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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Clocks Costly to Iaxnaxers

The municipality of Paris is about TO
ASK ior estimates for the winding UP
ana supervision of its clocks. The
TASK OF looking after the municipal
CLOCKS OF Paris is a somewhat for.
iiidaoie one, and costs the city on an
average of $4,000. $4,000 for the
CLOCKS In the Offices of the Hotel de
Niiie' Its annexes, and the communal
schools OF Paris, and $4,000 for those
winch decorate the facades of the pub.
nc buildings. The contractor for the
nrst lot has to marshal every fortnight
veritable army. who divide into sec
ions the $50 schools. representing g..
ooo clocks, and the municipal clocks,
which number 3 900.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Parents Held Reasonable.

New York has adopted very strin.
gent rules for the preservation of the
health OF school children. one OF the
latest developments being the rule
that parents who do not keep their
children in good health shall be pros.
ecuted. This seems little autocratic
at first glance, but those who have
studied the subject will readily under.
stand that it is only common justice,
as many parents are utterly Indifferent
as to the health Of their children, ex.
posing them unnecessarily. clothing
them inadequately and not providing
good food for them, even when their
means allow.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Why Turbines Shake,

Passengers of the new turbine
steamers often express disappoint.
ment and surprise to find that the
vibration experienced on ocean-going
vessels has not been entirely eliminat.
ed. As a matter of fact, the vibration,
SO far as 1t relates to the engines, has
been suppressed and the conditions
greatly improved, but there is GER
tain amount of vibration resulting
from the passage Of the propellers
through the water, and this never will
be overcome SO long as propellers are
used.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Inspector Of Diving.

The British admiralty has created
new post of inspector of diving. At
present the inspector will have his
headquarters on the Excellent" and
will have sole charge Of the instruc.
tional duties and Of all questions that
may arise in regard to diving, under
the general direction of the captain of
the Excellent" The intention is that
the officer holding this appointment,
while still borne for gunnery duties.
shall be looked upon as the diving
expert in the navy, to whom all ques-
tons may be referred through the
usual official channels.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
An Grafton Spoiled.

You have mortgage on your
farm, have you not?" asked the poll.
tician.
yes" answered Farmer Corntos.
sci, but"
And 1t has been there for years.
Ever since | kin remember; but"
"Behold how you are downtrodden.
See how the earnings Of your honest
toll are filched from you by the us
urer's hand. A lifetime Of honest,
manly struggle, and your reward is
the shackles of debt"
Hold on, stranger | hate to inter.
rupt you, but you've got 1t figured out
all wrong. I've had the money to
pay of the mortgage three or four
times over, but the way things was
sellin. it was a better investment to
put 1t into more land"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Protection for Miners.

Workers in certain mines, as well as
in glass and mirror factories. are sub
ject to injurious effects from the in
halation OF mercury vapors. An
Italian savant, Sig. Tarngi, believes
that the property of aluminium to alb.
sorb mercuric vapors may be utilized
for protection against this danger, and
he has devised for the purpose a mask
Of aluminium wire to be worn over the
face. His idea is that the air
breathed will be freed from the injuri-
Gus vapors through their absorption
by the aluminium.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
BRIDGE Not a Modern Game.

Bridge, 1t would appear, is not
quite so modern a game as has been
supposed. A correspondent Of the
Liverpool Post mentions a letter he
has received in which it is stated that
the game was played as far back as
the '70s by the Greek colony in Man.
chester. mo trumps" then counted
ten the trick, instead Of -. and four
aces in one hand so. instead Of 100.
The heart convention" was also
known and practiced. There is, too.
a pamphlet in the British museum
on "Biritch," dated 1886. which gives
a brief account of the game, with the
rules much as they exist at present.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Implied Compliment.

Ex-senator Joe Blackburn of Ken
lucky, now a member of the Panama
canal commission, addressed the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce on conditions in the canal
zone, and among other things lie stated
that the liquor sold there was much
better than that to be had in Panama
or Colon because 1t was all officially
tested. When he had finished a mem.
Der Of the committee introduced him.
self and said:
Senator, II you supervise the
testing Of that liquor, all Of my col.
leagues wish to return with you and
get a good drink"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Neeessitle. Of Modern Methods.

