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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28

She IL Altogether woman yet not alto
gether human.
For the devil has his share In her-a
goodly share, at that!
And he turks In every dimple-Satan's
snare for wise and simple
And he hides In every angle Of her
dainty picture-hat.
She's demure. and yet she's witty, and
she's prettier than pretty;
She's bewitching-more's the pity; for
on seeing her our souls
PROSTATE fall at once before her, Just
as II each mad adorer
Were a helpless human tenpin. and
her eyes were playing bowls!
She has faults and foliies. many; viz.
lures very few, II any:
She will sigh when you are merry. she
will smile when you make moan.
She could love poor man-never! Oh
In fact. she's far too clever
To love any one forever. save her pref.
ty self alone!
She will gladly spend an hour In high.
er bid for power.
In arranging bow or flower Of the car
she sets for you;
But q moments time for duty Is too
much to ask Of Beauty;
Leave such things to palmer womer
that have nothing else to do!
Oh, I sketch her thus that others, un.
saspectinG men and brothers.
All may proht by the portrait. 30 tina
he who reads may run
Run 30 swiftly from the sitter, to aver
a fate SO bitter,
That perchance she'll deem II litter I.
make me the Only One!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
Originated Railway Mail servIes-

Ori9inateo halfway MAIL ServIc@
II ran across an old memorandum
In looking through the files the other
day that showed very clearly the orr.
gin Of the vast railway nail service
now in vogue in the United States, +"
said postoffice ofiicial to Star man.
THE man who started what Is now
an elaborate system was the postmas-
ter at st. Joseph. Mo-, at the time.
appointed to the position by President
Buchanan. His idea grew out Of the
old pony express, which also had it,
origin In st. Joseph. He evolved an
ingenious system OF boxes for hand.
ling his mail expeditiously on the ar.
rival Of the express by rigging up q
lot of partitions in an old dry goods
BOX, and labeled each hole with the
name Of an ONCE served by the 'ex'
press On the arrival of the rider
he would sort his mail and tie up the
packages In the different partitions
When baggage cars were frst In
vogue the bale-box idea was used. and
crude as It was. 1t added greatly u
the rapidly with which the mail
could be handled. From this crude
beginning has been evolved the most
elaborate railway mail service In the
entire world. and from the one mar
who originated It II now takes nearly
81 1000 men to carry 1t on."-Washing
ton Star.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
APES SING IN CONCERT.
African Traveller Tells Of a Remark.
able Performance.


In the Geological garden at Berlin
may be seen a curious.looking ape. 1t
is a member of the species known as
"guereza."
Herr Schillirg, an African traveller,
shot 1t near Kilmandscharo, in Ger
man East Africa. hut the animal was
not badly wounded. and he soon sue
ceeded in restoring It to health.
This is the first adult "guereza"
which has ever been seen in captiv.
ity In Europe. Three young apes OF
a somewhat similar type. whose home
Ia In Abyssinia, we're captured some
time ago. but died very soon after
they we're photographed.
An interesting fact about the que
rezas" Is that they hold a regular con-
cert In their native woods every night.
which, while not very musical. since
It consists merely Of a succession OF
growls. produces a startling effect on
those who hear 1t for the first time.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
TOLD By LAWYER.sTATEsMEN
Two Good Stories on Southern JUS
tees of the Peace.

Two Good Stories on Southern JUS
tees of the Peace.
Democrats in the house cloakroom
were indulging in "reminiscences yes
terday about justices OF the peace be-
fore whom they had practiced. Mr.. w.
w. Kitchin Of North Carolina recalled
q botly contested case before one OF
those local jurists, where the lawyers
on opposing sides were young men
who had often been before the same
Justice. One Of them" said Mr..
Kitchin, had far and away the best
Of the case and the other one was at
his wits end what to do. when the
Judge helped him out. Hank said the
Judge. I shall give the verdict to the
opposing side.
"'Whyr exclaimed the young law
yer In surprise.
because l have been giving you
the verdict in the last two cases and
I don't want you TO win all OF the
time"
At this Representative Bartlett,
chimed in with tho story Of four
young lawyers down Macon way
mixed up in litigation before a Local
justice of the peace. They we're in
formed by the Judge that only fve
hours would be allowed for the tria
of the case, arguments and all.
They conferred together" added
Mr.. Bartlett, land decided that they
would offer no testimony whatever
but consume the allotted time In argu
ment, to which the Judge consented
as all of them wanted a chance t
speak In what was their first case.
Now, the funny part about thu
story" concluded Mr.. Bartlett, is tina
the Judge decided the case on thei
arguments. 1t was appealed to thu
highest court Of the state Of Georgia
and the judges decision was every
where upheld. "-Washington Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
erookIxn,s RabId Transiters.

