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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
HAVE LAX METHODS
PECULIAR INSTRUCTION GIVEN
EGYPTIAN STUDENTS.
Customs at the University Of Cairo
Very Much at Variance with Our
Western Ideas-All Tuition Free
and Professors Unpaid.

The university of Cairo, AL Azhar,
one of the most famous in the world.
It is, perhaps, the oldest of all univer-
sites, and possibly the outgrowth of
the Serapeum, which was established
at Alexandria by Ptolemy Softer 900 b.
c. II is not what we would consider
university At least II is not con.
Quoted upon the plan we are accus-
toned to.
There is no regular organization Of
the university. All a student has to
do is to sign his name and address in
book at headquarters in the mosque
OF Al Azhar, select the professor
whose instruction he desires, and
learn what hours that particular pro-
fessor lectures. Then he will go to
the great building, covering several
acres of ground. There are no chairs,
no desks or rooms-only roof sup
ported by nearly 100 columns of gran.
tie and marble. surrounded by vast
paved courtyard.
His professor will be squatted on
column, where he goes every day.
and will be surrounded by his stu.
dents, to whom he will talk in a IA
millar way for an hour or two every
morning or every afternoon, as the
case may be, with or without notes.
The professor sometimes furnishes
those who inquire list of books per
futp 20 hn
sion, but that is not usual or import
ant.
Nor does he ever keep record OF
the number OF pupils who attend his
lectures. II is not necessary for him
to do So They pay him no fee; there
are no examinations, no marks OF mer-
It or demerit, and the officials know
only the student and the date of his
coming, He stays as long as he
plcases, and there is no record of his
departure.
The professors expect no fixed pay.
Tney have no salaries whatever. and
students are not required to give them
anything; but twice a week they re-
ceive certain number of loaves OF
bread which they can eat sell or dis
pose of in any way they like, and that
is their only regular compensation.
This bread is purchased from a fund
acquired by gifts. Professors who win
friends for themselves and fame for
the university are often recipients of
large gifts, Some of them are very
well OFF and can afford to teach for
nothing.
The professors are not elected o.
chosen or appointed by any authority.
Anybody can teach in the university,
provided he does not make himself
offensive to the other professors and
can attract students.-From Egypt,
Burma and British Malaysia"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04

The manner In which the mother
antelope protects her young until
they are old and strong enough to
join the full-grown bands in their
wanderings, Gays a writer in the Cen
fury, Is an interesting and wonder
full instance of natures providence.
These. beautiful creatures live in an
open country infested by all kinds of
enemies, and especially prowled over
by the coyote, the gray wolf and the
timber wolf which subsist upon the
young of all kinds Of animals; yet
the mother can easily protect her
babies from the fiercest of these ma
RAIDERS. The enemy most dreaded is
the soaring eagle.
There Is a variety of cactus, a
prickly plant which grows in great
abundance all over the western plains,
which furnishes her the means for
this protection. Horses, cattle, buffa-
To- and, in fact, all animals know the
danger Of treading on this plant. 1t
grows in large patches some four or
six inches in height above the ground
and forms thick mat varying in
breadth from the size of the top of a
mans hat to many feet. II is in the
center of one of these patches that
the female antelope prepares a place
OF safety for her young. The thorns
Of this cactus, while very poisonous
and terribly painful to every other
animal, for some reason are almos.
harmless to the antelope. The cac-
tus may lacerate her legs. making
them bleed freely, but neither the
stickers nor their poison remain !;
while other animals seldom bleed
but retain the poisonous stickers in
their wounds until they become malig-
nan. sores. causing excessive swell.
in@ of the limbs and very great and
lon"-continued suffering.
When the antelope has selected her
patch of cactus, backing away few
feet, she will make a running jump.
bounding high in the air and alighting
in the middle of the patch, with all
four feet close together, the hoofs
pointing downward. Then. springing
out again and repeating this operation
until she has chopped the roots of the
cactus plant to pieces, she loosens
and clears space large enough for
standing room. She then will enlarge
It by paving and digging with her
sharp hoofs. Here she gives birth
to her young IN undisturbed security,
knowing that she can leave them in
comparative safety during the day
and return to them at night to give
them suck. Should 1t be in a locality
where eagles abound, however, the
mother does not venture far away, as
the soaring eagle often swoops down
on the young, taking them away II
she is not there to do battle for theh
lives.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
OUNCE WAS MAN OF LEARNING
Nickname OF Dunsscotus, Learned
Man 600 Years Ago.

