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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
PASSING OF THE CIGAR BOX.
Glass Jars Expected to Take Place OF
Old Receptacle.

II don't believe it will be long be-
fore the cedar wood cigar box is a
thing Of the past" said the clerk as
he knocked the nails out of box and
scratched off the Internal revenue
stamp Several big cigar manufac-
turing concerns have been experiment.
Ing recently with glass jars as a sub
stltute, and they are proving a great
success. or course, they are heavier
than the wooden box and there Is a
slight percentage of breakage, but in
the end they are cheaper, for the price
OF the wooden boxes is going up all
the time, The package is attractive.
and the cigars packed In the jars will
not dry out so rapidly.
Fifty cigars are packed in the jars,
which have light, nickeled screw
top. The best part of the glass jar
idea Is that the smokers wives can
put them to good use after the cigars
are all gone. They can be used around
the house for a thousand different
things. But wooden cigar box wasn't
much use for anything after it had
served its first purpose. You could
break. shatter or do most anything
with it, but the scent Of the tobacco
stuck to It,"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
DEALING WITH LOCUST PLAGUE.
Methods Employed by the DwelIers In
Algeria.

Algeria and Tunis have this year
suffered from an extraordinary inva.
sion Of locusts. The locusts arrive
from the direction Of the deserts in
swarms so thick as to hide the sun
They cover the ground as with yell
low carpet, and sometimes render tho
railways so slippery that the trains can
hardly run. At this stage they are not
yoracious, being engaged principally
In laying their eggs But 40 days later
the young locusts, not yet winged, be-
gin to, run about devouring every
green thing, including not only leaves,
but even the bark and tender shoots
or trees. The hordes, advancing in a
body. sometimes cover an area of sew
eral square miles. Barricades of cloth,
surrounded with wax strips. erected
In the line Of march, arrest the prog
ress OF the insects. which are unable
TO crawl up the smooth surface. Pass
Ing along the line of the barricades,
they fall into bitches dug for the pur-
pose, where they are killed With cor
rosive liquids. Another method Is to
smooth descending paths. ending in
poisoned bitches. The insects follow
the descents. and thus 90 to their
deaths.-Youth's Companion.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
MysrIfyINe AN AUDIENCE.

There goes the rounds OF the press
a little anecdote of the days OF tae
polished Andrew Jackson. says the
Butte 1nter-Mountain In the CAM
paign preceding the gratifying trl-
umph of that sterling exponent OF
American culture, a certain Jackson
ite found himself in county in which
an orator for the opposition had spo-
ken the evening before. Hence. when
he rose to soothe with the music OF
forensic grace. he realized that un-
usual effort was essential. He spoke
some moments without applause. then
his local manager whispered: Hand
'em Latin, Josh. TIL other feller
stuffed 'em with Latin last night. 1t
was great" The Jacksonite was puz-
zled. His education had not Included
the unself1sh Cicero or the trlte
Caesar But he rose nobly to the oc-
casion. just as he had to his feet.
Reaching breathing climax, he paus-
ed pompously, stretched forth a ma
jestic hand over the learned concourse
and beloved: "E pluribus sunum,
Sic semper tyrannus' Habeas cor
pusi" The effect was electrical. The
audience broke into applause and
America was saved" for Andrew
Jackson carried the county.
But isn't this sort of oratory most
ly along this line7-to be serious
After all. has the English of our lead
ers, polished and learned as 1t often
has been. In later days. really meant
much more? We have Senator Ray
ner for authority that nobody In
Washington will tell the truth, and in
campaign after campaign. who dares
analyze conscientiously any great is
sue? We demand this sort of Latin,
and hence we get 1t. For the poll
tician merely supplies the demand
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
A GOOD CROP.

