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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
MUSICIANS OF TENDER YEARS
Many youthful Prodlgles" In tho
World Of Melody.

Like so many of the worlds great
composers, Sir Edward Elgar was a
youthful prodigy" of exceptional gifts,
as was proved by recent perform.
ance of a suite composed by him at
the immature age of ~. But even Sir
Edward was probably not as preco.
cious as one of his English predeces-
sors, Samuel Wesley, who in his eighth
year heard regimental band play a
march which he had composed for IL.
At IL Franz Schubert had already
placed several songs, string quartettes
and piano pieces to his credit. Han.
dePs first attempts at composition
were made at eight, and Vieuxtemps,
who began to scrape the strings Of a
tiny fiddle at two. is said to have been
even more precocious. Sir Charles
Halle was only four years old when he
played in public sonata expressly
composed for him; List was a public
performer at nine, Chopin and Ruben.
stein at eight, Lady Halle and Joachim
ut seven, and at five Mozart composed
a piece of music almost too difficult
for his father to play.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
Women's Rights In Brazil.

"The curse of Brazil lies in the
great illiteracy of its men and WON.
en- declared Edward b. Norris, an
Englishman who has been many years
a resident Of Rio Janeiro.
According to the official govern.
ment figures the illiteracy is so per
cent. Certainly country where only
one man in five can read and write
and only one woman In 20 has cause
to blush at the ignorance of its PEG.
pie. A country of enormous area, yet
with a population Of only 10000 900,
Brazil is sadly handicapped by lack
OF modern enterprise and an enlight.
ened citizenship. One of the most dis.
couraging features of the country is
the low esteem In which woman is
held. A great many Brazilian girls
marry by the time they are IL years
old and are grandmothers long before
they are 30. Woman is regarded as a
chattel. and In many a household OF
the republic never opens her mouth
except at the bidding of her husband
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
DOUBTFUL OF THE GUARANTEE
Specific Clause Caused Increase In
Price Of Cloth.

The Arabs, and indeed. all Mos.
lens, have the practice of reinforcing
promises by adding to their word of
honor the Arabic phrase Inshalah--
please God How much meaning 1t
conveys In some lands of the east is
told in the pages of "In Moorish Cap.
tiyity."
The pious proviso is very useful
formula to the Moors, and is frequent
ly used in making promises that they
have no intention whatever of keep.
ing. as they can then take refuge be.
hind the Almighty when they are
taxed with their breach of faith.
There Is story told of man who
kept shop in Gibraltar, and who
knew the ways Of the Moor. To him
one day came one of the faithful, who
was DESTROYS of buying some cloth
On being informed that the price was
two dollars yard, payment in sc
days, he replied;
"All right. | will take so much and
Will pay you in 60 days, Inshallah."
NO" said the vender, the price is
two dollars, payment in 60 days. Fol
60 days, lnshallah, the price is two
dollars and half."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
CURES FOR VARIOUS AILMENTS.
Home Remedies In Use Among Penn.
syivania Dutch.

In Bucks county. among the Penn.
sylvania Dutch. there are" said a
doctor. "innumerable home cures.
Some of them are pretty good, too.
One is, for toothache. lump of alum
held In the mouth for two or three
days. This is warranted not only to
stop toothache. but to keep 1t from
ever coming back In the fall and
winter they wrap their chests in
brown paper up there in Bucks coun-
ty, saying that this prevents colds.
Every housewife keeps on the kitchen
dresser, and every husband on his
dressing table. small box of cohwebs.
There is nothing better than cobwebs
for cut, especially for "a razor cut
acquired In shaving--it stops the
bleeding instanter They soak Ivy
leaves In hot water in Bucks county,
and after the water gets cold they
squeeze In lemon juice. This pala-
table drink is given to consumptives,
whom 1t is said to cure. Stewed onions
eaten and snuff shifted they find good
influenza specifics. For Insomnia they
make hop pillows, and for bruises
they keep on hand dried puffballs. the
powdery insides of which they sprinkle
on the hurt"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
BIBLE MANY CENTURIES OLD.
Valuable Manuscript Treasured In the
Cottonian Library!

