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New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

ganiZeS game of cards and invited Duke 10 SIT IN
As near as | could tell, it variety OF poker,
l makes quick forecast Of what the program IS
Better cut it out. Duke says l, whisperin'
over his shoulder They'll skin YOU sure
oh, | guess not, says he Besides, TINS IS a
new game that | want to learn.
Well how was | to stop him: Jacques and L
stood around for awhile. watChIn' EN-. And 1t
was an odd lOokin sight to Duke. big and hand
some and wearin his Fith-ave clothes, sttin there
on a bucket among that bunch of greasy loOkln
villains with belts and flannel shirts, and most Of
EN- with rings in their ears.
| fingered long enough to see Duke Dig down
after a third ten-dOllar bill and then | remarks,
When YOU get through takn Your course IN this
new game, you'll find me slowed away IN the car
IN going in.
An right III be over after awhile, says Duke.
and blows himself TO another stack of blues
Jacques he thinks he'll go with me, and between
us We manages to dig out the blankets and make up
the berths. He Curls up on the front seat and we
has everything sung and comfortable. l could have
gone to Sleep right off the reel if it hadn't been for
wonderin if that bunch of tourists would try any
knife business on Duke, whether he d le- them
separate him from his roll without any fuss But |
waits and waits and nothing happens and along
about eleven O'Clock Duke comes wh1st1n over
turns on the light. and hauls out his paJamas.
Did they trim YOU good and plenty: says l.
Not quite saws he Il lost some at first, be
fore | got the hang OF the game After that 1t was
easy. I've always been lucky at cards, You know
Then YOU won a few dollars did you:' says l.
Did | winr saws he Why. Shorty, | won the
whole outfit, even to the dogs. It's all mine m
a Gypsy kingI
He's so excited over it too, that it's nearly
hour before we can settle down and go to saw1n
wood; but when did get at 1t L guess We both
pounded the pillows good and hard.
XIHAT happened between then and mornin'
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01
GIANT OYSTERS

EVERYONEhaS laughed
- At the story OF the
Young wife who ordered
half a dozen halibut
for dinner. Had she lived
IN the South Pacific Is
lands, she might have
been equally laughed at
for ordering half a dozen
oysters, 70 say nothing Of
a pint. which Is not - al
uncommon among Amer
can gOrmandS
Plrv mentions that. &c
COTdIng 70 the historians
of Alexander : expedition.
oysters a foot IN diameter
We're found II the Indian
seas And SIR James Ten
nant was Unexpectedly
enabled tC COrrObOrats the
correctness of this state
nCut. for near TrluCOuali
enormous specimens OF ed
ibie oysters were brought
before hIm One Of these
was found to measure
more than eleven inches
IN length by hall as many
II width
But this eNtraordinarv
measurement Is beaten bv
the oysters of Port LIN
coin. South Australia.
which are the largest ,di-
bic ones IN the world
They are as large as a din
uCr plate. and Of much the
same shape. They are
sometimes more than a
foot across the shell. and
the OYSTER ltS its habi-a-
tion 81 well that it does
not leave much If any MAY
gjn
IL = no uncommon CN-
perienCc IN that quarter
tor a person who Is hun
CIV 70 have one OYSTER.
fried IN butter or In eggs
and bread crumbs. set
before HIM. The delicacv
Of flavor of the Port Lin
coin mammoth Is famous.
even N that land Of luN-
urieS. and one Is ample
even for a hearty appetite.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

chief over her shiny
black hair, TO the
yellow dog that comes
snifin' up, As for me
and Jacques, they
looks on us kind of
suspicious.
Duke tells 'em he's
decided to be a Gipsy
too. He says he S al
ways thought he'd
like the life; but this
IS his first chance of
tryin' ii. Would they
mind lettin' him Join
the procession in the
morning: He was
wlllln' to pay his share
of the expenses, and he
could carry five OF SIX
in the limousine when
they were on the road
/ didn't hear any
formal vote on the
question: but they all
seem TO take it for
granted that Duke
was welcome 10 Join
the band, especially
after he'd passed
around his gold tipped
cigarettes.
THEN, while the
l. women folks was
clearin' up after the
meal. the men or
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

terest in. | have a kind of
hazy recollection of half rot.s-
in up once and thinkin' | was
in a sleepin' car, and then
concludin' that Jacques must
be up tryin' his engine Any
way, | lets it go at that, and
I'm dead to the world until
| feels some one shakin' me-
| turns over. blinks a few
times, and finds it's Duke
The silk window shades are all
down; but the bright sunlight
was filterin' through EN-. and
by the little silver clock | could
see that it's nearly half-past
nine.
Why. we're moving, aren't
we?" says Duke
Feels that way" says |, as
the car gives a lurch.
But | didn't tell Jacques
New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

she ends by LftIn of the
ban Tomorrow mCrnln'
I'm invited IN 70 see the
kids star performance
He's gOin' TO lie on his
back and Try to put his big
toe IN his mouth
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
LAND GRABBER CONVICTED.

