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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

will sill al. Trimmed g. lis az cost
for the next thirty days. Call ami
get bargains. Mrs, u. Poole Wright.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

WANTED-More boarders at 6l4 Nat
ional avenue. Mrs. L. NJ. Griest.
5.l1l,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

Tell the conductor to put you off
at Gibson & seitzis for pure ice cream
sodas. BIB
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

On the way to the plaza stop at
Gibson & seitz's for soda with pure
cream. 5.I5
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01
ST. Louis wool.

ST. LOUIS, June 1--Wooi-Steady.
Territory and western medium, 16a
2fe; fine medium, l6ai7c; fine, 10
M17c.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

What's the matter with Turner!
His meats are all right-none bet
ter. 5s25
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

w. M. Lewis, undertaken, will be
at his undertaking rooms day and
night. Both telephones. 6-2
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

Papen's specialties--fresh eggs and
choice butter. rs
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

Turner takes pains. that's why his
trade grows all the time. You get
only best quality at Turner's. 5125
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

Fresh vegetables daily at Papen's.
5.6s.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

w. L. Crockett returned last even
ing from his visit in Los Angeles, San
Francisco and other seaside cities.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

We are prepared now to furnish
pure Ice real in any quantity for
parties and familiess Gibson & Seitz.
5.l5
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

Best Of everything eatable; Graa'
& Hayward. 5.ls
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

Canyon City and Missouri Straw.
berries-fines fruit. at Ryan 4 Blood,
6.l
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

The new dairy, Colorado phone 257
for fresh milk. G. G. Watson. 5,12s
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

Choice StraWberries-Ry Ryan i Blood
6t1
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

Terms at the Harvey resort are ad.
vertised in The Optics displayed col
umns. 50
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01
Cement Walks.

i am now ready to lay the best grade
Of crushed concrete walks; all work
guaranteed. Address city postoffice.
r. w. Bruce. 6,3
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

STRAWBERRIES EVERY DAY at
GRAF & Hayward's 5.i8
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01

Strawberries finest there are, Ryan
& Blood. VI
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

a game played with the hands is
called Manual Recognition" II was
evolved by a number of young people.
ana played as follows: one of the
party was blindfolded. and the others
came to him. ora by one, and clasped
MS hand. II was required that he
recognize each one simply by tie ;eel.
ing Of his hard. Each took his turn
IN being hlirGfolied. until every one
had tried his hand" in the game. A
lrlzc was given to the one wac recog.
hI@ed 'Ne most, ?cd BOBBY prize to
the ono who succeeded In recognizing
tie lowest. Much amusement was
Afforded by the ludicrous mistakes
tnat were made T.prc was a Young
bride ard groom present. and neither
was able to recognize the other or
course II was fin To the rest of the
Company And then everybody laugh.
ed when brother failed to recognize
MS sister or young lady her best
friend.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
A Trick in Writing.

friends. Perhaps It would be more
correct to say that they play the trick
on hemselves-which makes ii all the
funnier You simply tell them what
to do and 1t is not your fault that they
don't know how to do 1t.
Give your victim slip Of stout
writing paper and the stub of soft,
black lead pencil, not very sharp.
Ask him to shut his eyes and lay the
paper on his forehead, holding 1t there
with the thumb and forefinger Of his
lett hand, one pressed to each temple,
while the palm of the hand covers
his eyes. The next thing he has TO do
Is to write his name on the paper
with the pencil held in his right hand.
Writing Is not easy under such condi-
lions, so no one will expect the sigma.
ture to be very pretty or very .egible.
but everybody, including the writer
will be surprised to find II written
backwards-thati is, If the victim has
succeeded in writing anything that
can be made out at all. Nine persons
out of the ten begin to write at the
left eyebrow and write toward the
right eyebrow. But this is not really
writing from left to right, as writing
should be done, but from right to left,
because when the paper is taken from
the forehead and laid on the table 1t
is turned end for end. Does the writer
make the mistake because he says to
himself: Let me see, now, ! must
begin at the lert," and therefore be-
gins at the left eye? Probably not,
for If he stops to think he is apt to
write correctly. The trick Is most
likely to succeed when the writing is
attempted impulsively, without think.
ing So you should not say anything
about writing, or even show the pen.
Gil, until the paper is held on the fore.
head and the eyes closed. Then slip
the pencil into the persons hand and
tell him to write. The mistake is just
one of those queer things in human
nature that nobody has yet explained.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
AMUSED MEN OF MONEY.
Conductor Forgot His Audience in
His Earnestness.

