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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13

verse, daughter of Re miral and
Mrs. Converse. on Thanks ing day.
is Miss Margaret Petit. who is house
guest at the Converse home. She was
exceedingly attractive at the latter
tea. wearing a simple white messaline
gown gracefully trimmed with lace.
Several people came over from
Philadelphia for the wedding at st.
Johns church of Miss Alice Lang
horne and Stanley Washburn. sen of
ex-senator and Mrs. Washburn, of
Minneapolis. Among them were Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Norris and Andrew
Wheeler. the latte: charming every
one with his delightful musical pro.
gram rendered at st. Johns during the
wedding.
What with mourning and other
things the Cabinet circle Is bit
crippled this season, ard Miss Cannon,
daughter and hostess of the speaker,
is looked to to more than do her duty
In a social way. The wholesome air
of the speakers home, so free from
the artificial atmosphere which per.
meates most Washingtcr houses, IS re-
freshing and agreeable and when once
Miss Cannon, hearty and hospitable
clasps your hand you are pretty sure
to look upon official social life with
better grace.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
In THE GAY WHIRI.
SEASON AT THE CAPITAL NOW IN
FULL SWING.
Senator and Mrs. Knox Have Taken
Possession Of Their New Home
Entertainments by Speaker Can.
non Looked Forward to.

Washington is enjoying an unusually
large colony of Pennsylvania people,
and they are in evidence everywhere,
from the sprightly debutante tea,
which forms the most frequent diver.
sion, to the mild forms of early sea.
son lat homes"
Senator and Mrs. Knox have opened
their beautiful X street house. and
Mrs. Knox, who is one of the most
prodigious walkers in Washington, is
seen about the calling and shopping
districts at almost all hours of the
day She is so petite and well dressed,
so sprightly and friendly that every.
one is interested In her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sibley have opened
their fine new Massachusetts, avenue
house, bought early this fall, and they
are expected to entertain extensively,
Representative and Mrs. George +,
HUFF are at their residence, 1925 Six
teenth street, where they will remain
until the completion of their own i'm
posing residence for which plans have
been made. Speaking of the Huffs-
there is always that interesting rumor
of the engagement of Miss Carolyn
Huff and hurry Cobb, which will not
down. Both are popular young peo-
pie and everyone Is interested.
misrepresentation and Mrs Joseph
+. Thropp have opened their extensive
establishment in Twentieth street just
off Connecticut avenue, and Mrs.
Throop is already making arrange.
ments for the social season
The arrival in town of Speaker Can.
non signifies as matter of course
that Mr.. and Mrs. John Dalzell are
here, and already Mrs. Dalzell is re.
ceiving on Saturdays. Their house Is
so comfortable, so pretty and honey"
that society people generally take ad-
vantage of the early season to pay
their respects and imbiDe some other
atmosphere than simply that of debu.
tante life. Mr.. w. II. Duff, of Tits.
burg, is their guest. They recently
entertained Major and Mrs. George
Dunn, with their daughter Louise, who
have returned to Colorado, prepare
tory to going to Manila in the spring.
The Misses Guthrie, of pittsburg,
have taken an apartment at the Con.
necticut for the winter, and will Ire
much in evidence at all Pennsylvania
gatherings this season. They are the
sisters of Mayor Guthrie and are ac-
complished and entertaining women.
The Ormsby McCammons have left
their summer residence at Chevy
Chase and are at their Connecticut
avenue residence. Their tea for
debutantes was quite one of the
smartest of the week A pretty Phil.
adelphia girl, who was in evidence
there, and who also assisted at the
presentation tea of Mics Olga Con.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
GUARDWHITE HOUSE
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE
ARE ELABORATE.
Fact That the Executive Mansion I,
NOT F!reproof Structure IN
derstood by the Men Re-
sponsible for Its Safety.