People In Brooklyn are rabid on
the subject of transit. They talk OF
nothing else. Here is the last para.
graph of a letter written to President
Winter q day or two ago:
II want to ask one favor Of you
before l die Of pneumonia. want to
take . dog to the Borough OF Man.
haitian, and. as you can readily see,
! do not want to carry him on the
regular cars Of your company, be-
cause he is a good dog and worth
SIS Of any mans money. Now, II 1t
isn't asking too much. do you sup.
puse you could let me know con.
fdentislly whether or not you ex.
pect to send car through In the next
few months that would be ut for a
dog?"-New York Press.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
A SURE ENOUGH AMERICAN.
Repaired the Church Roof But u Al
Came Back.

Repaired the Church Roof But Il All
Came Back.
The following story Is told Of an
American who visited an old Eng
lish church and struck up converse.
ton with the rector. The two Usnt
up to the roof for the sake of the view
and the rector pointed ont how badly
In need Of repair were the leads i;
going on to talk in q hopeless way Of
the poverty Of the parish.
The American rubbed his chin and
then offered to put on a new roof at
his own expense. The delighted rec.
tor closed with the offer. The Ameri
can was as good as his word, and
when on the completion Of the worf
the rector thanked him effusively, he
quietly confessed to having made q
very respectable profit out Of his
charitable" work.
The rector asked for an expiana
zion and then the American informed
him that there is a certain amount
OF silver in lead, which was now ex
tracted, but in old times 1t was left
because its presence in the lead was
not suspected. The quantity Of the
silver in the lead on the church roo
was sufficient to pay all expenses ant
TO give the American a tangible profit
-Pearson's Weekly.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
Time Brings Changes.

"Well, dearest" he wrote, ut is
the old, old story, this story Of love,
the divine music Of the heart. 1t is
the basis of all the worlds poetry and
song; we never grow tired Of 1t or
desire any change in its main fea-
lures. | can come as near describing
my delight in getting your letter as
in describing the fragrance Of the
rose or the beauty of a sunset. Each
word you write takes on new mean
ing as it drops from your pen. There
clusters around the little incidents of
our acquaintance the sweetest, ten
derest memories. | look-l see your
face. | look forward and 1t is there
1t Is entwined in every hope, wrapped
up in every JOY" And now she is
suing him for breach Of promise!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
COSTUMES WORN IN JAPAN.
Newspaper Of That Country Makes
Caustic Criticism.

Newspaper Of That Country Makes
caustic Criticism.
The Japan Weekly Advertiser has
few words to say about the aping
of Western customs by the Japanese,
and takes for its text the foreign
clothes seen on citizens Of the Flow.
cry empire. II says: Men Of fair
status are frequently to be seen wear.
ing silk hats Of antediluvian pattern.
with ordinary native costume down
to geta and zori. Az for the hats.
where the blocks come from 10 . mys-
terry, but the fact remains that Q
Bowery or whitechapel tough would
be ashamed to 60 abroad In some Of
the abortions mssQuerading ~ bowl
ers' and 'toppers,' which are a. com.
mon - persimmons In japan. Here
10 case where the natives cannot ex-
cuse themselves on the ground that
they have no model to 60 by. A glance
at the first foreigner should be sum
cient to teach them that q hard hat
worn over the ears, and measuring
scarcely more than two inches In
height from the brim to the crown. 10
not fashionable adjunct OF European
costume in the twentieth century.
though 1t might have been 30 thirty
years ago." The wearing Of silk
hat with a kimono is, says the Ad.
vertiser, "the outward and visible sign
OF q certain intellectual inaptitude."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
THE FASCINATION OF BRIDGE
Tourists Devote Vacation Trip to the
Popular Game.

