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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
JAPANESE POLICE AND RATS.
How a Political Leader Understood
the Reading Of the Law.


The following account eXemplihes
the thorough manner in which Japan
csc officials carry out their orders.
The Drogisten Zeitung says that last
month the police Of Kobe distributed
to every house in town a package Oh
arsenic, with directions for the use OF
the poison printed on each package
which latter was to be used in the
destruction OF rats, in accordance with
the plan OF the department of health
in fighting the plague. a very promi-
nent citizen of Kobe, and political
leader of some note, on the day after
the distribution was made, called at
the Office of the Kobe Chronicle and
lodged a complaint to the effect that
he had been grossly insulted by the
police. According to his account a
police officer on the foregoing day
had walked into his dwelling and
without a word handed him a package
marked arsenic" What Is that
asked he. That's for you" answered
the officer. For me?" inquired the
astonshed citizen, in whose mind, no
doubt, visions of hint to betake him
self to the unknown short, after the
gold old" Japanese fashion, were
flea ING. "Yes-for--you," repeated
Il neman, pausing after each
woru emphasize 1t. The order has
gone lcIth that all vermit shall die"
This was all that the astonshed edi-
tor could get out of the wrathy politi-
clan, says the National Druggist, and
the latter went away still raging
against the insult the police had put
upon him."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Count casslnI viii Return.

As soon as 1t was announced that
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa
dor, intended to sail for Europe about
the middle Of May, a rumor became
current that he would not return. This
is now said to be without foundation.
The count Is conceded to be the clev.
crest diplomat in Washington and the
star member of the Russian corps.
AS he is now dean of the diplomatic
set in Washington-a position of much
Importance in European eyes-it is
not regarded as likely that the shrewd
Russians will care to relinquish the
advantage which this gives them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Senatorial story TeIIers Go.

With the passing of the fifty.sev
enth Congress two Of the best stor.
tellers in the Senate retired to privat
life. For twenty years the wit C.
George G. Vest of Missouri has emil,
ened the cloakrooms, and John :
Jones of Nevada also closed his /,
lie career. While Senator Vest w.
brilliant on the floor, he was wit.
In the smokingroom. When surrol
ed by group of appreciative lis,c
he would tell stories and make
by the hour. Senator Jones also
not kept his fun under a bushe
is extremely serious and profou
debate, but in a free and easy d.
sion in the cloakroom his 80
humor is second to that Of no me.
of the Senate. Both will ne g.
missed by their old colleagues
mourn because there are none a.
present senate To take their place
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
"GET OFF THE WAGON"
quick Wit Of an Usher AVerts
Tragedy.

The quick wit of one Of the ushers
at recent wedding averted what
might have been a tragedy following
The joyous ceremony. He had been
the life of the large house party at
tending the wedding. One OF his
stories particularly pleased the father
of the bride. The catch line In 1t
was. Likely, get off the wagon" After
the bride and bridegroom had started
on their honeymoon a number OF the
guests went to theater, then 10
supper, and II was late when they
drove to the home of their host.
The house was dark, and though
a ring Of the bell would have brought
one Of the servants, 1t was decided
for lark to try to get in, undetected,
through window opening on the
porch. Being in happy mood. the
party forgot that there had been
some talk during the day of the pos
sibilities Of burglars making try
for the valuable wedding presents.
The window fastening was not
very secure, and little pressure re-
leased It, Then the usher got his
head inside the window. He saw
the CLINT of polished steel in the dim
light at the end of the hall, and he
realized his danger of being shot for
q burglar. Quick as flash he shout
ed, Likely, get off the wagon"
When the brides father opened the
door and let them in he still had the
revolver in mis- hand. He said, lit
tie more soberly than he had before
my boy, that's a great story."-New
York Sun.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Why Willie Passed up the Ham,

Willie had been particularly i'm
pressed with that part of the cate.
chism which recounted the things
which his sponsors in baptism had
promised and vowed in his name" -
So when the grandmother said sweet.
ly:
Willie, dear, won't you have some
deyled ham," he looked at her stern.
ly and replied:
mo. grandma. You know ! have
renowned the devil and all his
works"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
A Work.weary Suicide.

