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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

George w McFall. a former Jasper man, who for 20 years has been a route agent on the Northern Alabama rail- road, has been appointed postmaster at Sheffield He Is a man highly regarded here, where he was reared and where he resided for a long time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

The Ed c. Fowler company of Mont gomery has been awarded the contract for printing the fertilizer tags of next year, the total cost on the 3,75O,000 to be issued being S17O0 Last year the con- tract was had by the Southern Printing company of Montgomery at 50 cents.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Few One-Arr1ed Women.

"Dld anybody ever see a onc-armed
woman2" asked the sray-hea6cj man.
Il never did Almost every dey meet
one-armed men. but | have yet 10 en-
counter a woman with that pitifully
empty sleeve. Are there no women
who have suffered that mutilatlon?
II not, why not, and IL so. where are
they? Yesterday / heard 1t argued
that there was no cause for a woman
to lose an arm, Women do not go to
the wars. they are not engaged In oc.
cupations that arc likely to carry away
part OF their body. But that reason
Ing Is not sound. Many women work
in mills and factories, and .hey arc
as liable to accidents in the street
and public conveyances as men. Ere
Quently they figure In these accidents.
but although men In the same situa.
ton would lose an arm, women never
do What is the cause Of their immu-
nity?"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Presence Of Mind.

In very few cases Is presence OF
mind natural gift. Some people
there are, doubtless, to whom II comes
naturally and by instinc. TO do the
right thing at the right time and
place. but they arc'few In number.
Then, again.. some people a,e by ma
rure cooler-headed than tneir neigh
bors, and do not shout or otherwise
become useless just when their ser
vices are required. But this quiet com
posure, though very valuable, is not
quite the same thing as presence Of
mind. The latter consists not only
in having your wits ready for use.
but in knowing how to use them, and
being sufficiently calm and steady In
mind to remember and turn 10 account
that knowledge. From the earliest pos
sible age children should be taught
self-control. and the instinct of trying
70 remedy any mistake or accident
they may encounter.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Secret Of Style.

Style is In very small degree the
deliberate and designed creation of
the man who therein expresses him.
self. The self that he thus expresses
is bundle Of inherited tendencies
that came. the man himself can never
entirely know whence. It Is by the
instructive stress of highly sensitive
or slightly abnormal constitution that
he is impelled to dstIll these tenden-
cies into the alien magic of words The
stylus wherewith he strives to write
himself on the yet blank pages of the
world may have the obstinate vigor of
metal rod. or the wild and quayer-
ing waywardness of an insects wing,
but behind 1t lie forces that extend
into in6nity, 1t moves us because II
Is itself moved by pulses which in
varying measure. We also have in
herited.-Atlantic.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Conscientious Workman.

At the Union league of Philadelphia
a few days ago the veteran shipbuild
er. Charles H. Cramp, related a curl
Gus incident OF q skilled caulker named
Brown. who, after many years OF ser.
vice at the Cramp shipyards, obtained
a more important position at the
navy yard. This man came OF family
which had been employed at Cramps
for three generations. since the early
part of the last century, and was ex-
t-emely conscientious, So keen a
sense OF duty did Brown POSSESS that
although he had been placed on the
regular salary list at the navy yard,
nothing could induce him to draw his
pay for the days he did not work He
had not been accustomed, he said, to
get paid except for working days. and
he was not going to rob the govern
ment" when work was slack.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Unsatisfactory Education.

We ought TO train our boys to be
more methodical and more thorough.
going In everything they have to do.
Constantly we hear complaint from
business men that boys from the
grammar schools. and even from the
higher schools. are very hazy about
arithmetic. Now, if there is any sub
1ect requiring precision 1t is that
which deals with figures 1t boots lit
tie that a boy has gone through a
high school course If he cannot make
out the extensions of an ordinary bill
of lading, Yet the latter difficulty pre-
sents Itself to business men continu-
lly.-PhiladelphIa Inquirer
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
The SeIf-Educated Woman.

