The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-12
Oklahoma Society Item.

Oklahoma Society Item.
One of our smart young men recent
" tried to kiss girl he was sweet
on for the first time. In order not to
seem too willing the young lady
smashed him with a f1atiron. And
for that only he Tilted her or the spot
and HI lot been back since. Tickle
young an.-Hunter Enterprise.
Race Suicide In New Form.
A man worth millions leaves all
to his many nephews ard nieces, with
the Injunction to marry. II he mad
been married himself he would prob
ably have had no millions to leave.
There seems to be fine chance for an
argument here.
New Works Italian Population.
The Italian population of New York.
which must now be toward 1000, Is
increasing by immigration at so rapid
rate that it is likely to be some
where about half million in 1910, for
its natural increase is also large.
The Power Of Radium.
Becuuere. has shown that radium
emits cathode rays moving at vel.
ocity o. over 10000 miles per sec.
ond A particle travelling with this
velocity and starting from the earth
would reach the moon in two Sec
onds.
The News of Waterloo.
Leopold de Rothschild has spoiled
the tradition that his grandfather got
news of the victory of Waterloo in a
highly romantic manner. He received
employ, who brought a newspaper to
Rim from Brussels.
Value OF Different ENVIRONMENT.
Edmund Clarence Stedman delivers
himself thus of the race of which he
Is a member: I'VE New Englanders
are fire specimens of humanity-when
we are transplanted. New York
Times.
Now Antiseptic Toothpicks.
Antiseptic toothpicks, warranted
fnee of germs, are being supplied by
the large hotels and restaurants III
London. 1, is proposed shortly to
serve sterilizcd food in chemically
cleansed dishes.
One Of the eenedicts.
The Gallo bachelor is growing, like
the emblem of his nation, over the fact
revealed by the recent census that Of
the five centenarians found in Paris
not one was ever married.-New York
Tribune.
Largest Cave in Europe.
In the Muotothal, near Schwyn, in
Switzerland, Is cave which was only
explored year ago. 1t proves to have
over 5000 yards of galleries, and so
is probably the largest in Europe.
A Question for Scientists.
A German scientist, DR.. Kaufman,
asserts that the electrostatic attrac-
ton of unlike charges of electricity
are somewhat greater than the repul
sion of such charges. If this be true
gravitation is explained.
Swift Justice.
A Greek tragedian is coming to this
country to play Hamlet" in his native
tongue. This may be something on
the nature of retribution for what col
lege players have been doing to the
Greek classics.
Child Labor in New York.
From facts gathered in the last ST,
months the remarkable condition Is
revealed of the existence of more
child labor In New York city than IL
all the states of the South combined
Excellent Streets Of india.
The streets of Bombay are excel
lent, as are generally the main roads
throughout India. They are thorough
ly macadamized or metaled and made
smooth by heavy rollers.
Artificial camphor.
Artificial camphor is now made In
Germany for the trade, as chlorhy
drate of terebinth II has a peculiar
value in lessening the dangers of nitro
glycerin and making gelatin dynamite
more effective.
Damage Done by SmeIters.
Farmers claim that the ore smelters
of Butte, Mont, throw into the air
five tons of sulphuric acid and half q
ton of arsenic each day, greatly to the
amage of crops.
Or. Jameson Now Sorry.
DR.. Jameson, in reply to an address
at Cape Town recently, referred to
tho famous raid as a blunder which
he had eXpiated, and which he had
hoped had been condoned