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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21

Tulsa. I. r., Dec le.-The sale Of the
Peoples Gas company and the
Peoples Power Co., which control the
city electric and natural gas franchises,
was confirmed Friday. The properties
were purchased by Daniel Murphy, H.
P. Anderson and others Of Los Angelica
CAL, for 100000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21

Denver, Dec. 16.-The prosecution in
the conspiracy trial Of Leonard limbo
den and J. A. Hill. charged with plot.
ting % wreck the Denver Savings
bank, continued to offer evidence Fri
day to show that much Of the money
Ct the depositors Of the Denver bank
went to aid the Imboden enterprises In
Oklahoma, Texas and other states
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21

Washington. Dec. 1s.--Insurance.
hizing. the suffering Russian Jews and
immigration were al topics Of discus
sion IN the house Monday under the
general leave Of talk. The only bust
ness done was to send the canal Appro-
priation bill to conference.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21

vandiveR Inspected House Cleaning
st. Louis, Dec. 1s.-State Superin-
tendent Of Insurance w. D. Vandiver
returned from New York Sunday
night. Speaking Of his New York
trip, he said: President Mccall was
sick when was in New York and 1
was unable to see him. l demanded
to see a list Of the names Of the Mis-
souri policy holders in the New York
Life company, but my demand was
not complied with. Most Of my work
while in New York was with a view
Of determining the exact condition OF
the New York Mutual Life Insurance
company. The McCurdy's are out Of
It's affairs. There Is a pretty good
effort at house cleaning all round,
too"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21

Paris, Dec ls.-The Academy Of
Sciences has awarded the Ia LAnde
prize to Professor william Henry
Pickering. the astronomer Of Harvard
observatory Tor his discovery Of satel-
lllos Of Saturn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21

washington. Dec ia.-Bngineer-ln
Chief william II. Shock, Q. s. n, NJ
tired. died here Monday Of bronchial
trouble. agsd a yuara He vas a vetsr.
an Of he Mexiean and civn vars. Mr.
Shock vas retired IN lupa 1Ss5.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21

aInD6den and Hill offsr No Defense.
Denver. Dec. 1s.-The defense In the
case Of Leonard Imboden and ]. A.
Hill. charged with conspiring to wreck
the Denver Savings bank. Monday de-
cided not to introduce any testimony
and arguments were begun. The case
will probably 60 to the jury on We'd
nesday,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21

- EHN+NNtAAA - ANA--AA--
s. PstaFIburr, De ia-Aubaszs-
dor Mayar he requested ths authori-
tie1 10 place At he disposal q ~
Amnrieaa conni q Eosoos protection
fuT Anslie.nr b 60 = a. nrl1-sr.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
HARD SHOT FOR MAN OF LAW.
Nssgins cross-Examiner Met His
Match in Doctor

"My profession is supreme in the
sick room" said a practicing physi.
clan of this city. but often It has to
Put up with a great deal of badgering
In the courtroom"
One dav friend of mine was call.
ed as witness in case in which one
man had hit another over the head
with an iron bar, with disastrous re-
suits. Counsel for the defense nagged
and harried the doctor finally saying:
Doctor, did | understand you to say
that when you reached the plaintiff
his brains were escaping through the
fracture in the skull?"
Yes, sir
And do You mean to tell me, doc.
tor, that man can continue TO live
after he has lost part of his brains?'
oh, yes, certainly said the doc
tor; I've known men to live and prac-
tice law without any brains at all"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

The long coat Is TO be extremely
fashionable.
Embroidered shirt waists are 10 he
worn all through the winter, but the
material will Ice white or tinted fan,
nels and thin woods.
Jackets Of plain cloth, with skirts of
plain or fancy wool and perhaps Il
walstcOat TO match the skirt, are au
English idea In tailor mades.
Fashions for children Of from five to
eight still lay great stress on the long
wasted dress,
Tailor suits of fancy damage as seen
In Paris are strictly practical, though
strangely enough fancy woods. even
when trimmed, are considered less
dreSsy and better suited for the mid,
season than cloth suits.
Smart little cloth capes trimmed with
velvet tabs have found their way back
TO fashions realm.
Take up almost any evening dress
and examine II carefully, and II will
be found, II not OF the draped or prln,
cess order, , consist Of a baby waist
cleverly disguised by the scheme Of
decoration and full circular, sun
plated or thirteen gored skirt.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
Audubon Hoy.

