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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
WHY ROSCOE coNkLINo QUIT.
Attack on His Home and Family
Caused Him to Resign.

In the lobby of the New Willard I
found an elderly gentleman who had
been friend of Roscoe Conkling. He
said:
1T does not seem like Washington
to me without Roscoe Conkling. l
miss that impc rious form stalking
above the avenues. Never" he con-
tinued, "can / forget the day that Ros-
coe Conkling resigned. There was
great excitement over President Gar
fields appointment of the New York
collector Of the port, and that was
the last straw that decided Conkling
to act. His feud with Blaine was then
at its height, and as Roscoe Conk-
ling sat that morning in his accus-
toned place, 1t was noticed that his
face was paler than usual as he
pointed out a newspaper paragraph.
81 can bear it all until 1t comes to
that he said. When they attack my
home and my wife that is the end of
public life for me. When the sacred
ness Of my family life is trailed In
the dust, that is too much-I am
going home, never to return here
Tears glistened in bis eyes as he
pushed back the hair from his fore.
head and said: Now l am going home
to earn money in my profession and
pay the debts that have accumulated
while | have been trying to help
friends
HE retired from public life, and II
s-f. II. q T..
| paid $4,000 of accumulated debts
within one year; no lawyer at that
time could command higher fee than
Roscoe Conkling. Joe Mitchell Chap
pie, in National Magazine.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
CITY LIGHTING.

AS an effort is being made by some
OF our "city fathers" to change the non.
partisan Electric Light committee to
that Of partisan, by increasing its
number from four to five, making
Mayor Edwards the extra committee
man, few lines upon this matter is
certainly not inopportune at this
time. In no way do we desire to
say anything derogatory to the
Telluride Power Company for we
understand fully the conditions that
existed when their plant was in.
stalled in this city years ago In this
connection it might be added that,
inasmuch as the city corporation and
The above company were negotiating
at one time for purchase and sale of
the Telluride lighting OF this city, 1t
was misfortune that the deal was
not consummated. II 1t had been,
Logan city would have been enjoying
the exclusive business OF city lighting
today, which would have been worth
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
STATE GUARANTY OF LAND TITLE.

A recent enactment OF the New York
legislature and one that Utah would
do we'll to follow is a law for state
registration and guaranty of land
titles. The simplifcation OF business
methods In every industry Is a char
acteristic Of modern commercialism
and the introduction OF this public
registration and guaranty of titles
would make property In land as secure
and inexpensive to buy and sell as a
registered bond. The system is known
as the Torrens or Australian. BY it a
court is established to examine titles,
verify them, and, after giving notice
to all adjoining owners and adverse
claimants, 1t issues ian absolute GER
tificate OF ownership and thereafter
the only incumbrance that will stand
In law must be entered on the certi6.
cate itself. The land may then be
transferred without any researching
Of titles by simply recording the trans.
fer In the registry. Illinois was the
first state to adopt the system. 1t
went into effect there in 1897 when it
was made possible for each county to
adopt by a referendum vote this volun.
tary registration of titles by the state.
Other states that have followed tie
example OF Illinois are Massachusetts,
California, Oregon, Washington, Mon
tana and Minnesota and now New
York comes into line. or course, a
fee must be paid for the registration,
but once paid u need never be paid
again. The size OF the fee and the or.
position OF firms making business II
searching for or guaranteeing It'll, 8
have been the only objections to the
system In the states that have adopted
II. In Massachusetts the fee has been
so large that land owners generally
have failed to take advantage of the
law, but in New York 1t is calculated
that the expense Of bringing parcel
of land under state registry viii be
only about $50, and afterwards land
ownership can be transferred almost
as cheaply and expeditiously as share
OF corporate stock. 1t is rather re-
markable that we have had to 90 to
Australia to find so simple system
the advantages of which are so glar-
ingly obvious ana which would be just
beneficial to the state OF Utah as to
New York.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
Strons Passion for Gold.