Ounce" is generally applied to
duh, stupid, unteachable boys. The
person from whose name the word is
supposed to have been derived was
quite a different character.
1t was used as term OF reproach
by the Thomists to the followers of
Dunsscotus, who was their antagonist
in religious controversy. This
johannes Dunsscotus' was very
learned man, who lived about the end
of the thirteenth and beginning of the
fourteenth century. The English say
he was born in Northumberland the
Scotch allege he was born at Duns,
in the Mers, the neighboring county
70 Northumberland, and hence he was
called Dunsscotus.
He died at Cologne, Nov. s, 1908.
His fame was so great that when az
Oxford, 10000 scholars attended to
hear his lectures.
The Thomists were the followe-S OF
Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican frlar.
celebrated for his learning.-StraY
Stories.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
Weighty Topics Under Review.

Who says that the world to-day is
too busy with sordid, material things
to find time for thought upon the less
practical but really more important
concerns of existence? Among topics
the discussion Of which has marked
the last fortnight area reference to
the weekly reviews will confirm the
Observation-Disclosures as a Stable Form
OF Interatomic Energy" Rodin and
Puvis de Chavannes as Tests for De.
cadent lmpressionism," "Polemical
Reconciliation for Practical Christian,
ity," THE Idiosyncrasies of Quaker
Morality" THE Philosophy OF Fa.
tigue," THE Physic Processes In,
volved in Mans Capacity to Answer a
Simple Question" why We Smile"
end THE Scientific Problem of Temp.
tation. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
DIDN'T HAVE TO BUY CHICKENS
Son Could Step Out and Get One In
de Maternal Way,"

Comic papers are often illustrated
with pictures showing negroes steal.
ing chickens, and this alleged charac.
teristic Of the colored man is well por.
.rayed in the following story, told by
Judge Harmon Of Salem, Mass, as an
incident that actually occurred in that
city the past blnksgiving season.
II seems that a philanthropic person
heard of negro family that was re-
ported in destitute circumstances, and
calling at their domicile he found the
report true. The family consisted OF
the mother, son nearing manhood's
estate, and two young children.
The benevolent old gentleman, af.
ter hearing the mothers story, gave
her eldest son 81 to get a chicken for
the Thanksgiving dinner, and took his
departure.
No sooner was he gone than the ne.
gress said to her son:
"Sambo, you done glib me dat dollah,
and so get dat chicken in de maternal
way"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
BONUS WAS TO GO WITH RIDE
Or. Chaplin Made His Protest All Too
Quickly.

Many years ago the noted Univer-
salist divine, DR.. L. H. Chaplin OF New
York, used to make Pigeon Cove.
Mass, his summer home. There lived
there at that time a profane and &C.
centric old man named Azor Knowl.
ton, who enjoyed telling stories to
the summer visitors and seemed to
be a fagorite with them. He owned
an old mare and carryall. which he
used 10 let to his friends for a small
consideration.
He was very fond of the genial doc.
tor, who had his outfit often to take
the famous ride around the cape"
One day on his return Mr.. Knowlton
met him as usual, and when the doc.
tor asked him what the charge was
he jokingly replied, Ten dollars.
This surprised DR.. Chaplin, who asked,
why, isn't that an eXorbitant price,"
Mr.. Knowlton quickly said "Ah,
Chaplin, Chaplin, don't you swear. |
was intending to give you $3.50 for
driving the old cuss."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
WAS BOUND TO PAY PHYSICIAN.
Fee Was Small But Carried witt, -
Child's Gratitude.


Carrying pet spaniel In his arms
S'year-old Alexander Wilson walked
into the accident room OF the Samar
itan hospital and said appealingly IL
DR.. Raiman, says the Philadelphia
lnquirer
Wont you mend my dogs Leg
He was run over by big wagon or
the street"
DR.. Raiman tried to tell the child
that the institution was not veterl
nary hospital, but the child pleaded
so hard that the physician consented
to operate on the injured animal. He
found that Jessie" so the boy called
his pet, had sustained a fracture OF
the left hind leg. The injured limb
was soon set and done up in splints
When the operation was over
Alexander began to search his peck
cts and finally produced five-cent
piece, all his available earthly wealth
He gravely presented II to DR.. Raj
man, The physician told him to put
1t back in his pocket. The boy in,
sisted, but finally obeyed the doctor
AS soon as the accident room door
closed behind him Alexander took the
nickel from his pocket, rolled II
through the crack under the door into
the room and ran away.
The physician is thinking of having
watch charm made of the nickel
piece. so that in after years he can
exhibit 1t when he tells the stof~ -
his first fee.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
TOMB OF THE THREE WISE MEN.
Cologne Cathedral Claims Remains Of
First Worshipers of Savior.