The Deseret Farmer tells OF a for
age crop which brings good results
in this state:
The Deseret Farmer has frequent
ly had OCCASION to refer to the fact that
oil all forage crops grown in this state.
none excel mixed crop Of oats and
Canadian field peas. This crop is we'll
worthy OF a place on every farm
where stock Is kept Such a crop is
recommended as being valuable for
pasture, cut as solling crop or when
matured for hay. When planted In
succession Of about two weeks the
first planting being as carly in tho
spring as conditions will permit a
highly nutritious forage is produced
which is very much relished by al
kinds OF live stock The crop sue.
ceeds pest In a light loamy soil. but
| grows ihirly VOL on soils. ranging
| from heavy clay to sandy loan
The writer has had considerable
experience with this crop. After pre-
pairing the soil thoroughly. the seet
is placed in a drill and drilled at tbc
rate OF about one. eushel per acre
Then the oats should be placed IL
the drill and drilled In the opposit,
direction, using about one bushel O
seed per acre. This seeding of oat,
and peas can be done at this season
OF the year. but If delayed much long
er, II Is better to substitute barle,
for the oats, as barley grows mucl
faster and Is less subject TO droutl
than oats. 1t Will make an excellen
crop AMI supplements. the pasture lar
er on when the pasture begins TO &c
scanty."
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
OF
WIFE AND BABY
Father GaiIy Awaits Family, Little
Daughter Dies on Street
Car.
Wild Flowers Gathered For Joyful
Meeting VIII Be Laid on Grave
Of Little One.

Chicago, May 19-Instead OF q
homecoming feast at the house oi
ESQ Borszeigh. South Deering, there
is mourning. Flowers gathered iof
the reception of his wife and the
two-year-old daughter the father had
never seen, will be laid on the grave
of the baby.
Little Emma Boszeigh died In her
mothers arms a few minutes before
the street car stopped in front oi
the home. Two years ago the father
came to Chicago, leaving his bride IN
her Austrian home. Emma was born
soon afterwards and every penny
the father could save went to furnish
a home and to buy ticket for the
wife and child.
They came to the new home, out
the life OF the little one slipped away
az she lay nesting on her mothers
breast, The street car crew left their
post of duty and carried the dead body
TO the home where the father waited
gaily for his family. He had gath
cred wild flowers for the event and
there was an old-fashioned Austrian
feast, with q company OF friends
waiting to greet the newcomers.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20

DIV the current which, In the near fu-
ture. is to move. trains which are now
being pulled by these mighty masses
OF steel ribbed with vanadium and car
bon steel.
Within Ave years the lesson wnfcn
the gasoline motor passenger car, inc
invention inspired by e. II. Harri-
man. has taught win find a response
In gasoline propelled freight cars
each car carrying its own motor
somewhat in the form of an auxiliary
and the train OF motor freight cars
being controlled from motor car
proper, with gas feed pipes extending
the length OF the train, but the most
radical change will come with the aP-
plication of Individual electric motors
to each freight car Of train.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
WHAT SEN. CLAY THINKS
OF MORMONS.

That was ridiculous speech made
by Senator Clay of Georgia In the
senate Tuesday, when he charged
President Joseph F, Smith of the Nor
mon church with setting the price
for sugar beets In Utah and forcing
the farmers TO raise bcets at his fig
ures. The sugar industry In Utah is
controlled In great part by the Sugar
Trust, which not only fixes the price
of sugar but determines to some ex-
tent the price to be paid for beets.
There are farmers who are not Nor
mons and they are raising sugar beets
at the price offered by the sugar fac
tories, and they are doing so because,
as compared with other farm crops,
beets pay better. the market is assur-
cd and cash is paid on delivery, or
soon thereafter
The Mormon farmer is as indepen-
dent In his actions as the farmer of
any other religious belief and would
be as quick to resent church dicta-
tion, as to how much he should ac-
cept for his crop, as the most self
assertive non Mormon.
At great distance from Utah it is
well enough to tell these fairy tales,
for anything, however absurd, is re-
ceived as the truth by those who are
unfamiliar with conditions in this
| state.
These utterances Of uninformed pub,
lie men should be contradjcted not by
the Mormons themselves. but by all
the people of Utah who take pride
In their state and It's people and who
are opposed TO the American people
receiving the impression that Nor.
mons are numskulls and religious
dupes in need of guardians
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
TWO OFFICERS ARE
PARDONED BY
EMPEROR
PERFORMS ACT OF cLEMENcY
ON BIRTHDAY.
Crowds Gather at Gates and Warmly
Congratulate stoeesel Upon
His Release.

