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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08

Kalsomine or Wall Finish, at the
CRESCENT LUMBER Co.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08

Miss Julia Snyder has returned from
a visit OF several months IN the east,
a d will soon Join her brother at their
anch a few miles from Silver City.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08
Married.

June (. 10y Rev. Dionicin CoStales,
Mr. Manuel Pena and Miss Esther
Monies: all of Deming.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-06-08

Mr.. David Petilay. wife, daughter
a1d son-in.aw Clarence Gotf left Dem
z on Tuesday for a visit to their for
m nome az Lagoda Indiana.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Capital Chat.

Justice Harlan of the United States
70-said recently: Il suppose | am
the only man of my age in the country
who can truthfully say have never
eaten anything that disagreed with
me-"
is that due" asked Secretary Root.
"to careful selection of your food?"
"Nn, sir" said the justice, but to
careful and intelligent selection Of
my stomach at an early date"
One cannot tell" said Justice Har.
Ian later. where the lightning will
strike" He was discussing presiden-
tial probabilities. remember hear
ing my father say after Franklin
Pierce was nominated John, after
this, nobody is safe
Il want to protest" the justice con.
tinued, against the golf story ac.
credited to me. 1t goes that | saw
a minister strike at ball on the
first tee and miss 1t by a few feet.
He stood still and looked at 1t and,
so the anecdote builders proclaim,
said THAT Is the most profane silence
| ever heard
Now, | didn't say that. The only
Foundation for II was at the first tee
and saw man didn't know then
dressed in ministerial garb, come up
and strike six times at the ball. He
missed 1t each time, but hit 1t on
the seventh. ! watched him. He
said nothing.
"Afterward | met him and recalled
the incident. said: You must be a
very good man
Somebody got hold Of 1t and wrote
the joke. ! have never said anything
aboIt II until this time. Now | want
to disclaim authorship
But, Mr.. Justice" said Represents
tive Tawney, that is too good a joke
to spoil"
"Pshaw!" replied Justice Harlan, 81
wouldn't spoil II for the world.
need the moral stimulation of It wher
! strike at and miss ball myself
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Kept Promise.

A portly man walked nto a Gilded
Gehenna on Broadway the other night
and requested the barkeeper to pour
him out a drink of Scotc,. The portly
man kept his thumbs thrust into the
armholes of his waistcoat. The bar
keeper poured out the whiskey and
showed the glass across the bar.
Thanks said the portly man.
Now would you mind holding the
glass up to my mouth while | drink
it,"
With wondering stare the bar
keeper held up the glass and the ro-
tund customer drank the whisky with
sigh of satisfaction.
A man who had watched the pro.
ceedings with interest touched him on
the shoulder. Pardon me. sir" he
said, IF | seem to be unduly inQusi-
tive, but you seem to be possessed of
two good hands. Would you mind
telling me why you could not lift that
glass YOURSELF"
"Oh, that's all right" replied the
gentleman of he robust build with a
me low rumble. you see promised
my wife that never again ''ould raise
glass of whisky to my APPS! Prom
ises to a wife are sacred, you know
New York Press.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Editors Benefit.

'Nark Twain" at the dinner Ia
honor of his SEVENTEEN birthday, ad.
vised a young novelist not to shun
judicious Acknowledgement.
"On one of my first visits to New
York." he said, 81 was trken on a
sightseeing tour by a successful joke
writer. | learned during this tour
something about the way to succeed.
las we rode down Broadway on a
car my friend suddenly looked up
from the comic paper he was reading.
gave hearty laugh and then read
alIud to me a joke.
Isn't that great?' he cried ooh,
ha, ha, ha. ha! Isn't that the fun.
NEST joke-ho, no. ho!--you ever
herrd?'
Just then we rose to get of. When
we reached the sidewalk said to
my friend:
You showed me that joke before.
you know. 1t is one of your own, isn't
ito
HE smiled at my puzzled face and
answered:
Yes. But you didn't notice the
man who sat opposite us, did you?
He Is the editor who buys most of my
stuff and he doesn't know me person.
ally See?'"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
StOleGift.

