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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

street, not thinking of him a.. Ill, As
just up an fought me an l allus got
the worst of it.
Well this evenin', along late n
the afternoon. he run into me -
was turnin' q corner, an he svore
did it a-purpose, but how could I?
Then Bill says: Damn you, Ire got
you now where thar amt nobody
looking an I'll just kill you an feel
easier With that he draws mis- gun
and says: Say your prayers, If you've
got any, afore you git sent over the
range whar you'll never come back
to bother me- I didn't keer much
about whether l was dead or alive,
but Just at that moment l felt as II
wanted to live, so stopped down
without thinkin' an picked up q
rock that happened to be layin' thar,
an dashed 1t at him. didn't have no
gun nor anything else about me, an
had no thought to kill Bill. l Just
threw the rock for luck. an 1t hap
pened to slam him In the face. That's
all thar is to 1t, Judge"
"Jim, was Bill dead when you left
him?" asked the Judge.
81 don't know, judge" answered
Jim. HE fell down when the rock
struck him; that's all know about 1t.
l amt no doctor, but l opine he was
unconscious or he'd a shot"
81 suggest that we visit the res
gestae," said the clerk Of the court.
Second the notion" said town
councilman. Lets take suthin' hot
first; it's on me. What you goin' to
have, Jim?"
In few minutes the party returned
to their former position around the
hot stove, and after quiet was re-
stored, the Judge spoke:
"Mr. Sheriff, open court"
This having been done in the usual
fashion, with the preliminary COM
mand, Hats off, gentlemen; courts
is session." the clerk called the case
of 1.-THE people gainst James Burnley.
charged with the murder of William
| Jackson"
A jury of twelve was then impan.
| eled and the defendant interposing
/ no objection the prosecuting attorney
examined witnesses, who testified to
the finding Of the corpus deficit and
the defendants admissions.
Jim repeated his story, and vol
unteers on his behalf testified that Z
careful examination of the res gestae
disclosed the fact that a big rock lay
beside the dead man, and that In hi
hand was a gun, on the trigger o
which was still pressed frozen fin
ger, one cartridge of said gun beini
empty-that Is to say, the one upol
which the hammer had fallen whel
the trigger was pulled.
Joe Bowers, policeman and q for
mer COW puncher from Arizona, afte
qualifying as an expert, testified tina
Bill Jackson must have been read.
with his gun before the rock wa!
thrown, for the reason that the gul
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

A small army of soldiers, assisted
by an eX-cowboy and lady rider.
were engaged against him, and after
being surrounded by troops and
brought to bay he is alleged to have
jumped on the roof of barn, broken
through barbed wire fence. swan
a river, executed a wonderful double
leap over two hedges and lane.
twice eXtricated himself from the
moose OF lasso and fioored a guards
man in a cabbage garden before he
was headed in Il disused stable and
lassoed through hole in the roof.
De Wet, one learns, is now in the
equine hospital" under special
guard, and receiving every attention
from the authorities, who entertain
hopes Of breaking him in.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

is Immediately served in generous
fashion.--New York Sun.
Not a Pleasant Trip.
1t was on his return from a more
than successful concert trip that one
Of the best-known composer-must
clans was met in the street by .
friend.
pleasant trip?" his friend in
quired.
pleasant drip" the musician an.
swered. "Ach, himmel, no! Wy, when
We got down dhere the barytone hat
forgot his tress trousers, und vot
shall we do?
$50 ! go on und blay und run
qvick behint the scenes and chanch.
und he go oud und sing ind come
qvick back again und l put 'em on
und blay.
Zach, hat chanched my trousers
sefen dimes dose Won efenings
alreaty!"-Stray Stories.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17
VALLEY OF THE RHONE.
Noble River Drains Large Section Famed For Beauty and
Ferti,y-Historcal Residence Of the Popes
at Avignon.
Especial Correspondence.)

