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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20
what Made Shakespeare.

Carnegies view that hard work
made Shakespeare the greatest dra-
matte genius" is absurd. The finest
poetic Imagination Of modern litera-
ture, which is the foundation OF the
supreme and universal excellence Of
Shakespeare. was not obtained by
hard work." 1t was a beautiful gift
from God. II would be quite as rea-
sonable to say that hard work" made
Homer. the greatest poet of antiquity.
The truth Is that Shakespeare prob
ably gave more hard work" to his du
ties as an actor and theatrical mana
ger than he ever did to his plays. He
wrote with extraordinary rapidity and
often at kind of fever heat, as did
Byron and Shelley and Keats. Shake.
speare was sometimes called upon by
his manager or his company on brief
notice to excise passages. rewrite pas
sages and supply entirely new matter.
Such facility of mind is the gift OF
great natural powers, and can not be
created by hard work"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20
To Reach the Pole,
Robert E. Peary Confident That Under Proper CTcunD
stances the Problem Can Be Solved-How he
Would Proceed

attack upon the Pole may be summed
up in paragraph, viz:
"A strongly built ship Of maximum
power; minimum party, utilizing
the Esquimos exclusively for the rank
and file; the establishment OF per-
manent station or sub-base at Sabine;
the formation of chain of caches
from Sabine to Hecla the establish.
ment of main base some where on
the North Grinnell Land coast; fore
ing the ship to winter quarters there;
the redistribution Of the entire tribe
of Whale Sound Esquimos, taking the
picked men of the tribe on the ship,
and distributing the others in series
of settlements along the Grinnell
Land coast, with the rear on the per-
ennial walrus grounds at Sonntag
Bay and the head OF certain summer
navigation at Sabine, and the van at
Hecla; and, finally and advance, in
the earliest returning light of Febru'
airy from Hecla nortnward over the
polar pack, with small, light
pioneer party, followed by large
heavy, main party, from which at
intervals two or three sledges would
drop out and return. until on the
last stage there would be but two OF
three sledges left"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20

Marriage" said the man on the
L. Changes all of us. used to have
a teamster in my service who was
terror. E!a aame was Jackson. He
could whip his weight in wildcats.
About year ago he came to me and
asked for leave of absence, saying he
was going to get married. He mar
ried the thinnest little woman you
ever saw. She didn't weigh ninety
pounds.
well, sir, he hadn't been married
three months before he was a changed
man. All the fight and buster was
out Of him, and he went about the
place as meek as Moses. One day he
confided to another teamster that his
wife was nagging the life out of him.
The boys advised him to stand his
ground like a man, but he was in dead
ly terror of that little woman, and it
was no use. Finally the other team
sters Matched up plan to bring Mrs.
Jackson to terms.
jackson was to stay away from
home all night. He looked positively
frightened when this was suggested,
but he consented. The next day he
sneaked around the place like a crimi'
nal Evidently he was afraid his wife
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20
VERY LARGE BANK CHECKS.
Ownership Of Millions Transferred by
a Narrow Slip Of Paper.

Wall street banking these days n
wolves the use of some very large
checks. Single items for $5,OOO,OOO or
100000 are frequently seen, and
much greater amounts are sometimes
transferred through the interchange
of a narrow slip of paper Most On
these items are collected through the
clearing-h ouse, except in cases where
they are deposited in the bank on
which they are drawn.
At the time that the Third Avenue
railroad property changed hands, two
checks, aggregating $34,5OO,OOO'
were given out. One Of the checks,
for s17,O00,2O0, passed through the
clearinghouse May 26, 1900. 1t was
drawn by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. on the
National City bank, and was collect
ed by the Bank of Commerce for the
Morton Trust company. Another
check, drawn by the same firm fol
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20

Despite repeated announcements.
including his own declaration that
Robert Il. Peary will not again at
tempt to reach the North Pole, 1t
seems incredible that feat which he
has so nearly accomplished will not
continue to invite him until the
temptation becomes too strong. One
is impressed with this idea at least
by what Mr.. Peary says and the way
he says it in an article on How to
Reach the North Pole" in recent
number of McClure's Magazine, and
in which he clearly has the problem
solved and the way made simple and
easy, with various contingencies pro-
vided for in advance. But he de-
clares:
so far am, from considering the
general proposition of advance over
the Polar pack impracticable that
have no hesitation in saying l believe
that the man who, with the proper
equipment and proper experience, can
secure a base on the northern shore
Of Grinnell Land. and can begin his
work with the earliest returning light
in February, will hold the Pole in his
grasp.
1.-THE proper method for an effective
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20
The Latest Educated Monkey.

