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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
The United States Armv.

AT banquet given In Boston recent
ly Col. John l.. Tiernan of the regular
army gave a series Of most enjoyable
"reminiscences of the increase of the
army and its mobilization in the open
Ing years Of the civil war, from the
time 1t was composed of only 10000
men, scattered all over the western
country, to the period of its completest
organization and greatest and grand.
est victories.
He dwelt on the fact OF the govern.
ments dependence upon its citizen sol.
diery. from its inception to the latest
days Of the development of its foreign
and domestic policies.
Capt. John Reade, introduced as n
lighting sailor, spoke with warmth Of
the splendid valor Of the army and
navy in the civil war, saying: "Thinl,
OF 10000 men having died in prison.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
obeyed Lees ordsr.

Capt. John Lamb, VINO represents
the Richmond district in Congress
will deliver a lecture at Williamsburg
Monday night on the battle of Nal
vern Hill. Capt. Lamb has become ia
nous on this subject through his de.
Tense Of Gen. John Magruder from the
charge that he was responsible for the
slaughter of Confederate troops In that
engagement.
Capt. Lamb at the time Of the battle
was an orderly sergeant attached to
the STAFF of Gen. Magruder. The night
after the battle he was in Magruder's
tent when Gen. Lee came in. The lat
ter demanded to know why Gen. Ma.
gruder had ordered his men to charge
when inevitable defeat and disaster
awaited them.
Gen. Lee" Magruder answered, 81
charged because you three times or
dered me to. | was not able to get
my men ready for the charge when
you gave the order the first and Sec
o4d times, out when you gave the or
der third time. we started"
Gen. Lee, says Capt. Lamb, admitted
that this was true, and 1t was not I'M
til recent years that Gen. Magruder
has been charged with responsibility
for the disaster. Capt. Lamb Is the
only man now living who has personal
knowledge Of the meeting between Lee
and Magruder the night after the
Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
Her Revenue,

This comes from one of the Twenty.
fourth Corps:
One night crowd of officers stop.
ped at the humble home of an old lady
down In Georgia and asked that they
be supplied with something to eat, at
the same time stating that she would
be paid for her trouble.
THE old soul busted herself over
the trying pans and skillets, while the
officers discussed army matters, of
course, addressing each other by prop.
er titles. Finally the old lady began
to throw bread out to her dogs, calling
them Captain, Major Colonel Cen
eral,' etc.
Sick of such business, one of tho
officers turned to her and asked to
know why she bestowed such military
titles on her dogs.
"Milertery titles! Any NANCY old
cur can have SIGH titlements these
days
THE officers said no more, but ate
their grub and departed" Washing.
ton Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
FIRST PRINTING BY STEAM.
London Times Began To Use lnven.
ton In Year 1914.

London Times Began To Use Inven.
ton In Year 1914.
On Nov. 20, 1914, printing by steam
was introduced to the world by tho
London Times. In recent leading ar
ticle referring to the event that paper
speaks very rightly of the introduc.
ton as the greatest improvement con-
nected with printing since the discovs
cry of the art itself" Ten years later
the Times returned TO the subject, and,
after praislng Koenig, who first APP
piled steam power to printing, stated
that the same inventor had accom-
plished the great improvement OF print
ing the sheet on both sides, and by
that means in the yeai 1924, 1000
copies were printed in an hour with
more ease than LOO were in 1914. II
was three years later before a book
was printed by steam, the first being
DR.. Elliston's second edition of the
translation of Blumenbach's "Phygio.
logy," n 1877
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
saved BY q Donkey.


