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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MAY ~. 1908

let us go without kick! Let's meet death on
the run!''
Grabbing the boys paddle, he shouted to Gray
to turn about his knees and paddle bow. Both
men faced round and piled their paddles, and the
canoe began to shoot down stream. Hope sprang
to life again in Gray at the thought Of having the
stern paddle welded by person of Smith remark
able skill whitewater
Strange though it may seem, both these fearless
men entered the fray with fierce exultation at the
thought of waging battle with SO powerful foe
as Nature in one of her destroying moods Like
some startled creature of the wds, the gath
cred speed at every bound. From the arched bow
foam flew and blotched her heaving sides while from
the stern a white swirl like Haunting tail, rose
and fell behind. Down she sped through the lash
ing surges. at every plunge burying her head deep
in the boiling smother which, leaping over, began
to swamp her Every moment the torrent dashed
itself into greater fury but still the strug
gled on laboring and more heavily beneath
the burden that the kissing waves had heaped
aboard her; until at last she had but more
swell to ride, and then she would be free. Though
greater than any of the swells hitherto passed. yet
it the last; and hope seemed to point way Of
escape With exuting shout both men piled
their paddles with all their strength and skill
IN another moment they would have attained to
safety; but with final. resstless swerve the
mighty torrent smashed their frail craft against hid
den rock, and in instant every sign of man van
ished No sound was heard one that seemed like
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On l couldn't swim stroke because never learnt.
Strange though it may seem. it nevertheless
true that Smith like many another river man, had
never learned to swim
They descended the stream until rapid stopped
their progress and the constable had to portage
everything and then return to bring the prisoner
knowing from experience what crushing blow
a handcuffed may strike by clasping his hands
together and bringing his steelbound wrists down
on an opponents head, Gray used extreme caution,
and made the prisoner lie down his face whenever
ne removed the letters from his ankles 1t was
warm. sunny day; the sergeant broke Oft a
heavily leafed branch and laid it across the gum
wales to shade Smiths face from the glare
Toward evening, while rounding bend In the
rver Gray had the good fortune to see young bull
moose Before it could raise its head the unganly
creature was brought down by ball from the po-
licemans rifle. 1t such quick work that even
the outlaw unable to suppress his admiration cried,
Good" The venison came just in time; for
their grub supply almost ended.
THE next night they came to an Indian camp In
order to protect the meat from the dogs. and
because there around suitable TOR hang
ing it in the constable anchored the canoe out in
the river while he and his prisoner spent the night
ashore But before morning the dogs got wind OF
the meat swan out, and. in their efforts to board
the canoe broke its moorings loose, so that 1T was
carried down by the current. After recovering the
canoe with difficulty the constable set out again.
At the camp Gray had engaged an Indian boy
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Never in the worlds history before our day was
a nation saved by youths in their teens. In the
stirring years of Father Abraham. these boys came
forward by the tens of thousands, in response to
the call to arms.
War expenditures reached 10000 900 900
During the war; 81 900 were killed in battle.
The records also show that 45,oI2 died of wounds.
Disease claimed 224,586.
And 24872 persisted from other causes.
There were $50 900 wounded in battle.
Between all these dread disasters, it is a wonder
that even remnant of the Grand Army of the
Republic survives; and it should ever be the pride
and pleasure of this American Republic to remember
the debt owed to the boys of 81.
Happily, all soldiers who have survived forty
years after the close Of the war; Ito quote the
language Of the law entitled to service
pension
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progress was very SLOW. ne cur
rent had carried him a long way
down before he at last found his
footing on sandy beach.
In the hope that some spark of
life still remained, he set himself
to the work of restoration For
sometime he labored with heavy
heart; but after awhile Smith began
to show signs of life, and in half
an hour he was sitting up with his
letters still about his ankles, and
disappearing as usual.
We'll, this is hell of mess!
amt it," Smith growled. SO
every blasted thing is gone!" Look
ing around, he grimly added, Well.
l guess starvin' is as good way
as any," Then as touch of savage
humor seized him, he sneered,
He'll! just think of it, bloody.
defenseless, naked policeman watch
ing over his bloomin' prisoner in
the middle of howlin' wilderness!"
Then he fell to thinking awhile,
and presently asked, But, any
Continued on page is
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the roaring laughter of the waters convused with gee
at Natures easy mastery over impotent
Farther down the river, where the dark, greeDsh
waters were gently twisted about in little whirl-
pools which gathered high standing heap of whitsh
foam in every center, a brown object came
ment later slowly to the surface; and then, be-
meath it, appeared the face of Sergeant Gray.
Presently he began to struggle feebly, and he
made little progress toward the shore; but the
pace painfully slow At times his slight
manning strength appeared to fail him, and his
efforts almost ceased Then he would renew his
struggle; but in SO feeble fashion that it seemed
if he had power left except in will. If his
mind had been exhausted his body, he would
never have gained the bank; but in the end he
did. Gasping for breath. he crawled out the
rocks and there rested. His revolver was still in
its holster Unbuckling his cartridge belt, he laid
it aside and took off his drenched tunic His hand
cuff key still dangling from its chain, and he
slipped it into his pocket His boots were full
of water BY the time he had taken them Off, he
breathing in natural way, and had almost
recovered his strength.
AS he raised his head to look out the water.
he saw something floating that instantly brought
him to attention A second later he had recognized
it the body of his prisoner. Like flash he
stripped off the rest of his clothes and without
moments hesitation plunged head first into the
river. Swimming with steady stroke. he eau
tiously approached the body, which float
ing face upward, seized it by the hair, turned
on his side, and struck out for shore. But his
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By JOHN H. GREUSEL

