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when engrossed be signed by every member Oh con-
gress"
was sultry day in August the I'd, when the order
carried Jefferson, when in genial REMINISCENT
hastened by swarms of flies that came Into the hall
through the open windows of the State house from
livery nearby. The days business had been ardu
it and sticky and the flies assaulted the SILK
stocknged legs the honorable members with vigor and
real Tory vindctiveness With handkerchiefs and all
available papers, the fathers of liberty lashed the hes
but with no avail The onslaught became unendurable,
the members, capituating made haste to sign and
bring the momentous business to close.
Of the signatures not all were attached even at
this date Richard Henry Lee after proposing his reso1
on had called home by the illness of his wife, and
it that circumstance which Jefferson the chance
to frame the Declaration Lee still absent when the
signing occurred and he had opportunity to ax his
until the following September. Elbrdge Gerry of
Massachusetts and Oliver Wocot of Connecticut also
signed in September.
Samuel Chase of Maryland home on important bus-
ness wrote to John Adams under date of July nquir
ng "How shall transmit to poserity that have given
my assent?"
Adams replied on the 9th, explaining that:
Gas soon as an American seal is prepared, conjec
the Declaration will be subscribed by all the mem
bers which will give the opportunity you wish for
Chase was one of the so who signed on the I'd Of
August amid the flies.
Elbridge Gerry also very anxious about his sig
nature and wrote both John and Samuel Adams from
Kingsbridge n Y. under date of July 21, desiring to
they could sign his his proxy but he
did so himself later -
George Wythe of Virginia signed August e. Mat
thew Thornton of New Hampshire appointed dele
gate congress September 15 176 and took his seat in
November four months after the adoption of the Decara
ticn Immediately declared himself in favor of and
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the cowpuncher, and as test of his
strength choked young bull calf al.
most to death with pinch. 49,:
Il guess you'll do," said the promi.
nent citizen.
Word was passed around to be at
the depot and see a genuine hand.
shaking match, and the cowpuncher
was instructed to be at the depot and
keep in sight of Andy, 49,.
who is that slab.sided fellow o.
growled Andy, for the cowpuncher was
always in the way. ..:: az
"Ah," cried the prominent citizen
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to the cowboy, so glad to see you!
When did you arrive? All, by the
way, }let me introduce you to- Andy
Mcdonald. He knows everybody and
you should meet him.: :. ~
Andy reached for the strangers
hand an6 they gripped. -Andy's. eyes
began to bulge. He gripped harder.
The veins stood out on his face like
whipcords. =. =
"Say," said Andy at last, "ain't: you
shaken long enough?" j.. ''~ : Il
'f"Guess' not. There is $50 for me II
I put you on your knees"
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Il <ANDY;S- DOWNFALL

Andy Mcdonald, Sacramento's prize
hand squeezer, met his fate recently
and no longer boasts of grip which
will put men on their knees begging
to be spared their right hand. When
ever Andy met a stranger he gave the
unfortunate fellow a, grasp which
made the tears spring from his eyes.
Many we're the blessings heaped on
the head of Andy for his handshake.
I'll get even with that fellow yet"
said q well known citizen of Sacra-
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>WaS allowed to sign, :despite,the late date.
Four other signers who had not even
been chosen delegates at the time OF
the ratification of July 4 were Ben1a-
min Rush, James Wilson, George Ross:
George Clymer and George Taylor.
Five of the Pennsylvania delegates had
refused to vote for the resolution favor
ing independence. The provincial as
sembly Of the state revoked the in
structions of June and elected new
delegates favorable to independence,
and these were among the signers Of
August 2.
There was much facetiousness among
the members that August day while
the flies bit Charles Carroll of Mary
land was warned that he was jeop-
ardizing his immense property. and
some one else said:
"Oh, King George will never hang
Carroll; there are too many of them.
His majesty won't be able to identify
him."
'True," said Carroll, and promptly
wrote after his name "of Carrollton."