First Worshipers Of Savior.
In the cathedral church of Cologne
is a large purple shrine spotted with
gold and set upon pedestal of brass,
In the middle of a square mausoleum,
faced both within and without with
jasper. The shrine is said to contain
the remains Of the three wise men
who went to Bethlehem In order to
worship the newly born Savior and
whose bodies, according to tradition,
were discovered somewhere In the
East, brought to Constantinople and
inferred In the Cathedral of st. Sophia.
When Eustorgius became bishop of
Milan, the people of that city oh.
tanned the privilege of making Milan
the resting place of the sacred relies.
When Milan fell into the hands of
Frederick Barbarosa "a. ID. 1922, the
influence Of the archbishop of Co
logne prevailed upon the emperor to
allow the remains to be transferred
to that city. They are generally call
ed the three kings of Cologne, and
their names, which are Caspar. Mel.
chior and Balthasar, are written In
purple characters upon a little CRATE
that is adorned with a remarkably
large oriental topaz, and a profusion
OF pearls and precious stones. Over
against the shrine are six large silver
branches, perpetually illuminated with
wax candles. This celebrated shrine
Is said to be opened every morning,
at O'Clock, when the wise men are
seen at full length, each having on his
head an elegant crown of gold, richly
garnished with Jewels
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
CHARMED BY THE MOUNTAINS.
Ideal Place for Summer Visit, Ac-
cordna to Traveller.

A traveller sat in the moonlight on
the lawn Of Florida resort. He
had dined well, his coffee was on a
little table at his elbow and his cigar
perfumed the soft, mild air of the
February evening with the aroma of
excellent tobacco.
Near he traveller some young
ladies, slim and graceful figures In
their white gowns, played clock golf
under great arch Of electric lights.
Amid this charming scene the trav-
eler talked about tho coming sum-
mer
This is all right" he said, but
give ne Zermatt. That is where
am going to spend the summer.
will spend the summer 5000 feet up
In the air.
No man knows what a summer Is
till he has passed one high up on the
mountains. July and August spent at
an altitude of 5000 or 10000 feet are
two feet months of heaven.
How pure and delicate and sweet
the summer air Is on those Alpine
heights, how tonic, how uplifting!
And the sunshine, the mile-long shad.
ows of the mountains, the brilliance
and bigness of the stars, how amaz-
lngly beautiful they are up there!
Flies, gnats, mosquitoes? Not one
They can't live so high up. They
are never seen at such a height from
one years end to another. Microbes,
disease microbes, don't exist up
there either. You can prove this
with a piece of raw meat. You can
throw a piece Of raw meat out in the
sun on an August afternoon and in.
stead OF rotting the meat will dry.
A. the months end 1t will be sweet,
wholesome dried beef
Nothing can rot, nothing can spoil
on these pure, clean heights. The
microbes that cause putrefaction are
unknown there"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
\ Thing Of Beauty Is a-praln!

AT dinner OF the Sanitary lnspec-
tors association at Holborn restau-
rant, Sir Wyke Bayliss confessed that
art and sanitation seemed far apart.
Would you compare art" some would
say, with drain running down a
street," "Yet one of the loveliest
things in the world was a drain
Qaughter)-when 1t was consecrated
by art in the form of a gargoyle on
the roof u cathedral. The two were
not so far apart. Art was the sci.
ence of beauty; sanitation was the
science OF health; and what were
beauty and health If they were not
the same thing|'-London Telegraph.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
Saw His Hope Fulfilled.

Il am an innocent man. You are
sentencing me to liz . gray
only hope that may live to see those
who have wronged me in the grave Of
death" So spoke Timer Jackson
when he was sentenced ~ Judge c.
s. jackson of Skagway, Alaska, sew.
eral months ago to ten years for man.
slaughter. On the same day recently
President X .Nsevelt pa med Jack
son and Judge Jackson died
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
RELIC OFFERED TO SCOTLAND.
Seal OF Robert Burns Bequeathed by
Its Late Owner.

A curious bequest, which will inter
est all Scotchmen, is conveyed in the
will OF Mrs. Martha Burrs Thomas, a
great granddaughter of Scotland's ma.
ticnal bard, Robert Burns, which was
read recently. The bequest was as
follows: Il give the Poets, Robert
Burns, my Observation-Disclosures, original
seal, chained in bog oak casket. as ex-
hibited in the Burns Exhibition, to
the Museum OF the Burns Monument at
Ayr on condition that the sum of
GlOO be paid yearly for ten years to
my cousin, Robert Burns Hutchinson.
of British Columbia, great.grandson of
the Poet Burns, as ! value the Poets
seat at one thousand pounds, and /
wish to secure it for Scotland
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
CACTUS A FORTRESS
PERFECT PROTECTION FOR THE
YOUNG ANTELoPEs.

