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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-08
Proof Against LIahtnina.

Here is new one on an old sub
ject. 1t comes from the Redbone dis
trict of Lee county:
bill, yonder is yer mother-in-law
standin' under a tree an hit a-rainin',
an the lightnin' flashin'!"
Bill sighed and turned away.
Let her Alone he said 1T Amt
goin' to hit her!"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-08

A down easter has constructed an
amphibious automobile with a balloon
attachment Where can the innocent
bystander ind refuge from a thing like
that?-Milwaukee Sentinel. In the
subway, brother; fee to the subway!
exclaims the Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-08
Poison Used BY the AncIents.

The deaths Of Socrates, Demos.
themes, Hannibal and Cleopatra testify
to the pharmaceutical knowledge Of
the ancients. Phrysa poisoned Queen
Statira. in the reign of Artaxerxes II.
(B. c. 405-S6s). by cutting food with
a poisoned knife.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-08

The doctor who says that nearly
100000 deaths could be avoided every
year by care should make his mean
ing clearer. Those 100000 deaths
have to take place some time, do they
mott
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-08

Confession Of Weakness.
Teacher-n you are kind and polite
to your playmates, what win be the
result?
scholar-They'l think they can lick
ne!-stray 0torie2
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-08
Erudite Teacher Deceived by Con
scienceIess Student.

A welfknown professor remarks
that the passion for any science may
make man hopelessly narrow. in a
way. AS an example he cites the case
of an elderly professor in Middletown.
Conn. whose love for philoIogy was
so excessive that it frequently led him
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-08

how do you derive Middletown from
Moses?'
Very easily, DOCTOR" replied the
Joker; by dropping 'oses' and adding
fddletown.' "-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-08

I'D 'Middletown.' What is your idea
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
Ways of SAVING Work.

In the home of one woman where
single beds are in general use the
spreads are made of honeycombed ma
terial bought by the yard and hemmed.
They are easy to wash and require no
ironing. In the same home cream.
white madras is used for bedroom
window draperies because of its good
wearing qualities. 1t comes out of
the wash with flying colors. She trims
them with hall fringe and does not
have them wrung very dry. and wrung
by hand. Ct course, as the wringer
would flatten the little balls. She uses
small rugs all through her horse, save
the dining room, because they can be
taken outdoors every week by the
one maid of the establishment An
other woman saves work by having
her luncheon brought to her sitting
room on tray, and another, belong.
ing to a family that seems doomed to
perpetual mourning attire, supplies
her maid with very light cotton
dresses in white and black because
there Is already too much gloom In
the house.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
Old Persian City.

Persia's ancient city Of Tabriz, one
of the scenes Of recent violence in
the, shah's dominions, can hardly be
said to have ever enjoyed a quiet life.
When Turk and Turcoman and Per.
sian were not shaking the Old walls
with battering rams the earthquake
was having its inning. The public
buildings bear traces of this sort of
violence - notably the Kahrd Masjid
blue mosque-construt:ci of won
derfully arabasqued blue tiles; while
the citadel gapes with its earthquake
riven sides. Although the Anglo-ln-
dian telegraph runs through the city,
it is not as in the ancient days when 1t
was known as the. glorious Tauris"
The new Russian railway has deprived
it Of much of its importance and the
leather merchants and silversmiths
exc out precarious livelihood by EN-.
gaging In little smuggling.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
He Was Not SURPRISED.

Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court is credited with this BY
the Milwaukee Sentinel: A millwright
was converted to the ways of thinking
OF a sect which periodically was in
spired with foreknowledge of the
imminence Of the day of doom and
set the date. preparing for Gabriels
greeting. The date was set and the
day came. The millwright donned his
white robe and went out into the fields
to await the coming meeting with the
celestial throng. The day passed un.
I'll II was late in the afternoon, and
the millwright having arisen at the
stroke Of midnight on the morn of
the eventful day, grew drowsy, and,
throwing himself down upon a pile Of
hay, fell asleep at his watch. Boys
discovered him, and, with the natural
mischievousness of boys, set fire to
the hay. The smoke and the heat
soon woke the slumbering millwright,
and, sitting up with a start, he cried
with the anguish Of the lost: Just as
! expected! In h, after ALL"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
How Is Your Digestion?

