The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-10
DISCHARGE CAMP FOR TROOPS
AdvansageousIy Located on Island In
San Francisco Harbor.

san Francisco Harbor.
The discharge camp on an island In
San Francisco harbor is a unique es-
Establishment in the history of Amerl
can military service. Probably no
where else in the United States could
such a favorable location be found.
Climate, scenery, conveniences Of To-
cation, peculiar adaptability to mill.
tary requirements, availability OF sup
plies, sanitary conditions and means
Of transportation, all combine to make
the place most advantageous to the
government and to the soldier, In con-
nection with the transpacific military
service, and our growing commercial
supremacy In the Orient.
On the average the 10.747 short-term
soldiers discharged and paid at this
camp from Dec. l, 1901. to June 80.
1902, received total of $3,356,354. OF
ed for railroad tickets, 1916 per cent In
vested in express money orders, or
total of 1914 per cent (s1,793.S5b) dis
posed Of through the joint ticket
agency and express office, leaving a
remainder Of 1876 per cent, or $780,
499, which was used by the soldiers
for miscellaneous expenses, various
forms of investments or cash savings
to carry home.-Capt John p. Finley.
U. s. A.. in Sunset Magazine.
Suggestive Names.
The Coxcomb mountains Of British
InnItroc 10 q n
known part of the famous Mahogany
coast, are undergoing a process OF
christening which will Identify them
for all times with the beginning OF the
twentieth century. One range has
Just been named the Queen Alexandra
mountains, another range takes the
name Of the Prince of Wales, and q
1000 foot peak has been named
Mount Joseph Chamberlain.
Waltz Of French Origin.
The controversy between continen.
tai papers az to the origin Of the waltz
was settled by the discovery that the
waltz was first danced at the French
court on Nov. 8, ITS, when 1t was an.
nounced as the composition Of
French courtier who called 1t Volta"
Heretofore 1t has been generally as.
sumed that the waltz originated ON
the blue Danube or whereabouts.
Some Valuable Hints.
II your cellar is dry 1t will be
healthy for the children; II 1t is damp
1t will do to raise that delicacy, snails,
In which there Is much profit, sug-
gests the Baltimore Herald. Water
In the cellar can be used for the pur-
pose and entertainments of your
ducks, which are palatable; these few
hints may suffice to suggest some prof
table industry to homekeepers.
zoIa Not Popular In Paris.
A goodly humber Of municipalities
in France have decided to have streets
named after Zola-Lyons is one OF
them. There is a movement to this
end in Paris, but 1t does not promise
to be successful The French SUBJ
scription toward the erection Of a
monument to lola now amounts to
about $4,000 francs.
what Determination Can Do.
DR.. John Clifford. a famous English
preacher, when eleven years old, be.
gan to work as an ordinary "hand" in
lace factory. At sixteen, he was
manager of the lace mending depart
ment, later he became a bookkeeper,
and then began the studies which en-.
abled him to become great preacher.
No Need Of Horses.
? A Missouri man who went to Wash.
ington to sell horses. reports the fol-
lowing conditions there: 1.-THE people
travel on electric cars and do not need
roadsters; they ride bicycles and au-
tomobiles and do not need fast trot-
ters; they gamble by wire and do not
need race horses. and there you are"
Woman Made $4,000.
About five years ago a Maine wo-
man, taking a consumptive husband
to the mountains, Of Arizona, was
shown an abandoned claim by her In.
dian servant. She took 1t, with great
difficulty secured $500 to work 1t and
before the year was out sold 1t for
$4,000 and q life interest.
Organize italian Churches.
Italians are organizing Presbyterian,
Baptist, Methodist, Congregational and
Episcopal churches In this country in
considerable numbers. Some of these
Italians were Waldensians when at
home, but most of them were reared
as Roman Catholics.
Ameer Makes Costly GIFT.
The most expensive book in the
world has lately been given by the
Ameer Of Afghanistan to the Shah
It is copy of the Koran, bound In
solid gold and set with pearls, rubies
and diamonds. 1t cost 100000.
Finding Beers Ammunition.