Audubon Boy Is the latest addition
10 the charmed two minute pacing cir
Gle, Star Pointer and Dan Patch pre-
yiously paced IN ;5Sii, the time made
by Audubon Roy recently, and 1t is
rather remarkable that all three miles
were paced over the Readvillc track.
Dan Patch was unfortunate IN his
trial, inaSmuch aS he was advertised
to beat that hgur" and only tied IT,
How fast Dan Patch could pace at that
way of going Is merely matter Of
gucsswork. rs for two years he has
been preceded In his miles by n pace
maker. Dan Patch has shown that he
has steadily improved I'm speed during
this time.
Audubon Boy is we'll entitled to his
honOrs. He has been great race
horse, ana the credit is all the greater
because for two seasons he was retired
from the track because ~ nilug legs.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
KNITTED blanket.

from the first long loop all around the
edge. The next row is made the same.
using the knots Of the preceding row
for foundation stitches. Repeat these
rows three times and finish with row
of shell stitch.
The materials required are three
skeins of blue Shetland floss, one skein
Of white Shetland floss. two sheets of
wool wadding, a piece OF blue ribbon,
No. ll2: two medium sized rubber nee
dies and medium sized bone crochet
hook
The color scheme in blanket like
the one shown may be changed to suit
each individual taste. A very pretty
effect may he obtained by knitting
both sides of the blanket with white
wool. putting in narrow bands of color
at each end and making ut least one
row in the border with the colored Shet-
land loss.-Dcsigner.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
Send Me The Names

of your friends or relatives in the East
who are contemplating movement to
the west during the spring or summer
There will be in effect during the
spring months, from all eastern points
to every section of the west, greatly
reduced rates (both one way and round
trip, and it will be to their interest
that you give me the names of parties
who may be induced by these rates to
come West No matter where they
may be located, we will have our rep
resentatives call upon or write to
them and advise them of the cheap
est and best way to make the trip.
Call upon or address
G. A. Walker, General Agent,
Chicago & North Western Ry.,
p. O, Box $50, Salt Lake, Utah
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
How They Told Time.

Three boys were told to go and take
the exact time by the town clock. The
first came back and said: 1T is IL
O'Clock" He became in after life a
bookseller The second was more ex-
act. He said II was three minutes
after ~. He became a doctor. The
third looked at the clock, found out
how long 1t took him to walk back to
the house, returned to the clock, then
added the time of his walk to the time
shown, and reported the result thus:
1T is at this moment ~ hours, 10
minutes and 10 seconds" That boy
came to distinction as Helmholtz, the
scientist.-New York Tribune.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
Son Lost Mother.

Consumption runs in our family,
and through it ] lost my mother"
writes T.. b. Reid, Of Harmony Me.
For the past five years, however, on
the slightest sign Of cough or cold, !
have taken DR.. Kings New Discovery
for consumption. which has saved me
from serious lung trouble" His mother
was sad loss for Mr.. REID, but he
learned that lung trouble must not be
neglected, and how 10 cure 1t. Quick
est relief and cure for coughs and
colds. Price SOC and 81 90: guaranteed
at Ritter Bros. Drug Co. Trial bottle
free.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

is often as great as womau's. But
Thos. ). Austin, Mgr of the "Rcpub
lean" Of LcayenwOrth, Ind, was not
unreasonable who he refused to al
low the doctors to operate on his wife
Tor female trouble, Instead" he says
1--WE concluded TO try Electric Bitters.
My wife was then 50 sick. she could
hardly leave her bed, and five Is,
physicians had failed TO relieve her.
After taking Electric BitterS, she was
perfectly cured, and can now perform
all her household duties - Guaranteed
by Ritter Bros. Drug Co Price SOC
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
An Annie Dessert.

