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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
KNOWLEDGE OF
PRICES

PRICES
The mayor of the city Of New
York recently appointed a commit.
tee to investigate questions of food
supply, and its executive committee
has just made a report. One of the
principal points made was that o
great lack of knowledge has been
| found among housekeepers, as to the
proper prices to be paid for food. II
we'll to do families are apt to be
brought up without any knowledge Of
housekeeping.
It used to be said that the farmer
was the best informed business man
Of the community, as he had to know
the price Of everything. The old
time housewife was invariably aware
II eggs were up two cents a dozen.
II she felt a price was unreasonable,
she didn't buy.
Much of the neighborly discussion
some of us used to hear as children
related to the question of prices of
ordinary household commodities,
whether beef had risen or butter fall
en-. No man could operate a bust
ness unless the buyer has a keen
idea of normal prices.
Some people consider too much
mention of money to be sordid. But
this is a practical world of realities
and the home manager needs to know
what she Is up against.
woman once remarked that her
butcher always gave her only the
lump price for the piece. When she
asked how much per pound 1t was
his arithmetic was either too faulty.
or he was reluctant to tell her the
figure. A purchase and sale can
hardly be considered to be we'll made
'or both parties. unless each under
stands exactly the price.
This is why newspaper advertisers
always do well to state exact prices
In their notices. Thereby they not
merely interest many more readers
hut they assist in educating the pub
lie in a vital matter of home econo-
mics.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
Prevention of Typhoid
Or. Preston r. Merrill Of Wellsviile
lectured to Students Of
U. A. c.

DR.. p. r. Merrill of Wellsville
lectured to DR.. F. L. Vests class
In sanitation the early part of the
week at the Utah Agricultural Col
lege, using as his theme "The Pre-
vention of Typhoid Fever" DR.. Mer-
rill, who has been making LIES
study OF the spread of the typhoid
germ In rural communities, declared
that the antityphoid vaccine used by
the United States army will be the
means of checking and wiping out
the disease.
He called attention to the fact that
125 deaths are caused annually In
Utah from typhoid fever and that
1000 infants die annually because OF
poor sanitation conditions. He urged
that more attention be paid In the
schools to instruct women for the
proper care of children. He also
called the students attention to the
fact that the clean town movement,
recently completed by the Utah De-
velopment League, showed that In
the farming districts better care was
taken OF stables than of places where
the members of the family lived.
DR.. Merrill called attention to one
case that came under his notice when
1900 inhabitants of country town
OF 5000 became infected with typhoid
fever through contaminated drinking
water. The water had been filled
with typhoid germs from the case OF
a single man suffering with the few
er some distance up the stream. He
said that persons can carry the germs
for twenty years and their bodies
give them Off to other persons who
will become attacked and stricken
with the fever,
He said that typhoid fever could
be contracted from direct contact
with persons infected with the germs
through contaminated drinking wa.
ter. Ice. dust, clothing and by damp
soil, He said that section hands
on railroads were subject to the dis
ease from dust and the mucuous that
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
BOAST NOT

BOAST NOT
Boast not of the things you're
going to do,
In the future far away.
Forgetful of the many tasks,
Awaiting your efforts today.
The future years might fail you,
Misfortunes hand entail you,
Better fix your heed,
On the present need,
And do the works of today.
Dream not of reaping a harvest,
OF rewards both rich and great,
But rightly seed life's furrow,
Fer the spring wears on too late.
Would you be one of the mowers,
Be then first one of the sewers,
WIN tne SOIL well TILED
And the furrow we'll filled.
You can safely rest and wait.
Sing not OF the crown you're going
to wear.
Some time in eternity.
For mystery shrouds that shadowey
land; II
Today is for you and me,
Today It's to shun temptation,
Thereby make some preparation
To meet your God,
On Celestial sod,
And be crowned externally.
Sarah E. Oldham Milton.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
DE MAND FOR

