The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-07-16


! even terms, and II the consumer
deaf to all arguments based on
!Sicne and color blind to boot, the
'entral station still holds the trump
ard in the arc, says Electrical
World.
Kerosene to Clean Clocks.
A few drops Of kerosene oil will do
much toward starting particles OF dust
from machinery. II a clock is to be
cleaned, II can be done effectively by
placing in the lower part a soft cloth
saturated with kerosene. The bits Of
dirt and particles Of dust will be loos-
ened by the vapors and will drop down
and can be removed.
Queer Little Church.
One of the queerest and most iso
lated churches in England is a little
gray edifice In the valley of Westdale
Head, Cumberland. II is over four
hundred years old, and has only two
windows and eight pews. The pulpit
is lighted by a slit of glass in the
roof. A little bell hangs loosely in the
open belfry, and on stormy nights
drearily mingles its tones with the
wind and thunder.
No membranes.
Have you any children" he asked.
NO" replied the beautiful grass wild
ow; their father wanted his people to
bring them up, and my lawyer thought
II would be foolish of me to fight for
possession of them as long as they
could have such good care and so
many luxuries If I let them go"
Coed Farinaceous Food.
Cr. Sanchez Reyes. of the Spanish
r.Hy medical service, strongly rec
,Tmends as ration for soldiers in
rtrm climates. ell gofio, which is
manufactured from wheat, corn, bar
.ey. rye and other cereals. The de-
'cenCants Of the gigantic Guanches,
he says. are still herculean race,
and yet they subsist upon this fari-
naceous food almost exclusively.
School Teachers Poorly Paid.
Austria pays less to teachers than
is paid In France, and the Parliament
has refused to consider the needs OF
the teachers. The highest salaries In
the empire are paid in Bohemia,
beer, the government raised enough
money to increase the salary of Its
teachers. The lowest are paid in the
districts which once were under the
Turkish government.
To Drain Italian Marshes.
Nearly all the property owners in
| the Pontine marshes of Italy have
given their consent to the project Of
renting their property for thirty years
to a German syndicate, which intends
to drain and cultivate 1t. Some ltal
ian banks are included in the syndi
cate.
| Cocaine In india.
The natives Of India are becoming
20 much addicted to the use of co
caine that the British authorities ar,
taking measures to restrict the dis
tribution Of the drug. The Hindoo.
chew 1t in a leaf, mixed with areci
nuts and various aromatics. Within
few weeks $4,000 worth of cocain,
was shipped from London to Calcutta
Get Breakfast at School.
In the large German cities there ar,
many children who must attent
school beginning at o'clock in win
ter. and in summer, who do not ge
enough to eat for breakfast. Conse
quently, arrangements have been mad,
In number of places for providin,
the necessary food for those in need
A Very Wet Hen.
Smiles at times are a confusion and
snare to the cleverest of people. "As
mad as wet hen" fits woman tc
perfection when her temper is ruined
heard one exclaim, when describing
an incident that made her furious: 81
was the wettest hen about that time
you ever saw"
Severe Test for Divers.
Divers in the British navy, before
being passed as proficient in theil
craft, have to be able to work IL
twelve latLoms OF water for an hou,
and in twenty fathoms for quarter
of an hour.