requires argument
support the statement just made; and if the read
er is of mathematical turn of mind let him 60 the
standard mortuary tables of the life insurance
panies and determine for himself what is the
pectancy of life for men of the ages set forth
Here are startling official figures pointing to the
rapid vanishing of the Grand Army:
NUMBER AGE SURVIVORS PASSED CON-
MISSIONER PENSIONS WARNER TO IUNE 20. 1907.
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rapid SO successfully that they ventured almost
everyone they came upon afterward Smith took
the keenest interest in the work and displayed
such excellent Judgment in directing the boy
that even the constable's canoeing profted by
the experience. The rest of that day spent
in comparative ease; instead of aboriously crawl
ing over rugged, rocky shores and round steep
cliffs, or tediously chopplng their way through
tangled of willow and alder scrub. they glided
peacefully through the white waters into the placid
stretches beyond.
The following day they encountered no rapids
until they had begun to think of hating for the
MONDAY meal AS the banks offered no inviting
landing place, Gray thought it best to run the little
rapid Just ahead in the hope of finding suitable
spot below Smith sat up again and directed the boy
as they made the run. Though the rapid about
hundred yards in length, it presented no dan
lost themselves in perfectly calm which gded
smoothly but swiftly round sharp turn in the
rivers course where high rocky shores shut out
the view beyond. The run made, Smith lay down
again to doze.
A S they swept round the sharp bend a loud,
ominous roar broke upon their Just ahead,
the river seemed to disappear and leave nothing
but leaping foam to mark where it had vanished.
Smith sat up hurredy and, realizing at glance
the danger they in, shouted above the roar
bank or we're done!" Gray strove to bring the
canoe round and managed to get the bow pointing
obliquely the current toward the shore.
But though the sergeant and the lad fought against
the stream with all their might, they could
complish nothing. Nature was easily mastering
them and carrying their frail vessel steadily down.
Every moment the of the torrent grew
louder. and seemed to threaten them with instant
death
It's too late, can't make it, shouted the
sergeant Give me your hands," And he jerked
the handcuf key from his pocket, strained forward,
and unlocked the prisoners letters. Now, take
As he stared at the tossing foam, Smith yelled
at the top Of his voice, It's surely hell; but don't
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70 accompany them a part OF the
way, and to help him paddle and
portage During the next few days
travelling became drudgery. End
less rapids blocked the way; some
times they ran only few hundred
wards apart. The boy. a mountain
Indian, was of little assistance as
a canoeman. His lack of skill with
the paddle threw upon the con-
stable much extra work; for many
Of the rapids could have been run
had the boy possessed more knowl-
edge of white waters.
Soon. however, the rapids became
so frequent and the consequent
portaging SO exhausting that Gray
resolved to make an attempt to
run a series of gentler rapids I'M
1nediatelv ahead. But in shoot
ing the first. the boy fioundered
50 with his paddle that Gray was
in half mind not to attempt to
run the next; when Smith said,
Let me sit up. an I'll tell the
boy what to do. Then there won't
be any trouble" The sergeant
agreed. and they shot the next
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number OF survivors is now 62o 900. This
figure is obtained as follows: The last official
enrolment, made by the pension authorities
at Washington, June 80, 1907, was 644.3 3S.
Deducting 1850 month. for nine inter-
vening months, there were $4,000 deaths.
The Old Guard is dying off at the rate
of 90 day; but the death losses for each
month are often higher. In 1906, Grand
Army survivors died to the number of
20, 2oS; and in 1907 the loss was 81 POL;
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Adding the number under and over 22,-that
is 2,15o,7oS and 61S,51I,-the total enrolment
2,778,3o9.
But there some very old men in the Grand
Army of the Republic; and that is all the
reason why the death losses will be exceedingly
high in the years at hand. There will come
time when the last call will be responded to each
month by no less than 5000 of the brave heroes of
o.; for already that figure has been touched by
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SOUNDING THEIR ONLY RETREAT

