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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20

the conduct of the The Sacred Stone.
two brothers who originated the tribe,
sent to them stone of very peculiar
pattern. They were told that this was
their altar, and that they should hold
their feasts and councils around it.
That 1t would, unassisted, follow them
forever, and that from 1t they would
derive their name. According to the
beautiful legend that is how they came
to be called The People of the Up
right Stone"
At the time Of the advent OF the
"pale-face," the sacred altar rested In
grove Of butternut trees overlook
ing the Stockbridge valley. When the
tribal relations were dissolved, the last
plea Of the chief heard, and the camp
fire extinguished, 1t still occupied its
silent and almost unnoticed site.
Shortly after, however, the proph-
ecy that it would follow the tribe in
all its wanderings was fulfilled. When
Uncle Sam removed the survivors OF
the nation to Green Bay the stone was
raised with Indian ceremony and
pomp and deposited in Forest Hill Gem
etery, Utica, in 1S49. Now, the only
existing memorial Of once mighty
nation, whose origin no human
tongue can boast" it must remain
there under compact for all time.
The one-time altar is said to be an
immense granite boulder, weighing
nearly four tons. The Four Track
News prints a pleasing article in con.
nection with this standing monument
to the Oneidas.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
steel Hardened by Electricity.

The latest method of hardening the
face of armor plate is by heating the
face with electrical currents by means
of large carbon anodes instead of APP
plying the heat in a furnace. 1t has
been found that during the electrical
treatment a portion of the carbon Of
the anodes enters into the compost
ton of the steel, producing great hard
Gess of that metal The depth to
Which the hardening proceeds is regu-
lated by the length OF time during
which the treatment Is applied II is
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20

her after fierce mental struggle,
and she is very proud Of the invention
She calls 1t "cat hoist" Unfortu-i
nately. she neglected to patent the de-.
vice. and the idea is now being util-
lied by a group OF back-hall roomers
on the north side of the Chicago river.
Their object differs somewhat from
the laudable purpose Of Miss Cone.
inasmuch as they use the scheme forI
smuggling beer into the house without
the knowledge Of the over-particular
landlady. They term their labor and
trouble-saver courage raiser" Aney
are also proud Of the idea, and never
tire Of working 1t for casual visitors.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
latest Things in Hens, Nests.

When asked the best remedy for
preventing hens from eating their
eggs, an old poultry fancier is said to
Have remarked, Cut their heads off,
But, as this would mean cutting off
the supply Of eggs as well, Califor-
nian has invented what he believes to
be better remedy for this form of
cannibalism, If such it may be called.
The machine which he has designed
for this purpose is shown in the draw.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
Track layinu Machine.

A story is going the rounds of an
Englshman's visit to an American
city during the past winter just after
an electric railway franchise had been
granted, and his interest in the jubila-
ton of the citizens. On seeing the
streets lighted with bonfires at night
he remarked that it was almost too
cold for such a celebration, and was
told the fires were lighted by the con-
tractor to thaw the grounu prepare
tory to commencing work in the morn
ing. His comment: you will be col.
lecting fares before we would have
broken ground" Is a good illustration
OF our usual manner of doing work. In
the picture we present an apparatus
designed to expedite the work of lay.
ing lines of rails when once the road.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
RORIZZ AR
ASYXE2VIX

claimed to be superior to the Harvey
system or that of Krupp. By the lat
ter process plates require fifteen to
twenty days treatment With the
electrical method the desired result
is accomplished in five hours.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
HAS KING CHARLES WATCH.
Tlmeplece OF Unfortunate Monarch
Owned La Phlla delnhia.

