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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05
LIST OF LITERARY sHRINEs
"ose OF America by no Means New,
"nen One Calls to Mind tho
Famous Names.

me editor and his caller, each re-
turning from a different part of the
wolid' were on the subject of literary
shrines.
what would be generally regarded
as the ten literary shrines of Ameri.
car queried the former.
Well-they began to enumerate
tne" ana 10 Jot the names down on a
piece OF paper, idly-well, there are
the hawthorne and Emerson houses
IN concord, the Lowell and Longfel.
10" houses In Cambridge, Poe's cot.
tage In Fordham, Coopers palace.
otsego Hall at Cooperstown, Bryant's
modest residence east of the Berk.
shires at Cummington, the Titknor
mouse In Boston-this, principally by
reason OF its noted visitors, and chief
among them Thackeray-W hitman's
nome In Camden, Trving's at Sunny.
slde' and-but that makes ten already.
without counting brakes grave in the
niue purifying ground at Hunts Point,
N. T., which. Judging by the letters
that appeared with such frequency in
''Poi'aH pupers lot decades
concerning the disrepair into which
the memorial erected above it had
fallen, would seem 10 be one OF the
most important of ali.
Well. that's eleven, anyway, and
probably two or three more ought to
be added, either In place of some of
those already accepted Professionally,
or to swell the total to an irreducible
minimum OF, say, fifteen. We note
that there is not one from the south
on the list. and we are looking to
our southern friends to make good
this omission in letters that will food
the editorial desk by each mail every
day for a week or so after the pub.
lication of this number. Surely tho
south must have at least one shrine
a purely literary shrine that is, and
not merely a composite literary and |
political shrine like Monticello, to |
which we demur in advance. And the |
west, too-but there the shrines, while
ripening rapidly 1--WE suspect that
there Will be an active Riley shrine
some day at Indianapolis, for exam.
ple) are little green as yet to be
picked for our present purposes
From the Bookman.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05
CARRIED RIDER FROM Review
even General Custer, Accomplished
Rider as He Was, Could Not
Stop Runaway Horse.

There was perhaps nc more pictur
esque cavalry commander engaged IN
the civil war. north or south, and most
certainly none with a more remark
aDle career, writes Gen. James Grant
wilson In the Bulletin of the Society
FOR the Prevention of Cruelty TO Ami.
mals, than George Armstrong Custer
lls59'1S76), who was graduated at
the United States military academy NJ
West Point in 1861. Entering the
army as second lieutenant In that
year ne rode at the head of his cav
airy division In the famous Washing.
ton review Of May, 1865, as a major.
generals
While In less than four years serv.
Ice he had seven horses killed under
NINA greater number 1t is believed
than was lost by any other leader of
Union troops who participated in the
war, he miraculously escaped both
death and wounds.
Among the numerous charges own.
ed by Custer, his four favorites were
Don Juan, Jack Rucker, Dandy and
So 'N WAS
thoroughbred stallion of Great speed.
strength and spirit, on which the dash.
ing young sabreur appeared with his
celebrated Third Cavalry division in
the grand review at the close of the
war
When approaching the reviewing
stand on which were assembled Presi.
dent Johnson with his cabinet, Grant,
Sherman, Meade and many other
prominent generals, Don Juan became
excited and frightened at the floral
bouquets and wreaths showered upon
him and his rider as we'll as the wild
tempest Of cheers that greeted them,
and ran away, in spite of the efforts
OF one of the most accomplished horse. |
men in the army to control him. The
youthful major general OF twenty-six |
at length stopped the stallion and re. |
Joined his command in season to ap |
pear with It as the division swept past
the reviewing stand.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05
Left Record of Good Deeds,

one OF the nineteenth century won
en- who was considered a radical IN
her time was Amalie Sieveking, a ma
tive OF Hamburg, born OF a wealthy
and cultured family. She taught lust
because she loved to teach. and wrote
TWO books, called Commentaries on
the Bible" which provoked great dis
trust of her in conservative circles
When an epidemic OF cholera broke
cut In Hamburg she offered 10 serve
In the pest hospital, and thereafter
her life was identified with socia.
work OF various kinds. She had ad.
yanced ideas about housing, about
ameliorating the condition Of the poor.
and about hospital service. all Of
which were reflected in the phiIan.
thropic work that she carried on un.
I'll her death in 1859.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05
HAVE NO NEED OF THOUGH
Az mat Troubles Eskimo 10 Thai,
They 81 all Be Sure Of Getting
Enough to Eat.

