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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
THE HAUNTED COLLEGE.
by WILL y. GIDLEY.
Copwighted 1908, by Tho Authors Publishing Company

This Is the tale told me by Hal
Burton, soldier, Bohemian globe-trot.
ter, and good fellow generally. one
gloomy winter night when we sat,
Jnug and warm by the blazing hearth
of a roadside inn, slipping our ale,
putting our pipes and listening to the
bowling Of the fierce blasts without.
ut was during the Franco Prussian
war thirty years ago." began Burton,
that the strange adventure which l
am about to relate took place.
when that memorable struggle be.
gan the United States was in a state
Of profound peace, both at home and
abroad. After the campaigns we had
passed through, life in the army was
insufferably dull. firing of enforced
idleness, and some half dozen others
of the younger officers threw up our
commissions and set out together for
Europe in search Of adventure.
I'VE offered our services to the
French. They were Immediately ac-
cepted and we were sent to Join the
army at the front.
1--WE were encamped in lonely
spot In Alsace. Within our lines, near
the camp, was situated large build
ing. formerly used as medical col
lege. At the opening of the war the
services Of the students had been
brought into requisition. either as sol
diers or surgeons, and the forsaken
building had been left to care for It,
self.
seemed strange that the chief officers
did not use the deserted college for
their headquarters. But the place had
q gloomy, TO bidding look, and pre-
sumo none of them cared to occupy
It.
IL belonged to the skeptical ma
1ority. One night when it was rain
ing and the ground was soaking wet.
! proposed to my terminate, young
American officer like myself, that we
should move into the college for the
night to shelter ourselves from the
storm.
mo, thank you,' he replied; I'D
rather sleep on the wet ground under
. leaky tent than in building ten
anted by ghosts.
"'Ghosts? Fiddlesticks! ex.
claimed. DO you mean to say you be-
lieve that nonsense?'
"'Why shouldn't ~ he demanded
quickly. 4 have Heard say that all
the medical students who have been
killed in the war come back there
at midnight to hold high revel. and
I fully believe 1t. Why. came past
there late the other night and the
building fairly shook with their ghost
iy carousals.'
" Shook with the wind. more like.
by
"'All right; I've told you what I
heard; II you think you can sleep
there, go ahead. | prefer the tent
SO saying. he rolled over on the
damp ground and was soon snoring
like one Of the tabled Seven Sleep
ers.
The rain was streaming into the
tent and was standing in pools on the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
"A shudder crspt over me and dc

"A shudder crspt over me and de
blood rushed back on my heart as
--y them reach for their scalpels.
Lsuwing them simultaneously, they
raised the cleaning blades aloft and
bore swiftly down on me like tayo-
net charge. Springing to my feet.
drew my sword. and, swinging It in
a circle around my head, rushed
among the SHELTON warriors and
forced a passage, though when
reached II held In my right hand
nothing but the hilt Of my trusty
weapon.
with q flying leap l cleared the
stairs and hurried from the building.
Fastening to the camp. I awoke my
terminate and related my narrowing
experience; but he calmly remarked
that 1t served me right for not listen.
ing to his advice. and then rolled over
and resumed his interrupted slumbers.
However, there was no further
sleep for me that night, and sat up,
shivering from cold and from the
horrible experience l had been
through, until morning.
"As soon as daylight appeared .
party of us visited the deserted col.
lege, and found the broken blade Of
my sword near a badly-dented seat
in the room where the strange events
had taken place. My blankets were
found on the floor where l had aban.
doned them in my hurried fight from
the building; but when we examined
the door through which I had seen
the skeleton band enter, much to my
surprise 1t was found locked and
bolted; furthermore, there was no key
in the rusty lock, and after careful
scrutiny we found no visible evidence
that the door had been recently op.
ened. Neither had the accumulated
dust of weeks on the heavy marble
topped table been disturbed yet moth.
ing on earth can ever convince me
that the scenes which saw were not
real
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
HIS SECOND BAD "BREAK.w
Departing Visitor Meant Well, But
Was Unfortunate

