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Show h THE PROVO POST- Why Salves Cant Cure Eczema How the Immense Astor -F- ortune-Was-Founded "flinw-th- lx-e- Vincent Astor, not yet 21 years forced to walk, after reaching old ,is worth some $60,000,000. America. The voyage was long Where did he money come from! and the mouth of the Chesapeake Vincent Astor s great-grewas not reached till January, 1784. grandfather was the man who earned Vincents first dollar for Upon landing in Baltimore, John him. lie was John Jacob Astor, Jacob started at once for New the first of that name, and he died York. Part of the way he came only 64 years ago. He was 84 by stage coach and part by foot. years old when he diedA" lie came When he reached the city he found - at Ja-ico- -- the-ear- Johann was leaving home because his mother.was'dead and his father had married a second wife, who made ihe Joy ii life miserable. Johns father was by turns a farmer and a butcher. While his first wife lived, he managed to make a living,. for she was of an economical turn of mind and had much influence over her husband. employment with a Quaker named Bonne, who paid him $2 a week to beat furs. After a while Bonne sent the young man northward, and for a time he traveled through Canada and the interior of New York state, carrying a pack on k and exehangingvarious articles with white and Indian trappers for skins. A" But Bonne, it is said, often failed to pay yonng Astor his wages and John Jacob found it necessary to borrow money from his brother Henry. again and again. Henry had prospered in the butcher husi-bu- t he finally got tired of to John, and said: lending I will not this way any more. But if you will sign a paper promising never to ask for another penny, I will give you $500 outright, once for all. John Jacob jumped at the offer. He was sure that he bad learned enough about fur trading to go into business for himself, now that capital was offered him, and he took the money at once. can't come to us liut don't accept some big profit substitute. But If you come to our store, we are so certain of what D.D l will do for you bottle on that we offer you a full sire If you do not find that this guaranteeIt takes away the itch AT ONCB, it costa you not a cent. - PROVO DRUG COMPANY EXAMINATION FRIDAY of the interesting films of the week at the Princesses entlt led, Across the Isthmus of Pnu ma in 1912At I this fumtinir is taken on aq intimate inside trip across the entire canal zone. It shows how the great locks with their gigantie-wall- s and gates o concrete and steel, are built. This picture will be shown tonight and tomorrow night -- Rio Grande Excursions to Destinations in British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana Oregon and Washington. Lrts Angelas, Calif., and return is Rescue," Captain Kings which Is being shown tonight and via dim,; route, $35.00. via return and Francisco San tomorrow night, and is a very in I trsting military sloiy. shop- - on-Ne- w- Dock street, now Water, where he exhibited for sale pianos from his brother Georges London establishment, and carried on a general skih and fur1 business. The experience he had gained while in Bonnes employ was invaluable. lie had made it a practice to talk to all the Indians and to learn where -- theA best trapping grounds were." He found out very soon that he could buy a beaver skin in western New York, for a dollars worth of trinkets, sell it in London for $8, and reinvest the $8 in cutlery which would retail in New York for $40. ne used Ferris Hartman and Miss Mug- The Campus. Davies in often to get the most valuable skins in exchange for a little paint or a few glass beads, and the prices he paid were always squeezed down to the lowest notch. On the other hand he charged exorbitant figures for everything he had to sell, and, according to actual entries in his old account books, lie sometimes charged as much as $3 a pound for tea, $10 a quart for whisky, $8 for a blister plaster.' and so on. , - x PARKER r,L Intense Sight Playing and Supervised Results-Class- : 4 LESSORS DAILY MU 25 0XE WEEKTREE ' King Hiawatha - i Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has won its great reputation am extensive sab by its remarkable gh olKml croup, b, l 'Pended upon. Try it by all dealers. J. - Proprietors. J. 1. Dixon, Cashier T. N. Taylor, President. Anyone anywhere can with ns by mall. ?' E bam twaS'V ZD Mail Orders Given Prompt Attent on PLANTS g5r - , Cboise Astor Plant, Egg aid Pepper Plants in Season. R. GAY, 674 South 4th. West, Provo A party passing the yard and noticing the amount of lumber being hauled out, - was led to i V ' We Can Supply Your . stock Wants" noun service , . Baker Lumber1 Go. . 