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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Would Extermin.ts All rats.

Prof" J. ID. Smith of Cleveland
wants to rid the United States of rats.
mice, cockroaches and vermin. lie
says he can do 1t by the use of certain
chemicals. In handling these chemi-
calls he has at various times made
himself very sick.
Some day they will kill me-" he
says, but am not afraid. II I am
able to carry out my plans. shall be
satisfied" -s
As he talks he drags packages Of
chemicals from his pockets--blue Wit.
riol and acids Of various kinds. His
hands arc burned through the hand.
ling Of them. but he fondles them AZ.
fectionately and does not mind.
II the city Of Cleveland would give
the professor $4,000 a year. he says
he would make vermln and rodent
free community. Smith not only
Stays these pests: he annihilates
them. BY playing on their appetites
he lureA them to an awful doom. To
the professor, q dead rat is as dan.
gerous as live one. Each. he de.
clares. spreads typhoid and like dis.
eases.
Therefore he has prepared a chem.
ical mixture which will slowly in.
cinerate the rat AS soon as the rat
partakes Of the chemical an mex.
tinguishable fire Is lit In his interior.
The IRE burns as relentlessly as a
theater villain pursues. There is no
escape for the rat. He cannot leave
enough Of himself behind to make a
decent funeral.
Phosphorus Is the base of the mix.
ture which the professor uses After
he has gathered remnants OF food
into a pail he adds purple and
white powder. Then some lemon. As
soon as the rat partakes of this. he ia
on his way to private fireworks
display.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24

n the District Court OF the First Judicial
District. in and for the County OF
Cache and State Of Utah.
Maria Louisa Erickson. Plaintiff. Alias
August E. Erickson. Defendant. 'uo"'
The State OF Utah to the said defendant
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after the service Of this sum-
mons upon you. II served within the comfy In
which this action Is brought; otherwise with
In thirty days after service and defend the
above entitled action; sad In csse Of your
failure to do 20 Judgment will DO rendered
against you according to the demand Of the
complaint. which has been aled with the clerk
of said Court This action Is brought to &C.
cover q Judgment dissolving the marriage
contract heretofore existing between you and
the plaintiff. and for certain real estate de-
scribed In the complaint to be awarded TO the
plaintiff.
JAMES G. WALTERS.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
p. o. Address, Logan. Utah.
Aug. IA. Sept. q.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
LAWYERS THEN AND NOW.
oid.Timsrs Had Little Difficulty In
Entering Profession.

The young. man who wants to be .
lawyer nowadays has much harder
road to travel than he who wished to
adopt the honorable profession In
days gone by. As a rule. he has TO
take a eeveral years course In one Of
the law schools of the state, then pass
the state bar examination, which Is
not planned to fill the profession with
blockheads. Formerly" said Mr..
John p. Poe, now the Oldest instructor
lin point nj service--at the Uni
versity Of Maryland Law School. and
former attorney general. "all a young
man had to do was to read law In
some lawyers ONCE. Then he went
before the examining committee.
which asked him a few questions.
after he had been vouched for by the
lawyer under whose guidance his
studies had been pursued. These
questions, as rule. were kept In the
pigeonhole Of the judges desk, and IL
the aspirant for professional honors
was very ambitious he could go and
see them beforehand and prepare him.
self for them. When my father went
up for examination he was asked two
questions. How many volumes is
Blackstone bound in?' which he an
swered satisfactorily. and Can you
tell the difference between whisky
and brandy?' He professed ability to
discriminate and was passed. The
men who became great lawyers in
those days did so because they were
naturally lawyers. not because OF the
training they received"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
FRIEND IN NEED REWARDED.
Picnic Party, Helped Out Of Dllsmma,
unsrateful to No Purpose.

A big picnic wagon, loaded with
dozen men. numerous hampers and
baskets of eatables and several kegs
Of beer, was moving south on Troost
avenue just after midnight Sunday
morning. says the Kansas City Times.
1t was raining In torrents. They
were beyond the city limits when the
sleepy horses drew the wagon to the
side OF the street into rut and it
toppled over. The hampers. baskets.
kegs. and merry party were piled into
heap without injury to anything ex
cept a few pies and sandwiches. The
horses stopped and the merry party
held a council to determine how to
right the overturned vehicle.
Just then the good samaritan ap-
peared. He lived across the street.
The picnickers appealed to him for
help. He harnessed his team. pro.
cured long chain and after long
pull In the mud and rain succeeded
In drawing the wagon from the ditch
and righting It. He helped the once
merry party load their impedlmenta
ana tnen suggested compensation.
"What?" the party cried in chorus
II think the time Of myself and
team is worth something. here in the
middle of rainy night" the samari
tan said.
Go to grass" is free translation
Of the picnickers' individual and col
lective replies as they clambered into
their wagon and drove away.
The samaritan thought great deal
and said few things. Then he saw
key of beer lying In the ditch which
had been overlooked by its owners
Virtue is its own reward" he
quoted, and added, But the, key Of
beer will help some"
He fastened a chain about the kel
and hitching his team to 1t drove tc
his barn.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Old Church In Alaska.

