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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

A well known merchant of Boston,
who prides himself upon his bump OF
order, went over to New York recent
ly on business. Arriving by the boat,
he repaired to his usual hosiery,
whence, after hasty breakfast in the
cafe, he departed for the city. That
afternoon he found it necessary to
come to Philadelphia, and was gone
over night. Getting back to New York
the next noon, he concluded his bust
ness, and at night went to his hotel
and sought the table d'hote for sub
stantial meal.
Now, it is boast of this gentleman
that in all his business career he has
lost but one umbrella, and never a
hat. He was at much pains to place
his hat in an obscure corner of the
public rack in the hail. Coming out
again, he CROPPED for an instant in the
selected hiding place. and then proud
ly drew forth the shining tile and was
about to put it upon his head, when he
felt his hand forcibly arrested.
you've got my hat there" said
red-faced and angry-looking man, who
was holding his wrist.
He Of the bump of order smiled
suave and superior smile. ooh, no,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
Old Mans Secret.

Alpena, Mich, Sept 5 Especially -
Seventy-five years of age but hale
and hearty is Mr. Jerome X. Four.
nier Of this place, and to those who
ask the secret of his splendid health
he gives the good advice use Dodd's
Kidney Pills"
When asked for his reason for so
strongly recommending the Great
American Kidney Remedy, Mr.. Four.
nier related the following experience:
II recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills because they cured me Of Dia.
betes. l suffered with my kidneys
for a long time and suffered terribly
from those Urinary Troubles that are
SO general among aged people.
Then l started to use Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and eight boxes of them
cured my kidneys, regulated my. wa.
ter and made me feel like a hearty
young man"
Dodd's Kidney Pills make the old
feel young because they make sound
kidneys. Sound kidneys mean health
and health is the other name for
youth.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
A Mistake in Hats

you're mistaken, sir-this is my hat"
he said, patronizingly
That's my hat" retorted the other.
IT'S my hat, and | mean to have it,.
"My dear sir, you have simply made
a mistake-that is all" said the mer-
chant, who is diplomatic, above all
things. This is my hat; there is abb
solutely no question about that. Let
me explain the matter. Upon coming
in here tonight | took particular
pains to place my hat up there in
that dark corner, next to the wall. 1t
was out of the way, hidden from view,
there were no other hats near it.
now come out, reach up my hand, and
take my hat from precisely that same
spot, sir. You yourself saw me do it."
THAT may all be, sir" shifted the
red-faced man; but it's my hat, just
the same"
'Your hat, sir? Will you kindly ex-
plain how that can be?" said the mer-
chant, icily.
81 will, sir, in about three words"
growled the other. cts mine because
you took 1t out of this hotel yester
day morning, and you've been wear
ing 1t ever since. "-Philadelphia Led.
ger.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
IMPORTANT TOWN IN TIBET.
Inhabitants Of Gyangtse Are Chiefly
Religious Devotees.


Gyangtse, which is distant 213 miles
from the Indian frontier and 1874 miles
from Lassa, is a large and important
town with a network of irrigation
channels. The town, which is over
two miles in circumference and con.
tains 1000 houses. is situated about
two small hills. which lie east and
west. On the western hill is = col.
lection of massive walls. keeps and
bastionsi covering the whole surface
Of the rock, 500 feet high and 400
yards long. On the western hill Is q
monastery Of 900 monks, with lofty
temple nine stories high, which is con-
sidered by the Tibetans a particularly
holy place. Surmounting the edlfice
is a gilt dome and from here q mag
nificent view is to be had Of the town
and surrounding mountains. Inside
the temple are numbers Of inches,
filled with images of Buddha and Of
saints. The town and the surround
ing country swarm with monasteries,
in one of which Chandra Das, an In.
dian traveller. found 500 monks en-
gagged in divine service and 200 more
reading the sacred books, while on
each side Of the image Of Buddha
were four rows Of monks, twenty in
each, with hundreds of butter-fed
lamps burning In front of them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
Through Ohio in 1870

