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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
Babylonian Tablets.

Among the tablets ut the University
Of Pennsylvania museum, DR.. Stephen
Langdon has discovered one which Is
an excellent map Of the district near
Nippur. 1t is in effect cadastral sur
vey of section about three by four
miles and shows canals, villages ana
fields. An interesting feature is that
the field belonging to the king Is small
Ter than one belonging to the incanta-
ton priests. There is also n "held of
the table," which is supposed to fur
nish food for the ordinary priests OF
the temple. There Is u common for
feeding sheep and q field of reeds open
to the public, for the Babylonians de-
pended on reeds, which grew to enor-
nous size. as in the far East people
depend on bamboo.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
DISTINGUISHED
ECONOMIST COMES
TO THE U. A. C.

giene In Denmark. Sweden. Italy, the
United States, and Canada.
1t is Miss Ravenhill's intention to
emphasize in her work at the col
lege next year the coordination that
should exist among all branches OF
work in home economics. Personal
hygiene will receive especial attention
and the subject matter Of the vari-
Gus school courses will be more close
ly united with the practical work to
be done in the home. Miss Raven
hill hopes, above all else, to get in
close touch with the girls in her
work and teach them by example as
largely as possible. In recent in
terview, Miss Ravenhill outlined her
plans for next year as follows:
For various quite good reasons
the scope of home economics has be-
come unduly restricted to the three
main divisions of food, clothing and
shelter, with the result that the ma
ture and possibilities of the individ-
ual in the home. for whose benefit
the study Is pursued, has been con-
siderably overlooked. The applica
tions, therefore, of the knowledge ac-
quired by students have been made
quate and uninfluential. as appears
| OF nd
the continuance of habits prejudicial
to human progress. | believe that
the remedy lies in giving much prom
inence to personal hygiene and the
wide range IF influence affecting hui
nan development at all ages through
out life, and to closer coordination
of the subject matter of all the
courses, one with the other, in order
clearly to indicate their connection
and to more emphatically insist upon
their application to the reformation
of habits and the more intelligent
conduct of life in accordance with
the knowledge now possessed on the
necessary details. All my long
teaching life. l have pioneered this
method, and always with great en-
couragement; | have been urging II
through my recent lecture trip, as
first international lecturer on house
hold economics to the colleges and
universities of this country, ant
everywhere have had my views an;
suggestions most sympathetically re-
ceived. To learn. to acquire, and moi
] to utilize by application, TO me is
immoral; all knowledge is ours fol
the betterment Of human life; that
!. is my text to all my students.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
Blind Children Learn.

Here is an original method used to
teach a little blind child her alphabet.
that l hope may help other mothers
who have little ones afflicted with the
same handicap. Use the raised letters
from old felt pennants and paste on
four pieces of cardboard. Dividing
the alphabet into four parts prevent
the child from trying to learn too many
letters at once. When the alphabet Is
mastered, the letters can then be made
into words and put on small card
boards. The little ones touch soon
learns to distinguish between letters
and 1t is interesting to note how soon
1t grasps both letters and words.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
Unrelated Potatoes.

Sweet potatoes have not much In
common botanically with their more
familiar namesakes. They have long
been cultivated as food in tropical and
subtropical countries, and were actu-
ally introduced into England at an
earlier date than the common potato.
The two tubers' were often confound-
ed by writer's Of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries, but the sweet
potato won more popularity than Its
rival. STEPPED in wine or made into
a sweetmeat, 1t was regarded as an
excellent invigorator. Swedish and
agreeable to the taste, Its fesh-form-
Ing qualities Gro considered equal at
least to those of the common potato.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15