185 1YEST TRIED DENVER Ci RIO GRANDE R.R. EFFECTIVE SIADAY, AOVEVEFR TIME TAB1E (IRRET ...wJLEAVE PROYamii For Raoprte points For all points East For all point Eaet For Tn, Vic ; . Bwwrh-pWFt- 10 4 For all point Fait. P. S IT, Trains will leave from Union Station, Provo, as follows , M. : !:20'a m. 10 .00 a. tn. 0 :32 p. m. t.V? . , 8 . Practice. , . tOS .. 1 No. 5 No. 51 1 No."" 3 For For For -- For For LEAVE PKOVO FOR WEST. aU Lake . . alt point West and North all points Went and North Salt Lake ait point North and West, ! . , . .2-- 4 p.m No. 508 No. SQ7 p. m. . 8.34 a .10 a 12.57 p, 1 1 4 in. in. m . .31 p. m. 9:31 q. m. umm .,'C.MU. ,..i M. i. K, - mia C. A P. D. i fCOXE 21 PROVO, UTAH Friday, .Mayr17,l 9 1 2 FERRIS HARTMAN and His Superb Company, including ; HEBER BRANCH. Leave Pioro. ,...J :30aLm, 8 :45 p. m. Arrive Provo from Heber No. 7 and No. 8 bve been seotiDi)ed. reelin' ny The only line to Ogden and Denver without cbinje. Chair Cara, Through Sleeping Cant,and Elegant Diner oo all throegh tralua. ' SOltB 1 Manager Provo Opera House f -- EAST- -.w.S3iriNW . M. SCE4RF, Boccaccio." WALTER De LEON and MISS MUGGINS DAVIES Musical Comedy of College Life In the A GENUINE. HIT Record-Breakin- Phone 241X & PROVO, UTAH. j Yotr Patronage Solicited No. TO BEGIXXOtS Farmers Merchants Bank Rock Springs. SOLD BY' INDEPENDENT COAL CO. . Phone 459. F. Crowther W, Stevens Peacock eooD es , " The LUMPS OF COMFORT Aberdeen Out-Sellin- g Nfc-- Application Should be Made by May 25 44-- but every dollar deposited in this bank helps to set you free. You give the best of your life to earn money; therefore, you should value your money as you value yotir life- ,- Begin now to cultivate the banking habit. VJore Not Selling Out, IVoVo No 512 0 No. No. i Residence 433 N. 1st East. habit which must be cultivated. As you bend to your task, you must have a strong, deep purpose to earn more than you spend. Every dollar wasted make you a slave to your task, is a ask if we were SELLING OUT. NO a thousand times NO was our reply. June 3rd to July. 12th , of Money 1 a SCEQSL EULRIXG Mcthods-Telli- ng --- to tt . "T""1'" John Bowi, Director- fxS Want When Wilford Perry - LISTEN! Announcement - 44- t .31-st- W. S. Holdaway, Thomas Martin, Mcse Whitaker, Trio in Music School mid-ocea- 5th, June 11th. 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 1912; , Sept, 1st to 7th, inAugust clusive. ' Good returning for about 60 days7ILI For further particulars. cal Union Depott Ticket Agent or writ e M A on t on, G.-- A. P I)., Salt Labe City. In 20 years Astor was very rich. When Re was 46 he embarked in what he called his great national This was the American venture. Fur company, with a capital of $1,000,000, contributed entirely by Mr. Astor, , The books of the comin4 1817 pany from un til i Astor sold out fin 1834 are-fstill in existence. . The first entry is dated April 1 The aim of. the American Fur company was to rival the Northwest company, the great fur trading house founded in 1783, control-in- g the Canadian fur trade. When Lewis and Clark ascended the Missouri and discovered and expColumbia river Astor lored-the saw the possibilities Tn this new territory. His enterprise was to establish a line of posts across the country to the Pacific, where, in Oregon,' the new province was to be called Astoria, There was to be a coasting trade along the Pacific. The furs accumulated were to be scut to Canton. . ;. NEW YORK, May 14. Standing on the bridge of the Carmania n n last Thursday night, 1 You . , Mrs. J. IT. Lorihg cifNew York Rubber Ilose, Lawn Mowers and London, scattered flowers on of Poultry Netting, go the waters of the Atlantio in memWilford Perry, ho sella the ory of her husband who lost his Bull Dog Ilose famous ife 'on the vTitanlc. When the 18c for per foot; also other Carmania, which reachedhere toqualities for 10c and up per day, arrived in latitude 41J6 and foot.' The great American ongitude 50.14, the nearest posiLawn Mower is his best tion to where the Titanic sank, .mower, paieQ $12.00.