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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29
Relics of a Great COMPOSER

Among life's largest ironies IS the
fate that often befalls the manuscript
of a genius. or no one is this truer
than of Beethoven. When this greatest
of composers was alive he was inces-
sanity in financial difficulty. After
his death all his manuscript were sold
at auction--over 200 of them there
were-yet they brought hardly $500.
This would be at the rate of about
two dollars and a half apiece, The
other day the manuscript of his G.
major sonata for violin and piano,
written in II 2, was sold by a man in
Loipsic to man in Florence for Az.
500 marks, or $4,000.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29
Silt Skatinq.

They skate on stills in Sweden"
said traveller 1T is an odd and
pretty sight to see. Here girl skins
along, elevated two feet above the Ice.
There goes an expert upon stills five
feet high
Silt skating is very, very difficult.
Nevertheless, the Swedes do the outer
and inner edge. cut rings backward,
even make the grapevine,
But when they fall! A fall from
five-foot stills often makes a hole In
the ice"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29
But Yet a Man!

Il suppose ! have about the most
thoughtful. kind and considerable hus-
band in the world" she was saying,
sadly When he CONES home at
about two of the morning, turns all
sound sleep, he always says In the
most polite way imaginable:
Don't let me disturb you, dear.
but will you please help me to UNI
fasten this collar button?"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29

THE late Clara BloGf 'ood,' saic a
theatrical manager of icago. was
witty as she was talented and beau
tiful. Sometimes, indeed, her keen
wit carried her rather far.
II remember once, at a tea at the
Auditorium, remark that the bril-
liant actress made to society
woman.
"'You were at Bar Harbor, | be-
lieve, In the summer said the so.
cietv woman.
Yes, said the actress.
"'And did you see much Of my
daughter there
Rather was the answer She
wore bathing suit in the morning,
riding boomers in the afternoon and
low neck at night"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29
Australian Rolling Stones.

Round gray stones which are real
rolling stones are plentiful in Aus
tralia They are of no value save
as curiosities. When laid on a table
these stones hc % culver, Then
they begin to roll. first with slow,
then with a faster gait toward the
tables center. In feT minutes they
will all be together in a tight bunch,
The magnetic iron ore which they con.
rain accounts for their motions.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29
Grain a. a Weluht.

The name grain" as weight orig
mated in a curious way. The old Eng
lish pound was equivalent to the
weight of 1850 grains of wheat, taken
from the middle of the ear" This
gives $50 to each of the l6 ounces of
which the pound was composed. Al
though the standard is now entirely
different, the fact that there are still
$50 grains TO the ounce Troy and the
ounce apothecaries' weight carries us
back to the time of the Conquest, and
shows us how the name grain orig
mated
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29
Just Naturally Law,

"Do'you mean to tell me you have
lived in this out-ofthe-way place for
20 years?"
That's right, stranger; 20 years.
But | don't see what you find to
keep you busy?"
Nothing, stranger That's the rea.
son | like it,"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29
On the Wronn Wirs

An uptown doctor who is noted for
incisiveness of language was sitting
in his Office the other day when the
telephone bell rang.
Hello" answered the doctor.
Hello" came voice, rs this the
undertakers Officer"
NO" replied the doctor, you've
missed 1t little" and hung up the
phone.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29
Knew How to Treat a Lady.

The woman had been accused Of
murder, the evidence sustaining the
charge, but the jury brought In a
verdict of mot guilty"
How did you reach such a mon
strous concluslon?" asked the Judge.
severely.
Your honor" returned the fore
man. do We look like IL jays that
don't know how to treat a LADY,"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-29
WlIlinu to Elope.

