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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-26
FOR A SANE FOURTH
Are You Preparing to Save Lives on
July Fourth?

are you preparing 10 SdNe Lives OF
July Fourth?
A description of a number of safe
and sane" Fourth of July celebrations
that actually took place last year APP
pear in the June Woman's Home Com
panion. These descriptions are full of
valuable Suggestions for fathers and
mothers who would like to have their
children enjoy themselves on the
Fourth this year without running the
risk of losing legs, arms and eyes. The
following paragraphs show what they
have been doing on one of the streets
of Hartford, Conn, for ten years
THE residents of Deerfield Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut, have for about
ten years celebratedsthe Fourth OF Jul
~ in safe and sane way. There are
some seventy-five families on the
block. which is about a quarter OF a
mile in length A committee is chos-
en- and each family is asked for a
small donation. About one hundred
and fifty dollars is raised, which pays
for everything.
The first event on the program, at
$3.50 o'clock, is the childrens parade
headed by the newest baby, pushed by
his proud father; next come the other
babies in deliberately decorated carri-
ages followed by the little girls, each
pushing her dolls carriage; next the
small boys in Indian or soldier suits,
and, last, the older children. All
carry Japanese parasols and silk flags
furnished by the committee.
cat 1890 o'clock is baseball game
in the park-played by teams picked
from the east and west sides of the
street. Each team is cheered by its
own followers with tin pans and
horns.
after luncheon comes a ball-game
between the youngsters Of the street
and a team of small boys from the
next street, and after this the sports
for the children, including twenty-five
yard dashes for all ages, a rope-sklp-
ping contest for the girls, a shoe race
for the boys and a peanut race, WIN
prizes for the two best in each con-
test
"Then the fathers and mothers have
prize contests of throwing the Dase-
ball. running a potato race, tossing
the bean-bag, etc .,,,
I'm the evening are the great llluni-
nation and band-concert. Hundreus
of Japanese lanterns are hung on
cords. previously prepared, up ana
down the street, from tree to tree ana
to the porches, and each house is
decorated with many beautiful Ian
terms. A band of twenty-five pieces
renders a fine program.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-26

If you will entrust the making of
your new summer suit, or the clean
ing of the old one to us-in either or
both cases you will get the very best
results possible. For the new suit,
we can assure you of first class mater
ials, tailoring and fitting, and for the
old one every spot will be removed.
We have moved to more commodi-
Gus premises at 426 Main street, near
the NJ. Z. church, where we will be
glad to meet old customers, and to
cultivate the acquaintance of new.
ones. We also cater to high grade
gentlemens tailoring Cleaning and
pressing done satisfactorily at low
prices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-26
cHILD's SAD MISTAKE
Lived But Few Hours After Drinking
Solution of Potash.

Burlington, May 26.-The little son
of MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Trombley of
30 Cedar street died at one o'colck
Wednesday morning as the result of
drinking a solution of potash. The
little boy, a year and half old, got hold
of a glass Tuesday morning contain
ing a solution of potash, used by Mrs.
Trombley in washing some clothes,
and drank two teaspoonfuls. Dr. P.
j. Mckenzie was summoned and with
DR.. p. E. McSweeney did everything
possible.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-26
a Remarkable Fact

in the statement for the first three
months of 1911 is that our company
had paid its members during that time
diyidends Of S216,S9O.4S. 1t is a mu-
tnal company, operated in behalf OF
its members exclusively and with a
view to giving them the best possible
service at the lowest net cost. Ma
tional Life Ins. Co., of VT. (MutuaD.
Earle S. Kinsley, General Agent, Mead
Building, Rutland, Vt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-26
sPolLs IN THE PosToFFIcE
Higher Appointments Are All Pat
ronaee Positions.

In the June McClure's Charles w.
Eliot, former President of Harvard
University has written an article on
the experience of young woman in
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
GUILE OF DR0NGo CUCKOO
Protected by lts Resemblance to
Pusnaeious Shrike, II Lays lite
Eggs Where II PIeases.

