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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-09-27
Altitude 4,502 feet.


Climatic conditions are as nearly
perfect as any place in the United
States.
$50 days in the year OH which the
sun shines.
Short, mild winter, and long cool
summers.
Seldom IS below III the winter and
but 90 i'll the summer, with cool
mountain breezes.
Every night cool enough for light
blankets.
Purest mountain water i'll un-
limited quantity.
Atmosphere dry and highly in
MIGRATING.
Valley is 90 miles in length by IL
miles wide.
Named Cache (cash) Valley be-
cause it is hidden, being entirely sur
rounded by the Wasatch mountains.
Mountains are rich in mineral
wealth. and the valley contains $780,
900 acres of finest soil on earth.
Farm lands easily worth 500 per
acre.
Gas, coal, iron, gold, silver. cop
per, marble groupings found in many
prospects.
Conditions exceedingly favorable to
scientific farming and raising of
fruits.
Valley is the greatest dairy section
of the state, containing two condensed
milk factories and numberless cream
cries.
Cache is noted for fine horses and
largely supplies the San Francisco
market.
Cache Valley is o5 miles north of
Ogden and 100 miles north of Salt
Lake City.
is the county seat of Cache county
with population of 900, the center
of $4,000.
Is located at the base of the eastern
range of the Wasatch mountains.
Is the Temple City of the North"
and the "Athens of Utah"
The Agricultural College with
100000 buildings and $50 students
is located here. All higher courses
taught.
The Brigham Young College with
magnificent buildings and TBS stud
ents is here.
The New Jersey Academy with $50
students is located here.
The city school system is one of
the best in the west.
The city has wide streets, paved
sidewalks and crossings.
A $150,000 waterworks system
owned by the city.
A $100,000 light plant owned by
the city.
An independent electric system,
"The Hercules"
The Bell telephone system with
800 subscribers.
Unlimited water power for estab-
lishment of factories.
The city will soon have astreet
railway.
An electric suburban line with
Salt Lake connections is a certain
prospect.
Logan has a commodious and beau
tiful opera house, good hotels, $10,-
900 pavilion and numberless amuse-
ment halls, as well as Novelty
Theatre"
Three Gentle churches and ten
Mormon meeting houses.
Fine residences and up-to-date
business blocks.
A Commercial Club" of $50
members.
Three miles from Logan canyon,
most picturesque in west, from which
flows the Logan river, beautiful
stream filled with trout.
Every opportunity for growth.
People are progressive and liberal.
City, county and valley wants out
side capital invested in mines, gas,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-04

with the lnout without discomfort.
Otherwise woe was in store for him.
He was smart enough to do his busl-
ness without fear of detection. The
authorities could not find proof
against him, and the convicts feared
him. But as they could at Least bar
gain with him, they considered him a
convenient man in the executioner's
office.
After the expiration of his penal
servitude he became a settler. He
started a small store and knouted only
occasionally.
For year they had no execution
er in prison. Many judgments ac-
cumulated, and they called me to
execute them. Well, 1 knouted so
men for three rubles."
Say, Tolstych, is it true that you
knouted a convict to death for 10
rubles?"
This is Sakhalin, your honor"
grinned the torturer.
An understood, hairy little man makes
his way cautiously under the windows
ofthe prison office at tAlexandroffslk. His
very walk is peculiar, and reminds
one of the attitude of mongrel cur
sneaking around the kitchen door
and keeping an eye on the windows
for fear of boiling water. 1t is Kom-
left, the Oldest executioner of SAX
halin, but now retired. He heard
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mo. sir. never. :"