In the Cottonian library in England
is an old manuscript copy of a part of
the Bible in Latin. This was used at
the coronation of English sovereigns
300 years before the stone of desti-
ny" was brought from Scone to West.
minister by Edward I. In other words
the use of this Bible for the purpose
in question dated back to the year
1000. The Bible is a quarto Of 217
leaves, containing the four Gospels,
and seems, from the style of the writ.
ing and illuminations, which are very
beautiful, to have been made about
the end of the ninth century. The Tes-
lament escaped destruction in the fire
at Ashburnham House In 1881, of
which 1t bears evidence on its crum.
pied leaves and ruined margins. There
is some evidence that the son Of Ed
ward the Elder. Athelstan the Glori-
Gus, who was King of the West Sax
ons from 925 to $40, owned this Bible
and presented 1t to the church of
Dover.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
Want Column

For Rent-Two nice.rooms centrally
located. Inquire at Deseret Mills. VIC
II J Hansen, Westfeld, city scaven-
ger and backyard work. Bell phone
TASK. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Wanted-Your next order for coal
and wood. Thatcher Coal Co. Both
phones, 3l4 yard; l6 uptown VIC
For painting and paperhangng call
on Carl J. Olson & Son, 81 South Main.
All work guaranteed tirst.class. VIC
For Sale-Lucerne and timothy hay
and straw. G. Balling, 3l6, So. Main;
lndepent phone 342, Bell 32lb we
For Rent--A nice broom furnished
house Inquire 33.South First West.
VIC
Lost-Two horses, a bay and a
brown; first animal branded with a
double OK yoke, the other AK combln.
ed. Notify W. S. Muir and be suit.
ably rewarded. VIC
Rudolph Gortcinsky, Providence
Bench, backyard work and lawn now
ing satisfaction guaranteed. Ind
phone 327m. VIC
Lost--Thin, medium size, gentle.
mans gold watch. Black silk fob al
tached. Initials 7. T. II. on charm.
Lost Thursday, April l6. Liberal re-
wara will be given for It's return TO +.
II. Harris, Lincoln, hotel, Logan. VIC
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
Cure for Rinuworms.

AS cure for ringworms this curl
Gus recipe was given in the House
keepers Guide for 1886: Get the
coomb Of church bell, that Is. the
grease which is applied to make II
work easy, and with which the metal
forms kind of verdigrls; mix II
with unsalted lard and apply fresh
plaster twice day. 1t is not super
stition that dictates the use OF a
church bell above any other, but the
peculiar combination Of metals EN-
ployed for the purpose produces q
different kind Of verdigris. This
remedy was long kept profound Sc
cret, and many cures effected at an
enormous charge. 1t has been equal
ly effcacious as freely and openly
communicated.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16

Seen under the glory of a really fine
sunset, London must be one of the
most beautiful and impressive spec
tacles in the world. You may look up
the Thames, and see the red sun turn.
ing pail of smoke that hangs over
the ping into a sultry crimson
cloud, and lighting the dirty water and
dingy wharves with CLEAN of gold
or see the dome of st. Pauls caught
in a mist of rich colors; or the high
buildings Of Bond street standing
clearly out against the warmly.tinged
sky; and wonder. not unreasonably
whether any other city that ever was
built could show such magnificent
series of pictures as can this dingy
London of ours Of an autumn evening
County Gentleman.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
Arkansas Great Peach Crop.

Arkansas will surprise the world
this year with her peach crop. The
peach yield all over the country has
practically been failure this season,
and with the exception of California
this state will supply nearly half Of
the markets of the United States with
this particular fruit of which the
American people are so fond. The
Alberta is the peach on which Arkan-
sas depends for this years output.
Arkansas. by the wey, has the largest
peach orchard in the United States,
II not in the world. 1t covers an area
Of more than 5000 acres and is locat.
ed about 100 miles south of Fort
Smith. This chard will produce
enough peao this year to yield to
lts owners a small fortu'.s.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
BIRDS ELockED TO FEAST.
Vultures Came Down Head First with
Roar Like a War Rocket.

