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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

The boy Overman was educated in
the country schools. 10 and from
which he walked miles through field
and forest His body was toughened
by labor and outdoor sport and his
mind waxed with the vigor thus sup
piled the muscle. In his earlier man
hood he was a teacher, and short
time after he entered as fine a school
as could have been found in all Amer
lea: he became the secretary the
friend, the confident. the disciple, the
daily companion of Zebulon B. Vance,
then governor, and one of the most
extraordinary characters this country
ever saw-patriot, soldier, statesman.
orator. poet. nobleman. admirable
Crichton, his brilliant versatility so
dazzled his own generation that his
giant stature will be fully measured
only by pOsterity!
Here was a school worth more TO
the intelligent boy, or young man.
than all the academies. Vance was
even wiser man than he was bril-
liant. He was as practical as he was
poetic. Who but Zeb Vance could
have put steamers on the ocean TO
bring from abroad supplies for the be-
leaguered confederacy and at the
same time carry in his exuberant
imagination the thoughts that
spawned the splendors of that match
less Grafton, 1.-The Scattered Nation p"
The Jews of America and of ali the
world must wear Zeb Vance in their
| hearts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05
POLITICS IN INDIANA.

SO@f NV NV tiNbtHNAs
Indiana politics always is interest
ing, and it has never been more so
than in the pre-convention campaign
which led up 10 the nomination on
Thursday of James E. Watson of
Rushville for governor A number of
candidates were in the field, but the
real fight narrowed down TO two men.
Miller and Watson. Miller was backed
by Senator Beveridge, who suspects
Watson of senatorial aspirations. Wat
son had the support of the Hemenway
combination, which included Fairbanks
and his crowd. Watson won because
he had the better organization and. his
antagonists say, because he had more
money at his disposal for the control
OF delegates
Back of the political contest is a per-
sonal rivalry between Watson and
Beveridge which began in their college
days. Beverage and the new Iuminary
in Hoosier politics were both in school
at De Paw university, graduating in
the same GLASS. Both were conspicu-
Gus, in college politics. Both were ora
tors, but Beverage beat Watson every
time they clashed in public contests
Watson. however, had and still has.
one great advantage over Beverage in
his ability to mix Beverage could
never forget his dignity or his superb
GRITTY 10 men of common clay; he al
ways had his eye on the gallery, and
never forgot to have his cowlick on
just right Watson, on the other hand.
was democratic in his ways and his
associations. When he ran against
Holman, the famous old Democratic
watchdog of the treasury, the Hoosiers
laughed at his temerity. That didn't
worry James a little bit. He just got
out and mixed. The controlling vote
in that district is German and Dutch,
so Watson got on his wooden shoes.
donned a costume that would have
passed muster in Holland, drove around
the district, talked such platt-deutsch
as he could muster-and won. He has
been winning ever since. In the house
he has been the speakers whip-a po-
sitiOn of great Importance. particular
ly for a young man. When Roosevelt
was looking around for a Hoosier to
write to. he addressed the Hon. James
E. Watson on an important matter for
publication, and gave him national
prominence.
Big-framed. ose-jointed. amiabIe. in
dustrieus and adaptable. Watson is GO
ing to crowd some of the men at the
top of his party before he completes
his career Nobody knows this better
than Beveridge, who has watched Wat
sons curves for over twenty years and
knows the temper of his rival Nor is
Watson likely to forget that period of
his career when Beveridge took all the
oratorical prizes while one Watson
competed with him in vain. To spec
tator who has known them both ever
since their college days, Watson looks
like the final winner. Beverage is I'M
questionably able, even brilliant; but
Indiana folks like homespun statesmen
better than the silk-hat variety, as
was attested by the popularity of old
Blue Jeans" Williams; and Beverage
will always be in the silk-hat class,
while Watson wrote the book on home
spun goods in Hoosier -olitics.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