Mrs. Mary bowling of No. 228
Sth Ave, San Francisco, recon-
mends a remedy for stomach trou-
BILE. She says: Gratitude for
the. wonder full effect of Electric
Bitters in case Of acute indiges-
ton, prompts this testimonial. l
am fully convinced that for
stomach and liver troubles Elec-
tric Bitters is the best remedy on
the market today" This great
tonic and Alternative medicine in
vigorates the system, purifies the
blood and is especially helpful in
all forms of female weakness. SOC
at all druggists.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
STRANGE CAPTURE OF SALMON.
Incident Proves That Belief Of Some
Fishermen Is Wrong.


Fishing a welLknown river in Nor
way this June, one of the tenants Of
the fishing lodge opposite ours caught
a fish of 29 pounds In the morning and
lost another, his spinning line being
broken by the rush of heavy fish.
Fishing with prawn the afternoon OF
the same day, the same angler, In the
same pool, got into a good fish at his
first cast. After long fight the fish
was gated and landed Then was re-
vealed a strange state Of things. The
prawn tackle had never touched the
fish; in fact the hooks were foot or
more from It. They had caught In the
cast which had been lost that morn
ing, and was now twisted into knots
and tangles, no doubt by the salmon
endeavoring to get rid of the treble
Norsk cast and hooks. The line had
been got rid of. AS the prawn swung
down the pool 1t had grappled the iost
cast still attached to the salmon, and
fish (33 pounds), cast, and tackle were
recovered. We watched the incident
from the road and crossing the river
handled the recovered cast. Many
maintain that salmon once hooked and
played for any length Of time leave the
pool.-W. H., in London Field.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
JUST A WoMAN's LITTLE JOKE.
How II Led to Suit at Law and
Serious Complications.

Mrs. Margaret Gatty, one of Brat
tleboro's wittiest society women.
planned and enacted Joke; now she
is the defendant in an action at law,
while the society Of that Vermont city
Is awaiting with glee the outcome Of
the affair. says the Boston Post.
1t all emanated from bright idea"
conceived by Mrs, Gatty and few Of
her society friends who had become
firmly convinced that James II. Hook.
er, attorney and wealthy clubman was
working altogether too hard and need.
ed little diversion to distract him
from the righteousness Of so busy
summer.
One day recently, while the young
attorney sat at his desk with papers
piled high on each side and an amount
OF work beside him that promised to
keep him in his office into the wee
small hours of the night, the telephone
at his elbow rang.
Taking up the receiver Mr.. Hooker
listened to the apparently distracted
voice of Mrs. Gatty,. one of his ac-
quaintances. Mrs. Gatty appeared to
be greatly overweight and explained
that a dreadful attempt had just been
made to swindle her out Of a sum of
money that the alleged swindler had
left a handbag behind, and would Mr..
Hooker come up Immediately and open
the bag and discover, If possible, the
identity Of the guilty person.
The young lawyer hastily clapped
on his hat and fastened up to Mrs.
Gatty's fashionable residence.
He was ushered into the drawing
room and the bag was shown him.
without further parley the lawyer
opened the bag and extracted a nice
yellow lemon. Then the light broke
upon the attorney and amid the tit
terings which emanated from different
recesses of the drawing room he
bowed and withdrew, after declaring
gracefully that he felt that the case
was settled and trusted that his client
would be no longer disturbed.
A little later Mrs. Gatty received q
bill for services made out in the usual
form. Under the conviction that this
bill was merely the humorous revenge
by Mr. Hooker for the joke played
upon him the bill was pigeonholed
Much to her CONSERVATION a sheriff
appeared recently at Mrs. Gatty's
home and served the papers in a suit
for fees due to Mr.. Hooker for serv
ices.
The whole city is interested in Law.
yer Hookers plan for revenge and fac
lions have already been formed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
CHASED AWAY THE WASHERS.
American Girls Wit Works Better
Than Strong Right Arm.

