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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-12-08
few POINTS IN FARMING
Facts Beneficial To The Farmer On Differ
ent Phases Of Their Occupation

which promises permanently satisfac-
tory results in checking the destruc.
tive work of wireworns. This is by
blowing and otherwise working the
soil late in the fall; in fact, lust be.
fore settled cold weather, so as to
break up the safe retreats of this
enemy aud leave the pupa au easy
prey To birds or the winters cold. TX.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-12-08
Heart tIutLerlne

Undigested food and gas in the stom.
ach, located just below the heart,
presses against it and causes heart
palpitation. When your heart troub-
les you in that way take Herbine for a
few days. You win soon be all right.
SOC a bottle, Sold by Ritter Bros.
Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-12-08
Hard to Aecoun, for Tusks.

The curious pig ike animal known
as the babirussa has most remarkable
tusks, which have long perplexed all
students OF animal life. As far as
can be discovered, these tusks are
useless TO their owner on the 9th.
er hand, by collecting is OF straw.
grass and litter OF all kinds. they
seem 70 be an intolerable nuisance.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-12-08
Mireworms.

a reader inquiries about the best
means of getting rid Of the wireworms
which have almost ruined his potatoes
There is only one way that / know OF
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
Ready Next Time.

There seems to be an occasional
slight misunderstanding a. to the
nature of the aurora. Certain peo-
pie have indeed regarded it 4, a
fixed appearance, as regular in its
course as the sun and moon. Whun
beautiful display took place moi
long since certain lady wa, asked
next morning if she had seen ii.
NO" said she in an uggrieyed
tone. did you?"
"Oh, yes! We watched it for a
long time"
"And | saw you that very after
noon, and YOU didn't tell me there
was going to be one"
Of a more cheerful and contented
nature was another lady who was
in Paris during fine appearance of
these northern lights"
did you see the aurora last
night" asked Il friend.
NO; | didn't know there was
oae."
"Oh, yes. 1t was perfectly beau
tiful. You ought to have been out
watching it, as we were"
"Well, I'm sorry" quoth she, "but
never mind. I'll see it tonight
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
HAIRY ELEPHANTS.

Tie skin OF the elephant = Prac-
dcaliv destitute 81 ilc hairy coat
which Is the distinctive covering of
mammals. But the extinct msm-
moth had an undercoat OF reddish
brown woolly fur. IN which dark,
Lristly hairs were thickly set. Both
wool and hair have been found with
remains in the frozen soil of Siberia.
Some years since traces OF tins iar
were discovered in the Indian cle-
plant, and from time To time M
divilEals occur in which the hairs
are developed To such an extent as
TO lie noticeable bv casual oh~ery-
crS. \ natural history journal LAS
called attention Ia the fact that
there is now hairy elephant in the
geological gardens at Basel. 30 thick
Is the growth that at the congress
of biologists AT Bcrne in August,
1901, the remark was made-oi
course in jest-Ihat the animal WAS
really mammoth. Rustmn, an In
dian elephant that lived in the Re
gents park gardens from 1876 To
lSS2, when il was presented to the
Berlin gardens WAS almost as hairy.
The calf born in London in 1902
had ii hairy coat, a. may he seen
from It's mounted skin in the Nat
ural History museum.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
KEEPING BOOKS.
Helpful Hints Ths, Viii Prove Of Value
TO AeeoUntants-

Add il jIst once more.
II paws to take balance OF bal
anecs.
Better think about ii at the time.
Some think about il al the end OF
the month. .
lave YOU any systematic way oil
checking: Cheek rs you post. It's
easier and quicker.
Look for the exact amount oil
your error. You possibly overlook
cd il in posting.
Divide it bv > and look for a
debit on Tire credit side or for d
credit on the debit side.
II its exactly diyisibIe Wy ., look
out for iranspoSitlon. such as
1881. 2s-t2. 36-C5, etc. The mum,
her of times 9 il contained in the
error will he the difference between
the transposcd digi;s. Illustration
Say IL is the error. 1t contains =
/ lust five times; hence the transposcG
| digits must have been (siXteen) 10
as I'll, ,, as -, IS a. 50, 10 Us 81,
etc.
Remember that the books are
firm property, and you are at liber,
tv To reveal no secrets they may con
tain.
/ Don't be in hurry to suggest
new methods to the senior of the
firm. lie is likely TO think Inc
knows more about his business thar
YOU do.
BE sure to put the books in tho
vault each night. You will never
realize .he value of this precautior
until you've had Il fire.
Study the needs of the business
Plan special rulings TO facilitate the
handling of the business. Do mo-
make radical changes ut time.
If YOU make an error, carefully
rule a line through it with red ink
Then write the correction above IL.
How about your writing: An'
your English: And your spelling
Or do YOU know nothing but book
keeping: II YOU do not, you'll new
er be the manager. You'll Away
be the bookkeeper.
Have an ambition to occupy In
chair behind the managers desk
BROOKLYN Eagle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
Pet Phrases of Novelisrs.

