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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10

Tribuus-Reporter Printing Co..
IS West Second South. Phones us.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10

Mr. Thornley, Of Davis yesterday intro
duced a bill in the house defining the
grade OF stations with regard to their
eligibility for registration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10

A bin designed 10 validate deeds exc
cuted BY probate Judges or mayors here
tofore made was Introduced hv AIr Ra-
ker of Toosie yesterday. The bill re-
epscts section 200
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10

Two thousand five hundred dollars is
asked for in bill presented in the house
yesterday for the construction Of roads
in Garfield county The bill was intro
duced BIZ Mir. Henrie
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10
LEGISLATIVE BRIEFS.

Mr. Morris occupied the speakers chair
for a short time yesterday afternoon.
'.The gentlemen will please give atten-
tion said Mr.. Morris, sharply; there
is altogether too much confusion here"
"Hooray for the Democratic minority
said one of the members In the back
row
Yesterdays session Of the house was
longer continued than any thus fa- Ad-
iouTnment was not had until Ions after
o'clock.
Harry S. Joseph former speaker Of the
house. chairman of the COMMITTEES of ar
rangements for the Temple 3 Mai Israel,
sent an invitation TO the members to at
tend the Lincoln day exercises
The protest of the Commercial clubs
board OF governors against the prohibit
ton bill and the endorsement or the puo-
lie utilities commission plan were read
in the house yesterday
On motion, the chief clerk of the house
was yesterday instructed to prepare list
OF ell the petitions for and against pro-
hibition, giving their number By coun-
ties IL is estimated that there are near
IL half a hundred thousand signatures
attached to these petitions The request
was made by the chairman OF the judi
ciary committee, which has charge OF all
the liquor legislation measures.
joint meeting of the house and SEN
ate committees on fish and game will be
held tomorrow night at 1870 O'Clock in the
chamber fof the house Of representatives
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10

A bill by Mr. Dyreng. introduced yes
terdsy in the house. changes the present
law relating to the classification and as
sessment Of livestock known as tran
sient' stock. The bill provides that no
tice shall be given when stock is brought
into county. and the penalty for at
tempted evasion Of assessment is fixed at
fine of not less than $40 nor more than
1900 or b. Imprisonment in the county
Jail for a period not exceeding three
months. or both. a bond is also required
The bill repeats number Of acts now
inciuded in the code.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10

A joint meeting of the house and SEN
ate committees on fish and game will be
held tomorrow night at 1870 O'Clock in the
chamber 5of the house Of representatives
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10

A bill introduced by Mir. Baker Of Tooele
yesterday amends the present law so that
judges Of the district court shall receive,
in addition to their salary Of $1,000 a year
their actual travelling expenses and living
expenses when away from the home coun-
~. The expense shall not exceed s. a
day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10

Two thousand five hundred dollars is
Mountain road in Iron county. The road
runs from Bear creek across Buckskin
mountain. down Buckskin valley to the
main road. running from Beaver to Red
creek. The bill vas introduced in the
house yesterday by Murdoch
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10

There will be in attendance the commit
tee appointed by the Commercial club
convention on fish and game. which was
held two weeks ago. and Of which Fisher
Harris is chairman. The latter commit
tee will urge the adoption By the iegis-
lative committees Of the bill that was
adopted by the convention after two days
discussion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-10

Yesterdays session Of the house was
longer continued than any thus IA. Ad-
journment was not had until Ions after
3 o'clock.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11
LincoIn's Gethsemane.

1 would willingly take out of my life
a period in years equal to the two
months which intervene between now
and my Inauguration. Because every
hour adds to the difficulties l am
called upon to meet and the present
administration does nothing to check
the tendency toward dissolution, l.
who have been called to meet this aw.
full responsibility. am compelled to
remain here, doing nothing to avert it
or lessen its force when it does come
to me. see the duty devolving upon
me. have read upon my knees the
story of Gethsemane, when the Son
of God prayed in vain that the cup of
bitterness might pass from him. /
am in the Garden of Gethsemane now.
and my cup of bitterness is full to
verf1owing.-Said by President Lin
eGa to Judge Gilsss2is u 1861.
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ONLY GOT BACK HIS OWN.
Umbrella Had Long Been Absent from
Its Proper Hall Tree.

