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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Monument 70 Poe.

What has the world to do now with
the weaknesses Of man who 10 dead
why should Il heap scorn on his mem-
ory because Of his personal peculiar
tiles? Poe the living man was unfor
tupats. bufRetcd In turn by cruel cir
cumstanoes outside himself and BY the
perversitiss Of . nature he could not
control and other people could not un.
derstand. But he was and is to-day
the finest poetic genius the country
has produced. A a writer of the short
story he founded a school which the
best of the French, the German and
the Slav short-story writer's have been
proud to follow. II 10 because Of his
matches. haunting melodies OF verse
and the rich world Of his imagination
revealed TO us In his short stories that
Poe's memory should be honored.. His
frailties a. = man perished with him;
there IL no need to keep them In mem.
Org. But that imperishablo part Of
him which We call genius deserves its
fame. Monuments are not raised to
the nawless alone. II they were there
might be fewer, even In proud Rich
mond. to lift the names Of favored
sons upward to the sky.--Washington
Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
TOMMY As GOOD As A CHART.
Nurss Had No Trouble Remembering
Time for His Medicine.

A Boston physician tells story Of a
youngster OF his own that an. over.
strenuous vacation had put on the sick
list. The father had an appropriate
prescription filled, and left the bottle
with the child's mother. As she. how.
ever. is very forgetful. he gave her .
chart. and suggested that she set down
the hours when the medicine should
be given. checking of each dose a.
taken. Upon returning from his even
ing calls. however, he found the chart
blank.
Good gracious, Mary" he exclaimed:
surely you haven't failed to give Tom
his medicine?"
oh no. did not miss q single
time" his wife assured him.
How In the world did you remem-
Der It without the chart?" he asked.
She smiled.
THAT was easy. just told Tom this
morning at what hours he was to have
It, and half an hour before each time
he would begin hallooing that he
wouldn't take It,"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
CLOSE rRorrlNo sy LAseL.
How 70 Travel Round the World for
Fifty Cent?. ~ ~

II you wish to travel round the
world on so cents there Is London
portmanteau maker who can enable
you to do It. For the small sum men
toned you can buy ticket which en-
titles you to claim to have Travelled
from Hongkong to Hobart, New Tea
land. or elsewhere. and you can visit.
en- route, Paris, Rome, Monte Carlo.
or any other mortal place. Many
Americans going to England take ad-
vantage Of this marvellous system.
All you need in order to accomplish
this marvellous journey is bunch Of
labels, with the name Of the various
cities to which you wish people to
think you have been. Paste these con-
spicuously on your trunk your grip
bag. your camera. hat box and on the
blanket Of your bull pup" II you sport
one-and presto--you emerge before
the eyes OF the public as full-hedged
globe trotter.
The selling Of travelled labels" to
untraveled travellers Is thriving bust.
ness In London. Paris and other Of the
big European centers. You can buy
whole set of labels covering certain
route. II you wish your friends to
think you have Just come from the Ri.
viera you can get plenty of labels for
Monte Carlo, Nice, Cannes and other
resorts. n you prefer trip down the
Rhine you can be as easily and as
PROMPTLY accommodated.
Said label vendor in the Strand
Il let out portmanteaux fully labeled
for any trip you like to take. Some
p""nle like to stick on their own as.
sortment OF labels" continued my In
dormant, while others prefer ranks,
sripbags and boxes plastered all over.
The more a trunk or grip Is worn
and belabeled. the better some folks
seem to like it. and much of our trav.
eled stock that seems as IL 1t could
not stand another public appearance Is
In great demand.
I'VE have one fully labeled globe
trotting' bag that brings In $3.50 for
two weeks. but the usual charge Is
from so to IS cents a week. When our
| customers take these bags away they
are always pretending to lose them
and doing other things that attract at.
tention toward them. In one way the
bags pay for themselves. That is. the
landladies and boarding house keepers
at the summer resorts are always i'm
pressed by them. and they seem to
give their possessors sort Of pres
tige."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
RECORDED THE TRUTH ALWAYS.
Wordsworth's Poetry Set Against MI
Failure ~ Correspondent.

