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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Trap Fresh Water Pests

Porpoise catching in the river and
gulf of st. Lawrence Is being success
fully prosecuted by Mr. Campbell Nc
Nab, the well-known trapper and hunt
err. Mr.. MacNab has guided many in.
fiuential hunting parties to success,
not the least of which have come TO
Canada from Europe in search of big
game. His success in porpoise catch
ing has not been exceeded by anyone
engaged in the same line, in the St.
Lawrence at least,
These amphibious animals are
known to be destructive to FISH life,
and naturalists consider that a barrel
of fish per day is a very low estimate
of what one of them will consume.
The destruction Of the pests Is there
fore in the public interest, and it has
often urged that fair bounty should
be paid for their capture. The trouble
hitherto has been to find anything
strong enough to retain the porpoises
when they have been secured within
an Enclosure. Mr.. MacNab has over
come this difficulty in very ingenious
manner,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

land under permanent forest. Unless
at least a moderate profit Is possible
no one can be expected to grow trees
on land that can be used for any other
purpose
The Rhode Island experiment sta
tion is now giving some attention to
this question, and in bulletin just
prepared by Professor +. w. Card
some interesting figures are presented.
He cites the experience of Zachariah
Allen of Rhode Island who planted a
worn pasture with trees in 1920 and
kept careful financial record till
1877. ifty.seven years. After deduct
ing all expenses he found that his pro-
fit was nearly I per cent per annum
on the original investment.
There Is also record of the returns
on a forty-acre tract of white pine in
New Hampshire for eighty years. dur
ing which time the average annual
profit was 1915 an acre. The facts
given by Prof. Card seem to show
that only moderate profit is to he
expected from forests treated as a per-
mancnt crop Perhaps we cannot
make as much money in this industry
as is made in Europe, where every
part of tree can be marketed at
some price, even the small branches
and twigs being gathered into lunches
and sold for ewood.-New York Sun.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Working of a HOOdOo

The endeavor of st. Louis man
to secure the courts aid to remove
the hoodoo which he Is convinced
pursues him, will excite interest in
the minds OF many people who have
felt at some period in their lives that
there must be something occult in the
persistence with which misfortune,
petty or serious, seems to pursue
them. Bad luck Is subject which
has often been given careful consid-
Grafton by the human mind, and II Will
remains in great doubt among many
whether there Is not really n personal
fate, sure enough, that shapes their
ends, rough hew them as they may.
We can hardly expect the law courts
to do anything for us. A court can
not enjoin a hoodoo as It would cor
poration, for the strong enough rea-
son that a hoodoo Is always original
in It's methods and unanticipated in its
means. There Is something OF the
hoodoo in what is called the pervers-
ity OF inanimate things. A man who
Is really and truly hoodooed will drop
his lead pencil the point will break
off as 1t strikes the floor, and It will
then roll under his desk where he can
not get It without moving the desk, AS
he undertakes to do this, the elastic
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Both New and Novel

"How was it done?" he growled, still
hunting for his chair.
why, the papers says 1t was at
dinner" explained fourth, land lit
tie girl, naked except for sort OF
gauze grdle and wings, suddenly APP
peared and announced the approaching
marriage. A little Cupid, you know!
Wasn't it pretty and appropriate
idea?"
He had found his chair and he set
tied back in 1t comfortably.
Don't think much of that" ho
growled. Little girls are usually
skinny a-d awkward. Now, II the pros
jective bride"
john" cried his wife
Sensations of one sort or another
seem to be n necessity to society
these days. and"
john" she repeated severely.
If the prospective bride, dressed as
a maiden of the middle ages. had
been whisked away by the prospective
groom in full armor," he persisted.
1T would have been more startling
and romantic. What's the matter.
anyhow"
But no one answered, although the
ladies seemed to be breathing more
freely.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