And it might easily have occurred
that Carroll and all the others should
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Eighth St., Canon City, Colo, says:
three years suffered with rheuma-
tism, dropsy and kidney complaint,
and became utterly helpless. found re-
lief after using two or three boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills and kept on until
cured. Doan's Kidney Pills have
been a blessing to me-"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
F'oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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mento, wrathfully, "even It the South
ern Pacific has to lose his valuable
services::''
He heard of a cowboy in southern
Oregon with grip which swould
strangle a horse, hunted him up and
brought him down to Sacramento. .>
There's. $50 in it for you If you
make him go down on his knees and
plead ,for. mercy, and all the whisky
you can drink. " ~s
"Give me a quart az q starter" said
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have met that ignomnious death. In the assembly was
Doctor Zubly a delegate from Georgia. He the
Benedict Arnold of the congress- 1t began to be whis-
pered that Zubly giving the secrets of execu-
tive sessions. Chase of Maryland accused him of his
perfdy on the floor. Zuby made impassioned denial
and demanded proof It forthcoming and the guilty
delegate fled to Georgia with the intention of apprsng
the governor of his state with what going
behind the closed doors of Directed to follow
the traitor by congress- Mr. Houston patriot delegate
from the state set out to circumvent him. BY the
time they reached Georgia the crown governor had
already been deposed and had taken refuge in armed
British vessel lying in Savannah harbor Zublys treach
to nothing but deprived Houston of chance
to immortaze himself by signing and Georgia cut
down to three signers, Gevinnett, Walton and Hall.
They sturdy and interesting group of men
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NERVE.
A Rich Error.

A Rich Error.
printers errors are always funny"
said Gen. P. p. Parker of the Arizona
G. A. r., "and I'll never forget one
that was made over a Memorial day
sermon some years ago in Phoenix.
"The Monday morning report of this
sermon began:
"'The Rev. DR.. John Blank creased
the pulpit on the occasion'-and so on.
"'Graced,' of course, is what was
meant"
Many an anticipated trouble looks
like mountain in size, but after it
has passed it looks more like q pin
head.
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who had the temerity to throw of
King George, and representative of all
kinds of vocations. One was minis
ter of the Gospel, "a were lawyers-it
was Burke who had said, "You can't
subdue a nation of lawyers"-14 were
farmers, physicians, manufacturer,
9 merchants, and three others, who
prepared to preach, chose other avoca-
tions. Their hardihood is shown not
less in their longevity. Poor Thomas
Lynch of South. Carolina was drowned
at 80. His health failed after the try
ing congressional work, and, sailing in
1779 for St. Eustatius, West Indies,
hoping there to find neutral vessel to
carry him to France, he was never
again heard from. But three of the
signers lived to be over 80 years of
age, ten over 80, eleven over 70, four
teen over 60, eleven over so and six
over A. 1t was Charles Carroll of
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~ JZGNHVG 91zE 2EcZAe9ne&W ue IWneaeN1xNc1

colonies had voted
unanimously July
2. Twelve voted
for it on the 4th.
On the 9th the
New York men,
bers, having been
instructed by their
state to, vote in
favor of the reso-
luton, did so, thus
making the vote
unanimous so far
as the states were
concerned.
Congress, on the
10Th of July, or
dered the Declara-
tion passed on the
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Andy gripped on. The crowd began
to laugh. Slowly Andy went down.
Guess I know enough when to
quit. he sullenly remarked, but the
look he gave the prominent citizen
was the reverse of pleasant: ..:a ):
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bloating, etc.. are
troubles that COM
monty come from
sick kidneys. Don't
mistake the cause
Doan's Kidney Pills
have cured thou
sands of women af-
ficted in this way
by curing the kid
neys. Mrs. G. r.
Foresman, lib S.
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An Awkward Compliment.

An Awkward Compliment.
Inspectors General IHornaday of the
Grand Army: Of the Republic was re-:
lating incidents of famous national
encampments. s'.1 80 ':.s5s:::.s - =
# remember a. little: Jap who at.
tended one of our banquets," he said.
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lIs VI tne iast Closed The Declaration was renorted
Wy sne cotee, agreed to by the house. and signed by
every MEMBER present, except Mr. Dickinson
The journal. however, shows that onI. 1ah 11,oo,,
the president of the congress- signed o++o.+d ~ Ch
Thompson secretary ~ ~ o'eS
But beyond the fact that the Declaration was mt
signed on the Fourth it also true that after tho ona
month OF acrimonious discussion BEGINNING earlv in
the resolution for itself was adopted
July 2. was ~0p>
me virginia delegates, led by Richard Henry Lee
VINO Tor more than year had openly advocated inde
pendence Instructed by the Virginia convention of Nav
H. 1776 to vote for absolute freedom brought
the resolution June T.