ished from Rome by imperial decree
In the fourteenth century, lived for
sixty.eight years. when the city. now
belonging to France, was part OF
the Roman empire. Along the coast
is Toulon, where Napoleon gave evil
dence Of his overshadowing genius In
the art of war; and not far from 1t Is
Freyjus, where he landed after his
escape from Elba and began that
wildly triumphal march to Paris
which is unprecedented in history.
Cannes has known the taste of war,
but long since exchanged its weapons
for those betting the era Of peace.
She has more magnificent homes set
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

current Is so strong as to defy navi-
cation and shifting sandbanks are al
most as great an obstacle as the rush
ing waters. Canals are built alongside
these turbulent stretches for the pas
sage of ships. BY these canals the
Rhone valley is connected with the
Seins, the Loire and the Rhine, and
in turn with the Atlantic and German
oceans and with the sea in which 1t Is
absorbed.
From Marseilles to Nice the ride Is
also something for the traveller to re-
call with pleasure. The tropical vege-
tation vies its charming views with
the Mediterranean, along whose shore
the iron horse speeds most of the way.
The glimpses of sea and rocky noun.
tain and hill succeed one another
rapidly and are bewitching-even to
those accustomed to the journey. The
bold headlands running out into the
water give rugged contrast to the
otherwise tranquil scene. Red rocks
of immense size break in upon this pic
ture, while back on the mountainside
the rocky formation turns from red to
gray. Here and there are the white
cottages, really great palaces, of the
wealthy, who find in this fascinating
environment rest, comfort, the beau.
ties of nature unfolded in rapturous
way and that strangely exhilarating at
mosphere produced by the comming-
ling Of salt air with the fragrance of
the grape, the orange and the flowers
which exhale delicious odors. For
tunate are they who can dwell in such
a place away from the noise and con.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

Chinatown meet and exchange greet
ings. They partake of refreshments
and have jolly time.
Through all the ceremonies attend
ing the New Year no Chinese women
arc to be seen. They go into seclus-
Ion and stay there,
On the other hand, children are to
be seen everywhere. They dress in
gorgeous robes, almost equal TO those
of their fathers, and go from house
to house calling In the same fashion
as their elders, but they go step
further.
They wrap a silver coin in bright
red paper and give It to the first per
son they can induce to accept 1t.
This they find is a hard task, for the
object in view is TO drive away all
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

down in grounds immense In size and
exquisite in adornment, than any 9TH
er fashionable resort in the Old World
or the New. Cannes is the western
end Of the French Riviera and as an
outpost prepares one for the ever
changing beauties which distinguish
1t until 1t is lost on the Italian coast
well down the peninsula.
The Riviera, the narrow strip of
land between the mountains and the
sea in the westerly northern arm of
the Mediterranean, extends along the
shore of France and Italy for over 100
miles. Nice is its most important
community and the majority Of the
winter and spring visitors make 1t
their abiding place. More than 100
hotels are maintained by the tourists
and health seekers in that city alone,
and there are 60 more in the re-
mainder of the Riviera.
The climate is semi-troplcal While
luxuriant vegetation thrives in winter
1t is cold on occasions and heavy
clothing is needed by Americans to
keep comfortable. Then, furious winds
sweep down from the Alps and fill
the air with dust from the broad road
way skirting the sea. Still the place
is remarkably healthy. Days pass and
not a death is reported. whereas, in a
corresponding American population,
such a thing is unknown. A Yankee
city would show up seven deaths q
day and rare would be the occasion
when the mortality got down to five
Some think Nice is the dividing
! place between France and Italy on the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17
Broncho Has Fun Abroad.

A curious episode in the annals OF
military horsenesh terminated on
English paper. A Mexican broncho
remount broke out of the depot
stables, and, defying all attempts at
recapture, ran wild over east Essex
for nearly month.
The account of its successive es.
capes by flood and field reads like
romance of Mayne Reid and De Wet,
as the horse was nicknamed. led his
pursuers the merriest dance Of all
on the last day OF his freedom.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR
Ceiestials Celebrate the Event With Gorgeous Ceremonies
and Feast ng-Huge Flags and Colored Bunting
Decorate Buildings in Their Quarter.

