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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-08
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OCCUPANTS OF HALLS OF FAME.

The Now York Times discusses the
hall OF fame inmates. The hall is on
University heights. outside OF New
York This year the commission is
TO select forty names Of native Amcri.
cana. The Times thinks that should
be easy. but thinks IL Will be harder
to select four famous American men
OF foreign birth from list OF twenty.
eight. and says that Captain John
Smith. Miles Standish. John Jacob
Astor. Pierre Marquette. Or. Molen-
burg. General Steuben and Roger VII
liams are all on this list.
The names OF ton women are 10 be
selected from a list OF thirty-five
names, including both Mary and
Martha Washington. the mother of
Virginia Dare. Pocahontas. Charlotte
Gushing. the author of Uncle Toms
Cabin" and the Cary sisters. That
will be hard list TO select from.
II seems TO us that there should be
a rule in the selection not to take any
name except Of a person who has
Neen quite siXty-six years dead. When
men pass away their friends are en-
thusiastic about them and their enc
miles are fierce In their denunciations.
or at least In their anupathies It
would be better To let two genera.
finnc Pp fhat
becomes crystallized. and the ami.
mosities pass away. the extreme
friendships pass away and the judges
can select from tho character alone
left BY the person who has gone.
Wo DO not know whether the names
to be selected this year are supple
mental to names selected heretofore
or not They probably are. says Judge
Goodwin 10 the Telegram. To select
names Of men and women who died
In the last ten years might be a
great mistake, because q selection is
an indication that in the estimation
OF tho learned and patriotic among
4ueriCdnb, tnORe eelected more nearly
fll some appropriate sphere than any
others.
Captain John Smith and Miles Stan
dish. John Jacob Astor and Roger
Williams are all good. but they do not
represent the highest Our Idea is
that Paul Jones and John Ericsson
stand much higher than Captain Johr
Smith or John Jacob Astor. In one
sense John Jacob Astor WAS a very
splendid business man. but then ole
John had all the attributes OF a WOOD
rat except that he would not steal
He was naturally accumulative. I
when boy hs had been set to trad
Ing jackknives with ten othor boys
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-08
JTAHN TELLS STORY
OF LATE KING AND
LOYALTY TO MOTHER

SALT LAKE. May John James.
former county clerk, tells interesting
" OF the carly life of the late King
Edward, related to him by hie father.
George James, who was member
oil Scots Grays, and one Of the 600
who charged with the light brigade
at Balaklava, with such disastrous
results. during the Crimean war
The Scots Grays were stationed at
London during the great exposition
there in 1851 One day. according to
the story told by the elder to the
younger James. the captain OF the
regiment wont to him with the infor-
nation that the royal family bod in
structed him to f1nd a responsible
man for particularly important duty
which might occupy him but one day.
but which might require a week. The
captain then told Nr. James that
he wanted him to take charge OF the
Young prince Of Wales then 10 years
old. and later King Edward VII. and
show him the sights OF the great ex'
position then in progress
The captain Impressed Mr.. james
with the great responsibilities OF his
new duty; told him of the boylsh en-
thusiasm of the young prince. OF his
desire to be doing things" and In
structed him by all means not 10 let
the youngster get out of his sight MT.
lanes fully realized the Importance OF
his mission. and the sight seeing trip
begun
He found il no easy task to keep the
younC prince In his sight, as the boy
was darting in and out among the
great throncs of people and enjoying
himself as only boy can During
the day, and in particularly Dig Jam
of people, he was amazed TO realize
that he hal lost sight or the prince
His feelings may he imagined as ne
rushed about. like madmah' AZ
Mr.. James says. looking Tor the BOY
He was indeed almost tranuc ana
moments seemed as hours To him. un'
til finally in his distracted search ne
found the youngster engaged In Il
furious rough and tumble nght Win
another boy OF about his own age the
combatants we're finally separated,
and II was found. to the pride and
ioy OF Mr. lanes. no doubt, that the
pr,nce had considerably bested his
opponent >.
When explanations were made IL
was found that the prince had taken
exception to sighting remark the
other kid had made about picture
Of the princes mother, the late Queen
Victoria The picture was hanging
in a conspicuous place at the eNPos''
ton near the place where MT James
had lost sight of bis charge and the
sighting words OF the other boy had
been heard by the prince. who 1851 no
time In defending In primeVni iesn'
ion the good name OF his mother.
Mr.. James now has In his possession
highly priced pouch. with compart-
ments for writing material. pen and
InA. which was presented his father
by his royal bighness Prince Albert
father OF King Edward VII. IN recos
milton of the efforts In showing the
prince the big fair The pouch is IN
scribed with the words;
Presented IN Private George James
by his Royal Highness Prince Aioer''
at the great exhibition. 1891,
Mr.. James sr, died In Wa'es In
1882.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-08

baseball have announced that this
years ball had a cork instead of
rubber center The cork WAS dipped
In rubber and the rest Of the process
was tho same as in former years The
makers say that the cork center has
resulted in q much liveller ball.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-08

