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Show LILY THAT HAD LOOKS LIKE MASK OF M'KINLEY. HIMItMIHMIIIHIMtMIMMMtMIMmMMIMKJ BULL DOGS BATTLE CHARMED LIFE IN FIERCE CONTEST AND WRECK THE FURNITURE IN A PHYSICIAN'S HOUSE. , v Youngstown, O. Two savage bulldogs, madly fighting, completely wrecked the drawing room In Dr. H. I). Hills' beautiful home. Dr. Hills' prize winning bulldog was In the house quietly sleeping when a dog owned by a neighbor found its way into the house. The visiting animal pounced upon Dr. Hills' dog and a terrific battle ensued. Tables and chairs were overturned and broken. Valuable vases fell shattered to the floor, and costly was broken to pieces as the two .dogs fought and struggled In the house. After the dogs had fought for a long time Dr. Hills was successful In Now Ninety Years Old Helped Storm Vera Crui Away Back In 40's, and Faced Numerous Civil War Perila. Illoomsburg, Pa. One of the few survivors In Pennsylvania of the Mexa veteran of the ican war of 1846-4civil war, a man wbo baa fought in 27 battles, was thrice wounded, holds four honorable discbarges, and who, when but a lad, saw much of the civilized world, is John Sylvester Myet of Lime Ridge, Columbia county, now 90 years of age, but who looks easily SO years younger. Few men have haC such an expert-no- e aa this old man, who fought with the union army because he believed Its cause to be right, while his father, who disowned him because of bis loy alty, fought, with seven other sons, foi the lost cause of the rebellion. Anil from that day, Myers, whose father owned 1,600 slaves, has see nnelther father nor brother. A rover from boyhood, he left home, near St. Louis, when but 11 years of age, and going down the Mississippi on a small boat to the Qulf of Mexico, shipped as a cabin boy on an Three trips English bound vessel. he made, and in 1834 left the vessel and struck out through German, Switzerland, Russia, Italy and Prance. In the last named country he was arrested and it was charged that he was there in the service of another His father's money and incountry. fluence purchased bis release. At the outbreak of the Mexican war be enlisted as a marine and was one of those who scaled th walls of Vera Cruz. From there the vessel upon which he was taken to the scene of war was sent to China, and Myers went along. He attempted to settle down to life and located at Danville, very-dasoon gripped him but tbs wander-lus-t and it was only a month or two until tat had enlisted with the government to do teaming fron Omaha to CaliIn that service three years, fornia. he made alx trips through the Indian frontier and figured in many a fight with them. He was one of the first to respond when President Lincoln Issued a call for men, and he was captured In the Shenandoah valley in 1862, but the confederates left so small a guard over their prisoners that the latter set upon them, and, killing them, effected their escape. He participated in nearly all the most Important battles of the war. At y Veteran Decides to Sever Gastronomies! Relations with Canvasbacks, Terrapin and Wines and Turn to Tree Chopping. New York. The Rev. J. Prescott, of St. Ann's P. E. church. Sayvllle. L. I., has added a bucksaw to the weapons with which he flgt)ts the world, the flesh and the devil and the other day he appeared on the streets of the village with the bucksaw over his shoulder to show his parish bow effective be la. Dr. Prescott (If he isn't a doctor already be will be soon, having discovered something) has been the rector of St. Ann's for 37 years and for the last two or three years has suffered great agony of mind and body because he was popular and had so many millionaires among bla summer parit loners. He never geta a chance to eat a wholesome meal of crumbs with Lazarua. but day In and day out baa to sit up at the table with Dives and the result Is he haa developed just as fine a case of gout as if he were a millionaire himself. Dill In m varv fthnrt Hma Hr Pres. cott won't have any gout, thanks to the bucksaw, which beats goat's milk, and which, let it be said with no Irreverence, seems to have been In this case more effective than prayer. Fasting might have helped some, but, as already explained, the rector never got an opportunity to fast There probably never was a country parson who knew more about