In Sitka, Alaska. is one of the most
ancient and historic churches In the
dominion Of the United States. II
was built many years ago when Rus;
STA ruled there, and the site of a
Grecian spire overshadowing the sim
pie shrine in the wilderness was dear
to homesick Russian hearts. Solid
silver candlesticks, six feet high,
guard the altar and massive chande-
lier of rich silver hangs from the
dome. On the walls hang paintings
from masters Of the old world, the
altar vestments are encrusted with
priceless jewels, and the robes Of the
priests. displayed to interested tour.
lists, are richly embroidered In
precious stones. The church has no
pews. the worshippers standing In
groups about the church while the
two hours service is In progress.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Qrlxlnu Into Meta.

In the old days every southern gen.
tleman had his net for quail. The
drive was an event In the county. Our
youth Of to-day may never enjoy such
sport. In the proper season the neigh
bors were invited. All came on horse
back, for while quail will rise from
the approach Of q dog Or man, they
will run along the ground ahead Of q
gentle horse. Much skill was required
to drive covey into the net. AS many
as 80 horsemen would form a semi
circle and slowly, patiently. silently
make the roundup, all driving toward
the common center. yet from one gen.
eral direction only, and that always
against the wind. The net had been
set facing the wind. An impatient
man on fractions horse might des.
troy the work of half a day by flush
ing entire coveys.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
CURE FOR MORBID WOMEN.
Work and Laughter VIII Exercise %.
mon Of Discomfort.

When people have real trouble to
contend with they do not sit down
and analyze their emotions and re.
member whether this person or that
person looked to the right or to the
left when they spoke to them, and ex.
actly what the tones Of their voice
and the elevation OF their eyebrows
ni0ant, as the morbid woman does.
Morbidness should be accounted a
wicked demon that can be driven out.
Healthy companionship, laughter. long
walks in the sunshine and plenty OF
work will exercise the wicked little
imp Discomfort and make It's victim
the happy, healthful. hopeful woman
she should be. Form a resolve not to
be constantly thinking Of self. and
you will be surprised to discover how
much less complicated is your outlook
upon MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Fortune -elier's Blunder.

"That fortune-teller got all mixed
up on my husbands" said she, as they
left the tent. He said | had had two;
then he wouldn't say | would have
three. ! thought that was mean of
him. Instead. he kept on saying what
a nice husband | had now. what a
fine man he was and all that idiocy.
Why, my husband is the meanest
little brute that ever lived. | haven't
laid eyes on him for two years. Now.
why do you suppose the fortune teller
kept on saying he was such nice
husband?" she demanded. That's
easy" said he. "He thought | was
your husband and he'd get to tell my
fortune when he had finished with
yours"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Notice OF Assessment.

Notice is hereby given that at q
meeting Of the Board Of Directors of
the Benson Irrigation Co., held at
John NJ. Berry's residence, on August
S, 1907, an assessment Of one dollar
and twenty-five cents (sl. 25) per share
on the capital stock Of said Irrigation
company was made, to paw the debts
and defray the expenses OF said com.
pany. Such assessment Is due and
payable to W. W. Roundy, secretary,
on or before September 20, 1907. And
II not paid on or before October l.,
1907, becomes delinquent, and will be
advertised for sale.
w. W. RoUNDY, Sec.
Benson, Utah.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
One Use fer Catalogues.

The American consul at Nankin ut.
tiers a caution to his fellow country
men. who spend lavishly on illustrated
catalogues on thick paper, handsome.
ly bound, which appear to be highly
priced by the Chinese at Nankin,
where the supply is at times unequal
to the demand. AS the English Ian.
guage is not yet general accomplish
ment among the citizens, the consul
made inquiries and discovered that
the leaves OF tbs catalogues We're be.
ing used as inside soles for shoes.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
French WORKING Women.

or the 37.730.000 population OF
France. statistics record q working
population OF 19.750.075. Of whom g.
S05.e1O are women and girls. The,
number engaged in agricultural pur-
suits is S.176.569. Of whom 2.66S,952
are women. OF the 1,SS2.620 people
engaged in commerce. 689.999 are
women, and Of the 1,015.039 people
employed In domestic pursuits 791.176
are females. Those engaged In indus
trial pursuits furnish employment to
5.s19.S55 people. Of whom 2.124.642 are
women. The percentage Of females
employed in four branches Of labor Is:
Agriculture. %; commerce. S5; domes.
tic pursuits, n. and learned profess.
sions, 33.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
O'Donauan's Tact.