Mr. Lees resolution read THAT these united colonies
are and OF right ought to be- free independent states
and that all political connection between them and the
state of Great Britain is and ought to be- totally dis
solved"
John Adams seconded the resolution. It was the
north and the south joining hands Puritan cavalier
shoulder to shoulder for liberty debate was on and
Adams became the colossus in its Defense
Direct consideration of the question of independence
entered according to the record morn
ing of the LIST of July by the congress voting to
itself into committee of the whole into consd-
eraon the resolution introduced Richard Henry Lee
refer the draft of the declaration to this COM
mittee.
BENJAMIN Harrison of Virginia was called to the
chair and the whole day the prolonged discussion
the question: but at the end the resolution was
adopted The committee of the whole then rose
resumed the chair and Harrison reported that the
tired and anxious and the house post
pone action the resolution until the day. July
Then, after nights rest the resolution adopted.
Real Independence day is therefore Juy2
But there the matter Of the draft 6f Declara
ton quite a different matter from the resolution,
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which was done without disguise in broad daylight and
ne lived to see his country victorious in the second
with Great Britain dying in 1882
The present socitude for the preservation of the
Declaration OF Independence with all possible dates
from period somewhat prior to the Worlds Columbian
exposition in Chicago in 1893. 1t proposed
safe, or packing case," it then termed,
specially constructed to repository for the
document en- route and during the period of the fair
While these preparations in the officials
of the state department turned the matter in their
minds and eventually to the conclusion that
risky business to have the nations most honored relic
carted about the country if the moving done
the matter also and it decided not to allow the
Declaration to be transferred to Chicago.
About the opening of the year 1902 John Hay who
was then acting as secretary of state asked the National
Academy of Sciences to carefully investigate the cond
on of the document and to make suggestions ways
and means for it's preservation Accordingly, President
Agassiz of the National Academy appointed special
committee, consisting of John s. Billings Remsen
and Charles F. Chandler with Secretary Hay
on the subject Eventually this special committee was
given an opportunity to make careful examination
the precious instrument with the assistance of Mr. H
Aen then serving the chief of the bureau rolls
and library of the state department. and also with the
aid of DR.. Wilbur NJ Gray of the Army Medical Museum
1t found that the document had suffered verv
seriously from the very harsh treatment to which wss
exposed during the earlier of the republic fielding
wet presscopying operation which it subjected
about 1920 for the purpose of producing facsimile
removed large portion of the ink. Subsequent
exposure to the action of light for than 30
while the instrument placed exhibition has re.
suited in the fading of the ink particularly in sigatures
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WOMEN SUFFER NEEDLEssLY
Many Mysterious Aches and Pains Are
Easily Cured.

Backache, pain through the hips,
dizzy spells. headaches. nervousness,
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4th, fairly-e n
crossed on parch-
ment with the title
and style of "The
unanimous Dec
laratiOn of the
Thirteen u nit e d
States of America,
ond that tho Same
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~IyH SuASy 0AA NAIy 6OV>
~s: ;; age that the curr,
~ 80 booked as sane" 1
sorts of dangerous n
affixed their iagn@tureg to the sheepsl
In many parts of these United 81
decade, and has always returned
attempt to accomplished sane Fourtl
is born with noise as his second mai
Fourth of July and Christmas mornin
year to him.
Each year officials in the big cit
works dealers lists certain dangerou
is being cut down from year to year,
in cannon crackers and what are knt
Many communities have SHOWN
July occasion for public fete at
the. :parks and gathering places,
where, as result of public contrf-
buttons, fireworks exhibitions. are
given, much to the enjoyment Of the
adult members of the place, but less
to their offspring, which see fun
only In: skyFockets, Roman candles,
dowerpots. and the like, which are
sent heavenward by the touch of a
match in their own hands.
But for the, small boy, the bore Of
a Sane celebration is the morning
and afternoon, when only the small
'est f1recrackers are permitted. The
noiseless variety of tribute to the
:s1gners' of 80 Americas magma
Charta.. consists Of oratorical pyro-
technics In the parks, public halls
and town meeting places: In these
celebrations the men who have
made their marks in the world by
word of mouth are the chief partici.
pants.
From the day the DECLARATION of
independence was signed, July 4.
