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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Poor Specimen of Economy.

There is a political rarable in the
story that comes from Houlton. Me-,
where an employer discharged his
licensed and expensive engineer and
hired a mar at 81 dew to run the
boiler. The new employee failed to ap.
preciate the necessity OF keeping up
the water level in the boiler and pres
emily observed that the boiler was
getting red hot. He accordingly turned
In large, sudden quartity Of cold
water. The next thing he noticed
was that the boiler was making a fun
ny noise" SO he climbed up on top of
II to investigate the safety valve. He
went some higher than he meant to
do. but a ,hted practically unit
and when re.uked for his share In the
explosion asked Indignantly: What
do you expect for dollar a day?'-
Boston Globe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
ia. and Lean Mn.

Modern scientific investigation in a
medical way now declares that the
plump man is not necessarily the
"healthiest" or the best able to resist
disease. The lean man not only en-
joys greater resistance to weakness
and debility, but he Is stronger In the
performance of given task. In
other words, large f"' ->posit In he
general tissue is no evidence OF good
general nutrition. The rich and girl
ish beauty Of the plump man, some
tines called Fatty, may delight the
eye, but when II comes to wal ing
downtown in the morning or running
four blocks to a fire Fatty blows out
fuse and /. sent to the repair shop
while his lean brother is merely put
into condition for, the day by this lit
tie burst of Minneapolis
Journal E.s*ST sTT1rFy-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
BADGER Mixed the Bureaus.

The late William Badger of Read
ing. Mass. who was once a prominent
furniture manufacturer, when n jour
neyman worked for William Kingman,
who was Familiarity known as "Old
Bill" Kingman
Mr.. Badger had taken two lots OF
bureaus to make, and just before
quitting time one night he put the
cases together. Now 1t happened that
one lot was mahogany and the other
black walnut, and, the light being
rather dim. he got the ends mixed
gluing and mailing them securely.
When "Old Bill" arrived at the shoI
in the morning he looked at Badgers
work, and his quick eye discovered
the mistake. He called Badger, and
pointing to the cases, said See here
Badger, what kind of work do you cal
this? Here you glued these cases W
with one end walnut and the Other
mahogany"
Badger replied at once: why
| that's all right. You can't see bOtr
ends OF a bureau at the same time
can your"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21

The antelope lives always In open
country, unlike members of the deer
family, which invariably prefer a
thick, dense forest. They cannot be
driven into timber cover or thickets
of brush, but will literally turn about
and run over pursuer, II necessary.
rather than be forced into cover. II
they are ever obliged to pass by or
through such places for food and wa
ter they take a great deal OF time to
do so, as II they were determined to
see everything that could be seen en-
route. Century,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
BAR PLACED ON SPECULATION.
Necessities Of Life Under Protection
In France,


What is popularity known in the
United States as "cornering" such
commercial commodities as are
termed necessities Of life is a Grim.
lnal offence in France, and has been
since 1893, with varying forms OF pen
alties.
The law applies to all who destroy
or permit to perish any merchandise
OF prime necessity, whether II is the
property of the offender or not.
Among the articles thus protected are
grain, bread, meat, wine, vegetables.
fruit, butter, coal, wood and others,
but not tobacco. as that Is a govern
mcnt monopoly
The law also prohibits manlpula-
lions tending to bring about an ad
vance or fall in price not warranted
by supply and demand.
The punishment is by both fine and
Imprisonment and the offender has
his factory or business establishment
placed under police supervision at his
own expense for from two to five
years.
There is no more trouble In han
ding corporations that are offenders
than individuals. Every director and
employe in managerial capacity are
held equally responsible. For a sec
ond offense the penalty is so sever,
that II would result in the extermina
tion OF almost any establishment.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
German migration r,oreases.

During the eighties OF the last cen.
fury Germany sent as Tany as 200,
600 emigrants to the United States in
a single year, That is ten times az
many as she is sending to-day. The
healthy development of German in
dustries at home turned the tide OF
emigration from America to the cit
les, and the marvellous growth of such
places as Berlin, Chemni'z. Nurem'
berg and others, has been the result.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Clean Bill.