HlS CdTneStneSS.
What Is known as the millionare's
train" running from Morristown, N. j.,
TO Hoboken, carries number of men
known to the world of finance The
conductor Ia David Sanderson, to
whom his passengers, grateful for his
uniform good nature and efficiency
have just presented handsome watch
and a purse Of gold. They insisted on
his making speech and Sanderson
did so, winding up In this way: Some
people wonder why 1t Is | have had
such great success In life; why have
had no trouble with nobody. Even the
other conductors don't understand it
and they often ask me how get along
with tho DRINKS on my train, an just
tell en-" Such shout of laugh
ter went up from the milllonaires that
sanderson's speech ended then and
there.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

TO send his children there. as they
VIII never have an opportunity again
To see anything approaching IL. and
they might trave! all their lives and
not see as much of the world as they
Will see here within the confines of
this great Exposition. Every nation
In the world will be represented. and
a trip here will be a liberal education
IN Itself | certainly hope that every
reader of The Union" will take my
advice and go to the Fair. even If
they can spend but few days there
1t will be the event of lifetime. and
no one should deny themselves this
much of the pleasures of the world
even II they have to deny themselves
In some other direction. BY all means
make up your minds right now that
you are going to the St Louis
Worlds Fair, and begin saving for
that purpose right now. If necessary.
And don't fail to gle the boys and
girls an opportunity to go. They
VIII learn more here in week than
they will in school in year
| wish | could make this strong
enough so that every reader of this
paper would make up his mind to
see the Worlds Fair, for am sure
every one who comes will agree with
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
Easy Enough If You Know How.

A sure way to raise laugh among
party of friends is to claim that you
can do an apparently impossible thing
and then get some of your friends to
try it; then, when they have tried and
failed, do the very thing they failed
on in a simple way which has never
occurred to them. Here is a decep-
ton which seldom fails to work and
which always provides lot OF fun,
even to those who are fooled by 1t.
Begin by saying something about
ant-eaters, which have such long
tongues that they can touch the
ground with them without lowering
their heads. Then ask one of your
friends II he can put out his tongue
and touch his ear. He will try, gently,
at first, then harder and at length
make the funniest faces you can i'm
agine by trying to do that which is
OF course, impossible. Then others
will try until half your guests are
pOking their tongues out of the cor
ners of their mouths and trying to
curl them around their cheeks until
their ears are reached Then, when
they are all looking like comic masks,
you calmly put out your tongue, and
touch your ear with your finger The
effect of this on those who have vain.
ly tried the trick will be well worth
the trouble Of talking about the ant.
eater.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
An Exposition of Modern Wonders
ne air Is the Greatest
wen as the Most Stupendous as Ever Or
sanzedNo Words Can Describe Masnicence or

Mr.. E. II. Stevens, editor of the Min.
neapolis Union, visited the Worlds
Fair at st. Louis few GAYS ago. and
the following letter in .he Union des.
crfbes In part what his impressions
were.
To Readers of 1.-THE Union:
I have been through the Worlds
Fair grounds again to-day for the
third time since coming to ct.
Louis last week, and every day the
wonder within me grows. had
imagined from the descriptions that
the management intended to eclipse
anything ever before attempted, but
had no idea of the tremendous size
the magnificent designs, the splendid
setangs. and the artistic beauty of
the buildings. | was somewhat pre-
pared to see something of the ordi
nary. but my mind had by no means
gra5ped the splendors which will he
open to the visitors to the Worlds
Fair this summer. OF course the
grounds and the buildings at this
time are in chaotic state, and the
weather was unpropitious for pleas.
ant visiting, but even with these
drawbacks, and with nothing but the
bare and In many cases but partially
finished buildings to be seen, the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
Voyaqcrs From Sea.

