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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
Danger in CeIlulold.

While bending over a gasoline fur
mace the other day, Frank Northrop, a
New Haven plumber, accidentally liz.
nitsd a colluloid collar which he wore
and was severely burned about the
shoulders and head. Before the blaze
was extinguished Northrop dashed
through the plumbing shop where he
was at work and the flames communi-
Gated TO the woodwork, but were put
out without sending in anialarm.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
Why CongratuIations7

Why congratulate man on being
81 years old? Uncle Russell Sage OBJ
Jected to his friends noticing his natal
day, and was quite grumpy about it,
too, ii rumor is correct; and he is
right. 1t is nothing for him to be 81,
Any other anancier would have been
killed by Wall street long ago, but it
has preserved him. Besides, Mr.. Sage
hopes to be rich man before he dies.
Boston Herald.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26

A party Of Philadelphia business
men were relating their experience
with cooks, when one Of them said he
knew man in neighboring city who
after keeping cook for week, made
a tour OF inspection one night below
stairs" There he found policeman
locked up in the pantry.
How did that man get there?"
asked the gentleman, severely
I'm sure | don't know" was the
cool reply; me must have been left
over by the last cook"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
Perfect Health and Beauty.

DR.. Paul Richter, the recently ap
pointed professor of anatomy in the
Paris Ecole des Beaux.Arts, was for
merly an assistant OF the eminent
specialist in nervous disorders, Pro
fessor Charcot, at the Saltpetriere
For him he made a number OF
sketches demonstrating hystericaI
symptoms. While doing this work he
was led to adopt the maxim that
there can be no perfect beauty with
out perfect health
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
TALES TOLD or WHISTLER.
Recently Deceased Artist Had
Ready Wit, But Seldom Displayed 1t.


Ready Wit, Eut Seldom Displayed 1t.
The late James McNeill Whistler,
the world.famed artist, was more
noted for his sarcasm than for his
wit, although he possessed goodly
share of the latter. He seldom joked,
however. Once on a time when an
intimate friend of his was to be mar
ried he promised to attend. The
bridal party reached the church, but
Whistler was nowhere to be cen A
telegram was handed 70 :, ON
when about to proceed 10 lie .ltar
which read:
Am detained; don't wait; can't
reach the church in time-get mar
ried. Blessings all the same!"
The caustic little artist used to say
ever heard was said by a friend. How
ard Paul, who was about to caress a
huge dog. the glare of whose eye
suggested ferocity.
Don't be afraid" said Whistler en-
couragingly. Look at his tail-how
it wags. When a dog wags his tai
he's in a good humor."
That may be-" replied Paul, but
observe the wild glitter in his eye.
don't know which end to believe"
And Jimmy repeated this remark al
over town until it got into the papers
II was Whistler who defined wi
las the power to say what everybod!
would like to have said IL they hat
happened to think of It,"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
NOVEL PLEA FOR AID.
Chinese Seem to Have Curious Ideas
Of Responsibility.

The Chinese theory of responsible
ity IS curious one. An English medi
cal missionary in Shensi, writing
home the other day, says he was ask
ed by a native gentleman to cure a
blind beggar. 1t was simple case
of cataract and an operation restored
sight
Then the missionary was waited
upon again by the same gentleman,
and calmly told that as he had de-
stroyed the only means by which the
blind man could get livirg-begging
1T was his duty to make it up to him
by taking him into his employment
and providing for him for life.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
Comfort Makes Health.

There was a time when women
thought they could not have pretty
figure unless they were uncomfortable.
Now all beauty doctors emphasize the
fact that discomfort means ugliness.
Comfort and health go hand in hand,
and beauty is impossible without
health. and physical discomfort
moreover, gives strained expression
TO he race and tends to bring that
bette noir Of womanhood, wrinkles.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
Few Horse Car Lines.

with the exception of New York,
the following cities are the only places
in which more than five miles of
street railway track are operated by
animal power Hutchinson, Kas., sew.
en- miles; Santa Rosa, Cal. seven
miles; Chicalo, H., six miles; Arkan.
sas City. Kas.. five miles, and Tucson,
Ariz., five miles. The cable, which.
fifteen years ago, had such bright
prospects, is now antiquated There
ere only two street railways operated
exclusively by cable power
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26

At recent divorce trial in Topeka,
brought by the wife, the husband in.
troduced seven doctors, who swore
that, although the wife had long pre-.
tended TO be sick, there was nothing
the matter with her. The husband
swore that he had spent 5000 in doc.
tor bills, The jurymen gave the wife
everything The husband had; they said
(be was brutal.-Atchison Globe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
COAL OIL IN CHUNKS.
Petroleum Pressed Into Bricks Tor
Convenient Use.

