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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-11-15

The privately owned department
stores of Berlin are undersclllng the
municipal market halls SO decidedly
that the latter are being operated at \
loss. We wonder that his honor VIII
liam III. Kaiser OF Potsdam permits
such cold blooded butchery.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-11-15

Matthew Arnold ought to be popu
lar author with those municipal owner
ship advocates who believe that gas
works can be successfully managed by
confectioner. lie wrote an essay
once on sweetness and light. which
would seem to show that the two
things are not incompatible.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
Puzzled the Post Office.

The postal authorities of Rhode
Island were puzzled few weeks ago
and being unable to find solution for
the case sent the matter to Washing
ton, where it is still pending. Zebe
Bradford Peterson, of the town of
Rehoboth, Rhode Island, wanted to
move his hen coop to another town,
about ten miles distant.
Having received a goodly price from
recent sale of farm products, he
purchased IS worth of five-cent
stamps which he placed on the sides
of the hen coop. When the collector
came along he found the stamp-cov-
cred coop in front of box, addressed.
The wooden structure would not fit
into his team. He was at loss of
what action to take so he returned to
the village.
The postmistress wired to one of
the cities but they could not find a So
luton for the difficulty.
A message was sent to Washington
asking for advice, but no one there
seemed to kn"-" while Peterson went
into the VI, and W ed to know
''if this was try or not"
and what ----tter with the
postal system
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30

A Washington man was telling some
one of the trials of his wife, an exc Il
lent housekeeper, with refercnC0 10
the servant problem. Just abyG, he
time the mistress would get new
girl broken to the ways of the house
hold and he would bid fair to become
a model servant, she would decamp or
enter the service of neighbor.
One of these, a Mrs. b., had In.
cured the especial enmity of the first
woman, for she had lately taken two
servants from Mrs. Brown. One night
in the winter Brown was aroused from
his slumbers by queer sounds in the
kitchen.
"Burglars!" he hoarsely whispered
In the ear of his spouse, as he pre-.
pared to tumble out of bed and pro.
coed downstairs.
Edward" calmly observed The wife,
I'D give anything to possess your OPP
timistic nature. Always looking on
the bright side. I'll wager anything
it's that odious Mrs. B. woman try.
ing to get Mary away from mel"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
Arab Stoicism,

Arab fatalism, which Is at the root
of his stole impasslyeness, though
much talked of, Is but little under.
stood in its almost superhuman irwin.
cibllity. This is brought into strong
relief by the history attaching to a re-
cent addition to the treasures of the
Louvre museum. 1t is a human sSele.
ton-a skeleton with a history. It is
the disembodied framework of a man,
an Arab and an assassin. In the flesh
he was Suleiman ell Aleby, and his
hand it was that murdered Kleber, the
commander of the French revolution.
AIRY army in Egypt. For this crime he
was condemned by a French court
martial to have his right hand burned
off, to be impaled and exposed to birds
Of prey, and to have his body reduced
to skeleton. The burning off of his
hand Suleiman bore without groan
or even vince, but toward the end
OF the dire ordeal the executioner hap.
pened to touch another part of his
arm with the redhot iron. This pun.
ishment," he shouted with anger, lis
not in the sentence" Then he under.
went the rest OF the execution without
giving any expression or even sign of
feeling.-London Globe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
What to Do After Eatlnn.

Should one lie down after meals,
and, If so, should one sleep? DR..
Schulz, an assistant of Baumler at
Freiberg, has analysed the contents
of the stomachs of two normal sub.
jects removed several hours after an
identical test meal of bread and dis
titled water, followed in one instance
by sleep, In tie other by simple rest in
a horizontal position, says the Lon.
don Post. Schulz shows that sleep
during digestion always results in
weakening the nobility of the stom-
ach and increasing the acidity of the
gastric juice, fact attributed by him
to the irritation caused by the chyme's
remaining adbnormally long in the
stomach. He has also remarked that
simple repose in horizontal position,
not accompanied by sleep, stimulates
the gastric function without increas.
ing the acidity.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
WHERE LINEN rs MADE.
Belfast the cent.r Of the Trade Of
the World.