Departing Visitor Meant Well, But
Was Unfortunate.
De links always wanted to say the
right thing, but somehow he never
could. He had been spending a couple
of weeks in Wisconsin town, and on
the evening set for his departure met
Miss De Vercy, very pretty young
lady, to whom he had been introduced
when first he arrived in the place.
"And are you going tonight, Mr.. De
Jinks?" she said I'm so sorry we
haven't seen more of you during your
stay"
Pray, don't mention It," he re-
turned with an excess of gallantry.
Indeed 1t has been all my fault, Miss
De Vercy."
A few moments later he saw his
mistake, but could find no chance to
atone for 1t, until, as he was about
to leave for the depot, one of his
friends suggested:
You haven't said Goodbye to
Miss De Vercy, have you?
Here was chance that was not to
be lost. Turning to the fair damsel,
with the sweetest and most gracious
smile, he said:
Indeed, I have, old boy had the
pleasure of saying Goodbye to Miss
De Vercy hrst of all"
And then he went his way, believ-
ing he had done himself proud
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
CODES USED BY RULERS.
European Monarehs Spend Much
Money on Messages.

European Monarchs Spend Much
Money on Messages.
No European ruler uses the thle-
graph so much as the Emperor Of
Russia. He uses a secret code both
for his private and his official mes
sages, and he spends $4,000 a year
In this kind of correspondence. EN-
peror William spends $4,000 q year
in the same way, and he uses code
which he has invented himself and
which he finds very useful whenever
he desires to communicate with the
Cabinet Ministers or other prominent
oflcials.
The telegraph Is not used to any
extent either by the King Of Italy,
the Emperor of Austria or the King
Of Greece. but, on the other hand.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
Of England use 1t constantly. King
Edward signs his private dispatches
ALBERT Edward" or BERTHE" and the
Queen, who always signs hers ALEX.
andra." writes quite as many in Ger
man as in English. During 1902 the
amount expended by the royal couple
in this manner was between $1,000
and $12,000.-New York Times.
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Could Not Shoot Doe.

flight did not occur to her.
The boat got within twenty feet OF
her, then within ten feet. Another
stroke of the paddle and it would
have been upon her. Then she turn.
ed toward the bank and walked slow.
ly away. Twice she stopped and look.
ed back at the light; once she stop.
ped. gathered mouthful of water
grass and chewed it. Still at a walk,
never hurrying even into slow trot,
she went up the bank and disap.
peared.
All this time there had been man
sitting with a high-power rifle just
behind the light. He wanted deer
meat badly, and could, of course have
blown hole through the animal IL he
he had been so minded. In fact, he
could have knocked it down with the
guides pole which lay in the bottom
of the boat. He said afterward:
Il could not shoot. She was
very beautiful animal, standing re-
lieved in the strong light so that every
muscle showed She looked straight
at me with her lustrous, large eyes,
that were not frightened, but merely
inquisitive. peering into the great
lamp to see If it contained anything
harmful or useful to her. She could
not see me, of course, as l was in
the black shadow behind the light,
but could hardly persuade myself
that l was unseen. Killing that deer
would have been simple murder"
The man got back to camp at 3 in
the morning, without a shot fred, but
he says that he felt better for a clear
conscience.
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an open doorway, found myself in a
large, oblong-shaped room, with an
unusually high ceiling, fitted with sew.
eral large siylights, evidently intend
ed to supplement the light afforded
by the somewhat narrow windows, To-
Gated at regular intervals along two
sides of the room.
"In the center of the room stood a
long table, with a marble slab for a
top, and ranged about 1t were mum.
Der Of STRAIGHTFORWARD chairs and
benches, from which I judged that
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
the apartment had been used as a