John Mccartney l6-year-old,
work-weary lad, employed by dairy.
man, living in Baltimore, shot and
killed himself in his employers home
Monday, This note was found on
bureau; Il am to die like a dog
would, but ! am better off dead,
do nothing but work"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
-sestion Of American Peers STONED
by War Of the Revolution.


Our only American peer, Lord Fair
AK, has just been presented at the
,ritish court. The Fairfax peerage Ia
J. scottish one. which was transplanted
y Virginia in early colonial times. A
more truly American title is that of
3aron OF Roanoke. AS far back az
1887 an Indian chief. named MANI
was baptized into the Episcopal church
and created baron. He assumed the
title of Loard of Roanoke, but seems
to have dropped out of history soon
after. Perhaps some of his descend
ants are still living unknown and for
gotten in Virginia. It would be inter-
esting II, some day, half.breed In.
dian should appear at Westminster
and demand his right to sit in the
House of Lords as hereditary legisla
tor of the British Empire. James l.
created Lord Delaware and Charles
l. Viscount Canada, and II the war
of the revolution had not put stop
to this sort of thing probably We
should now have an Earl of Hoboken
and Viscount Kalamazoo.
a,-DA, ro1 nnnnE NAnnnN
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Bud Doble to Return to Traa

Budd Doble, the man wit
catarrhal name" and once g
c. al trotting horse drivers o.
ers, will be seen in the sui
this season. The veteran vi
get back into the game,
thinks his horse Kinney 10
like the entering wedge to fcI
the trotting track.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Weight VS.. Wait.

"Our grocer" remarked Mrs, Slo.
boy. seems to be giving us short
weight in everything lately"
oh, that's all right" replied Slo.
boy, 81 suppose he's trying to get even
on account of the long wait give
him for his money"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Not the Only Attraction.

Wife during the quarreD and
people say you only married me for
my money,
Husband-People are wrong, nv
dear They overlook the fact that Won
also had considerable real estate.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
First Indication,

Young Wife-l'm afraid Jack
not love me as he formerly did.
Her What reason
you for thinking SO, dear?
Young Wife-He is beginnln,
read the paper every morning ,
at breakfast.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
She Was Never Quiet.

do you love me still?" a.
bride, as the honeymoon be
wane.
How can tell?" growled T.
who had been elected freight
the matrimonial trust.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Friendly Repartee.

l.I you have any luck hunting
)" .ay, doctor?" asked the under
q
rtainly did" replied the NJ. d..
81 ght down seventeen squirrels"
that's good" said the other. IT'S
sir impossible to dodge your pre-
sIr utinps."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
WILLING Sacrifice.

win Change-I'm thinking G.
ing a wife.
Henry Peck-You can. tai
and welcome.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19

" dom is the true and unalloyed
CO for which we ought to exchange
gs for this, and with this,
rig is in reality bought and
'tude, temperance and JUS.
IN a word, true virtue sub
TlntO
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Sultan Borrows from Germany.

The Sultan of Turkey has just
borrowed 9S0O,000 from a German
back
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19

II Is dii1icult to convert
less you practice what you
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
French Have Good Market

The French sold in America in 1902
more Than 100000 of automobiles.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
MEDAL FOR A BRAVE WOMAN.
Wife Of United States Consul Receive
Appropriate Decoration.

Two months ago Mrs. Turner, wife
of the United States consul-general,
saved the life of Game Warden Cor
mier, who had been seized by a bear
at Tylmer, Que, says an Ottawa dis.
patch to the Philadelphia Press She
rushed at the bear, grabbing 1t by
the fur and diverting its attention
from the warden, enabling him to kill
the bear. CCirlier was badly injured,
but Is now convalescing. The atten.
ton CT the Royal Canadian Humane
society was called TO Mrs. Turner's
act, and by unanimous vote she has
Neen awarded the. association medal
for bravery. Col. and Mrs. Turner
were called to the government hCr1se
several days ago. In the presence Of
a distinguished company Mrs. Turner
received the medal from the hands OF
the Countess of Mimic.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Real VlndlcatIon.

