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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-03

girl captives anu nie
desire to rescue them
reinforced his desire
for a fight on general
principles.
The lieut. 9 n . n I
looked his men over
and saw that they had
q stomach for the COM
ing scrimmage. With
the command OF four
six-mule teams. Bald
win feared that a de-
tachment of the reds
might flank him when
he was making his
charge and kill his
mules and destroy his
field necessities. He
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-03
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ted States army (retired) the rank OF major
general Some day perhaps the bill will be-
come . law. for it is worthy Of passage. as
Baldwin IL worthy of honor The home OF this
retired ofiicer as present Is in Colorado, though
he comes to Washington occasionally to I'VE
over old days with comrade veterans, many
OF whom have chosen the nations capital for
their homes.
1t is rarely that one can get. Gen. Baldwin TO
speak of his services in the army, but his
friends are not slow in speaking for him and
every word that they say in praise is borne
OF, by the records which are hidden away In
tie. war department.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-03

IT. AN Babcock, q close
~ friend Of the man
4 who led the mule team
IN charge and frequent visi-
" tor to Washington. 1t Is
doubtful II Gen. Babcock's
nearest neighbors In his lit
tie country home in Sarato-
ga county, N, Y, suspect
anything of the fire eating posi-
bilities that lie hidden in the per-
son of this gray-haired peaceful
looking and reticent man.
Gen. Babcock left the service not
long ago and at once departed for
the little place in the foothills OF
the Adirondack mountains where
he might crafty his love Of coun-
try life. II the general refuses to
talk of his army achievements 70
his neixhbors and II they are curl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
Temperatures Elsewhere
One Touch of Nature Makes the
Whole World Kin

When a rooster finds a big fat worm
he calls all the hens in the farm yard
ITO come and share 1t. A similar trait
of human nature is to be observed
4 when a man discovers something excep-
tionnlly good-he wants all his friends
lzand neighbors to share the benefits of
his discovery. This is the touch OF ma
:5fure that makes the whole world kin.
This explains why people who have
0Ibeen cured by Chamberlain IS Cough
write letters 20 the manufac-
SSfurers for publication, that other SINH
a,lsrIy ailing may also use it and obtain
srelief Behind every one of these let
alters is q warm hearted wish Of the
writer to be of use to some one else.
- This remedy is for sale by all drug
cfz
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29


With a storm center over the entire
Rocky mountain TceIon. Section Director
E. j. Hyatt OF the United States weather
bureau predicts fair weather for today
on the supposition that sn area OF high
tarometric pressure will move westward
Dyer this territory and displacc the large
area or low pressure which brought With
~ rain and cooler weather yesterday.
An extensive low pressure area covered
the entire western half of the country
"Wednesday. except the north Pacific
coast district. while high pressure pre-
nominated over tho eastern portion of the
country Cloudy weather. with rain or
snow. was general over nearly all sec
Temperatures have risen since last re-
port over the eastern slope and south
plateau. and have fallen elsewhere. the
TALL being 20 degrees over the lower lake
region,
The increasing pressure over this sec
ton viii be followed by fair weather to-
day.
Wednesdays meteorological record at
weather bureau for tho twentyfour
hours ending at p. IN. was as fol
lows:
Temperature at s p. M. 80 degrees
Maximum temperature. - degrees.
Minimum temperature. ~ degrees.
Mean temperature II degrees. which is
6 degrees below normal.
Total deficiency of temperature since
Accumulated excess oi temperature
since January /. 2SS degrees.
Total precipitation, 30 inch.
Total precipitation since the first OF
the month. 10 inches, which is ri inch
below normal.
Accumulated exccss of precipitation
since January !. l.52 inches.
Relative humidity at p m, As per
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
Marriage Licenses.

