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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-10

On Sunday, July %, a party OF
" steruers visited the Battleship
"lilinois" at the Charleston Yards
and while there the honors we're done
b, The then Lieutenant Commander,
n .nry A. Pearson, product Of ORA.
per. Utah, who q few days ago was
made Commander Of the vessel. The
following is a very excellent descrip-
tion OF what was seen on that SIT.
The Republican Is indebted To Dr. II.
X. Merrill for the COPY, which reads:
1t is hard to imagine a more
irtero-'.,.S wcy to spend an af-
'"rro than in going over one
II tie ships of the United States
Navy. These enormous battle.
ships are $50 feet in length and
have eight decks. They carry
$50 men and 35 officers. The ships
draw q feet of water.
Zone is Immediately struck by
the whiteness of the decks. Ev-
erything shines in the sunlight
and every bit of metal is polished
until it sparkles. The ships arc
built entirely of steel and painted
white. The decks are three inches
thick and the walls are from six
to eight inches thick. We were
told that the ship was undergoing
spring housekeeping. but the
necessity for it was certainly not
apparent to an outsider. Howev-
er, il was being carried on in pro-
portions that would stagger the
average housekeeper, as from
three to four hundred men from
the Navy Yard were being en-
ployed.
The Turrets.
"There is a tall turret at each
end of battleship and from each
of these protrude the largest
guns the ships carry. Two Of
them are in each turret. They
weigh sixty-fve tons each and
take an eleven hundred and fifty
pound shell. The turrets are built
of steel foot thick. This is to
enable them to withstand the
shock of being struck by shells
from an enemy's guns. Very lit
tie impression can be made on
steel Plate Of this thickness, as,
of course, it is specially tested
for this before it leaves the manu-
facturers. These guns are called
thirteen inch guns. They can be
raised and lowered at will and
will also revolve. This is done by
means of electricity. Fifty-two
men are required to man these
two large guns. The guns at the
side of the ship are six inch guns
and they take much longer
cartridge case than the thirteen
inch guns, but the case is smaller
round. On the upper deck are
twelve still smaller guns, called
six Founders. They look like toys
in comparison with the big fell
lows. All are beautifully polished
and make us wish that the So
called Gun Metal articles we buy
in the stores resembled them in
the least.
Guns and Ammunition.
"They also use the Magazine
Rapid Firing guns. These take
FIVE cartridges in the barrel and
five more in the magazine. AS
fast as the cartridges are fixed,
they are thrown out automatical-
~ and their places are taken by
those from the magazine. Thus,
A man is enabled to fire a good
many shots without taking even
the fraction of the time required
TO slip cartridges from his belt
info the magazine. Colts revol-
vers are also used on board.
eve were fortunate enough to
have the unusual honor of being
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-10
Has Terrible Record.

Second to Harry Tracey, Ma
.jors is considered the most des-
perate criminal the Utah State
prison ever held. For the killing
of Captain Brown he was tried
twice at Logan. The first time he
was sentenced to death and chose
shooting. In the meantime his
mother came to Logan from her
home in California and through
pleadings for her boy, obtained
for him second trial, arousing
public sympathy. This time he
was found guilty but the jury re-
commended mercy. Judge Hart,
before whom the first trial was
held, sentenced Majors TO the
State prison for life.
Pending Majors removal to the
State prison here he made an at
tempt to escape from the Cache
county Jail at Logan by saving
the bars of his cell away, and
was nearly successful. When dis
covered Majors had almost sawed
a hole large nough to pass
through to liberty. The saws
were passed to him from the out
side by some of his many friends.
October 9, 1903, Majors, with
Edward Mullen, Is year old
prisoner; Nicholas HawOrth, who
is serving a life sentence for kill
ing man at Dayton; James
Lynch, who killed a gambler in
the Sheep Ranch joint on Com,
mercial street; Frank ConneIs,
serving a grand larceny sentence;
Frank Dayton and Waddell made
a daring attempt to escape from
the State prison, but failed. They
were seen as they were scaling
the walls and Dayton was killed
and Mullin, Waddell and Lynch
were wounded. Two guards,
Wilkinson and Jacobs, were
wounded, the former being shot
through his leg and the latter
through his arm. Wilkinson was
confined to the hospital five
months and the Legislature voted
him $4,000 for his good work in
stopping the prisoners. Alto
gether, the attempted escape cost
the tSate of Utah $4,000.
How Majors got the knife with
which he assaulted Waddell is a
to the prison authorities,
but it probably was passed to him
by another prisoner. Following
his becoming rather a model pris-
oner, it also is likely that the
vigilance over him may have re-
Taxed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-10
Wonderful instruments.