Horace c. Du Val, the author Of
the popular little book, Bridge Rules
in Rhyme" in speaking Of the fascin.
alton Of the game the other day, told
the following story:
"One morning last summer we ar
rived at Geneva from Paris, with plans
for a three days visit. On reaching
the hotel we met friend, who sug.
gested Just a couple Of rubbers be.
fore dinner Well, we agreed and
played right through until late that
night, with saort intermissions for
meals. The next day we repeated the
program, and the day after that also
so that when we started for Aix-les
Bains we had seen nothing of Geneva
but the hotel. know that there is Q
beautiful lake there; hear that Chill
lon, with its dungeon CELL is worth
visiting, and that Geneva and its sur
roundings are chock full of sights,
but we saw nothing, and didn't care
much. for We had great time al
bridge"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
She Wanted to Know.

A Chicago dentist tells this story:
Some years ago young woman re-
Gently from the Emerald isle called at
my office to have some dental work
done. examined her teeth and found
that among them was one so badly
wasted that 1t was not worth filling.
told her this. How long. she asked
do you think 1t would last II 1t were
filed? 4 have no idea,' I replied
Not very long. anyway. Well. how
long do you think? she persisted. i
cannot say returned. I would not
guarantee 1t for any length of time
Still anxious and determined to secure
favorable and definite answer, she
asked: viii 1t last longer than you
think 1t willT"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
CHINESE IDOL HIS MASCOT.
How Henry Savage Lander Acquired
Treasure.

Treasure.
The much.traveled Mr.. Henry Saw.
age Lander is scarcely the man one
would associate with superstition,
even of the mildest, yet--he has a
mascot. II is little ivory Chinese
baby-god. Mr.. Lander did not acquire
his treasure on his travels. but in
quite commonplace sort Of way In
London. Sauntering one day ESQ the
story goes) in that Mecca Of saunter.
ers, Kensington High street, Mr.. Ian.
dor happened on his baby-god gazing
benignantly from the window OF O
curio shop upon the human passers.
by. At once its silent, mystic little
face arrested his attention. He did
not buy 1t at once, though he looked
long-'indeed he went so far as to en-
ter the shop, examine 1t and ask the
price. But the calm, chiselled ivory
features pursued him, and the idea OF
II possessed him. And so 1t befel that
the traveller could not rest until he
had made a second visit to the shop
purchased his god and carried 1t off
Desire was thus quenched. The baby
god now reposes In MIR. Landor's
waistcoat pocket. and wherever Mr.
Lander goes there goes also his mas
cot. It had to be.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
A Wonder Of Science,

The method known as spectrum an
alysis originated in the discovery of
Fraunhofer that ray of light decom.
posed and split up into its seven prin.
cipal colors. numerous fine and thick,
black and colored lines. the number
Of which soon grew to hundreds and
now amounts to thousands. KirchofY
and Bunsen found (1S59) that these
lines have their origin in the chemical
components Of the burning or shining
substance. and that each element pro.
duces particular invariable lines, al.
ways appearing In the same place and
spectrum-sodium. for example, a
light. broad. yellow line; thallium, q
blue; rubidium, three green lines, etc.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
ErIends In Mumps Time.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Chase Of Sum.
mer street have decided, most reluct.
antly. to complete the list Of Juvenile
diseases-both having splendidly de-
veloped cases of mumps. Mrs. Chase
has taken the matter very seriously.
but the head Of the family has been
able. with the assistance Of the Of.
nee force, to perform his duties after
o fashion.
Both are much better now. For the
donations of vinegar. lemonade. food
and many neighborly acts Of kindness
on the part of friends sincere thanks
are returned.--Adams IN. ~ Free.
man.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
ssrvs Who're Need I. Found.