mo, sir, never
The physician looks wrathfully at
the imbecile. Look at me. Don't
you ever cough? Cough?" mo, sir;
1 never cough!"
The doctor is beside himself with
anger. He throws a look of hatred
at the convict. His glance seems to
say: Lie, you devil, lie, why don't
you?" But the convict cannot see
through it. mo, sir; never
The doctor sits down and calmly en-.
ters: "Heart failure" In his anger he
breaks the pen. The inspector looks
at the doctors certificate. Exempt
from corporal punishment. Take him
out" Everybody heaves a sigh of
relief. THE damned idiot" said the
doctor later to me in confidence. ~
had hard time to save him. He was
as sound as a bell. But what could
do? Eighty lashes mean sure death.
What the devil do they mean by SEN
fencing a man to such punishment
The corporal punishment was adj
ministered at five o'clock. We ac-
companied the physician to the Office.
The horse" stood in the gangway;
two bundles of rods carefully tied
together and about six feet long, lay
alongside the HORSE" Seven men
were lined up against the wall of the
doctors office. The eXecutioner stood
in the doorway with a knout in his
hand. The atmosphere was oppress.
i've. Forward" Ivan Wassjutin, a
very young fellow, almost boy, was
the first to come forward.
Behind him were two mountaineers
from Caucasus; a Russian who had
escaped from Siberian prison fol
| lowed the hillsmen. They had al
been sentenced to corporal punish
ment. The verdict was read out loud
all those present standing up. Then
followed the doctors examination and
the investigation of previous corpora
punishment, and the doctor signed the
report.
The document was handed to the
convict, who had to certify in advance
that he had received the punishment
The Russians obeyed and signed the
papers; the letters which composed
Wassjutin's signature were almos
an inch apart, for his hand did no
tremble, but fairly danced over tn,
paper. The Caucasians could neithe
read nor write, and they did not un
derstand Russian.
Take your shirt off! or with it!
The Caucasians failed to understand
A volunteer interpreted with man
gestures, attempting to show the1
what was wanted. They stared su
lenly, suspiciously, and without VI
derstanding. Finally they slowly VI
dressed. The doctor approached on
of them with tube and an asculat;
ton hammer. but the Caucasian
jumped back terrified. Finally tn
doctor gave up in despair.
IL was Bardunof's turn. "Wel
! you ever punished bofore?" mo, sir!
: Rub Lim!" A guard rubbed Bardul
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ing the refuse and dumping it into
the sea. And these convict stations
and settlements seemed to me like
monstrous dumping grounds.
1t made me sad to think that down
in the prison settlements and all
around me all traces of the human
which may have remained in this
refuse were irretrievably doomed to
perish.
The second impression concerned
Sakhalin itself.
My first steps on the island APP
parently took me back at least so
years in the history Of Russia. The
grievous compulsory toll, the cringing
servillty and dofIing of caps and many
other signs brought to my mind the
days of sertdom.
The first impression of Korsak'
offsk is distinctly pleasant. There
is nothing at the first glance to re-
mind you Of the galleys. 1t Is neat
little place. TWO rows of pretty little
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existence tolerable. Not even the
usual convict chests are to be seen
anywhere. Bare benches, filthy straw
mattresses are bundled together az
the head end of the benches. A
NANCY, lean cat plays among the
benches and purrs ingratiatingly. The
convicts are fond of animals, for they
alone regard them as human.
In the center of the room is table,
or rather tall bench. 1t is triangu.
lar in shape, wet and dirty, COW
cred with bread crumbs and filthy tea
cans.
We enter a cell, where we find two
convicts chained to barrows.
Lets see your instrument"
The rusty barrow squeaks, the
chains rattle, and the men attached
to the barrow show US the implement
of torture.
The barrow, which weighs about
/ 100 pounds. is welded to the chair
around the convict's ankles.
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Not Cor the prawing-Room.

A woman of recently acquired wealth
went into an art gallery and asked for
a painting of a certain size. II have
just what you want" said the dealer.
He showed her beautiful animal
painting, but she looked at it for a few
minutes and then shook her head: "It
won't do," she said; Il want this pie
ture for my drawing room" But it's
a beautiful thing" ventured the dealer.
mot for a drawing room" announced
the woman, conclusiyely; you couldn't
have a COW in drawing room"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-08-04

days later without regaining con-
sciousness. Komleff had been bribed
to do this by convicts who hated
Gubar.
Corporal Punishment.
X Ivan Grusdeff sentenced to 80
lashes with the linout for giving an
offense, was brought into the office
of the doctor at the Sakhalin prison.
"Your name?" Ivan Grusdef."
The doctor throws a glance at the
documents, and gasps.
"Merciful Heaven! Eighty lashes!"
"The devil!" exclaims the in
spector.
Eighty" repeats the assistant,
like an echo.
Eighty" whisper the clerks. Every
one looks curiously at the man who
is about to receive so lashes with the
l1nout. The doctor examines the con
vict. The minutes pass very slowly. The
physician shrugs his shoulders. "Are
you well?" yes, sir, quite well, your
honor!"
quite well, you say?" "Yes, sir. u
"Have you no pains around the
hearth"
mo, sir; none at all"
do you know where your heart is
you idiot? No pains in the sidei
Never? Don't you understand me, you
fool? Don't you feel pains OCCASION
ally?"
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The Russian Prison Colony and Its
Terrible Tragedies.
DESCRIBED BY A RUSSIAN WRITER
Terrible Cruelty of the Keepers and the Exc
cutioners of Punishment That
Stagger Humanity-Dreaded" "Knout'
and How 1t Is Applied,