Petroleum Pressed Into Bricks for
Convenient Use.
Attempts TO solidify petroleum have
been numerous, but up to the present
have not been by any means success
full. In a new method introduced by
Mr.. Helbing, however, a medium has
becn discovered which will hold from
30 TO 80 per cent of petroleum. The
advantages of such a preparation are
numerous and considerable. The dis.
covery of Mr.. Helbing,a London chem
list, is the outcome of prolonged
work, and provides a product which,
while possessing all the advantages
common to petroleum, has not its dis.
advantages of easy inflammability OF
It's vapors and difficulty of transport
and storage.
Moreover, the solid petroleum, when
lighted, burns with an absolutely
quiet and uniform flame, does not
run, and is consumed practically to
the last atom. only trace Of ash be-
ing left.
AS a demonstration. a piece of solid
flied petroleum was placed in wire
gauze, and. being lighted, 1t burst
quietly into a uniform flame. The
flame was also extinguished with a
BREATH and relighted without free pc.
troleum being visible on the piece.
even after it had been lighted several
times. Another piece of the same
lump was boiled for several minutes
in water, without the least disassoci-
alton taking place, or any trace OF
petroleum being noticed floating on
the water or mingling with the steam.
A piece of the dry product was
heated in test tube over Bunsen
burner, and it did not melt, and the
petroleum could only be driven out
by complete destructive distillation.-
Philadelphia Record.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
AuetrsIlan Ahorinlna1s-

The census OF 1901 reveals that the
Australian aboriginal is dying out. In
ITS, the year OF settlement, Governor
Phillips estimated the native popula.
ton at 100000. To-day it numbers
only i7OC0. The aboriginal is extinct
in Tasmania, almost so in Victoria,
and in New South Wales he numbers
less than 1000.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
Boycott American Shoes.

A boycott was declared lately by
the snoemakers Of Bogota refusing to
repair in any way shoes of American
manufacture, having become alarmed
at their cheapness and the hold they
are getting on the markets of Colon.
bia
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
objected to Tombstone Paving.

Tombstones are not so infrequently
employed in different parts of Not
tingnamFhire, Derbyshire, Lincoln
shire and Leicestershire, England, for
the purpose OF paving; and year or
so back the inhabitants of the Vale
OF Belvoir raised a vehement protest
against their being used for a path
way leading to the parish church.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-12-26
Woman's Best characteristics.

The readers of one OF the French
newspapers were set to enumerate the
qualities which their ideal woman
should possess. Placed, as they say
In examinations, lin order of merit"
taese characteristics are, first, econo-
my; second, fidelity and modesty;
third, kindness; fourth, maternal
love; fifth, cleanliness and patience.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
A German Farmers Case.

Rich Fountain, Mo-, Aug. 17th.@
Rev. Joseph Pope of this place is
widely and favorably known as a
clergyman who has done and is doing
much for his people. He is very much
beloved by everyone for the faithful
ness of his pastoral work
Rev. Mr.. Pope has given for publica-
ton statement made to him by a
German farmer who is a member of
his congregation. The mans name is
George Hoellerer, and he has given
Rev. Mr. Pope this letter:
Last winter 1 suffered very much
with Rheumatism. 1 could neither
walk nor ride on horseback nor do
any farm work
Il took medicine from different doc
tors but they did not do me any good.
Then 1 tried Dodd's Kidney Pills pro-
cured for me by a good friend. After
l had taken the first box I felt already
a heap better; 1 was relieved of the
pain and could walk and chop wood !;
and the contraction of my fingers be-
gan to resolve.
Now since l have taken six more
boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills 1 feel
well again and am able to do all the
work on the farm"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
STORY WITH A MORAL.
Gov. cummins Touched Conscience Of
Political PanhandIer.