One Of the first things she must
learn is not to attempt 81 dr 100 much
herself. Every business nlaa knows
that the higher he rises the greater
must be the number of assistants, The
private soldier attends to his own af-
fairs himself, but the captain en-
ploys an orderly, and the general has
an entire staff to do his bidding. Many
women have not learned this lesson.
They are so anxious to do their duty
In all respects that they try to per
form the tasks OF general and private
soldier at the same time-a thing man
ifestly possible-Harper's Bazar.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
: Church NIcknames In China.

Chinese converts to Christianity
recognize distinctions in the common
faith. albeit sects and schisms are
contrary to their national traditions.
The description OF Quakers as No.
wash society. Anglicans as Little
wash society, and Baptists as Largee.
wash society has. OF course. regard
to the administration of baptism in
tho three communities: but other
salient points frequently form the
basis of title. Thus, to Celestial
Christians. Congregationalists arc
known as the One-man-as-good-as
other society, Wesleyans as Hand.
shakers-in consequence Of the Gus
tom of their social gatherings
while Presbyterians figure as Women.
can t-speak-in-public society.-Tit-Bits.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Hawaiian Railroad Ties.

A sawmill which Will undoubtedI,
be one Of the largest In the world fol
cutting railroad ties is being con
structed on the Island Of Hawaii by {
company which has a contract TO fur
nish 100000 ties q year to an Ameri
can railroad. 1t is expected that tn,
mill, which is located near the XII
auea volcano. will turn out 1O0. .00t
feet OF ties per day. Four ties Will bt
sawed at a time. while additional saw
will take the surplus timber and con
vert 1t into lumber
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Aunt Harrlet's omnipotence.

In the Beecher family the name o,
Mrs. Stowe was often quoted TO tn,
Using generation as one having au
rnonty. On one occasion a grand
niece Of Mrs. Stowe became very
angry at playmate and. stamping heI
foot. said Il hate you, and I don't
want anything more to do with you
nor your man servant, nor your maie
servant, nor your OK, nor your ass"
Her mother sternly reproved her
asking her If she knew what she wai
saying Little Miss Beecher promptly
replied; Yes, the ten command
mends"
We'll, do You know who wrot.
them?'
The child, looking disgusted, an.
swered: Goodness. yes, Aunt Harrie
did, S'pose. ."-Womans Journal.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Chinese lnaratituee.

A story which to Western minds
may SAVIOR Of ingratitude reaches us
from one of the northern ports. 1t
appears that among a large quantity of
foodstuff consigned to the famine
stricken people of China by American
sympShizers were thousands OF
oheeses. 1t is asserted that the Chi
nese as race abhor cheese, and the
result is that in some northern places
there is glut of this commodity at
present Big cheeses-once so rare
arc now procurable for 90 cents each.
South China Post.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Its Worth Properly Understood

The Hartford Courant celebrated re.
Gently the one hundred and forty
fourth anniversary OF Its foundation.
The oldest journal in continuous pub
lication in America, with becoming
modesty, made no spluige on It's birth
day. only briefly referring to the mat
ter in an editorial paragraph I'VE arc
used to birthday anniversaries" says
the Courant. they chase each other
along so fast that we sometimes loso
the count. This one. we are pleased
to remark, finds us In our usual health
and still enjoying the perpetual youth
that comes Of being produced anew
each morning"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Careers for Youno Men.

Tn a wider sense than ever the world
Hes all before the young-especially
the young who possess ability-foi
them to choose. Many possible careert
lie open to a man where only one pre-
sented itself so years ago. Able mer
find many other openings, each and al
more financially remunerative. Th,
church has ceased to be one OF thu
three professions to which a youns
mans eyes were inevitably turned
The Sunday Strand.
Sound Carried Under Water.
the sound of a bell carries better
under water than through the air
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
GREAT SUFFERING
RAYAGED DISTRICTS

Washington. May Ambassador
Leishman at Constantinoplc today
cabled the state department as fol-
lows:
The greatest sufferings exists in
the ravaged districts, where smallpox
has now broken out and an epldem mic
is feared owing to unSanitary condi-
tons, caused by unburlcd dead, while
many thousands are shelterless and
without food thus adding to the horror
OF the disaster Feelings of humanity
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
French Doctors Suaoeetlon.