one-half and over, and is grow
ing with alarming rapidity.
1t REQUIRES little argument to
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for the year that closes June l. 1908 the death
will be unquestionably between $4,000 and $1,000,
if not higher For the old soldiers of the Republic
now have reached the average age of g.. At that
rate, the deaths will come faster and faster still j;
and within ten years the noble army will be all but
d memory.
Had the soldiers of the Civil War not been mere
lads in their teens, the Grand Army would long
ere this have persisted from the earth. But the
Union was saved literally by boys,-boys in their
teens; and many had not even reached their teens.
Startling this statement seems, it is inds-
putably borne out by the official records:
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THE Grand Army of the
i Republic is passing in
final review. The total
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13

The fourth annual convention of the
Utah Retail Merchants Association was
held in the city pavilion on Tuesday,
Aug. IL. The program arranged was
not given, as the train was late and II
was 80 before the chair called the
convention to order. Mayor James A.
Martell gave welcome, which was
responded to by Edward Williams, the
chairman, who said he thought Salt
Lake City had all the attractions, but
since coming coming here he has found
he was mistaken. Mr.. Carver, state
treasurer, Lorenzo Jensen, w. M.
Roylance and William Knight each
gave short talks. After music by the
Silver Band the convention was dis
missed
A banquet was given them in the
evening in the Opera House by the
Commercial Club of this city.
In the afternoon they met in Pack S
pavilion for business when the officers
and directors for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: James !. Carver,
president; Geo. A. Hone, LIST vice pres.
ident; c. j. Foulger, End vice president;
J. M. Quale, Bird vice president; w. E.
Stoker, 4th vice president; Fl. B. Mel
son. treasurer; G. w. Easel, secretary;
l.. Jensen, State organizer j. S. Car
yer and c. M. Lee were appointed del
egates to the national convention. The
following directors were appointed; S.
W. Price, d. A. Affleck, Thomas S.
S. Davies, A. Hudson and C. M. Lees
from Salt Lake City; Conner Nicholas,
Ed. Williams, F. E. Grant and d. A.
Afford from Ogden; A. S. Jones and
MILFORD Perry from Provo; A. Bate
man and J. Hailston from Logan;
Oran A. Lewis and P. P. Thomas from
Spanish Fork; A. Swensen, Murray
and James Lindsay from Taylorsville.
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One of the features of yesterday
Black Hawk reunion was the great
sham battle at the race track, which
was an imitation of the massacre of
Custer and his band. twenty-five
Indians were pitted against the same
number of whites and after battle
lasting some time the Indians were vic
torious and the whites were scalped In
the afternoon the program was opened
at the city pavilion with a song by the
vetrans led by George Harrison of
Springville. Prayer was then offered
by Captain Gardner Of Goshen and the
song, Comrades" was sung to which
Professor Emery Epperson played an
accompaniment on the violin. A letter
from Governor Cutler was read stating
his regret at not being able to be pres
ent. A violin and piano duet was given
by Professor Epperson and Miss Fern
Lewis, after which a song was given
by the Williams brothers. James And
drews of st. George and j. M. West
wood and l.. E. Eggertson of Spring
vile made brief speeches Joseph A.
Tippetts gave humorous stump speech
and the session was brought to close,
with the singing of 'The Black Hawk
Warriors" by the congregation.
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Death Of Little Girl.