When the rate bill was under con-
sideration two years ago, the speech
of Senator Overman challenged all the
legal learning of the senate. and the
''Overman amendment" touching the
report review was the subject of
much debate. But the leaders of the
senate played a game of politics and
the White House Joined in. The Roose-
velt-Tillman Bailey-Chandler eombina-
ton was turned over to the Ananias
club. and the Overman-Long agree
ment was lost in the shuttle
Mr. Aldrich drafted the ALLISON
amendment" the White House accept
ed it. and the long agony of the great
est of all octopus chases was over
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

John Sharp Williams has put the
proof before the people of the coun-
try that the Republican house can
pass the reform measures advocated
by the president and so glibly advo-
Gated by Republican papers. He has
also caused the fact that the house
won't do it to become painfully ap-
parent. On with the play, the rascals
are unmaskedl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

With the high priest of the inner cir
Gle of tariff robbers, John Dalzell, ap-
pearing as champion of the Republi-
can majority in the lower house of
congress, the declarations of the va
rious Republican platforms in favor
of revision of the tariff appear like
the rankest kind of hypocrisy, and
that is precisely what they are.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05
Lee Slater Oyerman of North Carolina
BY SAvOYARD.

thus he became known to the country
at large. He had made a speech at
Louisville, KY. that was pronounced
by those who heard 1t equal, as
stump effort, to anything that ever
fell from the lips of Thomas F. Mar
shall or Richard Menifee or Joseph
Holt. and Democrats everywhere out
side of North Carolina longed for the
time when Vance should take ms
place in the senate, but for the terms
1878 Merriman was preferred. Vance
succeeded him, and AIerriman then be
came chief justice of the state SUI
preme bench
The rivalry between these distin-
guished men was not without bitter
ness, and it speaks volumes for Over
man that though he married the
daughter of Merriman. Vance refused
to part with him as private secretary
1t was not until Vance became SEN
ator, i'm 1879 that Overman entered ac-
lively on the practice of law. he was
Immediately successful and soon be-
came a leader of the bar of North Ca
rolina. How much of skill as a prae
titioner he owed TO his association
with Vance nobody knows, but we
may be well assured it was great
deal Like all southern gentlemen,
Overman could not have kept out of
politics had he tried, and he did not
try He was FIVE times returned TO the
legislature. of which body he served
as speaker.
Overman advocated the cause of
temperance in the North Carolina
campaign in 1881; it was a not very
popular thing TO do in those days. It
is different now; but Overman has
~ Il. H.
of local option. The whisky men
marked him for slaughter hut he &C
cepted their challenge and on rwhelm-
ingly beat them at the election of 1882.
In 1894 he was chosen president Of the
North Carolina railroad, and in 1900
he was elector for the state at large
on the Democratic presidential ticket
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

Helen Gould has had to curtail her
charities because of the shrinkage in
the value of securities. A good many
people don't wait for as good an ex-
cuse to curtail their benevolence.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

Now it's the Erie railroad bond issue
that troubles the stock market. There
are several other lame ducks"
marked for assimilation during this
era of Republican prosperity and
empty dinner pals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

No one can realize the progress
being made by Salt Lake so well as
the hardy pioneers who are now in
Zion attending conference.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

Being an automobilist himself, the
mayor knows that speed limit of six
miles an hour is too slow by about
fifty-four miles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

Both Russia and Japan appear t.
have bumped into something in Man
churia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

That submarine boat company seems
TO have done a good deal of subter-
ranean navigation also.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

But Overman, when. he fell under
the spell of Vance's tremendous per-
sonality was not crude mountain
boy. He had been graduated from
Trinity college, a UNCONVENTIONAL in
stitution of the Methodist church.
South. and thus he brought culture
as we'll as native wit to fit him for the
association of Vance. Augustus s
Merriman and Vance. born in the
same county. had been rivals in boy
hood. and each had emulated the other
in manhood. Vanse had done as much
as Ben Hill to- drive the carpetbag
vultures QUE NJ eAe ESuth, and it was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