ing. He comes on to the stage In
dress clothes, has been taught to
shake hands with visitors, eats with .
knife and fork, and pours out his own
tea and drinks 1t. He also produces
noises by striking the keys Of minia'
ture piano, and toys with typewrit-
Ing machine. The intention OF
"Esau's" owner Is to exhibit him for
a short time in England. and then
take him to Germany for "a slight
operation by eminent German sur
geons." to the end that he may be able
to articulate. What the result may be
1t Is impossible to forecast.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20
Leap of a Wildcat
Hunter Tells of Remarkable Perform of
Beast Which He Witnessed-Now Seeks for
FUrther Information.

"If q superannuated wildcat can
ease. what might we expect from a
young and active one in the way of a
ieap?" ex.Sheriff John w Hoffman of
Pike county. Pa, wanted to know.
and no one could answer him.
II measured a wildcats jump once"
the eN.sheriff continued, that showed
a clear space of thirty-three feet be.
tween start and finish. and 1t was a
standing jump at that. Or, rather, It
was sitting jump. for the animal was
crouching in the snow when 1t made
that leap.
81 was hunting in the woods near
Little Log Tavern Pond in Pike coun.
ty and came upon the track Of the
wildcat. l followed It long distance
in the snow.
suddenly the track ended at a spot
where 1t was plain that the animal
had stopped and crouched I looked
around to see what had become of the
trail, and two rods ahead OF me | saw
a bunch Of pheasant feathers where
the snow had been scattered about,
and from that spot the wildcats track
led on again.
ut was plain to me. then, that the
wildcat had been hunting for its din
ner and had discovered a pheasant
wandering about in the snow The ca,
had crept up to within two rods Of the
unsuspecting bird. and, that either
hat oh, t, 70
or as near as 1t could get without
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20

alarming It's prey. had shot itself
Through the air and landed on top of
the pheasant before the bird, as quick
as pheasants are, could rise and get
oct Of the way.
The wildcats tracks and the marks
of the pheasant's blood were so fresh
on the snow that | thought there was
chance for me to overtake the
prowler before 1t got into the swamp,
| hurried along on the trail and found
that I was closer to the wildcat than
had suspected. for overlook 1t be-
fore It had devoured its prey.
Not more than half of the pheasant,
which was fine old cock. had passed
down the wildcats gullet, and the
other half never passed down. | sent
q rifle bullet into the wildcats heart,
and 1t made another big jump. That
was straight up in the air, though, and
it fell back dead, almost in its tracks.
Judging from the great length OF
the leap the animal made when 1t cap
tured the pheasant, expected to find
1t a young and healthy wildcat, l was
consequently very much surprised to
find that 1t was a very old one. II
was poor and lank, with film ovei
one eye, and scarcely tooth left.
so l would like to know how far
young and active wildcat might be
able to leap. II a superannuated one
can cover thirty.three feet with evi
dent ease. Seems to me 1t ought t.
put eighty or hundred feet behind !
easy enough. New York Sun.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20
An intelligent Chimpanzee.

Intelligent chimpanzees seem to be
growing very common nowadays. No
sooner has the Aquarium vanished as
such, and with 1t the really wonderful
chimpanzee Consul" than "Esau"
makes his appearance at the Pavilion.
Captured by Capt. de Lancier, an
American, in the West Congo in 1900.
four years old and three feet high.
"Esau" is decidedly an attractive be-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20
Ancient Pipes,

