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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

which was verbal "cross-counter" to
some tale which was being handed
me, etc.
or course Il was not imperative that
! should give out steady stream of
diplomacy all the time, but when
oiuntness would have made an enemy
| am happy to say that my talent for
diplomacy" coupled with long legal
experience, enahled me to do reason.
aoly well in that branch OF my work
All work, II man tackles It, whether
washing dishes or shaking dice for a
universe. ought to be done in whole
souled and enthusiastic manner. And
! can say truthfully that / brought to
ms absolutely necessary art in my
position a frank and open manner, a
sincerity of voice and an unwinking
LOOK IRON the eyes, that ethically was
almost as genuine as nature itself, and
practically much more effective than
sarcasm or cold facts would have ever
dared TO be.
AS looked at the place, was there
70 90 my chief the utmost good
,ould, and the only conscientious feel
ing | bad in the matter was to do just
'lat very thing. | hewed to that line,
'nu W16FeVGT the chips flew I had and
nave no slightest SAVIOR of remorse.
a secretary who told the truth all the
VINE would be about as useful as a
lighted candle in a powder magazine.
lne only man he needs to tell the
seeIA truth to is his chief; as for the
'sst OF the world, when it was adj
.'saple to tell them the truth they got
~ "hen Il was necessary 20 ladle
, mem out diplomacy" that was what
they received.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
cnnnrete pole lnvented.

Berne, Switzerland.-A Swiss en-.
gineer, NJ Hans Siegwart, has invent.
ed new telegraph pole which is made
Of concrete instead Of wood or iron.
as at present used
A special machine is employed to
form long, hollow concrete rods, which
Withstand time and weather in such
a manner as 10 render them more
than twice as economical as wood or
iron poles.
The poles viii probably be largely
used for electric tramways and over.
head telephone lines.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

Member Of Summer Resort Colony
Makes a Valuable Discovery.

Traverse CITY. Mitch. over ON the
Lake Michigan shore. along the sand
dune region the icemal Is in dis.
repute. lie did not make regular de.
liveries and colony of campers and
cottagers near Ludngion who did not
put theirs up In the winter were dis
appointed and disguised
One day one Of the colony was dig.
cling in a big sand dune, looking for
Indian relies lie found some inter.
esting things. such as copper Ratchet
and some kitchen utensils, and kept
on digging until he was fifteen or
twenty feet in the sand Then he dis.
covered that the place was ce.dlng.
ly cold and that. despite the heat OF
the sun. his feet felt uncomfortable.
The man had read "A story about a
glacier that had got lost In cave and
had lain there thousands of years.
until Il was discovered by some one.
who subsequently became million.
aire, so he continued his investiga
lions, finally AS he expected. unearth
ing bed OF ice.
me problem was solved, as the rest
was easy Digging down into the
frozen sand considerable distance,
he erected boards. TO keep the hole
from caying In, fitted ladder and
then made a cover. The iceman was
folled as effectually as though II were
December. The other campers and
cottagers began mining In the sand on
their own account, and they soon had
icehouses without money and without
price
These sand dunes have been produc
tive OF many mysteries, but this las
one is easiest to explain Of all The
water, seeplng through the sand until
II reached the level of the lake. hat
frozen the winter before. The drift
ing sand had covered the ice complete
ly and It had been preserved TO dc
duty In the summer when It wal
needed
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
Copyright, 1908. BY Joseph D BOwles.l
How 10 BE HappY, Thouah RIeh.