Now is the time to he Chinaman
IL you would live on the fat of the
land without paying for it, do no
work, wear brilliant robes, entertain
your friends and be entertained by
them in general be a man of import.
ance. For now is the Chinese New
Year celebration.
New York's Chinese are very hard
to find in their own homes, for they
are going from house to house, past
ing red New Years cards on the doors
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

bad lucA and the devil from their
daily life, and IT is thought among
them that the person receiving the
coin takes upon himself the evils
which surround the giver. In other
words, the child brides the devil to
depart into some other human being.
In all the stores, and especially In
the restaurants, there are piles Of
fruits, candy and delicacies which are
to be had, not for the asking, but for
the taking. II any one enters he
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

Of friends. All through Chinatown
and in Pell and Mott streets in par
tioular are to be seen men in flow
ing robes of silk, decorated with
various ornaments. These are worn
in honor of the celebration and each
tries to outshine his neighbor in gor-
geousness.
Chinatown presents lively scene
from one end to the other. Huge yell
center are interviewer with the stars
and stripes and colored bunting
almost hides the fronts Of buildings
from view. It is not uncommon to
see large silk banners spangled with
particles Of mirrors and jade floating
from flagstaffs projecting from win
dows. Banners, lanterns and brill
liantly painted signs hang from win
dows, balconies and fire escapes.
Great strings of firecrackers are
strung from one side to the other and
back again and suspended from these
are hideous pictures. At night these
firecrackers are set off with a deaf
ening roar. The objects which were
suspended from the strings are sent
up into the air attached to balloons.
Before the shrine in the joss house
are piled sweetmeats and fruits of
the costliest kinds and the aromatic
odor of incense sticks hangs about
the place. Strains Of wierd music
are heard, and in and out of the build
ing there is a Gathering all day of
wooden cymbals.
In the clubhouse back Of the joss
house all the prominent men of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17
Danger In Long Trains.

A bacteriologist recently made
micloscopical examinations of the
washings from woman's train worn
in the streets of London, and found 1t
to contain 10,672,000 microbes of
disease.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

man of weather vane notions and to
please the hypercritical. The Rhone
rises in the Alps and empties into
the Mediterranean at three places. and
for 600 miles drains basin celebrated
for beauty and fertility. In places the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

HE railroad from Paris
to Marseilles is through
the beautiful Rhone val
ley much of the dis.
lance. and the scenery
is admired by some
travellers even more
than that of the Rhine.
The views are diversi-
fed enough to suit the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17

fusion and ceaseless strife of the city.
Besides being surprisingly beautiful
this region is historical. Here the
Roman empire Of the early centuries
erected its fortresses upon the sum
sea. Here battles upon the water
were waged when the battering ram
was the most dreaded instrument of
destruction, A little way back is
Avignon, where the exiled popes, ban
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-17
Chinatown Decorated for New Years.

is Immediately served in generous
fashion.-New York Sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-16
TATTooING REMOVABLE.
Secret Of Destroying Skin Blemishes
Discovered by a Japanese.

