The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-01-20
NOT TO BE CAUGHT.
Railroad Porter Who Was Almost
Too Sharp

Too Sharp.
Prof. D, well known ventril
oquist, was bidding adieu to some
friends, when one of them presented
him with little fox TERROR to which
he had taken great fancy. The train
began to move, and there was no time
to get dog ticket; so when the cry
Tickets" was heard at few sta
tons farther on, Prof D popped
the dog into small hamper, which
was labeled, Prof. D, ventrilo
quist," in bold letters. The dog be
gan barking, which drew the porter's
attention to the hamper. The porter
read the label, then said to the pro
fessor: I'm not taking any Just now
mister; I've been caught like that be
fore"
Costume Conducive to Health.
When the Fraser Highlanders land
ed in North America in 1857 1t was
proposed to change the dress on &C.
count of the cold winters and hot sum.
mers. The officers successfully OPP
posed this, and were ultimately justi-
fed by the Highlanders being the
healthiest soldiers of the army. In
the campaign in Holland in 1894 some
regiments lost as many as 300 from
disease, but the Black Watch, which
had 800 recruits in its ranks, had only
twenty-five casualties, including the
killed in battle.
Mt Far Away.
81 was once said celebrated
preacher, sin Cornish mine some
hundreds of feet down in the bowels
of the Garth. Crawling down ladder,
and feeling that the temperature was
every moment getting warmer, | said
to a miner who was accompanying
me: Its getting very hot down
here; how far is it, do you think, to
the internal regions?" "I don't
know exactly he replied, but II you
let go you will be there in about two
minutes
Great Mems Wit.
Chief Justice Story attended pub.
lie dinner in Boston at III Edward
Everett was present. Desiring to pay
a delicate compliment to the latter,
the learned judge proposed as a vol.
unteer toast Fame follows merit
where Everett goes" The brilliant
scholar arose and responded: "To
whatever heights judicial learning
may attain in this country, it will
never get above one Story. Success
Second Thoughts.
Deacon c. had an Irish girl who
was decidedly verdant. The Deacon
was building woodhouse on ground
which enclosed well. And, shure,
said his servant ARE We goin' to NOV,
the well?" Observing a smile on hi.
face. she added: "Ah! what bi,
fool be. Shure iviry drop Of wate
would run out moving it,"
though" eobbler.
Look at the rakish way that youn
turkey gobbler Is strutting aroun
these days." remarked the duel
YES" replied the wise guinea fow
tits getting near Thanksgiving tim
you know What has that to d
with it," why, you see, he wants
appear tough. Press.
Auction Rivalry.
Husband-Where did you get this
sideboard? WHEAT an auction, fc
500. Husband-Awful! could hav
bought the same thing for $50. VIII
L Well, | wasn't going to let tha
: woman across the way outbid me =
: Brooklyn Life.
8 Homes for Millions.
{ President Clark of the National Irr
cation congress, which met at Ogde
recently, estimated that homes may b
provided for from twelve to fiftee
| million people by the irrigation Of tn
, 37,500,000 acres for which there
/ available water supply.
Statue to Cervantes.
A statue to Cervantes is to be cree
; ed in Paris as mark of gratitnd
. toward the Spanish admirers of vi
tor Hugo who erected q statue to hi