the apartment had been used as a dis
secting room by the medical students
"All this | discerned by the lurid
flashes of lightning, which occasion
ally lighted up the room from over
head.
After a hasty survey, l wrapped
myself In my blankets. keeping on
my uniform and sword, and, lying
down on the floor, was soon In the
land of dreams.
Il had looked at my watch just
before lying down. 1t was then exact
ly eleven o'clock. How long l slept
| know not. | suddenly awoke with
strange feeling Of dread. My heart
was humping violently, and l could
feel my hair standing on, end from
fright.
Raising myself on my elbow, |
glanced searchingly around the room.
The air was filed with peculiar
phosphorescent light, by which | was
enabled to clearly discern even the
smallest objects.
Presently, at the further end Of
the apartment, door which | had
not before seen, swung open, and
four uniformed men entered carrying
a nude body on stretcher, followed
by procession of about thirty.
Three times they marched, sol.
EMMY and slowly, around the room,
AS they passed me | perceived that
the corpse was stained and bloody,
as II recently slain in battle. | also
! discovered, to my horror. that the
forms which at first | had mistaken
for men, We're skeletons. They were
dressed in the regular French uni
form; but beneath each visor, instead
OF the bronzed face Of soldier, there
was a grinning skull.
| After the third circle of the room
had been completed they deposited
their CHASTITY burden on the table pre-
viously mentioned.
"Then one of the ghostly throng un.
rolled uniform which was strapped
to his knapsack, and, with the as
sistance Of his companions, dressed
the body in 1t.
when this operation was complet
ed, the leader of the spectral crew
stepped to the table, and, bending over
1t, he made number OF mystic signs
then. whirling slowly around three
times, he stamped his right foot and
turned away. Immediately the form
arose from the table, gravely saluted
his leader, then rassed slowly down
the line Of his comrades, and took O
place at the foot OF the ranks.
The shadowy throug took up the
line Of march toward the open door
by which they had entered the room
At the threshold the leader paused
and turned his eyeless sockets In my
direction. and from them seemed tc
emanate baleful CLEAN that froze
my very marrow. Silently he motionet
: TO his followers and in obedience tc
the signal they turned and faced me
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
A silkworm of the Sea.

Silk is obtained from the shellflsh
known as the pima which is found
in the Mediterranean. This shellfsh
has the power of spinning viscid
silk, which in Sicily Is made into a
regular and very handsome fabric.
The silk Ia spun by the shellfish in the
first instance for the purpose Of at.
taching itself to the rocks. 1t Is able
to guide the delicate filaments to the
proper place, and there glue them fast,
and IL they are cut away 1t can re-
produce them. The material. when
gathered (Which is done at low tide)
Is washed in soap and water, dried.
Strengthened and carded, one pound Of
the coarse filament yielding about
three ounces of fine thread, which.
when spun, 10 lovely FURNISHED gol-
den brown color.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03

There Is dry" doe in the woods
of Price county, Wis.,, which owes her
life to the fact that she Is not afraid
of light This sort of deer is occa-
sionally found by jack-hunters, but
not often. Two men went out after
deer along the north fork of Flambeau
River last week. They were using a
fiat-bottomed boat, heavy and clumsy,
and one of them drove it with a pole.
At half past 10 o'clock they saw
buck. That is, they caught glance
of his eye as he slowed his head
around and looked at them over his
shoulder preparatory to leaping to
bank. He started in half a second
and the powerful carbide lamp showed
just enough Of him to expose his
horns as he went.
An hour later they rounded a bend
and the doe stood in full view. She
was in prime condition, fat and sleek.
She was not more than twenty yards
distant and threw her head up and
glared at the light as soon as it came
within range. 1t is possible that the
brightness of it's rays blinded her.
The wind was blowing from her to the
hunters so she could not scent them.
The man who was polling dropped
the long pole, sat down and took UP
the paddle. The boat continued to
advance and the deer to stand still.
1t crept on foot by foot and she be-
trayed no nervousness. Now and then
she thrust her nose far upward, turn
ed her head to one side and expanded
her nostrils in the effort to sniff the
scent of the approaching party. but
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being buffeted back to shore, and three
times a floating telegraph pole struck
him on the back with crushing force,
once almost rendering him uncon-
scious. But he fought it out with in
credible courage, and at the end of an
hour was near enough to throw the
line to the poor fellow. who was pit
eously crying for help. The half.
frozen wretch had only enough
strength left to tie the line about his
wrist, and then dropped into the water.
At that instant a wave caught and
fouled the line about the piling, and
hurled Griesser back a hundred feet
toward the beach. Exhausted, but
not dismayed or beaten, he made re-
newed efforts to regain lost ground,
and at the end of another half hour
had reached the man again, cleared
the fouled line, and given the signal
to the people on shore to haul in.
In transmitting the gold medal
which congress had awarded to
Griesser for heroism, the secretary
OF the treasury said: 1T would seem
incredible but for indisputable evi.
dence, that you performed the marvel
Gus feat, which was, indeed, effected
only at the extreme peril of your life"
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
A Wonderful Carpet.