The original clay pipe was not made
In Ireland at all, at all. The ancient
mounds OF Western America yield up
the ancestors of the homely modern
clay, some plain and some carved.
even as now, into weird shapes, called
by courtesy animals or men. The
soapstone prototype Of the sacrosanct
meerschaum Is found side by side
with its plebian contemporary In the
same mound. It also is plain or
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20

descendant. The plowmen plodding
heavily after their teams In the fields
of Northern New York and Cayuga
county, often turn up treasure trove
Of these ancient souvenirs. In those
far-back days, who was their Sir WAL
ter Raleigh? What King James up
rose In counterblasted horror? In de-
fault of cricket, what game did the
nonsmoker play against the smokersf
And who won? And was II like that
record match at Melbourne we remeM.
Der? How much an ounce was the
deadly narcotic? And did-oa! did
their womenkind smoke?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20

Limpet's Power of Adherence.
The limpet's power of adherence to
the rock is equal to 1000 times its
own weight
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20
SLOW PHILADELPHIA

Poor Philadelphia continues to re-
ceive hard thumps from rude outsid.
ers. The latest was dealt by Brook.
Ign widow, who had received an ad.
vertising circular from an enterpris-
ing firm Of local undertakers and &C
knowledged 1t In the following terms,
Gentlemen; Your kind offer re-
ceived. Thank you, so much! But
I'm afraid you are behind the times.
| had brother who died In Philadei.
phia last year. You might write to
mis- family."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20

Plain duties become beautiful
through their performance.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20

'Twere better to see clearly with one
eye than ruistily with two.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20

~ 81. 0EOHoE hAIHbOHNE'
author Of "xiss Pauline. Of Nsp York" "Ths
Spidsr's Ws6," "kiss Copries," ETC., etc.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-20

gered by what he saw.
"You saw him all right"
1.-THE Rooshan-well, rather" dryly.
"He escaped disaster?"
"He must have come here on the
next train-quick work. too. And looks
as though he had been through u
scratching match with some Amazon.
"Stromby's all right can under
stand how he and Count Leon should
be here with the owner of this steam
yacht, evidently great friend and
admirer of the brave explorer, but
it's the others that fetch me-" purred
Jones, always keeping a bright look
out around in order to make sure
that they were not about to be over
taken by some discovery.
Depend upon it. she did not come
here of her own free will. There is
some trickery about 1t, something not
down on the bills" he whispered, with
a desire to arouse new hope.
And in this he succeeded, for Mark
began to show signs Of eager interest
But see here. we have no time to
lose, Jones'"
| Correct"
"And I'd like to have an idea how
the case stands before I put my foo
in it. While I'm ready to save Con
stance from danger and annoyance, Il
might appear silly thing In hel
eyes II l tried to take her away from
her chosen friends, whose society sh,
seems to have sought of her own FREE
will. Did you notice the big Mogul?'
"You mean the party at the head o
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05
Strike Is Ended

The backbone of the strike at
Searchlight is broken. The Quartette
Mining company of Los Angeles landed
a number of men at its property yes
terday to begin work and today things
are moving as of old. The strikers of
course. had news of the coming In of
the men and sent out several delega-
lions of men to intercept the workers
and turn them back. which they fool
ishly thought they could do.
On the stage route from Manve,,
Cal, to the mine. a distance of about
twenty-five miles, the workers were
met by more than thirty men from the
miners union. but they. espying Jake
Johnson, sheriff of Lincoln county.
New, and a number of deputies. readi-
ly saw that their best policy was to
keep quiet and they did so.-DeLamar
Lode.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05
OlVORSE LAW is UPHELD
And Many Reno Marriages
Thereby knOCkek Out

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-The SUI
.preme court upheld the validity of the
state divorce law, which provides
that a final decree of divorce shall not
be granted until one year after the
granting of a preliminary interlocu-
tory decree. The question is one of
great interest, involving many cases in
which judges of the superior courts
have ignored the law, which was re-
Gently enacted, and have granted final
DEGREES at the same time expressing
their belief that the legislative act was
unconstitutional. In view of these
judicial opinions, several marriages of
divorced persons have already taken
piacew thin the prescribed time. By
te decision of the supreme court just
rendered these are in effect, declared
null and void. NE case in which the
supreme our passed was that of F. E.
Bedoye versus the superior court Of
Mendocino county, inc was an appeal
for a writ Of mandate TO compel the
judge to grant a final decree. In refus-
ing to grant the writ, the court fully
s%ustains the exising law on the sub
ject.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05
None of Our Business