A striking example OF protective
coloring in birds has Just been added
to the collection Of the Brooklyn In.
stitute Museum in the form OF a
drongo shrike and drongo cuckoo
The shrike, is bird of pugnacious
disposition, especially at the nesting
season, when II guards its nest with,
for small bird, great ferocity Doug
las Dewar, from whom this account
Is taken, says that he has watched a
pair Of these lite birds attack and
drive away a monkey which tried to
climb into the tree in which their
nest was placed Indeed, So able a
hghter is the shrike that some other
birds, notably orioles and doves, fire.
quently build their nests In the same
tree in order to share the benefit OF
his prowess
The drongo cuckoo lays its eggs
In the nests OF such birds as the king
crow. These are pugnacious. even
ferocious, and without soae guile a
cuckoo could not accomplish this feat.
But the drongo cuckoo is so like the
drongo shrike. even having the same
odd twist 10 its tail feathers, that the
King crow Ia deceived by the resem.
blance and hesitates to give fight to
what she takes to be one OF the pug.
nacious shrikes.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

fruit growers of California held his
talents in such esteem that they tried
10 get him to go out there. When they
got up to an offer Of $4,000 year
salary he succumbed, and he is now
secretary and manager of the Citrus
Protective League of California, a
model business organization Of agri-
culturists. which has been fighting
for a tariff on lemons that will per-
NIT the industry to survive. Having
secured that tariff. the organization
is now combating the organized cam
paign of the Sicilian importers to have
1t reduced The latter have raised a
big fund to influence public opinion
in this country and to affect legisla.
ton
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
WATCH YOUR KIDNEYS

Their action controls your health.
Read what Foley Kidney Pills have
done for your neighbor. Mrs. H. w.
Allen. Quincy. ILL.,. says: about a
year ago my kidneys began bothering
me. had swelling in my ankles and
limbs. then headaches and nervous
dizzy spells. and later severe bach
aches. was getting worse. when I
began taking Foley Kidney Pills. /
kept on taking them until / was once
more freed Of all kidney trouble. Co.
op Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
AGRICULTURE AS A SCIENCE
NOW FULLY RECOGNIZED

Washington, ID. C., July 15.-Hail TO
the tiller of the soil. He has won the
respect of the world Perhaps you have
noticed that it isn't so common TO de.
cry his occupation as it used to be
before Uncle Sam discovered It to be
"A science. Now young men are flock
ing to the agricultural schools and
colleges and many of them are grad
uating into professorships, or into
positions as experts with the govern
ment. One ~ the latter has Just re
turned to Washington after spending
two months in Spain and Sicily in
vestigatng lemon growing He is G
Harold Powell, whose work for tn,
Department of Agriculture in the in
vestigation of causes OF fruit deca!
in cold storage and in transit attract
ed such wide attention The citrus
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
DELICATE SURGERY.
Mans Shin Bone Grated on to WON
an With Necrosis.

New York, July l4.-By grating
the shinbone of a man on to a WON.
an suffering from necrosis, thus prac
tically giving her whole new lower
leg. the surgeons of the New York
hospital for deformities have com
pleted an operation unique in surgery.
Up to now operations of this sort
have been confined to experimental
work done on dogs.
The first essential was to get a
good healthy bone to take the place
of the one eaten by disease. After a
time one of the hospitals which han.
die emergency cases reported that a
man had been killed in an accident.
As the body was unclaimed and would
have gone either to the potters' field
on dissecting table of some medical
college, requisition was made for one
of the legs from which the tibia was
taken, 1t was kept in an icebox i'm
mersed in strong salt solution unit
the surgeon was ready to use it.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
A pittsburg Irishman cried, God