The rush of scavenger birds when
big game is killed is wildly described
by X. c. f. Vaughan in a book on
Portuguese East Africa.
Having shot an elephant" he says
Il sat by while the great slabs of skin
were removed from the gigantic sides
and the carriers, hastily summoned
from the camp and REINFORCED by PEG.
pie from neighboring village, pro-
ceeded to cut up the vast mountain
u flesh.
Almost Immediately a shadow fit.
ted across the carcass, and looking up
ward one became aware that the deep
blue above was rapidly filling with
countless black wheeling specks.
The buzzards, kites and scapulated
crows boldly alighted on the grass
and on few neighboring bushes and
awaited calmly the moment when we
should take our leave. while overhead
at a great height the shyer varieties.
including the marabous. large bare
necked vultrres, and screaming fish
Ing eagles continued to hover.
AT length all the meat was care.
fully apportioned, the tusks chopped
out and we started for camp, but be-
fore we had marched 90 yards every
one OF those waiting birds was settled
upon the remains, while with rush
like the roar of a war rocket the
greater vultures fell, with wings
tightly folded, from height of 300
or 400 yards to take part in the feast
THE startling noise made by these
heavy birds falling head foremost
through the air, to check their plunge
with outspread wings so close to tho
ground as to make destruction appear
inevitable, was most singular and inn
pressive."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
Looking for the ANGEL.

A new city settlement worker was
going the rounds of her district one
bright spring morning. In crowded
tenement some five or six little chill.
dren gazed inquiringly at her as she
entered. well, well, children" she
said, Il never saw so many soiled
faces in my life. Why don't you use
some soap and water?" I'VE are wait.
ing for the angel. num-" replied Tom
my TufY. What angelo" asked the
young woman. why, de lady dat
come frue here last week and give
one of de kids nickel to wash his
face"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
Cotton az a Food,

Absorbent cotton is practically pure
cellulose and can be easily converted
into grape-sugar by the action of sui.
phuric acid. Cellulose and starch are
Identical In formula to the chemist.
When we have learned to actually
and cheaply transform cellulose into
starch. says Red Cross Notes. absorb.
ent cotton will become source OF
food, and the struggle for existence
for want OF food will be at an end
When bread and cakes are de from
absorbent cotton there be no
more corners" in wheat, no famines,
and no high-priced food.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
Animal Existence.

All the actions and movement OF the
animal world may be divided into
three classes--involuntary instructive
and rational The former being COM
mon to every vital structure, both anil
NAL and vegetable; and the two latter
being possessed, in various proper.
tons, both by man and every class of
the lower animals. Instinct Is a nat
ural propensity prior to experience,
and Independent Of instruction. tend
ing to self-preservation or the perpe.
tuity Of the race; while rational &C.
lions are always the result Of instruc.
ton or delibe ion. directed to some
end of which the animal is conscious,
and for the accomplishment of which
he is capable OF selecting and adapt.
ing appropriate means.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
Love Is Cruel, Indeed.

Love comes unbidden and fees from
those who pray at his shrine. He
comes like all-conquering kings-free.
hearted, generous, great; he goes like
a thief in the night carrying away all
that has made life worth the living.
given him, he drinks our tears and
laughs at the tortures he infiicts, for
love is cruel. And yet we
are ever ready again and again to bare
our hearts to the blows. Men feel
love with more intensity than women,
and they forget more swiftly.--From
Madame.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
For the Cosy Corner.

An elderly man from the country,
intent on purchasing some furniture,
proceeded to the city to put his skill
for bargaining to the test. On enter.
ing an odd curiosity" shop he found
himself confronted by the proprietor.
After turning over the stock the old
man purchased a chair A few days
later the purchaser returned to the
shop again with the chair in about
half a dozen pieces The proprietor
looked at them very gravely and ex.
amined them all over, then suddenly
exclaimed: "Ah, my friend, l see
what is the matter; somebody has
been sitting on it!"-Tit-Bits.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
The Brain After Fifty.

The brain usually stops growing al
about 80 and from go to 70 1t is more
likely to decrease. 1t has been re
lated by Canon MacColl that Mr.. Glad
stones head was constantly outgrow
ing his hats. AS late as the Midloth
ian campaign. when he was nearly 70
he was obliged to have his head re
measured for this reason. Canon Mac
Coils conclusion that this continual
growth of brain contributed to Mr.
Gladstone's perennial youthfulness ap
pears not unwarranted
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
Hypnotic Sunstroke.