got right again. We breakfasted at
Webb's mill, a good house and clever
folks. Had coffee, meat, ETC., and paid
sixpence each. Lodged at Wickware's,
who says he is a Yankee, but is a
very disagreeable man for any coun.
try; rough and ugly and he is very
dear. ! paid a shilling apiece for the
doctors and my supper, upon some
tea made of mountain birch, perhaps
black birch, stewed pumpkin and
sodden meat, Appetite supplies all
deficiencies.
"March 16-It took till dark to get
to Davis. We got seine bread and
milk for supper and drank a quart Of
cider, Mr.. Davis was originally from
Connecticut. His cider in brown
mug seemed like home.
March ga very dull prospect to-
day. 1t rained hard in the niqlt and
continues to rain this morning. We
stay Indoors and murder time. The
doctor goes out and buys some Gales
end we get a half-pint of whisky,
which makes us little less sad"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
Queer Old Solomon Oaks

queer old fellow is Solomon Oaks;
He belongs to the good-natured order
OF folks;
He sings and he whistles about the
work
That nobody ever has known him to
snirk
And he makes you think, with his blithe
good cheer,
or the merry blackblrds when spring is
here
II they come to him with doleful tale
OF a neighbours faults, they always fail
To rouse attention TO what they tell.
At such time he can't hear very we'll;
But II they praise up a neighbor-then
He can hear as well as the best of men.
He always indorses the good things said
BY his friends of the living as well as
the dead.
II he's asked what he thinks of man
gone wrong,
He'll pause, perhaps, In his cheerful
song,
And say: I'm sorry, but there must be
Some good to his credit, 1t seems TO me-"
81 haven't time to keep track" says he,
"Of the sad things and bad things that
! might see
II / was to look for them; so | try
To shut my eyes as | pass them by
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
Napoleon Heada the Ilst.

Prof, CatIell of Columbia university.
mas taken the four principal encyclo.
pedias OF the world-English. French,
German and Ameriean-and made out
list OF a thousand famous men and
women to whom is given the most
space. He has found that Napoleon
heads the list Shakespeare comes
second, Mohammed third and voltaire
fourth George Washington, the first
American in the list, is number nine.
teen.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
March of Forty Years

From less than 100000 to $4,000
factories.
From less than 100000 to over g.
100000 factory workers.
From s4OO, 100000 to over $4,000 900,
900 factory wages and salaries yearly.
From $4,000, 100000 to over $4,000
100000 in factory products yearly.
From s47 .OOO, 900 to 1872 100000 worth
OF gold produced.
From a few thousand dollars to over
s7o,O0O,O0O worth of silver produced.
From 100000 GS60) to 100000
bales of cotton produced.
From $115,OOO,OOO CS6O) to nearly
$500 ,OO0,0 900 worth of cottons manu-.
featured
From s525 to $1,000 national wealth
per capita.
From s1,25O,OOO,OOO to s2,500,000t
coo total value of farm ANIMALS.
From $2O4 100000 to sl.025, 100000
fetal imports.
From $243,OO0,O00 to 81, APO, 100000
to $914,O0O,00O public debt.
From $146,O0O,0OO QS66) down to
s25 10000 annual interest charges.
From SAP QS66) down to 80 cents
annual interest charge per capita.
From $25,O00,OO0 to s7S2, 100000 gold
and silver in the treasury.
From s595,000,000 to $2,367 100000
total money circulation.-Exc Exchange.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
Says Chinese Make Good Soldiers.

Col Grandprey, once French mill
tary attache in Pekin, gives some very
interesting information regarding the
Chinese army in the Revue de Paris.
He says that few countries have such
excellent material as China for an
army. where the whole population of
42o,ooO,0o0 consists, so to speak, of
one people. displaying the same racial
qualities. The Chinese is long lived
and tenacious of life. He thrives in
every climate, in spite of the heat or
cold. Is extremely thrifty and there
fore easily supported. He has nerves
CT steel, he can sleep in any position
and in any place, and can do with a
minimum Of sleep, He seldom needs
doctor and bears pain with the
greatest stoicism. The Chinese Is
very teachable, and what he has once
been taught he never forgets.-Lon.
don Globe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

Very quaint is description of
journey made over American frontier
roads by Thomas Walcutt in 1890,
Walcutt had been a hospital steward
during the revolution and had received
in part payment for his services one
share in the Ohio company, The re-
turn trip from what is now the Buck
eye state was made in March and, in
addition to floods and bad roads, some
OF the food and entertainment along
The way proved unusual. Weather
raw and moist" reads one of the en-
tries in the account, To-day we
crossed several of the large creeks
and waters which fall into the Ohio.
We had so much trouble in getting
carried over these streams that at
last we forded them on foot Two of
the streams we crossed as many as
twenty times. We walked this day
about fifteen miles.
Friday, March 1--we started be-
| fore sunrise and got little off our
road into Morgantown road, but soon
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
BUILDING FOOD
To Bring the Babies Around.