Don Marine Torlonia, of the ducal
family OF Torlonia of Rome said at a
dinner party in New York that a GER
tain American millionaire reminded
him of the famous Roman miser, Ar
pagnio.
Let me-" said the tall young man,
smiling, show you what tremendous
miser Arpagnio was. AS he lay dy.
ing In his cold, dark, bare palace Of
stone on the Corso his one thought
was that, since he was too Ill to eat,
full lire day was being saved on
the food bill. The doctor was an
nounced The doctor, after feeling
Arpagnio's pulse. looked grave.
"'Well,' said the miser. how much
longer have to liver
only half an hour was the reply.
"Arpagnio's eyes flashed fire.
"'Ysu scoundrel! he cried. Why
do you let things run on to the last
minute like this? Do you want to
ruin me-? Send for the barber at
once.
THE barber arrived post haste.
"'YW charge said Arpagnio, 90
centesimi for shaving?'
"'Yes, signor.'
And for shaving a corpse five
lire?
Yes
'Arpagnio glanced at the clock.
Seven Of the 30 minutes left him still
remained.
Then shave me quickly, he
gasped.
AS the operation finished Arpagnio
died. But with his last breath. smil.
ing happily, he murmured, while the
barber dried his cold. pale cheeks:
How splendid! Four lire and so
centesimi saved!"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
INEXPENSIVE LECTURES.

We are pleased to notice In recent
issue of the Box Elder News that the
good people Of Brigham city have al
ready subscribed over 5000 for a lee.
ture course which Is to include such
men as Jacob Riis, Alton Packard and
Montavllle Flowers. A lecture course
on so good financial basis thus early
In the season Is sure OF success and its
promoters are TO be congratulated on
their initiative and push in making
such good start toward so worthy an
object. Here in Logan we have been
resigned for some time to being an un.
lectured town, We are proud of ad.
vertising ourselves as the Athens OF
the North, but we have seen at least
three lecture courses that were finan.
cial failures through lack OF public
support and there is no immediate
prospect OF another being started to
bring outside lecturers to the city.
All of which proves rather conclusivly
that we are not lecture loving pub.
lie, at least when we have to pay for
the pleasure Of being so. We have,
however, within easy reach the possi-
bilities of lecture course OF a varied
nature, at a nominal price. aud one
which could easily net the city quite a
sum toward library or civic league
fund. The lecturers could be found In
the faculties Of our two colleges.
There are meh there who have trav.
eled much, who have attained ripe
scholarship In their line Of work and
many of whom are good takers. We
hear much about how much the city
owes to the colleges. The obligation
is mutual and every college professor
owes the city at least one PUBIC lee.
ture year II the city'wants it. From
among these professors ten lecturers
might be selected to give lecture
every other week. One Of the colleges
could furnish an auditorium and the
course would thus be founded practi-
cally free Of Of expense. Fifty cents
tor such Il course Of ten lectures would
not be an exorbitant price and If we
could lind POO supporters of the scheme
(which seems possible among our
1000 inhabitants) there would be 800
netted for some public need such as
library fund, besides bringing the COL
leges and the city people into close
and pleasant relations and giving
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
THANK YOU, JOURNAL.

We are duly grateful to the Journal
for its Kindness in calling the atten-
tion OF its readers TO our article on
Logan eyesoses There is now some
possibility that people will read 1t and
consider the truth OF its statements.
All will certainly agree that chloride
OF lime and lilac hedge would i'm
prove the outhouses of the Tabernacle
Square and that coat OF paint or
whitewash on the dancing platform or
its transformation into benches would
not be amiss In perfecting the beauty
Of our city square. These are the
only "howls" we raised tho we are
credited with finding "al kinds OF
fault" and we thought we were giving
no small praise to the Stake presidency
when we put the grounds as whole
on an equality with the Chicago parks
as regards elegance and neatness. Mr..
Kimber is to be commended In every
way for his work. THE REPUBLICAN,
contributed more than its share to.
wards the beautify,ng OF the Taber-
nacle square and thought II had the
right to suggest the removal or reno
walton Of what seemed to 1t "eyesores"
but which the Journal writer perhaps
considers beauty spots We may be
"fussy and aesthetic" but all the same
we refuse to adopt the Journal writer's
standard of taste even in this small
matter.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
THE CIRCUS.

