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Middletown transcript., 1904-12-31
USEFUL 70 KNOW

Camphnr is very usefuisto freshen the
air ot a sick room, Put a piece on an
old saucer, and q, it lay the point Of a
red-hot poker. Tie fumes Of the cam
phor will quickly Gil the air.
Never cut the cnticle surrounding the
nail; press back daily. and the fesh viii
stay in. place, showing the pretty W
moons.
If tile hair becomes sstreaked and
lowisll when losing its color the
nothing to do but to take the best POI
care OF it.
The eyelaShes NAV be strengthened
the gentlest massage, nsilg al the 9
time plain vaseline.
Leather covered chairs, when dull af
shabby hooking. mly be greatly inlprove<
in appearance by being brushed over
with The white of ian egg Leather port
manteans and trnaks may also be treated
in the same way. Beat up the white Of
an egg until It is d stiff froth. Then dip
into it a. piece of old linen AZ other soft
rag and rub the leather well without
using TOT, trftciiit Effttref. tIlte Iilte taassat
tleirbe left until dry.
A woman whose handsoi
Middletown transcript., 1904-12-31


s,,o p,,rd dhases grain or bay brinel
10 his IA IN that which was lost
milk, bit if be does not purclas'e
must prlocure instead ground bohe,
phosphate, potash, nitrate ofSsa
some bther form of fertilizer nj
A dali s. farm cannot be kept 70 til
est d4gree Of fertility when milk il
constantly sold andnothing brougIl
no id,atter how large may be the
heap, nor how carefully IT may be- 3
II is rule in nature that somethii e8
nof be produced from nothing, Il
yacunms are allowed. Any defd Icy
a! certain quarter either chan9 Il
character Of the soil or makes il I0oore
But, although the abo, eallusion 10 dair
ling has been made, it is the saest al
best method Of farming for restoring al
retaining fertility, if conductedslin Il
right manner and with Judgment. Dair
ing is more remunerative than lhajori
of other pursuits usually conducted. r
expenses and receipts from anir9als a
unknown to some farmers. Ii l. eslinls
ed that it requires four acres to keep
COW, and the value of the land as re
should be charged against her as 80 mu,
expense, which she must pay before h
miIk will give profit. On the 9th
side, COW will leave about ten dollal
worth Of manure on the four acres, whi
should be deducted from the rent chare
When strict accounts are kept Of all e
penses the farmer will then know viii
animals are paying and which are n
even self-supporting, Phiza. Record.
Middletown transcript., 1904-12-31

anu mlik Is ~ Mussy4. pF0auct as any
other substance that leaves the farm. It
is nothing more nor less tlnn the changed
or of the food consumed, and as milk
can only be produced from foodit is the
result OF a conversion Of one Or Two subj
stances OF bulky nature into another dl
q more concentrated and saleable ehara&-
ter. When the food is converteA info
milk much Of the nitrogen, phosphafes
and potash pass into the milk. The hhn-
ure also consists Of proportion ofy the
foods, but the larger quantity must} Of
necessity assist to create milk, and tine
fact is also demonstrated that while we
may be blessed with an abundance of
manure, the value depends upon its
quality and not upon the bulk.
Fertilizer and Milk
Plant foods vary in composition, and
the most fertile farm may lack i'm some
particular element OF fertility. Manure
that does not contain all the essential
elements that tend to recuperat the soil
is not in itself complete. IT will, Of
course, enrich the soil but hs the soil
does not receive from the manure all that
it yielded in the shape Of food, no figures
are necessary to demonstrate that in the
course of time the sale Of milk will ex-
haust the soil of plant foods lmostIy Of
nitropenl including potash, phosphatss
and other mineral NATTER It's admitted
that grass crop will be largely assisted
to secure nitrogen by the rains which
bring down ammonia and nitric acid j,
and with clover with the aid Of bac-
teria), but these sources do not admit OF
deriving the potash and phosphate. The
nitrogen so secured IS but small pro-
portion as compared with that daily sold
in the milk, the total amount Of milk
annually leaving some farms being many
Middletown transcript., 1904-12-31
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Secret OF peace,
i have seen men arm ant
work of their binds
lis like the leavYs nf autumn;
and decrease
pf natural things, aud the year
glassful OF sands.
Run out and be done and th1
wither and cease.
They have looked to God ttrol
davs and the years;
I wish were still like the NOM
yexed, full Of fears.
The wind loars 0, er tliem, sing
tlir sea;
There ii nothing that lasts. th
(iDd and the soul.
They have cowls nfthe nsists,
their habits gray;
The worlds dream wllerey
bells toll.
There is nothing that Iiyex they
God and the soul,
Nothing at all that matters but COY
the suul;
I wisi I could get the peaEp sot the mi
tains into me,
And not TO have all the world froub
me, Pail Nall Gazet
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pucns the Drug Store i G
- dn be kept k
a Ii rpdo department willie most
ac Of
pnau Murany satisfy
baec comprise ehehrg . drugs
81 nnapanr rpafyd drs S \
ssonhdnn d TIE D
soften compromise
eaaom y . upean
aecad quart
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
The Perfume of Flowers.