There Is nothing, prettier than q
field of Irish flnx in full bloom. The
stems are about 30 inches high, says
writer in Truth. They are very
slender and Of a pale green.
On each stem is flower In an ex-
quisite tone of blue; something be-
tween a cornflower and a forget.me-
not. The little flower is not of very
robust constitution. The petals soon
fall, and then seed pod forms which,
when given time to do SO, produces
quantities of what we call liuseed
chin" is the Celtic name for fax
But when the fax is grown for the
manufacture of linen 1t is pulled up
before the seed has had time to ma
ture-
After having been exposed /, the
air for few days the flaw is laid In
water, and during the fortnight that
this process lasts the odious sne'
with which 1t fills the air is of a re-
markedly powerful character.
AS the local guides say: "Shure it's
just the fax fermintin'. It's power.
full smell entirely, but there's no dan.
ger In 1t, glory be to God"
The soaking makes il easy to sepa.
rate the straw from the fibre by bruis.
ing 1t between rollers and then sus.
pending 1t through an opening in the
top of machine in which horizon.
tai shaft with wooden blades revolves
at the rate OF $50 times minute
Parted forever are the fibre, flax and
the straw, row tow.
Next aTcs the spinning into yarn
done in immense mills. and after that
the yarn is woven into the fabric
itself. Finally comes the bleaching
when the linen is laid out on the green
field to be whitened by rain and sun
and wind
These long strips of snow whiteness
on the green turf surprise the stran
ger. He thinks it some sort Of tor
dressing, spread upon the land to fer
tilize it. Belfast is the center of the
linen trade.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
ohate Of Phrances and phrankllr.

The letter "f' on the typewriter of
we'll know novelist recently went
wrong, The author was equal to the
occasion, as will be seen from the fol.
lowing portion of his manuscript:
"Phairest oph the phair," sighed her
lover ''phancy my pheelings when |
phoresee the phearphul consequences
oph our phleeing phrom your phather's
phamily Phew phellows could have
placed the music with as much phor.
titude as | have, and as pickle phor-
tune phails to smile on our love |
must phorego the pleasure oph be-
coming your husband, Phairest, Phran.
ces, pharewell, phorever!"
Hold. Phranklin, hold" screamed
Phrancis; ~ will phollow you phor.
ever!"
But Phranklin had piled and Phran.
ees phainted.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
Rests in Lies Melody.

Ruskin has said; There is no mu.
sic in rest, but there Is the making of
music in It," In our whole life melody.
the music is broken Off here and there
by rests" and we foolishly think we
have come to the end of the time.
God sends time of forced leisure.
sickness, disappointed plans, frus.
trated efforts and sudden pauses in
the choral hymn of our lives, and we
lament that our voices must be silent
and our part missing In the music
which goes up to the ear of the crea.
tor. See Him beat the time with un.
varying count, and catch up the next
note as If no breaking place had come
between. Not without design does
God write the music of our lives. Be
1t ours to learn the tune and not be-
dismayed by the rests" They are not
to be omitted. II we look up God
will beat the time for us.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
Pathetic Note Left by Suicide.

An extraordinary letter was written
by a mes who committed suicide, re-
Gently, at Chalk, Eng: 81 have striven
against this for long time. Every
hour has been fight | take the SIM
plest and surest way Of getting out OF
world where one is not wanted. I
thank God that my wife and little
ones are preserved from absolute
went by the kindness of her frieSds
Where / have sown others have
reaped. 1t is hard to pass out of life
with all its hopes and endeavors UNI
fulfilled, but better to release ones
mind OF all. want to exonerate the
man who sold me the poison. | OBJ
tanned II by false pretenses; the only
false pretenses have ever made. Let
me ask my jury not to return a YER
dict of temporary insanity, but let me
give them nice, new verdict, want
Of work"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
S,iuhtly Sardonic.

