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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
DOOR OF VARIOUS RACES.
Marked Difference Between the DC
cidentaI and Oriental.

Able Hue tells in his account OF his
travels in China that when he hau so
completely mastered the Chinese Ian
guage. ard so transformed his per.
sonal appearance that he passed for q
native of the country, he could not de-
ceive the dogs, which detected him
by their sense of smell and Invariably
barked at him as he passed by. He
further states that the musky odor
which may be observed in articles i'm
ported from China pervades the whole
country and Is one of the distinctive
marks OF the Chinese race. A Jap
anese doctor of medicine returns the
compliment on the behalf OF the orr
entail by declaring that the occidental
races have an odor which is not agree
able to the Asiatics. though in pro
cess of time they get so accustome.
to 1t that they do not notice 1t.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
A great deal Of talk .

is being made over our brands of flour
the Golden Gate, Whole Wheat and
Y land justly so. You may be
sure that the talk is all on the encon-
ium order not single fault found.
Why should there be wore deroga-
tory when everybody who uses our
-four is well aware that none better is
on the market?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
SAID CABLE WOULDN'T SINK.
Many Persons Thought Water Was
Too Dense.


Too Dense.
When It was first proposed to lay
marine cable meny intelligent people
said It would not sink TO the bottom.
but would remain suspended at a Ger.
tain depth because of the density OF
the water due to pressure frcm above.
OF course the pressure increases with
the depth on all sides OF the cable In
its descent through the sea. but as
practically everything on earth Is
more compressible than water II
Is obvious that the iron wire
yarn, gutta-percha and copper con-
ductor forming the cable must be
more compressed as they descend.
Thus the cable constantly increases
in density, or specific gravity. In go
ing down. while the equal bulk of wa
ter surrounding It continues to have,
practically speaking, very nearly the
same specific gravity as at the sur
face. without this valuable property
OF water the hydraulic press would
not exist.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
SNAKES CVA RID
a ~ OLD MfSER.
Tramp Wbo dreaded Cabin
LEFT In Haste After .STruS-
Gle cOffb RcoIHcJ.

A tramp was badly bitten by venom.
Gus snakes in an attempt to rob the
shanty of IIobble Heath. II miser who
for many years has lived ina secluded
spot In the mountains east of here
says the Tyson (Nt.) correspondent g
the New York World. Another tramp
escaped after two ribs Ind been
crushed in the coils Of q boa con
Dtrictor
Hobbe Heath so called because of n
splnale, iliiction which makes him limp.
came here over twenty five years ago
during the gold craze In the vicinity
Of Round lake, In the Kingdom" Of
Plymouth The gold lay in quartz rock
well back in the mountain reCesscs,
and 1t took several years and small
fortune to develop the fact that the
precious metal did not abound In pay.
Ing quantities. Henry Fox. an Eng
lishman. still owns the Rock mine and
claims To make a good living bv work
ing IL single handed.
The only miner besides Fox to stay
was Heath. He located claim deep
In the woods and ms years went by be-
came II miser of the most pronounced
type. That he actually mined some
gold has been established. but how
much OF the precious metal he has sue
ceeded In freeing from the quartz is an
open question. Stories that the old
miser kept snakes In his cabin have
kept the country folk pretty well away
from the vicinity, and ii was not until
the tramps tried to rob the place that
the exact facts became known. IL
then developed that the hermit really
possessed large number of adders.
rattlers, grass and black snakes, which
are friendly with him, but which set
upon strangers. All are native rep
tiles except the constructor, which was
bought from travelling snake charm
Or several years ago.
The tramps told their story to a
farmer named Pease. who cared for
them after their hair raising expert
ence. They are said to admit trying to
rob IIobble. but deny having taken
anything. They claim TO have seen n
box OF gold nuggets overturned in the
fight with the snakes. They watched
the shanty for two days before the old
man left, wishing to use no violence.
Finally seeing him take his flshpole
and depart, they advanced Evidently
the old man was not afraid Of thieves.
for he left the door ajar. When the
men stepped inside they saw nothing
of value and began hunt for food.
They had been searching for several
minutes when one noticed n movable
stone Mt the side OF the fireplace. He
removed 1t, and small wooden box
was disclosed.
The tramp was on the point OF open
ing il when he heard hiss directly
behind him and turned to see a big
black snake coiling for strike. There
was one table in the room, and both
tramps made for 1t at once. They had
hardly reached the top before the room
was full of snakes.
\ moment later they were all crawl
ing for the table. and the invaders were
nearly paralyZed with fright They had
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
Lake Dealt Destruction.