After his victory over Charles IL.
oliver Cromwell wrote exvltantly to
England's parliament telling how the,
enemy was beaten from hedge to,
hedge till he was finally driven into
Worcester. There were 1000 prison.
ers among the spells Of that fight. The
royal carriage in which the king had
been carried was there, too, and In that
handsome carriage was royal car
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20

Henrietta Cone OF
35 West Twenty
second street, New
York, makes it pos
sible for her pet
cat. "Rasgles," to
take her daily
promenade de luxe.
Miss Cone is very
fond of Raggles.
whom she found on
a Long Branch
steamer, and she
was much worried
over the opportun-
ity offered for ex.
erciso in q sixIn.
floor fiat.
The little idea
demonst r at ed in
the picture came to
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
Careful OF His Words-

Teacher-Now, Harry, can you tell
me where good little boys go when
they die?
Harry (who doesn't like the teacher)
Yes, sir. They 60 to heaven.
Teacher-That's right. And where
will | go?
Harry-Pa says I mustn't say that
word.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20

shape OF the mushroom rock, which
stands about 100 feet high. and looks
as II push would topIle it down. No
doubt this curious stone marks high
er level of the ground in some former
epoch. Wind and water have worn
away the old land, and left the mush-
room rock to tell the tale. The harder
nonolith at the top has kept the pill
lar below from decay.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
For Handling the Rails and Ties.

For Handling the Rails and Ties.
bed has been graded to receive them.
This machine consists of a number Of
cars to carry the rails and ties, with
derrick on the forward car adapted
to haul the material over rollers on
the sides of the cars, and place 1t in
proper position on the roadbed. With
this apparatus in use there is no need
of large gangs of laborers to carry
this rails and ties, as the derrick
handles them from the time they leave
the cars until they are ready for the
spikes, and comparatively small
number of men can perform all the
manual labor that is required.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
Tho chinese and Stone Floora.

In China the dining rooms are usu.I
ally foored with tiles or stone slabs.
This Is because tho household animals
dogs and cats. are allowed to remain
in the room at meal time to receive,
Whatever food the diners do not vish.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20

quois confederacy.
has been handed
down from genera
ton to generation,
and from campfire
to hut, and tells of
the Great Spirit,
who. pleased with
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
SACRED ALTAR OF INDIANS.

Peculiar Memorial Now In Cemetery
at Utica.
A legend of the Oneida Indians. the
noblest of the nations forming the Iro-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
ELEVATOR FOR PET CAT.

New York Woman Who Thought Out
a Clever Scheme.
The accompanying illustration shows
an ingenious device by which Miss
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
A Queer Rock.

Near Fobane Mex, on the border OF
the Orange River Colony. in Basuto-
land, there is natural wonder In the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21
KANSAS rs THE LOSER.

It seems from recent developments in
the Kansas Mutual Life Insurance case
that the courts have just about ended
the existence Of this thriving concern
as a Kansas institution.
1t is now apparently only question
who shall have the privilege of selling
out the Kansas Mutual to some foreign
insurance corporation. If the officers of
the Kansas Union succeed IN having
the decision in the Duggan case re-
versed by the United States court of
appeals the Kansas Mutual viii pass
into the hands Of the National Life In
surance company of the United States,
which has purchased the Kansas Union,
hoping thereby to secure the Kansas
Mutual
If. on the other hand. the decision Of
Judge Hook is affirmed, it viii be the
trustees of the Kansas Mutual who will
have on their hands the task of selling
the Kansas Mutual to some other con-
Germ.
1t seems that the only difference in
the transaction is that the Kansas
Union officers have followed consistent
~ their plan of selling out the COM
pany without the knowledge or consent
Of the policy holders. They deem It I'M
A41~ Ee7oetF 10 ODLdll the fOHGI uQlQEIS
consent to transfer them to the Kansas
Union, and consequently deem it equal
ly unnecessary to secure their consent
for the subsequent transfer to the Ma
tional Life
The trustees of the company on the
other hand, have secured the passage
Of a special act enabling them to sell
the Kansas Mutual business on the con-
sent of two-thirds of the policy holders.
They have so far not announced what
propositions Of sale they have to sub
NIT to the policy holders.
1t is unfortunate that such a flourish
ing business as was built up by the
Kansas Mutual should be thus packed
UP bag and baggage and sold as a job
lot to some corporation which has per
haps been out cunning with the deliber-
ate intention of running the Kansas
company if possible It is deplorable
that things should be taking this course,
and that there is no apparent way of
avoiding the dissolution of what was
only few months ago one of the
strongest Institutions in the state. It
is no wonder that many are tempted to
believe that the Duggan suit is in
spired and backed by the insurance vul-
lures which are now eircling around the
corpse, only waiting to pounee upon it
when permitted to do so by the United
States courts.
If the company must be sold to a for
eign concern, then the deal should be
arranged by the court, and not by the
officers of the company The court is
supposed to be representing the welfare
Of the policy holders. The officers do
not seem to desire any more to do with
the policy holders than possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21
GLOBE SIGHTS.