Recent investigations have shown
mat the perfume of flowers is ofte.l
increased by growing under colored
glass, that some plants are fragrant
only at night and others only in hot
sunshine, that the seasons affect the
odors and that temperate climates are
more favorable than tropical ones.
These perfumes powerfully affect
the human organism, often producing
kind of intoXication, and sometimes
even giving rise to serious nervous
troubles. The vapor Of most essences
such MS cinnamon, lavender and en-
calyptus-have proven powerful anti
septics, and flowers Of delicate per-
fumes quiet the nerves of invallds.
Flowers harmful to the sick, on the
other hand, are the violet, lily Of he
valley and carnsion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
For Clean Comforters.

Many housewives complain about
washing bed comforters. as the cotton
gets stiff and lumpy. l never wash
bed comforter. Make a slip of pref
ty calico or sateen the same size as
the comforter, just as you would make
a pillow slip; hem the epen end, and
when finished have it about two inches
longer than the comforter. Now slip
1t over the comforter, fold the ends
over each other, and haste down with
long stitches; the other three sides tack
in position about four inches from the
edge. When soiled it but the work of
a few minutes to take off the slip, and
after it is Numbered it is quickly re-
placed. By doing this one can always
have soft and clean comforters. 1t is
no extra expense, as the slip saves
wear and tear on the comforters and
makes them almost everlasting. l also
have slips on my mattresses.-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
Seas Bottom is Falling.

Scientists tell us that counting from
the sea level. the lowest body OF water
on the globe is the Caspian Sea. For
centuries its surface has been gradual
ly settling down until now it is eighty
five feet lower than that of its near
neighbor, the Black Sea, which also
lies far below the level of the oceans.
The common conclusion all along has
been that the Caspian was simply los.
ing its waters by evaporation, but re-
cent investigation shows that this is
not the case. Soundings made and
compared with records of soundings
made over 100 years ago reveal the as
founding fact that there is even a
greater depth of water now than then.
This leaves but one hypothesis that
would seem at all tenable-that the
bottom Of the sea is actually sinking.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

Like pretty much everything else
the matter of having children has two
sides to 1t, says the Saturday Evening
Post. AS great many children are
failures, and us children are the joint
product of hercdity and environment,
both elements preponderantly under
parental control, ii would seem more
sensible to say that there are too many
people undertaking parental RESPONSE
bility instead of too few. And fur
ther, parentalhood has many cares and
sorrows and eXasperations. Still,
when all is said, how many perSons
who found themselves childless ut
forty-fve have been able honestly to
congratulate themselves?
Children have use as an assurance
against destftution and loneliness in
old age. They are satisfactory to the
vanity for family Immortality. Blu,
more th"n these and all other advan'
tages is the advantage Of prolonginG
ones life. Growing children will keep
any proper man or woman young in
spirit and in mind. will retard the de
velopment of that sour yet complaceni
cynicism which curses old age both fol
ones self and for those about one.
The man or woman--again, the rlgh'
sort of man or woman-who has chill
dren drinks every day deep draught
at the fountain OF eternal youth.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
A TOistoi Colony.