A Pittsburg Irishman cried, God
save the king!" the other day. A Ger
man policeman arrested him and a
Swedish Judge fined him Sc for dis
turbing the peace of the American
city. And, says the Springfield Re-
publican, Pittsburg was named after
william Pitt, one OF the greatest of
Englishmen.
To save himself from loss Of time
caused by callers who are a long
while in coming to the point, Paris
functionary has had put on his office
table a card bearing the words: BE
so good as to abstain from speaking
Of my health or the weather or Of the
bourse quotations, three subjects with
which am perfectly well acquainted.
Start at once on the matter that
brings you here. London Telegraph.
This from Hawaii: A native woman
called on the attorney general the
other day to complain Of the bad Ian.
guage used by the child Of neigh
Dor in the presence Of her own tots.
How old is your neighbours child?"
queried the attorney general. about
g." replied the woman 81 shouldn't
think that a child of that age could
use much bad language" remarked the
attorney general. "You ought to hear
him." exclaimed the woman. why.
he can swear Just as good as his IA
Their"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Pueba, Mexico, July l3.--Three
soldiers of the Twenty.ninth battalion
and number of Maderistas estimated
as high as thirty were killed and
many others injured in a battle be.
tween the two forces which ragged in
the streets of this city from IL
o'clock last night until o'clock this
morning. Forty Msderistas are prison.
ers in the barracks of the saragoza
battalion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Washington, July 14.-An agree
ment to vote on the Canadian reciproc-
ity bill on July % was adopted in the
senate today without opposition.
Agreements We're also made for votes
on other measures which will carry
the session through the Legislative
day" Of Aug. Z, Immediately after
which Congress will adjourn.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Washington, July 13.-Formes AS
sistant Attorney General Milton ID.
Purdy of Minneapolis told the House
sugar investigating committee today
that he never officially knew why At
torney General Bonaparte did not
prosecute the officials OF the Ameri
can Sugar Refining Company in 1906
for alleged offenses in connection
with the absorption of the Pennsyl
vania Sugar Refining company In
1903.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
EXCURSION TO CANADA.
August Bird.

Via Oregon Short Line. Very low
rates to Lethbridge. Cardston, Ma
grath. Raymond. Stirling and otter
points, with long limit. For further
details. write d. e. Burley. General
Passenger agent, o. s. L. r. r. Co.,
Salt Lake City, Utah. az
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Washington. July 13.-Gov Charles
8. Dineen of Illinois today furnished
a field day In the Lorimer investiga.
ton by the senate special committee.
He declared that he did not assist
in the election of Lorimer, as some
of the senator's friends claimed, but
fought against II to the last
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
NOTICE TO WATER USERS.
State Engineers Office. Salt Lake
City, Utah, July IL, 1911.

State Engineers Office, Salt Lake
City, Utah, July II. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that n. 9.
Baker and H. J. Craven, whose post
office address is Ogden, Utah, have
made application in accordance with
the requirements of the Compiled
Laws Of Utah, 1907, as am ended by
the Session Laws of Utah. 1909, to
appropriate ten G0) cubic feet Of
water per second from Spring Branch,
Cache County, Utah. Said water win
be diverted at point which bears
south degrees west isis feet dis
tant from the east quarter corner Of
section II, Township 10 north. range
west, Salt Lake base and meridian,
from where it will be conveyed by
means OF pipe line for a distance
of 1850 feet and there used during
| the period from January / to Decem
Der 81. inclusive, of each year, to de
velop power for the purpose of cleo
trio lighting and propelling machinery
in Box Elder and Cache counties
Utah. After having been so diverted
and used the water will be returned
to the natural channel of the stream
at point which bears south 50 de
grees east ,4l0 feet distant from the
west quarter corner of Section 10
Township 10 north, Range west
Salt Lake base and meridian. This APP
/ plication is designated in the State
Engineers office as No. 1892.
All protests against granting Of
said application. stating the reasons
therefor, must be made by affidavit
in duplicate and filed in this office
within thirty 900 days after the com
pletlon of the publication OF this no
tice.
CALEB TANNER,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
Acrs Its. Ants