There used to be a curious lake on
the top of the Volcano de Aqua, In
Guatemala, $4,000 feet above the level
Of the sea. 1t was not fed by springs
nor by rivers. but was caused by &C.
cumulations Of snow and rain-in fact,
WAS an immense reservoir. 1t lasted
for centuries. Then one day the sides
OF the lake gave way and down the
water rolled. dealing death and de.
struction and digging a great bar
ranca. or rsv,re. In the mountain siGs
YhlrS ia s'ii visible.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
Fought Against Napoleon.

There 10 living at Tifilsky Lis.ok a
Russian aged 122 years, who fought In
many battles against Napoleon |. An.
dress- Nicholjewitch Schmidt was born
In the year 1882, at Scaulen, In the
government of Kowno, and entered
the army when IA years Of age. lie Is
in possession OF numerous orders. and
also gold medal for saving life. In
1858 he was ordered to escort a poll
teal offender to Siberia. The prisoner
escaped and Andreas was in conse
quence banished to Siberia himself
where he remained for ten years. In
1868 he was pardoned by Alexander
II, and returned to his home. He has
still his sight and hearing and can
walk without assistance.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
Must sell out!

On account of going away our entire
stock must be sold within few days,
at prices never offered in this city be-
fore. If you want fine Piano, Organ,
Guitars, Mandoine, Banjo, Har-
monicas, Strings, Graphophone, etc.
or fine Sewing Machine, new or
second hand Cook Range, Washing
Machine, etc. it will pay you well to
select at once at The White Sewing
Machine, Range and Music Co. No. 8,
Main street, Logan. Everything must
he sold
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
There Are Others.

When music dealer says he is the
only fellow paying cash for goods and
buying right, just tell him there are
Others" The Harris Music company
has paid cash for every carload Of in
struments they have shipped in, They
are the largest music dealers between
Salt Lake and Butte, Montana. They
are the only firm to ship in car loads
Of Pianos and organs without boxes.
They have s2o, 900. 90 IN their business,
and when it comes to buying and ship
ping right they are cracker jacks.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31

ihh NV" was N,hH VI 's'Ahno'
the choice OF staying on the table IN
armed or making a run for II, They
chose the latter course.
in quick succession they leaped for
the door. The first one got TO the
threshold, when an adder coiled under
q bench struck him In the leg. He
shook the snake Off and climbed
small spruce tree. The other reached
the open air after fierce struggle with
the constructor.
The adder which had bitten the FIRST
tramp was Of the striped variety and
mot particularly poisonous, but the
mans leg swelled 10 twice Its normal
size, and he was so dizzy that he could
hardly keep his seat Down below the
adders and black snakes Kissed, the
rattlers ratified. and the constructor
coiled about the trunk.
AT the end Of two hours the hermit
rsturued and drove the snakes into the
shsnty with . s><foeh. rhsn ~ ssnsd
the quskinG tr~mps down aud sAsAs
thsm iistsn b q ehsptsr Of N nfb,a
psiatina IN the sin Of ptssifns. He rhsn
toad them they esuad "a, end oSy o.
parted az fsxt A. tissir injuries would
permit
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31

On the docks OF London in one year
76,S00 rats have been destroyed, but
the medical offcer OF health for the
port is doubtful whether that was az
much as the natural increase Of births
over deaths. and more vigorous meas.
ures are to be taken.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
Central Milling Co.
LOGAN, UTAH.
DIR. w. MACK
Graduate Optician

Is constantly receiving from
patients residing in various
districts where he has prac-
ticed, such letters as this
which speaks for itself:
Montpelier Dee. To- 'O3
DIR. MACK.
Dear sir;-''In answer to yours of
above date, will say that the glasses
are very satisfactory. Can use them
any length of time without any bad
effect. Mrs, Killers glasses also suited
her fine Yours respectfully,
G.. c. HITLER
If you need your eyes tested call and
see me at the fremont House, Center
St., Logan, Utah, and guarantee per-
feet satisfaction. Consultation free
ONCE hours II to p. m.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
NO CAUSE FOR WORRY.
Youngster Hat Learned Sunday
School Lesson Almost Too Wall.