There are three Tolstol settlements
in England-at Christ Church, Pur-
leigh, Essex, and on the Cotswold
Hills, no long distance from Glouces-
ter, but rather nearer to the town of
Stroud. The current number Of the
magazine called Vitality has an illus.
trated article ON the latter colony,
with which the editor twas rather dis.
appointed" 1t was begun five years
ago on the communal plan, but that
failed. There are now eight huts,
with ton men, four women, and four
children on this Whiteway farm. the
inhabitants, including two young men,
belonging to well-known London
family. Government is passive, and
there is non-reslstance to wrongs done.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

Since then the name of the "Mano
Ncgra" has been conveniently invoked
by the Spanish authorities I'm further.
auce Of their aims when anybody sus-
pccted of liberal views has figured
in connection with a murder. The hc.
ton has run through at least halt
dozen causes cc,chros,' the most sen
satonal of these being the so.callcd
Parilla case.
In December, 1850, Bartolomeo Cam.
pos, n workingman, was murdered in
Cadiz in fight with his cousin. Man.
uel Cage Both had been members of
labor organization, but Campos had
been expelled as the result of quarrel
with the wife of one of the members.
Though everything seemed to point
to an ordinary murder. the authorities
insisted that IL was the Black Hand.
one hundred workingmen We're ar.
rested and seven were garroted after
Don Manuel Azcutia. Public Prosccu-
tor of the province, in Il speech brim-
full of superlativcs had demanded that
the death penalty be inflicted on If
teen of those arrested. Six We're SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. and 1t is
through letters which three of these,
Antonio Nalcro, Jose Ortcga and Sal
vador Morena, have succeeded in
smuggling out from the prisons of Co
mcra, Puerto de Santa Maria and Al
huccmas. where they were immurcd,
that the awful fiction has been ex-
ploded.
There were two other cases growing
out of the same murder, one the ARGOS
case. the other known as The Inn of
the -Four Walls case. AS n result,
these eight persons are suffering life
Imprisonment in Ceuta for completely
in conspiracy which never existed,
TO courteous and perscvering Span.
ish woman, Scnta Soledad Gustaro, be-
longs the honor of first having brought
the matter 10 light, and as n result
several meetings have been held both
in Paris and London. In the interest of
those innocently punished.-New York
| Times.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

Work has been begun on the new
city of Tottenham, which is to be built
by the city of London. This is the
largest scheme ever undertaken by
any city in the world.
To put it in u few words, London is
building city as large as Waterbury
Conn, for the purpose of giving com
Portable homes to some Of its over
crowded working people. The new
city is six miles from London, and will
contain 5579 cottages holding 1850
people.
The streets will be fifty feet wide,
with trees on both sides. Five large
public gardens will give beauty TO the
new city, and every family will have Il
separate home. The total cost of this
great undertaking will be S7600,000.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
Hungry Mule Alto Letters.

During recent maneuyres of ships OF
the British Navy some Of them called
ut Logas, Portugal, for their mail. Soon
it was discovered that something had
gone wrong with it. one young sub
lieutenant received his sweethearts
letter I'm condition of pulp, with the
two top sides of each rage intact, while
smother officer, who knew that his
hearts delight would not have failed
HIM in the matter OF letter writing,
received nothing at all, The e&planG.
lion, though hardly sOlacing, was simple
enough. 1t seems that the last twenty
miles OF the Lagos mail journey Is per.
formed by mule diligence and a hun.
CRY mule had endeayored to satisfy
the cravings of an empty stomach
with the outpourings Of loving hearts.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
Groves of the eucalyptus tree, known


A guest visiting family containing
a number of children was frequently
puzzled Mt meal time by hearing one
or another member of the household
murmur. in warning tone, "F. ii. b."
Finally his curiosity became so acute
that he asked his host what the say.
ing meant
1T means" replied the head OF the
household, smillngly, that It isn't safe
to ask for second helping. or to ac-
cept IL one be offered-that there isn't
any more Of that particular dish in the
Kitchen"
81 see" returned the partially en-
llghtened guest. but what is the ex.
act significance of those three let.
ters?"
"rhey stand" said the host, for
Family, Hold Back "-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
Diving whales.

