The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-05-19
kAIsER's USE OF TOBACCO.
German Emperor Recently Seen smok.
ing a Short Pipe.


German Emperor Recently Seen smok.
ing a Short Pipe.
The German emperor seems bent on
breaking fresh ground in every direc.
ton. On going ashore at Heligolaud
recently he was wearing oilskins and
smoking a short pipe"-probably
French brier, unless, indeed, II may
have been an Irish clay Guilty. When
he began his reign the kaiser smoked
nothing but cigarettes--very long and
big ones they were-and from these
he gradually assembled to light Dutch
cigars, almost of straw color, costing
penny each. Now he has taken to a
pipe. His father, Emperor Frederick.
took his tobacco in porcelain pipe Of
the student type. The old emperor, on
the other hand, never smoked-or at
least he never went beyond raising a
cigarette to his lips at military messes
and shooting parties as a signal to the
rest of the company that they might
now light up.
Modesty Caused Them to Shrink.
Apprentices ranging in stature from
6 feet to 4 feet are included among
those on the United States training
ship Monongahela. When Rear Ad
miral Coghlan visited the vessel Off.
cially not long ago he was saluted by
half dozen giants on stepping on
board The same number Of pygmies
had the post of honor when he was
leaving some hours later. The ad-
miral commented on the difference as
he was taking leave of his old friend
Capt. Rees. who assured him that they
were the same apprentices. you see."
said the captain. my boys are very
shy, deferential lot They always
shrink up little in presence of q
real admiral. They'll swell up again
shortly"
Winston Churchill Has a Future.
Winston Churchill's fearlessness in
his speeches has won for him much
praise In England He Is said to pos.
sess the same audacity, the same ir.
reverance for his elders, the same
hooking sarcasm as his father. the
late Lord Randolph Churchill. Al
ready he has made any number OF en-.
emies among the older politicians,
who take themselves very seriously
and to whom 1t is not greeable to
be held up to public derision by one
whom they regard as mere strip
ling. But young Winston cares little
for the animosity he excites and seems
determined to follow the policy OF his
father, who was always terror to
his OWL party.
"Sneezewcod" from South Africa.
81 have just received from South
Africa piece of 'sneezewood.' which
is quite a curiosity in this country"
remarked T. G. Rawlins Of New York
to Star man at the Arlington. 1T
is light brown in color and when
placed in water 1t will sink. The
grain is close and hard, and because
Of its peculiar properties 1t is exten-
sively used In that country for dock
work, piers, etc. The dust has the
quality Of snuff, and when particles
fly from portions Of 1t being sawed 1t
invariably causes one to sneeze as II
snuff were used. No insect or worm
will touch 1t, which makes It valuable
in the construction OF buildings under
or near observation-disclosures Star.
Surprise for the Parson.
A clergyman having occasion to &c
to London before Christmas, his wife
asked him to buy text for the gallery
Of the church for the Christmas decor
atoms. according to The King" He
was very busy and forgot all about Il
till just before leaving, so wired fol
instructions to ,his wife as to words
and dimensions. She wired back thu
following message: Unto US a son Il
born. nine feet long by three fee
high"
Pope's Faith In Professor.
co XIII. has great faith in Prof
.'alzoni. who has in his home poi
trait of the pope, with this inscriI
ton: "Praeclaro viro, Gaetano MAJ
zoni. Medico, Chirurgo, arte. eAimif
| s'iNhhd, ih'NlulS ut sNobi
merito, Leo Kill" The professor,
VII be remembered, declared not lon
ago that the pope would easily reac
his Tooth year and more.
Industry for the Blind.
In the school for the blind at Lisbo
there has been established a new kin
of industry which will prove most r
munerative to the inmates. 1t col
sists in unraveling, or picking
vegetable Hbers used as stufiing nj
terial for furniture, beds, etc.
Many Persons Of Advanced Age.
There are 33,762 persons in the I'm!
ed States who are over ninety year
old There are nine who are over Il
years old and eighty.six who are ovt
100. All who are over lis are negroe
with the exception of one Indian, VIII
is l20 years old.