Wordsworth. except by virtue Of one
quality, was not remarkable as let.
ter writer. His happiest moods were
those frances of thought and mount.
ings Of the mind" which came to him
when wandering among the hills or
seated upon some old. gray stone. The
act Of penmanship was always q dis
tress to him; In his elder years he was
troubled with Inflammation Of the
eyes. and he often dictated his; letters.
He could chain his mind to record
facts. but to do % implied state Of
servitude. He cared little for the let
tiers Of great writer's. and expressed
wish that his own might de de-
stroyed. He had NO pleasant malice
eager to escape from the tip Of the
pen. such a. Horace Walpole had. He
had no bubbling mirth which will not
BE- repressed like that Of Lamb. He
could not engrave an exquisite vignette
for friends delight and his own, like
Cowper. His pen was not an etcher's
needle. nor . dagger to stab. nor q
sword to cut nor . hobby horse on
which to canter. But to set over
against all this Wordsworth could
write the truth. and the truth he in
variably wrote.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
psxiI.Ismpted Youna Men.

There Is no one so deviltempted to-
day as the young custodian Of the
cash drawer. He Is tempted because
he assumes ne is not paid enough;
tempted because he cannot indulge
himself as some who AL better paid:
tempted because he is vain OF good
appearance; tempted because he
wants to shine socially; tempted be.
cause he loves devotedly and cannot
shower gifts from his thin pocketbook;
tempted because he Is a neophyte In
forbidden mysteries; tempted. most
OF all. by the desire to emulate some
other apparently successful young
men who have made great killings"
on the race track or the stock ex-
change.--Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Chicken. Saved from Snake.

An old hen with large family of
small chickens was recently given an
empty barrel turned down on its side,
for a coop, says correspondent for
the Lewiston (Me) Journal One day
recently the hen gave the signal OF
distress used by all good grangers and
the barrel was quickly surrounded by
the fighting members of the household
A large snake was found In the bar.
rel and quickly lynched, Several
punches we're noticed on the reptiles
body. and he was ripped up the belly
with pair Of shears and seven chick,
ems we're found gasping for breath
Thoy are all alive
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Swadeshi.

In the sense In which Sir William
Harcourt remarked I'VE are all social.
lists now" 1t may be said that all An
glo-Indians are believers in Swadeshi
While all reasonable Anglo-Indians dep
recate the senseless agitation and
the unsound economics of the extrem-
list advocates of Swadeshi principles.
they are all anxious to assist that
natural development of indigenous In
dustries and the creation Of new ones
upon which the future prosperity Of
the country so largely depends.
neer Mail.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
In Memory Of Old Hickory.

II the spirit Of "Old Hickory" should
decide to journey to the spot near
which he entered the earthly house
of this tabernacle In 1867 he woule
hardly recognize the place, so greas
has been the change. The wilderness
has been made to bloom and In it,
midst stands the thriving town on
waxhaw He would soon discover.
however. that he is not forgotten, IT,
a bronze tablet on the railroad sts
ton proclaims the fact that near THU
place Andrew Jackson was born. Ans
Squire Henry n McWhorter, whe
lives hard by, is always ready to greet
the spirit of the great Andrew with
welcome, dear guest and ghost"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Beginnings Of Graft.

frequently one has to deal with
chiefs. In fact in every village the
traveller will probably be welcomed By
the chief. An Interchange Of greetings
through an interpreter establishes .
good understanding.
An interchange Of presents 10
usual on these occasions and 10 an
almost universal custom. Etiquette re-
quirss the chief to give present In
return. As a rule chief can only offer
q bunch Of bananas. some pawpaws or
possibly a goat or two. some Of which
may possibly be welcome.
On special occasion the chief may
offer the traveller wife. gift which
he will probably decline with a great
profusion OF thanks.-The Engineer.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
ROMANCE MORE IN THEIR LINE.
Factory Workers Criticism Of Louisa
m. Aicott's Great story.