The woolgrowers have reason to
congratulate themselves. Only re-
Gently 1t was announced that Great
Britain had definitely decided not to
permit the expectation OF wool from
any Of the colonies. the excuse being
that 1t would all be required by the
home manufacturers for use In max
ing blankets and clothing for the SOL
diers. Consequently the manufactur-
ers of the United States are cut Off
from one source of supply. AS they
purchased s6O,OOO,OOO worth of Aus
tralian wool in 1918, 1t will readily
be seen that the price Is sure to ad-
vance in this country and the manu-.
facturers will be handicapped to some
extent, although their needs may be
partially supplied by Argentina and
some of the other South American
countries.
With the Australian wool out Of
the market the manufacturers in the
United States have been called upon
by Great Britain and France to fur.
nish l,35O,OOO wool sweaters, 100000
wool stomach bands, 100000 pair of
wool gloves and 10000 pairs of wool
socks. the wholesale value OF the
goods being more than $4,000
This is only one of a series Of orders
calling for the consumption OF a vast
amount OF wool and others will fol.
low from time to time so long as the
war lasts.
The fockmasters OF Utah and those
Of the other wool producing states
with Australia and the other British
colonies out OF the way, will have a
line market for their clips the man
ufacturers not being In a position to
haggle long over prices. 1t would not
be surprising II wool reached record
prices before this time next year.
ITS an Ill wind that blows nobody
good Salt Lake Tribune.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26

Is expectorated from trains. Seven.
teen per cent of typhoid fever is from
detected milk, he said.
The flies are the greatest source
OF spreading the disease declared DR.
Merrill and he highly complimented
the state board Of health on its Wig.
orous movement during the past TWO
years to wipe out the pests. He said
1t has been a great help.
He said that II every germ could
be killed as they leave the patients
there would be no typhoid fever the
year following.
He favored she isolations of all ty.
phoid fever cases until state health
officials had declared the persons free
from the germs. As it is sometimes
twenty years that persons are in.
fected, DR.. Merrill called attention
to the magnitude Of the task, but de
clared something should be done to
meet the solution of the problem.
The importance and assurance
that the vaccination would be the I'll.
innate means Of stamping out the ty.
phoid fever, DR.. Merrill said on the
success of the army officials. In
1911. he said, there were two cases
Of typhoid fever among the soldiers
when modified in Texas and along
the Mexican border, and while in
camp there. All were vaccinated.
Following the Spanish American war
camp of 5000 soldiers at Jackson,
Florida, possessed 1923 cases of ty-
phoid fever.
Bulletins of the medical depart,
ment of the army show equally re-
markable instances of how vaccine,
ton has prevented typhoid fever
among the soldiers of the army.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
POULTRY NOT
AFFECTED

The rise in price of poultry of all
kinds which is reported to have TAX
en- place in various States can not
in the opinion of experts In the De.
partment of Agriculture, be In any
way attributed to the outbreak of the
foot and mouth disease. This dis
ease does not affect poultry at all,
and the Federal guarantees OF varl
Gus States-fourteen in alr-now lay
no embargo upon shipments of poul
try.
II Is true that when a case OF foot
and mouth disease is found upon
farm that farm is absolutely quaran
tined by the State or local authori
ties No produce of any sort can leave
it, the owner Is not even permitted
to drive his horses on the public
highway, and in some cases his chill
dren are not allowed to go to school
until the exposed stock have been
done away with and the entire prem.
ises thoroughly disinfected. Since
the disease, moreover. Is readily
communicated from farm to farm by
cats, dogs. poultry and human beings
the local authorities exercise their
own discretion in determining what
restrictions should be placed upon
shipments of produce from the area
in the immediate vicinity of the in.
fected farm. These areas are so
limited in extent, however, that the
amount of poultry that may thus be
prevented from reaching the market
is an inappreciable percentage of the
total supply. Poultry from the unin-
fected areas in the various quaran.
tined States can be moved freely
without the least danger Of spreading
the disease or of injuring the health
Of the consumer.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
BLUE BLOOD DAIRYING