In the photographic museum Of Rot.
terdam may now be seen a beautiful
carpet which the Shah Of Persia re-
Gently presented to Queen Wilhelmina
as souvenir of his visit to Holland
some months ago.
Woven into the carpet ia tho fol-
lowing inscription in Persian:-"Pre-
scented by His Majesty Mozzaffer ed
Din, Shah. Emperor of Persia, to Her
Majesty Wilhelmina Queen Of Hol.
land. In the year Of the Hedjira.
1920"
The carpet measures sixty-sh
square yards, and in each square yard
there are 100000 stitches.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Wise Shoemaknrs.

The shoemakers at Madrid recently
combined to encourage dancing, with
the object OF wearing out as much
shoe leather as possible. They hired
several dancing halls and charged six.
pence admission. Each admission
ticket bears coupon, twenty OF which
entitle the owner 10 a new pair of
shoes free Of charge at the union
store.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
The Turtles Eiehty-one Lives.

The way cats cling to their proven
bal nine lives is well known, but the
average turtle will make a tougher
stand than nine ordinary cats. Per-
laps boiling win kill turtle at once,
but any other method seems hopeless
The severed head of swapping
turtle will bite for an hour after sepa
ration from the body. But more won
derful is the Indifference of the green
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03

that further disintegration Of the clih
may sooner or later take place. Thus
has arisen the necessity for new
lighthouse, on a more stable and en-.
during site.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Pics and tiorsea.

A pig is usually kept In every sta
BILE In Persia, as It is thought the
presence OF the porker is beneficial
TO the health OF the horses.
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turtle OF the West Indies to mutila.
ton A party of naturalists lately re.
turned give an account of an expert
ment which proves beyond doubt that
the green turtles intelligence does
not lie in its head
A green turtle, found on the beach.
turned and made for the water. One
of the party severed it's head with
an axe and turned the body around.
The hehdless turtle ran. then stopped
aud turned towards the water acain.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03
Some Vital Statistics.

Each year in Philadelphia sees
some 10000 children born, OF oh,,.
dren under years $500 die each
year.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03

Mr.. Hill-Have you been enjoying
the race, Miss Dale.
Miss Dale-Oh, yes, immensely. I
have not seen the Shamrock yet. but
have been watching the Reliance
very closely. can tell her BY hsr
big red smokestack.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-10-03

ground, and was bent on finding a
dryer and more comfortable couch. II
possible. gathered up my blankets.
wrapping them closely around me TO
lvssp out the driving rain, and set out
for the old building, determined TO
pass the rest OF the night there.
"Groping my way carefully in the
darkness, came to stairway, IS
cending watch and passing through
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-01-20
Fined for Sneezlna.

Samuel Motter. assistant prosecut.
ing attorney in Buchanan county, Mis-.
souri,, was fined the other day for
sneezing, the Justice believing the
sneeze was an indication of contempt
OF court. The 81. Joseph News de-
scribes the occurrence as follows: "At.
torney Motter, though he carries about
the culture and polish of Yale and
other alma matters, in addition to the
refinement Of st. Joseph's best circles,
persists IL sneezing. as did all our
Missouri ancestors in pioneer days
Just throws back his head and opens
his mouth in an influenza smile, which
Is broken by lines Of tender sadness
just before the two ends meet at the
back OF his neck. Then he gathers
In all the circumambient atmosphere
and microbes and let's go like a fog
horn. ending with ash hopper, as do
the denizens Of Big Creek, even unto
this day." II is not surprising that
the court should assert its preroga.
tive!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-01-20
Fish That Are Musical.

Many fish can produce musical
sounds. The red gurnard has earned
the name of seacock from the crow
ing noise which it makes, while an.
other species is called the piper. 9th.
;. rotably two species of ophidium,
have sound-producing apparatus, con.
sisting of small, movable bones, which
can be made to produce sharp rattle
The curious drumming" made by the
Mediterranean fish known as the NAL
gre can be heard from a depth OF
thirty fathoms.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-01-20
A STORY OF DOWNING.