II have examined our public sub.
scriptlon boxes for years" said an
of 1ar of a charitable or -anization.
"and in them have found many
queer things. The very queerest,
though, was last year.
con open'~g last year a box in u
railway station, found the gold set
tings of necklace, stomachor,, a
pair of earrlrSs and five ri: .. :, icy
were magni .ent settings, worth a
deal of money. could not help won
dering what the stones which had
been roughly torn out of them were
like.
"These jewels, of course, had been
stolen. The settings we're now given
to charity r." the thief. The stones
themselves would be recut and SC 1.
Around this gift was a note which
said:
"Sell for the sick. Nv conscience
goes as far as this -. .iladelLh ia
Bulletin.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Odd Livelihood.

throughout the whole chain OF the
Alps there are men who make 1t their
business to search for and root up
the gentian, arnica. puffballs and
other Alpine flowers. High up in the
mountains the root grubber, generally
an old man, builds little hut. He
chambers preclpices to the edges.
where the blue flowers grow; or, II
he cannot ascend he lets himself
down to their place OF refuge by a
rope fastened to pine above. He
wanders to long distance from his
hut and does not always trouble to
return to 1t at night, finding shelter
under a rock.
Next morning he spreads all the
roots he has collected on a rock where
they may dry. He collects herbs as
well as roots and the resin from the
pine besides. When the summer is
over and there are signs of snow, the
root grubber collects all together In
his little hut and finally transports
the whole Of his six months collection
to the valley.
Arnica and some other roots used
in medicine are readily disposed Of
From the gentian is made the gentian
brandy, which Is considered the very
elixir of life by the mountain folk
In other days, when gentians grew in
great numbers, the root digger was
able to realize good income, but II
Is otherwise now.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Was a Stunper.


A few years ago there lived in
Thetford. Vermont man by the
name of Scion r. Berry, w. was
deputy therir for many ye,F. He
concluded he would like to collect the
taxes. Accordingly. he supplied him.
self with ballots. and, on arriving at
the meeting, he selected man. by
tbs name of Porter to help him. TAX.
Ing Porter one side, he disclosed his
plan, and, after bracing Porter up two
or three times from the hip pocket,
he gave him the batch OF ballots. with
instructions to distribute them at the
proper time.
At last the moderator called for
ballot for collector of taxes, and, when
the votes had been counted. announc-
ed that Berry had only three votes.
or course Sol" as he was called,
was disappointed. Finding Porter
alone in one corner of the hall. in
quite a contented state of mind he
said: This did not turn out as ex.
pected."
Neither did 1t as expected" said
Porter.
There Is something about 1t dom
understand" said Sol"
That is just the fix am in" said
Porter; you voted for yourself, and
| voted for you. That makes two
votes. What I can't understand is
where did that other vote come from"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Limit Reached.

81 don't mind folks borrowing" said
Miss Hodges, plaintively, to an old
friend who was paying her a visit.
"but I've got an awful trying woman
for neighbor just now She Dor
rows such a. er things I'm most out O.
patience with her"
Shears and brooms and the -four.
sitter and ironing board, s'pose,"
said the guest, who had known life
In a country town.
mercy me, | don't count such
things!" said Miss Hodges. Nor my
best umbrella nor my carving knife.
l can make shift to get on without
'em for while any time. But when
she came over to borrow my diary the
other day, SOS she could keep account
of the weather and her hens eggs and
so on till her husband came back from
California, she having given him hers
to put down his expenses and sights
in, SOS she could copy her record in
from my book in the right place.
declare | called 1t the cap-sheaf!"-
Youths Companion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
A Curios Story.