The lowing kline" have had their
day,
For now We talk a different way.
For instance. Where's her pedigree
And veter'nary's guarantee?
Bring out her records all In terms
or butterfat and milk and germs.
Has she been MIXED by human hand,
Machine or both. and will she stand
without high links at horn and tail
Without high links at horn and tail,
How fussy is she with her "eais?"
Does she insist on sugar beets,
Or will q single ration do,
With once week an oyster stew?
Has she learned how 20 ret her
calf
BY Montessori, with a staff
OF dairy experts near her stall
To answer to her beck and call?
There was time when cows were
kline.
But now they've got so superfne
That each one has a family tree.
It's getting pretty deep for me.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
The NelU Bride and Her
Housekeeping

The cleaning and the sewing 90 in
the same fashion, The home Is al.
ways in confusion and expenses are
apt to be in the same condition, for
she never knows what her housekeep-
ing Is costing her. And the home in
the course of year or SO is apt, If
not to be completely wrecked to be
anything but the happy place. an
ticipated.
And the key that would open up
quite a different situation is plan.
ming. Not that this will remedy all
the defects Of inexperience. But al
most any girl has ability enough to
plan. And II she will plan her days
and her weeks work before ,he
plunges into 1t, she can at least
guard against unpreparedness in .he
matter Of supplies. She can buy to.
better advantage and she can keep
track of what things are costing her.
Ana when she looks ahead and sees
looming up a piece of work which
she does not know how to do, she can
find out how to do it before she tack
les 1t.
So in all earnestness and friendli-
ness, ! say again to the inexperienced
new housekeeper-plan. Run your
work. Don't let it run you.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
ASKS NEUTRALS
TO CALL A HALT
Germany Charges England and
France With Violating Declare.
ton Of London

Washington, Nov. discharges by
Germany that England and France
are violating the declaration Of Lon
don, previously presented by the Der.
lin foreign Office to Ambassador Ge'
rard and representatives of other neu
trails. were published today from the
embassy here. The paper says Ger
many has thus far strictly observed
the declaration of London and has
not changed its attitude despite the
fragrant violations committed by us
adversaries," and adds;
However, the imperial government
must now study the question wheth'
err 1t will be able to continue 10
maintain the above attitude II the
enemy powers abide by the procedure
observed by them and II the neutral
powers allow such violations OF the
principles Of neutrality to go on 10
the detriment Of German interests
1.-THE imperial German government
considers 1t, therefore, of interest 70
learn which position the neutral pow
ers intend to take toward the attitude
adopted by Great Britain and France
contrary to international law anu
particularly whether 1t Is their inten'
ton to take measures against 'he
acts of violence committed on posru
their merchant vessels against "e''
man subjects and German proper
~"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
TIE THANKSGIVING
FEAST

The old time Thanksgiving dinner
was a kind of cookery tournament,
in many large families, 1t was the
custom for tho different households
to take turns in entertaining the
entire clan. The housewife who had
he dinner to give felt that she must
equal If not surpass all previous rec
ords. Consequently there was an
array Of aeshy delicacies fit to feed
a king 1t was far in excess of the
. wants of even the large company as
I sembled.
! Persons of weak digestion viewed
! the onslaught with apprehension II
they did not partake generously of
| all the dishes, the hostess might take
| offense. 1t might seem a reflection
on her culinary triumph.
' mere was nOt Dhtltly tuIhty, uut
often other fowl or meat or game.
Several kinds Of vegetables were
heaped on your plate. After the
rotund bird had disappeared In the
kitchen, the battle was but half
done. A phalanx OF pies and pud-
dings was yet to be attacked. After
4 1t was all over. there was but little
to do but crawl out to some quiet
spot, and hope for the best.
Thanksgiving in many country
households was time for display
of your winter stock of provisions.
The rural homestead might likely
have q hundred mince pies stocked
away. Jellies and preserves were
displayed to the admiring eyes OF
the guests. 1t was an exhibition day
! of all of the traditional housewifely
! arts of the older American home.
The modern idea of going to some
! hotel for dinner seems comparative
I ly a return to simple life. In money
/! it Is apt to be cheaper. 1t dissipates
I almost the last remnant of the orig.
inal home coming sentiment OF
Thanksgiving day. But It enables
I the housekeeper to skip hard day
with some bad moments.
But even home Thanksgiving
! feast need not necessarily be elabor.
ate or very easily. II turkey roosts
too high, the chicken is still a noble
bird, and properly done, worthy OF
any gastonomic critic.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
THE RAILROAD TRAMP
PROBLEM

