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The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

soon. I've got Just s217 In the world
10 see this thing through on"
The girl laughed Never mind.
Bob. You'll hear before long. I have
an intuition that went be denied that
YOU expect and soon, too"
Il hope your intuition isn't playing
you tricks" said he.
Ie plucked n sprlg OF the vine and
began abstractly stripping the leaves
from It.
AS you say, this thing means a
heap TO me.
"Of course 1t doesl"
Moro than you realize, think"
"How so?"
He looked at her keenly. "You and
have been the best OF pals, Helen, "
said he. I'm going TO confide a lit
tie secret TO you p"
rs 1T safe2" she asked. mocHngly.
"I'll take chance. Say, If they
offer me $4,000 or better for this
patent OF mine, I'm going to take the
yoke-matrimony. You know"
The girl started. Her fingers tight
ened about the embroidery frame The
man on the rail seemed utterly OBJ
llvlous to the fact that her face turn
ed rather white.
Then I certainly hope they'll offer
you that or more. And | congratulate
you. Bob. with all my heart"
IL knew YOU would. said he easily
AM | to know the lady's hame?''
mot yet Be rather awkward
wouldn't IT, If I should disclose IL and
then this whole thing should Gzzlc
Be j bit rough on her"
Very possibly"
Jolly fihe girl che is. though. I'm
at liberty TO tell you that much. Just
the sort I'll bet You'd have picked out
for me Think I'm wise. don't YOU ,"
Il certainly do" SHE was bending
over her work. She did not care to
have him see the pain In her eyes
"If | win out. m going to be mar
rlcd Fight away. Wen take the frst
boat for the other side. Pm going to
have that much needed vacation. any
way"
You've earned it"
SO | think. Everything's all ready.
Cot the license In my pocket this min
ute, and the rector is only waiting for
us TO run up to the rectory and give
him the word. Bully old way TO be
married, don't YOU thlnk?"
She smiled bravely at his exuber-
ancc. II surely is," she declared.
"All that's lacking now is word
from Radway, Wish he'd get hus-
tic on. Heavens, but this waiting
gets onto my nerve. believe I'll run
down TO the post office and see Il any
thing has come for me on the after
noon mail
He slid from the rail and made his
way down the path with brief: BE
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

earth Which way did they go?"
Toward the village. They we're TO
get married at the Inn there. o, dea-
con, If you ovcrtalle them don't don't
But the deacon had rushed past her
out OF the house, and was on his way
to the barn. Three minutes later he
was astridc OF the old bay mare and
sending her along the highway at a
pace she hadn't struck for five years
before.
1t was three miles TO the village,
and he met just ono team on the way.
The driver called out n hello 10 him.
but the deacon answered. "You go TO
the devlll' and continued the pace.
The Inn was gained. There sat tho
widow. There sat Deacon Brockway.
There sat minister
With one awful yank Deacon
Brockway went whlrline out doors.
Then the widow was lifted to her feet,
the minister was told to so ahead or
meet his doom, and widow Miller was
Mrs Deacon Hazlett and on her way
home within the next 10 minutes.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28


sheet Of paper and pencil. The pa
per was covered with figures.
I've the greatest piece OF news to
tell you" began the girl in The trail
ing gown. Its"
Adele" interrupted her hostess,
"Iye been robbed"
"Graclous." cried the caller "Who
what"
As nearly as / can figure II out"
began the young woman with the pa
per and pencil "T'ye lost Just SO
hours and 65 minutes - no. that's
wrong 9S hours and a day and
half eXtra-wcll. anyhow. If don't
know exactly what I've been robbed
Of ] know lt's bad case of robbery.
Somebody in Paris is responsible."
The girl In The trailing gown look
ed perpleNed aud trine nervous.
why, May" she murmured DO
you feel quite we'll, dear? Your head
why don't you lie down for a
while? Maybe II would make you feel
better7"
Somebody In Paris has robbed
me- declared the hostess. firmly.
why YOU can remember the time.
can't you. when you allowed only
about an hour TO get ready for a
party? And IN 20 mInntes you could
change into street clothes? And il
took about five min tes TO do up YOUR
hair2 Dear deaTl Those were hap-
py daysw
'I don't know said The caller. 81
don't think | can remember so far
back"
Why said her hostess. "Why.
when l first began to put up nv hair
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
The Lody's Name