atill keep the armor on.
The strenuous life maintain;
All honored victors thus have won.
And thus you must attain,
Grid up your loins o man.
For periis grave abide.
Lest foes within or foes without
Turn careless feet aside.
The fight is ever on.
And evil is alert.
BY stealth or by defiant blows
its falsehoods to assert.
Should care or fear Cypress,
And all the way seem dark,
Look up and hail the coming dawn
The rapture Of the lark.
drone within the hive.
Ignoble 10 the shirk:
He gamers up no precious store
BY seif-ennobling work.
The Master came to serve:
In fellowship divine
You will augment your human strength,
With borrowed lustre shine.
Half-hearted do not wait
The mandate Of the king;
In loyal and Astounding love
Unbiddsa service bring.
Your loins still grit about.
Your burning lights afore,
Rejoice to serve where need Is found
In Truths victorious war.
Charles b. Botsford in Boston Tran.
script.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
Macaulay as a schooIboy.

Zachary Macaulay placed his three
younger sons, John. Henry William
and Charles, as pupils in the school
kept by my grandfather, Richard Ell.
well. at hammersmith. having pre-
viously. but vainly, urged him to ad-
NIT thereinto the future great histori.
an and essayist, says a Writer In the
London Standard. And my uncle,
Richard Elwell, who died In 1887, In
his ninetieth year. told me that his
fathers reasons for refusing to admit
young Thomas Darlington into his
school were: First. that the boy was
above ~ years Of age at the time of
application; second, that he was
quite unlike other boys" OF a pc.
culiarly retiring disposition, delighting
much in solitude, but yet perversely
disinclined to study OF any kind
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28

In Russia a child ten years of age
cannot go away from home to school
without passport. Nor can common
servants and peasants go away from
where they live without one.
A gentleman residing in Moscow or
St. Petersburg cannot receive the
visit of friend who remains many
hours without notifying the police.
The porters Of all houses are com.
PEELED to make returns Of the arrival
and departure of strangers, and for
every one Of the above passports G
charge of some kind is made.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
Wants Protection for Birds.

Ex-Gov. Samuel ]. Crawford az Kan
sas has printed an urgent plea Tor the
enactment Of a bird-protecting law.
He says: Birds Of every kind and va.
riety except the hawk and the Eng.
lish sparrow are useful and many of
them invaluable. They should be pro.
tected by rigid, stringent law, with
a severe penalty attached thereto,
One quail will destroy a thousand In.
sects in a single day and many other
birds will do as much"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
Fond OF Old Eggs.

The Chinese are fond OF eggs abou.
100 years old. and old eggs are worth
about as much in China - old wine
is In other countries. They have u
way of burying the eggs. and It takea
about thirty years to render plcklee
egg at to eat.
Some Of the old eggs have becon.
black as ink and one Of the favor.te
Chinese dishes for invalids is made
up of eggs which are preserved In
Jars Of red clay and salt water.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
UNCLE SANS PENSION ROLLS.
How the Vast Sums Are Paid Through
out the Country.


out the Country.
Some idea of the vastness of the
funds paid out at the various pension
agencies throughout the country
every three months is given in a requi'
sition just forwarded by the secretary
Of the interior to the secretary OF the
treasury. The requisition calls for an
aggregate Of $1O,955,000, and is to be
paid to small armies of veterans from
half a dozen of the agencies during
the first week in March. Payments
are made at each agency quarterly,
but for convenience sake the agencies
are divided into three groups, each
group paying off on different month.
Following are the figures for March:
Boston. Mass, $3.50. 900; Augusta,
Me-, 100000; Washington, d. c., 81,
100000; Columbus, Ohio. $3.50, 900:
San Francisco, Cal, $1.155.000: De.
troit. Mich, $1,6OO,000.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
Jurles Many Times DISAGREE.

Two juries have disagreed in the
case OF William Gardiner. twice tried
for murder. There IL no precedent
for this in England, but In the north
Of Ireland some years ago police
superintendent was tried three times
for the murder of a bank clerk, and
then confessed. In the first trial of
Gardiner only one juryman stood out
against conviction; but In the second
trial 1t is believed that the majority
of the jury were for acquittal.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
Not Usually So Fatal.