Tomorrow Is circus day again for Lo-
gan. People will drive in from all
over the valley and the city people
will flock in crowds to the tent, for
circus Is ever a drawing card. The
pleasure we all take in going TO the
circus In a convincing proof that the
child never dies entirely In anyone Il
US. Our first circus is one of the dates
that stands out In our childhood.
Then came true for the first time
much that we had heard about lions,
tigers, elephants and other wild
beasts that teacher and the geography
had told us about. Then we were in-
PRODUCED to the possibilities OF the
human body In the line of contortions,
grace, dariug feats Of riding and all
kinds Of acrobatic marvels. Then, too,
the charm of wandering life came be-
fore us with wonderful force. ri e
dash Of gypsy blood that every normal
being has In him, the wanderlust as
the German call II, made us long to
join these nomadic circus people ard
roam over the country with them.
Nowadays the gold OF the circus
chariots may seem bit dlngy. u e
perilous feats OF the riders and aero
bots may not make us hold our breath
with awe, and the beasts may look TO
us rather homesick for their native
wilds and rather cramped In their
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
FORTUNE IN INGENIOUS IDEA.
Northern Mans Clever Scheme to
Bore Through Quleksand.

r. F. BLOWN, superintendent of the
Louisiana state experiment station at
New Orleans, keeps in touch with all
the industries of the south, although
the experiment station over which he
presides is devoted largely to the de
velopment of the sugar industry.
There u one industry in our state"
saio Mr.. BLOWN to the Washington
Post, that is making its owner u
millionaire. We have an immense sui
phur deposit that our people have
tried for years to operate, but without
success. 1t was found beneath an
enormous quicksand, and no one ever
was able to overcome that obstacle
Fin ly tn!s northern man came down
and q mastered the problem by an
insel....s plan. He sank three great
tubes through the quicksand, one tube
within the other. Through one tube
he forces superheated steam into the
sulphur deposit; through the other he
obtains his exhaust. and he gets his
sulphur through the intermediary
pipe. The steam melts the sulphur
and forces 1t as molten liquor to
the surfcrH, where It is carried on to
Stable spot, and drained into an
arti.cial pond, making a lake Of solid
SULPHUR af'er It becomes cold. AS it
comes from the earth this deposit is
more than 9S per cent. pure sulphur,
so you can see what valuable indus.
try the i"5enuity Of this man has
brought % him"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
owns an Entire Town.

Sir John Ramsden, who recently
celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday,
is a wealthy man, baronet, and a
large landed proprietor. He owns the
entire town of Huddersfield, In Eng
land, with the exception of one sin
gle house. The story goes that an an
cestor was most anxionS to obtain
this dwelling, and to tempt the own
err, a Quaker offered to cover the
ground with sovereigns. The willy pro
prietor replied: Yes, I'll sell II thee
will put them on edgewise up" upon
which the baronet withdrew his offer
and the Ramsden estate Is still minus
the coveted residence.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
thousands of dollars to it as corpora

thousands of dollars to 1t as a corpora
tion.
The electric light business Is a ques-
tion Of the largest magnitude to the
tax payers Of this city and is worthy
of profound consideration. 1t Is well
understood that II Mayor Edwards is
added to that committee, the city
lights will be raised from 10 to 33t
cents. The mayor has contended that
40 cents per light Is too cheap and
therefore the lights should be raised"
The question might be asked" Would
the patrons OF the Telluride company
(the mayor included) 10 to the city
for lights at this advanced price?"
Certainly not. Conversely, would 1t
be fair or just to expect OF those who
have always been loyal to the city
plant to continue so by paying 33t
cents while the mayor and other pat
rons of the Telluride Company are
getting their lights for ten cents?
Emphatically no. To say the least,
a large number would at once patron
lie the competing company. Possibly
after a reasonable time the latter
company might conclude that 33t
cents is the proper price to charge and
thus also raise their price The ques.
tion Is again asked, "If the above con-
ditions prevail, how many people will
pay for their lights being changed
back to the city system, prices being
equal? Very few. If any. THE TEL.
LURIDE PEOPLE WOULD THEN
HAVE THE BUSINESS AND THE
CITY THEIR PLANT WITH BUT
LITTLE TO DO, the subsequent
payments on which have to be met by
the tax payers OF this city.
The argument may be used that the
above aie merely surmisings as to the
future, but none deny but that they
are surely amongst future probabili
ties. Fathers of Logan city, stay by
yorr non. partisan committee. Rur
no chances, which you will certainly
do II the proposed scheme is carried
through. 1t is clearly bushes!
proposition that the city plant must
be protected, now that we have 1t
and that protection should be giver
now, not when 1t is too late. We re
peat again, let the committee remain
partisan.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20