Down on the dead, now. is there any
one in Atchison who is taking Lent seri-
ously?
Using compliment as a handle, there
are mighty few doors that can't be
pried open.
When woman abuses q man, she
throws into her talk all she has against
men in general.
win it be proper to speak to others.
when you get to heaven, before you
have been introduced
If man could invent something that
would really make hair grow, what
fortune he would havel
No one looks well in his best clothes
who shows by his manner that he re-
members that he has them on.
It is difficult to find a man who
reaches his grave without becoming a
! Danger sign to those around him.
Not too much respect can be paid to
! the liver: do you know your reputation
often depends upon how your critics
/ liver feels?
A woman says. wish I were a man;
would do so and So" A man says,
! wish were a woman; wouldn't have
/ to do SO and So"
Two Atehison men had a fierce quar-
! rel today Il told you So" said one.
4 You're a liar" replied the other; you
never told me at all
They are counting how many months
an Atchison woman has been dead, and
adding that it is a shame for a man to
/ forget so soon.
When d man returns from a visit all
the information his women folks can
get out Of him is by applying questions
that are answered with a yes" or mo-
A girl will visit in Atchison shortly
whose beads will be in five strands
reaching to the hem of her dress. Her
/ hostess believes that this gives her the
/ pennant.
How was the show last night?" we
heard one man ask another. well" the
man replied. some liked it, and some
/ didn't t. That's the way it is with every
/ thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21
WELCOME FoR RoosFvErT-

Kansas should do the handsome thing
by President Roosevelt when he visits
the state a few weeks hence. She
doubtless viii do so. The state will
then be in all its glory. The president
viii pass up the Kaw valley with it's
diversified farming interests. He will
see broad corn fields pastures filled
with fat herds, and orchards laden with
the promise Of abundant fruits.
After leaving the state capital he will
pass on west and strike the wheat belt,
and his journey will lie for
$50 miles between great fields of grain.
The wheat viii then be its brightest
green and viii just be beginning to
wave in the prairie zephyrs. One of
the most beautiful sights on earth is
a Kansas wheat field in May.
Then viii come the prairies of the
west-the short grass country. The real
wheat belt ends at Ellis and west of
that the country is largely a vast
range. dotted with herds of cattle. The
prairies have on their holiday garb
during May. A multitudinous variety
Of flowers convert the plains into a
vast prairie flower garden. In the
midst of these prairies the president
win spend his Sunday in Kansas.
Kansas is a Roosevelt state. Its peo-
pie are his ardent admirers. There is
therefore little doubt but the
presidents trip through the length Of
the state, from Kansas City to Sharon
Springs, viii be one continuous ova-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21
IAYaAWKER JoTs.

