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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
TALE OF A HAUNTED HOUSE.
NiOOd-Stmin~d PhnntUm That Was
seen by N phOtoE 80 phrr In
Gucrmsry, England.

A remarkable ghost sensation Is dis
turbing the serenity Of St. Peter Port,
Guernsey, where IA local photographer
has just vacated his residence on the
ground that he and members OF his
family have been terrified by supcrnal-
ural ~NisilatiOns.
The photographer states that when
taking his meals he has seen arms reach
Ing over his head and CndeavoriIg to
take away his food. The pictures on the
Walls have moved in wiord fashion, and
there were sounds Of rafting chains and
ringing bells.
On" evening. according 20 a writer In
the LONDON Express, the tenants daUgh-
ter saw an appartiOn clad IN white com
ing down the stairs. IT possessed only
one hand, the fingers of which were twice
the ordinary length and streaming with
blood.
This spectral visitant, seen on another
occasion by the daughter. indicated that
her mothers brooch. which wag missing.
would be found in the range in a certain
room. Here it was discovered.
This 50 preycd ON the girls mind that
she had to take To her bed, and finally
the wicrd manifestations became so fire.
qucnt that the photographer decided TO
leave the house.
Crowds gathered nightly around the
place and the authorities dcputsd scvcra
cOnstabloS to watch the house. When
one Of these entered the premises a maj
few in his face. Another officer. while
sitting in one of The rooms felt his chair
being lifted IN midalr. He iicd in terror.
After this a number Of prominent resi-.
dents cndeavored to soll" the mystery.
They chalked The stairs. locked a chOcO-
late hos in one of the cuphOnrds and left
the premises apparently secure.
When they returned shortly aftcrward
there wcTc footprints ON the chalkod
al crease. anc the chocolate box was on
III. middle OF h table. with a feather
balanced on the top Of II. Yet the cur.
board IN which the b,X was placed wal
still locked.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
spider . pscGuI Insect.

While the omm0n house spider Is
harmless aud renders positive service
TO mankind By killing flies and other
insects, it is generally regarded with
aversion, II not with fright. The or
binary spider does not deserve It's bad
reputation. From time immenOrial It
has been Gated crafty and murdcrous,
Turing the poor fly To its death and
then ereedily deyouring it. but really
It only Furnishes irespassers.
Tons 1T nrcMd Daily.
II III estimated hat nearly 20, 900
pounds Of bread are eaten daily IN the
sultan oil Turkeys hG.. scholL.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14

A Wolf dcvourcd his prey so ravcnously that a bore stuck in his
throat, giving him great pain. He ran bowling UP and down. and OF
fercd to reward handsomely anyone who would pull II ont. \ Crane,
moved by pity Is well as by the prospect of the money, undertook the
dangerous task. Having removed the bone, he asked Tor the prom
icd reward. "Rcward!' cried the Wolf. PRAY. YOU greedy fellow,
what reward can YOU possibly require; You have had your head i'll
ny mouth. and. instead of biting it off, have let YOU pull it out I'M
harmed. Get away with YOU. and don't come again within reach Of
my paw.
wrong Tor doing services
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
(.crunnn SubIc llucs,

W.thin seven years Germany has
laid 1919 miles OF ocean cable at a cost
OF 81! 900, 900. The important n are:
Emden TO New York, via the Azores,
1873 miles; Shanghai TO Tsintau and
Chcfoo. 72' miles, and Germany to Eng
lnnu ySO miles.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
IucIc Reuben Says,

Tn TO q 8artin time we hey all in
Obliged in de belief dat de world
couldn't run mo dan two days widout
our assistance. We hey den got off
de wrong cand of a street kyar an
diskibcred our mistake an bin de bet
ter fur it, Detroit Free Press.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
HOW A "HAS-BEEN" LIVES.
FnIIrn Into Hn I~mpcruniWms
I~xistcncr.