ElO" " DC ElePPJt 'HShS' h'Nif
Having made your family happy.
your servants happy, Hodge happy,
you have a right TO all the appliances
of wealth to make yourself happy;
but you must always do this In such a
way that you do not render others
unhappy. II you enjoy motoring, have
your motor built, but stlpulate that
the workmen who build It shall be
paid properly. II you prefer horses,
buy the best you can, and get the
best people to look after them, people
who are kind and understand animals.
II you see any one on your estate un.
necessarily cruel TO an animal or a
little child, cast him out until he shall
have learned the lessons of humanity
When you have become millionaire,
you must, first Of all, learn never to
blend your pleasure or your pride
with sorrow Of the meanest thing that
lives. Then you can go ahead by max
ing all the things which you wish for
your own happiness a source Of hap
piness to those who produce them.
That is TO say, although you are a
millionaire, you must remember that
Il is but for a time. All this money
is yours for a little while only. II
can purchase happiness II rightly ap.
piled; II wrongly applied, II can be
made cause OF misery TO yourself
and every one around you.-G. Is. Bur
gin, IN London p, T. o.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
49, oerman shlnvard

The Borsen Courier Berlin. learna
that the German admiralty is planning
the erection OF new shipyard for re
-aLs-- ~ ---Il----- - ---- Liz I .~- Lola
drydocks at Brunshuttel, on the Kiei
canal, The new yard win be employed
only in case Of need for the construc.
ton OF small auxiliary vessels. it's use
fulness otherwise being restricted &c
dock traffic Above all the admiralty
wishes TO have a body Of trained work
men at the mouth Of the canal, and %
be sure Of being able at any time 20
effect repairs at the exit OF the canal
at Holtenau
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

Dear Bunch; In Paris, eh2 Give
my regards to the Moulin Rouge,
won't you?
notice what you say In your letter
about buying a couple Of French auto
mobiles In Paris. one Of the same be-
ing for me.
I'm glad to see you have such n
sweet disposition. Bunch, but nix on
the Bubble.
Not for yours hastily
I've caught all the diseases to date
except the automoblious fever
While walking around the city
streets | have been making deep
study of whiz wagons, Bunch, but so
close was the machinery to my out.
posts at the time and 30 eager was |
to get out OF the way that perhaps
| am prejudiced
The automobile is the rich mans
wine and the poor mans chaser.
II keeps our streets full of red.
white and blue streaks all the livelong
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

sight such as these eyes of mine never
before beheld.
II the fire from her eyes had ever
reached the kerosene-holy smoke'
On the level. Bunch, II there was
any place In our house which Peaches
didn't sprinkle with kerosene II must
have been few OF my collars and
cuffs which hadn't come from the
laundry yet.
For two days, Bunch, II rained kero-
sene In our household.
For breakfast the toast was scented
with kerosene, and II foated like
rainbow on top of the cuffee.
For luncheon the goldfish cakes be-
haved like leaky lamp. and the
shredded onions lost all their cour-
age and wanted to leave the room.
For dinner the corn beef looked
like roast on John ID. Rockefeller.
and the delicate blossoms OF the sauer-
kraut were all shriveled up. and
tasted like the Ohio river near Park.
ersburg
In the meantime, Bunch. the mosqui-
toes are having the time Of their lives.
They thought we were giving
Mardi Gras for their benefit. 80 they
sent out invitations 10 all their friends,
with the result that our little family
lost more blood than is spilled In
South American revolution.
Peaches has abandoned the kero-
sene idea. and Is now fumlgating the
house with something which falls on
the insulted nose like hard slap on
the face, so ! am writing this letter
out in the barn.
My theory about the mosquito is
that he has humanity stung, going
and coming.
Yours done I'm oil, JOHN.
Copyright. 1908 by O. w. Dillingham; Coz
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
Too Tai for Everything But Circus.

Kansas City. Mos there such
thing as a man being too tall 10 Join
the army?' asked a gigantic young fel.
low Of dapper looking officer stand.
ing in the entrance TO the army re.
cruiting office the other day. lie was
told that man could be too tail,
and that he probably was in that
class.
Il thought So he replied I'm
TOO tall for anything but the circus
business. and I'm so blamed tired OF
that ] never want to see the inside OF
canvas again
I'm too tail to work In the aver.
age shop, too tall 10 work In a store,
GOO tall 20 be employed IN an Office
TOO tan TO hustle on a boat, too tail
TO engage myself as a traction car mo.
-,---.s- -
what's the use-l'm too tail for any.
thing
In answer 20 a question tho man
said his name was Jarvis Henderson
that he was 80 years old and hailed
from small town near Harrisburg
Pa. Henderson stands seven feet
two inches in his stocking feet
He who would be first must often
fhgnL Of himself Last
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
Thrift In Children.

