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The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

of such length that its point just
clears the table when the pantOgraph
rests on the screw eyes. + Is fastened
to a block of wood screwed on the
table. by means of steel nail, on
which it must move freely. 1t is well
to shape this block like X, SO that the
screws which hold it oil the table will
not prevent the stick from moving
freely on the nail at +.
III you now place Il map or n picture
under c, and a piece of blank paper
under A. and then move the steel nail
Mt G along the lines of the picture,
the pencil ut A will draw a similar pic
ture twice the size of the one at c. II
you put the pencil mt C and steel nail
at A. the picture drawn will be one
half the original size.
The proportions may be made differ
ent by changing the position of the
joints g and II. where the pieces of
wood are fastened together. but the
opposite sides of the figures &C and
lib must be kept equal.
You can regulate the size of the
drawing by remembering that tie line
drawn by A will always be us much
larStS than that drawn by c as the
line ALB is larger than CHI: so that IL
You wish to enlarge the picture or map
to four times its size move the hinge
half way up TO c. And since the oppo-
site sides of the diamond must bn kept
equal. G must also be moved half way
down to b.
If you make the pantograph carefully
1t will more than repay all your trou-
ble.-New York Evening Mail.
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

President Loubet will be the first
chief of the third republic to retire un-
der normal conditions at the completion
of his term. Theirs resigned so did
MacMahon. and though NJ. Grevy COM
pletel one term he had to quit office
before the expiration OF the second
term. CarnOt was murdered. Cassimir.
Perler left the Elysee in disgust and
Felix Faure's career was cut short by
his sudden DEATH
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

Some interesting facts are presented.
by writer in Harpers Weekly apro-
pos of the announcement that the latest
census gives New York State popu-
lation of 100000. According to this.
the Empire State contains almost twice
as many Inhabitants rs TIE kingdom
or Scotland or the kingdom of Ireland;
more than Norway and Sweden put to-
gether. and almost us many as Belgium
and the Netherlands combined. Its
population is more than twice as large
as was that of the whole United States
in 1900, and considerably larger than
was that Of all the United States in
1910.
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03
HOW THEY CELEBRATED.

Said the belfry "Clang! Clang!"
Said the crackers: Rap! Rap!
Said the brass cannon: "Whang!
Said the torpedoes: "Snap!"
Said the skyrockets: Wiki! Q
Said the candles: "Sh! Piff"
Said the small pinwheels: FIJI"
Said the big ones: 'Whir! WIFI"
Said grandma: There, there!"
Said father: Boys! Boys NJ
Said mother: Take care!" MI
Said cook: "Such q noise!" az
Said Puss: Gracious mel iHlt
Said Towser: ''Bow-wow" ,hli
Said Susie. 'Wee-ee!" *.
Said Will: "Hurrah! Ow."
u st. Nicholas.
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

King Edwards father used to be re-
ferred to as ALBERT the Good A GER
tain French writer declares that the
present sovereign should be referred to
us Edward the Shrewd."
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

The dredging of the Rhine is al
ready producing excellent effects In the
upper reaches Of the river.
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

Mosquitoes are found in mines 1900
and even 1900 feet below the earth's
surface.
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

]. W. Johnston, of Rochester. N. y,
formerly a Rocky Mountain photogra-
pher, has invented a camera which
takes a photograph as the camera
swings in circle.
The chinch bug is notably a wheat
pest, although its damage to other GER
calls and forage crops is very consider
able. The losses from the depreda-
tons of this insect on wheat In single
States have ranged between $4,000
600 and $4,000, 600 in one year.
The rare peculiarly known as haze
mophily, or bleeding sickness" has
been brought TO notice anew by DIR.
Boehme. a German physician. 1t con-
tinues for generation after generation
in certain families. and Is character
lied by an extraordinary tendency to
hemorrhage. making the extraction of
a tooth a dangerous operation. while
even a pin-prick may lead to severe or
fatal bleeding.
A correspondent at Winnipeg. Can
iuut ItDOTlb tuut StlGAtlhN NitNiCo
interested In the discovery of process
for welding copper, which has been
made by local blacksmith. 1t is said
the process has been thoroughly tested
and found perfect, and that copper can
be welded to copper or to other metals
without impairing the electrical con-
ductivity and other properties of the
metal.
Writing in the Scientific American
DIR. Alfred Gradenwitz calls attention
to the fact that any mental process is
attended by some alteration In the ply
sical state of the body. He tells Of
an electrical invention Of a Swiss engi-
neer that indicates the conductivity Of
the human body when undergoing NEIL
tai changes. When anybody enters
the room the resistance of the body is
greatly Increased. while any sensation
or emotion will reduce the resistance.
One of the most ingenious applica-
ton of thermit. the remarkable heat
producing material manufactured at
Essen, Germany, by DIR. Goldschmldt.
is the prevention of the formation of
cavities in large steel castings. A box
of specially prepared aluminium and
oxide of iron or thermit, the ignition Of
which is capable of producing tenn
perature of $500 degrees Fahrenheit. is
attached to an iron rod and pushed
into the ingot tdst as the crust is be-
ginning to form. The heat of the
metal being cast is sufficient to ignite
the thermit, which disengages vast
quantity of heat. suiiiclent to keep the
metal liquid where the piping occurs
and permit more liquid metal to be
poured In to all the cavity.
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