"Stories about umbrellas" said q
New York physician, when that useful
article was the subject Of discussion,
"are as numerous as fish Stories, and
often test just as severely the
credulity of those who listen to them.
This is a true one: A patient tele-
phoned an hour after he had been at
my office one morning that he had left
his umbrella on the hall rack; would
see that it was kept for him? My
servant found it, and that evening
while we were at dinner he called, got
the umbrella mad came in to thank me.
There he told long story as to how
he valued the umbrella because he had
carried it long time, and it was just
the right weight and showed a dent
in the silver handle which had been
made by his little boy when he used it
as a hockey stick. / saw my wife
smile while the story was being told.
She understood my wink, however,
and we said nothing. But when the
man had gone away with the umbrella
under his arm we laughed, for we had
recognized the umbrella which l had
carried out and never brought back
more than three years ago"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

on his return, about II o'clock, found
Fisher at his house in bed, and appar-
emily very unwell; that he asked him
how he had come from Springfield;
that Fisher said he had come by Peo-
ria, which showed that he at the time
Of speaking did not know where he
had been wandering about in state
of arrangement. He further stated
that in about two hours he received a
note from one of Traitors friends adj
vising him of his arrest and request
ing him to go on to Springfield as
witness to testify as to the state OF
Fishers health in former times; that
he Immediately set off, calling up two
of his neighbOrs as company, and
riding all evening and all night, over
took Maxcy and William at Lewiston
in Fulton county. That Maxcy refus-
ing to discharge Traitor upon his state
ment, his two neighbors returned, and
he came to Springfield.
Here the testimony ended, and the
Traitors were discharged, Archibald
and William expressing, both in word
that Fisher would be found at the doc
tors by Galloway, Mallory and Myers,
who day before had been dispatched
for that purpose; while Henry still
protested that no power on earth could
ever show Fisher alive.
When the doctors story was first
made public, it was amusing to scan
and contemplate the countenances,
and hear the remarks of those who
had been actively engaged in the
search for the dead body; some looked
Quizzical, some melancholy, and some
furiously angry. Porter, who had
been very active, swore he always
knew the man was not dead, and that
he had not stirred an inch to hunt for
him. Langford, who had taken the
lead in cutting down Hickox's mill
dam, and wanted to hang Hickox for
objecting, looked most aWfully woebe-
gone; he seemed the victim of I'M
requited affection" as represented in
the comic almanacs we used to laugh
over. And Hart, the little drayman
that hauled Molly home once, said it
was too damned bad to have so much
trouble and no hanging after all.
| commenced this letter yesterday,
since which 1 received yours of the
18th. l stick to my promise to come
to Louisville. Nothing new here, ex-
cept what / have written. l have not
seen - since my last trip; and | am
going out there as soon as mail this
letter. Yours forever,
LINCOLN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

Archibald and Henry were both pres
ent. Lamborn prosecuted, and Logan,
Baker and your humble servant de-
Tended. A great many witnesses were
introduced and examined, but / shall
only mention those whose testimony
seemed most important. The first OF
these was Capt Ransdell. He swore
that, when William and Henry left
Springfield for home *on Tuesday be-
fore mentioned, they did not take the
direct route-which, you know, leads
by the butcher shop; but that they fol-
lowed the street north until they got
opposite, or nearly opposite.
Henry was then introduced by the.
prosecution He swore that, when they
started for home, they went out north,
as Ransdell stated, and turned down
west by the brick-yard into the woods,
and there met Archibald; that they
proceeded a small distance further,
when he was placed as sentinel to
watch for and announce the approach
of anyone that might happen that
way; that William and Arch. took the
dearborn out of the road a small dis
lance to the edge of the thicket,
where they stopped, and he saw them
lift the boCy of a man into it; that
they moved off with the carriage in
the direction of HickoX's mill, and he
loitered about for something like an
hour, When William returned with the
carriage, but without Arch, and said
they had put him in safe place; that
they went somehow, he did not know
exactly how, into the road close to the
brewery, and proceeded on to Clary's
Grove He also stated that some
time during the day William told him
that he and Arch. had killed Fisher
the evening before; that the way they
did it was by him (William) knocking
him down with club, and Archibald
then choking him to death.
An old man from Warren, called Dr.
Gilmore, was then introduced on the
part of the defense. He Swore that he
had known Fisher for several years;
that Fisher had resided at his house
a long time at each of the different
spells; once while he built barn for
MIN, ana once WHllo ne was uOClOreQ
for some chronic disease; that two or
three years ago Fisher had a serious
hurt in his head by the bursting of
gun, since which he had been subject
to continued bad health and occasional
alteration of mind. He also stated
that ON last Tuesday being the same
day that Maxcy arrested William
Traitor, he (the doctor) was from
home in the early part of the day, and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11
NOT AFFECTED BY DEPRESSION
One Big Industry That Makes Its Busi-
ness Grow and Expand During
Year of Business Depression.