How did that university you found.
ed turn out?" 1T Is doing great
work." answered Mr. Dustin Stax. ut
is devoting especial attention toward
economic studies in the hope of find.
ing a way to prevent all the wealth
and power from drifting into the
hands of grapsing persons like my.
self" , -.-.a . r,sss o..
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
Chanued His Tune.

my dear" murmured the sick man
to his wife, Il am nearing the golden
streets. hear strains Of sweetest
music, unearthly in its beauty, u
John" said his wife, what you
hear is monograph in the next fiat"
so it is. Darn those people, any
how. No consideration for their neigh.
bors. Go and tell EN- to stop that in.
fernal racket at once"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
j. A. MCCausland
Dentist.

Ind Phone 2s2a, Bell Phone 250y
Office over Riter's Drug Store,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
WRITTEN in HEAVEN
LETTER HELD SACRED eY PENN
sYLVANlA GERMANS.
Belief tn the Himmelsbrief Is a Cen.
tury-old superstition-Wise Ad.
Vice for Rules Of Life In
Document.


Letters purporting to have been
written in Heaven and by God Him.
self and which are treasured as
charrds against everything evil are
peddled daily in the rural districts OF
York, Lebanon and Berks counties.
where the Pennsylvania Germans are
numerous.
These writings are called the Him.
melsbrief, meaning a letter from heav-
en-. Throughout the counties men.
toned and in other parts of Pennsyl.
vania they are framed and hung on
tie wa..5 acd carefully preserved.
Similar writ ss had a wide tircula.
ton In Germany more than century
ago The tradition is that az the
letter was written by God It was
dropped from heaven at three places.
One Of them fell on top of the Hartz
mountains in Germany. Another was
dropped on top OF the Pyrenees in
Spsln. Another was said to have fall
en- into the city of Magdeburg, Ger.
many. It is this letter which is treas
ured among the Germans in Pennsyl-
yania.
Here is a copy of the letter:
THE man who works on Sunday is
cursed. | command that ye do not
work on Sunday but 20 to church. DO
not primp your hair nor wear false
hair, and you should not be proud
from your riches. Give to the poor
and fully believe that this was written
| in my own hand and was sent by
Christ and that you will not do like
cattle.
You have six days in the week
wherein you shall do your work, but
the seventh day namely, Sunday you
shall keep holy. II you won't will
send war, hunger and pestilence and a
lot of trouble and punishment | com.
mand that it be your way, young and
old, rich and poor that you never
work on Sunday.
You should confess your sins that
they may be forgiven you.
wish not for silver and gold. Re-
member that | made you Do not be
happy If your neighbor is poor and
needs help.
Honor your father and mother so
that you shall live long on earth.
who does not believe this is
damned
Il have written this with my own
hand. The person who speaks evil OF
men shall not expect help Of me. He
who has this letter and does not give
1t to his neighbors is cursed from the
holy church. If you have many sins
and are sorry in your heart your sins
shall be forgiven. Who shall not be
lieye shall die and be thrown into
purgatory.
in the last days | will call for your
sins and you must answer.
Every person who carries this let.
ter or has 1t in his house shall not be
struck by lightning, and he will surely
have abundance Of water to drink
He who teaches this letter to his chill
dren will receive his reward.
Hold this, my letter which | have
written, until the end of thy days
Amen"
Immigrants from Germany say that
the letter was circulated in Germany
as it is here. Those who believe in II
recount the wonders it has worked in
the way of staving off lawsuits sick
ness and death.
Men involved in lawsuits, many OF
them farmers from remote country dis
trlcts of the county, carry this letter
over their heart in the belief that they
cannot lose their case.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
Worked Like a Charm.