Seventy cents pays for a weeks lOdg-
ing. To cat more than twice a day Is
not deemed necessary. writes Owen Kill
dare. in Success. Or Park row and the
BOwery are several cellar restaurants
where five cents procurcs a square
meal" The meals are not totally bad,
and the bill of fare is quite preteEtious.
Pork and beans, pea soup, stew, hash
and hard boiled eggs comprise the
menu, and with each item fOur slices OF
h---L "~d " i""I ri coffee are served.
"iias-bcens' who are out of work or
who belong to the positively idle class
resort to the penny soup stands, wherea
up OF soup. or a cup of coffee, and ono
slice of bread, are sold for "A cent. Two
meals, at iiycccnts a day bring the board
bill up TO 10 cents for the week. Sub
tracing this, AS well as the hotel bill,
from the original sum of three dollars,
the "has-bccn" finds himself the posses
sor OF th" substantial sum of 81 go.
Ere" barber schools, where apprentices
TO the BARRIERS trade perfect themselves.
take ear" of "A "has-becn's' tonsorial
effectiveness. His hair Is cut and his
beard shaved OF for no other expense
than "A few occasional drops Of blood or
a bit Of skin. His laundry work Is done
by himself ~ his lodging house. II the
wardrobe" needs rcplcnishing, tho old
clothes market, whore sales occur daily,
al Bayard and Elizabeth streets, IL Wis
tied Pieces Of wearing apparel. hats.
shoes and linen not good enough to be
have first choice of the wares brought
from uptown b. the "old c'o'os" ped
dlers. are Offered ON the street cOrncv,
and are bought for a mere %pittancc.
After a purchase. "A "has-bccn' makes
tho necessary repairs, and feels a real
satisfaction In his bargain.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
\ Basis for Calculation

JOSH don't suppose them Artists
make very much.
Hiram Well. what can they expect?
When We can buy all the landscape We
"A for $50 an acre, what ought q
picter of It be wuth?-Puck.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
Tiny Hut Destructive.

In France the phynOxcra, "A tiny Insect
with luxurious tastes, cost the vineyard
owners $3.50 900 900 d few years ago,
that being the value of tn" roya! feast
they had cn iOycd.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
4 Suggestion.

All some people need Is ii little men
tai boost now and then, IT you haven't
. mother 10 CHEEKY you along, or
friends to encourage you, take to good
books. They are splendid companions
and fine inspirations. Try George
Eliot, Tame, James Whitcomb Riley
there are hundreds to choose from
Chicago Record Herald.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
4 Valuable TIN.

TOptOn- wonder IL she VIII iihA
this ring
Clcrk-IIOw aid Is she?
"What has that to do with E?"
"Why. if she's 20 or thereahOnts,
vou cant get a diamond big cnGup'..
but n she's over 80, she won't Kick at
ANYTHING ".-DelIuiL Eroc preSS-
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14
Inventor OF the Trumprt.

According To Egyptian records the
first trumpet was made by Osiris. On
many ancient monuments embi ms
have been found showing the ~. u
the trumpet IN war t..pGs,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14

have not legally adopted Alma a,
my child. But ! have rcmadc my viii.
Iiranleigh Hall could never have a
o exquisite mistress than Alma
ana Sh" Will know how 10 administer
these broad acres and properly care
FOR the splendid Old place. Penroy viii
gee to the mines and other properties
Tor her. should my guardianship bs
removed. Penroy Is entirely trust
worthy.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14

The night IL quiet, and | have paced
lot long hours this deserted oom.
where Alma's presence fingers. striv.
Ing to loo into the tr%cnbious future.
MY heart IL heavy with f~oreboding.
ana "rung with sorrOgfuI anyiet.oA
Alma came into my We. ln.i has piori.
h'a II. Am ! to lose her and settle
back into the gloom oal' dryrot of a
useless ami almless existence? viii
lake Alma abroad. Sew Orl.an,
Times Democrat,
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14

have no special reason for diplli.
ing the man, John FELTON, Is considered
a lin" young fellow and = rising lumi.
nary IN his profession, But his too
great difference to my opinion Jars on
me. His attentions to Alma are entire
~ too conspicuous to be either in
good taste. or ignored. Has he caught
the child's fancy? God forbid!
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-08-14

30 It had come to this. Branlcigh
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
HE WOULD oUTWIr FATE.
Mans Bump OF Eloquent Entreaty
Was Highly Developed.

