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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
IDECE|VES SCORE OF WOMEN
BUT is FINALLY CAUGHT
Unique Matrimonial Career Of Man
Under Arrest In San Francisco,
II Being Charged He Has Mar
ried Twenty-four Women.

San Francisco. Christian G. john
son, the man arrested here on
charges of having defrauded Mrs. H.
Leopold out Of $500 following his mar
riage to her, and who, the police de-
clare, is John Madison, the husband
Of score or more of wives scattered
throughout this country and Canada,
stoutly maintains his denial that he
is Madison.
He admitted his marriage to Mrs.
8. p. De Bennett, of this city, now
ever, and the police declare that they
are certain that he will finally admit
that he is Madison.
/, John Madison Is wanted for bigamy
In nearly every large city in the Unit
ed States and many of the smaller
ones. The authorities here have al.
ready established his marriage to ten
women and his engagement and pos
sible marriage to fourteen others.
Each of the twenty-fouF women duped
by Madison is said by the police to
have lost more or less money through
his friendship.
The strange history of Madison,
who is an aged man, extends over
only few months, but in that time
he married or duped twenty-four wo.
men, whose names are known to the
police. Almost without exception
his victims have been widows or di,
vorced women of middle age.
Madison may be taken for trial to
Stockton, where one of his wives re
sides, but in the meantime the police
here are trying to secure complete
confession from him.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Esquimaux Boy Tires of Civilization
and Goes Back to Frozen North.

New York.-After trying American
civilization for thirteen years, Meme
Wallace, Esquimaux, will turn his
back upon it and sail with bound
ing heart for his home, just five de
grees below Peary's farthest north
in land where there is just one
night and one day in all the year
Meme has tried every phase Of
American life from Sunday school Il
college and he goes back to sign
language and seal blGbbcr With q
smile on his frostbitten face
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Had Aversion to Automobile, But is
Killed by One.

Washington.-Maj ]. w. Long, U.
s. A., retired, was run down here on
Friday by an automobile, and died
three hours later The automobile
was driven by J. w. Lawrence, who
was learning to operate the machine.
Major Long had en- aversion to au-
tomobiles and two days ago de-
clared: eff / had my way | would
smash and burn every automobile in
the District of Columbia" Major
Long was formerly superintendent Of
the Michigan State Soldiers home.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Alleged Outrage on Part Of MexIcans.

R''SSNN SNha HSS Sit Sih W "tSStSAfS'
Ell Paso, Texas.-Delirious and in
apparently a serious condition from a
wound in his arm, caused, he stated,
by bayonet in the hands of Mexi-
can guard, Frank Edens of San An
tonic. Texas, reached Ell Paso on
Thursday from Ciudad Juarez, Mex
leo, where he claims he was liberated
after an Imprisonment of eighteen
hours. g..
Edens says he was arrested on sus.
picion of being a man named Wilson
wanted for robbery Edens broke
down the Jail door after being con
fined eighteen hours without food OIL
water, and says the guard beat him
with his rife and stabbed him with
his bayonet. Edens claims the Mexi
can officials refused to call the Amer
ican consul during his confinement
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Wanted to Defer the Petition.

A Los Angeles mother tells the fol-
lowing:
zone summers eve my little son of
six years was sent to bed at his usual
time; but he could not sleep, Upon
my inquiry what troubled him, he re-
piled: " can't finish my prayer. I've
got as far as Forgive us our tres
passes as but I can't get any furth-
err, for Howard licked me to-day and
| want to lick him tomorrow
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Bees and sparrows Elaht for rrse.

Bees and SparroWs Fight for Tree.
A fight between half dozen Eng.
lish sparrows and swarm of bees for
the possession of an old tree on the
lawn of the Serrill house, Main street,
was Witnessed by a number of inter.
ested spectators, says Philadelphia
correspondent. The colony of bees
swarmed around the tree and discov.
ering hole about 40 feet from the
ground flew in. The first of the army
which filled the air like miniature
cloud, had hardly entered the hole be
fore the sparrows came out rufiing
their neck feathers and chattering
with anger.
There were six sparrows living in
the tree and for five minutes they put
up a gallant fight for the possession
Of their home, but the bees were too
much for them and after time they
slowly drew off, fighting to the last.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
ROYAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The birth of a son to the youthful
duke and duchess Of Sudermania gives
to royal Europe what it has not had
for more than ten years, namely,
Observation-Disclosures The lady to
whom this honor has come is the
Grand Duchess Constantine Nicolaie-
witch, who was, before her marriage,
Princess Alexandra of SAKE Altenburg.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
BOARDING Houses.