1t might seem to layman that the
depth to which a whale can dive 10
not a particularly interesting ques-
ton, and yet science has made 1t the
subject of investigated Sailors be-
lieve that big whales can dive away
down toward the bottom of the ocean.
and one scientific investigator has es-
timated that they 30 ut least two
thirds of mile. But DR.. Racovitza.
of the Belgian Antarctic expedition,
in writing on the subject, contends
tnat about 800 feet is the greatest
depth to which a whale can dive. BE.
low that to any great depth the pres
sure is too much for them to withstand
it. Besides, there is no need for them
to dive to great depths, for the fish
on which they feed live near the sur
face.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

When old images of ivory become
discolored, the task Of restoring them
to anything like their original beauty
is difficult. AS the cracks remain
black after the most thorough cleaning,
it is out of the question TO render them
completely invisible. Still, they will
usually become less conspicuous when
the whole surface of the figure has
been treated to a good rubbing with
soap and warm water. Should the
ivory remain discolored after thor
ough washing. fine pumice stone may
be tried. but this should be used with
caution, as 1t leaves scratches. To
some extent the original polish can be
brought back, when the pumice stone
has been used, If washer chalk or
whiting be applied with a wet soft
cloth.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
She Got the Candy.

1t was Chicago child, not yet three
years old, who, having been punished
~ her mother, called up her father
on the telephone for sympathy. PA.
pa" was the call that his stenographer
heard on answering the ring.
"Why, it's the baby" she said to
her employer. The startled man, with
visions of disaster in his mind, caught
the receiver and said:
"What is 1t, baby!"
mamma banked me-" came the re-
ply.
what do you want me to do about
it," asked the relieved and amused pa.
rent.
Come right home and bring me a
pound of candy" said the child.-Llp
pincott's.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
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Steamed Orange Pudding Take one
and a half cupfuls grated bread
crumbs, one-half cup of finely chopped
suet, pinch of salt, one cup sugar, one
half cup of milk, two eggs. Mix all
together. Add juice of four large or
anges. Put into cups and steam half
an hour. Serve with hard sauce, fla
vored with orange juice.
Gelatine Pudding-One third box of
gelatine, four eggs, two cupfuls of SUI
gar, Juice and rind of two lemons, two
cupfuls of milk; soak gelatlne IN one
third cupful of milk; beat the yolks
OIL eggs, add the sugar and add this to
the scalding milk; add the soaked gel
atine and stir one minute; mix the
whites beaten stiff in it and the lem
on juice.
Mushroom Stuffing for Pigeons -
Twelve button mushrooms finely
chopped, two ounces Of bread crumbs
one ounce of lean tongue. the liver OF
the pigeons, one small shallOt, one tea
spoonful of chopped parsley, half a
teaspoonful OF mixed herbs, one egg
Boil the liver for ten minutes, then
chop 1t and all the other ingredients
and mix with the egg.
Sweet Potatoes, Mexican Style To
cook sweet potatoes, Mexican style,
boil them until tender, peel and cut IN
halves lengthwise. Put one tablespoons
Iul of butter and two of minced onion
into n saucepan ana brown Add one
heaping tablespoonful each of green
and red peppers, minced, two table
spoOnfuls tomato catsup one of vine
gar and tablespoonful of brown SUI
gar. Stir well and pour over the po'
tatoes.
Wheat Bread TO two cupfuls of
scaldlng hot milk add one.thlrd cupful
OF molasses and one teaspoonful OF
salt; let cool, then add one yeast cake
dissolved in little cold water or te-
pid water; add four and three-fourth
cupfuls of entire wheat -four; beat
well; cover closely and let rise until
double in bulk; beat again; turn into
creased pans. filling them half full; LET
rise two hours and bake in hot oven
one hour.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

Make thick paste of emery powder,
a tablespoonful of sweet oil, and one of
turpentine. Apply with flannel and rub
with flannel and dry powder. For
rusty steel rub with sweet oil and let
it remain forty-eight hours. Then rub
with powdered unslaked lime until
rust disappears. For wrought steel,
scrub with ammonia suds, rinse well
and dry thoroughly. Then rub over
with sweet oil, follow with the lime,
as advised above. At the end of two
days polish with brush and rub with
soft cloths until the lustre returns. For
steel knives use potato and wood ashes.
When steel is packed away cover with
sweet oil.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
Rcnovating Lace Curtains.

A novel method of prolonging the
usefulness of a handsome but very
old pair of lace curtains is by applique
ing them on foundation of sheer silk
Of pale rose or some delicate shade.
The curtain is carefully basted on this
foundation, most of the net cut away,
and the pattern outlined with a soft
linen floss of the same shade as the
foundation. The effect is really
charming. the richness of brocade be-
ing combined with the airiress of lace.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
Perrumod Gloves.