But Senator Overman got much
credit out of the debate. and he ranks
among the leaders of the greatest po-
litical deliberative body of America.
lCnnu1.ieht 1anS nv Z, W Nnu-rnatn L
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

II would be a dull old world If the
kaiser didn't occasionally rise to make
a few remarks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

Predatory politics broke loose in
bleeding Kansas when Ben Harrison
was president and took the phase of
a Populist- Democratic alliance. 1t eX-
tended to the south, where it was a
POpuIist- Republican combine Every
where it was a child of envy and ig
norance, and ever had three or four
eyes on the main chance-yclept spoil
of office. The leader of this layout in
North Carolina was a man named
Butler He was a great friend of the
farmer and president of the alliance.
North Carolina had long confided in
Vance and Ransom, but this young
Butler preached a new evangel, and
got to be the most powerful citizen
of the entire state. Vance died in 1904,
or even he probably would have fallen
a victim to the craze. Young Butler
got Ransom's seat in the senate in
1895. In the senate he was exceeding
ly garrulous. He appeared to be in,
tent on serving his country and the
rest of mankind, and il looked to me
as though ne was all the time seek
ing a court of adequate Jurisdiction in
order to have his action of damages
against Divine Providence for not
opening a yawning gulf in the Cap
itOl, like that we read of in the Roman
forum, to give him opportunity TO play
Mettus Curtius. MetaphOrically he cut
the caper every time he got the floor,
and that was every time he was pres
ent during a sitting.
In 1895 the Democrats nominated
Mr. Overman for the unexpired term
of Vance in the senate, but Butler
brought out Peter Pritchard and beat
him. Eight years later, however, the
partnership between guile and folly
he :.
and general disappointment and
Overman got the place he should have
had in 1895. Butler was beaten by
the present Senator Simmons in 1901.
and North Carolina has been Demo-
cratic ever since.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

Watson and Williams is alliterative,
but that's all. 1t won't win.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

Lee s. Overman. United States sem
ator from North Carolina in the pres
ent congress, is another lawyer from
the mountains of North Carolina. The
FAMILY, English nonconformists. orig
lnally, settled on the coast of Durants
Neck, in Perquimans county. where
the acres are broad and fertile. Some
of them We're Quakers, but they vol
unteered to swell the ranks of the
Rhode Island Quaker. Nathaniel
Greene. i'm his military operations
against Lord Corvallis Leaving old
England for faith and freedom, the
Overmans did much to help build up
free commonwealth in the western
hemisphere, and men of that family
have been prominent in North Caro-
lima since long before the revolution
of 70
Senator OveTsnan was born I'm 1853
and when he had fulfilled his second
lustrum, North Carolina, oppressed
and despoiled, was the province of a
satrap and his minions The bottom
rail was on top, and nothing but 10y
atty and larceny had any commercial
or political quOtable rating i'm the
state of Nathaniel Macon and Zebu-
Ion b. Vance; but there were left to
North Carolina the memories of her
glories from Kings mountain to Get
tysburg, and these sustained her pride
and neTved her sons for the struggles
of reconstruction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

North Carolina has been celebrated
for a century for the rugged learning
of its bar. The old North state can
show more lawyers familiar with Ba-
cons "Abridgments' than New
York can show. Romulus Z. Linney
North Carolina mountaineer, knows
more black letter lore than all Har-
ward college, the Dane law school, in
cluded. He can trace every principle
to its source, and give the human rea-
son for its birth. He can apply that
principle to any given facts, and if he
misses English grammar a mile, he
hits fair and square the bulFs-eye of
English Jurisprudence.
Risden T. Bennett, another North
Carolian mountaineer. was one of the
nrst lawyers in congress the four
years-lSSS-ST. The forty-ninth con-
gress, restricted by a written constitu-
ton that divorces church from state
undertook to throw the Mormon
church into chancery. Benefits
speech on that question would have
added luster to the legal career of
Pinckney and Webster. of Black or
Benjamin. Old Ben Hardin himself
could not have put it stronger. His
speech was as homely as a meat AK.
and when he sat down the other side
1eit that 1t had been chopped to sau-
sage by a meat ak.
The way they make great LAWYERS
In North Carolina is to set them 10
reading the text books by the light of
pine knot fires.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