1t is common practice among pc.
lice and court officials all over the
country. to let Migrants off without
sentence II they will get out of town
within twenty-four hours. In some
places the town officers escort the
wayfarers to the railroad yards, and
personally see them aboard a freight
car.
As result the railroad tramp evil
grows year by year. Signals are
recklessly tempered with. trains are
stoned, trainmen are assaulted or in
undated.
The result Is that tramps wander
freely along the railroads. They go
from one end to the other OF some
lines by paying fifty cents to a train
man. A dispatch from San Bernardo
no, California. few days ago, told
how ninety three tramps on their an.
nual winter tour toward Los Angeles
oyerpoWered a crew and operated a
freight car running across the Mo-
jave desert.
The free freight car ride has come
10 seem so easy that many workmen
steal rides to and from their Jobs.
Frequently they are hurt. as the re.
suit of risks taken. One more is
added to the burden OF cripples that
some one has to support.
The tramp infested railroads could
be rid OF this nuisance. II the towns
along the route would cooperate. No
thing Is gained by moving a vagrant
on to the next town. It simply means
that his place Is taken by another
one, moved On from the town next
on the other side.
A sentence at hard labor In a
county Jail has a wonderfully en-.
tightening effect on the vagrant mind.
The confinement may not be irksome
In the winter season. Many tramps
regularly commit some trlling OF.
Tense al this time of year, In order
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26

Sust about now, many girl Is
taking charge of new home. 1t
may be simple, it may be preten-
.tious; it may be small or it may be
large. But the thing that appeals
most strongly to he, is that it is hers
and that she is to manage it as she
pleases, this to mean, of course, to
please also the man whom she has
promised to love and honor.
Just how will she manage 1t, I
wonder? And if year from now,
one could peep into these new homes
dotted all over the land, I wonder
just what sort of homes we would
see?
The girl who has had some bust
ness training, though she may not
know much about housekeeping, has
some efficient allies toward success.
full housekeeping, II she will but use
them. In her business life she has
learned the value Of system, order,
punctuality. And these are as abso
lutely essential to the proper run.
ming Of home as they are to the
proper running of business. A
good business girl will realize this
the minute she takes up the reins OF
housekeeping, and will make as
great use of them in her home man
agement as she did in her business.
And thus the business girl has some
aids for making the machinery OF
her new home runs smoothly.
The girl who has come from q
home where she has been trained in
housekeeping also enters upon her
duties with certain amount Of con.
fldence. She too knows the value
Of system and order and punctuality,
but she knows In addition the details
of housekeeping and the machinery
Of her new home is likely to run with
little friction.
But the girl who has had no bust.
ness training and no home training,
the one who knows nothing CT the
valuable results that come from sys.
tenn and order, and from whose shGul
ders a fond mother has lifted all
cares OF housekeeping has good
NJ N be oh % kAa L..
housekeeping path. And the aity OF
II Is that as she sits in her new home
and views the road that lies before
her, she Is through her very !gnor.
ance altogether unconscious OF the
trials awaiting her.
1t Is to these girls would like TO
make one suggestion drawn from
both business and housekeeping
experience. And that is-plan. II
you know little of housekeeping, YOU
will find that planning is tho best
friend you have. Planning Is al.
ways an aid OF efficient housekeeping.
But the less you know. the more you
need to plan. II you are we'll train.
ed housekeeper. you can do many
things almost as a matter Of second
nature. But II you are an inexperi.
enced housekeeper. you need to look
over the work ahead Of you very
One OF the pitfalls Of the inexperi'
enced or inefficient housekeeper is
haphazard housekeeping, She never
thinks OF breakfast until 1t Is time %
get 1t, and then she discovers she is
out OF eggs or coffee or butter or
some other necessity. There is q
hasty run o the corner grocery,
breakfast behind time, very likely, as
result, cross hubsand, and iustl
fiably so especially II he must be at
business by certain time. Meals
are lacking in certain dishes she in.
tended to have because when she
comes to prepare them she finds she
IL ont Of somo necessary ingredient.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
To Withstand Earthquakes.
Earthquake construction has .