Can't look we'll. eat we'll or feel
we'll with impure blood feeding your
body. Keep the blood pure with Bur
dock Blood Bitters. Eat simply take
exercise. keep clean and you will have
long life -
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-08
BOY BANDIT IS
GIVEN LIFE TERM

CORYDON. Ind, May T-Thomns
Jefferson Hall. the boy bandit, was
found guilty OF murder today and sen
fenced to life imprisonment
Hall is a 17-year-old Louisville boy,
who last November executed an amaZ-
ing single-handed attack on the Mer-
chants National Bank OF New Albany.
Ind. He compelled a negro chauffeur
to drive him 10 the bank at noon
through crowded streets OF Louisville
and New Albany. In the bank he
shot and killed Cashier ] H Faw-
cett, wounded President J. K Wood
ward. and also the negro chauffeur,
Without securing any money. he
dashed from the bank and attempted
to cross the Ohio river 10 Louisville
In a skin, being captured in mid
stream by the police.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-08

cialIst executive of Milwaukee, has
come TO Chicago 10 look for health
commissioner
The position pays $1,000 a year and
he has offered 1t to Or. Charles B.
Ball. chief sanitary inspector of Chi
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-08

cago. who draws a salary of $4,000 a
year.
DR.. Ball announced yesterday he
would accept the offer unless the Chi
cago city council raises his salary i'm
medately.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-08

BALL HAS CORK CENTER
Philadelphia, May 7.-Manutactur-
ers Of the American League o'nc'a'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-14

My wife considers me careless, alb
sentminded and generally untrust-
worthy. She never gives me letter
to post without insisting upon tying
n string around my finger and a knot
in my handkerchief just as if were a
little boy. She objects to my having
more than fifty cents in my pocket at
one time because she declares / never
stop after buying q cigar to receive my
change, and half the time car con-
ductors return me ten or fifteen cents
short change.
My wife recently went to the coun-
try, leaving cards stuck up all over the
house bearing such miserable injunc
tons as this: Take the silver up
stairs at night" Lock the front
door" Count your change" d
course l tore them down as soon a.
she had left When parted from be-
ut the station she told me that she hat
left her jewel case in her bureau
drawer and made me promise that
would go straight home and put 1t il
the safe. Instead | went to my Oftic
intending. to go home at noon and at
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-14

rather. my wife's ownership. and Sc
proprietor how he came by it. He
told me that it had been brought to
him by a woman who acted as a 60
between for persons who wished to
pawn articles. but We're too respecta bic
to be seen entering a pawnshop. He
gave me the address of this broker. and
l went to see her.
"That ring was stolen" l said to her.
"but ! don't suppose you knew this
when you pawned it. If you will tell
me who brought it to you I'll make no
trouble about your receiving stolen
property"
| She said that she couldn't leave her
j shop at the time. there being no one to
take her place. but if / would call the
next afternoon she would take me to
the thief.
l took the ring home and put it in its
place. glad enough to escape the OBJ
louuy that would have been heaped
upon me for my forgetfulness. That
night my wife returned and found the
house in good condition and nothing
missing. | felt very fine over this, as
Stunning some superiority by telling he
that for her to leave out the jewe
case just before going away was sim
ply shocking If / hadn't hurried hom
to take care of it something Nigh
have been lost. She made no reply
and / was glad she didn't, for it woul'
have been a catalogue of my own pas
offenses.
The next afternoon I left the ofic
! early and called on the woman broke
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-14
HELPFUL Words
From a Barton Citizen.

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Does it ache especially after exer-
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There is danger in delay.
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Read this Barton testimony.
Mrs. O. D. Rowell, High street, Bar
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[ suffered from an attack of lumbago
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I mad often heard of Doan's Kidney
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of kidney trouble have ever re-
turned.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
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States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-14
The PhrenoIouicaI Test.