A German physician who had pa.
tient who could not afford to go to a
warm climate, thought he would &C.
complish the same result by means Of
hypnotism. The doctor chalked a pic.
ture OF the Gun on the ceiling, and by
suggestion induced the patient to be.
lieve 1t really was the sun and that
it would cure him. But the patient
soon died. When the doctors friends
guyed him about the novel treatment
he Indignantly explained that the pa.
tient was getting along nicely and
would have got well had he not unex.
pectedly died Of snnstroke.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
To Have No Trouble,

One way to avoid trouble is to
make 1t impossible before it appears
On the day of the Sunday school pic.
mic the trolley car stopped to take a
bright-eyed, middle-aged woman with
six hatless boys. Yes. we're going
to the picnic she chirped. in response
to the conductors query but you
won't have to stop to pick up any lost
headgear. I'm perfectly willing to
take care of six boys; but there isn't
money enough to tempt me to look
after six boys and six hats"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
Correct Interpretation Essential.

Many Of the most beautiful pieces of
poetry in literature would seem unin.
teresting and fiat II read by bad
reciter, In the same way, a good re.
otter will make attractive a poem
whose beauties are not so apparent.
A fine painter will light up each little
beauty In his pictures until the small.
est detail is attractive and strikes the
eye. 1t is only the medocrity whose
work is characterized by sameness
and lack OF interest
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
A Discouraged Digger.

II see they say that when a dia.
mond passes certain size 1t is worth
no more than smaller one" "How's
that?" IF it's too large 1t isn't mar.
ketable. Nobody wants to wear a dia.
mond as bulky as glass door knob"
rs that SO? Then II must be awfully
discouraging or uat 90 dig up q
srarkler as H. -,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
A Cold NoSe.

A lady who owns dog. and incl
dentally a little girl, heard commo
ton in the adjoining room. Upon In.
yestigating she discovered that the
commotion came largely from the dog.
You naughty child" she said, ARE
YOU trying to burn Fido, that you hold
his head SO near the CRATE"
mo, mamma replied the little
girl; I'm only trying to warm his
nose"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
His Enjoyment.

II suppose you have much larger
income than you can possibly spend"
YES" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax;
but learned in my youth to rejoice
in habits of thrift, and the greater
my income the more material l have
with which to be saving"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16
A Little VAGUE.

rs 1t far from here to the next
town." asked tourist of a man he
met on rural road.
well, it amt SO very fer, nor 1t
amt SO very nigh. an yit it amt as
nigh as might be II 1t want so fer as
1t is. Still, it'd be fertilizer II 1t want
so nigh. so l reckon one might say
that 1t is betwixt an between fer an
nigh.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-16

The deposits in the savings funds o.
Japan total $100,000,000.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-25
THE THIRD WARD
ENDORSES BALDWIN
For Vacancy in the CounCi
When Tom Grady Resigns
His Seat.

A meeting of citizens of the Third
ward was held at the Lincoln schoo,
last night for the purpose of endorsing
candidate for the vacancy that is to
occur when Councilman Tom Grady
resigns. There were about 80 citizens
of the ward present, including seven
or eight Republicans. Clinton Moon
acted as chairman and Walter GosliI,
as secretary of the meeting. After
considerable discussion two candi-
dates were suggested for recommen-
dation to the council for Grady's
place. They were F. E Baldwin and
Frank Vaughn, both old and well
known residents of the Third ward.
A ballot was taken which resulted
in is votes for Baldwin and II votes
for Vaughn. One ballot each was also
cast for Johnny Bowen and one for
William Morris. Another ballot was
ordered and on this ballot the two
low men were eliminated. Baldwin
had a considerable majority of the
votes cast. and was then unanimously
by those present for Grady's
vacancy when it occurs.
BY a resolution passed in the meet
ing Chairman Moon and Secretary
GosIin were instructed to appear be
fore the council when Grady's resig-
nation is accepted and present the
name of F. E. Baldwin as the choice
Of the Third ward citizens for his
seat in the council.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-25
BILLY STILES
FIGURES IN 4
BOLD HOLD-UP
TeamSter for Cerro Colorado
Company Tells ! of His Ex-
perience With Outlaw Who
Has Record in This County.