DAILY AND SUNDAY-one month, So
cents; three months. $50 one year, 5000.
SUNDAY-One year, 500.
SEMI WEEKLY-Qn -advance). one
year, $50; six months. 70 cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-05

The average successful lawyer is
a student of precedents. Consult him
today and he win bid you call next
week for his opinion. He is laborious,
runs down the decisions, and when
you again enter his office he is ready
to advise you. He does not poster his
mind as to the PHILOSOPHERS of the law,
though he has the eye Of a lynx for its
technicalities. His mission is to OBJ
tain the judgment and earn his fee.
To his mind law is law because the
courts have held it to be so.
There is higher class of lawyers
they who are endowed with a genius
for the science of Jurisprudence and
have a profound sense of justice. They
make a study of principles, which they
affix 20 their minds as the mathe-
matician fixes the multiplication table
to his calculations. Consult such a
lawyer and he is not necessitated TO
turn to- the authorities to learn the
law.
The Gordian knot of it he viii un-
loose.
Familiar as his garter"
This man has saturated his mind
with Coke and Littleton, Blackstone,
Fearne, Chitty and the rest of the
great masters. John G. Carlisle once
court of one of the Ohio valley states
that his political duties as speaker of
congress did not allow him to devote
much attention to. A few days be-
fore this cause was to be argued he
casually examined the record, and
said TO his secretary: There is a sin
gle question involved herein. | do not
know that it has ever been decided in
this country or in England, but if 1t
has been adjudiCated the finding
ought to have been so-and-so." and
then he made his meaning clear to the
secretary, who searched in the sup
preme court library for two days and
found the very decisions the pre-
science of Carlisle had pointed to.
Armed with them he gained the case,
though the argument he made to the
bench consumed less time than thirty
minutes. Aaron Burr, a very success
full practitioner. declared that to be
law which is clearly stated and log
ically maintained" Lawyers of the
class of Carlisle call that law which
is founded on Justice. as interpreted
by human reason.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-02-08
500 REWARD, s100

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
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been able to cure in all its stages. and
that is catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
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c institutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
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ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
iof the system. thereby destroying the
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Pills for constipation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-02-08
THE FATE OF |CARUs
Came Very Near Being that of Horace
Wild, Whose Airshp Caught Fire
Above the Fair Grounds
Thursday Evening
tTampa News, It'll.