The first killdeer has been heard, not
slain, in Smith county.
1t costs small boys of Belleville a court
fine to operate tick tackers
A Downs man had six cords Of wood
cut before the river got to it.
A china nest egg has been swallowed
three times by different Butler county
ser9ents.
An Elk Falls family of 70 hens are
responsible for 600 eggs from Decem-
Der 1 to March 10
The town cow is a feature of the
Elk Falls election That Will probably
mean milk punches.
A Lawrence runaway horse weary Of
muddy sidewalks dashed on residence
porch and in the door.
An Ottawa woman laid off work on
an Easter bonnet Thursday long enough
to catch 51z pound bass.
An lola man removed an inch and d
half splinter from his finger this weeis
that he overlooked last June
An Elk county horse left tied at any
place besides a church rack Sunday
night might occasion surprise.
Kind hearted Clay county families
made homes this week for eight or
phans from the Atchison institution
The bingham New Leaf intimates
that the e. o. o. would like to initiate
Bale Waggener into full membership.
There are eggs connected with the
fish hatcheries. but Commissioner
Haughey is doing little cackling over it.
An Ottawa tramp dog is friends with
all of the store openers and reports
regularly every morning for a bologna
lunch.
There seems to be no excuse for a
citizen to leave GOodland for Alberta
any more than to take up a residence
under the crown.
A Leavenworth soldiers home veteran
is easily dissatisfied He complains be-
cause his wife beat him with his trous-
ers and a shovel and yanked whiskers
from his chin.
A woman at Manhattan denied to the
officers that she was drunk. But jab-
bling them with hairpin and having a
quart Of eleven year old copper dis
titled" looked suspicious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21

on the Euxine estuary of the Dnieper.
is about eighteen hundred versts. or
twelve hundred miles. The engineering
difficulties are not considerable. The
deepest cutting wiz not exceed six or
seven fat5oms, and there is practically
no rock to be dealt with. Excluding the
great river and lake sections. there are
only about fifty versts of actual canaI
excavation to be made. all the rest of
the heavy work being done by dredgers
About ten locks viii suffice for the
whole route. and those are made neees-
sary by the fall of the river and lake
levels in the autumn and their rise i,s
the spring. The imperial government.
says the correspondent. has accepted
the scheme in principle, but there are
still some formaIities to be executed
before the concession is finally granted
to the Anglo-Russian syndicate which
is to do the work. This organization IL
to have command of a capital or
twenty-four millions sterling, while the
estimated cost is about eighteen millions
sterling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21
DUTY 81 TIE PEoPLE-

II the law and order people are court
ing defeat in the election on April Z. all
that is necessary is for them to refrain
from registering. and defeat will be their
lot.
1t is common to hear people say,
What's the use of registering? Der
gundthal is certain to be elected"
Let's see. Suppose the registration
reaches $4,000, which is only about 5000
less than it was in 1901 Suppose that
the vote out Of this registration is II 900,
which is a liberal estimate II with
this vote, the Democrats poll the same
vote they did when Parker was candi-
date, Bergundthal viii be defeated by
1850 majority.
Law and order people are counting too
strongly on the reputation of Topeka as
Republican stronghold. True. it is not
easy to elect a Democrat in Topeka, but
it can be done. The administration of
Mayor Parker is a living witness.
Parker was elected by the stay-at-
home, law and order vote people who
We're disguised with the candidate. If
there had been as heavy law and order
vote at the election two years ago as
W. S. Bergundthal received in the pri-
maries this year. Parker would have
been defeated by a thousand majority
If there is a good registra tion-and that
means not less than 15.000-the chances
of defeating Bergundthal are lessened
But the victory is not assured until the
polls close and the votes are counted on
Anril T.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21
ARE PEOPLE GROWING BETTER

An attache of one of the federal courts
located at Topeka recently called att
tention to the noticeable falling off of
business. both Of civil and criminal ma
ture. in the United States circuit and
district courts here. AS matter Of
fact this sIackness of court business has
prevailed for a period of considerable
length 1t is difficult to say when the
falling off commenced. and civil suits
involving important interests have dur
ing several years past become less and
less frequent. Criminal business in the
federal courts of Topeka has never been
heavy since the establishment of well
organized state courts.
One guess at the reason for the dimin
ishing Of litigation before these bars Is
as good as another. but it is certainly
no cause for lamentation that the fact
remains Business interests centering
in Topeka are as prosperous now as at
any time; perhaps they are learning to
avoid and save themselves from ruinous
lawsuits. A suit in any court is a lux
ury hard to be afforded by any concern,
and a company or Individual who wins
a lawsuit is usually less to be congratu.
lated than the one who stays out OF
court entirel--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21
working Automobiles.