some years ago | heard strange
tory Of a malign mummy. Three
Dung amateur Psychologists, having
simultaneously discovered the mum.
my of priest, cast lots for its posses.
ION, though its possession was to in.
yolVe. according to the Inscription
m the coffin, disaster upon disaster
10 the winner.
sure enough, 'unmerciful disaster
followed fast and followed faster" till
the winner wrote TO beg another OF
the finders to relieve him OF the ac.
cursed thing. His friend refused. but
his refusal was of no avail. since he
was left the mummy by villa will
which came Immediately into force,
as the doomed possessor OF the mum.
my was drowned
The second possessor of the win.
dictive priest had Just brought his
bride home when the mummy arrived
and excited such shuddering sense
OF malign presence in the breast
OF the woman tthough she had heard
nothing OF Its history that she per.
suaded her husband to get rid of IL
forthwith.
Il shall have 1t photographed hrst."
he said
The photo appeared not a mummy,
but a face Satanic in Its expression
Of vindictive hatel This photograph
he took to famous London photogra.
pher to ask his opinion OF 1t.
POOH" cried the artist. ITS a
fake. All these so-called spirit photo,
graphs are fakes"
viii you photograph It for me
YOURSELF"
Certainly; send II along"
II was sent accordingly. A few
days later arrived a letter from the
photographer asking the owner of the
mummy tt call and remove It. There
was something extraordinary and hor
rible in the negative which cannot
account for and do not care to write
about. Come In and see II for your
SELF When, however, he did run In
two days later to the photographer.
1t was to find that he had cut hi:
throat the day before!-T. p. O'Con
nor in NJ. A. p.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
A Ready Answer.

Speaking Of Srnd1v schools an
earnest woman who battles every Sun.
day morning with class OF hardened
little street gamlns tells an amusing
story of the way one little tough
greeted the story Of Los wife. which
she was trying to relate. She was
nicely under way when this little fell.
low burst out:
What wus 'er name?"
The teacher went back over her
Bible history, and could not remember
that the name was given She said
as much
1T doesn't say what her name was
She is only called Lots wife"
We'll. why don't you call her Mrs.
Lot, them"
The teacher bit her lip. but from
that time she referred to the lady as
Mrs. Lot. When she reached the part
OF the story whore Mrs. Lot turned
and looked back. although she had
been warned not to, the little chaps
eyes shone derisively.
RUBBER" he exclaimed, excitedly
But the most characteristic com.
ment of all was made when the story
was finished. After he had listened
delightedly to the fate which befell
Mrs. Lot-that of being turned into
pillar of salt-his small face grew
sharp with cunning. Leaning forward.
he said, in a confidential, triumphant
undertone:
But she saw, just the samey, didn't
she ?"-Washington Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
A Severe Shock.

They We're enthusiastic in physiog.
nomy and phrenolosy and were trav-
cling by train, ACCORDING to London
Tit.Bits. On the opposite seat was a
man of commanding figure. massive
brow, and serious expression.
What a fine countenance. Arthur,
! wish | knew his occupation"
Perhaps he's a lawyer, Edith"
No. he's not lawyer. There's too
much henevolence in that face for a
lawyer. He may be banker"
Il am sure he Is not that A man
with such heavenly expression could
not content himself with moncy.get.
ting. His aim in life is higher"
well. do you think he can be an
editor?"
An editor, with such a fine face.
An editor. saying hard things about
everybody, ridiculing woman's
dresses and abusing mothers.in.law!
An editor, cutting and slashing his
enemies, faying public men indis.
criminately and mercllessly slaughter
ing his best friends for the sake of a
paragraph! No, Arthur, he's a philan-
thropist. His face plainly indicates
that he is all that good. noble. pure
and true"
AT the next station an inquisitive
old fellow took a seat beside the man
with the noble brow and asked him
his vocation. The couple opposite
held their breath. He replied:
1--WE hotel bar and butcher
shop. My wife looks after the bar
and do my own KILN"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Indigestion.

With its companions, heart burn,
fiatulence, torpidity of the liver, con-
stipation, palpitation of the heart,
poor blood, headache and other ner-
vous symptoms, sallow skin, foul
tongue, offensive breath and legion
of other ailments, is at once the most
widespread and destructive malady
among the American people. The
Herbine treatment will cure all these
troubles. SOC bottle.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
A Question Of Cosmetics.
He held CT his arms in a passio

He held CIT his arms in passion
Of tenderness.
LET u.s." he said-"oh let us"
Tears vibrated in his voice
kiss, my darling, and make
up"
The hard glitter died out Of the
girls eyes, and. with glad cry, she
threw herself into his arms and laid
her cheek upon his shoulder.
kiss and make up" she murmured.
But afterward, noting with horror
the patch of white on his sleeve, the
proud and sensitive creature wished
that the making up might have fol.
lowed instead Of preceding the kiss.
iDg.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Farming Pays.