From the Japan Times
Al man named Seikichi Kayene. a native
OF Mito. who died a few years ago. is said
to have invented a new method OF remov-
ing stains or tattoo marks on or under
tina skin. The invention was the fruit Of
about thirty years experimenting carried
out amid tndescribable hardship and pri-
vatfons. How the man came to conceive
his queer idea we are not Informed. 1t Is
certain that 1t absorbed his whole energies
and cost him whatever property he had
formerly possessed. And he did not live to
enjoy the fruit OF his alleged invention. for
when he died, In 1898, he was not even en-
1oying the ordinary comforts of life.
The fact was he had no qualifications to
undertake his self-assigned task. He had
zeal and nothing more to assist him. The
consequence was his experiments and re-
searches were apparently devoid Of system,
much less OF science. He appears to have
gone upon the idea of simply trying one
material after another at random. All his
materials appear to have been such things
as roots and bark OF trees and shrubs. He
even made use of animals-much more Of
tepsive In character than his tree prepara-
tons. 1t Is now reported that he did some
how succeed In hitting upon an efficaelous
compound which could entirely remove any
spots in the skin. either natural or arti-
hcial. The explanation is that the COM
post possesses an extraordinary power of
absorbing pigments and at the same time
or contracting the blood vessels Of the
part treated. Stains originating from the
presence Of coaored matter can thus be re-
moved, It Is reported, without leaving any
swelling OF blood vessels is harder to re-
mese. out the contraction Of the blood
vessels considerably mobiles the color
Ans compound when plastered over the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-16
Generosity Of Cripples.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
"Cripples as a rule are a generous lot.
said an observant man, land saw a fine
exemplifcatton Of the fact the other even.
ing in Common street. saw a man stop
at Common and Baronne, and slip a quarter
in the palm Of a one-legged man who was
standing on the corner. In the middle OF
the block. as he walked toward Carondelet
and Common, he encountered another beg.
gar who had only one arm. He dropped a
piece of money Into his hat. At CarondeIat
street he came upon still more pitiable
object Of charity, man who had lost both
arms, and who had a sign pinned to the
front part OF his, old, ragged coat The
fourth beggar to draw from his resources
was legless man about the middle of the
block. and just as he turned into st,
Charles street he encountered another man
who had neither legs nor arms, and of
course. he could not refuse to give him OF
what he had. He had helped five cripples
in three squares. L had walked right be-
hind the man, and had noticed that he
seemed to be little lame, so when he.
dropped into a saloon followed him. re-
marked that a good many crtppIes could
be found on the streets, and told him had
just walked through part of Common
street behind him, and had observed his
generosity. I know what 1t is he said
with a show Of sympathy. for have a
wooden leg and a cork arm myself To be
honest about 1t, felt Just little ashamed,
for had given the cripples nothing. and
the man who had helped them did not seem
to be more able to do go than was"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-16
Discoveries at the. London Tower.
from the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph.
Interesting discoveries have recently been
made at the Tower Of London Of some in
scriptions made on the walls by persons
confined there In past times. In the work
the St. Martins tower a piece of deal
framing had to be removed. Behind this
was found the name Of Ambrose Rock
wood wealthy young Suffolk squire. who
was concerned in the gunpowder plot. 1t
was finely carved and the surname was
divided, "Rook- wood indicating the ma
ture of its derivation. The unfortunate
culprit was drawn and hanged in palace
yard, Westminster, with other of the con-
spirators, on the last day OF January, 1905
Mr.. Hepworth Dixon. in Her Majesty's
Tower gives an account of Rookwood's
exciting ride out of London to his home at
Goldman Hall, Suffolk, after the gunpow
der plot was discovered. He covered thirty
miles on a single horse, and by means OF
relays Of animals made the entire distance
of eighty-one miles in less than seven
hours, a remarkable performance, consider
Ing the state Of the roads at that period.
more elaborate inscription than that Of
Rockwoods, and one OF the finest Of the
whole series in the st. Martins tower Is
one that has been found through the re-
meath an emblem of the Trinity appear the
sacred letters. 81. H. S. and then the
name, George Beisley. Prist." On the
left is shield. containing the fieur de lis,
the word Maria, and the date, 1880" A
Latin inscription which follows is supposed
to be verse from the Psalms. "As the
hart panteth after the water brooks, so
panteth by soul after Thee. o God" But
this cannot be stated with absolute GER
tainty, as several words are wanting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-16
Some British Euphemisms.

crom tne New York Tribune
The innumerable and curious euphemisms
TOT mad" or insane must often have
occurred to the reflective person. For in
stance. there is ''balmy in the crumnet :"
or "barmy on the crumpet"-barmy being
derived from the term BARN, sisntfyine
yeast. The conjunction of barmy and
crumpet is now explained. To be frothy
in the head sounds quite as bad a. having
a spider in ones ceiling. Ughl Then there
are "a bit touched "a tile loose" 1.soft
in the cocoanut." ION his rocker" ',off his
onion" "off his nut" ''on his chump." "a
little bit OF >the top" ''cracked's and dot
ty. In America. We are told, it IL an
everyday expression to say 'So-and-So has
a bubble IN his think-tank." It sueRests
water on the brain.
The halter. who is twin type Of mad
ness with the march hare. is really q small
Australian sQuattsr. A halter ia q small
selector. who lives utterly alone In the
bush. his hat. when on his head. COVERING
the whole Of his family. Not seeing q
human being for years, he either develops
insanity or soon falls into the habit Of
holding viva voce conversations with him
self. So the reputation OF Lincoln and Ben.
nett and the rest Is saved for all time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-16
MISSISSIPPI, BATTLE FLAGS. d.
- -Z:-..- ..5s=s .e.ss.s t.8.
Effort Being Made to Collect Data for
History of Them. - =

