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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21

When in need of q nice dry load
Of stove wood, phone No. 1O4.
Wood and Lumber yards in rear
of Opera House. 1O.12t1
w. r. BOOKER.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21

Crystal Springs Ginger Ale is
made by the Crystal Bottling
Works and is as pure and perfect
rs can be made. tt
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
FRESHNESS" THAT MET assuks
Young Lawyer No Match for Veteran
Jurist in Repsrtee.

Judge Allen was noted for his wis,
decisions and the promptness with
which he delivered them. But when
delicate point of law came up. In.
yolving matters OF the highest conse
quence. ih always reserved deci
slons." His way of stating his posi-.
ton was as follows: Gentlemen. this
Is an exceedingly serious problem: I'll
so home and shoot few bullbats, and
meet you in court tomorrow morning
at ten o'clock with my verdict"
One day an ambitious. but fresh,
young lawyer sought to have fun with
Judge Allen When the customary
statement was made by his honor this
budding Choate remarked: did the
court ever shoot bullbats on my mead.
ows? believe have the finest
meadows and bats in the whole coun-
try. II is your honor's privilege
to shoot there whenever you feel Ike
reserving decision How low do
the bats fy?" asked the Judge "oh
about IL feet. your honor: you hardly
have to pull the trigger at all; you can
knock 'em down with the muzzle Of
your gun" The venerable jurist
chewed little harder on his cud.
then handed down" this. which near
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
FINDER OF RICHES IS pAupsa.
pIseovercr Of Iron Mine Ia Blind and
Penniless.

Ontonagon. Mlch.--Blind and penni.
less. Dick" Langford, an aged pros.
pector. who says he discovered the big
Colby mine. a Gogebic iron range prop
erty valued In the millions, has be.
come charge at the Ontonagon coun-
ty poor farm. lie is more than so
years old.
Langford was one OF the frs; ex.
plorers In what Is now the Gogebic
district. In 1872 or 1879. according &c
his story. he found the Colby He was
to have one.fourth interest In 1t,
but says he was euchered out OF IT,
Born In the south OF Ireland In
June. 1926. Langford came to this
country In iS47 and to upper Michigan
five years later. He was never mar
ried, and practically his whole life
has been spent in prospecting, For
five years he has been living In little
cabin at Lake Gogebic, supported by
the county and cared for by people
In the neighborhood.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
SCHOOL FOR MINERS

mo live electric wire should be per
mltted In that part OF any mine In
which gas is found to the amount OF
two per cent
In all mines producing gas In
dangerous quantities, as indicated by
safety lamp. which viii detect two
per cent. OF gas. the working places
should be examined for gas by quail.
fed man, using such n lamp immedi.
ately before any electric machine IL
taken or operated there.
I'm all new mines, and In all old
mines suitable main roads should be
provided for the men separate from
the main haulage roads.
The state cannot exercise too much
care concerning the experience. tech.
nical training and selection OF its in.
spectors. Their positions should be
made independent Of all considerations
other than that Of efficiency; and their
continuance In the service should be
co-extensive with good behavior and
proper discharge OF oficial duty.
I'VE are OF the opinion that The
cause OF both safety and efficiency in
coal mining in the United States
would be greatly aided through the es.
adjustment and maintenance In the
different local regions of special
schools for the training OF fire bosses.
mine foremen. superintendents and In.
spectors."
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
AMBITION REALIZED
PRINCE FERDINAND ORDERED
CROWN MADE TEN YEARS AGO.
Design Made But Plans Made to Make
Him Monarch Fell Throueh--New
Ruler Of Bulgaria as He Is
Fond OF Music.