apparatus that suspends his lower gar
ment will burst and the ink bottle on
the desk will upset. This is what one
might call the hoodoo when 1t Is work
ing at its best and is net overlooking
anything. A good active hoodoo may
keep this up for several days, until
the victim is thoroughly cowed or HIS
spirit broken, when II will depart as
suddenly as II came and leave him In
peace. Astrology has sought to ex-
plain these tempests OF bad luck by
the position OF tho stars at ones
birth; where Saturn, Uranus and the
sun were at the time you were born
will decide for your whole life, for in
stance. that you will miss trains. Some
times you may by your own strength
of mind and volltion partially over
come this. You may make 1t rule to
start for your train an hour before
any one else does. Even then the
malignant influence of your natal
planets may compel breakdown In
the street car or In some other way
accomplish the purpose foreordalned
for them on the morn of Creation. We
must each accept our hoodoo as we
do some hereditary defect and do the
best we can to minimize its effects
st. Louis GlCbe.Democrat.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16


Stopping a Right.Hand Body.Punch.
the palm OF the glove outward in
stopping a blow. Keep the hand
open. This presents a larger surface
to the glove of your opponent and
will do more to prevent his blow from
landing than If your fist was closed.
In guarding always keep your ell.
bows close to your sides. This takes
in the benefit of the forearm. and If
the glove be held close to the face
all that side of the body is protected
Never land a punch without having
the block ready to meet the counter
Every time you start a punch remem.
Der that your opponent intends to
come back with another punch.
The particular art OF the game Is to
land blow without a return; but
every time you make an attack you
render yourself liable to an offensive
demonstration from the man with
whom you, are sparrng.
One of the best uses of the hands
in boxing is not to use them. When a
blow is struck the proper way to avoid
1t is not to stop 1t with the hand or
forearm, but to slip" it. BY slip.
ping" blow, I mean that you should
get away from 1t in such a ma err that
no part of your oponents arm touches
you. This Is known as "ducking" and
"side-stepping." For instance, II your
sparring partner swings his right for
the side Of your face, lower your head
and let the blow go over Do not
duck" in toward him. Let your head
go under the blow and away from 1t
to the side. This prevents your
opponent from landing an upper.cut,
which he would do II you were close
enough to him.
Always remember that the hands
IRE a most important factor in boxing
Never land blow that will hurt the
hands. When you lead straight
punch. keep the thumb up. When
you swing, always keep the knuckles
up. A blow Is landed with the first
two knuckles of the hand.
There is another thing to tell O
young man IL he wants to succeed in
boxing: Take your chance when you
see it, and hit from where your
hand is.
Why do | win fights? Because
see the chance when 1t comes, and
take 1t.
Every little while a man leaves him
self open, but it is only for second
II is not even a second, 1t Is less than
tho tenth part of second. You must
seize that chance and strike the in.
slant you see the opening.
The foolish fighter draws back his
hand to hit harder, but by the time he
has drawn his arm back the man has
protected himself. and the chance is
gone.
What I say to young men, and what
say to everybody, is this: DO Just
what | do. If you want to make a
success in life, always hit when you
see the chance; do not draw your arm
back; hit from where your hand is.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

hold the body while boxing The posi-
ton of the body plays a most i'm
portant part in the art of self-defenss
Now, that you have learned the cor.
rect way OF holding the body, | shall
tell you how to hold the hands.
In boxing never have the muscles
set" and tense. Always have all the
muscles of the arms and body and
legs loose and ready for action. Hold
your hands open. Never close your
list. except at the moment when you
land a blow. The reason for this is
olain; holding your fist closed strains
the muscles of the forearm and uses
up a certain part OF your strength un.
necessarily. Always remember that
you should never use any physical
force until the moment arrives when
you need 1t. Do not have your mus
cles strained and rigid. Keep every.
thing loose. II is easy to do so, and
the best exhibition always comes from
a man who is not muscle-bound. In
landing blow remember this par
ocular piece Of advice: never hit with
the thumb. Always keep the thumb
up. and when you land a punch have
the impact and your opponents head
In such relation that your hand will
not be injured that is, use the first
two knuckles of the hand.
In hitting a blow never close the
hand until the blow Is landed. The
reason for this is that 1t strains the
muscles of the forearm and tires the
boxer needlessly. Holding the hands
open not only relieves tie muscles
from any unnecessary strain. but
keeps a wider space of glove always
ready to defend from attack.
Now, in stopping a blow there Is a
wrong and right way. Always turn
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
$50 lovely" cried one.
80 novel;" added another.
unnliuhtf,,I'r ,x,loi,,,J ~ .h,.J