The mans bump Of eloquent entrea-
ty was highly developed. Thus did
he acquire a railroad pass.
The mans bump of caution stood
way out on his head.
Il have heard" said he, that pas
sengers travelling on pass always
get into an accident, and cannot re-
cover damages from the railroad by
reason of the fact that they were trav-
cling on pass. Therefore" said he,
II will outwit fate ana get insured in
an accident company"
From the fact that he assumed to
outwit fate 1t will be deduced that his
bump of conceit was also highly de-
veloped. True. The mans bump of
conceit was regular knubble.
As a matter of fact, there was a
railroad accident. The man was in it,
He didn't even receive scratch
Other passengers who had paid 81 IS
for ticket managed to receive black
eyes, bruised elbows, and things, and
averaged something like $4,000 apiece
damages from the soulless and grasp
Ing railroad company.
To outwlt fate! Oh the faulty of
man!-New York Sun.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
PRIZES OF THE BRITISH BAR,
High Salaries and Large Fortunes Are
the Rule.

the RuIe.
The Lord High Chancellor of Great
Britain Is second only in position to
the Archbishop of Canterbury, and he
enjoys an income of 10000 year.
The Lord Chief Justice of England has
salary of $4,000 year. The Mas.
ter of the Rolls has a salary Of 10000
year, and the Lords of Appeal in Or.
binary have the same. The lord jus
tees of the Court of Appeal and the
judges of the High Court earn $4,000
year each. The masters of the High
Court are chosen either from harris.
tiers or from solicitors, but all the
other offlceholders to whom we have
alluded must have come from the bar.
The Attorney General makes much
more money than any OF these digni-
tarles. His salary is only $1,000, but
he has fees as well sometimes to
very large amount. The Solicitor Gen.
eral has 10000 a year besides his
fees. OF course, the double work, le-
gal and parliamentary, which these
officers have to undertake Is most ar
duous, requiring an iron constitution
and a mind that requires but little
time for rest. The private practition-
ers in some few cases make larger in
comes than any of the official persons
at the bar. 1t is not, indeed, many
who make salaries of FIVE figures, but
there may be always one or two lead
ers who are achieving this. The lead
ers who are chiefly before the public
in ordinary cases do not often make
more than from $4,000 to $4,000 q
year. Larger fortunes are frequently
made by men who specialize in pat.
ent cases, who are engaged in rating
appeals and compensation work. or
who practice their profession at the
parliamentary bar.-Cornhill Maya
zine
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
HOW HE MADE A FRIEND.
Leniency Of Deputy Attorney General
Is Rewarded

One of the first official duties of
Maurice B. Blumenthal, the new depu-
ty attorney general, was to bring up
the case OF man charged with at
tempting to vote twice at recent
election. The matter had been pend
ing since last October and the defend
ant had been in Jail from that time.
Upon investigation 1t developed that
the culprit had never been convicted
Of crime, was 81 years old, a consump-
tive, and that he was drunk at the
time he committed the crime. Ac-
cordingly, on a plea Of guilty" Mr..
BIumenthal asked that sentence be
suspended during good behavior, and
this was done.
After the Judge announced his de-
cision, Mr.. Blumenthal turned to the
fellow and said
Behave yourself in the future, and
you won't be back here again"
To this the happy man responded:
You're a dacent man with his
heart in the roight place, Mr.. Blumen.
thai, and any time you're runnin' fer
office, III take a chance fer you, drunk
or sober."-New York Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
A TALL BLAckBIRD STORY.
Honest Old Darky Makes Another Con.
tribution to Literature.


well, subj" said Bro. Luckie, as
the shavings fell from his plane, go.
ing along the rough way of the plank,
"you don't see no blackbirds in At
lanta now, lax what you use ter see."
"Blackbirds?"
Eyes, subj Sence desc tall buildin's
come up, dey don't fly over lax in de
lived nigh Medlock's, drove Of
blackbirds come long, one-half mile
wide and ten foot deep. Yes, sub!
You white folks don't bTeve dat now;
but dey's lots of old cullud folks mem.
Der dem days! | wuz younger den dan
what is now; en- one day, long bout
de time blackbirds wuz a'fyin', took
my gun en- crope up on de cowshed,
SOS ter git good shot at 'em, en- not
ter strain my gun, en- bless God, here
dey come! Dey wuz full hal1mile
wide en- ten foot deep-des LAX | tell
you-en dey darkened de sun fer full
fifteen minutes-so much so dat de
chickens lowed dat night wuz come.
en- gone ter roos'! Well sub. shet
my eye en- pull loose on 'em 'twel I
hear de double-barrel gun go Bow!
Bowl en- den dey commence fallin'!
Dey felled en- dey felled en- dey felled
--'twel de barnyard wuz black wild
'em; en- l slid down, did, FUN dat
cowshed, en- picked up two barrels Of
'em! En- dat amt de wusst of it, kaze
fer ten whole days after dat de people
picked up blackbirds fer ten mile FUN
what fust let fly at EN-; en- fer two
months dey wuz nuttin' but blackblrd
pie in dat neighborhood; Eff you don't
breve what tellin' you, des ask
Dock Smith-he wuz dar, en- he seen
it!"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
Origin Of the Bunylp.