Although there has not been a fire
oil any particular consequence in the
White House since it was set on fire
by the British nearly 100 years ago
the Washington fire department has
never lost sight of the fact that the
structure is not fireproof. The build
Ing and all IT contains is guarded with
a care given no other public property
and orders have been issued to the
fremen, and by them committed TO
memory, giving instructions down to
the smallest possible detail as TO the
Lcrt each man shall take in Gaze of
an alarm t.,.s .sE 157, which is in
the White House.
Four engines and two truc'.3 are
under orders to respond at the first
call from that box. The full con. pany
Is to respond If the call comes from
box 157 and each engine has been
given its exact route, so that none
may cross the path of any other and
each may make the best speed of
which 1t Is capable. Each engine has
also orders to enter the grounds at a
particular gate and to take water
from a particular hydrant, additional
MIGRANTS having been ordered in re
Gently al points on the grounds con
veniently near the house. Even the
spot at the hydrant upon which each
engine shall stand has been desig
mated
The two truck companies have like
wise had their routes marked out and
their gate into the grounds desig
mated. the plan being to have two en-
gines and one truck on the south side
of the house and the same number on
the north side. Keys to the gates
have been placed in the hands of the
proper fire officers and rules made for
their custody in a place where they
may always be available for the fire
fighters, but not for anyone else. II
any of the companies designated to
respond to the first call from the
White House are called to another
fire, they have designated substitutes
to other engine houses that are re.
CURED to hold themselves in readi.
ness to jump for the presidents home
at the first clang of the gong. and also
with their routes and gates selected
in advance for them.
Deputy Chief Engineer Wagner has
been named for the honor of having
charge at the front or north, side of
the White House. and Second Bat,
TALON Chief Sullivan at the south, or
rear. The department has never had
fire drill at the White House, but
the subject has been considered and
may be carried ont some time when
the president and his family are
away.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
Morgan In Sarcastic Humor.

Senator Morgan walked into the
senate lobby, deep in thought. A
friend came up with him and walked
along beside him. The senator said:
Good morning" and let it go at
that, and the friend tried to make a
little conversation.
Senator" he said, Il hear the pres.
ident is going to send in a message
on Panama and the canal"
Yes" said the senator.
More than that" continued the
friend, vlvaciously, 'he is going to es.
tablish a precedent and illustrate It,"
illustrate ito" inquired the senator,
reused to sudden interest.
Yes, sir"
Put pictures in it, you mean?"
"Hes, sir; exactly that"
"Well," growled the senator, 81
know one picture that will be in it."
What one is that, senator?"
"a picture of Roosevelt"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
Got His Medicine

Champ Clark told story of a con.
vention in Missouri where one of the
candidates for sheriff was the patrl-
arch OF the county. He had always
voted the Democratic ticket and
boasted he had never been sick a day
in his life.
There was considerable opposition
TO the old man, and the orator who
presented his name was moved to his
highest flights of eloquence.
Gentlemen of the convention" he
shouted, ut Is my honor and my pleas.
ure to present to you the name of a
man, old in years, but young in spir-
it; one who, though approaching the
span of life allotted by the psalmlst,
has never taken dose of medicine;
one Who"
Wen give him a dose of medicine
today, all right" broke in one of the
delegates. And they did.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
kOdoI dyspepsia Cure
Digeste what you eat.
The Ideal Home.

Home is the residence not merely
place for the affections to unfold and
develop themselves; for children to
play in; for husband and wife to toll
smilingly together and make life a
blessing The object of all ambition
should be to be happy at home, If we
are not happy elsewhere; 1t is the
best proof of the virtues of a family
circle to see happy fireside.-Max.
wells Talisman.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13

Few young men nowadays cultivate
the art of making themselves agree.
hble. This was one of the things they
managed better in bygone days. No
doubt some of them proved abject fail
ures, but they at least deserved credit
for good intentions. Nowadays they
rarely, If ever, make the attempt
Ambrosia, in the World.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
How to Keep Young.

All the facial messages all the
creams and lotions in the world will
not enable woman to keep young
unless she keeps her heart young at
the same time; for, as Dorothy Quig.
ley says: Thoughts pencil your
face" and sweet, bright thoughts
bring their reward in a sweet, bright
expression.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
Gre atness.