And in accordance with law and
the order of the trustees of said COM
pany made on the 9Th day of July,
1911, the interest of each of the fore
going members and landholders in the
canal and bitches OF said Logan and
Richmond Irrigation company, and in
the right to the use Of the water there
in flowing or so much thereof as
may be necessary will be sold at the
front door of the court house, Logan.
Utah, on the 18th day Of July, 1911.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Cooperstown. n. Y, July 1.-THE
boy scouts attending the first ma
tional encampment Of the organiza-
tion marched from their camp grounds
on Lake Otsego this morning to the
grave OF James Fennimore Cooper. the
great scout novelist, and passed
around the grave in single file bare
headed
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Washington, July 13.-Harry N. At
wood, the Boston aviator, flew over
the city in his aeroplane today, played
aerial pranks with the Washington
monument. circled tall buildings, had
fun with an army of automobilists, BIZ
cyclists, pedestrians and police by
pretending to land at various points
in Potomac park, and finally, after a
series of sweeping circles near the
capitol, scared in the gathering dusk
to the army aviation field at College
Park, Mr., whence he had come.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Il don't know whether I ought to
recognise him here in the city or not.
Our acquaintance at the seashore was
very slight"
you promised to marry him, didn't
your"
Yes, but that was all"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Toronto, Ont. July l3.-Reports to-
night from northern Ontario are that
the forest fires which for several days
have swept over section of coun.
try extending 300 miles northward
from North Bay, and covering a wide
section east and west, either have
been obllterated. The fire swept
clean the townships of Langmuir, Ell
dorado, Shaw, Delora, Ogden, Near
thur and Cripple Creek districts. The
known dead total 1872, the majority
of whom lost their lives at South Por.
cupine These are believed to have
been many other fatalities, and esti-
mates based upon unverified reports
as high as 400. A relief train left
North Bay this afternoon for Porcu'
pine with supplies. Plenty of funds
have been subscribed In this city for
immediate help.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

San Francisco, July l3.- Corral
Gardner eParse, superintendent Of
schools of Milwaukee, was elected
president of the National Education
association, the largest pedagogic
body in the world, at the annual meet
ing of its active members today. Miss
Katherine d. Blake of New York was
elected treasurer With these were
elected all candidates on the insur
gent slate Of which Pearse was the
head, and an lnsurgent majority o.
the executive committee and late to
day the board of directors elected TIVE
members TO the board of trustees, con
sidered favorable TO the progressiv,
wing Of the association.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

at 2 p. m. Of such day to pay the said
tax, cost of advertising and expense
of sale.
Dated at Logan, Utah, uly 10, 1911.
LARS c. PETERSEN.
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Salt Lake City, July IA new
east and west line which indicates a
new railroad between Denver and the
Pacific coast through Salt Lake is
being located in the eastern part OF
Utah. Officials of the Denver A Rio
Grande railroad have been advised of
the surveys which are now being
made paralleling their tracks through
Salina canyon and are taking steps
to protect their right of way.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
NEWS FROM THE LIVE WIRES.

Namara and his brother, James b.,
will be brought to trial Oct. 10 on
the first of the 10 murder indictments
found as result of the explosion
which wrecked The Times newspaper
building In October of last year.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

New York, July 14.-More than
1000 horses died from the heat in
New York City during the last II days.
One packing concern suffered loss
OF $4,000 in horse flesh and another
corporation met with loss Of s4O,-
900. Estimating that horses are worth
about $3.50 each the total loss in horse
flesh in the city is about 100000 and
throughout the country at more than
81 900, 900.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Washington, July l4.-Because OF
the serious revolutionary movement
in northern Hayti, which is ieopardiz'
ing extensive American interests, the
United States ,gunboat Petrol was or.
dered today from Guantanamo, Cuba,
to Cape Haytlen.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Chicago July l3,-Evelyn Arthur
See, founder of the Absolute Life
cult, the chief tenet Of which was
said to be the establishment of per.
feet race, tonight was found guilty
of the abduction of Mildred Bridges,
the seventeen-year-old disciple of the
cult The jury was ont only forty.five
minutes and is said to have taken
but one ballot. The statute fixes the
penalty at from one to ten years in
the penitentiary. The jury also return
ed verdict of guilty of contributing
to juvenile delinquency, which had
been Incorporated in the abduction
charge. y
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
DELINQUENT NOTICE.

