The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-02-15
WHY IS A CHICKEN?

Hats of to the fellow whoever he was. who
said the people OF his ward ought to be wise be-
cause that every time they went into the meeting
house they still breathing the breath OF Arts
otle
Now Aristotle, according to the fly paper, lived
some several days ago, men count events OF
mundane history, which is neither here nor there
as the legerdemain artist assures his mystihed au
dence as he graciously proceeds to dispose OF sew
eral hundred yards Of colored paper, by deity
shooting the same into 50 chapeau which is found
to be as empty afterwards as before the process
was begun.
All OF which leads back to the query with
which begun this Internationally is chick
en-? Why! Who was 1t invented discovered. or first
rave that vexed and vexing word to the human
family? Why! without doubt the most perplexing
little combination OF three letters to be found any
where in the English language. Why was 1t util-
ned at all? And why do We OF this present en-.
lightened dspensation still continue to disturb our
peace Of mind by fussing with IT. Why, why. and
echo answers again-why?
For instance, now II you were to be asked
strictly in confidence. of course-just why It was
that the good ladies' of Logan some time ago made
a most commendable effort to clean up this town,
and as a result of their endeavors finally succeed
ed in having a number Of garbage cans stationed
at divers and sundry places along 1.-THE principal
streets in the commercial part Of the city for the
ostensible purpose of being made receptacles for
waste paper and other trash which USED TO LIT
TER THE STREETS; and after the ladies had
made such splendid effort to clean up the streets
Why O, Why, are not the receptacles used for that
purpose at present? why is 1t that the over on
First North just off Main street instead Of occu
pying a permanent, fixed place. on the edge of the
sidewalk, where 1t might possibly be available for
service should for the last month or more have
stretched its sheet iron length squarey across the
walk, save as enterprisng citizen thoughtful
y kicked It out of the way to permit others to
utilize the sidewalk?
Why again-and a few more whys-shoud the
principal streets of this town be Uttered over with
paper empty packages, old rubbers, and all other
kinds of refuse, until 1t makes "A fellow feel like
he is walking over the space recently vacated by
a circus, as he walks down the Main street OF the
village? Why, o, why is the part of n tree blown
down by the wind some three weeks ago, on the
south side of the tabernacle square, and which has
lain ever since with its branches obstructing part
of the sidewalk and threatening the eyes OF every
belated pedestrian, allowed to remain there in all
its pristine grandeur-whatever that means-wheh
just a tiny little, weeny bit of an effort would
make the walk passabe and infinitely improve
the general aspect OF things.
Say what is the matter with this town any
how? Why the--we why in the world Is the
tbreo cornerod slab ,ta-r H-ubcrUasted looking
thing which pushes its tattered nose out over tue
sidewalk on the south side of Center street Just
opposite the Lyric theater, and which clamoFousiy
announces the advent of great poultry snow 10
be held from the i2th to the 18th OF January, sun
permitted to remain there? Wasn't that event
pulled off some time last month? Take stroll
through the business part of the town some day
and notice Il few OF the things which make the
visitor smile when he hits this burg, and then
well then, everybody wake up! Mr.. OFT delivered
his lecture in the tabernacle here Saturday even
ing, February s, yet number OF the business
houses are proudly Haunting the event in their
front windows. The b. Y. c, and a. {. basket
bali game was pulled off upon the same date
take the card out Ringing Bros. circus played
here in the year l. Woodrow Wilson was elected
President OF the United States, last November;
Lieut. Peary has discovered the North Pole; Arts
totle is now dead; the Balkan states have declared
war on Turkey; Napoleon Bonaparte has up ane
died; the Democrats have captured congress, an'
the whole mass of evidence herewith presented
leads us back with unerring precision to the quer!
first enunciated--Why is a chicken.
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DR.. WILSON AS BOSS
Tho President.elect is so constantly dispIayn i