The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-03
FRENCH LOVE OF SHOW.
Well illustrated by in;ident OF the
Early Republic.

Well illustrated by incident Of the
Early Republic.
Albert Vandam. a French writer.
tells this story of the early days OF
the French republic. which followed
the downfall of Louis Napoleon: "One
day there came to Tours hundred
volunteers from the south, wearing
enormously PREDETERMINED felt hats
and dressed in sable garments all
over. They looked like funeral mutes,
and they were evidently determined
to act up to their appearance. for,
wondrous to relate, they marched
through the principal streets without
opening their lips--a proceeding some
what different from that of the rest.
AS a matter of course the crowd
was tragically impressed. The impress.
sion however, did not last long. The
volunteers felt thirsty, and their chief.
who wore a still more enormous hat
than his men, signaled to them in the
middle of the Rue Royale to halt for
refreshment. That spollt the whole
tragic part of the business. for when
these southerners had opened their
mouths there was a difficulty of clos.
! ing them again. The moment drink
was in speech was out. They in
| formed their admirers that they had
come from the department of Gers
and that they had made terrible
| pact. A hundred and one, including
! their leader, they had started from
! their homes; hundred and one they
/ would return If one of them was
( killed the whole would perish in their
/ efforts to avenge him"
Close. Mouthed Natives.
As to the difficulty of getting in
formation from Abyssinans, trav.
eler says: 81 remember once telling
a Somali. Fara, who acted as my in.
| terpreter in Mohamed Hassau's alb.
sence, to ask a Boran some simple
/ question about the route. After ten
minutes conversation he appeared to
be coming to an understanding with
the Boran, so | asked what the man
had said. My interpreter implored
me not to interrupt, as he was just
getting to the point. Nearly another
ten minutes elapsed before my pa.
thence broke down and | demanded
what he had elected. He says that
he is very poor man and has only
two sows,' was his reply"
Ancient Whistlins Jars.
Among the ruined cities of Peru
nearly fifty different kinds of musical
instruments have been found. Unique
among these are many double
whistling jars or musical water bot
ties. Near the top of the first or
front jar which is usually surmount-
ed by a human or animal figure is
the opening of the whistle. When the
jars have been partly filed and are
swung backward and forward, a mum.
Der of whistling sounds are produced.
AS the vessel swings forward and up
ward, the water is lowered in the
first Jar and rises in the other. In
the backward motion 1t rushes back
into the first. forcing the air out
through the whistle.
Married Life In Abyssinia.
In Abyssinia, a husband who can
afford the expense is continually add.
ing to his household of wives. As
soon as his favorite begins to pail on
him he deposes her for another. The
new wife rules the house, dictates
orders 10 the other wives, who.
strange as 1t may seem, obey her
without open remonstrance. If any
of the former favorites ever cared
for their lord they soon cease to be
jealous of his affections. They know.
too, that the time will surely come
when they will be turned out into
the streets to look for another mas.
ter.
Leading Horse-R aising States.
Erroneous impressions are in circu
lation as regards the leading horse
raising states. One Is impressed
that Kentucky is entitled to the lead
from the frequency that the horses
of the Bluegrass State are eulogized
Yet there are fifteen states that sur
pass Kentucky in the number of theil
horses. while the average value II
twenty-three states rates higher thar
the horses of the Bluegrass State
The horses OF New Jersey averag,
s99.2S a head, and of New Mexico
s17.52, the extremes of averag,
prices in the different states and ter
ritorics.-Drovers' Journal
Show Surgical Operations.
Cinematograph records are nov
made OF all operations performed b
certain famous physician and SUI
= geon in Paris. He entered some tim
=" ago into an arrangement with an opel
y ator of the bioscope, who has take
70 pictures for the doctor on several OF
" casions. 1t is stated that the record
u in question are Invaluable as scientifi
+ documents. One of the surgeon
c operations which has been cinematC
:" graphed was that by which the lin
~ of flesh connecting the Hindu twins