In the SOS, when the gold fever was
still high, a walrus came ashore near
an Australian town; the creature was
captured and sold to an enterprising
digger, who constructed booth, put
the walrus In 1t, and wrote over the
concern in flaring letters, The Bun
zip has arrived" The show was a
great financial success, but the change
of environment did not suit the spu.
rious bunyip. In two or three days
In spite Of compulsory diet of fresh
fish, he died, and the body was sold
to the curator of the local museum.
Mr.. Stock suggests that this unfortu.
nate walrus may have been stuffed
and labelled THE Bunyip." Certainly
the popular idea of the bunyip has
much in common with the walrus, and
many legends have grown up from less
likely beginnings.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
ARTISTS NOT AT FAULT,
Very Difficult to Obtain Good Likeness
Of Washington.

Very Difficult to Obtain Good Likeness
Of Washington.
Now the truth OF the matter is. that
1t Is very difficult to get satisfactory
likeness of Washington, and for the
reason, which is pretty well known,
that all the authentic portraits and
busts OF him were made after he had
passed middle life and when he wore
set OF artificial teeth. Dentistry In
those days was in a somewhat rudi.
mentary stage Of development, and
the plate upon which these teeth were
fastened was continually slipping out
OF place. The result has been that all
the portraits Of Washington give an
unnatural expression to the mouth.
Houdin's bust, which in other respects
is very fine, Is unfortunate In this one
particular, because 1t is so faithful to
life. Hence, we shall probably not get
satisfactory Washington on our
postage stamps until some artist
touches up the original from which he
draws the head, and provides 1t with
the firm mouth which Washington
naturally possessed in place Of the
grandmotherly one which his portraits
bestow upon him. Meanwhile one
should not be too severe upon the
philatelists who are writing long let
ters to the newspapers and agitating
the public mind upon the subject of
the new stamp. They were born to
devote their time to trifles.-New
York Commercial Advertiser
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
EASY ENOUGH TO REMEMBER.
Senator Turpie's Erudition Shed New
Light on a Stenographer's Mind.

Light on a Stenographer's Mind.
Ex-senator Turpie of Indiana was
one Of the most learned men in the
United States senate, but never
Haunted his erudition before his col
leagues. DR.. Woodbury. Pulsifer, the
capable clerk of the senate committee
on commerce, gives q "reminiscences
about the senator which shows the
simple methods by which he retained
the varied knowledge he possessed.
Some years ago. says Dr. Pulsifer,
i was travelling through the west with
committee of senators who were on
tour of investigation. They had been
taking testimony, which was writing
out from my notes. | came to the
word Sincere which had never been
able to spell correctly. | communi-
Gated that fact to Mr.. Turpie, who was
sitting near me.
THAT is very easy to remember
the senator replied to me immediate
ly, Just keep in mind that it comes
from two Latin words: Sine" mean
ing without" and "cerum," meaning
wax" There you have the signifi-
canoe of the word. 1t is without
wax"
DIR. Pulsifer has never had difficulty
since in spelling this important word
of the kings English.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
sADDEsT KIND OF POVERTY.
Mental Destitution Worse Than Lack
of Spendinu Money!


No other form of poverty can CON-
pare with mental restitution. Though
a man own neither houses nor lands
nor money, yet IL he has cultivated
mind and broad mental horizon, II
the door of his intellect has been
opened wide, so that he drinks In
beauty and intelligence wherever he
goes, and If he has developed his
sympathies so that he is In touch
with life at all points, he has found
the secret of success and happiness.
On the other hand, If a man merely
accumulates millions of dollars,
though he own broad acres and live
in n palace, II his mind has been
starved. If he is intellectually poor.
he will know nothing of the world
beautiful in books. he will see moth
ing to admire in art, nothing to
soothe or elevate in music, says Sue.
cess; If he has been wholly absorbed
in crowdlng and elbowing his way
through the world to the total neglect
of his higher nature, In spite of his
houses and lands. his palatial resi-
dence and all his costly surround
ings, he is the most despicable and
pitiable kind of pauper.
Saving money and starving the
mind is the poorest business that any
human being can possibly engage In.
Wear threadbare clothes, If neces-
sary; sleep in bare attic, II you
must sacrifice legitimate but unnec-
essary amusements; do anything in
reason rather than starve your mind.
Feed that at any cost short of injur.
ing health.
A youth who has learned the alpha.
bet has the key to all power. He can
make royal investments, for mental
investment is the greatest anyone can
make. 1t is form of wealth that
will stand by one when panics or
other misfortunes have swept away
property, when friends fall away.
when the whole world seems to have
turned against you. No matter what
happens. If you have rich mind, II
your intellect Is a storehouse of pre-
cious knowledge, you can never in
reality be poor.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
A Persian Solomon.