A French doctor, considering that
anyone wishing to summon a medical
man to an urgent case may probably
pass several doctors In the street
while he Is hurrying from house to
house and ringing surgery bells In
vain. suggests that every practising
doctor should wear badge in his but
ton hole as distinguishing sign The
plan, no doubt. would be welcomed by
the man who is struggling to build
up q practice.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Diaries and Henhouses in Arcnitec,ur

OdlTIeS ana TlcnnouSco IN ATCnItcCtuTo
Before the young architect fresh
from Paris had been. with the New
York firm a week he confessed to COM
plete disillusionment, The only thing
sec ahead OF me for year or two
to come" said he, 'is dairies and
chicken houses When | left America
four years ago there were not dozen
dairies In the United States that had
received the attention of good archi-
tect. Now / find that every man who
owns a large estate Is paying big
price to big architects for giving their
best brains to cow and chicken houses.
which certainly indicates, think. that
in some branches Of art, anyhow,
America is going some
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05

are stirred by the spectacle Of existing
misery, which J hope we may be able
to alleviate in some degree"
The department IS cooperating with
the National Red Cross by promptly
transmitting relief funds. Religious
and charitable organizations arc also
raising relief funds. The department
suggests that contributions be trans
mitted through the Red Cross.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Oxford More Cosmopolitan.

or late years Oxford has become
moro cosmopolitan; the advent of the
Rhodes scholars has done much to eff
feet this. We welcome them heartily,
and the more pronounced are their
national characteristics the moro
hearty is our welcome Oxford Var,
sity,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05

Many Ills come from impure blood
Can't have pure blood with faulty di-
gestion. lazy liver and sluggish bow
els. Burdock Blood Bitters strength
ems stomach. bowels and liver, and
purifies the blood. -
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05

No other soap is ''just
as good" as Ivory Soap.
No other is so pure.
No other can be uSed
in so many different
ways.
The manufa cturers
have been trying since
1870 produce a perfect
soap.
Ivory Soap is as nearly
perfect as any soap can
be.
Equally available for
bath, toilet and fine laun-
dry purposes.
Ivory Soap
994s1oo Per Cent. Pure.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05

joyeJ anything more in his life, but the
session had run six hours.
Mr.. Dolliver agreed. but Mr Aldrich
announced that discussion of the bill
would go on nevertheless. After num-
erous appeals from the South Carolin-
ian, Mr.. Aldrich yielded, but he gave
notice that the country was waiting
for the passage of the bill, He said
better progress must be made and
therefore the session hereafter would
be longer.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
Slgns Of Prosperity.

A man stopped at the stand OF
roast chestnut vendor the other day
TO buy i've cents worth" and pres
emily he was Joined by another and
another purchaser until there were
four customers waiting to be served.
small boy stopped and. looking at
the rush Of business. remarked: Say,
Guluney. If this keeps mp you'll need
a cash register and girl 10 run it.
New York Press.
Valuable Marsh Land.
Louisiana has 100000 acres Of
marsh lands which. if properly treat.
ed. would exhibit great fertility.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
SEATTLE PER



u te orient but m Is gates CLOSED will @ neunL
f% were gd i nagemeh hr@n
opening W t Fine ts wonansA Broth.
chod ind Mchner
twnako
m @ W ph ant the andca capatsn hvema
aernbe nd
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-05
D OLL| y [ R
At TACKS
TARIFF
Cotton and Wool Schedules
Declared TO Contain De.
ceptive Provisions

Washington, May 4.-Attacking the
wool and cotton schedules of the pend
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
sIcIIn,a Wheat and Frults.