1t is expected that decided i'm
petus will be given to home econem-
les work in this state with the COM
ing. this fall, OF Miss Alice Ravenhill
as head Of the work in home econ
omics at the Utah Agricultural col
lege. Miss Ravenhill is an authority
OF international repute on household
matters. She comes to Utah as the
foremost home economist of the
world today. An author of note, n
lecturer of international fame. pos
sessed Of experience gained all over
the globe, Miss Ravenhill is eminent
ly qualified to lead Utah to high
place in this most important field
of home endeavor.
At present Miss Ravenhill is
member of the advisory board of
Women's Institutes. British Column
bia, Canada; vice president of the
Child Study society, Great Britain
and Ireland; vice president of the
Eugenics Education society; member
of the Frobel society; member of the
National League for Physical I'M
provement; secretary of the section
on child hygiene and school santa
ton and international congress of
school hygiene; certified lecturer of
the National health society of Great
Britain and Ireland. She was late
lecturer on hygiene in Kinks col
lege for women. University of Lon
don; late lecturer on the physical de-
velopment in childhood to the OK
tension boards of the University of
London and Cambridge, England;
and late lecturer on hygiene and
child study to the training of teach
ers' department, London county. In
1901 Miss Ravenhill acted as special
commissioner from the British gov
/ eminent to study the teaching of hy-
giene and domestic arts in the United
States.
| Among other volumes, Miss
Ravenhill is author of Household
Administration in the Twentieth Cen
tury," Practical Hygiene for Use In
Schools characteristics and Re.
quirements of Childhood" and
Household Foes" She has carried
out extensive Investigations into
hours of sleep in childhood and into
play interest in children and schoo'
age. The results of these investiga'
lions have been widely published
Miss Ravenhill has served on severa
special commissions in Great Britain
and has studied education and by
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
Too Delicate.

A man travelling in Maine met a mid
dle-aged farmer, who said his father,
aged ninety, was still on the farm
where he was born.
"Ninety years old, eh?"
"Yes, pop is close to ninety"
"Is his health good?'
"'Tain't much now. He's been COM
plainin' for few months back"
"What's tire matter with him?"
II dunno; sometimes l think farmin'
don't agree with him."
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
! THE HOT BATHS OF JAPAN
Immersion at Temperature That
Would seald the Occidental, Elk.
cites Wonder Of Visitors.

The number Of baths taken by the
Japanese at the hot springs, says the
Herald Of Asia, and the length Of time
they remain in the water run counter
to all western medical opinion regard.
ing the utility Of hot baths for invnlida
Five or six times q day for an hour
or longer at a time would not be con.
sidered an uncommon regime. A smile
Of incredulity was raised some years
ago when Professor Chamberlain told
Us Of tiny spa where the bathers
stayed in the water for a month or
more, with stones on their laps to pre-.
vent them from floating In their sleep.
Yet could name another remote little
spot where very old man, well ad-
vanced in his nineties, in fact, has lit
orally lived In the shallow warm wa
ter Of the spring for years, his knees
and neck supported by beam, from
early morn till midnight.
The high temperature at which the
baths are taken has excited the wonder
Of many travellers. At Kusatsu, for In
stance, that of the chief bath is 1913 de-
grees Fahrenheit; but such a temper
allure necessarily involves special pre-
cautions before entering the bath, with
a limit Of from three and one-half to
four minutes immersion. When we
remember that water ut 115 degrees
Fahrenheit can just be borne by the
hand but not by the whole body, 1t is
possible to realize the agony of afilict
ed humanity in the Kusatsu baths
AT the same time the japanese Skin
cannot be SO sensitive as that Of the
European, for the'daily tub is enjoyed
by the native at temperature thai
makes the boldest of us vince.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
SUNS AND WORLDS IN MAKING
Astronomers Admitted to "Workshop
Of the Universe" to View Won
ders Therein.