In q conversation about books which
the author of THE Long Day" had
with two OF her workmates at q boz
factory, she spoke enthusiastically
Of Little Women" and told them how
she had read 1t four times, and that
she meant to read It again some day.
Little Women" was unknown to
them, but their curiosity was reused
over the unheard-of thing Of any.
body ever wanting to read q
book more than once, and they
pressed her to repeat the story for
them. This she did with great accu
racy Of statement. and with genuine
pleasure to herself at being given an
opportunity to introduce anybody to
Meg and 10 and all the rest of that
delightful March family.
When she finished. Phoebe stopped
work and Mrs. Smith looked up from
her label.pasting, saying: why. that's
no story at ALL"
why, no." echoed Phoebe. that's
no story-that's just everyday hap
penings. I don't see what's the use
putting things like that in books. III
bet any money that lady what wrote
It knew all them boys and girls. They
Just sound like real. live people; and
when you was telling about them
could see them as plain as plain could
be--couldn't you. Gwendolyn?"
Yep" yawned Gwendolyn, undis
guisedly bored
But l suppose farmer folks likes
them kind Of stories" Phoebe gener
ously suggested They amt used te
the same styles Of anything that ui
city folks are."-Youth's Companion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
An Unapproachable Horse.

A young man called to take his
sweetheart out driving the other day.
but when the stunningly attired young
lady caught sight of the turnout the
young man had hired for the occasion
she feigned headache and refused
to accompany him
"Why, Violet" asked the astonished
mother. why don't you go with him?"
well, mamma" was the indignant
reply. II consider that very foolish
question on your part. How could I
80 when the horse he was driving
didn't match a single thing had to
weAr!"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
household Reform,

The reform that applies itself to tho
household must not be partial II
must correct the whole system Of our
social living. 1t must come with plain
living and high thinking; 1t must
break up caste, and put domestic serv-
Ice on another foundation. 1t must
come in connection with true accept.
ance by each man OF his vocation, not
chosen by his parents or friends but
by his genius, with sarnestness and
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Giving q Town Color.

Jason Williams took advantage OF
the open weather last week TO paint
his woodshed beautifuf sky blue,
and In passing his house we found
our sentiment bubbling up at the
sight. A blue woodshed with a red
door to II comes as near art AZ you
can hope to find It, We hope that
Others will follow out the idea.
Strangers entering a town for the first
time Judge the people by the color Of
1hsir woodsheds. (PA
2aAQ4f. -
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12

A jewel was lost by . rich Komati.
Il was found In the possession Of .
Mohammedan. Two policemen Of the
station seized II from him and pledged
II and obtained a loan from . local
merchant. Then another policeman
was asked to search the house Of the
merchant, and before the search was
effected the merchant gave It to him
with present as Z bride not to haul
him up before the court. Between the
three policemen . sum Of about 90
rupees was looted from one or the
other of the dishonest and avaricious
merchants. Then arose . split among
these policemen and their comrades
about the division Of the spoils. and
they are now blinking ~ to what
course to adopt and whom to charge
and what o6enss to charge with. The
people are losing all confidence In
these men.-Mysore Standard.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Turks 40 eeqqars.

Beggars are never suppressed In
Turkey. An American lady by mis-
take gave q beggar OF Constantinople
. gold piece. The man had left his
post when she returned, but one Of his
colleagues told her where he IRE.
sided" II was fine house. and at
the door was servant who politely
informed the lady that my master
Is dressing. He will be down soon.
And then the we'll groomed beggar,
dressed for dinner. appeared and glad.
ly returned the gold piece. exclaiming
In the meanwhile that such mistakes
were highly embarrassing Charities
and The Commons.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
The Great White WAY.

They We're on their honeymoon and
were climbing the Schnupfelgapfen
spitzent Peak, and she stood above
him some 20 feet. What ho!" he
gasped. What do you see?"
Far, far below" she cried, Il see
a long, white streak, stretching like a
paper ribbon back almost to our
hotel"
"Ha, hall" he calculated. "I'll bet
It's that blessed hotel bill overtaking
us!' And they proceeded onward
and upward.-New Haven Register.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Act slnsiy.