London.--It is exactly ten years ago
that Ferdinand OF Bulgaria had his
first inclination TO become a king. He
was not content with the common or
garden title Of prince. since In his
hands lay the reins Of government of
not inconsiderable state In 1898 he
openly announced that he wished to
become king, but at that time Bull
garia would have none Of II. Ferdt
nand has never dropped this, his pet
ambition. Moreover. his mother.
Princess Clementine. was as anxious
as he was that her son should reign
as king. and so she ordered from .
Munich ieweler crown of surprising
grandeur. in which she promised to sci
some of the brightest jewels from the
family collection Of the Saxe-Coburg
Gothas. She even went step fur.
Their. and commissioned one Of the
greatest artists In Bavaria TO prepare
a special design at handsome fee for
the crown The design was delivered
and approved, but the artist failed to
receive a check, and when he gently
insinuated that one would be accepta.
bic he was informed that as soon as
the crown was made he should receive
It, Subsequently Ferdinand gave up
the idea of being crowned king til
the other day
II is an open secret that for some
time Ferdinand has been doing his
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
IRISH MILK RECORDS.
Doubtful Whether Average Exceeds
400 Gallons a. Cow a Year.

Washington Consul Alfred X Moe
Of Dublin furnishes the following in.
formation concerning the milk yield
OF Irish cows
Up to the present the records OF
milk yields have not been systematic
ally kept. save In special cases Ac.
cording to- statistical returns there
were 100000 cows in ireland In 1907
This includes animals OF the most
varying classes and quality. consid
cradle number did not yield 800 gal.
Ions OF milk and for a much larger
number the yield did not reach 400 gal.
Ions In 1907.
"On the other hand. returns show
that there are cows in Ireland with
milk records which compare with the
best Of other countries In the record
kept in connection with the dairy herd
book there are several cows which
have yielded exceeding 1000 gallons
each and in one case the high record
OF 469 gallons was recorded for the
period of a. weeks In 1907. the COW
being still in milk at the end OF the
year In two other cases the record
showed 1000 gallons, in each case. for
an incomplete lactation period Of 40
weeks
Taking all classes Of cows into con.
slderation, It Is doubtful II the average
OF the whole country exceeds 400 gal
Ions per annum; some would place IL
as high as 400 gallons. while others
again would place II as high as $50
gallons.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
HOME AS SEEN IN TWO LIGHTS.
Sexes Have Varying Ways Of Looking
at Sacred Thing.

The home is the kernel Of life.
There is no danger that daughters WIN
dcspise marriage and a home They
will take TO II only too readily when
the magic hour strikes, but parents
may well deliberate before they wan
tonly strengthen a girls innate ten.
dency to seek a home OF her own. For
there is sweet dignity of maiden.
hood and womanhood which IA sac.
rlnced in an inordinate quest for a
husband and home.
With sons II is different. Many men
need to have the home principle fos.
tered and built up. They must be
made not only good hearted. but must
have their nomadic instincts carefully
repressed and taught to center around
the sacred idea OF home.
Then, when once the notion OF home
and its paramount Importance is fixed
10 his mind, young man is perfectly
free TO go forth and find maiden to
share it.-Woman's Life.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24


This" said the bachelor. leading
his visitors through the Hat. lis my
famous collection'of hairpms."
The halrpins, hundred or more.
filled Louis Quinze cabinet. Some
were OF she'll some OF silver, some
even of gold This Is the strangest, .
said the bachelor. this hollow glass
one. See. there is fluid In It. a per.
fume. And here is a tiny hole, so
that when the pin lies obliquely In the
hair the perfume is emitted slowly In
delicate drops. It is a Japanese hair.
pin" he concluded "a geisha In a
Yokohama tea house gave II to me. |
can still see her. as she sat on her
cushion, playing the samlsen. while
very slowly, In drops resembling tears
the perfume fell on her amber-colored
cheek"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