An unofficial estimate places at
about 100000 the number of te,e-
phones now in use in the world. This
aggregate has been reached in a little
over 30 years. Modern business would
stagger for season II the hello" in.
strument were to drop suddenly from
availability. Yet such a disappearance
would in visible effect scarcely com
pare with an unexpected lapse In the
electric light inventipn--a develop
lnent practically Of the last rs years.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Drunk ards In Scotland.

Drunkenness in Scotland appears to
be- on the increase. according to the
judicial statistics for 1906 just issued.
In some instances the drunkenness
reached absolutely appalling degrees
In the little town of Blairgowrie, in
Perthshire. with a population of well
under 5000. the proportion OF cases of
drunkenness reached 1,042 per 10000
Of the population, or one case for every
ten men, women and children of the
inhabitants.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
New Coffee Plant.

The African explorer Carpenter,
has found in Sassandra new species
of coffee plant which is very album
dant in some places, although It is a
dwarf form, varying in height from
three feet to less than foot. In their
wild state the berries are not suitable
for coffee making, but it is hoped that
by cultivation this plant may be i'm
proved, as other species in the Congo
state have already been. At present
the new plant is only botanical
curiosity.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Plan to Utilize Glacial Waters.

The plan to utilize the glacial wa.
ters of the Val Gamma in Italy in.
wolves about 100000 horsepower. 1t
will be obtained by works on the
Gratascolo, the Dezzo, the Torbiole
and Lake Arno. A tunnel 2,406 yards
through rock will take the water from
the lake to the discharging reservoir.
Four series of iron pipes will conduct
it to Fresine, where $4,000 horsepower
will be generated. At Cedegolo 60.
600 horsepower will be produced. A
tunnel 1850 yards long through a
mountain will conduct the waters Of
Lake Salarno into the Arno.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Art in an Elevator,

Il Just love to see art extending its
influence to the Masses" remarked
the cynical young woman. There's
that elevator man in the building
just left. He wears gray livery and
his cap has straight black leather
visor. Now. there is an art gallery on
the top floor Of the building. and he
has heard SO much, probably. about
the harmony of colors that he has al
lowed the dust to gather on the visor
Of his cap just to have 1t harmonize
with the rest Of his clothes"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Chimes. Postal system ADVANCING.

Since the establishment of the post.
office in China ten years ago no en-.
terprise in China has shown such rap
Id development. Its few struggling Of
fees have increased to considerably
over 1000, and during the last year
the articles handled increased from
100000 to nearly 1l3,000,O00. Par.
cells, which numbered few over
1000, 900 In 1906. have reached 1888
600, while money order transactions
during the last year have risen from
$3.50, $50 to $l,100.410.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Trick Of Irish Terrier.

The first applicant for a dog license
In Nottingham, England. in the New
Year was an Irish terrier, which trot.
ted into the inland revenue Offices with
an envelope in its mouth containing
the official notice and the necessary
fee. The clerk took the letter, made
out the license, and handed 1t to the
dog which trott ed back to its owners
office, several hundreds yards away.
The dog-his h,me is Mick-belongs
to a well-knovx chartered accountant
in the city, an. is accomplished In
many similar tricks
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Fascinated Her.

David Belasco was talking about
matinee idols. Strange" he said,
the fascination that they exert upon
young girls. overheard literary
conversation that is apropos. Two
bald men were conversing. Did you
ever read Shakespeare's Loves La.
Dor Lost?"' said the first. No
growled the second bald-head, but I've
taken my best girl to the theater, and
heard her rave all through the show
about the leading mans heavenly
hair
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Senator CLAY of GEORGIA.

Senator Clay Of Georgia is one of tho
tallest men In the senate, and his hair
worn standing straight up as the comb
of fighting rooster, makes him appear
at least two inches taller than he is.
His most distinguished mannerlsm is
the habit Of clutching that pompadour
wildly with the fingers OF his right
hand when he becomes excited, as
though he intended to lift his scalp
from his head
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
New liqht Invented.

A Frenchman, Raphael Dubois, re-
ports to the Academy of Sciences the
results Of experiments with phos-
phorescent animalculae in producing
an illumination useful to man. BY
cultivating in suitable media large
number OF heterogeneous capable Of
emitting light M. Dubois succeeded in
Illuminating room with degree Of
intensity about equal to that Of moon
light. No radiation Of heat appears to
attend the production of this physiolog.
ical light.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
rheumatism and Meat EATING.