From the New Orleans Picayune.s d.. f..- .= q
The director Of the Mississippi depart
ment Of. archivess and, history is collecting
data relative to the hist orical battle flags of
the state. It Is known that many Of the bui-
let-pierced and hlood-stained banners Of the
confederacy haze, been. sacredly preserved,
and detailed Information about them is de-
sired. 1t is an interesting historical fact
that six flags -hayeswavedo over Mississippi
as emblems of authority, representing the
sovereignty of six nations of states.
Mr.. Rowland Is very anxious to know L
there Is in existence q flag OF the state Of
sion convention Of 1s61s4 In order that such
a flag may be identified. the; following de-
scription is given: White ground a mag
nolia tree in the center; blue field in the
the center, the flag to be surrounded with a
red border and red fringe at the extremity
Of the flag. ~-'E''. ~ ----a-'-IS
After the passage of the ordinance Of
secession by the convention Of 1861 dra-
matte incident took place in the house of
representatives, where the convention was
held. After the announcement by Colonel
William 8. Barry, president of the con-
vent1on, of the passage of the ordinance,
Mr.. c. r. Dixon entered the hall bearing
beautiful silk flag, with a single star in the
center, which he handed to the president of
the convention as present from Mrs. H.
H. Smythe of Jackson. In accepting the
flag Colonel Barry announced that it was
the first flag unfurled in the. young repub-
lic," and the members saluted It by rising,
the vast audience present uniting in shouts
Of applause. That flag was the bonnie blue
flag, and was the inspiration Of the famous
battle song of the confederacy.
The director Of the department Of archives
and history says that the will appreciate
any information along the lines indicated
and he suggests that the United Confeder-
ate Veterans and Sons and Daughters Of
the Confederacy assist In gathering infor-
nation on the subject:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-16
FISHING FOR cIscoEs.
No Longer Lake Ontario In.
dustry.

From the New York Tribune. -
1t was thirty years ago this winter that
the ciscoes in Lake Ontario suddenly left
Its waters, never to return. Where they
went has always been a mystery. but a
striking coincidence was their appearance
shortly after In large numbers In a Lake
Erie bay near Sandusky, Ohio.
The cisco. which belongs to the salmon
family, Is peculiar fish as far as It's abid-
Ing place is concerned. It inhabits only a
few lakes In the United States and Can
ada, and then 1t moves about with sud
denness that bothers the fishermen who
make living by catching 1t for the mar
ket: The cisco resembles the sea herring.
ana Its head tapers to point. It runs in
weight from three-quarters Of a pound to
one and one-half pounds, and in length
from ten to twelve inches The flesh has a
hneh flavor. and many compare 1t to the
brook trout A few years ago there was a
large demand for the cisco, especially In
the winter, when it was common occur
renee to see a. key of sailed ciscoes dis.
prayed IN front OF grocery store $50.
The ciscoes which the fishermen took
from the waters of Lake Ontario were far
FAMED, and Chaumont ciscoes were noted
IN the eastern states. Chaumont is a little
village on Lake Ontario, in Jefferson
Ing until 1872. The ciscoes came into Chau-
mont bay for the last time In November.
lS72 Once In a while now a fisherman
angling for bass will hook lone cisco. but
TINS happens rarely. These fish are still
caught occasionally on the Canadian shores
or the lake, and they are caught in larger
quantities in the eastern part of Lake Erie
Mhen the cisco made its home in and about
Chaumont bay It had never been seen
around Sandusky. Why the fish left Lake
ontario has never been fully explained.
Many reasons have been given, and the
most probable one is that so much silt
noated into the lake that 1t DESTROYED the
CISCO feeding grounds and spawning beds. :