When little human machine Tor
large one) goes wrong, nothing is SO
important as the selection of food
which will always bring it around
again.
MY little baby boy fifteen months
old had pneumonia, then came brain
fever, and no sooner had he got over
these than he began to cut teeth and,
being SO weak, he was frequently
thrown into commissions" says q Col.
orado mother.
II decided a change might help, so
took him to Kansas City for a visit.
When we got there he was so very
weak when he would cry he would
sink away and seemed like he would
die
When | reached my sisters home
she said Immediately that we must
feed him Grape-Nuts and, although ]
had never used the food, we got some
ard for few days gave him Just the
juice of Grape-Nuts and milk. He
got stronger so quickly we we're soon
feeding him the Grape-Nuts itself and
la a wonderfully short time he fat
tened right up and became strong
and well.
That showed me something worth
knowing and, when later on my girl
came, raised her on Grape-Nuts and
she is strong healthy baby and has
been. You will see from the little
photograph I send you what strong,
chubby youngster the boy is now, but
he didn't look anything like that be-
fore we found this nourishing food.
GIape-Nuts nourished him back to
strength when he was so weak he
couldn't keep any ether food on his
stomach" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich
All children can be built to a more
sturdy and healthy condition upon
Grspe-Nuts and cream. The food
contains the elements nature de-
mands, from which to make the soft
gray filling in the nerve centers and
brain. A we'll fed brain and strong,
sturdy nerves absolutely insure o
healthy body.
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little book, ~ ne Road to Wsllyille."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

Here are some striking statistics
showing the progress of the United
States during the forty years from
1863 to 1903:
From $174000,000 to $6730O0,000 in
agricultural products exported.
From Sal 100000 to s4O7.OOO,00O in
manufactures exported
From 100000 to s39,00O,0OO in
mining products exported.
From 100000 to s5S,00O,000 in
forest products exported.
From $4,000 900 to $4,000, 900 popula-
ton.
From $4,000, 100000 to 800, 1000. OOO.-
600 total national wealth.
From 100000 to 5000 900 farms.
From $500 100000 to $22,0OO,OO0,-
900 total value Of farm property.
From 5O0,OOO,OO0 to s4,5O0,0O0,O 900
annual value of farm products.
From 100000 to 250,000,000 tons
Of coal produced annually
From a few thousand to over TO-.
100000 tons of steel produced
From 23,OOO,OOO to 2,9OO,OOO,O0 gal
Ions Of petroleum produced.
From less than 100000 to over a.
100000 tons Of pig iron produced
From $500 to 275, 900 tons OF copper
produced.
From less than 100000 to near
iy $1,100,000,000 total worth of min
erals produced.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
NOT A PLEASANT COMPANION.
landlubber Glad When Captured
Squid Was Set at Liberty,


Having caught a squid, a landlubber
at sea thus describes him: The
squid Is small cousin of the octo
pus. He Is about one foot long from
the tip Of his tail to the tip Of his
tentacles (extendedD. Normally, he 10
OF a pale tan and rich sienna, With
darker spots; but he has the power
to become. II frightened, almost col
orless in an instant. In extreme
fright he discharges a dirty brown So
erection. in the manner of his kind, and
escapes while the enemy is enveL
oped in the impenetrable smudge. The
head is principally arms. with for.
midable parrotlike beak in the cen.
ter; while his eyes are located Just
back OF the arm-cluster. The tail Is
OF the shape Of a spearhead, with
rounded barbs. did not examine
him very closely, because of his snake!
like tentacles; and, further, because
his beak, rasping on the spear.iron,
was most unpleasant. We dropped him
overheard and / was glad to see him
CO."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
When lcebergs Are Useful.