We'd like to know why ii is that
ladies have their dress skirts made
SO long that they were Obliged to
carry a half dozen yards of cloth
in their hands in order to be able to
walk?-Arlington News.
Strange how many men will spend
so much valuable time in issueless
curiosity as to the why's OF a woman's
conduct. There is no why" in the
case. No mar knows anything about
any woman that ever lived, except his
mother. And she is not like any other
woman-not another like her ever
lived. A married man finds out new
things about his wife every day; finds
that he doesn't half know her; never
did know her; never will know her;
she's o much for him; too much for
any man living. She's the riddle Of
creation. In time he learns to quit
asking foolish questions like the
above, and about her net hose and
half hose, or which end of her dress
is short. It's none of his business,
and he won't find out by asking, eth
er.-Eagle Grove (Ia.) Eagle.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05

IN DEMO
Prosperity Of the Mining Camp
Population Is Increasing
A Boom Promised
DEMO. Ore, Sept. 30.

DEMO, Ore, Sept. 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rose are now manag-
ing the DEMO hotel. where the best
that can be had is always on the table.
James Ashdown arrived here from
California where he purchased a new
mill for the Pine Forest mine. The
mill will arrive here in a few days and
be set up as soon as possible.
The water supply is very low at
present. But there is a crew of men
a work digging a ditch for the pipe
to increase the supply. The pipe and
also the new mill will arrive by Tim
Tompkin's teams; then as Don as the
mill and water are here, lookout for
n of those things that you read about
"a boom-for it will come as the
camp is growing as all mining camps
do. 1t has one tent saloon at pres
ent, and a store will soon be built.
One newcomer arrived in DEMO q
few days & 1t is at the home OF
our neighbor, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Courier.
Will says that he is o strong, his
weight was twelve pounds.
OLD HEN.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05
o IN
A DISTILLERy
Several Employees Killed, Many
More Injured and Build
ing Badly Wrecked

PEORIA, H., Oct. Am awful
catastrophe occurred at the plant of
the Corning Distilling company in the
extreme south end of the city yester-
day morning when one of the i'm
mense cookers in the main building ex-
ploded with a deafening report, kill
ing several employees, manning many
more and completely wrecking that
portion of the distillery. Fire alarms
we're Immediately sent in for the entire
department and police ambulances
were hurriedly summoned. Fortunately
the wreckage did not take fire, asd the
fremen Immediately assisted the dis
tillery employees who had escaped the
fate of their less fortunate fellow work
men.
The cooker is a steel continuance
about eighty feet by twenty feet n
diameter, used in cooking the mashes.
1t is presumed that a vacuum was
formed, and when the steam was
turned on to cook to days mash the
explosion followed.
The cooker was hurled through the
north wall of the first story struc-
ture, a distance of $50 feet. The en-
tire north wall of the distillery was
blown down and the south and east
walls were also badly damaged. The
,ry@oIyav1 vrog 5~fctrfhYtad oil nvar fhn
neighborhood. The distillery manage
ment estimates their financial loss at
fully SIS, 900, and it will be some weeks
before the plant can be repaired suf-
fciently to resume operations. Thou
sands of people quickly gathered at
the scene to assist in the work of
rescue.
James McManus, an employee of the
plant, was instantly killed. James
.O'Keefe was stll alive when removed.
He was badly burned all over his body
by the scalding steam, and died a few
minutes after his removal to the Cot
tage Hospital. Neal Powell. the as
sistant engineer of the cooker room,
was hen taken out. He was instantly
killed. Geo. Schaffer. a boy 16 years
of age, was alive when taken out, but
died on the way to the hospital. He
was scalded all over his body. An
unknown man has been taken to the
hospital. He is in an unconscious con-
dition and there seems to be no hope
OF his recovery.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05
For Over Sixty Years
BAkER AK0 CONFECTIONERY

Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup has
been used by millions OF mothers for
their children while teething. II dis
turbed at night and broken of your
rest by a sick child suffering and
c-ying with pain of Cutting Teeth.
send at nee and get a bottle of Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for chill.
dren teething. Il will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend
upon it. mothers there is no mistake
about it. IT cures D~iarrhoea, regu-
the Stomach and Bowels, cures
Wind Colo, softens the Gums, reduces
and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" for children
teething is pleasant to the taste and
is the prescription Of one of the old
e.. and best female physicians in the
United States. Price rs cents a bottle.
Sold / all druggists throughout The
world. Be sure n ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05
Confessions Of a Priest.

Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark,
writes, for IL years l suffered from
yellow Jaundice. l consulted a num-
Der of physicians and tried all sorts
medicines, but got no relief. Then
l began the use of Electric Bitters and
feel that | am now cured of a disease
mat had me in its grasp for twelve
years" If you want a reliable med
ieine for Liver and Kidney trouble.
stomach disorder or general debility.
get Electric Bitters. It's guaranteed
by Brown Bros. Only SOC.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05
Chas. NJ. SChwab Coming

In the latter part of October or the
first part Of November. Chas. NJ.
wab will visit Tonopah for the pur-
pose of looking over the various min
ing interests held by him here in con-
nection with John MeKane and others.
On his trip to Tonopah Mr.. Schwab
will give US all an opportunity to see
one of his famous racing machines
Tonopah Miner.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05
Saves Two From Death.

Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of who oping cough and
bronchitis writes Mrs. W. X. Havi-
iand, OF Armonk. N. Y, but when all
other remedies failed. we saved her
life with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
our niece, who had consumption in
an advanced stage, also used this Won
derful medicine and today she is per-
iectiy well" Desper ate throat and lung
diseases yield to DR.. Kings New Dis
covery as to no other medicine on
EARN. lnfallible for Coughs and Colds.
ooc and $1.OO bot ties guaranteed by
Brown Bros. Trial bottles free.
DOM miss On tnrua all
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05

Would not interest you if you're
looking for a guaranteed Salve for
Sores, Burns or Piles. Otto Dodd of
onder Mo-, writes: Il suffered with
an ugly sore for a year, but a box
Oh buekiln's Arniea Salve cured me.
the best Salve ON earth" 25c at
Bros Drug Store.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05
Young Bucks for Sale

have lust arrived from California
with eighty head of first-class. healthy
bucks from eighteen months to thirty
months old. These are all for sale,
aad may be seen AZ Jules Sarra.t's
ranch in Pleasant Valley. Prices
reasonable. ]. DUSSERE. s-24t:
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-05

II see O'Grady has a good job, SAID
Senator Depew to a Peekskill friend
of his, named Flaherty.
Yes Flaherty answered, but he
won't last long"
why not?" asked the Senator.
"Oh, bekase he won't. l said so when
he took the job three years ago and
| say so sthill."
Former Senator Mason of Illinois,
is short and roly-poly. He went down
to Cuba to see the transfer of govern
ment from the United States to Pres
ident Palma.
Havana was crowded. Senator Mas
on had neglected to cable for hotel
accommodations, and the best he
could get was a wire cot with a sheet
thrown over it in the corridor of one
OF the hotels.
How did you Sleep" asked a friend
next morning.
Pretty we'll" said Mason, but 7
looked like a waffle when I got up
LAPpl4NOLh NuaSoLAACs ~ CA
been away on a long journey. and
upon his return his wife was detail
ing to him a number of reforms and
Improvements which she had success
fully engineered during his absence.
And you know" she said, that
closet that was locked for over a
month and which you said couldn't be
opened except by a locksmith? Well'-
triumphantly"-'T opened it."
We'll. well. how in the world die
you do it,"
With a hairpin."
And the furnace door" she contin-
ued, has been stopping around on one
hinge ever so long just because you
were too lazy to fix it. but it's all
right now"
Well, I m glad you had it fxed.''
Had it fixed. 1 fixed it myself-with
a hairpin."
And then there's that crayon por-
trait of mother that stood in the corn
er for almost six solid weeks because
you would never bring me any picture
hooks"
We'll, l intended to. but
"Oh, but! Well, it don't make n
difference now; l got it up with .
hook l made myself-out OF a hair
pin"
Eye Gods" he said.
And there's Willie; you've been
c~oaxing him and bribing him for a
year, trying to break him of biting his
nails and l broke him in a week"
With a hairpin 2" he inquired weak
ly.
NO." she snapped. Don't be a
goosel With a hairbrush!"