Said Shelf we appear together so
much people will talk about us.
Said He--Well, suppose we dlsap-
pear together.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19

Americans. not only to the full letter
of the law, but to the full of the
American spirit.
The men who have given the sub
ject of immigration the closest study
seem to feel that the work connected
with the keeping out of the criminal
and the anarchistic classes should be
done on the other side of the water.
They believe that q means can be
found by which every intending en-
igrant from a foreign country can be
made to prove his record" before he
shall be allowed to step on shipboard.
The immigration inspection laws
were useful last year to the extent of
keeping out something fewer than
1000 undesirable citizens. The rec
ord was 800 better than for the pre-
ceding year, and yet the man who at
tempted to kill Chief Shippy came in
as desirable" and 1t took him only
few months to do something more
than prove his undesirability.
Educational Test Inadequate.
The reading and writing clause
which 1t was proposed to put in the
last immigration bill would not have
kept out Lazarus Averbach, neither
would 1t have kept out the Denver as
sassin; and, in fact, it wouldn't have
kept out one in a hundred of the real
anarchists who seek America. Some
other means must be found, IL the
desire be to debar from the country
the men whose thinking drives them
mad"
There is recognition in Washington
of the fact that in the heat and pas
sion following the recent Denver muir
der. and the attempted assassination
in Chicago, there is a disposition on
the part of the police officials to con-
fuse anarchism with socialism and
with other forms of thinking and
practice which take no cognizance of
violence in any shape. The difficulty
is that in the heat and passion the Of
ficials are apt to do things which they
ought not to do, and which tend to
increase, rather than to diminish, the
plague which they are seeking to
eradicate. Another difficulty is that
when the heat and the passion have
passed, there comes forgetfulness and
the officials lapse into the old state
of apathy, to stay in it until some
new violence rouses them.
All that has been said within tho
last week was said Immediately fol-
lowing the assassination of President
Mckinley. Then anarchism was to
be killed. and anarchism kept on liv-
ing, and, from all appearances, it is
pretty much alive to-day. The Wash
ington preaching is for systematic
and continued pursuit of the anar-
chists, but the preaching, if one may
Judge by the past, will not be fol-
lowed by the practice. Congress can
do much with proper form of immi-
grafton bill, but there is no present
prospect that Congress cares to un-
dertake the work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
Animals and Music.

Experiments have proved on numer-
ous occasions that animals, both domes-
tic and Wild. are susceptible to music.
Who has not heard dog bowling when
touched by sweet strainsf ~ tt
Among animals in captivity Il was
found that all werc more OF less affected
by the sound Of violin The lions were
evidently pleased, opening their eyes
to q. lively measure, and closing them
again when the tune was soft and slow
The bears swung their unwieldIy heads
in time with the melody, and seemed to
be soothed thereby.
The kangaroos and deer both showed
much active pleasure, the former jump.
ing and skipping about when Scot.
tish reel was played. The monkeys, on
the other hand displayed curiosity as TO
how the violinist made such noise.
Once this was satisfied, they paid no
further heed to the matter.
When the wolves were visited, u was
found that low, soft music caused them
10 relax thcir restle movements. They
lay down in evident content, but when
the music became lively they dsregarded
1t together, and resumed their nervous
pacing to and fro
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
COMMERCIAL COLUMN
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market Reports.

i
r. G. Dun q Co.'s Weekly Review
Of Trade says:
Favorable symptoms are more
numerous in the commercial outlook,
especially in respect to the growth
OF confidence. Jobbers note more
pressure to replenish depleted stocks
of staple merchandise, orders in many
cases being for delivery next fall.
The advancing season has also con-
tributed to the better feeling by ac-
celebrating the distribution of spring
goods and stimulating interest in
building operations. Industrial plants
are more active, pigiron production
rising to the best weekly average IN
three months. Credits are still close
ly scanned and mercantile collections
are by no means satisfactory, yet pay
ments are more prompt and the vol
ume of business is distinctly heavier
There is suggestion of perman-
ence in the steady improvement in
the iron and steel industry that
would be lacking were recovery more
sensational. Each week brings a few
more mills and furnaces into the ac-
tive list, while specifications on old
contracts constantly call for a larger
tonnage. New business appears in
many departments, warmer weather
being especially helpful in restoring
postponed building operations that
will call for much structural steel
Dry goods jobbers have done
more business than expected, but thus
far there is little improvement in the
primary market, and few mills have
extended activity. Jobbers will not
undertake road operations as early
as usual, SO that sales will be closer
to actual retail distribution and the
seasons aggregate business will be
much less speculative than in any
recent year
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
PANAMA CANAL MUST FAIL, SAYS STEVENS
Former Chief Engineer
of IstIiniian w
FOR Prophecy.