a leak Of gasolene, caused by a
slight defect in one Of the connecting
pipes in the machinery turned Horace
Wilds great navigable balloon at the
fair into d spectacular flame last cv-
ening, and in an instant destroyed one
of the finest airships in the world, the
expert aeronaut saving his life by a
hair.
Shortly after 6 o'clock last evening
thousands of visitors at the fair
grounds who were watching the pre-
liminary flight Of the airship, saw the
cigar shaped balloon point toward the
ground A moment later there was a
hiss. an explosion, a huge flame, and
the mangled framework fell to the
ground with Aeronaut Wild clinging
tightly to the framework.
The machine started the ascension
after the inventor had thoroughly in
spected it, and acted beautifully. AS
the giant silk balloon encircled the race
track the crowds on the range gasped
in wonder at the perfect ease with
which it was being piloted through the
lair.
Suddenly Wild discovered that one of
the vent pipes was leaking gasolene,
and he instantly steered the balloon
toward terra firma, but it was too late.
The gasOlene caught fire before Wild
reached the ground, and instantly the
balloon was ablaze. Mr.. Wild at
tempted to eXtngush the flames with
piece of canvass, but was unsuccess-
full and tried to drop to the ground
He was caught in the framework. and
before he could clear himself was Sc
verely burned. Messrs Wilson and j
NJ. Wild. who grasped the hot frame
work as it reached the ground. were
also badly burned.
There was a large tank of gasolene
in the ship. and for fear that the fail
buildings would be endangered, the
fire department was called and engine
No l and the apparatus on the ground
were brought into action and the fire
eXtinguished.
The airship was valued at over $4,000
and it took over eight weeks to build
it, 1t contained 1000 yards Of silk
made in 5000 squares. to prevent rip
ping. d. T. Felsenthal is the owner
and Jack Curley, the pubilistic pro-
moter. has offered to arrange a benefit
| for him.
! The managers of the airship have
another bag to replace the one which
was destroyed, but it will take severa
| h. he r
ed.
! som" time ago Ny. Wild challenged
!.rachry. the a"r"n;,ut now in Jack
suuyiI'c. To- a. series IF races. on" t"
which ,a- Q, be, h..lI i'm TAMPA. "n" il
Jacks .rr'II. rls| m" rh.rI "n n'u'r1
ground.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-02-08
TWISTED THE LIONS TAIL
RaiseheIIi Made Great Britain Cough
Up 100000 for kaid Mclean

Tangier, Feb. S.-Caid Sir Harry Nc
Lean, commander of the Sultan's body
guard and next to the sultan the most
influential man in Morocco, has arrived
here under an escort from the bandit
Raisuli, who has held him under bond
age for the past seven months. He was
brought here in accordance with the
agreement which the British govern
nent finally succeeded in making with
Raisuli for his release. in return for
which Great Britain is to pay 100000
to Raisuli and give him protection and
immunity from arrest.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-02-08
NEGLECTED COLDS
! THREATEN LIFE
F'rom the chicago Tribune)
ground

(F'rom the Chicago TribuneO
Don't trif1e with a colo is good
advice for prudent men and women.
1t may be vital :. the case of a child
Proper food, good ventilation. and dry.
warm clothing are the proper safe
guards against colds. If they are
maintained through the changeable
weather Of autumn, winter and
spring the chances of a surprise from
ordinary colds will be slight. But the
ordinary light cold will become severe
if neglected. and a we'll established
ripe cold is to the germs OF diphtheria
what honey is to the bee. The great
est menace to child life at this season
of the year is the neglected cold
Whether it is q child or adult, the cold
slight or severe the very best treat
ment that can be adopted Is to give
Chamberain'S Cough Remedy. 1t is
safe and sure. The great popularity
and immense sale of this preparation
has been attained by its remarkable
cures Of this ailment. cold never
results in pneumonia when il is given
For sale by all druggiTts.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-02-08
WINGED SHIPS
FOR William
The Kaiser Has Ordered Two Aeria
Fighters Added to the Oefenses
of the Fatherland

Berlin, Feb. 8.-Determined to pos
sess the worlds most powerful aerial
fleet, the kaiser has ordered two new
airships, Of 10000 cubic meters capacity
each. German military experts are
also expressing the highest opinion OF
the special type Of cannon in process
Of manufacture at the 'Krupp works,
to fire vertically upwards and thus dis
able hostile aerial vessels.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-02-08
FLORIDA STATE FAIR
Special Rates Via the Atlantic Coast
Line n

The Atlantic Coast Line will sell
tickets to Tampa on account of the
state fair at rate of one fare plus rs
cents for the round trip, including ad-
mission ticket to the fair grounds
Tickets will be on sale Feb. 3. 4. 6. 4.
10, II, 13, IA, II. 18. 20, IL for all trains
schedules to arrive in Tampa before
noon Of Feb. 2 d. All tickets are limit
ed to return Feb. Gath. For further
information. call on ticket agent, OF
write ]. G. Kirkland, Division Passen-
ger Agent, Tampa