IT'S, until July 4, 1909, not a year
has passed without some one con-
tributing life to the business of cele-
brating freedom. On July 4, Its,
the first casualty was recorded.
when the old bell-ringer of 1nde-
pendence hall, Philadelphia, fell
dead from heart disease while ring
Ing out the joyous news to willing
ears of the colonial patriots.
independence day! When Is It?
The question might very properly
be asked of the millions of fire.
'cracker-exploding boys and girls
VINO have grown to manhood and
womanhood in the past and are
now developing into American citi-
zenshlp, whose faith is comn1ete
that independence was first thought
OF, discussed, declared and won IN
the Fourth of July.
But it would be more correct to
speak of independence week or
month, or even year, than to settle
the whole of the glory upon the
Fourth itself.
The surrender of CORVALLIS at
yorktown was October 19, 1881. At
least one OF the signers of the Dec.
aaration, with no thought, however
to be on the safe side, signed tho
document late in the same wear
Col. Mexican of Delaware is himself
the authority for the statement that
he did not sign till 1881. His namo
does not appear in the first broad.
side OF the Declaration along with
SIS other signers.
JEFFERSON himself, the author Of
the immortal document, in paner
on the manner of proceeding Of tho
continental congress, with resnect
to independence, writes:
'The debates HAVING +obo .
greater part of the second, third and
fourth days of July, were in tho
evening of the last closed. The ~.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-28
REAL ESTATE REVIEW

The general feeling in the realty field
during the past week has been of an op-
timistic character, and while few large
transactions have been recorded, each of
the local dealers reports brisk trade ia
homes and building lots
The local market has been in a state Of
practical Generalization since the OPEN
ing of the legislature until the present
time. Prospective purchasers were afraid
to invest their money in property until
it was positively settled that no laws
would be passed which would initiate
against the welfare of the city's business
life, or in any way depreciate values.
Now that these matters have been set
tied satisfactorily to the business inter-
ests, a firmer tone is apparent in the
realty market, the number Of inquiries
for business and home properties has
nearly doubled and the real estate men
are once more up to their eyes in work.
Several large deals are now hanging in
the balance, and it is believed that the
coming week will show reaction toward
the greatest prosperity year in the his
tory of Salt Lake.
The larger deals of the week were S64.-
800 paid by the Clayton Investment COM
pany for property at the corner of Rich
paid by Joseph A. West for the Park ter
race at Third East and Fifth South
streets; $4,000 paid by W. s. Mccormick
for 160x320 feet of land on Fifth West
street in the lumber and manufacturing
district. and $4,000 paid by the George
NJ Cannon company for plot of ground
on Eleventh South from Joseph Nelson.
This property adjoins their other hold
ngs and the entire subdivision is to be
platated and sold for select building lots.
A y. Humphreys IdlewilG addition is
another of the new building lot subdi-
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visions recently placed on the market
1t is located at Twelfth South and Sew
entesnth East streets, but little more
than block from Westminster college.
A large number of lots have already been
sold and at the present time twenty resi-
dences, costing from 5000 TO 5000 each.
are under construction. The addition Is
bisected by the Parley's canyon Doule-
ward and is but a short distance from ~
acros of ground which the city Is now
arranging to convert into park. All
contracts contain a building restriction IN
the amount Of $3.50 as protecuon
against the erection of undesirable build
ings.
Edward E Jenkins of the firm of Ash
ton & Jenkins commenced work on the
construction OF his new stone residence
on the north side of Seventh South street
near Seventh East street Ground was
broken yesterday for the foundations ana
cellars, and Mr. Ashton expects to be able
to occupy the house early in the sum-
mer-
Plans for the new Tenth ward chapel
are now in the course of preparation I'M
der the supervision of Ashton & Jenkins,
the basis on which they are being estl-
mated being in the neighDorhood or ~
600. The building is to be sufficient IN
is to be an unusually beautiful structure,
the interior especially being planned WITH
view toward excellence.
Yesterdays realty deals: William Nc
Dermott sold to w. C Curl lot at 654
East First South street for 5000.
J.-E- Berg sold to w Williams Laird
avenue house and lot for $1,000
]. B. Quinn to l.. f. Frederockson, a
lot at 464 Douglas avenue, si,5Oc.
J. NJ Cummings to J. H. Plumhof, lot
at the corner of Seventeenth East and
Third South streets, for $3.50.
