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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
The Wild Was of India.

In the Northern Shan states. on the
border of Burma, there is tribe
called the Wild Was. These people
propitiate with human skulls the de-
mons whom they worship. Outside
every village in their country there
are many posts, all in one line, decked
with human skulls. A niche is cut In
the back of each post, with ledge on
which the skull can rest and grin
through hole in front of 1t. Every
village has dozen and some as many
as a hundred of these head posts.
Fresh skulls are in special request at
harvest time and are purchased for
large sums, those of distinguished visi-
tors being particularly desired. So.
as Mr.. Scott, the British Superinten
dent of the States, remarked some
years ago: THE Wa States are,
therefore. no place for missionaries
or globe trotters."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

back over the ice and attacked them.
This is probably the only battle in
which cavalry was used directly
against ships. Several other combats
were fought between troops on the ice
in these wars. and on one occasion
the infantry is said to have worn
skates.
The battle OF Austerlitz was partly
fought on frozen lake, and when the
allies were retreating across 1t the
shot from the French artillery, plung.
ing into the ice and breaking it up.
caused the death of thousands Of Rus
SLAMS and Austrians.
or the many underground battles
which have taken place in history, the
tiercest was probably that of the siege
of Harlem in the Dutch wars. The
Spaniards mined and the Dutch coun-
termined with equal industry and be-
low the ground fierce conflict ragged.
When the Versailles troops took
Paris after the Commune they chased
some of the Communist troops to the
great sewers of the French capital.
where some desperate struggles took
place
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

The first edition OF Burns poems
was quickly exhausted, thanks to the
influence Of his friends, and they adj
vsed second edition, TO be pub
lshed in Edinburgh. Accordingly.
Burns went to the capital. arriving
there the 2Sth of November, 17SG Ed
burgh, As Burns afterwards wrote:
"..dina! Scotias daring seat! All
bail thy palaces and towers!"
His arrival in Edinburgh appears
20 have been an historical event,
much more so than he or his friends
at the time suspected. For some time
after his arrival. Burns sent most Of
his time almlosely wandering about
the city. the sights new to his eyes
aud brain and mind.
He soon got to work. however. In.
nuental friends soon found for him
a publisher. Still other friends wrote
for him favorable criticisms, and the
poems themselves had already pre-.
pared the way for the young man.
who was regarded at this time as a
phenomenon, and he was asked hlth-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
AS the Poets SinQ

Tho Literary Weather Bureau stands
strictly up to date,
II wes founded by our Uncle Sam, who
always PAYS the freight.
rhs barometer OF humor Is a thing we
greatly need,
IT'S a precious boon ~ noets who are
strictly Off their feed.
John Burroughs Is the Naturalist who
sings of birds and trees,
He lives up In the Catskills. a shaggy
hermit at his ease.
Our country's changing temperature
from dewy morn till night
The Literary Weather Bureau Ia the
Freshest move In sight
Keeping solid with the masses would
drive you In "A trance
The dear. delicious public likes its lit
erature from France
There's cold wave from Alaska on
Joaquin Miller's trail.
From the Klondike comes Jack Lon
aon' with his snowy. brutal tale.
stout "Ironqulll' from Kansas brings a
cyclone in his train.
Laura Jean Lihhcy thrills our factory
girls with fine romantic pain,
Edwin Markham sings OF labor and the
sturdy toilers woe.
From "Bubbly Creek" comes Dooley
with his tales of long ago
What an avalanche of melody from the
FAR Sicrras rings,
From the tabled cave OF Echo. when
.. JOAQUIN Miller, sings
n meyer rains In bleeding Kansas till
the bards lombard the sky.
And then they get a shower OF frogs
IT., that hop about and die: 49,,
The NcstOrs of our literature all hail
from Boston town
They're chilly bunch of FOSSILS of an
tedeluvlan renown.
The Chinese Mandarins OF letters with
an anvil chorus strong,
They grab their tnkling hammers and
beat out n rouslng song.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Cocoanut Sent Through Mails.