FRESNO, Calif., November 2l.-C. s. Lillis, wealthy stoekman, was this morning found guilty by jury in the federal court of maintaining fence in which were enclosed ll2,000 acres of government land in this county, of which 25,000 acres were vacant.
 The case lasted week and was hotly contested, the defendant being repre- septed by Attorneys Welsh, Miller, and Sutherland, and the government by United States District Attorney Law Tor. The trial was especially interest. ing because of the fact that Attorney Lawlor sprang sensation when he in- trodueed evidence to prove that Lillis had perpetrated wholesale frauds five years ago by employing fifty men to make bogus land entries so that Lillis could acquire control over vast acre sse.
 It was proven that Lillis sought to keep persons from entering upon the government lands enclosed by his fence.
 The punishment is year in jail or a fine of sl,0O0. Lillis' attorneys an nounced that they would ask for new trial.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
END WAS BRUTAL EXHIBITION OF INHUMAN PORTABILITY AND
 ETIQUETTE
Emperor and Dowager Empress, Dressed in Ceremonial Robes, Forced to Await Dissolution Amidst Senseless Cere- monies, Viewed by Hundreds.

PEKIN, Nov. 2l.--Another ediet, or dering posthumous honors for the late dowager empress, was issued today. It enumerates for the fourth time since the death of the emperor, the program of reforms to which the new regime is committed.
 Accurate information concerning the last days of the emperor and .dowager empress was obtained today from office ials of the palace, and the various for eign legations have abandoned the poi son theory.
 The emperor made a speech less than an hour before his death. He passed away during period of greatest con fusion and excitement. A native phy- sician gave orders that the emperor be dressed for death. and that imperial yellow clay be spread over the road leading from the palace to the Forbid den City. At the same time, the imper ial conveyance was made ready to con- vey the dowager empress to the death chamber. Both their majesties awaited the coming of the grim reaper clad in their full official robes and surrounded by hundreds of court officials and fol- lowers. IL was a barbarous exhibition of soulless formaIty and court eli. duette.
 On the night of November Is, the tine dowager empress called the mem bers of the grand council together and talked with them for some time She was lying prone, but fully dressed. Al. ter one hour's consultation. the coun- eillors were dismissed, but were told to return at two O clock in the morning with odiets prepared to announce the succession to the throne It is report. ed that her majesty was able to signify her assent to tfiese particular ediets, but that immediately after having done this she declared: ''I can bear no more," and relapsed into unconscious ness.
 The emperor and dowager empress were dead or moribund when the reg eIFy edicts were issued.
 As soon as it was actually known thIOusuOut the pdidCc tudt thelr HldJco- ties were dead, condition of panic en- sued. The widow of Tung Chi attempt ed to commit suicide because she saw that she was not to be made dowager empress. Many palace eunuehs fled, carrying with them such valuables as they could lay their hands on
 Dowager Empress Yehonala was one of the few who retained her pres ence of mind. She ordered that the gates be guarded and gave other in structions for the the restoration and maintenance of order
 Pu Ii, the baby emperor, has been taken from his family and is cared for within the palace precincts. He is popularly reported as crying day and night for his old nurse.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
DIVIDEND 0F [. & A. MINING COMPANY
 DECLARED
ACQUISITION or NEW PROPERTIES
 THAT WILL GREATLY SWELL ASSETS or CORPORATION PROB ABLE EXPLANATION OF $l RATE

