The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-07
GOT OUT OF TIGHT PLACES.
Two Incidents Show Value Of Preserc
Of Mind.

Two thcioento snow value OF Pre5erc-
Of Mind.
During the Franco-Prussian war an
Englishman was arrested as Ger.
man spy in Paris and condemned to
be shot. However, he seriously il.
sisted that he must return to his quar-.
tiers. This, his guards replied, was
impossible. You are about to be
shot," they said, consolingly. Eyes,
know" he replied, but | must 30
back and fetch my umbrella" His
guards looked at him for "a moment,
then forthwith liberated him. None
but an Englishman could be such a
hopeless fool, they said. Lord Play.
fair was once in a similar predica-
ment. AS q proof of his identity ne
handed over letter from Lord Pal.
merston. The guard could not read 1t.
but accepted II as good enough. AS
matter of fact 1t contained Palmer.
ston's instruction to Playfair to ascer.
tain all he could about the French mil
itary forces and intentions.
Peculiar Highland Remedies.
A popular Highland remedy for both
consumption and general debility was
what Is known as sudh nan cabar
c'the juice of deers horns~. These
were gathered in the hills when the
animals cast them In the springtime.
Tney were boiled for some hours and
the juice thus obtained bottled, after
being strained. Candy sugar and
whisky are usually added to 1t nova
days. Crabs shells pulverized. and
eaten on bread and butter, were used
for consumption. asthma and whoOping
coug., in the Hsbrides.
National Traits.
An Englishman, n Scotchman and
an lrishman were admiring a very
fine stuffed eagle in taxidermist's
window. The Scotchman shook his
head and thrust his hands into his
pockets, remarking. You would cost
an unco' deal to keep" The English.
man regarded the huge bird with dis.
favor, and said, "'Twould make
mighty tough eating" But the Irish.
man exclaimed. "Bedad, but that
would be a divil of burrd to fight"
Boston Traveller.
An IN. ilsh Vicw OF the Jew3.
! II caaGol be GsnleG that TIE jew
as a ger eral rule, make e&cellert eli
zens. Lord Beaconsfeld C. somewhat
rartial witness. pernaps,) said tina,
they were "a living and the most strik
ing evidence of the falsity Of that per
nicious doctrine of modern times. the
natural equality of man" that all theii
tendencies were conservative. and lay
In the direction of religion, property
and natural aristocracy.-Ma
Magazine.
Foolish English Custom.
In certain back-country districts al
England, on Jan. /, which is called
Childermas, every child is SCUM is
spanked before breakfast. The Ga,C
is supposed to be the anniversary o
the actual day upon which Herot
slew the innooents. Therefore, tt
keep the memoir Of the slaughter
fresh in the mii rs OF the rising scr
GRAFTON, subscribers to the an;Ien
customs are b!GGeI to wrip I ell
children before they iise on the morn
ing OF that GaS
Wages In United Kingdom.
In the United Kingdom 37.500,00l
people out of 100000 receive les!
than $50 a month for each family
100000 are In daily receipt OF poo
law relief; 100000 have only ,
weeks wages between them ant
starvation; 500 hereditary peers owl
one-fourth of England. and they ant
their dependents spend every yea
$3.50, 100000.
Markings Of the Moon.
Probably even In prehistoric time!
men have noticed the face of tn,
man In the moon" Plutarch noticed
II and even wrote whole book abou
the face In the moon. But beside.
this, many other objects are supposed
to be visible, The dark markings OF
the surface are likened by the Chi
nese to monkey pounding rice II
india they are said to resemble 9
rabbit.