houses for officials are located on
the side of rather steep hill, The
prison is long way up the noun
tain. 1t is low ons-story building,
and does not command the view nor
intrude itself upon the observer.
Houses of settlers line both sides Of
the hill. Nothing horrible, nothing
somber is revealed at first sight. You
are inclined to rejoice over the ap-
parent responsibility of the place,
and driving up the road to Korsa-
koffsk you smile and think: We'll,
this is very neat, very neat indeed" J"
But waiti Sakhalin is a swamp,
the surface of which is covered by
pretty meadows. 1t looks charming
ly green, but step ana you sink
in the deep, cold, sticky and viscous
mire.
The remark about the neatness
hardly escapes your lips when you
hear around the corner the rafting OF
chains. Harnessed to a cart, grasp.
ing the shaft in their hands, convicts
are dragging refuse to the sea.
What depressing sight to see men
doing the work of horses.
The road leads past the prison, and
one can see the grimy window panes
behind heavy iron bars. Right above
us is the hospital and directly oppo
! site the mortuary.
The Chain Prison.
The chain prison of Sakhalin is in
tended for the criminals of the worst
! kind. Officially it is called the "prisor
for the testing of convicts," while the
prison for convicts showing signs Of
reforming" or the free prison." i.
used for convicts who have passed
the test of the Chain prison"
Our chain prison is bad, very bad,
remarked the inspector. 1--WE are
building new one, but it will take
years to get it ready" =. =.
Attention." calls out a guard.
rattling of chains, and the convict:
rise from the benches. On Eastel
Sunday two of the convicts fed from
the prison, in spite of the fact tina
the convicts in a body had giver
their word of honor" not to attemp
an escape. AS a punishment, all o
them were put in chains. 1t is mois
and close. Not an attempt at venti
lation. No attempt at making tn
place habitable. No effort to max
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that Tumanoff, a tramp, was to be
hanged at AleXandroffsk for shooting
at guard. And now he came from
his settlement to apply for the pros
pective job.
Nobody can hang as well as l."
He had hanged IS men in Sakhalin,
and, being a specialist, hoped to earn
the three rubles. In the meanwhile,
pending the execution, he hired him
self out to the wife of a settler to
mind her children. Such are the GUS
toms of Sakhalin.
Komleff came from Kostroma, in
central Russia, where he had studied
for the ministry, and was fond of
| Scriptural texts, particularly from the
| Old Testament. He was sentenced
to 20 years hard labor for highway
robbery in broad daylight, and for
attempted murder. He fled in 1882
from Sakhalin, but was caught at
the narrowest point of the Tartar
straits, having almost crossed over
the continent. For this attempt he
received SO lashes with the knout, and
his time was extended another 20
years! Executioners were very busy in
those days, and Terski, famous SAX
halin executioner, needed a helper.
The convicts drew lots, and Komleff
was chosen for the post.
But Komleff still dreamed of free
dom. In 1889 he again broke Jail, was
caught again, and received Is years
additional.
"Fifty-fve years hard labor" proud
Iy exclaims Komleff. Besides, he was
sentenced to 45 lashes with the knout
Terski waited" on his puph.
well, dear scholar, lay thee down
and l will show thee how to knout,
said Tersk. And he Showed" him
Thirteen years later Komleff said tc
me, Il am still rotting." He barred his
back. His body looked as if it hat
been scared and branded with hot
irons. 1t was terrible to see. Thicl
white scars covered a portion OF his
back, and elsewhere instead of slliI
was seen a thin reddish membrane
The punishment must have been some
thing dreadful. Thus one execution
er jested with another. But soon Ter
ski was detected taking a bribe from
convict and promising to spare hin
in consideration.
Terski was sentenced to 200 blow
, with rods, and Komleff was Gale,
upon to administer the punishment.
"You taught me to handle tn
l1nout. l will show you what can b
, done with rods" he grinned. Tersk
is rotting yet. What he did to Kom
+. left was child's play to Komleffs re
} taliation.
i, According to the law of Moses,
| jested the fiend. "eye for eye, toot
8 for tooth. | can knout. l was taugh
D how on my own carcass"
Convict Gubar, who had attemp
!. ed to escape, and who was sentence
e 10 be knouted for cannibalism. ha
e to be taken to the hospital after 4
5 of Komleif's blows. He died thre
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The interest of the world in the
Russian penal system is awakened by
the capture of the island of Sakhalin
by the Japanese. From time to time
during the past quarter of a century
the civilized world has been shocked
beyond measure at the tales of cruelty
to which the Russian convicts in this
vast prison have been subjected, and
the depths of degradation to which
these once human beings have been
brought. But Russia has been careful
that but little of the true picture of the
island should reach the outside world,
and newspaper and magazine writer's
from England, France and the United
States have made repeated attempts
to secure authentic descriptions of the
conditions in this great prison land,
and of the atrocious cruelties prac-
ticed there, but none have ever been
fully successful. Much has been
guessed at, and the world would
scarcely credit these pictures of the
imagination.
1t has remained for a Russian to
give us a practically authentic pic
ture of Sakhalin, and though the pic
ture is tempered by seeing things
from the Russian standpoint, it is still
a picture that is so horrible that it
staggers humanity. This story of the
horrors of Sakhalin has been pub
Jished in book form, and it is only
translated extracts from the book
that we pan give here.
The First Impression.
First impressions are likely to be
very vivid. l shall certainly never
forget the moment when our steam
launch came alongside the jetty at
Korsakoffsk. The landing was crowd.
ed with men. few more steps and
was lost in that sea which l so
yearned to fathom.
During the months I passed among
the convicts at Sakhalin l could not
free myself from two impressions
which held me in thrall, tortured me
and oppressed my soul like a heavy
burden. They still are holding my
soul under their ban and still are
depressing it. The first of these i'm
pressions concerns my trip to SAX
halin. Our steamer, which trans
ported the convicts from Odessa. re
minded me of huge barge, like those
used in our sea-coast towns for tow
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Didn,t Seem Imnoesible.