So far, at least, as the city Of New
York Is concerned. Lloyd Osbournes
record is clear; he has never been In
jail there. This can be definitely
stated and without reservation be-
cause there Is the highest authority
for It. Mr.. Osbourne, when In New
York, generally makes his headquar.
tiers at The Lambs.
One day, through the carelessness
of some hurried clerk in the postoffice
a letter addressed to Mr.. Osbourne at
The Lambs was sent instead to the
Tombs. From that city institution 1t
was returned by the chief clerk him
self, and. under Mt. osbourne's name
on the envelope, in the chief clerk s
own hand. was this Official indorse-
ment: Not here-yet. "-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
KEPT uNLIeHTEo CIGAR WHOLE
Stout Man Had Found Novel Use for
Rubber Bands.

The stout man stood putting at an
unlighted cigar. bandaged tightly with
a series OF rubber bands. Wrapped In
this manner, the cigar gave the ap-
pearance OF fractured limb fresh
from the hands Of a surgeon.
Il see you getting ready to ask the
question" said the stout man you
want to know what have my cigar
done up in these rubber bands for.
Well, I'll tell you. II is a little trick
of my own invention. was a cigar
flend for several years. but have
now broken off the habit-haven't
smoked one for several years. am
now trying to break myself Of the
chewing habit, This cigar, you see,
gives me dry smoke and an imita.
ton chew at the same time. II some,
thing does not happen to 1t this cigar
will last me two weeks. Those rub.
Der bands keep II from falling to
pieces"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Hint from baron Rothschild.

"The habit of thrusting aside the
little opportunities wrecks more lives
than big disasters" said one of the
Rothschilds, and | firmly believe that
he was right. 1t is a habit. and a
fatal one, II one only fools ones self
into It till II becomes incorrigible. But
It is hard sometimes TO see that one
has contracted 1t. II Is like some OF
the complaints that the sufferer does
not recognize he has,
A friend Of mine who wished to
learn French lamented to me the
fact that 1t was impossible, as he
could only give one hour at night to
II; land what's the good Of an hour?"
he asked II he had three hours he
would have given them.
Surely an hour is better than moth.
ing. He devotes It assiduously enough
to billiards. With him an hour for
Study is mo use" In a day he loses
not one hour but hours. He has really
persuaded himself that fragments
OF time are no good. He can do moth
ing unless It Is on big scale. AS a
matter of 1t, he has really not mas
tered himself to the extent OF devotins
an hour to that study.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
HAD LEGITIMATE USE FOR 1T
Farmer Needed intosicant for me
chanical Purposes"

Farmer Nee5ed lntoSlcant 'oT We
ehanieal Purposes"
In rural Maine. when one has an
especially hard or disagreeable task
to perform, one calls in the neigh
bors AT such times the work per
formed Is done without money and
without price, except that the host
must provide abundant refreshments,
both nourish'1g and intoxicating AT
such times the winter supply OF fire
wood is GU. the timber felled and
piled. the frames of buildings raised.
Often the host has trouble to find the
intoxicants Maine being a droughty
state.
THIS was Clancy's dilemma when he
entered the city agency at Bangor.
Straight in front of him "a sign hung:
Liquor Sold for Use in Sickness or
for Mechanical Purposes Only
II want two gallons of old rum"
he announced.
The agent pointed YEARLY to the
sign.
81 saw that" said Clancy. 1--WE
been reading it,"
Are you sick?"
No"
Got a prescription"
NO"
What do you want # for?" queriet
the agent.
Got to have it, replied Clancy
cheerfully "for mechanical purposes
I'm going to raise barn"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
City Drug Store, Logan, Utah.
ought To Make Good Soldier.

First Lieutenant Walter II. Johnson
of the Eighth infantry, now on his
way to the Philippines, was rejected
when first he applied for commits
sion, the surgeons finding that he had
six toes on each foot. On learning
that he would be accepted with ten
toes, he had the extra two amputated
applied again and was accepted.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
GHOST HAUNrs FRENCH HOUSE
Alleged to Have Abode In War De.
partnent Building.