Peel and halvc tart apples; make n
sirup of granulated sugar and water
until they can be pierced with straw;
arrange the apples on the platter they
are 10 be served in; boil the sirup down
and pour over the apples; when cold,
heap irregularly with Il meriuguc of
the whites of four eggs, four heaplng
tablespoonfuls of pulvcrI2cd sugar and
the Juice of lemon; sprinkle with
chopped almonds and set in the oven
on n board and brown quickly; serve
very cold, with rich custard.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

For those fortunate folk who stay in
the country until the bright autumn
days are over 1t Is the season now fOI
harvest home festivals, barn dances
and the like. \ big, roomy barn Is
the ideal place for this sort OF feStiyity
but the harvest home effect can he oh.
tanned even in Il city home by II Judi
cious commlnglIng Of ingenuity and
Grape paper. At big barn dance at
Newport rows on rows of shocks OF
corn represented an autumn cOrntield.
and no one not in the secret suspected
that every one of those cornstalks
was made of Grape paper, Another fes.
tivity given early in the season in the
Thousand islands had abundant deco
ratiOns Of autumn foliage, and the
guests We're mystlfied to know where
il all came from.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
STORY OF NAPOLEON REVIVED.
Assertion Again Made That He Or.
dered Sick Soldiers Poisoned.

dered Sick Soldiers Poisoned.
A grim story OF Napoleon is told
by Christian Was in a Frankfort re-
view under the title of Napoleon at
Jana" A great number of the sol
diers were down with Che plague, and
one day Bonaparte sent for his chief
surgeon. LarYey. "If ! Hcre you" he
said to him. 81 should o.. our plague
patients out Of their mi. ny; 1t would
save them finn having recourse to
opium to sooilr them But my duty
is to make taym live" replied Lar
rey. Bonararte then revealed the
grim truth. lie and his staff were re.
duced to tray cling on foot because the
horses were all being used for the
transportation of the sick He must,
therefore, either abandon the plague
stricken TO the cruelty of the enemy
or get rid of them. Mr.. Was main.
tains that the order was carried out
accordingly. There Is an end, OBJ
serves the Journal des Deba's, to the
Illusion Of the famous picture in the
Louvre of "Bonarartc Visiting the
Plague-StricEen Soldiers at Jaffa."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
Popularity of Yiddieh.

itddish is an archaic and corrupt
form of German extensively SPOKEN
by Jews in many countries besides
Germany itself A startling instance
of its popularity Is given by a writer.
In Jerusalem he met "a worthy man
who denounced ne for being unable to
converse with him in liddish. You
are no Jew he protested, for you DO
not know the Jewish language. an.
swered that Hebrew was tie Jewish
language and that was quite wiling
to try to speak to him in 1t. His re-
joinder was: ! have no patience with
this new-fangled idea of speaking He.
brew in Jerusalem
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
BABY BLANKET.
A Dainty Affair, Durable. Warm and
Easily Made


II the saying Is true that as Il stool
can stand on three legs so anything Is
bound TO be success that has three
qualities to recommend It, the baby's
blanket illustrated il certainly worthy
Of consideration. for IT combines the
three practical qualities Of being easy
TO make. durable and warm, as well rs
having the dainty beauty 80 necessary
to n baby's belongings.
To make it, knit on medium sized
wooden or rubber needles in plain CUR.
ter stitch two pieces nearly yard
square, one blue, one white, using
Shetland floss.
When the squares are completed put
Il sheet of wool wadding between them
and tack, rs you would II comfortable,
with blue ribbon, having the tiny bows
come on the blue side of the blanket.
with the blue wool join the edges
with single crochet; then crochet Dor
der I'm knot stitch. This is done by
pulling a loop on the needle up until it
is about an inch long Through this
loop pull another loop, this time very
close as 1t Is the first loop of single
crochet Take the second loop of the
single crrchet through the first long
loop and the close loop. This gives
two stitches on the needle. Pull the
wool through both, and the single cr)-
chct Is finished Then draw the loop
on the needle out about an inch; pull
short loop through It, Make II single
crochet into the fourth or fifth stitch
on the edge of the blanket and repeat
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