"Do you think you could learn to
love me?" he asked the lady, as he
looked into her trembling orbs.
well" she said, archly popular ed
ucatlon has advanced with such rapid
strides that one can almost learn any
thing in these days!"-Stray Stories.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-01-06

kirkland, nl. Jan. end (spcclalj
Cured OF tho terrible Rheumatic
pains that made him a cripple for
years. Mr.. Richard H. Greonhon. an
old and respected resident OF this
place la shouting the praises Of the
remedy that cured him. Dodd's Kid.
noy pills.
Il had tho rheumatism In my loft
limb 30 that could not walk oycr ten
20 nfteon rods at "A time. and that by
tho use OF two canes" Mr.. Grocnhon
says. II would have to VT or lie
down on the ground when was out
trying 10 walk and the sweat would
run down my face. with so much pain
] could not sleep at night T.. ,bout
i've or six weeks.
Il tried different doctors .l1 Ines.
but they we're all no good. Then I
sent for Dodd's kidney pills and
almost from the FIRST they brought
relief. By tho time had taken four.
teen boxes OF them my rheumatism
was all gone and can truly say 1
feel better than I have In tho last
twenty i've years"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-01-06

After being separated by thousands
Of miles from her family syearold
Maria Majunsz met her mother for the
hrst time In four years at Union sta
ton yesterday. A tag labeled with tho
tots name and the Pittsburg address
OF her family. 500 Shelby avenue, was
her only Identification on her long
Journey by sea and land from the In.
terror OF Hungary TO the arms Of her
mother In Pittsburg.
Passengers and employees were ef
fected at the scene between mother
and daughter. and. although none
could understand their Hungarian eK.
CARNATIONS Of Joy. all knew the Eng
lish equivalents Seven years ago the
father came to America, and after
three years OF hard work sent for his
wife. Both worked hard to bring the
child across the water, and about
three months ago the money for her
passage was sent her. Omclaldom
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-01-06