A story Earl Stirling. OF the Play
ers' company. repeats frequently ID of
an Irishman who prided himself upon
his delicacy and tact. One day when
boy was killed In the quarry where
the Irishman worked. he told the men
to leave everything In his hands; he
would break the news to the boys
mother as 1t should be done. He
went home. nut on a black suit and
tie, and started for the mothers
shanty. Good mornin'. ma'am," he
said. "'Tis Inc sad accident yer boys
gold watch has met wild" why"
said the mo.her, Tom never had q
gold watch" Sure. an that's lucky"
said the diplomat, EUR twinty tons NV
rock just fell on him."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
MAN IN HIS, HOME
Mr.. oRlsrLeToN PHILOSOPHERS
ON SUSPECT.
Thinks There Are Few Who Are
Sweet Abroad and Sour When
In The Bosom Of Their
Family.

"You know" said Mr.. Gristleton,
when I hear It said Of q man that
he's good as pie to everybody else.
but you ought to see how he treats
his folks, don't set It down right
away that the man 90 described. must
be necessarily q brute or a sneak.
You see, II he 10 going to show peev.
ishness anywhere. home 10 the proper
place for It: there II can do his family
and himself the least harm. It Is es-
sential to his success In life that he
should put up good front and show
smiling face to the world.
"As q matter OF fact the terms are
contradictory, for a man can scarcely
be permanently Ill tempered at home
and yet present even a veneer OF
grace sufhcient to deceive abroad. A
man Is likely to reveal himself at all
times for what he really Is; to be,
In the main, either good or bad every.
where; but II he have streak Of
weakness in him. why, that would
prefer he should keep for home. and
20, think would his family.
They want him to make a good
impression In the world, to appear
everywhere to advantage. and they
are ready to put up with his shortcom-
ings. to make allowances, and after all
they don't have to make 80 many.
and they know his ways and they
can charm away his crossness easily
enough.
THE truth Is that while there may
be men who are saints abroad and
savages at home there are not many
such; most men are pretty decent,
and these stories we hear about mon
who are 80 good to other people and
90 mean to their own are likely to be
without any real foundation or great.
ly exaggerated or born out, Of q
chance disclosure.
Zones family. for instance. know
him for what he Is. a strong. vigorous.
able man who keeps his temper and
behaves himself admirably In the
world, though there he has much to
contend with; and they are willing.
more than willing, that he should for.
get his troubles and even lose his
temper occasionally at home II he
wants to. It gives them an opportuni.
ty to soothe and comfort him and be
good to him and strengthen him. They
not only don't mind. but they really
like him to be natural and human;
they are not disturbed because he has
some failings like the rest Of us. and
they know he'll be serene and strong
| again In a minute.
so take little stock In the stories
we hear occasionally Of this man OF
that who Is said to be good as pie to
strangers but sour chap with his
own. You can set 10 down for fact
that the man who has the strength
and courage and self-control to bear
himself like a man abroad through
the day is, as rule, and despite any
transient pettinesses that he may
there reveal, pretty sure to be man
whom they are right glad to see al
night at home"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Charcoal an Antidote.

Japanese physicians declare 1t is
impossible for internal poisoning to oc-
cur II powdered charcoal be swallowed
as soon as the gastro-intestinal dis
turbance is felt. French physicians
have tested the power Of charcoal, and
proved that It is the most active of all
known antidotes. The charcoal must
be taken as soon as the poison taken
begins to show its effect, and the
doses must be large. Charcoal is In
no way injurious, and as much as Q
soupspoonful may be taken In divided
doses mixed In water.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Glued Clothes.

"In Korea" said tailor. needle
and thread are unknown to tailoring.
Their place is taken by glue" "Glue?"
GLUE. A peculiarly fine, strong glue
made of fish. Making Korean clothes
the tailor does not bring two edges OF
cloth together and then slowly and
painfully unite them with fine stitches
of the needle. No; he overlaps the
edges slightly. brushes on little glue.
presses the seam together and sets
the garment away to dry. wore glued
clothes in Korea and found that they
lasted almost as we'll as sewed ones"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
WeIford,s Deduction.