Sicily was the granary of Rome" in
former days Wheat grows to an enor-
nous height, and the ears seldom con
tain less than 60 grains. The rice is
the finest on earth ! buy it at ten
cents a pound to make that famous
dish-"riso el buterro G fromagio. "
No other rice answers the purpose.
The most bountiful crops of Ger
many and France, of England and
Austria-Hungary, present to the Sicil.
ian the image of sterility. A Sicilian
watermelon is a dream. 1t was the
original nectar Of the gods. No Geor-
gia rattlesnake variety is in its class
Indian figs and aloes are wonderful.
the former serving as food for the
poor The POM granate reaches its
highest perfection along the southern
coast and is shipped to all parts OF
the world under the name of "punica 4"
in honor Of the Punic war: it was
brought from Carthage into Italy by
the Romans.-New York Press.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31


The group OF islands known as the
Nicobars. about one hundred and fifty
miles south of the Andamans, has
been but little explored though the
manners and customs Of the inhab-
itants offer very interesting peculiari-
ties to the ethnologist One Of the
most noticeable Of these is the passion
for old hats. Young and old, chief
and subject alike, endeavor to outyie
one another in the singularity of
shape no less than in the number Of
old hats they can acquire during their
lifetime On a fine morning at the
Nicobars It is no unusual thing to see
the surface of the ocean in the vi
cinity Of the islands dotted over with
canoes, in each of which the noble
savage, with nothing on but the con
ventional slip of cloth and a tall white
hat with black band, may be watched
catching fish for his daily meal. Sec
ond-hand hats are in most request,
new ones being looked upon with sus-
picion and disfavor-Wide World
Magazine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
WorthiIy Won Record.

Brig Gen, George II. Torney the
new surgeon general of the army, is
a Baltimorean by birth, the Sun of
that city says of him: He achieved
his principal distinction, perhaps, in
the work of sanitation following the
San Francisco earthquake and fire ca
lamity in April, 1906 He was then
in command Of the hospital at the
Preside, and all the details of the
army's medical relief work fell to him.
The sanitary conditions Of San Fran.
cisco were made safe within one week
after the disaster This work won
for the new surgeon general enthusi.
astie public praise from the mayor of
San Francisco, the governor Of the
state, the officials of the citizens re-
lief committee, the Red Cross author
titles, Surgeon Gen. OReilly and even
Secretary of War Taft Mr.. Taft has
borne this record in his memory ever
since"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
BUILD A vlApucr.

It is fact that the southwest part
Of town is growing more than any
other part Of town? If it is So can
any one tell why?
Yes any one ought to tell why; It
is because the business part of town
and the schools are in the south and
west part Of town, and can be reach
ed by the people without crossing the
railroads
That IS the main reason why this
part of town out groves any other
part. The fact of having to cross the
railroad to get to the business part Of
town and to the schools, keeps many
people from buying or building on the
north and east part of the town.
How is this difficulty to be met, by
providing a safe way to cross the rail
roads; Let us ask the Frisco Railway
company. to put up the frame work
for yiaduct or part Of the cost Of
the frame work, and then let the
town complete IL.
The Chieftain would make this state
ment, that the value of every lot on
the north side would be increased
$500. If a safe crossing was provided
over the railroad.
We would suggest that an effort be
made to get each lot owner to pay so
much per lot, and raise fund to Sc
cure a viaduct
Have the Commercial club take up
this matter with the Frisco Railway |
and also with the lot own
ers on both side of the railroad, and
with a good committee to push this
matter we would soon have safe
crossing, and house building on the
north side as well as on the south
side
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31

A souvenir of the civil war came
into the hands of delicatessen mer-
chant in New York a few days ago
which showed how scarce small
change must have been in those days.
It was a green three-cent postage
stamp, encased in a thin metal frame
the size of an old copper cent. The
face of the stamp was protected by
disk of mica. On the reverse side
the improvised coin was stamped
Good for three cents" This queer
substitute for money was given along
with other small change by a woman
who said it was the last of number
of similar pieces which she had owned
for many years. and the man who
took the combination stamp, mica and
tin for three cents in speaking of it.
said; The woman looked as if she
was prosperous once and was sorry to
give up the piece.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
An Absurd Exnresslon.