The American dentist expelled
from Saxony cannot want for com.
pensating Joy when he considers the
certificate of character publicly given
by his wife. MY husband is a ~
feet man; he has absolutely no
vices Many men believe them.
selves deserving of such testimon'
ial. but how few. alas! have got their
deserts.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Neither Wagon Nor Beast.

The English courts have grayely De
cided that a bicycle is neither "a car,
riage hung on springs" nor "a beast Oh
draught," and therefore only pe2
TRAN tolls may be charged for It. ~
decision Is just, though the method VI
arriving at it is peculiarly English
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Relic Of Roman Period.

A stone coffin, containing the ~
mains Of a man and woman. was dis
covered while blowing field at TEN
plethorpe Farm. Temple Newsam. near
Leeds. England, recently. The 70
mains, which are in q wonderful state
OF preservation. are thought to date
from the Roman period. Near the
spot where the CONN was found the
foundations Of a building, said to be
that OF a temple, were brought TO
light.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Prlees for Wild Beasts.

Hamburg has a sort of animal uni
Sersity at which beasts from all parts
of the world are trained and acclimat.
ed for the geological gardens Of Eu.
rope. The most expen stve animal Is
the hippopotamus, q oNd specimen Of
which costs $4,000. The price Of q
rhinoceros is $4,000. and a trained ele.
plant from India costs about th'
same. Lions are $1,000 a pair. Bengal
tigers $1,000 apiece. A giraffe costs
$1,000, q camel $3.50.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
Live Boiled Fish.

A Paris newspaper states that NJ
Marcellin Pellet, the French minister
TO Central America, has discovered
close to the Lake Of Amatitlan, in
Guatemala, small fish which swim'
IN the hot water of the springs close
by. 1t is stated that In the Philippine
Islands there is singular fish, which,
like many politicians, thrives best in
boiling water.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19

Canaoas Pig Iron ProductioH'
The American Iron and Steel asso'
citation has received direct from to
manufacturers the statistics OF TIE
production OF pig iron In Canada IL
l9o2. They show an increase OF ~
5Sl gross tons, or over 80 per cent, as
compared with 1901. The total pro
duction in 1902 amounted to Sl9oo.
gross tons, against 244,976 tons in l'Vi
and 5000 tons in 1900.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-11-25
OTHER PEOPLE 'S,SAYINGS
Interesting experiences Of yourselves and
friends,