Fear neve, but you shall bs con-
sistent in whatever variety Of 40.
lions, so they each be honest and
natural in their hour. For Of ono
will. the actions will be harmoaious.
however unlike they seem. These
varieties are lost sight Of whom
seen at a little distance. at q little
height Of thought. One tendency
unites them all. The voyage Of
the best ship is zigzas line Of
a hundred tacks. This Is only MI
croscopic criticism. See the line
from sufficient distance. and Il
straightens itself to the average
tendency. Your genuine action will
explain itself. and will explain your
other genuine actions. Your conform.
ity explains nothing. Act singly. and
what you have already done singly
will Justify you now--Emsrson.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Rule Of Character.

Our own problem looks exceptional
to us, but It is not. The next man
We meet has an equally hard sum on
his slate and is working 1t out or Civ.
ing It up, quite in our own fashion.
We think. perhaps, that riches would
solve our dificulty for us In no time,
or pleasure would soften 1t. or change
would substitute an easier one. But
In reality there is only one rule by
which to work II out-the rule OF
character
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Looking Into the Future.

A minister Of q church in Edinburgh.
Scotland. recently surprised the con-
grsgation At Sunday evening ser.
vice by handing In his resignation.
He was only 60 years old and was In
good health and vigor. The following
Sunday committee Of the members
waited upon him and expressed their
regret at the step he was about to
take. They said to him: you have
plenty Of work In you yet, Why re.
sign?' YES" he replied, Il know
but you had better accept my resigna,
ton now. When | am 70 you will not
be able to get rid OF me-"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
One Woman's Wisdom.

Mrs. Newed-And you paid only 9s
cents for that hat?
Mrs. Oldwed-That's all.
Mrs. Newed- Your husband was de
lighted. Of course?
Mrs. Oldwsd--I hope you don't think
[ was foolish enough to tell him got
such a cheap hat.
Mrs. Newed-Where would tina fool
:sh part come In?
Mrs. Oldvsd-Why, IL told him
what II cost he'd expect me to be sat
isNtd with bargain-counter hats ali
the rest Of my days.-Chi ,ago Nsws.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Iha Only WaX.

Towne-Of course the scheme is a
good one, but do you think yor wife
will approve Of It?
Browns--Yes, II by careful limiting
can get her to formulate 1t herself and
make her believe it's her own.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
STRANGE USES OF plcrvRea
Have Been Frequently Diverted from
Their Prime Purpose.

Though the prime purpose Of pic
lures Is to please and instruct, they
have at times been diverted to other
uses. During the recent hearing Of
. case at London police court . wit
ness gave evidence that the prisoner
who was charged with attempted muir.
der and suicide. had drawn his atten-
don to a. couple Of pictures on the
backs Of which, written in pencil. was
q statement by the accused setting
forth the reason for his premeditated
crime
Ere now pictures have been enlisted
in Hymen's cause. That celebrated
painter OF flower and figure subjects.
William Hunt. was on one occasion
commissioned by gentleman to paint
his portrait in the attitude OF kneeling
and holding In his hand an open scroll
wherein was written q declaration OF
love and offer OF marriage. The lady
to whom this unusual proposal Of mar
riage was sent replied with a chalk
drawing Of herself with a sheet OF
paper in her hand. on which was In
scribed laconic YES"
Pictures have not infrequently been
chosen by whimsical testators as
hiding places for their wills. To an
even greater length Of eccentricity did
a gentleman go when he gave hand
some sum to Mulready to execute a
figure subject on the back OF his Will.
which, thus adorned, was framed and
hung in his drawing room.
As debt collectors, too. they have
proved efficacious, Etty, when a young
man, received an order from certain
Marylebone tradesmen to make q
dozen caricature sketches Of a resident
of the locality who was notably averse
to settling his accounts. These por'
traits when finished were displayed
In the windows Of their subjects long
suffering creditors. who refused to 70
move them from the public case until
their bills werw paid. Seeing no way
Of escaping ridicule save by yielding
to their just demands. the gentleman
ON condition that the Objectionable
portraits were destroyed. agreed to
discharge his debts.
Soon after he settled in London Sit
Thomas Lawrence, then q mere youth
was witness to a dastardly assault on
young lady by rutaan. who man
aged to make good his escape, not
however, before he had been well
noted by the young artist, who at once
returning to his studio In Leicester
square. drew from memory speaking
portrait. This. which he handed t.
the police. was the means Of bringing
the criminal to Justice.
That hayward genius. George Nor
land, was often sore pressed for money
to pay his debts. On one occasion hi
stayed at an Inn where he speedily rar
up an account which he was unable tt
meet. He offered a picture In pay
ment, but bonifAce shook his head
Suddenly. however, his eye frightened
and he invited the artist to step int
his yard. where. he trusted, a meant
Of settlement might be found. Nor
land did so. and few days later re
sslved his bill receipted. The follow
lng Sunday mine host appeared a
church in a truly novel wsistcoat. be
! Ing less than the painters payment
which. stretched across his ampl'
chest, displayed to the amazed congre
CATION the picture Of gigantic pig.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Irish League honors President.