$50 lovely" cried one.
80 novel;" added another.
DELIGHTFUL" exclaimed third
What is?" he growled.
He was not in good humor and he
didn't care who knew 1t. He came
home tired and he found five women
left over from his wife's afternoon
card party. Furthermore, he couldn't
find his comfortable armchair. SO ne
growled, What is?" when he heard
their ordinations.
I'VE were just reading of the novel
way a couple announced their engage
ment." exclaimed one of the women.
ITS usually so prosaic, you know"
Cards are just like sending out n
business announcement" added an
other. Every girl inwardly revolts at
having what to her Is so wonderful
and delightful thing treated in such
a coldblooded way"
And formal announcement at a
dinner makes one think of a preacher
announcing baptism or a vestry
meeting from the pulpit" remarked
the third. "There should be some
thing of the beautiful spirit of the af-
fair in the announcement, as in this
case"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Part II.-Article ).
Tho Poise In Bosjnu.


In my first lesson on boxing I told
you how tn use your feet. Now, we
will suppose you have learned that
correctly. and we will go to the next
lesson: How to hold the body.
The body Of a boy or a man is the
boiler. II is from there that all the
steam comes that moves the ma.
chinery. the arms and legs. No mat.
ter how big and strong the arms and
legs are, they will not be able to do
anything unless the body gives them
the power. So you see how much care
you should take of the body. There
Us no exercise that will do so much to
make the body strong and healthy
and full of steam as boxing.
Care must be observed not to do
anything to Offset the benefit of the
exercise. such as smoking cigarettes
OF chewing tobacco. AS for drinking
beer or spirits. no one OF common.
sense will do that. Then, when the
body Ia clean and full of vitality, there
IL always feeling of cheerfulness and
good-nature. There is no desire to be
quarrelsome. No one should learn to
box SO that he may bully 1t over
others, but that he can defend him.
self from attack, and for the health
and strength that the exercise gives.
Wrong Beginning.
1t Is natural for the American boy
To box. He picks up bit of the art
himself IN sparring with his play
Mt Int
that he Is likely to begin all wrong,
and then he has to unlearn all he
knows before he can learn the right
way.
Quite recently | saw a case in point.
Two boys. without the kno hedge, at.
tempting to box. The way they held
the body, feet and hands was all
wrong. The style of one boy was
worse than that of the other. He held
his body away back. A gentle push
would have taken him of his feet. He
had no brace with the body to back
up the force of his own blow or to
stand against that of his playmate.
The other boy was not so bad, but
his muscles were too stiff and his
nhouiuciS too Squire. NelLner Oh tnc
boys could move about quickly and
easily. They were not supple or
graceful. They did not have that sure
movement of the body which gives to
1t so much health. Movement Is fuel
To the body. Where there is plenty
Of fuel there is plenty of steam.
In taking your stand for bout
with the gloves, let the body lean o
little bit forward from the hips. Have
all the muscles loose Put the left
side forward. Do not stand with your
body square to your opponent; 1t gives
him a wider target to hit and does
not ALLOW you the swing Of the body
and shoulders which you need in or,
der to strike a good blow.
Hold your shoulders down, the left
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Charles Frohman's Wit.