When a manufacturing establish
sion and increases and expands it's
business, while others in the same line
diminish their outputs or stand still, it
is because there must be some un-
usually good reason for it. In this
instance splendid reputation and a
more-than-ordinary meritorious prod
uct were responsible for the showing
made.
The Mayer Boot & Shoe Company,
Milwaukee, the largest shoe establish
ment in the Northwest, has just closed
it's fiscal year, and reports an increase
in sales over the corresponding period
Of last year. This exceptional show
ing speaks volumes for the genuine
merit of Mayer shoes, and is directly
attributed to their high standard, and
because of the fact that Mayer shoes
have become universally and popular
ly known as "shoes of quality"
The leading brands are "Honorbilt"
fine shoes for men. Leading Lady"
fine shoes for women. ''Yerma" Cush-
ion shoes for both men and women
(these are exceptionally fine shoes for
people troubled with tender feet); the
popular Martha Washington" Com
fort shoes, which have the largest
sale of any shoes of this kind in the
world, and the Special Merit" School
shoes Ca strong and sturdy line of
seamless school shoes that wear like
from.
FROM A RECENT NOVEL.
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WRITTEN BY LINCOLN IN 1871
Letter Reveals Sense of Humor of Which This
Great Man Was Possessed Tragedy"
That eliminated in Joke on
Springfield Citizens

Among legal records in the posses
nent Chicago attorney and editor OF
American Criminal Reports, is the fol
lowing letter written by Abraham Lin
coin in 1871. 1t appeared originally in
the Quincy Wing of April 8, 1916, and
in that article, probably written by
Lincoln himself (for it is known that
he took much interest in the features
of the case) the following lines ap-
pear: "On the next Monday Myers ar
rived at Springfield, bringing with
him the now famed Fisher, in full life
and proper person" Evidently the
letter Of Lincoln was written before
Fisher had been found.
Springfield, June 10, 1S41.-Dear
Speed: We have had the highest state
of excitement here for a week past
that our community has ever wit
messed, and although the public feel
ing is somewhat allayed, the curious
affair which aroused it is very far
from being over, yet cleared of mys-
terry. 1t would take a quire of paper
to give you anything like full ac-
count Of it. and l. therefore, only pro-
pose a brief outline.
The chief personages in the drama
are Archibald Fisher, supposed to be
murdered and Archibald Traitor, Hen
nv Trailer and William Traitor, sup
posed to have murdered him. The
three Traitors are brothers. On Sat
urday evening, being the 10Th of May,
Fisher and William came to Henry's
in a one-horse dearborn, and there
stayed over Sunday; and Monday all
three came to Springfield Henry on
horseback), and Joined Archibald at
Myers, the Dutch carpenter. That
evening at supper Fisher was missing.
and so next morning some Intellectual
search was made for him; and on
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11
LINCOLN AS A POET.
"Tried His Hand" at 1t, But Was
Hardly Successful.

That Abraham Lincoln wrote poetry,
or at least verses, in his earlier days
is news, but there is nothing at all
surprising in it. For to almost every
body with any command of words
there comes at some time both the in
clination and the ability to put them
in measured lines. That Lincoln
should have tried his hand at the gen.
tie art was natural-indeed, inevitable;
that one Of the effusions should have
survived is an accident which nobody
need regret, particularly as The Bear
Hunt" now on exhibition among Mr.
Morgan's manuscript treasures in the
Columbia library, is not so bad, as an
experiment, though it IS quite bad
enough to justify and explain why its
author decided that his business in
life was not the cultivation OF the
muse.
Note the second stanza of this GU
rious productions:
When first thy father settled here
! IT was then the frontier line:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

Labor and Capital.
LINCOLN.

Labor is prior to and independent
to capital; capital is only the fruit
of labor, and could never have existed
if labor had not first existed. Labor
is the superior of capital, and deserves
much the higher consideration. Capt.
tai has its rights, which are as worthy
of protection as any other rights; nor
is it denied that there is, and probably
always will be a relation between Ia
Dor and capital producing mutual ben
efits.-From President Lincoln's An.
nual Message, 1861.
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Tuesday, at 1 o'clock p. M, William
and Henry started home without him.
In a day or two Henry and one or
two of his Clary Grove neighbors
came back for him again, and adver-
tised his disappearance in the papers.
The mass of the people commenced
a systematic search for the dead body,
while Wickersham was dispatched to
arrest Henry Traitor at the Grove, and
Jim MaZcy to Warren to arrest Will
liam. On Monday last, Henry was
brought in, and showed an evident in
clination to insinuate that he knew
Fisher to be dead, and that Archibald
and William had killed him. He said
he guessed the body could be found
town road and Hickox's mill. Away
the people swept like a herd of buffa-
10, and cut down Hickox's mill-dam
nolens volens, to draw the water out
of the pond, and then went up and
down, and down and up the creek; fish
ing and raking, and raking and duck
ing, and diving for two days; and,
after all, no dead body found. In the
meantime a sort of scuffiing- ground
had been found in the brush in the
angle, or point, where the road lead
ing into the woods past the brewery,
and the one leading in past the brick
grove met. From the scuffle-ground
was the sign of something about the
size of a man having been dragged
to the edge of the thicket, where
Joined the track of some small
wheeled carriage drawn by one horse,
as shown by the road-track.
On Thursday last Jim Maxcy
brought in William Traitor from War
rem. On the same day Arch. was ar
rested, and put in jail Yesterday (Fri-
day. William was put upon his exam
lining trial before May and Lavely;
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