AS women have their favorite per.
fumes, as epicures have their IA
vorite dishes, so novelists have their
favorite phrases This is a list of
the favorite phrases of certain nov
elists, compiled by book reviewer
in an idle moment:
"Then strange thing happen
ed."--H. Rider Haggard
"'For what do You take me p
shrugged his intcrlocutress. Hen.
ry James.
"But that's another story
Rudvard Kipling.
''lncont.nently lcaped forward"
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Now, my dear Watson. conan
DOYLE.
"Well Waiter pater.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
How He Mas Elected.

Henry Labouchere tells how he
was elected to the British parlia-
mcnt in 1866: Il had to kiss tie
babies, pay compliments to their
mothers and explain the beauties of
Liberalism to their fathers, who new
er could be got To say how they
would vote. On the day of the cleo
ton everything turned on about
half dozen votes. remember one
Tory went out TO fish in punt,
and the boatman who accompanied
him was induced to keep him well
out in the middle Of the river until
the polling hour had passed. An.
other aged and dccrepit Tory was
kept in his house BY having cabs
run at him whenever he tried to is
sue from his door, Finally the Lib
erals won the day.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
A Word of Cheer.

Some little boys were running a
race, and all felt sure that Tommy,
the boy in the lead, would win, as he
was the fastest runner. Those look
ing on began to cheer the different
boys, and Tommy gradually fell be-
hind until he was the last one to
reach the goal. His friends gather
ed around, inquiring why this was,
and Tommy, wiping the tears from
his dirty little face, replied, "You
yelled, Go it, john 60 1T. Jim
my" but there was not a one yelled
go it, Tommy and somchow JUST
could not run at ALL" A word ot
cheer frequently makes the differ
ence between success and failure.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
An AqiIe Marshal,

The whimsical Suvarotf, one of
the Empress GATHERINGS favorites,
on receiving the marshal's baton or
dered STE Deum" and command
ed number of chairs to be placed
in the center of the church, one for
each officer his senior. He appear
ed in the sacred edifce arrayed in
his pajamas CT something less than
their equivalent and proceeded to
vault over these files of chairs, TAX
ing each in its due succession. 1t
was not until the conclusion of this
performance that he donned the
new uniform and desired the horror
stricken clergy to proceed with the
office.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
Condolences.

The late Lord Acton for many
years kept "A record of condolences.
a very strange one occurred IN his
own experience. \ rumor spread
that his wife had drowned herself.
She had done nothing of the kind,
but it was quite true that a Baroness
Acton had drowned herself at Te-
gernsee, where Lord and Lady Ac-
ton were staying, and had drowned
herself under their window.
The strangest of all condolences
noted by Lord Acton concerned Sir
Edmund Berry Godfrey, who was
murdered at the bottom of what is
now Primrose hill. but was then
known as Greenberry hill, in Lon
don. Three men were hanged for
the murder. Their names respec.
lively were Green, Berry and Till.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
Then He Remembered

president tinney of Oberlin, "
said an old Ohio man, was very
absentminded man. When he met
u person he knew he would stop and
say: I know I've met you before.
Let's see; what is your name, SIR
After this had happened several
times to Il certain student the grace
less youth one day responded, Tom
Jones, sir.
"The conjunction of the new
name with the old face shocked the
president into present mindedness.
He gazed fixedly at the student for
a moment and exclaimed, John
Steele, how you do lie"" - New
York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
A Brilliant Woman,