Lillian Esther, the eight year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Erlek Han
sen passed peacefully away Saturday
August 8. .
The little one had been a sufferer
since she was six months old. since
January she has been afflicted with
rheumatism, bronchitis and heart
trouble and finally dropsy. Amidst all
her suffering little Esther was always
patient and cheerful. She was remark
ably bright and had very strong clear
memory. Her happy cheerful way en-
deared her to all who knew her. God
saw fit to call her, another little ray OF
sunshine was needed in His great gar
den. Those who are left must mourn
her loss although they realize that the
Father did wisely and well to relieve
her of her suffering.
They have laid up treasure in heven,
Though at present removed from
their sight,
That again to their hearts shall be giver
With fullness of JOY and delight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen wish to thank
all those who assisted them in their
hour of bereavement.
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To Restore viii Adams Tomb.

Wilson Crewdson, chairman of the
council of the Japan society, points
out that the grave near Yokosuka. in
Japan, OF VIII Adams. famous in his
tory as the first Englishman to set
loot In that country, in the reign Of
Queen Elizabeth, has fallen into decay
ana needs considerable repair. VIII
Adams was so highly respected that
he was ennohled by the founder of the
last family of Shoguns, and his mem.
DRY is still so highly revered in that
country that movement has been set
on root aud considerable sum sub.
scribed by tie leading Japanese states.
men, generals, admirals and others to
restore the imposing bus fast perish.
ing tomb which marks the place of his
burial among the beautiful hills that
overlook the great naval station of
fokosuka-London Standard.
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Artists AGAINST Mediterranean.

Under the headline: "A Fight for
Moonlight, the Morgenpost, of Der,
lin. says; Artists and all lovers of
the beautiful are arrayed against the
municipal authorities of Venice, by
whom IT has been proposed to illum.
mate the Grand canal with gas. The
canal has never been brilliantly light
ed except on festival occasions, but
who cares? The moonlight has been
sufficient. Modernism in all its forms
has been at work along the water.
ways, and now the moon is to be
eclpsed. probably because ii frowns
upon the motorboat The charm of the
Venetian night, the indescribable light
aud shadow effects, the mystery, TO
nance and imagination lurking in the
dark corners of the palace walls, all
these Will vanish before the loud,
shill poetry destroying light"
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Results Of Races.

Following is summary of the races
of Tuesday and Wednesday. The pur-
ses were divided in four moneys, 80, %,
10 and 10 per cent.
Tuesday
2:25 class ALBANIA won; Lizzie Big
staff second; Goldie, third; purse, 5000.
2:20 class MONDAY and Dan 2 tie
for first; Willetts. third; Peacock,
fourth. purse, $500.
Quarter mile Utah won; Dixie, Sec
ond; Gray Bell, third, purse, $50.
Half mile Loafer won; Utah, second,
Miss Foy, third, purse. $75.
Wednesday
Free for all Kangaroo won; Jennie
A.. second; purse, $500.
2:35 class Maud B, won; Merry
Widow, second; Rynet, third; Wasatch
King, fourth, purse, $3.50.
Three Eighths Mile Utah won; Judge
Thomas, second, Gray Bell, third; Miss
Jean, fourth; purse, $50.
Half mile Loafer won; Utah second;
third; Black Bird, fourth;
purse, $50.
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Deg Gave WarnIna Of Death.