Mr.. d. n. Walker, editor OF that
spicy journal, the Enterprise, Louisa,
Va says: II ran a nail in my foot
last week and at once applied Buck
lens Arnica Salyc, No Inflammation
followed; the salve simply healed the
wound" Heals every sore, burn and
skin disease. Guaranteed at Ritter
Bros. Drug Co. % cents.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
Diplomacy.

A collector stepped into an office,
and, seeing the debtor talking to a
number of lady friends. waited till he
had leisure, Whereupon the debter
turned to the collector with very
pleasant manner and saiu.
81 will lend you this dollar to-day.
Come again when you are hard up"
and he smiled one of those smiles that
crack looking glass.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-03-30
The Wav of II.

Stella-Does she sew for charity?
Bella-Yes, her husband will prob.
ably have to accept aims when her
gown is made,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
C.u.e of Panic.

Dadeville Courier.
 There are several things that cause the panic and the nIOiey stringency. One cause is the prosperity Of the country that has caused men. to invest heavily in all lines of business and improvements. This was a heavy drain upon the surplus money. strange as it seems prosperity itself may become a cause of hard times. Another thing. and the most material cause. Is the fight against capital. Al! over the country there is a cry agaiust capital, railroads and corporations. There Is too a legitimate fight against the wrongful use of capital and cojnoina- tions and monopolies. These combina- tions are often oppressive and Tn re- straint of trade. This is an evil that should be suppressed If possible But unfortunately, too much is said about it. not so much for the real good as for political purposes. Roosevelt and Bryan head the procession, and the smaller politicians. governors. con- rressmen' legislators and every man
 who wants an office jumps on the anti band wagon and their loud cries against capital. prejudice and embitter people against wealth, and capital is naturally timid about going out under such adverse circumstances.
 If the fight were confined to actual abuses and violations of the antti- trust laws, TO one should complain. as this is necessary and right. Yet 1t is suggested that tho present antitrust law Is not good. that legitimate and honest business may be condemned un- der it. But the antitrust laws. nor the enforcement of same. is so hurtful to trade as the universal cry, down with capital" by the masses and the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
odd Lots and HonrdIng.

New York Times.
 odd lots continue to appear on the tape showing the investment buying This character of purchases goes on steadily, but whether or not it Is at all effective in putting hoarded money Into circulation Is difficult to say. Usu- ally the purchasers of odd lots are persons who keep in touch with the stock market. although they are never active in 1t as speculators. It is not a usual thing for such persons to de- velop hysteria under conditions such as have developed in New York recent ly, and they are extremely unlikely to take their money out the banks and put it in safe-deposit caults. If an analysis of the purchasers were made that Is, in the last two weeks-it would be found, undoubtedly. that a large percentage of those buying odd lots paid for them with a check. and not in actual currency. Consequently, this odd-lot buying simply reflects a transfer of credit on the books of the banks, although in some instances 1t brings out money that had been with drawn and was being kept until the storm had blown over. A Government issue always appeals to timid persons and without doubt the per cents. will bring out money which ordinary tn vestment bargains In the stock market would fail to dislodge.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
DIES IN NEGRO HUT
BODY OF MURRAY CHRISTOPHER
 IS FOUND.
Young Man of Birmingham Comes ts Death Under Suspicious Circum.
 stanees-Coroner Says Alco- hol Caused It.


 Birmingham. Nov. 29.-(Special. )--- The dead body of Murray Christopher, white man. 25 years old. was found Friday morning in a negro house in First Alley, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth Street. There were no bruises about the body indicating that there had been foul play of any sort.
 Three negroes found in the house were detained by the police on suspi- cion but they showed no fears and told similar stories concerning the dead man. Their story was that Thursday afternoon Christopher stumbled into the place and had the appearance of being either drunk or drugged. A white man was called in and the latter injected some kind of drug into the arm of the drugged man.
 The negroes allowed the young man to remain in the place all night and when they awoke today Christopher was dead. The negroes notified Officer Veltch, who turned in a report to the police headquarters and to the coroner. The latter official after ordering post mortem examination. expressed the opinion that the man came to his death from alcohol.
 The deceased is survived by parents, two brothers and a sister. At one time he was a fireman for the Southern Railway.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30
DUN'S TRADE REVIEW
CONFIDENCE RETURNING BUT CON-
 sERVATISM STILL REIGNS.
Retail Trade Is More Active And Sales of Holiday Goods Supplements Dealings In staple Mer-
 ch handise.