Stature, according to Prof. Niceforo.
varies with the occupation. with the
social status, and with the geograph.
ical locality: stature in the highlands
differing from that In he lowlands,
and sons OF sterile soil from sons OF
fertile lands; and as these conditions
alter the stature OF hose affected re-
cords a corresponding change. At the
rock bottom of all is the old difference
between rich men and poor men.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
Every Ounce You Fat.

Every ounce of food you eat that
fails to digest does a pound of harm.
1t turns the entire meal into poison.
This not only deprives the blood of
the necessary tissue building material,
but 1t poiSonS it. Kodol dyspepsia
cure is perfect digcStant. 1t digeStS
the food regardless of the condition of
the stomach. 1t allows that organ to
rest and get strong again. Relieves
bclching, heart burn, sour stomach,
indigestion, palpitation of the heart,
etc. At Ritter Bros Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

Generally speaking, Il may be safe
ly put that mastership in any Of the
sciences is usually won by the man
whom birth has placed in an environ.
ment in every way conducive to The
development of scientific career.
Seldom is It that a genius, with Meth.
err ancestry nor training to favor him,
springs up to startle the world with
a ecientifc discovery, as in literature
or In other arts more closely allied
To science
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
A Liquid Cold Cure.

A cough syrup which drives d cold
out OF the system by acting as a ca
tharJic on the bowels is offered in
kennedy.s Laxative Honey and Tar.
clears the throat, strengthens the
lungs and bronchial tubes. The
mothers friend and the children's
iavoIlte. Best for Group, whooping-
cough, etc, a liquid cold cure and
the only cough syrup which moves the
bowels and works all cold out Of the
system Sold by Ritter Bros. Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
Scottish Laws Against Football.

There Is an unrepealed law in Scot,
land to the effect that mo man shall
play football hereafter under a pen.
atty Of Sos" 1t dates from the time Of
James |. Richard II. once passed a
law against "Tennse, football, and
other such importune games,' and at
the same time in Scotland an enact.
ment was made that the foOtballe
and collie be utterly cryed down and
not b1 used "
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
Nature Needs But Little.

Nature needs only Little early
Riser now and then To keep the bowels
clean, the liver active, and the system
free from bile, headaches, constipa-
ton, etc. The famous little pills
Early Riscrs" are pleasant in effect
and perfect in action. They never
gripe or sicker. but tone and Streng-
then the liver and kidneys, Sold by
Ritter Bros. Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
But Few are Free,

But few people are entirely free
from indigest ion at this season of the
year Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is not
only the best remedy to use because /,
digestS what you eat but because il
also enables the digestive apparatus
TO assmllate and transform all foods
into tissue. building blood. kodOl re
lieves sour stomach, heart burn, belch
ing. and all forms of Indigestion Sold
by Ritter Bros Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
DOING THE MOST FOR OTHERS.
surest Of All Ways to Bring Bright
ness Into Our Lives.

Selfshness is darkness 1t shuts
us up in the tight little box of our own
lives. Unselfishness gives Ms wide
circle OF interest and delight. What,
we do for others has as much to do
with our happiness as what we get for
ourselves Just think how many joys
man may have who Is not confined
TO his own reasons for rejoicing! Re.
member how Jeanne Deans blessed the
good lady who helped her, saying:
When the hour of trouble comes
and seldom may II visit your leddyship
and when the day Of death comes,
that comes to high and low-lang and
late may It be yours, O MY lady! then
1t isna what we hae done for our
selves. but what we haze done for
ithers. that We think Of most pleas.
antly" And this truth is for all hours.
though It be most clearly nantes ed
in the hour of extremity Doing the
most for others is doing the best for
ourselves. If You have never made
another life bright, you know not how
much brightness can come into your
OWN Montreal Herald.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
A Disastrous Calamity.