Miss Hughes, the new secretary
TO the Royal Asiatic society, is one
of the few English women to 90 in
for Sanskrit and other oriental lam
guages after her college days were
over. For over ten years she has
been assistant secretary and libra
rian Of the society, which includes
some of the most distinguished
orientalists of the day, and her APP
pointmcnt TO the position left va
cant by the resignation of Professor
Rhys Davids, who has accepted the
chair of comparative religions at
Victoria university, Manchester,
seems to have given general salts
faction to the members as we'll as to
the friends of Miss Hughes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
From HUNGARY,

A well known publisher has re-
ceived the following entertaining
epistle from Il Hungarian reader.
1t is quoted verbatim:
Subscribed ! am so free to You
apply and beg. You would be Sc
good on my address a list of prices
of Your precious shop upon my
costs to send. | would English
works buy and | know not any Eng
lish book trade. pray You, to me
for my bad English friendly to par
don. | am a native Hungarian and
study the beautiful but for us Hun
garians very heavy English lam
guage only by the way from one
and a half years. Hoping You will
my modest petition accomplish, re-
main, Your servant, &c.
"P. ST. beg to me youS list of
prices with payment on delivery to
send. "-Harper's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02

In India for the mass of the peo-
pie the purchase of ornaments is al
most the one form of indulgence
to which a man who has made a
little money treats himself. Ordl-
nQrilv the man who has saved few
rupees does not change the nature
of his food or the style of his cloth
ing, nor does he invest in articles OF
furniture. What he does, if he is
Of cautious and saving nature, is
to put his rupees in hiding place,
bat if he is inclined for show he
INDUCES his fancy by putting gold
or silver ornaments ON the persons
Of his wife and children. These
ornaments are the very last things
to be parted with on reverse of
fortune, and even in the lowest So
cial depths they are not put on the
market until the last piece of coined
money has vanished and no house
hold utensils of brass or copper are
left with which to obtain coin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
First Use Of Umbrellas.

There can be little doubt that
when umbrellas first came into Use
in England they were carried only
BY women. OF this We have the evil
dence of Guy Mcge in his French
dictionary, loss, who has the sem
tcnce. II mbrelloS are only in use
amongst women" The New World
of Words" revised, etc, by J. X.
Philobibl, l,2O, has the remark,
"Such Us are here commonly us'd
BY women to shelter them from
rain Both umbrella and umbrella
are given. Gay has the following
allusion:
Good housewives all the winters rage de-
spise,
Defended by the riding hoods disguise
Or underneath tn umb elias oily shade
Safe through the wet on clinkiag pattcus
tread.
Let Persian danes tn umbrellas ribs dis
play
To guard their beauties from the sunny
ray
Or sweating slaves support tie shady
load
When eastern monarch MS show their state
abroad.
Britain in winter only knows its aid
To guard from chilly show rs the walking
maid
Trivia" Lbs, blk. /. II 20o-lS.
For many years the carrying of an
umbrella was regarded as eifemi-
nate. In the Diapers Dictionary it
is stated that when men began TO
carry umbrellas they were hootcd
and jeered at as "Frenchmen."-
Notes and Queries.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
Advanced Backward.

The expression advanced back
ward" gained great currency just
after the rencounter on the floor OF
the United States senate between
Senator Henry S. Foote of Missis.
sippi and Senator Thomas II. Ben.
ton of Missouri. In that famous
verbal duel, which almost culminat.
ed in bloody tragedy, one of the
senators-perhaps Foote, though
this is a matter of recollection
bore down on Benton, when the lat
ter drew his pistol, an old Allen,
commonly called in those days a
pepper box and sometimes wasp
nest. Foote stopped, and afterward
in detailing the occurrence he said
that when "Mr. Benton pulled his
pepper box | advanced backward"
Montague refers in his works to
"rowers who advanced backward"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
WHAT IS AN Ak?

Little questions arise to make u
think. lniu a few year> ago ne
,pelied the instrument used for hew-
Ing and chDyping timber axe. To-
dly the e" l. fallen into disuse, bat
AK Is not nearly - agreeable as axe.
However. lc, that pas. The impor-
liant question Is. What i an ak: \
swcars that the steel part Is an az,
and il d0csn't have To have a handle
TO be an AZ. b. contends that the
steel Part Is an az head aud that all
AK consists Of both head and handle.
The complete AK consists, a hard
ware man saws. of an iron head, or
butt: a steel urchcd edge. an eve and
a helvo. I'm AK minus IT. helyc
would bee quite useless. Yet il a
merchant orders a gross OF axes
from the manufacturer he will get
them without hclyc, If hclycs are
not mentioned. The average wood
chopper hates the lathe turned helve
of commerce. lie buys the iron and
steel part Of the instrument and
makes his own hclye out of straight
seasoned hickory. Gimme "A five
pound ay." he saws to the dealer.
"Ilelye with it," "Nawp; make that
at home. New York Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
The Travellers Tree.