New York, Nov. 2s.-R. c. Dun and Company's weekly review Of trade to-
 Confidence is returning but conserva- tism Is still much in evidence, especial : ly in manufacturing. Mills and facto- ries are only. operated to tili oroers' mitted pending more settled conditions. Some Idle plants have already resumed, however. and in many cases there are ample contracts on hand. but work ls curtailed because customers request delays in delivery as funds are not available for settlement. These con, cerns expect to have machinery m iuli operation when the money market be- comes normal: several preparing to Te- sume after January 1.
 Retail trade Is more active, sales of holiday goods supplementing In staple merchandise and some Western cities report that wholesale houses are re- eeiving orders of usual size from coun- try merchapts for spring delivery. M More or arrived from Europe in large volume and bank note circulation expands in response to especial facilities offered lures of the week at this city was the practical elimination of the premium on currency.
 has declined still further and more pig iron furnaces are idle. but the senti- rnent Is not demoralized at leading cen- tres. and some idle plants will resume
  lively steady. although in many cases the figures are wholly nominal owing to the absence of new business. Ship nents are almost entirely confined to specifications on old contracts for which quotations were fixed some time ago.
 Prospects are brighter for an early resumption of buying in the primary market for cotton goods. Stocks in the hands of distributors are known to be depleted and reduction in work at the mills has prevented any accumulation at first hands Meanwhile quotations remain nominal; unchanged and no readjustment is expected until indica- tions are favorble for a substantial volume of business.
 Scarcity of heavy weight worsteds gives that division a firmer tone than other grades and the statistical position of the woolen goods market will be strengthened by the further reduction of active machinery.
 Conditions are unchanged in the foot . wear industry. Jobbers through out the country purchase only for imme- diate requirements and salesmen report light orders. Few changes are re- ported in leather. but the tone is weak CT despite the smaller output. There Is little demand from tanners and hides accumulate in all positions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-30

most Of politicians, whose goal is off, nee, not careing for result to country. mock.
 The cry of socialism in some form or other. has been caught up in every State and hamlet inl the Union. and the great war of this century, for America, will not be of the sword and Not legitimate fight for fair adjus,'- ment, but fight of passion and nrei-j uolce, Kept alive on one side. and the ab caabpltahst. driven to madness. on, the 0tner: Neither capital or labor is wiI- ling to do. or is seeking the right. nor VIII they ever be while the office seek CT IS the arbiter. Oppression and pow CT erty; t reinforced by politics, has brought cry ana ana m0ney hn hpannic and ey ing: The loss Tn the South, and the cotton, fields will run into the millions. iReaustries m are closing down in all parts ba bl tne union' no' and laborers. to the num- n Der or 10000 week. take steamers at NeW York back to the old world.
 All the states are given more or less 70 this fanatfcal disturbance and hhdaoama leads the procession. The say the hardest thing about capital and corporations, and most bitterly con- % oemn wealth, and at the same time aaIk !.aII, sweetest; to the wool hats" and Hlii Billfes, as the politicians are tond of calling the voters. Such con1 dittons reflect sadly upon Alabama and the intelligence of her people, but such IS the price of blindly following men Vold Of patriotism, and real love for of the State.
 Hard and panicy times will abide With us until we turn from delusions ana follow conservative. fair. honest, sane and safe methods in busiaess and politics. We must dump together and throw overheard the self seeking office hunter the demagogue and socialist as our most dangerous enemies.