Erastus Wilson, or RAT Wilson," as
the boys of the old Eighty-fifth New
York used to call him, wears upon his
watch chain a miniature donkey done
In gold. Recently friend joked him
upon his esthetic taste as displayed In
his choice Of charms.
"That charm" said Wilson, us
worn in honor Of an old Virginia don.
key which saved my life in "a. l was
detailed by our colonel to gather some
information which necessitated my
entering the enemies lines. l had got
the desired matter, which included
some fairly accurate maps and draw
ings of the enemy's position and for
tiications, and was returning to our
lines when | got into the midst OF a
party of Confederates unawares. When
I attempted to withdraw was ordered
to halt, but knowing that to be cap
tured with the maps and drawings on
my person meant hanging as spy,
did not heed the command, but
plunged into the blackness of the night
and fed followed by shower OF Dul-
lets and moment later by score or
more Of Confederates.
Having little the start, succeed
ed in putting few rods between me
and the camp, and then crawled into
a thicket till such a time as / judged
my pursuers would have given up the
chase. | heard them hurrying hither
and thither, sometimes very near my
hiding place, and all became quiet.
waited fully an hour, and then, fearing
to longer delay, lest daylight should
find me too far from our lines, began
to pick my way noiselessly toward the
east, in which direction lay the Fed
eral army.
Il had gone about mile when, de-
spite my caution, stepped upon de-
cayed limb, which gave way with
loud, cracking noise, which so startled
me that stumbled and went crashing
headlong into the copse. making noise
enough to have disturbed dead man.
Instantly voice not ten rods away
cried:
"'This way, boys. Here he comes!
II could hear footsteps of half
dozen men coming In my direction ana
gave myself up for lost, when not a
dozen feet away there was another
crashing in the bushes. and then a
donkey, whose slumbers had dis
turbed, lifted his voice and brayed
protestingly.
There was a mixture Of oaths and
laughter from the Confederates over
the false alarm-as they believed 1t to
have been-and then they departed,
muttering that there was no use in
waiting there any longer. When their
footsteps died out in the distance !
passed on and regained our lines in
safety. 5ut l have had warm place
In my heart for donkeys ever since,
and that is why wear golden image
OF one on my chain"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
Japanese Temples Held
~ In Great Reverence
Remarkable Prayers Offered 10 the Deiies That Are
Supposed TO hhsbt Them avenues Of Magnificent
Trees Stand as Sendnels in the approaches

Especial Correspondence.)

of that temple, Elsewhere we had
seen that animal SO iasusNed that he
could barely thrust his head through
the bars and protrude his lips for the
beans which, visitors fed into fiat
tened trough. The animal here was
free. and had been taught to pay for
his food by nodding his head in
thanks. taking a turn or two around
the stall as visitors said "omawari" to
him; and at a motion from the girls
then feeding lin. who apparently had
called at the stall often enough to get
well acquainted, he would hold his
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
staff Appointments.

In General Orders No. 2 from the
headquarters of the Grand Army of
the Republic, the following STAFF ap.
pointments are announced. Inspector
general, F. A. Walsh, Milwaukee.
WIS.,; judge advocate general, Albert
b. Beers, Bridgeport, Conn; senior
aid de camp and chief of star, J. Cory
Winans, Troy, Ohio.
The commander In chief, the adju-
tant general, the quartermaster gen.
eral and the following named com.
rades OF the National Council OF Ad.
ministration will constitute the Execu.
tive Committee Of the National Coun.
Gil OF Administration: William H.
Armstrong. Indianapolis, Ind; Thomas
W. Scott, Fairfield, ILL.,; Thomas q.
Sample. Allegheny, Pa; Nelson Wall.
Howard, r. l.; William r. Shafter. San
francinco, CAL. A. A. Taylor, Cam.
bridge, Ohio, and s. c. James. Center.
ville Iowa.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
Uniform Pensions Asked.

rhe Following resolution has been
promulgated by the national presi.
cent OF the Women's relief corps.
whereas, equity and Justice now de-
mand carter period of 81 years since
the close of the war; that the widows
OF the civil war soldiers, who have At.
tanned the age of 90 years, shall re.
ceive uniform rating of pension:
therefore
resolved, That the woman's relief
eorps ask the congress Of the United
ota'es 10 grant maximum rating of
pensions 10 the class of widows herein
naineu' VINO are now receiving, or Who
ma NAY &c hereafter granted pension, at
the UNIFORM rating of $l2 per month.
a copy OF this to be forwarded BY in.
coming national president to the Grand
Army pension committee for preseota.
ton.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
FOR REFORM IN RUSSIA.
Care Ministers Said to Favor Grant.
Ing q Constitution.