In Patch Of Poisonous Thorn Mother
Leaves Her Offspring Without Fear
Of Predatory AnimaIs--Easles Are
the Only Foe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
vi. & L. COAL &
WOOD co.
Both Phones No. "a
Objected to opprObricus Term

This from Berlin: > well-l- rwn
woman socialist agitator, Frau V!etz,
recently visited the adjacent town of
Kopenick, a place known as "Berla's
wosh H." on acco"dt of its uu.
merous laundries, At a public meeting
there, mainly attended by washerwom.
en-, Frau Tietz stigmatged Laundry
owners as 'pashas." his remark.
with all it meant, was regarded as II,
belous by the owners, who took ac.
ton against the lady, and she was
condemned - eight mon'rs' imprison.
ment. Frau TietZ, to escape punish.
ment. has agreed to insert an apology
in the press to the effect that the laun.
dry owners are not pasb's.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-08-04
Automatic Taffy PulIt

The human taffy puller has at last
succumbed to inventive genius and
his work can now he done by auto.
matte machinery.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-24
TO GUARD CANAL ZONE
Over 600 Marines Will Confront
Panama Revolutionists.
ELECTION MAY BRING TROUBLE

The United States Government WIN
Intervene In Any Disturbance Which
Affects the Canal Work In Any
Way.
WASHINGTON. May % More than
zoo marines will confront Liberal lead
,rs on the lsthmus of Panama Boz case
they attempt 90 promote riots and rev
olufiou at the time of the election in
Panama ON June 20. Although th'
canal zonc IS under the secretary al
war there is no indication that the war
department Will have amy troops n'"
the isthmus at the time OF Tine APP
proacline election and Secretary Tart
must rely upon the marine corps F"
protect me canal zone.
Only 200 marines aIe ON ihe ieihuiN'
ot nressat. These are in command col
Major G.. G.. Lone More than 900 ma
rines are en- the Columbia which is on
lis way TO Guantamo and viii be Win
In easy cali in case the politics De-
come stormy in Panama inns l"'
detachment Of marines is IN 'onu"i'''"
of Major Leieune The Marbiehead.
which is now sailing sohlh"ai" 90" "
the McNlcan coast and is Only ''"
days from The iathmus' carries Only "
small detachment of marines ana cane
not add mach stren-th 10 amy land cN-
petition which may be necessary I'D
quiet the political SITUATION "''' DOB
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-24

John Cole, of Woodcliiis. y j.
killed his daughter and fatally in-
ilIed his wife with an axe, then
shot himself 10 death Objection To lose
affairs oi bis daughter is said to Doe thr
cAn.e OF the cTime
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-24
Southern Railway