The gray rat, of which you are so
frightened that you will not go down
into the cellar after dark, is a native
of Asia, and was unknown in ancient
Europe. Only in the year 1878 did It
make It's appearance In that part OF the
world coming from India by way of
Russia. Some people believe that it
originally came from Norway, but that
Is a mistake.
The common house rat, by the way,
used to be black, and made its way
from Asia to Europe in the sixteenth
century, arriving not long afterward in
America.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

near neighbors, managed TO read a
few paragraphs in my newspaper
One of them told of remarkable
find by a Nippur expedition of the
University of Pennsylvania. 1t was
nothing less than wellpreserved
and thoroughly authenticated tailor's
bill nearly 5000 years old.
Since Bimmelsten himself is en-
gagged in the clothing business,
thought he would be interested in this
ancient relic, so | told him about 1t,
but the story seemed to make no inn
preston on him.
Hang II, man." said |, don't you
understand? It's tailor's bill almost
5000 years old"
Well" he answered, "vot ISIS IL
good for? Dey can't COLLECT it,
Brooklyn Eagle,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

striking and difficult the trick The
only difficulty is in placing the coin
exactly over the neck of the bottle,
and there is where the correct eye
comes in,
This Is like the trick of balancing
card on your finger. laying u coin on
It and ilichiHg the card away. leaving
the coin ON your finger
Here is another of the same sort:
lay strip Of stiff paper on the table,
so that II projects several inches be
yond the edge, holding It in place by
layilg half dollar on the part that
Is on the table. The paper must be
stin enough to stand out nearly
straight, but must not be too stiff
cardboard, for example. will not do at
all. Now strike the projecting paper a
good hard blow downward. Ii will
slip off the table and nutter to the
llcor leaving the coin on the table,
even II 1t has been placed very near
the edge,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

and above and ending In hook exact
~ over the little funnel and three or
four inches above II.
Then drop the cork ball into the
funnel, put the pipe to your lips and
blow.
Your breath rushing up the little
tube VIII lift the light ball and keep
1t dancing in the air for second or
two. When it falls the funnel catcses
IL and your breath sends 1t up again.
The trick Is to make the hook at.
tached to the ball catch on the hook
above so that the ball remains sus.
pended-that is all.
1t takes patience and perseverance,.
Tut 1t can be done, and, as I said be-
fore, 1t Is lots of fun trying Il.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

beeswaK or parafline, as a new clay
stem sticks to the lips and sometimes
tears OFF the tender skin when II is
taken from the mouth.
Bore small hole through tho cork,
near one side, just big enough to hold
a straw. The straw should be a lit.
tie longer than the cork and at the top
II should be slit down an inch or so
and the pieces spread out in the form
of funnel.
Or you may use a small glass tube
with little paper funnel pasted to
the top of it. If the straw or tube
does not ut the hule exactly, little
waA at the top will make the joint
alright. Now take another cork cut
IL down to round ball as big as a
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

statue OF Vulcan. II is so feet high
the base constructed of coal and coke
and the statue cast in iron. 1t por.
trays Birmingham's Importance as
manufacturing center King Cotton
is Mississippis Offering. Cotton Is
the material used, and the giant Is as
tall as Alabama's Vulcan. The Spirit
of Utah is manifested in an artistic
hgur' )deled from beeswax. Idaho
preSct,S the figure of Occur
dAlene miner cast from copper.
Golden butter was used by Mime
sofa artist as the appropriate ma
terial for a statue of John Stewart,
the builder of the first creamery.
Louisiana presents two curiosities
In sculpture-a figure of Mephis-
topheles in sulphur and Lots wife
carved from a block of rock salt.
California shows the figure of an ele.
plant built of almonds.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