DR.. w ]. Garnett writes to the Lon
don Saturday Review protesting
against the phrase "By the skin of my
teeth, as recently used by a we'll
known court official in one of his pub
lie addresses. DR.. Garnett points out
that these words so generally used
are not only misquotation, but a per
version of the meaning conveyed in
the poem by the true text. Reference
to the Book of Job, 1920 will show
the protagonist as made to say. not,
! am escaped by the skin of my teeth,
but with the skim meaning, not L
have escaped with great difficulty but
destitute of everything / possessed,
just as the teeth are destitute of
skin. Dr. Garnett concludes: "The
latter is appropriate and forcible, the
former an absurd metaphor, and it is
high time it were relegated to the
same category as creating a Franken.
stein, and similar corrupt texts.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
Sensing the Unlocked Door

when | come home in the early
morning he said. Il have to get my
key ready for the outside door. If 1t
is cold this is bother. Therefore |
wait until can get look at the door.
The hallboy sometimes leaves it un-
locked. | have learned to tell whether
the door is open without trying the
handle
1T is an odd thing, too that after
practicing it time now can tell the
moment | look at the door whether or
not it is unlocked. The moment | get
in front of the apartment house | look
in through the glass of the vestibule
and | feel instinctively whether I
shall have to get out my key or not.
1t is new sort of training. l don't
know any one else who tries it.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
Rulned EIre Alarm svstem.

For many years the residents of
Murray. Ky, were notified of fire
within the confines of their town by
the discharging of guns, ard this
rather novel system proved so salts
factory that it was still in vogue up
to within a few months ago. Then.
however. came the night rider disturb
ances, and the discharge of guns be.
came so frequent and misleading that
in a number of instances the alarms
for fire were disregarded. The mayor
found it necessary TO issue a circular,
changing the alarm system from gun
firing to the ringing of bells and blow
ing of whistles.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
Famous Women Linouist.

Marteina Kramers of Rotterdam ranks
among the first of women linguists.
She can read and speak 1S languages.
and there are few men in the world
who can equal that record. Besides.
she has sufficient knowledge of seven
ther languages to converse in them.
and she has planned to add a new Ian.
guage to her list every six months for
several years. Miss Kramers also
ranks as one of the most influential
suffragettes in Europe. She is editor
of Jus Suffragii, the official organ OF
the International Woman Suffrage AL.
lance, which has several branches in
this country. Miss Kramers is one of
the most optimistic of the workers.
She believes that Within ten years
America and all the countries in Eu-
rope will extend suffrage to women on
equality with men.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-31
THE REIGN OF JESUS OF
NAZARETH.

In predicting the total observation of
the memory of Jesus of Nazareth in
billion years from this time, the pro-
fessor of the philosophy of religion at
the University Of Chicago takes re-
fuge behind very ample margin
against the verfcation or the refuta-
tion of his prophecy One would
scarcely have expected forecast Of
that character from an institution Of
learning under the especial patronage
of so godly a man as John d. Rookie
feller Still, almost any kind of a
bet goes at this great academic
museum.
Humanity, ii is true, is variable in
its impulses and beliefs, and billion
years, even as time flies in this world,
is quite an extended period But,
somehow, the doctrines and princip-
les Of Jesus and the influence of His
personality in the world seem to be
extraordinary well adapted to exercise
and usage. They are vastly more
vital and essential to humanity today
than they were 1900 years ago. If
they were to reveal, within the next
billion years, power of extension
and development at all proportionate
to that which they have shown within
the last twenty centuries, Jesus, at
the end of the period fixed by the Chi
cago professor for the elimination of
Christianity, would be the all absorb
ing entity on the globe. 1t is believed,
at least, that the world will continue
to pin its faith to the prophecy vote
ed in the old hymn:
Jesus shall reign whereer the sun
Does his successive journeys rum
His kingdom stretch from shore to
shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no
more.