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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
Some Hone Yet.

The lecturer says the hope OF Russ q
lies 10 the peasants He thinks new
day is dawning, but political freedom
Is not as near as it seemed year or
two ago. Stolyphen, one OF the
Bureaucrats, is friendly 10 the masses
and is doing all he can TO help the
situation He Is strong character,
close to the Car, ahd may be able
eventually TO secure certain conces
sions DR., Reinsch touched upon the
prison system In vogue and detailed
the horrors of Siberia, His lecture
was regarded as very strong and able
address.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
Tommy Boat Race.

The great event at Oxford comes
during the "eighth-week," the boat
races on the Isis. These last six days,
and at this time the ladies are per.
United to visit the institution and
participate in the fun. Though the
sweetest and prettiest women Of Eng
land ,arrayed in their brightest gowns,
attend the festivities the students IN.
sist on wearing baggy trousers and
looking as ill-kempt as possible. The
Isis river is so narrow that two SOULS
can not row 'side by EACH" so they
row ''each behind the other" When
back boat Is close enough to the
other for II to touch the front one
with pole Of certain length, the
front boat must drop back and permit
the other to 20 ahead. During these
races the students not having lady
friends with them make II a point TO
traverse the river banks making all
the outrageous noises they can.
Among other peculiarities of the
students is to be found remarkable
slang. This Is made by clipping the
last syllable from words and adding
Ger" in its stead
Lord Curzon, viceroy Of India, is
chancellor OF Oxford University and Is
greatly loved by The student body.
of attendance at this great institu-
ton. AT the present time II costs
S., 900 year for each student,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
Notes From
The A. c.

Prof. Maud May Babcock gave an
address on hygienic clothing before
the young women Of the Homeseekers'
Circle last Saturday afternoon.
j. s. Powell, for the past three years
Instructor In art at the college, leaves
on Sunday for two years OF study in
Europe.
The popularity of the college library
on Sunday afternoons is increasing
with the pleasant weather. Last Sun.
day 1t was visited by eighty.three
people, mostly to read the papers and
magazines
Last week Friday the winter three
months course In forestry came to an
end. A banquet, arranged by Miss
Bessie Smith and MIR. Clark, was Of.
fered the CLASSIFY the college and Prof.
Langton was POSTMASTER. Toasts were
given by President Widtsoe, Mr.. Clark,
Prof Peterson and Miss Huntsman
all of whom have come in close con.
tact with the work Of the forestry
class.
Two members of the sophomore
class. Preston and Game, left Friday
for New York on their way TO oil a
m ission in Germany.
After the play on Saturday night
the mem bers of the "Pygmalion and
Galatea" cast entertained the univer.
sity players, Miss Babcock, MIR. Peder.
sen, Prof. Larson and Prof. Arnold, ut
a supper which was served on the
stage of the opera house. Toasts were
responded to by Mr.. Young, Mr.. Tall
man and Mr.. Petersen; Miss Barnes
gave vocal solo and college songs and
conversation made the time pass
quickly until a. M, when the party
broke up
During Miss Babcock's stay in Lo.
gan she was the guest OF President and
Mrs. Widtsoe. On Sunday they en-.
tertained at dinner for her, theil
guests being Mr., and Mrs. Petersen
and Richard Young.
A baseball league between the five
Utah colleges has been formed and
the Spaulding Sporting Goods con-.
pany has offered silver cup TO the
champion team The first A, c. game
will be played with the u. OF U. in
Salt Lake on April 10, and the follow
log day the A. G. will play the l.. d.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
Affair
At We||Svi||e

