deranGcd but ia a Dc.
alrr 60 secure for hia old asa place
more comfortable and hrAithfui
HHs.v ~ f.a.s.aGs4sHsa.a aaHH - HFHsa -
can ba Watched and guarded IN
such a uaY that Suicide wiil b. I'm.
nuaslhia
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GLAD TO
return
CHnese Ambassador Now
in the United States.
tay United prtss)

BAY FRANCISCO. Feb IS -Wu
Tins FsnF. recently reappoInird
Chinese miuister 10 tho United
States. arrived This morning on the
steamship siberia. accompanied By
au elaborate suite
A delegation o. American and
Chinese merchants boarded the
siberia when she came ont a. quar-
auline and formally welcomed the
Ambassador
WI was extremely plcaaaui.
Whom reporters and camera men
sgoaued down on him he smiling
b welcomed shcm
"Uf course r. is unnecessary for
me tn saw that Inn riKht glad 90
rrtnra 20 the United States Mv
relations with your people have
aiwaya been 81 most pleasant
nature and I have many friends
here Ia regard % tie statement
that I am bfIuainE With me an ap.
n nj from China asking the Ameri.
can government to aid my country
"a checking lapan.a alleged On.
eroaehmeuta In Mauehuria. Is uu.
true. A. matter 81 fact. The state
meut that Japan e. shutting ont
foralzu trade hy discrimination iu
transportation rates f. greatly ex
aaEsfatcd
so far as have been able 90
learn. the emigration differences be-.
tween the United States aud Japan
we're also greatly maEnifled When
The two governments got together
and exchanged arguments, II was
found that there was little ta arbl.
tate aud the matter was quickly
arranRnd =