OF the distinguished authos OF
Persia none, perhaps, has enjoyed a
wider popularity than Sadi, who lived
in the thirteenth century. He was a
traveller and close observer, and his
anecdotes and short stories are des-
cribed as being founded on his own
experiences and observations. In
Persian Poetry for English Readers
Mr.. S. Robinson quotes the following
from Sad's writings:
a pupil said to his instructor,
What am | to do, for people incom-
mode me with the frequency OF their
visits to such degree that their con-
versation produces a great distraction
of my valuable time?"
The teacher replied: ITO every
one who is poor, lend and from
every one who is rich, borrow. They
will not come about you again"
Another example embodies excel.
lent advice; A silly fellow, having a
pain in his eyes, went to a farrier
and asked him for a remedy. The
farrer applied to his eyes something
which he would have given to an
animal, and it blinded him, upon
which they made an appeal to the
magistrate. The mag .strate said:
This is no case for damages. II is
plain that this fellow is an ass. or
he would not have gone to farrier."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14

Prof. Hopkins Of Amherst, who like
many good New Highlander, is some
what theologically inclined, is fond OF
telling how he was worsted in argu-
ment by his small daughter. He had
forbidden her to play with his pocket
knife, but she had kept on just the
same, and finally succeeded in cutting
herself quite badly. The professor
called her to his study, and said very
gravely:
MY little girl, should punish you
for your disobedience, but do not
need to, for God has punished you al.
ready"
Yes" replied the child, but He
let me play with the knife an awfully
long lime first New York Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
Entry by Nomination In Nayy,

The writer of an article in Pages
Magazine on Lord Selborne's new
scheme for the training of British
naval officers makes some pointed re-
marks on the present methods OF en-.
try to the navy. He states that the
proposed mode Of entry by nomina.
ton is a relic of admiralty patronage,
which the board is unwilling to re-
linquish; but, whether the admirals
like 1t or not, 1t must soon go the
way of all such antiquated privileges.
Open competition is sure to come
within the next few years. The re.
suit of this entry by nomination will
be to keep the naval service-as far
as the officers are concerued-in the
family circles of the admiralty and
their friends; so that parents without
influence inside Of that charmed circle
will have no chance of getting their
boys into the navy, however desirable
the boys themselves may be, or how.
ever ready the parents may be to in
,ur the heavy expense of educating
their boys for the service of their
country.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-04-14
SILK COMING FROM JAPAN.
Most Of the Product OF the OrientaIs
Will Find a Market Here

VIII Find Market Here.
"Japan's silk production this sea
son will be larger than 1t has ever
been before and most Of the finished
produce will be marketed in the
United States said Robert s. Cal
Usher of Seattle. Wash.
During the last few years there
has been a large increase in the CAPT
talization of the Japanese silk mills,
with the result that japan has to-
day more money invested in the silk
business than in any other industry.
The output has been doubled by the
enlargement of plants and the build
ing Of new ones. Heretofore China
constituted Japan's largest silk mar
ket. Only few years ago the
American trade was too small to
bother with, though Germany, France
and England took a small quantity.
change has come about, and the
largest market is now found in
America, China excepted. The silk
crop has been very large for the past
two seasons, but most of the raw
materials will be utilized by the fac
tories, new and old, before another
crop comes in.
Capital is going into Japan from
many countries and factories are
springing up on every side, and soon
they will be able to supply the world
with such goods as they make. They
can never supply themselves with
wheat, which they are already be-
ginning to prefer to rice, which they
have been eating for thousands of
years. | believe they will soon make
the toys of the world, for their prod
ucts in that line are, l think, more
artistic than anything produced else
where. Their agricultural products
are limited, and the factory popula-
ton will consume more and more OF
our food products"