Many sailors possess the curious
fact OF being able. as they say. to
smell" icebergs. and thereby escape
many encounters with them. Really.
however, the fact is that the approach
OF berg is heralded by a sudden and
decided cooling Of the atmosphere,
which these experienced mariners
soon perceive and are warned by. But
oftentimes a vessel will run into a
nest OF them and may have to be
towed to safety by her boats. Ice.
bergs are sometimes useful. The lee
OF a berg is a favorite shelter from
storm. and Arctic steamers, Northern
whalers, and Newfoundland sealers
frequently adopt the novel eIpediept
II snchorinE to bergs.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

And see only good things along the way
And l find lot of them every day.
by always having something to do
| keep out of trouble. and mischief. too.
| stick to my business as best i can,
And keep on good terms with my fellow
man
And the better treat him. 1t seems to
me,
The better my fellow-man treats me-"
queer old fellow, this Solomon Oaks,
With his merry laugh and his pleasant
jokes,
And his faith in his fellows, said or
sung.
He's host of friends among old and
young.
He makes tnem and keeps them by smile
and song
And the word that helps US when things
go wrong.
Ills life holds a lesson 'twere well to
learn;
Shut your eyes to the bad; all the good
discern
Keep busy; be cheerful; and aim to make
This old world better for loves sweet
sake.
Queer? Wei. 1T may be; but this I say:
More of such queerness we need to-day.
-Eben b. Rexford in Chicago Record
Herald.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
MADE UGLY BY TATTooINo.
Both Sexes Of African Natives Fond
Of the Process.

W tHc FToCcSS.
Tattooing Is almost universally prac-
ticed by both sexes of the natives of
Africa. 1t is, however, very roughly
done and is altogether inferior to the
tattooing Of the Maoris of New Zea-
land and other Pacific races. The
method of operation is simply to
make a slit in the skin and then rub
in charcoal Among the less pleasing
feminine ornaments must be reckoned
the nose buttons of the Wa-Yao and
the frightful pelele or lip ring Of the
AnyanJa The nose button is a cir
cular disk OF ivory or FURNISHED lead,
let into one side Of the nostril. Ugly
as Is the effect produced by this, 1t is
yet a thousand times less hideous
than the pelele, which consists of a
round fiat piece Of ivory, or wood,
liked In slit in the upper lips. The
slit Is gradually increased by the in
sertion of successive plugs, each a
little larger than the preceding one,
until 1t can accommodate a full sized
pelele, which sticks out an inch or
more In front of the face, rendering
the appearance of the wearer scarcely
human
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
HAD PUT BUTTON TO USE.
My Younester Could Not Product
pursuit Of Happiness"

pursuit Of Happiness"
This story is told of Washington
school principal who was trying to
make clear to his class the fundamen.
tai doctrines Of the declaration of in
dependence
Now, boys" he said, 81 will give
you each three ordinary buttons.
Here they are. You must think of the
first one as representing life, of the
second one as representing liberty,
and the third one as representing the
pursuit Of happiness. Next Sunday
will ask you each to produce the three
buttons and tell me what they repre-
sent"
The following Sunday, In accord
ance with his plan, the teacher inter-
rogated his class on the subject Of
the buttons.
Now, Johnnie" he said to the
youngest member, produce your
three buttons and tell me what they
stand for" Whereupon the youngster
began to weep.
81 amt got em ALL" he sobbed,
holding out two of the buttons.
Here's life an here's liberty, but
mommer sewed the pursuit O. happi.
ness on my ants."-Harper's Weekly.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
Revolt OF the Young Person.

There is at least one case on rec
ord of the revolt of the young person
against too many old masters on the
walls of the school room and her
sleeping room at home. 1t was Just
after the holidays. and the remains
of the feast had reached the turkey
soup stage. The small girl pushed
back her plate with the remark:
There are two things hate, and
ones turkey soup and the others Ma
donnas."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
STILL CALL FOR HoRsEsHoEs.
Trolley Cars and Automobiles Have
Little Reduced the Output.

Little Reduced the Output.
How about horseshoes?" was
asked Of a dealer In iron and steel
supplies, including horseshoes. "Haa
The increased use Of automobiles les
sened the demand for horseshoes2"
mo, it hasn't" was the reply. I'VE
are selling as many horseshoes as
ever. 1t was thought when the trolley
car was introduced that something
was going to happen. but the trolley
cars came in so gradually that their
introduction had no effect on the
horseshoe trade, and It is SO as to
the auto. Horses yet remain in gen.
eral use, and the demand for horse
shoes still continues"
There are fourteen concerns in the
United States manufacturing horse
shoes. Their annual output Is some
where about 100000 kegs of 100
pounds each
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
A Valuable Scrapbook.