The Calumet & Arizona anouneed a quarterly dividend yesterday of sl per share, says the Bisbee Review. Ac- cording to some people it was disap- pointing. It is stated that there should have ben g dividend instead of $l.
 The Review does not attempt to say that the dividends should be more or less than that amount, but understands that the C. & A. has during the past year secured some important options on several properties which, if taken up, will vastly increase the present holding of the c. & A., and quite nat urally increase the price of the c. & stock. And it is not improbable that the management of the company feels justified in keeping liberal surplus in the treasury for just that purpose.
 It is we'll known to all that the man. agement of this company has been sing ularly alert for many months past, and that many of the most promising properties throughout the southwest have ben secured by option, and if these properties, or reasonable portion of them, succeed, it will increase the holdings and the dividends of the com pany materially. This, it would seem. is reasonable explanation of the $l dividend.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
First Details of Death
 of China'S Old Rulers
ENORMOUS TOBACCO DEAL
American Tobacco Company Forced to Pay About $14,000 for Holdings
 of Burlery Tobacco Society

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 2l.--A big deal between the American Tobacco com pany and the Burley Tobacco society for the 1906 crop and part of the 1907 crop of tobacco which has been hang ing fire for several weeks was closed today The price agreed upon in the transaction is said to be the largest of the kind ever put through, giving an average of 20lae per pound for the 1906 crop and l7c for the 1907 crop. The deal involves nearly eighty mil lion pounds of tobacco which was held in pool by the Burley Tobacco com pany. Virtually all of the money will be placed in circulation at once in central Kentucky.
 The tobacco sold includes the larger part of the holdings of the Burley To- baceo Growers association formed sev- eral years ago which pooled their crops in 1906 and 1907.
 No crop was raised by the members of the association in 1908, although a number of independents raised large crops in central Kentucky under guard. According to many the sale of the pooled crop will mark the end of the might riders in central and eastern Kentucky, at least for the present, as it is thought with these crops out of the way virtually all the growers will raise tobacco next year.
 The sale has nothing to do with the crops in the dark district or in the western portion of Kentucky and north, ern Tennessee
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
WRIGHT SELLS TO RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, November 2l.- An effort is being made here to sell the Russian rights in the, Wright aerolpane, to the Russian government for military purposes. The proposed contract with the Russian government is similar to that under which the French rights were sold to Paris syndicate. Sever al Russian officers recently visited Will bur Wright at Lemans, France, and it is said that they have reported favor ably upon the machine.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
LAMpHERE TRIAL PROGRESSES.

LAPORTE, Ind, November 21.--Ex- cellent progress was made by the de- fense today in placing testimony before the jury in the trial of Ray Lamphere. It is expected that Dr. Walter Hains of Chicago, will be here tomorrow to testify that he found poison in the stomachs of Andrew Helgelein and in three of the four bodies taken from the ruins of the fire.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
A Hairs Breadth Escaps

Do you know that every time you have cough or cold and let it run on thinking it will just cure itself you are inviting pneumonia, consumption or some other pulmonary troubleS Don t risk 1t. Put your lungs back in per. feet health and stop that cough with Ballard's Horehound Syrup.
 Price 25c, soc and sl.00 per bottle. Sold by Palace Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
NEWS BUDGET
 FROM SAFFORD

SAFFORD, Nov. 2l.-It is reported that Miss Una Holderman of the Lone Star school has handed in her resigna. ton to take effect November 27.
 The remodelling of the Solomon Ho- tel, Solomonville, is nearly completed. Improvements to the extent of about sl 300 have been made.
 The home made automobile of Vim. Kirkland is now in perfect running or der. It keps pace with the other inn ported machine.
 The farmers of the valley have driv- en their horses out of the mountains for the winter. Every newly mown pasture from Ft. Thomas to San Jose is dotted with grazing horses and cat
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
TOXIC CONFIDENT

TOXIC, Nov. 2l.-Absolute conf dence was expressed in all government circles that quiet would be maintained in China and that normal conditions will soon be resumed.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
MARK WALKER, B. s. Chemist, Assayer & Metallurgist. Room 25, 2ll West First Street,

Los angeles, California.
 Analyses and assays of all kinds. Gold and Silver, sl.00; Lead, $i00; Copper, $l.00. Mailing sacks free op application.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22
Si and Sis

A funny comedy sketch by Dove and Lee at the Cameraphone Theater today. Matinee, 2:30; evening, 7:3O.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-22