If a man be merely great, he stands
a chance of getting to be understood
during his lifetime, particularly if he
be great enough to knock the world
rather heavily between the eyes. But
If he be both great and good, he will
have to wait until after he is dead for
his recognition. -Puck
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
Lucky Find in Almshouse,

A small table that had been many
years in an almshouse at Bristol
England, was sent recently with other
discarded furniture to an auction
room, where It was recognized as q
Chippendale and sold for $367.5O.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
His Funeral Remark.

"By de blessin' err Providence" said
Brother Williams, "he lef money 'nuff
ter bury him, en- dar'll be some lef'
over ter help his wilder get a black
dress, ter mourn fer him 'twel she
gifts married ag'in. Atlanta Consti'
tuition.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
Get an Air Castle.

"Arter ALL" said Uncle Josh this
morning, "alr castles is dunn good
property t. hev Y don't need no
servants in 'em, an y don't hev t
pay no taxes on 'em, an they're so
alfred cheap ennybody kin hev one,
biInks!"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
The Last Hope.

The German professor believes that
the day is coming when men can ex
change heads with the aid of surgery.
That seems to be the last hope for
some men with plenty of money and
no brains.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-13
Thouqhtful Hours.

You greatly need certain free hours
in which you could recolect yourself.
Try to steal some, and be sure that
these little partings of your days will
be your best treasures.-Fenelon
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-17
Ids SHAPED TO D
German Doctor Exp,aIns Causes Of
Various Form atoms.

At a recent convention OF German
naturalists and doctors DR.. Watcher,
OF Stuttgart. in an instructive paper
put forth a sensational theory to ex-
plain the formation of the shape of
he head OF infants. He maintained
that the head of a child could be
nodded artificially. He found by ex-
perience that when a medium-shaped
head is placed in a soft cushion the
child turns on its back, or rests on the
back of its head. in order to free
mouth, nose and face. In this name
the head rests smoothly, and a short
head is developed. But II the medium.
shaped head of a child is placed on a
hard under-rest, like a hair mattress
or rolled carpet, the child's head
turns aside, as 1t cannot stand any
mort on its head than an egg. for the
muscle of the back is weakened.
Therefore. with continued resting on
the side a long head is developed. To
prove his assertions the lecturer pre-
scented a child whose mother and sis
ter are short-headed. The child al its
birth had a short head. now after IS
months II Is long skulled. II the child
had been placed on Its back, according
to other experiences its head would
have been short-shaped. DIR. Watcher
did not deny that the shape OF the
head was inherited, but asserted that
1t could be greatly influenced by the
way the child rested.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-17
THE STORY.

r HERE seemed no way hut for the
1 Gibeonites 10 joint forces with the
federated kings in the proposed war
upon Joshua and the armies OF Israel.
Never before had the entire country
between Jordan and the great sea
been so aroused as at the present
time. Tidings of the coming OF the
hosts of Israel had reached the land
while yet the lsraelites were In he
wilderness far to the south and west.
but since the miraculous crossing Of
the Jordan and the destruction Of Jer-
icho and Al the vague fears which
had filled the minds of the inhabit.
ants had taken definite form in the
desperate resolve to unite and give
battle to Israel.
That very day a deputation from
the kings of the Hlittites, the Amor.
ties, the ~Canaanites. the Perizzites.
the Jebusites, and others of the less
er tribes of the country urged them
to make alliance in the common cause
against Israel.
1T is plain the messengers said.
that these Hebrews seek war. They
arrogate unto themselves great i'm
%portance. and have openly declared
contempt for III gods. They have
destroyed Jericho and Al with the in.
habitants thereof, and they would do
50 to us. And because of this. oh
men of Gideon, the kings of all the
country to the north and south and
along the coast of the great sea are
raising o great army to give battle to
Israel. and have sen us to urge that
your fighting men join them in this
war
This speech of the messengers was
received with evident favor BY the
chief men of Gideon who had been
called together in council. and they
would at once have given assent TO
the plan. had not old Second. Thought,
as he was called-because of his in.
variable habit Of saying: Don't be in
haste! Think 1t over! Think 1t overt"
-counseled delay,
We will be better able TO give
answer in the morning. after we have
49, AAAA y
considered well the matter" he Urged,
and TO this the rest had finally reluct.
antly agreed, and later. when they
had come together to talk the matter
over. old Second-Thought said:
We all know tn mighty things
which the people OF Israel have done
right before u eyes. Surely their
God is a mighty God that he could
make a pathway through the Jordan
and lead his people dry shod right in
our very midst. We have seen the
smoke OF Jericho and All ascending
into heaven, and we know that the
strong armies OF those cities could not
stand before Joshua and his men
Then why should We hope to be
more successful than they? And ever
though the armies of the allies should
be victorious, our country would be
devastated, for 1t is here that the bat
tie would be waged. Let us make
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-17
MEN STILL LIVE IN CAVES.
rroglcdytie Villages Are Found In
Northern Africa.