A letter carrier In the Louisville
(Ky) postoffice was surprised to find
among the mail matter ready for his
distribution few days ago large
cocoanut in all its natural hairy GOV.
ertngs, He thought at first that some
one was trying to play a joke on him.
but upon looking closely discovered
that the coCoanut was duly stamped.
postmarked and addressed to young
woman on his regular route. 1t had
been sent from Florida town and
bore sixteen two-cent stamps to GOV.
er postage. At one spot the hair had
been carefully scraped Off revealing
a smooth surface on which the ad.
dress was written in ink, The unique
mail parcel was promptly delivered to
the young woman, and she later told
the postman that it had lost nothing
of its favor by reason of its old
method Of transmission.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

A young woman was advised not
long ago to take physical exercise
out Of doors. With an exclamation
of disgust she proceeded to relate
how, after morning of close con-
finement at office work, she took a
hurried lunch and at once rushed to
a series Of appointments, the distance
between which amounted to several
miles. II was explained that this was
not exercise in the proper sense of the
word, 1t Is impossible to digest food,
to exercise severely. to prosecute busi-
ness and to do all we'll at the same
time.
The woman who wants to preserve
health to old age must exercise her
muscles and brains so that each day
shall receive proper amount of solid
steady work, and, what Is equally inn
portant of rest. If she feels herself
lacking in physical strength she may
be absolutely certain that by the use
Of what muscular power she has she
will gain more.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

Robert Burns. and he was first born,
inherited general superiority, sen.
sitiveness and brain quality from
his father, and from his mother love
for song and ballad and n most excel.
lent memory.
When Burns was 16 his family re-
moved to Lochlea. Here Burns at.
tended dancing school and his brother
Gilbert tells US that his brother Rob
ert was almost constantly in love. In
his 10th year Burns, still attending
dancing school and still falling in
love, still becoming acquainted with
the inside of jolly taverns, seems TO
have met (aud liked) various Snug,
glors who frcquented his rugged coast
and to have been attracted by their
lawless ways. Just at this time too,
he had been Tilted by sweetheart.
and the reckless life OF the SNUG.
glers afforded ample opportunity for
his feelings and morbldness to work
themselves off. About this time Burns
became an enthusiastic Mason.
After the death of their father in
Ayr Burns and his brother Gilbert
bought a farm and removed to Moss.
glel, Burns being now "a years Of
age. and come to his full strength of
limb, and brain, and health and pas
sion. AS young yeoman on his own
account he mixed more freely with
the society Of the country roundabout.
The fortunes of the young man at
this time were intricate and rather
bad. The farm was paying but poor.
ly or not at all, and his unfortunate
relations with Jean Armour were at
a crisis. Burns resolved to leave the
country and made arrangements to
act as bookkeeper in Jamaica.
But, difficulties stlll increased
Burns had insufficient money to pay
his passage to Jamaica. Upon the
advice of his friends and acquaint
ances he resolved To publish his
verses, written from time to time
and read or sung in merry company
or to his brother and sisters. Burns
knew the poetry possessed merit, and
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

or and thither, often from friendlt
ness, often for diversion, and some
times for mere curiosity.
In 1888 Burns married Jean Ar
mour and cut OFF his last ties with
Edinburgh, purchased a small farm
at Ellisland and accepted the office
of eXc!seman Burns himself has
left on record that this time and the
few succeeding years was the happi-
est period of his life. He had friends.
with whom he kept up a constant
correspondence; he mad a wife and
children who loved him; he was Sc
cure upon his farm, with his commits
sion as eXciseman to fall back upon.
Here at Ellisland. in the full tide Of
health and spirits. Burns dashed of
that incompatible poem. Tam
O'Shauter" Here in the Tam
O'shaHter tavern. as It is now called,
Burns tells us.
"Ae market night,
Tam had got planted unco right:
Fast by an ingle blazing finely,
WI roaming swats. that drank divinely.~
And so on, through the entirety OF
that famous poem, with its swing and
its dash, on until we remember now
how we trembled as a child when.
pursued by all the witches and elves
and devils, poor Tam flashes wildly
on, well mounted on his gray mare
Meg" until they come to the Brig O.
Doom"
The farm at Ellisland turned out
badly and Burns lost considerable OF
his splendid health and spirits. He
sold the farm and removed his fam
lily to Dumfries.
At this time Barns wrote the I'M
fortunate reasonable verses at the
inn of Stirling on the window pane
Dumfries began to regard Burns with
a dark lower. The political times
were troublous: religious affairs were
in deep commotion. And we finally
hear of Burns, at dinner party,
when the health of Pitt was proposed.
jumping upon his feet and quickly
proposing the health of George
Washington-a better man." and of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Abuse Of the System