back In 4 few minutes" which wasl
flung over his shoulder
She watched him turn through the i.
gate. with sudden sinking OF her
heart. Somehow in these last few
minutes IT seemed as IL he had gone
completely out OF her life-as IL In 4
the twlnkllng of an eye, all their |
years of conlradeshlp counted for 1
naught, and that he was stranger
to her.
or course he would marry. She had
always counted upon such a contin-
gency; but now tnat IL was here she,
felt strangely oppressed-yery much
alone.
A tear FLASHED onto the embroId-
cry. She brushed 1t angrily away;d
them with a broken sob she laid her
head upon the railing and wept with
out restraint.
She had dried her eyes and was
working away industriously. quite as
II nothing unusual had happened.
when he came up tho path again.
Nothing doing" he announced. !
Got letter from 'em, but they sayI
they haven't come TO any decision. I
They're making tests. Going to wlro
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

made up her mind.
ITS this way snc had explained.
"About once week. / begin TO won
der IL It Is love or just liking that
! feel for you. / should not want to
marry you only TO find out that it was
not love after all. I'm sure YOU would
not want 10 marry woman who did
not love you"
I'D be content with wife who
loved me six days out OF seven as a
starter" conceded Streator cheerfully
but Diana frowned reprovingly
81 did not say that / loved you on
the other days" she reminded him.
II said that every little while doubt
IT was nice OF you to think of me-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

so much per week at widow Mlllers.
who owend the farm opposite his. The
deacon was 4 . and the widow TO- and
no one saw any impropricty In the
arrangement maze.
The deacon had recovered rom his
grief. as all OF US do in time. and a
year had rolled away when a sudden
thought came to him one day as he
was hoelng corn in the field, He
dropped his hoe and leaned his back
against the fence to digest the
thought. and after a quarter Of an
hour he found himself rather pleased
with II.
He had known Mrs. Miller for six
or seven years He had been one of
the pallbeorers Mt her husband 3
funeral. He knew that she was one
of the best cooks in the county and
always pared the potatoes thin and
saved the apple cores, and that her
farm was worth $50 an acre, Why
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Slight Mistake.

my poor man" said the old lady
With the corkscrcw curls, II was told
that this was the place to find the
great unsayed'2"
almost right, but not quite,
num-" responded the dusliy wayfaror
who was waiting his turn, "Dls Is do
place to find de great uushuved.
The great unshaved'?'
yes. mum, dis is BARRIERS college
and today IS free shaving day"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

Ivy vine.
"Woll, | should say so. Helen" he
replied. Frankly, I'm nervous, For
the first time in my life I'm under
suspense that can scarcely endure"
20. Radway & Co are sure to offer
you q good price for the patent. They
can't afford to do otherwise. I'm
sure"
Lord. | hope so" said he. fervent-
ly i've put five good years OF my
life into the thing. I've shaved and
worried and all but starved"
But you've succeeded at last. That
method OF annealing glass should
make your everlasting fortune"
Heavens knows. it can't come too
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Let $ Laugh Again
No Social Standing.

what do you think, MaUe?" ex-
claimed the steel nagnate our son
Reginald writes that he is on his we'd
ding trip and his wife is a paragon.
"a Paragon ." echoed his wife.
Dear me- l can't recall the name Of
Paragon In the social register You
must look her up at once. John. and
sec il Reginald has disgraced himself
by marrying into IN inferior family"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Oh, These Stylesy

l just brushed II all together on top
of my head and gave 1t two or three
twists, jammed in some hairpins,
1uhed 1T out loosely around the front
ana there l was and pretty good
looking piece OF work. If I do say it,
Now Adele. you know perfectly we'll
the girl isn't born today who can ar
range her coinure inside OF 40 min
utes and If she stops to curl her hair
it takes an hour
First you have to divide IL all
around. getting 1t tangled In the comb
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Subdued.

why is tho Most fcrocious wild
man in captivity so quiet today?"
asked the visitor In the circus side
show Are his Keepers going to prod
him with pitchforks2"
Worse than that" whispered his
manager. His wife is coming to pay
him visit"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

was not that Diana
Wales did not love
Guy Streator. To the
contrary Diana often
inclined TO the belicf
that she did The
trouble was that she
WAS not quite certain
and for more than a
year she had Kept
Guy waiting for his
upgN.r,y prbf1g ghr
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
SCOT Atmosphere

"Confouud the luck" blurted tho
great artist as he tossed his brushes
about in confusion.
what is tho trouble, dear2" asked
his little wife.
why. here I had a beautiful pic
ture OF Chicago and now ! have spat-
tered black paint over half OF It, The
work Is ruined"
Cheer up, dear. Just rub the
black all over the canvas until moth
ing is visible and then call It pic
turo of Pittsburg"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Often Leotured.