The first time man eats at q
boarding house he is a Chesterfield in
manners, but before he has taken
three meals there he is playing grab
game like the rest of them. 1t is inn
possible to cultivate repose of manner
and get enough to eat at boarding
house.--Atchison Globe.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
china,s MuItIpIe crops.

China has three crops of tea--the
spring crop in April, the second in
May and the even flower" crop about
the first of July, The export season
is throughout the year. Three crops
of rice are harvested; export of this
product is prohibited.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
a Texas chatteI Mortqaae.

A peculiar ehattel mortgage was
filed with the county clerk OF Gonzales
county recently, wherein nine turkey
hens, one gobhler, and all their in
crease, are mentioned as collateral
Gonzales Inquirer
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
NJ Harm il Alr oastles.

Building air castles is solace to
the overworked and overburdened. 1t
may be a blessing or a curse. If you
can do days work cheerfully and
control your castle-building there is
no harm.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

It takes a woman to swallow her
medicine with a pleased expression on
her face when she is compelled to en-
terrain an undesirable guest.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
March of Proarsss.

Every institution is scaffolding
to better one, Do not overturn one
until you are ready to erect another
which, in turn, will be scaffolding
for something nobler.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
ono car Repulse or Attaok.

If you would remove evil, do good.
Be growler and You viii drive men
and women away from you. Be sym
pathetic and you win attract the
world
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces in
hammaton, aays pain, cures wind collie Csc bottle
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

The good times we long for will not
come in the guise of Ascent watches.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

The daughters doings have been
the mothers acts.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

Anneke Jans-Bogardus Heirs,
having positive proof as such, address with
stamp, 365 Lennox Bldg, Cleveland, O.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

Thisisthe record of Patnkiler Perry DayisY. A n
liable remedy for daTrhea, dysentery and all bow,
complaints. Get the genuine. Csc, 8jc and Soc.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

1t wouldn't be bad idea to acquire
the habit of lodging pessimists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21
ELIMINATED EGGS.
louisville Times.D

louisville Times.)
A recent graduate Of the Harvard law
school has returned to his home in Ala
bama and there hung out his single. It
is said that since his return the young
lawyer has completely mystified his for
mer friends and neighbors with the use
of big words His flow of speech with
its weighty words, has caused no little
comment and the man Is now tolerated
with a smile.
At the hotel for breakfast one morning
this bright young lawyer told the wait
er TO bring him some eggs. rolls and cot
fee. The waiter started for the kitchen
"Oh, waiter called the young lawyer.
just eliminate those eggs and bring me
some
"Au right, boss" said the waiter. Jus
Intimate 'em. All right. boss; ali right.
And the waiter started for the kitchen
Shortly he came back
Boss. ives got new cook out dere.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21
NOT YET OUT OF THE WOODS.

The financial situation is far from
satisfactory, although there is plenty OF
money in sight to meet all legitimate
business demands. The weekly market
letter of Henry Clews is extremely pes
Simistic. Attention is called TO the fact
that the advance in stocks following
the general election was out Of all pro-
portion and that the expected heavy
reinvestments in January failed to ma
terialize. Mr. Clews does not regard
recent bond issues with much favor. He
says
Another unfavorable feature has
been the excessive output of new bond
issues, far outruDning all possible in
vestment requirements at this time. Tt
is estimated that fully slG0, O00. O0O new
issues have been offered since the end
OF 1905 and considerable sums are stili
pending. Our railroads have by nc
means satisfied their most urgent
needs. and the prospects are that the
Panama issue win be greatly increas
if it proves necessary to construct 8
tide level canal as now seems probable.
Moreover. the government is still run
ming heavily behind. which ueeessitates
= withdrawal Of its funds from public
repositories: while the demands for
municipal purposes in all parts Of the
country are rapidly increasing. Gold
exports have begun on a liberal scale
about O00 having already gone,
and It is expected that the current
movement viii at least reach SIS. ooo. eao.
il not more. On Feb. sac .000. coo viii
he required for trust company re-
serves
The taking over of the smaller rail-
road systems by the larger ones. which
is generally regarded in Wall street as
an encouraging sign. does not, appeal
10 such an experienced hnaneier as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21