"We were shown the small in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
WARNINGS OF No AVAIL.
Sinner Went on Evil Way Despite the
Manifestations.

This curious tale of old-time spirit.
ism is taken by Defoe from Baxter's
(1615-169D Historical Discourse on
Apparitions" There Is now in Lon.
don an understanding, sober. pious
man, oft one Of my hearers, who has
an elder brother. a gentleman Of con
siderable rank, who having formerly
seemed pious. Of late years does often
fall into the sin Of drunkenness. He
often lodges long together here In his
mothers house. and whatsoever he is
drunk and has slept himself sober.
something knocks at his bedhead, as
If one raped on the wainscot When
they remove his bed It follows him.
Besides other loud noices on other
parts where he is. that all the house
hears, they have often watched him
and tied his hands lest he should
do it himself But his mother de-
clared that she had seen his shoes
under the bed taken up and moth
ing visible to touch them. The
drunken sinner refused, in spite Of
these solemn warnings, to abandon
his evil ways.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08

his superior. invariably 10 be backed
up in what he did BY the secretary Of
state, who had implicit confidence In
him.
He relieved his chief Of as much Of
the burden Of the Office as possible
and he came to be known in and out
of the department as having Gresh
ans sanction for all matters IN which
he assumed authority. Thoroughness
and directness Characterized his every
act, and being gifted with tact and
fine Judgment, be knew as we'll what
matters to let alone as what to take
up. He made friends with all who had
business with the department, and eg.
pecially was well liked by many mem.
bers of the diplomatic corps.
On first arrival he Stunned the
social side OF diplomatic life. but be
fore he left he was well broken IN 70
the dress coat and reception habit.
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his chirography, and that is pardon
able. Even at the advanced age of 81
years he writes a bold, elean-cut, leg
ible hand. He recalls with pleasure,
when a mere lad at school in the
primitive days when the master
wrote the copy for the class in writ
ing. how, on the second day Of the
term Of a new teacher, no copy was
given him, and asking the reason, was
told that he could write so much bet
ter than the master" that no copy
would be furnished them
Prior to attaining his majority, Mr..
Marsh moved to Tioga county, where
he numbered in summer and taught in
winter till on his birthday in 1851 he
married Sarah c. Watrons
He was a delegate to the first Ro-
publican convention ever held In
Tioga county. and has always afili-
ated with that party. He has run the
gamut Of township Offices, and, with
Capt. Phillips and Israel Stone. who
was the father Of ex-Goy. William A.
Stone, served az county auditor in
1869.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
Vas stANNED 70 ae rHE HOME
Of NAPOLEON
Structure still Standing " New Or
issns-piot to Rescue ExiIed En-
peror from ST. Helena Only
Foiled BY His Death.

New Orieans.-Of ali the romance
"a history there is no episode more
startling than the Creole plot to res
cue Napoleon from his prison on St.
Helena--and heEce, little Is known
about II
The seeds of the plot were sown
when Joseph Bonaparte left France
ana bought an estate on the northern
edge Of the Adirondacks Thither
dccked the Bonapartists But 1t was
in New Orleans that the plot came to
q head. To the Creoles there was
great appeal in the pathetic spectacle
Of the prisoner Of Longwood,' : a
broken old man, "bIurally imprisoned.
they said, on the bleak rocks Of st.
Helena
OF all the influential and rich Gre
oles who we're interested In the plot,
the most ardent was Nicholas Girod,
millionaire, philanthropist, patriot,
mayor for several terms and veteran
Of Chalmette.
The plan, IN q few words, was to
equip fast vessel, which was to slip
past the patrol ships and into the
cove some dark night; and party Of
picked men we're to scale the cliffs,
overpower the guard and lower the
emperor by means Of block and
tackle. Then the speed Of the vessel
was to show clean pair Of heels to
the numbering old English frlgates,
which couldn't make any better time
than so many bathtubs.
No hair-brained scheme was this,
impossible Of accomplishment, The
plotters were not Missionaries, but prac-
fical men OF affairs, who knew the OBJ
stacles and knew how to meet them,
and whose hearts and souls we're
bound up In the enterprise.
Three days before the Seraphine.
built for the purpose, was to weigh am
Choir, Nicholas Girod gave a banquet
In hts splendid mansion to celebrate
the event. It was a dramatic moment,
worthy Of a masters canvas. The
consplrators were flushed with as
eured success. But at this dramatic
moment, when enthusiasm was at It's
height, and as toasts were selng
drunk. appeared the fatal handwrit-
ing on the wall News came Of Ma
poleon's death,
AS a mute reminder Of the plot,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08