IL is disastrous calamity when
you lose your heath, indigestion and
constipation. have sapped It away.
Kings NV Life Pills. They build up
your diges i've organs, and cure head
ache, DIZZINESS. colo, constipation, etc.
Guaranteed At Ritter Bros. Drug Co.
Price 25c.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
The SPORTING WORLD


Charles Norman Selby is no longer
Kid Mccoy The big electric sign that
for four years has Illuminated Broad
way and Fortieth street, New York, Is
down, and the Kid has renowned prize
fighting forever.
Its crime to allow prize fights,
says Mccoy. ITS crime not only
against the men who slug and punch
each other for mere money, but it's
high treason against the citizenship of
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

DO not be deceived 10y countcrfeits
when you buy Witch Hazel Salye.
The name of r. g. Dewitt & Co. is on
every box of the genuine. Piles in
their worst form will soon pass away
if YOU will apply DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salye night and morning Best
for cuts, burns, boilS. letter, Eczema,
etc. Sold by Ritter Bros, Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

American tires made truly wonder
ful showing in the recent Vanderbilt
elimination trial. Ten ears started,
using total of forty American tres.
The total distance travelled by the ten
cars was go miles, at racing speed,
Yet there was not puncture or rip.
ping Off, and the single instance Of tire
trouble was due to collision with u
curb.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

Charles Burnam. the Pacific coast
racer, has announced that he Is through
with the racing game forever. Bur
nam appeared IN the recent Detroit
races and was considered coming
star. lie Is an expert machlnlst as well
as a Ucrvy driver
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
II Thank The Lord. "

cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock,
Ark, "for the relief | got from Buck.
lens Arnica Salyc. 1t cured my fear
lul running sores, which nothing else
would heal, and from which had SUI.
fered for years. 1t is marvellous
healer for cuts, burns and wounds,
Guaranteed at Ritter Bros. Drug Co,
25c.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

Carefully pull off all the rough ana
fibrouS skin. Place them in II dish Of
cold water for ten minutes or morn
They are then ready TO be boiled. They
must always be boiled twenty minutes,
no matter what the mode of cooking
il TO be
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
The Unfortunate Memphis Meeting.

Yellow fever is responsible FOR the de-
claring off Of the grand circuit meeting
scheduled To be held at Memphis i'm
medintely following the two weeks
meeting nj Lexington, Ky. At the
present time there Is n strict uuaran-
tine around the Tennessee city. and us
the fever is. getting closer and closer
the authorities there absolutely refuse
to remove the ban even for Il brief
meeting
President Frank G.. Jones OF Mem
phis was extremely anxious TO race Off
the stakes ut least ANA was willing to
so to extraordinary expense II that OBJ
ject could he attained. The health Of
ticials of Memphis were relentless. how
ever, and nothing remained but to de
clare off the last meeting of the grand
circuit This is the first time that n
big trOtting meeting has had to he de-
clared off for such n cause
1t Is not probable that the meeting
would have been ., success had the
health officials allowed the hOrsemen to
enter the city, rs few of the latter cared
10 take any chances and had so eX-
pressed themselves.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
KID mccoy

sponsible are the lawmakers. the state
senators and the Legislators who form
statutes making il lawful.
Not only will | never fight again,
but | will do all can TO have prize
lighting declared unlawful
why don't | go on the lecture plat
form? Well, | have thought of that"
And Mr. Sclby looked thoughtful
After my season in vaudeville may
do so. | am willing to talk to any Y.
NJ. c. A. on these lines got my
first training in the Y. NJ. G. \. in Lou
isville and have always had warm
feeling for the organization. How
ever, I'm not II member of any church. "