st. Petersburg, May 19.-Lieutenant
General Stoessel and Rear Admiral
Nebogatoff, who were pardoned yes
tcrday. his majesty having taken
advantage of the anniversary Of his
birth TO perform this act OF elem
ency, walked forth from the fortress
of st. Peters and st. Paul this after
noon. A large crowd gathered at the
gates to see the two Officers come
out. The general attention was con-
centrated upon Stoessel. who was
warmly congratulated on his release.
He delayed his departure to offer a
prayer for his majesty and was then
driven away In an automobile.
Rear Admiral Nebogatoff. who today
finds himself in reduced circum-
stances, was met only by his son. He
walked to the nearest station of the
street car line. carrying his personal
belongings in his hand.
General Stoessel was found guilty
by court martial OF surrendering his
fortress of Port Arthur and was serv'
ing sentence Of ten years imprison,
ment. Nebogatoff was sentenced to be
internel in a fortress for the same
length OF time for surrendering to the
enemy at the battle Of the Sea OF
Japan,
Emperor Nicholas has extended
mercy to eight other officers who
were dismissed from the service fol
their part In this naval engagement
These men include Admiral Rojest
que, Captain BaranofT and Colonel
Thilitoff. The slate Of responsibility
for this disaster Is wiped clean by
these releases. The dishonoring
feature Of the sentences imposed
upon these eight officers have been re
vokeJ and they are regarded as hay
ing retired from the service In the
ordinary way.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
African CourtahIn.

Among some African tribes, when
a man processes his love for a woman
and asks her In marriage. she invari.
ably refuses him at first, lest 1t should
appear that she had been thinking of
him and was eager to become his wife.
BY so doing she maintains the mod
esty Of her sex. as well as tests the
love and aliases the pride of her low
er. This policy is also intended to be
of use to the woman in her married
life-as. should there be quarreling
and the husband threaten to send her
away. she can remind him OF how he
made repeated professions of his love
and urgently pressed his suit before
she consented to become HIS vita
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
HADLEY SAYS ROGERS WAS
A REMARKABLY ABLE MAN

Jefferson City, May 19.-When in
formed of death of H. H Rogers in
New York today. Governor Hadley.
who, as attorney generela of Mis-
souri,, examined Mr.. Rogers in the
hearing OF the states custer suits
against the Standard Oil company,
said:
III. II Rogers was a remarkably
able and also remarkably attractive
man. His great success In business
had apparently made him Indifferent
to the restraints which the law i'm
posed as to the methods in which his
business had been conducted. There
wa a tendency TO facetiousness In his
testimony in the Standard Oil litiga-
ton, which perhaps unjustly created
the impression that his attitude to
ward the law and the courts was one
of flippancy and indifference"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
BEETLE AS A SCENT sAcHET.
Insect of Borneo That Exhales Most
Powerful Perfume.

The beaux and bellies of Borneo do
not have to distil perfume for their
hair or handkerchiefs. They have
only to take a walk until they find n
mimosa in blossom, Cllnging to the
flower-balls Is found magnificent
beetle OF brilliant emerald green sha-
ding to a bright bronze on the wing
cases, and touched with gold on the
head, This living jewel emits a pow
erful scent of altar OF roses. perfuming
the air for many yards around it, A
number of them placed in house will
fill IT from top to bottom with delight
full fragrance, Young girls roll the
insect in a bit of cotton cloth and
braid II in their black locks. and
young men suspend IL around their
necks like an amulet or an Egyptian
scarab The fragrance gradually
grows fainter as the beetle loses It's
vitality, and dies with II.
The beetle lives in captivity only
few hours. and as the scent expires
with II, no way has so far been found
to extract or preserve the exquisite
odor. The scented beetle appears only
when the mimosa is in flower Neither
birds nor lizards will destroy 1t, and
II is protected even from the vora-
cious woodpecker by It's powerful per
fume.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
BILL TO RAISE
LARGE REVENUE:

Washington, May 19.-The tariff
bill now under consideration In the
senate Is designated to raise revenue
amounting to 1921, ,515 in excess OF
those derived from the present law.
The total increase is estimated at
S12.573,052 and of this s11,540,241 will
come from advances on the rates on
luxuries and only sS,912.31O from in
creases on necessaries. The total de-
creases are estimated at S521,317. OF
this all except S265,544 is by reason
OF reductions in the rates on neces-
saries. The decrease In revenue from
the removal of the Philippine duty Is
estimated at $72S,337
These figures are subject to such
changes in rates as will be made on
the floor Of the senate. They pre-.
sent the result of more painstaking
view Of the bill by the corps of eX
pert statistcians in the service OF the
senate committee on finance. A re-
capitalization of the estimates OF In
creases and the decreases in the vari-
Gus schedules was given out tonight
as follows: Decreases-Chemica
oils and paints, Injuries $2T3,000; +;
Necessaries S25S S.430; earths, earthen-
ware and glassware luxuries S34,297;
necessaries s220,993
Metals and manufacturers of met
ais, luXuries 1919, necessaries S140,-
9S7. Wood and manufactures, luXur-
les no decrease necesSaries 1891 ,036.
Sugar molasses and manufactures,
luxuries no decrease; necessaries ST.
603. Agricultural products and pro-
visions Injuries no decrease, neces.
saries s72,744. Spirits. wines and
other beverages, luxurles s1,946: ne,
cessaries, no decrease. Cotton manu-
factures. luxuries no decrease, neces-
! saries S2.966. Flax, hemp and jute
| and their manufactures, luxuries nc
decrease; necessaries $46,36S Silks
and silk goods, luxuries S3S.375; nee
essaries no decrease Pulp, papers
and book, luxuries S14,621; necessar
les s35,37S Sundries. luxuries s375,
654; necessarles $451,092.
| 1ncreases-Chemicals, oils anC
paints. luxuries s150.743; necessarles
S347,54S. Earths, earthenware anC
glassware, luxuries S250,065; neces
saries s321
Metals and manufactures. luxuries
$10.921; necessaries $1.47S .09S. Agri
cultural products and provisions, lux
uries S4S2,452; necessaries 1913, ,3S9
Spirits, wines and otner beverages
luxuries s4,202.153; necessarIes, NJ
increase, Cotton manufactures. lux
uries $6S2,2S0, necessaries $500
| Flax hemD and jute and manufac q
tures. luxuries S5000,000: necessarie.
no increase. Silks and silk goods
luxurles S3,307924. necessaries no in
crease. Pulp. paper and books, lux
uries Sl49.57S, necessaries 1890
Sundries. luxuries S1.SlO,176, neces
saries. s23S.074
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20

and seven pence per man a week, the
fund to be contributed Jointly by the
workmcn, the employer and the state.
He was convinced parliament would
gladly apply its remaining strength
10 rrappIing with these hideous prob
lens of social disorganization. which
are mafring the health and happiness
of tho country and which II neg
lected might affect Its strength and
honor In the world.
Mr.. Churchills outlined plans ap-
near 10 be well received by both par
ties. The labor exchange scheme VIII
be voluntary and 1t Is estimated Will
cost s1,000,000 yearly. The insurance
scheme, which will not be introduced
until 1910, will be compulsory and will
be applied in the first instance only
to the trades mentioned, involving
about 2.250,0O0 workmen. 1t Is under
stood the contribution OF the work
men, the employers and the state Will
not necessarily be equal In amount
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
EIectrIclty's Beginnings.

The term electricity" was derived
from the Greek word meaning amber
Electricity Itself is earliest described
by Theophrastus 1921 b. CD and Pliny
60 A D.. who mention the power OF
amber to attract straw and dry leaves
DR.. Gilbert of Colchester, physician to
Queen Elizabeth (1540-1603) may be
considered the founder of the science,
as he appears to have been the first
philosopher who carefully repeated the
observations of the ancients and ap-
Piled to them the principles OF philo-
sophicai investigation.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
VIRGINIA CITY BUT A MEMORY.
The Gold Seekers Have Gone and the
Town Is DIapidated.

Virginia City Is indeed strange
town-a living skeleton. In the height
of Its opuence II boasted a popula-
tIon sof 10000 To-day there are less
than one-tenth that many. Dilapida-
ton and ruin are seen on every hand.
The chief streets terrace along a
great hillside. Further up the slope
are wastes of sagebrush growing In
stunted clumps that half hide the
earth with their gray twigs and foil
age. Down below is a valley where
the mines have dumped vast heaps Of
waste
The entire region IS wild upheaval
Of hills and around the horizon are
seen ranges of snowy topped noun
tains. The only trees are an occa-
sional gnarled scrub pine or dwarf
cedar few feet high
The town streets are rough and
dirty and as walked about l was con-
stantly encountering old tin cans and
getting my feet tangled up in wires
from the baled hay Buildings In good
repair are rarities. There are totter-
ing fences and ragged walls and bro
ken roofs and smashed glass and
many windows and doors are boarded
up.
The search for gold has resulted In
Tearing the country all TO pieces.
Everywhere the hills are dotted with
2rospectors holes. From any height
you can see dozens-perhaps hun
dreds They suggest the burrowing
of woodchucks or prairie dogs The
region along the Comstock lode
abounds too In deserted shafts.-Out-
Ing,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
MONSTER ENGINES AS SEEN IN
OGDEN.