Political PanhandIer.
When Gov. Cummins of Iowa was
approached by a notorious cffice-seek-
er and political panhandler for polit-
ical promise a few days ago he in
dulged in the following story:
"A scolored preacher whom 1 once
listened to made a strong appeal to
save his church by increasing its mem
bership- The Sabbath preceding the
contribution hat had been filled with
buttons and mutilated coins. So he
pleaded:
"'Bruthrun, 1 am t-yin' to prove alb
strepuously that de Lord God has a
despitable hate for a deceiver and &
falsifier, and you can't propogast him
by no mutilatiOns, and l solicit eagerly
and pointedly that the pussons what
put them mutilations and decepti-
tudes in the contribution hat last Sun
day will not come forward when
calls for those who wish to pledge
themselves to support this church and
its pastor.
THE entire congregation took the
pledge"
The offce-seeker enjoyed the story,
but felt so embarrassed that he went
away without any pledge.-New York
Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
The Swedish eoat-cirrs Soma.

When night with her peace Ger the sil-
yer lake sleepeth
When sadly the wind Ger the purple
pines sweepeth:
Then high from the lichen-crowned berg
where she dreameth,
The goat-gfrl's soft note riseth sweet-so
it seemeth-
''Kosa. kosa:- My children, why far do
you roam?
Rosa: Rosa, My children. it's time to be
homer
Then down from the heights where dark
shadows falling.
Then up from the lake shores they come
her calling:
Goats distant. goats near. their soft bells
are ringing
AS children of hers, they list to her sing
Rosa. Kosai My children, why far do
you roam?
Rosa, Rosa. My children. It's time to be
homer
Up, up from the vale where gray mists
creeping.
Up. up to the sky where the first star
is peeping-
That lone voice rings out, entreatfng,
half-crying.
Waited out on the night-Hush, The
soft breeze is sighingi
''Kosa. kosaL My children, why far do
Rosa. Rosa, My children it's time to be
home,"
Selected.
%The peculiar calling cry in Sweden for
the cattle and goats The Swedish is
softened into u.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
DEAFNESS CANNOT Be CURED

By local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion of the ear. There is only
deafness and that is by constitutional
remedies Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eustachan Tube.
When this tube is infamed you have rum bling
sound imperfect hearing. and when II Is entirely
closed deafness is the result. and unless the i'm
hammation be taken out and thus tube restored
its normal condition. hearing viii be destroyed
forever; nine cases of ten caused by ca
tarrh which is nothing but inhamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness (caused by catarThl that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
tree. F. J. CHENEY Co., Toledo. ..
Sold by Druggists 75c-
Halls Family Pills the best
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
QUEER NAMES OF ESTATES.

Baltimore County, Md, Furnishes
Many in Old Deeds Of Land.
The peculiar names given to estates
In Baltimore county In days gone by
appeal strongly to the risibles of the
many lawyers who go to Towson to
search the old transfer books and
should delight the searcher after
unique nomenclature.
All the transfers in former years
began with THE indenture,'' which
has been of late years changed to
this deed" The first deed fled for
record concerned the transfer of Cub
Hill Resurveyed" from Michael C.
Jenkins and William H. Collins, Trus-
tees, to Owen Donovan. This was fol-
lowed by the. transfer of '-Airy Hills
and Pleasant Springs from Amelia
Cannon to John Thomas Ritter and
then Adventure "Solomon's Wis
DOM" and Boards Branch were con-
veyed from Samuel Dicks to Alexander
Lehr.
In the Second District was a tract
of land called Plains of Paran.'' pet
tiecats Loose" is the title of an estate
in the Sixth district, and General
Lafayette the friend of General Wash
ington; therefore, the friend of Univer-
sal Liberty is rather unwieldly appel
lation applied to a homestead in the
Sixth district. Stones Adventure
is near Towson. Devils Back Bone
on the line of the Fifth and Sixth dis
tricts, and Two Down at Once is in
the Fifth district.
Some other queer titles are "Tfpton's
Puzzle" Frederick Stradt Enlarged %
The Great Glads,'' Coop Hope" Eel
lowship," Good WILL" ~Fricne's De-
light Fathers Last Will, or Max
Wells Point - "Bridewen Dock"
"York's Chance Little Britain
Hard Scrabble" stephens Bargain -
Addition to Amos Venture Resurvey-
ed .Wilmot's Retirement Short
Leg Tom" and Soldiers Delight
Baltimore Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
ABOUT coMPLExIoNs.