WELLSvILLE, March 3l.--On
Wednesday, March %, the old folks
reunion was held In the basement Of
our new tabernacle, where all the
necessary conveniences were at hand.
All persons In the ward over 40 years
Of age we're invited to the party and
all the aged people we're transferred
to and from their homes
At o'clock the tables were loaded
with all the good things Of the land,
and those present then sat down to
dinner. After dinner q most interest
ing program was rendered to the sat.
lsfaction OF all present, which con-
sisted Of singing, speeches, recitations,
dancing and graphaphone selections.
Supper was served at o'clock and all
reported as having most ENJOYABLE
day.
The day closed with a theatre In
the evening, 1.-The Golden Giant
Mine, to which all the people over 60
years Of age were given compliment.
tary ticket, fact much appreciated
by the aged. The play was presented
by the Elite Stock Co. OF this CITY
Those who took part were WIN. o
barley, Walter Aylett, Jos Cooper.
VIM. p. Murray, Henry barley. Thos.
B Thorpe, Emma Hin, Mrs. Maggie
Smurthwaite and Ethel Aylett. all OF
whom did we'll. The house was crowd.
ed and all felt repaid.
Tomorrow night Wednesday, the
U. "A. &. military band will give con.
cert in the opera house.
VIM. NJ. Allen will leave for a Brit.
ish mission on Tuesday, April I. A
farewell party In his honor will be
given In the pavilion next Friday
night.
The population OF Wellsville is In
creasing, as last Sunday all the follow
ing arrived: boys to w. ii. Vaughan
Jno. Riggs and Jas. Hill; girls to VIM
II. Parker, and Samuel Riggs, and re-
Gently girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M
Haslam, and boy to MIR. and Mrs
Joseph Gunnell All concerned are
doing nicely.
The many friends Of Mr. and Mrs
Jas. Vaughan will be pleased to learn
that their daughter, Marie, is so fal
recovered as to be able to be out OF
bed most Of the time.
Mr. Nelson, of Smithield, spent
Saturday and Sunday in the city as
guest of Miss Williamson.
James G.. Stuart has recently com.
pleted handsome dwelling. The
homes Of 1. L. Glenn and Joseph
Brenchley are also nearing compile
| tim
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
The Three Dumas.

DR.. Reinsch discussed the three
Dumas growing out Of the riots Of
1904 and 1905, and disclosed the meth.
DDS OF securing the kind of Duma de.
sired by the Bureancrats. In the first
organisation a great many Peasants
were sent as representatives Of the
people. The Bureaucrats relying on
the ignorance Of these peasants were
satisfied, but in the Duma these de-
spised ignoramuses proved nothing
less than a revelation They showed
wonderful common sense They re.
fused to be the tools of the Bureau.
Gratis and they clamOred strenuously
and rather intelligently for the rights
OF the people. This Duma was dis
solved, as we all know, and the
Bureaucrats had the law so changed
that peasants could not be sent to the
next Duma. The second Duma was
better than the tlrsL but before The
government got what IL wanted the
third Duma was organized. At the
present time less than 200, 600 OF $50, =
100000 Russians are represented In the
Cnyarnn,opf
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04

S, and on April 13 will have game
with the b. Y. u. at Provo.
The two lectures given at the COL
lege by DR.. Reinsch on Tuesday were
well attended. The morning lecture
was on Brazil and the evening was on
the present Russian crisis.
The visiting University students
were shown about the college on Sun.
day morning by Dr., Widtsoe and Prof.
Larson.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
Landseekers' Excursion TO Idaho

April !. Excursion rates TO Idaho
points for those who wish TO investi.
gate the states agricultural resources.
Thousands OF acres of land available
and open for settlement ip various Sec
lions. Tickets limited TO April H.,
Ask Oregon Short Line agents for
rates and further particulars.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
Good Lecture
On ''0xford"

Dr. George Townshepd's lecture on
Oxford" at the Episcopal church
Tuesday evening was very greatly en-
joyed by the audience. The Provo
gentleman Is u very pleasant talker,
presented an array of interesting facts
about the great English university
and these facts he punctuated with
sterepticon views OF the buildings,
yearly events, etc., the whole conbin-
ing to make very pleasant and in
structive evening.
Oxford was founded in 1910, is locat-
ed on the Isis river. and composed OF
twenty-five colleges most Of which are
tilt on the foundations Of old monas-
teries. The structures are largely Of
pure Gothic architecture, though one
large church Is a sort of crazy-patch,
embracing all forms OF architecture.
The University has about $500 stu
dents at present and they are from all
parts of the world. Not few are
from India, many Of the Princes and
Rajahs OF that country being In at.
tendance. One OF these, fellow
named Gibson, on being asked where
he got that unusual name, replied
that his father killed a missionary
named Gibson and while hts parent
appropriated his clothing and belong.
ings, he 1.-THE student) decided to ap.
propriate the missionary's name. Since
tile Rhodes scholarships were offered
many Americans have joined the stu
dent body
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
Funeral Sunday.