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ahead with. the plans they nave held in
abeyance for months past. However,
there has been no marked increase in the
liquor business, il seeming to be taken
for granted that considerable restrictions
will be either imposed upon the traffic by
local authorities OF adopted by the trade
itself, the result being that dealers are
buying only for their immediate needs.
Cessation of legislative activity and
agitation has also favorably affected
building operations, which aided by the
favorable weather. are now being carried
en- extensively, This has resulted in a
large distribution OF wages, which in turn
has eaSed collections to an appreCiable
extent It occasions moderate surprise
that collections are thus early beginning
to Improve, though it is not expected they
VIII be entirely satisfactory for thirty
TO sixty days.
FAN orders in the hardware and i'm
PIGMENT line for spring delivery are now
being filled and cancellations are very
infreQuent. The volume of trade is quite
satisfactory and bank ciearings. while
crease of a few months past are ccnsis-
tently larger than last year. indicating a
normal and healthy growth of business
The retail trade is excellent and one
of the best features is the large amount
of cash transactions, the tendency being
apparent to curtail the heavy lines OF
credit which have customarily been ex-
tended at this season.
"One or two small failures of no real
significance are noted the past week.
These seem to have been due rather to
lack of sufficient capital than to any
adverse trade conditions"
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The industrial fair committee an
nounced yesterday that large number of
prizes have been arranged for, that Wis
itors at the fair may each have chance
to take away with them some souvenir of
the occasion. The various articles are to
be displayed in the show windows of the
Keith-O' Brien company, z. G. NJ. I. and
Auerbach's and Walker Brothers.
The following is a list of the prizes:
Hewlett BrOthers-Three 3-pound cans
of coffee the first three nights. three p
pound cans of tea the next three nights.
and two 21a-pbund cans of baking powder
the remaining two nights.
Elgin Dairy Co.-F1ve pounds special
butter each night.
Jensen Creamery Co.-Five pounds
Blanchard butter each night.
Crescent Cream Co.-One-half gallon Ice
cream each night.
Cache Valley Con Milk Co.-Twelve g.
cent cans of cream each night.
Utah Con- Milk Co.-Twelve scent cans
of cream each night.
Nelson Glove Co.-ODe pair of gloves
each night
Hancock Bros. Commission Co.-0ne
case of oranges
venirs.
Held Pen Co.-One fountain pen each
night
Whitaker Cigar Co.-one box of cigars
each night. :,
T.. c. NJ Lone pair of shoes each
night
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VARIED LIST OF PRIZES TO BE
DISTRIBUTED AT INDUSTRIAL FAIR

s, L Stamp Co. will give a stamp each
night.
fntermountain Packing co.-Fhree /
pound buckets of lard each night.
Mcdonald Candy Co.-Four 3-pound
boxes best chocolates. four combination
boxes of breakfast cocoa. mild chocolated
and High school chocolates.
Sweet Candy Co.-Eight 3-pound boxes
of chocolates.
Sparks Candy Co.-Eight 2-pound boxes
of chocolates
Murphy Candy Co.-Eight 1-pound Bus
ter Brown chocolates, eight 1-pound Ro-
bina chocolates, eight 1-pouDd Sego Lily
stick.
Start-up Candy Co.-Eight boxes Of
chocolates.
Kelley Ice Cream Co.-Eight boxes of
chocolates.
Superior Baking -Co.-Eight cakes.
Royal Baking Co.-Eight cakes.
Vienna Baking Co.-Eight cakes.
Inter- Mountain Milling Co.-Three dozen
packages Of pancake flour.
Salt Lake & Jordan Milling Co.-Elght
packages of germade.
Utah Sugar Co.-100 pounds of sugar, di-
vided in ten packages
Inland Crystal Salt Co.-Eight cases OF
two dozen, 2-pound packages to case, OF
Royal Crystal shaker salt, put up in 2
pound cans.
Maxfield Vinegar Co.-Two cases of vim
egar three bottles to a prize.
Salt Lake Ice Co.-Eight @-pouno
blocks of ice. to be delivered.
National Biscuit Co.-Five dollars worth
of package goods
queen of the Valley Milling Co.-Eight
1e-pound sacks of grain flour.
Franklin Candy CO.-Eight 2-pound
boxes Of chocolates
williams Candy Co. Ogden-Eight
boxes of candy
z. c. NJ Lone pair Of shoes each
night.