There is no portion of the human
system which Is not benefited by ex-
srcise taken in moderation. 1t is a
law OF nature that the exercise OF
functions result In an increase of their
ability. Muscles become larger by
exercise. Brain matter. by constant
intellectual employment. increases In
weight and the brain cells" become
greater in number.
On the other hand, any function
may be wrongly employed. When a
muscle is constantly used to excess 1t
atrophies, or becomes smaller The
brain. II held too closely to its task at
length refuses to act.
There are many things that tend to
pervert the uses of physical exercise.
II loses It's effect, for example, II EN-.
ployed at improper times. as imme-
diately after meal; by being too
hurried and short, as when one rushes
to catch a train. or by being so pro-
longed as to produce extreme fatigue.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

with Roosevelts staunch Rough Rid
ers in THE Winning OF the West"
The President has stnked his claim and
tanned the broncho's crest
Owen Wister sings the cowboys OF Wy.
The War Cloud in the Balkans makes
Harding Davis glow.
From "Bubbly Crock" comes Dooley
with his keen Kilkenny laugh.
Davy Crockett down In Texas with Col.
Bowie on his STAFF.
Rudyard Klpling halls from India with
..u., sirocco In his, train,
THE Hotspur of the. Himalayas" sweeps
on In fierce disdaln.
Wee McGregor's mushy dialect demands
kali yard key,
And Swlnburne sings In sonorous strains
the splcndor of the seal.
Some. splendid. sparkling star CLEANS on
the swarthy brow OF night.
II wrinkles on the horizon with clear re-
splendent light
Ernest McGaney Is a singer both gifted
true and strong,
with the saving sense OF humor and
tender manly song,
Wigs Cabin Patch In Louisville where
roscbuds often grow,
The fair Laureate OF our Lake Shore
Drive In Harriet Monroe
From Butte City IN Montana comes the
Mary had a streak OF genius In that
throbbing, glrish brain.
ChummIc Faddcn OF the Bowery por-
trays Xss the icy Sr HSrk ing psgb,e with
his homespun. Poscy slang.
Old Hnlsteds famous whlskey Belt Is
tapcring 10 its ond,
The bunch have got religious and their
ways they faln would mend.
The Indiana poets trust Is gone to
smash, they've struck for higher
The literary Weather Bureaus in the
big combine to stay.
james T., Klnsella, Chicago.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Symbol of Our Miqht

When the traveller approaches the
strange and fascinating, but most dis.
couraging, city of Constantinoplo from
the Sea of Marmora," says a we'll
known writer, "he will find riding at
anchor in the Bosporus, opposite the
city, two mcn-ol-war representing each
one of the great European powers
with their national ensigns floating at
their pinnacles, II he is an American,
perhaps his pride will be touched "A
bit that there is no ship to represent
the great power of the western hemi-
sphere. II, however, he will sail n
few miles up that wonderful stream
which separates the oCCident from the
orient and marks the battle-ground
whore civilization and barbarism have
contended for hundreds, yes, thou
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

Of some elastic material, as, for in.
stance, rubber, shaped to conform to
the modelling of the face. In the
lower portion of the mask are open
ings covered with wire netting to re-
duce the water pressure, and prevent
its ready entrance into the interior
of the mask. Short tubes inside cover
these orifices, and are provided with
hollow ball.valve adapted to auto
matically close the orifices against
the entrance of water, without re-
strcting the freedom of breathing. A
whistle is provided TO enable the
wearer to signal when desired.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Keen Up Small School.