In the island of Jamaica there is
a tree that is greatly admired by all
visitors; hence its name-traveler's
tree. 1t is similar to the palm tree,
but in shape is like fan. A curl
Gus feature of this tree is that its
plumelike leaves sway and bend with
the sun and the rain. In rainy
weather the leaves bend almost to
the ground, but in sunshine they
raise themselves to their upright
and more graceful position. The
effect is very curious, for the leaves
of this tree are immense. Any place
of consequence in Jamaica has one
or more of these specimens, but it is
Necessary to travel there for a sight
of them, for they will not grow in
any other climate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
IschaikoMskY on Manner.

As matter of fact, throughout
the whole duration of the festival
at Baireuth food forms the chief in
terest of the public, The artistic
representations take secondary
place. Outlets, baked potatoes, ON
elets, are discussed much more ca
gerly than Wagner's music. After
the last notes of the "Gotterdam-
merung' felt as though ! had been
let ont Of prison. The "Nibelun-
gen may be actually magnificent
work, but it is certain that there
never was anything so endlessly and
wearisomely spun out.-From Let
tiers of Tschaikowskv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
MUTllATE0 MONEY.
ctnditiOns Under Which Il Will Be Re
deemed By Uncle Sam.

The United States government
will pax for a mutilaied bill provid-
a thar thTcc-iifths of Il are rccoN-
cred. The method of determining
Just what part Of the note remains
i rather interesting. Each mutilat-
cl bill d, carefully pasted on hack
ing oi lupcr the size nj the COM
ple,c hill. The expert has piece of
.la,, the exact lie of the bill. This
gla,> l. divided into forty squares.
When placed over the hill II the eN-
pert can find that the remnants of
the hill til Ncnty-lour of the
squares. or thrce-iiflhs of them, the
hill will he redeemed.
Not long ago a Missouri farmer
was leaning over tn feed his pigs
when he dropped his purse into the
pen. When he discovered ms loss
an hour later he searched the pen
and found the parse. but nothing of
H. contents. The pigs we're slaugh-
tered that day and the remains of
the money taken To Washington.
Three hundred dollars were return
cd to the farmer.
Burned money is the hardest Tor
the government experts To work on,
with tho possible exception of mon
CIV which has been gnawed by nice.
The department al Washington
once received cigar box full of
money which had been sent from
Philadelphia with the necessary al
ifdavit showing that it had been IN
side poorly constructed safe and
had been burned To the condition III
which it was forwarded. Evidently
with the idea that the original pack
age ought not TO be broken, the
sender incloSed the charred pieces
with some silver coins which bad
also been in the badly burned safe
In lis passage through the mails The
heavy silver was shaken through The
charred bills till there was hardly
piece left the size of the head OF
pm.
The experts who handled the mu
tilated money by the aid of magnify
inc glasses soon brought out iom
fifty dollar bills and within an houl
recommended that they be redeemed
BY the treasury.
Only infinite care and patience
can bring any result with the mice
chewcd bills. Each of the pieces Il
laid out on hard, smooth surface
and with the assistance of magnify
ing glasses they can be placed il
their proper position in relation t.
one another The experts have
copy of every bill which has beer
issued by he government. Ihes
are used as models as soon a
enough of the bill has been laid on
to establish its issue. The expert
say that the best bills were prlnte'
by the government during the clyl
war period. The grade of paper wa
superior to any other used, and tn
engraving has never been excelled.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
The OsIers,

DR.. William Osler's mother en-
tered on her one hundredth year re-
Gently at her home in Canada.
Three-quarters of a century ago the
Rev. Mr.. Osler and his wife settled
at Bondhead, Ont. Four of their
sons have been men of great Cana
dian reputation, and one, Dir. OSler,
regius professor of medicine at OK
ford university, is a recognized lead
cr of the English and American
medical profession. +. B. Osler, ".
T., and Justice Featherstonc Osler
Of the court of appeals are the two
prominent remaining sons. The late
B. B. Osler, one Of the foremost
men of the Canadian bar, was also
son.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
Me. iiowells, Office Hours.