American girls, whose ideas of indie
pendence do not agree with those of
the French people, are bothered by
Washers whenever they attempt to go
about unescorted in Paris. No French
girl whose parents have a proper re-
gard for her is ever allowed to do such
thing, and the idea has become i'm.
planted in the native mind that any
young woman who appears alone is at
least unconventional
1t did not take a young and attrac-
tive American girl long to learn this
fact when she Travelled around Paris
rs she was accustomed to in New
York. All manner of men smirked at
her, lifted their hats, tried to act as
her escort and endeavored to begin
conversations.
But every one faded suddenly when
she gave him her anti-masher treat.
ment, which worked better than a
strong right arm. To each she extend.
ed her hand, palm up. with one of
those minute bits of fractional cur
rency that they have over there bal
anced on her palm.
Poor man." she remarked in hest
tating French. I'm so sorry you're SO
poor you have to beg. Here's all the
money ! have
NO masher ever persisted after that.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
Beads.

Beads are, perhaps, the Oldest kind
or ornaments in all countries of the
world, and among savage races their
value as a form of money is well
known.
The beauties of ancient Rome were
very much in favor of wearing amber
beads, amber having been introduced
after the expeditions of the Romans
to Northern Europe.
Glass beads were first made by the
Egyptians, and the Phoenicians who
traded with Cornwall in far-off times
brought glass beads to the British
maidens, and when some of the an
cient "barrows" were opened quanti-
ties OF glass beads were found, as
fresh in colorng as the day they were
placed there with the corpse, says
Home Notes.
Venetian beads are world famous
on account of their marvellous hues
and designs and, among the many at
fractions of Venice, the glass fac
tories at Murano should be omitted by
no visitor to the Queen Of the Adri-
attic"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
BUILT INTO THE BIRDS NEST,
Appropriate Place for Lace Intended
for Coming Baby's Cap.


A young mother sat under an apple
tree while the blossoms fell about her,
listening to the glad twittering of q
couple of song sparrows who were
building their nest in the lilac bush
which grew beside the fence. She
was fashioning tiny cap Of softest
lawn and lace. and smiling to herself
while she sewed, after the manner of
her kind. She was wondering what
the little face would be like that would
look out from the dainty cap of ruffles
and frills. II was almost done except
for one little piece of lace, which she
could not find to finish II. She had
to give up her search for it, though
she knew she had had 1t when she
put her work basket on the grass be.
side her and had gone into the house
to get some forgotten thing.
In the fullness of time her mother
heart was satisfied, for her child lay
in her arms and slept upon her breast.
She carried the babe out and sat again
under the apple tree. now laden with
fruit. She glanced into the lilac bush.
es where the birds had builded their
nest in the spring and found that the
birdlings had taken wing and it was
deserted. but cunningly woven into 1t
around the top was the lost bit of lace
for which when making the baby cal.
she had searched so long in vain.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
Come to An. rica to Learn.

A Siamese girl, Miss Hilda Anoon
Traa, has come to America in order to
familiarize herself with educational
methods for the ultimate benefit of
her country. Miss Traa will start In
one of the lowest of the classes in a
school at Hartford. Conn. where she
will take up kindergarten methods and
music. She will spend three years in
America. ny which time she hopes to
gain sufficient knowledge to return to
her native country and open a school
of her own.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
And They Were All hannu

A boy In the California State School
FOR Dependent Children wrote his ia.
Their thus: Dear Papa: We children
are having a good time hers now
Mr.. Sager broke his leg and can't
work. We went on a picnic and II
rained and we all got we.. Many chill.
dren here are sick with mumps. Mr..
Higgins fell off the wagon and broke
his RIB. but he can work a little. The
man that is digging the deep we'll
whipped us boys with buggy whip
because we threw sand in his machine.
and made black and blue marks on MS
Ernest cut his finger badly. We are
all very happy"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
On Gathering Riches.