The little islet of Nordstrandschmor
In the North Sea boasts wha. Is prob.
ably the smallest school in the world.
A century ago there were fifty in
habitants, who lived by fishing and
rude husbandry and in 1886 a little
school was erected, capable of provid-
Ing for about a dozen children. The
population has thinreG and now mum.
bers no more than Gfteeu souls. For
five years past the school attendance
has varied from nothing to half a
dozen children.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
Remarkable Modern Achievements
and Inventions,


and inventions.
During the last quarter Of century
so many wonderful works have been
constructed and equally wonderful in
ventions brought into use that 1t Is
very difficult, If not quite impossible,
for any one to say which are the seven
greatest wonders of modern times. In
regard to several most people would
probably agree, but with respect to
others there would be a wide diverg-
ence of opinion. The following are
entitled to be ranked among the won
ders Of modern times, but which are
the seven greatest we do not presume
to say: The Suez canal, the Forth
bridge In Scotland, the Brooklyn
bridge In New York, the Assouan dam
across the Nile in Upper Egypt, sub
marine boats, x-Rays, wireless tele.
graphy, the flying machine. the use Of
electricity for purposes of power, light,
ETC., the telegraph and telephone.
Some of the discoveries in medicine
ard surgery, for instance, the discov-
cry of anesthetlcs, which render sur
gical operations painless, should also
be ranked among the modern won
ders.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
HOUSE OF 5000 BITS OF woco.
Toy Made by a Woodworker In a

Toy Made by Woodworker In a
Connecticut Town.
George Wright. a sawyer in the
employ of dock company in Tor.
rington, has completed a miniature
house, says the Waterbury Republl.
can. II is gothic In style, a story and
a half in height. There is a porch
in front, the roof Of which is supported
by pillars. On each side of the porch
and separate from 1t are balconies
There are two bow windows.
The house is built in imitation OF a
brick building, and is composed Of
5,1S2 pieces of wood, including syca.
more, or California red wood, as II is
called, and mahogany. and fine white
paper is used between the bricks to
represent mortar. Over the porch at
the front of the house is small
clock. There are windows with lace
curtains and shades.
In every respect 1t is a complete
and well-appointed house. 1t is a
very handsome piece of work and
proves Mr.. Wright to possess a large
amount of patience. The work has
been done at odd moments at his
home in Torrington.
He also has a number Of other
pieces of his handiwork, including a
picture frame composed OF 10000
pieces of wood, but probably there is
nothing that he has done that will
quite equal the house in design and
workmanship.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Speech Woke Them Up

Statehood hearings are rather dull
and prosaic. as n rule. Members Of
the House committee on territories go
down to their room for the prolonged
sessions with wry faces. Smiles don't
predominats in that precinct but
sometimes there is q burst of eloQueuce
such as happened the other day when
Delegate Ro6Ay, himself 'Nurriner,"
was drawn ont on the subject Of fer.
eign populations.
81 might grow little eloquent on
that question as to foreigners" he de-
clared in the course Of hearing. in
this Grand and glorious country we
are all Americans. No matter whether
lye were born amidst the merry
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

sands of years, he will see, high up
above the Bosporus, on bluff of the
western shore, the buildings of Robert
college founded and sustained by
Americans. They face the stream and
the opposite Aslatic shore, Just be-
meath them at the waters edge are the
ruins of two ancient forts, that have
played their part in many wars.
There, floating above Robert college.
the stars and stripes kiss the bree2es
and the beacon light of liberty and ed.
ucation shines forth. What more
glorious symbol could there be of the
land we love and of the idea that
makes that land great and powerful
an idea of which the press is, and is to
be, the chief defender and exponent,
as surely as the pen is mightier than
the sword'?"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

his being sulky that his toast was
not received with favor.
He was in a chronic state OF lrrita.
ton against himself and against the
world in general at this period. al.
though we are glad to knov the peri
cd was short. This is the darkest
hour Of Burns life, and we like to
think how quickly the sky cleared. In
1895 he wrote and published the pa
triotic song, Does Naughty Gaul In
yasIon Throat?" This song immedj
ately became popular, and showed at
once 20 the world that the heart Of
the writer was sound to the core, and
that he wished to seer a firm but
cheerful middle course during those
troubled times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
The First Automobile.
Celebrated 1oad Birthday.