Perfumed gloves are now largely be-
ing sold in Italy. and also exported
from that country TO Paris, Brussels,
London, Berlin and other large cities
of Europe. Some of these gloves cost
MS much as S15 and $50 per pair. "Vio-
LETT smelling gloves are especially in
favor in Paris, while the ladies of Ber-
lin are said to prefer lilac and rise.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
Whom the shnh,. Wives strnlI.

The Shah of Persia does not wish the
public to feast their eyes on the beauty
Of his wives. When his numerous
spouses go out for a ride or a stroll a
troop of attendants precede them at
a distance Of few hundred feet,
shouting, "RUn and hide yourself!'
Pedestrians and all others then scam
per indoors.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
Household
-.Na!!:t!!:t!e!rss
Fancy Rose Porticres.

An artistic adaptation of the rose to
fancy work is found in Il uoruere of
art linen decorated with design in Ia.
pestry wool. The flowers are highly
eonventionalized and outlined in
brown, the leaves and petals being
worked with darning stitch. The de-
sign follows the lines of the door, the
flowers forming friezc at the top.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
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N0rLbD0Ul1g1
Korea is the granary of Japan.


No circle can be squared, because
3ll1G, which is the ratio of the circum.
ference to the diameter is not square.
The Prince and Princess of Wales
are the posscSsors of nineteen pianos,
every one of which was wedding
present.
The 81, n, 20T worth Of platinum ex-
trnCtCd in the Gortlagodatskl district
of Russia last year is practically the
worlds supply OF that metal.
\ sensitive dog will follow the track
of man who is wearing his masters
boots and will reject the track of its
master If he has on strange boots.
Since 1852 more than 10000 convicts
have been sent to French Guiana, of
whom cighty-four ana one.half per-
cent. die of disease, hardship and in
sufficient food.
A national pantheon is being erected
by the Mexican Government in the City
of Mexico. the estimated cost being
$1,000, 600. 1t is to be at once n mem
orial and sepulchre for Mexicos
great men.
The number of persons c1rrled daily
by the elevated trains in New York
City now averages about 100000.
They travel on the average about four
miles so that the average fare Is .
cent mile.
Fifteen thousand cubic feet OF sand
from the dunes of Indiana are now
brought into Chicago, ILL.,, every day
and made use of in the work of raising
the tracks OF the city in order to abol-
sh grade crossings.
The Canadian Pacific Railway sold
last year from its subsidy land nearly
100000 acres ut price averaging less
than 81 an acre. In the previous year
1t sold less than 100000 acres Mt a
price averaging a little over So an
acre.
Nickel.in-thc-slot machines are in use
in Dawson City. Alaska, for selling wa
ter in the winter. One can put In
nickel and get five gallons Of water.
but no more. 1t is so cold there that
the water supply In the houses Is shut
Off so that the pipes will not freeze
every night.
| Groves of the eucalyptus tree, known
| as blue gum or mama gum, may be
cut to the ground for fuel when they
are five or seven years old, and every
six or eight years subsequently. The
yield from each cutting is commonly
fifty TO scventy-five cords of four-foot
wood per acre.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

\ sensitive dog will follow the track
Of man who is wearing his masters
boots and will reject the track OF it's
master IL he has on strange boots.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

Since 1852 more than 10000 convicts
have been sent to French Guiana, Of
whom cighty-four and one-half per-
cent. die of disease, hardship and In
sufficient food.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

The SEIZE, 20T worth Of platinum ex-
tractCd in the Gortlagodatsld district
of Russia last year is practically the
worlds supply OF that metal.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

The Prince and Princess of Wales
are the posScssors of nineteen pianos,
every one of which was a wedding
present.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

No circle can be squared because
ference to the diameter is not u square.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

A national pantheon is being erected
by the Mexican Government in the City
Of Mexico, the estimated cost being
S5,O0O,0OO. 1t is to be at once n mem
orial and n sepulchre for Mexico's
great men.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20

The Canadian Pacific Railway sold
last year from its subsidy land nearly
100000 acres at price averaging less
than 81 an acre. In the previous year
1t sold less than 100000 acres ut a
price averaging little over So an
acre.