'Sehbohe' ECdFUCu summary
School Lesson Almost Too Well.
Speaking of taking things literal
"" said Principal w. l.. Felter, ere
minds ma of the prank of 4.yer-old
neighbor OF mine The boy had evl.
IDENTIFY absorbed a Sunday school les.
son completely. The family lives In
a four-story house with a mansard
roof and dormer windows. From the
stills OF these windows, across the face
OF tie house, at the base OF the man.
sard, runs narrow ledge OF foot or
so. On hearing scufiiing noise
above her one day the mother looked
out and saw her young hopeful walk
10 along the ledge. Almost frantic,
hurried to the top story as the
" stepped unconcernedly in at the
last window. He she cried, you
AAughty boy, do can to drive me
crazyT
Now, mamma, replied the too
we'll taught your ster, you mustn't
worry. The Lord is looking after
me.'"--Brooklyn Eagle.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
origin OF "Tossting."

"Toastirg" appears to have origin
ated at Bath, England. 1t was the
habit 200 years ago for ladies to battle
In public, dressed in buclO am,
in the company OF their male friends
and acquaintances. One day cele
brated beauty was so bathing. sur.
rounded by her admirers, who we're
dipping their glasses In the water and
drinking her health. One OF these, be-
ing rather the worse for drink, swore
he did not like the liqun-. but would
get the toast" aud CO hardly be
restrained from jumping '1to the wa
ter. He alludE to the practice of the
day, OF adding a piece Of toast to the
special wine or other beverage.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-12-31
MAKES MONEY FOR MANY.
English Mint Furnishes Coin To Other
Nations

Nations.
Birmingham. England. has a mint
which in addition to turning out mil
lions of English coins does more In
the way OF supplying foreign govern
ments with coin than any other
onee-making establishment in the
world. A few days ago 1t shipped
the first installment of a huge Esyp'
tan order for 100000 piasters
The consignment weighed Ave tons
was conveyed in sixty cases and val
ued at s15,000000. For well over a
century Birmingham has taken the
lead in this literal kind OF money
making. As far back as 1897 one
Arm coined, under contract for the
British government, 1000 tone OF cop
per coin, valued at about $4,000 900
Among the countries and govern
ments which have gone time after
time to Birmingham for their money
are India, Tunis, Canada, Turkey
China, Hongkong, Haiti Sarawak
Tuscany. Venezuela and Chile.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
A Devoted Cat.

One day little dog, pet in the
home of clergyman, disappeared
says The Animals Defender. After
long search 1t was found in a med.
ical laboratory in almost a dying con.
dition. 1t was carefully carried back
to its home and placed on soft bed
near the fire. All the family minis.
tered to the sick dog, but the most
constant care was given by another
household pet-a cat. ohe made the
suffering animal comfortable by
stretching out her soft body as a rest,
and on one occasion, when the dog
staggered to mis- feet to drink from
dish Of milk, the cat rose and went
over to the dish, to serve as a sup
port for her feeble charge to lean
against while he drank. Kitty was
thirsty, too, but not a drop OF milk
did she touch until she had escorted
the patient back to his bed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
A Geonraphical Game.

There must be a leader, someone
who Is pretty good in geography" and
is capable of doing some quick think
ing himself. Any number of players
may take part in the game. When all
are seated the leader takes his place
in front of them and tells them that
he is going to give them the name of
State and letter of the alphabet,
and is then going to count five slowly.
While he is counting five all the
players must be trying to think of
city or town in the State he called
whose name begins with the given let.
ter. For example: Suppose he gives
Maine as the State and + as the let
ter. Then the players must all try
to think of city or town In Maine
the name Of which begins with the let.
ter f. It Is necessary for them all to
do the thinking, for he has a right to
ask anyone OF them for the answer,
and they never know which one OF
them II is going to be.
When he has received q correct an
swer he may ask another player to
name some other town beginning with
the same letter, or he may change the
letter two or three times. Then he
names some other State, and con-
tinues the game as long as 1t inter
ests the players.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
Wardrobe Of Mr.. Doc.