Henry Ciews. who foresees possible
danger in the combinations and pre-
sents the following for the coHsidera-
ton of his correspondents:
There is. moreover. an undereUrrenJ
Of uneasinesS in the street over pres
ent movements in the railroad world.
The huge operations projected by some
tractive as they may seem from their
point OF view, do not inspire confidence
in conservative financial circles. where
such transactions excite both distrust
and jealousy. Nor are they likely TO
be welcomed In political circles, where
they are sure to be regarded as inim-
ical TO public welfare. II would be well
for these gentlemen to pause in their
proceedings If they wish to avoid a
fresh outbreak OF hostile public opinion,
only too anxious to placate. II they do
not halt and consider consequences,
they will surely invite more rigid gov
eminent regulation than is now exer-
cised. Then we shall have a fresh out
cry about confiscatoTy legislation. etc:
and who will be responsible for such an
uprising?"
As has frequently been stated in
these columns. the west as a whole does
not feel the stress Of hard times TO
such an extent as the east. owing TO
the fact that its prosperity depends
upon production. instead of speeula-
ton. but until the tariff question is
settled and the mists have cleared
away i'm the financial centers Of the
east the advice of Mr.. Clews to go slow
will be generally needed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21
HOPKINS AND sMooT.

The pathway of Reed Smoot to the
United States senate contained few. if
any. bumps. Albert j. Hopkins o. IL
along a rocky road Hopkins is a mem
Der of the privileges and elections com
mittee Of the senate and was one of the
staunch defenders OF Smoot when an
attempt was made to put up the bars
and keep the Utah man out of his seat.
Considers BILE opposition TO the action of
Hopkins manifested itself in his home
state, and the Aurora man, thinking to
square himself with his constituents.
proposed an anti-polygamy amendment
buried in the archives of the judiciary
committee never to be resuTreeted so
far as Hopkins is concerned
The Illinois senator is up for re-elec-
ton. and, according to the Springfield
correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune,
the Mormon question is cutting some
figure in the fight. The correspondent
writes:
Even the Reed smoot incident has
hobbed up I'm the senstOTship tight. Ac-
cording 10 a local newspaper the Nor
mons and the Gentiles in Utah and other
far western states are taking & hand IN the
contest the GentiieS against Hopkins and
the Mormons for the man who defended
Reed Smoot successfully in his fight TO re-
tain his seat in the United States senate
The western man from whom the news
paper obtains its information states that
an organization of Gentle women mas
sent thousands of circulars attacking Hop
kins in Illinois. Former United States
Senator Fred Dubois of Idaho also has
heen in Illinois on a mysterious mission,
according to this correspondent. and the
mission is alleged to be none other than
the stirring UP of trouble for the Illinois
senator.
At the same time numerous Mormon
missionaries who have been in Illinois, os-
tensibly for the purpose OF re-establishing
their colony of Latter-dsy Saints at Maui
VOC. are said to be working secretly in
behalf of Hopkins.
The legislators are in receipt of aumer-
Gus letters from the women of Illinois
protesting against Mr.. Hopkins ra-elec-
ton because of his defense Of Reed Smoot.
OF course, the revival of the Smoot
case adds to the bitterness of the wal
being wsged upon Hopkins. but it will
probably not affect the result. There
sre so many grounds upon which the
Illinois senator can be successfully at
tackled that the injection Of the So
called Mormon question is merely AT
incident. Hopkins had eighty-nine
votes yesterday In the senate and
house, 10S being necessary to election
At this distance his prospect of defeat
seems excellent, but ii is impossible e
predict the name of the lucky man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21
STORIES ABOUT WORDS.
Chicago News-D