After the dry goods salesman had
completed his business with Cyrus
Craig, Centerville's storekeeper, he
asked what was going on in the town
Had any entertainments this winter?"
he inquired.
NO." said Mr.. Craig, mot one. Sa-
lone Howe's pupils have given two
concerts, piano and organ, and the
principal of the 'cademy has lectured
twice, once on Our National Forests
and once on Stones AS Know Them
but as far as entertainments are con-
cerned, Centerville hasn't got round to
EN- yet:"-Youth's COMPANION.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the die.
eased portion of the ear. There is only way to
cure Deafness that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by infamed condition of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube When this
tube is in6amed you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal cond
tion hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases
out of ten are caused by Catarrh which is nothing
but an infamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case o.
Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
oy Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. j. CHENEY d CO.. Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills fer consultation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11
His Hard Task.

1t is true that while | hold myself.
without mock modesty. the humblest
of all individuals who have ever been
elected president of the United
States. yet have a more difficult task
to perform than any one of them has
ever yet encountered.-FroR Speech
by Lincoln in 1861.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11
But Soon.

"Come, don't be foolish" said the
pretty young wife, hes merely an old
flame of mine"
Indeed" cried her aged but rich
husband. "Tll warrant you dream
of his tender advances yet"
NO." she replied, with faraway
look, mot yet."-The Catholic Stand.
ard and Times.
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To Enjoy

the full confidence of the Well-Inforned
of the World and the Commentator of
the most eminent physicians it was essen
tial that the component parts of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA should be
known to and approved by them; there
fore, the California Fig Syrup Co. pub
fishes a full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity of pro-
duct, which they demand in laxative
remedy of an ethical character, are assured
by the Company's original method of man.
ufacture known to the Company only.
The figs of California are used in the
production of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
SIENNA to promote the pleasant taste, but
the medicinal principles are obtained from
plants known to act most benefcially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11
The panther's scream filled night wi
fear,
And bears preyed on the swine.

The panther's scream filled night with
fear,
And bears preyed on the swine.
One cannot decide offhanl wheth-
er that was written in jest or earnest
Lincoln's tendency toward humor
helps one toward the conclusion
that the lines are funny by in
tention, but they are not suffi-
ciently funny to establish a con
viction, especially as the humor of
them is not at all of the recognized
Lincoln sort, and their rather labor
ious accuracy of rhyme and rhythm in
dictates that the writer was really try
ing TO do his best, with some faint
hope that his best would be-poetry.
Of course the man who later wrote
the Gettysburg address was in no dam
ger of self-deception as to the merits
of his verses, and, while he may have
made other trials of his youthful
aspiration, the disappearance of the
results is proof of how he judged them.
1t may be said, incidentally, that
whole reams of verse, some of it no
better, and much of it very much
worse, than this Bear Hunt" are sent
to this Office every month by persons
who seem to have no doubt at all about
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11
Uncomplimentary

"I didn't think he was singer
when l saw him."
That's what 1 thought when I
heard him."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

A good honest remedy for Rheumatism,
Neuralgia and Sore Throat is Hamlins
Wizard Oil. Nothing will so quickly drive
out all pain and inflammation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

their claims to space and remunera-
ton. Moreover, persistent declination
of their proffered gems rarely has a
discouraging or enlightening effect on
these misguided MASTERS of our time
and their own.-New York Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

The Herb laxative, Garfield Tea, aids
Nature in maintaining the general we'll be-
ing of the body; it corrects constipation,
pnrifes the blood, brings health.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

A good son is a good brother, good
husband, good father, good kinsman,
good friend, good neighbor and good
citizen-Chinese proverb.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

You can judge a man better by the
company he keeps than you can by
the relatives of his wife that he has to
keen
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

Sorrow is a fruit; God does not
make it grow on limbs too weak x
bear it,-Victor Hugo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

For Coughs, Asthma and Lung Troubles,
use Browns Bronchial Troches.'' 25
cents box. Samples sent free by John 1.
Brown & Son, Boston, Mass.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-02-11

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces in'
fammation, aays pain, cures wind colc Csc bottle
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Even a wise man occasionally has
time for the silly chatter of pretty
girl