In Paris they have come to look up.
on the dog as a member of the family
and to study his dress almost as care
fully as If he were one of the children.
There are dressmakers who design
garments for dogs only, and every sea.
son brings its new canine fashions.
The dogs wardrobe includes such ele.
CANT creations as a white hairy cloth
overcoat, bordered with white mohair
gallons, with red velvet collar and a
pocket for the handkerchief He also
has colored cambria nightshirts. rub
Der shoes, thick, fluffy dressing gowns
to wear after a bath, straw and felt
hats, special wicker sofas. cushioned
and bedecked with garlands and rib.
bons; nail files. ear picks. powder
boxes and vaporizers.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05

This is a neat and effective trick
to perform before a company Of men,
women and children, from whom you
can borrow the few materials you
need. These are a silver half dollar,
a large wire hairpin, heavy ring,
and long hatpin or "stickpin."
Bend the hairpin into the shape
shown in the picture. Force the half
dollar into the narrow hook on one
end of the hairpin, which hook you
have pinched well together so that It
the ring on the other, more open hook.
Now balance the coin at a point near
It's edge and in line with the two
hooks, on the point of the hatpin,
which you hold vertically In your left
hand.
You can nearly always make II bal
ance on some point, but to make the
trick effective the pin should be very
near the edge of the coin, so II the
ring is not very heavy you may have
to borrow another one and slip 1t in
the hook beside the first. Or you
can use a light ring and substitute a
quarter for the half dollar.
Now, II you blow against the ring
the whole affair will turn on its pivot
and by giving a good puff every time
the ring comes round you can make
It spin very fast and keep on spinning
long time. If the hatpin Is very
sharp and of very hard steel II will
gradually bore hole in the coin. In.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
The Old-Tlme Mamma

A writer In recent number Of the
Queen expresses the opinion (which is
shared by many other people) that
children are not one whit better
brought up by the smart, white.
frocked, certificated nurses so much
sought after nowadays than they were
by the comfortable Mamma" Of the
days gone by. The old nurse still
holds place In the hearts OF the men
and women who knew her loving care
when they were children, and they
will never forget her treats that
used to delight their hearts. Best OF
ALL" says woman. was lantern tea,
when all the lights were put out, and
the nursery was Illuminated by penny
tin lanterns, containing colored can
dies. which cast weird shadows on the
solemn faces round the festive board"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
HOMEMADE Traps.

In Gibson's Camp Life In the
Woods and the Tricks Of Trapping"
published some years ago, the follow.
Ing effective traps that can be easily
made are described:
A mouse trap may be made with a
bowl and knife blade. Put a piece
OF cheese on the end of the blade OF a
table knife. Lift one edge of the bowl
and put the knife, standing on it's
edge, under It, allowing the bait TO be
about an inch and half beneath the
bowl. The odor of cheese will attract
the mouse and he will find his wey
under the edge of the bowl, and a very
slight nibbe will tip the blade and the
bowl will fall over on the prisoner.
A thimble may be used in place OF
the knife. Force the cheese into the
thimble and put the thimble under the
bowl with the open end inward. al
lowing about half the length Of the
thimble to project out OF t. The
mouse, in trying to get the cheese out
OF the thimblc, will cause the bowl to
fall. II the thimble be too small TO
allow the mouse to pass under the
edge of the bowl, put bit of paste.
board or fiat chip under the thimble
To make fly trap, take tumbler
and half fill It with strong soapsuds
Cut circle of stiff paper which will
exactly fit into the top Of the glass,
and in the center Of the paper cut a
hole half an inch in diameter. A slice
Of bread may be used in place OF the
stiff paper. Smear the under side OF
the disc with molasses before insert.
ing. Flies will find their way down
ward through the hole, and once be.
low the paper their doom is sealed.
In their efforts to escape they will fall
into the soapsuds and speedily perish.
BY setting number of such traps in
room 1t will soon be rid Of the pests.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
Thought He Was Arrested.