best to work his way into the hearts
of his people-the very people whom
but a few years ago, he always ad-
dressed and treated as dogs. He re-
fused at one time to go among them.
for he publicly said that they were the
most unwashed race in Europe. He
probably was right. but the truth did
not sound well falling as It did from
his lips. Most of his time is devoted
to sports, for he does little or no work
He is always hunting or shooting; fish.
ing is another favorite pastime of his
He Is Russian In appearance, with the
Russian beard, and the cold, gray eyes.
The only one of the arts to which
Ferdinand is inclined is music, and he
plays atrociously on the violin But at
heart he loves good music. and will go
out Of his way to hear II. He Is man
who would not recognize the gravity
OF his situation. and II his country
were setting out to war tomorrow, he
would sleep soundly In his bed o.
nights.
He is tactless, and even lazy Is this
new European car, but the probable
ity is that he is doing more work now
than he has ever done in his life. But
that this burst of energy will last
well, that is another question.
The other Ferdinand. namely Arch.
duke Ferdinand of Austria, the heir.
presumptive to the Austrian throne. is
announced to be the wire -puller in the
present instance. though most people
prefer TO look further north. The
archduke. II may be said, Is whole
some hater of Britain, and his antagon.
ism to this country has only been
quashed. when about TO be openly dis.
played by the emperor himself. The
archduke, has approached the throne
by a devious route. The real heir.
Archduke Rudolf. the son and favorite
Of the aged monarch. committed sui.
eide in some gardens in ne of de-
mentia In 1889, owing to an entangle-
ment he had been thrown into with
a lady. Tie emperor's younger broth.
err, Karl, was the next heir, but he had
the drawback Of the Hapsburgs. name
ly weakness of character, and when he
died the present archduke. a man OF
~ or thereabouts, came next to the
emperor.
The archduke is unlike a Hapsburg
except In appearance. He is cratic
and GALLONS, schemer, shrewd. wilful,
yet withal a man Of courage. He dis.
tinguished himself short time ago
by plunging into a roaring torrent at
the base OF mountain to save the
life of a shepherd boy. who had fallen
In and was drowning. and, being a
strong swimmer, he succeeded in drag.
ging the half-dead youth to land.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
EXPERTS ADVOCATE TRAINING
FOR MEN WHO USE EXPLOSIVES.
Foreign Engineers Recommend Meth.
DDS for obviating Loss OF Life
In American Coal
Shafts.

Warrington touring the en-
tire country and visiting all the min.
Ing territory including that adjacent
TO st. Louis In Missouri and Illinois.
three mining experts, Capt. Arthur
Desborough OF England, Victor Wat
teyne OF Belgium. and Carl Melssner
OF Germany. who came to this country
six weeks ago at the invitation OF the
United States government TO assist
the Federal authorities In inaugurating
a movement looking toward reduc-
tIon OF the number OF deaths In Ameri-
can mines. have presented their re-
port to Secretary Garfield OF the in.
terror department
The report was at once transmitted
10 President Roosevelt, who regards II
AS OF the highest importance. He has
ordered II printed at once for clrcula-
tion among miners.
II recommends the greatest care in
selecting and handling explosives;
that a system OF electric shot-hring be
adopted In all mines where practica,
bic. This firing is to be done at a
time when all the workmen are out OF
the mine a government inspection is
urged In the following terms:
I'VE recommend that the govern
ment OF the United States examine the
explosives now and hereafter used in
mining. with view to eliminating the
more dangerous explosives and to i'm
proving and standardizlng such as
may be considered most suitable for
such use. these TO be designated by
the government permissible explos.
ives"
Other important Recommendations
are:
I'VE recommend that the operators
and miners Of coal use only such ex
plosiyes as are included IN a list OF
permissible explosives when the
same has been published by the gov
eminent IN all mines where there Il
risk OF ignitlng either dust or gas. Sc
lecting that one which their own ex
poriencs indicates can be used TO The
best advantage under locsg condl
tons.
I'll RalA1oiN'o Ah0NAn w AnAAN ANAAA
cartridges and placed IN closed recep
iacles before being carried into ia,
mine. The quantity carried into The
mine during one day by any minel
should be limited to the quantity need
ed by him for use during the day
Decorators or caps should b,
handled with great care and shoul,
be carried only by responsible per
sons.
Shooting In or on the solid shoul,
not be practiced. The use OF yer,
deep shot holes should be avoided al
unnecessarily dangerous
In all coal mines where explosives
are used II Is desirable. and In al
mines containing gas II Is highly I'm
portant that The dust ON the wall. tim
beers and floors Of the working places
aud road ways should be kept oontlnu
ally wet prior to and during the worl
IN the mine,
In any mine where as much a
two per cent Of gas can be detected
by suitable methods. Gully locked safe
" lamPs Of an improved type shout,
be gse5s so long as such condition ex
lists or Is likely to recur
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
FATE OF A FORTUNE.
insane Woman's Property Becomes
the Basis Of Litigation.