A distinguished phrenologist while
dining at a hotel stated at the table
that he had formed an opinion of the
character of each one present Ap
Irishman said that he would PROFOUND
a question and that if it was truthful
" answered he would forever believe
in phrenology The phrenolOgist said
he was satisfied and told him to pro-
coed. Thin said the Irishman, will
yez be afther tellin' me am I married
or singlew-London Telegraph,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-14

who was to show me the thief. She
was ready for me, and we sailed forth
together. The route we took led my
way, which was, to say the least, con-
venient. She finally turned into the
street in which lived. moving in the
direction of my home. What was my
establishment when she stopped at my
own door?
"AU right" I said, trying to conceal
my feelings. Nov describe the thief"
She described my own wife.
1t was now a clear case that the
Jewel was not in the case at the time
of my wife's departure. Being curious
to know why she had pawned 1t, l
wished to speak to her about the mat
ter, but if l did so | would criminate
! myself in the matter of neglect.
waited till we were together one even,
/ Ing in her room before dinner and the
| Jewel case was on her dresser. | look
ed over the contents and asked:
my DEAR | don't see your double
| diamond ring here"
Then she confessed that she hao
pawned it to get scapegrace brother
Of hers out of scrape.
| looked very serious. 81 discovered
the loss when | put your case in the
SAFE" | said. 81 have recovered it
Here it is"
I handed it to her and told her how
l supposed it had been stolen and foun'
1t in pawnshop,
/ returned the money loaned on Ii
and since then my wife has been mucl
more tractable.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-14

tend to the matter.
1t was, three days before l removed
that jewel case. Before doing SO !
examined the contents to make sure
the articles were all present, and
found that valuable diamond ring
always kept there was missing. 1t be
hooved me to recover that ring before
nv wifes return or take the c0nse-
Quences, the nature of which | was
quite aware. Fortunately the owner
was to remain away several weeks.
| advertised a large reward for the
ring and no questions asked. A couple
of weeks passed and nothing was heard
of the ring,
/ meditated having duplicate made
with paste diamonds. But l had nc
pattern for a workman to copy anC
had little hope Of deceiving my wife
if | had. She wrote me frequently
asking if | did this and | did that In(
If everything was safe. replied tina
! did everything she commanded an(
a great deal more When she asked
If had put her jewel case in the SAT-
| said | had-but not when Last.
when she asked if all the jewels wer
there, | wrote. Your jewels are safe,
meaning that they were in the safe
1t was miserable subterfuge, and
J was ashamed of it.
: A week before my wife returned
absented myself from my Office, givin
my time entirely to hunting the pawr
shops to which everybody knows sto
] en- articles usually find their way
; Near the end of that period | foun
the ring. proved my ownership, o
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-14

What made tha. boss glare so at baat
man who just went out 2" said one
waiter to anOtleeT
when be paid his bill for "a fifty
tent dinner he. asked if there was any
place in the neighbOrhood. anyhow,
where a felfow could go aud get a
decent meal for fifty cents New
York Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-14
Sweet,

ST think your wife has such sweet
voice."
$50 do l. She gets $1,000 a year for
splitting part of it in a church choir
Boston Transcript.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-14
A Possihla Excenfion.

Wife-Isn't it fact. dear. that hand
some men are proverbially disagree
able? Husband-W Well. ] don't know.
always try to be pleasant.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30
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5 esN EElNIQEElAAE CHE COLUMN

