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at II. IT'S a pity II can't make one
more"
Ten minutes later Rob, enveloped In
a great kitchen apron, was busily at
work stirring up another cake.
TITS lucky we have plenty Of eggs.
How many cakes did you make, any.
way" he asked, as he noticed the great
pile Of egg-shells.
"Four!" Margaret looked foolish as
she answered. you didn't know what
. silly wife you had married. did you,
poor boy?" She tried to speak lightly,
but Rob caught the note OF wistfulness
in her voice. Margaret was very sensL
tive about her deficiencies In the culin.
airy line.
Rob took the sweet face between
two very floury hands and hastcned
to assure her, for the twentieth time,
that he did not care the least bit in
the world whether she could bake a
cake or not.
That evening at the sociable Mrs.
Wiley hustled up to Margaret, exclaim.
Ing. "Your angel food cake was simply
delicious, Mrs. Archer. believe II
was even better than the one you
brought before. and that is saying a
good deal. am coming over some day
to have you show me how to do It."
Margaret and Rob exchanged laugh.
ing glances. Margaret could afford to
laugh then, but she registered vow
that before the next sociable she
would be able to make an angel food
cake equal to that one.
And she kept her word. They al.
most lived on angel food cake for the
next two weeks, and 1t seemed to Mar.
garet that she never would want to
see one again; but at the end of that
time even her mother could not make
a better one.
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shakespeare Improved.

At bar examination few years
ago the question, Write critical
analysis OF any one OF ShakeBpeare's
plays" brought for the following es-
say:
"As to Shakespeare's plays, l think
the most beautiful Is The Seven Ages.
In this play is represented and brought
clearly to view the lowness and little
ness of man. In 1t is delineated every
step from the cradle TO the grave.
''ln II is shown the pride which man
exhibits in middle life, the happy an
ticipations of youth, and lastly, the
sorrowful reflections of old age.
'In 1t is taught one of the many
beautiful lessons which man should
benefit by II he would only heed them.
In fact, all through 1t is beautifully in
terwoven with that golden thread, Re
member. man, that thou art dust"
Unfortunate in His Old Age,
James Warden. who died in the
Baltimore home for the aged the other
day at the age OF l02 years, had been
a Methodist preacher for three-quar,
tiers of a century. He had been sent
to the county almshouse, but so loud
was tho protest from members OF the
church against such treatment OF q
veteran laborer in the vineyard that
the officers OF the conference had hin
removed to the institution for the aged
maintained by the denomination.
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Mrs. Archer's AngelFood Cake
~ ELEANOR WEST.


You'll be sure to come, won't you,
Mrs. Archer? It'll be the first So
Ciable we've had at Mrs. Hanes and
eyerybody1l be there. tn he splen-
did chance for you to get acquainted.
And-oh. yes! the committee wanted
me to ask you to furnish an angel-food
cake. Everybody said that the one
you took to the last sociable was the
best they ever tasted. You don't know
how many compliments heard for 1t.
We'll. must hurry along; I've lot
more places on my list yet. We got
the sooiable up In such hurry, 1t isn't
giving US much time. Well, I'll tell
'em they can depend on your angel.
food then, Mrs. Archer. Be sure and
come early" Voluble Mrs. Wiley bus
fled away. still talking.
Margaret Archer came back from
Ahe door. her pretty face wearing
Aroubled look. She went directly to
the cupboard. and taking out the cook
Book. nervOusly began turning its
seaves. Finding the page for which
she was searching. she bent above 1t,
studying its directions intently. TT
seems AZ IL ought to be able to do
It," she assured herself. 81 simply
must." she went on emphatically.
~'And won't say anything to Rob
about Il; | don't want him to know
what a little goose I am" Then she
CLOSED the cookbook and began to get
Supper.
II WAS less than month since Rob
archer brought his bride to the old
homestead; but she was already we'll
enough acquainted with their thrifty
neighlrors to know with what scorn
Hhe acknowledgement that she could
pot cook would be received. The fact
ehat she had spent all her time clerk.
Ing ia q store since she left school,
would seem no excuse to them.
There had been one other sociable
since abe came to the neighborhood,
bit fortunately her mother was visit.
Ing her that week and it was she who
made the angel-food cake that had
lCreated slch favorable comment. Mar
Garet could cook vegetables very cred.
ttably. 80 with the pies and cakes that
her mother had left baked up when
bhe went home. she had gotten along
very we'll so far. But what was she
Do do ncwY She must manage in some
way TO live up to the reputation that
khat angel-food cake had given her.
Her checks grew hot as she saw, In
Imagination. the critical looks that
we're bestowed upon each cake as 1t
vas cut She never could face those
s1oeiient hOusekeepers again II her
cake failed to bear the test; and she
FAUST take one. for they were depend.
hly upon her.
'rhe next morning al soon as Rob
mas out Of sight. she got the cook
boob down again. 1t opened readily
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-06
BATTLE ON THE SEA
WHAT NAVAL WARFARE MEANS
TO-DAY.
Ocean Conflicts Terrible to conten.
piste Since Modern Conditions Have
Made Them So Deadly--Frishtfui
Loss Of Life Inevitable.
Opeclal Correspondence.)