During the presidential campaign sixty
four years ago certain Wing newspapers
published an absurd statement derogatory
to the Democratic candidate for president
lanes X. Polk. under the caption, Baron
RooTbacks Tour Through the Western
and Southern States" The statement was
easily disprOved. and probably did little
or no harm to the man it attacked Ever
since then. in American political parlance,
the "roorbaek'' has been the campaign
lie. particularly the one uttered so soon
before election as to make its answer a
matter of difficulty.
Few languages are so free from foreign
elements as German. in which even medi-
cal and scientific terms are expressed by
great polysyIlables instead Of the far more
concise Greek and Latin forms in current
use among other naticnalities- At the
present time, however. when the Berlin
papers are full of the AustrO-" turkish cri-
sis the word "boicottiren'' is freely used.
In addition TO the German verb, Captain
Boycott is immortalized in the 'boycotter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21

the sunrise noise of BOOSTERS kept in
aileys-Mrs. Rice said:
An anti-noise man got the better
OF an inconsiderdte socialist last month
IL is a queer story.
The anti-noise man, nervous
journalist, lives in a Brooklyn fat, and
the socialist, his landlord lives below
him. The socialist kept talking crow
you know crows talk if their tongues
are split. and this bird, from its cage
on the balcony. TOared all day long:
Dedsn
All through the presidential cam
paign the journalist got no sleep on
account of the crows socialistic cheers
Though no great foe TO socialism. he
came to ioathe the very thought al
Debs.
He tried to buy the crow, offering
as much as SIS for il. In vain. He be
sought its owner to keep il indoors. Ia
vain This unsocial socialist was too
proud of his crow to curtail a moment
of its noisy Debs enthusiasm.
The journalist was afraid TO kill
or steal the crow lest the owner. dis
covering his guilt. turn him out of the
f1athOuse- He did. instead, willy thing.
He went to a pet stock dealer,
bought a crow that couldn't say word
and the next day. watching his chance,
substituted the dumb bird for the To-
quacious one,
The Journalist met the socialist in
cigar store the other day.
" Don't you ever regret, he said.
that you refused my liberal offer for
your talking crOw?'
" No. street exclaimed the socialist
warmly, 1 value that bird more than
ever now Why. man. would you be
lieve it? Ever since the defeat OF
Eugene V. Debs the crow hasn't opened
his lips2
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21
ONLY HALF HAPPY.
(Boston Gl0be.)

During a decidedly stormy passage -
New York Israel Zangwiil, the playwright
and novelist, said one night in the smOk-
ing room of the steamship.
1T is pleasant to cross the Atlantic, put
this bad weather is mingling a good deal
Of discomfort with our pleasure Life IS
usually. though. like that-pleasure ana
pain-half and half
1T reminds me of an elderly spihster
who sat near me at the table d'hOte one
afternoon in Venice. Turning to her niece
I heard her say.
.- In Venice at last All, my dear, halt
the dream of my youth is now fultilled.
Why only half auntie? the young girl
asked.
= counted on going 10 Venice signed
the spinster, on my wedding journey
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21
NOT THE YELLOW KIND.
0Philadeiphia Record }

William Allen White is welded to En-
poria Kan. and the newspaper edlt0ilal
desk which he there adOrns. But aDout
twice a year Mr.. White, out OF marc
sense of duty. wrenches up stakes and
comes east.
'.yvhy, Mr.. White" exclaimed one NO
man whom he met at luncheon, "aren
you a little stouter than when / saw you
last?''
probably" said White, quite probably.
l usually am"
That same afternoon Mr.. White sat IN
a box at a matinee and looked out over
the audience with no small degree OIL IN
tsrest IRIS much darker than the last
time [ was here" he murmured.
Darker" repeated his host.
Yes How fashions in hair change
Now. only a few years ago this would
have been like looking over d box Of lem
ous'f
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Charles F. Ziegler. Ely. New.
Anna L Murray. salt Lake.
Tonz Wampsa. Garfield
Urszuli BuTszas. Garfield
Edwin J. Anderson. Garfield
Florence Hill, Black Hawk. Colo.
George +. Wilson. Salt Lake
Zenobia NJ. Peterson. Ephraim.
William II. Mcdonald. Overton. New.
Nora Thomas. Overton, New.
Joseph A. Mcdonald Overton. New.
Bertha Bingham. Blackfoot. Ida.
Oscar Olson. salt Lake.
Bengts Jensen, Salt Lake
Charles =. Parker. Tayiorsville
Annie NJ Rupp, Taylorsville.
Robert Birkin. Jr.. Layton.
Jonetts Duncan, Bountiful
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21