Hcbcr e Kin,ball and Pearl f. Smith
OF Salt Lake City.
Sven Swcuson and Elircda 81, Johnson
OF Salt Lake City.
4. II. Fletcher and Blanche l.. West Of
Park City.
Lawrence II. Worthington and Pearl!
McMurray of oakley. Ida
Arthur NJ. Sanford OF Basin. Ida, and
Marie Mcbride of Oakley. Ida:
IIlmar Rasmussen and Elisa Nielsen
OF Salt Lake City.
George Cook Of Milo, Ida, and Elva T..
earn OF Centervlllc. Utah.
Mike NovkoviCh and Ana BadaNinac of
Bingham Junction.
Fred X Bennett OF Owcnsvillc. Ind. and
Luvlnnc NJ. Angel oi Ovcrton, Neb.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
DAMAGE SUIT SETTLED
IN THE DISTRICT COURT

f In Judge Ritchic s division of the
third district court Wednesday, by
consent, Judgment for $50 was entered
in favor Of the plaintiffs in thc suit
of Augusta Gibson. tbe widow, and
Morgan. Clarence, Pearl. Anna Flor
cnce and Clifford Gibson and Matte
Nav Burton, the children. against the
limited States Lime company. 10 re"
Cover $4,000 damages for thc death
Pof William Gibson. the husband and
father in the company's niue at Top"
lift. Tooele county. December 81. 1907.
Gibson. who was foreman for the
company, was struck by Il car drawn
.by. mules and crushed 10 death, The
accidcnt occurred at night. and the
company was charged with negligence
in not providing lights that workmen
might sec the ear coming TO avoid If,
Gibson was IS years old and earned
fI25 month
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
$50 Gala. Round Trip $50.

May 9th to 18th. All information
at 100 South Main street. Reserve
berths today by phone or visit.
day in May.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29


esud
DR. c'
trng with priceless hth
cyourE life that vhaf ask fer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
Building Permits,

with the issuing Wednesday by Build
Ing Inspector \. II. I1irth OF eighteen
building permits. the number OF permits
for the month was raised TO an even 200,
khich is the record for any one previous
Month The next highest number in any
pe month is lGl. The eighteen permits
ksucd Wednesday raises the total for the
,outh. with TWO days 10 go, 10 $6i9.3oO.
ihich is an excess OF Sl6S.@l0 over the
holc OF last April. The permits issued
Tedncsday arc as follows
jnn Rudy, altering, one ne,::story
brick dwelling, 9Sl South Eighth
Imics r. Underwood onc-story
.hcster street -. 49,. ...,,..,. 800
pom brick dwelling. 255 North
Eighth West .... -. .......,.s 100
tick dwelling. 22l \ strcct...... 1900
Ruto NJ Tew. story four-room
lhck dwelling. 9i7 West Third
Il. / Elder, one story double brick
diclins. rear -3G West First
l.. SInglcton. one-siory nvc-room
biIlS dwelling. 40 North Sixth
Wst 49,. .... ....... ........... 1000
CO. -derative Investment company.
fod one story Gourroom brick
DWELLINGS,. 99l. a9&. ?a5 and 49,
Soth Washington street. $500
Gcore Eomncy 6. sons company.
Rmgbs5 Rb Ninth avenue .,s. ,'... 1000
Gcurg Larsen. onc-story flyc~room
bria dwelling. 46l South Thir-
tccnh East .... So. ..... s....,. 200
Ceorg{ Romney & Sons company,
ne-tory iivc-room brick dwell
Ing. o. South Thirteenth East. $500
Salt Ike Peal Estate and Title
con!ppy, one and half story
scvcInoom brick dwelling. S53
East uartin avenue 49,. .--s... 600
j.. j. Sh,hani, ouc-story nv"-room
dwclliig 1891 South Eighth East 100
lAddisonl Cain, four-roum brick
| dwelling Jig South Tenth East. 1000
Addison Cain. fonrroom brick
\ avculc. 8. -. ...,.....:.. 1000
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
Deaths.

E,wdrd \. Lougey. l.. n. :. hospital
typhoid fever aged rs April 2S.
Charles Esta Spade. l6S II street.
marasmus. aged ?, April -
John Job Wines. 81. Marks hospital, ap-
pendicitis. aged l2, April 2S.
Vcrn Wilcox. J.. d. 5. hospital. abscess.
aged %. April -.
Helen Nelson. GlS West North Temple,
natal trouble aged / day April -.
DeIoraconio Giacissto. Bingham, mine
accident. aged 33. April q.
Mignon Harris. ogden. asphy2ia. aged
| 1aX. Anri p.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
DR.. HYATT PREDICTS
FAIR WEATHER TODAY
In Area of High Barometric
Pressure Is Supposed to
Move Westward.
WEDNESDAY, TEMPERATURES. .

fair.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
New Design for Medals.