and shoulders were considered tho
abandonment in Virginia.
| Little Falls was first owned, how
ever, by family of Nowtons, some
| what uncultured people. Ono Christ
| mas Day DR.. Beverley Wexford was
summoned in great haste to a young
man whose hand had been dreadfully
| injured By the bursting of his gun
whilo he was out hunting. Tho good
doctor went. of course and after some
weeks the young man became perfect
| ~ restored to the use of Ills arm. His
| sympathizing' sisters had a theory
about tho accident and appealed to DR..
| Wexford to confirm their suggestion
that the weather being SO intensely
cold the load had "friz" In the gun.
Immediately below Albion. the
strother home. of which we have writ
ten, was the ancestral home of the
Alexanders, through tho Cassons, call
ed Snowden. This estate first belong
ed to Captain Thomas Casson, whose
wife was Sarah Bruce, His only child
and heiress, Sarah Casson, married
William Pearson Alexander. and at the
death OF the Cassons, Sarah Alexander
heired "Snowden.' and henceforward
it was the home OF the AleXa,nders.
John Alexander was the emigrant,
land he settled in Northampton county
taking up a grant OF 1000 acres. He
had three sons--John t2), died without
issue; Robert (e) and Philip (2). The
emlsrant died in 1877, and in 1863
Robert Howson, "being seized OF 5000
acres on Great Hunting Creek. In
Stafford county. by his will gave 500
acres OF 1t to John Alexander" on
TINS land. near Mount Vernon arose
the city of Alexandria, named for this
family. Robert t2) Alexander. the cid !
est son OF the emigrant. married
FRANCES (surname unknown, and had
John (t). Gerard G) Sarah ca and
Parthenia (i2. John "a. born It'll,
married III 1871 Susanna, daughter OF
Thomas Pearson. gentleman. ana had
Charles t5l, John {5). Simon (5), Rob
ert 90, Thomas Co, William ca, Ann
co and Elizabeth ca.
William (5) PEARSON tho youngest
son, married Sarah Casson, and his
chlldren-Willlam (6). James (s), Phil
lip (6), Thomas CD, Anne Cnsson go
Susan Pearson Co, Sarah Casson (6),
Eliza CO. and Mary (6)---were born ut
Snowden, and ono can even now I'M
agine that the tinlle OF their childish
Joy made Snowden a merry spot.
or William t6), James CO and Philip
(6l it is only recorded that they died
unmarried Thomas married ELIZA.
beth Innis. and left four daugh- |
ters. Ammo Casson (6l. married. AIaS-
anaer MWson, Susan Pearson 60. mar
.ricd Thomas Seldom. Sarah Casson
go married VIM, A, Knox. Eliza ca
John Roy, and Mary C6), mar
rled DR., Beverley II. Wexford. Cap
tain Gasson was u retired sea cap
tain Of fortune and promtnence In tho
county, His name WAS very familiar |
ifar many q year as the owner Of Cas-
son's' Ferry established by autllorllyI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30

One begins descent of the Kappa
hammock Valley through tho Northern
Neck at the stage Road from tho Po-
tomao Just as 1t crosses the bridge In
TO Fredericksburg, not very far below
the spot where the road crosses the
track of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg aud Potomac Railroad. There
used to be no crossing of the river
below Chatham Bridge until the ferry.
between what was called tho Wash
ington Farm aud the Fredericksburg
Wharves, was reached.
The railroad constructed bridge
for its own use exclusively. debouch-
ing on the north side and pursuing its
lands of James Thompson-a plain,
the long ago faithfully plodded his
way every sunday and "Wednesday
night IN spite OF sleet and snow, to Mt
tend the services OF the Presbyterian
church. and to hear It's ever-to-be-
venerated founder and pastor, the Rev
samuel B Wilson, D. D., who closed
his long and useful life as professor
In tho Union Theological Seminary,
then located in Prince Edward county.
This little farm of Thompson's was
= mart Of tho old Washington Farm
separated by n road leading to the
Ferry Farm. on the Ferry Farm was
built the homestead which sheltered
for some years the youth OF George
Washington,
Below the Ferry Farm, owned about
threc.score and more years ago by
Raptist preacher named Teasdale, was
tho home OF William Pollock, son-ln-
law OF old John Gray Intervening
between Pollock and Travellers Rest
was q handsome little estate, known
sas little Fails, owned and occupied
for some time by Captain Robert G,
Pom n s. NJ II son-in-law OF old
phihn I.ightfoot, OF Port Royal, and
.fterwards for short time by DIR.
High Mason. who married Miss Rosa
lie Jirhtfoor, n younger daughter OF
the Port Royal couple.
Mrs Robert G., Robb. moo Fanny
LishtToot, OF Port royal, was n great
.l,eIla III her day. Tho bellies OF Port
.Rnval attracted all the young mon Of
who delighted To 40 10
|,ha dances in the smaller town. Miss
NANNY Lightfoot WAS so graceful thar
,sln l;4wakenod tho poetic fire in.the
breast Of a yokel in her neighborhood.
His lines were;
,as tbe Sygnet rides tile wnters
81 walks Phil Lightfootis auurht er.,
uer nicture, tho embodiment az
grace, nov hangs ~ AAhat hHtrl, She la
iiho ll,onored aricestress of the mistresA
~. ,l,at princely homo. ono ~ M ~
3tan3nus antc-nellun, belles ~ M i ~, nm
IN those deiightful parties Man Nj WI
Ellen BankEeaa Waving, whose neck
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30
Editor $ Note.