William Dean Iiowells is a most
cordial and brotheriy man for any
Young writer to meet. lie takes a
keen interest in eycrybody's work
and is full OF helpful suggestions.
Some years ago he accepted the
editorship of New York magazine.
1t is said that he supposed that his
name, more than personal service,
was what was wanted, so he was not
particularly punctual as to attend
ance. But the proprietor soon dis
abused him Of this notion. Il want
you to understand, Mr.. Howells," "
he said one day, that our Office
hours aas from Q to .
VERY good sand Mr.. Howells,
and, picking up his hat, he bowed
and departed, and no persuasion
could indane him TO return.-Suc-
cess Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
RAM Imitation.

Washington is full of impostors
of every variety. An old fellow
met an official of the Smithsonian
institution in the surrounding mall
the other day and grasped the OPP
portunity to unfold a tale of woe,
representing himself as a boyhood
friend of the famous Confederate
General Pickett and his wife. Mrs.
Pickett resides in Washington. and,
as she Is a personal friend Of the Of
fetal. he took the fellow to her, with
view TO helping the unfortunate if
he was genuine. After a moments
conversation Mrs. Pickett remark
ed:
You remind me of a guinea pig"
The man looked blank till she add.
ed, You know, it isn't a pig at ali
and il doesn't come from Guinea"
Saturday Evening Post.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
CARE OF The SKIN.
Some Things Tha, Are Essential e
Good Health.

To most persons the SKIN repre-
fcnts simply the organ Of touch, and
lecause IL = customary TO keep
..carlN all OF liz surface concealed
lis relation To the welfare of tie
body is overlooked. 1t has, how
ever. nost important functions,
such rs the casting out OF waste
matter and the maintenance of an
even body temperature, disregard
Of which may lead to serious dis
iurbances Of health.
But aside from its purely physio-
logical purposes the skin Is an I'M
portant influence for or against per-
sonal appearance, and its proper
care Is therefore worthy of consld-
Grafton from this point of view
alone.
Cleanliness is the greatest es-
sential in the care of the skin. For
the cleansing bath water as hot as
can be borne Is best, and a good
soap should be freely applied with
a moderately stiff bath brush. If
the water Is at all hard it is well to
soften il by the addition of lit
tie ammonia or borax. \ quick
sponging of the entire body with
cold water should follow in order
to cause the pores relaxed by the
heat TO contract, and the drying
should be accomplished by brisk
rubbing with coarse towel.
Although the habitual use of hot
water on the face is sometimes con-
demned OH the ground that it tends
TO favor the relaxation of the skin
and produce wrinkles, there is no
danger of this if the washing be
concluded with cold water
The sponge is a thing to be avoid
ed, as it is difficult to keep clean
and forms a beautiful lurking place
for germs. One washcloth should
be kept for the face alone, and this
should be boiled frequently.
At night it is good plan to rub
little pure cold cream into the
skin of the face and then wipe it of
with a piece of soft linen. 1t is
surprising how black the latter will
appear when the operation is finish
ed. Cold cream and talcum powder
and some of the cosmetics are safe
and useful, but other cosmetics dc
more harm than good.
The development of wrinkles can
be retarded. and if present they
may be lessened by gentle massage
with the finger tips anointed with
cold cream. \ good general rule i:
/ to let the direction OF the rubbing
/ be upward and outward.
Above all, it should be remember
! ed that cleanliness, exercise, fresh
air, simple food and attention to the
digestion are the most important
considerations in the care of the
skin.-Iouth's Companion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-03-02
Buried Boer treasure.

While playing in the grounds Of
a Dutch church at Kroonstad. South
Africa, two Boer children made an
interesting discovery. With small
spades they were digging a hole,
and just below the surface several
gold CONS were uncaryled. They
continued 10 dig, gradually adding
to their precious store. The Young
sters soon had a pile OF English
gold sovereigns. The sexton then
joined the search, and it was not
long before treasure to the value Of
nearly 5000 III gold and silver
coins was brought 10 light. Dur
ing the war the church was used as a
hospital and for housing refugees,
and it is surmised that the treasure
must have been buried by some one
who is now dead.