Logan and Richmond Irrigation Dis.
trict, Place OF business, Logan City,
Utah.
Eotice-Theee is unpaid and delin-
quent on account of a tax voted and
determined by the members and land
holders of the Logan and Richmond
irrigation company on the 18th day
Of December 1910. the several
amounts set opp )site the names Of
Tie respective members and laudhold.
crs as follows:
No No No
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
SCIENTIFIC and
GENERAL

! A single grain of indigo will color
ton of water.
over $l,45O,OOO was deposited in
naval savings banks of England dur.
ing 1910.
London's debt is now $685., 900, 900 of
which s2.1OO,O0O was added during
the last year.
For the three months ending March
81 the yield of gold in New South
Wales was 5O.5S3 ounces, valued at
$4,000.
Otto LIGHT anticipates European
yield this season OF 100000 tons OF
Dett sugar, dlInOot the Sdinc ds tht
1901 output.
or the 1900 known species Of flow.
ers only 400 have an agreeable per
fume, the white and cream colored
being the sweetest
The season of navigation in Rus
STA was exceptionally long during
1910, the ports Of Cronstadt and ST.
Petersburg having been open 24S
days.
England has IL, 800 ships engaged
in foreign trade, Germany over 1000,
Japan nearly 1000. while the United
States has only nine ships so engag-
| ed.
The highest price ever paid at a
public auction for woman's portrait
in England was s72,5OO, which was
the price of the portrait of Lady Lou
Use Manners, sold in 1901.
J. w. Alexander, chief engineer of
the Oceanic, has recently retired,
having during his service crossed the
Atlantic 912 times and travelled no
fewer than 100000 miles at sea.
The population of the province of
Quebec is estimated at over 100000
In 1901 it was 1,64S,S9S, of which l.,
1000 were of French and 100000 OF
English descent. French is the pre-
vailing language.
The cable brings the news that
Mrs. Harriet Homann of Providence
r. l., has. with her husband, bought
the Hotel Westminster, Inter der
Linden, Germany, and is going tC
make an American hotel OF IT,
Representative Henry II. Bingham
of Pennsylvania is the oldest membe
OF the house in point of service, hav
ing served continuously for seventeen
terms, He lives at Philadelphia, wher
he was born not quite seventy year
ago.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

An old man stood on the street
corner in Cherryvale when the trolley
stopped and let off a woman passen
ger. She had on linen dress, a Pan
anna hat, champagne colored hose and
strapped pumps. GOSH" exclaimed
the old man, I'D spend less money on
my bonnet and buy some socks. 49,
Cherryyale (Kan) Journal.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

J. Pierpont Morgan continues mis-
search for wonderful antiquities. Ev-
cry day one reads of some new pur-
chase. He is now reported to be ne.
gotiating for the Chesterfield suit Of
Topf armor, 10 give II to the Metro.
politan museum of art.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Los Angeles, July 14-John ]. Nc,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18
CALEB TANNER,

State Engineer.
Date of first publication July is,
1911. Date OF completion of publ
cation August II, 1911. air
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

representative Henry II. Bingham
of Pennsylvania is the oldest member
OF the house in point of service, hav-
ing served continuously for seventeen
terms, He lives at Philadelphia, where
he was born not quite seventy years
ago
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

England has 1900 ships engaged
in foreign trade, Germany over 1000,
Japan nearly 1000, while the United
States has only nine ships so engag-
ed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

The cable brings the news that
Mrs Harriet Homann of Providence,
X. l., has, with her husband, bought
the Hotel Westminster, Inter den
Linden, Germany, and is going TO
make an American hotel OF It,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

The highest price ever paid at a
public auction for woman's portrait
IN England was S72,5O0, which was
the price of the portrait of Lady Lou
Use Manners, sold in 1901.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

Otto LIGHT anticipates a European
yield this season OF 100000 tons OF
beet sugar, almost the same as the
1901 output.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

or the 1900 known species Of flow
ers only 400 have an agreeable per
fume, the white and cream colored
being the sweetest
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-18

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