great inducements IN the line OF
Towels. Now Is the time 10
stock up.
+. +. sullivan, superintendent OF
two sugar factories at Fort Collins,
Colorado, spent three days In this
city with the parents OF his wife. Mr.,
and Mrs, Lafount. The gentleman )
wife has been In Logan the past
month. The couple returned home
Monday.
Considerable activity is going on at
the Logan cemetry, preparatory work
being done for Decoration Day such
as planting OF lawns and flower beds,
cutting and removing of weeds and
other general work which certainly
adds to the appearance of the grounds,
Evan .Jtnes Of the Third ward has
constructed double cement vault
7x9x7 at a cost OF $50.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20

gilded cages, but nothing can dampen
our interest in the player folk and
their rowing lives and in the enthusi-
asm OF the crowd, while even the
dreary jokes and antics of the clowns
cannot take the edge of the pleasure
that feel in being part Of a multi.
tude OF people all bent on pleasure
and getting it unstinted. Ancient
and modern history, Rome and Logan,
all testify that circus is a Joy forever
to old and young.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20

IF you want to meet the limit Of
nerve" remarked druggist you
must keep a drug store. Most people
seem to think the place is for public
accommodation, wi.~out the necessity
Of any real patronage on their part.
We have "a good many nervy re-
quests. but che the other day capp-t
the climax. 1t was raining hard AID
a woman We didn't know, who lived
three blocks away, telephoned us to
send her two two-cent postage
stamps
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-20
News
A great Slaughter sale on Tow.
els at EIiason Sisters.

els at Eliason Sisters.
AT the peace meeting In the taber.
naclc Sunday afternoon, DR.. George
Thomas gave an interesting address
County Deputy Heber Carlisle went
to Wellsville and Hyrum Monday to
inspect fruit trees in those localities.
John Nebeker came from Lake town
Sunday by team via Logan canyon.
He says there is but little snow to con.
tend with.
Hyrum Dewitt and Ralph Smith
were passengers to Ogden yesterday.
While there they will inspect some
thoroughbred stations.
Mrs. Emma Stephens returned home
to Malad yesterday. She has been
spending few days with her son, ID.
Z. Stephens of this city.
The address given by II. Bullen Jr.
at the Peace meeting held In the
Seventh ward Sunday night was inter
esting and highly instructive.
Furniture for an eight Ioomed house
for sale, incluning stoves, range. a
large trunk and general line of necess
tiles for house keeping IS e. Third
South. VIC
Mr.. j. A. Yeatn an, OF Oakland,
California, spent Sunda in this city,
on his way home from the east. The
gentleman Is son.in.law Of Mr.. jacob
West
Earnest Dahle returned from Gold.
field on Sunday night for a six weeks
visit with his. people. He has been
very successful there in his work as
an assayer.
MIR. +. G. Honde, of Pocatello, went
home on Monday taking with him his
little grandson who was left mother.
less a few days ago by the death OF
Mrs. Ruud Honde, who died in this
city.
Towels, Towels, Towels! at ex.
tremeIy low prices at Eliason
Sisters.
DR.. II. G. Campbell, of this city left
for st. Joe, Missouri, yesterday morn
ing. The gentleman was advised by
wire that his father.in.law was criti.
cally III. Mrs Campbell has been at
the bedside OF her father for some
time.
Z. r. F. Thompson, Of Richmond,
was in the county seat day or two
ago. He is recovering slowly from the
effects of a broken leg and a dislocated
ankle That happened about three
months ago, lie still walks with a
cane.
Mrs. A. c. Barrett and Miss Agnes
Cassidy returned to Logan Monday
, from Los Angeles where they have
been spending the winter. Mrs. Bar.
r-lr is visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo.
II Champ, and Miss Cassidy has
aparl ments at the Palace hotel
ID Ben Riploge of the firm OF
, Lombard & Riplogle, mechanical and
hydraulic enyiDeers, of San francisco
is inspecting the plant OF the High
. Cree k Power and Lighting company
on Cub river and viii assist In placing
some water wheel governors while
there.
EliasOn Sisters are offering
; great inducements In the line oil
TOWpIs Now ie tho time IN
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-15