SS'~s"e' iSet' oy LOUISIANA Purchase
grounds are well worth travelling nun.
dreds of miles to see, even as they
are. This being the case, what will
IL he when everything is completed
and when nature has combined with
art 10 make this the fairest vision
ever soon by mortal eyes.
1t would be presumptuous on my
part To attempt to give a description
OF the grounds or of the buildings,
And when | attempt description I
am at loss for words. and can only
repea~, Wonderful wonderful. won.
aerfui." The grounds are natural
beauty spot. and with the addition
Of the buildings, the statues, the
fountains, the lagoon, the cascades,
And all the cunning contrivances of
art. the visit will be one which will
never be forgotten, even II one should
aot go inside the buildings at all. And
then the inside OF the buildings
buildings covering acres and acres of
ground. and stretching out for what
seems to be interminable distances
when these are filed with the works
OF nature. of art, of science and of
skill from every portion of the known
world, who would be so foolish as
to miss it!
| would make 1t compulsory upon
every parent who can afford to do so,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
SERVED AS MESSENGER BOY.
Congressman Hardwick Mistaken for
One Of the House PAGES.

congressman Hardwick, the boyish.
looking man from Georgia has had
Che experience that has befallen other
youthful statesmen. He was stand
Ing close to the speakers desk one day
when one of the reading clerks, mis-.
taking him for a page said: Run and
Drins me that paper that is lying on
Gen Grosyenor's desk" Smiling at
the clerks error, the Georgian did as
requested Half an hour later the
chair recognized "the gentleman from
Georgia" and to the surprise and
modification of the reading clerk, Mr.
Hardwick the beardless boy, who
had performed messenger duty a short
time previous, arose and delivered a
long speech on the race problem In the
south.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

small marble, "a miggle." and pierce
1t through the center with a long hair
pin from which you have broken off
the greater part Of one leg. The
straight end should stick farther out
OF the ball than the other, so that the
hooked end will be higher and will
stay on top. Now in the other side
of the large cork nearest the stem of
the pipe stick long wire, bent over
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
BlOWPIPE AND A BALL.

Here Is very simple little toy
that You can make and have lots OF
fun with. Take an ordinary tobacco
pipe and stop the bowl with tightly
lifting cork The pipe may be either
wooden or clay one, but II should
be new and clean, and If the stem
is clay, the end of 1t that goes into
your mouth should be waxed by heat.
ing II and rubbing II on lump of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
Dozens Of Unique Materials Used in
the Creation Of Worlds Fair Statu.

airy.
Enduring marble and temporary
stan, which have marked the statu.
airy of past expositions, are not the
only kinds at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, although more works of
art carved from these materials are
there exhibited than were ever col.
lected at one place in the history Of
the world.
Many odd materials have been
made up into artistic figures that elo-
quently proclaim the idea of the de-
signer. Some of these unique statues
are colossal in size and large sums Of
money were expended in their max
ing.
Birmingham, Ala. has built a
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
The Tale of the Little Collectors.

10 little collectors standing IN "A line.
one got n jolly, then there were nine.
= uttr collectors looking for bait,
One caught a fish story then there were
eight
y little collectors looking for heaven;
one LOT tired, then there were seven,
: lttl" collectors watching out Tor tricks.
one got q bad check. then there were six
u hiiI" collectors very much alive;
On" got u touchdown, then there were
five
litNy collectors grouped about the door
one got swift kick. then there were
fNur.
littc collectors longing FOR a fec;
one got a promise then there wcr"
'tToc
g lllila collectors threatening To- sue
one got u Iutc. ana then there We're
, 'ittl' .ol'"ctors kept on the run;
one .'l' aud broke his crown, then there
WIS ore.
: little collector too polite to dun.
Ev got PAID! and then there was none.
New York sun
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
his arm, visited the sick man one at.