Food Makes Them Good or Bad.
Saturate the human body with
strong coffee and it will in time show
In the complexion of the coffee
drinker.
This is caused by the action of
coffee on the liver, thus throwing part
of the bile into the blood. Coffee
compilations are sallow and muddy
and will stay that way until coffee is
given up entirely.
The sure way to recover rosy cheeks
and red lips is to quit coffee and drink
Postum Food Coffee which makes red
blood. Il had been for more than 20
years an inveterate coffee drinker
and it is absolutely true that I had
so completely saturated myself with
this drug that my complexion toward
the last became perfectly. yellow and
every nerve and fibre in me was
affected by the drugs in coffee.
For days at time / had been
compelled to keep to my bed ON &C
count of nervous headache and stom-
ache trouble and medicines did not
give me any relief. 1 had never con-
suited a physician in regard to my
headaches and terrible complexion
and only found out the cause OF
them after 1 commenced the use of
Postum which became known to me
through Grape-Nuts. We all liked the
food Grape-Nuts and it helped US so
We thought Postum must certainly
have merit and we concluded to try
it We found it so delicious that We
continued the use altogether although
! never expected it to help my health.
After few months my headaches
were all gone and my complexion had
cleared wonderfully then I knew that
my troubles had been caused by cof-
fee and had been cured when I left
on coffee and drank Postum in its
place" Name given. by Postum Co..
Battle Greek, Mich
Postum viii change the blood of
any coffee drinker and rosy cheeks
and health take the place OF . yellow
ska and disease
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
Physique Argument Falls.

At a recent examination of appii.
cants for positions on the police force
in New York 80 per cent were re-
jected as physically unfit. The Rev.
Edward Everett Hale and the Rev.
Lyman Abbott insist that women
should not be allowed to vote because
they cannot serve on the police force.
If this is sound logic, then should n t
the above 80 per cent of physical in
competents be disfranchised?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22

MISS NELLIE CURTAIN. 646 Pearl
AsA street, ST. Paul. Mimi. head sales
woman in a department store writes:
"I have charge Of q department In q
dry goods st00, and after standing
the lager part of fhe day, would 90
home with q dull ache, generally
through my entire body. used Pc
runa and feel 50 much better that
walk to and from the store now. 4
know Peruna to be the best medicine
on the market for the diseases peculiar
to women. Miss Nellie Curtain.
Nothing is so weakening to the human
Bystem as the constant loss of mucus.
Catarrhal Inflammation of the mucous
membrane produces an excessive forma-,
lion of mucus. Whether the mucous mem
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
ALTON RESUMES FAST ST. LOUIS
TRAIN SERVICE.

Passengers destined to St Louis
and points east should go via the Kan
80 City gateway. thereby securing
the advantage of the Chicago 4 Atoms
cAst night train. leaving Kansas City
1t p. M. arriving in ST. Louis at 7:0S
q m. Chair cars free of extra charge.
Compartment sleeping cars The Al
ton keeps THEN light a'shining just
ahead OF the rest Write to L. d.
Cooper. Travelling Passenger Agent
Chicago & Alton Railway. Kansas City.
No.. for lowest rates
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22

brane be located in the head or pelvic
organs. the discharge of mucus is sure to
occur.
This discharge of mucus constitutes
weakening drain; the system cannot long
withstand the loss of mucus. hence it is that
women afflicted with catarrhal affections of
the pelvic organs feel tired and ianguid.
with weak back and throbbing brain. A
course of Peruna is sure to restore health
by cutting off the weakening drain of the
daily loss of mucus.
An Admirable Tonic.
Congressman Mark H. Dunnell. National
Hotel. Washington. d. c.. writes
Your Peruna being used by myself and
many of my friends and acquaintance not
only as cure for catarrh but also as an
admirable tonic for physical recuPeration.
gladly recommend it to all persons re-
quiring such remedies. MARX H. Dunneil
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use of Peruna, write
at once to Dr. Hartman, giving full state
ment of your case and he will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
Chicken Serum.