Earthquake construction mas
reached a very practical stage In IN.
seismic districts OF Italy, where ~
new buildings are being erected unug.
strict supervision with respect TO 'hen
ability to resist earthquake shoeAo'
Professor Omori, the Japanese au'no'
ity. has estimated that 1913 per cent "
the deaths In the great Mess!na eartn
quake OF 1908 would have been P'o
vented II the buildings had been p''P
erly constructed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
The Logan Republican,
Editorial Page

to get warm bed within four brick
walls until spring.
But the regular work with the pris
on gang Is like severe pain to these
gypsies. Next time that town Is Civ.
en- q wide berth
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-16

American demand for a salute would
precipItate a crisis at Mexico City was
the confident belief of many officials
here. No time limit has been set dur
ing which the salute must be fired. but
General Huerta practically has only
until the arrival of the American fleet
at Tampico which will be in about a
week, to obey the American demand.
Rear Admiral tiske, aide for opera
tions in the navy department. who
went to Hampton Roads today to adj
wise Rear Admiral Badger command
err in chief of the Atlantic fleet, of the
intimate details of the situation was
understood to have conveyed verbal in
structions. Secretary Daniels denied
sealed orders had been sent Rear Ad-
miraI Badger to deliver an uItImatum,
after which Tampico might be shelled.
While the navy department is silent
as to what Rear Admiral Badger Will
be permitted to do, it is understood
that if the emergencies arise he will
have broad latitude to deal with the
situation as he sees il. The disposition
of the American government. however,
is to exact an apology without inter-
ference in the progress of the reVolu-
ton.
Seizure of customs house often
has been resorted to as A means of
obtaining satisfa ction for a claim. One
instance, among others is cited In
1888 France declared peaceful block
ade of certain ports in Mexico. That
government resented the act, declared
war and expelled French subjects from
its territory
On the other hand the British gov
eminent in 1861 demanded of Brazil
redress for the ptundering of a British
vessel off the Brazilian coast. When
the British demands were refused. the
British admiral instituted pacific
blockade of the port of Rio de Janerio
and seized five Brazilian vessels as an
act of reprisaI. The matter was sub
sequently adjusted by payment or
claims.
There has been some question as to
whether a pacific blockade would re-
uuire the authorization from congress.
many international lawyers contcnding
that inasmuch as it amounts practlc-
ally to a commercial embargo. the ex-
ecutive branch of the government
would be able to deal with the question
without the action of congress.
The landing Of marines on foreign
soil is another most mooed point upon
which the right to act without the
authorization of congress has been
questioned. American marines. how
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-16
This Skin Peeler All
the Rage in Society.

There is a growing tendency among
women OF culture and fashion to pay
more attention to hygienic means Of pre-
serving their charms The advent of mer-
colized wax doubtless has been largely
responsible for this. This remarkable
substance produces compilations so natu-
raj in appearance. so magnetically beau
tiful, artificial compilations are no longer
desired. Instead of "doctorfnR'' an often
sive skin, the skin is peeled OFF The wax
peels the skin so gradually, in such fine
particles, no discomfort is experienced.
The fresher younger skin beneath, wholly
in evidence within a week or two, 10 lily
white. satiny soft and smooth. It's not a
patched-oVer complexion, but a brand
new one. That's why mercofized wax has
become such a rage among society folk.
The wax is put on nights like cold cream
and washed off mornings. All druggists
have it: one ounce will do.
Another hygienic treatment now much
in favor is one to remove wrinkles, made
by dissolving l OF. powdered saxolfte in
= pint witch hazel Used as a wash
lotion it ''acts like magic" (adv)