Few a. are the people who can
imagine q battlefield on shore. they
are vastly fewer who can picture with
any certainty the scene of Q naval
conflict.
Terrible, too. as are all scenes OF
warfare, there seems something akin
to sacrilege, to dissertation OF Gods
own realm, In man daring to carry
bloodthirsty. destructive animosities
out upon the stainless blue OF the
pure sea. Yet here, no matter how
errifc the slaughter. how widespread
the destruction wrought by man upon
is fellow-man, the merciful sea. i'm
pollutable. reticent, Immediately ef-
aces all trace thereof-hides mans
mlsdoings from the gaze Of high heav-
IN. nor allows the poor remains to
lie and fill the air with pestilence.
And this of course, more SO now
than ever II has been before. In the
days when Britain became the sover-
algn power at sea and her wooden
walls were handled and fought
through whole days in closest prox.
unity with their enemies, 1t often be-
fell that ships hulled through and
through with shot drifted for many
days. while the handful of unwounded
survivors accomplished tasks such as
make the mind reel to think Of.
They fought for life as flercely as
they had faced their human enemies;
hacked and hewed at the wreckage
around them so that the sea might
take 1t away with its deadly danger
to them; doggedly stuck to the pumps,
cleansed the shambles Of their ship
for the avoidance of pestilence. and
held at bay that sense Of utter weari.
ness and hopelessness which was the
deadliest foe Of all. And the wide,
clean sea around them waited i'm.
partially for whatever end was DO
creed them, ready to cover up all
traces Of them II they failed to live,
or bear them bravely on its bosom
into port and safety.
In the days Of sail and wood there
was something romantic. in spite Of
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She tied on her sun-bonnet and hast.
ened out to the barn.
Fifteen minutes later she came back
with her apron full Of eggs, and was
met at the door by strong smell OF
something burning. She rushed to the
stove. threw open the oven door, and
was nearly choked by the smoke that
rushed out. Her cake was burnt to a
black cinder!
She jerked II out OF the oven, and
carrying II to the door, she scraped 1t
out into pail. Then she looked rue
fully at the empty tin. IL must have
had too hot fire." she concluded. "Ill
have to make another"
The oven had time to cool down be-
fore she had the next cake mixed up.
and she took care not to have very
much fire. She was very anxious this
time, and determined that this cake
should not scorch. Every few minutes
she opened the oven door and looked
at 1t. 1t raised nicely and seemed to
be In no danger of burning. At the end
of the three-quarters Of an hour 1t
was diiuOSt db uito anu
Ing as when she put 1t In. She decided
that something must be done. There
was not fire enough this time, that
was sure. She would put little wood
in the stove. She fastened out and
brought in handful and put It on the
dying fire. Ten minutes later she care
fully opened the oven door to look at
har naEn II about half inch
| In thickness!
Margaret's lips set In a determined
line. The spirit OF her fighting ances.
| tors was aroused. She would not be
conquered by a mere cake!
| She was hot, and oh, so tired! But
she went heroically to work again.
little after O'Clock Rob came up
the walk, whistling, The threshing at
Smiths was finished, and he was home
! early.
! At the door he stopped In surprise.
! Margaret who was always ready to
receive him, in the dantlest of after.
noon dresses, when he returned, sat by
the kitchen table in a soiled morning
wrapper. Her hair was disheveled
and sprinkled with -four; one hand gas
done up in a white cloth, and two fin,
gers Of the other hand showed great
burns, Her head rested on her arms
and she was crying bitterly.
Rob was startled. 1t was several
minutes before he could understand
what was the trouble, At last, how
ever, with her tear.stained face hid
den against his coat, Margaret sobbet
out a history OF the days disasters.
Rob laughed but 1t was a comfort
ing laugh, rs that all?" he exclaimed
: cheerily. Don't worry about that
little wife. wasn't my mothers hireC
, girl all one year for nothing, That's
: the very cake she always Used to hav'
me make, got 10 be quite an exper
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Tinted speetaeiss for Beauty.