During the reunion of students the
party began to recall the absent NOM
berS.
And what over became OF Bill
klns2" asked one, DO you remem-
Der big and lazy Bilkins who would
never listen TO 4 lecturer"
Yes" " replied another with smile
but Bilklns listens 10 a great many
lectures now"
Indeed, Reformed eh2'
NO. he iG married"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

In the process and breaking a lot OF
II off. Then you pin on a rat OF como
sort-of wire or oakum or real false
holr-and then YOU pin over il vnri-
Gus sections OF your own hair and
laboriously make a psyche knot in the
rear and then you adjust somo pufTs
around the gables and attach n
swinging row of tiny breakfast sau
sage puns around the suburbs and If
there are any vacant spaces Won Gll
in with false hsiT that you twist and
pun as the occasion demands.
Then you have 10 put IN 4 comb
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

10 miles away. She wns not a widow.
but she was also a hustler She had
hustled for husband and she would
give out pointers.
or course she pumped for partlcu-
lars and got them. and when they
were we'll I'm hand sno said:
Sarah, m going TO lift the deacon
out Of his boots. He's just such man
as my John was. and must he handled
the same way. John kept me waiting
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Strong Combination

Gunner-"Big wedding down the
way"
Guyer-"Thats so? Name the
lucky parties"
Gunner-"Why, the well-known
dentist married the pretty manicur-
Ist."
Guyer-" Indeed? Going through
life by tooth and nall. eh?"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Rather Musical.

Among other things found
i'm the stomach OF . human ostrich
was coil of piano wire. Now, what
do you suppose he swallowed that
for?"
Penn-"Why, to give his stomach
n tone"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Quarters and Halves.

These apartments used to be call
ed bachelor quarters. remarked the
caller. What arc the occupants
"They don't need bachelor quarters
now. sir" laughed the janitor
And why not7"
Because they all have better
halves"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
HIS will mean n great

lis will mean n great
deal to you, won't
it7" said the girl
She glanced smiling
ly at the tall young
man, with the cheer
full fTeclIled face.
who perched on the
piazza rail, swinging
his legs idly TO and
fro in the mottled
shadows cast by the
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

EN- the good wife OF
Deacon Hazlett died
he FIRST thought or
ceiling his farm and
removing to the VII
lage, as he had no
one 20 act rs house
keeper for him.
On second thought
he concluded 20 get
his meals and have
bfe Vp1abiug dpnp M
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28

YOUNG woman in
a correctly trailing,
lauky gown and the
tremendous furs and
mountain plateau
hat who had arrived
to call on her friend
was greeted In an ab-
stracted manner by
hat young woman.
Her hostess held I'm
hn, h,,I 1.~..
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
A War Relic

"ThIs ring" said the maiden fair.
rs very dear to me;
'Tis a relic Of bloodless war
Ny first engagement. See?"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-03-28
Pertinent ouery.

Profressor-"How long can man
live without brains?'
Bright Pupll-"G don't know. sir.
How old arc you2"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
A Public Park That Pays.

1t is bit astonishing TO learn from
an official source that the most IA.
nous. extensive and beautiful munici.
pal park In the world yields a larger
revenue in money to the city in which
1t is located than the cos, OF main.
tanning 1t. 1t cost the city of Paris
$4,000 TO care for the Bois de Bou.
logne last year. and the revenue from
the rental OF the numerous pavilions
in the park. where all Paris takes tea
and dimes in summer. was $l54 900.
The expediency OF thus making a
great public park yield large reve-
nuc from private concessions may be
open to question. but so long as they
add to the attractions OF the park they
are quite permissible from the public
viewpoint The particularly notable
thing about this showing is that the
total expense OF maintaining this beau.
tiful park. which contains 1850 acres.
is only $4,000.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
Tall Montana fulk.