his arm, visited the sick man one af.
ternoon.
Here John" he said, ARE some
daintles | have brought you Here is
some fruit; here is Jelly; here is
tonic, fine for the aged, here is some
superb beef tea
Beef tay is it, sor?" said the old
man. "Shure, an II shud be good,
that beef tay 'Tis drink OF niver
thried befure. OF thank ye, sor, for
all we've brought. but specially OF
thank ye for the foine beef tay."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
HYMN OF THE WEST.
The Poet Stedman Has Written the
Worlds Fair Hymn and II Has
Been Set to Music,

Been Set to Music.
Western folk will be charmed by
the beautiful hymn written by Ed.
mund Clarence Stedman upon the in.
vitation of the Worlds Fair manage
ment. He calls it the Hymn of the
West a title BETTING so splendid
production. It has five stan2as. and
Prof. John X. Paine of Harvard Uni.
versity, has written the music, which
Is no less grand The first public rem.
derirg OF this hymn will be on the
opening day of the great exposition.
Saturday, April 80, when a drilled
chorus Of 600 voices will sing IL.
Other musical compositions specially
written upon invitation of the
Worlds Fair management are
march by Frank Vanderstuken, d.
rector OF the Cincinnati orchestra,
and waltz by Henry X. Hadley of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
Many Royal Visitors Comma.

If all promises are fulfilled, the
United States will have royal visitors
galore next summer. So far these
have announced their intention to
visit the land of the free: King Leo.
pold of Belgium King Menelek Of
Abyssinia, the crown prince of Ger.
many, the crown prince of Sweden
and the crown prince of China.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
In week or two the freshman was

In week or two the Irishman was
back at work. The day of his return
seeing him at his post Mr.. Wright
asked him with smile how he liked
his beef tea.
"Shure, not bit" said the old man.
bluntly.
Why said Mr.. Wright, beef tea
IS delicious If you heat it and add a
little salt and pepper"
We'll, sor, 1t may be good thot
way said John. But put milk
and sugar " it."-Los Angeles Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
Conundrums.

Why is lawyer like a wine clerk?
He Is a bartender.
What head lines prove the most
sensational to women? Wrinkles.
What are the last teeth called?
Fake teeth.
Why should a doctor never be sea.
sick? Because he is accustomed to
see (sea) sickness.
What soap is the hardest7 Cast
steel (castile).
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
Worlds Fair Notes.

The exhibits will amount to twenty
thousand carloads.
machine will stamp the likeness
OF Worlds Fair building on pen.
ny for souvenir collectors.
The Inside Inn, hotel on the
Worlds Fair grounds under EXPOSE
ton control. has 1859 rooms.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

New York. All are famous compos.
ers and their compositions have the
originality and high merit expected
for such a signal event. The several
pieces will be played by the many
bands in their musical programs dur.
ing the Exposition, under the direc.
ton of the Bureau of Music
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
The Crinolinc is Canine

The new skirts with their extreme
fullness, especially toward the front,
Will be the mother of our old curse
rrinoline. Nothing but the stiffened
petticoat will throw into shape the
wide skirts of the immediate future.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
eImmeIsteIn Not Int rested.

On the car the other morning hap
pened to hang by the strap next to
Bimmelstein's. Between begging pa
irons OF and granting pardons to my
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
BEEF TEA NEW TO HIM.
lrishmsn Spoiled the PREPARATION by
His Addition.

Orville and Wilbur Wright, the in
Ventors of the most successful flying
machine that has appeared thus FAR,
live In Dayton, Ohio. where they con
duct a bicycle factory.
An aged Irishman. a faithful en-
ploye OF theirs for number of years,
was kept at home last month by i'll
ness. Orville Wright, basket on
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26

affect the coin, which simply falls
straight down when its support is car.
ried away. The neck of the bottle
must be larger than the coin, Of
course, but the smaller 1t is, the more
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-26
Pictorial Proverb.

Here is a proverb which, instead OF
being printed in ordinary type, has
been formed into a series of pictures
by our artist. Can you read these
objects Alright to make well known
proverb that every boy and girl should
bear in mind?