In view of the fact that chickens do
not suffer from tuberculosis, DIR. Vi
guier de Maillane of France tried to
cultivate the bacillus of consumption
in the serum of fowls blood, and COM
pletely failed. He is now experiment.
ing with encouraging results in the
use of chicken serum as an antitoxin
for consum ption.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
Hard Cider.

Cider is the only alcoholic beverage
that is not taxed. When sold ferment-
ed, in bottles, it contains ordinarily
or per cent of alcohol, but this
amount may be increased largely by
adding sugar-sufficiently, indeed, to
render the beverage quite intoxicat-
ing. This makes it popular in pro-
hibition communities.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
When Sara Flinos the Fiz

That was a great performance OF
Sara Bernhardt's, pouring a glass OF
champagne over her head and letting
1t trickle down her back and over
her gown in honor of Edmund Ro.-
tand. The ordinary actress would
have filled her slipper with the spark
ling beverage, and asked him to quaf
it therefrom- Bernhard is more con-
siderate and prodigal.-Boston Her-
aid
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
A Much-Insured kansan,

Noting that a man in ST. Louis had
nearly million in life insurance, the
Globe-Democrat says: Outside OF
New York, Chicago and Philadelphia.
he probably carries the largest insur-
ance of any man in the United
States" St. Louis must go way back
and sit down. c. ]. Devlin of To
peka has 81 1000. 900 in life insurance.
kansas City Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
Insurance Risks.

The large insurance companies now
Insist that individuals are much more
dangerous risks in the matter of tu-
berculosis II they are twenty pounds
under the normal weight than If they
are descendants of families with tu-
berculosis heredity on both sides of
the house, when not intimately asso-
ciated with those who are actually
suffering from tuberculosis
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
Odd Epitaphs.

On a newly erected memorial stone
in Yarmouth appears this inscription:
In memory of --, who died OF dis
case contracted in South Africa The
Lord be praised" Wiltshire has this
epitaph: Beneath this soil q lump
of clay lies Arabella Young, who on
the oath OF May began to hold her
tongue
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
An After-Dinner Train.

Beginning August End, NJ, K. t.,
train No. 8, will leave Kansas City
Union Depot at 1925 p. m, instead of
10: IS a. m as heretofore. This makes
an elegant After-Dinner Train for
Texas, giving passengers from the
North and West an opportunity to lay
over in Kansas City for several hours,
and then resume their journey to
points reached by the Katy" in Okla
homa, Indian Territory and Texas
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
When Answering Advertisements
Kindly Mention This Paper.
Black Gnats.

There was much excitement in To
peka recently because smoke was seen
pouring from the dome OF the state
capitol. People rushed about wildly
and finally one man climbed the
dome to see where the trouble was.
He found that the smoke was a great
cloud of black gnats which was cir
cling around the dome.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
Quick Growth Of . Mexican civ.

Quick Growth OF = Mexican City.
Fifteen years ago the streets of tho
city of Monterey. Mexico. were enliv-
ened by no other sound than the bleat-
ing OF kids being carried to the
slaughter To-day. Monterey boasts OF
being the Yankee town of our sister
republic 1t has railroads. breweries.
steel works, cotton mills, brick yards.
wagon shops, soap factories and nearly
every other kind of industrial improve
ment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
Radium Elections.

Suppose one should hold crystal
of radium in his hand with his face
turned to the east Suppose that one
of the electrons were a leaden bullet
circling the earth to its starting point.
He would be shot in the back from
the westward five times before he
could fall to the ground, SO rapid ts
the movement of the electrons.-Ex-
change.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
Germany Past and Present.

In 1871 Germany was a nation of
80, 600, 600 inhabitants, of whom so per
cent were engaged in agricultural
pursuits. In 1900 it had increased to
an empire of 5S.OOO,OOO inhabitants,
of whom 35 per cent were engaged in
agriculture and 65 per cent-nearly
two-thirds-in industry and trade
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-22
1t Always Works.

A man can always make a woman
believe he loves her if he remembers,
when he writes her he is coming to
see her, to ask her to wear q certain
dress that she thinks she looks pretty
tn-New York Press.