canvasbacks and terrapin and the merits of rare vintages than Dr. Prescott He gave up the vintage some time ago, but It was too late to cast devils out of that foot by such a simple sacrifice. They got wors and rheumatism came to help them in the torture of the good dominie. He fled the millionaires of his parish that he might live the simple life for a spell- - In the Mohawk valley. There he had a special goat to produce his milk supply and for the sake of variety he added buttermilk. Out in spite of that Dr. Prescott's gout got no better and he returned to Sayvllle the other day convinced that as long as he hod to have the troubles of his pnstorate be might as well ..... ,. ttm annl ti 4ta It was three days ago that be dls covered the bucksaw by accident. He wanted a pine tree removed from the rectory yard, so that more sunllKht could reach his aching foot when he put it up on the arm chair on the T .. Telephone Service is what everybody wants. Get it by using 'The Phone that talks. Utah Independent Telephone Co., bric-a-bra- c if mw J - I 1 H ' II I toi ; CALIFORNIA I U Round trip rates on sale daily. Limit returning six months.... This flower recently was on exhibition in California. It forma a remark able portrait of William McKlnley, twenty-fourtpresident of the United States, who was assassinated by Czolgosz In 1901. North Ann river, where he helped a pontoon bridge, the Union forces were surrounded, and the order was given to destroy the bridge. Eighty-fiv- e men were detailed to dc A death toll of 83 was the work. claimed, and Myers was one of the wo who escaped. While the forces were lying before Petersburg there occurred an Incident which he will never forget. One of the guards doing duty at the home of Dr. Samuel Withers, a supposedly northern adherent, but a confederate at heart, complained of feeling ill, and Myers was ordered to provost duty. The night before two guards bad been found with their throata cut, and Myers was more than ordinarily cautious that night It was almost midnight when he saw something moving outside the house that resembled a Newfoundland dog. Challenging the object three times and receiving no answer, he fired, and then running over, struck the object a terrific blow on the head. It was Dr. Withers, a large razor In build k GOOD GOUT REMEDY Episcopalian Rector Finds Effective Cure in Old Bucksaw. , Prompt Courteous DRAWING BOOM VAGE Mexican Veteran Fought Against His Father and Brothers. Psnnsylvanlan k veranda. While thinking about it he hobbled into the woodshed and there saw the bucksaw. Then he had an Inspiration. Seizing an ax, he tackled the tree himself. Finally getting the tree down, he started to saw it up for firewood. That night be slept the sleep be used to know before he knew how to dine. That job finished, he tackled another tree that threatened to fall. The devils were cast out. The other day Dr. Prescott went forth Into .the streets of the village, taking the- - saw with blm. Whenever a surprised parishioner commented upon the agility with which be walked the rector pointed to the saw and told of the cure. The trustees of the church are delighted about the Improvement in Dr. Prescott's condition,, but are worried about the shade treea on the church lawn. It may be necessary either for the rich parishioners to substitute some simple cereal for pate de fole gras when they have the rector to dinner or for the church to purchase a piece of timber land near the village. one hand, his form enveloped in a buffalo robe, dead. Myers was . Write for full information to court-martiale- d and acquitted. Kenneth C. Kerr, 169 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City the battle of Fort Harrison, in a encounter, be 'was struck In the mouth with the butt of He ran bis a confederate musket bayonet through the man wbo had struck him, killing him Instantly; but Myers still carries the scar of that encounter. In the battle of Fredericksburg his clothing was shot into shreds and his canteen shot off his person, but he wat uninjured, ' In the battle of the Wilderness be was not so fortunate, however, for he was shot below the knee, and lay on the field four days before be was found. He was finally mustered out of service March 17, 1S66, at Philadelphia. Many years he spent In traveling; but for some time has been living quietly, as