The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-10-13

In recent lecture in Rev York an
American traveller told of a sacred
tooth in India which for 2,4OO years
hsd been an object OF worship, and for
which $4,000 had been refused. "In
hundreds of other shrines in India, -
he said, the teeth of human beings
are wOrshiped by Hindoos, who above
all value good teeth as the reward of
good ancestry and Of eternal vigilance
IN the care of the body"
Most Marvellous Of Birds.
The swift flying swallow Is ever on
the wing. II has attained the perfec
ton Of speed, without friction and
noiseless. Every motion Is directed
to its swooping flight for insects-now
darting upward, to right, to left so
rapidly that the eye cannot follow II
and its nervous organism must be
wonderfully constructed to act upon
delicate and certain mechanism de.
vised for swift flight.
Orchard Brings Big Price.
Wenatchee tWash) orchard land
recently reached the $1,000 mark
when "A tract of 11A acres was sold
for $l7,475. The entire tract is in or.
chard, some of the trees being 10
years old. notwithstanding the high
price paid, 1t is believed that it will
In three years net to the owner the
price paid.
Growth Of ST. Lawrence Valley.
The st. Lawrence valley has passed
the Hudson and Mississippi river val.
leys in growth. In 1850 the opening of
the Victoria bridge to Montreal, over
5000 feet long, at cost of $4,000, 900,
was also the beginning of the opulence
of newspapers, the most efficient OF
which then sent for the first time spe.
cial correspondents to report the
prince of Wales, who arrived in Can.
ada to open the bridge.
Just Wanted to Have It Around.
Old Donald Macintosh was ill., Tho
was with him He listened
with patience to the latter's exhorta.
tons, but at length put question:
"Will there be whisky in heaven"
Certainly not" the minister replied.
Il am surprised that you should ask
such question" "Weel, STR it's no
that | care for t myself, but 1t looks
weel on the table,"
For the Bath Tubs.
There is no more danger of slip. !
ping in the bathtub II one supplies !
he new corrugated rubber mat that |
les in the bottom. This is almost !
essential for the comfort of old peo- /
Die, and a precauton worthy of use ,
~ the obese. Besides the mat there
ire pieces of rubber fastened by clips
o the sides of the tub, to prevent
Tipping here. Handles are sometimes
substituted for this arrangement.
Hard to Collect.
Ascum-Whateyer became ot that
lueer patient you were telling mo
lbout last spring?
DR.. Price-Price-Oh! he's got
now that's giving me T.
treat deal OF trouble
Ascum-lndccd? What is II?
DIR. Price Price Why. q complain
bout the amolnt Of my lin
Old Universities.
oxford and Cambridge hold an I'm.
disputed primary among English uni.
ersitie5. The most strenuous and
Enlightened modern effort can pro.
luce nothing to riva, the digniiled ira
ition of centuries of learning set |
mid quiet lawns, medieval build.
ngs and beautiful music.-Unlversity
review
Letter Writing a Lost Art?
To-day women sometimes take pains |,
o be entertaining In their epistles, |
md men, as a rule, do not The art |
II spelling even may come to be lost, |
Is by the lady letter writer Of con. |
'ervative opinions who described a
certain newspaper as "wrotton |
wrag, "-Andrew Lang, in
Y. Y. Critic.
Reform In Tennessee.
We have been elected recorder of |
his here town, and as soon as we
air sober we air going to interduce
he darndest era of reform ever
seen in this country. We are going |
% suppress all the blind tigers and |
'ontiskate al their booze. 49, Harde. |
nan Free Press
Years Casualties.
The number of homlcides and |
leaths by violence in the United
States in 1905 was 9,2l2 as against
ASP in 1904 Suicides, 9,OS2. as
against 9,240 in 1904 Killed on