Funeral service over the remains Of
Mary Morgan Hawkes. will be held in
the Fourth ward meeting house at
1l:3O sunday.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04

nished absolutely free, so that
every dollar received Saturday
ought to strike Mr. Baugh just
about right. The 10th Quorum
thinks so, anyway, and is now en-
gagged in an effort to make this
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04

We now run hacks for the Eagle no.
tel and from residences going to and
from all trains. Bell Phone 453r, Ind.
Phone 2l2d.
WILLIAMSON g. SON, Livery,
South Main
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
Some One Will Get.
a Piano Cheap

Hobbs has one In his window that
starts at $500 and he takes of 81 every
day until 1t is sold. We have the
finest line OF pianos on the market,
and The people we don't sell are those
who don't see us. All we ask Is a
chance.
HOBBS MUSIC co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
Rus
sian Crisis

DR.. Reinsch, Of the University Of
Wisconsin, enroute home from an out.
Ing In California, appeared at the
Agricultural College Tuesday night In
a lecture on"The Russian Crisis" DR..
Reinsch holds the chair OF Political
Science at the University OF Wiscon.
sin, is conceded to be one Of the count.
rvs big men In his line, and in his
lecture left the impression that ne had
given his subject exhaustive first.hand
investigation. The lecture was great.
ly appreciated, though industrial and
social Russia, which would have been
of marked interest, was scarcely touch.
ed upon.
DR.. Reinsch's exposition Of the Rus
sian bureaucracy was particularly in
structive and interesting The Bureau.
Gratis are those who administer govern.
mental affairs, beginning with the
Gar and continuing through the
Grand Dukes, who are backed by the
military and police. He showed how
absolutely separated is the govern.
ment from the people governed and
how absolutely hopeless 1t is for the
people to struggle against the perfect
organization Of the bureaucracy. The
particular strength, of the Bureaucrats
lies 10 the effective way In which they
use the military and police as tools,
and In the Cossacks. The Cossacks
are distinguished from the peasants in
that they are given their lands, are
free from all taxes, and are paid a
bonus for service, while the peasants
are taxed to the limit and are not free
to leave their land except at the will
OF the Government. The C0ssacks are
given their special privileges on con-
dition that they serve the Govern
ment al all times without a question.
This training for centuries has de.
veloped the Cossacks until they are
naturally as cruel as the most vicious
Bureaucrat could desire; they have
absolutely no feeling and will readily
carry out any demand OF their superi.
Ors.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-04-04
No Public School.

! 1t was cited that there arc no pub.
lie schools. The people are desiRnedly
kept In ignorance, and freedom OF
speech Is not tolerated. In the Uni
versities there is censorship Of
speech, no lecturer being permitted to
make any statement rejecting or con-
ditions, The professors are watched
very carefully and on the first offense
are warned. The second offepse re.
suits in his dismissal.
The most discouraging feature 10
Russia's political and social life today
Is the lack of an appe citation OF justice
in fact the people from the Gar
down to the lowest peasant have no
conception of what justice Is. The
people have seen criminals elevated
and good men deposed so often and so
long that their sense OF equilibrium is
lost. In Russia the majority OF arrests
are made without knowledge on part
OF official or victim as to what the
arrest is for There is no such thing
as a trial by peers, and habeas corpus
Ia n nix nOwn
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-10

AS money increases the love Of It In
creases.--Gernan Proverb.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-10

How an Ovation by Youthful De-
mosthenes Was Spoiled.