We look today on the things Of q
century, millennium, ago. Light trav-
cling at the rate Of 1S6,3OO miles
second requires more than four years
to come from the nearest star, perhaps
thousands and tens of thousands Of
years from the farthest. Hence in
every case we see not what Is, but
what was.
Thousands Of nebulae have been dis
covered in the heavens. The spiral
pattern Of some few nebulae has long
been confirmation Of the theory that
they are the real beginners Of solar
system. But there has recently come
in much evidence Of the spiral charac-
ter Of other nebulae. that the conclu-
sion seems forced upon US that prncti.
cally all are in state of rotation. and
are hence supplying the centrifugal
force to throw of the rings which roll
themselves up into planets revolving
about central suns.
When opportunity is given to look
directly down upon nebulae there re-
suits startling evidence Of its being
In rotation. There is no other way Of
explaining its remarkable details of
structure. Some look like the propel-
Ter blades of motorboat some are ac-
tually caught in the act Of throwing of
rings, which are seen condensing at
certain centers, rolling themselves into
planets, henceforth to travel around
their suns. The great nebulae in An
dromeda gives striking evidence that it
is working out another and greater
|. solar system than our own.
In short, 1t seems that in studying
the nebulae we are being admitted to
the very workshop Of the universe, and
are permitted to watch the actual pro-
cess of turning out worlds. Nothing
In the heavens Is better fitted to fill the
very soul with awe. AS in the case of
the fixed stars" our lives are too
brief, too feeble our eyes, to detect the
actual motion.-Frederick Campbells
"Suns and Worlds in the Making"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
Scaldlno Fruit.

For cakes and puddings scald all
the fruit by pouring boiling water over
II. This cleanses the fruit thoroughly,
and causes 1t to swell and become fresh
and juicy. Do this the night before
cooking, so that the fruit is perfectly
dry before being mixed with the other
ingredients. If there is no time for
this, put the fruit on coarse sieve
or colander, dredge some flour over It..
and rub briskly. The aour and stalks
fall through, leaving the fruit dry and
clean.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
Pay Up Day in China.

At the Chinese New Year, the houses
and other buildings are decked with
flowers, and the streets are thronged
with people, who cQIle out 10 buy pro-
visions, new clothes and gifts. Ore
good New Year custom in China Is
that of settling up all debts before the
old year has died out. A ChlEaman
who allows the New Year TO dawn be-
fore he has settled with his creditors
feels himself dlsgraced.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
Cheer Up!

Come up smiling. laugh md grin.
cheerfulness is not sin. The past Is
gone. the presents here bear your
worries with some cheer. Come up
smiling, life's too great to waste your
time in cursing fate. Do the best as
best you can, and you will be happy
man.--Abe Levy.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
Real Economy.

A good wife economies in Every way
she can in the effort to aid her hus-
band in his sometimes dlscouraging
struggle TO lay by little something
for rainy day. and we know one
whose entire order at grocery yestcr-
day consisted of nicl;el's worth of
lemons. cashing q So check and steal
ing piclle.-Columbus CO., Journal.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
PICKING Them Out.

The Alderman-"Td like to have
Miss O'Dowd appointed on the COM
mttee to inspect the outskirts of the
city" The Mayoress Mot that
trump. What does she know about
styles? I'm going to appoint Nine. La
Mode, the best authority on skirts OF
all kinds there is IN the clty."--New
York Evening Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
Remedy for Spralns.

Bruise thoroughly one handful Of
green sage leaves, boil them In II gill
of vinegar for ten minutes; apply to
the sprained Joint us Il poulticc De-
tween folded muslin. Rest the joint
as much as possible.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-15
Safe to Be Around.

SLOW is your husband getting on
with his golfi'
"Very well, indeed. The children
are allowed to watch him now"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25
First Christmas
. For War Bdbu

Today in the c. B. Bachman home.
Hogan apartments, Christmas is of
more than usual import, being as IL
Is, the first Christmas for Fargo's
FIRST war baby, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Bachman. The infant has
been named Clark Harold Bachman.
after his paternal grandfather and his
father. He was born last Dec. A, at
the c. B. Bachman home. after his
father had sailed for France, and 30
far as the relatives here know vet.
the little ones father has not vet re-
ceived the word OF his arrival. Mrs.
Harold Bachman was formerly Miss
Minnie MartinsOn, Harvey, n. D.,
and the couples wedding took place
at the latter place last February.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Bachman have
two sons in the service, Harold and
MyrOn Bachman. Harold Bachman
is director Of the headquarters band
Of the 116th engineers, Forty-first
division, u. s. A. This band, Of which
MyrOn Bachman and Spencer and
Charles Boise. all Of Fargo. are also
members, was originally formed in
Harvey. as the Second regimentaI
band, being transformed into the
headquarters band as designated
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25
Moorhedd News
LIGHTS BURN
BEHIND FLAGS