San ancisco.--Whether Mrs. Mary
Voorman. an inmate for the last 80
years OF the Stockton Insane asylum
and a woman more than 40 years old.
shall retain in her name 1850, 900. or
that the greater portion OF that sum
shall be divided among her six adult
children, Is the question that will come
up before Superior Judge Mogan soon.
Behind the suit is a story of a
$4,000. 900 estate drifting about In the
current of the law for eight years And
the pathetic central figure In the con-
troversy is woman hale and hearty
In her body. but with a mind wrecked
and blank In the void world In
which she lives she knows not whether
she has 100000 or cent. but the
energies OF the courts are TO decide
whether she shall have greater or
lesser percentage OF fortune about
which she knows nothing
Fifty years ago Henry voorman
married Mary Duncan. the daughter
of very wealthy property holder OF
that time. Mrs NORMAN inherited
large interests from her father. and II
Is said that that Inheritance was the
basis of the NORMAN fortune. which
now amounts to about s2.000.000.
Thirty-three years ago Mrs voor
man went insane. and was committed
to the Stockton asylum. In 1879 her
husband was appointed guardian OF
her property
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

dressing envelopes. Nor has shorthand
been called into requisition, But time
is of not so much importance as ac-
curacy in the kings correspondence,
and notebooks filled with shorthand
notes might possibly go astray
The king. II may be added. is a very
prompt correspondent Letters are
replied to at once whenever possible.
and even communications from abso-
lutte strangers and touching on mat.
ters Of minor importance are carefully
acknowledged and II necessary an,
swered without undue delay -Tit.Bits.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

Amy friendship that is worth the
name is not matter of reason or
choice, but rather OF magnetism and
temperament. II can bear almost every,
thing OF friction, jar, annoyance or
pain, and still spring up again with
renewed vitality. II may not only
spring up with renewed vitality from
experiences that would annihilate any
lesser bond, but the renewal may be
regeneration as well, and transmute
Il into an infinitely higher condition.
sown In weakness, II may be raised in
power.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
Kills Bear with Club.

Williamsport. Pa.--George Smith. a
lumber jobber. whose operation is In
the Black Forest. ran into black
bear as the latter was rummagIng for
chestnuts. Smith was without a
weapon. but he tackled the bear with
club and killed Il. Bruin weighed
1876 pounds. Five bears have been
killed in the Black Forest within a
week
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
rlnx non worth hluoh Mo.

Mile. Atom, the smallest griffon In
the world, having a weight of 25
ounces. has been sold to Mrs. John r..
Windrim, wife of an architect OF Phila.
delpJa, for $1,000, or more than twice
its weight in gold The dog. which
was found in village near Brussels,
has fine long hair, is Ave inches long.
and four inches high.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
Woman Goes to Oxford.

Lowell call It was 9TH the under.
standing that she would share In the
pulpit work, aud Miss Dixon has
preached since every other Sunday. al
ternating With the pastor, Rev George
y. Kenngott
For nine years Miss Dixon acted as
pastor OF the Congregational church at
Tynesboro, after having been ordained
In 1897 by the Andover conference Of
Congregational ministers.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
Al a plsadvantaoe

Your family seems to enjoy going
to Europe
Yes answered Mr., Cumrox.
Mother and the girls have observed
that am weak on getting the value
of foreign money Things are or.
dered and paid for before have time
TO make any intelligent inquiries as
to the expense"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
Loyalty 10 Frlsnds.