New Haven, Conn.-John f. Stew
ems, a vice-president of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road, and former chief engineer of
the Panama Canal, has issued state
ment regarding the latter enterprise,
in which he prophesies a failure of
the undertaking.
In this statement Mr.. Stevens says
that the canal will not help the Uni
ted States in its trade with South
America, as practically all of the in
habitants of the Southern Continent
are on the east of the Andes, so that
1t would be of no advantage to make
use OF the canal to reach there. Mr..
Stevens also says that in our CONNER
cial relations with the islands of the
Pacific and the Far East the canal
VIII be OF little value. Our coal and
wheat centres are inland. Their pro-
ducts have to be started on their way
by rail. When loaded on cars II would
not be cheaper to ship to the At
lantic and then ship to the East by
the way of the canal than it would be
TO send directly to the ports ON our
Pacific coast and then get on board
ship.
Furthermore, Mr.. Stevens believes
that our coal supply is fast diminish
Ing and that China will be the coal
country for the future. Siberia, he
says, will be the wheat country of the
future, with India close second.
Mr.. Stevens maintains that the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
HOW TO KNOW PURE PAINT.
A Way in Which II May be Identified
Before USING.

After building has been painted
long enough for a weather test, II is
easy to tell Il the paint used was
made of pure White Lead or not. But
such belated knowledge comes like
locking the barn after the colt Is sto-
len.
What one wants is test that will
tell the quality of the paint before 1t
and the labor of putting It on are
paid for.
Nature has provided a way in
which genuine White Lead may be
positively distinguished from adul-
terated or fake White Lead before
you spend cent on your painting.
Pure White Lead is made from me-
tallic lead, and, under intense heat,
such as is produced by a blow-pipe,
pure White Lead will resolve itself
back into metallic lead. If, however,
1t is not genuine White Lead, or II II
contains the slightest trace of adul-
teration, the change will not take
place. therefore the 'blow-pipe" test
is an absolute and final one.
The National Lead Company are
urging every one interested in paint
ing to make this test of paint before
using it, and they guarantee that the
pure White Lead sold under their
Dutch Boy Painter" trademark will
always prove absolutely pure under
the "blow-pipe" or any other test.
To make 1t easy for you to perform
the experiment they will send you
free upon request a blow-pipe and
everything necessary for you to make
the test, together with a valuable
booklet on paint. Address, National
Lead Company, Woodbridge Building,
New York City.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
EYESIGHT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible EczemR--Baby's Head
Mass OF Itching Rash and Sores
Disease Cured by Cuticura.

"Our little girl was two months old when
she got a rasn on her face and within five
days her lace and head were all one sore.
We used different remedies but it got
worse instead of better aud we thought she
would turn blind and that her ears would
fall off. She suffered terribly, and would
scratch until the blood came. This went
on until she was five months old, then
had her under our family doctor Scare, but
she continued to grow worse. He said it
was eczema When she was seven months
old l started to use the Cuticura Remedies
and in two months our baby was differ.
ent girl. You could not see sign OF a
sore and she was as fair AS u newborn
baby. She hos not had sign of the eczema
since. Mrs. II. F. Budke, LeSueur, MINI,
Apr. 10 and May 2, 1907"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19