sctodsle effective tt.r 20 2 laoC.
Trims leave "a Washington from PernVlvanla
station.
-a.e H. DRuy-Locnl Tor HaIriapnlurg. ar
-.rfor. panvi.ic. ans woy stations.
rrFf IA m daily l-li .ciun $50 i"fiu.
limited. Through coaches and -ir.pcr % Co
lI,nb.a. savannah and Jacksonville. Dining
liza. N. Dauy-unlted states Fast Mail
pirsf.eiass COACHES and drawiug-room. sleeper ~
Sev Orleans. Dlningcgr service
40i %. M Week Days ocal for hArhsonourg
aud way stations on NaI ass o. Branch
aB o. M nbny-Iocal FOR Warenton and
rhariO sreEy'iie.
ZOO. "a. Daiy-New Yors and Atlanta E1-
orsss- Fi.st-class coach TO Auantn. Sleeper TO
1oinmbua Ca Mondays Wednesdays, Fri
lays. sun-st Route Tourist Sleeper, asbington
70 san Francisco. O.,
press First class zach And sieepers TO Colum-
bio Savannah. J0ck7onYiHe. sleeper 20 Az
-,rst, and Port Tampa. Dining car w. carte
1000 o. NJ. Daiy-New York aud MemIhis
Limited (via Lynchbursl-first-c ass coach ana
sleeping car to Roanoke, AnoHviHe' 'hatlA-
nooga. Birmingham and Memphis, sleeper 20
New Orleans. Diningcar service.
lgg o. "a. Daily-W Washington md South
gesfern Imited-Ah Pullman trains. cab and
liberation cars 70 Atlanta and Macon. 'eepers
% Nashville Atlanta, MacOn, birmingham
Sev Orleans. Dining car service
TRAINS or BLJEMONI BRANCH.
Iesve Washington $40 a. M, ly1 ,. m.
t.ss o. M, SIS 2. m. week days. Tor Bluemont.
r9s o. m week days for LeesOurg.
no a. N. and sos y. m. tor Element Sundays
inly. ., 10. ,-o.h
Through trains from the south arrive, WASH
ington 6.42 a. m. $50 AIM, $50 an. il.u' .. m
40 u. M. and $50 .. NJ. and $50 y. n. daily.
toea! trains from Harri-onhurg 80 a. IN. Week
iaya and 9so p. m. daily. From Chsrlottes-
dlie. 80 a. n. and Lynchhurg 30 p. m; delly;
Tickets siecping-car reservations. and detailed
aforfnation can be had At ticket Office, 100 18th
a.: 81 Pa. ave and Pennsylvania station.
saggage checked through from hotels and resi-
phone $3.50 Tor 2. r. r. Cab serSics.
D. B. SPENCER, General Manager,
& H. HARDWlCK, Pass. Trafhc Mgr.
W.H TAYLOE, Gen. Pass Agent.
L. g. BROWN, General Agent,
Washington. DC
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-24
IF YOU WANT PURE GOODS.
/ Call and zee Mrs. j. g. Monroe before buying
| L IN rn.ntInn "A fnu IL nv Lraula-
P. MCRACKEN, BRO. Q CO.,

-wHOLFsALE AND RETAIL
GROCERS and LIQUOR DEALERS.
Offer Ten Thousand Gallons PURE RYE and
BOURBON WHISTLES from the following wf1
known distllleries. Graft 3 CO., OF Ohio. Hocae
County DistiIling Co.. Of Kentucky. Monte 10
Distnlery, OF Maryland and W. +. Gray. Of
Pennsylvania.
Agents for Bergner 4 Enge's Lager Beer
they also offer staple aud Fancy Groceries
Agricultural Implements. Seeds, 6nano AMI
Cement
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-24

y Tie nam. al the Commonwealth al
II mginia. W tlr Clerk office oi the Cir
fmif court of fhe county of SpOtsyl-
wanna ou th, ~th day Of May. 1906:
George ST. Jet and Leutie Jet. plain
ti,s. AGAINST Laura L. jet, in her own
right and as administrators OF olson W.
Iett. deceased. Augustus J,tt, Henry
Jet. Emua jet and Joseph lett
ladult-l. aud Clarence .lett. Elton Jett,
sydney JET. Ethel Jett Orie Jett, the
iast five Of whom being infants under , ]
Years of ace. defendants.
Bil in Equity
The object ali this suit is 10 procure a
decree for the partition in kind. or hy
safe ol one hundred and iiity-seven and
three fourth acres of land OF which .lilsOn
". Jctt died seized and possessed,
living and bling I'm the county OF Spotsyl-
wanna. about one mile south OF SpOtsyl-
ynnia Court House. and to have the
court toa-sign the dover 90 Mrs Laura
4. .Iett. widow Oi JilSOn W. Jett, de-
ceased. And an affidavit having been
madeand filed that the defendants. Henry
.lett. Augustus Jet, Emma Jett and
.Jdseph lett. are not residents oi the
state of Virginia. il il ordered that they
do appear here within fifteen days after
due publication hereof. and do what
may be- necessary TO protect their inter
est in this suit.
And it is further ordered that copy
thereof be posted at the front door
Of the court house of this county on or
before the next succeeding rule day alter
the entry OF this suit.
Teste:
T. \. HARRIS. Clerk.
Frederick W. Coleman, p. q.
4 copy-reste:
7. A. Harris, Clerk.
mlO-wiw
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-24

Count Kcltar. colonel OF the Dragons.
was severely wounded by an eNPio-
sion at Killiz, in Russian Poland
4 bomb was thrown at the officer while
ne was returning from review Monday
morning. The colonel's horse was killed.
The assassin escaped.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-24

Fully two.thirl- az Our troubles are
only anticipa j.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-05-24

W. H. Stuart the American Vice
Consul. was assassinatcd at Batoum
Monday. The asSassins made their es-
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-07-26

Sn @5rlis lit General Der Sn.
fanterte a. Q. Nlfreb BON 2epinstj
aus benz 2eben eefbieben.