Where the physical struggle for life
Is at Its keenest, as Il is anon tn,
Eskiinos. the years glide by free from
the more subtle caree and worries OF
the civilized man The Eskimo doel
not count the days and keeps no rec
ord OF time. All his thoughts are cen
tered on hunting.
Once asked an Eskimo who seemed
TO be plunged in reflection. What are
you thinking aboutY"
He laughed at my question. and
said, oh. II is only you white men
who 60 In so much for thinking, Tn
here we only think OF our flesh.pits,
and whether we have enough for the
long dark OF the winter. II we have
meat enough, then there is no need to
think l have meat and to spare"
/ saw that had insulted him by
crediting him with thought.
On another occasion | asked an un.
usually Intelligent Eskimo, Panigpak.
who had taken part In Pearys last
North Polar expedition:
Tell me. what did you suppose was
the object OF all your exertions?
What did you th!nS when you saw
the land disappear behind you and
you found yourself out on the drifting
ice-hoes?"
Think" said Panigpak, astonished
i did not need to thinh Peary did
that"
Eating becomes the great thing with
the Eskimos. | once excused myself,
when paying visit, with the plea that
had already eaten and had had
enough. ! was laughed at, ard the
answer | received was:
There thou talkest like dog.
Dogs can be stuffed till they are salts.
ned and can eat no more; but people
people can always eat!"-Knud
Rasmussen. In The People Of the Polar
North.
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Women for Peace.

One Of the fruits of sex equality
will be the decline OF war-lnterna.
tional strife, industrial strife and sex
strife, declares the Twentieth Cen.
fury Magazine. Women may not
know how to play fair. at first, but
they VIII be more apt pupils than the
men. In masculine contests the rules
are often more important than the
game, What is fair in war? Murder.
but not torture. What is fair in indus.
trial war? Starvation, but not muir.
der Dynamiting is not fair, but
blacklisting is, evicting is, monopoliz.
Ing food Is, maintaining tuberculous
tenements is, These rules won't pass
boys, when the girls learn to play the
game The tyrannical employer will
have to 60 syndicalism aad sabotage
1.-THE logical answers to arbitrary can
ltalism) will have to 60 We already
have the children's bureau with a
real statesman. Julia Lathrop, at the
head We are getting the beginning
OF engenics, When the Instinct of
motherhood is allowed free play we
shall become constructive, synthetic.
peaceful.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05
W0MAN'S ADVANTAGE IN LIFE
british Physicians Of Prominence
Give Some Figures That Explain
Disparity Between the Sexes.