A singular rivalry has arisen be-
tween two Montana towns as to which
possesses the tallest family Libby, in
F1athead county, processes to have
more tall people than any other town
Of its size on the continent. Ten men,
bers Of one family have a combined
height of almost 60 feet. The father
weighs 215 pounds and is 6 feet 2h
inches tall. The mother weighs 225
pounds and is feet 6 inches tall The
first son, 6 feet 21s inches tall, age 81
years; second son, feet inches, age
ls years. The head OF this proud fam
lily Is Herman Bockman.
Red Lodge calls attention TO the
fact that in that city four members
OF one family are taller than any four
members. OF the Bockman family. w.
A. Talmage is 6 feet Az inches tall;
Earl Talmage, age Is years. is 6 feet
inches tall; Elmer Talmage, age 10
years. is feet ~ inches tall. and
Nathan, the youngest, who Is only IL
years OF age, measures feet inches
Then the average height of the father
and three sons will unquestionably
compare with that OF any other fam
lily in the entire country Cor
respondence. St Paul Despatch.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
Opposed to School Fraternities.

Berkeley, Cal, has a superintendent
of schools who has no use for kid
frats" He has informed the students
that unless the charter of every fra
ternity and society in the schools is re-
turned at once to the national head
quarters those who retain membership
will be summarily expelled. He de-
clares that the fraternities destroy
unity and harmony. promote cliques
and interfere with studies.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
How Far a Waiter WaikA

Have you any idea Of how much
ground waiter covers In performing
his days work? At certain hotel.
which has long. narrow dining room.
the matter was recently put to the
test, and the head waiter was armed
with a pedometer when he went on
duty at seven a. m. When he had re.
tired after the dinner hour he had GOV.
cred ten miles and fraction. He a..
serts that this long record OF distance
covered in a'singlc room is largely the
result Of the telephone and the social
life OF the hotel.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
Ventilate the Bedroom.

There is one place you can contral
your bedroom. Ventilate that" is the
warning of a recent Chicago health
department bulletin. The bulletin ur-
ges the need Of fresh air in the winter
TO combat consumption and pneumo-
MIA. 1t advises riding on the plat
forms OF street cars and warm clothes.
but no bolstering of necks, and as
much avoidance as possible of places
where the air circulation is poor
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
Business Saqacity.

Her ,'s an article" announced the
sidewa k merchant, vigorously, which
beats ggs with one end and peels po-
tatoes With the other end And it costs
only f 1e cents. Why, gents, it costs
me eig 1t cents to make it"
IF / costs you eight cents to make
it whe does your profit come in when
you Sc it for five cents?' inquired an
interes ted spectator.
I'VE |, you see,' replied the sidewalk
merch mt, Il sell so many of them
Illustr ted Sunday Magazine.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
Aeetylene Shells for German Navy.

Experiments are now being carried
out on German warships with acety.
lene shells. which. 1t is believed. will
take the place OF the electric search.
light used hitherto by warships. These
shells contain calcium-carblde. and
the water can reach them through a
tube. The shells are fired by a gun
built specially for She purpose. On be-
Ing fired the shell goes under water.
and then rises to the surface. and the
action of the water upon the calcium
carbide produces the acetylene light.
Each shell is said TO have 1900 candle
power, and will burn for three hours.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
"The Unemancipated."

The Rich Hill Enterprise man says:
The unemancipated wife these days
will quit her coy bed and build the
fire while her lord pretends that he
is dead. She'll wrap herself up in her
hair and shiver in the dawn and chop
the kindling. hustle coal and turn the
damper on. and while she freezes till
she turn the hue of persimmon, the
scientists will wonder why the men
outlive the women. Atlanta Consu
tuition.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
New Science Announced.

A new science is announced which
is more fantastic than palmistry. 1t
Is taking forecasts from the organs
of speech. A French paper, which
has enriched our stock of knowledge
by announcing the birth of the So
called science, declares that long
tongue indicates that the possessor
should prosper; narrow tongue, the
gift of divination; short but large
tongue, a good lover; and a long and
broad tongue, that the possessor viii
make many voyages
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
Our Cest Two Words.