befits his years, at Lime Ridge. Mr. Myers Is a Frenchman by birth, and his grandfather came to this country with Lafayette and served as ' a cavalryman. In hand-to-han- FINOS d RARE. GEMS IN BIRDS American Klondlker Presents to Can-- s ada Many Specimens Found In Gizzards of Ptarmigans. Ottawa,' Ont Wilson Foster, Klondike prospector, has presented the Dominion museum with 10,000 specimens of minerals secured in the' Klondike region, gold, topaz, opals, etc. Many of the specimena were taken from the gizzards of ptarmigans and grouse found in the rich mineral bearing districts of the Yukon. They represent almost every kind of precious stone except diamonds. While prospecting here Foster noticed the birds always picking away at stones and trapping many he war astonished at the variety and value of the stones found In their gizzards. One curiosity be Is giving to the museum Is a mastodon's tooth, weighing 14 pounds. He will present to the Rrltlsh museum at London, where he Is going, a collection made up of 50,000 specimens of minerals, probably one of the largest collections in the world. Foster's bsggage consists of two trunks, but in these two he has not less than 2,000,000 mineral specimens from all parts of the Yukon. Foster is a native of St Louis. Dr. C.O.SCOTT DENTIST - Office Phone No. W. O. Croer Slogans . 43-- a Again Rushed to the Attack. calling his dog off, but the other dog had not had his fill of fighting and again rushed to the attack, snapping savagely at several people wbo tried to restrain him. After the second attack all efforts to separate the two dogs were fruitless, and the battle between them raged fiercer than ever. . .Water was dashed over the. dogs, but It had no effect At length, after nearly everything in two rooms had been ruined the dogs were separated by throwing red pepper in their laces. The damage done in the fight will amount to a large sum of money.. SAVES HIS FATHER'S BODY Dream Leads Son to Dismembered Corpse on Dissecting Table Jn Medical College. IMD. PHONE RSSIOSNCS NO. OPPIOS NO. 43-- OPPICC HOURS 10 TO It A.M. S TO 4 P.M. 4S. FREE DR. A. G. STODDARD L "CFREE is more beautiful than any other. Warner Quarantine and City Physician hat less vibration than any other. . Office two doors north of City Drug Store. Night calls made from office Ind. Phone Spanish Fork, Utah, 35-2- r. is easier Spanish Fork, Utah , - ' Bell Phone 11 Ind. Phone 32 Residence one block weat ol Commercial Bank Physician Ctah ldaho Sugar Company. confederate army, Harry Ralastier was led by a dream to the medical department of Tulane university to be confronted with the dismembered body of the elder man on the dissectOptiician ing table. Students were gathered around the board, and the bead was EYES TESTED GLASSES PROPERLY FITTED In an upright position. Italastler gathOffice at Residenct ered the portions together and the fuSPANISH FORK Phone, Ind. 38-neral took place. William Italastler dropped out of sight June 2. The son dreamed that his father had been killed and eaten Miss by cannibals. Takln this as a clew, Teacher of be secured the aid of detectives and PIANO, ORGAN AND learned that the old man had died In THEORY OF MUSIC the Charity hospital, and following the For particulars apply at the home of usuai custom the unclaimed body had MRS. THOmAS CREER . ben sent to the medical college. J. Fred Potter ' Vienna. At the Daimler Motor works here a dirigible balloon of soft steel Is being built. Instead'of using rubber and silk, like Capt Thomas S. Raid win, the American airship builder, or aluminum. like Count von Zeppelin, Herr von Walnch, the Austrian Inventor, makes his entire gas balloon of steel. Though the craft Is well advanced In construction, details are carefully guarded. Its size cannot be learned, but it is known that the steel walls of the balloon will be a little over a half Inch thick and consist of many 39x30 plates. All the plates are welded in annular form by an electrical process. The balloon Is of the familiar ctgar shape, painted 'with a specially Invented mixture to make It airtight and Is covered with, a silk paper, Instead of silk cloth to reduce friction. The estimated weight of the balloon Is over 28,000 kilos and of 'he gasoline engine fuel about 2,600 kilos. This fuel will enable the ship to sail 24 hours. Following the Zeppelin