First, we shulen geten 'em with
outen great desire, by good leisure,
sokingly, and not over hastily, for a
man that is too desiring to get riches
abandoneth him first to theft and to
all other evils; and, therefore, saith
Solomon, He that hasteth him too
busily to wax rich. he shall be non
Innocent; he saith also that the
riches that cometh hastily to a man.
soon and lightly goeth and passeth
from man. but that riches that
cometh little and little, waxeth Away
and ltiplieth.-Chaucer.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
Opposes Women JUDGES.

A writer In one OF re Eastern pa
pers says that it is mistake to think
that women judges could do better
work in the juvenile courts. He is the
secretary of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children in New
York and ought to be able to form an
opinion on the subject, and his con.
clusion from facts. not theory" he
says, lis that girls would rather take
man than a woman into their con.
fidence and female judge in juve-
nile court would be as unsuccessful as
ornamental. Women in the construct
i've part of the work, he thinks. are
not successful.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
Ladies' First.

Two miners were returning from a
lecture at the village institute, when
one Of them, afetr thoughtful pause,
remarked:
Say, Bill! / doan't see the neces.
sity o bringing chaps frae London to
teach us ABBOTT manners in the 'ome!
We amt 80 bad as that Teller made
Quit"
"Of course we amt" replied Bill.
Not by long way" went on the
first. Il never swears before my
wife"
mo more don't T." put in Bill
Il allus seq ladies fust! That's me. "
-Tit.Bits.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18

If you suffer from constipation
and liver trouble Foley's Orino
Laxative will cure you perma-
nently by stimulating the diges-
tive organs SO they will act ma
turally. Foley's Orino Laxative
does not grippe, is pleasant to take
and You do not have to take laXa-
tives continually after taking
Orino, Ritter Bros and sold by
all druggists,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
When the "Wrono LADY" Cam.

Some young idlers had been epioy.
ing the fun OF hailing passing shop.
girls with rather doubtful commit.
ments. and from some of the answers
returned 1t was evident that not all
Of those addressed were taking things
kindly. Presently one of the older
boys, seeing 1t was going too far.
spoke up. Look a here now, fel.
lers." he added, "youse might think
youse is wise guys an all that, but
just keep on and the wrong lady'Il
come along an she'll break yer face.
sse'"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
Not Euuipped,

you ought TO try to take life more
philosophically," said the man who
means well,
Il haven't the raw materials for
philosophy" answered Farmer Corn.
tossel
"The raw materials"
Yep. Most Of the philosophy
have seen needed foundation of fried
chicken and trimmings and an easy
chair and box OF cigars and mum.
Der of other things ] don't happen to
have handy"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
Making II Sufhclent.

II tried to compliment that opera
singer, but he seems offended"
What did you say?"
II said considered him the great.
est living tenor"
you should have told him that he
is the greatest tenor that ever lived
and that after his death real music
can survive only by means OF the
monograph"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
A Half.Made Reform.

French Poodle wonder why they
muzZle only dogs?
Blenheim Spaniel--What makes you
wonder that?
French Poodle have just been sit.
ting through a fashionable tea.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-18
An important Distinction.