T. p. O'Connor was presented with
his portrait in oils at Leeds by the
Irish league of Great Britain, in COM
memoration of his unbroken presi.
dency OF the league for 25 years.
John Z. Redmond made the prasenta-
ton and paid tribute to Mr.. O'Con.
nor as a safe, consistent and cour'
ageous guide for the Irish people In
Great Britain sohn Dillon also spoke.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Drummer In Endurance March.

Paris was recently the scene Of an
endurance march Of peculiar kind.
Only drummers attached to the mill.
tary stations at Paris were permitted
to take part. The route selected was
. "circie around Paris" a distance OF
zSk miles. The conditions were
that along the whole route each par.
ticipant must beat the drum continu.
'ously in march time" Only one Of
those who entered. drummer at.
tached to the One Hundred and Fifty.
sixth regiment Of the line. covered
the distance and filled the conditions.
He drummed around Paris I'm six
hours and five minutes.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12

He bears q great loss and sorrow
who has mo ear for music" Into
one great garden Of delights he may
not go. There needs no flaming
sword to bar the way, since for him
there is no gate called Beautiful
which he should seek to enter. Blunt.
ed and stolid. he stumbles through
life for whom its harp-strings vain
ly CULVER. Yet. on the other hand,
what does he not gain? He loses
the concord Of sweet sounds. but he
Ia spared the discord of harsh noises
For the surges Of bewildering har-
mony and the depths of dissonant
disgust, he stands on the levels OF
perpetual peace.-Gail Hamilton.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
RicH indeed.

Despite all your wealth." said the
cynic, your very name will be gen.
orally forgotten 20 years after your
death"
mo. 1t won't" replied the financier.
"My estate is large enough to keep
my heirs lawyers squabbiins longer
than that"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Careless Writers.

Some novelists don't know what
they're talking about. Here's one who
speaks of a girls raven hair"
Whats wrong with IT."
"All wrong. Ravens don't wear
hair; they wear feakAers!"-Stray
Stories.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Proof OF Wealth.

Has your friend much o, for
tuner"
II should say So! He has nine
children. and can affGrd to write
poetry as we'll"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-12
Accepted,

"Do you consider your nerve is
sufficiently steady to fit you for an
air ship navigator"
We'll I've been out In a canoe with
nervous fat girl"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-14
Meeting in Office of Mr..
Clark of Florida Lays
Plans for Campaign to
Collect for the South the
$68, 600, 900 Cotton Tax
Money Levied on the
South by Uncle Sam Dur
ing the Civil War.
Special to The Journal.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The South
ern members of the house yesterday
began concerted movement to pro-
cure legislation to refund the $685.
100000 cotton tax collected during
the civil war. A meeting of mem
bers of the house from eleven cotton
raising states was held last night in
the Office of Representative Clark of
Florida, and it was decided to pre-
sent bill making direct appropria-
ton to refund the money which, it is
alleged, was Illegally collected The
bill will direct that the money be
paid by the treasury direct to the
holders of cotton tax certificates
without requiring them to submit
their claims TO the court of claims.
The assertion is made that the tax
being a direct tax, was illegal and
unconstitutional.
- committee OF eleven members,
each representing one cotton state,
was named to push the matter, and
like number of senators from the
Southern states will be asked to join
with them.