Tinted spectacles." said an OPT
elan who displays sign advertising
that he makes specially of them,
"are mainly for women who demand
that their beauty as well as their
sight. shall be considered. A light
gray or . pale blue eye looks very
weak and unattractive through ordi-
nary eyeglasses. BY slightly Uniting
the lens we can add very much to the
color Of the pupil Of the eye and to
the general attractiveness of the face.
The tinting does not at all interfere
with the magnifylng properties OF the
glass; In fact, some oculists send us
prescriptions for tinted glasses, main
tanning that for blue or gray eyes they
are far superior to the ordinary crys
tai glasses. Blue eyes absorb more
light than brown eyes, so that any
tempering Of the suns rays Is sure To
be beneficial. New York Times.
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Canadians Justly Indiqnant.

Canada is incensed at statements
made about 1t in certain textbooks
used in English schools. Here is a
small collection: When the winter
sets in "the people make up their
minds to be showed up till spring."
The Atlantic coast is the most useful
at present, but most of it is frozen
up in winter" Manitoba is treeless"
is another astounding item of in
formation. The English boy is further
informed that lin blazing forest
there is the risk that fallen trunk
or branch may at any moment block
the line or throw the train off the
rails" But here is the gem of the
collection: "The chief states at pres
ent are Quebec, Maine and New
Brunswick"
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fleets In The future. There will be
scarcely and such thing as the lin
gering agony, long drawn out. of the
old days of sea fighting. For one
thing. modern ircrclads and cruisers
going into action will choose the less
err of two evils confronting them. Be
cause of the deadly peril of splinters
and Of fire. everything of wood In
their fittings, even to the boats, Will
be cast away at the beginning OF
the fight.
Then, when the battle is Joined, ths
seaman must needs have heart OF
brass incased in triple steel. mind
that refuses to mediate upon the I'M
mediate possibility Of one Of those
terrible twelve-inch projectiles plung-
ing down upon his vessels deck. and
out, amid the disintegration OF all
her ganglions Of energy. through the
bottom, rendering her an easy target
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Tho Deadly Torpedo Boat.

be very near will there be any posi-
BILE chance of saving the handful of
stalwart swimmers whose superhu-
man struggles have wrenched them
clear OF the devouring. down-dragging
eddies. More than mere handful
there could not be in any case, since
another tremendous difference be.
tween past and present sea fighting Is
that the steel.clad monsters go into
battle with hardly a man visible, al
most all Of them hidden behind mas.
sive walls, shut in from the devastat-
ing impact Of large projectiles. as
we'll as the horrible hail Of Hotchkiss
and Maxim bullets.
The pomp and pageantry OF sea war
fare In Nelson's day, with its stripped
crowds Of men swarming about the
incumbered decks, and streaming
flags from every mast, have gone with
the towering ranges of sails and MIN.
BILE sailors who leapt about aloft han.
ding them during the height Of bat.
tie. The new man-of.war goes into
the fight grim. unadorned, and appar.
emily proceeding by her own volition.
like some unthinkable marine mon.
ster begotten OF the elder slime.
To a landsman. and even to a mer.
chant seaman, there is something pc
culiarly terrifying in the notion Of a
sea fight In a fog. II is a time Of
terror even in peaceful navigation.
since the great sea breadths seem to
have contracted. and ones faculties
are kept at their utmost tension in
case of running across another ship.
Fog Is the only elemental condition
that succeeds in making the great.
wide sea look little place, where not
merely navies have no room to float,
but 1t seems impossible to avoid col
liding with the only other ship that
was in sight before those fleecy walls
OF mystery closed In upon the seafar-
ers. Yet the modern sea warrior
among us Is trained to welcome that
condition OF things. to dash at utmost
| speed through the thickness, and
burst upon his enemy with the sud
| den unexpectedness OF the lightning
| stroke.
And to add to all these terrible con.
| ditions OF modern sea warfare, we
! have now the submarine. Not content
with the mighty arena Of conflict af
forded by the open surface of the sea
in gale, or fog or calm, the sea fight
er must now descend into darkness
and silence, the realm OF the utterly
unknown, in order that he may haply
hurl. at one fell blow as from a burst
ing volcano, into blazing, boiling ruiz
and death 500 lives and the revenue
of principally. For man has ever
| extended the battle-ground vi the sea
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-06
ROBERT INoeRsoLL's KIND ACT.
Great Agnostic Well Rewarded for
Help in Time Of Need.