Dispatches from st. Petersburg state
that Finance Minister De WHITE and
Minister Of the Interior Plehwe have
reached a settlement of the recent diff.
nculties between them. The terms of
the settlement, however, are not
known. Both ministers are now being
quoted in the most positive terms as
self-confessed constitutionalists, and
as ready to advocate constitutional re-
forms in Russia as soon as the country
shall be ripe for them.
Minister De Witte has admitted to
President Shipov of the Moscow
zemstvo executive committee that
the constitutional era is ap-
preaching rapidly. The Zemstvo
people say that Minister Won
Plehwe has expressed himself in the
lame sense in private conversations,
although somewhat more guardedly.
NJ. Won Plehwe is reported to have
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
rhe Ab.ent.Mlnded Vet.

They talked of Observation-Disclosures
And as they each in turn
Their mental lapses did confess
And mirtli's approval earn. -
An old Vet hobbled to the fore.
His armless sleeve a-wave
" 18th emphasis OF wild encore
To glee their stori' a gave,
And said-"I reckon in this line
You've got to travel far
To meet a case to match with mine
That happened In the war.
"I got 80 fiustered by the charm
OF battle, SO to speak.
I came away and left an arm
And leg at Cedar Creek"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
(d li|1!Pflre Idles

think Of $4,000 men killed, wounde
and lost on the field of Gettysburg. It
Is something the memory OF which will
never grow old. The Renaissance Of
those figures OF the army and navy1go
hand in hand, bringing glory to their
country which has spread throughout
the great universe, and has brought
glory to this country which she did not
have before"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03
A HUMAN ART GALLERY.
European Anarchist Makes II Easy for
Police to Identity Him.


Police to Identity Him.
Scoevola, who is suspected Of being
an anarchist, will be easily identified
II wanted by the police.
When examined by the authorities
to-day he was found TO be tattooed
from neck to heels. Scenes from
sacred and secular history, landscapes.
figures of women and dogs, and geo.
metric designs occupied every inch Of
skin on his body.
A former student of the Lyons Art
Academy was the artist, the work be-
ing done while Scoevola was cook
aboard sailing vessel. Scoevola is
very proud of his decorations, and
thinks that some day a museum will
pay handsomely to preserve and ex-
hibit his skin.-Lyons Correspondence
London Express.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03

in their zeal for the new civilization
they proceeded energetically to cut
down the cryptomerias, and did not
desist until vigorous protest from
the foreign press at Yokohama led
the imperial authorities to order them
to stop. The destruction of these
trees would be specially unfortunate.
since they stand almost alone as ex-
smples of extraordinary growth In
this land of little things.
on the lanterned pathway to the
temple we stopped in frolt of box
stall Il which stood the sacred horse
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03

An old bachelor compares women to
monographs because they repea!
everything that is told them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-03

JAPANESE landscape
is distinguished by the
tori which Invariably
belongs to 1t. Wooded
! hills and waterfalls,
overlooking miles Of
tile valley. and shaded
roads fringed with way.
side flowers. appeal
more strikingly to
n In other lands, because
lg none too much room.
D compress her material.
he scenery, the tori is
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17
che Iron Pul.r OF Delhi.


The famous iron pillar Of Delhi IL
dealt with in Casters Magazine. The
pillar is q solid shaft Of wrought iron.
sixteen inches in diameter and Of a
length that Is ~variously reported. The
total length is from f~orty-eight to sixty
feet under ground and above, includ-
Ing a capital OF three and one-half
feet. The pillar contains about eighty
cubic feet Of metal md weighs about
seventeen tons. The metal is, Of
course. charcoal iron. made directly
from ore in small billets: but how 1t
was welded up no one can tell, as no
record exists Of any early method OF
dealing with great masses Of wrought
iron. An inscription roughly cut or
punched upon the column states that
Rajah Dhara subdued a people in the
Surdhu, named Vahlikos. and obtained
with his w arm an undivided SOW
ereignty on the earth for a long pc
Rod. The date Of the inscription has
been referred to the third or fourth
century after Christ, but on this au.
thOrities are at variance.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17

There is q species of fish that never
looks at the clothes Of the man who
throws in the bait, a fish that takes
whatever is thrown to it, and when
once hold Of the hook never tries to
shake a friend. but submits to the in
evitable. crosses his legs and says
"NOw I lay me" and comes on the
bank and Seems to enjoy being taken.
1t Is a fish that Is O friend of the poor.
and one that will sacrifice itself In the
interest Of humanity. That is the fish
that the state should adopt as its trade.
mark and cultivate friendly relations
with and stand by. We aIlude to the
bullhead. The bullhead never went
back on a friend.
To catch the bullhead Il II not neces.
sary to tempt his appetite with a por
terhouse steak or to display an ex.
pensive lot of fishing tackle. A pin
hook, q piece OF liver and a cistern pole
are all the capital required to catch q
bullhead. He lies upon the bottom Of
q stream or pond In the mud thinking
There is no lsh that does more think.
Ing or has a better bead for graspins
great questions Or chunks Of liver thar
the bullhead. The bullhead has a One
india rubber skin that Is az far ahead
Of iddlestring material for strength
and durability as possible.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17
$1,000 REWARD!