A great many medical authorities
take the ground that rheumatism Is
peculiarly the disease of the flesh eat
er, and the theory is strengthened by
the fact that the further you go south
the less rheumatism you find, until
when you get into the tropics, where
vegetable food is the rule and PEG.
pie eat very little flesh of any descrip.
ton, there is hardly any rheumatism.
Green's Fruit-Grower.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Natural Proofs.

1T is impossible for animals to rea.
son. For one thing, you never heard
Of any of the lower creation having
even the rudiments of mathematics"
Il don't know about that. Every
body knows that rabbits. for instance,
multiply rapidly; that there are
snakes which are natural adders, and
that some animals, like the giraffe
and the boa constructors. are in ma
lures long division class"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Looks Back on Years We'll Spent.

Mrs. Mary f. Parker of Honolulu, a
Congregational foreign missionary
when Hawaii was foreign territory,
celebrated some time ago the centen,
NAL 81 her birth. She has been 70
years on mission ground. continuous
missionary career without parallel
Mrs. Parker and her husband, Rev.
Benjamin w. Parker, went to the
Sandwich islands as missionaries in
1882.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Declined Permanent Presidency.

DR.. George Alexander, pastor of the
University Place Presbyterian church
of New York, acting president of
Union college, declined the permanent
presidency Of the institution. He says
he Ii too far on In life to hazard Q
step demanding the efforts of young.
or and more active man.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Member Of Sunday School SO Years.

Mrs. Harriet b. Yeomans of Colum.
bia, Mass, has remarkable record
as a member and attendant at one
Sunday school.
Mrs. Harriet Yeomans was born in
Columbia. April 8, 1917, and has al.
ways resided there. At the age Of
Ave years she began to attend the
Sunday school connected with tho
Congregational church in this place,
and since that time has been a con.
slant member Of the same Sunday
school, period Of almost Sc years.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
peposlts In United states Banks

The deposits of banks and trust
companies other than private and ma.
tional banks amount to $4,000. 900, 900.
The deposits of the United States as
reported On December l, amountedsto
round figures to s5,00o,Oo0. 900. All
the money in the United States would
not pay one-quarter of these deposits
on demand.--New York World.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-06-03
Cost Of distinguishing Forest Fires.

Cost Of Extinguishino Forest Fires.
In 1906 only one-eighth Of one per
cent of the national forests was
burned over, and only y ree-one-hun.
dredths of one per cent, actually de.
stroyed. In all. LOO separate fires
were extinguished by the forest ran.
gers. Any one of these, IL left to burn
Itself out, as has been the national
habit, would probably have developed
into an old-fashloned conflagration.
And the total cost Of prevention was
50, O00.-American Magazine.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ra Arave; second prize, Sylvia Yam

CCy.+
Girls--Age IA to Is years.
Loaf Cake-First prize, Lulu Gau'
mer; second prize, Ruth Hilliard.
White Bread Loaf First prize
Georgia Wilde; second prize, Lels
Stevenson.
Layer Cake--First prize, Bonny'
lin Nelson; second prize, Alice Yam
cey.
Lemon Pie First prize, Cora ste.
venson.
BY any Woman or Girl.
Cookies First prize. Mrs. e. T.
Malcolm; second prize, Mrs. w. T
Brown.
Squash Pie First prize, Mrs. AL
ice Yancey; second prize, Miss Alice
Yancey.
Brown Loaf Cake-First prize. lie
nora Jenson; second prize. Mrs. J. A
Clayton.
Layer Cake First prize, Mrs. L
M. Capps; second prize, Mrs. G. L
Shoemaker.
Loaf Bread, brown--First prize
Cassie Hafer; second prize, Mrs. p
Harris.
Biscuits-First prize, Mrs. ]. A
Martin; second prize, Mrs. Ed. Boyle
Lemon PieFirst prize, Lulu Gau
mer; second prize, Cassie Hafer.
Fruit Pie-First prize, Mrs. K. p
Sweet; second prize, Bertha Yancey
Doughnuts--F'irst prize, Mrs
York; second prize, Mrs. D. F. Hol
brook.
White Loaf Cake--First prize
Mrs. w. r. Brown; second prize, Ber
tina Yancey.
Loaf Bread, white--First prize
Mrs. Alice Yancey; second prize
Mrs. O. F. Smith.
White Layer Cake--First prize
Mrs. Arthur; second prize, Phoeb
Heilbutt.
| Superintendent of other depart
ments have not yet reported.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25
EXTRAORDINARY DRY FARM