War Veteran. q statue executed for
the rotunda Of the New York state
building 10 the Jamestown exposition.
Mr.. Allen G. Newman relates an anus
ing experience hs had at West Point
and which formed a determining fac.
tor in bis choice OF q model he went
up 10 West Point while looking for
material for a soldiers monument
"Out on the parade ground, says
Sir. Newman. was q company Of artil.
lery. They drilled as Well as cadets.
but on account Of the uniform ! asked
a regular wha passed Il they we're
cadets or regulars
"He answered with pride. No. Dose
arn't cadets. Dose ara sogers
Mr. Newman was born IN New York
city in 1875. Ia 1897 he entered the
studio Of Mr. J. Q. A. Ward to study
and work gndef that sculptor for the
next three years. a favor which the
dean Of the profession has extend
"A 10 but few. The students most
lasting impression from HIS experience
vas desire to keep az elose as pos
slble to nature in his work and to de.
velop simplicity Of expression After
mia he modelled as assistant to sev
eral sculplors. finding this On excel
Isnt school. aflording him opportunity
10 see and study how different men
work.
Tho Spanish War Veteran has a
anaIIfs that Is very valuable n sculp-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
CAREER OF MAN WHO BROUGHT
ROCKEFELLER TO COURT.
aas Seen Noted for His Determine
ticu Throughout His Career Of Dis
neutrality-suspicious. as secrs-
tary 70 Gresham.

Chicago. Who have followed
the career Of Judge Kenesaw Noun
tain Lands. who issued the subpoe-
naes which brought John d. Rookie
feller and other high Standard Oil
officials into his court IN Chicago re
Gently, are not surprised at the de-
termination he has shown to set the
rock-bottom facts in connection with
the case of the Standard Oil company
OF Indiana. Judge Landis has been a
foreeful character wherever he has
been placed.
A thorough American. well grounded
ln the law, indefatigable not to be
swerved from a purpose once fixed
such IS the Judge who told John y
Miller, an attorney. Of immunity
bath fame, that he must produce GER
tain evidence in order that Juage Ian
dis might know what sums would con
stitute just and equitable fines in the
case whereia the Standard oil com
7any, OF Indiana. had been found
guilty BY jury in federal court.
Directness and thoroughness won
him the esteem Of the foreign diplp.
mats at Washington and OF the Amer
ican statesmen and politicians as we'll
when he served as private secretary
TO Walter Q. Gresham, secretary Of
state in the cabinet Of President
Cleveland.
It is related that upon one ocea-
sion Mr. Lands. acting for Mr..
Gresham. clashed with the wishes Of
Mr.. Cleveland, and the president
sought his removal. But so attached
had Secretary Gresham become to the
1 young man that he stood up loyalty
for his subordinate, and when Mr.
Cleveland found that to take lands
scalp he would have 10 take Gresham's IS
also, he acQuiesced in the situation.
Later Lands and the president be-
came strongly attached to each other.
A man Of striking features is Judge
Lands, whose tangled iron gray hair
gives him the appearance Of man
mgcb older, for the judge is not quite
Al He was born in Millville, o., No
yom5er 20. 1866, and is the sixth child
Of Dr. Abraham H. lands, who during
the civil war was a surgeon in the
1 Twenty-fifth Ohio regiment. It is tc
the fact that his father was badly
wounded at the battle OF Kenesav
mountain that the judge owes hi.
4 peculiar baptismal names
At the age Of seven he went witl
his parents to Logansport. Ind. wherl
he attended public school, As a boy
he carried papers. Then he became
a reporter on the Logansport Journal
He studied stenography. and from
1883 to 1856 was official stenographe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08