Though doctors have long realized
mat, thanks to a better knowledge
OF sanitation and personal hygiene
people are living longer than formerly
the much greater relative longevity
OF women as shown In the recently
published British national debt Offices
report on the mortality Of government
life annuitants has come as a general
surprise.
In summary of these figues Il was
SHOWN that the expectation Of life
OF woman Of fifty Is now more than
year greater than It was In 1875,
while that OF man of the same age
Is only three months greater.
Discussing the reasons of our in
creasing longevity and in particular
woman's stronger hold on life, physi
clans at st. Bartholomew hospital
advanced widely different theories.
The essential cause Of death" one
stated, rs n wearing out from over.
work OF our brain cells. Women NAV
be Just as brainy as men. but they
do not work their brain cells as vigor.
ously or as continuously as do their
male relatives. II they did there
would not be 30 great a disparity In
the length of life of the two sexes"
Another consultant puts down wo-
mans greater expectation of life to the
more sheltered existence she leads.
and the lack of the physically depress.
ing competition which is part Of near.
ly every mans life. "A woman NAV
have hard work to do" he explained.
but except for the few who work in
omces or who follow professions, they
WORK IN their own homes, and at a
pace they set for themselves The
aome is also, as a rule. vastly more
airy sunny and generally more whole.
some than is her husbands shop or
office"
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the surgeon Rose From the Bedside.
ture of selfconsciousnes and suffer.
Ing The pity. the aversion, the dis.
gust OF all whom met-well, you can
understand how these things affect a
sensitive boy. felt cut off from the
world by the barrier which my de.
formity had raised up. Once, when I
was about twenty-one, | fell In love.
One day ! dared to tell her. shall
never forget the astonished look in
her eyes. Why, Mr.. Manning she
said, I never dreamed that you felt
like this. l thought that we, were
only friends Then she went on,
with touch of anger, 1 thought that
could safely be friends with YOU
where ! could not with another man.
She stopped. Because of my deform.
ity'' | answered bitterly. She made
no answer but went out of the room.
But when I met Esther Garvin
Things were different She made me
forget my infirmity. Ours was a real
communion of souls; knew then that
mad met woman who would marry
me In spite of ALL in spite of every
thing, whose love was to be as eternal
as my own. And because of this left
her, three years ago, after a mad
demonstration OF love which left each
OF US panic'stricken and ashamed ],
because / knew that had been a cur
10 tell her; she, because she knew
THIS feeling in my heart. left her
ana never saw her again.
For two years | tried to put her
out or my heart, but in vain. Then
heard OF your operation. | scraped to.
gether every penny could, and, when
II reached eight hundred dollars
came to you--and you know the rest.
But you refused to take penny of II
and 30 can only repay you with my
deepest gratitude. And when | am
well shall tell Esther, and she will
Dless your name a hundredfold."
The surgeon rose from the bedside. |
His face was white, his steady hand
trembling. Without a word he pressed
the hunchback's fingers and left the
room
Ask Miss Garvin to step into nv
Cia'r,' he said to the orderly, and,
hVe minutes afterward, the anaes.
thrtigt entered.
Mics Garvin," said Doctor Klein, 81
W"lT NNu 70 take holiday tomorrow
anG iel Miss Chaplin etherize my pa
tiCLs.."
why asked Esther Garyin quiet
ly and directly,
Doctor Klein half rose from his
chair and sat down dizzily.
Esther" he said placing his hand
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05
He TOOK A CHANCE
For Loves Sake Hunchback I'm.
dergoes Operation on Distorted
Bones Of Spine.
eY c. v. CLARENDON.

On the night before the operation
Doctor Klein entered his PATENT
room and sat by his bed. you are re-
solved to take the chance Of iii" he
asked.
His steel-gray eyes were fixed I'm.
waveringly upon those of the cripple
beneath the sheets. The cripple
smiled back at him as frankly.
Perfectly" he murmured. my
chance is, I understand, on the whole
favorable. You say / am the fourth
who has risked this?"
THE fifth" answered the great sur
geon composedly.
And two Of them died?"
20, dear, no. Well, yes. two died,
but one of these would have died any
way from other causes. In his case
death was a merciful release. I am
firmly convinced that you will get up
as straight as I am"
And he went on learnedly to de-
scribe the details of his famous oper-
alton which was to cure the bunch.
back. The pressure Of the vertebrae
upon the spinal cord must be re.
moved, the distorted bones reset and
held In cast; 1t was perfectly feas.
ible, but because the slightest slip of
the scalpel would mean paralysis and
a lingering death no other surgeon
dared attempt 1t.
And I suppose" the surgeon ended,
smiling kindly. that there is, az
usual, woman in the case"
The hunchback's eyes lit up.
I'll tell you. Doctor Klein" he said,
for you have been my best friend
In the world. Yes-there Is a woman
in the case.
haven't burdened you with my
early history, but l may as we'll say
that ! am a man Of good family and
In my youth enjoyed the advantages
OF an excellent education. My early
life was, as you may imagine, tor.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05
Beating che Turks In Two Weeks.