Grottoes and caverns are used moro
or less as shelters by primitive peo-
piles and thus inhabited caves are OF
course most frequent in Africa. 4 con
siderable number OF natives make
their homes In caves along the south
ern shore Of the Strait Of Gibraltar
and In some Of those caves are found
the polished stones and arrow heads
OF the stone age. Troglodyte villages
are frequent in the Tebessa territory
of Algeria, one OF which, at Djeurf,
$50 feet above the gorge of the wadi
Hallail, is reached by steps cut in the
rock.
The Inhabitants OF the Tunislan
Island of Cattle are cave dwellers.
their habitations hsing grottoes which
they have dug out II the limestone, or
ancient burial cayerns that they have
enlarged. The subterranean villages OF
Matmsta aud of Medennie. hewn out
OF the rock. are in soutbsrn Tunisia.
A Christian monastery built under
ground In the twelfth eEatury still ex-
lists at Goba. Abyssinia. The enor-
nous cavern discovered several years
ago within two hours walk OF the port
of Tanga, in German East Africa. con.
tains rooms the roofs OF which are
from 100 to $50 feet above the floor.
Only a few of these vast chambers
have yet been explored. for the entire
cavern seems to be inhabited by mil
lions Of bats. One of these killed
with a stick measured nearly five feet
across tts extsndsd wings.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-17
American IdeaIlsm.

Since my first arrival in America I
have held that the real spirit Is ideal
istic and that the average individual
American is controlled by ideallstic
impulses. Those who may contradict
me can not have sounded the depths
OF the philosophy OF Ralph Waldo
Emerson. or studied the life and read
the speeches Of Abraham Lincoln, and
considered their ~far-reaching effect on
the American people. In Lincoln's
great character nothing can be more
striking than the way In which he
combined reality and the loftiest ideal,
with a thoroughly practical capacity
to achieve that ideal by practical
methods. This faculty seemed TO give
him a far-sighted. almost superhuman
vision. which enabled him to pierce
the clouds obscuring the sight Of the
keenest statesmen and thinkers Of his
age-Baron Speck o Sternburg. In
Forum.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-17
SAVES HER VISITING CARDS.
One Woman's Pet Economy Certainly
Queer One.

Women are proverbially niggardly
on one or two points; every woman
that ever existed had some pet econo-
my, no matter how ex~travagant she
may be In some respects. There's
the woman who spends hundreds Of
dollars on imported gowns, but hates
to give up n penny for a paper Of
pins. The p~aper-saving person who
drops into department stores and ho-
tells to borrow stationery rather than
spend any money upon the commodity
always is with us: we all know the
stamp stealer and the match borrow
err; but the visiting-card economizer
- a new brand of woiaan who exists
'Nly in the most exclusive society.
81 niggardly is she on the point Of
her visiting cards that she demands
them back from her intimate friends;
from her mere acquaintances she
steals them at an opportune moment
when the servants back is turned, or
when the mistress has left the room.
She puts them slyly back into her
caro- case. BY a clever series of ma,
n%ipulations 1t Is said she can make
100 Of them go as far as 500 went be-
fore.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-17
French Presidents Double"