Most people when setting a FIRE lay
she wood fiat. cfiss-cross over the
paper IN the bottom Of the crate. bnt
let them try placing the wood slop-
ing from the sides Of the Crate to the
center. This forms a funnel Yor a
tree passage Of air, and as the flame
travels up the stick more quickly than
1t does across the result IS that fewer
pieces are required. and the FIRE burns
up more brightly and In half the time
that 1t usually takes, says Womans
Life Then when placing q lump Of
coal on the FIRE II yon wish it to last a
long time lay It with the grain OF the
coal running across. as the flame
travels more slowly across than up.
ward.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
THE CAR OF JUocERNAUr.
Fanatics Believe That to Be Crushed
Under II ls 10 Gain Heaven.

London the third week in June.
following a custom established over
thousand years ago, Hindus by tens
Of thousands iocked to Pouri. In 0ris-
so. India, for the religious Festival Of
Juggernaut. From the temple the "a
nous Car Of Juggelnaut was brought
forth and dragged through the streets
It headed the annual procession Of
deyotees Of the god vlshnu or Jug
gernaut, Lord of the Universe. whose
image, or statue, without legs and
with stumps Of arms. rests within the
colossal car.
Hundreds Of pilgrims harness them
selves TO the stout cables by which
the car IS drawn. As they pull the
ponderous car on its clumsy wheels
many work themselves up TO q degree
Of religious fervor little short of mad.
ness. And fanatics attempt to throw
themselves to destruction under the
murderous wheels. as a voluntary sac
riflce to their idol British civil Off
GERS prevent any act Of suicide.
Hindus believe that 10 gain the
favor Of Juggernaut opens for them
the gates Of heaven. Therefore. m the
days before the British occupation OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
aNap0Ieon' tIouss IN New orIsans.

bananas, cactus, Spanish dagger and a
magnolia tree, at the foot Of which
SO tradition said, was buried a lady.
victim Of a husbands jealousy
But this is not the Napoleon house
Of to-day. The frescoes became dis
colored, peeled and were painted over
The rez-de-chausse bulges with show.
cases. The wrought iron ballustrades
have rusted, The plants have been
destroyed. The magnolia tree has
been cut down and no souvenirs Of the
lady found: hence, that dear tradition
has been knocked In the head The
plastic ornaments and furniture have
vanished, and the Italian marble man.
tells OF the empire period have lost
their splendor. Even the old knocker
has disappeared-gone to satisfy the
lust of some curio collector. From
one OF the most magnificent residences
Of the Vieux Care the Napoleon man.
sion has degenerated to a liquor shop,
dangling a to let sign.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08

there gGsnds to-day the old Napoleon
house. much sought 6y visitors
The Napoleon house was one Of the
finest Ia the Vieux Carre. Il was an
imposing mansion Of three Stories
standing On a line with the street, as
do all the other old houses in the
French quarter. and crowned with
belYedere that afforded a fine view
of the city and river. The walls and
ceilings Of the spacious apartments
we're frescoed In the empire style. the
corner medallions bearing the arms Of
France OF that period.
The same courtyard separated the
main building from the scullery and
slave quarters, and IN It was pro
fusion Of tropical plants. such as
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08

Jioga county, that IN point Of consinu-
GUS service he is the oldest postmss-
ter in the United States. The village
of Marshfield named after him. was
made a post Office in 1860, and Mr
Marsh was appointed by President
buchanan to take charge Of the or
ace He has held the position contin.
uously since. and is sull discharging
rhe duties with ali Of his old-time
force and vigoT
Administrations lave come and
gone. presidents and policies faded.
the great civil war waged and the
hate engendered by the strife forgot.
ten and three presidents assassinated
during Mr Marsh's peaceful admins.
sration. The country has been On
iarged and developed. the telephone,
arc and incandescen. light, phono.
graph ard electric railway invented,
and in the meantime, FAR from the
maddening crowds ignoble strife he
kept the noiseless teiior OF his way
sorting the Marshflelc mail and deliY
crlng the same to the patrons of the
olIce and has been chief merchant Of
The village since 1867. when he estab-
iIshed the iirst store there.
N addition to being q man Of the
highest integrity. he Is Of keenest in
feiligence and has not allowed the
times to get away from him by rea.
son Of his somewhat isolated location
He has kept fully abreast Of them by
omniyorous reading, and is one Of the
beet informed men in the county.
Mr. Marsh was born in Colesville
Broome county. n. Y, June 30. 1926
He attended school taught near bis
home By r. ". Martin. Martin after
wards became sheriff Of Broome coun
~. on whom developed the task ol
hanging Ruloff. one OF the most noted
criminals Of his time, man with one
of the greatest brains b. actua
weight that medical science records.
Dir. narsh has always hac pride II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
Be 5InnuIar.