The most powerful locomotives ever
built were In ogden Sunday last and
were viewed by hundreds of railroad
men and others The total weight OF
engine and tender OF one of these
monsters was 300 tons. OF three times
the weight OF an engine which, ten
years ago was the largest In the
world
This giant OF the steel-way was. In
fact, a double engine, the forward half
euipped with low pressure and the
other half with high pressure cylin-
ders. With all four cylinders taking
steam. the engine is capable of haul
ing forty cars up the steepest grade
over the Sierra Nevada mountains
and 125 loaded cars over track such
as that between Ogden and Montello.
There were various opinions ex-
pressed as TO this departure In loco
motive construction. An engineer Of
long experience said that five years
would see similar engines running out
OF Ogden and conductor expressed
regret that railroad progress was in
this direction as the larger and more
powerful engines we're displacing rail-
road employees and making for those
who remained In the service more re-
sponsible and difficult tasks. The
conductor failed to realize that all
these great improvements, while tem-
porarily displacing workmen. are
opening greater fields Of human Gu
deavor and making possible the de:
velopment Of natural resources here
tofore unavailable.
But In our opinion, the comment of
an engineer, to the effect that these
great powerful engines had reached
their limit and their decline was In
sight. displayed the keenest fore
sigAt- He said cars will be eoulpped
electrically with individual motors;
that In the place OF a ponderous en-
gine carrying weight of hundreds O
IONS as tractive force. the car.
themselves will be made to serve tina
purpose and In the proportion Of thei
ioad, Will weigh down and grip tn,
rails; that power. now exerted from
one end of train. strainlng O
breaking drawheads, will be distribut
ed. each car propelling itself: and tn
entire train will be controlled from a.
electric cab. through an insulated col
per Wire
He spoke of the possibilities of wa
er power for electric generation; &
coal converted at the mines into ga
and piped to central power station
tnere to become electric energy:
natural oil similarly converted: an
all these forces to be utilized to su
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
ALARM THAT WAS GRoUNDLEsS
Report Must Have Made Timorous
Individual Feel Small.

Says the Allahabad Gndia) Pioneer:
"A gentleman OF Madras recently re-
ceived in his morning 'dak' a very
mysterious looking parcel Suspect
ing a bomb, he handed 1t over to the
police unopened. An officer. told off to
to Investigate, made this report: I
have received the suspicious parcel
and on careful examination find 1t
consists Of two metal cylinders
wrapped in pink paper bearing some
English printed matter and purport-
ing to come from HunSur. On careful
ly opening one tin 1t was found to
contain a brown powdery substance
with a very aromatic smell and pun
gent to the taste. This on being placed
in water was sllgtly soluble. Some Of
the powder was placed on an anvil
and struck with a hammer. but appar-
emily with no Ill effects. A portion
was then placed in the fire. but no eX-
plosion occurred. On further eXamlna-
tlon by an expert in these matters
1t was ascertained that the powder
was a substance well known through
out India and In fact in most civilized
countries and in common use In most
households. Its usual common name
is coffee powder. The approximate
value of the sample is two rupees
(64 cents). / propose to keep 1t for
myself
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-20
CHURCHILL WILL
INTRODUCE BILL

London, May 19-Wlnston Church
Ill, president of the board of trade,
announced in the house OF commons
tonight that tomorrow he would intro.
duce gvernment bill creating a ma
tional system OF labor exchanges sim
liar to those already existing on the
continent Of Europe for the purpose of
better organizing of labor and reduc-
ing unemployed In London mad other
English cities.
With this new departure he said.
the government also intended to asso-
clate policy OF unemployment insu-
rance. II the bill is adopted 1t is
proposed 10 start scheme beginning
in 1910 dealing first with the whole
group of the house building. general
construction, engineering and machine
trades and ship building. This would
cover roughly nearly the whole field
of unemployment and. In face. the
worst part.
The government, said Mr.. Churchill
proposed to aim at scheme of bene
| fits rather lower than paid by th,
strongest trades union. This Will ne
cessltate raising between five pence