Robert Ingersoll was once asked by
an acquaintance to furnish Transports.
ton to the destitute mother Of q sol
der, who was dying In western Penn.
sylvania.
1T would be Christian act. Mr..
Ingersoll." said the petitioner.
But Pm not credited with any
thing Christian" was the response.
A pass was sent. however, and so
promptly that before sunset the
woman was on her way west.
The next mornings mail carried to
Col. Ingersoll an envelope enclosing
these lines:
1.-THE God who knows our deepest needs
Cares little how man counts his beads.
For plety is not In creeds
Or solemn faces;
But rather lies in kindly deeds
And Christian graces."
The name of the woman who asked
the courtesy and she to whom 1t was
extended were signed.
The Colonel read the paper twice
folded It. placed it on the envelope
closed his hand over 1t, then turned
to a friend.
"Such an experience draws the
sting from a thousand criticisms" he
said simply.--New York Press.
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rs horror, In the maneuvering Of
those winged fleets upon the open
sea. Something solemn in the sight
of two hostile fleets eager to destroy
one another, held In the bonds OF
unwilling peace by the falling Of the
wind. The vast shining surface OF the
sea lying in placid beauty beneath the
bright. blue sky, and the two motion.
less groups OF vessels. with Idle sails
downhangirg. just gently moving to
the tender heaving Of the swell. Peace,
as at the beginning. over nature
above; but In the recesses Of the
ships, what seething passions. ambi-
tons, fears!
In contrast most striking. think Of
two hostile fleets endeavoring to get
at each other In q gale. The awe.
inspiring war of the elements seem.
ing to brook no Interference with their
high controversy, and man. actuated
by the most desperate and primitive
Of all instincts, daring to disregard
the cosmic quarrel Of wind and wave,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-06
Duchess In Strange Accident.

While hunting a stag in the forest
Of Ramboulllet, In France. recently.
the Duchess de Luynes had strange
adventure. Being hard pressed, the
stag turned down path which the
duchess happened to be crossing al
that moment, her horse going at a
canter. II tried to Jump over them.
but instead caught the lady with its
antlers and tossed her high into the
air. The duchess and stag fell down
on the turf together, while the horse
went on as II nothing had happened
= moment later the stag picked itself
up sld bolted off. The duchess had q
wonderful escape. as she got OF with
ont bruise.
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Little Fairy FIyaway.