Some day the plan of providing for
children by starting bank account
for each baby at birth and adding TO
II on each birthday viii become gener-
al, and there win be hope OF foster.
ing thrift in growing children. The
possession OF bank book which they
cannot wholly own till legally free
from the guidance OF parents Is often
a matter of pride which prompts say
ing. Everybody knows how hard It Is
to save the first hundred dollars. and
how much the difficulty lessons with
every addition 10 that.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
Had Poor Opinion Of Or. Han.

Rev DR.. Charles II. Aked's expert
ence with would-be convert which he
related to his congregation In New
York bears close resemblance to an oc
currence which the late Rev. Dr. John
Hall spoke Of several years before his
death. A man came 20 him and said
that he had resolved to renounce his
faith and to devote the rest OF bis life
TO the conversion Of the Jews, although
all his friends were OF that persuasion.
He told OF the eagerness OF hundreds
TO follow him and wanted TO have the
management Of a mission, II the
church would pay the expense OF main.
tanning H.. DR.. Hall said he would
conSider the matter, made inquiry as
to the mans character and when he
called for an answer declined the offer
with thanks The man seemed to te
disappointed, used dlsrespectfu Ian
guage and said 70 the Scotch maid
who showed him TO the door Hes a
hard man 90 do business with"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
WomanIs suanIeIoue Retleenee.

Are women beginning TO talk less
IN the hope Of thus better pleasing
nlrHT IT so, WhIIe COMMUNICATING tne
motive, we would unhesitatingly cues.
ton the method The mere music OF
their voices as contrasted with the
raucous male note easily coulterbal-
ances any possible disparity m the
ideas expressed. Upon all grounds we
cry out for loosening Of the delicate
tongues now so strangely ana SO sus-
piciousiy stilled --North American re
view.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
FIVE MONTHS IN PLASTER.
Baby with Double Prenatal Dlsloea.
ton Made Perfect.

Chester. n. Y.--Mary Lascomb. three
years old. after undergoing one OF the
most remarkable operations ever per.
formed in this country, will be dis
charged from the Grocer hospital In n
few days. The child was discovered
nearly year ago by local physician.
who ascertained that she was suffer
ing with a double congenltal dis!oca'
tion OF the hip joints serious pre-
natal condition, from which no child
has ever recovered thoroughly by 9th
er than surgical treatment, and this
in many instances has failed, until
the famous bloodless method, as dem
onstrated by Lorenz. became known.
The case of Mary Lascomb was
placed in the hands OF DR.. ID. =. Mad.
dox. who called into consultation Dr.
Herbert l.. Northrop. dean OF the
Hahnemann medical college, Phlla'
delphia, and It was decided to adopt
the Lorenz method
The hips and legs were placed In
position and kept In plaster cast
for FIVE months, the cast being re-
moved from time to time. Now Mary
Is able to romp along the concrete
floors OF the hospital corridors. hav'
ing been transformed from hopeless
cripple into an active child.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

Queer" multered Uncle Rooster
as he turned over the maBalinVs
pages Of advertisements IN a vain
search for The reading matter. "He'd
think that all these here automatic
planner playln' inventions would "a
guy our girls more time to help their
mothers with the homework. Yet
setch don't seem TO be The case"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26

He who would be first must often
think Of himself last
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-26
protitabIe Municipal Markets.

The municipal markets OF Man
chester, England, are very profitable.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-02
An Editors Encourage.
nlent.