Boston transcript:
The double allowance Of automobile
snow and the number Of bills pending
in the legislature for the regulation of
the use of automobiles in the public
highways indicate the amount of in
I terest in the new vehicle. Every new
development of the application of pow
er Tor human convenience has met with
opposition. Spinning and weaving ma
chinery was mobbed and destroyed at
the outset, and Mr.. Stephenson's loco
motive was certainly bad for the coo. F"
but textile machinery and steam rail-
roads have proved necessary and won
dertul factors in the worlds progress
Later, street railways were considered
a public peril, and long after they were
generally adopted in this country con-
sentative LOndoners could not approve
of their Introduction. Electric railways
had the same experience, and besides
were feared by the farmers as calculat-
ed to restrict the market for horse
breeders, but the wonderful extent of
their adoption has not yet driven horse
breeders out of business.
The automobile is yet in its infancy,
and its cost confines it to the wealthy
classes. These are making it q sport
ing vehicle. but this is only an epherneral
feature of the situation The sport
is nevertheless contributing to the per-
lection of the machine. He wants sim
plicity and compactness of machinery.
a reduction in weight and certainty of
for experiments in these directions, and
thereby contributing to the general
good, for ultimately the machine is to
come into general use, and prove a val
liable and practical portion of the
equipment Of mankind.
The ruralist, who is the CHIEF critic of
the new machine, is too shortsighted,
and the greater part of his present
fears will never be realized In fact,
it promises him a large personal saving
which he does not yet comprehend.
The automobile of today, which so ex-
cite his anxiety and fear is only the
pioneer of a machine of but moderate
cost which will soon replace his ami
mails, costing almost nothing for feed
and maintenance, never getting sick
or dying and not eating its head off
when not in use.
There is necessity. of course, for
proper regulation of the new vehicle.
especially so long as it is only the rich
mans toy, but only such regulation as
the law now provides for the control
of the speed of horses in the streets
and highways. and the handling OF
steam trains and electric cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-21
GOD PROTECT NY LITTLE
SWEETHEART.

God. protect my little sweetheart
Sald a psnt old man ana gray,
Where a wee child sleeping lay.
In another room the mother
OF the child, lay cold in death.
But she gave her babe to papa"
Murmured with her latest BREATH
Take my child. o precious father.
She shall be your own: | give
With my babe to YOU my blessing.
Teach her how Alright to live.
Mother waits for me in heaven,
Husband beckous from yon shore,
Now I'm going, bring my baby
Where Wen meet TO part no more"
In the stiffness of that chamber,
In the presence of the dead,
He had sworn 10 guide that wee one,
Where Gods shining angels tread.
God, protect the little sweetheart
Murnured he above the head
OF its mother sleeping. sweetly,
In the dreamland Of the dead.
So he watched beside the wee one.
And he murmured soft and low,
As the little one lay swinging
In her cradle to and fro
"All that's left me. laughing baby,
Is just you, and you snaH De
Grandpa $ Sweetheart; he win make
Gallant lover, you shall see
Quickly fly the years: and dearer
To the old mans heart. each day.
She has grown. who IS his sweetheart,
Beautiful and queenly May.
Twenty years he has been faithful
Twenty years has sung this song:
"God. protect my little sweetheart
From all sorrow, pain and wrong
But she now Is someone's sweetheart,
Who beseeches the old man
For his child. that he may wed her,
And he feebly says You can.
Then he strolls off into shadow.
There TO weep, for. blind and Old,
He hac found the heat of summer
Quickly changed TO winters cold.
There they found him in the darkness
With the fever on his brow
He is old" the people whisper
With old age IS dying now
And he lies and gazes upward,
Some prayer seeming unconfessed:
God. protect my little sweetheart.
This he cried. then sank to rest
IRENE fAdcMILLAN) ABBOTT
city Ticket Once. Union Pacih
Railroad. SIS Kansas avenue