Christmas observance in Muorhead
began last evening with the placing
of lights behind the Red Cross serv-
ice hags in hundreds of homes of the
city. The houses in which no fiaEs
were displayed were few and far be-
tween in the city.
The midnight Christmas song serv-
ice held at st. Johns Episcopal
church began at 1850 Monday night.
A special musical program was rem
dered by the full choir OF the church
and the Christmas sermon was
preached by Rev. s. J. Hedelund, rec
At ST. Joseph's Roman Catholic.
church, high mass was celebrated at
o'clock this morning. Low mass
was celebrated at 8 O'Clock and a
second celebration of high mass at
10 o'clock. The services will include
vespers at 1880 o'clock this evening.
Inc customary early morning Serv-
ice II the Swedish language was held
az the swedish Lutheran church at
o:aO O'Clock this morning. 1T his
service there was special music by
the church choir under the direction
OF Miss Martinson.
Matln service was held at o'clock
TINS morning at the First English
Lutheran church. At 7:3O this eve
ming the Christmas tree exercises for
held.
=, - NAoSA THIS morning the Eng
lish Christmas service was held at
Trinity Lutheran church with a SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. Martin An
derson, and speciaf music by the ohoif.
ana Marys Cradle Song, sung by the
Misses Clara OVERLY and Esther Dahl
At the Norwegian Christmas service
held at IL o'clock, the service flag of
the church with one star for eacn
member OF the church in the army and
navy was displayed for the first timr
At this service there was special ma
sic by the choir and q sermon by the
pastor.
Christmas tree exercises by the
Sunday school of the congregational
church were held Monday afternoon
and the program included the cantata.
Christmas in the Trenches.
The Sunday school of Grace M E.
church held the annual Christmas tree
exercises Monday evening. A feature
OF the program was the cantata.
Santa Claus Defenders.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25
No AnnuS Club
Party This Year

For the first time in years, there
will be no Annus club party in Far
go this holiday season. The annual
Annus club dance, usually the larg-
est and most elaborate party OF the
season in which the younger set
participates, has been held each year
in honor Of the young men and wOm-
en- home Tor their Christmas vaca =
tions from the various colleges and
universities, but with so many OF the
former now enlisted in the military
and marine service, IL was thought
advisable TO omit the cotillion this
year.
The other leading dancing clubs of
the city with the exception of the
Metropolitan club, will hold parties
during Christmas week and early
next week, however. the holiday
parties being the most elaborate of
each season, with all of them. All
will be held in the knights of Col
umbus hail. which will be decorated
in the holiday colors by committee
comprised OF the hOstesses appointed
by each club. The Metropolitan
party was given up for the same
reason as the Annus, the fact that
so many OF the young men who are
members have gone TO the various
training camps.
This particular group of holiday
parties will open Wednesday even
ing, Dec. rs, with the Century club
party, which will be a formal cotil-
lion. The latter will be led by viii
H. Magill, and the committee Of
hostesses comprises: Mesdames Ed
win g. Clapp. James w. Pollock. Mrs.
John 9. Pollock and Mrs. w. III.
Magill.
The Roycroft club affair Thursday
evening, Dec. 81, will be preceded by
a dinner party, and a cotilllon will
feature the dancing party. Mrs. E.
NJ. Crime win lead the cOtillion. The
Roycroft committee is Mrs. w. f.
Sudro, Mrs. c. H. Rowland and Mrs.
A. c. Shively.
The COterie club will hold its
formal Christmas cotillion next Fri
day evening, Dec. %. arrangements
being in charge Of Mrs. F. v. Hutch
tnson, Mrs l. w. BOhn, Mrs. p. w.
Satory and Mrs. ]. w. Campbell.
Monday evening, Dec 81. is the
date OF the holiday cotilliOn OF the
Bachelors and Benedicts club, which
will be led by Hector Barnes. The
committee Of hostesses comprises
Mrs. EARL Briggs, Mrs. w. c. Mich
OILS. Mrs. Albert Hallenberg and Mrs.
Frank McKone.
A Kadona club dancing party will
be given New Years night, this az
fair also to be at the X. c. hall.
Another large party Of the holiday
season, not club affair, will be held
Saturday evening, Dec. 20. being the
all-college social and dance at the
North Dakota Agricultural college
armoTy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25
|245 TONS OF
COAL IN DAY