of the French. ''boycOtten'' of the Dutch
and 'boycottiroval' of the Russian
As used nowadays by the newspa pers
the word Interview" is said to have been
the invention of Joseph McCUllagh of st.
Louis and, according to the Encyclopedia
Britannica. it became popular in England
in the early sos. But it was known be
fore that. A writer on the subject in
THE Nation" of 1859 was possibly the
first to use the word in its present sense
Of a talk with a representative Of the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21
THE DEBs CROW.

Mrs Isaac l. Rice. the brilliant
leader of the anti-noise crusade. has
canned noises. as she quantity calls
them wherewith to iliustrate her elo-
auent addresses. Mrs. Rice, that is to
say demonstrates with actual phono-
graphic records the hideous street din
Of New York
Discussing the other day animal
notes.-the night noise of proving eats
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21

Governor Corners of Alabama, who
instituted a suit for libel against the
Montgomery Advertiser. was given
damages IN the sum of one cent The
verdict may serve as a balm TO the ex-
ecutive's wounded feelings, but he
won't be able to make much OF :
splurge even If the paper pays up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21

\ st. George man. who spent twenty
years in the asylum at Provo. figures
it out that the state owes him 100000
for the time 50 spent. 1t is doubtful
If he remains long enough on the out
side to collect his bill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21

While cat may look at king with
mpunity. it's going to be dangerous
hereafter to say things about the pres
ident or any member of his immediate
family. off with the heads CT Pulitzer
and Smith,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21

, The election of smoot having beer
duly ratified, a motion TO adjourn i:
now in order.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21
NR. 7. Felix Souraud's Oriental
- Cream or Magical 6eautifieT.

an he says how does you Intimate dem
aigs2 says the waiter. He SAYS he kin
bile aigs, an fTv eigs. an scramble aigs
but he don't know nothin' bout liminatin
EN-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21

The New York sun calls the presi-
dent the knight OF the Tooihful Couu-
tenance, which is ran on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-21
BARNARD FINANCE.

Mrs. Hen-What do you think Of this
speculation in eggs2
Mrs. Duck-My dear. it is the worst kind
of a shell game.
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Total Copies of The Herald Printed
in December, 1908.

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= Largest Daily and Sunday ,
' Circulation in Salt Lake proved =
by investigation. =
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rerms Of subseription.

DAILY AND SUNDAY-Oue month, y
cents; three months. 500. one year, S0ee
SUNDAY-One year. 3 90
SEMI WEEKLY-tIn advance), one
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-24
OPPOSES MRS. coGHLAs.
Measure te Hncrease Pensisn sf widevs fs Defeated.


 I- fs Defeated. Representative ofcott, of New York. tt Increase the pension of Julia B. CoEh. Ian, widow of Rear Admiral Cogi1ian United states navy. from sSs . month as provided in a pension bill, to $l0l a month, created a lively interest in the House of Representatives today After q vigorous debate, the amend ment was lost by . vote of 42 to ,I03
 Mir. Oicott made an impassioned ap- peal for the Increase.
 Tt is," he said, flor the widow of the man who fired the nyst shot st Manila. and that is only one instance, through. out his life. of his being prepared for every emergency" Strong opposition to the increase was made by Messrs. Hull of Iowa, Loudenslager of New Jersey, Campbell of Kansas and Sims of Tennessee on the gFpund that there was nothing un- usual tf the case to demand this spe- ciai increase.
 Mr. Campbell declared that the man who fired the first gun on Admlrsl coghlan's battleship was sailor, whose name is not even known, and whose widow wfll get only Si2 month when he dies.
 There is not single extraordinary feature in this case" said Mir Louden- slager. The widow of the Rear Ad- hiral was left property worth ss7oo. and to allow this increase would be a criminal injustice to others who would be dfscriminated against"