Little Johnnie doesn't like to be
kissed. but sometimes he is compelled
by some gushing friends of his mother
to submit to the ordeal. The last time
they called he went through the opera
ton ms gracefully as possible, but after
their departure he remarked, vigorous
~ rubbing the powder from his face
meanwhile: Mamma, don't like to
have them kiss me. 1t tastes just like
kissing marshmallow." -Lippincott's.
Queen Alexandra has in all fifteen
ladies in personal attendance on her.
the first being mistress Of the robes,
then the ladies' of the bedchamber and
maids of honor.
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

DID not notice that Brand
was in the smoking room
when l denounced his new
novel. He pretended not
to hear, but Isaw him color
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03
THE ENGINES SONG.

hear, As 1 swerye on the upland curve,
The echoing hills rejoice
To answer the khell Of ny brazen bell,
The laugh of my giant voice.
And, white in the glare Of the golden ray
Or red in the furnace light,
Ny smoke is pillar Of cloud by day,
A pillar OF flame by night.
Arthur Guiterman, in Four Track
News.
The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

THE LITTLE
GRAY WOMAN
Written by Owen oliver.

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The Meeker herald., 1906-03-03

]. W. Johnston, of Rochester. N. T.,
formerly a Rocky Mountain photogra-
pher, has invented camera which
takes a photograph as the camera
swings in circle.
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ms too barren and desolate. until Brig
ham Young matched his judgment and
faith against the skill OF the savauts.
and declared he would fight It out
here with the unforblddiug country,
despite The greater alurements OF the
coast ana the northwest.
The decision was not without its
opponents. Samuel Brannau who was
not true 10 his people and his trust.
and therefore is known but little FOR
good. IN memories Of older men, plead
ed with Brigham 10 come on to san
Francisco bay whore he had picked
a strip OF land for a city where Oak
land now stands. on tho refusal Br3n-
nan went back. established his colon
lists from the Brooklyn At stockton.
and afterwards il sald to
have drunk himself to death
In San Francisco. after max
ing fortune selliug town lots
from tract Of land he bought IN
borrowed money on the site OF oak
land. Brnnnan received deposits from
the Mormon boys who discovered and
were the FIRST workers IN tho Caiifor-
MIA gold mines and used this money
20 invest iD Oakland real estate. after
descrtIng his people and the faith he
had claimed 20 hold, in order to par
ticlpate fOr business advantage In the
westward movement Brannan could
have held a big place I'm western his
tory had he known higher things ;.au
money getting, but as II is he is count
od Imoug the forgotten names, boz
cause his friends dil not stick by him
TO put hts deeds ON record after he
went back ON them
There Is little known about these
earliest Ttahns More ought 90 be
known before the memories ~ those
who knew them fade into forgettul-
noes, or end with the service M the
pioneers who are rapidly golra 30
their rest thnt knows NO turthcr
trouble The News" would be glad
10 collect an tho matter ohtainable,
and Issues standing invitation i' al
ola residents % send IN data ON any IT
these pre-plouecr periods Of which 50
81
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~ mon; Company =. ogden, 81 men;
Company c, Salt Lake. so men; Com
rany d, Mt Pleasant. Al men; COM
pany T., Bouniful 81 men; Company
+, Manti 80 mon TROOP A. salt Lake,
80 men; First battery, Salt Lake, 81
men; signal corps salt Lake, 26 ucn;
hospital corps, salt Lake, mon; First
infantry hand. Salt Lake, % men
The condition OF the guard is only
fair There IS far from state Of
unity especially in the battery, the
troop, and the Salt Lake organizations
which hoped for the promotion Of
Lund 70 the stair After the recent en-
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nearly all his men and animals bur-
led on the way but with the honor
OF being the first white man to cross
the Slerras ouriously enough doing
Il from the western side coming east.