The farmer. a- GLASS; form he
-r.a'e- p.oducul corporation 800 fh,
country
What other CORPORATION. one horse
of standard OIL would calmly submit
FOB such Doudtau-2
D. DO any wonder fhel. that wealth
is accumulated boo "a fpR hands. that
We ind trouble developing our waste
places. that ,he farmer as class ls
'he poorest OF our population. when
hc should De the r.ch,st7
I, 90 with a firm realization Of these
conditions aud a determination 20 re
move them. that the Farmers Union
was founded? II appealed with vigor
and persistence 10 The masses OF the
countrys wealthproducer. dealing
with facts have roughly outlined 10
you
The result has been that today,
scarcely five years from our organiza-
ton. we have a membership approach.
ing 100000 OF the people upon whose
efforts the prosperity Of this country
uFHflluNs
The farmer IA the one man who
brings his product into the market and
asks meekly. What will YOU give
re?" And then takes what Is given
him. Up TO a few years ago there
was not even the semblance OF
trade about II The buyer simply die
tated' what he was willing TO give
and the. producer humbly accepted
The cotton farmer no longer goes
meekly 20 market and takes what IS
given him Re says. My cotton is
worth 30 much 70 me and 10 you
demand this or that price for a. II
il my property. and ! have n right
TO put a price on From President
Barrett's Address
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-15
The Farmer.s pauaher.

The farmers daughter should be
he pride of the household. says the
Farm star She is the future mother
OF the men who are 10 continue he
great work OF building up and main.
tanning the dignity and prestige Of the
greatest ling in The greatest coun.
RS Ia tho world
win this thought In view. the
laurh .cr of the household should be
shielded from the toughest Of life
experience ho hould have AN The
pleasure and comforts that the hn.u.
cial condition Of the family viii per.
mis-. and hrrld go' as good an educa-
lion as 'he boy She should have
her own pin money. earned from p0ul
try o~ o'hcr farm sources. and should
De- taught 10 be Independent and hiel
.hi,hine and above an womauly and
uod'.t The health aud happiness of
tuc daughter should Dee tho first care
o. the parents. with th. health and
Douicutment of IN hos only Jess
care because they are more robust and
selfgoliant
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-15

tn" most ,a. empuulr character
which De- Farmers Union meets 10
day BE- fhe farmer Who taunts tho
m,ml,. of INC Duau f1I not selling
his cotton 20 20 c"ut-. 1s SIR Wise
acre. dl tu-ra.,ful aud ignorant
',h' Dr. uDuhcrs of Tho Farm
or- Union had dumped their cotton
their brother. we're doing 10. ihc prices
Of cotton would haK. reached eight
cents months aEo and would be- sell
ing today az i've and sN cents In
stoad of being honored for their self
sacrifice BY the their non union neigh
hors a. they should be their self sac
rifce has boen coined into money by
taking advantage OF the good market
made by the holding movement II
b. Ike "A drowning man. who has been
rescued by a friend. jecf ng that friend
because Nc fii not have sense enough
20 remain on land and take care OF
his health II is like man whose
property and loved ones have been
saved by he sacrifice OF another ridi-
culing the friend for not having iudg-
ment 20 take care Of himself Even
he cotton buyers and spectators adj
NIT hat The holding movement saved
cotton from dropping to the lowest
prices ever recorded This is the uni
yersal verdict OF the business world
Imagine. then. the contempt In which
the business man and cotton buyer
must secretly hold The farmer who II
20 uugrateful and 80 selfish az 10 reap
the benefits Of ano,hcr's efforts and
then upbraid him FOR his unselhsb
work National co Operator
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-15
Farmers Educational
AND
cooperative Union
Of America
Does Ma wish She Was Par

Does Ma Wish She Was Par
Il wish | had a lot O cash.
SEE pa. one winters night;
I'D go down south an stay while
Where days are warm an bright
He set an watched the fire die
(Seemed lost in thoughtful daze),
Till ma brought in some fresh pine
knots
An made a cheerful blaze.
Il wish had million shares
o. stock in Standard oil"
Sec Ia: Il wouldn't do a thing"
Ma made the kettle boil
An mixed hot biscuits. fried soOe
ham
An eggs tsmelt good, You betD
Fetched cheese an doug uts. made
the tea.
Then pa Sc, down az ct
Il wish ! was "a millionaire"
Sez pa: ia have "a snap"
Next from the lounge. we heard
suore.
Pat his tynm' nap.
Ma did the dishes shook fhr cloth.
Brushed up. ru hiuls away.
An FED the cat. then started up
Her plans for hdku day
SD. washed an put some beans 20
soak.
An set some bread 'u rise.
Iu-trug dried apu'os soaked 'cm too
All ready for her pics.
~h. brought mo.e wood. pat out The
cat.
Then darnci fonr pair. o. socks.
Pa aw9ko. au .el. les time n- bed
Nl. have 500. wound horh ,lacks2.
Mar, b. rs Uu..hus FOO Woman's
Home Companion