To devote a scrapbook to one sub
sec. makes it much more interesting
and valuable, and when you begin to
gather material on any one theme you
will be surprised at the amount which
will come to hand. Suppose that you
want to know all about some famous
person, either in the public eye at
present or some one Of past times.
From Magazines and other sources
can be collected articles, portraits.
perhaps poems in relation to the sub
ject, etc. When matter is clipped, the
scrapbook maker may copy II neatly
with a pen into her book. The educa.
tional value Of such a book is some
thing worth while, as well as the sat.
isfaction of having gathered oneself
80 much information on d single sub.
ject.
ar n.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
How to Tell Papa.

The Sumner (Mo.) Star says a man
visited the home of farmer friend
near Sumner the other day, and find.
Ing little boy out in the yard, asked
where his father was. The little fell
low replied: "Papa's out in the pig
pen. You can tell him-he's got a
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

Sue, payable to-day"
pay 1t, and produced his check book.
Hold on" cried Sue, there is one
condition. | understand that yon have
the smartest carriage and pair in
Paris. ! stipulate that you shall send
them every day to my house to bring
me my proofs and fetch my copy"
Though the request was rather an
odd one the editor agreed to it, and.
as the work which he thus obtained
was "The Wandering Jew" he prob.
ably never repented of his bargain.
The editor seid he was willing To
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

An irreverent contemporary de-
scribes society as moving along to.
ward Saratoga" Those poker chips
and Saratoga chips" will soon be
moving along also.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

The young Russian Alexis has al.
ready been made an honorary colonel,
but this will naturally cause his royal
mother less anxiety ahGu. him than
II he were serving ir lie navy.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
The Old, Old Story.

inc hour was growing rather late,
sun ne and she hung on the gate
SAID he' MY dear. you bet hate to
break away, but such is fate" Said
she' wei. we've another date 10.
morrow night, so let us walt" Their
arms entwine-they osculate, and
both declare It's simply great-then
say Good night" and separate.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
TEA

You can have good tea if
you want it, wherever you
are.
Your grocer returns your money II you don't
like Schillings Best.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
Care of Mattind

II is said by practical housekeep-I
er that washing mating with strong
salt water will strengthen the fibers
and make 1t wear longer. Mating
should always be swept the way OF
the weave-that is, the way of the
warp-and never across 1t.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14
Home at the Worlds Fair.

D. c. Kolp, ex-Chief Clerk OF Iowa House of
Representatives, is manager Hotel Alta Vista,
near Agricultural entrance and is prepared to
entertain guests with rooms at LOO and cots so
cents Electric lights, toilet and bath rooms,
cafe Market street cars direct from Union
Station. Highest and coolest point around st.
Louis. Oficial maps OF Fair and other informa-
ton sent on application. Make reservations now.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

Croesus, the multi-mlllionaire of an.
tiquity, is said by scholars never to
have laughed Probably made the PEG,
pie 1auGh out Of the other side OF
their mouths" though.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

News that a 81 zen Of Rochester
has died at the age o. 101 lacks com
pleteness. The public does not know
whether his length of years was due
to tobacco and alcohol or to abstl-
hence.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

Once a boyhood friend visited Ros-
coe Conkling when a law student.
Meeting a supercilious reception when
he asked, Studying to be a lawyer,
Roscoe?" he retorted, You ought to
study to be a supreme court justice"
He mean II for a sneer, but that's the
way every law student ought to study.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

: The new Holland flying machine
costs but $40. Glad to see these little
modern conveniences gradually get.
ting down to within s9.99 Of their
actual value.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

The birth of the cars son is expect,
onostseff. That will mean something
worth while if the boy never does any
thing else of importance.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

No OF g can blame Europeans for
believin that all Americans are rich.
A Bostoa woman left quart OF dia-
monds in London hotel and wired
back to the proprietor to keep them
until come over again next summer
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-09-14

Russia claims that flour is contra
band of war, and will do all in her
power to discourage the hot-blscuit
habit within her borders.