The undersigned will pay $1,000 re-
ward for the arrest and conviction Of
the parties who stole the following de-
scribed horses from our ranch. about
May l, 1903, viz: 2 iron grey mares,
four years old. weight about 100
pounds each; l iron grey mare five
years old. weight about 1000 pounds;
l bay mare five years old, weight
about LOO pounds; l bay mare nine
years old, weight about 1900 pounds.
all branded TX on right shoulder.
We will pay a liberal reward to any.
one finding and returning said horses
to our ranch.
THE LYNDON LAND & LIVE ST. co.
Sec. 8, T. 142, r. 76,
Ong P. o., N. Oak.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17

One of the most difficult things which
the artists and taxidermists of the gov
eminent studio have to do is the paint
ing and preparation of glass eyes for
the mammals. birds and reptiles
mounted at that institution for exhibit
ton in the National museum.
These 'eyes" are made Of glass, hol-
low within and from the rear, S that
the inner surface may be painted any
color desired. AS no two animals eyes
are alike and al the colors are often
complicated and unusual, 1t requires a
great deal Of skill. study and practice
before n Is competent to undertake
the work.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17
INDIANS AND TROLLY CARS
First Street Cars of Mexico City we're a
Wonder to the Indians and They Tried
to Stop Them.

s.. clothing or anything that woulc
tend 70 SHOW that he is alive.
When the bull is released he mrs.
sa..fs the mir and makes q mad rusf
for the pedestal. Getting quite close
lie stops and snorts. gazing at the ng'
urc. Seeing no movement. he graduai'
" r~etires backward in anazement. his
attention is then attracted by others
and the man escapes.
The Indians decided to try this on
the cars. Dressing themselves in white
and putting -four on their faces and
hair they would stand motionless in the
middle Of the car tracks facing the
coming monster.
There were many ambulance calls
before they learned the difference be
tween a bull and a trolley car.-DetrolI
Free Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17
First publication August II, 1903.)
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
DEAV ENONN Tr,

\FITSI puDIlcdtlO0 August IL, 1851
NOTICE OF sHERIFF"s SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.
Notice IL hereby given that by virtue
Of a certain Judgment rendered by o. F.
village Of Wilton, County of Mclean,
State Of North Dakota In an action where
by Irwin T. Mccall was plaintiff and
said plaintiff and against said defendant
for the sum Of One Hundred Dollars and
costs and disbursements, on the Both day
Of April, 1903; hat aforesaid Judgment
was by transcript duly entered and dock
eted In the office of the Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court for Mclean county, North Da-
kota on the 18th day of July, 1903; which
Judgment was by transcript from the Of
fee of the Clerk of the District Court for
Mclean county duly entered and docketed
IN the office Of the Clerk for the District
Court Of Burleigh County, North Dakota,
on the 2lst day Of July, 1903.
Now therefore by virtue of an execution
issued in the above entitled action on
Of the Clerk of the District Court for Bur-
leigh County, North Dakota. directing me
to satisfy the said judgment out Of any
property of the said James Harvey, de.
iendant; subject to execution; and that or
the 10th day OF August. 1903, by virtue
of said execution I levied on the herein.
after described real estate.
st Now II Therefore, !, George 4; Welch
H'H VI buAicISu SOuuty, NOTtu lJukOtd
will sell for cash to the highest bidder a
pubic auction at the front door of the
court house in the City of Bismarck. il
aid County Of Burlefgh. and state o.
North Dakota, on the 18th day of Sept.
1903, ut 2 O'Clock in the afternoon of sale
day under aforesaid execution to satisfy
aforesaid Judgment, with interest and
costs and Disbursements and accruing cost!
and disbursements incident to said sale
or so much thereof as will satisfy sale
Judgment and costs. oil the right, title, In
terest and estate of the said James Har
vey, defendant, In and to the southwes
quarter (SWA) of section number ten 40
Of township number one hundred and
forty-three Q43) north. of range number
seventy-eight GS) w. 9Th p. M. containing
l6o acres more or less according to tn.
Y. s. survey. said land being in Burleigt
County, state of North Dakota.
Said land will be sold subject to tn.
membranes thereon now on record II
the office of the Register of Deeds II
Burleigh county. n. ID.
Dated this 18th day OF August. 1903.
GEO. A.. WEIGH.
Sheriff Burleigh Co., n. ID.
CHARLES ANDERSON,
attorney for Plaintiff. Wilton. N. d.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17