4 new design Tor tue medals 10 be
presented to exhibitors, 1T the next
Utah State fair has been selected by
Horace Ensign, secretary Of the Utah
State Fair association, and the
humber required ot the next fair
will be ordered in few days. The
new medals arc unusually attractive
in design and viii be Of two kinds,
gold and silver. The gold medals will
hc sct In n nrettY leathcr casn.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29

ling was taken up. but since that time
it has been dropped. \ class was not
organized at the time which was the
cause Of the slack in interest, 4 num-
Der Of the boys are anxious 10 take mp
the sport and will work for the organi-
Zaton of n class.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
Zeal Estate Transfers.

Pleasant fiew Park company to
WilliamlF. Adams. lot 10. block
81, Pleaant View Park. ...,.....'
loasant Ncw Park company To
Edith Fitzgerald. lot IS. block 40.
Pheasant View Park b.. ...,.,..
tcasant View Park company 10
IL. j. Fitzgerald. lot II, block 80.
Pleasant Iicw Park 80. ..-...,
Jscph f.. 'hYlor tO Mrs. y. Han
Yen 81 al. East Park 80. 49,.
Ma *. IIereaard and heirs 10
ieorge III. Smith, lot |. block 90.
Pat ~ 80 A.,.,. ~. ..,.....::...
Ahzo w. rFtt to Minnie NIhlcy
J, >, block y. pla, u ,.,:,.....,.
Alison Cainlto Thomas J.. New
IN. lot II, pocS i. Acadia ,.s...
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29

Harvey KaN who broke his rich
wrist last week IN the gymnasium,
getting along very well The accidcr
was the third me this semester. tber
being an arm md leg fractured befor
the holidays.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29

\ A private safe nav be rented in the
Ere and burgla proof vaults Of the
Salt Lake Security and Trust company,
80 up Main street, $500 per year.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
Japanese Robbed.

1t was reported to police headquarters
"Wednesday mornin" by four excited
|Japanese that u countryman living at
sci West Second South street was
Irobbed during Tuesday night of $50: 4
gold watch and a pair of trousers. The
matter is being investigated by the po-
lice. but no arrests have been made.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-29
DR.. PierCe'S FaVOrite Prescription

Is the best OF all medicines for tho of diseases
disorders and weaknesses peculiar to 1t the
only preparation of kind devised by regularly sradu
pbysican-an experienced and skilled specialist in
the diseases of women.
II IS safe medicine in any condition of the systcm
THE ONE REMEDY which contains alcohol
and no iniurous habt-formins drugs and which
creates no craving for such stmulants.
THE ONE REMEDY good that its makers
are NOT afraid to print its every ingredient
each outside bottle wrapper and attest TO the
of fhe nd
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

than is usually the case with a retiring
President.
Il is a fact that John Tyler. who had
the surprising record OF having been elect
60 10 every ONCE in the gift Of his state
virginia. for which he aspired. as vel
as being Vice President and accidental
out none the lsSs) President. was left a
the wharf with his bride by the recediDc
steamboat when Tyler tried 10 leave for
the South the day his successor in Office
was sworn in.
As II this discoCrtesy was not enough
humiliation for one who a dav earlier
could have ordered a government vesse
10 wait his pleasure. the papers took the
matter up in a jeering spirit. and though
Illustration was IN its infancy as regarded
the news OF the day. the mishap was
CaTtOOned and displayed all around Wash
inGton. and that before Tyler could get
out OF town.
Among the Job Hunters.
There are many applicants for. OfHoa a.
home and abroad ln these early davs o.,
the administration. and those in high
place are more 10 he pitied than envIed
while they struggle 20 ri the right man
in the right place. but there are a few
Jobs once eagerly sought after in the Dis
triet that are mentioned no more.
Much less than seventy years ago two
coveted positions IN the city Of Washing
ton were those Of inspector OF tobacco
and corder Of wood. The duties were ar
duous and opportunity for grating very
small, apparently; stu. much wire was
pulled 70 secure the aforesaid Jobs
washington boasted Of a warehouse
for tobacco built near the Eastern
Branch, with capacity or 500 hogsheads.
Any one sending tobacco out Of the Dis
tricL either by land or water. without
Il having been inspected and certified
was hahie to fine Of 500 The inspec-
TOT received the princely salary Of HGa
per annum, paid quarterly. and 81 Der
hogshead from the owner Of the tobacco
TOT each nogshead inspected and certified
But II the inspector dealt IN any way In
tobacco. or received any gift Other thar
his salary while in Office. he was 70 be
fined $500. Sun, there were persons that
really wanted the place
The Ofhcial cOrders numbered Eve
They needed little education. as the
rules for their guidance were hard and
FAST "All wood must be sound. and Al
least four feet long. including one half
OF thA keTf-WOnder what that vvas-and
must be not less than two inches IN d.
ameter at the small end. Il must be
corded BY one Of the city wood-corders.
every cord 10 contain 15S cubic feet OF
solid wood. after making proper allow
ance for want Of clOseness in cordinz.
Every cord must be eight by four by
four. the straight wood 10 lie at the
bottom OF the pile and the crooked wood
on the upper pile" And the city corder
received cents from the owner Of the
wood for every cord measured Any
one selling by the cord who had not
been officially corded was fined s. and
fine.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
ANSWERS TO SOCIAL QUESTIONS.