Are We growing too much alike?
Some one has asked this disturbing
question, and some one else-eyl
IDENTIFY in a panlc--has been rushing
about taking stock" Of the appearance
OF people in general They may be
prciudieed when they record that wo
have no higher ambition than 10 be
mistaken for our nelghbors: still. Il
cannot be denied that few OF US are
content TO rest in a condition which
marks us as singular among the
many. even though It may Be slneu.
larly beautiful healthy happy, or
sise.-Lady's Pictorial
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
cauoht Mother. Too.

A little girl went with her mother
to see a baptizing which was being
conducted at a lake a short distance
from her home. She watched with
great interest while the men cut a
long hole in the ice, it being winter,
and when the preacher took one Of
the candidates for baptism by the arm
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08

and led him down into the water and
immersed him, the little watcher.
thinking no doubt chat they we're an
to be treated in ike manner. turned
and fed 70 the house. A short time
after that her mother who had been
baptized, came up to the house drip
ping wet and was astonished by the
following from the little one:
Well mamma, they caught you
didn't ihey?'-Judge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08

and brother Of James A. Garfield. sec
fesary OF the department Of commerce
and labor. has Just been elected to the
presidency OF Williams college, from
which he himself was graduated In
1885. Garfield practiced law In Cleve-
land for years, was president Of that
city's chamber Of commerce. and then
became professor OF politics In Prince
ton, which place he leaves for his new
honor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08

India, natives occasionally cast their
bodies under the car to be crushed 10
a pulp, the belief being that seafimmo-
lation thus would be speedily ,eward.
ed BY entrance into Paradise.
The ear Is AZ feet high. IFS wheels
are each more than six feet high A
wooden cage around the top, an addi-
tion of recent years. keeps fanatics
from jumping upon their Idol within.
Body aud wheels are Of wood heauti.
fully acnlptured and inlald. and for
the festival the car is draped wIth gold
cloth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08
DR.. osLER OBJECTS 70 sour.
According to Him Most Harmful Ar.
ticle Of Diet.

Dr. William Osler, to whom is ac-
credited the oft repeated and oft de-
MED assertion that people should be
chloroformed after becoming SO years
old. is bitterly opposed to the drink
ing Of soup, according to the state
ments Of New York merchant.
my wife was wreck from nery-
GUS dyspepsia" said the merchant
Several prominent physicians in New
York had treated her without success,
and finally | was advised to take her
to Baltimore to see DR.. OsleT lie
inquired carefully about he. aabits,
and particularly her diet We de,
scribed it without going into details,
but this did not satisfy the great ply
sician.
Tell me what you had for dinner,
describing the nature Of the courses,
their number, and so on. he in
sisted
Well, we usually start with some
good, nourishing soup began.
Stop right there, Interrupted DR..
Oslcr. Soup must go, There is a pop
ular fallacy that soup is nourishing.
That is a mistake It is one Of the
most harmful things one car eat.
It is worse than lobster. OF course
there are times when simple beef
or mutton broth is not to be con
demned, but as a rule soup Is positive
l. dangerous. 1t dilutes the gastric
juices and it ferments too rapidly to
permit It to be easily digested. It
is the greatest cause Of dyspepsia and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-08

Of the circuit court Of Lake county
Ind. Coming 70 Chicago, he entered
the Union College 81 Law, from which
he was graduated in 1890. He was aa'
mitted to the bar, and at the time
when Secretary Gresham chose him
for his private secretary and eonhdant
he was one Of the instructors In the
Northwestern University Law school.
While in Washington Lands gained
most valuable knowledge Of men ana
things, which proved helpful In his
later years. He came TO know Mr'
Gresham So we'll that he diyined in
tuitively the famous Kentuckians
every wish, and Lands often assumed
great responsibilities in the absence Of