Panama Canal cannot hope to become
anything more than an expense. 1t
will not meet expenses and 1t will cost
more than is expected. 1t will be an
advantage, yes, but an advantage to
European countries and not to us.
The idea of the canal being of
great value to us in times of warfare,
since our naval forces can be quickly
sent from one coast to the other, he
says, is utterly absurd. 1t would take
days for the ships t. get around, and
during that time hostile shells could
have done their work. MIR. Stevens
believes that 1t would be far wiser
plan of defense to put the money that
the canal will cost into a greater
navy.
Mr.. Stevens Is not unique, however,
as prophet of evil for ship canals.
Forty-odd years ago many British and
other mercantile economists were
cocksure that. the Suez Canal could
never pay expenses. Yet for years
the directors of that work have had
periodically to reduce their tolls on
shipping in order to keep their net
yearly profits from exceeding the
twenty-five per cent. permitted by the
charter, and the $20,000,000 worth
of shares which the British Govern
ment purchased in 1875 are now es-
timated to be worth fully $I55,000,-
600. There is no objection TO Mr..
Stevens keeping company with those
who went so wide of the Suez mark.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
Champion LAYER.

"Wh are you going to do with that
loggerhead tui tle2" asked the tourist in
Florida.
Going to send II to President Roose.
velt, responded the old waterman.
III mi Don't you think it would be
more appropriate to send him bear2"
NO, I'm going to send him this old
turtle because she is so opposed to race
suicide. Just laid 800 eggs, by gosh. -
Chicago News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
Postage oyerpaid.

One day wire basket fell off the t p
of II clerks desk and scratched his
cheek. Not hav ng any >urt plaster h t
hand, he slapped on three cent stamps
and continued / is work. A few minutes
later h, had occasion to take ONE paper
to his employers private ofIi,e. When
he entered, the ''old man, =" serving
the postage stamps on hi, cneek fixed
him wits n astonished stare Look
hcle, Jenkins2" he said, you arc carry
ing too much postag 70 S co d-c.ass
malterl" indianapolis News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19

Washington, ID. Cit may not be
reassuring information, but the Wash
ington officials are none too optimis-
tic about the outcome of the attempt
to drive all the anarchists from the
United States. Those officials whose
duty 1t is to deal directly with the an
archists cannot talk for publication.
The officials who can issue orders to
immigration inspectors telling them
to be alive TO their duty have talked
for publication, but the talk, like
much of the work done, is impotent.
Some one here has said that anar-
chists are made, not born. This is
largely true, and anarchists will be
made as long as there are anarchist
teachers who get within touch of re-
ceptive pupils. This means that as
long as there are anarchists in the
country their ranks will grow daily.
Since the shooting of the priest at
the altar in Denver and the attempted
killing of the chief of police, Shippy,
in Chicago, the Senators and Repre-
sentatives have been busy talking
about immigration measures, but they
have confined their talking largely to
the corridors and cloak rooms. Most
of them are just as afraid to-day to
pass a restriction bill that means re-
striction as they were before the
shootings gave them sharp excuse for
the passing Of an absolutely drastic
measure.
One member, who is not more than
one generation removed from being a
foreigner himself. told your corre-
spondent that it wouldn't do to draw
a line part way up the continent of
nd 90 Iof
below the line should come to this
country. What we ought to do" he
said, sis to draw line down the mid
die of the Atlantic Ocean and another
one down the middle of the Pacific
Ocean, and to say no one shall cross" "
Restriction Problem Difficult.
When a New York Representative,
on the floor of the House, spoke in
advocacy OF really restrictive immi-
grafton measure, several Representa-
tives whose constituents are largely
Southern Europeans, at once began
missionary work. They told the other
members what wrong It would be to
punish the many because of the fail
ings of the few, and they did not neg
lect to touch on the matter of power,
the balance of power, of course, which
the men coming from some of the
European countries hold at the polls
in America
One member, an Illinois man, told
colleague who was urging no action.
that 1t would be far better for him
and for his people in the future to
have all immigration stopped from
their native countries for a series of
years, until the United States had op-
portunity to assimilate those that
were here to that point of assimila-
ton which means the dropping of hy-
phens and writing of themselves as
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
MUSIC STUDENTS
Should Have Steady Nerves