J. Question: Every now and then you EiTe Us a
spiritual lecture Of such quality that / slre you
can answer he qUestio1 ] about 10 put 20 YOU.
bow many mentors should Erl hayey To how
many people should she be accountable2 Ia she
accountable % herself 20 her own conscience or u
she accountable 20 her sisters and her cousins ana
Der aunts: MAID A-WEARY.
Answer-If you have reached the age Of
discretion. and from your letter I take Il
that you have. You are accountable to
yourself and 10 yourself alone II is not
possible that those on the outside can
know what your aims. your aspirations.
your ideals are. and. therefore. they can
not set rule Of conduct for you. Here
Is bit Of Emerson that may help:
What I must do is all that concerns
me, not what the people think. This rule,
equally arduOus in actual and in intellec-
tual life, may serve for the whole distlnc-
ton between greatness and meanness It
Is the harder, because you will always
find those who think they know your duty
better than you know IT, II Is easy In
the world 10 live after the worlds Opin-
ion; il is easy in solitude 10 live after our
own; but the great man is he who in the
midst of the crowd keeps with perfect
sweetness the independence Of solitude"
. Question: IN calling at the Meyers should
leave one card turned down or should leave one
card on each LADY in the family Mira Meyer and
her two daughters ENSIGN.
Answer-In the case Of a single man
calling. it is better for him 10 leave a card
on each woman in the family-at least.
that is the accepted custom IN America.
You also understand, Of course, that you
should leave a card upon the Secretary.
, Question: Washington Is very confusing TO
newcomer. The papers announce that Mrs. Taft
win receive whoever calls al the White House. and
when go there ! am informed that she is not
ceiving and my Official position clearly entities me
TO be received. Why this misunderstanding
OFFICIAL.
Answer-You are mistaken in supposIng
that Mrs. Taft has announced that she
viii receive any one who calls at the
White House. This would be an impossi-
bic thing. She expects to receive ali
those who are entitled 10 the privilege OF
calling. tut an appointment must be made
beforehand. The proper method of pro-
cedUre is 10 leave your card at the White
House and follow II up with a note TO
Mrs Taft saying that you would like to
call upon her and ask her 20 name some
day when she viii be at home.
T. Question: Do the new people who come 20
Washington make calls upon the residents. OF do
they wait for the residents 10 make calls upon
them2 l understand that strangers in Washington
make the first visit always. Is this tue;
WIFE OF VI C.
Answer-Official newcomers make the
first visit in official circles. but they are
not supposed 10 call upon the residents
unless invited 10 do so.
5 Question: What Is suitable costume for q
girl Of sixteen TO wear 10 a hop Annapolis;
SCHOOLGIRL.
Answer - Old-fashioned white muslin
would be my own choice, for a young girl
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
HINTS BY THE SOCIAL ARBITER