On the morning of October 10, one
Of my dogs set up a most mournful
howl, and ! got ont of bed and wrote
on the wall, Some one is dead" and
the following day related my experi.
ence to the salt officer stationed here
and recorded II on his chunam. NV
sister died at 4;45 a. m on the morn.
ing of October 10, at Wimbledon. ex.
actly at the time that the dog gave
the significant warning-Letter in
Madras Mail.
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Muscular Energy in Sugar.

Men performing hard manual labor
have natural taste for sweets, as
they supply a great amount of mus.
en- ar energy. says What to Eat"
hey are equally beneficial to per.
sons exposed TO severe cold. In the
lnpber caairs and mines of Canada
ard the colde.' sections of the United
States worSmcn consume large guam.
t.;!es OF sugar in the form of mo-.
leases. Tea and coffee are often
sweetened with molasses and in some
L aces it is added to almost every ar.
ticle Of food. The same is more or
less true In the logging districts of the
sad;h. where mGla ses and rice. mixed
tosetncr, have become almost staple
Get.
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inspector of Diving.

The British admiralty has. created
new post of inspector of diving. At
present the inspector will have his
headquarters on the Excellent and
will have sole charge of the instruc-
tional duties and OF all questions that
may arise in regard to diving, under
the general direction of the captain of
the Excellent" The intention is that
the officer holding this appointment,
While still borne for gunnery duties,
shall be looked upon as the diving
expert in the navy, to whom all cues.
tfons may be referred through the
usual o.. cial channels
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Sailors outwItted Pirates.

Pierre Loirat, a retired sea captain.
has Just died near Bordeaux at the
age of 1903. He was only II when he
went to sea as a cabin boy. and later,
while serving in a French bark. he
was taken captive by Spanish pirates
He and his fellow prisoners succeeded
in overpowering their captors. taking
command of the vessel and bringing
1t safely into a French port. where
the pirates We're handed over to the
law
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
Fine Showing in Skidoo.

The editor of the Skidoo News writes
as follows to Oran Lewis concerning
the new mill at Skidoo:
Dear r:-Business very quiet here
The new mill is earning about $3.50 per
day and will be earning 5000 per day
after next week, when the cynide plant
is running"
Oran Lewis says about the Inyo mine
which is near the Skidoo, and has a
much larger body of ore:
The Inyo is greater mine than the
Skidoo."
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
Chinese. Postal system Advanclno

Since the establishment of the post
office in China ten years ago no en-
terprise in China has shown such rap
Id development. lis few struggling Of
fices have increased to considerably
over 1000, and during the last year
the articles handled increased from
100000 to nearly l13.000,0OO. Par.
GELS, which numbered few over
100000 In 1905, have reached 1888.
600, while money order transactions
during the last year have risen from
s5S9,550 to sl,100,4I0. 3Cries
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Fascinated Her.

David Belasco was talking about
matinee idols. Strange" he said,
the fascination that they exert upon
young girls. overheard a literary
conversation that is apropos. Two
bald men were conversing. Did YOU
ever read Shakespeare's Loves La.
Dor Lost?" said the first. No
srowled the second bald-head. but I've
taken my best girl to the theater, and
heard her rave all through the show
about the leading mans heavenly
hair"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13

The magnitude and success Of the
German workingmen's insurance sys.
TEN is shown by the fact that since
1885 more than 100000 900 marks has
been raid in inlemaitiss to working
mea and women through the govern.
ment institution, the amounts con.
tributed to the insurance fund by the
workinemeh, the employers and the
government being, respectively, 1924.
100000, l2S2,0OJ,OOO and $4,000. 900
marks.
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NeeessItles CT Moaern Methods

An unofficial estimate places at
about 100000 the number of teie.
phones now In use in the world. This
aggregate has been reached in a little
over 80 years. Modern business would
stagger for season If the hello in
strument We're to drop suddenly from
availability. Ye. such disappearance
would in visible effect scarcely com,
pare with an unexpected lapse in the
electric light invention-.a develop.
ment practically OF the last 20 years.