MIR. Robert Downing who comes
here Wednesday evening In 1.-THE
Gladiator tells the following INTEREST
ing story concerning his early work in
this notable productions: "When /
first took the role Of "The Gladiator
some Of the big fellows of the day
came to see me and some of them
criticised me in grand way. They
would tell me that my conception Of
the dress, ETC., was all wrong. Now,
historically there Is not much of Spar
tacus, and poceeded to give these crit
les that history. showed them that
Spartacus was simple Thracian
shepherd, and dressed in skins when
captured and brought to Rome. That
was told In the first act, and wore
beard while Forrest was shaven. L
showed that it was only in the second
act that he was a gladiator and then
he became one only for his wife and
child, and that he did not fight for the
mere love Of fighting, but for wife and
child and freedom. He escapes from
Rome, and with seventy men defeats
three thousand, and next is a general
commanding an army of 100000 men.
After set them right historically
they took more kindly to me in time,
and it gave me pleasure to win the old
fellows over.
Since then my Gladiator" has been
a success, ever success. The people
seem to like 1t just as well as they did
years ago and am still presenting it
because the people still ask for it,.
Though / have more than twenty-five
plays in my repertoire, in all of which
! have starred, "The Gladiator" is the
most popular of them all.
That Mr.. Downing is right in his
belief that "The Gladiator" is still
popular, is attested by the large and
enthusiastic houses which have greeted
him everywhere. He is now touring
under the direction of the Western
Theatrical Association and will pres
ent "The Gladiator" with his own
company at the Opera House on the
eve of Jan. p, 1908.
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Cooperative Heart Breaking.

1t has often been wondered by
neighboring towns how it came that
visiting Eldorado girls were always
sowned richly like the lily Of the
valley Bent Murdoch explains it.
"Eldorado girls" he says, ARE mighty
good to each other. When one is go.
ing off on a visit or dress parade. all
the other girls loan their diamonds,
laces, jewelry, lingerie and the like,
so that she can break the hearts of
all the girls in the town where she
visits. kansas City Journal.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-01-20
RoUsED THE JUDGES IRE.
Verdict That Called Forth Declaration
from the Bench,

When Judge Edgar L. Fursman was
holding court in Catskill young and
inexperienced attorney had as his OPP
posing counsel an old and tried law
yer. The young man represented the
plaintiff. His case was poorly pre-
sented. but Judge Fursman thought
that the facts were so plain that the
jury could do nothing else than give
Judgment for the plaintiff. Greatly to
his surprise the jury returned YER
dict for the defendant. The judges
eyes flashed fire, and turning square
in his seat he said:
The court reverses that judgment
and finds for the plaintiff. And
want 1t distinctly understood that 1t
takes thirteen men in this court to
deprive man Of his property and his
rights"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-01-20
Ono Months Loss In the MALTA.

A list of articles lost in the mails
during October has been compiled and
sent out by the Postoffice department.
These range in value from 20 cents to
500, and include pocketknives, ko-
OAK film, electroplate, package of
hairpins. scissors, playing cards, pipe,
hardware, keys, beads, flower bulbs,
seeds, apron. dress goods, samples,
toy watch, fountain pen, watch chain,
razor, box Of salve, spectacles, gar
tiers, toy telephone, promissory note
for $3.50, surgical instruments, brass
buttons, safety pins, hat feathers,
yarn. butcher knife. three table.
spoons, part Of clock, type. hair brush
es, match boxes, samples Of pills, and
combs.
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James C.. Walters,
ATTOREY-AT-LAW.
FRS, National 2SSn Bank Logan, Utah.
A Profitable Monopolx.

Nearly all the shoes sold in Russia
are manufactured by st. Petersburg
firm, which is one Of the most pros.
porous stock companies in the
world.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-01-20

A North Missouri editor given to
verse writing tells Of a sad accident
alleged to have happened In his town
thus: Johnny had little mule, its
hoofs were as hard as rock. He used
to hitch the donkey up and drive him
round the block. One day the little
mule he stopped and would not move
a shoe, SO Johnny got his pocket-knife
and struck him just few. Now. when
the donkey felt the knife he moved
himself, you bet, and Johnny-well,
he also moved; they haven't found
him yet"