A modern battle upon the huge
scale projected in and beyond the
Martha valley sometimes takes many
days to develop. and may require some
days after fighting In general all along
the line 10 bring II to decisive issue.
Warfare is more complicated than
1t was 40 years ago. In 1870 the Ger.
mans crossed the French frontier on
August 4. Worth was fought on the
9th. Splcheren on the Sth, vionville
on the 10th and Gravelotte on the
18th Sedan had been won and the
Emperor Napoleon was a prisoner by
September /. But In the Russo-Japan.
ese war the great conflicts were by no
means so rapidly decided, and Mukden
was really series of separate bat.
ties.
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ide my cabin this morning. I ,et,
mem there. But | see that | am In
ne monsters powerful"
Dear julia
yesterday Afternoon Mr. Barrett
'ame back with a Justice of the peace
Fho inquired whether | wanted TO
axe out n warrant said did, and
ne justice said he would take Mr..
Saf!I,I Lack IS Il pris.Aer in his own
motor boat. but that I would have to
'tay here because the boat was priv.
'te property. Then they both went
away, and although Mr.. Clay-the Jus.
ace-iooked so stern. believe he is a
diehd OF Mr.. Barrett ate the sup.
plies "Afrectionately.
"Millicent
r. 8, l suppose had better tell
Iou what happened last night re-
'oiVed to appeal to Mr.. Barrett's bet.
.er instincts and went to his cabin.
he was sitting outside, looking deem.
y detected When he saw me he fell
'n MS knees again and caught hold of
my hands and begged me 10 forgive
am He said he was crafty in love
WIN me and wasn't responsible. Then
ae asked me II there would ever be
any nope for him. told him that
our club was vowed to celibacy. but
hat l would withdraw the warrant.
shu ne answered that Mr.. Clay would
20 oack from the mainland In an hour
VI '"o' ready to take him back a pris.
9ner. and he was glad was forgiyine.
men we both heard Mr.. Clay's boat
oo"e ehugsing across the water. and
"uen II landed I saw that there was
. woman In It. Mr.. Clay came up to
10 ana said that he had brought back
.lS wire to sec the leland. Julia. who
uo you suppose she Isl Agatha! II
Seems that they were In love with
each other all last summer. and an.
Aep' II from US because she was afraid
- oeins expelled from the club. And
sue told me that I had hopelessly
compromised myself by staying on the
with Mr.. Barrett and that thu
'niy way out Of the dilemma would
'ul? Ian,,, on II ureao'
"Millicent.
r. s. Mr. Clay performed the cer..
hony py moonlight. When we eet
'ack 10 Long Island you must come
mo meet Richard at once.-M."
copyright. 1912, by w. @. Chairman,
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upon her sleeve, ARE you still ouits
sure that you can never love me? Yes
l see that you are. You gave me tc
understand once that your heart was
pledged. l want you to tell me one
thing. and l do not ask 1t impertinent.
~. Where is the man you lover"
don't know" she answered.
He has gone out Of your lifer-
But love him STILL" she cried AZ.
hantly. Il love him and always shall
o. Doctor Klein. I've all owe 40
much to you. None OF us but lie too
conscious Of your many kindnesses,
your goodness. your charity and self.
sacrifice. Don't make 1t harder for
me. don't love you, can't love
you. Suddenly she flung herself up.
on her knees. do you know why I
was hrst attracted to your" she cried.
The man love is hunchback. His
"noie life has been poisoned by his
innrmity. hoped It would be my task
70 bring him back to an understanding
vi goodness, to instill gracious
Denevolence into his mind and nature.
But ne left me because he dared not
ask me to link my life with his. Then
came here. to be nurse, to give my
ire 70 others. l met you, learned of
your operation and hoped that some
uay the time would arrive when he,
100. would hear OF you and would
come to you to be made a straight
man Ike other men. and then"
i loved YOU" said Doctor Klein
hoarsely.
You loved me-" she repeated me-
chanically. "And then dared not tell
you about what lay SO near my heart.
But l have told y:u now because-be.
cause"
Sne did not know. Perhaps 1t was
ner lovers presence In the hospital
that she felt unconsciously; she
looked helplessly at the doctor. He
raised her to her feet gently.
Miss Carving" he said slowly, five
minutes ago contemplated the black.
est crime that any doctor could imag.
Inc or dream Of. You have straight.
ened out the mental kink in my own
brain as I shall straighten Mr.. Man.
ning's body tomorrow"
Mr.. Manning!" she cried, and
stood staring at him In terror. you
know, then? He is"
MY DEAR" the doctor answered.
ne has told me everything. He loves
you. And he is under this roof to- I
night. But you must not go to him
now. You shall see him tomorrow,
and you and will cure him."
And Manning saw Esther's face
smiling on him as he sank to sleep
under the ether; and Esther's was the |
arst that he saw when he awakened
"a MS room afterward. But Doctor
Klein was standing at her side.
You will be we'll soon," said Doc.
'or Klein. you will be straight as a
man should be and IL wish you"
but he knew that his life also
stretched straight before him, ruled
md planned and Interchangeable,
Copyright. 1912, by w. G. Chapman)
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Doing hard work in a bent or stoop-
ing position puts stitch In the back
that Is painful. II the muscles have
become strained, you can't get rid of
1t without help. The great penetrat-
ing power of BILLIARDS SNOW
IMMINENT will appeal to you most
strongly at such times, because It is
the very thing you need. Price Csc, soc
and 81 per bottle. Sold by Ritter Bros.
Drug Co. Advertisement.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05
He LEFT HER OUT
SpInsters' Island Is Bought by
Dreadful Man Who Maroons
One Girl.
BY HAROLD CARTER.