Two hundred and forty-five tons OF
Ignite and 81 tons of bituminous
were received Ia Fargo Monday over
the Northern Pacific.
Coal receipts in the gate city since
Saturday total 2sS tons OF Ignite,
27S tons OF soft coal, So tons of
anthTaeite and As tons of briquottes
These shipments were made to Fargo
retail coal dealers.
Acting under the new modification
OF the state fuel administration order,
retail coal dealers in Fargo started
delivering anthracite this morning in
one ton quantities instead OF a half
ton as under the old regulation pre-
scribed by the fuel administration.
Under the new regulation house
holders are permitted to have a four
months supply Of hard coal, bitu-
minous, coke, briquettes and Ignite.
With the exception OF anthracite,
householders were permitted to have
only a two months supply OF coke,
briquettes and Ignite.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25
HONE GUARDS
TO TAKE PART
IN FUNERAL
Fargo's First Military Ser
vice in World War
on Wednesday

Members Of the Fargo Home
Guard will be pail bearers; members
OF the Spanish American War Vet
Grams and the G.. A. r. will be honor
guards and flower bearers; and mem
bers of the Moorhead Home Guard
will compose the firing squad at
Riverside cemetery at funeral serv-
ices for Private Scott W. BredelI,
member OF Company A, 164th United
States infantry, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
H. o. Bredell, Hunter, N. d., who
died in the military hospital at
Hoboken, N. j., Saturday morning,
which are to be held from the First
Presbyterian church, Fargo, at $3.50
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
1t will be Fargo's first military
funeral in the world war. DR.. Thorn
as j. Graham will preach the funeral
sermon.
Members of the two Home Guards,
and the Spanish and Civil war vet
Grams have been asked by George
Thompson, commander OF the Span
ish War Veterans, who is in charge
OF the military ARRANGEMENTS for the
funeral to answer roll call at the
B. #. Wasem parlors on First avenue
north at o'clock sharp for instruc-
lions, and for the formation OF, the
military escort for the remains in ..
military parade from the parlors to
the church.
Members of the Company B auxiI-
larry, and other Fargo women's aux
iliaries OF military organizations will
occupy reserved section at the
church.
Private Bredell's remains, which
were shipped from Hobolzen by the
military authorities Saturday even
1ngss arrived in Fargo. encased in a
nag -draped casket, this morning, and
VIII lie in state at the Wasem par
Tors until noon wednesday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-25
.PRESBYTEUTANS HAVE
TREE This AFTERNOON
Two Parts and IS Numbers on :
O'clock Prouram--Musio Has
Prominent Place.

Two parts and Is numbers are on
the program for the Christmas tree
to be held at the First Presbyterian
church at o'clock this afternoon.
Music has a prominent place on the
program. There will be gifts of candy
and nuts for all the children.
The program follows:
Organ Prelude.
Invocation.
Recitation-The Call Of Xmastide.
............,..,.. Winnie Sanborn
Xmas Carol-Hark the Herald An
gels Sing ......... Sunday schooI
The Xmas Story-Good WIN to
Men ............. .......,.. Mrs.
Fuller and the Primarily department
Exercises by the Primary department.
Readlng-A Christmas Offering -.
...,........ Mrs. George Black
Part H.
The Call OF the Hour.
Introductory remarks by W. L. Stock
Recitation-God Give Us Men -.
.......s........... Martin Ericsson
solo-It Came Upon the Midnight
Clear ...,.,.....,.. Mildred Burns
Reading-The Birth of Christ .....
.........,... Lucille HustfnS
Recitation-Santa Claus, Who Is
He? ....s........ Richard Marshall
Responsive Scripture ..........
.s... superintendent and audience
The Worlds Xmas -. Glass Of girls
Musical Reading-The Gift 49,.
f1elen Burns