In his young days, when the late
John Coleman was an architects as.
Sistant, but already had aspirations
toward the drama, he obtained through
3 chance business connection an in.
PRODUCTION to Charles Mathews. Be-
fore the interview little incident
took place which throws a striking
light upon the public favorite's pre-.
carious position. Mathews had Just
handed his wife from her carriage
and was entering the Haymarket.
when the young man came up. His
back was turned to me. SO, approach.
Ing timidly, touched him upon the
arm" says Coleman in telling Of the
Incident. Turning round like a shot,
he inquired. AT whose suitT".
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05

good-naturedly. If a peddler comes In
Poll raises a cry, and Don drives out
the intruder. Don also meets the let.
ter carrier at the door and takes the
mail to the chief clerk
Joe. the cat shows impotence occa-
sionally. when Poll screeches so loud
that he cannot sleep. Joe ia a light
eater, and often gives up his dinner
voluntarily for the BENEFIT OF Don.
AS rule this little family gets on
very well. The three are quite fond Of
each other. Poll sometimes perches
on Don's head, but the laxative bird
has to be careful to keep the claws
from scratching. Don objects to that.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
British Army conouests,

"Ours is the only army" says the
London Telegraph, which has, with
the occasional assistance of the ma.
rines, fought in all the five continents
from the Rhine to the Crimea, from
Syria to Pekin, from Hudson bay to
Patagonia, from Egypt to the Cape.
and in the Australian seas from New
Guinea to New Zealand. But the as.
cent Of the Himalayas and the march
TO Lhassa surpass, in purely pictur-
esque fascination, everything In Brit
tsh military annals"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
How the Hooks Are Placed.

line should be responded to by the
fisherman, who must pull hard enough
to jerk the barb Of the hook through
the very tough fiber of the mouth.
With this in mind fisherman has
better chances with this device than
one with the plain hook.
Each hook should carry very small
piece of bait, nicely covering the point
and barb. The bottom hook can carry
the attractive bait. but the others are
used to catch the fish.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
Two Lively Contests.

For a jolly contest a bottle partly
filled with water, and a generous sup
ply OF thin nails. Have each guest
write down on a piece of paper or a
blackboard the number OF nails he
thinks 1t will take to make the water
overflow. Each guess should have the
name Of the guesser written beside It.
When all have guessed, the hostess
begins dropping the nails. one by one,
into the water. When the first water
runs over the edge she stops; and the
various guesses are examined. The
boy or girl whose prophecy hits or
comes closest to the real number OF
nails wins a point or a prize.
For another lively sport secure q
long.necked vase or pitcher, the open
ing of which is Just large enough to
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
BY the Playground,

~ NNc
which of the summer sounds
~ sweetest to tired hearts?--
Inc low, unwearying hum
VI the bee In the clover bed?
me hymn of the thrush at duskt
Robins that call in tine rain2
Cool waves slipping away
FROM the boat as she sails through the
sea?
whisper OF wind In the wheat?
OF from the fresh-sn..ning field
when the heaven is thick with her stars
me crickets comforting chirp
Telling OF welcome and home?
Hot winds bearing the noise
VI a city's traffic and cries.
And from the little square
The voices OF children in song.
Hundreds of children at play,
Circling and singing their giee:
Glad In the gift of to-day,
The sunshine and warmth of the earth
The JOY of youth but begun!
chorus of mirth and good will
Childhood's treble of hope
This Is the summer sound
The sweetest the tired heart knows
Mary White Ovington in the outlook.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
Fishinp Trick.

There are plenty of patented hooks
and devices for catching fish, but
when they are not available all sorts
of ingenious devices are rugged up by
those who tire Of sitting in the sun
for hours wondering why the fish don't
hook themselves. Here is one of
them. 1t is not recommended when
there is a scarcity of bait. but other,
wise II can be used with success.
It must be kept in mind, even with
this device, that all fish do not bite on
a hook and pull anxiously In the hope
of being caught. The slightest pull OF
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-10-05
Monarch Discovered oentIsn.

Gentius, king Of Illyricum, the east
srn boundary OF the Adriatic, was
taken prisoner by the Romans about
. century and half before the Chris.
lian era for encouraging pirates. and
died in custody. He discovered that q
certain plant was a very good tonic.
and that plant has ever since been
called Gentiani, after him. This plant
u generally supposed to have been
the tall. coarse alpine, common In
mountainous districts in central Ell.
rope, and known to botanists as @.
utica. a preparation of which is still
In high repute as a medicine.