shadow with averted face. The man
hesitatcd and his heart told him how
completely at his mercy this trem.
bling girl was, and yet---he loved her
and his whole self cried out, sIattis.
Lattlsl" A tlmid touch aroused him
and two soft lips whispered in his
ear. Stay" Then because OF hlr 81.
lence she drew back and cried with
obandon. God, what have donel"
Tho man crossed TO the door and
went out without a single backward
glance. nor did he utter ono word.
though he heard the girls dry, heart.
breaking sobs.
Late that night IAttls rose from
her couch where she had been lying
tossing and sleeplesa. threw on a
loose gown and dropped into a chair
before her open window. Tho brilliant
moonlight ahone into her room. Sud.
denly from out the shadow on tho
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-01-06
s.yenty Year. wIthout kI..Inn.

ELI Richardson. who died at Martin.
Tenn, at the age OF 10 years. boast.
cd that he had never put his lips to
a woman's. though he was married.
In explaining how he happened to
esehew the Joys Of kissing he said he
was a very bashful boy Al a party
before the civil war game was often
played In which the young women had
TO forfeit n kiss TO her captor.
Young Richardson's timidlty being
known. n plan was formed to get him
to kiss a girl, She placed pin In her
mouth, and when Eli's bashful lips
were 10 press hers she was to prick
his lips with the pin. The fatetul mo-
ment came. ELI demurred, but was
prevailed upon TO take the kiss from
the maiden. He started TO implant
the kiss, but his eye caught the gleam
OF the pin and he refused. From that
day until his death he never kissed a
woman.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-01-06

GAttis sat directly In front Of tho
vide window and looked with pcnaiyo
lyos out across the fair expanse OF
meadow Hor pretty lips dropped
halntlly at the corners and now and
then culver swept over them.
Scarcely n single sound broke the sum.
mcr stiffness. and this served TO In.
lenslfy the girls thoughtful mood. BE.
fore her In swift panoramic review
passed tho little commonplace events
Of her life. There was not n thing
above the ordinary nor even below. In
fact. nothing worthy to remember or
forget. But now Of late a change had
come A new sense Of dissatiafactlon.
queer feeling Of loneliness was steal.
lng into her being and longing dan
gerOusly near passion hllcd her
heart. She was too young and mex.
perlonced to analyzc the cause Of this
revolution. Impatlontly she tossed the
bit OF embroidery aside and arose.
mir. Duran" she gaspod as she
faced a man who stood back OF her
chair.
what ever were you thinking 20
deeply OF. little one7" he asked. with
n smile.
Il don't know" she spoke grayely;
Il am feeling gloomy In spite Of such
beautiful weather. believe | am
growing dissatisfied and just little
lonely" Her voice sank 10 a whisper.
Then her sunny head dropped into her
hands on the arm OF the deep chair.
Tho man made a movement "a II to
draw nearer. but he controlled him.
self and settled back to his former po-
sition.
"IAttls." his voice was unsteady
with emotion. como Into tho garden !:
you must be sad. II hurts met
hurts me-" Then his hand went out
to her.
She raised her head suddenly and
met his look. Inyoluntarily hor hand
went TO her heart. a burning blush
flow TO her cheek and mountcd.to her
very hair and recedlng left her white
TO the lips. Like a burst OF glorious
binding light the truth came to her.
She nnntchOd her hand from his,
aprang up and took few steps back.
Thon sho heard his dear voice II
love you'll love you better than my
SOUL
The girls whole being responded TO
his declaration; there was a delight
In his eaross that swept all else from
her. Love took possession OF her 40
completely tho whole world seemed TO
lay within this one man.
Sweetheart" no whispered. will
you come with me at oncc2 win you
trust me. dear. and come-now3"
"Now7" she asked TREMENDOUSLY,
I'VE can be married here tomorrow.
I love the place and should like to
spend tho happlest time OF my life
here"
II cannot marry YOU" the words
dropped harshly from his trembling
lips Tho girl sprang from him and
drew herself to her full height proud
ly
and you dared 10 love moi" burst
In an angry passion from her. you
have won tho one love Of my life. you
have taken my heart and beat II cruel
~. but you cannot trample Il Into the
dust. | will not lot you, | will mott"
"IAttis." he answered stung 20 tho
quick. II have meant no wrong. God