EXTRAORDINARY DRY FARM
WHEAT
Weighs 80 Pounds Per Bushel, Ma
chine Measure.
Yield Twcnty-nine Bushels Machine
Measure but Weighed More
Than Forty.
Wheat that threshes twenty-nine
bushels to the acre, and that weighs
Lightweight pounds per bushel, that
was grown without irrigation, is
enough to make any wheat grower sit
up and take notice John r. Foulks
of Aberdeen. has just finished thresh-
ing field Of such wheat, He had
100 acres In one tract Part Of 1t was
sowed late and did not come up until
spring and most of the grain was
secured from sixty acres, yet notwith-
standing the poor stand on 100 acres,
the crop paid all expenses and leaves
a revenue. Thirteen acres of this
field, measured and stacked separate
from the rest threshed twenty-nine
bushels, machine measure, which
weighed lightweight pounds. per
bushel, or yield OF forty and three
tenths bushels per acre. The grain
was threshed by Frank Ems. whose
machine measures automatically, and
undoubtedly gives extra good meas
nre, yet tits probable that the wheat
Is several pounds overweight. W
The part OF this field that yielded
SO well was seeded October II. The
remaining part WAS seeded abo,it
month later. and did not come up
until spring.
The stand on the late seeding was
so poor that Mr.. Foulks was advised
to p1ow 1t up, but wisely decided not
to do so. The yield should satisfy
the most skeptical that this will be-
come q famous wheat growing sec
tion. Forty bushels without irrlga-
tion is yield that can not be du-
plicated everywhere.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25
OGDEN MEN HERE.

Ex-senator VIM. Glassman and J.
G. Read, of Ogden, were here yes
terday to see the big fair and make
arrangements to get some Of the at
fractions for the Big Four fair which
opens at Ogden next Wednesday.
Both gentlemen were we'll pleased
with the fair and returned to Ogden
on Number Eight last night. Mr.
Glassman Is post master at Ogden
and Mr.. Read is member Of the firm
OF Read Bros, who deal In harness
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25
Splendid Array in Floral Hall, and No Dust to
Mar its Beauty.
Good Exhibit Of Stock and Fine Array Race
Horses Greatest Attendance Of Any
Fair Ever Held Here

The fair opened Tuesday morning
with such response in the way of
exhibits and attendance as has never
been witnessed here before. The at
tendance was more than double what
has been recorded at any previous
fair on the opening day and the
throngs we're not disappointed In
quantity nor quality when they looked
over the exhibits and went to the
shows.
Floral hall is great bunch of
beauty; one gratifying thing about 1t
this year being that there is no dust
to rise and settle on the exhibits to
hide their beauty or annoy the pub
lie in viewing them. The art and
needle work department is the most
complete that 1t has ever been and
fruits and flowers and agricultural
products are there In profusion and
beauty.
Many specialties are being exhibit
ed by manufacturers and Miss MI
nerva Kohlhepp of Pocatello and
American Falls, has an exhibit of art
showing phases of western life that
Is attracting much attention. She Ii
an interesting speaker and talks flu
emily and Interestingly Of her work
which is in drawings spread on the
wall. She always has an audience.
The stock pens are full and over.
flowing, the character of the stock
being better than at any previous fair
Many fine horses and cattle and sheer
being on exhibit for advertising pur.
poses as well as to compete for pre-
miums.
The races were interspersed Will
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25
NOTED LECTURER COMING.

