The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-29
Paired Names.

Paired Names.
A Washingtonian whose wife pre-
scented him with twin daughters de-
cided to name them Kate and Dupli.
cate Several years later twins were
again born into the fam!!y-this time
boys, who were duly named Peter and
Repeater. A third time this strenu-
GUS opponent of race suicide was
blessed with children twain. and this
time he firmly named the wee lads
Max and Climax.
Travelling Birds.
Sparrows, as rule, nest anywhere,
but the fol- Ting two cases are per-
haps as remarkable as any that can
be found. A pair of sparrows actu-
ally built a nest in the rack Of train
which performed trip Of 200 or 300
miles daily; while another pair at
tached their home to a busy ferry
boat. In both instances a brood was
successfully reared.
She Didn't Know.
Don't yo, think" asked Mrs. Old
castle, that the new minister was
somewhat reconcile last Sunday" II
didn't know what It was at the time"
replied her hostess as she toyed with
he; diamond tudded fan, but | do re-
member that his face looked kind of
req and his eyes was sort of CLASSY.
Still, we our' ut to be too hard on the
poor man. lie might Of taken II for the
ia grippe. '"--Chicago Record Herald.
Wealthy Peer.
One of the wealthlest peers in Eng.
land is Earl Fitzwilliam, who is the
possessor Of about $4,000 acres of
land in England and Ireland Under
the recent land-purchase measure,
however, he has disposed of some of
his Wicklow property. Twenty years
ago the Fltzwilllam estates were put
at about $4,000 acres in Ireland, worth
$250,0OO per annum, and about $4,000
acres in England. worth about s44O,.
900 year
Doctors Himself.
King Edward is largely his own
physician and a happy combination Of
exercise and self-denial accounts for
the preservation of fine constitution.
Now almost an ascetic at the table, he
may say, in the words OF the late Sir
William Harcourt: IL feel best when
eat least" He may add his royal
testimony to that of Mr.. Chamberlain
in praise of a good cigar. King Ed
ward is mighty cigarette smoker.
Mission Contributions.
A report of the Student Volunteer
shows that S3,43O was con.
tributed for missions in the last AGA.
demic year in the institutions for
higher learning In the United States
and Canadian increase of $10,540
over the previous year. OF this amount
$26, 1872 was for city and home mis-.
sions, and $57,23S for foreign mis-
sions, $30,150 contributed by faculties
and friends, and sj3,27l by students.
Unique.
Harry, what is to be the subject OF
your graduating oratlon?"
Problems OF the Twentieth Cen
tury.' uncle.
Going to settle all of them, Of
course?"
mo, this is different. I'm only 60
ing to enumerate the problems with
out settling any OF them. You lose,
uncle. Chicago Tribune.
Passir~ of Noted Chemist.
Prof. Robe Ogden Loremus, the
noted chemiG,, who died In New York
short time ago, aged So years, was
well-known expert on the effects of
poison. He quipped the first labora-
tory in the United States for instruct
ing medical students in analytical
chemistry ~ least $4,000 young men
have been hi students.
Alcohol from Root.
The manloc root OF Madagascar
yields as much AS 95 per cent. OF
sugar. II has been used extensively
for the manufacture of starch and
glucose. and several Paris dlstlllers
are now makir~ alcohol OF II: 220
pounds have from ten to ~
gallons of or Of.
Perfume Cones.
NJ Deletrain. of Geneva, has com
bined certain materials, put together
in the form of a small solid cone,
which, when dissolved in petrol OF ben
zine, destroy the doors Of burnt gases,
and leave an Agreeable perfume be.
hind,