THE MORMON PATHFINDERs.
The Mormon pathhndew owe
Smith a token OF esteem and regard,
for his trip made their first trip pos
slble, and suggested the route. on his
way back to Utah from the west, Smith
fell In with Kit Carson trapping along
the Nevada rivers. He gave him a
map OF the southwest route, and Chr
son gave II to Peter Skeen Ogden,
who he IN turn fell IN with while
searching for beaver. Peter told the
Mormon settlers about H. and II was
this information which was their guide
on the frat trip across In the summer
OF 1876 when Is young men left for
San Bernardino TO purchase milk COWS
for the settlers.
or Peg Leg Smith who lived on
Bear Lake before the permanent set
tiers came a good story was once told
the writer by Brigham Young Jr
while on his last hunting and fishing
trip 10 the Big Horn basin. four years
hso. tx nad 10 40 with the Bear Lake
monster, and II may be news 10 Utah
readers, that such a quiet body OF
water as Bear Lake wes once inhabited
with lts monster Just the same as the
tabled streams OF the Morse legends
This monster had n habit Of coming
out OF the water and dragging down
haplees Indians who came 10 battle in
IL. Peg Leg Smith one day met n
band OF those Indians. riding pell nell
away from the lake. They told him
the monster had drowned one OF their
number, ard tho crafty trapper saw
n way 10 turn the fear OK the Indians
into grist 10? hin mill Ha advised
them wisely, and full OF logic was the
tale he told them Of maner In which
TO do away with the fearful monster
appetite for Indiana His advice was
in effect that they feed the monster on
other meat, 50 that he would not be
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Kessler Of the National Guard. recalls
au incident !n which a brother OF his
trlcd TO ride beautiful stallion he
had roped on the inland, and was killed
while trying TO master him ia the
saddle.
The only buildings On Utah before
the Mormon settlement were IN Og-
den canyon, where Peter Skeen
Ogden had built him a dug-out and n
cabin. as well as o stockade fort to
protect himself from indian raids
Mr. kimball recalled other OF the
mountaineers There was Barney
ward who dealt iu tobacco and liq-
nor and who dr.fIed down from the
north, Jim Bridger from whom the
Mormous bought Fort Bridger to
from stirring up The Utah Indian
tribes 20 continued hostility
BRITISH COLUMBIA TRADERS.
Tho British Columbian traders
worked down here n 1885 with sugar
coffee. whisky and tobacco. AZ that
time too. the American Fur company
~ So. Joseph Wgs active, and It's agents
here comprised such men as Bridger,
Barney Ward peg Le"' Smith. Nascos
who was partner with Bridser, Bap-
tiste Luzali and two Frenchmen
named Dizaj and Rishow
Up nj Fort Briiger Jack Robinson
was located, and Eph Hanks was a
character who achieved more than To-
Gel reputation KIT Carson len hts
principal records over 20 the westward,
and they were not totally wiped out
by the later map makers. who campcd
on their deserted trails.
The era ~ the rappers was from
1890 To- 1870 In that time they
rambled an over the west trapped II
out. and departed. Then came Fro
mont ON the careless tales that drlfted
across the frontier into civilization Ho
made government report which
stirred the east as Elondyke stories
later stirred the west and put tho
frontier into a fermcnt Of desire 10
shin FOR the west oregon, California
and Washington Utah was overlooked
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When the city was divided up. Gibo
came To Mr.. Klmball, and asked for the
southwest city lot lt was "a swamp
with q sand ridge on one side. and
Gibo said he wanted u because 10 was
his birthplace. He secured &c because
nobody else wanted IL. and afterwards
dug up the foundations of The old
fort taking ont a small Spanish safe
which had been buried. From ibis De-
secured some coins, and gave Mr. KIM
ball one, which ne had melted mp in a
Deseret gold coin of the denomination
OF $40. Giho lived here several
years after the settlers came He
married O girl who came with them.
Sally Luce and Mr. Kmball thinks
that their descendants are living once
whore IN the west today as they nad
several children before he lost track