Charles Frohman, the theatrical
manager, was talking to a friend about
the Russo-Japanese war, recalling that
Putnam Bradlee Strong and May Yohe
had gone to aid the Mikado. put.
nam might get an engagement from
you after the war is over" said the
friend, but what about May?" Mr..
Frohman reflected for a moment aud
then said: I'VE might bill her to
sing Way Down Upon the Yalu plver,
Far From the Old Folks at Home
How would that do?"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
what Is the kine2"

The Hereros, now in rebellion
against Germany, have a pretty fair
opinion of themselves and of their
chief. One Of their songs begins;
What is the king Of England, what is
the king of Germany compared with
thee, o Mahereo, first among all
princes? Have they so many thou.
sand cattle as thou? No! Who is so
mighty as art thou?" The Hereros
despise Europeans. The name for a
European is "otyiIumbo"-"whi
thing"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

Above the lamentations over the
burning of the Wisconsin state capitol,
with its boards of valuable archives
and chronicles, are heard the bewail.
ing of the "Old Guard" mourning the
loss of "Old Abe" the world famous
battle eagle. Hundreds of family
hearths were turned into bivouac fires
while veterans foreSathered to swap
yarns of the bird that led the Eighth
Wisconsin Infantry into thirty.siX bat
ties of the civil war, from Fredericks-
town to Hurricane Creek.
The loss of the stuffed bird that for
two decades from its perch under the
great dome had surveyed with i'm
perturbable gaze thousands of visitors
and sightseers has stirred a revival of
stories of the old war pet.
"Old Abe" was captured on the
Flambeau river, between Ashland and
Price counties, in 1861 by Chief Sky, a
Chippewa Indian. son of Thunder of
Bees, chief of the Flambeau band Of
the tribe. Chief Sky caught the young
bird after climb to the top of gi-
gantic hemlock tree, and a week later
realized on his adventure by selling
his captive for bushel of corn. The
bird was carried to Eau Claire just as
Company c was being mustered in.
The lumbermen from the pine woods
voted in the eagle as a vlunteer, and
after surgeons examination 1t was
added to the list of recruits and began
its course from obscurity to fame.
When the company marched into
Camp Randall at Madison in 1861 a
salute was fired in honor of the bird,
which became the mascot of the whole
regiment. 1t went through the war,
carried into battle aloft on perch,
from which 1t rose screaming TO the
length of its cord At the end of the
war the bird was placed on exhibition
once in Chicago. It's value had risen
from the original bushel OF corn to SIS
for each feather that fell from its
plume, while p. T. Barnum offered 500.
600 for permission to place 1t in his
circus.
In January, 1862, at Cairo, H., "Old
Abe who was becoming cadaverous
from a diet Of bareback and salt
horse" scraped up an acquaintance
with Frank" dog, whom he taught
to go out fOraging for squirrels and
rabbits. According to the stories the
carine friend treated the eagle as the
ravens did Elijah. One day the for
ager was unsuccessful, and "Old Abe"
dug his talons into the dogs back and
the partr ership was over.
In the battle before Corinth "Old
Abe" was alCft in sight of TIE army,
"whirlirg and dancing on his perch"
Battles made him voracious by this
'ime Thomas j. Hill Of Eau Claire,
his bearer, unavoidedly entangled the
.ope in a clump Of bushes, when the
eagle became eXasperated and struck
is talons into his masters face. Blind
ID, the soldier rushed down the line,
followed by his comrades, who made
one of the most desperate charges in
the history of the regiment.
1t was in a charge before Vicksburg,
May %, 1868, that "Old Abe" per.
formed his most renowned feat. w.
Edward Homaston was carrying the
standard when he fell PROSTATE. His
comrades rushed by, and the eagle,
eager TO be at the front, dragged him
in the dh ection Of the battle until they
struck a log and were thrown back
together into clump of brush. At
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
WENT TO WRONG PLACE.
Lecturer Mistook Penitentary for Col.
lege Hall in Pittsburg.