-Als- o Jrsr Loring7 attired " in deep cheaper grades. We are mourning, was escorted to the closing out Chinaware at re"7Y bridge by Capt. Dow. duced prices. Five hundred cabin passengers stood on the decks as Mrs, Loring scattered the flowers on the sea. Men stood with heads bowed and WEST CENTFR uncovered while some of the women passengers, touched by the wifes devotion, wept. and WhenHhe Maekay-Bennethe Minia,the steamships" dispatched to search the scene of ihe disaster, failed to find the vbody of Mr. Loring, who was a mein-e- r of the' brokers ge firm of Rose -- . j Ami-Pnl- - direct route, $37.55. - . San Diego, Calif., and return ia direct route, $39.75. Portland, Ore., and return via direct route, $39.55. Diverse routes all owed with fare slightly in" excess of "the above. Tickets on sale April 29th, 30th, May 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and -- half-starve- J ON OCEAN GRAVE The Accumulation The principal reel at the Ellen rf - ' -- ; With the $500 he opened a little Ashdoer from spending most of his time in the beer shops. The family became actually destitute. Johns' two brothers, George and . Henry, left home. George became a maker and vender of musical instruments tn. London and Henry went to New York and worked as a butcher. Young John- Jacob stayed at home for a while and d went about clothed in rags, and continually abused by his stepmother. Finally, through some w'ay or other, he managed to save $2 and left home as his broth crs had before him. ne must have started off with a lump in his throat. Ilis brother Henry had written , him a letter from America, urging him to come." But John couldnt speak English, so he' decided to join George in London first. Three hundred miles lay. between him and the coast. He had resolved bravely to walk the distance; but his first piece of luck came in - an opportunity to wrerk his way on k lumber raft down the- - River Rhine. In three weeks he reached London. The two dollars had gone .to pay his passage t. across .the North Sea to England. He set' to .work in his brothers piano factory He picked and saved every penny he could out of his scanty wages and managed to set aside about; J5 cents a week. He kept up his economy for two years and in September, 1783, when the news came that America had become an independent nation he was ready to start for the new land. He had learned to speak English and he had accumulated 15 guineas about $75. He took ship for Baltimore in November, paying $26 passage money, ne invested about an equal amount in seven flutes, which he hoped to sell at a profit in New York. lie could carry them easily if he were - ly e The examination for Troop 1912 will be held cers for the year at the Central School on, Friday night, May 17th. 1912. This ex-animation will - consist of ""both written and --oral questions, the scouts making the highest ratings will receive the appointments. All scouts are eligible. Scouts attending this examination will furnish their own paper and pencil. will commence Examination promptly at 7 :30 p. m. offi-On- - - keep and Van Custom of London, Mrs. -- BOY SCOUT OFFICERS bis-bae- - But the second wife was unable to , tiieoiy of rur- - e LORINGS WIDOW STREWS FLOWERS iLoring decided to make the Aflantit to pay a TrOXthlPiStiTT6neTfifit'"T e can recomtribute to the'memory of her mend as highly as this for we know that itelict of Titanic Victim Pays TriD.1T.D. stops the itch at onte. Ae can give you a trial itze bottle for 25 cents bute to Dead as Carmania Passthat will bo enough to prove it. Don t wait for a headache to go Of courso all other druggists have es Position of Wreck. rx- - Miles' D.I) D. Prescription go to them It you n Ptlla. Ing ei'ienm through the blood ta given up by scientists, many different salves have been tried for akin diseases. But it has been found that these salves only clog the pores and cannot penetrate to the Inner skin below the epidermis where the eciseiua gernTs are lodged. This the duality of penetrating sucthe Tremendousecsema probably explains known cess of the well liquid remedy, oil of wlntergreen, thymol, glycerine, etc., as compounded in O It.D. prescription. We have sold other remedies tor akin " to the United States in 1784, when ho was 20 years - old, - and landed with $25 in money and seven flutes which he hoped to sell. When he died, 64 years later, he was worth $20,000,000, the largest private fortune then known. IIqw did. he do itt The first .step was taken on a spring day in the year 1780 182 years ago, says the New York Evening Sun. On that day John b Aslidoer he changed his name to Astor later walked out of the Tillage of Waldorf, An Germany, to seek his fortune. lie was 16 years old and his possessions consisted of a little bundle of clothing, strapped to his back, and a few coins in his pocket, that were worth perhaps $2 in all.But the schoolmaster of Baden, near Waldorf, said whe nhe bade the boy godspeed on his quest : Johann- - will go through the world all right, for he has a keen eye, and his 4ead is large above jPAGE FIVfl - a, r.ncmi, igrtL rnp g MIDIS BEAUTIFUL SCENIC AND C0SJUIIED PRODUqTION 50 COMPANY 50 The Greatest Musical Comedy Success in Years , Beautiful Chorus --- |