OF them.
When asked to name the old mount
alncrs be knew Mr. Klmball spoke on
an Incident that shows how Church
island got IT'S name, and incidentally
further suggests the Spanish Wander
ers who came here. He says that ON the
fiat whore ogden now stands Two
brothers named Guodell owned n horse
and goat ranch. They occupied the
ogden fats. ten miles square aud i'm
1888 Mr. kimhall was sent by Brigham
YOuug to negotiate for the ranch, ana
the animals In doing so. be learned
from them that they had secured il
from the MeXlcans who styled t
mission There were $50 horses in
the band. and Mr. kimball drove them
across 90 the island. whore they became
a Church herd. and the island became
known as Church island.
Solomon Young, an old overland
freighter who passed through salt
Lake two years ago gave an Interview
20 the News lu which he spoke ot
obtaining permission TO winter the
animals of his wagon train on tails is-
land from Brigham Young IN 1854.
He WAS on tho way 10 California and
had become snow bound before get
Ing through That band of wild
horses roamed the island In the EOS
Is remembered By old settlers. Col
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only as a name ana for his prophecy
that there never would an ear OF corn
or a kernel OF wheat grow here.
OGDEN AND WEBER.
Peter skeen Ogden Is remembered
only rs the man after whom the cam
yon Is named, while John Weber Is
forgotten except that he lives In tho
name OF Weber county and Weber can
yon He once was a powerful trapper
In these parts, who operated IN Marys
river and afterwards suffered oblit-
Grafton of the name he gave II by the
ruthless toposraphers who came west
with Fremont They knew not his
Indian bride Mary, and how he had
tenGerly named the river for her years
before, 30 they wrote it's name down as
"Humboldt' and Humboldt II has re-
mained IN token OF the fact that the
trappers were careless OF their writ
ten records, and OF what n posterity
might think OF their work
Captain Ashley is another almost
forgotten name. He once camped with
his 100 trappers on Ashley Lake, which
ran out 10 the Great Salt Lake through
the utah outlet THIS was In the
early twenties, and after he had trap
ped out Titan Lake, he moved on up
the Duchesne, and his name for the
lake was forgotten, while the permanent
settlers chose the name OF Jordan"
for the river, Because he was there
when the topographers arrived his
name is preserved in the titles OF Ash
ley valley, and the Ashley fork OF the
Duchesne river
Jedediah Smith was another OF the
first western pathlnders who slept on
Utah soil, and acquired intimacy with
the mountains and streams Of the
country. His, too, Is name that has
been overlooked because he was OF
the kind who think not OF records.
To him should 70 the glory OF the first
trip TO Los Angeles over the Salt Lake
Las Vegas route Hc started out In
1926. with n large outfit, and ended
his trip the next spring by drifting In
10 Tooele valley almost dead, and with
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Philippines, or other service. who
would lend dignity t. the state guards
men, and incidentally bring in the
large number of military men and
their friends who are inclined that
way, who have frowned upon tho
guard under its present methods OF
management. Naylor served nine
months, waiting for the change to
come about that would give his plans
executive sanction. Then he follow
ed the lead Of Bowman. Park and
Geoghegan and others, and sent in a
resignation.
This Is the condition In which the
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guard finds itself at the end Of tho
year Col Lund fills the vacancies
His idea OF q soldier Is not tho idea
held by Gen Nnylor. and his guard
Is not tho kind Of guard Naylor plan
ned for, but, at the same time ne has
a guard, and some OF It turns out 10
drills. at least so far as the infantry
IL concerned, and especially those
companies which he brought into tho
service.
GUARD STRENGTH
The strength OF the command Is as
follows, according to the last reports
received this fall; Company A, Nephi,
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UTAH LEGENDS INDIANS, TRAPPERS AND PIONEERS