below Is printed Colonel John S.
Alosby's answer TO Colonel n. NJ. u.
Tnlcotts criticism OF his work on
"StuMrt's Cavalry In the Gettysburg
Campaign" Colonel Tnlcott's nrti-
Gle nppcnrcd in this column several
weeks ngo and consisted lnrEciy OF
direct citations from the "Oificinl
ItecOrds OF the War or the RcbcI-
Hon. showing General Lees plan OF
campaign md clucidatinE his order.
TO his nuhordInntcs. Since Colonel
Monb!'s article was received Rev.
Randolph a1cI<im, -. d., Of wash
tngton, ID. G., late mid to General
Edward johnson, delivered nm nd
dress on the sumo subject before
IL. u. Lee Camp. No. !, Confederate
Veterans. IN which nc vigorously
defended General lee. We hope
soon to print this address.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30

urgent request. and General Washing
TOMS advice. with high repute for
professional work and skill.
Apropos OF tho Wellfords, we notice
with pain an objectionable omission
in one account OF that family, five or
six weeks ago.
We did not say that DR., John Spots
wood Wexford married Miss Emme.
line Tabb. OF Gloucester, Folk some-
times omit just what they wish most
to say-anl who ever could forget
such Virginia gentlemana Reared
at stately Wavcrly, In Gloucester
jewel among the many Jewels In brick
which adorn the North River--and the
daughter OF Edward Tabb. Esq, she
married and went to old Fredericks-
burg to live; later her husband moved
to Richmond, whore he will ever DO
remembered as a beloved physician;
and she, as the best exponent or the
Ideals of her state.
Eliza S. Wexford, daughter OF NJ,
spotswood Wrllford. ST.. of Freder-
icksburg married DR.. Laurence B.,
Rose, Mayor OF Fredericksburg. and
had two chldren--I.aurence Rose and
Mrs Reed They have always lived
In the old town.
1t is a crucial moment when fell
low-townslnan meets us on the street
and, with mysterious "Mona-I.lsa'
smile. announces. II read your article
last Sunday"
'Ah. Indecd?" we answer, while our
OF subconscious self In
quires, What did ! say that had been
best unsald? Did tread on his toes.
give him the wrong grandfather, orI
the wife that he preferred not to
haye?" Tho walt is painful, and at
last Our. friend relieves us--it Is bad,
Of coursc, i middle name omitted or
Il ladys age misplaced, but not as bad
as II might have been.
This week q solemn query was ad.
you say that there We're
500 Graders in one held at Moss
Neck a.
yves. and most accurate gentle-
man told MS So
We are always ready to defend our.
craalers.''
s''Well, OF course, We are nor exactly
farmers we arc young; VIC do re-
We must. confess, senlng Grad
lers, but fws never cpunted them. We |
Wish we were farmers in this "45-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-18
TRIBUNE FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 49, 1910
JAPANESE OFFICIALS
VISITING IN THE CITY
They Are Now En- Route East.
ward to Assume Important
Positions.

4 couple of distinguished Japanese
officials from Toxic. Japan arrived in
Salt Lake Thursday and registered at the
knutsford, where they occupy parlors y
and c. They arc Lieutenant, Colonel K
1uouyc Of the Japanese army and Com
mandcr $ Nurosc of the Japanese navy
'Wc are direct from Toxic. Via Yoke
hama, said Colonel Inouyc. VIC arrived
In San Francisco on November Il and
arc on our way east. | to Washington
y, c., whore ! have been appointed mill
tary attacho to the Japanese embassy
The commander Is on his way 10 London
England. as inspector of the manufacture
Of naval ordnance in that country. His
appointment covers period OF three
years"
Asked az 10 how they liked America
Colonel Tnouyo said '"rhis is or first
visit 10 America, and VIC arc greatly
pleased with everything we have seen
Since our arrival In san Francisco we
have received the kindest OF treatment
by every one whom VIC have met, In a
word. We like the American people, and
am safe In saying that tho friendship
that exists between tho United States
government and Japan is close and last
ing
"Wc have enjoyed every minute OF
our time since coming To Salt Lake. We
regard Salt Lake as a beautiful. grow
ing city. We leave tomorrow Mt noon for
the cast, over tho Union Pacific