How an Ovation by a Youthful De-
mosthenes Was Spoiled.
While campaigning in his home state
Speaker Cannon was once inveigled
into visiting the public schools Of a
town where he was billed to speak
In one of the lower grades an ambi-
tious teacher called upon a youthful
Demosthenes to entertain the distin-
guished visitor with an exhibition of
amateur oratory. The selection at
tempted was Byron's Battle Of Wa
terloo," and just as the boy reached
the end of the first paragraph Speaker
Cannon suddenly gave vent to a vio-
lent sneeze.
"But hush, bark" detained the
youngster-"a deep sound strikes like
a rising knell! Did We hear tt?"
The visitors smiled, and a moment
later the second sneeze-wfrich the
speaker was vainly trying to hold back
came with increased violence.
"But, hark!" (bawled the boy)-"that
heavy sound breaks in once more,
And nearer, clearer. deadlier than before!
Arm! Arm! 1t is the cannons opening
roar!"
This was too much, and the laugh
that broke from the party swelled to
a roar when Uncle Joe chuckled: "Put
up your weapons, children. 1 won't
shoot any more."-Success Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-10
PASSING 1T ON.
Presence of Mind In an Unpleasant
Situation.

Presence of Mind In an Unpleasant
Situation.
Greatness is thrust upon some in
dividualS, patriotism on others. When
the patriotism does not belong to ones
own country the situation may prove
embarrassing. Such it was in the case
of Agostino Polidori, the great-grand-
father Of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The
incident is given in a life of the poet
by his brother. Polidori, an Italian,
was in Paris at the taking Of the Bas-
tile in 1889. He tells the story Of his
unexpected prominence and his eXtri-
cation from the uncomfortable posi-
ton.
l was passing by the Palais Royal
while the populace was running to as
sault the fortress, and, having en-
countered a highly powdered wigmak-
er with a rusty sword raised aloft, l,
not expecting any such thing and hard
ly conscious of the act, had the sword
handed to me as he cried aloud:
"Take it, citizenl Fight for your
country
/ had no fancy for such an enter
prise. so, finding myself sword in hand,
I at once cast about for some way to
get rid Of it. and. lettering my instruc-
ton from the man of powder, l stuck
it into the hand of the first unarmed
person / met
"Take 1t, citiZenw | repeated. Fright
for your country" Then / passed on
and returned home.
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is the Habit Legacy From the Old
Sun Worshipers?


Sun Worshipers?
The halfback, about to be tackled,
stopped, then darted in a long curve
toward the rights He was soon down
ed
"The other side knew he would turn
from left to right" said a veteran.
"We all turn from left to right. To
turn from right to left seems wrong,
seems like reversing. We wind
watch from left to right, we turn a
screw so, and so we write, and so we
read.
cit all comes down to us from pre-
historic times, from the sun worship
ers. The sun moves from left to right,
and it's worshipers believed that all
human actions must proceed accord
ingly. Well, they still do so.
"Churning is done as the sun moves,
and there's a superstition that one re-
verse turn Of the handle will spoil the
butter.
Cooks stir batter from left to right.
A reversal, they say, would make the
batter coarse and heavy.
"Shut your eyes and turn thrice.
Don't you naturally instinctively turn
from left to right?
"Whalers put back again If the
ships first movement at the beginning
Of the voyage is not from left to right.
"In a subconscious way, you see,
sun worship is still the religion Of
."-Exchange.
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a Star on Stars.

He was one Of the leading actors of
America-of international fame-and
he was talkin" off guard.
"Women certainly have the best of
it on the stage" he said, although
they may not always think so. What
ever a man attains in the dramatic
profession he must toll for. but wO-
man with little bit of talent can
make a hit, if she has a pretty face or
figure, that will place her in Il brief
time and almost without labor in a
position of financial independence, to
say nothing of being a popular idol.
No; trust Pm not envious, but some
times feel bit discouraged when
contrast my years of toll with the
hop, skip and jump that lands a round
faced girl at the front. New York
Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-10
An ENGLISH Opinion.