N NE OF the misfortunes of a
| country that has the privilege
" OF housing and feeding differ
'nt races in different eras, Is
me traditions OF one race make
niue impression on the race that
'7"s and the folk.lore of the soil
..s's out to perish again as now peo-
u0'k over the ancient homes Of
A., peoples claiming each in It's
" be the original inhabitant.
n, Lake valley, and indeed all the
NJ WALES have suffered such fate,
snow good deal about the plo-
s.n, movement that resulted In the
|s'uon we now enjoy. We STYLE
~. 'sNes the first American lnhabit.
40, ''l II vs. only occasionally that
e. :" =" the mountaineers suggest
r-.. .l''lest American Utahns. and tho
s.,s o. old trails suggest earlier
b,,ss explorers, and miners
ma ''s at an ancient time as meas.
r,,, ~ decades, the Utah chiefs who
IN we fathers OF Blackhawk and
N, stood on the shores OK Great
M ~ ana thought they we're the
,s,sD, qunns while at still more
~ ,s n, umes as measured IN centur.
u hEs must have been a visit 10
I'd tlln " roek royera from the south
DELI ,lWellers who told such tsiss
IA n opposes in the temple lands
tteiy,' Virgin, as our fathers told
aned !, Young when thcv nrst
q IN t 1haey could roll about like n
her. We %. salt water at BLACK Rook
ssknr , me trappcrs who came hers
ealn \ '.ss with whom Utah shonid
,'s ob,o,maore Intimate memory than
ssrds w,,h Jim Brldger. who sboon
Aism,s I'm Brigham Young OFT neo :
s'satan @ a.. told the way over Little
INTO the valley, is known
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hungry, II at night leg Of yenison
or shoulder OF wild mutton, should
be hooked on an iron prong, which
Smith would furnish them, the mon
ster would eat this and sleep through
the days satisfied,
The Indians accepted the advice.
and the tale goes on that peg Leg
Smith did very little hunting In the
months that followed But gradually
he wore a path down TO the edge OF
the lake, where every few nights he
drew In the long line. and unlocked a
nice feast OF yenison or a juicy portion
OF mountain sheep.
There are many fragmentary tales
OF Salt Lake valley. that hook onto
the older inhabitants OF whom we
know so little. william II Klmball,
oldest son OF Heller c. Kimhall. was
one OF the live spirits OF the early day
life aield and on horse back
He tells 20 the writer number Of
tales which are worth the telling mere
ly as traditions, and historical data Is
not at hand to establish their accuracy
In detail.
OLD SPANISH FORT.
one deals with an old Spanish fort.
that once existed on the Jordan river.
on plot OF ground that afterwards
formed the southwest corner OF the
first city plots Kirnhall got the tale
from a Mexican named Gibo who was
his interpreter 20 the indians. who
harrassed the emigrant trail on which
Kimhal did guard service at the head
OF a company OF Utah militia, Gibo
said that q Spanish settlement was
made here by Guellmar Pueblo, who
engaged IN surface mining M Bingham
and packed the orc 10 Pueblo ON the
backs NJ burrOs from where 10 was
taken south to Santa he. and on down
into Mexico or at least into the United
States, IN wagons. GibO was born at
the fort on the Jordan, he said. and
pointed out TO Mr. Kimbal the spot
where he had stood before raid from
the Navajo Indians had wiped &c out
years before the Mormous came.
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caiapment they did not take kindly TO
cleaning harness, repairing equipment,
and going over the material that was
used in severe manner by the long
march and tho maneuyers. Consc-
quently the equipment IS not In good
form, and there Is only slight interest
manifested to make Il so The bat
terymen declare they cannot drill IN
the basement where their guns are
stored. aud demand a drill she'd for
aratlery work, incidentally the heat
of the basement is telling upon the
leather trappings and they are becom-
Ing doterlorat9d.
BATTERY's GLORIOUS PAST
If It we're not for the history Of the
battery, 1t would probably be mustered
cut It is an expensive arm OF the
service TO maintain. and several IN
fantry companies subsist upon the cost
OF one battery At Bountiful Horses
arc easy to obtain. Here they are
hard so a proposed change is 10 make
Company Il a cavalry troop and mako
the battery here an infantry company
as well as the cavalry The signal
ganization. passing the First battery,
corps IS now the guards crack or
which, under Capt. Webb, was kept In
crack condition. rhe corps is equip
ped with the very latest devices for
is work, and during the recent en-
campment performed splendid service.
The actual changes OF the year have
been the mastering out Of D company
IN Salt Lake and The mastering I'm OF
G company as we'll as the mastering
In of y company at Mt. Pleasant. The
hope for next year IS drill shed In
salt Lake, a gymnasium In salt Lake,
onother company at ogden, O. troop at
Bounuful, instead Of at Salt Lake.
trip TO Sea Glrt TO be taken by the
best rifle experts and another big ell
campment partly at state and partly
az government expense,
TWO DISTINCT PERIODS.
The history II the guard is divided