There is a haunted house at Vim.
cennes. Every night, toward dawn.
are heard mysterious noises. Some
spirit hand knocks on the partition
wall dividing a bedroom from a liv-
ing room.
This particular house forms part OF
buildings belonging to the Department
of War. in which quantity of mill
tary material is stored. II is situated
on the edge of the Bots de Vincennes
(the Bots de Boulogne Of the east end
Of Paris. The victims OF the ghost
are worthy couple named Galichet,
the good map being one of the keep.
ers Of the wood.
A week ago he and his wife were
awakened by loud rappings on the
partition wall. Galichet sprang out Of
bed and went into the adjoining room,
but no creature in mortal guise could
be discovered. The phenomenon has
been repeated each night since. II al.
ways occurs at o'clock. Friends and
neighbors have watched with Cali.
chet, but the spirit rapper Is still as
intangible as ever,
The whole neighborho undertakes
ghost haunts of an evening now. Even
the military authorities are concerned
to pierce the mystery and have or
dered an inquiry, A ghost court
martial would be new in military his.
tory.-Parts correspondence Pail Mall
Gazette.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Need Of Real Churches.

Police Commissioner McAdoo, of
New York, recently gave utterance to
these words: The church can not
compete with sensational press. The
church can not compete with the po-
litical club. The church can not COM
pete with the theater. The church
can not compete with ethical clubs.
The church can not compete with sa-
looms. We want churches that are
churches"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
Some DELAY.

Those comic papers are awfully
slow. One of 'em published joke
last week that sold two years ago"
That's nothing, They published
Joke this week that Joe Miller must
have sold them $50 years ago"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
A Musical Center

is located on this spot. Hence here
are to be obsersed great number Of
desirable pianos from which you are
privileged to select the particular
one that pleases your ear to a nicely.
We don't all look at things the same
way--nor hear-ano so the largeness
OF the opportunity we offer. Just as
liberal as to prices and easy terms OF
payment,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21

On de banks oh de Amazon, far away, far away.
%har DR.. Green gifts August Flowers to dis day
All picked dose flowers in August in ole Brazil
An aldo Tse u Yankee ah longs to be dar still
August Flower is the only medicine
free from alcoholic stmulants) that has
been successful in keeping the entire
thirty-two feet of digestive apparatus in a
normal condition, and assisting natures
processes of Digestion separation and alb
sorption--for building and rebuilding
by preventing ALL irregular or unnatural
causes which interrupt healthy and per
feet natural processes and result in intes-
final indigestion, catarrhal affections
Causing appendicitis-stoppage of the
gall Duct, fermentation of unhealthy
foods, nervous dyspepsia, headache, CON
stipation and other complaints, such as
collie, biliousness, jaundice, etc.
August Flower is natures intended reg.
ulator. Two sizes, 75c, 7sc. All druggists
CITY Drug Store, Logan, Utah.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
CANAL CAUSED MANY CHANGES.
Effect on Business World Of the suez
Waterway.

The effect OF opening the Suez
canal" writes William r. Stewart in
the Technical World Magazine, was
% marked In the first confusion which
1t introduced in.o the business world
that 1t constituted one of the prime
causes Of the universal commercial
and industrial panic of 1873. BY trans
ferring the distributing points for
trade from England to the Mediter-
ranean ports of southern Europe 1t
terminated the vast warehouse dis.
tribution system OF the former counS
try and led to the disappearance OF
the class OF merchant princes VINO
hitherto had monopoli2ed the eastern
franc: rS-lr-~s--~v~
"As it was with the owners of Eng.
fish warehouses. so II was with the
owners of hundreds OF sailing vessels
and the dealers In six months bills.
For the Suez canal by bringing steam
ers into use in place of the sailing
vessels which had been making the
5OOO.mile longer voyage around the
cape. enabled cargo to be sold and
delivered within month after the
order had been sent and business men
without capital were able to borrow
money at a low rate and supplant the
told established houses in the eastern
trade"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
In OIden Days.