A. A. Johnson has gone to Globe, in tending to stay about ten days.
 The concert dance given in Todd s Hall Thursday night was success. John F. Weber made a new member of the band. Pro. Harmon and Sidney Martin rendered some excellent music on the mandolin and cornet. Among those present were: MT. and Mrs. Charlie Solomon; Mir and Mrs. E. Clay ton; Mr. and Mrs. o. B. Lancaster; MT. and Mrs. Jack Todd; MT. and Mrs F. Wanslee; Mesdames Todd, Oliver, Beck and W. Johnson; Misses Colton, Smith, Angie Robinson, Margueret Rob. inson, Platt, Jacobson and MT. J. M. Foster, Berry Foster, Ben Smith, Latin am, C. Muse, Herbert Caveness, Arthur Wilbur, M. Gruder, Mccormick, Wm. Daniels, B. Estes and J. Blackmon.
 Frank Butler spent two or tHree days in the valley attending to business and hunting.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
Mistakes Are Easy

For the player. Errors are easy too In
purchasing II you depend on outward
appearance and what some dealers
tell YOU. Just think how easy the
people are that 90 TO one store and
buy without looking around.
We like to have our customers look
at all the pianos he or she can, and
then they can appreciate what we
have to offer to this class Of trade we
are willing to pay premium on all
we have sold to. Now get wise and
see where you can do the best, as 1t
will be . . 8 8 8 In your pocket.
We have lately sold very fine piano
to a travelling man that lives In Salt
Lake City, which has been the talk of
Salt Lake.
Our motto: The ones we don't sell,
are the ones that don't see us.
HOBBS MUSIC CO.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
County Commission

The board OF county commissioner
met in regular session Friday and
Commissioner J. G. Knowles reported
that IL would cost approximately 1000
to open the Benson. Logan "cut-off
road" The report was accepted, or
dered filed, and the matter was de.
ferred for the present.
The board took up the plans for the
construction OF an intirmsry, but after
going over the matter decided to sc.
cure other plans for building not to
exceed $4,000 In cost.
The board issued a statement ex.
planatory Of their vote taken In refer
ence TO the petitions to reconsider
the matter of consolidation OF county
schools.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
News From Newton.

NEWTON, May 1s.--A peace meet
ing was held May II, at which Mrs.
Bessie Ballard presided. Singing by
the choir, THE Time is Nigh, the
Happy Time" Prayer, Il. G. Schnied.
er. Singing, "Lo the Gentiles Chain
is Broken" Address by VIM. II. Crit.
fin Jr. Song, Peace Be STILL" by the
choir A poem was given by j. f.
Grit,in. Quartette, Hazel and Norma
Benson, G. l. Jones and Amos Clarke,
entitled, "Count Your Many Bless.
inss" Song by choir, Love at Home"
Last Wednesday night Miss Blair OF
Logan, who has been giving music
lessons In this town the past winter
gave musical recital In the meeting
house All her students, In company
with heI sister, sang and played some
beautiful pieces. 1t was we'll attended
and most OF 1t was we'll rendered.
Friday MendUn, Collinston and Pc
tersbOro played baseball with Newton
but on account of q rain storm the
game was called a tie. A dance was
given Friday night last with Mendon
music PLAYING.
Next Friday night a farewell dance
will be given to Mr.. Henry Barker Of
Cache Junction, who will leave for q
mission in a few days to Great Britain.
Friday morning baby girl was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hill, and a boy
to Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Jenkins. All
well.
jacobson and Hanson, contract Ors
and builders, are at Charleston making
some Improvements for Mr.. Charles
Anderson. They have prospects for a
busy summer
Mis-; Minnie Petersen, VITO recently
came from Denmark, Is visiting her
uncle, Anton Lourtzer.
Miss Nelson, OF Richmond, Is visit.
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson.
SIR. John Barkersen, who has been
visiting his relatives up north, is again
home after having a good time.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
Greenvi||e
Murnlurings