Feline amenities show themselves
most forcibly at committee meetings.
There was one OF these latter gathered
together to discuss a charity bazaar.
The chairman smiled sweetly upon the
artists wife and said:
you'll get your husband to let US
have some little thing Of his for the art
table. will you not. Mrs. Mahlstick? ?"
well. you know husbands are not
always easily managed. my DEAR"
"Ah. but take him after one Of your
nice dinners and then put in a word
for our worthy cause. But remember
we are not allowed to have anything
which sells for over sos"
Indeed" And then Mrs. Ms eye
brows went up alarmingly. Then
perhaps he'll induce one Of his pupils
to dash OF something for you."-New
York Times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17

When the trolley system was install
ed In Mexico City the native Indians.
apart from their won-erment as to
what unseen force propelled the cars,
were anxious to test the new power.
They began by trying to stop the car
with their hands. and later with their
heads and bodies, until the list OF cas-
ualties became great.
Then q brilliant idea struck them.
They bad often been to bullfights and
at certnin Of these had watched a pc
culiar opening ceremony which origi-
mated in Mexico and later was intro
duced into Spain. Before the bull Is
get loose in the arena a man clothed In
white from head to foot poses as a
statue in the center Of the ring. His
face and hair are whitened. and ne
stands without a movement or a 1uttef
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17
An Ardent Reader,

WELL" said the sheriff. with an air
Of satisfaction. newspapers don't make
no great sight out o me, now I tell We,
for it's seldom ever l set down to look
at one on 'em. l got a book up home
there I take an read out on, eff 1. amt
got nOthin' better to do. The woman
she give q Teller q dollar for her one
time. an put him up over night. too.
she did."-From "Overhauling the Pol
~bdcianerS" in Century.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17
WHY NOT SPEAK ENGLISH?
The Use Of Some Words In the Sin.
gular and Plural.

GUAR ana HI0r0I.
IL cherub an English word? II so
its plural Is cherubs, and not the He
brew word cherubim. Is lexicon an
English word. and criterion also? II
% their plurals are leyicons and cri.
t~erions, not the Greek lexica and cri-
terra. Is appendix an English word.
and index and vortex? If SO the plu-
rails are appendices and indexes and
vDrtexes. and not the Greek appendices.
indices and worthless. Is memorandum an
English word, and curriculum. gym
uasium, medium and sanatorium! II
% their plurals are memorandum and
~curriculums, gymnasiums, mediums
and sanatOriums. and not the Latin
memorana. curricula, gymnasia. media
and sanatOria. Is formula an English
word and nebula also? II 80 the
plural is formulas and nebulas and not
the Latin formula and nebula. Is
beau an English word, and bureau! If
% the plural is beaus and bureaus. and
not the French beaux and bureaux. Is
librettO an English word? If so its
plural Is librettos, and not the Ital-
ian libretti. Why not speak English?
Crisis is thoroughly acclimated in the
English language, and so is thesis,
and yet there are those who prefer
crises and theses to the normal and
regular crisises and thesises. Perhaps
they are seeking to avoid the unpleas-
ant kissing Of the English plural: but
none the less they are falling into ped
antry.-Brander Matthews in Harpers
Magazine,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-17
NOTHING to speak or.

The little blind girl was writing a
composition on the rabbit and, never
having seen q creature OF any sort. In.
Quired Of her teacher whether the rab-
bit had a tail.
Yes, a small one. none to speak
Of" answered the teacher.
This Is the way the little girl intro
duced the matter into her composition
"The rabbit has a small tail. but
you mustn't talk about It"