The nervous system of the musi
clan is often very sensitive, and an,
habit like coffee drinking may so up
set the nerves as to make regular anC
necessary daily practice next to i'm
possible.
II practice from seven to eigh
hours day and study Harmony tive
hours" writes Mich. music student
Last September / was so nervous
could only practice few minutes al
a time and mother said l would have
to drop my music for year.
This was terribly discouraging. as
/ couldn't bear the thought of losing
a whole year of study. Becoming
convinced that my nervousness was
caused largely by coffee. and seeing
Postum so highly spoken OF. / decided
l would test 1t for a while.
Mother followed the directions
carefully and thought | had never
tasted such delicious drink. We
drank Postum every morning instead
OF coffee. and by November felt
more like myself than for years, and
was ready to resume my music.
II now practice as usual, do my
studying and when my days work is
finished am not any more nervous
than when began.
Il cannot too highly recommend
Postum to musicians who practice
half day; MY father is physician
and recommends Postum TO his pa
TENTS Words cannot express my APP
probation for this most valuable
health beverage. and experience has
proven its superiority over all 9TH
ers." There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read THE Road TO
Wellviliel In pkgs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19

Consul Frank W Mahan writes from
Nottingham England that the secrctar,
Of the Highways Protection League re-
ports that, according to accounts in the
press. 932 automobile accidents occurred
In Great Britain in 1907, killing 215 per-
SON. and injuring 675. For these cideots
and other motor car otfenses 2,270 per-
sons were summoned of whom 2,04i
we're convicted. AS the mum er { auto
mobiles in use is estimated at As, 600, it
would seem that one in abou ev nv
!wency-two did something illegal last
Year.-Kansas City journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
Trustees of Northampton Academy
OF Music Report Gain of $4,000.

Northampton, Mass.--The trustees
OF the Academy Of Music have made
public their annual report showing
for the financial year, which corre-
spends with the calendar year. a
profit of $4,000. This showing is the
more satisfactory when 1t is consid-
cred that 1t covers part of the pres
ent season OF hard times. The last
two annual reports have shown
profit OF $4,000, and have done much
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
Halls Of Congress.

Advocates OF woman suffrage made
arguments before Senate and House
committees.
The bill increasing the pay Of
omcers and enlisted men in the arri7
was passed
me Lodge bill to reorganize the
consular service of the United States
passed tho Senate.
The House Committee on Naval
Affairs voted for the construction Of
Two battieships, rejecting the Presi-
built. 49, =
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
Safe Place.

ut states here that bulldog shoes are
in fashion again, remarked Mr.. Stubb,
as he peruscd the --latest styles for mem
column
That so?" laughed Mrs. Stubbs, in
credlously. "Mby-er-where does u
bulldog carry his shoes2'
Don't you know, Maria2"
WHY. in his grip, of course. Chi
C go News
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
The Field OF Sports.

Brown concluded it's basketball
season, losing to Williams by 23
to IA.
No pitcher in the big leagues stud
les opposing batters more closely
than Christy Mathewson.
There will be no betting on the
Readville trots this season. New
England breeders decided TO hold the
Grand Circuit races withou. pool SELL
Ing or bookmaking.
The Harlem Regatta Association,
OF New York City, voted to ask for
the National Association races this
year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-19
Successful.

First Doctor-Was the operation sue.
cessful2
Second Doctor-Splc ndidl We located
the trouble just where said we would,
but we had to cut nearly through the
man to find it
First Doctor--Will he get wellP
Second Doctor-The patient2 Bless
you, mol He died directly after we be.
gan. Judge