M. Fallieres was, until recently. be-
lieved to be the only president of the
French republic who had no double,
but his counterpart has been found.
The mar who most resembles him
physically is a respectable merchant
Of the Rue Saint Honore, who plays
his part with decorum and dignity. He
wear exactly the same kind OF blue
butterfly necktie with white dots as
the president, the same kind Of hat
and exactly so oddly cut a beard. And
on his promenades he is always ac-
companied by a friend who could cas-
lily be taken for the presidents pri-
vate secretary. Dignified and with
measured steps, the enviable double
walks through the Faubourg Saint
Honore and feels overjoyed at being
saluted on all sides.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-17
THE FIRST TWINCE
OF rheumatism Calls for Or. Williams
Pink Pills " You Would Be
Easily Cured.

Mr.. Frank Little, a well known citi.
zen Of Portland. Ionia Co, Mich, was
cured OF a severe case Of rheumatism
by DIR. Williams Pink Pills. In speak.
ing about 1t recently, he said: MY
body was run down and in no condi.
ton TO withstand disease and about
FIVE years ago | began to feel rheu-
matte pains in my arms and across
my back. My arms and legs grew
numb and the rheumatism seemed TO
settle In every joint so that | could
hardly move. while my arms were
useless at times. I was unable TO
sleep or rest well and my heart pain.
ed me 81 terribly | could hardly stand
It. My stomach became soul and
bloated after eating and this grew
so bad that ! had Inflammation OF
the stomach. | was extremely nerv.
Gus and could not bear the least
noise or excitement. One whole side
OF my body became paralyzed.
AS ! said before. | had been suff.
ering about FIVE years and seemed TO
be able TO get no relief from my
doctors. when a friend here in Port.
land told me how DR.. Williams Pink
Pills had cured MIN of neuralgia in
the face. ever after the pain had
drawn 1t TO one side. I decided to
try the pills and began to see some
improvement soon after using them.
This encouraged me TO keep on until
| was entirely cured. | have never
had n return OF the rheumatism or OF
the paralysis.
The pills r for sale by all drug.
gists or sent. postpaid. on receipt Of
price. so cents per box. six boxes
$3.50. by the Or. Williams Medicine
Company. Schenectady. n. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-17
NOT DOOMED TO sscLusioN.
Austrian Nuns OF Noble Blood Lead
Pleasant Lives.

The FIRST lady" in the Austro Hun
garian court is now the abbess of the
Thercsian Convent OF the Noble La.
dies in Prague. a position which Is
always held by an a~rchduchess. The
Archduchess Maria A~nnunciata, the
present abbess. who is a niece OF the
emperor. has succeeded to the position
OF first lady through the w~idowhood
of the Archduchess Maria Josefa, wife
of the late Archduke Otto. The noble
nuns of Prague live a very different
life from what is the usual conception
OF convent life. They play a leading
part in the society of the city and are
not even compelled to live in the alb.
be-, where each is provided with two
rooms and service. Handsome car
riages with livcried servants are also
provided for their use, and they have
a box in the opera. Each noble lady
is paid $500 a year. while the abbess
has a salary OF $4,000. When they
attend court balls they must wear
black evening dress with a ribbon of
light blue.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-01-17

When a person gets up In the morn
Ing with a dull headache and a tired.
stretchy feeling, it's an almost certain
indication that the liver. or bowels.
or both, are decidedly out Of order.
At such times Nature, the wisest
and best OF doctors. takes this mean
to give warning that she needs the
help and gentle assistance which can
best be obtained from that old fam
lily remedy, Brandreth's Pills. which
has been in s for over a century.
They arc the same fine laxative
tonic pill your grandparents used
when doctors were few and far be-
tween, and when people had to have
a remedy that could absolutely be de-
pended upon.
Brandreth's Pills can DO depended
upon, and are sold in every drug and
medicine store. plain or s~ugar-coated.