There was a great rumble below the
garnet window Of Marcus Broken, the
prehistorical poet Marcus glanced
out and sighed. Ten vans returning
ten rejected poems carved on two-ton
blocks" he groaned. "Oh, ye cruel
editors"
"hon. happy thought flashed
through his inspired mind. Taking
all the great stones that bore his eff.
fusions he started to build great
jail for the incarceration of prehls-
torical editors.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21
ladies'. What Do You saw

II we would have Il best OF health,
and wild Joy of living" VIC must
sleep out of doors, declares Mrs,
Blanche Martin, New York lady. Il
have" she says, slept out OF doors
in a corner Of my piazza summer ana
winter for five years, and in that time
| have never had cold, though on
several occasions 1t was twenty de-
grees below zero. believe that II is
a cure for nervousness and many
kinds of pulmonary troubles. The
buoyant feeling In the morning fol.
lowing a sleep out Of doors is one thai.
surpasses description" But she addl
that plenty Of wcrm bedding should
form part d the scheme.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-21

Kennedy Laxative honey and Tar
Cores ali Coughs. Aae sxpeIS ceids from
the system ~ 0satiy MOVING sSs beUetS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-15
5000 Q Q o Q Q 90 100 10000 oo0 o

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. Is.
The japanese situation on the
Pacific coast is assuming alarming
proportions. The following inter-
view with a purser on one of the
Pacific Mail steamers speaks for
itself:
These Japs are wonderful peo-
pie. Every maniack of them who
is coming to this country is a
trained soldier, an apt scholar and
hard worker. Aboard ship they
receive their training and go
through their drills on deck Japan
will soon have a standing army in
the United States Of a half million
men. The idea of naturalization is
absurd They don't want to be-
come Americans, for they are here
in the interest of Japan, and would
gather beneath the banner of the
mikado in the event of war being
declared between the two coun-
tries. They are positively danger
Gus, a menace to the nation and an
enemy Of organized labor"
The immigra ton from the Land
of the Rising Sun is looked upon
| from the summit of the Rockies to
the Pacific ocean as drown
plague that must be curtailed or
the social condition of the white
workingman will surely sink to the
level of the coolie.
The idea Of Japanese naturaliza-
ton is as obnoxious to the west.
erner as the emancipation of the
negro was to the most rabid south
erner on the eve of the civil war
With one fell swoop President
Roosevelt almost took the wind out
of the sails of the japanese Elk
clusion League, born in this city
not so many months ago, but which
has attained a maturity In this sec
ton of the country that thorough
: ly voices the importance of thu
question.
: A big fight Is just beginning
The Pacific coast states will
stand shoulder to shoulder in tn,
effort not only to prevent the flu
ture naturalization of the Japanese
but their ultimate exclusion from
this country on the same basis a
that existing against the Chinese
In the east the people do no
seem to understand the situation
; They do not see the hordes of III
brown fellows hard at work i
every class of labor while the whit
workingman stands around idle
They do not see the handler 0
Japanese labor underbid the whit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-15
GRAND RAPIDS GOVERNED BY
INITIATIVE AND Referendum

appear on both the primary ballot
and the regular election ballot
without any party name or designa-
ton, and the voter must mark his
ballot separately for each Office.
After the names of the two candi-
dates receiving the highest number
of votes are placed on the ballot
as candidates for that Office at the
ensuing election.
"The names of candidates are
placed on the primary ballot by
petition of not less than 100 and
not more than 800 voters, in case of
city Offices, and by petition of not
less than % and not more than IS
voters in case of ward offices.
This amendment was drafted by
four men who have been among
those most active in securing the
adoption of direct legislation prin-
ciples. The draft was then sub
mitted to larger gathering of the
friends of these principles perhaps
Is or 20 and after the making of
slight changes, the securing of sig
natures to the petition was COM
menced.
1T was distinctly a flank move
ment on the old party machines. 1t
! was received with favor by citizens
generally, without much reference
| to party affiliations, and soon near
ly 5000 signatures were obtained,
only 2100 being necessary. The
movement was placed in the hands
of an organization formed express
ly for the purpose, the Nonpartisan
Municipal Election league, and the
campaign was directly managed by
the executive committee of this or
ganization, consisting of four re.
publicans, four democrats and one
prohibitionist, men well known for
party work and allegiance. but not
| identified with the political ma
chimes of their respective parties
AT the election Nov. 6. 1906
there was but little interest In the
state campaign, Michigan being
overwhelmingly republican. The
total vote on governor in the city
: of Grand Rapids was 1894 The
total vote on the nonpartisan char
ter amendment was 1928, 1856
being for the amendment and $3.50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-15
BY HERBERT s. BlGELOW.
Secretary Ohio State Referendum
League.