'SSC Tldl' III FIttSDuTV.
For nearly two hours the large audi.
ence which had assembled at Pittsburg
the other evening to hear DR.. II. II.
Rusby, professor Of botany and me.
terra medica in the New York College
Of Pharmacy sat patiently awaiting
his arrival until the announcement
was made that the lecturer had been
lost somewhere in Allegheny. II
transpired that the professor had got
off the train at the penitentiary, and
attracted by the bell of the institution,
had gone there, announcing to the
guard that he was due to deliver o
lecture there. The guard demurred
and the tangle was not unraveled un.
til it was too late for the learned gen.
tloman to keep his Pittsburg engage
ment.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
The Correct Boxing Position.

The Correct Boxing Position.
ono particularly. This gives You
length of reach and ease of arm
movement. Keep your left arm out,
but not straight. Always have your
elbows bent a little. A perfectly
straight arm is easily hurt. If the arm
is bent little at the elbow II gives 1t
strength and qL.ckness of action.
Swing your body with the waist as
pivot DO not have 1t set" that is,
held rigid. Always keep It swinging,
not so hard as to tire YOU but so that
Il is ever ready to start in any direc.
ton. The body can start much
quicker If It be moving than IL 1t be
still.
Getting Away from Attack.
A boxer with his shoulders about
his ears and his body held rigid can.
not move quickly. When you Jump
back from an attack do not alter the
position OF your body; in other words,
go back with the body held in the
same manner as when you began to
spar. The reason for this Is, that
when you land away. on your feet,
you are still In position for either
attack or defense should your op.
ponent follow you.
The man who would evade an on.
siaught by thrusting back his head
and body so that he is almost falling
backward is all wrong. His ad.
versary could follow the attack and
easily have the backward" man at
his mercy.
FIJI the Lungs.
When boxing, keep your stomach
IN and your chest out; not stifiy, but
naturally. II may be awkward at first.
but you will soon learn how easy It
is and wonder how you ever stood
any other way.
BY keeping the stomach in and the
chest full of air you enjoy all the
lung strengthening benefits of boxing
and keep the stomach out OF harms
way That part of the body is al,
ways a point of attac: and should DO
protected.
will next tell how TO hold the
hands while boxing.
Position FOR the Hands.
In my last chapter | ,old how TO
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
SeIfConvicted.

At a meeting of lawyers in South
Carolina, some months ago, there
arose a discussion as to who was the
best lawyer N the state.
You want to Know who Is the best
lawyer in South Carollna?" asked one
Of the practitioners.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

The very minute ear of the porpolse
is an extremely delicate organization.
and so sensitive to any vibration in
the water that 1t will not attempt to
pass ii. With the aid of this knowl.
edge, which is the result of many
years Of close study of the animal, MI.
MacNab has succeeded in arranging
very simple device for securiI g the
porpoisos which have been Cryan
over a shoa' at nigh tide, and for pro-
venting their return with the falling
tide. In this manner he expects to
secure many thousands of the ami
mails in q season.
The device was tried the other day
at the mouth of the Portneuf river.
below the Saguenay, where Mr.. Mac
Nab has leased the shoal from tho
provincial government for term 90
years some siXty-nine porpolsos be.
ing thus secured PROPOSES follow
salmon for some distance up their r!y.
ers, and the number which they des'
troy is said to be very large.-Quo5eo
Telegraph
-~-~~~~~~~~~,~~-~~--s~-- ~.
'Yes. Who is" was the resi- 7nso.
81 am" replied the attorney, viii
becoming modesty
you aro?" echoed one of the com
pauy Lets hear you prove IT,"
why" retortcd the claimant to
superior excellence IN his profession.
Il don't have TO prove 1t. admit it.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

and you have got him. That is my
motto. 1t is no trouble TO whip your
opponent when you use that
Copyrighted, 1901 by A. j. DrexAl Bid
die, Philadelphia. Entered at Stauoners
Hall, London.
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