Little Fairy Flyawny tore her gauzy
wing;
She fell into brsmble bush from out
her Cohweb swing.
The fairies always knew she was care
less little thing!
Sorry little Flyaway. sobbing in despair.
Heard a sudden humming through the
summer air
Looked TO find a Dragon-ny close beside
her there.
Don't you know me. Flyaway7" loud
and long buzzed he.
I'm the fairies darning needle-if II
weren't for me,
What a very ragged set you thoughtless
elves would be-"
Busy buzzing Dragon-iy darned the tear
with speed,
Made the pretty iilmy wing beautiful in
deed:
Even fairies find 1t good to have friend
In need!
Hannah q. Fernald. In January st.
Nicholas.
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to an uninjured foe. and her sinking
q matter of minutes.
And when she sinks, stonelike--
pumping being II possible to a yet
unchanged engine, manifest absurd
ity in that rent fabric of steel-with
her must 60 all her crew. II may
sound cruel and hard-hearted to speak
of their end being mercifully swift,
but, in view Of the horrors Of the
old wooden ships floating on, verita-
BILE charnel houses, when the battle
was over, there was hardly any other
term applicable.
The modern man-of.war will not, at
any rate, prolong the agonies Of her
crew when she Is scuttled. She will
60 down quick into the pit in halo
Of steam, a whirling vortex Of waves.
and in FIVE minutes from the com.
mencement Of her downward plunge
there will be no sign that she has
ever been, and only II other vessels
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ut the clock. It was half past hine!
She had been two hours getting that
cake together. We'll, don't care for
that II 1t is only good; and really
believe 1t will be-" she thought COM
placently. "I've got all day to do the
work in, anyway, for Rob is helping
the Smiths thresh, and he won't be
home to dinner" She began to hum
a little tune, as she swiftly cleared the
table
She kept close watch Of the clock.
quarters of an hour for baking
the cookbook said. She would have
time to run out and gather the eggs
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-06
Nectar In His.

He was nothing but q tramp-a mod.
est, retiring tramp, one OF the natures
noblemen kind-and when In answer
to his timid knock young matron
opened the door he asked:
might I beg for cup Of hot water
from the breakfast tablet"
you might" she began frlgidly.
when he interrupted:
Would 1t be possible &c sp,lI few
drops OF coffee into it,"
1T would be. but"
And a spoonful Of milk"
II never In my life"
zone moment. please. don't ask
for sugar. but II you will kindly look
into the cup 1t will be turned Into nee
tar-nectar, madam, the food Of the
gods"
He got II, and two large pieces of
toast besides.
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10 the night page this time. Margaret
Fastened Its leaves open on the kitch.
IN table.
"One and onehalf cups sugar; one
cup -four; whites Of ten eggs" She
read slowly on through the directions.
at doesn't look very hard" she
Thought cheerfully, and her heart
grew lighter Very carefully sh1 put
the ingredients together. The eggs
were beaten until her arm ached; the
sugar was sifted again and again. AT
last the frothy mass was ready for
Ma oven. She put an armful Of wood
Asso the stove, slipped the cake into
Gne oven. and then began to clear off
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-06

book, with a scale stained to ten
standard tints corresponding to the
color OF blood carrying different guam
titles Of the hemo-globin. the values of
which range from 10 per cent to 100
per cent. Healthy blood contains from
80 to 100 per cent Of the coloring mat.
ter.
The doctor punctures a vein OF his
patient with a needle and presses one
Of the leaflets on the resulted drop of
blood. Then he compares It's color
with the scale and In this way Is
enabled to tell at a glance IL the sub
ject is anaemis or IL the blood is up
to the standard. Errors Of 10 per cent
are possible, but even 30 the method
is as accurate as the highest-priced
instruments used for the same pur-
pose. and in virtue of It's extreme sim
plicity 1t has found much favor among
practicing physicians.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-06
HorseIess Fire ENGINE.

The first motor steam fire engine in
England was put in service in the
town Of Leyland recently. 1t has a
understanding water-tube boiler, fired
by petroleum, and one pair OF cylin-
ders. A countershaft, with clutch.
puts the engine in gear with the rear
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-06
BLOOD TESTING MADE EASY.
Device Of Finnish Physician Valuable
Aid to Ooctors

Device Of FInnIsh Physician Valuable
Aid to Doctors.
In medical practice II often becomes
necessary to test the bloo'i. An ap.
paratus called "hemoglohinometer
which is as difficult to use us 1t Is to
pronounce. has done the work hereto
fore.
But now Finnish physician has de.
vised simple method for determining
the hemo-globin or substance which
gives the blood its red color. The
new apparatus Is made Of white per
forated absorbent leaflets of paper
bound together in the form Of q little
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wheels by means Of sprockets and
chains, and the pumps are connected
In q few seconds. The pumps arc
made Of gun metal and can deliver So
gallons a minute. The oil fuel, to the
amount Of forty gallons. Is carried In
cylinders under the box for the hose.
and water is supplied to the boiler
from tanks on the engine.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-12-03
HORACE J. STEVENS.

Is Postof6ce Block. Houshton, nich.. U. 5. 4.