The late Frank Pixley of San
Francisco was writer of great
editorials. How to write great
editorials was all he knew of jour
nalism, and as to literature, he
thought it some kind of liver COM
plant; yet his name stood at the
head of his excellent literary pa
per as that of it's editor. One day
a gifted young man sent in a
clever bit of sentimental verse,
which got itself into the paper.
He Immediately sought Pixley,
introduced himself, and shaking
both the great mans hands, ex-
claimed with effusion, "Oh, Mr..
Pixley, cannot tell you how your
approval of my sonnet encourages
mel" Pixley drew little away,
eyed him susplciously for more
than a moment, then coldly said,
"What the devil is q sonnet2"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-02
Mayor Dollison For Pro.
bate Judge.
IJournal-Gazette.l

"Our solicitor in canvassing
Hooking county has heard several
of the Democrats talking Mayor
Dollison for their candidate for
Probate Judge next fall. Well,
the mayor would make good
probate Judge if he could be elect
ed. We will see that there is a
good Republican elected to fill
that office for the next term, so
the Democratic nomination will
not be important.
We thank the Journal-Gazette
for their kindly speculation, and
will say that Mayor Dollison is a
candidate. for no office; but, it is
his duty or any Democrats duty,
to respond to call of his party if
his services are demanded in office.
We will say this for Mayor Dolli-
son, that if his party sees fit to
nominate him for Probate Judge,
he will buckle on the harness and
make hard fight to be elected,
and if elected viii endeavor to up
hold the oath of his office as he
has tried to do as mayor of Logan.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-02
The January American
Boy.

Stirring stories, interesting in
formation, valuable instruction,
and encouragement along lines of
right living and high endeavor
make the January American Boy
noteworthy issue: The front
cover page picture speaks elo-
quently of Breaking Home Ties" "
DIR. Owens's pirate story is con-
tinued two chapters, as is also
That Dillingham; Boy. Mr.. Trow-
BRIDGES serial, The Boy and the
Beast, is concluded, and Mr.. Tom
linson's serial, Four Boys on the
Mississippi, is begun, and promises
to sustain the splendid reputation
of the author as a writer for boys.
A notable article is Canal and
Jungle, the Boys Own Story of
the Big Ditch at Panama, written
by Hugh G. Weir, who was spe-
cially sent by The American Boy
to Panama to write up the true
conditions for its readers, and the
boys will enjoy the snap and vim
of the story.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-02

licans of Ohio, and few days
ago, called upon Governor Harris,
where the situation was canvassed.
Whether he will be an active
aspirant for the'place Ia not yet
determined, but the gentleman
from Hooking has half mind to
tempt the political fates again.
Ex-senator Bright was valuable
member of the upper branch Of the
Ohio assembly in 1900-190l, repre-
senting the Ninth-Fourteen dis
trict. He was succeeded by Hon.
d. II. Moore, of Athens, who
served two terms, and he in turn
by Hon. Isaiah II. Rose, of WASH
ington, and Hon. Joseph S. Sites,
of Fairfield, the district now being
entitled to two senators A son
of Judge Bright, Hon. Frederick
S. Bright, is now United States
consul at Huddersfeld, England,
on the recommendation of General
Grosevenor.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-02
Political Tightening Rods
Out.

Interest Of Ohio politicians con-
tinues to center in the approach
ing Republican state convention,
The Taft forces have persistently
insisted upon ae early date re-
gardless of the wishes of the coun-
try-yoteis The reason is appar.
ent. tMy policies" are growing
! less and less popular with the
farmer as result of the panic.
!. Hogs formerly selling at six cents
per pound have been reduced by
''my policies" to four cents, the
meat trust at the same time, with
their product inspected under my
policies by inspectors paid by the
government, holding up the price
to the poor unemployed consumer
to the old high level They fear
a full and free expression on the
part of the people, and prefer a
date when the roads and weather
conditions make it impossible for
the farmers to get to the POLLS. In
the cities and towns where the
bosses and federal Office holders
control, they feel confident of get
ting out enough voters to land the
delegates. A study of the attitude
of the city bosses will show that
this confidence is not misplaced.
Boss Cox, of Cincinnati, Boss
Burton, of Cleveland, Boss Karsh-
ner, of Columbus, Boss Brown, of
Toledo, and Boss Bieser, of Dayton,
have one and all declared for Taft
and the full strength of their cor
rupt machines can be relied upon
to help corral delegates. OF course
this does not mean that they will
get the delegates. In each of the
cities named a stiff fight will be
made against the bosses by the
friends of the senators, who stout
ly maintain their ability to win
out. Be this as it may, the bosses
are with Taft and their attitude,
considered in connection with the
desire for midwinter convention,
is merely mentioned to show why
the early date is wanted. Bad
roads and zero weather will not
seriously hamper the city ma
chimes, but will play havoc with
the farmers.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-02