81 am no loncer rracticing attor.
ney but rl1in farmer. as you NAV
judge from M ualf0"m. | concluded
that If your advice was good for a few
acres It ought TO be better for the
400 says writer IN Farming.
The cleaning, blowing. and sowing
cost ne 81 per acre; the seed cost 81
per acre. cannot yet give you the
hgures for the cutting, curing and bal
II g. but they won't amount to more
than the expenses of putting the crop
In. Now. judging from what we al.
ready have baled, and making. care.
full and conservative estimate, have
700 tons of first-class pea-yine hay
which is contracted for at $12 per ton.
The roots and stubble have improved
the soil to very great degree"
In conclusion, II may be said that
cow-peas are adapted to any rotation
scheme. any style OF farming. to reno
walton OF WORKOUT land, TO the up.
building of. any soil. for stock food
for market, for profit, The agitation
for Increased acreage has been going
on for some years, but the spread OF
this invaluable crop has been slow in.
deed when its many advantages are
considered. With the growing scare.
ity OF labor and the necessity of OBJ.
tanning larger yields and more profit
from a smaller acreage, cow-peas are
bound to take place as a leading
CrOD In any rotation or diyarsi6cafiop
scheme in the southern states.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
RIrss Come North.

Patience-3i Birds from the north go
south In tue winter. don't they?
Patrice- Why, certainly!
"And some southern birds come
north in the winter. don't they?"
II never heard that"
"Well. you go to any irst'class res
tauraiit. and you can get South Caro-
lima grouse on oast."-Yonkers
Statesman
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Another View.

isn't 1t appalling" said the new
boarder ito read the list OF awful
crimes that are committed in this
town."
"On the contrary" answered the
philosophical boarder, 81 find 1t sin.
gularly fascinating. have theory
that crimes come in waves. One
week there will be nothing but hold.
ups. The next week. perhaps, you
will read of series of embezzle.
ments. Then comes a season of con.
IL nee games and pocket picking.
Just now, of course there is a muir.
der wave. | won a dollar and half
not long ago by making a bet that
there would be three horrible murders
In succession, inside of ten days. And
so 1t goes. II you watch these things
from calm. methodical mt of view,
you will be surprised to see how ac.
curately you can theorlze, and even
forecast, as 10 the recurring cpl.
denies Of crime, each in its turn"
All, yes. Let us not become excited
over these robberies and murders.
Let us philosophize, compare, and ap-
peal to statistics. There Is nothing
we can do, you know, to stop them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21

Refuse to Sell Irving Birthplace.
Sir Henry Irving's birthplace at
Keinton, Vaudeville, which was put
up at auction in London, was with
drawn at $4,000.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Cheerfuily Recommends for Rheumatism,

o. G. Higbee, Danville, Ills. writes,
Dec. ?, 1901: about two years ago
was laid up for four months with rheu-
matism. tried Billiards. Snow Lini.
ment; one bottle cured me. / can
cheerfully recommend 1t to all suffer.
Ing from like affliction. 25c, SOC and
Sl.0O. Sold by Ritter Bros Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
drown Wise.

"Is yoh husban iookin' fob work."
yes" answered Mrs. PinkleY. Hes
done foun out dat 1t is to stay home
an chop wood ar carry water fob de
wash tubs"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-18
FEAGIN'S PROMOTION
WILL SUCCEED GUNNELs As SrrC-
 RETARY or SCHOOL BOARD.
Believed at Capitol That Secretary o1 Examining Board Is to Be Made
 Chief Clerk in Educatlonal . Department.