Grand Rapids, Mich, has shown
how a city, with initiative and
referendum, can govern itself with
out the aid or consent of politicians
and corporations.
Since 1905 the charter of Grand
Rapids has provided that IL per
cent of the voters of the city may,
by petition, require the submission
of charter amendments to popular
vote. Also, by IL per cent petit
ton, they may require any fran
chise grant or other act of the city
council to be referred to a vote of
the people.
Last April the citizens by initia-
tive petition, brought three ques-
lions to a direct vote.
The first provided for the right
to recall elective city officials by
special elections when petitioned
for by 25 per cent of the voters.
The second provided for the right
to recall appointive officers.
The third provided for the use OF
the initiative on ordinances, as
we'll as upon charter amendments
These amendments were all
carried by over three to one.
At the last November election
the people, by initiative petitions,
brought to a vote an amendment
which is we'll calculated to make a
junk heap of any political machine.
This Grand Rapids law deserves at
tention, for 1t means the end of the
power of the boss. 1t is a most i'm
portant step in the emancipation of
the cities. The Hon. Jesse Orion
of Grand Rapids, gives the follow
ing account of it:
This is an amendment provid-
ing for nonpartisan municipal cleo
lions. Under it party primaries are
abolished and all city and ward of
ficers are nominated at a general
primary, at which ali electors may
vote. The names of candidates
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-15

against it. The amendment was
approved by about 721a per cent Of
the total vote. There was no ap-
parent organized opposition to it,
but OF was quietly and vigorously
opposed by the machine forces of
the republican party and by the
corporation sympathizers of both
parties. No campaign was made for
it, except to distribute copies of
the amendment and a brief cir
cular explaining its merits. One of
the three daily papers supported it,
while the other two opposed it in
a passive way. The overwhelming
majority in it's favor was a great
surprise to the politicians"
These things have been accom-
plished by the initiative. But Grand
Rapids has also made use of the
referendum on acts of the city
council, Last year the people, by
mere threat to use the refer
endum, made the council rescind q
franchise which 1t had granted to
the Standard Oil Co.
At the last November election
the people invoked the referendum
on an ordinance closing theaters on
Sunday. Last April the council, by
, a vote of 10 to 5 had ordered the
theaters closed on Sunday. BY
petition of IL per cent of the voters
those in favor Of open theaters won
by a small majority Of GA out of a
total vote of 1915. 1t Is worthy
of note that this vote was 232 in
excess of the vote cast for govern
or at the same election.
With the initiative and referen-
dunn each city is bound to become,
like Grand Rapids, political ex-
perimental station; and with the
cities free to solve their own prob
lens in their own way, in accord
ance with the will of the majority
of the voters. progress will be ac-
CELEBRATED.
The people may make mistakes.
But with the initiative and referen-
DUN they can correct them as soon
as they learn better. Their govern
ment will then be exactly what they
wish, and will improve as they i'm
prove. The freedom to experiment
is the condition of progress.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-12-15
What THE 1APS ARE REALLY DOING TO
CALIFORNIA

securing money to bring more of
their kind to this country.
The educated Japanese is an in
telligent fellow, and is welcomed to
society on a social basis with the
white man because of his learning.
The Japanese coolie, of which the
east sees but little, is a labor ma
chine that will in time, if allowed
to land promiscuously, displace the
American workman They can
watch a carpenter build house
and then do it themselves. They
underbid everybody in every line
of muscular effort.
And they are coming to this
country at the rate of 100000 per
year At this port of entry the
Pacific Mail Steamship company
alone brings in about 1000 week.