won out and subsequently dele
gates were apportioned TO the
various wards and townships in
proportion to the vote cast and ii
became more difficult for few
bosses to control the party ma.
chinery. Now he is a boss, at the
head OF machine. A contest. IL
on and one Of the first moves ~oi
the angelic reformer is an effort to
restore the old county unit rule.
An uncharitable reporter has
sprung the records upon him and
unkindly points out his inconsist-
ency. He wants the entire county
to vote for the county's full quota
OF delegates, the names of the Taft
candidates upon one ticket and
those Of Foraker upon another.
One portion of the county slightly
smaller in point of votes than the
other, although strongly in favor
of some person other than Taft,
would by'this method be absolutely
left without representation in the
convention. Then, too, the dele
gates to the>state convention have
in the naming of full state ticket
more important work than the
mere naming of four delegates-at.
large to the national convention,
and one wonders where, under the
plan of the Cleyeland boss, the
poor candidates for state offices
will come in and how there is any
possible chance for them to make
fight. Theodore the Less may
be purist in speech, but in prac-
tice he locks like an ordinary vul-
gar boss.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-02
Four Dollars per Week,

The existence of the Republican
panic has been given official rec
ognition by the city councils of
Columbus, Toledo and other cities
of the various states, where action
looking to the relief of the army
of unemployed has been taken. A
member of the council at Colum-
bus said in a speech before that
body that there are more than B.,
600 unemployed men in the city,
while another placed the number
of men and women seeking work
at more than 10000. A resolution
was submitted and adopted au-
thorizing the laying of water
mains during the winter months,
the men so employed to receive the
munifcent wage of 10 cents an
hour. A feature of the beneficent
measure is the clause providing
that in the employment of,men on
this public work preference shall
be given to heads of families. AS
the men can work only eight hours
day and not more than five days
a week on the average, this means
that family must subsist on "a a
week. One wonders where the
full dinner pail of the Republican
party has gone. All that is needed
now is another Coxey to lead an
army of the hungry victims of
Republican prosperity" TO Wash
ington.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-02
Dissatisfaction in Taft
Camp.

Evidence multiplies as to the
dissa tisfaction in the Taft camp
with the management Of the Heir
Apparent's campaign. President
Roosevelt particularly is said to be
disappointed over the progress of
the boom of the Chosen One, and
the story is repeatedly told by the
newspapers of Washington, New
York and other eastern cities that
the president is insisting upon
change of management, the last
tale coming with such directness
as to leave scarcely doubt as to
It's authenticity. 1t is said he re-
CARDS Vorys as complete failure,
and, viewed in the light of a
chievement, there is justice in the
conclusion. Endorsements by in
dividuals and by few committees
lacking authority to bind dele
gates, routed in the east, blocked
in the south, nothing definite in
the west and chaos in his own
state are the sum and substance of
accomplishments to date, and this
too with unlimited funds and un-
limited patronage at the command
of the manager. 1t is small won
der then Roosevelt grows angry
whenever the subject of manage
ment is broached and declares
"that man Vorys must CO." A
change Is expected and that very
soon. According to the latest
story q new manager will be select
ed with headquarters in New York
or Washington, Vorys to remain
in the position of nominal mana
ger, but with his duties restricted
to Ohio. The job has proved too
big for the ex-insurance commits
sioner, but as he is under contract
he cannot be dropped entirely. !