London Is full Of foreigners" writes
correspondent Of the London Chron-
icle, "and you may detect them in
many infallible ways. But nothing
perhaps displays a mans nationality
more surely than the way he eats.
You may tell an Englishman, meet
him where you may, by the fact that
he grasps his fork firmly in his left
hand and keeps it there instead of
transferring 1t to his right hand as
soon as his food is cut up. You can
tell Frenchman by his wise disre-
gard Of fish knives and salt spoons. As
for Americans-well,i it is amusing to
read Of Benjamin Frank1in's visit to
Paris in 1777 and Of the horror Of the
ladies Of the court when he fell upon
asparagus with hands and teeth and
Of their corresponding disdain when
he failed to treat melon in the same
way, but ate it delicately with knife
and fork. They also professed dis
gust at his love for an egg brokap
into a tumblar." q
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-10
Shirley's
Surprise.
BY Martha Cobb San ford.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.

Shirley was experimenting the an
nual charity bazaar and putting her
whole incautious, magnanimous soul
into the task, but that was Shirley
every time.
And she had what she termed a
perfectly, splendidly unique" idea for
this particular bazaar AS soon as she
thought of it she called up each of
the other girls on the committee by
telephone to tell them about it.
Perfectly impossible" one said.
'Too much work." complained an
other.
'Fine," agreed a third, "and just like
you, Shirley. But you'll have to put
1t through yourself All the rest of
us have more than we can do now"
And so, a bit chagrined, but quite
undaunted, Shirley proceeded ito put
it through"
She had just executed her first vic
torious stroke when she came face to
face with Philip Evans-that is, their
machines met before a smart sporting
goods establishment.
"You look as fresh as a morning
glory, Shirley" was Philips greeting
as he sprang from his car and helped
Shirley from hers. ''How do you do
it-with a whole charity bazaar on
your hands?"
"Just come In her with me min
ute, Philip, and I'll show you," Shirley
answered, laughing.
Once inside the shop, Shirley asked
for the proprietor. No one else would
do, she said When that pOmpOus
gentleman saw who it was demanding
his exclusive personal attention his
expression Of annoyance underwent an
instantaneous metamorphosis.
To Philips intense amusement he
fairly beamed upon Shirley. But. then,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-12-10
One of Iifc's TRAGEDIES.


He had expected tender embrace
from his sweetheart, but her greeting
Of him was cold. He could not under
stand 1t.
Darling" he exclaimed in agony,
what is the matterY'
But she remained silent, her lips
tightly closed, and motioned him from
her.
He fell upon his knees.
"My love-" he cried, tell me what
have done to offend you? l swear l
have done nothing wrong! confess !
kissed the Simpson girl last night at
the party, but on my oath II thought
she was you"
Her lips closed even tighter, but she
uttered not a syllable. and, in despair
at her unbendfng demeanor, he fed
from the place, he knew not whittier.
Would yon know, oh, reader, the rea-
son of the conduct by which a woman
blighted two young lives? Twas SIM
ply this: She had left her false teeth in
the bathroom.
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THE JOKER NUGGET.
An Incident OF <;1o Early Australian
Geld SigGings.

An Incident OF <ho Early Australian
Geld SigSinss.
Among the rich finds in the Austria
liam gold digginSs the Joker nugget
ranks among the chief. 1T turned the
scale at thirty ounces and was sold for
$500. In size and shape it resembled
a mans hand. thick at the wrist part
and tapering off toward the fingers.
The claim had been a good one from
the first. and the owner did not have
to work hard. One day he was reclin-
ing full length idly searching for mug
gets when he caught sight of the Joker.
He at once covered it with his hand
and sat I'D. rather wondering how he
would secure the treasure without be-
ing seen. If the find became known
every man in the field would tramp to
the spot and invade his claim and SO
prevent him working. A man in an
adjoining claim looked up. Found
anythingY' he asked. mo. Seen the
colOr-that's all. Pitch my coat over
to me- will you? It's lying near there.
want smoke" "Here you are,
mate. But what's the matter? You
hook pale. Don't you feel right? ''I'm
all right, only the sun is bit hot" He
was struggling with an insane desire
to laugh, but he got his coat over the
nugget and seated himself on the top
of it. Then laughter overpowered him,
and he became hysterical. Those
about him wondered, but thought the
sun had affected him. In little while
he gained his composure and decided
to go to his tent In lifting his coat
he managed to take up the lump Of
gold, and no one knew that he had
found anything. 1t was not until ten
days had passed that the fact was
noised abroad, and even then few
knew the claim whence the Joker
came