Never permit yourself 70 comment
unfavorahly upon friend II you
have a complaiIt, carry Il In person to
the individual concerned Loyalty Is
the life breath of real friendship. and
II there were more loyalty there would
be fewer broken friendships
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

ly killed the young lawyer THE court
says thankee; but the shooting is too
low. Why some lawyers fly lower
than that, and you can knock em
down with a battling stick"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

Tourist Ito natiye) Look here. my
man, suppose YOU know all the
sights down here?
Native (surveying him with inter
est)-O, no, mister; there's always
new ones a-comin STRAY Stories.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
Hls Natural Grade.

u see where the baby prince OF
Spain Is an officer in the army In
what division is he?"
Il don't know. but IT'S natural to
suppose that he IL In the infantry -
Baltimore American
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

Three years ago she became the as
sociate pastor OF the First Trinitafian
church at Lowell, where. besides
preaching regularly, she has per.
formed marriage ceremonies and has
taken part IN the regular parish work.
Miss Dixon Is a graduate OF the Bos-
ton University College Of Liberal Arts
and OF the Boston Theological semi
nary.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

Yenst-And did he awake to find
himself famous
Crimsonbeak.-No he dreamt be was
famous and then he woke up-Yonk.
ers Statesman
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
eest Patent Laws.

American patent laws seem TO be
the most satisfactory Of any country.
and II Is probable that the statutes
of many countries win be changed in
the near future 10 conform with those
OF the United States
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

Spectator-lour new house doesn't
look much like the architects original
design.
vicomte--No. but II looks more ike
II than the cost looks like the original
estimate.-Smart Set.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
KING Edwards Letters.

Thus far the typewriter has not
found its way into the royal palaces as
transcriber OF the kings private and
semi-ofleial documents and for ad.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

'fes'm; had a comiortabla home,
and stuck 70 Il Tor ten years"
How did you lose it2'
my sentence expired. ma'ami''---
Modern Society
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

Il has been estimated that the eye.
lids OF the average man open and
close no fewer than 100000 times
each year
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
OUR BUSINESS GUIDE.

Directory for those wishing tn, "a
dress Of sny OF The following bushes.
men of Provo.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-20
IF BUFFETING FATE BOTHERS
YOU, GIVE IT HONEST BATTLE
And When the Fights Over, Accept the Consequences in the Same
Spirit That Animated the Contest.

~ THEN you hear men and women complaining of he buhets OF rate IN
NW lamentng bad fortune o may be sure that they are persons OF small
nature, incapable of understanding that there are conditions winch
JUS be accepted and that tic rebel is against reason and the laws of heafuL
Fighting is of great value in the world. good honest fighting OF heart n
SOUL but when the battle is over the consequences should be accepted with the
spirit that animated TIL contest and new strength should be stored 1or
the mex struggle in which it is needed.
Life is a struggle from beginning to enc n it contafnss m happnes
and a trhe more for the favored few. Therei is lot an equal division o. can
and fat for the majority but an average intelligence and a small amount of
escape death. but w cal fight it with the means ate ur command, When 1t
conquers We bow u heads and accept tn consequences in silence with
all the courage w car summon. 1t is the hardest defeat to accept put II is
not fair to self or those about US to make a show o. Useless rebellion.
A single financial blow has often bee sufficient to snuff u a life M
bring a burden of care and sorrow to delicate shoulders, and financial loss is
out health. fortunes have been retrieved. and the loss of a hand or foot OF
sight OIL hearing has been no bar to happiness n contentment. Tn nevta
BILE has beer accepted viii proper spirit and happiness, baked in me direction,
has been turned hna another.
My friends we W something to the living. If we believe in Goo we car
leave our beloved dead to His care. The living have needs which are
lcamoring or attention, Grief is natural but continued grieving is unheath
and unfair. and at the bottom of it is the roc of sefshness. We ire ereVng
over III own loss, for the dead are at rest, whatever our belief in the here
after. When they leave life without fear and without regret we are very,
very selfish in wishing them back to a world which, with all its promises of
happiness, has much of vexation and trouble for ven its favortes,s says Betty
Bradeen. So We find the great natures in life, the sweet natures, accepting
their share of sorrow with courage and the admiration of the world, while
the winners arep passed cohly by.