A teamster named Pat Harry and
his companion were held up and rob
bed by Billy Stiles Wednesday after.
noon, five miles from the station, on
the road to Arivaca.
Harry and his companion drove into
the station about o'clock from the
! Cerro Colorado mining camp to seek
! relief. He was treated for a severe
| scalp wound which he said he had
| received at the hands of the rObber
| who struck him on the head with his
gun.
Harry related the story of the hold
/ up. . He said he was out five miles
from the station on his return to Tue
| son after making his delivery and re-
port at the Cerro Colorado, being the
teamster for the operating company.
| At the point mentioned a man on
horseback rode up and demanded
what money he, Harry, and his com
paniou had. They were inclined to
resist when the man struck Harry
over the head. The latter on his re-
covery recognized the assailant as
Billy Stiles, saying to him, ''Hello,
Stiles; is that your Stiles said,
Yes, / am Stiles and l want your
money and what your friend has, too.
l am sorry, Harry" whom he had
known for eleven years, but l have
to do this"
Harry and his partner turned over
SIS, of which IS was Harry's, and then
Stiles rode away, before doing so
cautioning Harry not to tell on him
if he valued his life.
The man who held up Harry, If his
story is true, has been an outlaw since
September, 1899, when he and Matt
BuCtts held up westbound passenger
train late one night near Cochise sta
ton, blew up the express car and
carried off sacks of coin and distribut-
ed the loot at the home of William
Downing near Wilcox. Several others
than Burtts and Stiles were subse-
quently arrested, including Downing
and Burt Alvord, and we're sent to the
penitentiary after their trials in Tue
son, for interfering with the United
States mails.
Alvord. Stiles and Bravo Juan es-
capped from the Tombstone Jail, but
the first two were apprehended and
returned to jail. Stiles being sent TO
the penitentiary to await trial. He
was allowed his liberty at trial be-
cause of turning states evidence. He
got into more trouble, was lodged in
Jail at Tombstone, escaped and went
into Sonora, where he and Alvord held
up one Of the Tener brothers on the I
road to HermosiIlo and got two bars
of bullion valued at $4,000.
When Alyord was captured near Ma /
co three years ago. Stiles got away I
from the officers. He has been heard I
of at many places in Sonora, out of
the United States, and lately has been F.,
as being at different min |
ing camps in Pima county. Stiles,
prior to the 1899 hold-up had been a
guard on passenger trains for Wells
Fargo & Company. His home was at
Casa Grande at the time of his service |
with the express company.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-25
PIG CHASE OFLLOWS
PLAY OF MERIT
Good Audience at 0rpheum
Spends Evening of Enter
tainment Last Evening,

| There was a good play presented
! at the Orpheum last night, with a
great deal of amusement and laugh
| ter on the part of the audience aside
| from that. The play presented was
| Forget Me Not" one of the best
written plays of the last quarter cen
fury. The fun and amusement aside
from that, was caused by the catching
Of pig on the stage.
The play, which will be reproduced
tonight, has a good plot, with plenty
of strength, and at the same time is
full of comedy. Leila Sunmerlin as
Stephene de MaraiTst, is deserving
iof praise for the manner in which
she handled her part, while her sup
port was good. As a French adVeu-
turess she was witty, resourceful and
sarcastic, and as a whole acted the
part in a manner that was a source IN
constant delight to the audience.
After the last act, the drawing for
a pig, given away by the manage
ment, took place. One of the con-
ditions was that the holder of the
lucky number should catch his pig
snip ON the stage. At least one who
held the right number failed to say
so, but after about four numbers had
been called a man in the gallery
stated that he held the number.
Meantime the curtain had raised on
the pig, a good sized poker, who APP
peared not to be troubled with stage
fright. He was greeted with yells of
delight by the aurience, which in
creased wnen Patrick Adams, who
held the right ticket, started toward
the stage. The poker was troubled
by the smooth floor and had but lit
tie room, which resulted in his cap
ture the second pass made by Adams.