Miss Rachel Martense of Brooklyn.
who IS said to be the Oldest woman in
Kings county, received a number of
visitors Wednesday at her home, Flat.
bush and Linden avenues, on the occa-
sion of her 1881 birthday, Her visit
tors included relatives, intimate
friends and acquaintances. She re-
ceived presents of flowers and fruit
and messages Of congratulations from
many parts Of the country,-Boston
Globe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

triangular cage of iron work and net
ting. There are holes in the sides
opening inward and shaped like cones.
getting narrower as you go into the
cage. The curious fish pushes his
way in through this opening and then
is afraid to come out through the
small end. Pockets inside dragnets
are very effective in tangling up the
fish and holding them. One new trap
closes through the action OF an cleo
trical current which is broken by the
fish.-New York World.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Pledoed 10 ABSTAIN from sIano.

Such expressions Ct fudge" rub.
her" swell" easy mark" and kin.
dred slang phrases have been tabooed
by members OF rho senior class of the
Derby, Coma, high school, in a reso.
luton passed OF class meeting. All
membera Of the class are pledged to
abstain from u,inF slang either in
writing or speech until graduation.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Alloway Kirk.

the advice, therefore. met with his
consideration. And II Is indeed a
curious historical TACT that the poems
that Scotland now regards as the
most precious in her possession
should have been published in order
10 raise money sufficient 10 enable
their author TO fee the country
All the world has heard OF High.
land Mary; an the world has not
heard how Burns and Highland
Mary" became acquainted; indeed,
-hcir love affair is rather obscure.
Put sufficient is 1t Tor MS that Burns
loved her az he love! no other WON,
en-, and that some of his best and
truest verses were inspired and In
sCribed to her.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
FAMED BOBBY BURNS
EVENTS IN LIFE OF ScoTIAs
GREAT POET.
Dark Times in His Career the Result
OF Unfortunate Environments--Ws
Once on the Point OF Leaving His
Native Land Forever.
Especial Correspondence.D

The poet Of Scotland, Robert Burns,
was born two miles south of Ayr in
the neighborhOod OF Alloway kirk and
the old bridge of Doom, en- the 25th
OF January. 1853. The cottage was q
clay one and had been constructed by
his father.
William Burnes, the father, who
spelled his name with the extra g. was
an admirable type of Scottish yeoman
and much superior to the people with
whom he dwelt In daily contact. for
peasant he never was. Thus the poet
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
Prime, of Monaco's Deep Sea Trap.

Primo, Of Monaco's Deep Sea Trap.
Many new and interesting traps
are being made to catch the mysteri-
GUS inhabitants of the deep The
Prince of Monaco, who devotes all
the revenues of the gambling casino
to marine exploration, has just intro
duced several new traps. One 10 q
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16
A LfFE-SAvING MASK.
Device to Be OF Benefit to Ship
wrecked Persons.

A German inventor has decided that
many persons come to their death
through drowning at sea, even though
they are able to swim or are prevent
ed from sinking by the wearing of life
belts. He maintains that the deaths
are due to the fact that the waves
breaking over the wearer force salt
water into the mouth and nose, often
resulting fatally to the victim. To
eliminate this danger he has invented
life-saving mask, preferably made
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-16

Jimmie-Say, Name. when / tink
how used ter pull yer aroun' dis
pond in dat boat las summer, | can't
help but wish dis ice would never
melt.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-02-11
PRIVATE POSTAL CARDS.

The following notice to post.
masters has been sent out from
Washington:
THE law Offices OF the Depart
ment advertise that cards issued
by private persons bearing on the
address side. the words, United
States OF America" are in like.
ness or similitude" of the regular
United States posta! card. and
therefore in violation Of law and
unavailable.
However in order TO give own
ers Ut such cards reasonable time
in which to dispose of those on
hand postmasters will accept them
for mailing until July |, 1904, on
payment of postage at the proper
rate On and after July |, 1904
such cards will be treated as I'M
mailable at any rate Of postage.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-02-11
Health.

Means the ability to do good days
work, without undue fatigue and to find
life worth living. You cannot have In
digestion or constipation without its
upsetting the liver and polluting the
blood. Such condition maybe best
and quickest obtained by Herbine, the
best liver regulator that the world has
ever known. Mrs. ID. w. Smith writes,
April 3, 1902: IL use Herbine, and find
1t the best medicine for constipation
and regulating the liver l ever used"
Price 30 cents. Sold by Woods . Orme,