come thick and fast but | look
for a bigger rush next spring
than ever"
Miss Marguerite Daily; | am
very busy working onmy annual
school report. You know ehis is
a two months Job, the county is
so large. =
VIM. Wilkinson: 81 like my
work in the Bismarck land Of
flee first rate but there is not
nearly SO much filing going on
there as at Minot.'
Jow Devine: "Well, justcame
up to Minot from the ranch and
disposing Of some life insurance.
just fixed Major Murphy up on
another policy. l have the Sc
curity Mutual for the state"
John Fahey, OF the land office:
eve had 700 filings last month
and this month so far more than
400. l believe the number of
filings this month will exceed the
number in October. Mos Of the
people ore filing in Williams
county"
f. R. johnson: IL am trying
to buy out the Optic but in case
Mcclure does not sell l will put
in another plant here. l have a
list already in the Twin Cities
and will start another daily in
that case" BUT HE WON'T.
Marshall Mcclure: "You tell
the people that l have not sold
out to E. R. johnson OF the Flax
ton Eagle and do not intend to.
l think he was trying to run a
grand stand play on Inc, but it
didn't work. The deal is all off
with him and l told him SO ten
minutes ago."
Attorny Giertsen, Bowbells:t
"Who says those men who Of
fered to go on the Mattisons
bonds are not good? Why Jens
Peterson, the merchant is worth
$4,000, Jens o. Hovlund is
worth $4,000 and Ola Swenson
is worth $4,000"
Chief Of Police Kimball: Il
have just come from the land Of
flee where have had the painful
duty Of ejecting the grafters.
There are a lot of fellows who do
not pretend to have an Office
who hang around the land Of
fee and bother those that go
there to file. The land office con-
cluded that they were not needed
and notified me to keep them
out"
Peter Fugelso: II do not know
when the present postofticequar-
ters will be moved, but hope it
will be very soon. Our work is
increasing and we need a great
deal more room especially for
hanging up the mail sacks. We
can hang up only seven sacks
and We ought to have room for
at least twenty. The postofice
is second class now and is paying
we'll. There is only one firstclass
Office in the state-at Fargo. /
believe"
j. c. Hoff: ! was interested in
the creamery business in Minot a
few years ago and we made it |
pay. We can do so again. We
were at that time getting milk
from $50 cows. We sent wagons
in the country for the milk. Ed.
Reb1 d who was in the business
with me, took charge Of it after
we had run the creamery two
seasons, and ran it the third HIM
self. The creamery needed a
larger churn and some other fix
lures and he did not care to
spend the necessary amount.
We shipped our butter clear to
New York and got two cents
more a pound than we did here.
The farmers got it into their
heads that there was more money
raising stock than selling milk
and sold their two year olds for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with the
Kimball Printing Company, 912 North
Kansas avenue.l
Miss Maggie BurIey came home Friday
from Colorado.
Miss Bessie Anderson has returned to
her home north of town after a short
visit to Miss Blanche Reynolds.
Miss Evelyn Holman came home Thurs
day from Holton, where she had been en-
tertained by Miss Georgia Smyth.
Mrs. William Rambo returned to her
home in Kansas City today. Mrs. Rambo
her grandmother, Mrs. Parmelia Curtis.
Miss Edna Staples came home Sunday
from st. Louis, where she had been
spending the past week alta the millinery
position this season at the Topeka
Cash Dry Goods Co
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Curtis and Mr. John
Curtis. who came here to attend the fu-
neral of their mother, Mrs Pamela Cur
It's returned today to their homo in New
kirk Ok. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curtis,
who were also here for their mothers fu-,
neral, returned to their home in Lawrence
today.
Mrs. T. B. Reynolds, Mrs. James Camp
bell and Master Joe Campbell, chaperoned
AFTERNOON T6osa who enjoyed at the outing lh
were Misses Genevieve Holman. Stella
Mitchell, Minnie and Myrtle McGrew,
Laura and Gertrude Haynes, Nellie, Alice
and Ruth Skinner Mayce and Bessie An
derson. Blanche Reynolds and Bessie
OdHipDeli.
The funeral of Mrs. Parmelia Curtis
was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock
from the Kansas Avenue NJ. K. church
and was largely attended many of the
old settlers of Topeka being present. The
services were conducted by Rev. Mr.. GRAY.
Rev. G. w. Browning of Centrala and
the pastor. Rev. J. A Stavely. Rev Mr..
Gray was the minister here at the crgan-
ization of this church when the services
were held in an old log building, and knew
Mrs. Curtis in her prime. He spoke of the
active and efficient work done by her in
those early days and her willingness to
do all in her power for the church. Rev
Mr.. Browning, who had been her pastor
in later years, also made few remarks.
and Rev. Mr.. Stavely. her present pastor,
read portion of the scripture, taking
a selection from the book of Proverbs,
which was emnently typical of her life,
The floral offerings were numerous and
beautiful and the music was by the
church choir under the leadership of NJ.
c. Holman. The pail bearers were ]. s.
Morse, H. c. Steele, Cyrus Kistler. ]. NJ:
Baird. j. X. Lapp and George Rigby. All
of these men were old friends of Mrs
Curtis, several of them coming here as
young men and boarding with her for
years. The remains were laid to rest IN
the Curtis burying ground at the north
end of Harrison street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07
TRIP THAT PAID.
Ten Miles to Get Package of Postum

Some sufferers won't turn over a
hand to help themselves, but there are
others to whom health is worth some
thing German woman living in the
country made a ten mile trip to get a
package of Postum. She was well re-
paid. for it brought health and happi-
ness in return.
A translation of the good frau's let
ter says: From a child / had been
used to drinking coffee daily, but the
longer I continued drinking it the worse
l felt / suffered with heart trouble.
headaches and dizziness. Then l had
such an uneasy feeling around my
be near.
Il gave up drinking coffee and tried
hot water. but that did not taste good
and I did not get we'll. Then l read
some letters from people who had been
helped by Postum Food Coffee and l
determined to try it.
Il had to go ten miles to get pack
age, but 1 went. 1 prepared it care
fully according to directions. and we
have used it now in our family for
nearly two years, drinking it twice a
day. 1t agrees wen with all of us My
heart and bowel troubles slowly but
surely disappeared, it is seldom that /
ever have a headache, my nerves are
steady and strong again, and l am
band has been lately cured of his sick
headaches since we threw coffee out
of our home and have used Postum.
Name furnished by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich.
Look in each package for a COPY of
the famous little book. THE Road to
WelIville.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07