A man from Pittsourg was intro
duced to Representative Littlefeld of
Maine the other day. 81 spoke in
Pittsburg last fall" said Littleheld.
Yes" replied the Pittsburg man, IL
ran for office there and I was beaten
by only 1000" "Heavens!" said Lit.
tlefeid. II am not usually so fatal as
that. l spoke out in Omaha In 1900
for Dave Mercer and they didn't beat
him until 1902"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
TRIBUTE TO REEFS GREATNESS.
Best Minds Of the Country Attracted
to Maine Statesman,


State Senator Goodwin was one OF
legislature set apart for the memorial
tribute to the late eminent native OF
its state, Thomas Bracket Reed. In
the course of his remarks he said:
"Mr. Reed never hurried, yet he
was always prepared. He never did a
great act but that he seemed capable
Of doing a greater. He was possessed
to q wonderful degree Of reserve
power.
"The Speakers room at Washing.
ton. during his rule was the rendex-
vous of the brightest minds Of our
country. Eminent scientists, famous
writer's. powerful financial magnates.
and great social leaders, all found In
him a receptive mind and a sympa.
thetic listener.
HE was a philosopher. accurate in
his judgment of his fellowman. In a
single sentence he could sum up the
folbles and weaknesses Of mankind.
Once, in the Speakers room, during
the quorum fight, Southern Congress.
man came into the room, ard told Mr..
Reed, with extravagant praise what q
great man he was, that his ruling was
right, and only the stress OF party
politics made him oppose the same
Mr.. Reed received It all with his usual
politeness, and when the Congress-
man had retired, he turned In his chair
and said: You want to beware Of a
statesman when he begins to exude
molasses'"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
Zurich Cleared Of Bad Characters.

AS result Of the introduction OF
the Bertillion system by the Zurich
police tho town has practically cleared
out all its bad characters. Even
tramps give the place a wide berth,
for as soon as a person Is arrested he
is photographed and his measure
ments taken. even II the charge is not
serious. OF late the police have had
so little to do that there is talk OF
reducing the number of the force. So
few crimes are committed In the town
that Zurich is considered to be the
most moral town In Switzerland.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
Pure vltIrol,

From time immemorial It has been
customary for ants and fieas and flies
and fools, scoundrels and scalawass
and Judases. lizards, leeches and lice
to assail mankind in general, and their
superiors in particular. The attack
last week, ETC., etc.-Belleville (Kap.)
Telescope
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
Hardly Worth Suina For.

Miss Mollie Cusins, a London &C.
tress, was accused by distiller OF
Maida-Vale of stealing dog she was
leading through the streets. She had
him arrested for SANDER and recov.
cred verdict of 1 farthing (half u
cent?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28
ElioIbIe for Giants Club,

There are twelve Yale students who.
being more than feet inch In
height, are eligible to membership in
the new club Of Brobdingnags Of the
university.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28

The spirit of melancholy would
often take its fight from us II only
we would take up the song of praise
p. b. Power.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28

Paints Manufactured In America.
About $75.000.000 worth OF paints
are made each year In the United
States.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28

She begins to tell her mother how
house should be run.
And starts collection of handker-
chiefs and doylies.
Thinks all her old admirers are
dying of broken hearts.
Becomes absent-minded, and leaves
her left hand ungloved.
Is, on the whole, the sweetest per.
sonincation OF egotism imaginable.
And the Rhino-Where Was He7
In Europe and In America the loco
motive has gone footing along In the
pride of a strength sufficient to knock
over anything that got in its way,
but in Africa the naughty machine has
met tougher foes. Recently a rhin-
oceros charged freight engine that
disturbed his peace, and after the
shock was over the locomotive had to
be taken back to the nearest station
TO repair damages.
Made His Fortune.
A man has built up big business
at Puget Sound, near Vancouver, as
the result of holiday excursion. In
stead OF loafng aimlessly, he used
his eyes, and, noticing a little fish.
which he took to be sardine, had
some timed, with the ultimate result
that his establishment has this year
sent out $4,000 cases.
Vigorous al Elghty-seven.
The venerable Parke Goodwin has
been celebrating his eighty-seventh
birthday and he appears to be In .
sufficiently vigorous and healthy state
OF mind and body to enable him to
| enjoy the festivities and to appreciate
the congratulations.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28

Canada has 100000 Indians. the
United States 100000.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-28

People are at last educated to the
fact that Fister & Nelson make the
best harness .