 1. W. F.. Feagin. Secretary of the State Board of Examiners for Teachers, yes- terday was appointed by the Board of Control of the State Agricultural Schools to succeed Major Harry Gun nels as Secretary and Treasurer of the Board, upon the expiration of the term of the latter, January l.
 The appointment of another to suc~ ceed him was made necessary by, the fact that Major Gunnels will, January IT. take oath as State Superintendent of Education, and then will become, ex-ofiicio, an acting member of the Board.
 sThe selection of Mir. Feagin as Sec retary and Treasurer, Is regarded by those in touch with political ccndi- tions. to indicate that he will be chosen in another position which Mater Gun nels vacates that of Chief Clerk In the ofice of the Superintendent of Educa- tion.
 While no intimation has been given out by the Superintendent-elects 1t is generally understood that Mir. Feagin will be given a chance to accept the position, and his friends say if it IS ot- fered to him, he win accept. The po- sition of Secretary and Treasurer or the Board of Control of State ASricuI- tural Schools. Is one which has been allied by the Chief Clerk of the super intendents ofice since the place was Iereated.
 MT. Feagln is a native of Bullock County, and a graduate of the Ala bama Polytechnic Institute, of the class of 1892 Subsequent to hts grad uation, he was a teacher in the public schools of Bullock and Barbour coun- ties. and later became a member of the faculty of the Seventh District Agrs- cultural school. at Aibertville. For several years he was President of this Iinstitution, leaving that position to ac- cept the secretaryship of the state Board of Examiners This position ns has held for four years
 Major Gnnneis becomes State Super lintendent after having filled the chic lcierkship in the Educational Depart lmeut for eight years. He was Born II Icaihoun County. He was graduated from oxford College, and afterwar' took a post-graduate course Tn law q the University of Alabama He als' studied for some time at Vanderpil 1 University
 After severing college connections he became President of the Girls HiGl School at Anniston. and later wa leiected superintendent of Publi' schools of that place. In this posi- Ition he succeeded J. w. Ahercrompie land when the latter was elected stat Superintendent. Major Gunnels cam' to Montgomery as chief clerk n hi office. He has held the position ne ? now leaving for eight years, ana ho awhile served as Superintendent Educatiun of the State by appointment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-18
BELSER'S DEPUTIES
OF COUNTY AN-
 NOUNCESl APPOINTMENTS.
AIbert Taylor VIII Be cOntinled in Charwe of Omce--Mesqrs., Pet- tua and ElmOEe at the
 Jail.

The force of deputies and jailers' who will assist him in the dlschsrse of his duties as Sheriff of Montgomery County. was announced yesterday oy ISherIff- eIect s. s. Relser as forecasted by The Advertiser. The appointments are as follows; Al,
 Chief Deputy in charge or oince'--AAl- 0epS T,aid t ii gpenuties-George wilson. Will lits, 10. Hail, George Norman, Claude Mckee. ], c. MizeIl and Captain Will liam B. Whiting.
 T1av- Iailer-samuei J. Pettus.
 Night Jailer-William Elmore.
 AIbert Taylor, who has been named as chief deputy. occupies the most re- sponsible position in the siit or tne sherifr. For many years he has been connected with the Snerif's office and he has alled every capacity in the ser vice, He served during the present term and A former term of Sheriff Wal ier ana under the following Sheriffs: | C T Pollard, William Bellinger, T. $ Herbert, W. D, Westcott and C. E. Parks. .,,,, ,, l,.sors,e Norman and Claude Mckee S,iil be the field deputies stationed in tbe city. J. C. Mizell, who has been sa~vfng under Sheriff Waller in and | Iaroynd Raner will remain stationed at this point under Mfr. Belser's admin
 The well known Captain William whiting will continue to serve the I County after more than twenty years of active duty, Heretofore ne mas Heto Hsae | tbs nosition of bailin of the City So,,rt finder MT. Belser he will be deputy but he will still discharge
 ths duties of bailifr as he has always N NAA~ | done
 samuel J Pettus, the day taller, is Ia nlanter residing near McGehee lswitch. He Is member of the Coun- tv ! Democratic Executive Comniittee'