GREENVILLE, May l5.-The re.
cent storms will prove a great bles
,ng TO the farmers In this locality.
The ward has severa quarantine
flags up for whooping cough and scar
let fever
Since our last writing babies have
arrived at the homes Of Ernest Swartz
and Phylix Beutlers, all doing nicely.
Mr.. Bjarnson, our school principal,
has bought home in Logan Fifth
ward and moved his family. Such is
our loss and Logan's gain.
The. past week has been chapter OF
accidents Mr.. Settler and little boy
had a run away in which both were
hurt quite badly.
Mr. Richard Jones and his wife were
out driving Mrs. Jones was getting
out Of the buggy to get their mail
when the horse started to backing and
knocked her down, running over her
and cutting and bruising her leg quite
badly.
Mr.. Robert Smith was thrown from
colt aud hurt his shoulder
Mr.. Geo. Vaughan fell from the loft
OF their barn across the manger below
hurting his back. All are reported
doing nicely.
Mr.. Lofter Bjarnson and Miss Crook.
ston took their school for an outing up
Green canyon last Tuesday.
Mrs. Johanna Holiday of Salt Lake
city, is visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. Sadie Nyman.
Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer is enjoying
home life again after three months
visit at Salt Lake and Murray with
relatives.
Mrs. Verna Snyder, OF Arco, Icaho,
has been spending ten days with her
mother, Mrs. VIM. Davidson.
Mr.. Charley Jones aud two sisters OF
Ogden, are here on a visit with their
father, MIR. Richard Jones.
Miss Louie Bywater, OF Brigham
city, who has been spending a month
with her aunt, Mrs. G. M. Nelson, re-
! turned home Monday.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
Mrs. Williams at Rest.

The funeral of Mrs. Harriet
Busenbark Williams, who recent
ly died at Perry, Idaho was held
at that place last Saturday. The
speakers were President Louis
Pond, VIM. Mendenhall, and VIM.
McGregor. The building was
filed to its full capacity. The
deceased had lived there for
Years and was The wife of the
former bishop of that place. r..
III. Williams. The remarks of the
speakers were comforting in their
nature to the bereaved. The re-
mains were brought to Logan last
Monday for burial and placed be-
side her husband who preceded
her a few years ago. The deceas-
ed was born August 2nd 1894 at
Hartland. Niagara County, New
York. was baptized in 1912, emf
grated to Utah in 1913, was mar
ried to r. II Williams in Ogden
in 1854, and removed to Provi-
dence, Cache Valley in 1859
where her husband presided as
the first bishop of that ward until
1863 when the family removed to
Bear Lake and from there to
Perry Gentle Valley. where her
husband was again appointed
bishop. From there they removed
TO Logan in 1902. She with her
husband lived as pioneers most OF
their lives. therefore underwent
many trials and privations which
are incident to such lives. Ia their
young days they lived in Nauvoo
and suffered hardships there with
the resi- of the Saints in making
an exodus from that place. In and
through all she has been a true
constant Latter day Saint, always
ready and willing 10 help the I'M
fortunate. She leaves six sons
and five daughters who have
reached their majority, also 80
grand children and Z great grand
children.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
War Settlement Warrant.

A curiosity in the form of q "war
settlement warrant" was issued re-
Gently to John I. Curtain of Bellefont,
Pa. for the sum of 67 cents. It is
now about Al years since Gen. Curtin
was mustered out Of the service, and
in all these years he never dreamed
that he had any such claim against the
United States government. 1t appears
that In calculating the time of his en-.
listment an error was made. and this
was just recently discovered. The
number Of the order is 1921, which
indicates that there were few claims
paid before this one.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
Obscure Art.

I'm afraid that you don't appre-
ciate that composition" remarked the
musician.
No. answered Mr.. Cumrox; 'in
all frankness. must say | don't. 1t
keeps me guessing"
Keeps you guessing"
Eyes. always have three guesses
why anybody wrote it in the first
place, why anybody plays it in the
second place, and why anybody listens
to II in the third"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
Mendon WhiSperingS.

MENDON, May 1.-THE Wood Or
chestra went to Newton Friday even
ing and gave dance. The house was
crowded. The baseball and Social club
basketball teams also went and expect.
ed to come back with big honors, but,
owing to the rain, the basketball team
did not play and there were only seven
innings of baseball played, the Men.
don team winning the game.
Miss Annie Hughes has returned
home from Peva, Summit county,
where she has been teaching school
all winter.
The city council held meeting In
the city hall Monday evening.
Thomas Thorp, of Wellsville, has
been calcimining the meeting house
tniS week.
Miss Edna Baker has returned home
from Summit county where she has
been teaching school
Mrs. Agnes BUST and son William
have gone TO Garner to visit with
Flick BUST and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hartman Sr
and Mrs. Mary Ann Burnett have
been spending several days with rela.
tives and friends In Smithtied.
Mrs. Maria Richards has returned
home after spending month. in Salt
Lake city.
Mr.. VIM. Kidman has recently cir.
culated a petition against consolida
tion and obtained the signatures OF
l0S legal voters in Mendon precinct.