Dallas Wexford, in an interview just
previous to his sailing to spend his
vacation at home, was asked: What
makes a COMEDIAN" With an ex-
preston that was cross between
pity and annoyance Mr.. Wexford an
swered: Comedians are born, not
made; II they were made there would
be no unfunny comedians" Which
goes to show that aside from being a
comedian Mr.. Wexford is good imi-
tation philosopher.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Not Appreciated.

do you keep anything from your
wife?"
well" answered Mr., Meekton, Il
try to tell her everything. But she
finds my conversation SO du., that she
generally goes to sleep before l am
half through"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Notice to Water Users.
State Engineers Office,

State Engineers Office,
Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 2, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Henry
o. Thompson and John Fl. Dahle,
whose postoffice address is Charleston,
Utah, have made application in &C.
cordance with the requirements of
Chapter los, Session Laws OF Utah,
1905, to appropriate one-hundreth
COY of a cubic foot per second Of
water from an unnamed spring In
Cache county, Utah. Said spring is
situated at a point which lies 20.l3
feet east and 957 feet north Of the
southeast corner Of the northwest
quarter OF Section 81, Township IA
north, Range west, Salt Lake base
and meridian. Said water will be
diverted at the point where 1t issues
from said spring and conveyed for q
distance of 1900 feet and there used
from January to December 81, inclu-
sive, OF each year, for domestic pur-
poses. This applicationis designated
In, the State Engineers Office as No.
1885.
All protests against the granting OF
said application, stating the reasons
therefor, must be made by affidavit
In duplicate and filed in this office
within thirty(3O) days after the com.
pletion OF the publication OF this
notice.
CALEB TANNER,
State Engineer.
Date Of first publication August 10,
1907, date Of completion Of publication
September9, 1907.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
The Real Grip.

Pat had Deen very Ill all winter. An
old friend meeting him on the street
one day asked what had been the mat
ter with him. i've had the grip an.
swered Pat in a weak voice. The
grip? Begorry. and phwats that?"
asked his friend. ITS disease that
makes you sick six months after
you've got we'll" explained Pat
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
II Makes Little Difference.

Batcheller.-I suppose it's mighty
expensive to have your child sick In
bed SO long?
,Pharmley.-Yes, but then II he were
well and hearty he'd be wearing out
clothes.-Philadelph Press.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
AN ELASTIC JOKE.

The Living Skeleton--Why is the
india rubber man 30 happyD
The Fat Lady-Why, haven't you
heard? He's the father of a bounc.
ing boy!
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Safe.

Il don't know whether I'll be able to
keep my place or not; the missus
likes me. but the master don't"
Then you're all right; but II the
master liked you 1t would be all off,"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Began as Senate Page.

Edward b. Moore, assistant COM
missioner of patents, was page In
the United States senate when he was
boy. He is former newspaper man
Of Washington. ID. c.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Legal Notices
PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP NOTICE
In the District Court OF the First judicial
District Of the State Of Utah In and
for the County Of Cache.
jacob SCARBOROUGH. Plaintiff.

for the County Of Cache.
Jacob SCARBOROUGH. Plaintiff.
W.
Martha Alice schatbroush. Defendant.
Summons.
The state Of Utah. to the said defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after the service Of this sum-
mons upon you. II served within the county
In which this action u brought. otherwise.
within thirty days after service. and defend
the above entitled action: and In case OF your
failure to do 20. Judgment will be rendered
against you according to the demand Of the
complaint. which has been 6led with The
clerk of said court. This action II brought 70
recover . Judgment dissolvins the bonds OF
,matrimony existing between you and the
plaintiff. and to have awarded to the plaintiff
the sole charge. custody and control OF the
Two minor children. the issue of said
marriage.
NEBRKEa. HART & NEBEKRR.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Postoface Address: Suite I. s and 0. CONNER
cisl Block. Logan, Utah.
Aus. s4-'sept, IS.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-08-24
Undoubtedly,

Come on down town, Grace" but
| have no money" What's the dill?
Two can shop as cheaply as ONE
Pittshvrg Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-03-02

the county attorney al Butte with a
complaint 20 the effect that Miss Jen-
ME Swartz. OF Spencer. was witch
and was guilty Of practicing witch
craft and with a request that she be
arrested az once and made to answer
for her alleged crimes
Jarbens. who Is 20 years old, told
his story with tears in his eyes. His
20-year-old daughter was with him.
Miss Swartz is attractive and is en-
ployed as a saleswoman in a big gen
eral store in Spencer.
Jarbens alleges that his son. 81
years old. went to dance and while
waltzing with Miss Swartz he found
suddenly that he was unable to put
one Of his feet on the floor
He was led 10 a seat and became
hysterical. laughing and crying by
turns. He insisted that the girl with
whom he danced had bewitched him.
He went into the open air and after a
time the spell wore off, Later in the
evening unable TO resist her. he
danced with the young woman again.
with the same result. This time the
spell uAu nON wear until some one
went 10 the Jarbens farm and quoted
from the scripture. II relieved the
young man for a time. but the spells
have returned at intervals.
The young man was sent from his
home 20 another part of the state
finally. in the hope that the alleged
witch's spell might be broken for
good. After he was sent away, how
ever. the father declared. spells were
cast upon other members of his family
and stock belonging 10 him died.
Jarbens was deeply disappointed to
learn that there was no law on the
statute books Of Nebraska covering
witchcraft and that consequently no
legal action could be taken by the
county attorney TO redress his griev-
ances