have grown in the past few years so
that II is now more expensive to 90 70
the country house Of a wealthy man for
few days than TO pass the same time
at a frst-class hotel in New YORK.
An old bachelor who recently returned
from a visit 10 a house on the Hudson
admitted to The Arbiter at the club the
other night that a stay from Saturday
until Monday had cost him exactly 50;
but Americans have only themselves 70
thank for the establishment OF these eX-
cessive fees; and now that they are es-
tabished IL is difficult 70 do away with
them or TO diminish them. Twenty years
ago s. in this direction went as far as
S25 goes now; but under no circumstances
must a house guest forget 10 remember
the servants If this is impossible, then
she should stay at home. for 10 fail 10
conform 20 this custom is very much
like trying 10 heat a hotel bill. OF course.
fleeing must be done quietly and unos-
tentatiously. though in some country
houses a box is kept in the hall labeled
For the servants" into which the de-
parting guests drop their douceurs,
though this is generally counted rather
vulgar practice. A host who followed this
custom excused himself, however, by say
ing that one or two OF the servants got
all OF this money. which he thought un-
fair and unjust. and by depositing II IN
the box he distributed IL so that they
would ali get equal shares.
bread and butter letter thanking
ones hostess for the good time she has
had and containing as much else as she
has the desire 20 write should be sent
within three days after the visit Is FIN
ished. To overlook this courtesy IS the
worst possible form, and the more speed
ily Il is dispatched the more evidence II
gives Of ones appreciation II is also
entertaining TO send some little souvenir
from your next stopping place. I once
saw n hostess become quite wild with JOY
over an Indian basket filled with moss and
trailing arbUtus which one of her guests
had procured at a way station while she
was en- route 70 the White Mountains. il
showed much delicate thought and ad-
mirable taste; the little act was as redo
lent OF sentiment as the flowers were Of
perfume
The Washington herald., 1909-03-21

Ine fact that the Right Hon. Winston
Spencer Churchill, formerly under secre-
tary OF state for the British colonies. in
his expedition 10 British East Africa.
went over the same territory which Col.
Roosevelt Will cover In his approaching
hunting trip. renders the appended ex-
tract from the book written by Mr..
Churchill peculiarly apropos and interest
ing. says the New York Globe.
Assertions 10 the effect that Roosevelt
VIII take desperate chances in facing the
fevers and other dangers 20 be encoun-
tered In the African jungle are not borne
out by the details Of the Churchill expedi-
ton. although il is true that an English
servant died Of fever. Mr.. Churchill and
two other white men suffered no fI effects
from the trip.
According TO Mr. Churchilrs obscrva-
tons. il would seem that by far the most
interesting portion OF the Roosevelt trip
viii be through the Uganda protectorste.
where travel is by foot. bicycle. OF cara
van. unless one elects 20 ride upon a seat
borne on the shoulders Of natives.
In Garden of Flowers.
Not until the railroad has been left be-
hind and the party enters Uganda proper
the garden Of flowers and butterflies. viii
the supremest possibilities Of the expIora-
ton be realized. Sinister beasts there are
without number. but the forests that con
ceal them are Of sGrpassing grandeur and
the foliage Of indescribable beauty. The
air Is soft and cool Yet the contrast be-
a.
for this enchanted land IS cursed with
malignant attributes.
Every white man seems 10 feel a sense
of undednable oppression. and Mr.
Churchill says that Il viii never be a
white mans country. a cut win not
heal; scratch testers In the third year
Of residence even a small wound becomes
q running sore. One day a man feels per
fectiy we'll: the next for no apparent
cause he Is PROSTATE with malaria. and
with malaria OF a peculiarly persistent
kind. turning often in the third or fourth
attack 20 blackwater fever"
a daily dose OF ten grains Of quinine
was served 20 ward or malaria in the case
Of the Churchill party.
The impression gained from Mr.
Churchills writings is that the traveller
has less 20 fear from the ferociousSbeasts
that inhabit the alluringly beautiful fast
nesses than from the fever transmitted by
the USetse ny, which. when infected in a
manner yet undetermined by scientists.
becomes a deadly assassin But the zone
o. the tsetse fly Is known; his home is in
the trees and bushes and near the water.
and he may be avoided
Early stage Of Trip.
But r. win be some time before the party
reaches Uganda, and FOR the first six
months headquarters win be al Nairobl
from which point numberless excursions
&il be made. Nairobi is the capital OF
the East Africa Protectorate. and is 81
miles from Mombasa by rail. Il is built
on low land. and is not particularly
healthful. and Of It's 1900 residents less
than go are white. There are 1000 na-
tives and the rest are Indians. Here IS
stationed a brigade OF the Kings African
Rifles. and the town IS the headquarters
Of the administration and the central Of
fee OF the Uganda Railroad
Before Nairobi is reached the Roose-
veit party viii have an interesting rail-