-" H"Po'so"h S'es"'SNo"'
That dog with new muzzle acts
as II he was mad" said the timid cit
iizen.
NO" answered the man Of precise
speech, mot mad, only indignant
Washington Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-05
peoples THE GREATER STANDARD modern exclusive homurn.h
America.

always first in progressive merchandising, TIL
GREATER STANDARD appeals to the HON
furnishers of Greater Seattle as the store in whit
their trading will be absolutely satisfactory the
coming here accorded fair and uniformly cou
teous treatment; their buying here representa-
savings in every instance, and where liber;
simple, dignifed credit service is extended to me
the Individual requirements Such is TIL
GREATER STANDARD, the store for the peop
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-05

this will keen among
tive. fine birdseye maple furnishings.
this the first sale Of its kind given Seattle people and
is anticipated
a Of the prices pronounced reductions this high chaa
practically one-half below regular values
piece Of fine brdseye maple furniture in entire sho
All classes are represented Dresers tables bedroom suit
choniers chairs ladies' desks dressing tables. etc.
a the leading Grand Rapids manufacturers Of high quality fl
exclusive representative Seattle have their makes shown
nure display nsung selections from the notable makers
designs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-05
MURDERER BUFFARD IS
CAPTURED

Warren huffard. the negro who
fatally shot Nose cantrell. a long,
ahoreman. near Utah aud Stacy sts.
CA the night OF September 60. waa
captured at Portland Ore. yoater.
day. according 10 report received
BY Captain Of Detectives Charles
Remnant from Police Chief Gritz.
maeher OF Portland
city Detective William Holland
was detailed 10 bring Buffagd 90
Seattle, Cantreli'a death was the
elimination ~ quarrel Of a
weeks standing Hattie Brown.
Cantrrlla aiater.ln-law. ID said 10
have been the cause of tho trouble.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-05
e~..n Claims President
Win Make Six
Speeches

eAfRv1EW. Neh.. Oct Nv 7.
- viii leave at midnight for
riesu slnes Iowa. to make a tour
,awa lie will take advantage
:, ~ situation b the rspahscan
g II ~ the state. which led to
- .salsek on the senatorial con.
~ = ne legislature lie n much
~ 1870 nv his rest Mt hts coan'
~ sa.ne here the last few days
" ,.x.n refused 60 make any com
E.. ~ information rwcetved here
w.. pyehsident Roosevelt will take
- 49, s,smp for TAN IN the comink
ssnpaign and make aiN SCI aua
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-05
ROOSEVELT TO MAKE
FLYING TRIP

carefully prepared speeches In a
Washington 60 San Francisco The
Information received here n no.
gagdsd by the leAdera who are
with Bryan aa authentic deanite de.
niats from the White House that
the president will 80 across the
continent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-05

mond. The hoy was brought to so.
attic aud iaken 10 the Providence
hospital h.v died shortly after en-.
taring the institution The train
crew claims that young nurria at
tempted 20 ateal ride aud fall be
meath the wheels.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-10-05
LITTLE BOY MEETS
DEATH UNDER CARS

clifford nurris. the sycarold aon
Of Charles W nurrls. was fatally
injured yesterday when the wheels
Of a Columbia q Puget Sound train
passed. over hts body 1T BLACK nia.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-08-27
GOV. JOHNSON SPEAKS SEPT 6
Largest Line of attractions Ever Sc
cured by the State Board Will
Be Seen.
Racing Every Day by cIassiest Fields
Of Horses Ever Brought
To The State.

Tuesday, September 8, the first ac-
tive day of tht Fair, will be made the
greatest day Of the week. Gov. John
A. Johnson, of Minnesota, will on that
date deliver an address, and special
trains will be run on all railroads to
make that the best day Of the Fair.
At II o'clock on that day the first sue
cessful airship flight ever held in this
state will be had by Strobel's aer-
o~nauts, Of Toledo, Ohio, who defeated
the world in the presence Of $4,000
people at st. Louis, Mo-, on October
%, 1907, by winning both first and sec.
ond prizes. Again at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon of the same day the great
airship will make its second flight.
1t will be managed by the same party
who handled 1t at st. Louis, assuring
the people Of South Dakota results
that will be, beyond question, the
greatest event Of its kind ever held
in the state, and who are under con.
tract to make two successful flights
each day Of the Fair.
Fink's Coon Town Circus, a trained
animal show, will afford eighteen inin.