The friends the foreigner had made
during his visit in New York were sad
at his departure. They sat about a
table at cafe he had frequented.
talking OF him. Good sort" they
said. "Awfully sorry he's gone OF
course. he couldn't talk in our Ian
guage. but he knew enough of it to
make him interesting. Two words:
Have another"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

dustries eAI,Ui,un winch ,s TO &c
i:ei6 in Eariscourr. London. newt Nav
Tor which extensive preparations have
already been made. Associated with
them on the committee are about
every one of note in Burke's peerage
and other distinguished men, includ-
ing Alfred Austin.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
LARGE Amount Of Gold Produced.

South Dakota is congratulating her
self on the greatest gold year in her
history. The report of the state mine
inspector. filed with the governor,
shows the states gold production for
the last year TO have been $7,46O, 900.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
To Control Sale Of Medicines.

Government control of the sale of
medicines is contemplated in Japan A
local newspaper there announces that
bill making such provision may be
introduced during the coming session
of the diet
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
LARGE Number Of Women Students.

There are now SCI women students
in the University OF Glasgow. This is
said TO be the largest number on rec.
ord. Queen Margaret college is the
women's hall, which is presided over
by Miss Galloway. Ii. D.. and Miss
Janet Spens, NJ. A.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30
Are Member. Of Many Clubs,

J. Pierpont Morgan belongs to S5
clubs. and his membership dues fig.
ure over $1,000 annually. August Bel.
mont is member of "a, and Chauncey
N. Depew belongs to 80.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-01-30

Exhibit Of American Industries.
]. Pierpont Morgan and Waldorf
Astor are on the advisory committee
OF the Golden West. an American in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-22
AYHAWKER JOTS

Some old writer has said that "a
woman's browning glory is her hair"
In those days it's her rat.-Tom
Thompson.
Messenger that roosters wouldn't, crow
so much if they read the newspapers
and saw all the credit given to the
helpful hen.
Gardner evidently proposes to have
a Fourth h, of July celebration of some
class. The people there are already
making their plans for it.
Eudora was so years old on Sunday
last. She was incorporated as a city
under territorial laws in 1859. And
she doesn't show her age at all.
There's nothing of the pessimist
about the Ottawa man who expects to
see a boat line in operation on the
Marias DIES Cygnes before long.
The Ottawa Herald says that the
new prohibitory ordinances at Wichita
make conditions so dry that the dew
will not even be allowed to collect on
Douglas avenue.
Seems to me there's lot of news
about stockings in the papers nova
days. said Jim Dash this morning
But I'm glad of it. It's crowding out
some of the stuff regarding the new
styles in hats. ''-Hutchinson Gazette.
The Frederick News sees poor bust
ness methods in the fact that Central
Kansas millers are buying wheat in
Kansas City, and the grain that was
shipped out of the wheat belt last fall
is coming back for home con-
sumption.
May IL has been set for clean up
dav at Garden City The ottawa Her
aid though thinks that If the water at
that towns swimming hole gets warm
earlier than that date, a different time
for cleaning up will be observed by a
large number of citizens.
The lola Record suggests that the
reason that Lyon county people voted
| against selling their poor farm and
buying a fair grounds was that they
were long-headed enough to see the
need of owning a poor farm If they
took on race track.
]. S. Gibson closed a land deal
! which is the largest ever made in
| 500 acres for $4,000 to Edward
Zimmerman and VIM. Reiss. The
| parties received the deeds and the
money was paid in full in cash.
Charlie Parker's wild animals do
not live up to their opportunity as adj
| brown bear that escaped the other day.
| The animal ought to have rampaged
| through town, soaring the population,
| climbing telephone poles and finally
having the fire department called out
| to subdue him. Instead of that he
crawled under a pile of chunk wood
and was ANONYMOUSLY dragged out
| by the hind legs. Parker ought to
train his animals better than that
Abilene Reflector.
| Recently a crowd of college girls
were passing a house that had Just
been completed, and thinking it yet
unoccupied, they decided to inspect it.
They found the door locked, but
| climbed in through an open window
and were commenting freely on the
| interior arrangement and the mural
| decorations when some one called
| from the next room. "If you are look
| ing for work, we haven't any today
but 1 understand the woman next
door wants some one to help her clean
| house. "-Manhattan Mercury.