principle, the gas reservoir Is to have three com '.Ik tFREE males a more perfect Off it. st World Drag Cs. Buildiif Dr. to operate tnan any otner. Dr. J.W.Hagan New Orleans, La. After a search of more than five months for his father, William A. Italastler, a survivor of the lasts longer than any other. , CREER BUILDINO SPANISH PORK, UTAH IN W. O. Dr. W. ; Sewing Machine runs lighter than any other. - . stitch than any other. tS&'FREE is the lest of all combined in one. FREE SEWING MACHINE CO. CHICAGO ll ILLINOIS SOLD BY RAN LEWIS Agnes Engberg Deer Get Drunk on Cider. & Wlnsted, Conn. An applejack disIn North JESSE E. conducted 8. Colebrook, tillery by Gustav Volkmann, a German, was Contractors and Builders of Com obliged to suspend operations recently on account of a herd of six intoxicatplete Homes ed deer, which refused to let anyone ESTIMATES GIVEN FREE partmenta to enable the craft to keep approach the cider milt. The deer had afloat In case any one compartment gotten into an old shed where the is Injured. Thts feature is In line cider was stored, drank to their with the decision reached by the hearts' content and then devoured French aeronautic engineer In build several bushels of NOTARY rtlBLIC apples. The aniIng the new army airships. mals did not get so drunk but what The car Is to accommodate 20 pas they were able to use their feet, and sensors as well as extra ballast in whenever Volkmann and his men a Irrigated Farm. low Interett ipvclal options of partial payment. the form of two aeroplanes of the Far tried to. get near the cider press the 0019. at residence, one bloek ean of . man type. All arrangements will be animals chased them. aPANISH FORK. UTAH. made to provide cooked food for pasPoor Brown. sengers and crew, which will be preJuilge Gaynor, In the tense days of pared on board. There will also be A. miniature salons and sleeping bunks. the mayoral contest In New York, said after-dinne- r In course of trlcklnesH an the of It Is proposed to carry aeroplanes ATTORNEY-AT-tAspeech: to use them in case of war like torman "Hut the winds tricky usually pedo craft. The great airship itself PKOVO TelpbOM ft X fatlht Building Is regarded by tho Inventor as a large up by being too tricky IlUe Ilrown. "Ilrown, who lives In Fifth Avenue, ironclad. It will naturally be able to mint attack that would destroy rub- suspected bis Eugllnh butler of drinkber or aluminum craft, and will be so ing his wine. So one night he drugconstructed that It can ram aerial ged a couple of bottles of $4 or $3 FASHIONABLE Chateau Yijuem, and left them In the opponents. Iielng made of steel, it can hold gas (lining roonju, "Unfortunately, that nlgjit Ilrown's far better than any other vessjL It Is not so affected by changes In tho wife returned late from the opera. 0ns Bloek North ol Bank, Spanish Fork, Utah atmosphere, which cause contraction She saw tho rare wln and had it put and expansion, and will lose only a lown In the wine cellar along with the small percentage of Its buoyancy In a twelve dozen other bottles of Chateau JEX-FLORI- ST Yiniem that Drown had laid In. year. FroMi Flowers supplied for all ooca-lio"Urowu is wondering to this luy Funeral designs kept on hand bottles are two the which drugged Valuabls Biro. iihl tilled to order. London. Ilred at Martham, Noriolk. nnes. Ho has stopped drinking Chut-itAll kinds of Furniture Repaired. Yquem. In fact, I understand that a magpie pigeon has been sold for Uoslduure two blocks North of Foundry la Kale It hi stock of for whole a at 1300, a record price for the breed, and Si'anhh Fukk. Utah In gold, heavier than Hie bird price" Johnson Braithwaite Build Steel War Balloons Mstal Aircraft to Carry Twenty Passengers, Sleeping Bunks and Two Aeroplanes. CFREE Bids, Spanish Fork, Vteh SAMUEL CORNADY Money Loaned Saturday " of Each Week b Butter Paper Day If your order is placed before that date your paper will be jready Saturday at 4 p. m. Co-o- p. B. MORGAN, The Cough Syrup that rids tho system of a cold by acting ai a cathartic on the bowela ig LORENZO THOMAS TAILOR R.ta. n. u f. LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP Bess Is the. original latatlve cough tyrop, contains no opisiee, gently moves tbs bowels, carrying tbs cold of through tbs natural channels, Guaranteed to gl smttafacUoa or mousy rsfuaded. World Drug Co. - ' |