Rev. X. d. Nichols, the lecturer,
who has drawn crowded houses to
hear his discussions OF the unconsti-
tutionality of the license system in
Idaho, will speak at the L. d. s.
church On Saturday evening. October
Srd. and at some place in town on
Sunday afternoon.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25
TII,DEN yTsIToRs

Mrs. 8. Cooper and daughters Bes-
sic and Bae, and Mrs. Jake Beard
Of Tilden, were in town Wednesday
and visited the Republican ONCE in
the evening to inspect the machinery.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25

In every case the first prize 800;
the second prize, SOC.
Apple Pie First prize, Ira Koontz;
second prize, Katie Hale.
Candy and Pinochee-First prize
Lillian Sample; second prize, Agnes
Hart
White Bread First prize, Sylvia
Yancey; second prize, Katie Hale.
Loaf Cake-First prize, Phyllis
Hoover; secod prize, Olivia Chap
man
Layer Cake First prize, Ora Rog.
ers.
Cookies First prize, Ira Koontz;
second prize, Sylvia Yancey.
Special on Pies First prize, Lau.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25

On account OF sickness OF The Re-
publican force the paper is late this
week.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25
M
third.

third.
Blackfoot Derby--One Mile Run
ming Race Spondulix first; Runsum
second; Nancy W third.
Half-Mile Running Race Happy
first; Creserton second; Chart third.
Five-eighth Mile Novelty Race
Teddy won at the quarter; Maid of
Orleans at the half and five-eighth.
Two Mile Indian Race Change
horses every half ile--Calico Jack
first; Jim McKie second; Oliver Te-
ton third.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25
Thursdays Races

Harness Race-Free for all
Brilliant first; Daisy S second; !;
School Girl third.
Gin Cotton second; Martha Dean
Harness Race-Baby Thorn first;
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25

WEDNESDAYS RACES.
First Harness Race-Purse 5000.
Road Bird first; Baby Bell second;
Bernice T third.
Second Harness Race School Girl
first; Brilliant second; Sagoline
third.
First Running Race Nancy W
first; Maid Of Orleans second; Chan
eellor Walworth third.
Second Running Race mile
Katie Crews first; Susie Gregg sec.
ond; Talien third.
Third Running Race--3-8 mile
Teddy first; Bonny Brierbush sec
ond; Chart third.
Indian Race.
Mosquito first; Gray Dan second
Prince Farewell third.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25

free performances In front of the
grandstand, many acrobatic feats of
note being on the list, such as the
high dive, riding the bicycle through
air and other treats. These things
are given with some variation every
day between the races.
The ladies of the " l. S. have
a rest room on the grounds for the
accommodation of women and chill
dren.
There was big attendance Thurs
day from towns up and down the line.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-09-25

AWARDS MADE AT THE FAIR
MRS DUCKWORTH, supt.
Girls-Ag under IA years.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-28
CLUB COVERS
Wide ACTIVITY
BLOCKED OUT BY COM
MITTEES INDICATES WIDE
SCOPE OF INTERESTS AWAK-
ENED BY ORGANIZATION

The Lewiston Commercial club
last night took initial steps looking
toward important developments in
the Lewiston country, among which
is the completion of the railroad
from Lewiston to Riparia. and the
o. R. & N. company viii be visited
by joint committee of the Lewis
ton club and the Portland Chamber
of Commerce asking that the road
be completed at once.
The club recommended the con-
demnation of the Clearwater river,
and will petition the idaho deiega-
ton in congress to labor to that end.
The congressional delegation will
also be asked to seek an additional
appropriation, so that the site for
the Lewiston federal building may
be enlarged.
The club also took occasion to dis
cuss city affairs and will petition the
council to abolish the occupation H.
cense and not to grant licenses to
pool rooms and bucket shops
The club will favor the new plan
OF recognizing the Lewiston
Charleston fair and will send J. T.
Ray to Portland to attend the meet
ing of the Northwest Racing asso-
citation, at which time the dates for
the fairs of the Northwest will be
allotted.
The matter of securing water
from the Waha springs by the prop
osition submitted by w. P. HurlEut
was not taken up, as the committee
having this matter In charge had
not been abble to confer with Mr..
Hurlbut, as he has been in the East
for the past several weeks.
One of the most important ques-
lions of the evening was the rropo-
sition of the Benton Water company
to install a dam across the Sake
river at Five-Mile rapids. The mat
ter was discussed at length after the
reading Of the report of Engineer
Graves, and further time was given
in which to investigate the plans of
the company.