Dear julia
i am only able to send you q few
Ines this time because the weekly
steamer 10 at the little dock here and
Just getting ready to return to Port
and. arrived here yesterday to Join
ne other girls. and what do you think :
Nobody was here but myself. So I
Am actually marooned upon this tiny
island. where we had such a merry
party last year. A letter from Agatha
las just followed me here and I learn
that the island has been bought by
. man. and the club will have to find
another camping ground. The creature
wrote to all the rest of the club individ-
aally but left me out. Apparently
Am too Insignificant member to be
noticed. The man Ia Richard Barrett,
about whom l wrote you last year.
he was very rude to me when I told
him that our club did not allow men
ON the island. and he has apparently
taken his revenge by buying It over
our heads. However, I am alone and
anticipate q happy weeks sketching.
nave a lot Of provisions waiting on
the dock a. I write.
Ever yours,
"Millicent"
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OF my mind and l think he has gone
for good. At least, heard his boat
chugging back the next morning, and
as far as l could see from a safe dis.
lance his camp on the opposite side of
the island is empty.
"Affectionately,
"Millicent."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05

Every family should plant few
nower seeds. thus providing the fam.
lily dog with soft earth in which To
bury his bons,-Topeka Capital
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05

It is better to keep children to
their duty by sense OF honor and
by kindness than by fear. Terence.
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MY dear Julia,
"Millicent."

my dear julia
i don't know II you will ever get
this letter. for the most terrible thing
has occurred. Richard Barrett came
BACK yesterday and told me that the
boat was not going to run any more
this season, now that the island ia
private property. He offered to SUD-
ply me with provisions as long as I
wanted to stay. l told him that I
would leave at once If he would kindly
place his motor boat at my disposal.
Then he said that he would not unless
%, Julia, hesitate to tell you what
he said, but ! must set II down To re.
lieve myself, He said that his fee
would be kiss and that he loved me
and had always loved me, and that
was why he had let me come to the
island alone after warning away
Agatha and all the other members of
the Spinster's club. | boxed his ears
But the situation is very serious.
What shall / do? l fear that shall
have to yield to his horrible sugges.
ton or / shall never get away How
nate men! Lovingly.
"Millicent.
"P. S. The wretch is back again
and has just asked me If will accept
his conditions. Then he suddenly |
changed and fell down on his knees !
He was SO abject that | almost pitied |
him. He is not bad-looking young
man, and OF quite good family. You
know the Barretts of Livingston, LIZ
He 10 one them, and understand he
knows Aunt Mary quite well, You
know Aunt Mary never approved of
ny Joining the club and tried TO get
ne to meet Mr.. Barrett last spring,
p. p. s. Do you suppose Aunt
Mary can have anything to do with
ny horrible predicament?-M."
Darling julia
What am ] to DO? MY last SIM
ny or food Is gone and shall have TO
ccept his proposition or starve. |
IN going to tell him that | shall ac.
ept' and that shall have a warrant
Ssued for his arrest as soon as
each Portland He is not a bit abiect |
ow but defiant and insolent. He said
could have a warrant issued on the {
'iand and that he would give me an
pportunity. l wonder what he meant
Yours in anguish,
"Miilicent. l
r. D. found some supplies out
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Dearest Julia

Dearest julia
Dreadful things have been happen.
Ing here since last wrote to you.
Ihat Richard Barrett came over from
the coast In his motor boat the day
AFTER the steamer left. He seemed
anxious to be affable, but I soon put
him In his place. Thereupon he told
told me that he had bought the island
and that I was trespassing upon his
property. ! only looked at him scorn.
fully. and he shrivelled up Presently
he 30 far recovered himself ss to tell
me that he had not written to me
about 1t because he wanted mt to be
his guest here. gave him q piece
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DIRECTORY |
U. F. Stove Repair Shop

upnolstering, Furniture, Stoves
Buggy Tops. Picture Frames and
Glass. Painting, calsominlns; sell
and hang wall paper. We 90 any.
where.
!78 South Main street phone 3o5i
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Darling Julia:

-P. y. I found some supplies out.
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'ide my cabin this morning. I left
mem there. But | see that | am In
he monsters power.-M."