fellows dt5erts like Benedict Arnold to
the enemy and whose actions If left
unrestraIned- would result in engulTinc
himself and fellow in the mire Of human
slavery.
Said Abraham Lincoln: Labor being
the creator of wealth should receive
much higher conSiderat ton than capital,
its servant, but it does not anywhere
receive such consideration Labor is
necessary to our moral and physical
welfare, and performed under proper
conditions, win elevate the worker"
Said John Burns to me while standing
together outside the national art gal
1ery in London, England: Brother Kent,
i hope the time may come when the in
dividuality of the worker will be i'm
pressed on every stone he puts into the
building" and we went inside and
studied the works of the old masters,
and were you a connoisseur of art you
would be able 10 tell from the style Of
work who painted the pictures. The in
diyiduality of the painter lives in his
work though he has long since gone to
dust.
THE WORKERS PLACE.
The Injuries of yesterday became the
necessities of the morrow. Common GUS
tom, the most arbitrary of all laws, COM
pels the worker to maintain his personal
appearance and that of his family. He
must so dress his child that the little
one sitting beside it at school will not
point the finger Of scorn at it. To meet
income must necessarily increase.
To the west to the west;
To the land of the free,
Where the mighty Missouri
Rolls down to the sea;
Where a man is man
If he's willing to toll
And the humhlest may gather
The fruits of the soil
Every step upward in the evolution of
the human race has been won by struggle.
The desire of man to live at the expense
of his fellows has deluged the earth with
blood and tears. Labor in the past mas
been despised because ii was patient. No
arbitration was ever suggested until Ia
Dor by ORIGINATING compelled recognition
and now it is suggested that labor must
accept arbitration even when such arbltra-
ton is of the lion and lamb kind, and la
Dor is always expected to be the lamb
The right of the worker to withhold his
labor Is an inherent right the one dis
tinguishing difference between the free-
talist withhold his capital and go on
strike nothing is said, except, perhaps,
that capital is tinnid, and we honey and
coax and give premiums and hand him
favorable legislation on silver platter 10
get him to go to work again.
Every true trade unioniSt is a man OF
peace He loves peace so he is willing
TO fight for 1t. He hopes for the time when
war and strikes shall cease,
When man and nsan the world DER
Shall brothers be and a that.
But better to him the struggle that
means hardship than that he surrender
the terms under which he labors Better
the raging torrent that sometimes does
damage than the Stagnant pool that
means apathy and death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07
Pittsburg Stock yards Open.

Pittsburg. Pa, Sept. THE greatest
gathering of live stock dealers that ever
visited Pittsburg attended the formal
opening today of the new union stock
yards at Hers island Cattlemen from
all parts of the country were here and
representatives from all the large con-
Germs in both astern and western meat
centers were on hand The exercises took
place upon stand erected In the open air.
The speakers were Frank B. McClain,
Samuel w. Allerton. Chicago. and James
Francis Burke of this city. Simon q Dom
nell general manager of the company,
officiated as master of ceremonies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07
Paint Warehouse Burned.

ST. Louis, Mo-. Sept. THE whole
sale paint and oil warehouse of o. L.
and P. Fl. Whitelaw was partially de-
stroyed by fire today. Fifty thousand
dollars. 1t is estina ted. will cover the
loss on stock Several thousand dollars
additional loss to the building, which is
a four-story brick structure. Fifteen
persons who were in the building at the
time escaped in a hurry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07

But better to him the struggle that
means hardship than that he surrender
the right as freeman to be party TO
the terms under which he lapors. Better
The raging torrent that sometimes does
damage than the stagnant pool that
means apathy and death.