The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-04
IN THE OtDEN DAYS.
Primitive Method Of Accusing Devo.
tion in Church

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ton In Church.
In diary kept In 1916 1t is asserted
that ALLEN Bridges has been chose to
wake the sleepers in meeting, and, be.
Ing much proud of his place. must
needs have fox tale fixed to the end
CT long state. wherewith he may
brush the faces of them that will have
maps In time of DISCOURSE" This ener.
getic individual was likewise armed
with "a sharpe thorne," for the bene-
| fit of those who "be most sounde."
There is a record of the use of this
implement upon Mr. Tomkins, who
was sleeping comfortably in the cor
ner of his pew when Allen thrust his
STAFF behind Dame Ballard to give
him a grievous prick upon the hand,
whereupon Mr. Tomkins did spring
much above he floor and with terrible
force did strike his hand against the
wall and also to the great wonder Cf
all prophanele exclam In a loud
voice: 'Buss the woodchuck!' he
dreaming, as 1t seemed, that a wood.
chuck had seized him and bit his
hand"
observation-disclosures.
An amazing story Is told of well.
known professor of science In his
days of wooing. So liable was he,
even in those days, to moods of alb.
straction that he would frequently
walk by his fiancee's side for many
minutes without apparently being
aware OF her presence. One day the
young lady, in mood of mischief,
slipped away from the side of her
self-absorbed lover and buried home.
A few minutes later the young sci.
enlist mounted the stew of her house
and rang the bell, when to his intense
establishment the door was opened by
the girl who. to the best of his belief,
was still by his side.
Triumph Of American Engineer.
In constructing the power transmits.
sion line from the Cauvery falls to the
kolar gold mines, in Mysore. India,
the American engineers employed to
do the work had to deal with some I'M
common problems. The line, ninety
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poles through the jungle. Here the
depredations of white ants and wild
elephants had to be prevented. The
ants attacked the poles and the ele.
plants pulled at the wires. Iron sock.
cts seven feet high were found to be
effective against the arts, and after
careful measurements of the highest
reach of the elephants trunks the
wire were strung at a safe elevation.
Americans Travel Abroad.
All kinds Of people In the Unite:
States go abroad. In the second cabin
you will find men who work for days
wages, school teachers, clergymen
from the country towns and villages.
merchants, farmers, mechanics, and
representatives of every profession
and persuasion, who consider II profit.
able to spend $50 or $50 OF their saw
ings for steamship ticket In order
that they may nave an opportunity Of
seeing something of the world.
How to Overcome Fear.
In overcoming your various fears,
follow each one out to its logical con-
clusion thus, and convince yourself
that at the present moment the things
you fear 90 not exist save In your
imagination. Whether they ever come
to pass in the future or NOT. your
fear is a waste of time, energy and
actual bodily and mental strength.
Quit worrying just as you would quit
eating or drinking something you felt
sure had caused you pain In the past.